Chapter 324: Chapter 324

“It is delicious! It is delicious food!”

In the middle of the marketplace stood Dan So-mi and Zhu Zhi-ruo. As they began to solicit customers by grabbing those passing by, everyone stopped their steps and swallowed their saliva.

A food stall, which was not there usually, had appeared.

Although it was a shabby stall that looked ready to collapse at any moment, the smell of food wafting from inside was so sweet that it caught the steps of the passersby.

“Oh… it is incredibly delicious…!”

“I-is this… isn’t this more delicious than the Golden Ring Inn?”

“It is much better than the Myriad Gold Inn?”

The voices of the people who had taken their seats and were eating the food were also heard.

A man with a huge build gulped down the somyeon in a single breath, and just watching it made it look delicious.

However, the words he spat out and his expression were the exact opposite.

“Are you not going to eat properly?”

Jang Sam-tae, who was cooking, scowled fiercely.

Ma Jang-gang, who was sitting in front of him with an awkward smile, nodded his head with a look ready to throw up at any moment.

“S-somyeon, one more!”

“Oh, how delicious is it that he is eating like that? How many bowls is that already?”

“The stacked ones alone are over ten bowls?”

People began to swarm in numbers.

It was a sight that made one want to eat somyeon just by looking at it.

Of course, since not only the somyeon but also other foods looked incredibly delicious, those holding their hungry stomachs, as well as those who had already filled their bellies, swarmed with curious expressions.

“Hahaha.”

Zhuge Un laughed as he watched the scene.

They were lucky.

He did not know why there was an abandoned stall in such a place, but with simple repairs, they could make a stall that was good enough to use.

‘Even bowls and pots were there, so it was icing on the cake.’

Although it was a very strange situation for someone to have abandoned it, since they had already finished the repairs and it had been over four hours since they started business, yet no one who looked like the owner appeared, it was definitely abandoned.

‘The start is good.’

Zhuge Un laughed as he stroked his chin.

They only sold simple food.

Without serving liquor, they mainly sold things that could be eaten quickly, like somyeon or stir-fried meat. Since people quickly left their seats and entered repeatedly, it was a structure that could not help but make money.

Also, since customers who had flocked to the Myriad Gold Inn or the Golden Ring Inn to solve their meals filled their bellies here, they could block the money flowing into those two places.

‘However…’

He had to receive Hoyeon Ji’s sharp gaze.

Zhuge Un glanced sideways.

The window on the highest floor of the Golden Ring Inn, which was slightly far away, was open. The sharp gaze of the obese Hoyeon Ji staring from there seemed to be felt even here.

‘I am sorry. But to survive, I have no choice either.’

Zhuge Un nodded his eyes toward Hoyeon Ji and ignored the gazes.

“It is a good idea, but is it really okay?”

Namgung So-hye, who was carrying food, approached with a tired face and asked. Actually, most of those who visited this place were men, and the reason was because of the advantage of being able to see Namgung So-hye and Zhuge Yeon’s beauty right in front of them.

However, Namgung So-hye seemed a bit uncomfortable.

“Ahem! What is?”

“If you do this, even the Golden Ring Inn might be shaken… then Young Master Dan will…”

Namgung So-hye imagined the expression of Dan Woo-hyun, who would run with fire in his eyes. Even without this, he was taking hits in various ways because of the Myriad Gold Inn and the merchant group, so if the money coming in decreased like this again, he would never be able to look at them with a smile.

That was the part Namgung So-hye was worried about.

“Haha, do not worry. It is only for a month, and we focused only on taking away the customers of the Myriad Gold Inn.”

Zhuge Un smirked.

A stall is a stall, and an inn is an inn.

The reason they did not sell liquor here was also with the Golden Ring Inn in mind. If asked where sold the most delicious liquor in Yueyang, everyone would point to the Golden Ring Inn.

Also, the place they set up the stall was close to the Myriad Gold Inn.

Naturally, the purpose was to stop the steps of the people heading there.

“But doing it like this, how much can we really take away?”

Zhuge Yeon spoke with a lukewarm expression.

Due to the nature of a stall, there was a lack of seats. Although there were those who waited in line to eat, those who left because they disliked the wait were also not few.

Therefore, she had already seen several times that quite a few people gave up on the stall and entered the Myriad Gold Inn.

Looking only at this situation, even if the stall business could deal some damage to the Myriad Gold Inn, it was far from enough to overthrow it.

It was a place with ‘Myriad Gold’ attached, of all places.

Bringing it down in a month was absolutely impossible.

“Hahaha.”

However, Zhuge Un also did not fail to know that fact.

Even dealing with an ordinary person would never be easy, but since he had to deal with a place famous as ‘Myriad Gold’, he knew well that it was not just a difficult matter, but impossible.

“Do not worry. They will become anxious day by day.”

Zhuge Un smirked.

It was like the smile Dan Woo-hyun usually showed. Namgung So-hye and Zhuge Yeon frowned as they watched that.

“It is strange, so do not do it…”

“Sigh… Ahjussi…”

At the words of the two women, Zhuge Un put on an awkward expression.

He felt wronged for no reason.

* * *

“They are doing all kinds of things.”

Lord Yun showed an absurd smile as he checked the situation outside. The best they could do was set up a stall and solicit customers?

The Myriad Gold Inn would not budge at such a shallow trick.

Rather, only the stalls in the vicinity would be affected, and if so, people would naturally look unfavorably at the Hunan Dan Family, so their influence over Yueyang had to weaken.

“They are digging their own graves.”

Lord Yun clicked his tongue and shook his head. Then, moving his gaze here and there, he examined the situation of the stall. He saw a woman presumed to be Namgung So-hye, and Zhuge Yeon.

Having already finished the investigation, the fact that they were there was not very surprising.

‘However, Zhuge Un?’

But the one who was leisurely watching the stall from a corner was unmistakably Zhuge Un, who was called the best brain of the Murim Alliance.

Although it was not precise because he was faintly visible and had all sorts of things stuck on his face, the features seen at a glance were unmistakable.

In the first place, since there was also Zhuge Yeon who had not returned to the Zhuge Clan, predicting Zhuge Un’s presence was not a very difficult matter.

“What do you think?”

Lord Yun turned his gaze and looked at Ja Hak-sang.

He was staring down at a young child.

“They are small fry. If we set our minds to it, at any time…”

“Indeed. But we cannot act in that way.”

“Hmm,” Lord Yun swallowed a groan.

A merchant group named the world’s greatest would naturally prepare full force to protect its vast wealth, and thanks to that, the Myriad Gold Merchant Group possessed forces that even the Nine Sects and One Gang could not easily touch.

Ja Hak-sang’s skills were within the top five even in the Myriad Gold Merchant Group. Also, the skills of the subordinates hiding nearby were also composed of experts who went back and forth at the peak.

In reality, it meant it was a force that could chew up not only ordinary mid-to-small factions but perhaps even the Nine Sects and One Gang.

With Ja Hak-sang’s skills leading such people, sweeping away those seen in front of their eyes right now would not be very difficult.

If it was arrogant, it was arrogant, and if it was overflowing with confidence, it was overflowing.

“My thoughts are a bit different… but if your thoughts are like that, then so be it.”

“Different, you say?”

Ja Hak-sang looked at Lord Yun with a strange gaze.

Although he was called the brain of the Myriad Gold Merchant Group, there would be no expert like him. Perhaps because he possessed skills reaching the Ten Venerables or Seven Stars, he was also an existence that everyone could not treat lightly.

Since it was a statement from his mouth, a doubt naturally arose.

“Most of your subordinates seem like they would be blocked by Namgung So-hye.”

“…You have seen wrongly.”

“Haha, is that so?”

Lord Yun grinned.

Ja Hak-sang’s pride seemed hurt, as his expression was very bad. Being quite confident in his skills and firmly believing in his subordinates, he did not even make the assumption of losing.

“In any case, let us watch for a while. What they are doing, that is.”

Leaving those words behind, Lord Yun turned his back.

Although Zhuge Un’s presence bothered him slightly, he also had the confidence that what they were doing now could not affect them.

Therefore, he just looked down from above and sneered.

* * *

Flap, flap!

Receiving the messenger pigeon, Dan Woo-hyun carefully opened the letter tied to its leg.

The densely written black characters made his eyes dizzy just by looking at them.

“Is it the Lower Gate Sect Leader?”

“Yes.”

Since the only person who would send a letter to Dan Woo-hyun was at most the Lower Gate Sect Leader, Namgung Cheon nodded his head without any thought.

However, the sight of Dan Woo-hyun reading the letter was quite different from usual. He looked focused. Since he was a person who always flowed like water, that appearance looked very strange.

“It must be serious content.”

“It is not like that.”

Dan Woo-hyun unconsciously laughed.

He felt Namgung Cheon’s look, trying to check something by looking at a person’s expression, rather amusing.

The person who would become serious because of the content of this letter was not Dan Woo-hyun himself.

“They say Bang No-baek, one of the Five Emperors, has gone missing.”

“What!?”

Namgung Cheon stood up abruptly.

The destruction of the Murim Alliance was already an absurd situation, but the fact that Bang No-baek, who was at the center of it, had gone missing?

This was no different from losing the figure who would be the center of the Central Plains’ orthodox forces.

“M-missing, how did that happen? No, if it is that old man, it is possible. Since he hides himself well here and there. It is not something to worry that much about, indeed!”

Namgung Cheon tried to calm his mind and wiped his cold sweat. Forcing himself to control his heavily shaking emotions, he was persuading himself.

However, Dan Woo-hyun shook his head. His inability to face reality was the same now as it was in the past.

“A person’s flesh was discovered near the entrance of Henan.”

“…Flesh?”

“Yes. They said it was literally pieces of flesh.”

Tremble…

Namgung Cheon’s hand shook violently. What he did not want to recall kept lingering in his head.

“They say the shape of a person cannot be found.”

“Stop… stop it!”

“However, near those pieces of flesh… they say the gourd that is nothing short of Bang No-baek’s symbol was discovered.”

“…!”

He did not want to admit it.

But there were times when one had to admit it. Although it was still an unacceptable problem that the great Bang No-baek had become like that, if even his gourd was nearby, the story changed.

“Damn it! Damn it!”

Namgung Cheon scowled as he stood up.

He looked ready to run to Henan immediately. An intimidating pressure emanated as if no one could block his path.

It was the moment the Sword Emperor of the world was about to raise his sword toward the world once again.

However.

Whack!

“Cough, y-you…”

Namgung Cheon collapsed, unable to withstand Dan Woo-hyun’s punch.

Watching the powerless Namgung Cheon collapse, Dan Woo-hyun clicked his tongue.

“Even if you go, you will end up as pieces of flesh just the same.”

Leaving those words behind, Dan Woo-hyun suddenly clenched the letter.

In an instant, the letter turned to ashes and disappeared.

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