Chapter 350: Chapter 350

The image of a close friend surfaced in his mind.

A person who always carries a bottle of alcohol around his waist. A person with a somewhat eccentric personality and a foul-smelling body odor.

You might think that all open beggars are like that, but he is the one among them that it wouldn’t be strange to call him a habitual beggar.

However, even if you see their faces every day for a long time, you will become attached to them and even the unpleasant smell will not be unpleasant.

Namgung-cheon, Bang No-baek, and Sa Do-hak, who although they hit and fight, still had a drink every now and then.

They were closed friends who have enjoyed life together and relied on each other.

“Remember, you bastard! If anything happens, you must go to Hunandanga! I’m telling you to hide there like a dead rat.”

As he looked at the burning Martial Alliance, Bangnobaek’s voice rang out loudly.

When Bang No-baek, who cannot be said to be the type of person to rely on anyone, mentioned the name Hunan Dan Family, Seon-jin could not properly understand the whole situation.

The reality was that even the burning Martial Alliance could not be trusted, so there was no way Bangnobaek’s words to rely on the Hunan Dan Family would fall on deaf ears.

Abbot Seon-jin thought about many things after that.

Even when he was captured by evil beasts, his dantian was broken, and he was humiliated, he did not stopped thinking.

‘What is Hunan Dan Family?’ … .’

And then, he slowly opened his eyes.

He saw four people standing in front of him: Tang Mun-hye looking shocked, Zhuge Yeon letting out a sigh, and Gwon Mu-jin standing there silently.

Why were they here?

At that moment, something passed through Seonjin’s mind. The scene where countless people gathered to save him who had no value.

He remembered that the Murim Alliance and the Heavenly Dao Society had joined hands, and they were caught in the middle.

Seonjin smiled helplessly without realizing it.

‘What is the meaning of this old age?’ … .’

Many people would have died.

The moment he thought of them, he lamented and held his breath.

He looked around with tear-moistened eyes.

That moment.

“……!”

Seonjin witnessed a scene he could never believe.

The corpses of those who appeared to be enemies were piled everywhere. Those who showed no signs of violent resistance died too easily, as if they were destined to do so.

A man named Dan Woo-hyun was standing in front of him.

Having seen the wanted portrait several times, he recognized it immediately.

Beside him, three people were swinging their swords and throwing energy with all their might, but there was only silence around Dan Woo-hyun.

Creepy-!

However, Seonjin knew well that that silence was never a good thing.

Although he lost Danjeon, Seonjin, who has better senses than anyone else, was able to recognize that a sharp blade was staying around Danwoohyeon.

Even the left swaying in the wind could not reach Dan Woo-hyun.

The invisible blade remained by his side.

That was a level of power that even the Sword Emperor could never achieve.

‘do… … earthly… … .’

Abbot Seon-jin tried to understand the whole situation. The two men who had captured him could also be called experts comparable to the Five Emperors.

He did not know where such masters had suddenly appeared, and fear had gripped his heart because of it, but the moment he looked at Dan Woo-hyun, even that vanished.

It’s just amazing.

“Are you awake?”

At that moment, Dan Woo-hyun’s voice rang out.

He turned his head and looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

Under a night sky full of dark clouds, the moonlight pierces the dark clouds and spreads a ray of light.

Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes, bathed in the moonlight, glowed in various colors.

In some ways it looked red and in other ways it looked blue.

It felt as if it contains both good and evil.

It made one wonder if that man was truly human.

“What about you…?”

“Don’t tell anyone about me. Right now, just think about the fact that your worthless life is at stake.”

“…….”

Abbot Seon-jin was left speechless by that single remark that hit the nail on the head.

What kind of life was this?

It’s not wrong, but it’s a painful statement to hear directly.

Abbot Seon-jin smiled weakly.

“Hehehe, yes. Aside from me… who are you?”

“It’s just the wind.”

“I see…”

Seonjin nodded and understood even the words that seemed liked a Zen question.

Not saying that he was the head of the Hunan Dan Family meant that even the name Hunan Dan Family did not have much meaning to him.

He could not hide his inner bewilderment at those words.

He wondered why someone who showed no great enthusiasm for the name of the Hunan Dan Family had elevated it to the top clan in Hunan.

My curiosity about him never went away.

“Haha, haha… ok… it’s over.”

At that moment, Gwon Mu-jin approached, breathing heavily. His entire body was covered in blood. There were cuts and lacerations everywhere, and blood was flowing freely from a deep gash on his abdomen.

No matter how powerful Gwon Mu-jin was, it seemed that it was not easy to fight while protecting Zhuge Yeon and Tang Wen-hye.

Dan Woo-hyun nodded and lightly gestured.

Ta-ta-tak!

A strange wave that spread out in an instant touched his blood.

The blood that had been overflowing stopped in an instant, and Gwon Mu-jin felt a refreshing energy flowing into his body. His body, which had been losing strength, was filled with vitality.

‘now… … What kind of energy… … .’

Seonjin looked at the scene and was astonished.

It was only for an instant, but it was felt.

A feeling that feels like an innate ability, but is somehow different from that. It’s like a feeling that only sages who have surpassed humans and ascended to the realm of heaven would have.

An energy where good and evil coexist.

How can a person have that kind of energy?

“I asked for help…”

At that moment, Zhuge Yeon approached with a languid expression and slumped down. Although not as battered as Gwon Mu-jin, she was also thoroughly exhausted and caught her ragged breath several times.

This was also the same for Tang Mun-hye.

Although it was said that Gwon Mu-jin was there to helped, he was likely to be physically and mentally exhausted as he fought a fierce battle for a long time against such a large number of people.

“I asked for help!”

Zhuge Yeon shouted and glared at Dan Woo Hyeon.

She had called Dan Woo-hyun thinking things would be difficult. At the very least, he was a person far more helpful than Gwon Mu-jin. Yet Dan Woo-hyun had merely stood there silently, barely raising his hand a few times.

As if telling them to resolve the entire situation on their own.

He had even watched with a faint smile on his lips.

Zhuge Yeon’s eyes turned fierce with fury.

However, Dan Woo-hyun did not care at all.

Sending an indifferent glance toward Zhuge Yeon, he spoke.

“I didn’t think you were the type to lean on someone.”

“Hmph……!”

In the end, Zhuge Yeon closed her mouth and turned her head away.

She could not refute Dan Woo-hyun’s words.

She also never thought she would ask someone for helped.

At that time, Moojin Gwon muttered with a small smile.

“I thought I was looking at Jang Sam-tae.”

The moment those words were uttered, Zhuge Yeon, who had turned into a demonic fiend, lunged at Gwon Mu-jin.

“Aaaaargh!”

* * *

“So you think this Myriad Gold Merchant Group incident is strange?”

“Yes.”

Zhuge Un nodded as he looked at the letter lying before him. Due to the recent incident, he had gathered considerable intelligence to track the movements of the Myriad Gold Merchant Group.

Now that Duke Yun and Ja Hak-sang were dead, the Hunan Dan Family and the Myriad Gold Merchant Group could no longer coexist. He had naturally expected them to make a move, yet the Myriad Gold Merchant Group remained completely as silent as the grave.

Namgung Cheon also nodded at Zhuge Un’s thoughts.

No matter how much he thought about it, their inaction was incomprehensible.

“It is said that the secret ledger Prince Yeong possessed was also obtained by chance. Yet despite the situation escalating to this extent, no punishment has been levied against the Myriad Gold Merchant Group…”

“Did the Myriad Gold Merchant Group leak it intentionally?”

“Yes, that is highly likely.”

“What? So those bastards were trying to kill their own people? And we were just used for that?”

Sa Do-hak muttered with a puzzled expression.

If everything that Zhuge Un said was absolutely correct, Myriad Gold Merchant Group threw those who wanted to kill but were difficult to deal with to Hunan Dan Family.

They cleaned it off without getting their hands dirty.

Zhuge Un smiled awkwardly.

“It is not yet certain, but…”

“Not certain, my foot… Since you said it, it must be true. Are you someone who spouts empty words?”

Zhuge Un wore a peculiar expression at Sa Do-hak’s frowning words. Having once been enemies, they had not placed much trust in each other.

But now Sa Do-hak listened to Zhuge Un’s every word and believed every word he said.

Finding this situation strangely amusing, he chuckled unconsciously.

“Haha…”

“What’s so funny?”

“Nothing. I am merely grateful.”

Sa Do-hak also realized what Zhuge Un meant. Perhaps because of that, he cleared his throat and abruptly turned his head away.

It seems that he didn’t like it when his true feelings were revealed because he had pride.

“It is truly said that when people grow old, they become like children.”

“What did you say?”

“What?”

Jeok Mu-seong slammed the broom in his hand onto the ground and glared at Sa Do-hak. Even if it was Sa Do-hak, he maintained his pride as if he would never back down.

Although there was a real possibility that trouble might erupt, Jeok Mu-seong stood confident, as if relying on something.

At that moment, Namgung Cheon stepped in between the two.

“Both of you, stop it. Anyone watching would say you look like children.”

“That guy picked a fight first!”

“Me? When?”

“You rotten bastard!”

Knowing that Namgung Cheon would step in to stop them when the time came, Jeok Mu-seong held nothing back. If a situation arose where even Namgung Cheon could not hold them back, he could simply run to Dan Woo-hyun or Dan So-mi.

As he continued to smirk with that in mind, Sa Do-hak gritted his teeth.

At that moment, someone tapped Jeok Mu-seong on the shoulder.

Tapping the shoulder of one of the world’s Five Emperors, and Jeok Mu-seong at that?

Just who was so daring?

Turning his gaze, Jang Sam-tae was standing there.

“As expected, all of us servants seem to be growing alike.”

Jeok Mu-seong was not one to miss the meaning behind those words. As his face flushed beet red, Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon burst into uproarious laughter.

At that time, Zhuge Un sighed and looked at the scene.

No matter how he looked at them, they all seemed like children.

“Now, please listen. In my assessment… the Myriad Gold Merchant Group made their move because their current leader plotted to completely seize control of the merchant group.”

“As the Head of the Merchant Group, shouldn’t he already possess absolute authority?”

“With Man Hu-ryang gone, most of the power had shifted to Duke Yun, creating a precarious situation for the current leader. That is likely why he sent them here to be eliminated. I believe that is the general picture.”

There were frowns here and there.

Come to think of it, the Myriad Gold Merchant Group had collapsed far too easily. The current leader was undoubtedly pulling strings from behind the scenes.

Thinking of it that way, it felt as though they had danced completely in the palm of his hand.

“Furthermore, we recently uncovered that vast sums from the Myriad Gold Merchant Group are flowing excessively to one specific place. Because the movement was so discreet, even the Hao Clan struggled to trace it.”

“Where is that?”

“…Hyeolcheon.”

“……?”

Eyes were wide opened everywhere.

The Myriad Gold Merchant Group had always been a backer of the Orthodox Faction. That was why there had been zero resistance when Man Hu-ryang assumed the position of Chief Strategist in the Murim Alliance.

And yet such an organization was aiding Hyeolcheon?

Zhuge Un grinned, looking at the surprised people.

“There is one more thing. The connection between Hyeolcheon and the Myriad Gold Merchant Group, the circumstances of Hyeolcheon’s power infiltrating the merchant group, and their cautious movements that suggest an understanding of our Hunan Dan Family’s military strength. Piecing all of this together… it seems certain that Man Hu-ryang is currently in Hyeolcheon.”

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