Chapter 405: Chapter 405

The Sichuan Tang Family’s Mount Dok was a place so famous that there was no one who did not know it.

A place where those who were not of the Sichuan Tang Family could not even enter, and the moment they ignored that and set foot, they were already no longer a living person.

Let alone the Sichuan martial artists, even the residents residing there did not try to carelessly approach, and that place was precisely Mount Dok.

In truth, that place was called Mount Dok, but it was a mountain inheriting the range of Qingcheng.

Thus, it was also a place where friction was brewed between Qingcheng and the Tang Family since long ago, and this was because the territories of the two places overlapped.

“An acidic smell is coming out.”

“Isn’t it because it is Mount Dok?”

That place was a place where poison smell was emitted thickly. If one lacked immunity the moment they set foot, it was not strange no matter when they became poisoned.

However, the three people in this place were calm.

Basically, it was Dan Woo-hyun and Mu Cheon-pung who possessed bodies that were unaffected by poison, and that Jang Sam-tae once stayed here and gained immunity was the reason.

Even so, one could by no means calmly accept even a nasty smell.

Dan Woo-hyun frowned.

“To think Geum Wang-su was staying in this kind of place, I cannot believe it…”

On the contrary, Mu Cheon-pung looked around and wore a dumbfounded expression. Things looking like venomous snakes were seen fully in various places.

Most of the insects crawling on the floor were poisonous insects, and the growing plants also had many that were no different from poisonous herbs.

“Since the place where the Sichuan Tang Family is located is Chengdu, cultivating poison there would not have been easy. So is it not that they do it in this kind of place? I have also seen them visit occasionally and dig up this and that, though…”

“So that is why it is amazing.”

Mu Cheon-pung shook his head.

He knew Geum Wang-su’s personality.

In truth, he only met him once, but since the situation was what it was, it was sufficient time to grasp the person.

He was by no means a person who could stay in this kind of mountain.

He always had to drink wine, and he always had to hold women in his arms.

Even more, since liking gambling, hanging out with people, and picking their pockets was his instinct, that he stayed in a place where there was no one and nothing was bound to be a strange thing.

Even if it was a situation where life and death went back and forth.

That weighed heavily on his mind.

“It is this way.”

“Do you remember the way?”

“Roughly, that is.”

Jang Sam-tae moved his steps while groping his past memory. Although many things had changed differently from that time, since he stayed for several months, finding it was an easy task.

Soon, he walked about four hours along the path.

Considering the walking speed of the three, it meant they entered considerably deep.

Jang Sam-tae, who was peeking around in some place for a good while, pointed to the ground, whether he discovered something.

It was the ground between rocks.

At most, it was a place where one adult could enter, and because it had not been touched for a considerably long time, even fallen leaves piled up thickly.

As he brushed away the fallen leaves with his feet, a peculiar entrance revealed its appearance. That entrance made of wood was narrow to the extent that even a sturdy adult could not easily enter.

“Is it here?”

“Yes.”

Jang Sam-tae smiled and nodded his head.

Recalling that time when he went in and out of here and lived in hiding, a laugh came out for no reason. In truth, until he was here, it was not an exaggeration to say Jang Sam-tae had already given up on life.

It was none other than the Sichuan Tang Family’s land, and he had been chased in by them.

Exiting was also not easy, and since most of those residing here were poisonous insects, venomous snakes, and poisonous herbs possessing poison fatal to life, there was almost no probability that Jang Sam-tae, whose level was way too low, would return alive.

Thinking of that time, it was to the extent of being amazing that he was even alive like this.

“Enter. It is a bit narrow, though…”

Jang Sam-tae opened the door as if guiding them to his house.

The moment he opened it, a musty smell stimulated their noses.

Since it had been neglected for a long time, the food they held at that time rotted and the smell filled the inside fully.

Blocking his nose, Jang Sam-tae looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

He was seen frowning.

“Shall we enter?”

“Yes… let us do so.”

Although he was reluctant, wasting time was also a pity. Simultaneously with Dan Woo-hyun nodding his head, Jang Sam-tae threw his body inside.

Although they dug the ground inside and made it like a cave, the path of entry was narrow enough that they had to crawl to enter.

This was a measure taken because if by chance the Sichuan Tang Family grasped this place and investigated, they could earn time to escape even slightly.

The mood of Dan Woo-hyun crawling in there was not good at all.

Because he recalled that absurd thing Jang Sam-tae had committed a long time ago.

Had they not crawled in this manner at that time too?

Dan Woo-hyun shot a fierce look at Jang Sam-tae.

However, busy entering inside, he did not even look back. Or perhaps he was feeling Dan Woo-hyun’s killing-intent-filled gaze but did not look back out of fear.

“Is it still far?”

“We… we are almost there.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s question, Jang Sam-tae broke into a cold sweat.

Although Dan Woo-hyun did not seem angry, he was clearly putting pressure.

Since this was by no means a good situation, Jang Sam-tae crawled fast despite himself and went forward.

Like that, for about seven and a half minutes.

Jang Sam-tae, who was going ahead, threw his body downward and descended.

A ‘Thud!’ sound rang in their ears.

This was unmistakably a cave they had made.

Although it was a space where nothing was seen, Jang Sam-tae extended his hand and grabbed a torch as if he knew what was where.

As he lit a fire using flint, his surroundings turned bright.

Simultaneously, including Dan Woo-hyun, even Mu Cheon-pung exited there.

“It is wider than I thought.”

“He… Hehe, as I widened it little by little while living…”

Scratching his head, Jang Sam-tae laughed awkwardly. Since inconvenient things were bound to arise while living, he expanded it little by little.

Of course, his master’s nagging was not absent, but thanks to it, that space looked considerably wide and comfortable.

However, the musty smell stinging their noses was still the same.

“You say this is the place where that Geum Wang-su fellow stayed for the last time?”

At that moment, Mu Cheon-pung shined his eyes.

Simultaneously with the name of Geum Wang-su coming out, killing intent flowed. Even if a long time of twenty years flowed, how could he forget that grudge?

That one of the Five Emperors under heaven was done in by a thief at most was a matter shameful enough to think of suicide.

Mu Cheon-pung shined his eyes.

“Geum Wang-su! This Mu Cheon-pung has come! Will you not show up quickly!”

Ringing, ringing-

His voice echoed inside the cave.

It was a sound loud enough to fully fill inside the wide cavity. It was to the extent that Jang Sam-tae blocked his ears in a moment.

Although it was a voice not even mixed with internal energy, the strength contained was enough to crush Jang Sam-tae’s spirit.

However, Dan Woo-hyun frowned.

“Do not shout in this kind of place. And even with a glance, do you not know he is not here?”

“Mmggh…”

Mu Cheon-pung swallowed a groan.

Certainly, no matter how big a cavity it was, it was a size that could be entirely seen with eyes.

Because it was dark, an ordinary person would not have seen even an inch ahead, but to them, sight and such was not a problem.

No matter how much they looked around, no figure of a person was seen.

Mu Cheon-pung frowned with a dissatisfied expression.

“Why is he not here?!”

“How should I know?”

Dan Woo-hyun stealthily inspected the surroundings.

All sorts of utensils made of wood were full. Since there was no trace of use for a long time, it was reasonable to think they left it empty for a long duration.

Did they not enter even once right after Jang Sam-tae left?

While thinking, he looked at the wall.

“It is writing.”

“Yes?”

Dan Woo-hyun pointed at the wall in the very corner of the cavity.

In that place, writing that looked to be written by someone was packed. Because a long time passed, there were also letters that had become blurred, but grasping the contents was not difficult.

Jang Sam-tae stealthily approached and shone the torch on the wall.

[That you are reading this writing, though I do not know for what reason, means you have returned to find me.]

“It is not me finding you, but that person finding you. I do not have a mind to find you in the slightest.”

Jang Sam-tae nodded his head, looking at the first sentence.

Although he was reluctant and did not like it, at the pouring gazes of Dan Woo-hyun and Mu Cheon-pung, he shrank his body despite himself and read the writing once again.

[I do not know how many years have passed since you left… picking up that young brat, teaching him, and growing little by little…]

“Useless bullshit…”

Jang Sam-tae spat out saliva and skipped the useless words. Since he was not an old man to leave such a long letter, seeing him do this meant there was surely something.

But he had no interest in such things.

‘Whether you die or not.’

To Jang Sam-tae, memories with his master were a past he wanted to forget, and memories filled only with the desire to turn back if he could.

[Judging by your personality, you would have skipped the writing without even reading all of it. Tsk tsk, like a son of a bitch. That is why you…]

“Ah, rotten indeed…”

“The main content is here. The rest are useless things.”

Dan Woo-hyun pointed at the lower wall.

The long writing continued to the bottom, and it was laid close to the floor to the extent that they had to sit down to see it.

Jang Sam-tae and Mu Cheon-pung sat down.

[Look or not, you must have come aiming for my treasures? Hahaha! Do you want to find it? You want to find it, right? But it will not be easy. Because I already spent it all! That the guy called the disciple of the Geum Wang-su under heaven does not think of earning himself but tries to pick his master, you are still ugly as usual!]

“This damn old man!”

“This rotten scoundrel bastard?! How dare you spend all my money?”

“…It is written here again.”

Dan Woo-hyun pointed at the side wall. The gazes of the two headed there, and as expected, small writing like sesame seeds that was barely visible was seen.

[Is… a joke, no matter what, would a master pass away without leaving behind even a single thing for his disciple? If you dig the floor where this writing is, a map will come out. The treasures this master gathered are marked on that map.]

Mu Cheon-pung extended his hand. Along with a ‘Thud!’ sound, he dug into the floor where the writing was written, and soon, something was pulled out with a shrick.

In his palm, a map was held, and that looked to point to a manor of grand scale even at a glance.

“This is…”

“Do you know it?”

“Isn’t it the Sichuan Tang Family?”

As Jang Sam-tae said, the map pointed to the Sichuan Tang Family.

Seeing a circle drawn on one side, it was clear that place was precisely where the treasures were buried.

Mu Cheon-pung and Jang Sam-tae looked at each other and nodded their heads.

The Sichuan Tang Family, which would have been impossible to sneak into in the past.

However, now it was sufficiently possible.

“Then… is the next destination the Sichuan Tang Family?”

Jang Sam-tae looked at Dan Woo-hyun and asked.

“Of course we must go! Yes, we must go!”

However, the one who actually replied was Mu Cheon-pung.

Since it was a journey to find these treasures, entering the Sichuan Tang Family was already a decided matter. So he was in a state of wanting to escape this frustrating place even a moment faster.

However, Dan Woo-hyun stared at the map quietly, whether he was thinking of something.

He, who had been staring intently for a long time, extended his foot toward the wall where the long text was carved.

Boom!

Along with a heavy sound, the ground shook.

Soil and stones fell down from the ceiling. Subsequently, cracks began to form here and there, and no matter how they looked, it felt as if this place would collapse soon.

Jang Sam-tae and Mu Cheon-pung turned pale.

However, that which surprised them even more was none other than because a large space emerged from the collapsed wall.

“One is fooled once, are they fooled twice?”

As Dan Woo-hyun glanced at Jang Sam-tae, he let out a hiccup with a ‘Keuk’.

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