Chapter 448: Chapter 448

“Wow… It’s huge…”

“I’m telling you, your house is bigger.”

Dan So-mi opened her mouth while standing in front of Yoo-baek’s house. Its size was one thing, but what stimulated So-mi’s gaze more than that was the countless people coming and going.

Fitting for a large manor, there was a considerable number of people guarding the inside.

Not only were servants and maids moving busily, but if one were to count them, it seemed there would easily be dozens of them.

The Hunan Dan Family also boasted a considerable size, but since there weren’t this many people, it felt empty compared to here.

Thanks to the people busily coming and going, it felt packed inside, and also, no matter where one looked, it was full of the scent of people.

Dan So-mi smiled as if she was very pleased with it.

“There are so many, right?”

“Yeah, it’s incredible. It’s almost like looking at a martial arts family…”

Hong Jin-rang glanced around.

It wasn’t just servants or maids.

Among the people busily moving here and there, there were also quite a few wearing swords. They were undoubtedly people practicing martial arts, and judging from their sturdy physiques from the outside, their skills didn’t seem ordinary.

“Haha, the Yoo Family is not a martial arts family, but we are quite confident in our martial arts in our own way. Didn’t the Young Head tell you?”

“It’s the first time I’m hearing this.”

The person guiding the children.

The person called Yoo Gong-hyeok seemed to have a quite high rank even among those living here. Just facing him made many bow their heads low enough to touch the ground, so they thought perhaps he was someone in a high position like a chief steward.

Dan So-mi, Hong Jin-rang, and Ju Ji-yak thought of Yoo-baek and wondered if he wasn’t the child of a far greater place than they had thought.

Though even so, it wouldn’t match up to Ju Ji-yak’s.

“The Young Head is inside.”

Yoo Gong-hyeok bowed his head and guided them to one side. It was a large pavilion, and they thought perhaps it was the place where Yoo-baek’s room was located.

The three children looked at each other.

It was because they wondered if they had come at the wrong time during a busy period. However, Yoo Gong-hyeok soon laughed heartily and patted Dan So-mi’s back.

“Hahaha! Please do not worry. There is some work, but they are matters that are irrelevant whether Lord Yoo-baek is here or not.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes.”

Yoo Gong-hyeok suddenly stopped laughing and looked at Dan So-mi.

He stared at her intently for a moment before turning his back. The faint smile visible the moment he turned disappeared so quickly that no one could see it.

“Then shall we go in?”

Dan So-mi spoke energetically and took a step forward. Following behind her, the children entered in a line. The moment they slightly opened the door to the room where Yoo-baek was.

They saw him intently examining something.

Soon, as the door opened completely, the startled Yoo-baek sprang up from his seat.

“Wh… What, you guys? How did you get here?”

“Hehe, we came to play.”

Yoo-baek hurriedly covered the letter he was reading with an expression showing he hadn’t expected this at all. Eventually, as the children flocked inside, he let out a long sigh, going Haa-.

“I was planning to take care of some business at home today…”

“Were we a nuisance?”

“No, no. I was wanting to take a breather anyway…”

Yoo-baek smiled bitterly.

Seeing the bright expressions of the children, he couldn’t bring himself to kick them out. While he was having such thoughts, the three children looked around various parts of the room, turning their gazes this way and that.

“Wow… why are there so many swords?”

At that moment, Ju Ji-yak looked at the wall with her eyes sparkling.

Real swords were hanging all over the place.

There were swords commonly seen in the Central Plains, but there were also ones that weren’t. Since all kinds of unique swords filled the room, their eyes naturally turned to them.

“It’s my hobby, collecting swords, you see. This one was brought from a country in the east… and this one was brought from an island country across the sea…”

As if he had collected swords scattered across the world, there seemed to be easily over fifty of them just by the ones visible. They seemed sharp as if each and every one had been properly maintained, looking like they could be used in actual combat at any time.

“That’s amazing…? It must have cost a fortune too.”

“Haha, my family has quite a lot of money.”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Yoo-baek smiled and scratched his head.

It was a remark made as a joke, but the gazes weren’t favorable.

“I-It’s a joke… Would it compare to you guys?”

Yoo-baek poured cold sweat.

He had chosen the wrong opponents to brag about money to. From the start, the richest in this Hunan land was the Hunan Dan Family, and the one following that was Ju Ji-yak of Prince Yeong’s Manor.

Bragging about money against such people was ridiculous in itself.

“Hmm! Setting that aside, what were you doing? Not even coming outside?”

Dan So-mi asked with the intention of changing the atmosphere.

Actually, she didn’t care in the slightest about what Yoo-baek was doing, but she felt like the awkward situation wouldn’t be controlled unless she spoke up even in this manner.

“There are some things I’m looking for… and some things to verify.”

“Looking for?”

“Yeah, something incredibly important…”

Yoo-baek grinned.

He wasn’t looking at anyone and was only looking at the letter on the desk, but his expression somehow felt very different from his usual self.

“Heeeh-” Dan So-mi let out a small exclamation.

“Then what about the things to verify?”

“Ah… someone suddenly disappeared… verifying that.”

Yoo-baek stroked the letter intently with a deeper expression than just now. Soon, as if coming to his senses, he quickly turned his head and looked at the children.

“It’s just something like that.”

***

“Eh?”

“Huh?”

“…What does that mean?”

Sa Do-hak, standing blankly, gazed intently at the four people in front of him. Perhaps knowing that it was absurd even though he was the one who said it, he showed no intention of stepping back despite making a grimace.

“I mean… I asked you to join the training.”

“You alone against the four of us?”

“Yes.”

“…Do you find us funny?”

Bi Cheon-woong looked at Sa Do-hak with a displeased expression.

If it were an expert beyond the heavens on the level of Dan Woo-hyun, they could understand it. However, those present here, including Sa Do-hak, were mostly separated by a paper-thin margin.

Saying he would take on the four of them at once was equated to a statement ignoring them.

Therefore, Bi Cheon-woong’s gaze turned even sharper.

Under the momentum he exuded, Yeo Eun-wol, who was training, trembled.

“Are you crazy?”

“He is crazy.”

Even Jeok Mu-seong and Mu Cheon-pung frowned.

If not for that, it was just a few days ago that the five of them were beaten by Dan Woo-hyun. The shock hadn’t even subsided yet, but hearing Sa Do-hak say such words made them even more displeased.

Three people stood up from their seats.

Even Mu Cheon-pung, who didn’t dwell on martial arts, fully unleashed his momentum.

That was how much Sa Do-hak’s words had scratched their pride.

If it were one-on-one, Sa Do-hak certainly had the upper hand.

While acknowledging that, they didn’t like his words.

“Now, now, calm down. Why on earth do you have such intentions?”

The one who mediated the situation was none other than Namgung Cheon.

Although he seemed to be speaking quietly, he also gave off an atmosphere of holding back quite a bit.

His eyes looking at Sa Do-hak were quite fierce.

However, Sa Do-hak, who could be considered the very person concerned in all this, didn’t even pay attention. Rather, he smiled as if he knew that such provocation gave him even greater strength.

“Well, it’s a simple story. To become stronger.”

“…You want to fight us for that reason?”

Bi Cheon-woong subtly raised his dagger.

In fact, when it came to surprise attacks and assassinations, even Sa Do-hak couldn’t catch up to him. Also, since he had once fought Sa Do-hak and injured his body for a short time, if he did it properly, he was also one of the existences who could possibly defeat Sa Do-hak.

“Haha, this is quite… awkward. It’s out of nowhere, but just letting it slide is also…”

Rumble-!

The energy of the Five Emperors flowed and overflowed all around.

As the surging and swaying powers swept the surroundings riding the wind, Yeo Eun-wol couldn’t endure it any longer and had to run away, and those who noticed the bizarre signs approached the training ground one after another.

Starting with Zhuge Yeon, Namgung So-hye and Ma Jang-gang, as well as Gwon Mu-jin and Mu-ho.

Pouring cold sweat and barely even maintaining their stance, they couldn’t properly grasp this dangerous situation and were restless.

“What’s going on?”

“It looks like it’s going to erupt at any moment?”

“What on earth…”

Namgung So-hye gripped her forehead.

It was a bad thing in a situation where Dan Woo-hyun wasn’t present. Since there was no one who could stop them, the aftermath was bound to be quite huge.

They might end up getting severely scolded after Dan Woo-hyun returned.

Namgung So-hye, who sighed as if there was no helping it, was about to run toward them to stop them before a fight broke out.

Flash!

Something flashed.

It looked as if lightning struck right before her eyes.

Namgung So-hye, who had been standing blankly, soon realized that it was due to the clash between Bi Cheon-woong and Sa Do-hak.

Slide!

The two people retreated equally and widened the distance.

Sa Do-hak smiled, and Bi Cheon-woong had a stiff expression.

“See, you’re going to do it.”

“You’ll die…”

“My, my… Don’t start on your own. Calm down a bit!”

Namgung Cheon raised his voice and restrained the two people.

At that moment, something suddenly flew toward Namgung Cheon’s head.

Clang!

He blocked it with an instantaneous draw of his sword.

It was a quick movement that was completely unbelievable for someone with one arm, and the one who swung the sword stepped back two paces, perhaps having felt a clear gap.

Namgung Cheon glanced and looked at Jeok Mu-seong.

“What are you doing?”

“No, well… Since everyone else seems to be doing it… Actually, aren’t you curious too? The difference between you and me.”

“Hahaha… This is truly…”

“I’ve been itching because I realized a few things after having a bout with that guy Dan Woo-hyun… Might as well let it out today.”

Jeok Mu-seong cracked his knuckles and loosened up his body.

His gaze staring intently at Namgung Cheon never fell. It felt as if he was trying to figure out and contain in his head every single movement, what kind of swordsmanship would come out, or how he would move.

However.

Paang-!

Palm force suddenly poured toward Jeok Mu-seong. The moment the startled Jeok Mu-seong threw his body, dark red finger energy poured into the empty air where he had leaped.

“Hey, you crazy bastard!”

“Who said one-on-one?”

It was Sa Do-hak.

Jeok Mu-seong, who had narrowly dodged the palm force and finger energy he extended, shouted, and at the same time, Bi Cheon-woong rushed toward Sa Do-hak, who was smirking and spitting out words.

It was truly a mess.

As the four people were intertwined at the same time, it was truly a situation where no one could intervene.

Only Mu Cheon-pung stood blankly.

The emotions he first felt toward Sa Do-hak were nowhere to be found, and he caught his breath while receiving with his whole body the explosions erupting everywhere and the strong momentum.

Soon, at the same time as scratching his head vigorously, he turned his gaze.

In his eyes, he saw plenty of people from the Hunan Dan Family, including Namgung So-hye.

“What are you doing? Not coming over.”

Wagging his finger, he grinned.

Everyone poured cold sweat.

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