Chapter 502: Side Story 2

Chapter side_2

“They are doing what?”

Dan Woo-hyun glanced at Jang Sam-tae.

Sitting in the room and drinking tea leisurely was definitely something that could not normally be seen, but strangely, there was no feeling of disparity.

Whether he had forgotten even the fact that the person in front of his eyes was Dan Woo-hyun, or whether his liver had already grown to transcend imagination, Jang Sam-tae sipped his tea leisurely with a slurp and smiled broadly.

“So what I mean is… Zhuge Yeon and Gwon Mu-jin seem to be plotting something.”

Dan Woo-hyun frowned.

Since he came out of nowhere and said they were plotting, he could not understand its meaning. Looking at Jang Sam-tae’s expression and tone, he did not seem to be lying, but in the first place, even if those two plotted something, he was not affected.

“Why do you tell me that?”

“You know that, for a moment… I listened with my ears strained…”

Jang Sam-tae whispered in a small voice.

It was as if to prevent others from hearing. His cautious voice flowed out.

“They seemed to say something about gold and silver treasures.”

“…….”

Dan Woo-hyun, who had not even paid any interest until now, swallowed a groan. Vitality circled in his eyes, whether his interest was aroused, but his expression was entirely filled with doubt.

Considering that there had not been a single thing that turned out properly when entangled with Jang Sam-tae, it was because he thought this time would also be so.

“Why are you telling me that?”

Dan Woo-hyun asked with a totally reluctant expression.

Originally, if it was Jang Sam-tae’s personality, he would have swallowed it himself rather than speak easily. Even more, since a child was born recently and had grown rapidly, the one who needed money would be Jang Sam-tae, not Dan Woo-hyun.

Because the money Dan Woo-hyun handed him was at best barely making a living for a month.

Still, there was a reason why they lived fairly affluently, which was because everything was self-sufficient in the manor, there was no particular place to spend money, and unlike what was given to Jang Sam-tae, Mae-hyang was receiving a considerably large amount of silver coins.

‘It’s not like they should discriminate between men and women… tsk!’

Jang Sam-tae did not like that at all, but since he did not possess the guts to confront Dan Woo-hyun, he was only eyeing opportunities while quietly suppressing his inner feelings.

“Give me a vacation.”

“Vacation?”

“Yes. Since this Jang Sam-tae handed over important information, I want to rest for a while.”

Jang Sam-tae stepped forward in front of Dan Woo-hyun with a serious expression.

Then, kneeling down, he grabbed the hem of Dan Woo-hyun’s pants as if begging and pleading.

“I’m dying extremely! Sweeping the yard every morning, taking care of So-mi, cooking, doing laundry! Even now, walking on eggshells around Mae-hyang… and the whiny brat when I try to sleep at night! I really feel like I’m going to die!”

Jang Sam-tae shouted while appealing like crazy.

His words were by no means a lie.

Because Jeok Mu-seong let go of all work from his hands, Jang Sam-tae had to take it all on. Even if he worked all day long without even time to rest, the work was a mountain, and delaying it to the next day was also impossible.

Rising early in the morning to work, he seeks sleep only late in the evening. However, when that time comes, Mae-hyang and his daughter start pestering him again, so where would there be a situation more annoying than this?

Rest for the mind was needed.

“If you are not here, what becomes of this manor?”

“Won’t they handle it on their own? It’s not like they are children…”

Jang Sam-tae slinked his head away, avoiding Dan Woo-hyun’s gaze.

But he did not seem to have said incorrect words.

How many adults are gathered here, yet every single one of them doesn’t even work and just eats and plays? Especially those called the escort guard.

‘Escort my foot, ptui.’

Jang Sam-tae frowned with a reluctant expression.

It’s called escort, but in the first place, who would there be who needs escort in this manor? At best it’s about Dan So-mi, but around her, the White Tiger and White Cat are alive and well guarding her, and Yeo Eun-wol’s skill has also become considerable.

Even more, has Dan So-mi not already begun to learn Dan Woo-hyun’s martial arts?

Who in the world would touch Dan So-mi?

The moment they touch her, it was as clear as looking at a fire that they would be smashed to smithereens.

Also, since the name of the Hunan Dan Family was already ringing out ringingly throughout the world, those who crawled on all fours just hearing that name were countless.

Not to mention the Heavenly Dao Society currently making its name in the Central Plains, even the Ten Heavenly Horns, a new unorthodox organization, crouches flat and cannot even raise its head if it’s the work of the Hunan Dan Family, can they?

What about the Demonic Cult?

They already act no different from being subordinate to the Hunan Dan Family. The fellow who was the current Cult Leader of the Demonic Cult tried to take Sa Do-hak and spat out words he could not bring himself to put in his mouth to Dan Woo-hyun, but right after being beaten to the point where his original face could not be recognized, he became reduced to crawling only on the ground flat.

Therefore, since there are no ones to touch the Hunan Dan Family no matter what they do, it means those who are here under the pretext of escort are nothing but those who just eat and play.

Among such people, Jang Sam-tae, who did all kinds of chores, became the most diligent human.

Dan Woo-hyun looked at such a Jang Sam-tae.

“Do you really want to rest?”

“Is that not a matter of course?! In the first place, did the Manor Lord also not return after resting for two or three years!”

Jang Sam-tae raised his voice.

He vanished suddenly, and for close to three years, there was not even a single communication. If Dan So-mi had not discovered him on the streets of Yueyang, it was a state where it would be no exaggeration to say he would have starved to death as he was.

Of course, looking at that state, he did not think he rested by any means, but anyway, since he heard that he did not open his eyes for two and a half years, was that not precisely resting?

From Jang Sam-tae’s standpoint, it could not help but be displeasing.

“I see… it can’t be helped. Understood. Return after resting sufficiently.”

Dan Woo-hyun shined a broad smile.

Looking at that, Jang Sam-tae felt a chill for some unknown reason. Although he obtained the vacation he wanted to get so much, for some reason, the ominousness did not easily fade away.

“Yes, until when do you plan to rest?”

“Ab… About a month…?”

“Yes, I shall hire someone in the meantime.”

“Son of… a bitch…”

Jang Sam-tae frowned with a resentful expression.

If he was going to hire someone, he should have done so long ago; why would he hire when he himself is not here? If one or two people were joined, cleaning would also be easier.

Was it not like an action to screw Jang Sam-tae over?

“What did you say?”

“It’s nothing! Then this Sam-tae shall go!”

Jang Sam-tae, who stood up from his seat with a start, left the room in a hurry. It was steps containing such an will to absolutely escape this place, paying no heed to Dan Woo-hyun’s schemes or the like.

Dan Woo-hyun, who was quietly watching that back figure, smirked.

“You rascal…”

The smile formed at the corner of his mouth was softer than ever. In that smile so benevolent as to be indescribable in words, his affection for Jang Sam-tae seeped out.

“You need some punishment.”

However, the words coming from his mouth were by no means gentle.

Dan Woo-hyun stood up from his seat slinkingly.

In his head, the names of Gwon Mu-jin and Zhuge Yeon did not seem to exist anymore.

* * *

Clatter!

“A-Ah, great hero, l-let’s talk it out! Talk it out!”

Crack!

The Hao Sect members collapsed absurdly.

As if their purpose was to strike down those blocking their front without exception, even the fact that they were the Hao Sect, who were once allies and still provided information for the Hunan Dan Family, did not seem to be in this man and woman’s heads.

The time it took to completely smash the Yueyang branch of the Hao Sect was truly in the blink of an eye.

Because in the meantime, Zhuge Yeon and Gwon Mu-jin had also grown without being noticed, as long as there was no master who could block the front path of the two people, the Hao Sect members had no choice but to be beaten helplessly.

Zhuge Yeon and Gwon Mu-jin did not even give a gaze to the sprawled Hao Sect members and climbed toward the upper floor.

The courtesans were startled and hid their bodies, trying to scream, but they had to cover their mouths simultaneously with the fierce-looking Gwon Mu-jin frowning.

It was a matter where one could not know who was the villain.

Before long, the two people arrived in the room on the highest floor.

The moment they opened the door roughly, the figure of Gu Mu-ak pressing his glabella while swallowing a groan was seen.

“Just what… are you guys doing?”

Gu Mu-ak wore a dumbfounded expression.

Even if they just entered, there would be no person to block them. Even so, he was curious just what intention it was to beat and break things here and there.

“Does Family Head Dan know of this work?”

“If you speak, you die.”

“…….”

Zhuge Yeon giggled and slinkingly made a gesture of slitting her neck.

That was a clear threat.

It was a warning to not even open his mouth to Dan Woo-hyun.

Gu Mu-ak could not bring himself to refuse at those words. Since it was the Zhuge Yeon of the world, of all people, he knew about as much as that she would surely keep the words she spat out.

He swallowed dry saliva with a gulp.

They were the world-class masters who would lead this Jianghu in the future.

If they behaved carelessly, it would not end with a laugh.

“Just what on earth is this behavior?”

“I heard that recently the Hao Sect is searching for something.”

“…Did you smash the kids all up for barely such work?”

“Originally, when visiting the villain’s stronghold, isn’t it common sense to smash everything?”

Gu Mu-ak let out a hollow laugh.

A feeling indescribable in words rushed in.

He pressed his glabella once again.

“I don’t know who is the villain…”

“I think so too.”

Even Gwon Mu-jin agreed with Gu Mu-ak’s thoughts and broke into a cold sweat. It was something anyone could see that there was no need for this in the first place, but Zhuge Yeon used her hands out of nowhere and knocked down the Hao Sect members.

As if this was a natural thing.

“The only villain remaining in this Yueyang is the Hao Sect, you know? What can we do.”

“…….”

At Zhuge Yeon speaking with a broad grin, Gu Mu-ak was lost for words. If it was a nuisance, there would be no other nuisance like this, but Gu Mu-ak also knew well the fact that continuing to deal with her would only result in loss.

In the end, letting out a sigh, he spoke.

“It is true that we are searching for something.”

“What is that?”

“…It is the treasure of the former Sect Leader of the Hao Sect.”

At the word treasure, Zhuge Yeon’s face turned bright.

Of course, money was not the purpose, but thinking that it could kill two birds with one stone, she seemed to feel good naturally.

“Of course, that is not money, but…”

“It is a treasure but not money? Do you want to speak nonsense?”

“A-Ah, no, f-first, let’s put away the sword and talk…”

Gu Mu-ak swallowed dry saliva, looking at the blade that had closed in to right under his chin before he knew it. His nape went cold at a drawing of the sword so fast that it could not be contained in the eyes.

“To speak accurately, the former Sect Leader of the Hao Sect revealed his appearance in Yueyang recently.”

“But what does it mean to search for the treasure? We can just visit him and ask for it, can’t we?”

“It is because that fellow betrayed the Hao Sect and disappeared after pocketing a lot of this and that…”

Gu Mu-ak delayed.

He was a person who could not be properly discovered even using the information power of the Hao Sect.

Such a person, for some reason, revealed his appearance in Yueyang, and once again his trace vanished. From the Hao Sect’s standpoint, since they had a debt to receive, they had to find him by any means.

Gu Mu-ak, who was having such thoughts, shone his eyes brightly.

Who are they?

Are they not the figures of the Hunan Dan Family who are said to be unable to be employed even if giving a hundred million gold coins?

Even more, since their martial art skills were also great, it was also an opportunity to work them hard without any worry.

Gu Mu-ak, who thought that far, spoke with a smirk.

“How about it? If you guys find that fellow, I shall give you half of the treasure he possesses.”

At that moment, Gu Mu-ak met eyes with Zhuge Yeon.

She licked her lips while wearing a strange smile, and shined a gentle smile with an expression as if reading Gu Mu-ak’s thoughts.

“That is indeed… a charming proposal.”

“…….”

Gu Mu-ak could not bring himself to say any word.

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