Chapter 557: Side Story 57

Chapter side_57

“I have packed all the bags!”

Jang Sam-tae loaded the bags into the carriage with an expression of his inside being completely cleared. In the meantime, although Dan So-mi had gone shopping, because there was a slight difference from him looking and buying directly, it was because he was not that satisfied.

Now he did not worry about such things, and as he strolled the marketplace and bought things he liked one by one, before he knew it, the bags had become a full load.

If it was this degree, even if they camped outdoors for the time being, it seemed he could make high-quality food.

“Shall we depart?”

“Yes.”

Soon, Jang Sam-tae, who climbed onto the driver’s seat, grabbed the reins simultaneously with Dan Woo-hyun’s permission falling and urged the horses.

Soon, as they slowly left the inn and moved toward the castle gate, unlike the vicinity of the inn which was quiet, people’s appearances became somewhat busy and noisy.

There are quite a lot of martial artists carrying swords.

Dan Woo-hyun, who looked at that, opened his mouth.

“The surroundings are a bit noisy.”

“Hoho- I think so too. It must probably be because of last night’s work… Just what kind of work did they pull again…”

“It is the doing of the Tang Family fellows, of all places, so they must have surely committed a wicked deed. It is obvious.”

Sa Do-hak looked around with a lukewarm gaze.

Those who had the embroidery symbolizing the Tang Family carved on their chests are numerous. That every single one of them was looking around with sharp eyes, looking at it at a glance, seemed as if they were chasing after someone.

“Tsk tsk, those who have nothing to do.”

“Hohoho- surely they must have some circumstances too.”

“Do not care.”

At the two old men’s words, Dan Woo-hyun opened his mouth lukewarmly.

The road to go is long.

It means there is no room to pay attention to other things.

Thus, whatever work they pulled, he had no interest in such things. In his head, there only seemed to be finishing this journey quietly.

“Excuse me… Manor Lord?”

“What is it.”

“They are blocking in front?”

“…….”

The castle gate which had approached before they knew it.

Numerous people were gathered there.

One group looked like the figures of the Sichuan Tang Family, and the other side was the people of the Qingcheng and Emei Sects.

Although the reason could not be known, they were checking those who left the castle gate one by one, which meant Dan Woo-hyun’s carriage must also stop.

“Aigo…”

“Cough!”

Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon urgently grabbed masks and put them over their faces. Although they had not revealed their appearances for over ten years, the figures of the Nine Sects and One Gang or the prestigious families would recognize their faces, so it looked as if they deemed it best to hide as much as possible.

“Stop for a moment!”

At the sound heard, Jang Sam-tae glanced at Dan Woo-hyun.

Confirming that he nodded his head lightly, he slowly stopped the carriage. However, whether he did not like this situation very much, Jang Sam-tae’s expression looking at those who blocked them was extremely not good.

“What’s the matter?”

“We are chasing a criminal. Sorry, but we must search inside.”

It was a sound heard once somewhere.

Jang Sam-tae looked around, recalling the time when he met Hong Won-chang last time. With the thought of whether that fellow would appear again by chance, that is.

But whether there was no such savior this time, what was visible was only the anxious people and the warriors holding swords.

In the end, Jang Sam-tae, who sighed, rummaged his bosom.

“Do not play tricks.”

At that moment, the blade extended slantly touched his neck.

They judged merely the motion of rummaging the bosom as a threat, and before he knew it, they drew their swords. In that situation, short screams of people were heard here and there.

“No, well, let’s put away the sword and talk. Yes? Now, now, rest assured since we are not taking out weapons. This token here is a carved token with which the Prince’s Manor guarantees us.”

Taking out what he had received from Ju Ji-yak, he showed it to the man. He thought whether there would be a real use for this, but he came to use it in an unwanted place.

However, despite seeing that carved token, the man smirked.

“Sorry, but it is of no use to us, so we shall search inside.”

“No, I said this is guaranteed by the Prince’s Manor?”

“…Did I not say it has no meaning to us.”

To the man, whether it was the Prince’s Manor or the Imperial Court, he had no interest in such things.

He was merely in the middle of chasing because he was told to chase the criminal, and all things that broke out in that process would be taken responsibility by the Sichuan Tang Family.

Thus, their purpose is to complete the work ordered.

Even if royalty were riding here, the man had no intention to let them pass.

“Are you really going to be like this?”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“Ah, really… seriously these humans…!”

The moment Jang Sam-tae frowned with a dumbfounded expression, blades from all directions were aimed at him. Before he knew it, the people of the Sichuan Tang Family swarmed in the surroundings.

Every single one of them emitted killing intent looking at Jang Sam-tae.

He, who looked at that for a moment, let out a cold sweat tricklingly and opened his mouth.

“Manor Lord… these people say to get off…”

In an instant, sighs leaked out from the mouths of Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon, and Namgung So-hye, who slightly covered her face with long, long hair, pressed her glabella.

How can he be this untrustworthy.

He is a human who has no change, whether in the past or now.

“Now, let’s get off quickly?”

However, Dan So-mi does not seem to care about this situation greatly. She, who stood up from her seat with a broad grin, moved while arranging her skirt hem.

As Namgung So-hye naturally followed behind at that sight, soon everyone began to get off the carriage one by one.

“Search the inside.”

“Yes!”

Soon, at the man’s word, several people began to move to search the carriage, and those remaining watched the party and harbored doubts.

“Why are the two wearing masks like that?”

“Ah- do not care about it. Hohoho.”

“Tch.”

The man stared at them quietly and shone his eyes sharply. Even leaving aside the one who sat in the driver’s seat, those who got off the carriage possess a bit too much characteristic.

One woman slightly covered her face with her hair, and the two who looked like old men wore masks. As if they were trying to not reveal their faces, that is.

“Take off the masks.”

“Hoho- sorry, but that cannot be. This old man’s face is rather hideous, you see.”

“…Take them off.”

Namgung Cheon looked at Sa Do-hak with a perplexed gaze.

It was because he wondered what kind of deed he would pull, since his mind had been twisted from the moment he got off. Look even now, that his eyes are fierce, it was as if he would beat up and catch every single one of them.

“Group Leader! There is a coffin here.”

At that moment, someone among those searching the carriage discovered the coffin and shouted. At that sound, the man called the Group Leader stared at the two old men for a moment, then slowly approached toward the coffin soon.

“What is this coffin?”

“It is on its way to the place where it originally must be. Hoho- it is not something for you guys to care about.”

Namgung Cheon made a voice different from just now.

Nonchalant, yet as if mixed with a bit of anger.

It looked as if it was mixed with a warning to cross the line no further.

This was the same not only for Namgung Cheon but also for Sa Do-hak. Also, although it was not felt well, Dan Woo-hyun’s expression, which was flat to the limit, felt bad to an strange degree.

Did the man who was the Group Leader sense their unusualness?

Soon, he crossed the line he should not cross.

“Open it.”

“Yes!”

It was that moment.

The moment Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes, which were flat to the limit, changed sharply like a single sword blade, an unusual wind began to rise around him.

This was the same for Sa Do-hak as well.

The moment he was about to use his hands right away while sending an infinitely thick killing intent.

“Stop.”

A voice heard suddenly restrained their actions.

Tang Mun-hye, who soon revealed her appearance, glanced at the party and soon bowed her head with a small sigh.

“We are sorry, elders. We failed to know you would be in a place like this and committed a discourtesy.”

“Hohoho- it is fine. Since you came, it is fine.”

Tang Mun-hye wore a bitter smile while sweating cold sweat.

What would have happened if she did not discover this situation while passing by coincidentally? A situation where she shuddered just thinking of it would have broken out.

Thus, she bowed her head deeply.

“Hmph! Consider yourselves lucky. Because the seeds of the Tang Family almost went dry today.”

“What?! Do you want to die!”

“What do you dare view the Tang Family as!”

At Sa Do-hak’s words spat out soon, the people of the Tang Family shouted loudly and raised their swords. They tried to rush toward Sa Do-hak right away, but Tang Mun-hye extended her hand to restrain it and bowed her head once again.

“…I apologize once again.”

“A… Lady?!”

“…I shall guarantee these people’s identity. Let them pass.”

“B-But…”

The Group Leader looked at Tang Mun-hye with a blank expression, whether he did not understand this situation. Why on earth did she, who was called the genius among geniuses of the Sichuan Tang Family of the world, bow her head?

It could not be understood.

And at that moment, Namgung So-hye, who slightly arranged her disheveled hair, approached beside Tang Mun-hye and shined a gentle smile.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, the situation became easy.”

“Yes… rather it is a relief.”

Tang Mun-hye glanced at Dan Woo-hyun while sweating cold sweat. That flat-to-the-limit gaze is scary to the point of getting goosebumps.

“Hoho- this old man wonders if he cannot know just what kind of work it is?”

“We grasped information that the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Earth Cult is in the Sichuan branch, and found and attacked their branch.”

“Ah, Lady! That!”

The man who was the Group Leader urgently tried to stop Tang Mun-hye, but without even having any thought to listen, she continued the talk while looking alternately at Namgung Cheon, Sa Do-hak, and Dan Woo-hyun with a flat expression.

“In that process, the Holy Maiden escaped, and currently we are in the middle of searching using all the full strength of the Tang Family.”

“So did you pull this crazy act for that? Just to catch a single girl like that?”

“We apologize…”

Tang Mun-hye did not think this was excessive.

The Heavenly Earth Cult is a problem of the entire orthodox path, and is an enemy that must be completely gouged out someday. Thus, in the work of catching the Holy Maiden, who possesses strength and power next to the Cult Leader even in that Heavenly Earth Cult, she cannot think that this degree of work is excessive.

However, Tang Mun-hye, who had no intention to go against their minds, nodded her head as if agreeing to it and apologized.

“Then can we depart now?”

At that moment, as Jang Sam-tae climbed onto the driver’s seat once again, Dan Woo-hyun nodded his head. The moment they approached toward the carriage once again and passed by grazing Tang Mun-hye.

“You are lucky.”

Chill!

Tang Mun-hye got goosebumps on her entire body.

Her mouth dried up dryly and strength drained out.

She barely endured wishing to collapse and bowed her head. The cold sweat flowing from her forehead poured down in streams as if she had been hit by rain.

The aura of an absolute being she had not felt even from her grandfather.

This was precisely the reason why the Tang Mun-hye of the world bowed her head.

“Yee-haw!”

Soon, Jang Sam-tae drove the horses once again and slipped out of the castle gate.

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