Chapter 92: Chapter 92

“What… What on earth is that?”

Jang Sam-tae looked with a puzzled expression at the person dragged in by Dan Woo-hyun’s hand. He could not even regain consciousness, as if he had fainted, and was dragged along with his hair grabbed.

Perhaps because he had been dragged from a considerable distance, his body was in ruins here and there, and one side of his face was so swollen that it was impossible to recognize him.

“Just what kind of wrong did he commit to deserve…”

Gwon Mu-jin asked, breaking into a cold sweat.

It was an unusual thing for Dan Woo-hyun to take action. For the most part, he tended to pass things over quietly, and for that reason, he never took the first strike unless he was attacked first.

If so, it ultimately meant that this man had attacked Dan Woo-hyun.

‘He must be crazy. That guy must have really been out of his mind.’

Gwon Mu-jin thought to himself, shaking his head and sweating cold sweat.

“First, put him in the room.”

Jang Sam-tae laughed awkwardly as he watched him toss the man lightly like a piece of luggage.

“But this is a person?”

Even if he was collapsed, to not even treat him like a human. Although he did not know what had happened, Dan Woo-hyun’s mood did not seem good.

It seemed to be because of this man.

Jang Sam-tae shrugged his shoulders and carried the middle-aged man on his back.

“You said you were going for a walk, but you picked up something strange.”

At that moment, Namgung Cheon, who had crept out, glanced at the disappearing middle-aged man.

Because he had fainted and his face was so severely ruined that it was indistinguishable, he felt an indescribable pity.

“Saying I picked him up is a misnomer. He crawled in on his own two feet.”

“Oh? That fellow did?”

“Is he someone you know?”

“Haha, this old man is seeing him for the first time.”

He glanced away and muttered.

Whether he really saw him for the first time or not, even if he did know him, they did not seem to be on close terms.

Perhaps because of that, Dan Woo-hyun did not pry any further.

“He is someone I met while taking a walk. I was saved by him.”

“You were saved, and yet he is in that state?”

Namgung Cheon looked at Dan Woo-hyun with a somewhat dumbfounded expression.

If he was saved, the man was no different from a savior, yet to make someone’s appearance like that and drag him in by his hair.

It was by no means the behavior of treating a savior.

No, more than that…

“You were saved?!”

Namgung Cheon had let it slide without much thought as the words came out so naturally, but the preceding statement was by no means ordinary.

Being saved meant that something bad had happened. In other words, it meant that someone had attacked Dan Woo-hyun or that something of that scale had occurred.

Dan Woo-hyun shrugged his shoulders.

“They are people I do not know.”

“Do you… perhaps have many enemies?”

“Well. There would be many if they are many, and none if there are none.”

Dan Woo-hyun smirked.

There were a few that came to mind, including the Black Way Society. Since he had done things of a nature where it would not be strange for them to hold a grudge.

But those guys were a little different from that kind.

Although they died under the ruthless hand of the man in black without even being able to properly do anything, judging by their movements alone, they seemed to be first-class, or even higher.

Furthermore, those guys were packed with pride and arrogance. Otherwise, there would be no way they would come to launch a surprise attack at this hour of the morning.

It might be because they knew that the place in the morning was far from where people lived and deserted, but launching a surprise attack at the very break of dawn rather than the night meant they were that confident they could dispose of the opponent secretly.

Or it might mean they were in a situation where they had to handle the matter even a little faster because time was not in their favor.

“The target of those guys was definitely the manor.”

At those words, Namgung Cheon frowned.

How many times did he have to say it for him to understand?

“It is a clan. Is there not a plaque outside, a plaque?”

“……”

For a moment, Dan Woo-hyun was lost for words.

Whether it was a clan or a manor, it was not that he did not know it was not important. Yet, to spit out such words in this situation, did he mean to pick a fight?

As he frowned and narrowed his eyes, Namgung Cheon cleared his throat loudly.

Watching that, Dan Woo-hyun smiled with satisfaction.

“Whether it is a manor or a clan, it is clear that those strange guys targeted this place.”

“Hmm…”

“I will check it out.”

Gwon Mu-jin bowed his head and spoke.

When one did not know who the opponent was, it was basic to first grasp their physique and weapons. Since physical traces, including the calluses on their hands, could be clues.

But Dan Woo-hyun shook his head.

“It is useless to go. It is not in that state.”

“…But, might there not be something to find?”

“You will only be able to confirm that they are corpses.”

Dan Woo-hyun smiled.

The hand of the man in black was cruel. More so than any of those he had seen right after opening his eyes. He completely eradicated the opponent and did not even leave their traces properly.

The masked men did not even maintain the form of humans. They were merely lumps of meat.

What did one expect from a lump of meat? Nothing could be gained.

“Then, could that man also be of the same gang…?”

Looking at Gwon Mu-jin who spoke cautiously, Dan Woo-hyun shook his head. Of course, one could think that way. Since sacrificing a comrade to penetrate the enemy’s inside was a common occurrence.

Furthermore, their appearance was quite exquisite.

Dan Woo-hyun had also had such suspicion at first. It was that suspicious.

But the reason he soon denied it was because the hand was too cruel for killing a comrade, and that man’s energy and their energy were clearly different.

Having thought up to that point, Dan Woo-hyun suddenly recalled a familiar sensation.

‘I have felt this somewhere before…’

And then he fell into thought for a moment.

It was definitely an energy he had felt somewhere before. But because he had dealt with so many energies and had senses superior to others, he could not recall them one by one.

“Just for targeting the lord, it is a matter of cutting him to death ten thousand times. We must immediately send a message to Hong Won-chang to find the backer of those guys…”

“No, it cannot be confirmed that they came targeting me in particular.”

“Yes?”

“Is there not in this manor? A person who has bought far more grudges than I.”

At Dan Woo-hyun’s single remark, the gazes of Jang Sam-tae and Gwon Mu-jin turned. At the end of the two men’s gazes was Namgung Cheon.

Although Namgung Cheon put on an expression as if it were nothing, he could not deny that the most likely target in this surprise attack was not someone like Dan Woo-hyun or Gwon Mu-jin, but himself.

“Hahaha.”

He smiled gently. But unlike his smile, his eyes were sharp.

It was a matter that had been predicted to some extent. Although Dan Woo-hyun was said to have bought many grudges, in the first place, most of the matters Dan Woo-hyun resolved went to the credit of Hong Won-chang, so if someone were to suffer retaliation, it had to be Hong Won-chang first.

So, if it was not Dan Woo-hyun, it was naturally Namgung Cheon.

He sighed with a slightly awkward expression. He did not know what he was thinking, but a fair amount of bitterness was smeared on his face.

It was because Dan Woo-hyun had dragged out a memory he did not want to think about. But he did not want to blame Dan Woo-hyun.

As of now, it was a situation where it would not be strange even if Dan Woo-hyun blamed and cursed him. Even so, instead of blaming him, Dan Woo-hyun looked calmer than ever, and was smiling towards him.

At that moment, Dan Woo-hyun’s voice was heard.

“Do not worry. I will not cast you out just because such a thing has happened.”

“Haha, that is indeed thankful. But is it really alright? Did you not dislike troublesome things?”

At those words, Dan Woo-hyun raised his head and looked at the sky.

As if lost in thought, he did not say anything and just smiled quietly. Soon, lowering his gaze, he looked at Namgung Cheon and spoke.

“The one who said he would enter the manor and become my household member was you. As long as you are a household member, the master must tolerate troublesome things.”

Saying so, Dan Woo-hyun smiled.

As long as they were household members, he would protect them without fail. Even if it was the martial world that he had tried not to interfere deeply with until now, he would not hesitate.

Such determination settled in Dan Woo-hyun’s eyes.

“Haha!”

Perhaps Namgung Cheon who was watching also felt it, he smiled gently.

Dan So-mi stared at the middle-aged man lying blankly.

The beard full on his face was seen first. Because it covered the entire face bushily, in fact, even if his face was not swollen, it seemed she would not know who he was at all.

Even being near him, there was a strange smell.

Like a person who had not taken a bath for a long time.

His clothes were in rags and his face was swollen. Seeing that blood had flowed here and there, it was clear he had been beaten by someone.

Perhaps that was why she thought Dan Woo-hyun had brought him.

Just where did he get beaten like this.

‘Ah!’

Dan So-mi suddenly recalled a memory.

It was about a year ago, when she first met Dan Woo-hyun. Back when she was a beggar with no money and no parents, and had almost been beaten to death for stealing another’s things to survive.

If so, perhaps this person was…?

“Is he a beggar?”

Dan So-mi rolled her large eyes and looked to the side. She saw Namgung Cheon who was sticking nearby although he looked annoyed.

He smiled awkwardly.

“Well, looking at his state, he seems to be a beggar, but…”

“Th… Then we must first feed him! So-mi was like that too! If he just has food, he will get better soon!”

Dan So-mi clenched her two fists and strengthened her resolve. But Jang Sam-tae, who prepared the food, was away at the Hunan market today.

When that thought flashed, Dan So-mi hung her head in dejection.

“But Uncle Sam-tae is not here…”

“Haha, if it is food made by your hands, I think he would eat even a blade of grass.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

Dan So-mi’s eyes sparkled brightly. Although she could not make splendid dishes like Jang Sam-tae, she could still make simple things.

She had once made it for Dan Woo-hyun too. Of course, after taking a bite, Dan Woo-hyun told her never to cook again, but it did not seem that it tasted bad. Seeing that he ate it all to the end.

Thinking of that, Dan So-mi jumped up from her seat.

“I will be right back!”

“Hahaha, go ahead.”

Pitter-patter.

Namgung Cheon quietly watched the back of Dan So-mi walking outside. Soon the door closed and the sound of running away was heard.

Namgung Cheon smiled gently.

Indeed, she was a cute child. Enough to want to hold her in his arms for a lifetime.

But before that.

Glance.

He rolled his eyes and looked at the lying man.

He was not opening his eyes and not moving.

It seemed to have been over ten hours already.

Thinking of that, he quietly spoke.

“You are going to wet yourself, you bastard.”

“……”

“Embarrassing, is it? Looking at you, it seems you were taken down in a single blow, hahaha.”

“……”

Even if he spoke, no answer came back.

Since he was a fainted opponent, it was clear that no answer would return no matter what he said, but Namgung Cheon’s mouth opened without rest.

Yet, strangely, the middle-aged man’s eyelids trembled.

“Were you taken down in a single blow?”

“……”

“Tsk tsk. The one called the Demon Emperor of the world…”

“I told you it was a surprise attack!”

The middle-aged man who jumped up stared at Namgung Cheon with an extremely angry expression. Then, realizing their eyes had met, he turned his head with an awkward expression.

He had been caught pretending to have fainted.

“Tsk tsk, how pathetic…”

Namgung Cheon clicked his tongue.

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