Episode 4
To make up for it.
That it can be reversed.
That it can be turned over.
That’s the way the world is.
Helping is not difficult. Giving money is not difficult either. The Mannyeonseol Palace is strong and has a lot of money.
But teaching someone how to have power and teaching someone how to make money are two different things.
It is something you must make up your mind to do yourself.
No one can help you when you first start.
I didn’t know that. I regret not knowing that.
Anyway, there were people who assisted the night market.
Those are the two. I think there are more, but I left them as is for now. I was confident I could get them all out.
Seol Woon-hwi thought for a moment and continued speaking silently.
“The Cheongun Sangdan and Seolgung are not very large Sangdans when you look at the entire Central Plains, but in a remote place like Seol-ap, they are very large Sangdans. There’s no way Yaun-sang would have eaten up such Sangdan all by himself, and seeing his face full of complaints about me killing Yaun-sang and his desperate defense makes sense.”
A cool smile appeared on Seol Woon-hwi’s lips.
“Did you take the bribe with Yaunsang?”
“……That……That is…….”
“I guess that’s right.”
Actually, there was no need to say any more.
“It’s done now.”
It was lightning fast.
Seol Woon-hwi took out the dagger he had been carrying around on his waist.
Phew-!
He stabbed Kang Sang in the side.
Flash point one-needle acupuncture.
This was Yun Hui’s unique martial art that improved upon the Yuhon Ilshisul (幽魂一匕術), the representative art of the Yuhonmun (幽魂門).
The Yuhon Ilshisul is an assassination technique that completely hides the killer’s intent and approaches like a shadow to target a vital point, but this requires more preparation than you might think.
First, it required unnecessary stamina to hide the will to live, second, there was no guarantee that it would kill with one attack, third, it took a lot of time to learn the method of hiding the will to live, and fourth, the barrier to entry was very high due to the complex herbivory.
Yun Hui improved this to the extreme.
First, instead of hiding his life, he focused all his energy on a sudden surprise attack. Second, he could explode his inner strength in an instant, allowing him to reach speeds close to the limits of his flesh in the blink of an eye. Third, he minimized his preparatory movements to the extreme.
Yunhui has a fixed position for placing the dagger.
Exactly 3 inches (1 inch = 3.03 cm) from the back waist to the left.
4 inches to the right.
There was no way an ordinary warrior could stop such a magic trick.
“Ugh…… gasp……”
I stared blankly at Kang Sang, who was groaning in pain.
If you go a little further forward, you will reach a position where you can pierce the heart.
Yun-Hwi asked.
“Are you sick?”
“Tha…… My Lord…….”
Kang Sang wanted to live. He belatedly grabbed Seol Woon-hwi’s arm and looked at him with longing eyes. He begged for him to take him away, to not kill him.
A soft smile appears on Yun-Hwi’s lips.
“Do you want to live?”
“Coolook……. Yes…… Yes…….”
“But, is it right to let him live when he took bribes and overstepped the authority of others?”
“Everything…… Cool……. It’s in the warehouse…… Please…….”
It’s a warehouse… … .
“He even kindly told me where he hid the money. He’s a dumber kid than I thought.”
It didn’t really matter whether it was in the warehouse or not.
Just search everywhere you can imagine.
Yun Hui thrust the dagger in.
Phew.
“Coolook…….”
Kang Sang’s heart is pierced.
Naturally, Kang Sang’s body began to disintegrate, and Seol Woon-hwi grabbed his hair, pulled out the dagger embedded in his heart, and stuck it into his neck.
Phew.
Blood is rushing.
As he twisted it sideways, Kang Sang’s cervical vertebrae broke with a cracking sound.
Yun-Hwi, who had pulled out the knife, turned around.
A shivering man with bald head is seen.
Woo Sang Hyun.
Yun-Hwi walked towards him, holding a dagger with blood dripping from it.
Every time Seol Woon-hwi took a step forward, Woo Sang-hyun took a step back.
“T…… Your Majesty…… I…… really didn’t mean to do that…… It was all because Yaun-sang told me to do it…….”
“Just because you’re told to, you think you can ignore the authority of others and stand above them to swallow up the top one? You have a surprisingly funny talent.”
“That… than that, the Ice and Snow Sword Mark will come… I know all about the corruption of the Night Lord, and I have even had separate conversations with him, so I can somehow convince him.”
Yun-Hwi burst into laughter.
“Oh, you’ve been worrying about me all this time? I’m so grateful, I don’t know where to put myself.”
Woo Sang-hyun, who had been retreating like that, rested his back against the scarecrow in the corner of the training ground, and Seol Woon-hwi stood in front of him.
Their bodies were about 6 feet (about 180 cm), and if you look closely, Seol Woon-hwi was a little smaller, but it was okay.
It’s a great location to slit someone’s throat with a knife.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“……Yes……there is.”
“Save it and finish it when you go to the afterlife.”
“……yes?”
Phew-!
Seol Woon-hwi’s dagger pierced Woo Sang-hyeon’s neck.
* * *
Silence fell on the training ground.
I don’t care what they think of me.
I have no intention of living my life looking at the faces of those people over there, and I have no reason to look at them in the first place.
There is a reason why titles exist.
This is originally correct.
Especially in a small village like Seol-ap, one person to act as the head is enough.
If there are more than two people, that’s more of a problem, and since it’s just normalized now, what more do you need?
He pointed out a man who was staring blankly at them.
“You, two steps forward.”
The man, whose body was a head larger than the others, swallowed hard and took two steps forward as I said.
“What is your name?”
“……It’s Cheonpung (踐風).”
“I give the order. Pick five or so of the members of the sect and raid the living quarters of the two bastards, including the dead Yaun Sang over there.”
Unfortunately, although the name of the night elf was clearly remembered, I could not remember the names of the other two.
It’s true that it’s right not to remember those useless things. It’s a waste to put useless things like that in your head, where other things should be.
Cheonpung took the lottery ticket and immediately chose five or so of the Buntawon members.
The five of them had slightly bewildered expressions on their faces, but it seemed that Cheonpung’s career wasn’t that much higher than theirs.
That’s okay though.
Although my current level is only at the level of Jucheon-gyeong, I do not deny that I have the talent to reach at least the level of Ogi-jo-won.
Soon the five of them started running somewhere, and Cheonpung came to me and reported.
“They told me to bring everything they had in their dwelling. And I forgot to tell you, but there is a ledger.”
“cog?”
“Yes. It is the ledger that Yaun Sang wrote himself. I am sure it is also in the residence.”
“They’re in the residence… But, can we trust the five people who ran out earlier?”
“……Uh……I guess…… that’s right?”
I let out a sigh.
“When doing something, the first thing you need to do is figure out what the priorities are. What is the most important thing related to Yaunsang right now?”
“……It’s a ledger.”
“That ledger will contain everything he has ever done. Of course, the names of the people involved will be included.”
“…….”
“I ask again, I have chosen you because I have a high opinion of your qualifications. It is definitely an opportunity, and you know it. So what should you do in this situation?”
Cheonpung said, swallowing his saliva.
“……I will go and get it myself.”
“I would like to get it back without any damage, if possible.”
“Of course. I will definitely bring it back without any damage.”
“And from now on, don’t let that kind of thing come out of my mouth. Do you understand?”
“yes!”
“Let’s go and see.”
So Cheonpung started to run away.
It was a speed that made me think that they were almost using their innate stamina. At that speed, not only would they be able to catch up with those who were running ahead, they would also be able to overtake them.
He said, looking around.
“The rest follow.”
The destination is Cheongun Sangdan.
* * *
Cheongmyeong, the head of the Cheongun Sangdae, swallowed his saliva.
There was no way he didn’t know what was going on in Seol-ap Bunta right now.
Seol Woon-hwi, the illegitimate son of Mannyeonseolgung, is currently running wild.
He killed Yaun Sang, the partial thief, and killed his two henchmen, Woo Sang Hyun and Kang Sang.
To be honest, I had only heard rumors up until this point, but now the heads of those three men were lined up in front of Cheongmyeong.
And between those necks, Seol Woon-hwi pushed a bundle of documents.
“Let me read it.”
Cheongmyeong swallowed hard and picked up a bundle of documents. Blood was dripping from the documents, but he could still read them.
He quickly scanned through it. At the same time, Cheongmyeong observed Seol Woon-hui’s expression.
“Don’t be afraid.”
Suddenly hearing Seol Woon-hwi’s words, Cheong-myeong felt her heart instantly relax.
He is a strange person.
Should I say that he is a person who knows how to put power into words?
It was at that moment that Cheongmyeong, who had carefully read all the contents of the document once more, was about to kneel down on the spot.
“Don’t even kneel.”
I slowly raised my head. I saw Seol Woon-hwi with an emotionless expression.
I began to wonder if this man was really the man I had known all along.
Could it be that the original Seol Woon-hwi has passed away and someone else has taken his place?
Otherwise, how can people change like this?
“I don’t think we need to talk at length, but let me ask you one thing. Why did you do that?”
“……that…….”
“Was the night watchman that scary?”
“…….”
It wasn’t an easy answer. I had no choice.
First of all, it is true that I was afraid of Yaun Sang, as Seol Woon-hwi asked.
But why were you afraid of the night watchman?
If you look at it that way, it was because the other owner, Seol Woon-hwi, was a puppet.
How could one not be afraid of the night market in this situation?
He is a powerful figure who has close ties to the neighboring city of Yangnyeong.
I swallowed hard.
Cheongmyeong quickly thought about it.
If you answer that Yaun Sang was scary, then you will naturally also be blaming Seol Woon-hwi’s incompetence.
As a merchant, in the end, Cheongmyeong only had one choice in this situation.
silence.
I wanted to change the subject as much as possible.
Just apologize and accept your sins, promise that it won’t happen again, and don’t cut off my head like those three over there, just give me a chance.
He had intended to pray like that, but Cheongmyeong’s eyes widened at Seol Woon-hwi’s subsequent words.
“It’s not uncommon for someone to run wild and think they have the power when their superiors are not only incompetent but also evading responsibility.”
“……That……That…….”
“Isn’t it true that I’ve been acting like a half-brained idiot all this time?”
My mouth fell open.
What is this? I couldn’t understand at all why it was suddenly like this.
