Chapter 103 – 104. People Gathering-1

Blue Castle One Sword (靑城一劍)

If someone asks about him, many will answer.

It’s a swordsman that fits within ten fingers in the old file room.

And it is said to be the best sword in Qingcheng.

The title of One Sword (一劍) is a title given only to the best swordsman representing a school.

The unlucky man was a man with enough strength to dare to call him a sword.

His strength was such that he occupied an unrivaled position even in the Gupabang where numerous swordsmen were lined up, and it was said that the Qingseong faction, which was struggling financially, maintained at least the last part of the Gupa, the existence of the Qingseong First Sword.

That’s how much he is recognized by everyone as a mighty master without mate.

Such a master has now visited Sacheondangmun.

He couldn’t do it without an emergency.

The disciples of Unjeokja and Cheongseong were guided to the guest room and were walking.

The faces of the disciples showed an unknown heat.

This was also the case with the lucky ones.

He was very reminded now.

While being guided to the foreign guest room, I was about to take a look around the Tang family.

Half of the halls I saw on the way back showed clear traces of burnt, and there were also numerous places that collapsed altogether.

It will be a fragmentary example showing what the current price is like.

So he couldn’t help but feel good.

The rumors were indeed true.

In fact, Unjeokja dismissed it as false rumors when rumors first circulated that the Tang family had suffered near-destruction damage.

There is no way that the party that surpasses the first in Sichuan and is the best in the middle of the country collapses so quickly.

Moreover, there was a poison king in the Tang family.

There are monsters that are different from the existing military men, but how can the Dangga collapse?

However, the rumor was true and the fortune teller was able to confirm it with his own eyes.

It was a chance.

An opportunity to inherit the title of the best in Sichuan.

How much financial damage have you suffered just because you are located in the same Sacheon?

All major businesses in Sichuan were occupied by the Tang family.

Because of this, no merchants dared to dare to start a business in Sacheon.

Therefore, he did not feel the need to establish a relationship with Qingseong, and the number of secular disciples naturally began to decrease.

Because of the existence of the Tang family, secular disciples do not gather.

It was only natural that the awareness and influence of the Munpa would naturally decrease as the secular disciples did not gather.

In the end, when the Tang family established their prestige as the first generation of the central plains, Cheongseong was in a situation where they were worried that they would be kicked out of the old faction.

As the days went by, the deficit got worse, and in the end, all the businesses operated by Cheongseong itself had to be sold at a bargain price.

However, the financial burden still remained.

Because they had no money, they could not train disciples, and because they could not train disciples, they could not earn money.

It is a continuous vicious cycle.

And the climax of this vicious circle was further heightened by the worst choice made by Jeok Heo-ja, who was a long-time scholar and teacher of Unjeok-ja.

In order to overcome this situation, Jeok Heoja, a long-time writer in the previous generation, was busy and tried to raise money somehow.

In the meantime, he heard that the Mangeum Battlefield was recruiting investors to invest in the upper row of the West Station.

It was very risky to go to the upper west station, but it was one of the gambling-like businesses with huge profits.

However, the reliability of the trip to the top of the West Station was led by Mangeumjeonjang, which had a reputation for generations in the central plains.

It was because he thought that there was no way business on such a huge battlefield would fail.

Jeokheoja gathered all the operating expenses of Cheongseong as well as the money he received from closing the business and invested it in Mangeumjeonjang.

Even that was not enough, so he dispatched two great disciples who had reached their peak and ten disciples who had reached their peak.

All life and death bet on the upper west station.

Because all the operating expenses were spent, everyone in Cheongseong lived a life of extreme poverty.

However, in a few months, I thought that I would make a profit dozens of times that money, and I endured by saving and saving money that did not exist.

Everyone dreamed of being successful.

However, the trip to the upper west station failed due to mysterious raiders, and the disciples who were dispatched became unheard of guests.

The enemy was in despair.

It was a business that I risked my life and death to challenge.

But all of this disappeared in an instant.

It wasn’t just money that was lost.

They lost two great disciples, who could be said to be the main power of the Munpa, and ten disciples of the second, who could be said to be the future of the Munpa.

In the end, Jeokheoja couldn’t stand Hwabyeong, and the position of Jangmunin was returned to Jeoksongja.

In fact, none of the great disciples wanted to take on the position of a great scholar.

It was because he did not have the confidence to lead the Munpa, which was full of debts and holes.

Jeoksongja, who had been seated as an idiot, rotted his head.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was because the dung sprinkled by Jeokheoja, the death penalty, was so big that I couldn’t even think about cleaning it up.

Even if you have an accident, you have to hit it for a while to fix it.

However, since all of Cheongseong’s funds were suddenly ruined, I couldn’t even think about solving it.

However, it was impossible to ruin the Munpa as it is, so Jeoksongja made a decision.

It was a fast-paced reform.

In normal case

It was common for a person with no bone bones or poor intelligence to enter the secular family of Cheongseong only when he or she had a relationship with a disciple from the head office or paid a considerable amount of money to be selected as a secular disciple.

Listening is a huge relaxation of these standards.

Anyone who gave money was accepted as a disciple, and the standard of bonelessness and intelligence was also drastically lowered.

In addition, the martial arts that are open to students from the secular family also attracted the attention of many people by increasing the quantity and quality.

The age limit was also lifted, but the standard for sokki, which was usually received from under the age of ten at the latest, was extended to under the age of fifteen.

Jeoksongja’s drastic reforms brought a lot of opposition, but the elders of Cheongseong, who had a hard time making a living, had no choice but to agree, and thanks to that, Cheongseong got a chance to revive its knights.

It was possible to learn high-level martial arts and it was easy to reach the age limit, so many people packed money and flocked to Qingcheng, and Qingseong was able to escape financial pressure to some extent.

However, many elders of the munpa considered this a disgrace.

It is because he recruited disciples by selling the martial arts of the Munpa.

It was a shame.

Even though they were able to prevent the ruin of the Munpa, it was a shameful disgrace for them who were proud of themselves.

And what hurt his pride even more was the fact that Cheongseong’s finances were still in the red despite the reform of the secular family.

It was because, although they somehow managed to attract secular disciples, their quality was so low that none of them showed significant results.

Also, the money they brought in was barely enough to maintain the status quo.

In the end, the sokga reform ambitiously prepared by Jeoksongja came to a halt at the point of keeping the Munpa from ruining.

And they realized

The sorrow and shame of not having money.

However, looking at the Tang family, it seemed that they had become the same as they were in the past.

How could this not feel good

‘Heh heh heh’

The lucky man laughed inwardly.

I heard that it was ruined, but I didn’t know that the condition would be this serious.

It seemed that he accidentally picked up money.

Isn’t it said that even if a rich man perishes, he can live on for three years?

However, looking at the situation, it would not be strange if it perished right away, let alone three years.

Of course, since it is a party that has built a huge power to the point of being called the first generation of the central plains, it will not go bankrupt easily, but it will be a self-evident fact that it will suffer a huge blow.

Didn’t it say that the elders and elders of the Tang family, who were the main force this time, died in droves?

No matter how big a business was, if it didn’t have the strength to protect it, it would go bankrupt.

Danga is powerless now.

Cheongseong will extort countless profits from the powerless Tang family.

Just like they did to Cheongseong in the past.

“This is it.”

The attendant in charge of the guide told them.

While I was immersed in my thoughts, I felt as if I had arrived at the foreigner’s room before I knew it.

Kiik

When the servant opened the door, he could see the inside of a large guest room.

And the fortune teller who saw the interior furrowed his eyebrows.

It was because there were unwelcome passengers inside the guest room.

“I can see it from here. A lucky person.”

The unwelcome passenger spoke to the lucky person.

“It’s been a while, this situation is not allowed”

Yes.

The identity of the passenger was none other than the elder of Amipah.

As well as being a master representing the Amipa, he was also an opponent who competed for Sacheonje with Unjeokja.

Is it because of the appearance of the opponent?

The look in the eyes of the unheard-of person watching the lucky person was unusual.

“What are you doing here?”

“I want to ask you from this side, why did you come here?”

The two of them hid their uncomfortable feelings and continued their conversation with smiles on their faces.

“It is said that the Tang family suffered considerable damage from the Demonic Cult, so we came here to help with fact-finding and reconstruction.”

Of course it was bullshit.

After confirming the facts, he personally brought a heavy body to eat the business, but the unheard situation hid his intentions.

It must be the pride of a political faction that distances itself from profit and pursues martial arts.

“It’s the same with Qingsheng. As a fellow member of the same political faction, how can you ignore the danger of the Tang family? I’m here to help them.”

The same was true for the lucky ones.

In reality, he came to gulp down the net worth business occupied by the party, but he did not reveal his intentions.

“Hohoho, indeed, it’s like a prestigious group. It’s clear.”

Haha, in Amiya’s words, to show so much generosity and consideration is truly like an illegal disciple receiving Buddha’s teachings.”

They burst into laughter and smeared gold on each other’s faces.

Of course, his mouth was smiling, but his eyes never smiled.

It was because he knew better than anyone why the other party had come to the party.

‘Someone like a raccoon.’

‘A bitch like a fire fox.’

In fact, their appearance was so obvious.

An opportunity to seize the hegemony of Sichuan, which had become nothing but Muju Gongsan due to the vacuum of Tang family power, was unfolding before their eyes. Who would refuse this?

How can Cheongseong and Ami, who have not seen the light of day because they have been hit by the party family for decades?

Kiik

It was then.

“Do you know who I am? I am Geumtaesan, the father of the three ladies of the Sichuan Tangmun!”

The sound of someone raising his voice came from outside from the back.

“There was an order to guide all visitors to the guest room.”

“Yes, this guy will come to his senses only if he’s beaten until he’s turned into porridge!”

“Even if it turns into porridge, we must fulfill the order. Please wait in the guest room.”

The lucky man quickly turned his head at the familiar voice he heard.

What is Geumtaesan?

Wasn’t he the main culprit that almost ruined the Qing Dynasty along with the Tang family?

His eyes began to glimmer.

“Yes?”

Burrr

And Geum Tae-san, who met his eyes, felt a cold chill for some reason.

Who is that man?

Geumtaesan slowly began to examine the man’s appearance.

He was wearing a military uniform with a very dark blue background with a crane embroidered on his sleeve, and at his side he wore a sharp Hanja Lu sword with a gleaming edge.

Seeing this, Geumtaesan’s complexion began to deteriorate rapidly.

The most important thing for a merchant was his eyes.

Because of this, merchants basically tended to memorize all the patterns and characteristics that represented the major clans.

This is to avoid making mistakes at any time.

This was the same for Mangeumjeonjangju, and he was able to figure out the identity of the person staring at him in front of him.

There was only one place to wear a military uniform with a crane embroidered on a navy blue background.

‘…Cheongsung’

Yes.

The person glaring at him was a guru of Cheongseong who invested all his fortune in the past trade in the West region.

“It’s been a while, Mangeumjeonjangju.”

The fortune teller spoke to him full of life.

In the past, he was acquainted with Geum Tae-san, the owner of the Jira Mangeum battlefield, who followed his teacher, Jeok Heo-ja, as he practiced.

In the old days, it was Mangeumjeonjangju Geumtaesan who made him stamp his simple teacher by teasing his snake-like tongue.

There was no glare.

“Nice…Nice to meet you. Unlucky man!”

“I’m not very happy”

At the words of Geumtaesan, Unjeokja continued to live.

In my heart, I wanted to get caught right away, but I endured and endured.

No matter what you do, isn’t it your teacher who decided to invest in the end?

You can’t take your anger out on Geumtaesan.

He also almost ruined the Mangeum battlefield.

‘But if there’s a justification, I’ll beat you right away.’

The lucky man yearned earnestly in his heart.

I hope there will be a justification for handling Mangeumjeonjangju.

“Are you all going to stand? Please take a seat.”

Is it because I recognized their heavy atmosphere?

The atmosphere was ventilated by an unheard situation.

I haven’t even entered into a proper negotiation yet, but I didn’t want to create a serious atmosphere.

After hearing this, Unjakja and his disciples went to the center of the guest room and sat down.

And Mangeumjeonjangju pondered for a long time before taking a seat on the empty chair farthest from the fortune teller.

It was because I was afraid to be near him.

After that, many people visited the foreign guest room, and the large foreign guest room was soon filled with a large number of people.

All of them were seungnyangs who rushed to claim the delicious prey called Dangar.

They kept each other in check and hoped and waited for the Tang family’s representative to come as soon as possible.