Chapter 289 – King Yan’s Disciple 3 (5)

I packed up a few pieces of Byeokgokdan to eat along the way, a white phosphorus sword, and a black sword, and I left for Jeokgye with the people of the Tang family.

First, we made a plan to stop briefly at Nangong House near Hebi and then pass straight through Hanam to Shaanxi.

If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to meet Namgung Hyeon at Namgung House, but it looks like he’s already departed.

If you were a direct descendant of the Namgung family, you would be comfortably riding in a carriage with the Namgung family flag on your way to Shaanxi.

First, as I was walking towards the north of Jeokgye to go to Namgung House, Dangjijung spoke to me.

“Han Sohyeop, if you think about it, the two of us are the same age, so would it be okay for us to talk comfortably?”

“Yes. It’s okay. Then can I just say it’s a lift?”

Haha. Okay. Do that. Xian.”

Dangjung burst out in an unpretentious laugh and spoke clearly.

This is how we talk and become friends.

Seeing us like that, the three Tang family members ahead of us looked at us for a moment and then looked ahead.

*

“So, going to Giru like that is to solve the side effects of martial arts?”

People who become close to me or make acquaintances seem to be most curious about that.

There was a widespread rumor that King Yeom’s disciples often visited Giru, so I had to explain that part first.

Of course, I just like hanging out with courtesans in Giru, but it seems different if there is a reason.

“Yeah, isn’t it strange to become this strong in a year without any side effects?”

“Of course. I think I am an average man who has trained for 15 years, but you can compete with your brother.”

Tang Yuzhong looked at Tang Yuzhong with strange emotions.

Admiration or jealousy? Since there are no such negative emotions mixed in, I think it is correct to call it envy.

“Is Brother Yu-jung talented? I don’t know for sure since I have little experience in fighting.”

“Yes. So, I feel like I’m just following along even though Brother Yujung is seriously going after the dragon. Wouldn’t it be good to get to know people’s faces? If we make good connections, we can bring them to the party.”

Shaanxi will be crowded right now with people from clans or families who are confident in their skills, or people who inherited martial arts like me.

There will be quite a few talented women there.

‘Is there a possibility that the woman suffering from the veins mentioned by Master could also come to Shaanxi?’

If I had a woman like that, it would be nice if we could have a good relationship with her and spend the night with her…

The problem is the process of getting there? Until now, I had paid money to hold a courtesan, but I thought it would be difficult to build a relationship from the beginning.

It seems like you could commit a crime by using the right magic circles, such as sleep, silence, and soundproofing, but wouldn’t that be difficult?

I don’t think it’s good to tarnish Master’s name.

Of course, as long as you don’t get caught…

‘Ah. Should we try to wake up Shahemos?’

Since Master is not around right now, it is okay to use negative attribute mana.

I converted some of my energy into negative mana and called upon Shahemoth, who was connected to me.

(Shahemoth.)

(Haaam. Master? How long has it been?)

(It’s been about a week. Did you sleep well?)

(It feels like I closed my eyes for a moment and then opened them. So, are you going to summon me? Huh?)

I didn’t know when I was traveling alone, but wouldn’t it be a bit like that now?

Suddenly, it seems strange to be accompanied by a girl with gray hair.

(No, I will activate the connection a little bit.)

(I don’t want to just watch. I’ll just sleep.)

(Okay. If that’s comfortable, sleep a little longer. I’ll call you when I can create an appropriate situation.)

(I understand, master.)

I thought as I erased the Yin attribute mana from my body.

‘Because Shahemoth is a mass of yin attribute mana, wouldn’t it be able to process the yang energy in my body right now?’

We continued walking north, thinking we would stop by the village and try it out.

*

When it was almost lunch, we sat down against a nearby tree and ate a piece of Byeokgokdan that we had brought.

“If we keep going like this, there doesn’t seem to be any fight. I thought Kang Ho-haeng was going to have to fight a lot.”

“It could be even more so because it is Anhui. There is a Geomwang in the Nangung family, and Yeomwang is also staying in Anhui because of a small cooperative, right?”

Dang Hye-ran, who heard what I said, answered.

Among the current Seven Kings of Murim, the four whose whereabouts have been revealed had great influence even though they were not very active in external activities.

“Once we’ve finished eating, let’s leave quickly. We need to get to the next village before dinner.”

When Tang Yuzhong, the eldest, spoke, we stood up without hesitation.

Because people who have learned martial arts do not get tired even after walking for half a day.

“Then how about going faster while following Yujung’s brother’s walking method?”

Tang Xiaoran presented his opinion to Tang Youzhong, and after thinking briefly, he agreed.

“Yes. That would be okay too. Would a small cooperative be okay?”

“Yes. It’s okay. Let’s go.”

We decided to quickly go to the next village and ran along the road leading to the village while walking.

I ran on the road, not the sidewalk, so as not to disturb the public passing by, and unlike the Danga children who ran smoothly, I felt a little rough.

I could feel while running that I still had to see a lot and gain experience.

The place we arrived at, moving faster using walking techniques, was a fairly large village that could not be called a city.

In that village, we went to the guest house first.

About half of the rooms were full, but not many people had weapons.

My party members and I did not hold any visible weapons, but I hope no one looks down on us because of that.

Well, there are three strong men and two women, so unless you’re crazy, they probably won’t attack you.

“How would you like to eat Han Sohyeop?”

When I came in and looked around, it didn’t seem like they were selling any special menu items.

So, I chose simple, warm food that would fill my stomach.

“Somen noodles and stir-fried vegetables are enough.”

“What about you?”

After asking me

“We can eat light too, right? Soran, Gigiung?”

When Dang Hye-ran, the second-oldest member of the group, asked her two younger siblings for their opinions, they quickly reached a consensus.

“Okay. Then that’s how you order. Take your order here.”

“Yes. How should I give it to you?”

Jian Soi quickly approached Tang Yuzhong’s words, looked at our faces, and spoke with a bright smile.

“Please give me five noodles, two plates of stir-fried vegetables, and a bottle of bamboo leaf syrup.”

“I understand.”

Jeom So-yi quickly wrote down the order and walked to the kitchen, and Dang Hye-ran asked Dang Yu-jung.

“Brother, why did you order bamboo leaf greens?”

“I wanted to have a drink. Why not?”

“It’s okay if my brother lives.”

“There’s no way the party can be swayed by a bottle of bamboo leaf extract.”

While we briefly discussed how the somen and stir-fried vegetables were prepared quickly, Jeomsoi handed out somen to us first.

“Is there any room left?”

While receiving the food, Tang Yuzhong asked Jian Soi.

“Our guesthouse only accommodates double occupancy, so there will be two rooms left.”

“It’s a bit difficult to do this…”

Unfortunately, there were five, so in a way I was almost an uninvited guest and spoke first.

“I don’t mind staying somewhere else. Why not sleep and see you tomorrow morning?”

“Han So-hyeop, is that okay?”

“Yes. I tend to wake up early in the morning.”

After living together at Mr. Han’s manor for a few days, everyone knew that I lead a regular life.

“Okay, then I’ll get the keys to both rooms right after dinner.”

“Yes. I will bring it to you right away.”

After receiving the key brought by Jeomsoi, we shared some bamboo leaf syrup and filled our stomachs with somen and stir-fried vegetables.

I felt that freshly prepared, warm food was the best, even if it was not a special food.

I wanted to get into the guesthouse atmosphere a little, but I decided to get up quickly because I had to go find a place to sleep.

“Well then, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Since I was able to sleep comfortably outside with a shadow craft after taking a nap from the Tang family’s children, I decided to look for Giru for now.

*

‘There is no stash, but there is a brothel.’

Giru still showed his will to make the prostitutes look beautiful and charge them a high price, but the brothel here did not have that feeling.

I had a strong feeling that she was trying to cover up her fatigue with makeup, wear thin clothes to lure men, and spend the night flirting with men passing by.

Would you say that her looks are a bit inferior compared to the average courtesan? I was thinking of getting help to relieve yang energy, but I felt a little cold.

I was thinking that it would be a good idea to go to a bigger city and try my luck. As I was walking, pushing away the young-looking prostitutes who were hitting on me among the men passing by, I came across a rather unusual woman.

“Cough…”

Compared to other women, she wore less makeup, but her skin looked clean.

Instead, his expression seemed completely dead, and he kept looking at the ground to avoid people’s gaze.

The clothes I was wearing were thin one-piece dresses. Could it be because I had a cold?

“What? Do you like that kind of girl?”

She thrust her sagging breasts at me, but I didn’t move. When I gave her a long look, she seemed to give up and asked me.

“It’s not my taste, it’s something unique. Do you have a disease?”

“Hmm. I guess so? I live with a cough. Furthermore, I heard that people who like to bully people take them away because they cough on their faces and get beaten until they are bruised during treatment. Do you like that too?”

“I don’t like it that way. First, thank you for explaining.”

After saying that, he walked towards the sick-looking woman.

“Chi. He didn’t even look at me.”

Then she immediately moved to catch her other customer, and I stood right in front of the coughing woman, covering her mouth.

“Cough… Hey… Please buy me… You can do whatever you want.”

From what I heard, it seemed like he had experience receiving customers, but it was an incredibly awkward solicitation.

“So is it a cold? Is it a chronic illness? It’s not an infectious disease?”

“It’s a chronic disease. I’ve been sick since I was born…”

“Fine. Buy your night.”

To be honest, at first I just looked at it out of curiosity.

‘A woman like that also sells her body.’ Feeling like that?

However, when I heard the story about that woman, another quest appeared during the first quest.

『Quest』

〈Heal the woman suffering from arrhythmia.〉

-Upon completion: Increased resistance

They say it will give you strength, but there is nothing you can do about it.