Chapter 296 – King Yan’s Disciple 3 (12)

He put off getting a wagon for a moment and went into the teahouse with his second brother.

While having a quick cup of tea, we told a short story about how on the way to Shaanxi, we met a werewolf with silver fur and defeated it after some sacrifice.

It’s just a story about encountering a monster while walking down the street, without any complicated political struggles.

But it looks like Brother Siwoo can’t listen to my story lightly.

“It must be really difficult if Xian is a youkai that requires all your might to defeat. Even dealing with gray fur requires at least a top-notch warrior.”

As the person who leads the commercial trade, the safety of the members of the sangangwon is at stake.

“I eliminated them all, but they may appear again, so you have to be careful.”

“After the Yongbongbimu Festival is over, it would be cheapest and safest to take you on a commercial trip.”

“Brother, how cheaply do you plan to pamper me?”

“I don’t know because I’ve never hired a top-level warrior. I hope the road back to the Red Realm is safe.”

The second brother sighed and slurped down his tea.

When I saw that, I took out a wolf skin that I had put down next to the chair.

“Brother, I’m just talking about this, but does this wolf monster’s skin have commercial value?”

“It is valuable. The fact that it is the skin of a wolf monster makes it rare, but the leather itself is also good. It does not seem to have been properly post-processed, but the leather seems to be thick and tough, so if I make a scarf and sell it, it will sell well.”

“A scarf?”

“Luxury goods should be used like luxury goods. If you make armor, you will get about two pieces, but if you make a short scarf, you will be able to make quite a few. Sian, can you at least help me find a leather craftsman?”

“First, you must take it to Shaanxi, where the Yongfengbimu Festival is held, and present it as proof that you met the wolf monster. And…”

“You don’t need that much, do you? It might be better to just take the most important silver leather and gray leather and dispose of the rest quickly.”

“Dang Soje, shouldn’t we share our share?”

“This clean leather was obtained from a wolf monster that was defeated by a small group of people. It is safe to say that it belongs to a small group of people.”

Dang Hye-ran said to me with a kind smile.

It seems like your attitude towards me has changed a bit since some time ago? Should I say it’s friendly? It seemed like he wanted to become closer.

“Then can you handle these for me?”

“Leaving one silver and one gray? Okay, since you don’t have time, I’ll do it for you.”

“Also, I would like to find a large wagon to go to Shaanxi. Do you know anyone?”

“I’ll do that too. Instead, you can take the money you earn from this leather from home. I don’t have the money to give you right now.”

“Yes. You can do that. I don’t really have a shortage of travel expenses.”

“Then, I will now bring you the skin of the wolf monster that Ki-joong has. The brothers are talking for a moment.”

Before I could say anything, Dang Hye-ran stood up, bowed her head slightly and left the teahouse.

The second brother said after seeing Dang Hye-ran disappear from the teahouse.

“Dang Sojeo likes you?”

“Oh, probably not. His attitude suddenly changed. Is it because he caught the silver wolf monster?”

“Do you think it would be enough to become a dragon? It may seem like a snob, but if you think about it, it’s not that bad. It means that I was so fascinated by your power that I covered up all the rumors about you.”

“It seems like they’re saying it’s useless other than strength.”

“Isn’t energy also strength? Even if you wander around outside, you can just grab it once you get home.”

“The poison of Sacheondangga is very strong, and I don’t want to die from being poisoned.”

“Is that so?”

That’s how my brother and I spent time telling uncharacteristic stories.

*

The next morning we boarded a wagon with horses and luggage waiting in the stables.

Brother Siwoo, who helped me find the wagon, tapped me on the shoulder and said.

“Return safely. I’m waiting for good results.”

“Yes. Brother, please sell me the wolf monster scarf at a high price. I can’t eat it all, right?”

“Okay, I’ll sell it at a high price and not take it off. Please take care of my younger brother who is lacking.”

“Prince Han Si-woo, thank you for helping me prepare for the journey. Next time you feel better, how about we have a drink together?”

Dan Yu-jung said this after receiving treatment from a doctor yesterday, putting herbs on his body and wrapping the injured area with a bandage.

“Ah, what kind of drink can you drink with that body?”

I heard Tang Xiaoran glaring at Tang Youzhong and speaking softly.

“Next time I have something to do, I will be treated well. I hope others will also get good results.”

After saying goodbye, Dang-jung started his horse.

It was definitely slower than the speed we were running, but it was still nice to be able to sit down and go comfortably.

If you’re sleepy, you can sleep.

“Xian, learn how to drive a carriage and don’t forget to switch shifts with me.”

“It doesn’t look that difficult, does it?”

Don’t you just have to memorize the timing of holding the reins and swinging the horse whip?

Even without any specific direction control, the experienced horse was able to pull the wagon along the road on its own.

“There’s a trick to this. When you first learn how to drive a carriage, you strain your shoulders, which can tire you out before the horse does.”

“No ordinary person would know. I don’t think I’m that tired right now.”

“Is that so? When I think about it, I learned how to drive a carriage when I was young, so I don’t know if I have that memory.”

“But Gi-jung, how did someone from the Sichuan Tang family learn how to drive a carriage?”

“When the elders of the family went out to do things like collecting poisonous plants, he would follow them, come and go, sit in the coach seat, and let them learn. Isn’t it strange that you, who come from a merchant family, can’t drive a carriage?”

“Because I have two older brothers, I slightly neglected the family business.”

“I have a lot of older brothers too. There’s one back there too.”

*

On the way to Shaanxi, strangely, when the person who was walking with me disappeared, people jumped out from the bushes.

“Stop right there, kid!”

When I saw that everyone had weapons like swords and axes, I thought they were bandits.

Once I pulled the reins of the horse to stop it, the person standing in front approached me with a grin.

“What’s on board the wagon? I think we should check to see if it’s carrying anything impure.”

“People from the Four Thousand Dang Family. Four people.”

The color of the man’s face changed drastically after hearing what I said.

“We have prepared a road over there, so use it comfortably!”

As he said that, the bandits began to slowly retreat.

At that time, Tang Soran popped his face out from the wagon and said.

“Xian, if you don’t do it, I will?”

Since it was an uneventful trip after hunting the werewolf, it seems that Tang So-ran has no intention of easily letting go of the bandits who are a refreshing stimulus.

While I was not saying anything, Tang Xiaoran jumped out of the wagon.

As I passed by, I saw him smiling slightly. Could it be that Tang Xiaoran was hoping for such a strong performance in his heart?

“So how much did you steal under the pretext of road maintenance?”

About twenty bandits were unable to say anything because they were so scared by Tang Soran, who was smaller than I.

To be honest, taking them to the coffin and sending them to the coffin right now is a hassle because it takes so much time.

If you had attacked me like that when I was moving alone, I would have turned you into a corpse and just passed by.

“We only received 50 coins per person.”

The bandit, smiling like a good person with a grim face, answered while rubbing her hands.

Is 50 coins the same as the price for one night with Asel, who was most recently in a relationship? I paid one hermit and rented it for one night.

“It seems like a high toll fee… ?”

“Aren’t you going to Shaanxi now anyway? I’ll take you at half price.”

Tang So-ran looked at the bandit who appeared in a low posture and then looked at me.

“Are you really planning on just leaving?”

“Are you going to charge more tolls or cause harm to others just because we didn’t pay the tolls?”

“Oh, no. I often miss one bite.”

“It’s not fun.”

Tang Soran, who had been fiddling with the raincoat for some reason when it was taken out, got on the wagon.

The bandits cleared the way and I pulled the reins slightly.

The horse started walking forward again, and I called Shahemos without anyone knowing.

(Shahemoth.)

(Haam… Master, how long has it been since you called me? I thought you forgot.)

(Check what the guys over there are saying and let me know if they say something useless.)

(Okay.)

I threw a shadow string into the forest so that the group on the wagon could not see it.

And Shahemos, who was created at the end of the shadow string, waved his hand slightly at me and carefully walked backwards to where the bandits were.

“Xian, you are being secretly generous, saying you are a disciple of the old Yan King, who used to be called a bandit slayer?”

Gi-Jung told me whether he had switched places.

“If I had needed it, I would have swung it. Even though I didn’t do any maintenance, if you said that, I would have given you a balm on the head.”

“With that Flame Fist? Boom?”

“Bang.”

“It’s vicious. If it had poison, it would have made you sick for a few days.”

“With the skills you use, you can’t bully me that much?”

“The Mandokwongi Shingung (萬毒原氣神神功) focuses on the poison that melts people. That’s all you need to do when fighting a high-level martial artist.”

“Isn’t that scarier? A bang on the head would be more humane.”

When I answered like that, I heard Dang Hye-ran’s voice.

“Han So-hyeop, it’s because Gi-joong still can’t control himself very well. He can bully him in moderation, right?”

“Oh. Is that so?”

“Of course.”

After she started traveling by carriage, she became comfortable with Dang Soran, who was one year older than her, but Dang Hyeran felt strangely uncomfortable.

Is he really trying to get to me for something? Did I make a particular mistake?

It changed like that after capturing the werewolf.

‘Did you get caught using a healing magic circle?’

How come no one came close at that time? As I was trying to continue my thoughts, I heard Shahemoth’s voice.

(Master, these guys are keeping people in their house. There are about five women. And they say they won’t pay attention to the next guys and will rob them?)

(Good job on reconnaissance. I’ll summon you to the station.)

As Shahemoth was reverse summoned, Shahemoth whined when he felt his negative mana being restored.

(Ugh. I want to go around with the owner too.)

(I’ll make up a little story in the next town.)

I may be a little trash, but my reputation won’t suffer any further damage.