< Episode 89: Sichuan Wind Clouds (1) >
A place about 4 ri (里) away from Chengdu.
There was a manor so large that it could easily be called a small village.
This was the Sichuan Tang family.
An emergency occurred in the quiet manor of Sacheondangga.
It was because someone unexpected visited around noon when the sun was high in the sky.
Although he was wearing ordinary military uniform he was a Jukrip man with an unusual aura with scars all over his exposed parts.
The warriors guarding the entrance to the temple asked him for his identity as if they felt wary of him.
“Who is the guest who wants to see you without any agreement with the head of the house?”
In response to the polite question from the warrior the man briefly revealed his identity.
“Seok Paewong.”
“Seok…Paeung?”
It’s a name I’ve heard a lot somewhere.
It’s very familiar but this name is definitely…
“No green forest king?”
“Hi!”
Seok Pae-ung King of Green Forest.
He was a member of the Eight Stars the head of the Green Forest Alliance and one of the top leaders of the Four Sects.
The warriors who discovered his identity could not hide their embarrassment.
The owner of Nokrim who was in charge of one axis of the Sapa had come alone to Sacheondangga which was in charge of one of the political factions and not anywhere else.
His appearance caused an uproar in the party.
All the forces guarding the Tang family manor were gathered together and they were ready to fight at any time.
Dangga’s guest house.
More than five hundred Tang family warriors surrounded the area.
-widely!
Someone in the guest room put down a teacup.
There were two middle-aged people sitting across from each other at a round table.
They were Seok Pae-ung the king of Nokrimtu the master of the Four Schools and Dan In-hae the head of the Sacheon Dang family and also the Cheondoksu (千毒手) who also received the title of Palseong.
Seok Pae-woong who put down his teacup was the first to open his mouth.
“It’s a very grand welcome. “I can’t believe that so many people are gathering for this Seokmo.”
Seeing Seok Pae-woong’s relaxed appearance and not showing the slightest signs of nervousness even though he was in the middle of enemy territory Tang In-hae the head of the party clicked his tongue inwardly and then spoke.
“All of this is because we acknowledge the Seok Daehyup.”
“It’s a great cooperative… I don’t feel bad hearing those words from Brother Tang’s mouth.”
“If you are a hero like Seok Dae-hyeop wouldn’t you be right to be called Dae-hyeop?”
“The leader of a group of people who follow the path of Sima Mao and engage in nothing but theft should be called Daehyup. He doesn’t feel bad but even a passing dog would laugh. “He doesn’t need to be lifted like that. Oh.”
Dang In-hae’s eyes narrowed at his straightforward speaking style.
As Seok Pae-woong himself said he was not a person who could be called Daehyeop.
His inaction deserved recognition but since he was only the leader of the mountain thieves he deserved criticism.
Nevertheless the reason I treated him cautiously was because I did not know his intentions.
‘How did he come here?’
In a broad sense the political faction and the Safa faction were naturally hostile.
However strictly speaking Nokrim and Sacheondangga had no particular contact or conflict.
But the interest came very suddenly.
In the case of Sacheon it can be said to be the territory of political factions as there are also the Ami faction and the Cheongseong faction but the boldness of coming here alone is heartbreaking.
What on earth did they have in mind when they came here?
“Whew. “There’s nothing I can do.”
In the end Dan In-hae decided that it was pointless to talk about it and spoke directly.
“Seok Dae-hyeop… What brought you to my home?”
“Nothing much.”
“What do you mean there’s nothing special?”
“As you can see the reason I came here unarmed and without any subordinates was not specifically to fight.”
“It’s not for fighting?”
‘Are you asking me to believe that?’
The Safaans have the cunning of speaking twice with the same mouth.
I couldn’t believe it until I figured out its intention.
Then Seok Pae-woong chuckled and quickly got to the point.
“There’s no point in saying it out loud so I’ll just say it. “It’s not my inclination to turn my head around anyway.”
“…Tell me.”
“I heard that you have a woman with you from the Tang family.”
“What do you mean she’s a lady?”
“There is no need to act pretentious. “She already got the information.”
To these words Tang In-hae the head of the Tang family snorted and answered.
“Seok Daehyeop. “I don’t know what the head of the family is talking about.”
“iced coffee. Don’t you know? “If you say that she is a Baehwagyo she will understand.”
‘!?’
As soon as he finished speaking Dan In-hae’s expression hardened in an instant.
However Dan In-hae quickly relaxed his expression and played it off.
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s no use turning away. “This information comes from a reliable source.”
“….”
“There is only one reason why I came here. Hand over that Baehwagyo woman.”
In response to his request Dan In-hae spoke with a hardened face.
“I don’t know where you got that information from Seok Daehyeop but it’s really rude of you to come to my family home and demand that no one be released.”
“disrespect? What do you mean? “What did you say to give up the converted Christians?”
“Huh. “Seok Daehyeop!”
“Would you be able to handle it if there was even a rumor that the Great Sichuan Party was protecting a Buddhist believer who was causing harm to the people?”
“Say too much!”
“Passing by? If there are no converted Christians wouldn’t it be okay to just deny it? “How can you be so rude and all that?”
Dang In-hae the head of the Tang family strongly denied this.
“…Of course it is impossible. “How can a Buddhist believer stay at home?”
“Are you sure it’s not there?”
“exactly.”
“I don’t think there will be any problem since you are so confident. If you do please let us search the Tang family’s manor.”
-bang!
As soon as he finished speaking Dan In-hae slammed the table hard.
Within a few days of his arrival the table had split in half.
As the broken table fell to the floor the head of the party Dan In-hae frowned horribly and raised his voice.
“Are you daring to search my family home?”
“If there is nothing to complain about is there any reason to refuse?”
“refusal? He is a very rude person. How dare thieves from Green Forest suddenly barge into the home of a member of the Justice League and search it? “Are you not afraid of death?”
Tang Inhae gave up being polite anymore.
The anger reached its peak because the line had already been crossed when Green Forest King Seok Pae-woong announced that he would search the family home.
No matter how much he was a member of Palseong he was also a member of Palseong.
“I wonder if you would like the title of Eight Stars to be changed to Seven Stars here today?”
“It looks like the head of the family is very upset.”
-Slurp!
The sight of Seok Pae-ung drinking tea caught Dan In-hae’s eyes.
‘!?’
I didn’t realize it but I retrieved the teacup that was on the table before it split.
This alone showed that he was not ordinary.
As a result Danggaju Dang In-in raised the poisonous energy in his body.
‘If I send it today with interest it will be a big deal.’
Anyway when we entered the party we assumed the worst case scenario.
I don’t know where he got that information but he made a real mistake.
If he wanted to push the party by citing Baekhwagyo people he should not have come into the party on his own and provoked it.
If it were him he would at least bring the Green Foresters or influence public opinion in advance.
-Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-tak!
It was right then.
“This is a big problem for the family!”
Dan In-hae asked in confusion at the voice of Oedang Ju heard from outside.
“What’s the fuss?”
“Right now the Green Forest Islanders have surrounded the area around the main house.”
“What?”
“They piled up a lot of oil drums and surrounded the main house aiming flaming arrows.”
At this Tang In-hae the head of the family frowned and glared at Seok Pae-woong the King of Green Forest.
Then Seok Paewong smiled and said.
“I don’t know much about it but I heard that fire attacks are strong against poison attacks.”
“Seok Paewong!”
This guy was bait.
A bait to keep the attention of all party members in one place.
‘under!’
I was shocked.
I wondered how much the thief would have to use his brains but I had no idea that the leader himself would become the bait and focus all eyes on one place.
Thanks to this his excitement seemed to have subsided and he opened his mouth with a calm face.
“You came with a purpose. But do you think it will be okay to do this? Even though fireworks are a way to combat poison Sichuan is no different from the realm of degree. Do you think the other Dodo people will leave the Sapa group coming here and running wild?”
To his words Seokpaeung crossed his arms and raised the corners of his mouth in response.
“That would normally be the case.”
“Usually?”
“What do you think you did when you came here? “Perhaps the fact that the party family is protecting renegade Christians is spreading to the surrounding area.”
‘!!!!!’
-closely!
Danggaju Dan In-hae’s fists were clenched with strength.
‘…I was hit.’
This guy was not just a thief.
I know how to use strategies properly.
If the rumor spreads that the original family is protecting the converted members there will be no justification for the Jeongjeongmaeng or other political factions to help.
Seok Pae-woong stretched out his fingers and said to him who was confused.
“Dang matriarch. I didn’t come here to fight a war. If the Tang family and Bonnokrim fight the sacrifices between them will be great and this could become an excuse for another political war. That is why I would like to make a peaceful proposal.”
“A peaceful proposal? under!”
“I will give you four days. Please choose one of the two options there. “You will have to decide whether to bring in the Baekhwa believers who are being protected obediently or to allow them to search the party house.”
“….”
“Just four days.”
-widely!
With those words Seok Paewong stood up.
Then Tang In-hae the head of the Tang family spoke in a low voice with a sigh.
-Gooooooo!
“Do you think they will let me go easily?”
“It seems like all the power of the party has been gathered around the guesthouse… If we two who have received the title of Eight Stars start fighting right now where do you think the damage will go?”
-Wow!
Dan In-hae gritted his teeth at Seok Pae-woong’s triumphant words.
“Do you think the head of the family wouldn’t even be prepared to do that?”
“Dang matriarch. Find reason. “Are you willing to sacrifice and sacrifice the honor of the great Tang family just to protect one Buddhist believer?”
“….”
After hearing these words Tang Inhae could say nothing more.
He has already blocked all escape routes.
If you are willing to fight here as he said even if you are lucky and defeat Seok Pae-woong and Nok-rim the damage will not only be greater than you can imagine but the party will also be given the stigma of trying to protect Baehwa believers.
“Four days.”
Just like that Seok Paewong confidently walked out of the guesthouse.
As he left not long after Dan Cheol-yong the head of the family clan came inside and said
“house owner!”
At Dang Cheol-yong’s call Dang In-hae the head of the family flopped down on a chair as if he had lost all strength and said.
“I need some time to think.”
“house owner. It’s not a matter of what you think or what you do. “If even a rumor spreads that you were with that woman rather than fighting with the Green Foresters it will be difficult to control the situation.”
“Didn’t you say you need time to think?”
“…Do you still have regrets about having precognitive abilities or something?”
“….”
In response to his question Dangga Judang In-in silenced him.
At this Tang Cheol-yong clicked his tongue and said.
“house owner. It’s time to stop lingering over your regrets. Song even if that girl has inherited my grandmother’s abilities she is a thoroughly converted Christian. Do you think a child like that would use that power for the head of the family regardless of branch of the family?”
“….”
Dan Cheol-yong the head of the clan approached the family head who still had no answer and sighed.
What on earth is that precognitive ability that makes the head of the family show such remorse even in the face of the family’s crisis?
* * *
Same time.
Deyang (德陽) a city about two days northeast of Chengdu.
There was a group eating in one of the guesthouses there.
They were none other than Mok Gyeong-un’s group.
They were moving non-stop and stopped by a village to get a quick bite to eat as they entered the plains.
-widely!
Mo Kyung-un finished eating his meat noodles and put down his chopsticks.
Nie Chun asked in confusion as he looked at the bowl of noodles that was not even half eaten.
“My lord. “Are the noodles not to your taste?”
Mok Kyung-un shook his head at his question.
Then he regained his appetite and said:
“I don’t have time to eat leisurely. “I need to hurry up a bit.”
“yes? “What do you mean by that?”
Mok Gyeong-un glanced at the group wearing military flags and talking in whispers on the second floor of the guesthouse then stood up.
Mok Gyeong-un got up from his seat and said raising the corner of his mouth slyly.
“The mountain thieves are targeting their prey.”
‘!?’
< Episode 89: Sichuan Wind Clouds (1) > end
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