Episode 1424. Is this Sacheondangga? (4)
“Grand Duke! Sasapaeryeoni⋯⋯. It is said that the Sapae-ryeon has now reached the city gate!”
Jo Woong’s face became tense at the words of the three generals.
‘Why, when my father is away due to a business trip!’
Jo Woong swallowed dry saliva as if to soothe his burning throat and turned his head to look ahead.
“Did you all follow instructions?”
“yes. “Everyone was sent into the palace and instructed to be self-respecting.”
“I have to tell you not to even make a breathing sound!”
“yes!”
Thick beads of sweat flowed down Jo Woong’s forehead.
The news that the defeated army was coming here only reached the Four Seas Merchant Association a little while ago. It was already too late to run away. So all Jo Woong could do was hold his breath and pray that Jang Il-so’s magic power would not reach the Four Seas Merchants.
“Are you going to be okay?”
“⋯⋯It’ll be okay.”
Jo Woong swallowed his saliva again and continued speaking.
“I heard that although the defeated army is a man feared throughout the world, he has never done much harm to the common people who have not learned martial arts. “If you’re holding your breath like a dead rat, they won’t bother to persecute us.”
The reason he thought this way was not necessarily because of his reputation as a loser.
Because this saint has the Four Thousand Danga. There’s no way the defeated army coming after them would waste time at a place like the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, right?
“But… we can’t necessarily say that we have anything to do with that defeated army, can we?”
At that time, the three commanders opened their mouths in a trembling voice. When Jo Woong gave him a look, the three generals hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
“I heard that Sapae-ryeon views volcanoes as their enemies. “By the way, isn’t this Confucius from Hwasan?”
“⋯⋯.”
“And yet they will leave us alone? “They are the enemy’s family, and aren’t they Safa bastards without blood or tears?”
Jo Woong’s hands trembled slightly.
Jo Geol, the younger brother, is not just a disciple of Hwasan. It is one of the Hwasan Ogeoms that has the greatest reputation in Hwasan.
If, as rumored, the Sapaeryeon’s grudge against Hwasan was really that deep, it was unknown what they would do to the Sahae Sanghoe, the home of Hwasan Ogeom Jogeol.
“That won’t happen.”
“But…”
“I’m not saying that won’t happen. Don’t worry, hurry up and crack down on those bastards! hurry!”
“Yes… yes. “Your Majesty.”
Jo Woong bit his lip as he watched the general reluctantly walking away. Of course, I know that his concerns are not entirely wrong. But now there is no other way. If you get agitated for no reason, it will only cause anxiety to everyone.
They are just merchants. If that scammer has made up his mind to target the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, what is the use of running away? It was obvious that they would all be executed before they could even go ten miles.
So now I can only pray to the gods of heaven and earth that Jang Il-so will pass by without knowing that this is Jo Geol’s hometown.
It was that moment.
“Oh it’s coming!”
A terrified voice came from outside. Jo Woong, who flinched, unconsciously ran towards the still open front door.
When I put my head out, I saw a group of people walking down the middle of a wide road in the distance.
‘⋯⋯Defeated Jang Il-so.’
I could tell at a glance.
There can’t be two people in the world walking around wearing such flashy clothes. Moreover, those following them are covered in ominous dark red robes. A tall man with a red long gun waving between them. That pure white face was eerily visible.
Jo Woong, who had lost his mind for a moment, suddenly came to his senses and gave instructions.
“Lock the door! hurry!”
“yes! yes! Grand Duke!”
Good!
The large door to the top of the Dead Sea quickly closed.
thud!
The large bolt was lowered and the door was locked securely. Jo Woong, who saw with his own eyes the tightly closed door, held both his hands together without realizing it.
‘Please…’
“Hmm.”
Jang Il-so leisurely looked around and walked along the capital of the city. Although it is the largest city in Sichuan Province and is famous throughout the world, there is not a single ant baby in his eyes right now.
“Oh dear. I didn’t expect hospitality, but isn’t this still too harsh? “I didn’t know that the people of Sichuan could be so cruel.”
Jang Il-so laughed and looked into the distance. The fastest way to Sacheondanga is through this holy city. But that wasn’t necessarily the only reason he chose that route.
I should let you know. Who is here now? Who will rule this place from now on?
Jang Il-so, who was walking with one corner of his mouth raised, heard the subordinate’s voice that seemed to be whispering.
“hmm?”
Jang Il-so’s steps slowly stopped. At the same time, those following him also stopped all at once.
“⋯⋯Really?”
Jang Il-so stopped in place and very slowly turned his head to the side. The place where my eyes stopped was a large pavilion with a signboard saying “Four Seas Merchants’ Association.”
A twisted smile appeared on Jang Il-so’s lips.
Quang!
“Uh huh!”
The tightly bolted door suddenly shattered as if it had been hit by a gun. Fragments of the door flew in all directions, and the ground shook once as if it would collapse at any moment.
Everyone sat there with their heads covered. But Jo Woong couldn’t do that. It wasn’t because I wasn’t scared, but because I saw a scene before I even got scared.
A man was standing beyond the broken gate.
A man wearing a colorful long robe embroidered with a dragon and adorning his entire body with dazzling jewelry that looks exaggerated. The eerie white face and blood-red lips caught my eye. But more than anything, what caught Jo Woong’s attention was the man’s eyes.
Jo Woong lived all over the world thanks to his status as a prince of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to this, I have seen all kinds of rare things in the world with my own eyes.
But there was no way to explain that look in his eyes, no matter what he knew.
snake? That’s not even funny. Even the most vicious snake would be scared if it saw those eyes. Even if it is a small creature that cannot understand the meaning of its eyes.
Those two eyes, with no idea what they contained, were now looking straight at Jo Woong.
“Hmm…”
Jang Il-so let out a light nasal noise. With that small sound, the world that had stopped for a moment began to move again. It was an unpleasant feeling for Jo Woong.
Jang Il-so said, taking his gaze away from Jo Woong and looking around the company at a breathtakingly slow pace from left to right.
“They say this place is the house of the Hwasan Ogum Jo Geol.”
Jang Il-so’s eyes eventually stopped and fell on Jo Woong again.
“Is that right?”
Jo Woong could not answer anything.
It’s not just because the answer could strangle him. Even if I had prepared an answer that would completely avoid this whole situation, I wouldn’t have been able to bring it up.
My whole body froze, like a rat that faced a snake right in front of me. The back of my head was shiny and my fur was red.
Looking at Jo Woong who stiffened, Jang Il-so raised the corner of his mouth.
“I guess that’s right.”
Jang Il-so looked at Jo Woong as if searching and asked.
“Then you… are that child’s brother?”
Jo Woong’s neck moved as if trembling. My throat was so dry from tension that it hurt just to swallow dry saliva.
“It seems a little similar. Hmm.”
Jang Il-so slowly approached Jo Woong.
Jerk. Jerk.
It was a leisurely gait.
Jo Woong didn’t even know what he was feeling right now. The word fear is meaningless. Even if the messenger of death was approaching, Jo Woong would not have trembled this much. It is true that death is scary, but people will have to accept death someday.
But the feeling this man conveyed was different. I couldn’t breathe and my body felt tight. I don’t know what will happen and I don’t know what I will endure. Everything just seemed to be drawn into chaos.
‘Are you saying the girl is fighting with something like this?’
With a monster like this?
At that time, Jang Il-so arrived right in front of Jo Woong and stared at him. Like a snake looking at its prey wrapped around its thick body.
“Do you know who I am?”
“⋯⋯.”
“Answer me.”
Jo Woong’s body naturally began to tremble.
“hurry.”
“Now, Jang Il-so…”
“⋯⋯.”
“You lose, you lose… “The defeated army, Jang-il⋯So⋯⋯.”
“I see.”
Jang Il-so smiled as if he was amazed.
“Then you get it again. “Your brother and I are quite related.”
At that moment, numerous thoughts passed through Jo Woong’s mind.
must be denied Even if it is heavenly law, this relationship must be denied. Only then can everyone survive.
The girl has already left the family. Our relationship with him has already been broken. He is a younger brother, but not a younger brother. Therefore, it is unfair and meaningless for the defeated army to take out its anger on us.
But in the end, all those thoughts did not make sense. Unable to deny his younger brother, Jo Woong kept his mouth shut and remained silent even though he was shaking.
“Hoo?”
Jang Il-so, who saw him like that, nodded faintly as if he could roughly guess his intentions.
“okay. Brothers are a good thing. That’s what families have to do. We can only be considered family if we are prepared to share our fate. Is not it?”
Jang Il-so, who came close, raised his hand and lightly grabbed Jo Woong’s neck. The nail stabbed Jo Woong’s neck.
With just a light tightening of the large grip, Jo Woong’s neck would fall off like a rotten straw bale. If that’s a sign, no one in this company will survive.
Faced with a terrible crossroads of fate, Jo Woong’s complexion looked as tired as a sheet of paper.
Jang Il-so tilted his face and came closer. And then he whispered very softly in Jo Woong’s ear.
“So…”
It was a mysterious and sweet voice, almost like a devil.
“Please tell me how I’m doing.”
Jo Woong’s eyes suddenly widened.
“I said I went there. Do you understand?”
Jang Il-so threw his head back and smiled as he looked at Jo Woong who was frozen with his eyes wide open.
“What is the answer?”
Jo Woong desperately nodded, mustering all the strength he had to not even open his mouth. Then Jang Il-so took a step back and nodded.
“okay. “You’re a good kid.”
He chuckled as he looked at Jo Woong, who was dumbfounded, and then quickly turned around as if he had no regrets whatsoever.
“I want to work hard. I pay taxes regularly. Hahahaha.”
Jang Il-so waved his hand above his head as if he was greeting a close friend, then went out the gate and led his group away.
Jo Woong, who was looking at the scene as if he was fascinated by something, finally lost his legs. I slumped down on the spot. Sweat flowed from my entire body, instantly dampening my clothes.
“Grand Prince!”
The three generals who came late quickly tried to help him, but Jo Woong pushed them away with trembling hands and refused to help.
“⋯⋯It’s okay.”
Jo Woong could not even get up and stared blankly outside the gate, which had become quiet as if it had never happened before.
The place where not even a trace of Jang Il-so remains.
