Episode 69. Sniffers (4)
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Jeong Il-ryong, an old man with a white beard who closed the box, asked with a faint smile.
“I think it’s worth it.”
“Heh heh, I’m glad you were satisfied.”
“hmm? What do you mean?”
“… … ?”
“I said it was worth it, but I never said I was satisfied.”
The face of Hoyang, the lord of the Qingshui Gate, hardened slightly.
But for a moment, he smiled broadly.
“Oh, please wait a moment. I forgot that I prepared the finest carpets from the West Station.”
“exactly?”
“I will order the following things to be brought to you, so please wait a little bit. Would you like another cup of tea?”
“Good.”
Like a needlessly cool old man.
Inside, he cursed with and without, but Hoyang’s smile grew brighter and brighter. To survive in Gangho, the skill of not being revealed was essential.
After a while, steam began to rise again in the tea cups of the two people.
“You have worked hard to come this far. Thank you again for your hard work.”
“Heh heh, is there even such a thing as hard work? I just sat in the carriage pulled by the lower ones and watched the world.”
“How was the world seen by the elder? Did it look pretty good?”
“The world is turbid. It wasn’t yesterday or today. The weather was rather cold, but the further you go south here, the warmer it gets.”
It must have been because my heart was excited at the thought of accepting a bribe.
Hoyang smiled brightly.
“It is definitely cold in the North. It’s not meant to be worn on the body, but the carpet from Seoyeok will be quite helpful for doing housework.”
“Heh heh, how can I take Munju’s kindness lightly? This car is no ordinary thing either.”
“You know, too. This is a specially airlifted dragonjeongcha to give to the elder.”
“West Lake Dragon Pavilion? That it is difficult to obtain even if it costs a thousand gold.”
“The nobleman is coming, and I have to save him even if it costs ten thousand gold, not a thousand gold.”
“haha.”
“haha!”
Two people burst into laughter.
One is the one who came to take a bribe, and the other is the one who bows his head to look good.
Their positions were clearly different, but on the outside they seemed like friendly friends.
“How are you anyway? Is Gangseo worth living here?”
Hoyang immediately let out a sigh.
“Gangseoseong is a perfectly good land, but how can we just laugh and talk about how good the land is? Because the current situation is the current situation, I am suffering from various things.”
“What do you mean by city state?”
“Isn’t the festival of the demons just around the corner? I don’t even know the name of the festival, which doesn’t even look like that festival.”
“You’re talking about Pasun Festival.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Pasunje is the best event for the Demonicists. I heard rumors that they come here and there to gather all sorts of demons from all over the place.”
“You mean this? It’s very messy because of those robbers.”
Jung Il-ryong laughed softly. His appearance, with his pure white clothes and well-groomed white beard, reminded him of a freshman.
“I bet the Ho Mun-lord is having a lot of trouble. Now that you have passed the mandate of Heaven, you should finish your work here and come up soon.”
In an instant, Hoyang felt his eyes open.
“Is that possible?”
“Even if it’s cold in the north, why would we only do lonely mountain villages? If you live with this kind of people, the north is a pretty decent neighborhood.”
“haha! As expected, the only person who understands my heart is the elder.
Lately, everything has been noisy and annoying, but how good would it be if you go to a place where you will gain new energy?”
Hoyang’s face brightened noticeably. Not a fake laugh, but genuine joy.
How much was the bribe he paid to get into the main body of the Uicheon League? A few of the pillar roots of the munpa must have been pulled out.
The moment came when those efforts paid off. Of course, I couldn’t help but be happy.
After a while, a servant brought a red carpet tightly tied with blue silk.
Jung Il-ryong, who secretly looked at the carpet, nodded. It was found that it was the best product that could be obtained in the West Station.
“When I return to my main unit, I will give a tip to the superiors. I have enough years of experience running the Munpa, but since Meng is a new environment, I will find a suitable position for the civil war.”
“thank you. Thank you, Chief.”
The samurai who was serving the city behind Jeong Il-ryong took the box and the carpet.
“Then I’ll just get up.”
“Are you going to die right away?”
“no. Yes I came to see my mother whom I hadn’t seen in years. She just needs to go two hundred li further south. Oh.”
A look of concern crept over Hyoyeon’s face.
“Who knows that the elder’s martial arts have reached the level of fame, but be careful.
I’m afraid that the wicked magicians might even stain the Elder’s clothes.”
“Heh heh, even though I’m old, I’m still on active duty. Even if the demon lord comes, he will yell at you and chase him away, so don’t worry about it.”
Jeong Il-ryong glanced at the warrior’s carpet and smiled deeply.
“What, is there something special?”
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The eyes of Oh Gyeong-hwa, an elderly man who opened all the boxes, flashed.
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“Hmm.”
Items piled up in boxes.
Oh Kyung-hwa was puzzled.
“All of them are rare medicines. Even if you spend a thousand gold, they are hard to find easily. But… … Why are you trying to get these in large quantities in this situation?”
Pasunje is close, but are these items needed for the festival under the guise of the ancestral rite?
‘It’s rare, but it’s not even a medicinal material that can be made into an elixir. I can smell this.’
Oh Kyung-hwa shrugged.
“Well, you don’t have to worry about that.”
The order received from the top was to hit this target and rob all the items that would go into the Demonic Bridge.
It was a mission I didn’t like, but I didn’t want to worry about having defeated Governor Lee.
After closing all the boxes, he looked around.
“Just tidy up… … Tsk tsk, those beasts again.”
Fuhuaak! Kwadeuk! Quadduk!
Dark shadows were biting at the corpses.
Blood was everywhere, and the fragmented corpses of once-humans were strewn about. It was such a horrifying sight that any faint-hearted person would instantly pass out.
A look of disgust fell on Oh Kyung-hwa’s face.
“I don’t know what is good enough. That’s why you don’t like it. I don’t even know why Sung trained with those things.”
At that time, Kwak Sa came to him.
“I will report you.”
“… … .”
“There are no survivors. All the items have been retrieved, so all we have to do is burn this place before leaving.”
“I know by looking at it. Stop talking nonsense, my kids?”
“There are three light injuries, but no serious or fatal injuries.”
Oh Gyeong-hwa frowned.
“You mean three minor injuries?”
“That’s right.”
“You bastard bastards! How strong were they and why did they get lightly wounded?”
I don’t like it anyway. He hated this mission, the beasts he had to accompany, and the subordinates who were scratched by demons of not equal skill.
The thing I hated the most was that there were no talented people to stick around here.
‘The magic school is finished. Even though it’s just a transport, it’s a noble in its own right, and even sending a transport unit, what is this power?’
At least the five that followed were usable, but that was all. Although the skills could be called first-rate, they were all things that could be sent to the nether world with a few flicks of a finger.
“Did you say how many people you sent on purpose?”
“About four or five. It was too far away, so I couldn’t confirm it accurately.”
“Incompetent bastard. Okay, so call the kids and get them all. Get ready to wake up soon.”
“yes.”
“and you.”
“Tell me.”
match!
Kwak Sa slammed his butt. The cheek was slapped so hard that his eyes spun.
“You talked to those beasts earlier.”
“Cool!”
“I don’t even want to know what you were talking about. But do you know how much I hate them?”
“… … .”
“I hold your leash. If it’s a dog, I’ll keep my head down like a dog.
Don’t presumptuously contact them, and don’t hate anyone without my permission. You just have to think of me as my puppet. Do you understand?”
“yes.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
I was on the verge of bursting into annoyance, but it felt like I was quite calmed down by letting go of my anger at a guy who didn’t even know the subject.
“Move your things, and make a last-minute check that there are no other valuables.”
“I take orders.”
Gwaksa staggered and moved. It wasn’t just a slap on the cheek, but a blow that was loaded with internal energy, so it would be difficult to stand properly.
Oh Kyung-hwa snorted.
‘I’ll have to train it well from now on.’
He was annoyed, but if handled well, he would be of great help. Wasn’t that guy’s head recognized even by the military?
Then, a strange sound came from behind him.
“… … eww.”
Oh Kyung-hwa turned his head. In a corner, the hand of the corpse buried in the sunken wall trembled.
He roughly kicked the stone with his foot.
Perseok! f*ck! Kurleung!
Amidst the broken and blown stones, a demon covered in blood was looking up at Oh Kyung-hwa with swollen eyes.
Oh Kyung-hwa grinned.
“Huh? What a tough guy. You bastard, wasn’t that the guy from earlier who fell off because of my tension?”
“this… … .”
“It’s a green uniform… … It doesn’t seem to belong to the foreign war. Are you a member of the civil war?”
“Cool! Whoops!”
Every time the field coughed, drops of blood splattered. He wasn’t dead yet, but it seemed certain he was going to die soon.
Whoops.
For an instant, Mine’s eyes became clear. It was a phenomenon of retro-glare.
“… … The demon will not leave you alone.”
Oh Kyung-hwa smiled.
“They are really funny. How can you serve all demons because there is no god to serve? Anyway, all of the Demonic Cult bastards are insane.”
back.
His foot pressed against the devil’s neck.
“If you like demons that much, why don’t we all die and go to the demons’ side?”
“Kreak.”
“Don’t you have the courage to die? I will help you.”
Kwadeuk!
The devil’s neck was broken. Her bulging eyes turned gray and her tongue hung limp and dangled down to the bottom of her chin.
“If the demon you believe in is real, make a wish in the afterlife. I want you to kill me because I am filled with resentment.”
Oh Kyung-hwa, who laughed at the dead demon, turned around.
After a while, black shadows rushed towards the dead demon’s corpse.
Quadduk! Fuhuaak!
* * *
Juhwa’s eyes shook.
“… … It’s terrible.”
Lian’s face turned pale. Ma Dong-pil’s face also hardened.
They were looking at a charred building. The bones of the arms and legs protruding through the broken walls were exposed as if they had been eaten by beasts.
“What shall we do, Commander-in-Chief?”
“The temporary captain has the crew clear up the rubble here.”
“All right.”
Yeoni bowed her head and gave orders to the demons.
The coin rolled up its arms.
“The commander-in-chief is resting.”
“no.”
After witnessing such horrors, how can I rest?
But Yeon-yi was really worried. As much as Yeon-il and So Yeon-sim’s henchman, he was well aware of coins.
“Hasn’t it been a while since you got out of your mouth? If you’re still overdoing it… … .”
Damn it!
“… … !”
The stone that the coin picked up was instantly covered with white frost. It was the result of the concentration of the cold energy of the Woleum Magicong.
“I’ve already regained a significant portion of martial arts. You don’t have to see me as a patient anymore.”
“… … All right.”
“Let’s start.”
Convoy demons and coins cleared the building debris. Fifty demons in three groups of guards scattered around to prepare for an unexpected attack.
Ma Dong-pil, who was looking around, approached Humi’s carriage.
“Confucius.”
“Are you Dongpil?”
For a moment, Ma Dong-pil was startled. It was because the voice of Confucius coming from inside the carriage was somehow frightening.
“That’s right. All the mines currently waiting at the handover point… … .”
“Dongpil.”
“Yes, Gongja.”
rattle!
The door of the wagon opened and the rain fell.
He raised his head and looked up at the sky. His eyes were getting bloodshot as he took a deep breath.
“Bring me a heavy knife.”
