Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 347

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I don’t know about other scams, but in my area of ​​expertise, insect venom, the best way to catch a scammer is to witness it in action.

I had to see for myself how the songgi was defeated so that I could know for sure what kind of scam they were committing.

Whether it’s an ingredient that the songwriters hate, or a pheromone that they like, or whether it’s a martial arts series like mine, or whether it’s some other method they use.

So, first of all, I decided to check if there was still a Taoist priest in Giru.

According to Ji-ryong, who looked at the data together with him, since he moved at one-month intervals, it was about time he moved.

So, when he moved, I decided to follow him and see what he would do.

“Sword Dragon, Power Dragon, please.”

Ji-ryong asks two people to go spy on Giru.

Going out to spy on Kiru was a tiresome mission for the brothers Geomryong and Kwonryong, but their faces were very bright.

“Okay, don’t worry. When have we ever made a mistake like this?”

“Of course. Just trust us.”

Although it was definitely spying, the two seemed to be enjoying the process.

What I mean is, if you want to get information from Kiru, the best way is to disguise yourself as a guest.

So, he had to go into the bar and drink alcohol while asking the gisaeng about the whereabouts of the Taoist priest. In the end, it was not much different from just drinking alcohol with a gisaeng in the bar, so he seemed very excited at the idea of ​​drinking alcohol with a gisaeng.

The reason why two people were dispatched when there were many others was because they were the only two men on this ship who were solo.

‘But why, when I see the faces of my favorite brothers, tears come to my eyes without me knowing it…’

Since Gyuseong, Changryong, and Jiryong were a couple, they couldn’t be sent to Giru.

No, even if they had gone, there was no way that their respective owners, Geombong, Eumbong, and Hyeongsu, would have sent them away.

Aren’t couples originally not their own bodies?

Hwa-eun was also on edge when I told her that I was going to Giru, so what can the three of them say?

“Ryong-ah, I’m off.”

“Please.”

“What do you want?”

The two of them leave the ship dressed neatly.

The women looked at the two of them with unpleasant expressions as they walked out, and when the two disappeared from sight, they each muttered a word.

“Is it really that good?”

“What real men are.”

“This is really ugly.”

“If you don’t like seeing things like that, how about saving one of the palace guards?”

“What are you saying!? I have eyes too!”

When my brother was being criticized by Gungbong for interfering with something he had said, at the end of the conversation, Hwa-eun called me aside and whispered quietly in my ear.

[Little Dragon, Little Dragon, you should never do that.]

[Oh, of course. I only have Hwa-eun. Of course.]

Hwa-eun nodded with a satisfied smile, as if she was satisfied with my answer.

He looked in the direction where the two people had disappeared and asked as if talking to himself.

“By the way, when will you be back?”

It is now evening, the night before, when we arrived in front of Goae Village, anchored the boat, and returned.

I waited until the evening to send them to Giru in time for the opening of the restaurant.

When asked for their opinions on when the two would return, Hwa-eun replied that she would play to her heart’s content and return around midnight.

“Well, judging by their expressions, I guess they won’t be back until midnight?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, to anyone who looked at him, he looked like he had no intention of coming back early.”

“surely.”

Certainly, if the single-minded attitude from earlier is any indication, it seems like you’ll have a lot of fun today.

He asked the people gathered on the deck.

“Then would you all like a cup of tea?”

“Hmm. Is that so?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, sir. So, So-hyeop.”

People nodded as I suggested having tea time, thinking that I should kill some time until the two of you came back.

-Bubbling.

I placed the teapot on the stove and time passed, and hot steam just started rising from the kettle.

While waiting for the tea, Seol Nui looked around and pointed toward the village.

“Huh? Aren’t those two dragons, Sword Dragon and Fist Dragon?”

As everyone’s eyes turned towards the village, they saw the figures of Geomryong and Kwonryong running towards them in a hurry, just as Seol Nui had said.

“Dragon!”

“Dragon!”

It’s been about an hour since I set out to go to Giru.

It was strange, considering it was only thirty minutes in my previous life.

I had that thought when I saw the regretful expressions on both of their faces.

‘What? Why are you here so soon? Are you talking nonsense?’

In my previous life, clubs and some high-class bars would check people coming in at the entrance and refuse entry if they thought their clothes or appearance did not fit their style. People called that “Ippen.”

It was a slang expression for being turned away at the entrance, but seeing the two of them made me wonder if they had been turned away without even being able to enter the room.

‘How sad are you going to be, brothers!?’

I asked the two who ran towards me, swallowing back tears that were blocking my vision.

With an innocent expression on his face, as if he knew nothing.

“What’s the matter, brothers?”

Then the two who arrived on the boat answered, out of breath.

“Huk, huk. Little Dragon, that Taoist priest!”

“Yes, what happened to that Taoist priest?

“They say that if you go a little bit towards Shaolin Temple from here, you will come across a village where they went to drive out Maluk!”

“Huh!? Is that true?”

I thought they had been scammed, but these two people brought me real news.

The two continued their explanations.

“Yes, I heard people talking about a Taoist priest at the village entrance, so I asked him just in case. What was his name?”

“It was a small village.”

“Ah. So, I heard that a lot of the demons showed up in Sosan Village and that they went there to exterminate them. That was last night!”

“They’re already moving. We need to move quickly too.”

“That must be it, Ji-ryong.”

When we heard that the pseudo-shaman had gone on a business trip to a nearby village, we quickly decided to head to that small village as well.

***

“You know how everyone quickly runs away when they see someone?”

The children nodded and cried at my request.

-Tsrrrr.

-Kissit!

-Kkuku.

The mountain path leading to Sosangchon.

The road was full of people and poison.

First of all, the people who were heading to Sosangchon with me were Gyu-seong hyung, his wife, Ji-ryong, Gung-bong, Hwa-eun, and Seol, but that wasn’t all.

Since we set off after the sun had set, all the children followed us.

Yohwa and Cho, Hyang, Bin-i, Cheong-yu and Seol, Bing, Dong-i, Jeok-wol, Nunim and Mo-ji and So-ji. Even Hwayang and Hong-dan, Yeon-du and Ju-hwang.

Everyone except Cheongwol followed suit.

The reason why there are so many people in the group is because of this.

It seemed that the children were feeling suffocated from being stuck on the boat for so long, because they all threw a tantrum and wanted to follow them.

Normally, I would have said not to do it, but we were headed towards the foot of Mt. Sungsan and the mountain path had many places to hide.

I couldn’t refuse because I could avoid people as the sun was setting and I was leaving.

The biggest reason was that it was a shame for the children to be in the boat the whole time.

How frustrating and difficult it must be for children to be confined to a boat?

‘Once this is over, I should go back to my hometown.’

Now that the reading has been completed, I think I should let the children return to their parents’ house and live comfortably for the time being, but the voice of the first child rings in my head.

『-Tsuru! Dad, something is coming!』

-Tsrrrr.

-Kkuku.

-Beep!

As the children in the group chat warned their surroundings along with the warning of the first sign, the children quickly hid in the woods on either side of the path.

Now that the children are hidden, we can’t keep walking forward, but we can’t stop either.

As I pretended to walk forward, walking slowly, a man appeared on the other side of the path, carrying a lantern.

The uniform worn by Taoist priests.

A face shining with dog oil.

For a moment, everyone’s eyes met in the darkness.

It was clear that everyone thought this was the guy we were looking for.

“huh?”

A pseudo-shaman who approaches us, then flinches when he sees us in the darkness.

“What are those people in the dark?”

At his words, Ji-ryong quickly smiled and asked.

“What a relief. I got lost while walking because it got dark. Could you please tell me something? Do you know where Sosang Village is?”

“Oh, you’re lost? This is the road from my small village. If you follow this road, you’ll find it.”

“Thank you. It looks like you didn’t stray from the path. Oh, by the way, I heard there was an emergency in Sosangchon. How is the village?”

Ji-ryong continued to speak skillfully without even changing his facial expression.

To his question the Taoist answered, stroking his beard.

“Ah, I see you’re talking about the horse-like creatures that ran wild.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Don’t worry. I am Taoist Master Taeheo who dealt with the demons at the request of Sosangchon.”

The face of a man with his shoulders tense and his body hunched over was visible in Myoaam Night Market.

“Oh! So you are Master Taeheo?”

“Do you know me?”

“Yes. We are coming from Goae Village, and we heard the Taoist priest’s famous name there!”

“Ahem. I told you not to tell my story to anyone. By the way, why are you all flocking to Sosangchon?”

“Oh, I’m trying to climb Sungsan via Sosangchon. I asked the people in Goaechon, and they said that if you want to climb Sungsan from this side, you have to go through Sosangchon.”

“Oh, you came to see Mt. Sung. Well, the smell of the demons still lingers, but I burned them all, so don’t worry and go.”

“Thank you, Master. Well, that’s all.”

After a brief conversation, they all started walking in opposite directions, but as soon as the lights disappeared, everyone stopped.

And Ji-ryong said in a regretful voice.

“Well, it looks like things are already over.”

“Yes, I guess.”

I tried to check the scene where the guy was working, but from what I heard from him, it was clear that the work was already over.

“Then should I wait for the next move?”

If I go back, I’ll have to wait a month, which is the cycle the guy moves in.

He answered, shaking his head.

“Let’s go to Sosangchon first. There might still be traces left.”

Since having to wait a month seemed like such a long time, we decided to first check to see if there were any remaining traces.

“Understood. So So-hyeop. Doryeong, would you chase after him and see where he’s headed?”

“Okay, I see. Okay, Soso and I will go after that guy.”

After leaving my brother and sister-in-law to the fake Taoist priest, we called the children who had hidden in the grass and headed back to Sosang Village.

The small village we arrived at like that.

We hid the children in the forest where the village lights were visible from afar and headed into the village together.

“Ugh. Smell.”

As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, Seol-nu covered her nose in disgust. Just as the fake Taoist priest had said, the entrance to Sosang Village still gave off a musty smell.

-Month, month, month!

As the group stops at the entrance to the village due to the smell, the sound of dogs barking suddenly starts.

And with that barking sound, three or four men carrying torches came rushing towards us.

“Who are you at this time of night?”

A couple of them were carrying clubs in their hands, giving the impression that they were wary of people finding them on a night like this.

Ji-ryong came out and said while throwing a lottery ticket.

“We are those who came to Sosangchon upon a request from Shaolin.”

“Shaolin?”

“Shaolin?”

When the name Shaolin came out of Ji-ryong’s mouth, people were startled and quickly hid the clubs they were holding.

Ji-ryong nodded and explained.

“I am the Ji-ryong of the Murim Alliance who came to Shaolin upon hearing a request to look into the village that there has been trouble.”

“Ji-ryong? If it’s Ji-ryong… Huh!?”

“Ji, Ji-ryong!?”

At Ji-ryong’s self-introduction, a man quickly ran inside, and a moment later, an old man ran out in a hurry to greet us.

***

The village chief, who ran out, regretted not having waited just one more day.

It is said that it took five silver coins to defeat the songgi.

This is money that should be used to get through the winter, but if it is spent like this, the period between winter and spring will be very difficult, so the village chief’s expression was filled with regret.

After listening to his story, I made an excuse to check if things were going well and asked to be guided to the place where the song was burned.

Since we came to check the remaining traces, we decided to start by checking the place where the songgi was burned.

“This way.”

“So this is where they gathered the horse meat and burned it?”

A faint scent of carbon dioxide.

The place we were guided to was a fairly large open space in the forest near the village, but now only ashes remained, and there was no other trace.

There were quite a few dead corpses of songbirds along the road leading from the village to here, trampled to death by people.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“You may go in, village chief. We will investigate.”

“All right.”

After the village chief disappeared, they began to investigate in earnest, but all they could find at the scene was ashes.

They say they burned straw, but straw has good flammability, so all that was left was ash.

“First, let me check to see if there’s anything else.”

“Then I will examine the dead songbird.”

“I will also check the amulet I put up.”

While Hwa-eun checked to see if there were any poisons or other substances around her and Ji-ryong went to check the talisman, I decided to examine the dead songgi.

It was to check if there was anything strange about the bodies of the remaining guys.

It didn’t seem to be a case of false accusations, as the Taoist priest was openly active, but I was wondering if there might be any traces of artificiality.

‘Hmm. It’s Trigoniulus Corallinus.’

First of all, all the dead guys were a species of songbird called Trigoniulus corallinus.

This is a medium-sized species with a red body, also called the scarlet songbird, rusty songbird, or Asian songbird, and grows up to 7 cm.

These are the guys who sometimes breed in large numbers in Asia and cause trouble for people.

“Is there anything special about the little dragon?”

“I don’t know yet. What about Hwa-eun?”

“There’s nothing special. It’s burnt down here so nothing comes out.”

“Is that so?”

Hwa-eun came back sooner than expected.

They sprayed liquid here and there to check for any poison or substance in the surrounding area, but it seemed like they found nothing.

Hwa-eun also said that she couldn’t confirm anything special, and it was regrettable that she was as late as the village chief.

If I had arrived a little earlier, I could have captured the scene, but all that was left was ashes.

Still, I decided to try everything I could to see if I could.

The first one was crushed and not in very good condition, so I couldn’t make out anything except the bell, so I took several of them and laid them out on some leaves.

As I was examining these twenty or thirty guys, something interesting caught my eye.

“huh?”

A common characteristic felt in a few of them made me turn my stomach over to examine the others, but my confidence continued as the sample increased.

“Why? Did you find something?”

“Are you looking for something? So So Hyup?”

“Little Dragon, did you find something?”

As soon as I seemed to have found something, everyone started asking questions.

He nodded, holding his chin, and answered.

“Yes, these are all male?”

Oddly enough, all of these songbirds were male.