◈ Episode 44. Open Saints’ Division
Jinmu-rip and his colleagues looked at him in amazement.
“Open?”
Lee Hwan nodded cautiously, observing the situation.
“Yes. I understand that he has been living there for several years.”
Jinmu-rip asked.
“I know Gaebang is a member of the Central Plains Martial Arts Alliance, but why did they create a branch in Seongdo?”
“It is said that the exchange between Sacheon and other martial arts worlds is rare, but it is not that they have severed ties. In addition, there are Seojang and Namman around Sacheon, so they may also be looking to gather information on the martial arts world outside of Sacheon.”
Danryehwa asked.
“Why is that branch office of Madorim located there?”
“It’s been empty for so long that I don’t think it’s an abandoned building. But since it still has the appearance of being open, if you show me the documents and try to convince me, won’t you vacate it?”
Jinmu-rip smiled bitterly.
“Where does a beggar have any dignity?”
As Sangcheon settled down, the first thing he encountered were beggars who followed him all the way to the bottom of the mountain and begged for alms.
I know better than anyone that these are people who don’t care about saving face.
Lee Hwan said.
“Do you really think I can hold out?”
“It doesn’t matter if you hold on.”
“yes?”
Jinmu-rip’s smile deepened.
“Because if you kick me out, that’ll be the end of it.”
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Jin Mu-rip and his party, who had passed the city gate around lunchtime, left their carriage at the stables near the east gate and went out into the street.
Yudaeha said with her eyes wide open.
“That’s amazing.”
Although Chongqing was a fairly large city, the streets of Chengdu were even more splendid and had a unique charm.
The bustling streets were so crowded that it was difficult to walk, and the stalls in the market were filled with goods from the South and the West.
Lee Hwan said with a smile.
“It’s a place where all the merchants and goods of Sacheon gather, so it’s a little different from other places.”
Jinmu Lip said.
“You’ve worked hard as a groom. Now it’s time to return to Sacheonmaeng.”
The Sacheonmaeng headquarters is outside the north gate of the city.
Lee Hwan smiled regretfully and hesitated for a moment before opening his mouth.
“Your Highness. Does Madorim have any plans to join the Sacheon Alliance?”
“Well, I don’t know yet. The branch office’s work comes first.”
There is no need to reveal your true feelings so blatantly.
Lee Hwan swallowed his regret and bowed.
“I am in the Iron Sword Unit of the Four Heavenly Alliance. I am not in a position to be of much help to you, Young Prince, but I will rush to you whenever you call me.”
Jinmu-rip smiled and waved his hand.
“The shorter the farewell, the better. Go quickly.”
“Yes. I will visit you often.”
As Yi Hwan turned around, Jin Mu-rip sent a message to Yoo Dae-ha.
[The money in your hand is a whopping eight hundred thousand silver coins. It won’t be a big deal, but just in case, go with me to the Sacheon Alliance.]
If anything happens, I might have to go to Bukcheon Domun to pay my respects.
[All right.]
Yuda nodded and followed Hwan.
Jin Mu-rip, who had parted ways with Yi Hwan, entered the central street while feeling the noisy atmosphere of the city.
Like everyone else, Danryehwa, who was a new saint, looked around in wonder and said.
“You said the branch was in the northwest? Are you going straight there?”
Hwaryeongdo, where she lived, is a small island in the Yangtze River.
I couldn’t help but be intrigued by the sight I was seeing for the first time in my life.
Besides, since Yeon So-jeong, who always followed him around and gave him hints, was no longer there, he seemed to want to look around a bit more.
Jinmu-rip couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the child he was seeing for the first time.
“There is no need to rush.”
Danryehwa said with a bashful smile.
“Thank you. I’ve been following you around and getting what I want, so I’ll take care of it today. Follow me.”
She immediately took Jinmu-rip and Yongchu to a nearby timber merchant.
The Sichuan silk, called Shu brocade, and the embroidery, called Shu embroidery, are famous as the best in the world.
I came all the way to Seongdo, so I couldn’t just pass this place by.
Yongchu asked with a look of displeasure as he picked up various clothes and tried to match them to the two people.
“Weren’t you going to eat something?”
“How long are you going to endure wearing two sets of the same clothes? Don’t forget that you two are the faces of Madorim.”
Her father, Duan Xiaolong, also had a free-spirited personality like Jin Mu-rip, but when he went out, he rode in a carriage as splendid as any emperor.
The reason was that if he, representing Hwaryeong, walked around in a shabby manner, his subordinates would feel ashamed.
She smiled faintly and poked Yongchu’s chest.
“If you hold on tight, I’ll buy you whatever you want to eat.”
Only then did Yongchu regain his smile.
“I will endure it for one hour. I cannot break that promise.”
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“Don’t worry, I take after my father and always keep my word.”
She approached Jinmu-rip, holding a thick black robe in her hand, appropriate for the season.
“Black suits you strangely. Is it because you are dark?”
Jinmu-rip let out a hollow laugh.
“It looks expensive?”
“Have you forgotten how rich I am?”
A woman carrying a hundred thousand silver coins as a voucher is not something that can be found all over the world.
Of course, it was Dangwoo’s money.
She chose Jinmu-rip’s martial arts uniform and gave Yongchu an expensive purple martial arts uniform as a gift.
She bought the same-colored uniform for Yudae, who was absent, and even bought a thick gray long coat to match the number of people.
“Can I embroider here?”
The merchant bowed in embarrassment to her question about paying a whopping one hundred silver coins at once.
“Of course. What kind of design would you like?”
She showed the spare clothes that Jinmu-rip had brought and ordered the mark of Madorim.
As the servant entered the inner room carrying the long robe, Jinmu Rip asked.
“What about your clothes?”
“I just need one long coat.”
“I received a nice gift, so I should return the favor.”
Jinmu Rip chose a sky blue uniform and a red, ornate coat that would suit her.
Danryehwa smiled brightly as if she liked it.
“This is my first time receiving clothes as a gift from a man.”
A smile spread across Jinmu-rip’s lips as he paid the price and turned around.
It was also his first time receiving clothes as a gift from a woman.
After finishing their meal and returning to find their clothes, they headed straight to the branch.
Even as the afternoon sun began to set, the crowds of people on the streets showed no sign of abating.
“There are still a lot of people.”
Yongchu spoke with a look of disgust on his face as he listened to Danryehwa’s words.
“I’ve never seen so many people in my life.”
Even when eating, the place was always packed with customers, so we had to move the table three times.
Jinmu Lip said.
“I need to check the branch and come back to find a place to stay.”
“That would be good. It’ll probably be hard to find a place to sleep late at night.”
As we left the main street that was shaped like the number 10, a somewhat quiet street appeared.
Finding the destination wasn’t difficult.
Because all you had to do was find the opening.
After walking for a while, as we turned off the narrow alley, a manor with a sign saying “Open” appeared.
However, the wall seemed to have maintained its shape, as if it had been repaired, and beyond it, the roof of the second-floor pavilion was slightly visible.
Jin Mu-rip stopped walking while a young beggar was dozing off by the door and asked Dan Ryeo-hwa.
“Do you know anything about openness?”
“There is also a Bunta in Daechi-hyeon next to Hwaryeong-do. People who were with my father in the past Cheonha Daejeon also come to the island from time to time.”
“It seems to me that even if I show them the document and ask them to empty it, they won’t comply. What do you think?”
“But since it’s open, wouldn’t they let us empty it if we show some courtesy?”
The beggars of Daechihyeon that she knew were people who knew manners.
The reason he selected and placed beggars is because he knew Danso-ryong’s personality.
Jinmu-rip looked at Yongchu this time.
“What do you think?”
Yongchu, who had been picking his nose, answered indifferently.
“Shall I go and clean it up?”
“······Alright.”
It was a mistake to ask.
Jinmu-rip said as he stepped forward.
“I bet. I don’t empty. You empty. The loser has to pay for the lodging for a while.”
She readily accepted.
“Okay, but you have to be polite.”
“You know how upright a young man I am when I put my mind to it, right?”
They walked briskly and stopped in front of the branch’s main gate.
“excuse me.”
The young beggar, Dongchogae, who had been sleeping without knowing who had come, raised his head only after hearing a voice.
Dongchogae, who had been sleeping without knowing who had come, raised his head only after hearing a voice.
“who······.”
Dongchogae, who had been waking up from sleep at the sight of Yongchu, suddenly woke up and shouted.
“Do you dare to look down on the fountain of openness!”
Yongchu frowned as if he felt wronged.
“When me?”
Jinmu Rip stepped forward and bowed.
“I seem to have surprised you unintentionally. I would like to apologize on your behalf.”
Only then did Dongchogae come to his senses and realize his shameful actions.
‘f*ck. You look so dirty. I was shocked.’
Dongchogae, who had an awkward expression and coughed in vain, looked Jinmurip up and down.
‘But what kind of man is this?’
The handsome man with dazzling eyes and the man who resembled a bandit somehow felt like an odd combination.
The dongchogae asked.
“Who are you?”
Jinmu-rip bowed very politely.
“I am a servant of Madorim. I would like to see the Lord Buntaju. Is he inside?”
“Madorim?”
Dongchogae’s eyes, which had been tilting their heads, slowly widened.
“Are you perhaps the young prince of Madorim?”
A handsome man like this is not that common.
Since he said he came from Madorim, I thought of Jinmu-rip, about whom rumors have recently begun to spread.
‘Openness is openness.’
Jinmu-rip said with a smile.
“Yes. I am Jinmu-rip.”
“Why are you looking for a fortune teller?”
“I have something to discuss with you.”
“Please wait a moment.”
The goblin that had entered woke up a middle-aged beggar with reddish hair and a beard.
“Your Majesty.”
The red-crowned crane woke up from a deep sleep, rubbed its eyes, and turned its head.
“Is it meal time?”
“No.”
“Then why are you waking me up, you little beggar?”
“······.”
It’s not wrong, but it makes me feel strangely uncomfortable.
Dongchogae shook the red-crowned crane again.
“Get up. I told you we have guests.”
“Where are the guests coming to the beggar’s den?”
“The little prince of Madorim has arrived.”
“what?”
The red-haired man, who had been scratching his head, reluctantly raised his upper body.
“Why did you come?”
“I don’t know about that.”
“You beggar who meets any dog or cow that comes to me······ You’re a bastard. Bring it to me.”
“······.”
“hurry.”
“Go. Go.”
Dongchogae, who had gone out, brought Jinmurip and his party back a little later.
Jinmu-rip, who entered the room of the Buntaju, glanced around.
‘I came in and saw that it was in a bad state. I should tear it down and rebuild it.’
The hole in the wall and the collapsed roof had been roughly patched up with planks, and it didn’t look like it could collapse at any moment.
Jinmu Rip hid his feelings and showed courtesy.
“This is Jinmurip of Madorim.”
The red-haired man tilted his head.
‘I’ve heard rumors that he’s a man of many words and is crazy, but which rumors are true?’
This was what came out of the mouths of those who had been there after Madorim took control of Chongqing.
In any case, the red-haired man could not help but respond to the extremely polite greeting.
“I’m a red-haired woman from Buntaju. What brings you here?”
“There seems to be some misunderstanding between Gaebang and Bonrim, so I came here to resolve it.”
“Misunderstanding?”
Jinmu Rip took out the old document that Chomu Kang had given him from his bosom.
“Although it was left empty due to circumstances, this place has been our Madorim’s manor for a long time. I don’t think the righteous brothers of Gaebong knew about it and came here. So I hope that we can resolve this misunderstanding now and each go back to their respective places.”
Jeokmogae accepted the document Jinmurip handed over.
‘Damn it. I never thought that would happen.’
I knew that this place had been a branch of Madorim a long time ago.
But I didn’t know that he would come to get the long-term loan back so soon after reclaiming Chongqing.
‘We can’t go on like this.’
If he is kicked out this winter, his disciples below him will not be able to endure it, even if he himself does not know it.
While the red-haired man was thinking of an excuse, the red-haired man sitting next to him spoke without thinking.
“Huh? This is real.”
“Hold on tight, kid.”
The red-haired man who had pushed away the dongchogae returned the document and said.
“I won’t deny that this place was Madorim’s manor a long time ago.”
“Would you please empty it?”
The red-haired man smiled shamelessly, revealing his yellow teeth.
“I’m sorry, but that won’t work.”
