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Chapter 5: Missing)

Chapter 5: Missing)

three weeks later

Guizhou, Ong'an.

“Hahaha, great! good! very good!”

Lee Uichae burst into laughter while dancing..

I liked the weight of the bag I held in my arms..

Three weeks ago, the Golden Clothing Company was in charge of supplying military supplies to Ong'an..

Thanks to this, we were able to grow the top by leaps and bounds..

Guizhou is a dangerous land for merchants..

But it was also a land of opportunity..

As conflicts occurred frequently, military supplies were consumed quickly..

That's how frequent the supply was, and from his perspective, the increase in trading volume was something he welcomed with open arms..

Lee Eui-chae's pocket was swelled by the amount of the transaction..

And over the course of two or three weeks, the trust built up in the top of the gold coin was considerable..

It has already become famous.

Lee Uichae was certainly a great merchant, so much so that he was later called King Sang..

I made money by putting my talents to good use..

The items and timing of supply were accurately matched..

The quality didn't disappoint either..

What Lee Uichae did was simple and clear..

Buy good quality products as cheaply as possible and sell them at a reasonable price..

Although it may seem simple in words, it was something that not everyone could do..

He did this amazingly well..

The head of the Gaeyang branch, Shin Do-gyun, also recently became interested in the craftsmanship..

I recently received a request from Shin Do-gyun..

It has been three weeks since the burial in Yongan..

Already advanced to Gaeyang.

The whole of Guizhou seemed not far away..

Apart from that, he also made money through other means..

The Geumui Sangdan began handling not only military supplies but also weapons..

It's not a big deal yet, but they mainly picked up discarded weapons from the battlefield and sold them to the blacksmith shop in Seongdo..

He then bought low-level weapons at a bargain price at a blacksmith shop in Seongdo, then went to the front and sold them to warriors and rogues..

There was a time when money-obsessed rogues and gangsters from Heukdo Bangpa aimed for the gold medal, but they gave up after hearing that they were connected to Shin Do-gyun along with the Ongan branch..

The only person who can touch the Golden Sangdan is Sadocheon, who is hostile to the Murim Alliance in Gwiju..

“Hohihi! It's money, money!”

Lee Uichae loved it, letting out a bizarre laugh..

Money, especially gold, satisfies one's heart.

I preferred counting money to hugging women..

To be honest, Lee Ui-chae never understood why people fall for the color cinnabar..

“Money is enough to smell and touch .

Hoho, these guys… … I'm dying, I'm dying.”

Lee Uichae buried his face in the mountain where the hermits were piled up and rubbed it with ecstatic eyes..

It hurt a little, but even that turned into pleasure..

“Hee hee hee hee hee……”

It was so mad that even the demonic and blood cultists were sick of it..

“Ah, I really owe a big debt to the Zhou Dahyeop..

If it wasn't for him, I'd still be licking someone's ass..”

Lee Uichae fell face down from the hermit’s mountain..

“I want to repay my debt, but what can I do when I'm not in this world?.

No, what should I do? Confucius.”

The words got shorter and shorter..

“Lord Confucius, please live in paradise..

A hermit for you... … No, the hermit is a bit like that..

Isn’t this a person who doesn’t exist in this world anyway?.

Then three pennies? Two pennies? no… … To be honest, not even a penny is like that..

How do dead people spend their money? Let's just send our hearts.”

Lee Uichae put his hands together..

“main… … What was it? I can't even remember the name.”

Lee Uichae completely forgot what the Lord was..

smart.

“someone?”

Lee Uichae asked while cleaning up the hermits..

“Lord Sangang, some warrior wants to meet you..”

The warrior outside the door answered..

“Looks like a lot of money?”

“There doesn't seem to be a single penny..”

“They say it's Gupailbang, Odaese, or Murimmaeng.?”

“They are called ronin.”

“He said he made a name for himself?”

“It's unknown.”

“kick me out!”

It might have been like before, but now I don't have time to give to a guy like that..

It is much better to find something else beneficial to do with that time..

“yes.”

conversation is over.

This time, Lee Uichae took out the golden ruler and started counting..

The corners of his mouth turned up in an unpleasant way..

smart.

“Oh, what else?!”

Lee Uichae jumped up from his seat..

“Can I come in??”

I heard a voice outside the door.

However, it was a different voice from the warrior just before..

“Okay, come on in.!”

Still, it was a familiar voice..

I thought it was another guard warrior belonging to the top..

It's good.

The door opened and a man who had just come of age came in..

“Ahh!”

Lee Uichae screamed and fell backwards..

“Everything, everything, you!”

Lee Uichae pointed at the man with a trembling finger..

“Your complexion looks bright, Sang Sang-ju. Are you ready to whisk??”

“Ahhh! It's a ghost! It must be a ghost!”

Lee Uichae crouched down with the money bags in his arms..

“Let’s not kill people arbitrarily, Sangsanju..”

Joo Seocheon smiled and turned his head back..

“Come in.”

“What about the fallen warrior??”

A boy who must have been about nine or ten years old came in behind Joo Seocheon..

He looked weaker than other children his age..

“no way……”

Lee Uichae looked at the boy and his eyebrows fluttered..

“Zhuge succession. do you know?”

“There are two ghosts! Go away! I can't give you a single penny!”

Lee Uichae was scared again and screamed..

“Doesn't anyone have anything?!”

“It's noisy, Sang-Sang-ju..”

Joo Seocheon swung his fist and hit the wall..

With a thud, a fist-sized hole appeared in the wall..

“I'm not dead, I'm alive right in front of you, so please shut your mouth. I have a story to tell.”

Lee Uichae lifted his head slightly and checked the hole in the wall..

Then, as if what he had just said was a lie, he got up from his seat and groveled..

“In the martial arts world, it was said that Daehyeop had died, but I had no doubt that he was still alive. Daehyeok-up!”

Lee Uichae was shameless..

* * *

Three weeks ago, a news hit the entire Murim region..

Death of Yuk Dae-rang, a master of the 100 Greatest Masters of the World and a Spearman.

And there was news that the person who killed him was Gu Feng of the Fourteen Swordsmen..

Masters always attract the attention of Moorim and become a hot topic..

What happened that day quickly became a rumor..

“But why did you fight??”

“When you cross the Yangtze River, don't those bastards demand a toll?.

It seems that along the way, the children of the Huashan Sect and the Zhuge Family couldn't hold back their anger and attacked the player..”

“Huh, after all, they are the futures of Gupa Ilbang and Five Generations..

Cancer, that’s how it should be. Isn’t that why he is a political fan? Good.”

Surim Guchae says he is a righteous enemy and a protector, but it is nonsense..

In the end, they were just thieves who robbed others of their wealth..

Not only the martial arts people but also the general public reacted with joy upon hearing this news..

“But didn't those children who could be called the future lose their lives in that incident?.”

“It's a pity.”

Zhou Seocheon and Zhuge Succession were declared missing..

Because of that, the martial arts faction was not in an uproar..

One is Yeonhwagakwon, the pride of the Hwasan Sect, and the other is the nephew of the head of the family who leads the Zhuge Dynasty..

The meaning of those two being killed by the enemy is great..

It caused quite a stir..

The victims, the Hwasan faction and the Zhuge family, were very angry and seemed ready to attack at any moment..

“Do you know this far??”

Lee Uichae stopped talking for a moment and quenched his thirst with tea..

“Yes, I heard it through rumors..

But I don't know what happens next.”

“indeed.”

Lee Uichae shook his head and spoke again..

“Before the Huashan Sect and the Zhuge Family could question him, Shulin Jiuchai countered, saying it was self-defense..”

“It's a lie. That never happened.”

“Most people probably know this.

Daehyup's death had a particularly big impact here in Ong'an..

I also heard about the details..”

However, the Huashan faction and the Zhuge family did not deny the counterargument..

It was because of the rumor that grew bigger and bigger..

Not only Kang Hao, but most of the people in the central plains know that the Huashan faction and Zhuge Emperor's party could not tolerate the injustice of Shulin Gucai and attacked first..

I was actually getting compliments on it..

However, if that is denied here, the positions of the Huashan faction and the Zhuge family become ambiguous..

It could mean that we remain silent and silently allow injustice in numbers..

Then, on the contrary, greater criticism may come back..

That's why I couldn't deny it..

Although the status of Zhou Seo-cheon and Zhuge Heung was not ordinary, it was not enough to protect them even by risking the controversy..

“In the end, it ended without both sides being able to come up with any opinions..

As the Daehyup knows, the Hwasan Sect and the Zhuge Sect cannot move freely due to other forces in the martial arts world, right??”

If you go head-to-head with Shulin Gucai, the damage is not normal..

That would soon upset the balance of power..

What waited next was a war aimed at the weakened political faction..

“But in the meantime, Dahyeop and Prince Zhuge came back..

What on earth happened??”

Lee Uichae still looked at the two in disbelief..

“We floated down the Yangtze River to a place separate from the rest of the group..

It almost reached Hubei..”

It was difficult to carry Zhuge Heung, who was injured and unconscious, but fortunately he somehow survived..

“Then I went south from Hubei to Honam, and then returned to Guizhou..

So it took some time..”

“No, why did you come back??

Hubei is the territory of political factions… … Isn’t there a Zhuge family??”

“That's why.”

Joo Seocheon smiled without knowing what it meant..

Before Lee Ui-chae could ask anything, Joo Seo-cheon hit the player..

“If I or Seunghye are discovered, there will definitely be an uproar, and each of us will return to the Volcanic Sect and Sega to be protected..

Then you won't be able to come out for a few years..

I have no choice but to leave the Bigo of the Three Eyes God alone..”

“ah……!”

Lee Uichae let out an exclamation..

“but… … Oh no.”

Vigo doesn't run away.

But it was possible to wait a few years and then get robbed by someone else..

‘If you see it going this far, it might be real..’

I heard about it about three weeks, or almost a month ago, but I was still skeptical..

Exactly, I had no idea..

I just did it unconsciously in order to obtain commercial space for military supplies..

But today, seeing Joo Seo-cheon come to me after keeping it a secret from others, my thoughts have changed..

“Was it for confidentiality reasons that you brought Zhuge Confucius??

Indeed, Daehyup. You are thorough..

You are saving people and making thorough preparations for your plans.……

As expected, you are Daehyeop..”

Lee Uichae rubbed his palms together and made an obvious flattery..

“no. Succession is another partner of ours..

It's impossible to complain without him.”

Seocheon Joo taught us about the institutions installed in Vigo..

I'm sure there really is a remark.?

Zhuge Seonggye, sitting next to me, looked suspicious..

“Whether you're sure or not, just follow me, little brother..

I hope you don't turn a blind eye to the person who saved your life and betray him.?”

“……eww”

Zhuge Heir looked like he had something to say, but then he kept his mouth shut..

After Ju Seo-cheon saved Zhuge Sheng, he made him follow him under the guise of being his lifesaver..

Zhuge Emperor disliked it very much, but the debt bothered him so much that he followed along with a dissatisfied look on his face..

“Now, top tier. Are you ready??”

Joo Seocheon smiled slightly..

“I will follow you, Daehyeop.!”

Shaanxi, volcanic wave.

“don't forgive me!”

Gu Feng bent down so much that his head touched the ground..

“execution……”

Yoo Jeong-mok looked troubled..

Even if they are the same three great disciples, Nine Winds is the highest among the three great disciples..

Only Yoo Jeong-mok would be in trouble if he received an apology like this..

“I failed to fulfill my responsibility as the guardian of Yeonhwagak..

Your student was sacrificed because of me... … I'm really sorry..”

Gu Feng's voice was full of guilt..

He couldn't even raise his head properly..

About three weeks ago, he miraculously won against Yuk Daerang and survived..

But I couldn't save Ju Seo-cheon..

I reported to the Hwasan faction and scouted for several days with the Murim Alliance warriors, but in the end, they were not found..

I wanted to search more, but an order to return was urgently issued from the headquarters, so I returned to Hwasan with Yeonhwagak members..

The search continued without stopping, but in the end, I returned not long ago without finding a single clue..

In fact, it was like a death sentence..

“It's all my fault. If you had trusted your disciple at all, it wouldn't have ended up like this..”

For reference, Joo Seocheon's evaluation has completely changed..

There was no one who called me a foreign guest anymore..

Everyone was surprised by Joo Seocheon’s performance..

I was impressed by his attitude of hiding his strength and skills and working hard to learn without paying attention to the ridicule of those around him..

But that made it all the more sad..

I couldn't help but lament that such a talented person was lost so vainly..

“eww……”

Yoo Jeong-mok has been playing in the powerhouse for a long time since he became a super expert..

Then one day, when I heard the news about Ju Seocheon, I hurriedly returned to Hwasanpa, and that is today..

Gu Pung, who happened to be staying in the volcano, was the first to go and bow down when he heard the news of Yu Jeong-mok's return..

“In my heart, I feel like I want to go find those guys right now and get revenge on them.……”

Things got complicated in many ways and I couldn't move as I wanted..

This matter was also being investigated separately by the Murim Alliance..

Unless Lu Daerang is crazy, there is no way to suddenly attack Yeonhwagakwon and the immediate blood relatives of the Zhuge family..

Moreover, according to information, the boats were deliberately controlled for fear that the group would cross the Yangtze River alone..

Since it was a systematic attack, I suspected something was going on..

“Even though I have no disciples, I am not unaware of the sadness, anger, and pain of losing a disciple..

I don't care, so please blame me and hate me..”

To a disciple, a teacher is like a parent..

To a teacher, a disciple is also a child..

Even though we are not related by a single drop of blood, we are connected by more than just love and connection..

“This is my job for the rest of my life……”

I wasn't just listening quietly..

Yoo Jeong-mok also tried to calm him down..

But Gu Feng kept repeating similar words of apology..

It felt like he was crying out for me to kill him..

“execution.”

In the end, Yu Jeong-mok had no choice but to cut off what Gu-pung was saying..

“okay.”

Gu Feng gave an expression that said it had finally come..

But what I heard from Yoo Jeong-mok was completely different..

“I'm fine, so don't be like that..”

“Priests.”

“On the other hand, it's harder for me to do this..”

Yoo Jeong-mok smiled bitterly..

Those eyes looked somehow complicated.

“It hasn't been long since I returned to Hwasan from a trip to Gangho..

Maybe it's because I'm a little tired physically and mentally, but I need some alone time..

From the moment I climbed up the main mountain, there were a lot of people looking at me..”

“……sorry. my thoughts were short.”

Gu Feng apologized again with a dark expression..

I couldn't even remember how many times this was happening..

“So can you leave it alone for a while??”

“Okay, I understand. I'm truly sorry for not being considerate. Take a break.”

The nine winds have gone away.

Those two shoulders were heavy with guilt..

After confirming that Gu Pung had left, Yu Jeong-mok sighed deeply..

“Seocheon, you were a greater child than this master thought..”

I raised my right hand and rummaged around in my arms..

A folded letter came out from inside..

The rumor about his disciple had just spread, and when he came to the branch of the Murim League where he was located, Jeon Seo-eung flew in..

At first I thought it was mission-related, but it wasn't at all, it was a personal matter..

His disciple, known to be dead, was the sender.

The content of the letter was quite extensive..

To summarize, he said he was safe, but asked to keep it a secret for the time being..

It also said that it was sorry for causing concern and that it would definitely return safely with Zhuge's successor..

“I'm worried, don't be too late……”

Yoo Jeong-mok raised his head and looked up at the sky..

It was clear weather without a single cloud..

* * *

Ong An, top of gold.

As Lee Uichae was active around Ong-an, he even purchased a house..

Ong An's house prices were suspiciously cheap..

Considering Ong'an's characteristics, it's not strange at all..

People who appeared to be unmanned gathered in front of the yard..

There were ten people.

Joo Seocheon checked them when he came in here..

Nine people were second-class, and only one was first-class, close to the pinnacle..

“It's okay if your skills aren't that high. The important thing is trust.

It doesn't matter because it will be known later anyway, but it should be made up of people who should not run away with their wealth..”

“If that's the case, you don't have to worry..”

Lee Uichae smiled triumphantly..

“This does not mean that you can trust them just because they are blood relatives of the Lord of the Sangang. If that's the case, I decline..

Isn’t this a world where even brothers are killed for treasure?.”

“I'm not that clumsy guy, Daehyeop..”

Lee Ui-chae told me not to worry..

“The only people out there are people who cherish their families..

Also, there is one person in the family to support..”

“I'm sure they didn't take that family hostage.?”

Zhuge Emperor asked with a frown..

“Oh my, Zhuge Confucius. I'm not that much of a villain..”

Lee Uichae waved his hand..

“I made a deal with them.

If you swear loyalty to me, I will give you free examination and treatment..”

People sometimes do anything for their loved ones..

Lee Uichae took advantage of that love..

“I deliberately looked for only those who were in such critical condition that they could not survive even a few days without my support..

We also researched their personalities in advance..

Shouldn't you save this in case you get rich and run away with your family at night? Hehehe!”

‘What should I say about this?.’

Joo Seo-cheon clicked his tongue at Lee Ui-chae’s words..

It wasn't a threat, but if you think about it carefully, it's no different from a threat..

‘If you betray, your family may die.' It was a situation that could be accepted as.

However, it was also difficult to say that it was completely evil..

To begin with, they are just strangers..

Lee Eui-chae has no loyalty to call a doctor and take care of him while spending a lot of money..

Lee Eui-chae was not a threat, just a suggestion, and they were the ones who accepted it..

‘Just like the rumors say, you're like a ghost when it comes to dealing with people..’

Being good at trading also means being good at negotiating..

King Sang sensed people's intentions like a ghost and knew exactly what they wanted.

And I made the most of it..

This target did not discriminate whether it was a political faction, a Sa faction, a demonic religion, a blood religion, or an unseen force..

We didn't survive this era of war for nothing..

‘That's why he's also a scary person..’

Lee Uichae understands people’s emotions better than anyone else..

You have to know it well so you can use it to make money..

There is no emotion in that understanding..

There is no ridicule, no ridicule, no anger, no pity..

It was just purely used to make money..

“The warriors were informed in advance that they were planning to rob the tomb..”

“How did you introduce yourself??”

“He said he was a master who had to follow orders without saying anything..

Since they don't even know the faces of Dahyeong or Zhuge Confucius, you don't have to worry about their identities being discovered..”

“Well done. Vigo is located in Chongqing.

The detailed location is here, so send someone to a nearby village..

I need a quick way to contact you when I return..”

Joo Seocheon handed over a coded map..

“And this is the decryption method. Memorize it all and burn it..”

“Oh wow, it's really great.!

Knowledge enough to slap Zhuge Gongmyeong in the face.!

It is truly a dual path of civilization and martial arts.!”

Lee Uichae exaggeratedly admired and tapped his forehead with his palm..

“Kyaha! This small statue. I am so amazed that I feel like tears will come out.!”

“Then cry.”

“As a man, you don't shed tears easily..”

Lee Eui-chae handed over a purse containing travel expenses..

“I will support Daehyeop’s journey from the side, behind, and behind the scenes..

Please shake off the Saman Shintu to the core. Of course, you know that wealth comes before bones.?”

“Top note, wipe your spit first before speaking..”

“Huh! Oops, excuse me. Well, see you next time..

Please come back safely..”

* * *

Ju Seo-cheon left for Chungking with the Zhuge succession and ten warriors given by Yi Ui-chae..

Not long ago, Chongqing was full of political factions due to the search for Ju Seocheon and Zhuge Succession, but not anymore..

There were no enemies in sight..

Jeoknim Eighteen Houses had also given orders to focus on looting for the time being..

“I'm telling you to trust that little girl over there who just got hair.?”

Before the secret penance began, the warriors were dumbfounded when they first saw Ju Seo-cheon..

The person who was introduced by the owner of the merchant as Gosu had just reached adulthood..

The age of adulthood in Jungwon is fifteen years old..

He was not old enough to be called a young man yet..

If they had known that Joo Seo-cheon was actually only twelve years old, they might have caused a fight..

“Shhh, shut up. Because it seems to be true.”

Among the ten warriors, the only one ranked first raised his index finger and moved it to his mouth..

It was a gesture to be quiet..

Go Soo recognizes Ha Ha..

But on the other hand, Ha-su could not recognize Go-su..

“Is that really true, Brother Wang??”

Brother Wang is a first-class warrior, and he speaks of Wang Il..

Wang Il may have a bit of an old-fashioned name, but he is a top-notch warrior..

He was someone who came up from the bottom and was respected in his own way..

There are that many followers.

“Isn't it just unmanned??”

Ordinary people did not learn martial arts.

Therefore, since there is no realm, it is natural that it cannot be recognized..

“You must have clearly seen Captain Zhou’s gait and perfect posture.?”

“Hmm”

“Don't look away because of pride.

And even if he's not a master, we still have to follow orders..

Before leaving Ong-an, didn’t you hear that from Lord Sang-san??”

“Sorry, Brother Wang..”

“You don't need to apologize to me.

Later, when you take a break, go and apologize to Captain Zhou..

If we do something wrong, the head of the business may look at us negatively..”