Chapter 110
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 110
Chapter 110. A Gift for Jin-ho (4)
Man-gyeol took a sip of his drink and smiled.
“There must be a reason why you asked me to make incense for you the other day and told me to attend the banquet today before leaving, right?”
As expected, the Elder was quick-witted.
“I'm disappointed that you only realized that now.”
“I knew it all along, you brat.”
I glanced at the others and then bowed politely to Man-gyeol.
“I'll see you later.”
Then I turned and walked toward the other guests.
I tapped the gold coin in my sleeve and said, “You're not interested in food, so you must be a special spirit creature, right?”
“You don't seem interested in food, so I guess you're not just an ordinary pig after all.”
“Kuk!”
“Yes, yes, you're a special spiritual beast that loves money, right?”
“Kuk!”
I chuckled. Then I looked at the three bodyguards following me.
Today, because of the importance of the day, all three of them were escorting me.
“Ipil, Jin-yu.”
“Yes.”
“I have a favor to ask.”
They looked puzzled for a moment, but then nodded. They took a pouch from me and headed somewhere.
I greeted the guests at the banquet and showed my face.
At that moment, a fragrant smell reached my nose, and the feeling that had been bothering me since earlier began to subside.
As it reached its peak, the disgusting energy felt a little weaker, just as my Master had said.
Still, it was disgusting.
But this energy mixed with Qi Dispersing Poison felt familiar somehow.
In fact, this scent is proof that the two bodyguards are faithfully carrying out my request.
I asked them to burn incense everywhere.
The incense was made by Man-gyeol, and it is one of the measures to ensure that today's banquet goes smoothly.
In my past life, on the day of Jin-ho's announcement ceremony, someone used Qi Dispersing Poison to kill a martial artist who attended the banquet.
Qi Dispersing Poison is a poison that prevents the use of inner arts.
And they mobilized a large number of assassins to attack that martial artist.
As a result, the other warriors were unable to stop them, and the banquet hall was turned into a chaotic mess.
If they wanted to cause trouble, they could have done so quietly somewhere else. Why did they have to cause trouble here, hurting innocent people who had nothing to do with it?
And at Jin-ho's Young Master announcement ceremony, no less.
I cannot tolerate that.
Then couldn't you have prevented him from entering this place in the first place?
That's not possible.
Because he is the head of the Yoon family, the largest martial arts family in Sungyang County.
It is only natural for him to attend the Eunhae Trading Company banquet.
If he didn't come, rumors would spread that there was a problem with our relationship with the Trading Company.
In my previous life, the head of the Yoon family was killed by assassins.
That had a negative impact on Sungyang County.
The head of the Yoon family was killed by the Black Daoists in order to gain control of Sungyang County.
That means the battle for control has begun in earnest, and our trading company has also suffered damage in the process.
What's more, it happened at a banquet hosted by the Eunhae Trading Company...
That's why the head of the Yoon family must not be killed today.
The best way would be to stop the assassin before he strikes, but that was difficult.
This was because we did not know who the assassin targeting the head of the Songtae Yoon family was at the time.
Therefore, the best we could do was to burn incense that would neutralize the Qi Dispersing Poison and spread it around.
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As the banquet continued, the mood began to liven up.
The martial artists gathered at the banquet included Go Il-pyeong, the chief administrator of the Eunhae Trading Company, and many other invited martial artists.
Go Il-pyeong invited them for Eun Jin-ho, who loved to talk about martial arts.
There were also some people who were expected to attend the banquet.
One of them was Yoon Il, the head of the Sungtae Yoon Clan.
“Congratulations on becoming the captain!”
“Thank you.”
“I've known you since you were a child, but look at you now, a handsome captain!”
“I hear you are also skilled in martial arts.”
“You must be proud of your disciple!”
“Hahaha. My disciple is quite talented.”
“But the spear on your back looks unusual.”
Eun Jin-ho replied proudly.
“It was a gift from my younger brother. And if you are learning martial arts, you can't put down your weapon even for a moment, right?”
“Indeed!”
“Do you have a fiancée? If not, then...”
“Hey! Who are you eyeing?”
“I'm trying to pick someone out for myself!”
“Hahaha.”
It was a banquet filled with laughter, but someone watched the scene with a bitter smile.
‘Enjoy yourselves. This will be your last banquet.’
He was a disciple of the Black Eagle Sect, one of the Black Dao sects based in Sungyang County.
The Sungtae Yoon family was a major obstacle to the Black Eagle Sect's bid for hegemony in Sungyang County.
He was usually very thorough, so it was difficult to get rid of him, but now he had an opportunity.
It was the banquet held by the Eunhae Trading Company.
Just like at the previous banquet, it was clear that everyone would let their guard down.
So he obtained something special.
It was Qi Dispersing Poison.
“I have no idea how the Sect Leader got his hands on it...”
Qi Dispersing Poison was a poison that prevented the use of inner arts, so it was extremely difficult to obtain.
If anyone found out, he could be branded a martial artist.
Furthermore, I hired assassins just in case.
Qi Dispersing Poison and assassins.
With this combination, even if the Clan Head of the Sungtae Yoon Clan was a master and those around him were also masters, I would be able to succeed.
Martial artists who cannot use martial arts are only half martial artists.
Dong, dong, dong!
The sound of drums could be heard.
It was the drumbeat announcing the hour of the horse (1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.).
That was the signal for the plan to begin.
“Kill him!”
At the same time, assassins who had been hiding everywhere rushed forward.
They attacked their target, Yoon Il, the head of the Yoon family.
The assassins in disguise had all taken an antidote to Qi Dispersing Poison beforehand, so they were able to use their inner arts.
On the other hand, the others would not be able to use their martial arts!
Knowing this, they moved without hesitation.
However.
Chang!
Chae-chang!
Suk!
Something unexpected happened.
Those who thought they couldn't use their inner arts began to use them without any problems and started to stop the assassins.
Furthermore, many of the assassins were captured before they could even approach Yoon Il.
Somehow, the warriors of Eunpungdae were positioned near the assassins.
When Go Il-pyeong, Yoon Il, and the others stepped forward, the attack was dealt with more easily than expected.
The disciples of Heuk Woong Mun were perplexed by the situation.
“This can't be…”
They had failed.
They had to flee quickly.
They had to inform Heuk Woong Mun and come up with a plan.
However, they couldn't just leave like this.
He thought that in this chaotic battle, his weapon would be useful.
He took a dagger from his robe.
It was a weapon that shot poisoned needles.
Hook!
He threw the dagger at Yoon Il.
“Clan Head Yoon!”
Those who saw this warned him, but Yoon Il couldn't react in time because he had his back turned.
“Huh!”
He thought he was about to be hit by the poisoned dart.
But.
Whoosh!
Eun Jin-ho flew forward and swung his spear. He also noticed the poisoned dart.
Eun Seo-ho's wide field of vision proved to be an advantage.
And Cheongryongmu moved as he intended.
Thud!
The poisoned dart was blocked by the spear and fell to the ground.
Realizing that they had failed, the Black Dragon Sect disciples fled.
However, someone blocked their way.
“It's you. You're the one who caused this mess.”
A cold smile appeared on his handsome face.
* * *
I looked at the man in front of me.
The energy that mixed with the Qi Dispersing Poison and made me feel sick was emanating from him.
That meant he was the one who used the Qi Dispersing Poison.
And something else caught my attention.
“Jinyu, Lee Pil, search his body.”
At my words, they quickly subdued him and searched his body.
However, no matter how thoroughly they searched, they found nothing suspicious, and he shouted triumphantly.
“Why are you arresting an innocent man? I will formally complain to the Trading Company...”
“We found it.”
At that moment, Jin-yu said.
In his hand, Jin-yu Musha held a small bottle and an empty medicine bag.
The man's mouth fell open, and he collapsed to the ground.
“How did you...?”
“It's obvious where you hid it. This is a method commonly used by assassins...”
He was indeed a former assassin.
Today, I really saw the value of Jin-yu Musha.
Assassins recognize other assassins, so he recognized the assassins who were disguised as guests and told us where they were.
Thanks to the warriors he stationed there, we were able to minimize the damage.
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The banquet continued, and with the recent events as conversation, the guests began to enjoy the banquet again.
Jeong-ho was busy cleaning up in place of his father.
There were no deaths, and they even captured the man who tried to kill Clan Head Yoon-il, so he looked happy that he was able to clean up the mess.
And thanks to him telling me about today's events in advance, I was able to clean up without any trouble.
Thanks to that, I heard people praising Jeong-ho's abilities.
There were also stories about Jin-ho's actions.
I turned my head and looked at Jin-ho.
Clan Head Yoon Il was repeatedly thanking Jin-ho. Thanks to Jin-ho, he had avoided a major disaster.
To be honest, I didn't expect him to shoot a poisoned dart. Jin-ho flew forward and blocked it.
The reason Clan Head Yoon Il was unharmed today was because of Jin-ho's broad vision and judgment, which complemented the Blue Dragon Sword I gave him.
I'm glad I gave Jin-ho the sword yesterday.
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I headed toward Man-gyeol.
Man-gyeol was treating those who had been injured in today's incident.
“Are you finished treating the elders?”
“This patient is the last one.”
“I see.”
Man-gyeol finished treating the patient and stood up. Then he said to me,
“You seem to have something to say.”
I smiled awkwardly.
“Let's go to your annex.”
“Yes.”
We sat on the veranda of my annex.
It was a beautiful day.
Loud music and singing could be heard from here.
“First of all, thank you for your help. Actually, I'm a little sensitive to energy.”
“I know.”
“You knew?”
“Yes, it's your constitution. And your inner arts are also like that.”
“Then it will be easy to explain.”
I continued.
“Today, I felt the same energy I felt at the Hyeongmun Sect last time. Last time, you said that the epidemic that spread throughout the Hyeongmun Sect was caused by someone's righteousness and that it was the work of the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
“Are you saying that the Qi Dispersing Poison that almost ruined the banquet today was the work of the Sichuan Tang Clan?”
“...Yes. That's right.”
“Your guess is correct.”
“Then...”
Man-gyeol sighed and said.
“This Qi Dispersing Poison is also the work of the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
Just as I thought.
In my past life, the Clan Head of the Sichuan Tang Clan was a staunch supporter of the Martial Alliance.
It was said that it was because I saved the youngest son of the Clan Head, Tang Zong, but even so, it seemed a little excessive.
Considering what I knew about the Sichuan Tang Clan, there was clearly another reason.
When I went to Sichuan before, I saved Tang Zong, so I didn't think that would make them support the Martial Alliance.
If that was the case, then I could only guess that the Martial Alliance was using other means to influence the Sichuan Tang Clan.
If the Sichuan Tang Clan became a force supporting the Martial Alliance, it would cause me a lot of trouble.
It was a difficult place to deal with.
In the end, it seemed that I would have to go to Sichuan again.
I said to Man-gyeol.
“Elder, I would like you to accompany me to the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
“That's difficult.”
“What?”
I was taken aback by his unexpected response.
To be honest, the Sichuan Tang Clan is not a place where just anyone can enter.
If I had the chance to go there, I would put everything else aside and go...
Why won't you go?
“Did I do something to upset you?”
“No, that's not it. You and the Trading Company have treated me very well. I just don't want to go, so don't worry about it.”
“...”
He said it so firmly that I couldn't insist any further.
I needed to know the reason to convince him, but he wouldn't tell me anything.
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A few days after Jin-ho's announcement ceremony as captain.
Man-gyeol left the Eunhae Trading Company.
Without a word, he left only a letter behind.
“I'm leaving, boy. Take care of yourself until we meet again.”
It was a letter typical of Man-gyeol.
But why do I have this feeling that I'll meet Man-gyeol-ui-seon again soon?