Chapter 117
The Youngest Son of the Eunhaesang Trading Company Chapter 117
Chapter 117. The Black Curtain Is Always Near (2)
Lee Pil-mu's father is the younger brother of the previous Clan Head and the uncle of the current Clan Head.
When he came to the Sichuan Tang Clan, he was already a distant relative.
Furthermore, since he was a child born outside the family, he would have had little opportunity to enter the family.
Therefore, when he was in the Sichuan Tang Clan, he must have spent most of his time in this outhouse.
He was bullied and tormented in this outhouse.
That is why this place is a place that brings back painful memories for Lee Pil.
I approached Lee Pil and whispered softly.
“I'm sorry.”
“What do you mean, my lord?”
“I didn't understand your feelings. I should have realized that this place was painful for you...”
I continued.
“If it's painful, you can stay in the guest quarters.”
Lee Pil shook his head at my words.
“No, it's not that. To be honest, it is painful to see this place, but I wanted to come here at least once. So I am grateful to you, my lord.”
“I am glad to hear that, but...”
“Don't worry about it. If it becomes too difficult, I will tell you.”
“Yes, please do.”
While they were looking around, a group of people approached them.
They seemed to be a middle-aged woman and her attendants.
Judging from her clothes, she appeared to be of high rank.
However,
as soon as he saw her, Lee Pil's expression hardened.
Seeing this, he realized who she was.
Still, he had to confirm just in case.
“Miss, who is that lady?”
“She is my youngest uncle's eldest aunt. My uncle is currently on a mission for the Martial Alliance, but my aunts are staying here.”
“I see.”
He soon approached her, and Miss Dang bowed her head first.
Even though they were from different branches of the family, it was clear that the woman was her senior.
“Hello, Aunt.”
“You must be my nephew. Who are the people with you?”
“This is Master Eun Seo-ho, who saved our family, and his bodyguards.”
“I see.”
She smiled. Then she turned her gaze to Lee Pil-mu. That smile was subtle.
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After looking around the outer quarters, we headed to the office.
“Actually, there's more to see over here.”
I agree.
The poison of the Sichuan Tang Clan is spreading throughout the world.
In other words, it was obvious that someone had leaked the Sichuan Tang Clan's poison.
The culprit had to frame someone else for their crime, and the easiest place to do that was the office, where many people came and went.
Since only a limited number of people lived in the inner quarters, it was easy to find out who the culprit was.
No evidence was found at the outer residence.
The person who passed on information to the Martial Alliance about the sect's recurring illness and the Qi Dispersing Poison that was used to ruin Jin-ho's announcement ceremony would have most likely kept the evidence at the office.
I hope it's there.
Otherwise, we're doomed.
Dong, dong, dong, dong...
At that moment, the sound of drums could be heard in the distance.
“It's just about the right time (15:00-17:00). If we go to the training ground now, we'll be able to see something interesting.”
“Is it the training time for the warriors?”
She nodded in response to my question.
“Yes, it's regular training time, and today is the Danhwa-dae's training day.”
At her words, the eyes of the four bodyguards sparkled with anticipation.
To be honest, I was also curious about the skills of the Danhwa-dae.
“May we watch?”
“Of course. Follow me.”
We entered the office.
The office was surrounded by a high wall, and inside, the buildings were arranged in an orderly fashion.
It reminded me of a Go board.
“Is this for quickly isolating a certain area in case of a martial aunt?”
“Yes, that's right.”
Miss Dang Soo-bin nodded.
“A long time ago, there was a martial aunt accident that caused a lot of casualties. So I heard that they tore everything down and rebuilt it.”
First, we arrived at the martial arts training ground south of the office.
When I entered the training ground, I was surprised.
It was much larger than I had expected.
The reason why the training ground was so large was probably because all the members of the Sichuan Tang Clan gathered here when there was an event.
There were about thirty benches stacked around the training ground so that people could sit around it.
Quite a few people were sitting here and there, looking down at the training ground.
We also found a suitable place to sit.
At that moment, a group of warriors entered the training ground and began training.
“Ha!”
“Ha!”
Their momentum was very stern and fierce. The momentum of the warriors I saw when I first arrived was not a mistake.
It was clear that Captain Dae had trained them well.
His death must have been a great sorrow and loss for the Sichuan Tang Clan.
“Is this training held every time?”
Miss Tang answered my question.
“Each military unit holds public training once every three days. Today is the turn of the Danhua Corps.”
“I see.”
I thought I understood the purpose of the public training.
It must be to strengthen the unity among the military units and boost their pride in the Sichuan Tang Clan.
And I'm sure that's not all the Danhua Corps is capable of.
Samurai have skills that they show to others and skills that they don't show to others.
I'm the same.
Then I saw someone sitting in front of me.
Who was it?
Noticing my gaze, Miss Dang Soo-bin said,
“It's your third Orabeoni.”
Ah...
He was the Young Master in my previous life.
Before I died, I hadn't heard that the Clan Head had changed.
And he was the most likely suspect in this case.
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“Everyone! Dismissed!”
The Captain shouted in front of the Danhwa warriors.
They repeated “Dismissed!” and the training of the Danhwa warriors ended.
Clap, clap, clap!
I applauded them to show my encouragement.
“That was amazing.”
“Isn't it?”
I could feel her pride in them from her words.
But
“Huh? Why is the Captain coming here?”
The Captain was approaching us.
Although he was my uncle, I usually addressed him by his official title.
But why was he coming here?
He was looking at me... Yes, that's right.
Young Mistress Dang Su-bin quickly clasped her hands together.
“Greetings, Captain Dan-hwa.”
Following her, we also clasped our hands together and greeted him.
“Third Captain Eun Seo-ho of the Eunhae Trading Company greets Captain Dan-hwa.”
The four bodyguards also greeted him, and Captain Dang Dae-jeong also clasped his hands together.
“Captain Dan-hwa, it is good to meet you.”
“It is an honor to meet the renowned Captain of the Red Army.”
“It is no honor.”
“No, it is.”
I quickly replied.
“The training earlier felt like a revelation.”
“Hahaha, I'm glad to hear that.”
Captain Tang Dae-jeong laughed heartily.
“By the way, I heard about you from the Clan Head. You saved Jo Ung, didn't you?”
“It was just a coincidence.”
“Even if it was a coincidence, it takes courage to save someone.”
Dang Dae-jeong continued.
“Are you visiting your family home?”
“Yes. I made a selfish request and am visiting here.”
“Coming all this way means you've seen both your father's house and your mother's house. What are your impressions?”
“It feels like camellias blooming in the snow.”
“Is that so?”
Captain Dangdaejeong looked satisfied with my answer.
“You two look good together standing there.”
At those words, Miss Dang Su-bin's face turned red.
“Hahaha.”
I laughed and thought to myself.
I have to get out of here quickly.
At that moment, Miss Dang Su-bin said,
“I'm sorry, but we still have a lot of places to visit, so we have to go now.”
“Ah! I'm sorry for keeping you here for so long. Go on, you two.”
“Then we'll be going now.”
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Dang Dae-jeong smiled happily as he watched Eun Seo-ho and Dang Su-bin walk away.
“They look good together.”
And he was handsome enough to make Dang Su-bin's face light up.
“Did he say he was eighteen? To be at his peak at that age...”
As soon as Dang Dae-jeong saw Eun Seo-ho, he recognized his level of skill.
It didn't matter that he was not from a martial arts family but a merchant family.
“It would be great if such a talented person became a member of the Sichuan Tang Clan.”
In fact, the reason he was interested in Eun Seo-ho was because of Tang Su-bin.
Tang Su-bin had been trained in poison since she was a child.
This meant that she had been ingesting poison since she was young to build up her resistance.
Having immunity is equivalent to having poison in one's body.
Especially since she had trained mainly in poison arts, she had even stronger poison in her body.
Of course, she was good at controlling her poison, and they wore special identity cards that blocked poison.
However, when in close contact, it was impossible not to be affected.
The reason Dao Su-bin was unaware of this was because the only people who usually came close to her were those who were somewhat immune to poison.
In other words, this was her first time encountering outsiders.
However, Eun Seo-ho showed no signs of being affected by the poison.
He didn't even complain of a headache.
So it was nothing but strange.
Could he be at a higher level than I thought?
The Clan Head must have anticipated this and entrusted Eun Seo-ho and his party to Dang Su-bin.
What on earth are you up to?
Dang Su-bin gave up on marriage after mastering poison techniques.
But now, a man who is immune to her poison has appeared.
“I wish he would become Subin's partner.”
What the head of the household said earlier about them being a good match was not just empty words.
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Young Mistress Dang smiled awkwardly.
“Actually, Captain Danhwa has an alias. It's Wolha Ong.”
“Wolha Ong? You mean Wolha the Elder?”
“Yes.”
She nodded.
“He considers matchmaking to be his mission in life.”
“I see.”
“Anyway, let's take a look around the office.”
We began to look around, and once again realized how incredibly large the Sichuan Tang Clan was.
While we were looking around the office,
“...!”
I stopped in my tracks.
I sensed a familiar aura somewhere.
It was the same aura I felt from the epidemic in the Hyungmun sect.
This is it.
I asked Miss Dang Su-bin.
“Where is this place?”
“This is Jisengdang. It's a place where they study poison.”
“Are any of the Clan Head's children working here?”
“Yes.”
Dang Su-bin nodded.
“My eldest Orabeoni works here.”
I was taken aback by her words.
The Clan Head's eldest son works here?
Not his third son?
This changes my theory.
But it was still too early to jump to conclusions.
“May I take a look around?”
“You can, but be careful. It would be disastrous if you were bitten by a poisonous insect.”
Hearing that, I turned to look at Pal-gap and the four guards.
I couldn't put them in danger just because of me.
“Then I'll go in alone.”
“That's not possible.”
“As your bodyguards, it is our duty to protect you, Liege.”
I nodded at their words.
“I understand. That's why I'm doing this.”
“What?”
I approached them and whispered softly.
“If something happens to all of you, who will save me?”
“Ah…”
They all seemed to understand and stepped back.
I turned my head and said to Miss Dangsoo-bin.
“Let's go.”
“This is the entrance.”
Following her guidance, I entered Jisangdang.
Inside, there were boxes with small holes in them.
There were pieces of paper with something written on them attached to the boxes, and it looked like scorpions, snakes, and centipedes.
“That's the only thing worth seeing here.”
Something was wriggling inside the tightly woven cage.
It was a black snake.
But the snake had horns on its head.
Could it be...
A horned snake?
Then, Miss Seol Su-bin said,
“Isn't it cool?”
“Uh... yes.”
How could she think that horned snake was cool...
The problem was that the energy he felt from the epidemic that had spread throughout the sect was now coming from the cage with the horned snake.
That meant that someone had hidden something in the snake cage that could be used as evidence...
“Is it possible to go inside?”
Dang Su-bin shook her head as if to say it was difficult.
“That snake is quite violent. Only your older brother or the snake trainer can handle it.”