Chapter 250
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 250
Chapter 250. Rebellion (2)
The group arrived at a shopping district in the city.
This was where the Royal Guards lost track of Yang Eun-jik.
In fact, they interrogated several people who had met with Yang Eun-jik and found out the location of their secret meeting place.
They decided to attend the meeting disguised as representatives of those people.
However, due to a ridiculous mistake, Yang Eun-jik noticed their presence, and their plan to raid the place was ruined.
Naturally, the commander was furious, and the person who made the mistake was severely beaten.
“Still, seeing that his arms and legs are intact... That old man is really something.”
The reason the camp had come here was because of Eun Seo-ho's advice.
“An underground tunnel...”
To be honest, he went there desperate for any chance.
Eun Seo-ho's insight was extraordinary, but he thought this was a different matter.
However, after looking at the documents, he quickly suggested the possibility of an underground tunnel.
To be honest, he was skeptical about the existence of tunnels.
Tunnels in the middle of Beijing...
But if he didn't do something, he would be the next one to get beaten by the commander.
He ordered the imperial guards.
“Search the area thoroughly!”
“Yes!”
“Oh my god!”
“Oh no!”
The shopkeepers were overwhelmed by the fierce soldiers and hurriedly backed away.
At that moment, one of the shop employees protested.
“Didn't you already turn everything over once? It was so hard to clean up then... Why are you doing this again?”
“It's for the good of the country.”
Jin-yeong said coldly and entered the store. As he was looking around, something caught his eye.
It was a large bookshelf attached to the wall.
“Does he like books?”
He looked at the books on the shelf and saw that they were covered with dust.
“They must be just for decoration.”
Come to think of it, he had heard that merchants sometimes kept books to make their shops look more respectable.
“What a waste of books.”
He muttered as he was about to walk away, but he stopped short. There was a book that was not covered in dust.
“Why only this one...?”
Jin-yeong took the book.
However, the book seemed to be stuck at the bottom and would not come out.
Clunk.
“...!”
Instead, he heard the sound of something rattling.
Doubtful, Jin-yeong pushed the bookshelves and soon realized that one of them was moving backward.
It was a revolving door.
He immediately called his subordinate.
“Yes! Did you call me?”
“Request reinforcements immediately.”
“What?”
“Hurry! This may be difficult for us alone.”
“Yes! I understand.”
Jin-yeong admired his subordinate as he hurried toward the imperial palace.
“I didn't think Mister's words were true!”
He understood why the emperor coveted it so much.
“Should I drag him here with the Royal Guards?”
* *
“Ugh...”
I shivered uncontrollably.
“What's wrong?”
I shook my head at Pal-gap's question.
“Nothing. I just felt a sudden chill.”
“You don't have a summer cold, do you?”
“...I don't have a cold.”
“Oh, I see. I understand.”
“Are you subtly mocking me?”
“No, I'm not.”
“Yeah, right. I'll just think that.”
I shouldn't be feeling chills like this... This is strange.
I felt sluggish and got up from my seat.
My back hurts from sitting too long.
Should I ask Gongmil to make me a chair that doesn't hurt my back?
“What time is it?”
“It's evening.”
“It's time for dinner. Let's go out and eat something delicious for a change.”
“....”
“Why aren't you answering? If you don't want to, never mind...”
As I said that and turned my head, Pal-gap was already standing at the door.
“What are you doing? Aren't you going?”
As expected, Pal-gap is slow to react, but he's definitely quick on his feet.
.
.
.
I gave the employees of Hyungpung-guk a generous allowance for dinner and sent them out to eat something delicious.
Then, my party headed to a nearby restaurant.
Today, I plan to eat roast duck.
The place we are going to is a restaurant I liked in my previous life.
It is also the place where I took Kwak Hyung-jin and Seok Il-song before.
As we walked, looking forward to a delicious meal, I sensed something strange.
Is that killing intent?
Seo Woo and Jin Yu quickly surrounded me.
Realizing the situation, Yeo Eung-am and Lee Pil also stood behind me.
As I concentrated my senses, I heard the sound of cold weapons clashing.
It seemed to be a serious situation.
Here in Beijing, not far from the Imperial Palace, a sword fight?
While I was wondering about this, the sound grew closer.
Soon, we came across a group of people clashing weapons, and I saw some familiar faces among them.
They were the Royal Guards.
Then who are the others?
“...!”
Then, I noticed another familiar face.
Yang Eun-jik.
Could they be the rebels?
When they saw us, they surrounded us, pointed their swords at us, and shouted at the Royal Guards.
“Don't come any closer!”
“If you come any closer, they will die!”
The Royal Guards were confused.
I laughed inwardly.
So, we're being held hostage by a group of rebels?
Things are really going wrong.
But do you know what?
There are two martial artists at the peak of their powers on our side, and with me, that makes three.
I sighed and said.
“This is self-defense.”
“I agree.”
Chung!
At that moment, one of the swords pointed at me was knocked away.
Pah!
Seo Woo flew into the air, his chest struck by the sword.
That was the beginning.
Usually, when we go to restaurants, we wear long robes that hide our swords so as not to intimidate other customers.
That's why they thought we were ordinary people.
That's probably why they took us hostage so confidently.
Soon, other warriors joined the battle, and the tide of battle turned in an instant.
The Royal Guards also regained their senses and began to attack.
That was when it happened.
“Kuh!”
“Lady warrior!”
The enemies that Lady Yoo Eung-am was fighting seemed to be quite strong, and she seemed to be allowing them to attack.
She barely avoided their attacks by using the technique of Naryeongta, but she looked in danger.
Damn it!
I kicked off the ground and flew toward him.
Chung!
I blocked the sword flying toward Yeong-eung-am.
“Isn't that too cowardly?”
“Where is there cowardice in the face of death?”
“Survival is the priority!”
“You're right.”
I smiled wryly and summoned my Genuine qi.
The first technique of the Heavenly Sword.
The enhanced qi that shot out from my sword struck them like a whip.
“Kuh!”
“Kuh!”
“Guh!”
They were thrown away, hit the wall, and collapsed, coughing up blood.
But...
“Yang Eun-jik has escaped!”
“Quick, chase him!”
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Royal Guards, their commander approached us.
“You must have been confused, but thank you for your help.”
“You are servants of the state, so it is our duty to help you. However...”
I asked him.
“Is there a physician nearby who can treat external injuries?”
My gaze was fixed on the warrior Yeo Eung-am. Blood was flowing from his arm.
Not only that, but his face was also stained with blood, as if he had been struck by a sword.
“You seem to be badly injured. Fortunately, there is a skilled physician nearby. I will send someone to you.”
“Thank you.”
I looked at the warrior Yeo Eung-am and asked.
“Yeon, can you walk?”
“Don't worry. I can move around just fine.”
“That's good.”
“I'm sorry. I'm not good enough…”
“No, I should have stepped forward first… I'm the one who's sorry.”
We were guided by one of the Royal Guards and headed toward the physician.
The physician was someone I knew.
“Who is this? Isn't this Eun Seo-ho?”
“Greetings, Elder.”
He was one of the physicians who received medicinal herbs from our Eunhae Trading Company, so he recognized me.
However, when the Royal Guards heard my name, they were shocked.
“What, Mister Eun Seo-ho? The Eun Seo-ho from Eunhae Trading Company?”
“Yes, that's right.”
“Oh no!”
He quickly clasped his hands together in a greeting.
“I am truly sorry. It was our incompetence that caused your companion to be injured.”
“....”
I didn't say that I was fine.
Because I wasn't fine.
Before I knew it, the physician was treating Yeo Eung-am's wound. However, the wound looked deeper than I had thought.
“Can you hold a sword?”
The physician nodded in response to Yeo Eung-am's question.
“Don't worry. Fortunately, the important nerves were not damaged. So, you should be able to hold a sword in about half a month.”
“That's a relief.”
The first thing Yeo Eung-am asked was whether he would be able to hold a sword.
I understood how he felt.
He wanted to fulfill his duty as my bodyguard.
Still...
Seeing his wounds, I felt pain in my heart.
I said to him,
“I will give you a month's leave.”
“The physician said half a month would be enough…”
“Still, take a month off. I will not listen to any objections. If you want to continue working as my bodyguard, do not pick up a sword for a month.”
“…”
“If you disobey my orders, I will have Pal-gap put you in a wheelchair and drag you around.”
“Ugh!”
My words made Yeo-eung-am's brow furrow.
The wheel chair was made for those who couldn't walk or had difficulty walking.
It was also a very popular item.
This was because there were more people who needed wheel chairs than expected.
Perhaps because he knew that I was a man of my word, Yeo-eung-am nodded.
“Yes, I will.”
While treating Yeo-eung-am's wounds, I was filled with rage.
How dare he hurt my bodyguard?
“I'm sorry. I couldn't stop him from escaping.”
I shook my head at Jin-yu's words.
“I told you before. He's a quick fighter.”
“That's true, but…”
At that moment, Master Jin came to where we were.
It seemed that the Royal Guards who had led us to the physician had relayed the news.
“Master, you've come?”
“What a coincidence. Are the bodyguards all right?”
“One of them injured his arm and will need about a month to recover.”
“I see...”
He looked truly sorry.
“Actually, just as you said, there really was a tunnel. And while searching it, we found the people hiding there.”
“...”
“During the battle, they escaped through another exit. And while chasing them, this happened.”
“Did you catch Yang Eun-jik?”
“...We lost him.”
He let out a sigh.
“It's already happened. What can we do? It was just bad luck that he was walking there.”
I let out a sigh.
“And I think you should apologize to the injured man, not me.”
Master Jin-yeong nodded at my words.
“You are right.”
He approached the Yeo-eung-am warrior and apologized.
Seeing this, I understood the character of Master Jin-yeong. It is not easy for someone in his position to bow his head like that.
“Then I will be on my way.”
“Yes. Please take care.”
“I... I'm really sorry.”
He apologized once more and hurriedly left.
I turned around and approached the warrior Yeo Eung-am.
He was bandaged, so it seemed that his treatment was almost finished.
“Seo Woo and Jin Yu.”
“Yes.”
“Let's work together.”
I continued.
“As you know, I am the kind of person who cannot rest until I get revenge for what has been done to me.”
They nodded at my words.
I am now regretting it.
Even though I heard from Jin-yu that Yang Eun-jik was a dangerous person, I failed to deal with him at the beginning.
I was worried that trying to catch Yang Eun-jik would draw the attention of the Martial Alliance.
So I postponed the Royal Guards' attempt to capture Yang Eun-jik.
And I didn't take any active measures.
But because I held back, the bodyguard was injured.
It was bitterly disappointing to realize that even if I lived my life again, I would still have regrets.
One regret is enough.
At that moment, Seo Woo said to me.
“I think it would be best to calm your Liege down. In fact, it is also our fault that Yeo Eung-am was injured. It is because we are not strong enough...”
“If Seo Woo says so, what should I say?”
Lee Pil scratched his head.
“It was my weakness that caused the injury. I apologize.”
“I will train harder.”
The bodyguards' apologies made me smile without realizing it.
“If you're going to apologize, I should apologize first. I was the one who suggested we go out for dinner tonight...”
“I don't think so! Eating is important!”
We all laughed at Pal-gap's words, which lightened the mood.
“Of course. Eating is important.”
“That's right.”
Thanks to that, the tension eased a little.
I took a deep breath and looked at everyone and said,
“Anyway, we have to catch that guy.”