Chapter 387
The Youngest Son of the Silver Sea Trading Company Chapter 387
Chapter 387. Burial (6)
Cho-seok was taken aback by the returning warrior's words.
“What? There's no one there?”
“Yes.”
He had been told to contact them if anything happened, so he did...
But what he got was devastating news.
That meant he had to protect himself.
“...Find out if you can get Bingryangshil, Seolsam Seolmaesil, Bingrumae, and Sangyeopcho right now.”
“What? Why do you need those?”
“Just find out! Do your job for the money you're paid!”
“Yes, sir.”
The wanderers he hired scattered throughout Yōrei and began searching.
Fortunately, Yōrei was close to the North Sea, so it was likely that they would be able to find such yin herbs.
Around lunchtime that day, good news arrived.
“The young palace head of the Northern Sea Ice Palace has come to Yōrei with the herbs.”
He breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he frowned.
Of all places, he had to meet the Palace Head of the Northern Sea Ice Palace, whom he hated.
However, his life was more important than his hatred.
Even now, thinking about the pain he had suffered earlier, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Even in such a situation, he couldn't even dream of running away because he was well aware of the Palace Head's reputation.
“Contact that Palace Head right now. I'll buy those elixirs.”
***
According to my plan, the Palace Head quietly moved to a nearby inn.
For this plan to succeed, it was important that no one knew she was staying at the Trading Company.
While they were eating breakfast at the inn, a group of people dressed in martial arts uniforms arrived.
They were the disciples of the Northern Sea Ice Palace who had been summoned.
“Greetings, Palace Head!”
When they saw Bing Haerin, they quickly clasped their hands together in a bow.
“Have you eaten?”
“We ate some dry rations on the way here. Fortunately, we still have a little left...”
Their faces were all pale, clearly showing the shortage of supplies at the Northern Sea Ice Palace.
I said to them,
“Will dry rations suffice? Shouldn't you have a proper meal?”
I ordered some warm porridge for them.
“But...”
“How can we...”
They couldn't eat delicious food while the people of the Northern Sea Ice Palace were starving.
“If you don't want to interfere with our work, you must eat.”
“What?”
“Are you planning to tell the enemy about the situation in our palace?”
At Binghaerin's words, they nodded as if they had realized something.
“We understand.”
“We will obey your orders.”
I wanted to feed them plenty of meat, but in their starving condition, eating fatty food would most likely cause them to get sick.
That would not do, so I ordered porridge.
He also decided to rent an inn for the people of Bing Palace.
There were only a few guests at the time, so he asked for their understanding.
When he offered to pay double the price, they gladly moved to a nearby inn.
He let them rest and waited at the inn while drinking tea on the first floor.
At that moment, Pal-gap entered the inn.
“Young master, the second captain is asking when you will be leaving.”
“I will leave within two days.”
Hyung-nim must be worried about his mother-in-law and sisters-in-law.
But this matter was more important than that.
Although it was still only a slight fever, if we couldn't stop it, the Northern Sea Ice Palace would starve to death.
That afternoon.
A warrior visited the inn where Bing Haerin was staying.
“The person I am serving wishes to purchase those magical herbs.”
Bing Haerin replied as I had instructed her.
“Then tell him to come here tonight.”
“Yes, ma'am.”
The big fish took the bait.
When he left and I approached Bing Haerin, she asked me, “Is he a subordinate of the person who plotted against the Northern Sea Ice Palace?”
“He's just a wanderer.”
“Oh, I see. If he comes to make a deal, please intimidate him.”
“Is that so?”
“Do you remember what I told you? If he comes to make a deal, please intimidate him as much as you can.”
“That won't be difficult.”
She said with a smile.
“I want to tear the person who did that to the palace to pieces anyway.”
The sun set.
Then, a well-dressed man visited the inn with some warriors.
“I've come to trade for the elixir.”
Upon hearing this, one of the Northern Sea Ice Palace disciples said to him.
“Please come this way. The Palace Head is coming.”
He sat down at one of the tables on the first floor of the inn. I hid in the distance and watched him.
The description given by Captain Bok-Yoon was quite accurate.
That man was the one who led this operation.
But... why did I sense the aura of a black sword from him?
He didn't seem to have trained in martial arts.
After thinking about it for a moment, I realized why.
There must be someone else behind him who is supporting him. That would explain how he got his hands on the fake elixir.
And the aura I sense now must be coming from that person.
Then it is certain that this attempt to destroy the Northern Sea Ice Palace was planned by someone else.
The man who called himself Cho was becoming increasingly uncomfortable, and it was evident on his face.
That was understandable, as they had been waiting for over an hour, but Palace Head Bing Hae-rin still had not appeared.
I ordered him.
It is to make it clear who is in charge.
An hour later, Palace Head Bing Hae-rin finally came down the stairs.
He approached him.
“Are you the one who wants to buy the elixirs?”
“Yes, I am. But isn't this rude? How can you keep a guest waiting like this?”
In an instant, the temperature in the inn dropped sharply.
“Guest?”
“...”
“You're here to buy elixirs, not to be a guest, right?”
“But...”
“And we at the Northern Sea Ice Palace do not wait for anyone.”
It was arrogant, but true.
The Northern Sea Ice Palace was one of the most powerful forces in the entire martial arts world.
It was ironic that such a place was struggling to find food.
“I understand. I'm sorry. Hm.”
Her momentum made him tremble, and he finally gave up.
I don't know why I said something that would get me into trouble.
Bing Haerin, the Palace Head, said.
“The elixirs I have prepared are Bing Lian Shi, Seol Sam Seol Mae Shi, and Bing Lu Mae Sang Yeop Cho. Shall I start with Bing Lian Shi?”
I sent her a telepathic message.
“Call for 6,000 nyang.”
She replied to my telepathy.
“6,000 nyang.”
“Huh! Is it that expensive?”
“If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it. There are many others who want it.”
“No, it's not that...”
Now it was time for me to make my appearance.
I slipped outside and burst through the door as if I had just run in.
“Huff, huff, I heard there's a magic potion here.”
One of the disciples greeted me naturally.
“You're the one who contacted us about the transaction, aren't you?”
“Yes, that's right.”
“Please wait a moment. Someone else is currently conducting a transaction...”
I asked.
“What kind of elixirs do you have?”
“We have Bingryangshil, Seolsam Seolmaesil, Bingrumae, and Sangyeopcho.”
My eyes lit up, and I exclaimed.
“I'll buy all of them for 20,000 nyang!”
Hearing my words, Palace Head Bing Haerin smiled and said.
“For 20,000 nyang?”
“Yes. They are worth that much.”
Bing Haerin asked Cho, looking at him.
“This gentleman wants to buy them all for 20,000 nyang. What do you think?”
He bit his lip and then found fault with me.
“How can you be so rude as to interfere in someone else's business?”
“Isn't it rude to take away the seller's chance to get a higher price?”
“What?”
“And I don't know anything about that. Anyway, I'll buy all of them for 10,000 nyang.”
At this point, he must be desperate.
It's not about the money, but if he can't get those things, something terrible will happen to him.
“Twenty thousand silver coins! I'll buy all of them for twenty thousand silver coins!”
“I'll buy them for twenty thousand silver coins.”
“Twenty-five thousand silver coins!”
“Huh...”
I should stop here.
“Damn it!”
I looked angry and slammed my fist on the table. Seeing me like that, he laughed cheerfully.
“You were full of spirit, young man, but it was no use.”
Bing Hae-rin, the Palace Head, said.
“Then I'll sell it to you for 15,000 nyang. Please pay first.”
“Can I take a look at the elixir first?”
“Of course.”
She signaled to her disciple, who brought the elixir down from above.
He placed it on the table.
“Take a look. But...”
Bing Haerin, the Palace Head, glared at him with killing intent.
“Are you saying that you don't trust the Northern Sea Ice Palace because you want to examine the elixir?”
“Huh! No, that's not what I meant...”
Bing Haerin's killing intent was as cold as the North Sea wind.
He was trembling so much that he couldn't even speak properly.
Seeing him like that, Bing Haerin said coldly.
“Actually, we had a very unpleasant experience before. You said that the elixirs of our Northern Sea Ice Palace were fake! Whoever committed this evil deed against us will be caught and put to death...”
The terrible stories coming out of her mouth.
Cho, the culprit, was trembling in fear. He had done the deed, but he was scared.
“So you want to take a closer look?”
“No, that's not it.”
The author's intention is obvious.
He was probably trying to find some minor fault to lower the price.
But with such killing intent, would he really be able to do that?
“Then please give me the money.”
“The payment... I'll write a check.”
He handed her a check. It was a check with his name on it.
Bing Haerin, the Palace Head, handed it to her disciples and said,
“Go to the battlefield and exchange these for cash.”
“Yes, ma'am.”
There was a branch of the Geumsan Battlefield in Yonyang, and since it was a relatively large village, it would have had that much money.
An hour later
The disciples returned with large boxes.
“We exchanged it for cash.”
Bing Haerin opened the boxes herself and examined the silver coins inside.
“Good.”
She put the elixirs in the box and handed it to him.
“Now this is yours. It was a good deal.”
“It was a good deal...”
With that, he left the inn, feeling uneasy. Seeing the money he gave to Palace Head Bing Haerin in cash, he must be worried about what will happen next.
That must be almost all of his fortune.
Come to think of it, I bought all of that at the auction for only a little over 10,000 nyang, but seeing that it was sold for 25,000 nyang, I guess I really am a natural-born merchant.
I sighed deeply and followed him out.
“I envy you.”
“...There's nothing to envy. This is a matter of life and death for me, so I couldn't give it up.”
“Excuse me, are you that person?”
“Huh?”
“There are rumors about you. I heard that you were caught cheating the owner of the ear shop.”
“Cheating? It was just a little misunderstanding.”
“Anyway, good luck. I have a friend here in Liaoning, and he told me that if you get on his bad side, you'll be in big trouble.”
“Is that so?”
“I'm sorry for interfering with your business earlier.”
“It seems you needed the medicine too.”
“Yes. Someone asked me to get it for them, and I thought I could make a little profit, but it can't be helped.”
I continued.
“Take care.”
Then, without looking back, I walked away as if I was going on my way.
Then I sent a telepathic message to Jin-yu Musha.
- Are you on your way?
- Yes, I am.
- Then let's move on to the next plan.
- Yes.
We put on the goblin masks that Pal-gap made for us and wore red clothes.
Pal-gap is really good with his hands.
***
Cho-seok sighed.
“Damn it, I'm crazy. I sold this for 50,000 nyang…”
It was almost like he had sold all his possessions, so he felt even worse.
But there was nothing he could do.
First, he had to save his life.
It was fate that his family, which was already ruined, was ruined even further because of the Northern Sea Ice Palace.
In fact, it was his own fault.
At that moment, men wearing red clothes and goblin masks appeared.
“We've come to collect what you promised.”
“Here you are.”
But something was strange.
Their clothes and demeanor seemed right, but they were wearing goblin masks.
“Why are you wearing goblin masks?”
“Because it's nighttime. If it were daytime, we would have just come as we are.”
“...I see.”
“By the way, seeing that you brought it out today, I guess the pain of breaking your bones was quite enjoyable.”
How did you know that? Those who came earlier were definitely them.
“Give me the item.”
“Here you are.”
They took the item and checked it.
“Don't try to deceive us again.”
“Yes.”
When he bowed his head and looked up, they were already gone.
Not only that.
The two samurai who had accompanied him for his protection were also gone.
When he returned to his quarters with a look on his face as if he had been possessed by a ghost, the auctioneer was waiting for him.
“Where is the item?”
“Just now... Didn't you take the elixirs?”
“Are you still asleep?”
“But I just gave them to the men wearing goblin masks. You saw them too...”
However, there were no two wanderers to prove it.
He realized that he had been tricked.
It was as if he had been possessed by a goblin.
But one thing was certain. He was truly ruined.