Chapter 429
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 429
Chapter 429. Danger (5)
After thinking carefully, I recalled a previous incident.
My brother Jin-ho had gone to Yunnan Province and disappeared.
The cause was the phenomenon of Mushusan created by Eunmu-geom.
At that time, all of my companions were deceived by the phenomenon and couldn't find the right path, but I was the only one who wasn't deceived and found the right way.
Later, I realized that it was because of the martial arts I had learned and my constitution.
The Tae-Eum-Bing-Hae-Shin-Gong had the ability to prevent me from falling into any deception, and my constitution, called Hyun-Mu-Seong-Che, prevented things around me from affecting my mind.
Like Mu-Chul-Mu-San, formations also twist nature through the arrangement of surrounding objects to deceive the five senses.
That is why you see hallucinations as if you have fallen into the sea from the land, and you continue to circle around the same place.
However, since the formations do not interfere with my five senses, I do not feel anything strange and have arrived safely.
This is good.
By the way, how can I get rid of it completely?
I won't rest until I get revenge for this.
* *
Mou Yong-tae headed for Eun Seo-ho's residence.
The night before, his father had asked him to talk to Eun Seo-ho about marrying his younger sister.
“Can I speak with Master Xianxie and Master Dao now?”
At his question, his attendant blinked his eyes.
“What? What do you mean?”
“What do you mean? What is that?”
“A warrior came earlier and said that Young Master asked me to call you, so I came.”
“What?”
He was taken aback.
“I never gave such an order. That's why I came here myself, isn't it?”
“What? Then who called for my young master?”
He looked serious.
“Something seems to have happened. Do you know where he went?”
“Yes. He went to the secret room. I just came from there.”
Mou Yong-taeg immediately headed for the secret room and saw two samurai standing at the entrance.
“Are Master Sun and Master Dae inside, waiting for us?”
“Yes, they are.”
“It's been about an hour since they went in... Were you waiting inside?”
Mou Yong-taeg bit his lip at that question.
“I didn't tell anyone to call Master Sun and Master Dao.”
“What?”
“Then why did that warrior lie to me?”
“Is that warrior still inside?”
“No. He said he was on an errand for Young Master and left the secret room for that place.”
“What did he look like?”
The two bodyguards described the warrior they had seen.
Murong Taige asked his bodyguard.
“Was there such a warrior?”
At that question, the bodyguard frowned.
“I don't think I've seen him before... I can't be sure based on your description alone.”
At that moment, something crossed Murong Taegul's mind, and he immediately ordered his bodyguard.
“I order you in the name of the Young Master! Seal off all the entrances to the main house immediately!”
“Yes, sir!”
Then, Murong Taige entered the secret chamber alone.
He thought he knew who had tricked Eun Seo-ho into coming here.
“Seong-geol... Why are you doing this?”
The reason why someone called Eun Seo-ho to the secret chamber was probably to use what was there to get him into trouble.
What was in the secret chamber was a formation.
The formations there do not directly harm anyone, but unless someone takes them out, they keep people trapped in the same place.
Furthermore, it is a vicious formation that distorts the flow of time, making a day feel like a year.
In order to escape from the formation on one's own, one must either step on the path of life or destroy the formation.
However, finding the path to life was extremely difficult, and breaking the formations required the level of skill of a master.
It had already been over an hour since Eun Seo-ho had entered, so he must be suffering greatly.
He had to hurry and get him out of the formations.
As he headed toward the depths, he realized what Murong Seong-gyeong had done.
He had deliberately curved the straight entrance so that anyone would step on the formation.
An outsider would not notice anything strange and would step on the formation without hesitation.
“Damn it!”
In order to temporarily stop the formation, he had to go to the inner chamber, so he cursed under his breath and headed there.
However...
When he arrived at the inner sanctum, he was taken aback.
“Cool...”
“...”
Eun Seo-ho, who he thought was wandering around and suffering because of the formations, was fast asleep in the inner sanctum.
* * *
Huh?
Suddenly, I heard someone running, so I opened my eyes and looked up.
Mou Yong-tae, the Young Master, was looking at me with a panicked expression.
Oh no...
He caught me sleeping.
While thinking about how to get rid of Mou Yong-tae, who was trying to harm me, I came up with a rough plan and realized one thing.
No one would come to this secret room unless there was an emergency.
In other words, it was a place where I could rest without being disturbed by others.
Since my plan depended on Young Master coming here, what was I going to do here alone?
It wasn't really suitable for training either.
Even though it was July, the climate here, or perhaps the shade of the trees, made it the perfect temperature for sleeping.
So, I was lying down on a long chair enjoying a nap, but Young Master Murong Tai-geol arrived sooner than I expected.
I got up naturally, as if I hadn't been sleeping.
In fact, I was able to sleep so comfortably because I knew that the only person who would come looking for me was Young Master.
I greeted him with a cheerful expression.
“You came earlier than I expected.”
“What happened?”
“What do you mean?”
“I thought you would be suffering because of the formations here. But...”
I smiled and said, “I have my own way of dealing with things. It's hard to explain, but I'm fine.”
“I'm so glad to hear that. I apologize on behalf of everyone.”
“No, you don't have to apologize. It's not your fault.”
I stopped him from bowing his head.
“No, it's not your fault. Why are you apologizing?”
“My younger brother is also a member of the Moyong Clan, and I am the Young Master of the Moyong Clan.”
“He is old enough to be independent. And since he made this decision on his own, he must take responsibility for his actions.”
He sighed and nodded at my words.
“Yes, you're right.”
He continued.
“First, before you came here, I restricted access to the main house. The samurai who brought you here might have fled.”
In fact, even if he had fled, I had Geumryeong, so I could find him easily, which is why I stayed here.
But I am grateful to Young Master Murong for taking such measures.
“Thank you very much for doing that for me.”
I clasped my hands together and asked him with a serious expression.
“About that treasured sword you lost. Was that the doing of Mister Murong Shengjie?”
He flinched at my question.
“I told you not to show your emotions so easily.”
“I'm sorry. I was caught off guard and didn't think.”
I continued calmly.
“In my opinion, Mister Murong Shengge is dreaming a pipe dream. It's fine to dream, but the problem is that the people around him are suffering because of it.”
In my previous life, one of those victims was Young Master Murong Taige. It almost happened again in this life.
The Clan Head was probably one of the victims as well.
Judging from the fact that he suddenly passed on the position of Clan Head to Moyong Seong-geol.
“If the Moyong Clan ends up being swayed by him because of that, it would be truly deplorable.”
“...”
“I believe that Mister Moyong Seong-geol is being influenced by outside forces.”
Otherwise, how could he have handed over that treasured sword to the Gui Maeng Market?
The process of registering an item for sale at the flea market is quite complicated.
That is why the flea market has such a good reputation, and it is also the pride of those who run it.
Judging from the Young Master's reaction, it seems that he already knew that.
He probably found out while searching for the whereabouts of the treasured sword.
Therefore, he cannot ignore what I said.
“If you are not angry at the current situation where outside forces are looking down on the Moyong Clan, then you are not fit to be the Young Master, nor are you fit to be a member of the Moyong Clan.”
Hearing my words, he clenched his fists and said,
“I am angry too! But I don't know what to do...”
“What do you mean, ‘what to do’? By the way, you came sooner than I expected.”
Young Master Murong hesitated for a moment, then explained the whole story.
“Actually, last night, my father asked me to come find you and ask your intentions.”
“What intentions are you talking about?”
“Marriage to my younger sister.”
“Cough!”
What the hell is this in the middle of the night!
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I'm fine. And thank you for your offer, but I already have someone in mind...”
“I see. I apologize for my intrusion.”
I just caught a clue from what he said.
“Does anyone else know that the Clan Head asked you to come here?”
“No, only Yeon-ga and I know. Oh, my mother knows too.”
Oh, so Murong Shengge doesn't know.
That's why he used this method.
But that will ultimately be his downfall.
“I have a good idea.”
* * *
Murong Shengge asked his servant who entered his room.
“Well, how did it go?”
“As planned, Mister Eun Seo-ho entered the secret room. He thinks it is an entrance, but it is obvious that he will fall into the trap.”
“Hehehe, he will suffer quite a bit.”
“But what if the warriors who received our orders reveal that it was you who ordered them to do so?”
“Do you have any proof?”
“No.”
“Yes. And he must have already fled with the money I gave him as payment. You worry too much. Besides, he will never open his mouth.”
“I think I was being too sensitive.”
“And there are people who heard you call him, so you will be blamed for the crime.”
The attendant asked with a worried look on his face.
“You are right, but... there is no motive, is there?”
“Motive? If they met at the secret office, they must have planned something together. We can just say that they did it because their plan went wrong.”
He continued.
“So go to them and ask for their help. Ask them to fabricate evidence that will tie the two of them together.”
“Yes, sir.”
Just then,
there was a commotion outside, and the servant went out to see what was happening.
He soon returned with a distraught look on his face.
“What happened?”
“It's terrible!”
“What is it?”
“Mister Eun Seo-ho... has been found in a coma at the secret investigation office.”
“What?”
I thought he would just have a little trouble and come out, but a coma!
“According to the statement that Young Master Eun Seo-ho was summoned to the secret chamber, the annexes of those who have access to the secret chamber have been sealed off. Therefore, our annex has also been sealed off.”
“What is this...”
Murong Seong-geol couldn't help but panic.
* *
“Oh, young master. What on earth is going on?”
I was lying on my bed in my quarters. Pal-gap was searching for me beside me.
“Pal-gap.”
“Yes?”
“That's enough. There's no one here now.”
“Is that so?”
Pal-gap cleared his throat and said.
“My throat was hurting so much, I almost died.”
I smiled at Pal-gap.
Rumors that I was in a coma had spread throughout the Moyong Clan.
“But do we really have to do this?”
I nodded at the words of Young Master Moyong Taegul, who was sitting next to me.
“Yes. Isn't this a good reason for the Young Master to block all entrances to the Moyong Clan?”
I appreciate what he did for me, but I would be in trouble if he were to be reprimanded for it.
“That's true, but...”
“And only if I am in a coma can the real culprit be punished properly.”
No matter how malicious the other party's intentions were, if I am fine, it would be difficult to prove their guilt.
“And although I haven't found him yet, it will be easier to pressure the samurai who led me to Lim Mil-won.”
There was a huge difference between agreeing to frame Sun Hyuk-mi and agreeing to put him in a coma.
If he took all the blame here, he would be branded as someone who harmed a martial arts hero and be sentenced to death by Senior Brother.
If he didn't want that, he would confess willingly.
I don't particularly like the title of Sunhae Mirang, but it comes in handy at times like this.
In any case, the private quarters of those with access to the secret police were sealed off.
If we're going to do this, we have to do it in style.
That way, we'll maximize the effect.
Earlier, Captain Bok-Yoon and his wife came to see me and glanced at me before saying, “So, how can I help you?”
As expected of my friend.
He understood the situation immediately, and I asked him to protest to the Clan Head.
I also asked him to promise that the person who had put me in this predicament would be stripped of all his privileges.
The Clan Head is going to be in for it.
At that moment, we heard the Young Master's servant shouting from outside.
“Young Master! They've caught that samurai!”
We smiled.
Things are about to get interesting.