Chapter 97
Trading Company's Youngest Son Chapter 97
Chapter 97. Eun Jin-ho Goes Missing (5)
It happened in an instant.
Eun Jin-ho reached out his hand toward Eun Seo-ho, who was falling off the cliff, but his hand only grabbed the air.
“Seo-ho! No! Seo-ho!”
Eun Jin-ho screamed.
The earthquake stopped, but no one noticed. It was Eun Seo-ho, of all people...
How could this happen?
Eun Jin-ho slammed his fist on the floor.
“I have to go down.”
He stood up, but collapsed immediately.
Jeong Chung, the leader of the guards, caught him. He quickly performed first aid on Eun Jin-ho and put him to sleep.
Seeing this, the warriors Yeo Eung-am and Lee Pil said to Jang Chung.
“We will stay here and look for our Liege.”
Hearing this, Pal-gap quickly raised his hand.
“I will also stay and search for the young master!”
Seo Woo also stepped forward.
“I have not yet repaid my debt to His Majesty. Please do not take away my chance to repay him.”
Hearing their words, Mak-chung sighed.
The situation was difficult.
He had to return to Hubei with Boicha, but he felt uneasy about leaving them behind.
Moreover, he was reluctant to return without knowing the fate of Eun Seo-ho, who had come here with him to search for them.
At that moment.
“I will stay.”
The one who stepped forward was Head Escort, who had led the missing people.
“I have truly shown myself to be ashamed. If I return to the escort agency like this, I will not be able to continue my work as a Head Escort. Please allow me to remain here so that I may wash away my shame.”
Mak-chung made his decision.
“Very well. Then you four, yourself, and the four warriors who have volunteered will remain here.”
“Thank you.”
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Meanwhile,
something strange happened to Eun Seo-ho as he fell toward the cliff.
Uuung.
A silvery light began to spread from his body.
As if responding to the light, the thick fog below the cliff began to move.
The fog surrounded Eun Seo-ho in layers.
Thanks to this, when Eun Seo-ho finally hit the ground, he felt no impact.
Swoosh.
Soon, the fog dispersed, and even the silver light disappeared back into Eun Seo-ho's body.
A figure hidden in the valley below watched this scene.
“Kui?”
* * *
I opened my eyes.
“Ugh...”
Where am I?
I tried to recall my memories.
There was definitely an earthquake, and because of that, Jin-ho almost fell while protecting Hyung-soo.
That's why I...
I looked at my hands.
I remembered letting go of Jin-ho's arm at the last moment.
At that moment, Jin-ho's severed head flashed before my eyes.
If I hadn't let go of Jin-ho's hand, he would have fallen off the cliff.
It was a split-second decision, but if I had to die to save Jin-ho, I would have no regrets.
I decided to avenge the Martial Alliance and the Baekcheon Trading Company for the sake of my family.
How can I seek revenge when Jin-ho is dead?
It's ridiculous.
Considering that I fell from such a high cliff, the fact that I am still alive seems to be the will of heaven.
But why am I fine?
With all my bones broken, I should be dead!
I sat down and began to regulate my breathing. There seemed to be nothing to interfere with my breathing.
“Hoo...”
After finishing my breathing exercises, I opened my eyes and checked my belongings to see if I had lost anything. The most important thing was my wallet.
Fortunately, my wallet was still there.
My bracelet was also intact.
That was when it happened.
“Huh?”
Something small enough to fit in my hand had appeared on my lap and was looking at me.
“Ah! You scared me!”
I was startled by the creature that had approached me without making a sound.
But it was just looking at me with sparkling eyes.
So I slowly took a closer look at it.
It looked like...
A pig?
Yes, it was a pig.
It was a very small, light pink pig with a curled tail and four legs covered in golden fur.
Its face was rounder than the pigs I knew, and its body was also round.
Its overall round shape reminded me of a ball of light pink yarn.
So...
“It's cute.”
It was really cute.
I looked at it for a while, but it didn't seem like it would harm me.
But then, the pig-like creature rolled over my knee and tapped my pocket with its small hand.
Then it stared at me.
It seemed like it was asking for pocket money.
I couldn't bring myself to look away.
I took a coin out of my pocket. Half of me was curious as to why it had touched my pocket.
I held the coin out to it.
“You want this, right?”
“Koo?”
As if asking if I was really giving it to him, I nodded.
“Yes. You can have it.”
As soon as I said that, he quickly grabbed the coin from my hand.
And then.
Gulp.
He swallowed it.
“...!”
Startled, I quickly grabbed him and shook him.
“Hey! You can't eat that! Spit it out! Quick!”
“Kuu! Kuu! Kuu!”
But he laughed happily and slipped out of my hands and into my sleeve.
“Haa...”
I sighed.
“Well, what can you do? There are many people who are fine even after swallowing tens of thousands of coins, so what harm could one coin do?”
I got up from my seat.
Everyone must be sad because of me, not to mention Jin-ho. Anyone would think he was dead.
And.
I told my mother I would return safely...
Anyway, where is the road?
At that moment, the creature in my sleeve jumped lightly onto the ground and wagged its tail.
Its tail was curled up, but strangely, it seemed to be able to communicate with it.
“Follow me?”
“Koo!”
The creature ran forward, and I followed it.
After walking for a while,
a cave appeared in front of me.
The creature's tail pointed inside the cave.
“You want me to go inside?”
“Koo!”
I felt that there must be a reason for the creature's behavior. So, I followed it into the cave.
The cave was also filled with fog.
I cautiously entered and stopped in my tracks.
“This is...”
In front of me was a sword stuck in a large rock.
The sword was completely silver.
From the blade to the hilt and even the tip at the end.
I approached the sword and read the words engraved on the blade.
Eunmu Sword.
It means “silver mist sword.”
And I knew about this sword.
In my past life, the owner of this Eunmu Sword was the leader of the Martial Alliance.
The Alliance Leader, who had helped the emperor at the time, was awarded this sword.
If I take this, the Martial Alliance Leader will not be able to receive it from the emperor.
The question was whether I was worthy of it.
The Silver Mist Sword was a special sword.
It was said that if an unworthy person drew the sword, a backlash would occur.
Whoever held the sword would go mad.
Even if someone forced themselves to wield it, the sword would not be able to unleash its full power.
It was a difficult sword in many ways.
Come to think of it, one of the backlash phenomena is fog...
“Kuh!”
At that moment, he was startled and slipped into my sleeve.
I sensed intense killing intent directed at me.
I quickly looked behind me.
Behind me, a warrior was approaching me with a sword in his hand.
“That's my sword! That's my sword!”
His eyes and tone were definitely not normal.
“I don't want that sword... Ugh!”
But even though I said that, his hostility toward me did not disappear.
His sword continued to strike toward me.
I'm going crazy.
Where did this guy come from?
I found a clue in his repeated muttering, “It's my sword.”
Could it be that this warrior went mad after trying to get his hands on that sword?
If someone unworthy gets hold of the Eunmu Sword, they go mad.
Bang!
Kwaa!
Squeak!
I kept dodging his attacks and spinning around inside the cave, but there was no end to it.
I had to settle this somehow.
I drew the sword at my waist.
Swoosh.
Then I began to unleash the Twelve Swords of Jinseol that I had learned.
In my opinion, the skill of the madman attacking me was... at least at its peak.
Right now, I was still only at the top level.
My inner arts had improved slightly, but I still couldn't break through the barrier to the peak.
So the only technique I could use now was the second technique, Jiseol.
Woo-oom.
I gathered my inner arts and raised my sword.
Then I swung my sword at the mad warrior attacking me.
Usually, when you learn sword fighting and attack someone for the first time, you unconsciously hesitate to use the assassin technique.
I was no exception.
However, when I realized that if I didn't swing my sword, I would die, I had no choice but to use the assassin technique.
Just like me now.
I was glad that my Master wasn't beside me.
My sharp-witted Master would have noticed something suspicious about me, as I was hesitating to use the assassin technique.
The mad warrior easily dodged my sword and attacked me again.
Chang!
Chaeng!
I swung my sword to block the mad warrior's sword and attacked him at the same time.
But honestly, how could a first-rate warrior stand up to a warrior at the peak of his powers?
I only ended up with more wounds on my body.
Suddenly, I remembered my previous life before I died. It was because, just like then, my inner arts were depleted.
But I couldn't die here.
I had a goal that I had to achieve.
My desperation kept me swinging my sword.
Gradually, I couldn't think of anything anymore.
At the same time, a strange phenomenon occurred. I was able to see the movements of the mad warrior objectively.
Was this the “observation” I had heard about?
I felt that my sword became a little more precise and a little faster.
It was then that white frost settled on my body.
Cha-ching!
Perhaps unable to withstand the blow any longer, the blade shattered and flew away.
At the same time, I came to my senses.
“Ugh!”
The mad warrior did not show any consideration by stopping his attack because my sword was broken.
I quickly rolled over to avoid the attack.
I looked like a lazy donkey rolling on the ground, but did that matter?
I was about to be stabbed to death.
As I backed away, I bumped into a large rock with my sword stuck in it.
Thud.
My escape route was blocked.
Damn it.
If only I had my sword.
If only I had a sword.
That's what I was thinking. Suddenly, the entire rock began to rumble.
And then.
Bang!
The rock shattered into pieces and collapsed.
Before I knew it, the Silver Sword was in my hand.
“Huh? Why is this in my hand?”
However, I had no time to worry about that.
As soon as the mad warrior saw the silver sword in my hand, his momentum became even more ferocious.
His killing intent felt as if it were cutting through my body.
Since it had come to this...
I held the sword and regulated my breathing.
Then I thought of the eighth technique I was currently practicing.
One Point Suspended Ice.
My target was the mad warrior's heart.
For some reason, I felt that now I could use the essence of One Point Suspended Ice.
I took a deep breath.
For some reason, my inner arts, which had been depleted, were now full.
Then I remembered what I had just experienced.
Now is the time!
The silver sword in my hand shot toward the mad warrior's heart at a fierce speed.
Puuu!
I didn't even feel the sensation of piercing flesh. It went through so easily.
The mad warrior's eyes returned to normal.
“I'm sorry...”
Why is he apologizing to me?
“In my arms... the letter... for my mistake... atonement.”
Atonement for his mistake?
Then the mad warrior breathed his last, and I retrieved the silver sword.
Thud.
The mad warrior collapsed on the floor.
“Ha!”
I sat down on the floor. It was really hard.
I looked down at the silver sword in my hand.
The silver light on the blade was undoubtedly sword qi.
I had reached my peak.
When I swung my sword without thinking earlier, I must have been in a state of bliss that I had only heard about.
I was lucky.
If I hadn't reached my peak, I would have been the one lying on the floor, dead.
And it was also thanks to this silver sword that I was able to defeat the mad warrior at the peak of my power.
As expected, a treasured sword was a treasured sword.
I saw the silver sword sheath lying on the floor and put the sword back into it.
Thud.
At that moment.
Woo-oo-oo-oo!
The mist around me began to move, and everything was sucked into the sword in my hand.
As if the mist had never existed.
What?
So the culprit behind the unsolved murders was the Silver Sword?