Everyone looked at Jang Mandok with a surprised expression. In just one day after starting treatment, the spirit of Samadangjung became clear and he was able to eat in two days. Sima Cheong, who had been giving up on only a thousand and two hundred dollars, ran to him at once.
“Father…”
“Dang Joong-ah! Will you recognize me?”
“Of course. I don’t feel any energy, but there is no pain anywhere.”
Do Pyeong-su, who glanced at Jang Man-dok’s face, thought, ‘It’s because of the drug.’
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
“We’re doing this for money, right?”
He didn’t dare to say, ‘I probably won’t live long.’ Samadang-jung, who had liver cirrhosis and Hwa-ryu disease, missed the treatment time, and the disease would get worse.
In order to cure that disease, Jang Mandok must be treated for a short period of one year or longer for more than five years. The only thing that had improved now was that the body had been temporarily restored by using a very strong poison and a little medicine. Of course, even if it was not sick, Samadangjung will not live long.
He noticed the seven points, and as his face color returned a little, the memories of Do Pyeong-su were revived. For ordinary people, seven years was enough to forget, but for Do Pyeong-su, seven years were as vivid as seven days ago.
‘Devil. It would have been easier if I had died of an illness.’
Do Pyeong-su wrote a prescription for three months. “Please stay a little longer and give me treatment.”
“Take this medicine and you will be fine. So we don’t have to stay any longer. It’s unlikely, but I’d like to send someone to call me if things get worse. Then I’ll run right away.”
At Do Pyeong-su’s words, the elderly man’s expression twitched a little, but there was no reaction. Soon the slips were in their hands.
“Mandock. Let’s go to Geumhong. To bring the good news.”
The deadline was one month, but Geum Hong and Seo Seok-san didn’t take that long. The first route they chose was the shortest route, and they chose the steepest mountain possible. The shamans and helpers who were encamped in Hubei did not even see the shadow of Ji-an Kang leaving Hubei Province.
If he hadn’t gotten confused in the middle of the mountain, he would have arrived half a day early. When they arrived at the Hagok Mountain Lodge in four days, those who took over Kang Ji-an immediately set out on the road. They had no need or interest in knowing why they were running away from the shamans. They were both satisfied with the receipt of a bill worth a thousand silver coins.
“Would you have solved the problem with Mandok and Pyeong-su?”
“You’ll find out when you go back to the meeting.”
It was a long journey that took five days because it had gone so far. Do Pyeong-su and Jang Mandok were waiting for the return meeting. “Damn it! I should have taken Mandok to Hanamseong.”
Do Pyeong-su said as if teasingly at the murmurings of Jeon Yeon-hong.
“Don’t even dream unless you have the death penalty or a talent like me.”
“Mandok did the treatment, so you just played and ate.”
“If you keep saying harsh things to me, will you regret it?”
“Huh! It’s something I’ve been saying all my life, and if I thought I would regret it, I would have already regretted it when I was five characters tall.”
“I tried to tell you where he was seven years ago, but I can’t.”
“That guy from seven years ago?” ”
Wow! Minachal Alchemy Hong has faded a lot. Forgetting grudges!”
“I forget grace, but never grudge… No way! Seven years ago?”
“Yeah, that guy from Shandong.”
“The guy with seven dots on his chest?”
“Yeah, the guy with seven dots on his chest who gave you the spring potion.”
“You found him? where?”
“Well, where did you find it?”
“Don’t tell me right now before I pluck out all that beard!”
“Uh-huh! If you keep going like that….”
Then, Baek Dong-pal entered the room. “We have received a new request for an amount that you can afford.”
Baek Dong-pal handed over the work that cost a lot of money to the Blood Wind Lion. He realized that the only way not to look at them was to give them ten thousand nyang.
“This quest costs nine hundred nyang… Ouch!”
Baek Dong-pal’s words were cut off because Nun Yeong-hong suddenly grabbed her by the neck. “I, what am I… What’s up…?”
“Where did Mandok and Pyeong-su received the commission?”
There was no back-and-forth. When Pension Hong asked, he just needed to answer honestly. “Ha, Hanam Sima Cheong Daein’s House…”
“Shut up!” Do Pyeong-su was warning was too late, so he heard all the necessary words. “You mean that motherfucker is there?”
“Cheap! yep! Why are you doing this?”
“You broke the colic because of you!” Do Pyeong-su was about to hold him, but Seo Seok-san stopped him.
“Shut up. Even the dung flies were fluttering to live.” Do Pyeong-su then asked Hyeon-myeon-hong who was about to leave the room.
“You want to go right away? Order?”
“Is the quest a problem now?”
They were all trying to make money, but the problem with Yeonjun-hong was a grudge that transcended money. Seok-san and Do Pyeong-su took out their slips and looked down at them. Others risked their lives for this, but to them, it was nothing more than a common piece of paper.
“Shall we stop?”
“I can fix it cheaply with this money, or see a little more abomination.”
“Let’s go back. I want to see the death penalty.”
Jang Man-dok also nodded and agreed with their opinion. They left because they needed 10,000 nyang, but when they came out of the manor, money did not give them any meaning. It was much more enjoyable to play with Geom Woo-bin, even if it was just lying in a pile of garbage.
Baek Dong-pal then asked the Blood Lion who was about to leave the room. “Hey, the request…?”
“Done. live well.” Baek Dong-pal glanced at the place where Lion had left. Him being alive was almost a miracle from God.
The Blood Lion worked by himself, earned two thousand two hundred nyang, and went away!
“Tomorrow is the sun… Open from the west?”
In Wolhagiru, the strongest man with his armpits was thrown out with one blow from the intruder’s fist. The back of the white nopal, who retreated, slammed against the pillar.
“Go, do you think you’ll be safe in Wolhagiru!” Kwak Bong’s fist was swung.
Bang! He heard thunder in his ear, and a sharp pain hit his cheek. Kwak Bong’s fists ran through Baek No-pal’s face and locked him into his pole. It was such a solid pillar, but it was crushed like it was made of tofu.
“We all know that you made the three Yang brothers to set fire to the Hanghogiru.”
“I, I don’t know.”
“It’s no use getting away. Because I already know everything.” Knowing even the three brothers of the Yang family meant that one had grasped the whole story.
“There is no one in Hangzhou who can protect you. How dare a Peking peasant touch the Hangzhou line from Hangzhou. You are dead.”
Kwak Bong, who threatened him, fortunately just returned. The strength in his legs loosened, and stones fell on his slumped head. He didn’t know much about martial arts, but if he were to break stone pillars with his fists, he was a pretty good master in Moorim too.
“He just came… … You were a worker at Oh Seon-won.”
He didn’t understand at all. Until a few weeks ago, the guy who delivered alcohol and didn’t open his mouth reticently was a Moorim, and he was also a master!
“Is the rumor true?” It felt a little bit understandable why the people of Hangzhou give so much praise to the name of Hangzhou.
“Anyway, this is… It’s not my fault!” The fire at Hanghogiru was purely for Wolhagiru, and it was for Hwangjogil.
“Yeah, Jo Gil will take care of it.” Money also made demons. If there were ten masters of Oseon Jangwon, Hwang Jo-gil could definitely buy 100 masters.
That money was the most powerful weapon in the world was a belief like that of Baek No-pal’s. It was because of money that he left the familiar Beijing and came to the unfamiliar Hangzhou. Conversely, if he were to run out of money, he would eventually be trampled on by the staff manor.
And so, Baek No-pal ran to the only savior who could save him. The movements of people like Baek No-pal were in Geom Woo-bin’s hands. Geom Woo-bin was expecting that if Kwak Bong scared him, the only place he would go to was Hwang Jo-gil.
Baek No-pal, who arrived at the royal family, eagerly sought the Hwangjo-gil. Fortunately, he had been there a few times, so the butler made it easy for him to meet Hwangjo-gil.
“Jo Gil-ah! Save me!”
The sister-in-law who was with Hwang Jo-gil asked. “Why are you so fussy?”
“I noticed that Oseon Manor had told me to set fire to the Hanghogiru. One came today, and he almost died!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the sister’s hand turned Baek No-pal’s face to the left. It was a hand that was so bitter that tears flowed out.
“Why… Okay?”
“I said Hwang Dae-in is not your friend.” Hwang Jo-gil’s eyes looking at the white nopal were cold. Since he was in Beijing, Hwangjo-gil’s gaze on him had always been that way.
However now, he couldn’t afford to feel bad about it. “Sorry, I’m sorry. Hwang Dae-in. Everything I did was for Hwang Dae-in.”
“You don’t remember when I told you to make a fire?”
“Isn’t a good subordinate someone who takes care of things before talking to his boss? I just did my best in my role as a subordinate.”
“You’re talking as if you were in my stomach.”
“Sulfur… what a great man.”
“The person from Oseonjangwon wants to see the master.”
Baek No-pal’s was bleached white at the name of Oh Seon Jangwon. “Hey, why did they come all the way here?”
“You will know when we meet.”
At this, he stood up. “Why not just send it back? They’re so violent, I’m worried that Daein Hwang might get hurt.”
“Huh! I will not be hurt.”
When they went out to the gate, they were able to meet Geom Woo-bin, Kwak Bong, Kang Chan-sik, and Yang’s three brothers, the arsonist. Geom Woo-bin looked at them following him from behind. “Just in time, here is the person we wanted to catch.”
Hwang Jo-gil glanced at Baek No-pal. “What’s going on?”
“If you ask me first, it means that you know who I am.”
“Everyone told me that if I didn’t know the Hangzhou Wu Line from Hangzhou, it would be like something big would happen. So you know.”
“Then it will be easy to talk about. A great man’s minions burned the giru that was being built in our Oseonjangwon.”
“I never did!”
“Of course, I didn’t set the fire myself. I just paid money to the three Yang brothers here.”
“Wow, what kind of bullshit are you talking about! I like them too I’ve never met you!”
“Did I see with my own eyes the Governor-General a few days ago and they were gambling at the gambling house?”
At this, the bewildered Baek No-pal stuttered over his words. “Anyway, not at the gambling board… … We may have met, but that’s all.”
At this, Geom Woo-bin pulled out a slip from her arms. “It’s a three-nyang silver slip. If you look here, you can see General Paik’s seal.”
It was not the battlefield, but when one were to hand over a ticket to someone else, it was the seal that they must take. “The three brothers of the Yang family confessed that General Paik was behind it, and there is evidence like this.”
Geom Woo-bin’s eyes turned to Hwang Jo-gil. “What do you think of the great Shin-Hwang who has such a subordinate?”
“If there is evidence for the criminal who confessed, you would be right.”
“Wow, Hwang Dae-in!”
“I don’t keep criminals under my control.”
“This was all done for Hwang Dae-in! But are you going to hand me over to them?”
“No, it is a sin committed by a man who was once a domestic trader, and he cannot get his hands dirty.”
Suddenly, Baek No-pal’s eyes opened wide, and a stuffy moan came out.
“This person… dog, pup…!”
Baek No-pal, who spit out abusive language as his last will, fell forward. The blood that started on his back began to wet the yard. Yeo Dong-sul, who stabbed the white nopal with a knife, stood half a step behind Hwang Jo-gil.
“It seems that my subordinate is responsible for his mistakes, how about it?”
Geom Woo-bin didn’t even blink an eye when he saw a person being stabbed with a knife. “Is there anything left to see?”
Geom Woo-bin looked at him for a long time and then opened his mouth. “Hwang De-in is a sick person.”
“Are you a sick person?”
“People say that there are four main types of soldiers, but Hwang Dae-in is the third.”