It was not an easy decision for Sangnamjae and Koh Shinji. “Sorry. Oh Seon Manor is comfortable and it would be good for our Ji-woo, but I have no respect for the chiefs and generals who reside within.”
Koh Shinji nodded in agreement with Sangnamjae’s words. “Yes. When we become proud, then come back and repay the favor.”
“I will talk. You pack up.” Sangnamjae left the room and left the room.
Everything indeed sounded peaceful. However, it was not a paradise they were allowed to go into. Only after erasing the smell of blood from his body would he be eligible to live here. At that moment, Sangnamjae saw three generals just coming out of the liquor store.
“What’s on your face? What’s going on?”
“I have something to tell you three.”
“I was just thinking of having a cup of tea at the pavilion, so let’s go there.”
Sangnamjae followed the three of them and took on the delicate scent of Joo-hyang. Go Seobang poured tea into Sangnamjae’s cup and asked, “What do you want to say?”
“I want to leave Oseonjangwon.”
“Yes? Why?”
“I don’t deserve to be in this manor.”
The three of them just looked puzzled. “I am a wicked man whose business was killing people for money. A sinful person like me does not deserve to live in a place as clean as the Oh Seon Manor. It would be better to leave after repaying the kindness you have given me, but I will come back and pay back after I have washed my sins even a little. Sorry.”
Oh Tong-su, who was looking at Sangnamjae, asked. “So you mean you can’t live in a place full of good people because you are so sinful? Is my understanding correct?”
“That’s right.”
“This is so… I don’t know what to say about this.”
“Have we not talked about who we are and what kind of people we are?”
“I left without time. And there are pregnant women, so you can’t say such dangerous things.”
Giving or taking, Go Seobang then asked the other two people, “By the way, can I tell Sangnamjae who the masters are?”
“Should I get permission?”
“Wait a second. I will come after you.”
Sangnamjae, who was watching the sheep they were doing, was just bewildered. “I don’t know what the three of you are talking about.”
“You will find out in a little while. Do you know how absurd that sounds?”
The late Seobang, who returned soon after, had a lump on his head. “Damn it! You only earned a hawk by asking for the obvious.”
He then asked Sangnamjae with a serious expression. “It is up to you to leave. But before that, I’ll give you a chance to hear us and Master’s identities.”
“Say it.”
“However, once you find out who we are and Master, you will not be able to leave Oh Seon Manor.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll tell you when I promise you.”
Whether to leave without listening or stay after hearing, this was a condition far from Sangnamjae’s determination. “I don’t have to worry so much. After listening to it, the desire to leave will eventually disappear. No, would you rather make a night escape?”
“Who are the generals and the generals?”
“Who do you think it will be?”
“They must be hidden people.”
Sangnamjae could not make more than that guess. “Hey, have you ever heard of Samak Gangseo?”
Although the watershed group didn’t have as much information as the open ones, they had a certain level of understanding about Moorim’s mastery. This was because one would never know when a request to kill one of them would come.
Of course, there was also Samak Gangseo among the names that were investigated. It was also at the top because, if they were that bad, they would eventually kill anyone who was trying to kill them. Fortunately, for Samak Gangseo, there was no contract murder request from Seobaeksalmun.
“Of course I do.”
“That’s us.”
Sangnamjae’s eyes widened. The three generals turned out to be with Samak Gangseo?
“Are you kidding me?”
It couldn’t be. Why would an evil evil person enter the nicknames of such good people?
“No. If it is really him, we would have finished digging the dragon hair at the Seobaeksalmun Gate. The three are not at all alike….”
Talking about it up to there, it seemed that they were a bit similar. “Really… Samak Gangseo… Are you here?”
His voice trembled in surprise. “If you are so surprised to hear our name, you will have a heart attack if you hear the teacher’s nickname.”
If Samak Gangseo was a disciple, how great were those masters? “Well, it’s like you’ve become a member of our family anyway, so you should know who the masters are. They….”
Galmapyeong’s voice lowered like a monologue. “He’s a Blood Lion.”
“…Yeah? Are you a Blood Lion?”
“Drink tea and calm down.” With that, he drank the tea at once and it was hot, so he coughed for a long time.
“It’s natural to be surprised, but try not to die.”
“What… You at least have to say something that makes sense! The Blood Lion is… Does it make sense to do good? They are the worst creatures of Moorim!”
“Not all the rumors about Moorim are true. And it may have been right then, but it is wrong now.”
Samak Gangseo’s expression was so serious that it could not be regarded as a joke.
“Are you really saying your lord is a Blood Lion?”
“Are we going crazy to play with the name Blood Lion?” ”
“Right. That joke alone could kill you.”
“You said that you got rid of a group of demons called Blood Winds just because they have the same name. You have to be careful.”
“Why are these people looking for me and my wife? There’s no way a Blood Lion would do such a good thing, right?”
“That’s why we all respect Sabaek-nim.”
“Are you the big boss?”
“You made the Blood Lion fall prey to gossip. So, it is no surprise that our Samak Gangseo has become a little nicer.” Go Seobang said this to Sangnamjae, who evidently still looked confused.
“Do you think the smell of blood on you is stronger than our Samak Gangseo?”
“You don’t think your notoriety is comparable to that of a Blood Lion, do you?”
He was able to confidently shake his head at Oh Tong-su’s question. Even if he searched the current Moorim, or even within a hundred years, it was hard to find a Madu that could surpass the notoriety of a blood-wielding lion.
Thus, Galmapyeong put a wedge in the conflict between Sangnamjae. “The smell of blood on you seems to be frozen. Don’t be shy, just live here.”
“That… I think it should be.”
He didn’t feel like he was lucky at all. ‘How do I tell Shinji this?’
However, in the end, he didn’t have to worry. “Who’s the Blood Lion?”
There was no need to list all the information floating around in Moorim or collected by Seobaeksalmun.
“They were quite notorious in Moorim.”
“You said that Jangju-nim was bad guys in the past? Much more than you?”
“Yes. So I don’t think there’s any need to leave Oh Seon Manor just because I’m a bad guy. The reason is ridiculous.”
“It is said that people do not change, but there are people who do.”
“There are eight people, including me.”
In the end, Sangnamjae and his baby soon became the new family of Oh Seon Jang-won.
Thanks to Kwak Bong, the black society in Hangzhou was reborn under the name of Wu Seon-hui. It was difficult to give the name Oh Seon to the black society, but in response to Kwak Bong’s plea, particularly that he couldn’t give the name to the giru and why he couldn’t give it to the black society, Geom Woo-bin let him do whatever he wanted.
“Lord. This is the approximate organizational chart of the Oh Seonho. Now that Hangzhou is the only black society, shouldn’t we establish our own system? There is still a group of black swordsmen called Jaryongmun, but if you travel with Hoeju, there is also a Hangjusa ship in that direction, so I think you should be able to handle the Jaryongmun.”
At this, Kwak Bong glanced at the organization chart laid out on the table by Kang Chansik and made a bewildered expression. “Did you just call me a hoeju? I know how that story ended last time.”
“I thought that was just to boost morale….”
Kang Chansik was even worried that Kwak Bong might be harboring some negative feelings. Of course he didn’t think he would become a sojourner. No, his experience within the black society spoke otherwise.
Kwak Bong tapped his name at his most apex with his index finger. “Don’t talk about this anymore. It has already been decided.”
Kwak Bong, who brought his brush, erased his name. Then, naturally, the name at the top of the list became Kang Chansik. “From now on, this man will take care of the Black Society.”
“You have just mastered the black society of Hangzhou, are you going to hand it over to me?”
“What is suffering? I just couldn’t sleep for a few nights. And I have work to do.”
“Because it’s so important….”
“Precisely why you have to keep it.”
“Are you going to give up your seat as a black socialist in Hangzhou and become a prayer for the Five Seongkiru?”
“You don’t know what else you will do in Wolhagiru, so you have to protect it. Then run the black society well. Don’t forget that you know you can’t do it the way you used to.”
“Radish… Of course.”
“If people point your finger at you, you will be tarnishing the name of Wu Seon, so take good care of yourself. When people come from Jaryongmun, don’t overdo it and come running to me.”
After saying that, Kwak Bong went to Oseongiru, which was under construction, without any regrets.
Kang Chansik followed Guo Feng (although he did a little more than that), and he was the chief of the five circles of black society in Hangzhou. He was happy with it, but also felt worried. If it was a black society familiar with Kang Chansik, of course, he and his subordinates would go to Giru and celebrate with a drink.
However, what Oh Seon and Kwak Bong wanted was a completely different black society than before. In other words, they wanted a good black society, but that had more complications than previously expected.
“What should I do?”
The business of the Black Society was divided into four major categories. These were the protection costs paid by merchants, the loan business mainly based on illegal gambling establishments, manpower management, and the supply of goods to the shopping mall. There were other small things, but those four were the biggest sources of income for the black society.
Until now, when the Black Society was rampant in Hangzhou, various black societies shared various businesses, and if a deal was made, they sometimes fought and took it. However now, it was entirely up to Oh Seonho.
Kang Chansik retired from the black society together and called Wang Do-bong, who returned after becoming a bandit. He was not very smart, but he was at least a real guy. “All illegal gambling establishments should be closed.”
Wang Do-bong was surprised. “A gambling hall? Is it one of the biggest sources of income in the black society?”
“If you run a gambling house, you can’t become a good black society. That’s impossible.”
Whether legal or illegal, gambling houses gave people a moment of bliss and made them suffer eternal pain. In addition, the money borrowed from the gambling house was accrued on interest, which put an impossible snare on the debtor’s neck. So, if there was a gambling house, a good black society was but a far-off wish.
“Eat a little more.”
“The interests involved in the gambling hall are complicated, so it will be difficult to break them with a single knife.”
“Isn’t there a smart guy who can solve that?”
At that, Kang Chansik came over, and Wang Do-bong made clear his loyalty to Kang Chansik, but both were far from clever. “You’re smart on the floor, there’s no one who can keep up with Lame Conch.”
“The guy who had his leg cut off after rebelling against the black bear Tae-su six years ago?”
“Yes. I used to be the second person in the Black Bear group, but I got my leg cut off by Tae-su and was eventually kicked out.”
“So what are you doing now?”
“He said that until a few years ago he had a stall in town, but he doesn’t see to it these days. Anyway, who cares about leg cramps?”
“Well then… We have to solve problems that we cannot solve on our own.”