The Beggar Young Master of the Namgung Clan Chapter 203 : The True Face of the Tang Family (2)

He would die in two shichen (four hours).

Only he himself could know the feeling of suddenly having a ti limit placed on his life.

“……!”

Yeon Jeong-hu's face turned pale, and he couldn't say anything.

On the other hand, Tang Tae-myeong was looking this way with a very calm expression.

It was an expression that could not be said to belong to a person who had just given soone a death sentence.

“……Ha.”

Just then, a laugh of disbelief escaped Yeon Jeong-hu's mouth.

“Your joke is going too far. To suddenly say that I will die in two shichen.”

“……”

“I admit I was a bit rude to you, Family Head, but I think it’s too much to play such a prank.”

“Do you think it’s a joke?”

He tried to force a smile, but Yeon Jeong-hu could no longer smile.

An expression and tone that made it hard to think it was a joke.

As he no longer thought those words were a joke, the smile on Yeon Jeong-hu's lips completely disappeared.

“I’m going to die in two shichen? Why am I suddenly going to die?”

“The reason is simple.”

“……?”

“Because poison has entered your body.”

Poison…?

Is that the reason I’m going to die in two shichen?

As a completely unexpected word ca out, Yeon Jeong-hu didn't know how to react.

‘Poison has entered my body?’

If that were true, then when on earth did that poison enter his body?

As he barely retraced his mories in the midst of confusion, Yeon Jeong-hu was able to recall a certain fact.

‘Could it be… at that ti?’

Yeon Jeong-hu looked down at his left shoulder.

The place where Tang Tae-myeong's right hand had just touched.

At that ti, he couldn't understand why he had placed his hand on his shoulder, but now he could understand what that action was intended to do.

‘He injected poison into with just that?’

The ti Tang Tae-myeong's hand had touched his shoulder was so brief that it could be called a mont.

And it wasn't even direct skin contact, but just a touch on top of his clothes… Normally, no one would think they had been poisoned in that short ti.

However, if the opponent was Tang Tae-myeong, the story would be different.

Since it was the words of the head of the Sichuan Tang Family, who was considered the best in the righteous faction when it ca to poison and hidden weapons, Yeon Jeong-hu had no choice but to believe those words.

“Was it when you put your hand on my shoulder?”

“What?”

“I’m asking if you injected poison into then!”

Yeon Jeong-hu was shouting, unable to hide his excitent.

No matter how much the opponent was Tang Tae-myeong, thinking that he had injected poison into his body, he could no longer maintain his composure.

“Do you think it was then?”

“……?”

“I had plenty of other opportunities to inject poison into you.”

“What on earth is that…”

“When you were eating this morning, when you were concentrating on the pouch and not looking around, and when I put my hand on your shoulder, I could have injected poison.”

Those words brought a shock to Yeon Jeong-hu that he had never felt before.

In effect, it ant that as long as he was within Tang Tae-myeong's sight, he could have been poisoned at any ti.

Of course, there was a huge difference in skill between him and Tang Tae-myeong, but this was… not even at a level where he felt helpless.

“Of course, I can’t tell you when I injected the poison into you.”

“……”

“That is one of the basics of poison arts.”

“……Why on earth are you doing this to !”

In the end, Yeon Jeong-hu could no longer hold back and exploded.

“What is the reason for doing this to ! Did I do sothing so wrong that I have to die in two shichen?”

“This is what you wanted.”

It was a ridiculous thing to say.

He had never wanted such a thing, and in the first place, no one would wish to die in two shichen.

“Are you teasing …!”

“The true face of the Tang Family.”

“……!”

“Did you see it clearly?”

At that mont, Yeon Jeong-hu understood why Tang Tae-myeong had done this to him.

He had certainly asked him to show him the true face of the Tang Family, but that was not a request to kill him.

“I understand… I have clearly seen the true face of the Tang Family, so please give the antidote now.”

“This, you an?”

Just then, a small bottle popped out from Tang Tae-myeong's bosom.

Yeon Jeong-hu instinctively thought that the antidote would be in that bottle and reached out for it.

Hwik—.

However, Yeon Jeong-hu's hand just swung futilely in the air.

“……What is this?”

“I never once said I would give this to you.”

“Then are you really going to kill ?”

“If you stay like this, you will.”

Tang Tae-myeong said and put the bottle back in his bosom.

Seeing that, Yeon Jeong-hu's body trembled, and he shouted with a flushed face.

“Do you think this act will be tolerated?”

“……”

“If I die, the Flying Dragon Academy will not stand still. No, the world will criticize the head of the Tang Family for killing a student of the Flying Dragon Academy with poison.”

No matter how much it was the Tang Family, an act like this could not be tolerated.

The Tang Family already had a bad reputation among the Five Great Families, and if a rumor spread that the head had killed a young junior with poison, wouldn't their reputation worsen?

There would be a big blow to the Tang Family, to the extent that they might no longer be able to be in the ranks of the Five Great Families.

Tang Tae-myeong would surely know that fact, so Yeon Jeong-hu thought he would now obediently hand over the antidote.

However.

“Are you threatening now?”

“……?”

“Very good. You should act like that when you’re young.”

Unlike his words, Tang Tae-myeong's eyes had beco much sharper than before.

As if it were more fatal than any deadly poison, Yeon Jeong-hu's whole body froze, and he couldn't say anything.

“When I accepted this field trip, I made one condition.”

“……?”

“That during the field trip, I would teach the students in my own way. In other words, it ans that no matter what I do, the academy cannot interfere in any way.”

The mont he heard that, Yeon Jeong-hu's legs trembled.

The fact that he had co to the Tang Family for a field trip like this ant one thing.

The Headmaster of the Flying Dragon Academy, Seo Shin-won, had accepted that condition, and Tang Tae-myeong was now just acting as promised.

Thud—.

At that mont, both of Yeon Jeong-hu's knees hit the floor.

“I was wrong… Please forgive just this once.”

“……”

“I don’t want to die! I won’t say any more arrogant words, so please just this once…”

“Since you are also a martial artist, you must save your own life.”

Tang Tae-myeong said and looked around.

The students had been watching the conversation between the two with bated breath, and when their eyes t Tang Tae-myeong's, they flinched and avoided his gaze.

“Your comrade is in danger of dying in two shichen. No, since a mont has passed, it will be shorter than that.”

“……”

“Is there anyone who will kneel here with this friend for his sake?”

At that mont, everyone avoided his gaze.

As if it had nothing to do with them.

Thinking that they could also end up like that if they stepped forward unnecessarily, even the students of the sa Black Tortoise Class just looked away.

“There’s no one.”

“……”

“Alright, then let’s do this.”

Saying so, Tang Tae-myeong raised both hands wide.

“You all here, if you were in the sa situation as this friend, would you have the heart to step forward?”

“……?”

A question appeared on everyone's face.

In the sa situation as Yeon Jeong-hu… Only one thing ca to mind as to what that ant.

“Everyone here is poisoned with the sa poison as this friend.”

“……!”

“In two shichen, you will not be able to endure and will die. How about it. Have you changed your minds now?”

The students' faces turned pale, just like when Yeon Jeong-hu had first been given a death sentence.

A statent that was clearly heard but could not be believed.

To think that everyone here was poisoned, of course, no one had thought they were poisoned.

“W-what on earth does that an? Everyone here is poisoned?”

Just then, a student asked in a flustered manner.

“It ans exactly what it says.”

“……!”

“I injected poison into all of you without you knowing.”

“No…, I have never once had contact with the Family Head…”

“The food you ate today, or the water you drank. Don’t you think that even this air you are swallowing now can be a path for poison to flow?”

The mont they heard that, so students hurriedly covered their noses and mouths with both hands.

But everyone knew that even if they did that now, they couldn't avoid the poison.

“It has no sll, no taste, and even no symptoms.”

“……!”

“The effect is only exerted at the designated mont. Yes, only at the mont you all die.”

It was truly hard to believe.

Not just one person, but all the students here were poisoned… Even the Blood Dragon Cult wouldn't do sothing so cruel.

“F-Family Head!”

Just then, Mang Wu-yeong approached Tang Tae-myeong in a flustered manner.

“Is what you’ve said so far true?”

“This is a matter that has already been settled with the Headmaster of the Flying Dragon Academy. So, teacher, please step back.”

“B-but…”

“Step back.”

It was a clear warning.

Mang Wu-yeong felt the killing intent in his voice and couldn't hide his bewildernt, and the students, seeing that, were similarly flustered.

The fact that Mang Wu-yeong was so flustered ant that at least this situation was not sothing that had been discussed in advance.

A real situation, not a staged one. That truth was tightening around the students' necks.

Thud— Thud—.

It was then.

In this situation where everyone was frozen with pale faces, only one person was approaching Tang Tae-myeong's side.

“……”

Feeling the presence approaching him, Tang Tae-myeong looked that way.

A very calm face and gait, unlike the others.

Namgung Il stopped in his tracks only after the distance had closed to so extent.

“Hello. My na is Namgung Il.”

“……Namgung Il.”

“That’s enough for greetings, let’s get straight to the point.”

“……”

Although his expression was indifferent, a slight change occurred in Tang Tae-myeong's eyes.

To act so calmly after hearing that he would die in two shichen was not sothing a normal person could do.

Although Yeon Jeong-hu had also acted on the outside, Tang Tae-myeong could tell that Namgung Il was not acting but was genuinely behaving that way.

“Yes, what is it?”

“I don’t want to die like this. Unlike those guys who are trembling over there and can’t do anything.”

Swoosh—.

Namgung Il drew his sword with a fluid motion.

“Hand over the antidote to .”

“Are you going to fight with that action?”

“A martial artist must save his own life. That’s what the Family Head said earlier.”

“……”

“So I will do so. Because I am a martial artist.”

The sword held in one hand slowly rose forward.

As if pointing out the target to fight, Namgung Il's sword was aid at Tang Tae-myeong.

(End of Chapter)