Chapter 109 : Ambush
Around the ti the victory cheers subsided over the debris of the Poison Palace, I took a break while receiving the Beast Palace warriors' hospitality.
Maeng Ho-seong sent the Beast Palace ssengers in all directions early on to call the scattered Miao villages and Beast n together.
“Young Master Hyeokryeon, thank you once again. Our Beast Palace will repay this grace for generations to co.”
I lightly smiled while accepting the wine cup Maeng Ho-seong offered.
“Is there a need to call it grace? Thanks to you, we also saw many good sights.”
Although I said that, my head was complicated.
The word ‘First Young Master’ Bi Han left, and the letter telling to head to Great Thunder Temple.
And above all, the Blood Cult’s technological power that created a monster called Poison Jiangshi bothered .
I called Wi Ji-yeong who was chewing a dumpling beside .
“Ji-yeong-ah, is the Small Snow Squad mbers' maintenance finished?”
“Yes! Everyone says their bodies are itching because they want to sightsee Namman more. Tae Un-seo already went out to the marketplace saying he would get ingredients that only grow here.”
I nodded at Wi Ji-yeong’s answer and looked to my side.
Seol Ye-rin was having a serious conversation about sothing with Diancang Sect Leader Jang Il-jae.
“Sect Leader, then is Diancang returning to Yunnan now?”
Jang Il-jae burst into hearty laughter and nodded.
“Since we dealt with the Poison Palace threatening Yunnan, it seems Diancang has fulfilled its duty. I think it will be enough to leave the cleanup of the remaining remnants to the Beast Palace. This old man should return to Yunnan now and take care of sect affairs.”
Jang Il-jae sent a aningful look toward .
“Young Hero Hyeokryeon, if you see the Blood Cult’s shadow on your way, please send word to Diancang anyti. Because you are now Diancang’s precious close friend.”
“Thank you, Sect Leader.”
“Young Palace Head, please drop by again next ti too.”
“Yes, I will.”
It seed the Central Plains’ perception of the Ice Palace was gradually changing.
‘I ford a connection with Diancang too.’
I had to think about how to utilize this connection later.
A few days later, the party set off again while receiving the send-off of the Beast Palace and Miao people.
“The Beast Palace will absolutely never forget the Ice Palace’s help.”
“I hope we stay on good terms in the future too.”
While watching Seol Ye-rin and Maeng Ho-seong exchanging farewells, I looked back at the party mbers.
I had already notified the party mbers of the next destination.
“Are we going to the Potala Palace now?”
At the Divine Physician Seong I-han’s question, I nodded.
“Young Mistress Cheon said she would show us around her hotown.”
At Seong Sang-ah’s words, Wi Ji-yeong, who was mumbling on a dumpling, twinkled her eyes and cut in.
“I heard there is really delicious barley bread and butter tea if we go near the Potala Palace? I think I’m already hungry!”
“Are you hungry again after emptying three plates of dumplings just a mont ago?”
At Baek Mu-yong’s rebuke, Wi Ji-yeong put on a pretended look of unfairness.
“…From now on, I will only pass the dumplings Warrior Tae makes to Warrior Baek.”
Baek Mu-yong smiled bitterly at Wi Ji-yeong’s words.
“Although it seems Tae Un-seo also needs to improve his cooking skills a bit.”
“…I will try hard.”
Tae Un-seo, who was staying still, got hit by a stray stone.
“You just have to make what the Young Palace Head eats delicious.”
At Eun Bin’s words, Tae Un-seo nodded.
“Mine too!”
Cheon Deung-jin approached with a sowhat flushed face while tidying her red Buddhist robe.
“When we arrive at the Potala Palace, I will treat you to a banquet.”
“Sister Jin, I will look forward to it.”
Seol Ye-rin smiled softly and answered.
Yu So-dong made a puzzled expression and asked quietly.
“Isn't the food Warrior Tae makes delicious?”
At that one word, everyone started praising Yu So-dong.
“As expected, there is only the youngest.”
“That's a relief, a relief.”
“You succeeded, Tae Un-seo!”
While everyone was praising Yu So-dong, Han Seol-bi stealthily approached .
“Captain, I think I need to report to the Ice Palace a bit.”
If Han Seol-bi, who moved in the role of surveillance, didn't report when heading to the Potala Palace, it seed the strategist would worry considerably.
I told Han Seol-bi to report while thinking conveying that we were going to the Potala Palace would be fine.
***
Flap flap!
A carrier pigeon arrived at the North Sea Ice Palace.
North Sea Ice Palace, Palace Lord’s Hall.
At the sound of wing flaps tapping the window fra, General Manager Seol Su-hyeok quickly opened the window.
A letter with a secret mark sent by Han Seol-bi was tied to the leg of the carrier pigeon that arrived piercing through the fierce north wind.
“Palace Lord, Seol-bi sent a ssage from Namman.”
North Sea Ice Palace Lord, Seol Baek-ho accepted the letter with a heavy hand.
Seol Su-hyeok, who was pouring tea from the side, looked at the ssage with anxious eyes.
“Did she report properly this ti?”
“Well.”
Seol Baek-ho opened the ssage.
-To the Palace Lord, Hello, Palace Lord. It's Han Seol-bi.
I am doing well. Do you know where this is right now?
It's Namman, incredibly! From Hunan to Namman.
I think many things really happened.
The Young Palace Head is doing well. She also shook hands with the Diancang Sect Leader.
We joined forces with the Namman Beast Palace and subjugated the Namman Poison Palace too!
Ah, there are various reasons why we ca to fight the Poison Palace.
This story is too long so I will leave it for later…….
What is really fortunate is that I got permission from the Small Snow Squad Captain like this and beca able to report!
I was very thankful to be able to continue executing the Palace Lord's command.
We are scheduled to leave for the Potala Palace now, but I think there will be difficulty in sending ssages for a while again.
Still, since this ans there is enough leeway to convey regards like this, I think you don't have to worry too much!
Ah, a Poison Jiangshi appeared but… no one got hurt! It's true!
-From Han Seol-bi of the Cold Blood Han Family.
“…….”
Seol Baek-ho's eyebrows twitched while scanning down the letter.
As heavy silence flowed, Seol Su-hyeok asked carefully.
“……Did she say she drank alcohol again?”
“No.”
Seol Baek-ho burst into hollow laughter and put the letter down on the table.
“It seems they annihilated the Namman Poison Palace together with the Beast Palace.”
“Pardon?”
Seol Su-hyeok almost dropped his fan to the floor.
If it's the Namman Poison Palace, isn't it the ruler of the outer region that even the Nine Sects One Gang of the Central Plains cannot step into carelessly due to its vicious poison and sorcery?
“According to Han Seol-bi's report, that guy Hyeokryeon Yeom seduced the Beast Palace Lord to recruit him as a friendly force, held hands with the Diancang Sect, and scorched the Poison Palace's base to the ground. It seems they even t a Poison Jiangshi.”
Seol Su-hyeok took the letter as if snatching it and started reading.
The more he read, the more his eyes grew as large as lamplights.
“This… is this truly sothing a detached unit can do? It hasn't been long since they left the Ice Palace, but to completely overturn Namman's power structure.”
“That's not all. It says the guy's next destination is the Potala Palace. It seems he intends to take Young Mistress Cheon there.”
Seol Baek-ho leaned his body deep into the throne behind his back.
When he first accepted that scoundrel-like guy as a live-in son-in-law, he only hoped he would treat Ye-rin.
The live-in son-in-law guy was going beyond the North Sea and stirring up the world.
“General Manager, how do you see it? I sent him on a trip, but it seems he intends to shatter Jianghu to pieces?”
Seol Su-hyeok unfolded his fan again, fanned slowly, and answered.
“I don't think he is moving with the simple intent to smash. Because Seol-bi sent it like this, if I infer the rough content, it seems he made the Namman Beast Palace a blood ally and recruited the Diancang Sect Leader too. Adding to the Mount Hua matter last ti, if he reaches out to the Potala Palace now…….”
Seol Su-hyeok's eyes shone sharply.
“The North Sea Ice Palace might no longer be in the Outer Regions but beco able to enter the inland. Captain Hyeokryeon might be drawing a bigger picture than we thought.”
Seol Baek-ho laughed loudly and drank from the liquor bottle at his waist.
“A Hidden Dragon is a Hidden Dragon indeed. I don't know if Ye-rin had an eye for people or if that guy bewitched Ye-rin but…….”
Thick expectation dwelt in Seol Baek-ho's eyes.
“Aside from that, tell Han Seol-bi. To please report properly! Isn't there any news about Ye-rin at all!”
This ssage also felt like a slightly modified version of the ssage sent before.
Because the watcher sent to monitor had beco a companion, the feeling that he wasn't receiving information properly continued.
It was frustrating to the point of going crazy.
“…Husband. Are you looking at sothing without my knowledge again?”
“Heok!”
At that ti, Ice Queen Hong Ye-hwa appeared.
Seol Baek-ho made a troubled expression and handed over the ssage.
“I was trying to show you.”
Hong Ye-hwa glared with fire in her eyes.
***
The path heading from Namman to Tibet was rugged.
The dense jungle gradually subsided, and high mountain ranges that seed to touch the clouds began to reveal their majesty before eyes.
Around the ti we entered the high mountain zone in earnest, a huge carriage procession decorated with splendid silk was seen stopped in the middle of the path.
At the center where dozens of escort warriors were standing guard strictly, a man wearing golden silk robes was waiting for the party while fanning himself.
“Oh oh! I thought you would go this way as expected! It's been a long ti, Captain! Young Palace Head!”
As the man approached making a fuss, Yu So-dong grabbed his sword hilt and blocked the front.
“Who are you? Reveal your identity.”
“Oh my, there are people seeing for the first ti. I am Moyong Geum of the Moyong Clan rchant Guild.”
At the rchant guild procession that appeared out of nowhere on the way to Tibet, I stepped forward.
“Moyong Geum?”
“Big Brother!”
Moyong Geum saw and smiled brightly.
“How are you here…….”
“Just in ti! We are going on a trade trip to India, and we heard information that there was an incident in Namman.”
“Information?”
“Yes, we received information from the Ice Palace and were waiting.”
It felt like soone in the Ice Palace who knew the route our party would move provided information to the Moyong Clan rchant Guild.
“Who sent it?”
“Uh… it wasn't the General Manager, and since they said they are soone who loves the Young Palace Head, I carefully thought it might be the Palace Lord.”
The father-in-law wouldn't be this ticulous.
‘It could be the mother-in-law.’
I clicked my tongue.
She must have sent the ssage in a hurry after receiving Han Seol-bi's ssage.
She probably devised the most efficient way to assist her daughter Seol Ye-rin in preparation for the arduous journey of the high mountain zone.
“It seems you had a schedule going to India just in ti?”
“Yes. Starting with the Ice Palace, people in the Outer Regions started using our rchant guild, it's all thanks to Big Brother!”
Moyong Geum folded his fan with a clack and grabbed my hand abruptly.
It was a look that wanted sothing.
“So, what do you want?”
“Since our paths are the sa just in ti, I'm saying it would be really good if you took charge of the rchant guild's escort.”
“Before that, I think I need to ask where this trade trip is going.”
My eyes headed toward the top of the cliff far away.
-Keulkeul, rats have attached.
Because the Sword Venerable's voice was transmitted.
There was an ambush.
“It is a trade trip going to Great Thunder Temple though?”
Simultaneously with the end of Moyong Geum's words,
Swoosh!
Dozens of arrows flown from the top of the cliff began to pour on the party mbers.
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