A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 119

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Chapter 119
Seeing his flustered expression, Hong Seol spoke with a note of regret.
“The elders of the Nam Goong Family won’t even let me venture into the Market District alone.”
In other words, there was no way they would leave her alone in such a dangerous situation.
True to her words, Nam Goong Ho and Dang Yi Mu had been watching over the children from the start.
Just as they had discussed the day before.
“If we say we’re summoning Wan Li Yi Xian, the Poison King will surely become anxious. And….”
“…he’ll try to cut off Dang Bo Young’s breath.”
It was Nam Goong Baek speaking, leaning against the wall as he listened to Hong Seol’s explanation.
Hong Seol nodded in agreement.
“If we catch him in the act, the Poison King won’t be able to deny it. But if we’re not careful, that child could be in danger, so….”
Hong Seol hesitated, then bit her lip and spoke.
“…I’ll use the Art of Disguise to take Dang Bo Young’s place.”
“What did you say!”
The adults listening to the plan were startled. Hong Seol spoke calmly and clearly.
“Even if poison is administered, I can spit it out. Besides, my build and age are the most similar.”
“But Seol Ah! We cannot expose you to such danger.”
“I will accompany her, Grandfather! This is originally a matter of the Dang Sect, after all.”
Dang Yi Woon stepped forward, but Nam Goong Ho seemed reluctant.
His grandson Nam Goong Baek wore the same displeased expression.
“Even if all the children go together, it won’t reduce the danger!”
It was Poison King Dang Yi Mu who broke Nam Goong Ho’s stubbornness.
“I agree with Seol Ah’s opinion.”
“Dang Yi Mu!”
“Doing it her way is the most certain and efficient. Moreover….”
Dang Yi Mu looked at the two young masters who had recently lost in the martial competition due to a provocation tactic.
“It would be good to let these brats accumulate some real combat experience. Of course, under the premise that we’re watching over them.”
In the Martial Arts World, there were countless late bloomers who got cut down the moment they stepped into Jianghu due to their lack of worldly experience.
Dang Yi Mu did not want to raise the children that way.
He had learned well enough when Yi Woon’s parents suddenly departed that he could not always be by the children’s side.
So his belief was that while he could still protect them, he should let them accumulate as much real combat experience as possible.
“Yi Woon, you and Baek will make the first move while we merely watch without intervening. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Grandfather!”
“…Yes.”
In the end, Nam Goong Ho could only sigh with his resolve completely shattered.
“Sigh, those Dang Family brats really do push children hard!”
“Heh heh. It’s better than the Nam Goong Family’s overprotection, at least!”
“What did you say!”
Before their argument could escalate, Hong Seol waved her small hands and darted between the two grandfathers.
“Grandfather, I’m really fine. You’ll step in right away if I’m in danger, won’t you?”
“That’s right. But you must never overexert yourself, Seol Ah!”
“Yes, Grandfather!”
True to his word, Nam Goong Ho appeared at once.
His overprotective demeanor remained firmly in place.
“Seol Ah, you went to the Market District alone! That simply won’t do.”
Dang Yi Mu’s sharp voice cut through next.
“Yi Woon, you fool! When deploying poison techniques, didn’t I teach you to spread illusions to deceive your opponent’s eyes?”
“Ah, I’ll correct it!”
Dang Yi Woon startled and bowed his head toward his grandfather.
Meanwhile, Nam Goong Ho planted himself before Dang Song Baek like an immovable mountain.
His gaze downward was as cold as autumn frost.
“So, you’re the one who dared use poison techniques against my children?”
From behind him, Dang Yi Mu worked his aged joints, speaking casually.
“It’s been a while since I’ve loosened these old bones. But Nam Goong Ho, isn’t it rather cowardly for two of us to attack together?”
“There’s no such thing as cowardly when it comes to someone who laid hands on Seol Ah.”
“I see. Just in case, you children chew on these and watch carefully.”
Whoosh!
Several antidote pills flew through the air.
The children caught them and popped them into their mouths.
Hong Seol felt her heart might burst from her chest.
The Sword King Nam Goong Ho and the Poison King Dang Yi Mu.
Two of the Five Supreme Masters were right here in this very place!
‘And they’re protecting me like this….’
Tears threatened to spill from her eyes.
It was something she could never have imagined back when she wandered Dae Chuk Mountain alone as a helpless kitten.
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“Ha!”
Boom!
Nam Goong Ho’s descending blade split the space where Dang Song Baek had stood moments before.
Crack!
The sword energy lingering there cleaved Dang Bo Young’s bed in half.
“Damn!”
Dang Song Baek hastily dodged and unfurled his sleeve.
Whoooosh!
Poison sand erupted from within, swirling chaotically through the air.
“Hmph. Dark Heaven Scattering Sand? Trivial!”
Nam Goong Ho scoffed and extended his wrist. The sword barrier he created refused to let even a single grain pass through to his rear.
Before long, the poison sand—Dark Heaven Scattering Sand—accumulated peacefully at Nam Goong Ho’s feet.
It was truly exquisite technique.
But Nam Goong Ho’s mastery did not end there.
“Ha!”
Nam Goong Ho concentrated his inner force into the Yongcheon acupoint on the sole of his foot and launched himself skyward.
Using the Thousand Pound Hammer technique to amplify his weight through inner force, he came down with a thunderous boom, shaking the ground beneath him.
Hong Seol’s heart raced at the sight.
‘It’s similar to what I saw in An Hui Province!’
That technique Nam Goong Baek had used to outclass the other disciples.
Though the power and precision were incomparable.
The ground trembled!
A mound of poisoned sand surged upward to eye level.
With a sharp metallic sound, Nam Goong Ho sheathed his sword and thrust both palms forward.
Hong Seol’s eyes widened at the sight.
‘The Heavenly Thunder Divine Palm… in midair…?’
And in the next instant.
A violent gust erupted!
The poisoned sand was driven skyward by the ferocious wind.
Aimed directly at Dang Song Baek’s face.
“Damn it!”
Dang Song Baek raised his sleeve to block, but—
Particles of sand slipped through the gaps.
“Ptui!”
Dang Song Baek spat out saliva mixed with poisoned sand, his eyes blazing with fury.
He possessed immunity to poison, so the toxin entering his mouth was trivial—but his pride was wounded.
“Show some effort, Poison Chamber Master! Is this how the Dang Sect falls so easily to Nam Goong martial arts?”
Dang Yi Mu taunted.
“Finish him now, Nam Goong Ho. We’ll need considerable time to interrogate him.”
As Dang Yi Mu spoke, his eyes gleamed with sinister intent.
“It’s been ages since I’ve had the chance to demonstrate my refined torture techniques.”
“Damn… cursed…”
In his moment of panic, Dang Song Baek’s gaze caught on a familiar figure.
“Whimper, whimper…”
It was the Servant A Ran, who had wandered back to her quarters and now stood frozen in terror.
His mind raced quickly.
‘Nam Goong Ho was once an elder of the Martial Arts Alliance.’
Surely if pressed, he would reveal himself as nothing but a hypocrite spouting righteousness and loyalty.
Yet he was not the type to sacrifice an innocent servant before all these witnesses. Not unless he were the Poison King Dang Yi Mu himself.
Dang Song Baek suddenly went limp and spoke.
“Listen carefully to what I say, Sword King.”
What he withdrew from his robes and offered was a wooden box containing the Linked Soul Blood Fruit.
“Listen carefully to what I’m about to say, Your Majesty.”
What he pulled out from his bosom and offered was a wooden box containing a marriage contract.
“This is a Linked Soul Blood Insect.”
“A, a poison insect!”
Dang Yi Woon’s face drained of all color. Nam Goong Baek’s brow furrowed slightly as well.
Yet the expression of Nam Goong Ho, whom I was currently threatening, was peculiar. Though Dang Song Baek found it strange, he continued speaking.
“If you move even a single step from there, this servant will die.”
He gestured with his chin toward the distant servant A Ran.
“U, u….”
A Ran’s entire body trembled pitifully like aspen leaves in the wind.
To anyone’s eyes, her expression suggested she had swallowed the other half of the poison insect that Dang Song Baek held.
“Surely the Sword King, guardian of the Orthodox Sects’ Martial Arts World, would not wish to show such a sight to children…, yes?”
Sudden confusion flickered across Dang Song Baek’s triumphant face.
“Seol Ah, is that acceptable?”
The two masters of Hwagyeong, towering like Mount Tai, were looking at the small girl standing behind them.
Yes, as if seeking confirmation itself.
Soon the child nodded her head.
“Yes, do not worry!”
Boom!
The moment permission was granted, Nam Goong Ho’s thunderous fist snapped upward against Dang Song Baek’s jaw.
“Ugh!”
Whoosh!
Two whip-like tendrils resembling serpent heads lashed out from Dang Yi Mu’s embrace, coiling tightly around Dang Song Baek’s legs.
It was Dang Yi Mu’s whip from which none could escape once ensnared—the Maddened Eye Yama Whip.
At that very moment.
Dang Song Baek twisted and pressed down hard on the Linked Soul Blood Insect within the wooden case.
Crunch!
The insect emitted a strange sound as it perished.
A moment later.
The servant A Ran, who had been cowering, slowly opened her eyes.
“Hup, hup!”
Amazed that she remained alive despite the Linked Soul Blood Insect’s death, A Ran bounced up and down in place.
“…Why?”
Dang Song Baek peered into the bamboo case in disbelief.
The male Linked Soul Blood Insect inside was undoubtedly dead.
“Surprised, Poison Sect Master?”
Dang Yi Mu grinned wickedly and gestured with his chin toward Hong Seol.

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