Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 46

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Chapter 46

 

 

Those surrounding the Donghwa Guild members. They were two groups.

 

“We merely moved as ordered. Rather, it seems the Physician moved faster than promised?”

“Is that so? It seems things got tangled up coincidentally. Timing things precisely isn’t easy, is it?”

“Hmm… That’s true as well.”

 

The one looking at Jung Myeong with strange eyes.

For some reason, those led by the one speaking as if blaming Jung Myeong had no visible affiliation.

However, everyone here knew they all belonged to one place.

 

‘They’re Hao Gate warriors!’

‘Hao Gate is here already?’

‘They were prepared in advance!?’

 

All of them were sent by the Hao Gate Branch Leader who had joined hands with Jung Myeong.

For them, the situation would be quite coincidental indeed.

From when they first joined hands with Hao Gate.

Their role had been decided.

 

‘They were supposed to strike the Guild Leader.’

 

When Jung Myeong used his own life as bait to lure in the Guild Leader.

They were supposed to intervene at the appropriate time.

Thus killing the Guild Leader.

After this, dividing the profits was the pre-arranged operation.

However, they were already too late.

When they arrived.

 

“…I see you’ve properly cut off his breath.”

“Yes. It has been done.”

“Hmm…”

 

The Guild Leader’s breath had already been cut off.

If they had at least been fighting the guild members in the meantime, it might have been different.

 

“Ugh…”

“…We’re ruined. Ruined.”

 

Even those guild members, far from properly resisting.

Were cowering in fear at those who had belatedly revealed themselves.

In truth, if there had only been Hao Gate warriors, they wouldn’t have been so afraid.

The problem was there were others who had also revealed themselves beside them.

 

“Escort Leader Sang Cheol of Baekyang Escort Agency greets the Physician.”

 

That’s right. These were a third force.

They were people from Baekyang Escort Agency, neither Hao Gate nor Donghwa Guild.

It was the moment when those who were thought to have severed ties with Jung Myeong revealed themselves at the most crucial time.

 

 

* * *

 

 

Seeing the escort agency warriors, Three Finger Scars Jang Chun, who led the Hao Gate warriors, felt displeased.

 

‘To set up the board like this.’

 

It wasn’t strange.

They couldn’t lend a hand or build merit.

In the midst of this, a third force suddenly appeared.

This made it difficult to do anything.

Knowing this, Jang Chun’s tone naturally became grumpy.

 

“By the way, Physician. Had you also made arrangements with Baekyang Escort Agency?”

“Who knows?”

“Hah… We thought the Physician was someone who understood commercial ethics?”

“I haven’t violated commercial ethics. I never called the people from Baekyang Escort Agency myself.”

“Hah… If the Physician didn’t call them, who could have summoned them so timely?”

“If the timing had been right. Wouldn’t they have also joined in striking the Guild Leader? The escort agency people’s timing was also off, so they revealed themselves like this.”

“Hmm…”

 

Jang Chun questioning as if conducting an interrogation.

For him, this was natural.

Anyway, shouldn’t he either build justification here or get some concession from Jung Myeong?

Only then could he claim credit for personally coming all the way here.

Even to have something to report to the Branch Leader later, he needed to push forward unreasonably.

How could Jung Myeong not understand such intentions?

 

“I haven’t forgotten the merit of the warriors coming all the way here.”

“Hmm. That alone isn’t…”

“I also haven’t forgotten the hard work in setting up the board to catch the Donghwa Guild Leader, so don’t worry.”

“If the Physician says that much…”

 

He officially acknowledged their merit.

However, the reason Jang Chun couldn’t easily back down.

Was because of those beside them.

Namely, because the people from Baekyang Escort Agency bothered him.

Anyway, they too had contributed to breaking the remaining forces of Donghwa Guild by arriving just in time.

Whether Jung Myeong had directly summoned them or not was quite a big issue for Jang Chun in terms of justification.

Because it could diminish his own merit.

Perhaps understanding this, the Escort Leader from Baekyang Escort Agency.

Escort Leader Sang Cheol stepped forward at just the right moment.

 

“We didn’t move at the Physician’s request, so don’t worry.”

 

He drew a line.

At this, Jang Chun asked as if confirming.

 

“Then how did you happen to come here at just the right time?”

 

Looking at those greedy eyes.

It seemed like they intended to properly claim credit while Baekyang Escort Agency had stepped back.

However, there was no way he would concede that much.

 

“Do I need to explain that far?”

“Didn’t we all end up coming to the same place anyway?”

“I am not your subordinate, am I?”

“Hmm….”

 

The escort agency drew a line.

 

“If you want to make this an official matter, speak to the escort agency, not me. Our escort agency’s channels of communication are always open.”

“….”

 

Jang Chun’s greed that had risen to his throat.

It could not be satisfied and was crushed.

Perhaps he thought that staying here any longer would cause even the merit he had accumulated to disappear.

 

“Physician, we shall withdraw now.”

“Please do.”

“The disposal of the Donghwa Guild Leader….”

“I will handle that myself. It wouldn’t be proper to trouble you with that as well, would it?”

“…I understand.”

“Then take care on your way.”

 

Jang Chun turned around with the Martial Artists he had brought.

He had struggled until the end over the disposal of the Donghwa Guild Leader.

 

‘I should understand that much.’

 

That was a fairly clean conclusion.

This world was overflowing with pathetic people who would cling on beyond that point.

And so the Martial Artists sent by Hao Gate withdrew.

 

“Aren’t you all leaving?”

“Hmm….”

“Knowing when to retreat is also a virtue, isn’t it? With various Martial Artists and even Baekyang Escort Agency here, how could there be any other option?”

“We, we will withdraw.”

“Good.”

 

Jung Myeong also opened a path to survival for the remaining Donghwa Guild Martial Artists.

The Hao Gate Martial Artists and Baekyang Escort Agency warriors.

By their presence, he gave them the justification that they couldn’t avenge their Guild Leader.

It was like covering one’s eyes and crying “peek-a-boo.”

But such justifications worked quite importantly.

 

“You bastards. Let’s go!”

 

When he moderately opened a path for survival.

They withdrew more gracefully than Jang Chun had.

However, what followed wouldn’t be so graceful.

The Guild Leader who had firmly controlled Donghwa Guild was dead.

In contrast, the remaining profits of Donghwa Guild were still intact.

 

‘If we can just rally these guys well….’

‘Hmm… could we devour the guild?’

 

With the Guild Leader’s disappearance, more than seventy percent of those profits would vanish. But what remained was still quite substantial.

If those people had been annihilated here instead, those remaining in the guild could have quietly settled things among themselves.

But the main force Martial Artists of Donghwa Guild were returning with their strength preserved.

When profits and martial power became entangled with Evil Sect Martial Artists, the aftermath was obvious.

A struggle would break out to claim it!

So it couldn’t help but be unpleasant.

It wasn’t that he didn’t know such a situation would unfold.

 

‘Do I need to think that far ahead?’

 

In truth, for Jung Myeong, just letting them live gracefully was doing all he needed to do.

For him right now, what was in front of him was more important than future consequences.

 

“It’s been a while?”

“It has been a while, Physician.”

 

The Escort Leader, Sang Cheol. The person who revealed herself among the Escort Warriors behind him.

Namgung Yeon.

He had to deal with her.

 

 

* * *

 

 

No matter how much this was Hangzhou, having an in-depth conversation at the place where a Guild Leader had died would be too much.

 

“Would you lend a hand in the disposal?”

“We’ll gladly do so.”

“Thank you.”

 

Jung Myeong entrusted the disposal of the Guild Leader to the people of Baekyang Escort Agency.

The Escort Warriors took charge of this without expressing any complaints.

They understood that Jung Myeong had given them an opportunity to contribute by entrusting this to them.

 

‘Hmm… even if the situation was arranged, he defeated a supreme master in one-on-one combat?’

‘I know he only recently reached the peak level. He might ascend to supreme level soon.’

 

Rather than showing displeased eyes, the Escort Warriors displayed favor.

Whether their level was high or low, they too were Martial Artists.

It was natural for them to revere those who were stronger.

It wasn’t strange that they would have such looks in their eyes.

The one who was dissatisfied with this was rather Namgung Yeon, who had come to find a seat.

 

“Shall we move now?”

“Let’s do that.”

 

She was the first to want to break up the gathering.

It was probably because she remembered how the escort leader Song In had fallen for him.

Thus, the two entered a small secret place that included a tea garden.

Though both held tea cups in their hands, their eyes looking at each other were too heated to focus on the fragrance and taste they felt.

 

“Song In came to find me after a long time.”

“Did he?”

 

It was definitely not the heat of looking at an old lover.

 

“The physician must have sent him. Why do you speak as if you don’t know?”

“How could that be? Didn’t you say before that I hadn’t called the Hao Gate martial artists either?”

“Hah… You’ve become much more shameless than before?”

“Since I got my people, what’s increased is shamelessness.”

“You’re even being slippery.”

“What can I do? To survive, I have no choice but to be like this.”

 

There was mutual probing included.

 

“…I’ll understand and let it pass this time.”

“Thank you.”

 

This time too, it was Jung Myeong who got one over on her before proceeding.

He had no choice. Anyway, this game was one that Jung Myeong had set up by involving Hao Gate.

In fact, hadn’t she contributed at least one hand to the task of removing the Donghwa Guild Leader by coming here?

She had gained a favor.

It would be ridiculous to express more dissatisfaction in this state.

 

“By the way, did you call me to show such a move?”

“I didn’t call you, but I did show you a move.”

“Isn’t that right?”

“No, that’s correct. I wanted to show you this one move.”

“…You admit it more easily than I thought?”

“At this point, there’s no reason to deny it anymore, is there?”

“Sigh. You didn’t officially call me, but you wanted to show me. It’s quite contradictory… but it’s hard to argue further.”

“That’s how it is.”

 

Anyway, though she had gained something, her heart’s dissatisfaction didn’t fade.

Thanks to this, Namgung Yeon’s venomous nature was showing through.

Seeing her like this, Jung Myeong understood.

 

‘Her talent as a martial artist is outstanding, but her greed beyond that is the problem. Does she know that?’

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