The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 338

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Chapter 92

“Our granddaughter! You’re here?”

Bandit Grandfather came hopping down the stairs, skipping three or four steps at a time.

On one of his feet, a half-worn shoe was dangling precariously.

“Oh my, how long has it been! Did you come because you missed this old man?”

How long has it been, indeed.

It feels like just yesterday that we were together in Wuhan.

But I’m a good granddaughter, so I had the responsibility to respond in a way that would please Grandfather.

“Of course. As soon as I heard you’d arrived, I rushed right over!”

“Uhahaha! Is that so!”

At my perfect answer, Bandit Grandfather grinned widely.

“Seolha’s here? Move aside so I can see her!”

Grandpa Yongwang pushed Bandit Grandfather aside and strode forward.

I greeted him with as much enthusiasm as possible so Grandpa Yongwang wouldn’t feel left out.

“Grandpa Yongwang! I’m so happy to see you again!”

“Yes, this old man is pleased too.”

I have no idea why someone without his own children dotes on me so much, but with Muk-mul watching, my shoulders naturally straightened with pride.

“Muk-mul!”

When I gestured, the guy quickly walked over, looking somewhat dazed.

I proudly introduced the two grandfathers to Muk-mul.

“This is my real grandfather and Ho-jon of Nok-rim. And this is Grandpa Yongwang, the master of Jang-gang. Well, you already know without me explaining in detail, right?”

“Of course. But is Ho-jon really your grandfather?”

You little brat, were you that surprised?

This is the power of your big sister.

“Yes, he’s my real grandfather. Go greet them.”

I positioned Muk-mul in front of the two grandfathers.

“Who is this little one?”

Bandit Grandfather asked, seeming curious about why I’d brought some kid along.

“Hello. Ha-o-mun Disciple Muk-mul of Sadoryeon pays his respects to Ho-jon and Dong Jeong Yong-wang.”

Muk-mul took a proper and respectful bow.

“Hehe, the young one is quite sharp.”

“Indeed. He looks spirited too.”

Bandit Grandfather and Grandpa Yongwang looked at Muk-mul with satisfaction.

Then, from the railing above, we heard Sect Leader Uncle’s voice.

“Ho, so you’re Muk-mul.”

I could feel Muk-mul tense up at the appearance of the Hao Clan leader.

The guy quickly performed a proper greeting.

“Five leaves, one heart, Muk-mul of Bae-su pays his respects to the Master.”

“I heard you’ve had a hard time because of Jokjeobi.”

“Not at all. As a disciple and as a member of the branch, I consider serving the branch leader to be my rightful duty.”

Wow, look at this guy.

Normally, he would have sighed a bit, shared his hardships, and added some boasting to show off how much he’d accomplished.

But this was like a completely different person.

This wasn’t the brat I knew.

“You’re quite different from what I heard.”

When Sect Leader Uncle smiled mysteriously, Muk-mul added:

“Rumors stop with the wise, and gossip is not worth believing. I don’t know what you’ve heard, but rumors are originally vain and uncertain. They’re not worth listening to.”

After spending a few days with the Young Taoist, he must have caught the disease of using fancy words.

At Muk-mul’s statement, not only Sect Leader Uncle but both grandfathers burst into laughter.

“This kid, I like him!”

Sect Leader Uncle, who had come downstairs, patted Muk-mul’s head approvingly.

And I saw it.

The guy’s eyes glinting ominously under Sect Leader Uncle’s large hand.

A troublemaker was still a troublemaker.

“So, Seolha. What business brought you here with this child?”

At Sect Leader Uncle’s question, I got straight to the point.

“It’s complete chaos outside because of Jang-gang’s warship and Nok-rim’s tiger.”

“Why our Geumsam?”

When the tiger was mentioned, Bandit Grandfather looked puzzled.

He seemed completely unaware that bringing a tiger to the city was a big problem in itself.

He’s my grandfather, but he’s really simple-minded.

“Muk-mul, do you want to explain?”

In situations like this, it’s better to have the person in charge handle it directly.

Muk-mul immediately nodded and stepped forward.

“First, let me talk about the warship.”

Muk-mul turned to Grandpa Yongwang and spoke.

“Bringing the warship to show off Janggang Surochaek’s might and majesty was good, but the problem is the ship’s size. The huge ship is completely blocking Dangseong Crossroads, the busiest area in Luoyang.”

The guy looked at Sect Leader Uncle and continued.

“The roads are blocked so carriages can’t come or go, merchants are stranded, and crowds are gathering to see Janggang Surochaek’s warship… It’s an absolute mess.”

Muk-mul added a small sigh at the end.

“Everyone keeps quiet on the surface, but inside they’re pointing fingers. Saying Sadoryeon is causing a public nuisance.”

The guy pointed outside the giru with his finger.

“So it needs to be moved immediately.”

“That’s reasonable.”

Encouraged by Sect Leader Uncle’s agreement, Muk-mul targeted Bandit Grandfather next.

“The tiger’s name is Geumsam, you said?”

“Yes. He’s a small, cute fellow.”

That’s only from Grandfather’s perspective.

He looked scary as hell to me.

“That fellow may play rough sometimes, but he has a good heart. He won’t bite people or anything.”

Everyone says “my pet doesn’t bite.”

I never thought Bandit Grandfather would pull that line.

“First, we should make a cage…”

“That won’t do because Geumsam would feel cramped. If we just let him loose in the annex’s rear garden…”

“Grandfather?”

Before Bandit Grandfather could generate more nonsense, I opened my eyes as wide as possible.

If it’s Grandfather, he should understand my meaning.

“Ri-right! We should make a cage. Let’s make one right away!”

Yes, that’s how you should respond.

“I heard tigers can easily eat a whole cow in one meal. Is that true?”

“One cow isn’t nearly enough! Our Geumsam has a huge appetite!”

“Hmm, I understand. Our Luoyang branch will procure the food. However, Nok-rim must pay the costs.”

“How much would that be?”

When Bandit Grandfather asked generously, saying he’d pay whatever, Muk-mul’s lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

“Please wait a moment. I need to do some calculations.”

The guy pulled out a small notebook and brush from his pocket and started writing something.

“Let’s see. The current market price for one cow is about this much… butchering costs, transportation costs… we can’t butcher for every meal so storage costs too, and you’ll stay at least a month… add disposal costs for leftover meat… well, I can discount this, reduce that a bit, since we’re family I’ll remove the extra charges…”

Swish swish swish—

Having finished his calculations, Muk-mul snapped the notebook shut with a sharp sound.

“Ten taels of gold should be enough.”

“What? H-how much?”

“Ten taels of gold. That’s for one month.”

“That much comes out?”

Bandit Grandfather’s eyes widened in shock.

Honestly, I was also stunned for a moment.

Ten taels of gold was almost 200 million.

Muk-mul, how exactly did you calculate this?

“If you look here, the cost comes out like this.”

To help Bandit Grandfather understand, Muk-mul opened his notebook again.

“Hoho.”

I also sneakily peeked from the side.

“You can see I gave you a 10% discount since we’re family, right? And here, I also removed the extra charges. You can confirm that, right? Also here and here, I just took these out for you. We’re taking a loss doing this, but what can we do? We’re already family.”

“…I see.”

Bandit Grandfather, completely taken in by Muk-mul’s smooth talk, nodded while looking bewildered.

Meanwhile, he sent pleading looks to Sect Leader Uncle for help.

Right, ten taels of gold isn’t just some random amount.

Even if Bandit Grandfather is wealthy, this is too much.

Besides, Muk-mul had a track record.

His words and calculations seemed plausible, but there were quite a few suspicious items.

“Ahem!”

When Muk-mul cleared his throat, as if that was a signal, Sect Leader Uncle looked away from Bandit Grandfather’s gaze.

“If you do this, I’ll be disappointed. If you really don’t trust me, please look elsewhere. However, if you come back, there won’t be any discounts or extras.”

“Ah, no! We’re all part of Sado-ryeon, so it’s right to entrust it here.”

“Then I’ll prepare the contract.”

Muk-mul quickly finished the contract right there on the spot.

“Now you just need to stamp it.”

“R-right.”

“Thank you for trusting us with this request. Hon… orable Elder.”

That bastard Muk-mul!

He definitely almost called him a sucker but changed his words.

It’s not enough that I got caught as a sucker, now even Bandit Grandfather is being treated as one.

Could it be that my sucker aura was contagious?

“Dong-jeong Dragon King Elder, shall we calculate yours too?”

Grandpa Yongwang, who had been watching Bandit Grandfather’s contract, quietly started backing away.

Muk-mul, as if he had anticipated this, naturally blocked his escape route while opening his notebook.

“Let’s see. Ship costs… Oh my! This is no joke either. The amount will be quite substantial.”

Does Muk-mul know?

That Sect Leader Uncle is looking at him very lovingly?

There might be significant changes in the Haomun hierarchy soon.

‘Ruthless bastard.’

Step.

It was the moment when even Grandpa Yongwang finally stamped his seal.

The sound of footsteps from the upper floor suddenly caught my attention.

Eok I-geon and I simultaneously looked up.

There stood a man dressed entirely in black, looking down at us.

Tal Baek-sal Wang Mak-gon!

I recognized him at a glance.

The king of assassins and master of Salmak.

He had been absent from the Orthodox-Unorthodox Summit but came to Luoyang to attend the Orthodox Faction meeting.

His presence meant assassins were spread everywhere.

I sincerely hoped they wouldn’t be needed for this meeting.

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