The Hwangbo Clan’s Beloved Live-In Son-in-Law - Chapter 93
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Chapter 93
Originally, Fuzi was a term of respect used to address Confucius .
Therefore, the Confucius Shrine was a temple built to honor Confucius.
This solemn sanctuary, which should have been a hall of learning, had long since transformed into a hall of pleasure as the waters of Jinhuihe, called the lifeline of Jinling, flowed around it.
The water was too shallow to be called a river and too narrow in width, but above those waters, flower boats with silk roofs decorated in five colors floated densely without gaps.
“I told you to get lost, didn’t I?”
Meeting Dangyeonhwa in this splendid place was, in one way, coincidental, and in another way, inevitable.
Those who came out to tour Nanjing could not possibly pass by this place, and this vast and magnificent playground was worth spending an entire day without regret.
However, he had not anticipated such a scene.
“Nanjing is an excessively vast place, young lady. If you wander alone, you might encounter dangerous situations.”
Dangyeonhwa and Akmungi were surrounded by five or six people.
The atmosphere was not particularly threatening because those surrounding them were being polite.
One person standing quietly in the back row looked familiar. A new tassel hung from the sword at his waist.
It was Namgung So.
“That is not for you to worry about.”
“We are members of the same Alliance, are we not? Of course we should be concerned.”
Akmungi pushed Dangyeonhwa behind him and stood blocking them with a stern face.
The man speaking with Dangyeonhwa appeared to be in his thirties.
He was someone whose upright posture and proper appearance stood out.
The man smiled gently, shook his head, and continued speaking.
“Where people gather, many accidents occur as well. I truly wish to offer kindness, so please follow us obediently.”
“Hmph. I take care of myself. And I already have trustworthy companions, so the Namgung should stop their tiresome worrying and take care of themselves instead.”
“Oh my, this is quite…”
When Dangyeonhwa poked just her face out from behind Akmungi and boldly shouted, the Namgung Family members seemed to bristle and flinch.
However, the man just smiled as if troubled, scratched his cheek once, and opened his mouth again.
“…This is quite something. It cannot be helped then. Well, let us invite all those companions as well. How about coming to the manor? We will provide a fine dinner and lodging.”
“Huh? Oh… That is…”
At those words, Dangyeonhwa seemed to be considering as she glanced at Akmungi.
In truth, she still felt reluctant, but it was difficult to decide based on her pride alone when it involved the safety of Akmungi and Xie Baowei.
So Dangyeonhwa was pondering for a moment.
“Yeon…”
“Yeonhwa.”
Someone suddenly pushed through the crowd and called out to Dangyeonhwa.
It was not Xie Baowei.
While Xie Baowei was being pushed this way and that in the wave-like crowd, barely managing to utter “Yeon” from far away, three guards suddenly appeared beside Dangyeonhwa and Akmungi.
Dark green robes with wide sleeves.
“Brother Cheongi!”
It was the Dang Family.
Dang Cheongi the Venomous Dragon had appeared in the eastern land of Nanjing.
“Sister Xianhua too! Brother Yu Lin too!! When on earth did you arrive here?!”
Dangyeonhwa shouted.
Joy and confusion mixed and swayed in her eyes.
Dang Cheongi gently patted the girl’s head.
“We arrived a few days ago.”
“Geez, you didn’t even say you were coming!”
“We didn’t stop by the Alliance. Even if we had, we wouldn’t have been able to meet you. You’ve been busy lately, haven’t you?”
“Ugh… Even so.”
“For now, let’s talk about it later.”
Having said that, Dang Cheongi turned his head to face the Namgung Family man.
“I am Dang Cheongi. Fellow martial artists call me Snake Fang.”
On the fluttering sleeve he extended, small deer antlers were embroidered.
It was the mark of Yuluo, known as the Dang Family’s premier military force.
Today’s occasion was not as the Venomous Dragon of the Wulin Alliance, but as Snake Fang of the Dang Family.
The Namgung man also bowed his head in response to the cupped fist greeting offered with a slight smile.
“I have the honor of meeting the renowned young dragon of the Dang Family. I am Nan Gong Chenxing of Changgunghwi. Fellow martial artists call me Kui Sword.”
One Star of the Azure Sky.
He too was no ordinary person. Even in the Namgung Family, which was full of heroes, he was certainly among the most notable figures.
“I am the one honored to meet the White Tiger Sword.”
Unlike other military forces of the Namgung Family, Changgunghwi had no leader.
There was no fixed number of members, no system, no hierarchy. Their criteria were only two things: bloodline and skill.
Nan Gong Chenxing was someone who competed for the top position even within such Changgunghwi, and although Dang Cheongi had made a name for himself while handling Wulin Alliance affairs, he was still not a match for Nan Gong Chenxing.
“I discovered a young member of the Dang Family and wished to offer kindness, but she was quite stubborn.”
“We appreciate the consideration, but the Dang Family does not easily form bonds of gratitude or resentment.”
“‘Repay kindness surely, repay grudges doubly.’ That is the famous motto of the Dang Family. What a pity, it was an opportunity to bestow favor upon the Dang Family.”
“We will accept the sentiment alone.”
Dang Cheongi spoke with a smiling face but firm attitude.
It was the iron rule of the Dang Family to surely repay any kindness received and to repay resentment twofold.
For this reason, the Dang Family was also careful about forming bonds of gratitude and resentment outside, because as their words indicated, they had to repay kindness even if it meant giving away a fortune, and repay resentment even if it meant sacrificing their lives.
This was why people feared the name of the Dang Family, who rarely left the Sichuan Land.
“Then, take care.”
“…Hmm.”
Dang Cheongi bowed his head once more. Since there was nothing more to say, he was withdrawing cleanly.
Nan Gong Chenxing let out a groan with a complicated expression.
Suddenly, a sharp voice flowed out from behind him.
“Hmph. When someone wants to show kindness, is it the Dang Family’s way to nitpick about debts and favors?”
“Kang-ah.”
Nan Gong Chenxing gently tried to calm the man, but the man opened his mouth even more vehemently as if he felt wronged.
“Isn’t that right, elder brother? How much trouble has there been with people getting hurt? We’re trying to show kindness out of concern, but what? Get lost? Tiresome worry? What about debts?”
“Oh my. Kang-ah.”
“I hate to say this, but do you think we’re doing this because we find that brat cute? If anything happens, won’t we be the ones getting blamed for no reason? Though the Dang Family doesn’t seem to understand even that obvious fact.”
Swish.
Nan Gong Chenxing, who had been restraining him with words while ultimately listening to everything he said, finally turned around and covered the mouth of the man, Nangong Kang.
However, all the words that needed to come out had already been said.
And those words were something the Dang Family could never overlook.
“What is it that we don’t understand?”
Dang Cheongi’s neck stiffened.
Dang Cheongi was someone with enough charisma and social skills to be called unique within the Dang Family.
Even such a person changed like a different person when his family’s name was at stake.
Though he still wore a smiling face, his gaze was cold.
Nangong Kang glared at him and sneered.
“You don’t even know that? You’re ignorant about everything.”
“Enough.”
Nan Gong Chenxing stopped him with a low voice. Only then did Nangong Kang dare not open his mouth further.
Nan Gong Chenxing looked at Dang Cheongi and bowed his head.
“These are just the thoughtless words of a young brother. Please forget them.”
“What if we absolutely must hear that story?”
This time the answer came from beside Dang Cheongi. It was the woman called Sister Xianhua.
The woman with a cold expression stepped forward. Dang Cheongi seemed to have no intention of stopping her.
“Those who venture into Gangho can only rely on their own skills, but it seems Namgung has forgotten that?”
“…I cannot let those words pass.”
Nan Gong Chenxing answered with a hardened face.
In an instant, a hair-trigger tension arose.
Fighting spirit and killing intent simmered. It was fighting spirit so visible that even ordinary people who knew nothing would walk around them in a wide circle.
As such, people’s eyes also gathered.
-Namgung and the Dang Family are facing off!
People gathering like clouds was also instantaneous.
It was Namgung, where chaos had come to the region after Namgung Bin disappeared, and the Dang Family, where that Namgung Bin had disappeared after the chaos in the region.
The chaos in Sichuan still hadn’t been resolved.
It was a matter of an entire village being created while avoiding the government’s eyes.
Moreover, if it had been settled internally among them it would have been one thing, but because people from the Wulin Alliance were involved, they couldn’t even cover it up.
On top of that, with the fire at the Chengdu Government Office, deaths, and being deceived by fake messengers, even the Sichuan Sunmu was enraged.
Though the Dang Family wasn’t directly involved, there were enough indirect connections that they still had to put all their effort into resolving the situation.
There was a reason they had come all this way carrying bundles of treasures.
And what about Namgung?
Namgung Bin had been a reliable and certain Young Household Head.
Some even said that if he became the next Household Head, Namgung’s prosperity would be eternal. No one called those words rash.
That Namgung Bin had disappeared.
If he wasn’t there, who would become the next Household Head?
Who would truly become the master of this great Namgung?
The great family that had seemed unified was trying to scatter piece by piece according to each one’s calculations.
It was also inevitable that Namgung, trying to find traces of Namgung Bin, would clash with the Dang Family, trying to end the chaos and find stability.
Thud.
The black whip that had been wrapped around Dang Cheongi’s arm coiled on the ground.
Nan Gong Chenxing’s hand gripped his sword handle tightly.
Yuluo’s hand disappeared into her sleeve and an unknown fragrance seemed to linger at the tip of their noses.
In the tension where something seemed about to explode at any moment.
“Oh… Yeonhwa?”
Finally, Xie Baowei appeared.
“Uncle Jin!”
After barely pushing through the people who had gathered like clouds, Xie Baowei’s large body burst in front of them.
Dangyeonhwa ran over, unable to hide her joy.
Xie Baowei was pulled in by her hand.
“You troublemaker.”
“…I was just standing still.”
At the quietly whispered words, Dangyeonhwa answered as if she felt wronged.
Nan Gong Chenxing looked at them and said.
“Let’s stop here for today. Anyway, we’ll have occasion to meet again.”
The Noble Consort’s birthday celebration hadn’t even started and wasn’t an event that would end in a day or two.
There would be places anywhere for the two families to clash.
Dang Cheongi nodded and stepped back.
His black whip had disappeared at some point. The same was true for the Namgung Family’s swords.
Just as when they were drawn, they had somehow entered their sheaths.
The onlookers who had surrounded them also scattered with disappointed sounds.
“It’s been a long time, Hero Jin.”
“…It’s been a long time.”
While Xie Baowei scratched his cheek watching the situation being quickly resolved, Dang Cheongi was the first to approach with familiarity.
Since their meeting hadn’t been very long, they were only acquaintances at best, but his attitude was warmer than expected.
“Since we’ve met again like this, it must be fate. How about we have dinner together?”
“Oh! That sounds good. Right, Leader Xie?”
Dangyeonhwa nodded with a smile.
Just as Xie Baowei was about to reluctantly nod his head.
“We would also like to pay our respects to Lord Xie.”
Nan Gong Chenxing, who had been quietly watching, suddenly spoke up.
Dang Cheongi’s eyebrows furrowed as if in disbelief.
“Haven’t you left yet?”
“I’m not asking the Dang Family.”
Nan Gong Chenxing cupped his fists before Xie Baowei.
“My name is Nan Gong Chenxing.”
“…I’m called Xie Baowei.”
While Xie Baowei returned the greeting, Nan Gong Chenxing continued speaking.
“Seol-a (Namgung Seol) is at our family’s residence. She’s been wanting to see you, Lord Xie. Won’t you come with us?”
“Ah. I…”
Xie Baowei shrugged his shoulders and opened his mouth.
Even though Dangyeonhwa was shaking her head with wide eyes beside him, he naturally had no intention of following along since they weren’t particularly close acquaintances anyway.
“I heard Miss Hwangbo was also invited here.”
At those words, Xie Baowei was about to unconsciously nod his head.
“That wouldn’t be today though.”
Ah. That’s also true.
Coming to his senses at Dang Cheongi’s words, Xie Baowei turned back to Dang Cheongi.
“It would seem better to wait here rather than at the Dang Family’s small lodging.”
“Rather than being mindful of others at Nangong’s large lodging, our Dang Family can provide all conveniences so you can rest comfortably.”
“Haha. Who in the world could rest comfortably while staying with the Dang Family?”
“Hehe. Who else in the world wouldn’t be mindful while staying with the Nangong?”
Now the two were starting to clash again, regardless of Xie Baowei’s opinion.
Dangyeonhwa quietly said to Xie Baowei.
“…Should we just go to our lodging?”
Yeah. That would be more comfortable.
But Xie Baowei couldn’t go to the Dang Family, nor to the Nangong, nor even to the lodging.
Because while the Nangong and Dang Family were growling at each other over Xie Baowei, another person came looking for him.
This unknown person handed Xie Baowei a note, and after reading it, Xie Baowei had to leave Nanjing that very day.
Leaving behind Dangyeonhwa and Akmungi.
Retracing the path he had come, westward, westward.
The gateway to Sichuan.
Jingzhou’s Jiangling was his destination.
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Huff.
Huh.
Namgung Bin thought.
Where is this place?
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