The Owner Of The Thousand Gold Coins Is A Military Official - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

 

As if receiving compensation for the tense five days, Cheongun leisurely spent the rest of the day.

 

He experimented with various things using an empty teacup, primarily to understand the extent of the poison when he channeled his internal energy through the poison core.

 

It wasn’t greatly related to the amount of internal energy he channeled.

 

Since the poison core itself fully contained the toxicity of the Formless Poison, he had worried that the channeled internal energy might also contain the Formless Poison.

 

If that were the case, it would actually be unusable.

 

While channeling through the poison core still imbued it with dense demonic energy, what was more important was that the terribleness of that poison depended on Cheongun’s killing intent.

 

Without the experiences from his previous life, he wouldn’t have been able to control his killing intent freely either.

 

However, since he possessed those experiences and memories completely, he could also control his killing intent freely.

 

Even when imbuing killing intent, if he didn’t channel it through the poison core itself, neither demonic energy nor poison would be felt or contained.

 

The most important point was that he could control and contain poison and demonic energy at the desired moment and to the desired extent.

 

And demonic energy also wouldn’t be contained if Cheongun didn’t want it.

 

Having obtained the poison core itself was a tremendous advantage, and being able to utilize it was an equally significant advantage.

 

No matter how good something might be, it would be useless if one couldn’t actually utilize it.

 

“Luck is following me too.”

 

Isn’t this the common trait of those who have been remembered and recorded so far?

 

While their own abilities must have been tremendous, they were also people who had luck following them to that extent.

 

Having spent such a leisurely day, his mindset also felt much lighter and more relaxed.

 

As he left the room, the morning sunlight was warmly shining down on his face.

 

“Not a bad feeling.”

 

Nothing is as refreshing as a morning welcomed after achieving a stage of growth.

 

And not long after, Danliso appeared from up ahead.

 

He had asked her to report today, and it seemed she had made her report as soon as dawn broke.

 

“Young Lady.”

 

“Are you feeling clear-headed?”

 

“Thanks to you, I think it was a very meaningful five days.”

 

“What did I even do?”

 

At first, he had wondered if she was an arrogant person, but after conversing with her, she wasn’t an arrogant lady.

 

Should he say she had a feeling similar to Cheongun?

 

Arrogant when it was appropriate to be arrogant, but not when it wasn’t.

 

She was the type of person who was very good at reading situations, as she had directly said with her own mouth before.

 

“More than that, what on earth happened to you?”

 

“It was a very interesting matter.”

 

What more could he say about it?

 

It might have been the most interesting thing in this lifetime.

 

“Ah, Paeng Jinhyeok returned. The very next day.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“Didn’t he say the blade was completed three years ago?”

 

Three years.

 

It seemed things had indeed started moving faster than he had thought.

 

Since he had heard related news very rarely even in his previous life, there wasn’t much he could utilize this time.

 

‘This requires modification.’

 

There was no telling where the blacksmith would go once he moved his residence.

 

There was no telling when he would settle down again either.

 

The information he had already investigated hadn’t lost its meaning.

 

Because he wouldn’t settle again in a place where he had once settled.

 

Since the next destination itself hadn’t changed anyway, he planned to wait and see for now.

 

Since the real beginning could be said to start from next time, there was no telling how long it would take.

 

“The Head of the Family is…”

 

“Father is still searching for the antidote. He has only one left.”

 

“As expected of the Danggga. To have only one left in just five days.”

 

It was beyond imagination.

 

When it came to knowledge of poisons, there was indeed no place that could match the Danggga.

 

At least not within the Righteous Sect.

 

“I should have woken up about a day later. Then he would have found them all.”

 

“Seeing you say that, it seems you indeed had some kind of enlightenment?”

 

He didn’t dislike perceptive people.

 

They were a hundred times, a thousand times better than having none.

 

“I was lucky.”

 

“Could you explain in detail?”

 

Danliso’s attitude had changed quite significantly from the beginning.

 

Back then, she saw him as an unknown stranger.

 

But since he had appeared together with her grandfather, the Patriarch, it felt like she was maintaining minimum courtesy.

 

However, now it felt like she was completely treating him as an honored guest.

 

“It’s not difficult.”

 

“Thank you. It might have been an unreasonable request.”

 

Simply explaining what had happened and explaining it in detail were very different things.

 

Especially for martial artists, enlightenment was something that could come at any time and in any way.

 

It could come coincidentally enough that one could gain enlightenment even from seeing a beggar sitting on the street, yet it could also be cruel enough to never come even at the boundary between life and death.

 

Therefore, if one could hear even a word from someone who had gained some enlightenment, it was like a great favor for a martial artist.

 

Danliso, being both blood of the Danggga and a martial artist herself, was not unaware of that weight.

 

“Oh, you came out?”

 

While heading to the Patriarch’s Hall with Danliso, they happened to encounter the Patriarch who had just arrived.

 

“Yes.”

 

“A simple answer.”

 

“It was a simple matter.”

 

“Haha, even after seeing you for just five days, you’re an interesting fellow. Well, the fact that you came looking means your business is almost finished.”

 

“That’s right. I also have something to receive.”

 

“Something to receive. You really have no words you can’t say. Well then, let’s go in. Our Soso, you come in too.”

 

“Yes, Grandfather.”

 

While the Danggga had elders, basically there were no elders near the Patriarch’s Hall.

 

Moreover, since the Patriarch was perfectly fine with both eyes open, their influence wasn’t very strong either.

 

Clear evidence of this was that even after entering the heart of the Danggga, he hadn’t encountered a single elder.

 

That meant the elders’ power had weakened to that extent.

 

While it might be a sad story for the elders, unfortunately, until the moment Cheongun died, the elders were no different from now.

 

Even now, he could feel gazes.

 

Thanks to the poison core, his energy perception itself felt broader and more detailed.

 

‘Indeed, these old serpents are gloomy beyond measure.’

 

He wondered if there was some separate martial art for observing from a distance.

 

As Cheongun, who was about to enter the Patriarch’s Hall, briefly stopped and looked toward where he felt those gazes, the Patriarch also stopped walking at that sight.

 

“You… sensed it?”

 

“Yes. I can feel it.”

 

“Hmm… so that’s how it is. I understand.”

 

If it were outside the Danggga, being able to sense it would be almost natural, but this was the Danggga.

 

He had sensed an elder’s gaze from within it?

 

This had significant implications.

 

Setting that matter aside for later, they entered the Patriarch’s Hall.

 

Having stared only at antidotes for five days, eyes heavy with fatigue were gazing in this direction.

 

“I heard the story. You’ve regained consciousness.”

 

“Yes. Thanks to you, I was able to spend it comfortably.”

 

“Excellent. Isn’t this an honored guest? You’ve come at just the right time. I’ve finished making all the antidotes, would you like to take a look?”

 

Seeing how his expression and eyes changed at the mention of antidotes, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that poison was in his very nature.

 

Cheongun personally examined each antidote one by one.

 

‘Perfect.’

 

It was actually even more perfect than what Cheongun had known.

 

“They are absolutely perfect.”

 

“Haha! Of course they should be. Who do you think made them? Now then… I should hear the reason you came here directly.”

 

Now came the main point.

 

This was a moment when all the relationships built up until now could either crumble or become even more solid.

 

“An alliance with Cheongeumjang. This is what I desire.”

 

“Cheongeumjang…?”

 

At those words, Danliso showed an expression as if she finally understood Cheongun’s identity.

 

She hadn’t told them for those five days, only to make it come from the person himself in the end.

 

“It wouldn’t be a simple alliance.”

 

The poisons that Cheongun had newly taught them had given the Dang family much.

 

Even discovering just one new thing would lead to many derivatives, and he had given them not just one but several.

 

“I hope that Cheongeumjang will soon become one with the Dang family.”

 

“Oh…?”

 

Considering each other as a community.

 

One might wonder if Cheongeumjang truly thought that way, but after all, wasn’t the person before them the Patriarch of Cheongeumjang?

 

“Are you saying that because you are Cheongeumjang itself?”

 

“What would be different? I am Cheongeum itself.”

 

Could the feeling really change this much just because one character, ‘jang’, was dropped?

 

And wasn’t it an extremely correct statement?

 

Cheongun had received no power from Cheongeumjang here.

 

Everything was made solely through his own abilities.

 

Even if those abilities were created through Cheongeumjang’s power, making infinite possibilities entirely his own was purely within the realm of ability.

 

“Do they know about this conversation too?”

 

“They do not.”

 

“Then that means we don’t need to inform them either.”

 

“I don’t mind either way.”

 

It was a reasonable statement.

 

The entire Dang family didn’t need to try to protect Cheongeumjang.

 

It would be enough if just the Head of the Family and the Patriarch thought of Cheongeumjang that way.

 

“I hope the Patriarch will come to Cheongeumjang.”

 

“Hm? You mean me?”

 

“Do as your heart desires, Father.”

 

“You rascal, looking at your expression, you look like you’ve removed a great burden.”

 

“Shouldn’t I organize things myself at least once?”

 

“Yes, it’s about time for that. Several years have already passed.”

 

Now the time had come to suppress the elders with the Head of the Family’s power, not because of the Patriarch.

 

“Still, if it’s Cheongeumjang, I could research poisons without worrying about money.”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

“And about the Hundred Poisons Immunity elixir. What was the side effect? Did you figure it out?”

 

“That one cannot go beyond that level.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

The Hundred Poisons Immunity elixir that the Patriarch had researched for a long time.

 

Of course it was quite excellent, but it was very disappointing to give to direct descendants.

 

“Well, at least it’s fortunate that it’s not completely without effect.”

 

“And the point is that it must be taken consistently.”

 

“Consistently? Huh… then it’s practically close to impossible.”

 

“Still, for most martial artists, it would be like an elixir of the ages.”

 

“Hmm… the ingredients that go into it are quite precious.”

 

“Cheongeumjang can handle everything from ingredient procurement to distribution and sales.”

 

“Hm?”

 

For a moment, they showed puzzled expressions.

 

Cheongun looked at them as if asking why they were looking at him with such eyes.

 

Then the Head of the Family and Patriarch burst into hearty laughter first.

 

“Haha!”

 

“Hahaha! Right, that’s right. You were a merchant. Well, I understand. It was weighing on my mind to keep depleting the Dang family’s storehouse, so let me try depleting the storehouse of a place said to hold half the world’s wealth.”

 

“When you go, you’ll probably see a welcome face.”

 

“A welcome face?”

 

There should only be one or two people he had met.

 

Since he mentioned a welcome face, it was quite anticipated.

 

“But there’s also a more certain method, isn’t there?”

 

“A more certain method?”

 

Though the Head of the Family brought up the topic, he glanced at both Danliso and the Patriarch.

 

Receiving that gaze, Danliso showed an expression of not understanding, while the Patriarch looked as if asking why he was only mentioning it now.

 

“Right, that’s it. How about it? Our So and…”

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