The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 45

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 45

Clatter clatter.

The sound of horse hooves striking echoed across the ground.

It was the sound made by Namgung Hyeok’s group’s carriage as they returned to the Namgung Family Estate.

They were returning relatively peacefully without any incidents.

“Fortunately, there’s no interference.”

Jeon Wook, who had heightened his senses to check the safety of their surroundings, spoke.

As he said, the return journey was safe.

They had worried that the Evil Path Alliance, who viewed them unfavorably, might interfere somehow…

But it seemed the Evil Path Alliance had no intention of bothering Namgung Hyeok’s group yet. There were no attacks or pursuers following them.

“It’s not over until it’s over. Don’t let your guard down until we reach the Main House.”

Namgung Hyeok said this and closed his eyes.

Not to sleep, but to expand his energy sensing to detect threats in the surroundings.

“The captain sure worries a lot. Wasn’t it the captain who said those guys wouldn’t bother us for the sake of appearances?”

“One must always be prepared for unexpected situations.”

“That’s true, but…”

“Besides, there might be other dangers on the road, right? Thieves might come after us knowing our carriage contains riches.”

Namgung Hyeok’s expression was resolute as he spoke.

Ho Young merely clicked his tongue lightly and said nothing more.

His words were sound reasoning.

Indeed, they couldn’t relax their vigilance until they returned to the Namgung Family Estate.

“Then at least you should rest, captain. The others and I will take turns monitoring the surroundings…”

Ho Young’s words came to a halt.

Everyone inside the carriage looked at each other with sharp expressions.

“Did you sense it?”

“Yes.”

“It sounds like combat is taking place.”

“Quite intense, it seems?”

The four people, excluding So Geomlip who was at the driver’s seat, exchanged opinions.

“What shall we do?”

So Geomlip, who had also sensed the suspicious energy, looked into the carriage and asked.

Namgung Hyeok pondered briefly before making his decision.

“Let’s go see where the battle is taking place.”

“Is that wise? It might become a troublesome affair.”

“It’s in a position where we’ll inevitably get involved along our travel route anyway. If by chance an escort agency or trading company is being attacked by bandits, it’s an opportunity to do a good deed.”

“Then I’ll increase our speed.”

So Geomlip said this and slightly increased the carriage’s pace.

They were soon able to arrive at the scene where combat was taking place.

* * *

The scene was gruesome.

Already more than ten corpses were scattered about, and the remaining people, twice that number, were engaged in battle.

However, it didn’t seem to be a situation where an escort agency or trading company was being attacked as they had thought.

‘This is…’

“Protect the Fourth Young Master!”

At one warrior’s shout, about five or six people stood protectively around a young nobleman.

The young nobleman also seemed anxious, clenching his teeth tightly while gripping his sword.

They were fighting against a group of masked men, and the numbers were quite different.

“This seems like quite a troublesome situation?”

So Yeon, who had been watching the scene, whistled.

Namgung Hyeok didn’t deny it either.

However, he stared at the masked men who had discovered them.

They had spotted Namgung Hyeok’s group and were approaching menacingly.

“Who are these bastards!”

“Leader. What should we do? They look like travelers…”

“We can’t leave witnesses. Kill them.”

At the words of the leader called Leader, about ten of the masked men approached Namgung Hyeok’s group.

So Geomlip got down from the driver’s seat and made eye contact with Namgung Hyeok inside. Namgung Hyeok nodded toward him.

So Geomlip chuckled and assembled his staff into a spear.

“I’d recommend going back quietly. If you come any closer, I won’t be able to show mercy.”

So Geomlip spoke in a calm voice.

But the masked men seemed to have no intention of turning back at all.

“These are people who can’t accept an opportunity even when given one.”

So Geomlip muttered this and looked at the masked men charging toward him first.

Soon.

Thunk!

The chest of the nearest masked man was pierced through.

So Geomlip kicked him to pull out his spear and then slashed the throat of the next approaching masked man.

Without stopping there, he deflected a sword thrust coming from the side.

“!?”

The masked men couldn’t help but be flustered.

So Geomlip’s martial prowess, who had appeared to be an ordinary coachman, was extraordinary. But they didn’t have time to be surprised.

Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!

“Kugh!”

So Geomlip’s spear continuously eliminated the approaching masked men.

In an instant, half of those who had surrounded the carriage were in a state of panic.

“Th-this! He’s a master! Be careful!”

The leader who had been watching shouted urgently.

Most of the masked men who had been attacking the young nobleman’s group reacted to his cry.

“Attack!”

With a fierce voice, the masked men rushed toward Namgung Hyeok’s group’s carriage.

“Tsk.”

But So Geomlip, seemingly not afraid of them at all, leaped forward and swung his spear.

Wherever his spear reached, blood spurted and screams erupted.

So Geomlip was like a lone beast that had charged into a flock of sheep.

“Whew. That So Geomlip fellow. He’s quite excited, isn’t he?”

“Unlike us, it’s been a while since he’s had real combat. His hands were probably itching.”

“Haha. Still, we can’t burden only big brother.”

So Yeon, who had said this, got out of the carriage and pulled her bowstring.

Whoosh!

With the sound of cutting through air, it pierced through the back of one black-robed man who had been fleeing from So Geomlip.

Seeing him collapse like that, the leader ground his teeth furiously.

“Wh-what is this! You bastards, do you know who we are! Do you think you can get away with doing this…”

“I wonder?”

So Yeon chuckled and drew her bowstring again.

Bang!

This time, with a distinctly different sound, a powerful arrow shot out.

The arrow shot like that blew away the leader’s shoulder.

“Kyaaaaaahhh!”

“You wore masks and attacked first, so why should I care who you are.”

“We, we are….”

“I’m not curious, so you don’t need to tell me. And I’m going to kill you all anyway, so what’s the point of listening?”

“…!”

The leader realized at that moment that something had gone terribly wrong.

He never thought that simply trying to eliminate witnesses would come back to bite him like this.

Swoosh!

Even amid this, So Geomlip’s spear arts continued.

The number of masked men he had cut down was already exceeding ten.

With So Yeon’s support added to that, the siblings had taken down over twenty masked men.

Now the masked men were at a numerical disadvantage.

“Wa, wait! Stop! We were wrong, so let’s negotiate….”

“A corpse is talking?”

So Yeon said that as she drew her bowstring.

Thwack!

That was the end.

Three arrows that flew almost simultaneously pierced the leader’s vital points.

He collapsed without even letting out a scream.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

“Run!”

The few remaining masked men also lost their fighting spirit and fled.

But they couldn’t get far before they all fell.

So Geomlip, who had been waiting for this moment, swung his spear and eliminated all the fleeing masked men.

“What the….”

The young noble’s party, who had been under attack, stared at the scene with their mouths agape.

It was an unrealistic sight.

The attackers they had been struggling against were dealt with by just two people like this.

Moreover, those two didn’t even seem to have used their full strength.

As evidence, the three people inside the carriage were just leisurely chatting and watching.

“Are you alright?”

At that moment, So Geomlip approached the young noble’s party and asked.

“Th, thanks to you, we saved our lives. Thank you, benefactor.”

“I didn’t do anything worthy of being called a benefactor. I simply counterattacked because they attacked us. And if you’re going to give thanks, please give them to my Lord.”

“Pardon? Your Lord?”

“That’s right. He told us to come here after seeing you.”

So Geomlip said, pointing to Namgung Hyeok who was inside the carriage.

The young noble and his guards approached Namgung Hyeok and bowed their heads.

“Thank you. How can we ever repay this kindness….”

“It’s fine. Rather than that, I’d like to hear who you are and what happened, if that’s possible?”

“That’s….”

The young noble’s guard glanced around hesitantly.

His expression asked if it was okay to say this.

But the young noble nodded. He stepped forward and spoke.

“Yes. But first, I should introduce myself.”

The young noble performed a cupped fist salute and said.

“Nice to meet you. I am Ha Jinseong, the Fourth Young Master of the Ha Family.”

“Oh ho.”

Interest appeared in Namgung Hyeok’s expression.

* * *

The Ha Family.

A massive noble house based in Gangseoseong, it was large enough to be called one of the Ten Great Orthodox Families.

It was also a place that had a very poor relationship and competitive rivalry with the Namgung Family, which faced them across a single province.

And he had just happened to save someone from such a place….

‘Interesting.’

Namgung Hyeok thought this as he opened his mouth.

“I am Namgung Hyeok. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“Na, Namgung!? Then you’re from the Namgung Family?”

“That’s right. I happened to have business in this area and am on my way back.”

“Fo, Fourth Young Master. That person is….”

A figure who appeared to be the guard captain whispered something in Ha Jinseong’s ear.

Then Ha Jinseong’s expression changed immediately.

He spoke as if amazed.

“You’re the Flame Dragon Young Hero of the Namgung Family, whose reputation has been soaring recently. It’s an honor to meet you like this.”

“Enough with the flattery. Rather than that, what were the Ha Family people being attacked for?”

“That is….”

Ha Jinseong hesitated for a moment, but soon sighed and spoke.

“Sigh. We were in the middle of fleeing.”

“In the middle of fleeing? From whom?”

“From my brothers. It’s an uncomfortable thing to speak of, but I’m currently having my life threatened by my brothers.”

“I suppose you’re competing for the Young Family Head position.”

“How did you….”

“It’s obvious. It’s also a common occurrence.”

Namgung Hyeok spoke indifferently.

What if the Namgung Family had more remaining brothers, or if his relationship with Namgung Cheon had been bad?

It could have easily happened in the Namgung Family too.

Of course, trying to kill each other was a somewhat extreme situation.

“I’m from a concubine’s line with almost no chance of becoming Young Family Head, and I dislike conflict, so I fled all the way here. But someone sent assassins even here….”

“I understand the general situation. So one of your brothers is still trying to kill you.”

“Yes. I never thought it would come to this even after giving up the Young Family Head position and leaving.”

“They probably wanted to eliminate the seeds of conflict just in case. Or they simply dislike you.”

“…!”

“You know it too, don’t you? That sometimes you’re hated for no reason other than your birth. I know it well since I’m also from a concubine’s line.”

Of course, unlike the story of these Ha Family brothers, he was loved by his elder brother Namgung Cheon.

If Namgung Cheon had normally disliked him, he didn’t know how their current relationship would have changed. Namgung Hyeok probably would have either lost interest in the Namgung Family or pushed him aside and become the Young Family Head himself long ago.

‘If I hadn’t received kindness from Elder Brother in childhood, I wouldn’t have helped like this either.’

Namgung Hyeok thought this as he looked at Ha Jinseong.

‘He’s from the Ha Family that’s hostile to the Namgung Family, but… I might be able to use him.’

Whatever the circumstances, he had saved him and earned his gratitude.

Namgung Hyeok smiled mysteriously with that thought.

But then it happened.

Ha Jinseong suddenly bowed his head and spoke.

“Excuse me, Flame Dragon Young Hero. May I make one request?”

“A request?”

“Yes.”

He spoke in an earnest voice.

“Please let me repay my debt to you, Young Hero.”

Namgung Hyeok’s eyes gleamed sharply upon hearing the story.

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