The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 58

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 58

Northern Sea Ice Palace was one of the four major powers in the Frontier Region, a Murim force with tremendous underlying strength.

Its power was evaluated to be on the level of combining two or three of the Nine Sects One Gang.

But now people from such a Northern Sea Ice Palace had come. This was information that could never be overlooked.

‘Perhaps those people I encountered on the way here might be from Northern Sea Ice Palace.’

Namgung Hyeok recalled the martial artist whose intense gaze had met his own.

He thought it was quite a plausible speculation.

“Geomlip. Did you find out why Northern Sea Ice Palace wants to obtain the Ten Thousand Year Fire Carp Inner Core?”

“I apologize, Lord. I couldn’t get that far…”

“No. This much is already sufficient. You’ve worked hard.”

Namgung Hyeok shook his head and explained the recent circumstances.

Due to various circumstances, he had robbed the Black Dragon Society’s martial artists and brought the Wang brothers under his command.

And that Ho Young had now gone with Wang Pyeong to rescue his younger sister.

So Geomlip nodded and greeted Wang Ho.

“Nice to meet you. I’m called So Geomlip. I’m one of those who serve our Lord. As someone who serves the same Lord, let’s work well together from now on.”

“Pl-please take care of me.”

Wang Ho gulped and spoke.

So Geomlip showed a much gentler attitude than Jeon Wook, but it was still inevitably burdensome.

After the simple greeting ended, So Geomlip looked at Namgung Hyeok again and spoke.

“Since Elder Brother Ho Young has left, Jeon Wook and I will have to handle the escort duty together.”

“I keep saying it’s not necessary… but you won’t listen anyway. Do as you please. Whether you take turns escorting or escort together, do whatever is comfortable.”

“Then it might be good for all three of us to move together. We don’t have anything particular to do anyway, so it seems fine.”

“I also feel more at ease being by our Lord’s side.”

Jeon Wook agreed.

Namgung Hyeok let out a light sigh and nodded.

“Then let’s have a light meal and go sightseeing. I hope there are things worth seeing.”

“Since this is Black Market Island’s market, there should be plenty to see.”

So Geomlip’s words were correct.

As the Black Market was large in scale, besides items that looked shady, there were also many goods that could be sold in ordinary markets.

Namgung Hyeok bought some quite decent-looking gifts and distributed them to his escorts.

“Take these.”

“Lord, are you giving these to us?”

“There are also ones for Ho Young and So Yeon. I’m not sure if everyone will like them.”

“Since our Lord gave them, they’ll naturally be delighted. We gratefully accept them.”

Jeon Wook and So Geomlip, who received a dagger and spear tassels respectively as gifts, showed pleased expressions.

Namgung Hyeok also gave Wang Ho a pair of leather gloves as a gift.

“Are, are you buying these for me too?”

“The gloves I gave you are more for training than as a gift. When you wear leather gloves, your hand movements become sluggish and you can’t show movements as sensitive as bare hands. But if you can handle hand techniques freely even while wearing these, you’ll be able to show much lighter movements than before when you take the gloves off.”

Namgung Hyeok said with a slight smile.

“In other words, the risk of your wrists getting chopped off for making careless mistakes like before will decrease.”

“…!”

Wang Ho received the gloves Namgung Hyeok bought him with trembling hands.

Jeon Wook, who was beside him, saw this and made a threat.

“Our Lord has done this much for you, so if you slack off in training, I won’t let it slide.”

“Yes, yes! I’ll do my best!”

Wang Ho widened his eyes and shouted loudly. But then it happened.

“That’s him!”

Angry voices could be heard from somewhere.

Namgung Hyeok’s group turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

Nearly dozens of martial artists were approaching them.

‘Are they Black Market martial artists?’

And seeing Leader Hong from the Black Dragon Society, whom he had beaten down, among them, he could understand what had happened.

Probably Leader Hong had regained consciousness and reported Namgung Hyeok’s group to the Black Market.

“That guy attacked us and stole our money! That guy…!”

“Now, now, calm down. You don’t need to shout so loudly, we can all hear you.”

The Yellow-Robed Man, who appeared to be the leader of the Black Market martial artists, spoke in a leisurely voice.

Leader Hong tried to say something with an angry face, but the Yellow-Robed Man didn’t even pretend to listen and approached Namgung Hyeok to ask.

“Let me ask you something briefly. Young hero, is it correct that you’re acquainted with these guests here?”

“That’s correct.”

Namgung Hyeok answered calmly. The Yellow-Robed Man asked again.

“According to this guest, you attacked them and committed robbery. Is this true?”

“That’s not true.”

“What…!”

Leader Hong’s face turned red as if he was about to explode.

But before he could say anything, Namgung Hyeok continued first.

“Of course, it’s true that we had a dispute with them. Because this friend here was caught trying to pickpocket my money pouch.”

“Oh ho.”

“As it turned out, this friend was being threatened by the Black Dragon Society and had no choice but to do pickpocketing work. I felt sorry for this fact and sought them out to liberate this friend. But they immediately drew their swords and tried to kill my comrade. As you know, when your life is threatened, it’s a bit much to just stand there, isn’t it?”

“That’s right.”

“But this place is where the Black Market is held. Out of respect for them, we didn’t kill them but just gave them a moderate lesson. In fact, not a single person died. And we took this friend who was being forced to work like a slave and left. That’s the end of it.”

“What nonsense! After that, you robbed and took our money pouches!”

“What’s the problem with that?”

“Wh-what!?”

As if momentarily speechless at Namgung Hyeok’s answer, Leader Hong shouted in a shrill voice.

But regardless, Namgung Hyeok spoke in a cold voice.

“Think about it. If you had pulled this kind of stunt outside, do you think even one of you could have gotten out alive?”

“Th-that’s…”

Leader Hong’s face turned pale blue. Certainly, Namgung Hyeok’s words were true.

“If this place hadn’t been the Black Market but outside, I would have unhesitatingly beheaded you all the moment you drew your swords. But I didn’t do that out of respect for the Black Market’s reputation. However, the crime of targeting me and my comrade still remained, so I took money in place of that crime.”

“In other words, the price of your lives.”

“Exactly so.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded at the Yellow-Robed Man’s words, who spoke with a chuckle.

After thinking for a moment, the Yellow-Robed Man clapped his hands and said.

“There’s nothing more to see. Let’s go back.”

“Wh-what are you saying! You should get our money back for us!”

“Didn’t you hear this guest’s explanation just now? That was the price of your lives. If it had been a robbery case targeting money from the start, we would have naturally intervened, but that’s not the case.”

The Yellow-Robed Man clicked his tongue and said.

“So you shouldn’t have drawn your swords just anywhere. I hope you’ll be careful in the future, taking this incident as a lesson.”

“Wh-what kind of!”

Leader Hong gritted his teeth and shouted.

“Do you think you can just get away with doing this to us! You mere merchant scum…”

“What did you just say?”

The Yellow-Robed Man’s face immediately turned cold.

“Mere merchant scum?”

“…!”

Leader Hong’s face turned pale white at the killing intent that seemed to strangle his throat.

This was because the Yellow-Robed Man’s aura was more formidable than expected.

“It seems you’re acting so arrogantly because you trust some backing called the Black Dragon Society or whatever…”

Crunch!

The Yellow-Robed Man gripped Leader Hong’s left shoulder tightly.

Crack!

“Aaaaaargh!”

Leader Hong let out a painful scream. Considerable pain overwhelmed him as his bone seemed to have cracked.

“Why don’t you try pleading with your superiors to attack the Black Market? They’ll probably change color the moment they hear your story and try to take your head off. A low-ranking person like you would never know the reason for your entire life.”

The Yellow-Robed Man said this and released Leader Hong.

Leader Hong, who had rolled on the ground, looked up at him with an expression mixed with pain and fear.

“If you can’t believe it, feel free to experiment. But then you’d really have to risk your life. Ahahaha!”

The Yellow-Robed Man burst into loud laughter and disappeared with his subordinates.

Left alone, Leader Hong glared at Namgung Hyeok for a moment, then spat out curses in frustration and disappeared somewhere.

Namgung Hyeok’s group looked at where they had left and chuckled. Only Wang Ho was dumbfounded.

“Huh, I never imagined the Black Market would take our side.”

“There’s nothing strange about it. From their perspective, there’s no reason to protect the Black Dragon Society’s low-ranking members while making an enemy of our Lord.”

Jeon Wook explained.

Still, when Wang Ho seemed not to understand, So Geomlip provided additional explanation.

“The Black Market probably already knew our Lord’s identity from when the report came in. That’s why they didn’t want to fight us unnecessarily. The justification was on our Lord’s side, and if they had fought, only they would have suffered losses.”

“Even though it was the Black Dragon Society that made the request?”

“That shows how highly they regard our Lord. Besides, whether the requester was the Black Dragon Society or whoever, the Black Market has no reason to bow down.”

“What? Are you saying the Black Market’s forces are that strong?”

“The Black Market itself might not be that strong. But behind the Black Market stand the Ten Great Trading Companies. If they start wielding their financial power in earnest, the Black Dragon Society wouldn’t last even half a year. That Yellow-Robed Man from earlier could be so confident because he knew this.”

“…!”

Wang Ho made a shocked expression as if he had learned something new.

But whether Wang Ho was surprised or not, the three people including Namgung Hyeok looked around and leisurely exchanged conversation.

“Still, it’s fortunate that the Black Market’s representative was a reasonable person.”

“Indeed. If it had been some ignorant fool, things would have become troublesome.”

“The Black Market wouldn’t put such an idiot in a position responsible for security. Lord, what will you do now?”

“What do you mean what will I do? We’ll just continue as we are until the Ten Thousand Year Fire Carp auction opens, waiting for Ho Young and Wang Pyeong to return. There’s still plenty of time, so they should return by then.”

“Yes.”

“I will follow your orders.”

Jeon Wook and So Geomlip said this and bowed their heads slightly.

But that was the moment.

“Hmm?”

The three people simultaneously looked somewhere.

One of those who had been watching the incident nearby was approaching them.

‘It’s that person I saw on the way here.’

Namgung Hyeok’s eyes sharpened. The person approaching was the expert who had been escorting the carriage he had seen on the way.

As a considerably skilled expert approached, the atmosphere around Jeon Wook and So Geomlip also changed.

Heavy air instantly descended upon that place.

The approaching person seemed startled by this and stopped in place, saying:

“Um, please don’t be too wary. I just happened to overhear your conversation and came because there’s something I’d like to say.”

“Who are you?”

“I am Han Yeoun from the Northern Sea Ice Palace. And you are…”

“I am Namgung Hyeok from the Namgung Family. These are my friends.”

“Flame Dragon Young Hero.”

Han Yeoun’s expression softened as he seemed to know Namgung Hyeok’s name.

Namgung Hyeok met his gaze and asked:

“So, what business brings someone from the Northern Sea Ice Palace to seek me out?”

“Well…”

Han Yeoun answered with a slightly troubled expression.

“There’s something I’d like to request of you.”

“Something to request?”

“That’s right.”

He looked around and spoke carefully.

“Would you please give up on the Ten Thousand Year Fire Carp Inner Core at this auction?”

Hearing this, Namgung Hyeok chuckled and answered:

“I refuse.”

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