Chapter 42: Heartless (1) (2/2)

And Kal Sa Ryang placed it on top of the desk. Beside it there were other reports that he had sent up. One could tell that they weren’t even opened, but Kal Sa Ryang simply placed it on top of that stack.

“Then, I will excuse myself.”

As he was about to leave Sa Ma Chun asked, “Ah, I have something to ask you.”

“Yes, please tell me”

“I checked it personally but one of the previous Mengju’s swords’ is missing.”

“Which sword are you talking about?”

“The Divine Sword of King Shura.”

“And it wasn’t inside the Weapon Hall of the Alliance?”

“No it wasn’t.”

“Then I do not know. During his last years the Mengju-nim never touched a sword. So I believe it should be somewhere in the Weapon Hall. If it is not in there then Mengju-nim probably put it somewhere else.”

“I see. Alright. you can leave now”

“Yes”

After bowing Kal Sa Ryang left the room. With a cold stare he was staring at Kal Sa Ryang.

Then he said to the air, “You are observing every move that he makes right?”

Then a shadow from the ceiling replied, “Yes”

“Just in case he might have hidden the sword. Find the place where he might have hidden it.”

“Yes.”

After giving the order Sa Ma Chun sat down on a chair, “If even you don’t know then where did that sword go?”

“Give me a drink here”

There was a middle aged man and a younger man sitting down at one of the table.

Baek Pyo greeted them.

“Welcome back.”

These two group of travelers came here two or three times to get drink some wine.

“This time I went all the from Gamsu.”

“Oh really, It must have been a long trip. I will prepare the appetizers that you always get”

After giving them the alcohol Baek Pyo started cooking.

And the two people started talking.

“This is what I felt from my recent travel to Gamsu. But there is a weird wind blowing from in the city.”

“What weird wind”

“This is what I heard…”

Although there was no other customer the man lowered his voice. This showed how dangerous this news might have been.

“They said Ma Song In of the Heavenly Dao gate bought one the merchant guilds of Gamsu.”

“Isnt Ma Song In one of the successors of the Heavenly Dao Gate?

“Yeah. The Ma Song In. One of the SIx successor.”

“I wonder what this about?”

It looked as if he had something else he knew about but he didn’t say it. Although Baek Pyo pretended he didn’t hear there were many rumors about the Heavenly Dao Gate these days.

Not only in Gamsu but in other areas the descendants of the Heavenly Dao Gates were also spreading their influences.

This was something that he could never think about when he was serving the previous Mengju. Chun Ha Jin really hated the foreign powers influencing the different areas of Kang Ho. Although Chun Ha Jin didn’t have a family, if he did he would have regulated them.

Then the man asked while looking at the wall,“But was that always there?”

On top of the kitchen entrance there was a wooden decoration. The wooden decoration was a round s.h.i.+eld with an axe and a sword making a cross. It looked as if it was from a hunter’s shop.

“No, after I took over I put it there since the walls looked empty.”

“So you carved it yourself?”

“Yes, I do it to waste time.”

“You have a very good handicraft.”

“I am still lacking.”

Baek Pyo looked at the decoration on the wall.

He naturally remembered. After giving him an opening present Kal Sa Ryang secretly came back a few days later. This was even before Ma Bong Gi or Sa Ma Chun were appointed. Kal Sa Ryang gave him a sword. Surprisingly this was the personal sword of the previous Mengju, the Divine Sword of King Shura.

“I am entrusting this sword with you”

“I don’t think I will be able to guard it for you”

“You are the only person I trust. I will be under watchful eyes after the new Mengju gets appointed. So I will not have much opportunity to visit you.

“Chancellor Kal”

“Please take care of this sword”

“What do you plan to do with this sword?”

“I don’t know yet. I could give everything else but I will never give them this.”

Baek Pyo understood how he felt. He would remember Chun Ha Jin just by looking at this sword.

Baek Pyo nodded, “Alright. I will safeguard it.”

“Thank you”

Hearing the words of his customer Baek Pyo woke up from his thoughts.

“You are drinking a lot today.”

“I will drink till I drop dead”

“Hahaha. That’s good for me. If you drink till you drop dead then I can make more money.”

“Good! This is why I like this restaurant. Ha Ha Ha”

The two traveler took their attention off the decoration on the wall.

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