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Thinking about the parts that I mastered, it was really amazing. Of course learning it was easy but

fully understanding it was the true challenge. But since it is I, I didn’t have to worry too much

about it.

I was excited to see the true strength of it once I fully mastered it.

Can I fully merge the White Crane Art with my Ashura Soul Chasing Sword Art? And what sort of

development will happen on my journey?

I was curious about what future had to offer me.

Then Kw.a.n.g Du rushed to where I was standing.

“Young master? Have you heard the news?”

I asked him as if I didn’t already know, “What news?”

“About Lord Nameless Warrior! How Lord Nameless Warrior took down Yeom Hwa in a single

blow. Then he proclaimed to destroy the Heavenly Dao Gate’s evil ways.”

I didn’t say that I was going to destroy the Heavenly Dao Gate’s evil ways?

But Kang Ho was like this. The rumors sometimes became unbelievable. But this was also a good

thing since it will allow the news to travel far and wide.

“Amazing.”

“What sort of reaction is that?”

“What do you have to say about my reaction?”

“Can you be…”

Kw.a.n.g Du looked at me. Since it was Kw.a.n.g Du I was afraid he was going to discover it right

away but…

“… You must be jealous.”

“Hahaha!”

“Don’t be like that. You are amazing the way you are and Lord Nameless Warrior is amazing the

way Lord…”

“Lord?”

Kw.a.n.g Du told me his true feelings, “He is so incredible”

“Do you know the difference between amazing and incredible?”

But Kw.a.n.g Du was still praising the Nameless Warrior, “To get in front of everyone to defend

someone, that is something that I dream of doing.”

I understood how he felt. Since he had only been introduced to this world recently. How could

hearing words like this not amaze him?

But Kw.a.n.g Du-Ya. You must know.

Although it may seem amazing to others, for those involved it is a completely different matter. It’s hard to imagine just how much fear and danger one had to go through and triumph over to reach that prowess.

“Oh yeah, I haven’t seen Warrior Baek in a while. And his restaurant is even closed. It says that he is doing maintenance on it.”

“He is on a mission.”

“Is it important?”

I nodded.

“Everyone is working so hard. Then I must not slack off either.”

“Then train hard, future Lord!”

“Haha, what do you mean future Lord, young master? I will always be your sword fodder

young master.”

I smiled at Kw.a.n.g Du as he walked away.

Then I went back to meditating.

Whether he became a Lord or my sword fodder, to become either you need strength. That’s  the kind of world this Kang Ho is.

***

The gossip about the Nameless Warrior was more exuberant than I expected. I knew that it was going to cause a wildfire when they gave me the t.i.tle “Lord Nameless Warrior” but not to this degree.

And the people were now demanding the reinvestigation of the death of Ho Yeon Tak and the

Alliance had to finally give in. Ma Bong Gi ended up meeting with Mae Ryang and Ho Yeon Sook and told them that he would reinvestigate it.

Originally Ma Bong Gi wouldn’t do something like this, but since the public sentiment was with them he had to give in. However, the real reason why he agreed was so that he could exact his revenge on the Ho Yeon School.

Tooth for tooth.

Yes, this was what I wanted. Go and beat each other up.

After hearing that the death of Ho Yeon Tak was being reinvestigated Mae Ryang and Ho Yeon

Sook were very happy.

Nevertheless, I felt sorry for them, as it won’t come to light that easily. For a matter like this it probably was orchestrated by the Gaju so it wouldn’t easily be uncovered.

Still, since the investigation had started, it gave them some hope.

Mae Ryang-Ah, don’t worry. Your elder brother hasn’t forgotten about you. When I have to

opportunity I will get revenge for you.

***

At night Kong Soo Chan came to find me.

“The Solar Star Merchant Guild is doing well.”

Then he took out a book from his robe, “This is the book that you gave me that day.”

It was the book that I picked up from Ya Chun’s storage.

“Since it is a code that is very similar to ours it didn’t take long to decode it. And the content is

mostly about transactions.”

Looking at the paper I saw some names that were related to the San Dong. It was those who

were close to the Dark Guild. This will be a great help to me when I want to take over San Dong.

“There are some investments that Ya Chun did in some of the merchants in the Central Plain. And

looking further into it he made quite an investment with other Dark Guilds.”

“So there is something that keeps the Dark Guilds connected?”

“Yes, from what I can gather there is something that connects them. If you allow me, I will try to dig further into it.”

“It must  never get back to us.”

“Don’t worry sir. There are more than one organization that are investing. But I will never get too greedy.”

“But how will you go about doing it? Ya Chun is already dead.”

“There were always a group of people who were with Ya Chun when he made these investments. I will try to use them.”

“Alright, I’ll leave it in your care then.”

“Yes. If all goes well, it might give us some revenue.”

“Please take care.”

Before he left I said, “Ah, can you look at this as well?”

It was something that I found on Jo Byuk’s neck. Seeing that Kong Soo Chan was able to decode

the book I thought he was more than capable of doing such a thing.

So I gave it to him and said, “Can you decode this?”

After looking at it for some time he shook his head, “It a very complicated code. I wouldn’t be able

to decode it with my skill. But I know someone who can.”

“Who?”

“My teacher.”

I was surprised. Elder Jong? That stinking old man could decode something this difficult?

Kong Soo Chan added with a smile, “If it’s my teacher, I know he can decode this.”

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