Chapter 33 (1/2)
Translator: Hong | Editor: Darling
Taesan’s simple life continued on for some time.
The only big change was that he took on two prostitutes on a daily basis.
Of course, he invited them into the room one by one.
The time he allocated per person had shortened.
This was because Taesan was highly accomplished in the skill of sucking out the souls, but also because his body condition was much better.
He had cleared out his thicker blood veins and path and felt his condition improve.
The danger of passing out whenever was nowadays of the past.
But his body was still far from perfect. He still needed long continuous treatment.
Just because he had cleared out the thicker blood veins and path it didn’t mean his entire blood pathway had been healed.
It was just temporarily healed.
He now needed to focus on strengthening his blood veins and path.
The fact that he was now able to accept two prostitutes in one day, meant that his recovery rate had improved.
Taesan constantly checked on the gathered information from the doctor and his disciples.
The information he mostly asked for was on Hwang Hwa Ru and on Cheon Guem Ryeon.
He was no longer interested in the news of the Jong household.
Of course, he was not going to leave things be just because he wasn’t interested.
Since it was something he started, he would see an end to it.
As for Gyeongwan and Yoo, he trained them even more intensively.
The two wanted it voluntarily as well, but the doctor improved the intensity extremely due to Taesan’s earlier comments.
The two trained with many near-death encounters. It truly felt like hell.
But the results were evident from the training.
Gyeongwan had a goal.
It was to be able to move as beautifully as Taesan when he had recently defeated Jong Risungrak.
He didn’t mean to imitate Taesan but wanted to draw that beautiful movement with his own sword.
His end goal was a big motivator to improving his skills quickly.
And as Gyeongwan’s skills improved his opponent, Yoo, naturally picked up her pace.
During that time the Golden wall merchants moved about endlessly.
Now that they knew what Cheon Geum Ryeon was up to they were planning for it and at the same time looking for a way to teach them a lesson.
Taesan had been spending his days in relaxation and met the doctor for the first time after a long time.
“Prince, what are you doing?”
The doctor asked Taesan as he observed him clenching and unclenching his hand while deep in thought.
“I’m trying to see how many I can kill this time.”
“Oh my, what a menacing thing to say, what are you up to now.”
Although the contents of what he said sounded afraid, his expression was nothing of the sort. In fact, his expression brightened up. Like a child expecting a sweet treat.
“So where are you going to attack now. Are you going to wipe out the Jong clan yourself?”
The Jong household was currently in an extremely difficult situation.
They had gathered their forces to wipe out the black thieves when someone attacked them as if they had been waiting for the right opportunity.
In other words, it was as though they had been robbed and left with a bare house. Because of that, the already crumbling household was now in shambles.
And they had not been able to deal with the black thieves. As they had all escaped.
Also, the other Mo and Bangpa clans that had been suppressed by the Jong clan, started to rise up.
They would have suppressed them immediately in the past, but now that was impossible.
The weakness of the Jong clan had been spread far and wide.
And now, Cheon Geum Ryeon was discreetly trying to merge and acquire the Jong household.
As though they had planned to do so from the start.
“What about those that are helping Cheon Geum Ryeon?”
The doctor avoided his eyes.
“They are like shadows and very hard to find…as of now we’ve found that they are connected with Hwang Hwa Ru.”
Initially, he had expected Hwang Hwa Ru to be a small information hub being run by Cheon Geum Ryeon or the Jong clan.
But it was not it.
When he had been involved in Hwang Hwa Ru previously, those that tried to ambush Taesan were under the nameless organization like Hwang Hwa Ru.
“It bothers me.”
Taesan was bothered by this nameless organization
When he had been Cheonma he could find out anything he wanted, it was just that he had no interest in most things.
Of course, it was unnecessary to be referred to as nameless.
He simply needed to instruct to find out.
But now he always faced a barricade whenever he tried to find out about something. This frustrated and bothered him.
Like this body of his right now.
“So…what are you going to do?”
The doctor asked cautiously. There was no playfulness. It felt like it would result in something bad if he were to trigger Taesan right now.
To be exact, it was ever since he said it was bothering him.
This phrase reminded the doctor of a scene he had once seen before.
“To catch the body we need to catch its tail.”
Taeasn looked at the doctor and asked.
“The establishments Cheon Geum Ryeon set up recently, how are they doing? Are they causing any trouble?”
“No, they are still relatively on the low. But don’t you think they will make a move soon? They can’t just sit and watch forever.”
The doctor continued with bright eyes.
“I think the start will be the Hwang Hwa Ru. Since they can easily cause a scene if you were to get involved.’
Taeasn smoked.
“You think so too?”
“Yes.”
That’s why they must have taken Taesan there.
“They won’t act recklessly?”
“Recently Woong and Moonkwang were spotted in the vicinity.”
“Woong? Who’s that?”
The doctor had anticipated Taesan not to recall so he answered him without a change of facial expression
“The one that soiled himself.”
“Oh, that one.”
The corners of Taesan’s lips went up
“So I looked into it, all ten of those from the Jong clan that had been at the Yeon residence seemed to have come here.”
“So?”
“Those guys seem to be disturbing the bangoa clan thieves.”
“Thieves?”
Taesan snorted a laugh. That’s why they say people never change.
To think that the Jong clan were adopting the same tactic they had used at the dongho district and were doing the exact same thing again.
“It’s the easiest way for them to hide their identity and get what they want. And it’s easy to throw them away in the future.”
“Are the golden wall merchants really that weak to fall victim to such tactics?”
“Of course not. I even passed the information. I doubt they will sit on it.”
The doctor looked at Taesan with bright eyes. It was the eyes of one asking to be praised.
Taesan smirked.
How would this guy act if he knew that he himself was Cheonma? Would he still look at him with such eyes?