Chapter 50 (1/2)

Seomun-deok entered the office of Homu-ryeonju.

Homu-ryeonju looked at Seomundeok while pushing the documents piled up on the table to the side.

“When did you arrive patrol leader? I thought you said it wasn’t easy?”

Seomun-deok bowed his head a little and sat down on a chair in front of Homu-ryeonju.

“There was nothing special.”

“What do you mean nothing special? I heard you had trouble clearing up the kids’ shit.”

Seomun-deok smiled.

“So I sent the kids who shit themselves back. I didn’t want to make the water cloudy here.”

“Good job. No matter how many useless people you have by your side, they are still useless.”

Ho Mu Ryeon-ju, who said that, asked, changing the atmosphere.

“So, how was it?”

Seomun-deok shook his head.

“I didn’t find anything unusual.”

“Is that right?”

The reason Seomun-deok went up to Uichang to meet the Seomunjaehak crew this time was because he had a different purpose.

His goal was Geumwol hostel.

No, to be exact it was Geumwol merchants.

There was a rumor that Geumwol merchants were receiving help from some dangerous people backing them up, so he was investigating it.

In other words, if the dangerous group backing them was the Black Lotus or Cheonma Shinkyo, it was a really big deal.

So, not only Seomun-deok but also people with talent in Homu-ryeon took the part and working hard to investigate it.

This was not the case where Homu-ryeon moved alone, but it was in response to the Moorim League’s request for cooperation.

By cooperating, in case of emergencies, they could receive support from the Moorim League branch or the Moorim League’s guilds.

Anyway, this was the reason why they had sent 20 elite warriors of Ho Mu-ryeon with him when he was picking up only Seomunjaehak.

They stayed at Geumwol Hostel and obtained information in their own way.

“The number of bodyguards were higher than normal, but that would be natural because it belongs to Geumwol merchants… There was really nothing other than that.”

Ho Mu Ryeon-ju stroked his chin and fell in thought.

“Now, investigations from various places are arriving one after another… Everyone says the same.”

“They couldn’t find anything at all?”

“It should be said that there is nothing suspicious at this point but… … .”

“Is there something that is bothering you?”

Homu-ryeonju nodded heavily.

“It bothers me that there is so little.”

“Exactly… … .”

“It feels somewhat arbitrary. I can’t pinch what that is, but.”

“Then, let’s find out more.”

“Please.”

“It is nothing. It’s something I should be doing.”

“Oh. And you said you came with Il Chim Gui?”

“Yes. It somehow happened that way.”

“But I’ve been hearing something weird.”

As Seomundeok looked at him, Homu-ryeon-ju continued.

“I heard that Il Chim Gui entered the Gold Wall Merchants? Not only that but so did Chun Chu Shin Ui, right?”

Seomun-deok replied calmly.

“The two were together, it’s true.”

The eyes of Homu-ryeonju flashed.

“That’s amazing. Was the Gold wall merchants always that impressive?”

“Nothing has been confirmed yet. When I came here, I deliberately kept a distance. There will be many opportunities.”

Homu-ryeonju nodded.

“Good job. Anyway, as long as they accepted our invitation, they will be with us until the end of the meeting, so we can arrange something in the meantime.”

“Yes. But… … .”

“Why but? Is there something bothering you?”

“The second son of the Gold wall merchants came together… but It was a person who gave me a strange feeling.”

Curiosity arose in the eyes of Homu-ryeonju. It was very rare that Seomun-deok made such an evaluation.

“What was strange about him?”

“I talked face-to-face for just a moment when I asked for a boat ride…but he didn’t feel like he matched his age for some reason.”

“Old people are everywhere no?”

“Rather than that… It would be funny to say this, but I felt the presence of a master.”

His eyes widened.

“A master? Does that mean he was strong enough for even you to call a master?”

Seomun-deok shook his head quickly.

“It was clear he didn’t have enough inner power built up yet. I wouldn’t know if he was on a level where I couldn’t even compete with him, but honestly, that is something that is difficult for even the Guild leader of Moorim.”

“Right. One can say your senses are the best in the world.”

“That is going too far. It’s just a little sensitive. Anyway, there was no inner power. When I asked around, it seemed that he was also sick.”

“Sick? Are you saying he has come this far while sick? From Wuhan?”

“He seems to be engaged to the daughter of the Yeon Household that came together.”

“You sure looked into it a lot. Did you by any chance look into all the other things too?”

When Ho Mu Ryeon-ju asked jokingly, Seomun-deok shook his head.

“That’s all there is to it. Oh, when I wondered what the disease was, they said that it was Jeolmaek.”

“Jeolmaek?”

His eyes widened.

“Isn’t that a very serious illness? I don’t think it’s time to come to something like this?”

“It looks like the Chun Chu Shin Ui and Il Chim Gui are looking after the disease together.”

“Hmm… He’s quite the big shot.”

Of course, it was half a joke.

However, both Seomun-deok and Ho Mu-ryeon-ju were well aware that they should not just go over it.

“Isn’t it a bit different from the Gold Wall that we knew?”

“Yes. Let’s investigate.”

“Let’s find out the relationship between the Gold Wall and Geumwol.”

“Yes.”

He tried to do that, already. No, first of all, he tried to start with it.

Maybe Il Chim Gui and Chun Chu Shin Ui are connected to the Geumwol Merchants.

And this meant that Geumwol provided those two doctors to Gold Wall.

It wasn’t an assumption that made no sense at all.

“Then I will head back for now. Oh, why don’t you meet Il Chim Gui and Chun Chu Shin Ui in person?”

“I should. I should treat the guests properly.”

Seo Mun-deok bowed his head and stepped back.

Ho Mu Ryeon-ju smiled until then and then quickly erased his expression.

“Something… It feels like something complicated is going on where no one knows.”

Ho Mu Ryeon-ju shook his head to shake off his thoughts, and then he buried himself in the pile of documents once again.

* * *

The first day at Homu-ryeon had no schedule.

They arrived relatively early, but they didn’t need to greet anyone, so they just rested at their assigned accommodation.

But it was okay if they didn’t have to stay only in the accommodation. If they wished, they could go ahead and meet other guests, or they could greet each other.

Also, people with that purpose visited the lodge where Byeoktaesan stayed.

Of course, they did not come to see Byeoktaesan, but to see Yeonharin.

Rumors about Yeon Ha-rin’s beauty were now expanding beyond infinite and all over Hubei.

It wasn’t enough to shake Hubei yet, but rumors quickly spread by people who had seen Yeonharin even once.

People who wanted to confirm the rumor visited, but in fact, the number was small.