Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 225



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Episode 225. The Dark Curtain (2)

The pillars supporting the main gate of Habukpangga had wooden nails driven into them.

What is the identity of the wooden nail?

This nail was used as a place to hang items forgotten by guests visiting the Pangga.

The idea was to make sure that the items were yours when you left or revisited the household.

But there was a leather pouch hanging there.

The color of the leather pouch was so similar to the wood that it was almost invisible if you weren’t paying attention.

Maybe that’s why it still seemed to be there.

The problem was that the leather pouch smelled familiar.

Hanbin, who was trying to pass the security guard, quickly turned around.

‘Begging is the 18 steps.’

‘Lightning strike.’

Hanbin grabbed a small stone that he could see.

Then he threw it at the bag hanging from the pole.

‘A hundred percent accuracy.’

In an instant, a leather pouch hanging on a pole fell.

Bam.

Hanbin quickly reached out and snatched it.

Hanbin, who had caught it and turned around, smiled brightly at the security guard.

The movements were so fast that from the guard’s perspective, Hanbin was looking around.

To the guards’ eyes, that appearance looked like someone trying to seize a prey.

The guard opened his eyes slightly and said.

“Your Majesty, did I do something wrong… … .”

He trailed off and couldn’t meet my gaze.

By chance, the guard warrior was the one who brought the letter from Sacheondangga and the goods from Baeksamun.

From his point of view, it seemed like Hanbin was trying to find fault with his mistake at that time.

If Hanbin hadn’t been able to solve the secret of the secret book, someone might have been poisoned.

Of course, it wasn’t something a single security guard could be responsible for.

However, it was clear that if someone was hurt, he himself would not be safe.

The security guard was fidgeting because of that.

Besides, Hanbin’s smiling face was one that he could easily misunderstand.

Fortunately, thanks to Hanbin’s efforts, nothing happened at that time, but the security guard felt a pang.

Hanbin put his hand in her bosom with a kind face.

Of course, it was meant to contain a leather pouch.

But, it seemed like a somewhat awkward movement.

So Hanbin took out a silver coin from his bosom.

“Take this.”

“What on earth is this, Your Majesty?”

“It’s a way of saying thank you for that day.”

“What the heck… … .”

“You just brought the messenger bag that day. Well, it was a bit dangerous.”

“I really did commit a sin that deserved death back then. But you’re a hermit?”

“What is the sin that deserves death…? I’m just thankful that you let me open it safely. Thanks to you, I was able to do my best.”

“Ah, Your Majesty.”

The guard’s eyes trembled slightly.

He meant what he said.

If it weren’t for Hanbin, I might have lost my neck at that time.

But, they even gave out rewards… … .

The guard’s eyes grew hot.

Hanbin was getting further and further away.

The security guard who saw Hanbin disappearing slowly opened his mouth.

“Oh, Your Majesty… … .”

Of course, the voice was too small to reach Hanbin.

Then, a fellow security guard who had been out in the back room for a while and returned asked.

“But why? You.”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Looking at your eyes, it looks like you’ve been through something bad.”

“No, but. What a rough ride… … . I received a favor, a favor… … .”

“Grace, what does that mean?”

“It seems like the rumors going around Jangwoonhyeon are true.”

“What rumor?”

“Our Lord Sa is a living Buddha.”

“Hey, no way. They concluded that those people were out of their minds because of the plague.”

“No, from today onwards I have decided to trust you, Lord Sa.”

* * *

As he moved away from his family, Hanbin turned his ear.

Seolhwa asked at that sight.

“Confucius, why are you like this?”

“My ears are ticklish because I wonder who is talking to me.”

“Oh, really, Your Majesty, you are very suspicious.”

“What do you mean by having too many doubts?”

“You’re saying that because you’re suspicious. I think you can trust me now.”

“Who do you trust?”

“Family.”

“Because we’re family… … .”

Hanbin trailed off and answered with a faint smile.

Seolhwa said after seeing the expression.

“I can tell from your expression that you already trust your family. Honestly, I’m jealous. Don’t you think so, Cheonghwa?”

“Yes, I also envy Confucius.”

Hanbin tilted his head at their words.

“What are you jealous of?”

“I’m talking about family. Neither I nor Cheonghwa have real parents.”

“hmm.”

Hanbin looked at the two, drooling.

As the story goes, the two had no real parents.

They were each taken in by Salsu and Dokin and grew up knowing them as their parents.

Because of that commonality, Seolhwa and Cheonghwa are like real sisters.

Seol-hwa, who was embarrassed when Han-bin stared at her, changed the subject.

“Excuse me, what is that bag you put in your bosom earlier? It doesn’t seem like much, but I’m curious because you took care of it so secretly.”

“Oh, by the way, I forgot about this.”

Hanbin took out a leather pouch from his bosom.

The reason Hanbin took this pouch was because the smell coming from it was exactly the same as the one in the letter of death.

So, this was a story about a Sacheondangga item.

Is this the property of Sacheondangga?

In other words, it was clear that the item in this pocket was the clue to opening the secret letter.

Then why did Sacheondangga disappear?

Hanbin thought that it was an assignment to test Habukpengga.

But the moment he opened the leather pouch, Hanbin had to turn all his previous guesses into a blank sheet of paper.

“ah.”

At Hanbin’s exclamation, Seolhwa poked her head out and looked inside the leather pouch.

There were several barrels of western saury inside.

Seolhwa asked.

“What is all this, Confucius?”

“What is it? It’s a key to open the messenger’s letter.”

“Then maybe… … .”

“That’s right. I dropped this at Sacheondangga.”

“Then, you’re saying it wasn’t intentional?”

“It may not have been intentional until now, but it will be intentional from now on.”

“What do you mean?”

“Take a good look at the Jeonseogu barrel.”

“Why the Jeonseogu Tong? Oh, I see… … .”

Seolhwa opened her mouth wide.

The letter box that Hanbin pointed to had the names of each family written in small letters.

These are the Gangbuk sects that will be invited to the Mugajihoe this time, including Mo Yong-se, Hwangbo-se, and Baek Do-mun.

Seolhwa, who had been watching for a while, tilted her head.

“But why did you drop the other family’s things too?”

“Well, it’s either because the person delivering the news is incredibly reckless or because of the weaknesses of the Sacheondang family… … .”

“Does Sacheondangga have a weakness?”

“So that’s… … .”

Hanbin’s voice trailed off slightly.

At that moment, Cheonghwa asked while caressing his stomach.

“Sister, aren’t you eating breakfast this morning?”

At Cheonghwa’s words, Hanbin and Seolhwa opened their mouths at the same time.

Seolhwa, who had been watching for a long time, asked.

“You ate it earlier.”

“Is that so… … ?”

Cheonghwa tilted her head.

At that sight, Hanbin continued speaking.

“If there’s one weakness of the Sacheondang family, it’s forgetfulness. I don’t know if it’s because they deal with poison or because of their family history, but my friends there are very forgetful. Now that I look at it, Cheonghwa is similar, haha.”

“Hehe, but when do you eat lunch, Confucius?”

Hanbin said as Cheonghwa smiled brightly.

“Then let’s hurry our pace from now on.”

“If you’re going to go, go towards Seokhwagyo Bridge. There’s some delicious sweets there… … .”

“Okay, Seolhwa.”

Hanbin increased his speed.

Seol-hwa, who was holding Cheong-hwa’s hand, also increased her speed.

Hanbin tilted his head.

I’ve been feeling this lately, but Cheonghwa’s physical condition is a little strange.

Cheonghwa’s daily food intake is about ten times that of Seolhwa.

Cheonghwa, who grew up on poison, did not need food.

But strangely enough, he ate several to several dozen times more than other people at every meal.

In a way, I didn’t know that this might be a side effect of my changing constitution.

How long did it take?

I could see the Seokhwa Bridge in the distance.

Hanbin and his party crossed the Seokhwa Bridge and stood in front of the stalls lined up on the street.

The place Seolhwa headed to was, of course, a stall selling sweets.

Seol-hwa took a step forward towards the table and opened her mouth.

“Sir, please give me some sugar.”

“How many should I give you?”

The man and the woman took one of the sweets without much expectation.

I guess he thought I’d buy one, of course.

However, Seolhwa shook her head happily.

“Just give me everything.”

“If it were different… … .”

The eyes of the party and the general grew wide to their limits.

At that moment, Seolhwa smiled and said.

“That’s all there is.”

“But, do you have money?”

The Tang and Zhang looked over the story from top to bottom.

Seolhwa took the pouch out of her bosom and shook it.

As the bell rang and made a cheerful sound, the expressions on Tang and Zhang’s faces changed.

Seol-hwa said, looking at the party and general who were about to give up the entire table.

“How about half price instead?”

“Half price? Even if I sell this, I’ll still have money left… … .”

“Now that I look at it, there are some things I should have thrown away if I had made them today, and since I made them myself, I ended up selling them at half price and still had a lot left over.”

“Have you ever sold candy?”

The party and the general opened their eyes wide.

Seolhwa’s words were true. While I was in Jangunhyeon, I made a lot of sweets without any problems.

The surprised party and the general laughed in vain and waved their hands.

“Hehe, no matter what, it’s like that… … .”

Hanbin snickered at the sight of Seolhwa bargaining.

Whether you say that he was immersed in the world or that he was enlightened on the ways of life, the story was quite frugal.

Well, I guess I’ll have to reconsider whether buying whole candies is a good idea.

It was while Hanbin was watching Seolhwa haggling with interest.

A carriage was seen behind the party and the general.

To be exact, the problem was the flag planted on the carriage.

Hanbin tilted his head.

“Sacheondangga?”

“Huh? Are you going to Sacheondang?”

Cheonghwa responded with a look of interest.

The Sacheondangga was an object of awe.

Hanbin said.

“Shall we go together?”

“What about Sister Seolhwa?”

“Seolhwa will probably take some time. If you want to stay next to Seolhwa, you can stay, Cheonghwa.”

“I will follow you, Confucius. I have never met the people of Sachondangga before, so I am curious.”

“Okay, then come here… … .”

Hanbin approached the carriage and looked around with eagle eyes.

The traces left around the carriage led to a nearby restaurant.

Hanbin quietly entered the restaurant with Cheonghwa.

Hanbin entered the restaurant and looked around.

There was no one on the first floor.

Hanbin looked at Jeomsoi and said.

“Please guide me to a place where I can see the Seokhwa Bridge well.”

“If you go to this floor, you can enjoy high-class cuisine… … .”

Jeomsoi glanced at Hanbin.

There was no way Hanbin wouldn’t have noticed his intentions.

“Do I look like the kind of person who would order cheap food?”

Hanbin smiled brightly and shook his sack.

There, a more cheerful sound flowed out than when the snow flower was shaken.

Boom.

At that sound, Jeomsoi quickly reached out her hand.

“Come this way, sir.”

Hanbin and his party went up to this floor under the guidance of Jeomsoi.

For a moment, I noticed warriors who looked like they were from Sacheondangga.

Warriors dressed in splendid martial arts attire were ordering gourmet food and chatting at their table.

A fancy uniform?

In some ways, it was an outfit that did not suit the martial arts world.

However, the martial arts uniforms of Sacheondangga are the most splendid among the martial arts world.

Some people say that this kind of Sachondangga costume proves the proverb in Gangho that ‘colorful flowers are poisonous.’

Well, that’s true.

It is true that when you are faced with a warrior in splendid attire, you strangely become careless.

Hanbin avoided their gaze and sat down by the window with Cheonghwa.

After ordering Jeomso-i to cook, he glanced down and saw that Seolhwa was still bargaining with the Tang and Jangsu.

Hanbin turned his gaze to the window and listened to the words of the Sacheondang warriors.

“Wow, this is driving me crazy. How does Confucius expect us to find that?”

“So, how can you find a leather pouch the size of your palm in this large village?”

“Oh, this is driving me crazy. When the food comes out, he’ll probably yell at us and ask if we have time to eat.”

“Yeah. I’ll tell you to search around Seokhwagyo Bridge during meal time.”

“That’s why. They say you don’t even touch a dog while eating… … .”

“Wow, no matter how much money I have, I can’t do this.”

They were complaining.

Hanbin, who was listening to their conversation, thought of the leather pouch in his arms and started rolling the abacus beads.

That was when.

Suddenly there was a commotion downstairs.

Boom!