Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 273



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Episode 273. You can only tell the poison of a viper after you get bitten (4)

Seolhwa looked at Hanbin with a solemn expression, as if she was ready at any time.

When Hanbin nodded, Seolhwa immediately turned around.

He said he would start stalking right away.

Just as Seol-hwa was about to leave the room.

Hanbin threw something at Seolhwa.

Whoosh!

The object that flew with the perfect shot hit the ceiling and fell in front of Seol-hwa.

Seolhwa snatched it away, looking at it with surprise, and turned her head away.

“What is this, Confucius?”

“It’s pocket money that you can use to buy candy if you’re hungry.”

“omg.”

“Why are you so surprised?”

“It looks kind of heavy.”

“Maybe it’s because there are smoke grenades with it. Use them when there’s danger. And there are also signal firecrackers, so be careful.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Loyalty!”

Seolhwa left the room briskly.

As Hanbin was about to lean back on the chair and rest, Cheonghwa’s eyes sparkled.

“Cheonghwa, why are you doing that? You should go to sleep.”

“No, but can you give me some work to do, Your Majesty?”

“hmm.”

“I want to get some pocket money too… … .”

“You don’t have to be greedy for money, Cheonghwa.”

“why?”

“Because there’s a big deal waiting for you? If this goes well, I won’t eat it all by myself. I’ll give you your share too.”

“Really?”

Cheonghwa clasped her hands together and opened her eyes wide.

Hanbin chuckled at that sight.

“It’s not a lie, so don’t worry and get some good sleep. Things might get busy starting tomorrow.”

“Yes, I understand, Your Majesty.”

Cheonghwa also left the room briskly.

Today, my steps seemed lighter than usual, to the point where I almost felt like I had learned the art of ascending lightness.

Hanbin spoke softly.

“After all, money is the best.”

* * *

Breakfast that morning.

Danggi-myeong requested an exclusive interview with Hanbin.

Danggi-myeong, who had moved to a separate room, opened his mouth with a hesitant look in his eyes.

“Mr. Peng, no, Congressman Hanbin. I have something to tell you.”

“Do you have any reason to stay here any longer?”

“Geez, how did you… … .”

“That was the look in your eyes. Perhaps it was because you hoped to meet a better member than me. After all, two is better than one. Isn’t that right?”

“Did you by any chance overhear my conversation with my uncle?”

The name Dangi opened his eyes wide.

Because it seemed like Hanbin knew everything.

Hanbin quickly waved his hand.

“That’s not it. Looking at his eyes, it seemed like he had more time left, and if you know that Dangmunho Elder had interactions with the royal court officials, it’s something you can easily infer.”

Hanbin waved his hand as if nothing had happened.

“… … .”

Danggi-myeong looked at Hanbin silently with an apologetic expression.

Everything Hanbin said was true.

Dang Moon-ho had made a tempting offer to Dang Gi-myeong.

Hanbin’s words were true to his words, that it was a tempting offer.

Danggi-myeong didn’t have even the slightest suspicion about Dangmun-ho.

He was a smart and honest man in the Sacheondang family.

The reason Tang Moon-ho left his family was simple.

It was because the martial arts of Sacheondangga did not match his body.

However, he excelled in academics.

He was not someone who had only just begun to stand out, but someone who had prepared for the civil service examinations at the late age of thirty and had passed the Hyangsi, Hoesi, and Jeonsi exams in succession.

That period lasted only three years.

But, he also had his limits.

As a person who did not come from an aristocratic family but from a military family, he had to be treated like a barley sack borrowed from the government.

The person who rose to the rank of Jongpum despite such difficulties was none other than Dang Mun-ho.

Thanks to this, Sacheondangga also benefited greatly from Dangmunho.

Having one central official in the household was a very secure thing.

He was the one who showed up at Sacheondangga once every few years.

Perhaps because of the rumors floating around the world, he also knew about the Sacheondang family.

My uncle, Tang Mun-ho, said he would introduce me to the royal attire.

To Danggi-myeong, Dangmun-ho was a warm uncle who gave generously.

However, right now, I just felt sorry for Hanbin.

Because inviting another member means not trusting Hanbin.

Of course, it was just a mistake on the part of the party leader.

Hanbin’s voice was heard in the ear of the deep-thinking Danggi-myeong.

“So when is it?”

“Huh? When? What do you mean by that?”

“The day I was supposed to meet the congressman from the palace.”

“I decided to notify you separately on that day.”

“I see. I also have a favor to ask.”

“Please speak. If there is a favor I can grant, I don’t care if you ask me a hundred or a thousand times.”

“When you introduce me to the member of parliament from the palace, please take me with you.”

“You want me to take Prince Peng, or rather, the congressman? It might be unpleasant, but for the sake of our family… … .”

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m just curious. And as I said before, I’m not a member of Congress.”

“What do you mean?”

“I may be able to cure your illness, but let me make it clear that I am not a doctor.”

“Yes, I call you Congressman, but I understand that you are not a Congressman. Congressman… … .”

Danggi-myeong looked at Hanbin and then quietly turned his head.

There, the sun, which had just risen, was shining brightly.

The party decided to consider Hanbin as not a member of the National Assembly.

To him, Hanbin was the sun that illuminated the world.

In a way, it was natural.

Hanbin was still accompanying her without any requests.

The villagers around Cheonsujang said the same thing, and Hanbin couldn’t help but think of it as a living fire.

Of course, on the outside he seemed a bit worldly, but Danggi-myeong thought that even that was just a mask to hide his true self.

Hanbin, who saw the name of the party lost in thought, quietly got up from his seat.

I felt like I could tell what he was imagining just by looking at his eyes.

In Hanbin’s view, Danggi-myeong had a long way to go.

Even though he had already been completely robbed in Cheonsujang, Dangimyeong, who had not taken that into account, was still only a rookie in the martial arts world.

Hanbin decided to keep the story about Dang Moon-ho a secret for now.

Even if I told the person in charge, I wouldn’t hear anything good and the information would just leak out.

The most important thing in hunting animals is not driving. The most important thing is silence.

If you set a trap in the silence and wait, the beast will be caught in the trap.

Even if it’s not the beast you’re trying to catch… … .

* * *

Chilcheon guest house that evening.

Until then, there had been no notification from Tang Moon-ho.

Instead, Joho opened the door to the guest house’s annex and came running in a hurry.

Hanbin stood up from his seat while pouring a glass of wine in the pavilion.

It seemed like it was sent by So Dae-seop.

During the day, the Red Tigers, together with the Tang Dok Dae, inspected the mansion where the explosion occurred the night before.

Hanbin thought the outcome was obvious, but he had to hear it anyway.

Joho stopped in front of Hanbin, panting.

“Well, I’m back, my lord.”

“What did you feel?”

“Huh, what should I say about that… … .”

“It seems there was nothing to investigate.”

“Oh, how did you know? It is as you said, my lord. When I went there, there was no trace of an explosion, and the pavilion and the floor were intact.”

“hmm.”

Hanbin tapped the table as if lost in thought.

This is because it seemed that it was not only Dang Moon-ho and Salmak who were involved in this incident.

What if it was handled that cleanly?

It would have been impossible without the intervention of the Chil-eum-hyeon administration.

The evidence that the Chil-eum-hyeon administration intervened was the fact that Jo-ho had investigated.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to clean up the chaotic scene of the incident in one day.

Talk.

Hanbin’s fingers, which were hitting the table, stopped.

Because the worries are gone.

What was needed was a preemptive strike, not a wait.

It is difficult to rashly touch the Tang Moon-ho just because he is the first to attack.

I shouldn’t have made the mistake of going to Tachogyungsa.

Hanbin decided to proceed with the plan as secretly as possible.

At that moment, Joho’s trembling voice was heard.

“My lord, my lord.”

“What’s wrong? Joho.”

“Your expression is so scary.”

“Is it possible that your eyes are acting weird because you didn’t sleep well last night?”

“Am I okay?”

“I’m fine, but why do I look scary? The people in the village below Cheonsujang call me a living fire. Isn’t that right?”

“Oh, that’s right, my lord. I guess my eyes were deceived.”

Joho hesitated and left the place.

Joho, who came out of Hanbin’s room, cleared his chest.

There were several times when Hanbin showed that look in his eyes.

Every time, a major accident occurred.

But this time, Hanbin’s gaze was sharper than ever.

If you put an apple in front of Hanbin’s eyes, it would be enough to cut it with just a glance.

What on earth is going on… … .

Joho, who was tilting his head and about to return to his room, stopped walking.

This was because the new member of the group, Won-gyeong, was shivering.

“Wonkyung, what’s going on?”

“Oh, Brother Joho. I was coming back from the back room when I got a strange chill.”

“Oh my, your face is completely blue. What on earth did you eat?”

“I didn’t eat anything in particular, but I suddenly felt a cold.”

“Why is this young man so sick?”

“Brother Joho.”

“Why? If you have something to say, say it.”

“Whenever I get chills like this, something bad happens.”

“What? Did Won-gyeong have any precognitive powers on you?”

“That’s not it… … It was the same the day before I was captured by my lord.”

“Phew.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No, you came down here of your own accord. I gave you a choice. But what are you being held captive for? Are you a prisoner?”

“That’s not it, but anyway, that’s what happened.”

“It looks like you’re in a lot of pain. Go in quickly and rest.”

“Okay, then let’s go in.”

Wonkyung returned to his lodgings, staggering.

Joho tilted his head when he saw it.

Thinking about it, it suddenly occurred to me that coming under the command of my lord, Hanbin, could have been a disaster for Won-gyeong.

“Then that guy has good intuition… … .”

Joho shrugged his shoulders and walked towards the Red Blood Tiger Squad and the party leader.

* * *

After Joho returned, Hanbin opened the window wide and read a book.

Hanbin’s gaze was not on the book, but outside.

It wasn’t like I was checking the Yongrin Sword Technique either.

Hanbin was now waiting for Seolhwa’s signal.

That was when.

Flames rose outside the window.

phut!

Fireworks explode from quite high up, decorating the night sky.

Red flames bathed in soft moonlight flowed down against the night sky.

Hanbin, who saw the flames, quickly recalled the first form of the Yongrin Sword Technique.

‘Lightning strike.’

‘Begging is the 18 steps.’

At the same time, Hanbin’s new model disappeared, leaving behind only the sound of his collar brushing against hers.

Sasa-sak.

Hanbin ran from roof to roof, toward the direction from which the flames were rising.

The flame was a signal from the snow.

The environment created by the enemy was one in which they were indifferent to the noise and fireworks.

Well, whoever made it, Hanbin decided to use it.

To anyone who saw the fireworks now, it would have looked like an ordinary performance by Chil-eum-hyeon.

However, the color of the flame was something that Hanbin had decided in advance.

A red color that is slightly different from the fireworks sold at Chil-eum-hyeon.

Swish. Swish.

Hanbin, who was begging for money by jumping over rooftops, stopped on a bridge.

There were still merchants with their stalls spread out on the bridge.

The bridge was crowded with men and women looking at the stalls.

Hanbin could easily find the story there.

Because Seolhwa was the only one holding a candy and skewers in the middle of the night.

Seolhwa also noticed Hanbin’s arrival and walked towards him.

Hanbin and Seolhwa, standing on the bridge, melted into the crowd of pedestrians.

Anyone could tell that they were close siblings.

Seolhwa handed the candy and skewers to Hanbin without saying anything.

“Here, take this.”

“Okay, thank you.”

Instead of bringing the candy and skewers to his mouth, Hanbin narrowed his eyes.

As expected, there was one word written on the candy and skewer.

Murder!