Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 56



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Episode 56. Lee Jae-yi (4)

There was silence for a moment. Hanbin didn’t need to rush either.

Because what was urgent now was the murderers of Heukcheon, not himself.

I looked at Hanbin’s bloodshot nape.

I could see him swallowing his saliva repeatedly. Now was the time to let go.

Hanbin said with a serious expression.

“Failing a mission means immediate death.”

When Hanbin suddenly cut him off with an unexpected remark, Hyeolhwa swallowed.

Gulp.

Hyeolhwa, who had swallowed dry saliva, looked into Hanbin’s eyes.

For a moment, he forgot that he was a killer. As Hanbin said, the end result for a killer who failed his mission was death.

Hanbin stared into Hyeonhwa’s eyes for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“There is only one case where death is covered up.”

“hmm.”

Heomhwa coughed in vain.

Hanbin continued speaking with a smirk.

“If the request was wrong from the beginning!”

“ah.”

Hyeolhwa let out an exclamation without realizing it. Hanbin’s words were a ray of hope for her.

And there wasn’t a single lie in Hanbin’s words.

The only time that Salsu can be forgiven is if the request was wrong from the beginning. What does it mean when the request is wrong?

First, this includes cases where government offices or martial arts groups make false requests to capture assassins.

The second is when you leak false information about the target of removal.

The present case belongs to the second category.

The request that Heukcheon received this time was a request that fell into category B among A, B, and C.

The difficulty level was that low.

The youngest prince of the Habuk Peng family, as suggested by the client, has the following power.

Strategy is also there. Power is there too.

Of course, because of the special nature of being a subsidiary of Sega, I received a lot of money, but it was a wrong request from the beginning.

Then why did you make such a request?

Hanbin spoke with a kind face as if he knew the question of bloodshed.

“The client probably didn’t care whether I died or Heukcheon’s killer died. He must have thought that Heukcheon wasn’t following the client. Right?”

“That, that is… … .”

Hyeolhwa was speechless.

The reason Heukcheon became the top assassination organization in Gangbuk was because of its anonymity.

Accepting requests without asking any questions was a good option for customers who were concerned about a bad outcome to entrust their work to.

But there was a secret of Heukcheon that they didn’t know about.

While thoroughly pursuing the anonymity of the requests, Heukcheon followed the requests and kept a ledger of their identities. It was a kind of arrangement for unexpected events.

But that youngest prince knows the secret of Heukcheon?

At that moment, Hanbin waved his hand and said.

“Don’t be so surprised. I meant that I would have done the same thing. May I give you some advice?”

“… … .”

“If it were me, I would finish off the client together.”

“You want us to finish it together?”

“Honestly, even if I ask the client, he won’t answer. I’ll wait and only intervene if there’s someone among the people around him who’s going to get crushed.”

“hmm.”

When Hyeolhwa coughed, he turned his head away.

Hanbin’s every word was scratching an itch in him.

It was as if the eyes looking at me were reading my mind rather than my face.

Hanbin turned his head and pulled out a dagger.

Hyeolhwa flinched for a moment as Hanbin’s dagger approached his face.

Hanbin’s surprise was short-lived as he cut the rope that was binding her hands.

And then he said softly.

“I’ll leave this dagger here, so take your men with you. And I’ll give you a map, so go find the rest of your men.”

Hanbin placed a dagger and a map next to her.

The map marked the location where the first saliva was encountered.

“… … .”

When Hyeolhwa couldn’t say anything and just opened his mouth, Hanbin spoke.

“Maybe, if you weren’t fed to wolves, you’d still be alive. So hurry up and recover as soon as you can. The Justice Alliance will come rushing in soon, so take care. The Justice Alliance won’t be happy about killing you. Don’t get into trouble for no reason… … .”

Hanbin stood up from his seat without finishing his sentence, as if he was annoyed.

Hanbin, who was walking further and further away, stopped walking and looked back.

“Don’t make a fuss for no reason. It’s a headache for me too. Do you know the Gwisikdaebeop? The Gwisikdaebeop.”

Hanbin smiled, putting his thumb to his lips.

In Hyeolhwa’s eyes, the sight didn’t seem so bad. When Hanbin disappeared from sight, Hyeolhwa’s eyes burned with anger.

Of course, it wasn’t directed at Hanbin.

“Hanamjeongga and Madam Jeonghwa? Which one should I hit first?”

Hyeolhwa, who was muttering to himself, shook his head.

There was no need to worry. All you had to do was hit all the Hanam Jeongga figures related to Madam Jeonghwa.

* * *

As they moved away from Heukcheon’s water, Joho asked cautiously.

“Are those people really viable?”

“no.”

“You said to buy it earlier, my lord.”

“Just as a butcher who can’t slaughter a cow can’t be called a butcher, a salsu who can’t slaughter people can’t be called a salsu.”

“Oh, then I can buy it. But can I just leave it like that?”

“Johoya, people can’t live their lives fighting all day long.”

“What else does a swordsman who eats rice with a knife have besides fighting?”

“Sometimes you have to use your head too. Have you heard of Lee Jae-yi?”

“What now?”

“It’s a tactic to stop barbarians with barbarians.”

“Then one barbarian can live, and where can the other one go?”

“Well, that’s something the barbarians should take care of, it’s not my concern.”

As Hanbin smiled faintly and walked ahead, Joho and the warriors of the Tiger Squad fell behind and followed Hanbin.

Hanbin looked unusually tall today. Because of that, I didn’t even want to step on Hanbin’s shadow today.

Hanbin, who was walking slowly with the tiger corpse behind him, reached the place where the wolf corpses were piled up.

There were about a hundred wolf carcasses neatly lined up there.

This was an achievement that would not have been possible even if all the sects mobilized for this hunt had subdued them by the deadline.

What if you could subdue a wolf of this size?

The Jeolhogok wolf subjugation mission could have ended here without any problems.

It was when Hanbin was happily looking at the corpse of the gray wolf.

From afar, a group of warriors came running, kicking up dust.

Looking closely, the person leading the way was Sim Mi-ho.

Hanbin looked at the sun in the sky to tell the time.

It seemed like Sim Mi-ho had arrived exactly on time.

The dust cleared and the warriors approached Hanbin.

Just as Hanbin was about to begin explaining the current situation, a dark new model suddenly popped out from behind Sim Miho.

“Big brother! What’s going on? Are you hurt?”

The person who was holding Hanbin’s shoulder and examining him closely was none other than Akbigwang.

I told him to tell Sim Mi-ho because in such cases, there has to be a clear witness.

However, I did not expect this kind of fuss.

“It’s okay, and the shoulder that the evil prince grabbed.”

“yes?”

“It’s the place where your window was pierced last time.”

“Oh, I’m sorry, brother. But what is this blood?”

“Wolf blood.”

After finishing speaking, Hanbin pointed to his surroundings.

There were wolf carcasses piled up there.

“What on earth happened last night?”

“What is going on? Can’t you tell just by looking at it?”

“Is this just a simple wolf hunt?”

“Of course.”

At Hanbin’s words, Akbi-kwang slowly walked to the place where the corpses of the gray wolves were piled up.

Akbi-kwang opened his eyes wide when he saw the wolf’s wounds. The sword technique used on each wound was different.

You use different swordsmanship to catch a wolf?

This was something that could not have happened even in a large sect.

Even though the types of swords used were different, the swords used were consistent.

“What the heck is this… … .”

“I’m a bit flashy with my swordsmanship. And I had help from our Tiger Squadron.”

Hanbin pointed to Joho and the Tiger Squadron.

Joho smiled awkwardly when Hanbin pointed at him.

All he did was come here and clean up the wolf carcasses.

Of course, one of them was the wolf that attacked Hanbin.

Akbi Kwang nods his head at Hanbin’s excuse.

“Yes, that’s great. After catching this many wolves in one night, I can now come down from the mountain. But, brother… … .”

When the guy trailed off, Hanbin tilted his head and asked.

“what’s the matter?”

“How did you lure him? If you have any secrets, please let me know… … .”

As expected, he was a person you couldn’t let your guard down. Despite his large size, he seemed to have five or six foxes inside him.

Hanbin said bluntly.

“That’s a trade secret.”

“ah.”

As Akbi-gwang let out a sigh of regret, soldiers from Hebei Province appeared from afar.

Jeong Ju-seop, the person in charge of this suppression, appeared behind the soldiers.

“What on earth is going on?”

“We’ve killed most, if not all, of the wolves.”

When Hanbin pointed at the wolf, Jeong Ju-seop narrowed his eyes.

“Are you saying that all of these are wolves that were subdued in Habukpangga?”

“Of course. Who else is there besides us?”

“Hmm, but did you move alone?”

“That guy called the wolf.”

When Hanbin paused for a moment, Jeong Ju-seop asked with eyes full of curiosity.

“Please continue speaking, Prince Peng.”

“Wolves are clever creatures, and they will run away if they are surrounded by a pack stronger than them. That’s why the key to this strategy was to appear as weak as possible.”

“Hmm, please give me a heads up. Now that you’ve sent a message to Habukpangga, the house might be turned upside down… … .”

“Don’t worry about that. But you must not imitate what I say.”

“Are you saying that our strategy is useless?”

“Looking weak is the key, but if you’re really weak, you’ll get bitten by a wolf and die.”

“Haha, it’s just like the political world… … Oh, no.”

Jeong Ju-seop quickly waved his hand.

It wasn’t a good story because the soldiers came in from behind. However, the look in his eyes as he looked at Hanbin was meaningful.

Looking at Hanbin, I felt like a bureaucrat who had been in politics for more than ten years.

Hanbin, who received that gaze, quickly changed the subject.

“Now the wolf will never come down from Jeolhogok.”

“Oh, how can you be so sure?”

“I figured out the cause.”

“What if that’s the cause?”

“A demon moved into Jeolho Valley. That’s why the wolves were pushed in.”

“A demon?”

It was when Jeong Ju-seop tilted his head.

A shout was heard from afar.

“Wow!”

After that shout, a shout echoed throughout the surroundings.

“Our family caught it!”

“What? It was our sect that discovered this.”

Jeong Ju-seop ran urgently to the sound of a voice that sounded like the mountainside was about to break away.

Hanbin, who was slowly following Jeong Ju-seop, opened his eyes wide.

Right before my eyes, the two sects were facing each other with their weapons.

When Jeong Ju-seop brought the soldiers, it seemed that some of the sect members who had come out to support followed him.

The two groups split into two, each holding a flag.

Looking at the flags, one side was Baekdomun and the other side was Hwangbosega, one of the five major families in Gangbuk.

Why are they pointing swords?

The reason was simple.

Among them sprawled a huge red-furred wolf.

Hanbin looked at the sight as if he was dumbfounded, and Jeong Ju-seop smiled bitterly at the conflict between the martial arts schools.