Habuk Pengga Swordsman Genius - Chapter 615



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615. Battle of wits (5)

Jang Ja-myeong’s sister was running towards Baek Ju-cheon, the head of the Dokmun clan.

Jang Ja-myeong didn’t know when she woke up.

I couldn’t help but be terrified at the sight of her running away from his grasp.

It was Samae’s instinct to run to Baek Ju-cheon.

His younger sister was Baekriyeon, the golden jade leaf of Baekjucheon.

Running to my father was, in a way, natural.

The current situation was contrary to Hanbin’s instructions to hide his identity.

It’s already too far away to catch a swindler.

It was when Jang Ja-myeong felt sorry.

Samae, who was running towards Baekjucheon, stumbled.

Jang Ja-myeong’s younger sister, Baek Ri-yeon, who is hunched forward as if her feet are tangled.

A nearby monk supported her.

Anyone who saw Baek Ri-yeon hanging her head would think she had fainted.

Baek Ju-cheon, who was watching this, furrowed his brows.

“It seems like you’ve been inconvenienced because of us. I’m sorry. However, please consider it as consideration, as everything is for your safety and that of Baekdokmun.”

“It’s okay, Your Majesty.”

Baek Ju-cheon nodded as Han Bin quickly answered.

The two look at each other for a moment.

It was hard to tell if they were exchanging glances or fighting a battle of wits.

Everyone thought it was the second case.

Seol-hwa, who had supported the fainted Baek-ri-yeon, approached Jang-ja-myeong.

“Please take my pulse, Mr. Jang.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Jang Ja-myeong matched the rhythm. He quietly looked back and forth between Seol-hwa and Han-bin.

When I felt the pulse of the sister-in-law, it was clear that someone had acupunctured her.

Hanbin would have been the first to introduce blood.

And Seolhwa pretended to support him and subdued the mixed-blood, causing Samae to pass out.

Jang Ja-myeong resented those two.

The situation gets worse as time goes on.

I thought that the only way to resolve the current situation was to reveal the identity of the thief.

But Hanbin keeps blocking the path.

That was when.

Baek Ju-cheon looked at Jang Ja-myeong quietly.

“You left home secretly and came back looking very thin.”

“… … .”

“Come here for a moment.”

As Baek Ju-cheon gestured, Jang Ja-myeong laid his sister-in-law on the bed and ran over.

Jang Ja-myeong, standing in front of Moon-ju, lowered his head like a mouse that had been drenched in rain.

Baek Ju-cheon asked again.

“Why did you come back?”

“… … I came back because I was worried about the monks.”

“Are you going to stay now?”

“… … .”

Instead of answering, Jang Ja-myeong looked at Han Bin.

Baek Joo-cheon asked again, seeing his expression as if he had no right to choose.

“Are you now unable to even judge your own path?”

“No. I will stay with Prince Peng here for the time being. However, I came here because I was worried about the monks passing by.”

“Oh, then have a nice stay.”

Jang Ja-myeong’s eyes widened at Baek Ju-cheon’s words.

The master’s answer was so concise.

As he nodded as if he accepted everything without any questions or scolding, a part of my heart ached slightly.

Baek Ju-cheon looked at Jang Ja-myeong as if he had remembered something.

“Jamyung-ah!”

“Yes, Master.”

“Haven’t you heard any strange rumors on your way here?”

“What a strange rumor… … What do you mean?”

“Lee Yeon, who went to Jowihyeon to find medicinal herbs, has now returned.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Unfortunately, the medicine wasn’t found. But I heard a strange story along the way.”

“What are you talking about?”

“He said that he stopped by an apothecary shop to ask for some supplies, and the owner of the shop asked him why he came back.”

“What do you mean?”

“They say a woman with the exact same face stopped by the herbal medicine shop the day before.”

“If the faces are the same… … .”

“There may be a fake one.”

“Are you saying that there is someone disguised as a swindler?”

“According to the report, it seems to be true. Of course, I checked the condition of the returned Lee Yeon. But it turned out to be true. If that’s the case, then the new child that appears is fake.”

“That happened.”

“I’m asking because I heard a rumor that a disciple of Baekdokmun appeared somewhere else on the way here.”

“I didn’t hear it. I didn’t come back to the village, I came over the Churyong Mountains.”

“Okay, I understand. Now take a break.”

As Baek Ju-cheon turned around, Jang Ja-myeong’s eyes trembled slightly.

His eyes, which were shaking like an aspen tree, were turned to his sister who was lying on the bed.

In an instant, the door to the VIP room closed.

bang!

Because the door was thick, the noise was quite loud.

Jang Ja-myeong quietly turned around when someone grabbed his sleeve.

There, Hanbin was smiling brightly.

“Don’t worry, Rep. Jang.”

“Pa, Prince Peng. How could I not be worried?”

“Haven’t we already gotten over the hump?”

“What is Gobirani?”

“Oh, imagine if Assemblyman Jang’s sister-in-law had come face to face with Baek Ju-cheon.”

“hmm.”

Jang Ja-myeong swallowed his sigh.

The sister lying on the bed might have been mistaken for a fake.

Jang Ja-myeong, who was sighing with his arms crossed, glared at Han Bin.

Hanbin continued speaking with eyes full of complaints.

“Perhaps Congressman Jang thinks that then he can find out who the real swindler is?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then perhaps one of the two will die.”

“yes?”

“Because one of them is fake.”

“omg.”

“There is only one best way to proceed in this situation.”

“What is that?”

“It’s about watching the situation and waiting for the right time.”

“Here? As I told the Archduke, this is a prison surrounded by iron walls.”

“It’s surrounded by iron walls, so it must be the safest place.”

“omg.”

Jang Ja-myeong opened his mouth.

No matter how much I thought about it, Hanbin’s idea was surprising. To be exact, what Hanbin said was right.

Even if the ground collapses and Baekdokgok is submerged, there are only two places that will remain untouched.

One place was Moonju’s personal studio, and the other was right here.

On the outside it looked like an ordinary pavilion.

However, this VIP room inside the palace can be seen as a box made of iron plate.

Because the floor was covered with iron plates, this was the place that would be fine even if buried underground.

Jang Ja-myeong, who had been screaming, said.

“Prince Peng, is there anything strange happening at Baekdumun?”

“What do you mean by strange things?”

“Didn’t Prince Peng just say that this place was the safest?”

“Well, even if you can’t run away, you’re fit to be a Mercury.”

“Do you think something big will happen to Baekdokmun?”

“Well, if it was something big, it would have happened already.”

“Mercury… …. What are you going to do about food?”

“Didn’t you bring it?”

Hanbin looked towards the Red Blood Tiger Squad.

Sim Mi-ho smiles brightly and waves her hand.

There was a coffin next to Sim Mi-ho, and there were also fairly large bundles next to the other Red Blood Tiger Squad members.

There was no change in his expression, as if he had known he would be trapped here.

* * *

The next morning.

There was no need to consume the food we had brought yet.

When the time came, the disciples of Baekdokmun would bring food to the VIP room.

Hanbin and the Red Blood Tigers ate the meal without any problems.

The person who was most anxious when receiving that meal was Jang Ja-myeong.

It was because of the worry that they might have used poison in Baekdokmun.

Every time, Hanbin looked at Jang Ja-myeong as if he was dumbfounded and laughed.

It was two days after I had spent time in this VIP room.

Today, too, food arrived without fail.

Jang Ja-myeong picked up his chopsticks as if nothing had happened.

Even if I told him to be careful, Hanbin would probably scold me again, so it was right to just eat it as if nothing happened.

It was just when I was about to have my first drink.

widely!

The chopsticks disappeared from Jang Ja-myeong’s hands.

I glanced to the side and saw Hanbin shaking his head while holding his chopsticks.

“Representative Jang, why are you so careless?”

“What do you mean, Prince Peng?”

“Where is this place? Isn’t this the world’s best poison? If so, it’s only natural that you should be careful with poison. But what if you drink it without thinking?”

“That’s Prince Peng… … .”

“That was until yesterday. From today on, it’s different.”

“No, what’s different today?”

“Because there’s poison in the food today.”

“Huh? Is there poison here?”

Jang Ja-myeong quickly pushed the food to the other side.

Hanbin said at that sight.

“From now on, we are self-sufficient.”

“Self-sufficiency… … .”

Exactly.

The sound of Hanbin snapping his fingers interrupted Jang Ja-myeong’s words.

At the same time, the Red Tigers are moving busily.

The sight of a brazier set up on the floor of the VIP room was like a scene of preparing to sleep out.

Joho ran towards Hanbin.

“My lord, something a little bothersome has come up.”

“What’s going on?”

“I didn’t bring firewood. It’s my fault for not thinking you’d be sleeping in a place without firewood.”

As Joho lowered his head slightly, Hanbin spoke with a bewildered expression.

“Johoya.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“People have to be flexible. Just tear it apart.”

“Tear it off, what do you mean?”

“There are trees all around, so what are you worried about?”

Hanbin pointed around.

What he was pointing to now were the table, the chair, the wall, and the floor.

As Hanbin said, I changed my mindset and there was firewood piled up all over the room.

Jang Sam and Jo Ho started to tear it off from the floor without any hesitation.

Oh my god.

As the piece of wood was torn from the floor, an iron plate was revealed, just as Jang Ja-myeong had said.

Oh my god.

Jang Ja-myeong was startled by the sounds coming from all over the place.

Who else would think of dismantling someone else’s temple to get firewood without a second thought?

Rather than these, it was Hanbin to be precise.

But I couldn’t ask Hanbin directly.

Jang Ja-myeong shouted at Jo Ho.

“No, why are you tearing the floor?”

“Can’t you just sleep out in the open without lighting a fire?”

At the obvious answer, Jang Ja-myeong turned his head and grabbed Han-bin’s sleeve.

“Now, just a moment, Prince Peng.”

“Why are you doing that, Representative Jang?”

“You’re going to tear down this VIP room?”

“Isn’t that a better choice than becoming addicted?”

“Hmm, what kind of poison is that in the food? I, and most of the people here, are immune to most poisons, right?”

“It’s a blind insect.”

“A blind insect? Are you mistaken?”

Jang Ja-myeong narrowed his eyes.

“That’s right. My nose can’t be fooled.”

Hanbin smiled and pushed his food away.

This was the truth.

Hanbin had many encounters with insects in his past life.

The caterpillar was an insect so small that it was invisible to the eye.

It is one-hundredth the size of a grain of rice, and when mixed into rice, it is indistinguishable from rice flour.

To be exact, even if you take it outside, no one can tell the difference.

When you put a maggot in your mouth, the eggs hatch in the esophagus.

The larvae hatch from eggs and search for nutrients.

The insect’s favorite prey was human eyes.

It is called a blind bug because it eats away at the eyes.

The reason why the martial artists were not so wary was because the blind bug was an insect that could only be found in the southern part of the country.

If you leave the southernmost part of the country, you won’t be able to survive a day because of the climate and will become withered and dehydrated.

Because the Nanman people were immune to gnats, deaths from gnats were rare.

It was rare for either the Nanman or the Central Plains to suffer harm from the Maengchong.

In addition, in order to use the Mengchong in the Central Plains, it had to be stored in a coffin containing a special drug.

It was quite a tricky task as new medication had to be administered every week.

Just use poison, there’s no need to spend money and effort to use mosquito repellent.

For that reason, Maeng Chung has never appeared in the world of martial arts.

Of course, if everyone is at ease and uses blind faith, the reality is that they will be helpless.

Thanks to this, it appeared frequently in the war against the Demonic Cult that I experienced in my previous life.

Originally, when a war broke out, the blacksmiths who sold weapons made a lot of money.

The one that made a lot of money at that time was the Namman Wild Beast Palace.

Hanbin continued speaking.

“You don’t believe me, Representative Jang?”

“In Baekdokmun, we do not deal with blind insects.”

Jang Ja-myeong looked at Han-bin as if he was dumbfounded.

“When did I say I removed the poison from Baekdokmun?”