The World of Sound - Chapter 54
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It wasn’t that difficult to have the boat of the Jangjiangsu-rochae on standby in advance. After talking to Dangmimi, I had already requested Haomun to send a messenger to the nearest Su-rochae when I gave the signal.
So, when they arrived at An’gyeong-hyeon by taking the official route from Hefei to the south along the Yangtze River, the boats of the Yangtze River ferry were already waiting.
The people in the Tang family who saw that sight opened their mouths in bewilderment, but it wasn’t a big deal.
This is because Dangmimi, who saw the Jang Gangsu Rochae’s enemies treating Cheonhwa with respect, said that it would be fun and that they would ride as planned.
“Wow, is this the Jang Gangsu Rochae boat? I’ve always wanted to ride one!”
Jang River Waterway.
If it’s on water, it’s a place where even Sacheon Dangga can give it a go.
Moreover, since a person of Chae Joo-gyeop personally came to greet Cheon-hwa, he was worried that something might go wrong and that he might have another plan, but he had no choice but to follow Dang Mimi’s strong insistence.
It was because the direct line had that much say, but it was also because he was confident that he could get her out with him in case of an emergency.
I don’t know about normal unmanned vehicles, but they are the party.
Just as they can exert great power in the water, if they poison the water, they can also cause great damage to them, so they decided to trust them while being cautious.
That’s why the Jang Gangsu Rochae’s enemies were also nervous. Since the Tang family members could get entangled in strange favors at any time, they had to avoid them as much as possible, so they just did their best to avoid getting caught.
‘How strange.’
And so, the strange companionship began.
Even if there was just a rumor that a person of the Tang family was on board, it would be normal for anyone in the political and civil spheres to try to avoid it, but since the ship they were on was that of the Jang Gang Surochae, the speed of the ship was incomparable to anything else.
Although it was not a speedboat, it moved like one, and because it had the flag of the Jang Gang Suro Chae planted on it, there was no way for the other pirates of the same group to stop it.
‘Don’t you think it’s the small group that’s afraid, not us?’
But even so, it was also true that it was an abnormal speed.
At that time, Dang Mimi’s nanny, Dokjeol Dang Gun-yeong, who had once made the martial arts world tremble, thought that she was in a hurry because she felt burdened by being with them for a long time, but gradually changed her mind.
Rather, it seemed that they were more afraid and had more difficulty dealing with the small thief named Cheonhwa, who had the nickname of the evil dragon, than they were.
‘Where on earth did you come from?’
I even thought that if I had known this would happen, I would have done more research on that evil dragon.
I heard that something happened at Yongbongjihoe and that Cheonhwa was active and personally defeated someone who was thought to be a top-notch expert, but I didn’t really believe it.
If the opponent was truly a top-tier master, even if it was only the beginning, the later index, which is only at the peak level, would not be able to deal with them.
Because of this, to her and the other members of the Tang family, the existence of Cheonhwa was still like an unknown entity.
Since Dangmimi seemed to have a crush on him and was always nagging at him, it seemed clear that he needed to investigate further.
It won’t be easy to pass the family’s test, but the family is a very insular place with precious hands, so it’s a place to take a son-in-law.
‘Are you saying that you even tangled the golden jade leaf of Bukgungga?’
However, it didn’t seem easy in many ways.
It was a problem whether the head of the household who doted on his daughter would easily give permission, and it seemed like there was even a difficult competitor before that.
Even if they are entangled in a favor, it is strange that the precious Jade Leaf of Bukgung Se-ga would step forward and claim to be a troublemaker.
Compared to the Tang family, their influence as a martial arts family was low, but as the Bukgung family had connections to the imperial family, they were by no means a background that even they could ignore.
Besides, Bukgungyeon’s story was already famous in the martial arts world.
If they were to treat her like a mere swindler, it meant that there was something more special about that man that they didn’t know about.
There must be a reason why someone as powerful as Bukgung Yeon had to be attached to it.
‘What on earth is this? What he’s doing is no different from that of a heavenly villain.’
Tang Jun-yeong watched Cheon-hwa closely for several days while they were together, but he was unable to find any specific answers or anything unusual.
His appearance was ordinary, and it was not obvious that he had learned any special martial arts, and he had learned music, but his playing skills were definitely outstanding.
No, it wasn’t just outstanding, but it was the best performance I’ve ever seen.
‘It seems like you’re good with your hands, so it shouldn’t be a problem for you to learn dark techniques… … If your martial arts skills are also excellent, like Mimi said, then it’s definitely worth considering.’
Considering those things, he wasn’t a bad son-in-law, but he was the son-in-law of a wealthy family.
It wasn’t bad enough, so I thought we needed to watch it a little longer.
“That?”
“Everyone gather together!”
As I was thinking that, the peaceful water began to stir.
Until now, all the ships in their path had gotten out of the way on their own, but now a fleet of ships was rapidly approaching them.
This is no ordinary fleet either.
It was a large fleet that was filled with the spirit of powerful martial arts masters, and even their skill in cutting through the water was extraordinary.
“Jangang River Waterway… …!”
It was already an unavoidable situation.
In particular, on top of one of those ships, which was at the very center, he could feel the aura of a top-class expert like himself.
The eighteenth chapter of the Jang Gangsu River, the total number of pearls.
Could that be it?
I knew that there was a main building of Jang Gang Su Ro 18 Chae nearby where he lived, but I couldn’t be sure.
Because there wasn’t only one top-notch expert in the eighteen chapters of the Jang Gang Su Ro.
Even among the current debtors and their elite subordinates, there were several masters of the highest caliber, and the debtors of the upper ranks were also fully-grown masters of the highest caliber.
“Surely not, a trap… … .”
But it doesn’t matter who.
What mattered was why they were rushing towards this ship.
Was it a trap?
A trick by Cheonhwa to bring them back?
Although it was an embarrassing situation, Tang Jun-yeong did not despair or give up.
They didn’t know why they were targeting them, but they had no intention of giving in easily.
At least, I had to send that child, Dangmimi, back safely.
So she gathered her family members and prepared by handling poison pouches and secret weapons, but when the ship actually got close, the reaction of the opposing ships was completely different from what she had expected.
“Welcome back, little brother! It’s nice to see you again!”
“… … ?”
He doesn’t even look at himself or the people in his family.
The attention of the leader of the five ships and the rest of the pirates was focused only on one person, Cheonhwa.
Their appearance, waving strange flags welcoming visitors and playing poor music instead of shouting, did not seem hostile to anyone.
“Why bother? I’m just passing by.”
“Haha. But since your majesty is passing by, how could I not come out and take a look? Please consider it a token of our sincerity. Hehe.”
Even Dang Jun-yeong knew the face of the person who welcomed him so warmly.
The second-in-command of the Jang Gang-su 18-chae, who is in charge of the debt collection at the main building.
It was a secret named Ha Do-kwang.
He was also a master who had reached a level of perfection that was in no way inferior to himself.
The vicious man, who had once seen Dang Gun-yeong fight from afar, swinging a huge axe larger than his own body and chopping his opponents to pieces, was rubbing his palms together like a sledgehammer and acting coy toward Cheon-hwa as if he were his superior.
‘Ayang? The author?’
Ayang. It definitely felt that way.
On the other hand, even though he was greeted and welcomed by such a person, Cheonhwa was just annoyed.
Since he was neither polite nor courteous, Dang Jun-yeong’s mind could not help but be confused.
“What about the general manager?”
“That’s… … Ahem. Something suddenly came up, so I came instead. The CEO wanted to come himself, but he seemed really sorry.”
It is said that even the head of the group, Jinju Gwang, tried to make the procession himself.
I had heard a rumor that the Heavenly Flower, known as the Evil Dragon, considered Majin and Jinju Gwang to be his siblings, but I thought it was an exaggeration and a misunderstanding because it was so ridiculous. But could that rumor really be true?
Does this make any sense?
“Oh, yes, yes. I guess so.”
While Dang Gun-yeong was absentmindedly staring, Cheon-hwa took the words indifferently as if she was going to do something about it, and then went even further.
“By the way, your speed is not very good. Are you perhaps training less lightly these days? Or are you eating poorly? I think you should have left Sacheon by now.”
He even vented his dissatisfaction.
The complaints were that it was slow, even though it was already moving at an absurdly fast speed.
“I’ll give you a good scolding. No, I’ll have to replace even the strong ones. What are you guys doing? Get on board! Didn’t your majesty say the ship was slow!!”
However, rather than showing his discomfort, Ha Do-kwang only urged his subordinates to avoid going against his wishes.
‘What on earth is going on… … .’
“Hurry up and supply! Put in the chimney in advance so that the guys in each tank can replace the personnel in time!”
Then they actually changed the crew, replenished the supplies, and took steps to change the crew whenever they passed each water point so that they could move faster.
“Hehe. You should feel better now. If there’s anything else that bothers you, please let me know whenever the other watercolor guys come out. I’ll serve you with all my heart. Oh, I feel like I’ve taken up too much of your time. Then I’ll take my leave… … .”
After asking Cheonhwa several times if there was anything more uncomfortable, he left the boat again as if he was going through a procession.
While doing so, he glanced at the people in the party, but he only gave them a look of pity and disappeared without saying a word.
‘I can’t believe I have such a special relationship with Jang Gang-su-ro Chae-ju… ‘
That appearance gave rise to yet another misunderstanding.
He only sent his subordinate in his place because he was afraid that Cheonhwa would later scold him for not coming out, but from the perspective of the observer, it seemed like he was doing this because he was really close to Jinju Gwang.
‘At that level, even if his martial arts skills are a bit lacking, I can accept him into the family.’
If so, that connection alone was valuable enough.
My thoughts and evaluations about Cheonhwa have changed.
Although he is called the loser of Sacheon, if he were to gain the power to go against the flow of the Yangtze River at will from the Tang family that controlled Sacheon’s commercial district, he would be able to gain enormous wealth and influence.
‘I should tell the master.’
That alone was enough to pass.
Although he himself did not know what he was like, Dang Gun-yeong had a wild idea that no one would be able to refuse a woman with the beauty and background of Dang Mimi, as befitting a member of the Tang family.
“I can’t believe I’m getting such great hospitality from the Jang Gang Surochae. You’re really amazing, Gaga!”
Fortunately, it seemed like Dangmimi liked that appearance as well.
The exact reason is unknown and is not disclosed, but the head of the Jang Gangsu-ro branch office, who even his own father cannot do anything to, came out to greet him in person, and even if he did not come out in person, the sight of Cheon-hwa receiving such hospitality and treating the bandits like his subordinates was so new and amusing that people were already treating Cheon-hwa affectionately, calling him Gaga, which means older brother.
Bukgungyeon also said a few words next to him, but perhaps because of his personality, he didn’t look that lively, so it seemed like there would be plenty of opportunity.
Anyway, thanks to that, the ship’s speed became faster.
An itinerary that should have taken at least twenty days ended up taking less than ten.
This means that the soldiers were working hard, but it could be said that it was a mutual aid because they were also happy to say goodbye to them quickly.
In this way, Cheonhwa finally set foot on Sacheon land.
‘The old man passed by here.’
The place he ended up getting off was Hoju-hyeon, where his master had encountered Jinju Gwang.
It was still unknown where the master had gone after passing through here, but it would be possible to make a rough estimate using the information provided by the Tang family.
However, since I had to go all the way to the castle where the party was located to use that information, I followed their guidance faithfully.
‘Certainly, there is no emperor in this town.’
The carriage and horses were already prepared the moment we arrived in Australia.
Indeed, it was Sacheon Dangga, the loser of Sacheon.
If it’s Hoju-hyeon, it’s close to the end of Sacheon, but I felt that its influence was so strong that it wasn’t much different from Seongdo.
This was felt not only in the preparation of transportation, but also in the attitude of the people who treated them.
“It was originally supposed to take about five days, but I’m going to hurry up a bit. Please bear with the noise the carriage makes.”
And so the journey of saints began again.
It seemed that he was in a hurry as the Tang family was also in a hurry because the martial arts were destroyed, but it seemed that he was asking for understanding, so there was no particular inconvenience.
This is because the road to Seongdo was clean and well-maintained, and the carriages prepared were even more magnificent than those of high-ranking officials.
Thanks to this, I was able to enjoy the luxury of resting quietly and comfortably as if I was not moving even while running nonstop at high speeds, and I also slept outdoors, but that was on a different level from regular sleeping outdoors.
What they had waiting in Australia was not just horses and carriages, but also hired help to provide comfort during their travels, so they were able to receive food and lodging that were comparable to those at a high-class inn.
‘Thank goodness I won’t have to eat that horrible thing again.’
It was a very welcome surprise even to Cheonhwa, who didn’t particularly complain about food or sleep.
The reason was that the ability of Bukgungyeon, who was supposed to be in charge of cooking and tidying up the bed, had already been confirmed before leaving Anhui Province.
She said with her own mouth that everyone in the family loved her, but she should have noticed it then.
It was the ‘family members’ who told her that her cooking was good.
Not only is it not good at cooking, but the ice that is secretly emitted freezes everything from the ingredients to the finished dish, so whatever you eat is covered in thin ice and makes a crunching sound and feel.
It tastes like something even the people of the North Sea wouldn’t eat.
‘The problem is when we leave Sacheon again.’
Fortunately, since Bukgung Yeon could not be sent alone, the Bukgung Sega sent her escort Biyeon to do the clumsy things for her like a concubine, but because she was an escort to begin with, she was not very skilled.
So I made him throw it away right away.
There were many employees following him from the Tang family, so there was no need to bother buying him and suffering.
The problem was that it was time to leave the land of Sacheon again, but even thinking about it then, Cheonhwa had no intention of leaving it right away.
However, Bukgungyeon was persistent in carrying out his duties.
‘Never sleep out, and if possible, eat only dry food. Or cook for yourself.’
So, the carriage moved quickly and now it was only a day’s journey to the castle.
As Cheonhwa settled into his comfortable bed that had been prepared for him by the Tang family early and was mentally organizing the things he had to do at the Tang family that his master had told him to do, he heard someone entering his bedroom.
“Gaga. Are you sleeping?”
“… … ?”
It was Dangmimi’s visit.
No matter how open-minded the women of the martial arts world are, it is not common for them to sneak into a man’s bedroom at night.
“No, that’s not true. What’s going on?”
Because of that, Cheonhwa also greeted her with a somewhat puzzled expression.
He looked at her strangely, her face slightly reddening, and asked her again. He glanced around to see if there was anyone else in his quarters. After confirming that no one was there, Dangmimi smiled bashfully, hiding something behind her back.
“I’m sorry to keep you busy. But I’ll be arriving at the family home tomorrow, so there’s something I need to make sure of before then.”
“Are you sure about that?”
That smile is so captivating.
She approached Cheonhwa with her bewitching beauty and smile, even though she had not used any sorcery, and secretly gave her a message.
“You said something like that at the Yongbong branch. What would happen if you spread an indecipherable poison here?”
“Wasn’t it?”
“If you were Gaga, what would you have done?”
With both eyes sparkling, he reminded her of the time when he first developed feelings for Cheonhwa.
I longed for the answer I had not heard at that time.
“Well, that’s a pointless statement. If it were someone else, they would just run away, but that wouldn’t work on me.”
“… … Really?”
Then, the answer that Cheonhwa gave was very unexpected.
I expected that he would talk about some kind of solution or avoidance, but he boasts that he is immune to poison and that he is immune to all poison.
“Of course. You don’t have any hobbies like eating warm food and telling lies?”
“then…….”
Is this a bluff?
If so, that would be disappointing, but not yet.
Although her expression darkened slightly, Dangmimi’s attitude toward Cheonhwa did not change much.
‘They say there are no normal people in the Tang Dynasty, but it seems it was all a misunderstanding.’
Cheonhwa also showed a satisfied expression at that sight.
Although he had little knowledge of the martial arts world, he was well aware of the bad rumors about the Tang family.
However, the characters in the Tang family that I actually met were quite impressive, including Dang Mimi.
It is much better to know how to treat others properly and not to suspect them rashly than to rely on your meager knowledge and experience to make a fuss.
At that moment, Dangmimi held out the teacup she had hidden behind her back towards him.
“Please have this.”
“What is this? Is it water?”
Colorless and odorless.
When Cheonhwa, who was examining the teacup containing something that looked like plain water but wasn’t tea, asked again, Dangmimi answered with a bright smile.
“It’s an invisible poison. Will you eat it?”
… … This crazy bitch?