Clack
“Who is outside?”
In the ordinary looking residence, a man was playing.
From the outside, with the members who greeted the members of the acting captain, it looked like an ordinary family home. But when one stepped inside, there were cabinets and safes on the walls.
Actually, this was the house which was being used as a warehouse by the Sleeping Dragon Forces.
“Yu Jeok, they say they want to talk about the collections.”
The person who appeared to be a subordinate lowered his head and answered.
“A story related to his collections? Did he collect more than we expected?”
Beom Dal asked with a happy face. He was a mature man with a large scar on the right cheek which ran down to his chin.
He was one of the 100 members in charge of the eastern and north eastern coast of Hangzhou.
“Yes. I heard the rumors… It seems that one of the newly established fortune telling shops is in the black. I heard that they contacted them a couple days back.”
The warrior next to Beom Dal answered.
His name was Jinso. Right now, he was currently acting as an escort, but in reality, he also had the role of managing the subordinates and monitoring their movements.
“Fine. Ask them to come in.”
Tak
When the order was given, the servant hurriedly ran out and the two familiar men came in through the door.
“Are you here?”
“Yes, Captain.”
Yu Jeok lowered his head and answered. He was Seol-Hwi disguised in a technique which changed his form.
“Yes, the collection time hasn’t arrived yet, did you come because you had something to discuss? Do you happen to have something to say?”
Beom Dal asked, rolling his eyes.
This was a group of typical members of the Forces of Evil, gathered together for the sake of collecting taxes in the commercial district. However, in the case of making money, the resistance from it is tough.
If one asked them to pay the rent, they used money to hire warriors or would play some dirty tricks.
So, when the forces are lacking, then people report to Beom Dal.
“It isn’t about that…”
Seol-Hwi spoke in short words and turned his head.
Then Imugi, disguised as Kwon Ram and was near the door, nodded.
“Master. Other than the warrior I knocked down in the hall, there don’t seem to be any people around.”
“Uh?”
“Master?”
Thanks to that both Jinso and Beom Dal looked puzzled. When did these two start a master-disciple relationship?
“Then we can start.”
Seol-Hwi said those words and then hid his face.
Of course, he was visible to Beom Dal but did not actually disappear.
Duk!
“Euk!”
In the blink of an eye, Seol-Hwi approached Beom Dal from behind and snapped his neck. It was to the point where death felt simply inevitable.
“This bastard…”
Seeing this, Jinso hurriedly took out his sword.
Snap
But then Imugi kicked the sword which was drawn from the sheath.
Puk!
His top and core were hit down.
Just two hits. The time it took for Imugi to subdue the opponent was very short.
“That… is that a kicking technique?”
Seol-Hwi was shocked.
After resolving the matter with the Jong Family, he had taught one martial art to Imugi, but then he was surprised that he managed to learn it right away.
“It wasn’t that difficult. I will tie his body and put it into the sack like before.”
“…Yes. I will see what is further inside.”
“Yep!”
The two of them moved their hands and feet right away and put the two corpses into the long bags they had prepared. Seol-Hwi checked the cabinets and safes buried in the walls.
“This will take some time…”
There were ten cabinets and drawers that showed what was hidden.
Seol-Hwi, who had been trying to open the doors and collect the goods, stopped moving for a moment and closed his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
“Will this work…”
Seol-Hwi raised his energy all over the body and explored the surrounding objects and spaces. And then stretched out his hand.
<Incredible Airflow is being used.>
Pupupupuak!
Money and goods were scattered all around.
“Wow…”
Imugi, who was tying up the bodies, burst into admiration.
Every space within was filled with something, and there were many cabinets, boxes, doors, which had all opened at once.
“As expected, people need to use their brains.”
Seol-Hwi smiled.
Grrr
It was all money. Hundreds of gold coins were pouring out.
<You have received 200G.> <You have received 1,300.G> <You have received 300G.>
“Brat, was rich….”
Seol-Hwi’s hands were busy. The room which resembled a warehouse was like a treasure trove.
In some places, the gold coins were clubbed together. In others it was full of stolen gold and silver spoons too.
It would not be a normal thing to move all of them and was the weight of it not too much?
<You have received 4,399G.> <You have received 1,711G.> <You have received 612G.>
Of course, it wasn’t a problem for Seol-Hwi.
If he looked at the toolbox and placed everything within, he could carry them out.
<You have obtained the Great Virtue Pill.>
“Oh!”
And there were pills within.
The fact that there were dozens of things which looked like pills or elixirs of a regular level made him remember the words.
“But isn’t the Great Virtue Pill a pill of Wudang?”
Seol-Hwi lifted his head for a moment and put everything into the toolbox.
<You have obtained the Six Equilibrium Fist.> <You have learned the Six Equilibrium Fist.>
The martial arts book also came out. Since it was not an ascending martial art, it was possible to acquire it as soon as it was obtained. All of these were placed within the toolbox.
<Gentleman’s Medicine obtained.> <Crane Grass Pill obtained.>
“Are there poison pills?”
There were poison pills among them. Seol-Hwi thought that he could use them up later.
The warehouse was completely cleaned out, and only the dust remained back here.
“A lot of that… is shocking!”
“Is everything done?”
When Seol-Hwi asked, Imugi gave a thumbs up.
“Well, it was an instant.”
Tuk
And he kicked the huge bag.
Only a little space was remaining. They took everything which could make money or was money, and now they had to get out.
Thud! Thud!
At that time, an unexpected sign came, a knock on the door.
“Are you still here?”
“…!”
“…!”
Seol-Hwi and Imugi were shocked. It was an accidental situation as it seemed that there was someone around.
“Get back to doing the body changing technique.”
“Ah, yes!”
Seol-Hwi changed into Beom Dal this time, and Imugi changed to Jinso.
Thud!
And the corpses in the sacks were put against the wall.
“Come in.”
Clack
The door opened as soon as Seol-Hwi spoke.
He had a hooked nose and slanted eyes. Just looking at him, it looked like a snake-like man had come in.
“There were people who came in the front… what happened?”
At the half and half words, Seol-Hwi was doubtful.
And he turned his gaze to Imugi.
The man shrugged his shoulders and looked around.
“Ah, that… I am sorry. I have a bottle of alcohol from Shaoxing street, and these guys have been drinking since morning…”
“Hehehe. The house is running real well. Can’t things be done right at least?”
Seol-Hwi lowered his head at the sarcastic words he heard. Since he couldn’t figure out who this guy was he had to continue pretending to be confident.
“Enough, get ready to go.”
“Uh? All of a sudden…”
“Brat. Where did you leave your mind! Did you forget your promise to Elder Kang Yong?”
Roll
Seol-Hwi turned to Imugi to see how he was reacting.
“Ah, of course, hyung knew. Didn’t Elder Kang Yong, who is one of the 27 members and one of our key figures, personally call?”
Fortunately, he prompted the answer at the right time.
“This is really…”
The man clicked his tongue and turned and then something happened
“But what is with your voice?”
“Ah, yes. I have been sick for the last few days so I moved to depend on him.”
“…Is that so? Take good care of your body. There is a lot of work to be done.”
When he turned.
“Look here, Elder.”
Seol-Hwi called.
“Uh, Elder. How dare… huk!”
The old man looked confused. It was because the blade of the knife was on his throat.
“That… master?”
“This guy. Let’s catch him and make him cough things out.”
When Imugi asked, Seol-Hwi flicked the knife.
The man’s eyes went wide and his complexion paled.
“…So, you wanted the Great Virtue Pill?”
It was right next to the collection warehouse in the safe. In what was originally used as a warehouse, the two began their interrogation.
“Right, the Wudang will find it valuable, so it can be resold at a high price…”
Right, quick thinking is the characteristics of evil people. And the name of the guy is Jo Yo-beom.
According to him, his rank was not much higher nor was his martial arts, but he was a subordinate to Kang Yong.
“So, to put it together Beom Dal caught the people of Yang Gabo and robbed them of their belongings, and in the midst of that, a Wudang person came out?”
“Yes.”
Imugi tilted his head and asked,
“Why are you trying to resell it to the Yang Gabo Family then? If it is so precious, why not sell it at a higher value to someone else?”
“…It is because it is a Wudang thing.”
The boy shook his head.
The Great Virtue Pill was a valuable one and if sold right, then it could make a lot of money.
But this was a thing of Wudang, not anywhere else.
Along with Shaolin, there are sects which can use it. And these people also have good information.
According to what they heard, the Wudang’s Myung Jin had descended down the mountain because of this. He must have been extremely angry when the pill of the sect was being traded between the Forces of Evil.
If it was not restored quickly, then the entire Sleeping Dragon Forces would collapse, so they were rushing.
“It is true. But did you have to go and wag your tail in front of a tiger?”
“Haha….”
Imugi clicked his tongue after hearing the story, and Seol-Hwi who was listening to this, just said “hmm” while touching his chin.
At the same time, I managed to meet a Wudang person at the Jong Family…
Why did someone from the Wudang Sect have to participate in such a family related issue? A normal elder would not have made such a decision.
Or since the family was not a martial arts family, they thought that a person of lowest rank in elders could do it?
But it is no ordinary item.
Seol-Hwi opened the toolbox and opened a detailed view of this pill.
<Great Virtue Pill> Description: One of the ten treasures the Wudang Sect possessed. Although it does not reach the level of the great pill they hold, it is still valuable. Effect: Increase physical and Internal energy by at least 30,000 to 10 million, depending on the situation. However, there is a maximum amount which the body can digest from it, and one needs to keep a firm mind when consuming this.
“Huh.”
Upon closer inspection, this wasn’t a regular pill, but one of the best ones?
“Master. What do we do?”
Imugi asked.
“Um.”
Seol-Hwi pondered for a moment before bending down to the man who was tied up.
“This… Do you have a fixed time to make the deal?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know where the trading place is?”
“Uh? That…”
After asking for a second, Imugi asked,
“Master. What do we do?”
“I am trying to make a direct deal with them.”
“Ah.”
Imugi exclaimed, but at the same time his face hardened.
“You want to deal with the Wudang people directly? Think again. You might die.”
“Why? Is the disciple Myung Jin that strong?”
“You don’t know? He is an absolute person of strength in the top three disciples and rumor has it he is climbing to the Super Warrior Level.”
“Super Warrior Level?”
At those words, Seol-Hwi was silent.
A disciple of that level is coming after one pill?
Well, when he thought about it, it made sense.
Because this pill is supposedly important for them.
“This is a chance. At this stage I get to see the Taiji Wisdom Sword.”
“M-Master?”
Imugi looked like he was shocked, but Seol-Hwi was clear. This pill, his sword, and one of the skilled warriors in the sect—
The three are connected as one.
At this point, there was no need to stand back.
Shhh
The pill was wrapped in parchment.
When the paper was opened up, a mysterious scent wafted at the nose.
They are asking for something while returning the pill…
If he could stimulate the opponent and make them use the technique—
Once he can experience it, the description of this sword would become clear.
“I stole it once, so I can steal something great now.”
Seol-Hwi’s expression brightened with the thought of grabbing something great.
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