37 – Tang Ga Dang and Tang Family Sugar (1)
It has been half a year since Bi Yan ran away from home. At first, I tried to decipher the bloodstain somehow, but to my knowledge, it was impossible.
I thought about asking the Jegalese for help, but I stopped. I was afraid of hurting him by listening to the contents of the scroll. I sighed. What a fool I had been, I thought, but I wanted to talk to her in person first. So I made my move. The first thing I did was visit the Jegalsega to gather information. She was a frequent visitor to Jegalsega, so she must know something.
As expected, Jegalsega was on top of her trends. I was a little suspicious, but I let it go.
It wouldn’t be used for anything bad. Anyway, thanks to him, I was able to figure out Biyun’s next destination.
“Thank you, my lord.”
“This is nothing, Daihao.”
“hahahaha, Daihao.”
“You’re so humble.”
I was suddenly flattered. Anyway, having succeeded in gauging the trends in the Jiegale Clan, I finished my preparations and headed straight for the Sachendang Clan.
The Sachendang Clan is one of the most prestigious clans in the Five Great Clans, vying with the Southern Palace Clan for the status of Martial Lord.
Of course, in recent years, the Southern Palace family has been losing ground to the Southern Palace family, but in terms of family status, the Sachendang family was strong enough to rival the Southern Palace family.
I scratched my head. He had gone from Hebei Fangjia to Sichuan Tangjia to find another teacher. I felt my heart ache a little,
but at the same time, I understood. I’d rather have a better teacher than nothing.
Then there would be no reason for me to go looking for him.
That thought crossed my mind, but I kept moving. This way, I can’t just send her away. Or worse, we can meet and talk, and then I can let her go in peace.
Jegalsega offered to lend me a horse, but I declined. Horses are incredibly expensive in the first place.
Besides, I could run much faster than a horse. I set off straight for Sichuan. As it turns out, I’d been to Dangga before, and it’s not a place I have fond memories of. It’s one of the places where I experienced a lot of defeats, and to be honest, I didn’t really want to go there. “But I have no choice.” Of course, I know that the Sichuan Tang Family is very prestigious, but my student may be indebted to them in the future, so I wanted to see for myself. So if I decide that he is not fit, I will drag him out by force. That was the last thing I needed to do as a teacher.
I quickened my pace, and before I knew it, my legs were racing forward.
* * *
The distance from Xixi to Sichuan was considerable, but I arrived much earlier than I expected. I hadn’t taken a day off, I had just been running and running.
I let out a ragged breath. Even at my age, running nonstop was exhausting. I looked up, gasping for breath.
Unlike the Jegalese of Xixia, the Tang Street of Sichuan was, to say the least, a bit bizarre. The town streets were especially full of street vendors,
all of whom were selling bizarre things like centipedes and bats. I frowned and turned my head away. “But how are we going to find them?” Seomseo was the only place I was settled, and I had noodles with the Jegalsega, so that was good, but I didn’t have noodles with the Sichuan Tang family, and I didn’t have a good relationship with them. More like I’m unilaterally shunning them, but I still need to check.
I nodded and walked forward. There are several ways to get information from the Murim.
There are several ways to get information in the Martian League, firstly through the officials,
or by bribing a member of the family to find out, but that was not something I could do. That left me with visiting a guest,
or questioning someone who lived here, but I didn’t think that was possible right now. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen it closed.”
The door to the cabin was firmly shut. I could smell the hustle and bustle inside, but it didn’t seem like they were doing business. I clicked my tongue and turned my head.
I couldn’t make out much, but I could see they were all withdrawn. I wondered if they were repressed. Or something else, I wasn’t sure.
What is clear, however, is that Binyan has not yet arrived at Sichuan Tang Street. If she had, people would be talking amongst themselves.
I sighed and continued to look around. At the very least, if I was going to be homeless, I needed to find a decent spot.
“Are you, by any chance, a celestial creature?”
“Yes, but…….”
“It’s been a long time, Xiao Xiao!”
“What?”
A middle-aged man stood in front of me. He had a bushy beard and an axe in his other hand. From the looks of it, he was a woodsman.
I did the same, bowing my head in greeting, but my mind was trying to recall a memory of him. Who the hell is he? I don’t recognize him.
I think I might have met someone before when I was in Sichuan, but it was so long ago that I couldn’t remember. Eventually I asked him.
“I’m sorry, can you tell me your name?”
“hahahaha, you don’t seem to remember!”
“Sin, I’m sorry.”
“No, no, no, it’s been a long time. My name is Oh Geun.”
“Nice to meet you.”
He introduced himself as Keun. I finally remembered him: he was one of the people I had helped here in the past.
At the time, I was traveling around the martial arts world, practicing with masters in the name of samurai training.
But when I arrived, to my horror, some of his martial artists were beating up some people in the street, so I immediately stopped them.
“What business is it of yours?”
“At least you know it’s wrong!”
Of course, if you ask me why I’m sticking my nose into other people’s business, I have nothing to say.
So, I lunged forward to stop them, and did a pretty good job at first, but I was eventually defeated by a boy who came up behind me.
If it weren’t for that boy’s mercy, I wouldn’t be standing here today. Such was the reputation of the Sichuan Tang for being unmerciful.
It was Wu Geun who revived me after I was knocked unconscious by a poisonous attack. I stuck my tongue out.
“I see you finally remembered.”
“I heard your name and remembered.”
“That’s good, do you have a place to stay?”
“No, I’m going to stay on the streets instead.”
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“I’ll take you to my place, come right over!”
I didn’t dare refuse his invitation. It’s better to stay at home than to be homeless. I followed Ogeun and walked with him.
He was staying in a hut a short distance from the village.
When we arrived at the hut, the child playing in the yard and the woman next to him smiled and approached Ogun. It was a harmonious household.
“Have you been away?”
“Daddy! It’s Daddy!”
“Yes, yes. I have a visitor today.”
“A visitor? Ah, you must be Chen Biliu!”
“Do you know me?”
It seemed that I met many people who knew me today. I can’t believe that even Wu Geun’s wife knows me. Did he tell her?
At first, I thought so, but it turns out that wasn’t the case. Turns out, the woman I saved hit it off with him, and they got married and started a family.
“I was very grateful to you for saving me then.”
“You are our benefactor.”
“…….”
I had no answer. My throat was closed, and no words came out.
I never thought I’d be able to help anyone in this way. I nodded. Tears threatened to fall at any moment, but somehow I managed to hold them back.
“If anything, I’m grateful.”
Grateful to be alive, grateful to have lived this long, grateful to have given meaning to that defeat.