5 – Haomen(1)

Haomen (1)

Back in the days when swordsmen were still called windblown swords.

Due to the opening of the Jinma Gyeongmun near Sacheon, the head of the Tang clan was away, and the black dragon sword attacked the Tang gate.

The number of black dragon swords and black dragon belts is hundreds if not hundreds.

The Black Dragon Sword was a soldier beyond its peak, and most of the members of the Black Dragon Corps were first-class soldiers.

It would have been a long time before the family head of the Tang Dynasty received the letter and arrived at Sega.

It was the black dragon sword’s plan to devour Tang Wen, who was the loser of Sichuan, and dominate all of Sichuan while Tang Wen’s head, Tang Jiak, was absent.

Had it not been for a special incident, the party might have perished on that day.

However, unfortunately, there was an abnormality in the black dragon sword.

The strange thing is that there was a flurry of swords at the gate at the time.

What happened after that was unbelievable to those who had not seen it.

Hundreds of black dragons and peak master black dragon swords were all killed at the hands of the flurry sword.

A person who watched the flurry of swords fighting hundreds of people alone, even from afar, said

The sword dance wielded by the flurry sword was as beautiful as the crescent moon floating in the night sky at the time.

He said that the place where the sword passed was only cruel.

After the not-so-short bloody battle, all that stood there were hundreds of corpses and flurry of swords.

After this happened, Tang Mun took out a thousand years old iron and made a sword for the wind sword and gave it as a gift.

He carried that black flurry sword as his favorite soldier until later, when he became a swordsman.

Waltham Sword.

It is the name of a sword made by countless artisans with all their strength in a Tang family that is said to be the best in handling iron.

But where does a sword that looks like a work of art go… … .

“It’s a broom, it’s a broom.”

In the swordsman’s hand was a broom.

… Is this correct? Really?

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The hour just passed past miss (13:00-15).

I was sitting on the floor in the warm sunlight.

If you ask me what I do, I’d say it’s meditation.

If you dig deep, you can see a dwarf back sweeping hard with a broom in the distance.

An old man with thick white hair on a slightly hunched back was sweeping the floor slowly and vigorously.

It’s hard to believe who it was, but the old man was a swordsman.

“… To see Sword Master sweeping the floor with a broom in our house.”

Is this really right?

Two days had passed since Geomson and Wiseol-ah entered the residence as servants to help me.

I was halfway through it all this time.

I asked the general why they suddenly came in.

‘It’s the name of the family head.’

It ended with the words. Actually, it was the answer I was expecting.

However, he couldn’t suddenly storm into the family room and argue with Gu Chul-wun. is not it? Would it have been better to ask and listen?

I thought a lot, but I couldn’t come to a conclusion easily and time passed.

Is it okay to leave it as it is now? I wondered if it would be the right choice for the future to kick it out.

I didn’t have enough lives to dare to mess with the swordsman, so I gave up on that for now.

Turning his weary head away from Geomjon reveals another problem.

“It’s dangerous to lift too much alone, so should I go with you?”

“no! I can do it!”

“Oh, uh! stand up! A stone in front… !”

“Yes? Cheers!”

“…”

I turned my gaze to look at it.

Wi Seol-ah seemed to be treated like the youngest sister among the attendants and was loved.

The work was not supported.

He must have superior talent as a martial artist, but does it make sense that he can’t do things with his body like that?

Haven’t you turned it all over while carrying the laundry?

The attendants comfort and soothe Wi Seol-ah, who is in tears.

Even so, the laundry rolled on the dirt floor doesn’t come back.

Fortunately, it was still before washing. I just looked at it and stood up.

Seeing that I was about to move, Wiseol-ah hurriedly ran towards me.

“Why don’t you do what you used to do.”

“Bocchan told me to follow him wherever he goes!”

“… Who said that?”

“Grandpa!”

“… yes.”

Why did you… .

Looking at the name, it seemed like a direct attendant, but it was a word.

The way I see it, it was just passing on.

In fact, the reason why the other servants were particularly good to Wi Seol-ah was because they were half-forced to do the job they were most reluctant to do.

It must have also played a part in releasing the uncomfortable atmosphere of the place where Wi Seol-ah had been paying attention to me.

I’m a child of a famous family, so is it okay to roughly decide on an exclusive attendant like this?

Since it was a matter related to the family attendant, the governor must have had a hand in it.

‘Did the father as well as the commander-in-chief actually know the identity of the swordsman? Or did the attendants quit their jobs so they decided that they didn’t know?’

There was no way the commander-in-chief was unaware of what was happening at Sega, so there must have been some reason.

….I thought it would be the latter when I saw it

Wi Seol-ah, who came in after me, tried to fix my clothes, but I stopped Wi Seol-ah, saying that I would do it in the end because of my poor skills.

I could see tears welling up in my eyes as if I was upset at being rejected.

However, it was still difficult to entrust him because he had no dexterity.

‘No, is it okay to order something like this in the first place?’

It seemed that there was still a lot of time left, but there was no need to move in a hurry to cover up the anxiety.

It was one of the reasons why Sega went out now.

After getting ready to go out, he sent Wi Seol-ah, who was trying to follow her to the street, to another attendant.

It was easy to let go because it was justified that learning the job was not over yet.

The fact that she couldn’t go out sent Wi Seol-ah a regretful look.

It was difficult for me to figure out how to treat Wisul-ah.

To really treat him as an attendant, thinking about the future, it wasn’t right, and it was a difficult problem to treat him differently.

As I was about to leave the residence, I met the swordsman’s eyes.

Then, the Sword Master bowed his head as he bowed.

Feeling uncomfortable in a great sense, I quickly moved my feet out of the room.

When I left the residence, Muyeon, my escort, was waiting for me.

“I heard from the commander-in-chief. He said he was going out on the street.”

“It won’t be long. I’ll probably be back at Sega before the sun goes down.”

“All right.”

Other than that, don’t ask. As an escort, it was obvious that he was well educated.

‘It’s a bit pity that the escort target was me.’

After leaving Sega and walking around Hansik-gyeong, I came to the street where I first met Wi Seol-ah.

I felt it the other day, but if I hadn’t practiced in a while, I felt out of breath after walking a little bit.

I felt that I wanted to take a little rest, but I was in a hurry because I had to go in before the sun went down.

Passing through the streets with many people, I searched the alleys.

I expressed my concern, saying that smokeless is a dangerous area, but I did not stop my actions.

“found.”

After looking around for a while, I finally found a building with a sign.

It’s an old and shabby-looking building, but it was definitely the place I was looking for.

“I was worried that it might not be available in this time zone, but it was a useless worry.”

“young master… . For what reason did you come here?”

“why? Does it look strange?”

“Yes… . Frankly, yes. Aside from the building, the surroundings are not very nice.”

“The feeling is so good, yes, that’s it.”

kiki profit

When I opened the old door and entered, the eyes of the people inside were focused on me.

“What, what kind of kid are you? Did someone sneak up on us?”

“What disgusting things are you talking about? It must have just been the wrong way.”

“Who’s the guy standing in the back? Just look at him. He’s wearing a knife.”

Mu-yeon put her hand on the handle of the sword in the dark interior of the building and the aggressive atmosphere. Either way, they didn’t care.

one of the guys said to me

“Little boy, this isn’t a very peaceful neighborhood because you’re just wandering around. How did you come here?”

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this way. I’ve been treated like a high-ranking person lately.

I replied with a slight smile at the man’s words.

“Why did you come, you came as a guest?”

“Is my kid very short? Shouldn’t you be able to come to your senses if you stroke your tongue that short?”

Hearing his giggles, Muyeon eventually tried to pull out his sword, but I quickly stopped him.

“Bocchan, this guy dares to do it now.”

“Just stay still for a moment.”

I spoke to the guy who had only a fishy smile in front of Mu-yeon, who looked like he was about to swing his sword.

“You probably know who I am anyway, and you knew everything from the moment you set foot in this area. Let’s go easy and easy.”

I wanted to fit in with the atmosphere, but unfortunately I didn’t have much time to go out.

The smile he was wearing disappeared at my words.

“Let’s not go, don’t I have a lot of time? I came here knowing everything in the first place, so let’s cut out some useless acting.”

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

At my words, he tried to act again, but it was too late to restore his broken expression.

“Looks like he’s worried that Kuga will find out and push this place away. There is no justification for doing so, and if there is a quarrel, we lose too, right?”

You can see cold sweat running down the man’s cheeks.

“I said, but I’m a bit pressed for time. Now that you’re here as a customer, go quickly and call the branch manager. Before I create a situation that you guys are so worried about.”

The man’s pupils shake at my bluff.

In fact, they don’t have the ability to do that, but they had to shout and see to understand.

Moo-yeon asked in a embarrassed voice at the situation as if something had changed.

“..young master. What kind of situation is this… .”

“It’s nothing special, I originally intended to go to the opening because I had something to look into, but there were some problems with that.”

Muyeon is startled. Is it because there is an expected place in my words? He was a much better friend than I thought.

It would have been nice to have been bullied, but it was something I couldn’t do with my current body.

“I’m sorry I brought you here, but it’s unavoidable.”

Opening (丐幇), which was able to occupy the position of Gupailbang (九派一幇) only with information, not force. If it was originally, it would be easier to go to the opening and ask for it.

The openness faction is a political faction, so it doesn’t do anything that could be a problem.

I don’t know if I’m going to make a fortune at once.

Anyway, there was a bit of a problem with the openness of my request, so I had no choice but to find another place.

If the political faction is the first to open with information power.

Sapa’s information power was here.

Haomen (lower gate). I came to Haomen.

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It didn’t take long before he received proper guidance from Haomen.

After the man contacted us, he directed us to the basement at the back of the building.

Mu-yeon said, ‘I can’t take you to such a dangerous place without thinking!’

When we went downstairs, a young man with a snake-like face and narrow eyes was waiting for us.

“My name is Do Yunqiu, the head of the Shanxi branch.”

He was quite handsome with fair skin. Of course, since it was Hao Mun, it was obvious that it would be a face mask.

“For someone who is looking for us, he is very unexpected… . I apologize for being too aggressive.”

“Apologies are fine, so will you accept the request?”

“Before that, may I ask if you, like the Gu family, have bothered to find a sapper brat like us?”

“You keep asking me strange things, you said you came to ask.”

“You’re asking why you came to us with an open door.”

Why did you bother to come all the way to Sapa to ask about the opening of the same political faction?

“I couldn’t open it, but Hao Mun must have come because it was a request he could do. You must have known it, but why do you keep trying to check it?”

The snake-eyed young man smiled lightly when he was annoyed and gave out a slightly brusque voice.

“I’m sorry if you were offended. Since rumors about Confucius are rumors, I think we need to confirm a little… .”

A boy who, at most, could have been only fifteen. At least, a troublemaker who said he seemed to have half-released it from the Kuga came and asked for it, so it must have been.

“Even under these circumstances, the reason why I, as the branch manager, appeared in front of Confucius personally was only because of Confucius’ surname.”

“I know, so my name is your name, so you ask if you want to accept a request. It’s already the third, you know?”

“Hao Mun never refuses a request. As long as the price is right.”

Helpunchu relaxed slightly. It was a sign that he would listen to the request.

Can you talk a little bit now?

“I am looking for a person. A boy who is now a little over ten years old.”

In my arms, I handed the piece of paper on which I wrote down my impression and the region to the helper.

Unchu Do, who was handed the paper, said with a strange expression.

“I don’t understand, Mr. Gongja. If you are looking for people, there is no reason to look for Hao Mun.”

“The area is a little far away and the scope of what I know is a little narrow. Opening is expensive.”

As it is well known in that it is a faction of the old file room, the credibility of openness is high.

And the request fee was also high.

Perhaps, if I handed over the same request I gave to Hao Mun now, I would receive twice as much from Hao Mun.

Just in case you have a little problem.

“Gongja, we don’t operate with such a small amount either.”

Just because it’s twice as cheap doesn’t mean it’s cheap.

“I know, but Hao Mun came because I could pay.”

Dounchu was looking at the paper I handed over.

“It’s true that it’s easy to find because it’s unique, but it’s not an easy request because the area is wide and it’s far from Shanxi.”

“You mean it’s that expensive?”

Helpunchu talked about the amount that was right for him.

Muyeon, who was behind him, heard the amount and swallowed in vain.

How much money should I collect from Sega? It was a terrifying amount.

It didn’t matter though.

“The more difficult it is to find, the lower the price will be, but for now, this amount… .”

“Sorry, it’s not money we pay.”

“… I beg your pardon?”

As a member of the political faction, finding and commissioning Hao Mun was a dangerous thing in itself.

Wearing the name tag of the Gu family and getting involved with Sapa itself was like that.

However, the reason I visited Hao Mun is because I have confidence that they will not carelessly talk to me anywhere and that they will surely listen to my request.

“I have some very good information, and I thought I could give it enough.”

“… Confucius. Have you forgotten where this is?”

Wherever it is, in the midfield, it is a place where openness and double walls are achieved in terms of the amount of information.

“I dare to be confident, but the amount of information we have will be greater than the opening.”

There may be things that can’t be done easily because of the cause of openness as a political faction, but Hao Mun does not choose the means and methods.

Perhaps because of that difference, in some way, I can make such arrogant remarks.

“It’s not like we don’t know what Confucius knows. If there was no request fee, this job would not have happened… .”

“Lord Hao Wen.”

At the sudden words, the branch manager, Unchu Doo, stopped talking.

His face, unable to examine his expression, was stained with astonishment.

“The location of the missing Hao Munju. Aren’t you curious?”

As soon as I finished speaking, sword blades rushed at me.