Demonic Master of Mount Kunlun Chapter 389

Part 2 Episode 118

Magic city

Unlike Zheng Guang, who was calm, Zhao did not know what to do.

“What on earth is this place?” … .”

“It’s the same place where people live.”

“… … I don’t think so. But is it okay to hit me that hard? “I thought something big was going to happen.”

Jeong Gwang grinned.

“You don’t have to worry. “The kids here are precocious and have grown up with a lot of beatings, so their brains are very hard.”

“yes? “How do you know that?”

“It was written in detail in the booklet my priest father gave me.”

“ah! I see. “I’m so glad I have the information.”

“Iknow, right.”

It was a lie.

The road restored by Baek Jin-hwan is Seoyeoknamdo (西域南道), which passes through Tapgeukrabmagan.

There was no information about the upper part of the desert.

These were all things Jeong Gwang experienced in his past life.

“But is this really that surprising? Zhao is from Sapa.”

Zhao was taken aback.

“Sobriety. Although Sapa has a rough and sinister side, it is not like this. “The Demon Cult, the Demon Cult, it’s really amazing.”

Jeong Gwang tilted his head.

‘This place cannot yet be called the Heavenly Demon Church.’

Well, it’s not important, so it’s okay to skip it.

It must have been a long time since I came to a place where people live, so I had to fill my poor stomach.

“Zhao. Find a good guesthouse… … “No.”

In order for Zhao to demonstrate his abilities, he needed to have people he could communicate with properly.

This does not mean that people here do not know Chinese.

It is a place where various ethnic groups live together, but is it possible that it is a city near a trade route?

The kid from earlier also had walleye and spoke excellent Chinese.

‘There just happens to be someone useful.’

Jeong Gwang stopped walking and turned the new model around.

The child who was sneaking behind me like a cat was startled.

“Buy rain, buy rain. A really good rain has arrived… … .”

“How much do you need?”

“… … yes?”

“I’m trying to hire you. “How much is it?”

The child’s blue eyes sparkled brightly.

“I’m a lot more expensive than I look… … “It’s mom.”

It was worth finding a mother who didn’t exist in the first place.

The brilliant gold circle that was already lying in my small hand was more than worth it.

“Hmm.”

The child put the gold circle into his bosom with blinding speed.

Still not relieved?

I lowered my body slightly and looked around sharply to see if anyone had seen me.

Jeong Gwang, who had been watching quietly until then, opened his mouth.

“No one saw it, so take it easy.”

The child quickly took a step back.

“The great man and his subordinates saw it. “This is mine now.”

“Would you like me to take something else away from you? “Are you paying the price for secretly attacking me?”

“Is it my fault for secretly attacking you? “I thought you were a wanderer.”

“I have no intention of putting a mark on it. “If you have power, you don’t need that.”

The child shrank his neck.

“It really wasn’t your first time here. “What can I do?”

“Starting with the name.”

The child shrugged his shoulders.

“There is no such thing. “Please just call me Seomrang (閃郞).”

Jeong Gwang muttered with a pitiful expression.

“Well. “If a man is too fast, he won’t be able to use it.”

“All, sobriety.”

Zhao hurriedly stepped forward.

“What are you talking about little girl?”

It was not Jeong Gwang, but rather Seomrang who retorted.

“It depends on the child.”

“… … what?”

“I know everything, but why do you treat me like a child? And the only thing that makes me fast is my head and hands… … .”

“stop!”

Zhao raised his hands and stepped back.

“You’re confused. I’m confused. “I will stay still, Danju.”

“That would be nice.”

Jeong Gwang agreed and ordered Seomrang.

“Take me to a guesthouse with good food.”

“That’s about it. “Let’s go this way.”

“Go to a place where you don’t mess around because it’s annoying.”

Seomrang, who was trying to walk away, scratched his head and worried.

“Was there a place like that in Kucha? I don’t have any. Let’s take them to the least expensive place. But are you really not going to buy the token?”

“It’s economical. “You want to collect the commission too?”

“It’s a fee. You get a fair price. Even if you are confident, it would be better to live. “Why don’t you think again?”

Zhao, who had said he would stay still, could not contain his curiosity and asked.

“You talked about it a little while ago. “What is that mark?”

Seomrang sighed.

“Haaa. “The master knows, but the subordinate does not know.”

Jeong Gwang smiled and corrected himself.

“you. I’ve been saying this since before, but we’re not in that kind of relationship, we’re friends. And don’t try to dig up more information. “Even being seen as cute has its limits.”

Zhao and Xuanrang trembled.

Zhao was thrilled, and Seomrang was afraid.

‘Sober drinking. Even outsiders call me a friend. thank you.’

‘What, what is this guy? He didn’t kill anyone, he just laughed. Why is it so creepy?

Money is good, but life is much more precious.

Seomrang decided to cut off personal attention from the young man who seemed like an outcast but was well-versed in Kucha’s situation.

“Let’s go quickly. “Even though I’m like this, I’m still busy.”

Jeong Gwang was about to say that he would know, but decided to check first to see if the person in his memories was still alive.

To do that… … .

“It would be better to sell the camels first. “Where can I sell it?”

Seomrang glanced at the camels that Zhao was holding the reins and roughly answered.

“There are quite a few. Grab someone and sell it. “You won’t get your full price anyway.”

“Your share of the sale price is yours.”

“It’s over there. “At least there are merchants with a conscience.”

Seomrang walked with great strides like a general leaving for battle.

Zhao shook his head and followed along with Zheng Guang, his eyes shining.

‘They’re outsiders like us.’

Men with sand dust all over their bodies, as if they had come a very long way, were passing by, pulling camels.

Just by looking at his appearance and strength, he is Sapain.

There seems to be quite a lot of trouble, as they are constantly looking around.

‘What about that?’

Everyone had a yellow cloth wrapped around their left arm, and the text ‘كۇچار’ was written in black on the cloth.

‘What is that mark? What does it mean and what meaning does it have… … .’

Soon, Jeonggwang and his group arrived at their destination.

It was a large space with an ugly fence, and an old man with a gloomy expression was sitting in front of a table.

Jeong Gwang looked at the old man’s face and smiled to himself.

‘He’s still alive. It’ll make things a little easier.’

As soon as Seomrang sat down with the old man, his eyes lit up and he started bargaining.

“Look at the color of the camels. It’s the best, right? Even if I give up as much as I can, I still have to get six… … .”

But no matter how much I talked about it, it was no use.

The old man did not move the three fingers of his right hand.

A whistling sound came out of his mouth.

“No more than this.”

“no… … .”

“If you don’t like it, go somewhere else.”

“Oh really.”

Seomrang grumbled.

“Isn’t it because you only have three fingers?”

The ring finger and little finger were missing on the old man’s right hand.

“Sangno (商奴). Do you do business for a day or two? “For the sake of my face, please treat me a little more.”

“… … .”

The old man called Sang-no glanced at Jeong-gwang, not Seom-rang, and then stretched out one more finger of his left hand.

“If you don’t like this, get out.”

“thank you!”

With a triumphant expression on his face, Seomrang urged Jeong Gwang to accept.

“Sir, no matter where you go, you won’t get this much. Let’s go like this.”

“okay.”

Transaction established.

Sangno took out four large gold circles from an old chest and presented them to Jeong Gwang.

Instead of accepting the concentrate, he gestured to Zhao.

“Blood bird.” “Take care of it.”

Ever since he came here, he had been shy because of the unfamiliar surroundings, but wasn’t he Zhao who grew up being cautious and even ran away at the wrong time?

He realized that ‘Hyeoljo’ was his new nickname and answered right away.

“yes. Sobriety.”

As Zhao stretched out his hand toward Jinwonbo, he made eye contact with Sangnu.

Strangely enough, a faint magical energy was blooming from the cloudy eyes.

‘Did you suddenly increase your strength? why?’

There was only one thing to point out.

‘They’re watching out for us!’

It could have been a protest not to take him lightly.

Or maybe they are trying to find out their background using some method.

‘then… … .’

The Safa people I saw earlier came to mind.

‘Just do like them.’

He glared at Sangno and growled lowly.

“I have no hobby of touching the same man. Put it on the table. hurry.”

Sangno glanced at Zhao and then put down the gold cloths.

Zhao carefully took them and bowed his head to Zheng Guang.

“Sobriety. received.”

“It’s good. Let’s go. Seomrang, what are you doing? “I have to guide you.”

Seomrang got up quickly and walked ahead.

Zhao frowned as he walked along with Zheng Guang.

‘Are you suspicious? The back of my head is itching.’

I felt the old man’s gaze.

‘Let’s not worry about it. If I had made a mistake, Danju would have already warned me.’

It was as Zhao believed.

Jeong Gwang was satisfied with his work.

‘If you don’t raise any suspicion, you’re bound to be more suspicious. It was just right. ‘How am I going to get out?’

It’s been decades since I last visited Kucha, so a lot has changed in Kucha, but there are still a lot of things that are still the same.

As Jeong Gwang walked, reminiscing, he couldn’t help but laugh when he saw the signboard on the old guesthouse that Seomrang pointed to.

“Great person. It’s here. “The name is amazing, right?”

“It has some charm.”

[Gochagi (庫車伎)]

Isn’t it a dance from a country north of Tapgeuk Lap Magan a long time ago?

Although it is not widely known to the world, it is also a name that is associated with the passion of a previous life.

‘Could it be that he’s still alive?’

I couldn’t help but laugh.

Seomrang also laughed.

“You look like you enjoy drinking and dancing, so I thought you knew this too. “Wait a minute, I didn’t mean to pry into anything.”

“Then it’s even more suspicious.”

“No, if you come out like this… … .”

“Still, keep your promise. “Please give me compensation.”

“Yes, sobriety.”

With his fingers, Zhao lightly took the amount equivalent to the value of the work from the gold coins he had received earlier.

Seomrang quickly snatched it up and apologized to Zhao.

“I’m sorry for teasing you earlier. You are also a master. “Okay then.”

Jeong Gwang placed his hand on Seomrang’s shoulder.

“Once you make the introduction, you have to take responsibility until the end. It’s already getting dark. “Now that we’re here, let’s have dinner together.”

“Gwae, it’s okay…” … .”

“I’m not okay.”

Seomrang started crying and ran into the guesthouse first.

“Guan Shusu! “Come out quickly!”

A thin, middle-aged man without a right arm came out of the kitchen.

“What’s going on?”

Seomrang looked like he was dying of regret and handed over the gold nugget he had received from Zhao a little while ago.

“We brought in unmarked guests, but they are not ordinary people, so you can’t mess with them. “Here’s the fee.”

Zhao, who followed right away, muttered with a puzzled look on his face.

“Could it be a black spot that sells human meat dumplings?”

Su Guan responded coldly.

“If you make something that tastes bad, who will eat it? only… … .”

Seomrang quickly intervened.

“We just add a little sleepiness to the food and alcohol so that the tired guests can sleep soundly. But Daein and Uncle are so bright, so that won’t happen.”

Unlike Zhao, who was dumbfounded, Zheng Guang sat down in front of the table with a smile as soon as he saw Su Guan’s face.

“It’s a friendly place. “I hope it tastes the same.”

“… … .”

Guan Sooksu watched Jeong Gwang for a moment and then went into the kitchen.

And it wasn’t long before the food was served.

Although the shape and thickness of the noodles were uneven, they had a strong meat flavor and a variety of vegetable aromas.

Jeong Gwang tasted one chopstick and nodded.

“It’s not bad.”

Guan Sooksu, who was watching, responded.

“If you want to eat more, tell me now.”

“please.”

Su Guan brought a large pot, placed it on the table, and held out his left hand.

It means to pay money.

Zhao asked, touching the bag.

“how much?”

“Are you just going to eat?”

Jeong Gwang-i answered on his behalf.

“I’m going to sleep well.”

“hmm. then… … .”

Zhao gaped at the price that Su Guan asked.

‘How come it is several times more expensive than Jungwon?’

Who would have thought that a master who could easily carry a heavy boiling pot with one hand would pull off such a scam.

However, Jeong-gwang told him to give it to him with a nonchalant expression, and Gwan Suk-su also accepted it as if it was natural.

He left a message telling us to choose any room on this floor.

‘I’m so curious I can’t stand it. I’ll have to ask Danju.’

Seomrang ate several bowls of noodles and quickly disappeared.

“Let’s go too.”

“Yes, sobriety.”

Zhao went up to this floor with Zheng Guang.

The rooms were unexpectedly neat, so it didn’t take long to choose.

Zhao carefully asked Jeong Gwang, who was sitting on an uneven chair and frowning.

“Sobriety. “What on earth are we doing here?”

“It’s a place to make a living by dealing with people who trade with the West.”

“That said, the atmosphere is unusual. The same goes for the person named Sangno and the person named Gwan Suksu. “It appears to be a fairly high-level magician.”

“It’s Xinjiang. It is natural that there are so many demons that even if you don’t go all the way to Hundred Thousand Great Mountains (十萬大山), you will be able to get your feet wet. wait a minute.”

Jeong Gwang cut each chair leg of a different length with his hand blade to create the same length and sat down comfortably.

“It’s better now. People here provide goods and convenience to merchants traveling in and out of the western region and receive compensation in return. But those merchants are a bit different from other merchants. “Did you see the people with yellow cloth wrapped around their arms earlier?”

“Yes, sobriety. “There were characters written on it that I couldn’t read.”

“The name of this city means ‘Kucha.’ “We take money from Kucha and guarantee their safety.”

“ah! The reason Seomrang thought we were outcasts was because we didn’t put that mark on him. That’s why she carried out a secret attack.”

“Yes.”

Zhao made an absurd expression.

“I don’t know what the people who stay in such a cruel place are thinking. “I guess this isn’t the only city.”

“Because these are the only people who can come here.”

“… … yes?”

Zheng Guang explained it carefully to Zhao, who was confused.

“The most convenient routes for trade with the West are North Tianshan Road and South Tianshan Road. But to pass through those places, you have to pay toll taxes to some of the Seven Great Families of the Heavenly Demon God Church.”

The amount was so large that only large merchants could not afford to pay it.

Baek Jin-hwan, the owner of Baekga Sangdan, felt so burdened that he re-opened the West Yeoknamdo Road, which had been abandoned a long time ago.

“But people who are looking for a quick hit or who are in a bad situation try to minimize costs. “This is where such people stop and rest for a while while moving through Tapgeukrabmagan.”

“Huh. It was something like that. Still, there are some things I don’t understand.”

“What is it?”

“If merchants leave this way, won’t the Seven Great Families of Demonic Cults suffer a loss? “There’s no way they don’t know, and it’s surprising that they tolerate it.”

“iced coffee. Can only rich people live well? Even those who have nothing should be able to earn at least a minimum. “No matter how much we try to stop it, it’s obvious that there will be people who take advantage of it somehow.”

Jeong Gwang recalled something that happened a long time ago.

When I suggested that we do that, the people in power were so upset.

In the end, I achieved my goal with blood on my hands, but it was an irritating memory.

“Let’s sleep well today and we’ll talk tomorrow.”

“I understand, Danju. see you tommorow.”

Jeong Gwang lay down on the bed when Zhao went to his room.

And after a while.

A faint darkness appeared in one corner of the room and solidified into the shape of a person.

It was a black book that was in hiding, annoyed by Zhao’s chatter, and was watching Sangno after receiving a message from Jeong Gwang.

“Priest, I’ve been home.”

“huh. “Sangno, what are you doing?”

“Perhaps because of the passage of time, I have become more cautious than before.”

“What do you mean?”

“I tried to write a letter to the General Assembly, but I crumpled it up. “I’m lost in thought and I don’t think I’ll move any time soon.”

“Some things are still the same. “I guess I still have a small conscience, but I didn’t hit on the price of the camel.”

“Originally, he was a guy who kept the minimum line.”

“What do you think? “Seeing your hesitation, it looks like the guy pretending to be me isn’t being nice to you.”

“That’s what Sokha thinks too.”

Jeong Gwang closed his eyes and muttered.

“good. It might be worth using. “I will come after breakfast tomorrow, so keep an eye on me until then.”

“Jonmyeong!”

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