Chapter 114: The Value of Real Estate (3)
There was no other way.
We had to meet them directly.
“Let’s go.”
“Huh?”
“You said we need to meet and negotiate. Well, then we should meet in person.”
A short while later.
I found Hanjungsangryeon standing atop my land with everyone else.
Its scale was so immense it could easily be mistaken for a palace, slightly overwhelming me, but I quickly composed myself.
After all, I was the landowner, and they were the tenants.
A landlord reigns above even the Creator, doesn’t he?
“Ahem.”
As I approached cautiously, the gatekeeper feigned recognition.
“What brings you here?”
“I’ve come to see the Lady Ryun.”
“She’s not here now. Come back later.”
The gatekeeper’s curt reply felt off.
‘Hmph, look at these bastards?’
They tried to lie, but they couldn’t escape the gaze of someone once called the ‘Legendary Liar’ in a past life.
‘Daring to bullshit me?’
Besides, there was no way Lady Yeonju wasn’t here.
As Jik Hwaran said, she must be aware of my existence as the new landowner.
A crisis threatening the alliance had arisen, yet a figure like Lianju would be absent?
That was the real lie.
“Lianju, really not here?”
“Lianju? This person?! Do you know where you are to be so insolent?!”
Snort.
“Step back. You could get hurt.”
I told the group, including Myohyang, and though they looked at me questioningly, they stepped back.
The warriors of the Red Dragon Sect, sensing what I might do, stepped in front of them to prepare for any contingency.
