Chapter 200: Events at the Zhengdomaeng
After three days of travel, we finally reached the gates of the Zhengdomaeng.
“We’re here!”
“Whew, damn.”
Only now did my heart ease, and a sigh escaped me.
I informed the Qingzhangzhu, who had been waiting for me to join the sect, that I was leaving.
“I’ll stop here.”
“……Already leaving?”
“I’ve left Hanjung too long unattended.”
“Can’t be helped.”
“Then.”
But my plan to return immediately after completing the escort mission was derailed by one person.
“You came all this way and you’re just going to leave like that?!”
It was Jin Gong, the genius of the Plum Blossom Sword Sect, Jeong Do-myeong, who had fought me fiercely in the Ace Decisive Battle.
Well, I did win, after all.
Somehow knowing I was here, he came running over, covered in dirt.
“Suddenly switching to informal speech…”
He grabbed my shoulder, acting like we were close friends.
“If we fought with all our hearts, we’re comrades.”
Comrades, my ass.
He’s at least ten years older than me physically.
“By that logic, does that mean I’m just drinking and playing cards with the Ten Elders of the Ten Maren?”
“This guy, you sure know how to joke. Hahaha.”
He patted my shoulder.
“Come in. The Master was just asking about you.”
“Ahem.”
Jin-gong, who had been pretending to be friendly, heard the Qing Family Head’s cough beside him and bowed respectfully.
“I apologize for my rudeness, seeing my friend after so long. I am Jin-gong of Huashan.”
“It’s a pleasure to finally meet the legendary Plum Blossom Sword Sect, of which I’ve only heard tales. I am Qing Chushan of the Qing Family.”
