Chapter 111
Hundreds of years of accumulation had kept them apart, and the distance between them had made them wary of each other.
“Who is the strongest?”
He had become sensitive to the words of the patrons.
“Shaolin, of course.”
“Yeki, the shaman, the Namzon shaman, haven’t you heard of him?”
“That’s an old story, people, haven’t you heard of the Sixth Dynasty?”
“If the Sixth Prince is the best, then the Namgung family is the best. Namgung Mu Baek, the Changchun Divine Sword, he is the best swordsman!”
“Uh-huh, there’s a teacher who can read the heavens and earth, who knows who!”
“I’m done. Enough, enough.”
So many intertwined interests.
The Nine Sects and the Six Great Families are at odds with each other.
A force that could not unite between the Nine Families and the Six Great Families.
That was the reality of the current Zhengfa Clan, the Hundred Swords Clan, and those who walk the path. How can we bring the Fengyun Branch Conference to a positive conclusion, I wondered, as I stood beside myself,
“You said that Kunlun and Mo Yongse have not yet arrived.”
“Yes.”
I answered my host’s question. As if in answer to his words, the majority of those who had arrived safely had taken up their positions and established themselves in various parts of Anhui. The preparations for the Pungwoonjihoe were nearing their end, in order to await the arrival of the distant Kunlun and Mo Yongse, and to begin in good time.
“But where are you going?”
“I’m going to have a word with them, they’ve had a hard time. Don’t stay where you are, move around a bit, and don’t get in trouble for approaching the nanny’s side.”