Chapter 53 Integration (1)
Swish.
The sound of dry brush rustling made the man’s eyes snap open.
Even if the pain from unrelieved fatigue was agonizing, continuing to sleep like this would surely lead to death.
‘I must block his vision first. ‘
Swish!
The man’s hand stripped off his outer robe with lightning speed.
Though the tiger-skin outer layer was an expensive item, it wasn’t worth more than his life.
It was merely regrettable.
‘I’m discarding every single item my brother gave me.’
The man, Baek Dong-il, couldn’t hide his bitter expression.
The coat, thrown with force, flew toward the thicket.
A split second ahead.
That was the time it would take for the unnamed man in the thicket to counterattack.
Sizzle, sizzle-sizzle!
The dry grass blades screamed in the approaching autumn day.
Simultaneously, it was the sound of leather being torn by a blade.
Baek Dong-il rolled his body the instant he heard the sound.
Unexpectedly, the pursuer’s blade was sharp.
‘Who would’ve thought it could pierce a coat reinforced with tiger hide!’
Baek Dong-il’s teeth clenched. A glancing blow from that sword would tear flesh and shatter bone.
Yet his expression was carefully composed, feigning a little ease.
“Hey, beggar. Did you come back after taking a shit?”
“Fuck you.”
His ears pricked up at the gruff reply. The distinctive, brash tone of the Guangdong dialect sounded peculiar.
Baek Dong-il could tell from that which faction the beggar belonged to.
‘So he’s close to the wine merchant. When exactly is the man Father mentioned supposed to arrive?’
