Chapter 68 The Strange Man (2)
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Crossing the border of Shaanxi Province, the road to Huashan was not particularly dull.
Not only were there many who occasionally discussed Gu Yangjie, but also because of the sudden intrusion of a fellow traveler.
“You’re going that way too, right?”
The man didn’t give a clear answer, just shrugged his shoulders.
Taking that as his answer, the beggar pointed to his own waist.
Two knots tied with ragged cloth.
It signified a fairly high rank, but the man blinked as if to say, so what?
“What’s that?”
“Pretending not to know.”
The beggar grinned.
“Fine. It’s embarrassing enough for beggars to show off their rank. I’m Cheonyugae of the Open Sect.”
He said that, but clearly proud of his rank, he unnecessarily brushed the knots a couple of times to show them off.
‘First time I’ve seen a beggar brush dust off his clothes.’
Watching Cheonyugae’s antics, the man chuckled.
“What’s your name?”
“Shin Ma-kwon.”
At that, Cheon Yu-gae laughed dismissively.
‘The World’s Greatest Beggar, Shin Ma-kwon? Good grief, he’s over seventy and still pulling this kind of impersonation.’
Knowing he wasn’t just any beggar, Cheon Yu-gae’s tone softened slightly.
“Is that your real name? Or just a nickname?”
“Well, I use it as both my real name and my alias.”
As if he’d only thought it was a joke, Cheon Yu-gae asked with a straight face.
“You’re serious?”
“Why else would I be bluffing?”
The man, Shin Ma-kwon, replied indifferently. Cheon Yu-gae tapped his shoulder.
