Chapter 571

Chapter 571 - Side Story 5

Tang Gyeong grinned knowingly.

"What will you do now that I've discovered your plan to secretly go to the Murim Alliance by asking Auntie?"

"Young master."

Yeong-gwi shook her head and tried to stop Tang Gyeong, but Tang Gyeong was resolute.

"Auntie, you shouldn't help her just because you feel sorry for her. Big sister causes trouble even at home, so who knows what she'll do outside. So..."

Tang Yu-jeong glared sharply at Tang Gyeong.

"What are you going to do about knowing?"

"Hmph. I'll tell Mom. What are you going to do about glaring at me like that?"

A green aura flowed from Tang Yu-jeong's eyes.

"Death and annihilation."

"...What?"

Flash!

Tang Yu-jeong's body shot forward like an arrow.

"Young lady! Stop it!"

Yeong-gwi reached out but couldn't touch Tang Yu-jeong's body. Yeong-gwi's eyes widened.

Incredibly fast!

Tang Gyeong crossed his hands in front and raised his protective energy barrier. Then he extended his hands forward and created several transformations. Dragon Claw Hand became Tiger Claw Hand, and his palms restricted Tang Yu-jeong's movements.

Secret Forest Ten Thousand Scenes, the Tang Family's advanced martial art. It was a difficult technique that even among the elders, only a few had mastered. It appeared he had achieved at least eighty percent mastery of Secret Forest Ten Thousand Scenes!

Tang Gyeong shouted confidently.

"If you think I've been losing to you because I'm inferior in martial arts, that's a misjudgment!"

Whack!

Tang Gyeong immediately got hit in the head by Tang Yu-jeong's fist and collapsed on the floor.

"..."

Tang Yu-jeong looked down at Tang Gyeong, breathing heavily.

"Ah, they say even worms have their tricks. When did you learn that bizarre technique of hearing sounds through an energy barrier?"

Yeong-gwi came over and grabbed Tang Gyeong's wrist to check his condition.

"He's fainted."

"That's just talk. How could I kill my brother? I'd die by Mom's hand first. Anyway, Auntie. Please help me get out."

"Will you really be alright?"

"Auntie, you came to accompany Father again this time, right?"

Jin Ja-gang didn't interfere with martial world affairs. Therefore, there was no reason to receive reports from Leper Mound.

Yeong-gwi only visited the Tang Family Estate when accompanying Jin Ja-gang who was going outside.

"Young lady, don't tell me...?"

Without Jin Ja-gang, she could leave the Tang Family Estate. Was she speaking with such confidence!

Tang Yu-jeong nodded.

A smile naturally formed on Yeong-gwi's lips.

"I might get scolded by your father later, but tell me what you want."

Tang Yu-jeong hung on Yeong-gwi's neck.

"Wow! Thank you, Auntie! Then please teach me how to use the Human Skin Face Mask."

She planned to wear the Human Skin Face Mask and leave the Tang Family when Jin Ja-gang was absent.

Then Tang Gyeong stood up.

"Big sister!"

Tang Yu-jeong glared at Tang Gyeong.

"What? You're up already? You should have just kept pretending to be knocked out. Stay still. This time I'll hit you painlessly and knock you out."

As Tang Yu-jeong rolled up her sleeves, raised her fist, and approached, Tang Gyeong desperately raised his hands to block and shouted.

"Listen to me until the end!"

"Listen to what? You're just going to threaten to tell on me."

"That's not it! I mean... I mean take me with you too!"

***

The Tang Family Estate had fully opened its main gate, with hundreds of people freely coming and going each day. It was different from the closed-off times when they tightly locked the gates and constructed paths with complex formations.

An elderly person and a young maiden were among those coming and going. The maiden was particularly looking around while leaving the Tang Family Estate. The old person gave hints, but the maiden was busy constantly looking around.

Looking around when leaving rather than when entering was somehow strange behavior.

「Hey, stop looking around. You're going to get me caught too.」

「Ah, okay.」

「I said stop looking around!」

「Sorry, I'm distracted.」

「Huu, why did I even agree to bring you?」

The old person glanced at the maiden.

「But you really suit women's clothing. I guess Yeong-gwi Auntie has similar taste to me. She said you don't need to wear a Human Skin Face Mask, and it's true. Wow.」

Just as Tang Yu-jeong resembled her mother, Tang Gyeong greatly resembled Jin Ja-gang. With fair skin and a sickly appearance, he already had a feminine impression, but with makeup, he completely became a woman.

「Ah, really! Be quiet and stop using Voice Transmission. What if someone hears?」

「Who's going to hear Voice Transmission?」

Tang Yu-jeong, who was mocking via Voice Transmission, asked in surprise.

「What? You can hear Voice Transmission too?」

「Yeah.」

「Ugh, that's creepy. Why are you eavesdropping on other people's Voice Transmission so disgustingly?」

「You try being locked up all the time. I'm bored. Anyway, don't talk to me since someone might hear.」

「Who besides you can hear Voice Transmission? And I know what it feels like to live locked up too?」

Tang Yu-jeong stopped mid-sentence and asked with a strange thought.

「By the way, why did you suddenly say you wanted to come with me? You didn't even want to go out originally.」

The playfulness disappeared from Tang Gyeong's face.

「Father overcame all kinds of hardships at our age and became the world's greatest.」

「So?」

Tang Gyeong said seriously.

「To become like Father, I need to experience the trials Father went through.」

The face of Tang Yu-jeong disguised as an old person contorted, deepening the wrinkles.

「Are you crazy? You want me to take care of you even outside?」

「No.」

Tang Gyeong looked at Tang Yu-jeong with a confident expression and answered.

「I guarantee it. You'll be grateful to me too.」

The two bickered as they left the main gate of the Tang Family Estate. Fortunately, their bickering somewhat reduced Tang Gyeong looking around.

***

"..."

"The young lady and young master have finally gotten to see the outside world. I didn't do something unnecessary, did I?"

"That couldn't be."

From a hill overlooking the Tang Family Estate, Jin Ja-gang was watching the old person and maiden move.

"Yu-jeong will probably think she received my permission. If not right now, then eventually."

"Pardon?"

Yeong-gwi, disguised as an ordinary middle-aged beauty, realized the meaning of Jin Ja-gang's words and made an "oh no" expression.

"The young lady knows I would never hide anything from you or lie to you."

"She's a clever child. She probably knew I'd tell her after leaving the house."

"I'm sorry."

"It's alright. Given Yu-jeong's personality, I didn't think she'd stay in Sichuan forever. Gyeong deciding to go together was unexpected though."

Then a reproachful voice came from behind.

"What do you mean it's alright? Ha-ran won't think so, will she?"

Jin Ja-gang and Yeong-gwi turned around. Tang Qing was clicking his tongue with his white hair flowing.

Yeong-gwi respectfully cupped her fists.

"Elder. Have you been well?"

"Skip the greetings. Why so formal when I told you not to?"

"I must greet you. The family's guardian."

Tang Qing ultimately couldn't leave the Tang Family. He had nothing to do elsewhere, and his lingering attachment to the Tang Family was too great to leave.

So Tang Qing received Tang Ha-ran's permission to remain as the Tang Family's guardian.

This allowed him to hover around the Tang Family Estate officially and unofficially. A house nearby for him to reside in was also prepared.

He still didn't have much to do directly, but Tang Qing gladly accepted. It was an opportunity to repay his debt to the Tang Family while devoting himself to the family until the end.

It was also what Tang Qing had wanted all his life.

Tang Qing said.

"The martial world is about to explode. Just waiting for the fuse to be lit. Once it ignites, the flames will spread throughout the entire martial world like wildfire."

"My wife said something similar."

"You're probably not interested, but the spark will ultimately be you. That was probably her meaning to be careful."

Yeong-gwi interjected.

"Would there be a threat to you, sir?"

"Who? What fool? What empty-headed idiot? That won't happen until Poison Dragon dies of old age."

"Then..."

Tang Qing looked down at Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong leaving mixed in with the crowd.

What his gaze meant!

"You should consider whether letting those children go like this is really the right thing. The world is full of bastards dying to touch the reverse scale without caring for their own lives."

Tang Qing wouldn't say meaningless things. One could fully understand the deeper meaning of his words.

Since they can't touch Jin Ja-gang, they want to touch his children!

Yeong-gwi unconsciously examined Jin Ja-gang's facial expression.

If someone harmed Poison Dragon's children?

Could Poison Dragon endure it? If Poison Dragon broke his seal and emerged, could the martial world withstand Poison Dragon's fury?

Probably the hellish event where tens of thousands melted at the Murim General Federation would be recreated again...

Yeong-gwi asked Tang Qing with a tense expression.

"Who exactly is trying to do such a thing!"

Tang Qing paused briefly, then twisted his mouth and answered.

"Someone calling themselves the Hungry Ghost King's successor has appeared."

Yeong-gwi's eyes widened.

Tang Qing looked at Jin Ja-gang and said.

"You're on your way to fetch the last child, aren't you? If you don't want to get involved, make sure to bring them back. And as for Yu-jeong and Gyeong..."

Jin Ja-gang answered without hesitation.

"About Yu-jeong and Gyeong, I'm not worried."

"Huh, is our son-in-law trying to work this old man?"

Tang Qing understood this as indirectly asking him to watch over Tang Yu-jeong and Tang Gyeong.

However, Jin Ja-gang shook his head.

"Right now, can you tell where Yu-jeong is?"

"Well, right down there..."

Tang Qing looked down again and blinked several times in confusion.

"Where did they go?"

Tang Qing spread his energy perception to locate Tang Yu-jeong's energy. When that didn't work, he tried finding Tang Gyeong. But now even Tang Gyeong's energy was difficult to find. It wasn't because there were too many people. Tang Yu-jeong's energy wasn't felt at all, and Tang Gyeong's energy was detected very irregularly.

"Hehehe. Look at these audacious kids. I thought Gyeong was naive, but he's quite capable."

Jin Ja-gang nodded.

"So Grandfather won't need to leave here. If someone tries to touch those children, especially touching Yu-jeong, they'll quickly realize it's a big mistake."

Kekekeke!

Tang Qing laughed loudly as if his blood was boiling after a long time.

"Aah, how delightful. Poison Dragon's children wouldn't be Poison Dragon's children for nothing."

Tang Qing laughed and extended his hand to Jin Ja-gang.

"That's fortunate. I have an appointment tomorrow. I'll be able to use what I asked for."

Jin Ja-gang took out a pouch from his bosom and gave it to Tang Qing.

Clink. The clear sound of several jewels clinking together rang out. The pouch contained go stones carved from agate. A smile spread across Tang Qing's lips.

"So these are the famous Poison Dragon's Eggs. Grandson-in-law, you should have given these to me earlier. One of the neighborhood old men keeps bringing a fake and insisting it's real, and it's so irritating. I can't even say Poison Dragon is my son-in-law. Kekekeke."

Tang Qing's only hobby was occasionally going down to the neighborhood to play go with ordinary old men.

But Jin Ja-gang had known for a long time that on the way back, he always stopped at a temple to perform a hundred prostrations and repent for his sins.