Chapter 82: The place the hidden message led me to (1)

Translator: hwarang

Editor: coyo

Midgetwent back to the roof that Number Seven was at.

Then Number Seven asked, How did it go?

Midget shook his head side to side, He got away.

Number Seven was surprised. Although Midget was pretty small he was one of the stealthiest person that she knew.

Then she asked, Did you let him go?

She acted just as she was taught, always doubt everything.

I know how you think of my skills but embarrassingly he is faster than I.

So he was a true master class expert.

He truly is a monster among master class experts.

The two of them had watched the Nameless Warrior kill Yeom Hwa. What he used wasnt the Fist Art, nor the Grappling Art. It was something different.

That was the first time I saw such a martial art.

Me too.

What should we do? Although he had a higher ranking than her, the person who had the higher authority was Number Seven.

We should make our report.

Alright. And Midget disappeared from the roof.

Number Seven looked back at the restaurant. She didnt know why but she was impressed by the Nameless Warrior.

Its probably because his martial art was great.

And she left too.

***

Mu Han was now bustling with stories about the Nameless Warrior.

Especially because it wasnt an assassination as I killed Yeom Hwa, the Heavenly Dao Gates

Decimator, in broad daylight, and as such everyone was even more surprised.

Many different places of Kang Ho were in high alert. Especially the Alliance. It was flipped upside down.

Sa Ma Chun immediately gathered all the advisors and held a meeting.

While Sa Ma Chun was furiously sitting at his chair he didnt know who he was dealing with. What sort of person this person was, why did he do such a thing, where was he from? All he knew was what he was called, Lord Nameless Warrior.

Who is this man?

Then the Chief Advisor answered, He is someone who just came out of the blue.

Then you mean he just came down from the sky? Is that what you want me to report?

Everyone had their heads lowered.

Hurry up and find a clue! Right now!

All the advisors left the room.

But Sa Ma Chun called Kal Sa Ryung, Advisor Kal! Good timing. You should remain.

There was a cold atmosphere in the room.

How are things going right now?

Bearable.

You have more grey hair than before.

Its my age finally catching up to me.

Kal Sa Ryang looked out the window and gave a sigh then he looked back at Si Gon and

apologized, I am sorry.

He was still being abused by Sa Ma Chun as Sa Ma Chun gave him all sorts of difficult work. Due

to this Kal Sa Ryang looked more tired than ever before but he wasnt one to give up like this.

Looking at Kal Sa Ryungs aging face, Sa Ma Chun lost interest in abusing him even further.

Do you have anyone in mind who might be related to this event? There must be someone?

When he first received the report he had thought that the person who killed Yeom Hwa was Baek Pyo.

Since he received the news that Baek Pyo closed down his shop he was worried that he would cause something to happen, and then he received the news of Yeom Hwas death.

But it was not Baek Pyo since he later received the news that this Nameless Warrior killed Yeom

Hwa barehanded.

Baek Pyo was someone who mastered the Sword Art. Never had he seen Baek Pyo use the First

Art.

Who could it be?

From his experience there was no way for an expert of this caliber to pop up out of nowhere. He was certain that it was someone famous who disguised themselves.

He carefully tossed out his opinion, I believe it is someone from the Ho Yeon School.

And why do you say that?

In cases like this it is always related to the parties involved. Especially if it a big case like this.

Sa Ma Chun nodded his head and kept listening to Kal Sa Ryung.

Yeom Hwa revealed that he was going to eliminate all the disciples that were present on that day. And Yeom Hwa took Ho Yeon Taks grandmother and sister hostage.

Did such a thing happen?

Yes, I looked into it.

Since this was a recent event even the True Heart Sect was scavenging for information. Everyone

was focused on the death of Yeom Hwa and the Nameless Warrior and didnt look deeper into the matter.

But Kal Sa Ryun was different, he never missed anything.

So you are different.

Although he could get some rewards from Sa Ma Chun, showing too much would only make him doubt him even more. So he limited himself and only displayed part of his skills.

This Nameless Warrior is probably someone sent from the Ho Yeon School or someone related

to them.

Sa Ma Chun nodded. This was enough evidence. He was going to go to the Mengjus pavilion to

give the report. It didnt matter if it was the right answer or not, all he needed to do was please Ma

Bong Gi.

Sa Ma Chun paused for a moment and thought that it was time to use Kal Sa Ryangs

Resourcefulness.

I will give you the fill authority to handle this case.

Chancellor.

I am sure you are capable of getting to the bottom of this.

Thank you, Thank you very much.

He was truly thankful. If he solved this case well he believed that Sa Ma Chun was going to lower

his guard against him.

I am sorry for all the trouble that I caused you.

No, I will give it my all.

I am trusting you.

Kal Sa Ryang left the room. As he was walking through the corridor, rather than there being tiredness or weariness, there was life and energy in his eyes.

Nameless Warrior?

Although he told Sa Ma Chun that this was related to the Ho Yeon School, he didnt believe that it

was anyone related to the Ho Yeon School since he knew how the Ho Yeon School operated.

Kal Sa Ryang could feel it.

The change in Kang Ho had already started.

***

After I returned to the inn I reflected upon the battle with Yeom Hwa. I discovered some insight into the White Crane Art so I was meditating on it.

Thinking about the parts that I mastered, it was really amazing. Of course learning it was easy but

fully understanding it was the true challenge. But since it is I, I didnt have to worry too much

about it.

I was excited to see the true strength of it once I fully mastered it.

Can I fully merge the White Crane Art with my Ashura Soul Chasing Sword Art? And what sort of

development will happen on my journey?

I was curious about what future had to offer me.

Then Kwang Du rushed to where I was standing.

Young master? Have you heard the news?

I asked him as if I didnt already know, What news?

About Lord Nameless Warrior! How Lord Nameless Warrior took down Yeom Hwa in a single

blow. Then he proclaimed to destroy the Heavenly Dao Gates evil ways.

I didnt say that I was going to destroy the Heavenly Dao Gates evil ways?

But Kang Ho was like this. The rumors sometimes became unbelievable. But this was also a good

thing since it will allow the news to travel far and wide.

Amazing.

What sort of reaction is that?

What do you have to say about my reaction?

Can you be

Kwang Du looked at me. Since it was Kwang Du I was afraid he was going to discover it right

away but

You must be jealous.

Hahaha!

Dont be like that. You are amazing the way you are and Lord Nameless Warrior is amazing the

way Lord

Lord?

Kwang Du told me his true feelings, He is so incredible

Do you know the difference between amazing and incredible?

But Kwang Du was still praising the Nameless Warrior, To get in front of everyone to defend

someone, that is something that I dream of doing.

I understood how he felt. Since he had only been introduced to this world recently. How could

hearing words like this not amaze him?

But Kwang Du-Ya. You must know.

Although it may seem amazing to others, for those involved it is a completely different matter. Its hard to imagine just how much fear and danger one had to go through and triumph over to reach that prowess.

Oh yeah, I havent seen Warrior Baek in a while. And his restaurant is even closed. It says that he is doing maintenance on it.

He is on a mission.

Is it important?

I nodded.

Everyone is working so hard. Then I must not slack off either.

Then train hard, future Lord!

Haha, what do you mean future Lord, young master? I will always be your sword fodder

young master.

I smiled at Kwang Du as he walked away.

Then I went back to meditating.

Whether he became a Lord or my sword fodder, to become either you need strength. Thats the kind of world this Kang Ho is.

***

The gossip about the Nameless Warrior was more exuberant than I expected. I knew that it was going to cause a wildfire when they gave me the title Lord Nameless Warrior but not to this degree.

And the people were now demanding the reinvestigation of the death of Ho Yeon Tak and the

Alliance had to finally give in. Ma Bong Gi ended up meeting with Mae Ryang and Ho Yeon Sook and told them that he would reinvestigate it.

Originally Ma Bong Gi wouldnt do something like this, but since the public sentiment was with them he had to give in. However, the real reason why he agreed was so that he could exact his revenge on the Ho Yeon School.

Tooth for tooth.

Yes, this was what I wanted. Go and beat each other up.

After hearing that the death of Ho Yeon Tak was being reinvestigated Mae Ryang and Ho Yeon

Sook were very happy.

Nevertheless, I felt sorry for them, as it wont come to light that easily. For a matter like this it probably was orchestrated by the Gaju so it wouldnt easily be uncovered.

Still, since the investigation had started, it gave them some hope.

Mae Ryang-Ah, dont worry. Your elder brother hasnt forgotten about you. When I have to

opportunity I will get revenge for you.

***

At night Kong Soo Chan came to find me.

The Solar Star Merchant Guild is doing well.

Then he took out a book from his robe, This is the book that you gave me that day.

It was the book that I picked up from Ya Chuns storage.

Since it is a code that is very similar to ours it didnt take long to decode it. And the content is

mostly about transactions.

Looking at the paper I saw some names that were related to the San Dong. It was those who

were close to the Dark Guild. This will be a great help to me when I want to take over San Dong.

There are some investments that Ya Chun did in some of the merchants in the Central Plain. And

looking further into it he made quite an investment with other Dark Guilds.

So there is something that keeps the Dark Guilds connected?

Yes, from what I can gather there is something that connects them. If you allow me, I will try to dig further into it.

It must never get back to us.

Dont worry sir. There are more than one organization that are investing. But I will never get too greedy.

But how will you go about doing it? Ya Chun is already dead.

There were always a group of people who were with Ya Chun when he made these investments. I will try to use them.

Alright, Ill leave it in your care then.

Yes. If all goes well, it might give us some revenue.

Please take care.

Before he left I said, Ah, can you look at this as well?

It was something that I found on Jo Byuks neck. Seeing that Kong Soo Chan was able to decode

the book I thought he was more than capable of doing such a thing.

So I gave it to him and said, Can you decode this?

After looking at it for some time he shook his head, It a very complicated code. I wouldnt be able

to decode it with my skill. But I know someone who can.

Who?

My teacher.

I was surprised. Elder Jong? That stinking old man could decode something this difficult?

Kong Soo Chan added with a smile, If its my teacher, I know he can decode this.