“Hiya!”
Pyo-wol did not say anything afterwards.
Despite running quite a long way, the horse continued to gallop.
Pyo-wol patted the horse on the back of its neck to calm it down.
It had already been five days since he left Wudang Mountain.
During that time, Pyo-wol steadily traveled, except during mealtime which he also used as the time to take a break. As a result, he was able to arrive early in Nanyang, Henan Province.
It would approximately take him five more days to reach Tianzhongshan. Only on the condition that his horse would run nonstop. However, it would be impossible for even the best horses to run without rest.
Just arriving in Henan Province in five days is already good as saying that the horse had done its job.
Nanyang was larger and more splendid than any city Pyo-wol had ever been to. There was a difference in the width of the street and the scale of the buildings lined up on the left and right.
The appearance of well-polished pavilions and large buildings could easily overwhelm the eyes of those seeing it for the first time.
Pyo-wol asked a person walking down the street. He then found a street where inns were crowded.
The sight of countless guest houses lined up was even majestic. Among them, Pyo-wol went in search of an inn with a horse stable. The inn also has its own caretaker who is in charge of taking care of horses, so merchants or people who go long distances especially look for this place.
When Pyo-wol came in with his horse, the caretaker’s eyes widened.
“Wow! This guy is not ordinary. I’ve been here for over ten years, but I’ve never seen such a nice horse like this one.”
The old caretaker studied the horse carefully and couldn’t help but admire it.
He could clearly see the advantages that came of the horse’s characteristics, such as its high height and well-developed muscles, that ordinary people cannot see or appreciate.
Pyo-wol handed him the horse bit and said,
“Feed him well and take good care of him.”
“Don’t worry. This guy deserves the best treatment.”
“Please do so.”
Pyo-wol handed some coins to the caretaker.
A big smile appeared on the old caretaker’s face.
Pyo-wol left the horse and caretaker behind and entered the inn.
Even though it was still early, the restaurant on the first floor of the inn was already crowded with quite a few customers.
When Pyo-wol came in, a waiter quickly ran to him.
“Welcome.”
“I’m planning to stay for a night. Do you have a room?”
“You’re just in time. If you’d come a little later, you wouldn’t have been able to get a room.”
“Why?”
“It’s always been like that. Around dinnertime, guests which are either merchants or escorts arrive. They book a lot of rooms at once, so it’s hard for regular customers to get a room.”
“I see.”
“Because they haven’t arrived yet, there’s still plenty of available rooms. I’ll give you a room at the end of the corridor on the second floor. It’s the quietest and cleanest, so it’s worth staying there.”
Pyo-wol nodded and handed the coin to the waiter.
A bright smile appeared on the waiter’s face.
He showed Pyo-wol around the room.
As the waiter said, the room looked pretty clean.
Pyo-wol sat on the bed and looked out the window.
Darkness began to fall on the streets little by little. Correspondingly, the number of people visiting the guest house increased.
As the waiter said, customers in groups such as merchants and escorts were entering the inn one after another.
Pyo-wol hurried down and took a seat. It seemed that he wouldn’t be able to find a place to eat if he stayed still.
As he expected, the restaurant on the first floor became filled with people. If he had come down a little later, he would not be able to get a vacant seat.
Pyo-wol sat down in an empty seat in the corner and ordered a simple meal from the waiter.
At that time, even more guests entered the guest house. But There were no empty seats left.
The moment Pyo-wol sat down, his eyes widened as he looked at the people who just came in.
“There’s no empty seat. You old Daoshi!”
“Hey! We were late because of you! So why are you blaming me?”
“I don’t know! It’s all because of you!”
“Anyway, I’m just saying…”
A man and a woman entered the inn while arguing.
It was an old taoist and a beautiful young woman.
With the unusual combination, the duo managed to earn a lot of people’s attention. However, Pyo-wol paid attention to them not because of their odd combination, but because they were familiar faces.
The faces of the taoist and the young woman who were looking around the first floor suddenly stiffened.
Pyo-wol was sitting where their eyes were directed.
Although half of Pyo-wol’s face was covered with a scarf, they immediately recognized Pyo-wol’s identity.
“Um!”
“Who is this? Handsome older brother!”
The reactions of the two seemed different, yet similar.
The taoist looked displeased, while the woman seemed to be pleased, but with a wary look.
The two cautiously approached Pyo-wol.
The woman spoke to Pyo-wol first,
“Can we join you? Don’t tell me you’re going to turn us down so coldly when we’ve been through quite a lot together.”
The woman who smiled while looking at Pyo-wol was Heo Ranju of the Black Cloud Corps. The person next to her was Daoshi Goh.
One of his shoulders was missing.
The person responsible for cutting off his arm was Pyo-wol.
Since Daoshi Goh was seriously injured by Pyo-wol to the extent of having one of his arms severed, he looked at Pyo-wol with alert eyes.
Great Bloody Incident of Chengdu.1
It was a major incident in which the Qingcheng sect and Emei sect, together with all the forces that followed them suffered enormous damage from a single individual, Pyo-wol. Those forces were either forced to shut down or to scatter.
The Black Cloud Corps, to which the two belonged, also suffered tremendous damage from Pyo-wol. They had no choice but to leave and flee from Sichuan.
The damage done by Pyo-wol that day was truly great. Almost one-third of the Black Cloud Corps forces were lost overnight and even Daoshi Goh was placed in a moribund state.
The memory of that day remained a nightmare for Daoshi Goh and the Black Cloud Corps.
Among them, the physical and mental damage suffered by Daoshi Goh was too serious to guarantee a complete recovery.
Fortunately, Daoshi Goh had a fairly optimistic personality, so he was able to recover from his wounds to some extent when he met an outstanding doctor.
But while his body had recovered, his fear towards Pyo-wol could not be completely erased. No. He thought he had erased it, but meeting Pyo-wol again like this again, he found his heart beating wildly. But he still tried to put on a nonchalant expression.
It was the same with Heo Ranju.
She watched with her own eyes how the Black Cloud Corps, whom she thought of as family, collapsed at the hands of Pyo-wol. So, her resentment and hatred for Pyo-wol penetrated her bones.
If she was an ordinary person, she would have been angry with Pyo-wol or she would choose to run away. However, both Heo Ranju and Daoshi Goh were far from ordinary people.
They know how to hide their fears and they know how to deal with others despite their uncomfortable feelings.
So instead of hastily expressing their hatred towards Pyo-wol, they pretended to be calm.
The problem was Pyo-wol’s response. If Pyo-wol expresses hostility, then the peace between them would immediately end at that moment.
Fortunately, however, Pyo-wol was not the kind of person who showed his feelings.
Pyo-wol replied,
“Take a seat.”
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