Merchant

I gave a small snort of laughter and praised Geumryeong. “Nice job.” “Kui?” “Wondering if you really did that well? Yeah. You did really, really great.” “Kui. Kui!” “Don’t just want praise, you want silver taels too? Asking if I have any idea how hard you worked?” “Kui!” R–right. That’s Geumryeong, all right. When I…

Brother Jin-ho, watching the people running toward us in a cloud of dust, spoke to me. “Seo-ho. The flags those people are carrying as they run over here look like North Sea Ice Palace’s emblem, don’t they?” “Yeah. They are.” I nodded. “I’m a bit late saying this, but that’s Protector Seol Seo-yun.” “What?” At…

I grinned as I stared at the elixirs laid out in front of me. This was why I’d driven the price up without hesitation at the Phantom Market’s auction. I could earn more than that off them anyway. And it wasn’t like I’d be the one paying that money in the end. Right then, I…

At the returning warrior’s words, Cho Seok was thrown into confusion. “W–what? Th–there’s no such person?” “Yes.” He’d clearly been told to contact that place if anything happened, so he’d done exactly that… But the news that came back hit him like a bolt from the blue. In other words, it meant he had to…

Soon the person in charge of the auction hall arrived, and I asked him a question. “So, can I still get the real elixirs today?” “I’m sorry, but I think we need to look into what happened a bit more clearly first.” “I see.” “Then, to prevent any unfortunate misunderstandings, would you allow us to…

At my question, a woman stepped out from the darkness. The faint scent of orchids drifted in with her – it was Young Palace Lord Bing Hae-rin. “So, as I guessed, you’re planning to go alone.” “…” She continued speaking. “This is North Sea Ice Palace’s affair. I can’t just leave everything to Deputy Merchant…

Hiring someone who can create fakes this sophisticated, and daring to pull something like this against the North Sea Ice Palace, is enough to make one thing certain. Just from how Deputy Merchant Lord Bok Yun treats Young Palace Lord Bing Hae-rin, you can tell the North Sea Ice Palace’s reputation in Liaoning is terrifying….

We reached Liaoning before long. It’s a place we always stop by before heading to the North Sea, but we usually only stay a day or two. But this time, we planned to stay here for a few days, since there was something we needed to take care of. Delivering grain to North Sea Ice…

A short while later. Not a single one of the Forest bandits who’d attacked us was still standing properly. “It’s over.” At Escort Chief Ha Cheol’s words, we all nodded. “Then let’s get going.” “Yes.” Quite a few of the bandits lay dead, and many more were wounded so badly they couldn’t move. But they’d…

Lady Seohyang spoke to me. “Is there any way we can take a detour?” A way to take a detour… why is she asking that? I looked at her with a serious expression and asked, “Young lady, I’m going to need you to explain a bit more.” “There are countless people lying in ambush along…