Merchant

I stood on the ship’s deck. “We should reach Nanjing soon.” I turned around and saw Navigator Song Juk. “I see.” Once the ship docked in Nanjing, we would load the liquor sent down from Beijing and depart for the Great Yue Kingdom. Just then, Lady Seohyang spoke from beside me. “Oh my, are those…

The former pirates I’d prepared had once belonged to a pirate crew notorious throughout the region. About three years ago, pirates entered a small village in Hebei and conspired with the county magistrate to abduct the villagers. I learned about the incident because of Student Man Suk from Apricot Blossom Academy. These men were among…

My instincts screamed at the sight of Supervisor Geon sitting with a supervisor from the Baekcheon Merchant Group. This wasn’t something I could afford to overlook. I quietly descended to the ground. Palgap saw my expression and immediately asked, “Is something wrong, Young Master? Is Supervisor Geon meeting someone he shouldn’t be meeting?” “Yeah.” “What?…

I headed out to the marketplace, thinking back on what had happened that morning. Master had learned the Extreme Ice Sword unbelievably fast. In the past, it had taken Master quite some time to learn the martial arts Patriarch had passed down to me. But as that time grew shorter and shorter, I became certain…

I smiled at the building in the distance. It was the Eunhae Merchant Group’s Hubei headquarters. Had it already been nearly half a year? After rescuing Brother Jeong-ho in late autumn last year, I’d headed straight to Beijing. Huh. I really had been living one hectic life. I parted ways with Young Palace Lord Bing…

For a moment, I was struck speechless. What? He drove his brother to his death? What in the world did that mean? Young Lord Maeng Cheon continued. “The Young Palace Lord I’ve come to know is a discreet person. And I know you won’t let this go unless I tell you the truth… so I’ll…

At my words, the Palace Lord of Zhurong Palace nodded. “You’re right. Hyeon’s removal from the position of Young Palace Lord has yet to be officially announced. And even if that fool approached the Unorthodox Sect in a fit of rage, would they really have launched an attack this quickly?” The Palace Lord was right….

The Zhurong Palace Lord must have noticed the same thing I did, because a crease formed between his brows. “Excuse me for a moment.” Just as he rose from his seat, a voice rang out from outside. “Father! As of this moment, I will no longer live as a member of Zhurong Palace!” The Zhurong…

Ding, ding. A bell rang. That must be the signal for lunch. When I rose from my seat and stepped out of the archive, a simple meal had been laid out on the table I had seen earlier. A Zhurong Palace disciple respectfully bowed his head. “Given where we are, the meal is rather modest….

Maeng Hyeon could only doubt his own ears. He was no longer the Young Palace Lord?! It was a bolt from the blue – something he had never once imagined. “F–Father! I’m your eldest son! It’s only natural for the eldest son to succeed his father. How can you suddenly say something like that?” “Don’t…