Rebirth of the Thunder God

The reason Namgung Hui stopped walking was.

It wasn't because the crowd was more bustling than expected.

And it wasn't because someone was blocking his path.

It was because he had found some very familiar people.

And it was a person he had spent time with until just a while ago.

It was none other than the Young Guild Mistress of the Myriad Gold Merchant Guild, Eun Seolrin.

She was strolling through the marketplace with the nuns of the Emei Sect.

Perhaps her strolling through the market like this was what she had called market research before.

As expected of a person who only knew work.

Even after coming to the Martial Alliance tournament, she was solely focused on work.

"Senior Sister Jeonghyeon! Look at this. The sugar candy is so pretty! It's a shame to eat it."

"Junior Sister. I told you not to get distracted during a mission. Focus on the escort."

"Hmph... Alright."

Although the young nun pouted her lips, perhaps because she was a disciple of the Nine Sects, she glared endlessly at those who approached Eun Seolrin.

If that young nun had been a man, she would have surely been seen as a ruffian or a hooligan.

But since the young nun had cute eyes, that delinquent feeling did not come out.

On the contrary, she was so cute that it made one chuckle.

And he was also suddenly reminded of his niece who was at the Azure Sky Escort Service.

As Namgung Hui was grinning like that.

The young nun pointed at Namgung Hui and said.

"Ah! It's the pretty young master!"

"It's been a while, young ladies."

As Namgung Hui politely cupped his fists, the disciples of the Emei Sect, including Jeonghyeon, all greeted him at once.

"Amitabha. It hasn't been that long to say it's been a while. Young Hero Namgung."

"That's also true. I've been through a lot lately. I guess I felt like a lot of time had passed. And Miss Eun, have you been well?"

Eun Seolrin had a faint smile on her lips and then immediately straightened her expression and continued.

"Young Master Namgung Hui. Didn't we agree to be friends? Hearing you call me Miss Eun makes me feel a sense of distance. Would you please just call me by my name?"

Hadn't Namgung Hui given Eun Seolrin the Clear Mind Art to control her emotions and even become friends with her before they parted?

Since the memory of that time was still vivid, he nodded and said.

"Eun Seolrin. You speak comfortably too. Well, it's a little awkward for me too, but isn't it ridiculous for friends to use honorifics?"

"I'll try that gradually. I'm so used to this."

"Well, if that's the case, I can't help it. I'll introduce you to my friends here. The one in the bright red clothes is Tang Soso. And the one in the white clothes here is Baek Seolhwa. I don't need to tell you their status, do I?"

The Young Guild Mistress of the Myriad Gold Merchant Guild would not not know Tang Soso's name and Baek Seolhwa.

Hadn't she mentioned Baek Seolhwa before and even brought up the egg of the Snow Mountain Roc?

"Yes. I know them very. well. Especially the Young Palace Mistress, since she even owes me a debt."

At the word 'debt', Baek Seolhwa tilted her head slightly.

It must have been because she couldn't understand what Eun Seolrin was talking about right away.

That question was soon resolved.

"Is the child in your bosom the chick of the Snow Mountain Roc?"

Only then did Baek Seolhwa also understand how the situation was going.

"Ah. Feifei?"

"You've already given a name to someone else's property."

"A spirit is not a thing, is it?"

"Then it means that child is the spirit, the Snow Mountain Roc. And it also means it was originally mine."

Baek Seolhwa, who rarely got flustered, was flustered by Eun Seolrin because of the ownership of Feifei.

It must be because she cherished Feifei that much.

Eun Seolrin looked at Baek Seolhwa meaningfully and then said to Baek Seolhwa.

"If you want to keep carrying that child around, let's make a deal."

"A deal?"

"It's simple. You just have to act as my escort for the time being."

"An escort...?"

Baek Seolhwa had been thinking of chasing the group of the Blood Cult with Namgung Hui.

Although she hadn't decided on her whereabouts for sure, she was planning to catch them and have a conversation with the leader.

If it were Baek Seolhwa, who was once a vice-leader, she could persuade them, or if not, she could at least sort out her own feelings.

But if she were to act as Eun Seolrin's escort, her movements would be somewhat restricted.

Baek Seolhwa was about to refuse, but then a not-so-bad idea came to her mind.

'Come to think of it, there's a high probability that the Blood Cult will approach Eun Seolrin, the Young Guild Mistress. Since they won't have a way to get money.'

She recalled the days of the poor Heavenly Demonic Cult.

She didn't know if the Blood Cult was living as poorly as back then, but there was no way they would be rich.

Then they would try to get money from somewhere, and like the Hoicheon Association, they might target the Myriad Gold Merchant Guild or other of the three great merchant guilds of the Central Plains.

'And there's no way I can give up Feifei. I have no choice but to escort her.'

In fact, this was the biggest reason.

To give up Feifei right now, this small and cute child was too precious.

A being to whom she could send her few affections.

"Chirp. Chirp."

For this cute and adorable child, an escort was a cheap price to pay.

Since Feifei was the legendary spirit, the Snow Mountain Roc.

"Alright. But only until the end of this Martial Alliance tournament."

"Yes. Then would you mind following me for a moment? I need to write a contract in writing."

Perhaps because Eun Seolrin was a person who was thorough in her work, she even tried to leave something like this as a contract.

Baek Seolhwa also readily nodded and headed for the tea house with Eun Seolrin to completely seize the ownership of Feifei on this occasion.

As Baek Seolhwa and Eun Seolrin disappeared, Namgung Hui, who was left standing there, asked Jeonghyeon.

"Now, the Emei Sect is not in charge of Eun Seolrin's escort?"

"You were there too, Young Master, weren't you? We had agreed not to take on the escort during the Martial Alliance tournament. I guess she was planning to entrust it to the Young Palace Mistress from then on."

"So that's why she asked me about the Snow Mountain Roc. As expected, a merchant is a merchant."

She tried not to live at a loss.

Hadn't she gotten everything she could from Namgung Hui in one way or another?

But it wasn't that Eun Seolrin was unfairly demanding something.

On the contrary, it was to the point where he thought this might be a cheap price to pay.

But in the end, it wasn't a loss for Eun Seolrin either.

She had saved her life several times and even provided the Clear Mind Art, so she had paid the price sufficiently.

And since she had even eliminated the shadow of the Hoicheon Association, it had to be seen that Namgung Hui's performance was great.

"What are you going to do now, Young Master? Didn't you decide to accompany the Young Palace Mistress?"

"Originally, Eun Seolrin had also asked me to accompany her. Although I had said I couldn't be an escort, to think she would make Seolhwa her escort. I didn't expect that."

In fact, Namgung Hui had also been aiming for the underlings of the Hoicheon Association to approach Eun Seolrin.

That was also why he had readily agreed to accompany her.

And since he didn't feel like mingling with the members of the younger generation he didn't know, he was glad to accompany Eun Seolrin, with whom he was acquainted.

'This time, if Seolhwa takes on the escort, I'll be able to move around freely. It's actually a good thing.'

However, he wondered if Baek Seolhwa could escort Eun Seolrin on her own, but if Tang Soso was also with them, there would be no problem.

'Surely Eun Seolrin didn't foresee this and ask me to accompany her.'

Unless she was peeking into the future like a heavenly being, he thought it was impossible, and Namgung Hui asked Jeonghyeon.

"Then what are the disciples of the Emei Sect going to do now? Are you planning to participate in the Martial Alliance tournament?"

"We also have some shame, so we will first carry out the mission from our sect and then join immediately. We were only exempted from the escort during the Martial Alliance tournament, so we have to escort the Young Guild Mistress again when we return."

"A mission from the sect. You won't tell me even if I ask, will you?"

"Yes. Of course. Then we'll go first to finish our mission as soon as possible."

As Jeonghyeon cupped her fists, the young nun next to her also quickly cupped her fists and said.

"Pretty Young Master. Then see you next time!"

"Yes. Cute disciple, let's see each other again later."

"Hehe. Senior sister. He called me cute!"

"Junior sister. From now on, don't say 'pretty'. Young Master Namgung Hui is fine, but it might not look good to others. Alright?"

"Hmph... Then, handsome Young Master. We'll be going."

As Namgung Hui smiled without a word, the young nun waved her hand and disappeared.

Along with the shimmering illusion of his niece, when the disciples of the Emei Sect had completely disappeared, Eun Seolrin and Baek Seolhwa, who had finally gone to the tea house, returned.

Baek Seolhwa, storing a rather thick scroll in her bosom, said.

"The disciples of the Emei Sect?"

"Since you're taking over the escort, they went to carry out their sect's mission."

"Really? That's a shame. I wanted to talk to the disciples of the Emei Sect."

"What about?"

"Just. A secret among women."

Namgung Hui was very curious about what it was, but seeing Baek Seolhwa's attitude, it seemed she wouldn't tell him even if he asked.

In the first place, if it were a story she would tell, she wouldn't have called it a secret.

'The Emei Sect is also a sect made up only of women, so they must have a lot in common with the Moon Maiden Palace.'

"They said they would join again after carrying out their sect's mission, so you can ask them then. And Soso. It seems we'll have to accompany the Myriad Gold Merchant Guild for a while, is that okay?"

"You two have already done everything, and now you're asking me?"

"So if you want to give up the monitoring, go ahead. It doesn't matter to me."

"Goodness. Am I the only one being treated coldly? Namgung Hui, are you immune to all poisons or something?"

"Does the Sichuan Tang family repay kindness with enmity these days? And if you're going to ride, ride on a crane's red. I heard it has a subtle sweet taste."

Tang Soso shook her head with a fed-up look and continued.

"If you can't even speak, you're not even hateful. I lost. I lost. Then, Miss Eun. What's the schedule from now on?"

"The delivery of goods to the Martial Alliance is already finished, so there's not much to do from now on. However, I have to meet with some merchant guilds and the famous masters of the martial world, so I'd be grateful if you could accompany me then."

Tang Soso was also calculating on her abacus in her mind.

Although the fame and connections of the Tang family were stronger than most martial arts families, since the Tang family had a record of belonging to the unorthodox faction, its limits were also clear.

And if it were Eun Seolrin's connections, they would not be limited to the martial world, but she would also have friendships with officials and the famous masters of the Nine Sects.

'It wouldn't be bad to build a bridge with our family on this occasion. Since my father is also preparing to soar.'

The war with the Five Poisons Sect was also in its final stages.

Although the war was not completely over, it was difficult to see them in the Southern Barbarians anymore.

He didn't know if it was a strategic retreat, but abandoning their own territory and fleeing was no different from admitting defeat.

'Still, it's a little worrying that they're using something from the Sun God Palace. But the family will investigate that in the future. Then shall I stop by there on this occasion?'

Tang Soso nodded and said.

"I have a favor to ask too."

(End of Chapter)