Chapter 35
As soon as we arrived at the gate of Hangu Pass, there were people waiting in front as Namgung Hwan had said. They were warriors dressed in jade-colored uniforms, all standing near the gate. When they spotted Namgung Hwan, they bowed.
“The Sky Corps is here to greet Young Lord!”
The Sky Corps seemed to be a military organization directly under the Namgung family. I looked at about 20 or so of them, and over half were first-rate experts. I was quite amazed; this level of force could sweep through a small faction in no time. Namgung Hwan spoke to the leader of the Sky Corps.
“Why didn’t you come to greet us inside the fortress?”
“I apologize. Our presence inside the fortress would make the Six Gwanjung Families uneasy. It was an unavoidable measure to avoid friction.”
“Is that really what you think?”
“……”
“Hmph.”
Namgung Hwan turned his head away, chuckling bitterly, while the leader of the Sky Corps stood there silently. I could sense some sort of tension between them, but now was not the time to dig into that. Namgung Hwan took Jin So-cheong’s hand and spoke.