Chapter 103
At Kwak Yeon’s question, Elder Jo Cheon-yang replied.
“Two days from now, at Baekyang Hermitage on Gunsan Island.”
“Two days from now, Baekyang Hermitage...”
Chwi Dugae, reading the expression on Kwak Yeon’s face as he repeated the words, spoke up.
“Wait—don’t tell me you’re planning to go there...?”
When Kwak Yeon nodded as if it were the obvious thing to do, Chwi Dugae asked,
“But only Hao Clan Elders are allowed to attend the meeting, right? The Clan Leader and Vice Branch Leader won’t be present. So why would you bother...?”
Kwak Yeon shook his head.
“It’s not necessarily so.”
“Huh?”
“They’ve placed assassins at every major route—but still, nothing is certain. There’s no way they wouldn’t also prepare for contingencies at the Gunsan meeting site. Paranoids like them wouldn’t leave themselves exposed, no matter how secure the location might seem.”
Jo Cheon-yang, who had been listening to the conversation, interjected.