Chapter 113
“Hmph!”
The Escort Captain scoffed and then roared,
“What trickery could a Cave Daoist of Samnyeonggung possibly possess to dare behave so rudely toward our house! You’d best get lost before you—urk!”
The moment Kwak Yeon grabbed his hand, the Escort Captain suddenly couldn’t breathe—he was utterly unable to speak.
Still holding the Escort Captain’s wrist, Kwak Yeon calmly asked again,
“Tell me. Has your house ever suffered loss because of this Palace?”
As his breathing loosened just slightly, the Escort Captain blurted out in haste,
“...No.”
“Then wouldn’t an apology be in order?”
“...I—I apologize.”
“In that case, shouldn’t you now step aside? The Danmok Clan surely isn’t some bandit family that blocks roads without reason.”
With that single line, the Danmok Clan was, in an instant, made out to be mountain thugs.