Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 319

Nangseon Gi Hwan Dam – Part 2, Episode 28

“There’s no name fit for those damn fake immortals!”

“Fake immortals?”

“It generally refers to a family’s personal immortal, but what these guys are saying is….”

Fake (假).

Immortal (仙).

It’s slang for imposters who leech off a family’s reputation, falsely claiming to be their immortal.

“What a joke. What right do thieves who steal from others have to insult a family’s immortal?”

It’s absurd.

But they don’t seem to think so, their eyes bloodshot with killing intent.

“Tsk.”

There’s no point in arguing.

“Beom, capture them, no matter what.”

“Why?”

“This sky is Yeoui Heaven [a region], ruled by the Gon family. And the bandits of Yeoui Heaven are quite famous.”

“If they’re that notorious, we can’t show them any mercy, so how can we just capture them?”

“No, we mustn’t kill them. We have to capture them and then release them.”

It’s completely incomprehensible.

But Saha was utterly serious.

I’m curious about the reason, but there doesn’t seem to be room to ask.

“For now… I’ll do as you say.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re chattering too much! If you value your life, you better run away!”

The bandit woman made a hand seal, and as the man moved his lips and chanted an incantation, black storm clouds instantly surrounded the area.

As the man and woman disappeared into the black clouds, metallic sounds echoed everywhere.

Wondering what the sound was, I remained still, and the number of men and women in the black clouds multiplied several times, thrusting spears.

“Die!”

Spears and swords stabbed from all directions.

Cheonbeom’s hands were dyed gold.

Clang, clang!!

“Beom! Absolutely do not hurt them!”

“Tsk. I got it!”

Clang! Clang!!

Golden petals.

Blocking the bandits’ swords and spears with hands imbued with Gyuncheon Bohwa [a divine art].

“Hmph!”

Clang!

Furthermore, shattering the weapons, the bandits contorted their faces.

But only for a moment.

Swish.

Before I knew it, a treasured sword in his hand was pointed at the bandit’s neck.

Then, the woman hiding in the black clouds jumped out to save him, but.

“Hmph!”

Before I knew it, golden petals filled her surroundings.

The pervasive petals bloomed like flower buds, each petal transforming into a sharp treasured sword, aiming at her.

Thousands, tens of thousands of treasured swords.

Absolutely unavoidable.

Gulp.

The bandits swallowed hard, feeling the energy contained in each sword and his killing intent.

Unable to move, their whole bodies targeted, they couldn’t even breathe easily.

“Saha, tell me now. Why can’t I harm these bandits?”

Beom asked, holding the sword to the bandit’s neck. Why can’t he kill these people who are tarnishing the reputation of immortals by committing robbery!

Saha, who couldn’t possibly not know the anger sprouting in his calm voice, felt a small relief and opened her mouth.

“Because they are the bandits of Yeoui Heaven and, at the same time, immortals of the Gon family.”

“…What?”

These guys who launched a surprise attack, calling themselves bandits,

Are immortals of the Gon family?

* * *

The Gon family of Yeoui Heaven.

One of the Five Great Families of the Water Realm, ruling a vast and large land and possessing many merchant ships and incense ships accordingly, is one of the giant families.

The Gon family is famous for having many Soo seons [skilled immortals] who have mastered the Art of Wind because their unique true form is a roc [a giant mythical bird].

Anyway, Cheonbeom and Saha were sitting face to face with a young girl in a palace-like mansion in Yeoui Heaven.

“The head of the Sangseo family and that immortal… hmm.”

The girl, who didn’t look even twenty, was wearing a palace dress with a roc pattern and scrutinized Cheonbeom and Saha in detail, as if evaluating them.

“Young miss, we did not harm the Gon family’s immortal.”

“But some of our family’s lesser immortals died from the divine power of the Sangseo family’s immortal. Lesser immortals are also clearly our family’s property.”

Saha’s fist, placed on her knee, was clenched tightly.

‘How absurd.’

Cheonbeom was just as angry.

After hearing the general story, it was truly absurd.

She is the young miss of the Gon family of Yeoui Heaven.

Gon Sabi (銀死秘).

Gon Sabi is a direct descendant of the Gon family, the precious daughter of the Gon family, and her actions are so vicious that they make even the worst thugs run away.

In Yeoui Heaven, just hearing the name Gon Sabi makes people shudder, and her infamy has spread throughout the Water Realm, making her more famous than most incense immortals.

And the thing that the worst of these vicious people is obsessed with these days is banditry.

Thus.

‘She urges the family’s merchant ships to commit banditry, and if they get hurt, she puts the blame on them….’

It’s so absurd that I can’t even speak.

“It is heartbreaking to treat the weight of life as mere family property, but what can we do? We must at least comfort the spirits of those who died in this way and pray that they live a comfortable life in the next life.”

Her words flow smoothly.

It’s a very appropriate tone and a poignant acting performance to turn the listener’s heart into a black lump of charcoal.

“The number of dead lesser immortals is six. The number of injured is fifteen. A total of twenty-one of our properties have been damaged. Therefore, the Sa family of Sangseo must deliver appropriate consolation money.”

Sigh.

Saha let out a deep sigh.

She’s nothing but a blatant robber.

She’s acting like this with lesser immortals, so if she had killed even a merchant ship, how much would she have asked for?

No wonder she keeps talking about bandits, the woman in front of her is a bandit herself!

“But young miss, we were caught off guard by a sudden attack and were flustered. Besides, they called themselves bandits….”

“Well. Our family’s immortal told me that they tried to blind the eyes of those who infiltrated the sky of Yeoui Heaven using the divine power of the black cloud and hear their identity and reason for passage, but they were attacked without warning. Am I wrong?”

“That’s….”

Isn’t it just like the saying that the same words can be different depending on how you say them?

Gon Sabi’s words are not wrong.

But it was ambiguous to say it was right.

From the victim’s point of view, of course, they were bandits, so they had to knock them down before they were killed, so wasn’t it self-defense?

Saha was extremely frustrated, but it was not good to be disliked by the precious daughter of the Gon family, one of the Five Great Families.

Especially considering her infamy!

“How about the consolation money….”

“Originally, we should punish those who harmed the Gon family’s property severely to set an example for others!”

Gon Sabi smiled and changed to a gentle tone.

“But we can’t do that to the head of Sangseo and the merchant ship who has to go to the Martial Arts Competition. Therefore, 10 nyang [a unit of weight] of Won Geun (原根) [a rare, naturally occurring source of spiritual energy] per year will be enough.”

Won Geun (原根)?

Saha stared at her, wondering what that was, and was aghast.

“T-Ten nyang of Won Geun! We can’t even get ten *don* [a smaller unit of weight] easily, how can we get ten *nyang*!”

“Then, is the head of the Sa family saying that the lives of the lesser immortals are worth less than Won Geun?”

“T-That’s… not true.”

Saha bit her lip at Gon Sabi’s cold tone.

-What is Won Geun that makes you act like that?

I asked through telepathy, and she rolled her eyes around before answering.

-Won Geun means the root of the source, and it refers to the stone where the Seon’s [spiritual] energy here is naturally gathered.

It’s like Woncheon River [a river with concentrated spiritual energy].

It has less Seon’s energy than the artificially created Woncheon River.

But it is clearly the energy of heaven, earth, sun, and moon, so there is no reason why it shouldn’t be expensive.

Therefore, in the Water Realm, that Won Geun is used as currency.

-Isn’t ten *nyang* a small amount?

Ten *nyang* means ten stones the size of your palm.

I thought it was something I could handle.

-It may be true for the Five Great Families or such places, but not for us. I only have four *nyang* of Won Geun right now.

Cheonbeom’s face frowned.

‘Why are those lesser immortals so weak that they all die in one hit?’

I scratched the back of my neck, but nothing was resolved. As a result, I naturally hated Gon Sabi in front of me.

If you think about it, wasn’t this all caused by this woman?

She made the innocent people’s immortals attack and caused injuries, and now she’s asking for money.

What is this all about?

It’s like being robbed with your eyes open.

‘I can’t run away, right.’

It’s the Gon family, one of the Five Great Families.

Even if I run away, their immortals will rush to Sangseo or the Museons [warrior monks] of Tongcheon Palace will appear soon.

There’s no way out.

“Young miss, can’t you lower the price? It’s impossible for us to pay ten *nyang* of Won Geun every year due to our family’s circumstances.”

“That’s how heavy and solemn the weight of life is. Therefore, I sympathize with that weight, so please take back the cruel words of asking me to reduce the value of life.”

I can’t communicate with her.

The words she spits out with a hateful expression and the face she makes as if she’s sad are very unpleasant.

‘If I could, I would just.’

I want to beat her to death, but I can’t, so I just get angry inside.

Saha and Gon Sabi continued to have conversations that ran parallel to each other.

As time passed, Saha’s worries deepened and she was anxious.

On the other hand, Gon Sabi’s expression gradually relaxed and her lips twitched.

It felt like she was holding back her laughter at Saha’s appearance of being at her mercy.

“There’s no other way. Then, how about paying for this differently?”

Gon Sabi said that she had a good idea.

“What do you mean by paying differently….”

“No matter how heavy the weight of life is, it can’t reach the level of a merchant ship. Isn’t that the principle of the Upper Realm?”

Saha’s eyebrows twitched at the different expression from before.

But she endured it because there was another way besides Won Geun.

“I heard from our family’s immortal that the Sangseo’s merchant ship’s martial arts were so outstanding that if you joined our Gon family, we would forget about it.”

Thud!!

As soon as Gon Sabi finished speaking, Saha couldn’t hold back her anger and slammed the table.

“Your words… are a bit harsh, young miss.”

“Me? Well. I don’t think it’s that unfair. Isn’t there no reason to be so angry? I just gave you several options.”

Gon Sabi frowned as if she felt bad and looked at Beom.

“You’re Cheon Soo Seon, right? What about you? Rather than joining a small family in the countryside, it’s better to have your name in our Gon family, one of the Five Great Families.”

Then Saha shouted again.

“Cheon Soo Seon is an indispensable immortal in our Sangseo’s Sa family. Besides, he has already joined the Martial Arts Competition in the name of Sangseo.”

“Isn’t that something that can be changed? What’s so difficult about changing one letter? Isn’t that right?”

The way she raised the corners of her lips and smiled was definitely that of a villain.

Saha clenched her fists.

The Gon family can do things that the Sa family cannot do easily.

This is the Five Great Families.

Even Tongcheon Palace, which is made up of several families, cannot ignore the influence of the Five Great Families.

Saha looked at Cheonbeom.

If it were someone else, they would have left.

But not Cheonbeom.

He appeared when Sangseo was more declining and ruined than ever.

He immediately reached out his hand, and as a result, Sangseo became a livable place.

‘Beom doesn’t betray.’

Breaking through this situation must be achieved with her own strength, not his power.

She has received countless help so far.

Now, as a reward for that grace and with a heart of gratitude, she must show her ability.

Then his hard work won’t seem like a waste.

‘There’s no other way.’

Saha made a decision.

There is no way now, but if Beom and she go to the Martial Arts Competition and reach a high rank, they will be able to get about ten *nyang* of Won Geun somehow.

After that, this deal can be changed differently.

“Young miss.”

At that moment when Saha was making a decision.

He, who had raised the corners of his lips, suddenly stood up from his seat and opened his mouth.

“Okay, I’ll become an immortal of the Gon family.”

Saha’s heart dropped.