SWDnovel Chapter 149: On The Way To Kaifeng (3)
Chapter 149: On The Way To Kaifeng (3)
In truth, Qing didn’t usually go around memorizing people’s faces.
But it was just the beginning of spring, and the weather wasn’t much different from winter.
There was a man with his upper body bare, striking a muscle-tensing pose and showing off his huge naked body to the outside.
Someone immediately came to Qing’s mind, thinking “Ah, that guy.”
“Excuse me, server. Is there perhaps a Jegal...”
Ah. But what was his name again?
I can only remember his surname Jegal.
“What was it, his title was something like Beast Man?”
At this, the server’s eyes narrowed.
“Do you mean Great Expert Beastly Sage?”
“Ah! That’s right. That’s it. Beastly Sage! The body of a beast and the brain of a sage! Wow, I think I only heard it once, but I got it right. That’s correct, right?”
“Well, I basically told you everything...”
The server looked at where Qing’s eyes would be behind the face veil with an expression that seemed to ask where her conscience was.
“Then, could you go up and ask if he remembers this Noonim who came, and if he does, if he could just save one seat? I’ll pay for my own food.”
“Well... He’s an important person, how could I...”
The server looked troubled.
The most famous Murim sect in Wuhan is undoubtedly the Wudang Sect.
Wuhan’s pride, Wuhan’s dignity, the leader of the Orthodox Faction and the Northern Dipper of Mount Tai (the position of Orthodox Faction leader usually changes depending on the locals), the Wudang Sect!
However, if you ask who rules Wuhan, everyone says it’s the Jegal Clan.
Because their territory overlapped with the Wudang Sect, they moved to a scenic spot next to Donghu Lake in front of Wuhan and established a new headquarters 800 years ago. R
At that time, the government’s orders were absolute, so they had no choice but to follow the Emperor’s order saying, “Since you two are stuck together, it’s awkward to give land, one of you should yield a bit.”
So the Jegal Clan stepped forward with a very bright, beaming expression, saying they would yield first.
In fact, even if they received the same amount of land, the area in front of Donghu Lake was such a good location.
Not only was it along the Yangtze River and by the lake, but the Huguang Plain around Wuhan was the most precious fertile land in Hubei.
The Wudang Sect couldn’t abandon Mount Wudang no matter how much they coveted good land, so in the end, the Jegal Clan swallowed up all the expensive urban and metropolitan land.
At that time, the level of martial arts wasn’t high, and it was an era when the Greatest Master Under Heaven was only at the Transcendent Realm, so the influence of the Jegal family members taking official positions and generously distributing benefits to their main family must have been significant.
“Ah. He really is someone I know.”
Since the server had been consistently polite, Qing read his discomfort and couldn’t force the issue.
After all, it was like calling over a new recruit who had just gotten their yellow tag and saying, “I don’t remember the name of your battalion commander, but anyway, tell him I’m here,” which was quite suspicious.
At that moment, Tang Nanah stepped forward, using a villainess’s specialty: pointing fingers.
“Hey, server. You’re just a server, yet you’re hesitating when our Qing’er is speaking? Go tell Little Brother Jegal that the Speaking Poison Flower of the great Sichuan Tang Clan has dropped by.”
“Ah. Yes, understood!”
The arrogant and high-handed tone, “Sichuan Tang Clan,” and “Little Brother Jegal.”
This was the attitude that gave the server the trust that, “Ah, this young lady is certainly a high-ranking person”.
“What? You knew Jegal?”
“Just by face. Maybe saw him twice? What about you?”
“I just saw him once too. He talked a lot, but he seemed nice.”
“Is that so? He was quite friendly. Didn’t act obnoxiously either.”
He was certainly someone with an unusual personality, as there was no prior appointment and they weren’t particularly close.
Yet as soon as the message was delivered, he came running down himself, which gave an idea of his character.
However, I can’t help but think it might have been better if he had put on some upper clothing before coming.
“Ah, Noonim! My goodness, the Five Flowers of Murim should become the Six Flowers of Murim! However, as you know, while five is a perfect and auspicious number, six is an inauspicious number, so hmm, interesting. Perhaps one of the existing Five Great Beauties might have to unfortunately relinquish their title.”
It was a remarkably plain attitude for making such a fuss.
Tang Nanah immediately growled like a Chihuahua.
“What? You. Are you hitting on our Qing’er right now?”
“How could this little brother do such a thing? Doesn’t Noonim Tang know?”
“Know what?”
“Oh my. Haven’t you heard? How this little brother is famous for valuing a person’s inner beauty more than their outer appearance?”
“Hmph. All men say things like that. That a good heart is more important than a pretty face and whatnot.”
“Hmm? You speak of a good heart? When it’s already difficult for people to accurately know their own hearts, how could one measure and judge another’s heart as good or bad? And since people’s hearts naturally become generous to those they know, wouldn’t the heart shown to the most beloved and mutually adoring person be considered beautiful for any couple under heaven?”
Tang Nanah made a slightly disgusted expression.
It was clear she was thinking, “Why does he talk so much?”
“Th-Then what, you said inner beauty?”
“That’s right! A person’s inner beauty! A person’s beauty undoubtedly comes from their inner self! Isn’t it from their bones and muscles? A strong physique is truly beautiful!”
Simultaneously, Jegal Ihyeon bent his arms like sickles, raised both elbows horizontally, and twisted his waist to show off his bulging back muscles.
Qing thought as she looked at this sight.
Honestly, it’s cool.
I don’t think even that actor-turned-governor back home in his prime could be quite like this.
Then suddenly, a thought occurred to her.
“Does Jegalie prefer women like Young Lady Peng?”
“Ah! Embarrassingly, this little brother once ardently admired her. However, besides the age difference, Noonim Peng said she had already married the Dao and had no space in her heart for men, so it’s just a beautiful memory from my immature days.”
Jegal Ihyeon calmly reminisced about his past love.
This kid definitely has that aura. He’s locked the fuck in.
Qing nodded.
In fact, this love for physique in the Jegal family is famous.
The hidden title of Hwangbo, the third family matriarch and Jegal Ihyeon’s mother, was “Great Bear, Great Woman,” like a big bear woman, so you can imagine how it was.
There was even a joke that if a girl had a large build, she should first learn External Arts and then loiter in front of the Jegal Clan’s main gate.
However, whether it was a curse of the bloodline or something else, none of the direct male descendants of the Jegal family were born with both an outstanding physique and outstanding intellect.
In over a thousand years of family history, Jegal Ihyeon was the only one.
He surpassed all his impressive older brothers, to the point where even those brothers willingly gave up the position of Young Clan Lord, saying the future of the clan rested on him.
Of course, Qing didn’t know this, and neither did Tang Nanah, who had never left Chengdu in her life.
“Ah, right. What about that tiny person?”
“Do you mean Elder Brother Uncheok? Of course, he’s at the main family in Jinan. Ah, haven’t you heard the news? They’ve set an auspicious date for the wedding this autumn. He’ll be attending the Murim Conference with his fiancée.”
“Ooooh. Will they be throwing candy?”
“Haha, since you’re a great elder of Daoism, Noonim, if you attend and grace the occasion with your presence, my brother would be overjoyed.”
“That works out well.”
I can take Jangmyeong along after the Murim Conference is over.
But where’s the wedding venue? It shouldn’t be too far, right?
For reference, Qing doesn’t know this (she really doesn’t know anything, to be fair), but the location of the Hwangbo Clan is Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province.
It was close on the way there along the Yangtze River, but far on the way back, so the probability of Sect Leader Wang Zhuxi of the Divine Maiden Sect allowing Jin Jangmyeong to go out was exactly fifty-fifty.