Chapter 81. He is a wonderful person.

Chilbidanhoon sensed a subtle feeling from the response of the deputy head of the Yakuoumon.

“……”

Was there a lingering feeling? It seemed as if there was some other meaning in the magnolia fragrance, but he quickly shook off his curiosity.

The important thing was to complete the mission.

To take the heir of the Tianhuaxie to the family estate.

“I heard that the heir of the Tianhuaxie is at the Yaowangmen.”

“Hehe, how did you know that? Indeed, the Nangong family is impressive. There is nothing that can be hidden, it seems.”

Huayun, pretending to praise the Nangong family, continued.

“As you know, the heir was invited to the main hall to seek advice and greatly helped us. It was a meaningful time, though it was short."

“……!”

Chilbidanhoon narrowed his brows.

“A meaningful time, you say?”

“Yes, the heir has left.”

“When did he leave?”

“This morning, he left the main hall.”

Chilbidanhoon regained his composure.

Though the task had become more difficult with him not being here, if he left in the morning, catching up would not be a problem. It would be even better if he was heading to the family estate.

“Hmm……. Since we invited the heir of the Tianhuaxie to the Heavenly Dragon Tournament, I intended to personally escort him if the conditions were right, but it seems we missed each other. He must be on his way to our family estate, right?”

“No, the heir said he would return to the Tianhuaxie."

“……?”

Chilbidanhoon's eyes urged for more.

Huayun continued.

"Due to urgent matters, the heir had to return to the Tianhuaxie and was very regretful and disappointed not to be able to accept the Nangong family's invitation."

Chilbidanhoon slowly nodded.

“I see.”

Indeed, he avoided it.

The possibility of not accepting the invitation was high, which led to this mission. There was no way something urgent suddenly came up at the Tianhuaxie.

No matter what, the heir must go with him.

If the Nangong family calls, he must come.

There is no escape.

That's all there is to it.

Huayun seemed to guess Chilbidanhoon's thoughts.

“Lord Nangong seems to have a great interest in the Tianhuaxie.”

“I apologize, but I do not have the authority to answer that.”

“Perhaps he does. Even without the Ximen family matter, the heir is a person worth such interest.”

Chilbidanhoon's eyes sparkled.

“You seem to have been quite impressed by the deputy head. What kind of person is he?”

“The heir is……”

Huayun looked up as if recalling.

Thinking about it, the image seemed to appear before his eyes, and a smile spread across his lips.

That night, when he came out of the library to find the Wultoqi.

The image of the Yaowangmen people surrounding him came to mind.

The stern face he showed occasionally during conversations, and the members of the Tiankongdan. It was as if they were vividly in front of him.

And this morning,

a new memory was added.

The fragrance.

Before he left.

The heir wandered around the Yaowangmen and touched a tree near the Yin Yao Hall.

At the time, it seemed meaningless,

but after the heir left, the meaning became clear.

A brilliant magnolia fragrance bloomed.

It was the Wanxiang (Ten Thousand Fragrances).

It could not be anything else.

The place the heir touched was the source of the fragrance.

When he realized that the fragrance manifested with a time delay, a shiver ran through his body.

The heir formed the Three Evils and, as soon as he met the conditions to handle the Wanxiang, he made it bloom himself. The time spent wondering whether to reveal the existence of the Wanxiangzhi was seen as pointless, and a hollow laugh escaped him.

The heir was simply,

a marvel!

And a mysterious being.

Why was it the magnolia fragrance?

Why near the Yin Yao Hall……

It couldn't be.

The Yin Yao Hall, named after his mother, seemed to be wafting the magnolia fragrance as if for his father. It seemed as if he knew the meaning of the Yin Yao and the magnolia fragrance.

What kind of person is the heir?

He is a marvel and a noble person.

And a blessing to the Yaowangmen.

“He is……”

“……?”

“A wonderful person.”

“……”

Chilbidanhoon furrowed his brows deeply.

‘To say he is a wonderful person without any explanation……’

Chilbidanhoon felt annoyed.

Despite thinking for quite a while, the words were too vague. But what made him even more uncomfortable was that he felt as if he already knew and had heard it.

Huayun continued.

“Even if Chilbidanhoon goes to find the heir, he will not attend the Heavenly Dragon Tournament. Once he has made up his mind, that is all there is. And I also ask you, please do not go to find the heir.”

“He is going to the Nangong family estate.”

“Would it be difficult even if I ask in the name of the Yaowangmen?”

“The name of the Yaowangmen?”

Chilbidanhoon laughed derisively.

“Is the Yaowangmen going to obstruct the Nangong family’s event?”

Dare? The word was omitted, but both the speaker and the listener knew it. Chilbidanhoon's voice was chillingly cold.

“Hehe, that’s quite something.”

Huayun smiled, expressing regret.

Chilbidanhoon was puzzled.

‘Hehe?’

He naturally thought the deputy head of the Yaowangmen would be intimidated. He expected the deputy head to be flustered and wave his hands, but instead, he said, “That’s quite something.”

Huayun continued.

“It’s a misunderstanding. The Yaowangmen is not obstructing the Nangong family’s event. I was just worried.”

“Deputy head, are you worried that I might harm the heir of the Tianhuaxie?”

Huayun was puzzled.

“What do you mean?”

“……?”

“Why would I be worried about the heir?”

Then Chilbidanhoon also furrowed his brows and was puzzled.

“Didn’t you just say you were worried?”

Not joking around……

“I am not worried about the heir.”

“Then who are you worried about?”

“Don’t you know?”

Chilbidanhoon was momentarily stunned.

Understanding it, he became even more stunned.

“……Could you be worried about me?”

Huayun only smiled without answering.

This was as good as an affirmation, leaving Chilbidanhoon neither laughing nor crying.

‘What’s wrong with this guy? Has he taken too much medicine?’

***

Finding his whereabouts was not difficult.

Chilbidanhoon activated the information network in southern Anhui and found him by the afternoon of the next day.

At that time, Hou Gong and his group had just finished their meal at a teahouse.

As they were about to finish with a cup of tea,

“Bro, do you know the dessert is tangguo?”

Without waiting for an answer, Xiaotiankai abruptly stood up.

“Fourth brother, sister! Let’s go together.”

“Ah, what a nuisance.”

“Let’s go. Tangguo is a must.”

The beggars and Miaobingbing left the teahouse in a rush.

As they were arguing over how many tangguo to buy in front of the teahouse,

“Yinyangkai.”

“Who dares to call my noble nickname…… huh?”

Yinyangkai turned his head irritably and immediately recognized Chilbidanhoon, his eyes widening.

“Oh, who is this!”

“It’s been a while. Nearly a year, right?”

“Chilbi, what are you doing here? Are you here to cause trouble…… Ah! No, no. Wait! Don’t answer. I’ll guess it.”

At that moment, Xiaotiankai whispered,

“Who is it?”

“Nangong family.”

“Wow! Big deal.”

The quick-witted Xiaotiankai opened his mouth wide.

He immediately understood the situation with the Nangong family. In contrast, Miaobingbing, who had her own thoughts, was clueless and was eating a tangguo.

Yinyangkai spoke.

“Heir of the Tianhuaxie! Right? Because of the invitation to the Heavenly Dragon Tournament.”

“You got it.”

Chilbidanhoon immediately acknowledged.

Yinyangkai and Xiaotiankai cheered.

“Big deal! Big, big, big deal!”

“Fourth brother, are we going to the Heavenly Dragon Tournament now?”

“What’s the point of saying it, it’s a stroke of luck. Did you happen to make an offering?”

Then, Yinyangkai suddenly remembered and pulled on Chilbidanhoon’s sleeve, whispering to one side.

“How much do you know, Chilbi?”

Suddenly in a bargaining tone, but Chilbidanhoon understood.

“Yaowangmen.”

“Oh, then it will be easier to talk. Can I give you some advice before we meet?”

Chilbidanhoon nodded.

“Sure. Sure. When you meet the leader of the Tiankongdan, or rather, the heir of the Tianhuaxie, remember this: his personality is extremely difficult. Got it?”

“……”

“You need to remember this. He’s a real troublemaker. How else would the Jinji Xiansheng, the Hangma Sanxie, and the Wushan Shuangxiong, who were with him in the Tiankongdan, have left, saying they couldn’t stand it anymore?”

“……”

“We just endure and go together. He buys us good meals, after all.”

“……”

“Are you listening?”

“……”

“This is important. The key is, you can’t talk to him in a high-handed manner. Don’t you know how scholars, full of ink, have their own stubbornness? They act as if they know everything. But if you beg them pitifully, they might reluctantly say, ‘Okay, I’ll try~’ and listen to you.”

“……”

“Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Is that all you have to say?”

Chilbidanhoon, who had been silent, spoke coldly and without inflection.

“……Yes.”

Chilbidanhoon immediately turned and walked back into the teahouse. Xiaotiankai, who had heard everything, made a sad face.

“It’s all wrong. It’s a mess.”

“It’s over.”

Yinyangkai agreed.

What was that stiff-necked attitude? The leader they had observed was not someone who could be swayed.

The leader of the branch of the Beggar Sect, the eldest brother, received instructions from the leader and looked down on the Hangma Sanxie and the Wushan Shuangxiong with disdain. Yet, everyone was busy reading the leader’s mood.

Thus, Chilbidanhoon’s high-handed attitude was a sure path to failure.

Then, Miaobingbing offered some words of encouragement.

“It’s too early to give up.”

“Why?”

“The Nangong family is determined to drag him along. It might work. If they drag him, we’ll just go along.”

“Do you still not know your brother?”

Xiaotiankai was irritated.

“What?”

“Is your brother the type to be dragged?”

“Hmm……. Will he beat them up?”

...As Xiaotiankai said, Chilbidanhoon revealed his identity and explained his purpose, but

“...I apologize for your trouble. Please tell the head of the family that I will meet him when the opportunity arises.”

Hou Gong politely declined.

But Chilbidanhoon was not someone who would back down easily.

“Heir, it seems you are misunderstanding something.”

“Is there something to misunderstand? The Nangong family invites, and I decline. It’s a simple situation.”

“The heir has no choice.”

The tone was flat, and the eyes were cold.

Hou Gong smiled and tilted his head.

‘This kid is cute.’

Chilbidanhoon, was it?

If Chilbi has seven arms, he must be skilled in dazzling fist techniques or be adept at golden water. But with seven arms and no brains, it seems.

Or perhaps he lacks experience in the world.

Or maybe he has never left Anhui.

Hou Gong thought.

The world is vast, and the Nangong family is not everything. He couldn’t understand why someone would talk about the right to choose as if the Nangong family was the be-all and end-all.

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“You are Chilbidanhoon?”

“Yes.”

“You are lucky.”

“……?”

Chilbidanhoon’s brows twitched.

Hou Gong slightly shifted his gaze. The members of the Tiankongdan, who had entered the teahouse and were sitting some distance away, were all listening intently.

If Jinji, Hangma, and Wushan were sitting there, Chilbidanhoon would have been dragged out like a dog by now. So, he was lucky.

Hou Gong smiled.

But would this kid understand?

That his luck would run out if he stopped here.