[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

197 – Geumtaeyang, the thief (6) Shinya First Martial Arts Competition

Time passed.

Wonsul chewed more meat and grass roots than fat.

For those who had barely stopped eating grains, they could confidently say that the piece of meat Jinran brought was more delicious than any food they had ever eaten.

However, there was not much time given to them.

“…They looked at us like bugs.”

Jang Hoon lamented while talking with Won Yoon.

Even though only three days had passed, the eyes of the thieves who brought them food were not positive, and the two had no choice but to make a choice.

“If I keep staying here like this, I think I’ll be in big trouble.”

“Hmm. Jinran is the one who betrayed Zhou Gong once. If he truly wanted to help us, he wouldn’t have left us in a place like this.”

Jang Hoon and Won Yoon stared at the mountainside with suspicious eyes.

There was a fairly large mountain house on the hillside visible from the manor, and it was the garrison of Jinran and other bandits – the old Yuan Shugun.

The number is a whopping five thousand.

They wondered how a mere bandit could form a large group of 10,000 people, but after spending three days, Jang Hoon and Won Yoon realized the situation.

The deserters of Wonsul-gun had been deserting for a very long time.

Previously, when Noibak and Jinran first fought against the garrison of Xinya Castle.

Even in the battle where Noebak died.

And even before Wonsul abandoned the women, Prince Wonsul fled at night.

Qin Lan gathered them together and formed a warlord, and those were the thieves that Yuan Shu met.

“The Duke of Zhou now understands that Qin Lan has simply become the leader of the bandits.”

“If they find out it was our army, they might turn around. Let’s be careful… what we say.”

Their biggest worry was that Wonsul had other thoughts.

The two of them were afraid that Yuan Shu, who had barely made the decision to leave for Hebei, would feel ashamed and make the wrong choice due to the group he met along the way, like Jin Ran.

“Let’s leave right away tomorrow.”

“I think that would be good.”

It’s best to leave.

After arguing with each other for three days, Yuan Shu’s younger brother and Yuan Shu’s loyal retainer agreed to embark on the arduous journey back to Hebei.

To Hebei.

It would be a fortunate journey if I were to eat kudzu again and drink water from the stream, but even so, I cannot stay here forever.

Because they never know when Jinran will hand them over.

Sigh.

The door to the manor opened.

Jinran, now fully dressed as a thief, entered the manor carrying a bundle.

“…What’s going on?”

“Out of respect for our past, I advise you to leave this place immediately.”

Before he even said he would leave, Jinran advised him to leave.

Won-yoon and Jang-hoon were furious at that, but when Jin-ran unwrapped the cloth, their expressions hardened.

“Well, that is…!”

“This is a room spread throughout the Shouchun area by the Emperor of Han. A teaching paper that promises to pay a huge reward to anyone who captures the traitor Yuan Shu.”

“……”

The expressions of both of them wavered for a moment.

It was not because he was shaken by the thought of betrayal, but because he realized why Jinran had come.

“Look, we are remembering our old bond….”

“I have come to remember old times. I will give you one hour. I can no longer restrain my subordinates.”

If we were to catch Wonsul, it was enough money for a hundred people to start a new life even if they split the reward money among themselves.

Of course, compared to the assets that Yuan Shu had in the past, it was a very small amount, and Jang Hun, with a sad face, blushed at the teachings widely spread by the Han emperor.

“Jukong…!”

“What are you doing now, Duke Won?”

Still, did it bother you?

Jinran glanced inside the manor.

Jang Hoon and Won Yun could not easily answer, but Jin Ran immediately waved her hand as if she was not interested.

“Well, that’s none of my business. Rather…there’s a customer here.”

“Customer…? No, you are…!”

“Yang Hong…!!”

Yang Hong. A person who was once missing and had disappeared before coming out to the female and male character has been revealed.

His official uniform was completely tattered and his body was scattered, and he was panting while holding a very precious wrapping cloth in his arms.

“Where is Zhou Gong?!”

“Where did you go…!”

“…I went looking for this.”

Yang Hong lowered his head and held out the wrapping cloth in front of him.

Jang-hoon and Won-yoon, who smelled the smell coming from inside the object he was holding, were overcome with despair.

“Honey…”

“Dear Lord….”

“aaahhhhh!!”

Inside, a scream was suddenly heard.

The four hurriedly ran to the courtyard of the manor, to where Wonsul was.

At that place.

The legitimate son of the Daewon family, one of the richest people in the world and who held high government positions.

He was lying in his wife’s arms with his head turned to the side, with a lot of blood pouring from his mouth.

There was a mark on his neck that looked like he had been stabbed with a knife, and a knife that looked like he had grabbed it himself was lying on the floor with blood.

“Jukong!!”

Yang Hong and Jang Hoon quickly ran to Wonsul.

Wonsul’s wife held her husband’s head and sobbed, and the two men did the same.

“Joo Gong, how could you…!”

“Joo Gong! Come to your senses! This Yang Hong brought honey…!”

“…….”

Wonsul was dying.

Yang Hong stretched out his trembling hand toward the honey jar he was holding, then handed it to his son next to him.

“…….”

“Father…? Father! Open your eyes! I’ll get a doctor! Please!!”

dump.

Yuan Shu could say nothing more.

I ended up being unable to say anything anymore.

“Joo Gong! This Yang Hong brought honey! I brought you the honey you were looking for so long, but why can’t you eat it…!”

“Hey, you guys! What on earth were you doing! What on earth were you doing!!”

“…you saw the room.”

Won Sul’s son, Won Yo, pointed to the room Wonsul was holding at Won Yun’s urging.

“The head of the emperor of Zhou and China is only worth two boxes of gold…!”

“Ahhh….”

Wonsul, who was richer than anyone else, saw the bounty placed on him and committed suicide.

“Use it.”

Jinran noticed and quietly retreated.

His gaze was directed at the cloth under the spot where Won-sul fell.

“Captain!! This is a big problem!!”

“W-what’s going on?!”

The door to the manor burst open.

There, the subordinate was bleeding.

“There are government troops at the foot of the mountain! Their number seems to be fifty thousand!”

“What?! Damn it, why are you bringing it up now?!”

“All my men ran away!!”

“Ugh, oh my…!”

Jinran hurriedly pointed down.

“I, I don’t know anymore! I repaid the favor that the Duke of Zhou gave me by taking care of him for three days!”

Qin Ran ran away.

The Wonsul family fell into confusion due to the sudden situation.

“Uh, what should I do?!”

“Woah, are these reinforcements sent by Lord Yuan Shao?!”

“That’s crazy! Is there any other Omani army that can come all the way from Hebei to here?! The Omani army is definitely not an ordinary army!”

“Well, doesn’t that mean it’s the b*tch’s army…! Jojo!”

Everyone’s faces turned pale.

If it was Cao Cao’s army, they would definitely transport everyone here to He Island, regardless of whether Yuan Shu was dead or not.

“How can this be….”

“Let’s go to Yeogang! Let’s go to Yuhun and ask him for help!”

“What nonsense?! Let’s go to Sun Ce instead. Have you forgotten how much Duke Zhou cared for the people of Sun Ce when Sun Jian died?!”

“Let’s go under the beast that betrayed the Lord?!”

“Even beasts know grace!”

While Won-yoon and Jang-hoon were arguing, the shouts of the government army began to echo all the way to Jang-won.

Wow!!

Something screamed outside the manor.

Then something flew over the wall, and the people inside the manor were scared when they saw it.

“Jinran…! How can you just have a neck…?!”

It was Jinran’s neck.

Sigh.

Soon, the door opened.

The person who appeared through the open doors on the left and right was a man with particularly large ears.

“…General Liu Bei has come to capture the traitor Yuan Shu.”

Yuvi opened the door with a confused look on his face.

* * *

At that time, Shinya.

“What is happening here now? Is it a funeral?”

“It’s not a funeral, it’s a festival.”

I answered the person who asked me among the people with stern expressions.

The person wearing a coat that covered his entire body and his head covered in a bun had a very thin voice.

To the point where I thought it might be a woman.

“Where are you from?”

“I came from the river.”

“Ah, Gangha. You have come to the highway. Welcome. My name is Geumtaeyang, and I am in charge of this festival… Shinya First Martial Arts Competition.”

“Golden sun….”

It’s Bangrip’s man… not a woman.

I slowly raised my head and looked closely at the woman with her face illuminated.

“Shinya’s Golden Sun?”

She is a beauty with very sharp lines.

“…Yes. My name is Geumtaeyang and I work at Sugyeong Academy.”

“Let me ask you two questions.”

The woman asked me, ignoring the silence of the audience.

“…Why is everyone so sad even though it’s a festival? It’s as if someone has died.”

“…Not dead. But almost dead.”

Yeah, it’s not dead.

Everyone is just distraught.

“Right now, I’m giving a congratulatory speech to the guests.”

“…What is that?”

“Guests from far away come to the competition and offer good words.”

Currently, right after the opening ceremony.

After the celebratory performance, including dancing by the main band hired by the Chae family, I felt like I was going to die at the surprise appearance of the man who had grabbed my wooden funnel, which Seung-eon Hwang had held earlier.

“Someone who should be in Yangyang suddenly appears.”

“Could it be that person…”

“Yes. This is Taesu Yangyang and Gyeongseung Yoo.”

Yoo Pyo.

He appeared in Shinya.

I don’t know where he heard the rumor, but he contacted Moon Bing and found some time to make himself known.

“Once Yusa-sama finishes speaking, the preliminaries will probably begin. Until then… Ah, my. You are a participant.”

“yes.”

The woman showed the badge tied to her wrist.

Number 298, Sanghyang (尙香)

That’s what it said on the card I received when registering for the preliminaries.

“Sangnyangja?”

“It’s a bit harsh to say I’m a loser. I participated as an unmanned person.”

“I see. Excuse me.”

If it’s difficult to call someone by their title, just don’t call them.

It looks like Yupyo’s congratulatory speech is coming to an end as he rushes towards the two city meetings, so now I have to move on to proceed with the competition.

“excuse me.”

“yes?”

“Who do you think will win?”

“It’s a win.”

There are people that come to mind.

I looked at the bracket with her number and name on it, and the sight of the bracket was so terrible that it gave me chills.

“…You will be able to defeat about six and come up, but the first challenge will come at the seventh. Although he is much younger than me, he is predicted to be one of the candidates for the championship. He is twenty-three this year.”

“Who are you?”

“This is Governor Shinya.”

“……yes?”

Far away.

A man with a full face and a beard was heading toward the off-stage, holding a pole in his hand.

“This is Moon Bing.”

Before the sixteenth round.

The woman named Sanghyang was dealing with Shinya Governor Munbing.