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    [Episode 161] Black Poetry War

    Black poetry is a kind of marketplace for all things.

    To be precise it was a night market where restrictions on items were lifted and commercial goods were excluded.

    They sell anything but fakes and stolen goods are rampant and rip-offs and scams are commonplace.

    “Well is there all that garbage like the tourist attraction merchant association? “Aren’t you going to stab me?”

    “If you break the rules of the dark city assassins from all over the martial arts will attack you. “The Black Spot owner is putting a huge bounty on it.”

    “Sunspot owner? Does black poetry have a separate owner? hmm? “You mean to say that you leave this mess even though the owner is there?”

    “Because it makes more money. “It’s that kind of place.”

    Usually even after hearing this explanation people in Jungwon have to go there in person to understand what it means.

    But Cheong heard the explanation and immediately understood.

    So it’s a used country.

    A place where new used new fake and stolen goods run rampant and where rip-offs and scams are a daily occurrence.

    “So where is it?”

    “The location changes every time but with a few tips you can find out the location right away.”

    “Hey if it weren’t for Zhuge we would have been lost for a long time. After all it’s convenient to have a smart friend.”

    “You are right sister.”

    When I praised him at best he came back with a spiteful self-praise.

    weird. Was he always like this?

    I think he was a bit humble.

    Are you the type that shows your true colors when you get close?

    Cheong didn’t know but it was the perfect answer.

    Rather than being a characteristic of Zhuge Yi County it can be said to be a blood kinship temperament passed down from generation to generation by the Zhuge clan.

    Even from our great ancestor Zhuge Liang the closer we got to each other the more condescending and unlucky he was.

    He was doubly unlucky because he actually did well.

    Thanks to this just when Cheong was running out of things to say his sister-in-law came back with a bright smile.

    “My sister-in-law is here!”

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    “uh? oh. what. “What is the momentum?”

    Since his strength increased significantly it seemed like he had taken the elixir and had risen to the level.

    “Yes yes! “I’m a complete warrior now!”

    “You have achieved enlightenment.”

    “Enlightenment? Is that so?”

    Gyeon Po-hee tilted his head.

    Zhuge Yi-hyeon added politely.

    “Originally enlightenment is not a concept clear enough to describe in words so you may not know much about it. Congratulations on Daesung.”

    “huh! thank you!”

    Gyeon Po-hee may be stupid but she has good senses so she understood why Cheong expressed the need to clean up after him.

    Through Sister Seol’s lecture on common sense in the Central Plains I learned that Hwanhee Palace’s training methods are highly looked down upon by the powerful.

    Cheong looked at Dannan and said.

    “Dangnan try harder.”

    “What I’m poisonous? “If you add that I’m stronger than him right?”

    Tang Nan-ah pointed a point at Zhuge Yi-hyeon.

    Tang Nan-ah is a quack council member who is gentle with Cheong but she is not like the original Anhamu and she is an evil woman who is obsessed with beauty instead of character.

    Cheong touched his smooth chin for a moment and thought deeply.

    It’s the poison of the party family.

    “hmm. admit. If I were to poison it I might be able to give it somewhere between the end of the climax and the beginning of the climax. Then Jegal please work harder.”

    “Isn’t it the virtue of a gentleman to know his sister’s shortcomings? Emperor Wu is well aware of my shortcomings.”

    Zhuge Yihyun smiled and answered.

    Cheong snorted in amusement that he was a smart guy and didn’t get made fun of.

    Afterwards he left Bangacheolbang and settled down in a shabby tea house under the leadership of Jegal Yihyeon.

    After all the restaurant looks a bit old and unsophisticated doesn’t it?

    Cheong ordered a lot of snacks but it seemed like they would come out quickly and then the dry ones that looked like they had been made for a while came out.

    It was tasteless.

    Cheong took out his endless anger on the snacks.

    It means that they ate like a pig.

    In the meantime Jegal Yi-hyeon stood up to find the owner of the tea shop and I thought he would protest but instead of mentioning the poor snacks he only asked about the news that a black market was being held near Sookap Lake in the east.

    “No the snacks came out like this so is dark poetry important now? “I also need to take a look at the owner’s face.”

    “Have you already eaten everything? And since it was a black spot business in the first place you would be the first customer this year to actually order snacks. But isn’t that a dragon truck? Why is there frost on the teacup? Even if it is a disguised business isn’t it a joke that goes too far to show off its courage? How dare you do such a terrible thing to the guests of the Zhuge family…”

    Zhuge Yi-hyeon looked genuinely angry.

    It would have been better to leave the poor tea store like this to be overturned but Cheong obediently confessed it on his behalf.

    “ah. I floated some thin ice with an ice ball. I like to drink it a little colder. “Would you like me to give you something cold?”

    “oh my god! Sister are you crazy!?”

    Sigh!

    Cheong cast the hack honey balm he learned while getting hit on the head.

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    “Ahh!”

    “This thing is creeping up more and more. Jegal brother do you want to see me go crazy? Shall I show you?”

    “No sister! “What kind of unrivaled magic is this?”

    Zhuge Yi-hyeon couldn’t speak properly because he was rubbing his head until it burned.

    Cheong snorted happily.

    A big distracted guy is going to kill you.

    If I try Master’s original touch my head will split open.

    “What kind of monstrous power… monstrous power…”

    Jegal Yihyun who was rubbing his head suddenly took on a serious expression.

    “Maybe. “Did you stop by the State Warriors training center when you were staying at the Zhuge family?”

    “Musang of the State?”

    Cheong’s expression whispered to Zhuge Yi-hyeon.

    I wonder what that is and is it something to eat?

    “In the battle of the perineum of the fraud known as Guksa Mussang…”

    Roughly speaking there are two pairs of radishes that no scholar of the country will have.

    It was an amazing feat to keep talking for almost half a hour about being an unrivaled scholar in the country meaning the best talent.

    It was only then that Cheong realized the meaning of the word matchless which is sometimes used.

    ah. That’s what it means.

    Perhaps he forgot something while explaining it but the story about the training center disappeared and Zhuge Yi-hyeon who showed off his knowledge to the fullest satisfactorily told the next story.

    “It would be a good idea to have a hearty dinner before leaving for Sukap Lake. “Heuksi also sells snacks but it’s better not to touch them at all because you could end up eating human flesh.”

    It’s nice to hear that people eat dinner beforehand.

    It was also nice to hear that it was a healthy meal.

    However it is harsh to just go to the night market and look around.

    “Then if you eat something other than meat…”

    “If you want to eat centipedes or spider scorpions I won’t stop you.”

    “hmm. I ate too much when I was a beggar. It was tasteless. No you’re not going to eat it raw are you? “Would it be any different if I sprinkled some seasoning on it and grilled it?”

    Then Tangnan suddenly intervened.

    “What were you a beggar?”

    Cheong was speechless for a moment.

    “hmm. It’s me. What does it mean? “Does this mean that a girl from a high-ranking Tang family will not pretend to be a beggar?”

    “No no no that’s not what I meant. I just did it because I found it fascinating and I definitely didn’t mean to make you feel bad. I’m sorry Cheong. You’re our friend right? huh?”

    “okay. You’re a friend. You have no friends other than me. “I know you’re grateful.”

    “huh. thank you…”

    Cheong understood that it was like that and moved on because it seemed like the behavior of a friendless idiot who kept repeating and repeating things without thinking.

    After that we had dinner and left for Juma branch.

    They said they couldn’t ride the Zhuge family’s express carriage because it was forbidden to wear emblems that could reveal one’s affiliation.

    Even if that is not the case if you take a carriage it will be stolen or taken by another passenger so you have to walk.

    So the group of people walked while chatting with each other and the road was dark so there was no other scenery to see on an early spring night.

    “That’s surprising. I didn’t know you would cook for me too. “I thought you would leave a bowl on the floor fill it with soggy rice and tell me to eat like a dog.”

    Dannan nodded next to him.

    Cheong said in bewilderment.

    “What on earth am I doing in your heads? And no matter how much you hate people you don’t play around with what you eat. Even if you kill him right away you have to feed him and then kill him.”

    The Napa warrior flinched at that.

    To be precise no matter how much of a bastard you are you should not be allowed to eat what you eat.

    If you really need to kill it you should feed it plenty of deadly poison. It would be too much to not let it eat at all or make it just watch.

    It’s not like I have any grand beliefs it’s just that Cheong was very sad about eating so that’s what happened.

    As we climbed over the hill chatting like that a huge night market opened up in the field with a large lake behind us.

    There seemed to be more than a thousand yellow lanterns and the gathering of tents there had the grandeur of a small town.

    “I think you should take off your cotton cloth now. “You can’t cover your face in the dark.”

    “huh? They say symbols that reveal affiliation are prohibited? But do I have to cover my face again?”

    “That is a story that must be traced back to the origins of black poetry. Past sunspots…”

    In short it was a place where one could neither hide one’s identity nor reveal it too much.

    Then even if you meet someone you know you should not talk about meeting them publicly outside of that.

    You just have to pretend that you met face to face in a dream and pretend it never happened.

    Therefore symbols that reveal your identity are prohibited.

    Officially people who have never visited Heuksi should not walk around wearing the emblem.

    However the face must be revealed.

    This was just a rule that Heuksi unilaterally set to stop the bastards from messing around.

    “It’s called tyranny by the seller.”

    Anyway it was nice to hear that there was no need to use cotton yarn so Cheong took it off and held it aside.

    Of course it is Gyeon Po-hee’s job to take care of it.

    “hey. Na-i. “Where should I go now?”

    “The meat market is always in the deepest place.”

    “This is to prevent the product from escaping.”

    Zhuge Yi-hyeon even added a note.

    Heck that group doesn’t rest.

    Do you have muscles in your mouth too?

    Ah Sang spoke of human traffickers in the midfield.

    The culture of human trafficking is so widespread in ancient uncivilized and primitive China that it even has a separate occupational name that is six letters long.

    So it was the same in Qing’s hometown.

    Human traffickers are the most loved occupation by the Chinese people boasting the second largest occupation in the world and have a very efficient and scientific system ranging from systematic distribution process to dismantling and export according to classification.

    Of course since they are not the best in the world they claim that if they are caught because the party’s pride is damaged they will be put to death.

    However in reality about 60% of the money left over from the sale of a person went to the communist nobles so it was actually closer to a play than a death sentence.

    For reference the home of human trafficking the paradise of human trafficking the great suzerain country of human trafficking and the overwhelmingly highest ranking country is a country with a large population located beyond the high mountains in the southwestern part of the central plain.

    It was also a nation of terrible criminals whose entire population (in this country women are not included in the population because they are not people) were sex offenders robbers and murderers and pickpockets as a sideline.

    If you go on a trip alone your chances of returning are only 50%.

    Women are always on a one-way trip so men can trust the power of statistics and give it a try.

    Anyway the group passed the dark city without difficulty.

    Then the whole thing smelled so delicious that my mouth started watering and it wasn’t until a while later that a flag called Wangbujeong appeared.

    With an entire alley heating up an iron plate to cook food the smell was bound to spread far and wide.

    And surprisingly the identity of the delicious smell was grilled skewers of all kinds of insects!

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