You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿ - Chapter 205

âThat was a truly terrible experience, so I understand your distress. But drinking like this isnât good for your health.â
Yuhanul consoled Lee Geonhong, who had been drinking heavily.
âEven if you get drunk, it wonât change the painful reality. You need to take care of yourself first.â

ââ¦I donât know. Is there even a reason for me to take care of myself?â
Lee Geonhong sniffled, his face flushed from the alcohol.
âIâve been thinking about this ever since I got here. Why did they send me on this mission with a car that ran out of gas? And why were my companions other foreigners like me? Was it all a setup to send us to our deaths?â

âLee Geonhong, Hunter.â
âSurviving was a stroke of luck, but here, no one speaks the same language, and Iâm stuck alone in this situation, so all Iâve been thinking is negative thoughts. Honestly, I feel like Iâm losing my mind.â
Lee Geonhong tried to take another drink, but the bottle was empty now.

âTo be honest, I want to go back to Korea. Forget the money, Iâm sick of China.â
âWell then, you should go through the process to returnâ¦â
âThatâs not something I can do on my own. I came to Suzhou, but the cityâs administrator wonât let me leave.â

Han Jaeyoung frowned at Lee Geonhongâs words.
âWait, so once you enter this city, youâre not allowed to leave?â
âYeah, the administrator says itâs too dangerous for me to leave, but honestly, thatâs not anyone elseâs business, right? Itâs absurd! Weâre basically being held captive here!â

Crash!
Lee Geonhong slammed his hand on the table, making a loud noise.
The funny thing was, the restaurant was so noisy that no one really noticed his outburst.

âIf the administrator is preventing him from leaving...â
Thinking back, the first person we met at the watchtower had mentioned that we had to follow the cityâs rules, and if the administrator said to leave, we had to leave immediately.
By reverse logic, if the administrator doesnât say to leave, it might mean we have to stay.
Han Jaeyoung asked:

âSo how long has it been since you came to Suzhou, Lee Geonhong?â
âItâs been about two months. Honestly, life here is terrible.â
His face was pale, and his hands trembled.

Lee Geonhong looked at Yuhanul with pleading eyes.
âSo, um⦠Yuhanul Hunterâ¦â
âSpeak.â

âI know this is a bit much, but... since weâve met here, could you take me with you when you leave? No matter how much the administrator stops me, thereâs no way they can stop someone like you, right?â
It wasnât entirely flattery.
If Yuhanul really started causing a ruckus, it would be hard for anyone other than another S-rank Hunter to stop him.

âIf you take me, Iâll owe you for the rest of my life. I may not look like much, but I can help. Iâll do any menial tasks you need.â
As expected, Lee Geonhong had been complaining nonstop just to make this request.
And without hesitation, Yuhanul nodded at his words.

âIf thereâs something I can do to help, Iâll do it.â
It was a very easy agreement. Lee Geonhongâs face lit up with joy.
âReally? Thank you so much...!â

âHowever, you must promise not to drink any more alcohol.â
Yuhanul looked at the trembling hand holding the drink.
Lee Geonhong, surprised, immediately set the glass down.

âOf course! I... I wonât drink any more, I promise! When will we leave? Iâm ready to go right now!â
âNo, weâre not leaving Suzhou right away. Thereâs still some things we need to check out. Just stay here and rest for now. Weâll contact youâ¦â
ââ¦How long do I have to wait?â

âHuh?â
âHow long do I have to wait for you!â
Crash!

Lee Geonhong suddenly slammed the bottle on the floor. Glass shards flew in every direction.
His previously pale face was now flushed with anger.
The previously polite attitude he had shown Yuhanul, who was much younger, disappeared, and he began shouting and pointing his finger at him.

âYou! Youâre just ignoring me, right! Just because Iâm a low-rank Hunter and older, you think Iâm not worth it!â
âLee Geonhong, Hunter, calm down.â
âYouâre just talking like that because you donât plan to take me, huh! You think you can ignore me and get away with it? Just because Iâm a little famous doesnât mean you can fool me!â

[Oh, not again!]

[Stop breaking bottles, the cleanup is hard enough!]
It seemed like this wasnât the first time Lee Geonhong had acted like this, as the surrounding people didnât even bat an eye.

I wasnât surprised either.
âThatâs clearly alcohol addiction.â
From the beginning, his pale face and anxious eyes, constantly drinking without rest, all pointed to it.

When people with alcohol problems donât get their way, they lash out with violence, which is a common symptom of alcohol addiction.
Lee Geonhong, holding the broken bottle, staggered to his feet.
âI... if you ignore me, Iâll neverâ¦â

Thunk!
I immediately knocked him out cold with a swift blow to the back of his head.
Lee Geonhong collapsed face-first onto the table.

Yuhanul looked alarmed.
âD-Da-on, hitting someone like that could...â
âLeave him. You just need to get the information. Why are you taking him so seriously?â

People tend to edit the truth to fit their own perspective.
From Lee Geonhongâs story, it seemed like he came to China as a foreigner and suffered a lot, but...
âNo conscience.â

He had been in Suzhou for two months. He had been receiving free room and board in this city while drinking heavily every day.
On top of the weirdness of this city, he was just lying around, waiting for someone else to get him out, without making any effort himself. It was infuriating.
Thereâs no room for sympathy.

âDa-on, youâre right.â
Han Jaeyoung didnât seem to sympathize with Lee Geonhong either.
âThe situation is unfortunate, but honestly, when he came to China, he should have prepared for the possibility that things could turn out like this.â

âHan Jaeyoung, Hunter...â
âOh, what? Why? You and I, weâve both had our struggles a few years ago.â
It wasnât surprising that Han Jaeyoung was annoyed. Heâd been wary of Lee Geonhong since hearing about his recruitment to China.

A few years ago, when mid-tier Hunters were being recruited to foreign guilds, many guilds ended up in a tough spot.
âIf he just went, it would have been fine, but we, from the HP Guild, shared potion-making recipes, weapon repairs, and strategies with the Korean guild. He wasnât the only one who passed on information.â
And after being blinded by money, he had disappeared and stopped making contact after being discarded in China.

From Han Jaeyoungâs perspective, it was hard to see someone like Lee Geonhong in a good light.
â...But we canât just leave him here. If he wants to return to Korea, Iâll help.â
Of °⢠N ð v ð l i g h t â¢Â° course, Yuhanulâs thoughts seemed different from mine or Han Jaeyoungâs. Han Jaeyoung sighed.

âI knew youâd say that. Fine, whatever... I wonât pretend like I donât care. If weâre helping, itâll only go so far. At most, letâs just send him to the embassy.â
âAlright, understood.â
In the end, Han Jaeyoung seemed to agree with the plan.

Thatâs why itâs troublesome when youâre with someone like a hero or a fairy.
If it were me, I would have just gathered the information and left him to his own fate.
âThis is why I donât like being around people like this...â

âHuh? What did you say?â
âI said I donât like being around you guys.â
âHa, youâre saying that now?â

âSeriously.â
In the past, I would have torn apart these fools and left them behind if they were in my way.
But since weâre now bound as a team, I couldnât do that.

I groaned, deep in thought.
âAt least I got some useful information about this city from Lee Geonhong. Now things are starting to add up.â
The mysterious Qi Men Dun Jia surrounding this entire city.

And despite such a formation, the people in charge of the barriers were ordinary civilians, treating the so-called âprecious guestsâ with hospitality.
Plus, according to Lee Geonhong, the administrator seems to want to keep the âprecious guestsâ inside, refusing to let them leave.
That made the situation much clearer.

âThe administrator is using zombies to block outsiders, and at the same time, theyâre offering the outsiders as food for these zombies while treating them like guests.â
If you are reading this translation anywhere other than .net or SilkRoadTL, it has been stolen.
How they created the zombies was still a mystery, but in Taoist beliefs, zombies are essentially blood-drinkers, so it made sense theyâd need human prey.

If this is the case, then the kindness weâre receiving from the so-called immortal (ä»äºº) and their followers takes on a much darker meaning.

âMaybe weâre just livestock to them.â
They called us âprecious guests,â but itâs all a joke.

If the city works like this, then the solution is simple.
âDestroy everything. Burn it all down.â
Itâs something I could easily do now. If I set everything ablaze, whether itâs the unseen Hyunam or the shards of Orbis, they would be forced to show themselves.

Of course, I would have to separate Yuhanul and Han Jaeyoung for that to happen.
[Youâve waited long enough, huh?]
At that moment, SÅ Mun-young came over with a tray full of food.

[Hereâs the food! Itâs late, so weâre running low on supplies, but...]
âHold on a second.â
I stopped SÅ Mun-young from getting closer.

[Why?]
âThereâs glass everywhere. The bottle broke.â
[Again? Did this guy break another bottle? Wait, Iâll get a broom.]

âNo, itâs fine.â
I snapped my fingers and summoned a light breeze. No need for a broom.
I aimed the glass shards straight into the trashcan.

As usual, the magic followed my command.
The broken glass flew up andâ
CRACK!

Some shards hit the table where we were sitting.
âMeow!â
-Whatâs going on?!

â...Da-on?â
âHmph.â
I frowned.

âThis...â
The glass shards had narrowly missed hitting anyone, but they were lodged deeply into the table.
Cleaning up was going to be a hassle now.

[What... what happened?!]
SÅ Mun-young stood frozen, shocked by the sight.
Yuhanul and Han Jaeyoung, too, seemed taken aback by the sudden attack.

I quickly made an excuse.
âIâm just really tired, so I think Iâm not in the best state. You gave us food, but Iâm sorry, I think I need to rest.â
We had to leave this spot as quickly as possible.

âIs there an empty room?â
[Ah... sorry, but there are only two rooms left. Youâll have to share. But theyâre big enough.]
âThatâs fine. Can you give us the key?â

I took the key from SÅ Mun-young, who was still in shock, and motioned for Han Jaeyoung and Yuhanul to follow me.
They both sensed something was off and followed without a word.
Of course, Yuhanul also carried Lee Geonhong, who was still collapsed on the table.

Our room was on the seventh floor. Since the building was old and lacked an elevator, it took some time to climb the stairs.
The key worked, and when I opened the door, a musty air greeted us. But we couldnât really focus on that right now.
âBoth of you, come in. Yuhanul, take âhimâ to a different room.â

ââ¦Got it.â
I waited until both Han Jaeyoung and Yuhanul entered the room and locked the door behind us.
Finally, Han Jaeyoung spoke.

âDa-on, what was that just now...?â
âFirst... just hold off on eating. The food here isnât something we should touch anyway.â
Suzhouâs water source is from that canal.

And thinking about the mercury-laced powder beneath that canal, itâs better not to eat anything from this city.
âRight now, itâs not the food thatâs the issue. Donât change the subject. Da-on, what was that just now?â
I scowled at Han Jaeyoungâs question.

This kind of discomfort is rare, but... I canât deny what just happened.
I reluctantly spoke.
âI failed to cast the spell.â

This is bad.
Our partyâs combat power has been reduced by over 99%!