< Episode 57 Water Ghost (5) >
One day three years ago.
[Hyuna.]
[yes. wealth…..]
[When it’s just the two of us, it’s okay to call him dad.]
[yes. dad.]
[Our tomboy turns seventeen this year, so she has become a grown woman.]
[Heh. If you are a lady, are you a yojo lady?]
The girl called Hyuna showed off her excitement by waving the hem of her colorful skirt.
Then, a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance and a sense of elegance smiled and said.
[You studied the Book of Poetry.]
[yes. It is said in the city book that she is a noble woman and a noble woman.]
In the Book of Poetry, it is said that she is a noblewoman and noblewoman.
A quiet and chaste woman was meant to be a suitable spouse for a gentleman.
[But I don’t want to become a yojo lady.]
[Why are you doing that?]
[The majority of women in the world are women, and they talk about becoming old ladies and all that, but I don’t want to become that old-fashioned.]
[Then what do you want to do?]
[Men also have three wives and concubines. Is there a law preventing me from doing that?]
[…….]
At her words, the middle-aged man shook his whale.
Maybe because I was raised as an only girl, I sometimes worry.
There was nothing to be afraid of because this child was still in his arms, but the world, including here, was full of intrigues and power struggles.
[Hyuna.]
[yes.]
[There is no need to worry about being a lady or being modest. However, since you are all grown up now, my father wants me to ask you one thing.]
[What?]
[Everything you enjoy now comes solely from your surname and blood. You have a nobler lineage than anyone else and deserve to enjoy it. one……]
[one?]
[The world is not so easy.]
[Why the world?]
[Do not be too overconfident in the power of the name and lineage given to you.]
[…….Why are you saying this?]
[For now, your lineage and your father serve as a strong fence for you, but there will come a time when that fence will be of no use.]
[……..]
[When that scary and confusing moment comes, in the end, what can protect you will not be this father or this family name, but only your own judgment.]
* * *
-thud!
Her legs became weak and she fell to her knees without realizing it.
She had lived her whole life without fear or worry.
However, the fear that came from the malicious intent of others, which she experienced for the first time in her life, tore into her heart and made her tremble incessantly.
-Purrrrr!
Looking at her hands and feet that were not calming down from trembling, she suddenly remembered what her father had said.
For the first time, his father, who always gave him advice, gave him advice with a stern expression.
[If a fearful and confusing moment comes, in the end, what can protect you will not be this father or this family name, but only your own judgment.]
At that time, I thought it was because my father was uncomfortable.
So I didn’t think it was a big deal.
Will the moment my father spoke of ever come?
Since he had an absolute bloodline and that was his last name, he firmly believed that no one other than the same blood family would touch him.
However, when I came out and faced a dangerous moment where all that was useless, I had no choice but to hit the wall of reality.
I heard his voice in my ear.
“I got down on my knees, so all I have to do is apologize.”
Her eyes trembled violently at these words.
‘I…am I supposed to kneel down and apologize to such a lowly robber?’
He himself is of the noblest lineage in the central plains.
It was impossible for him to suffer such humiliation.
It might have been right to save face for this noble lineage, even if it meant dying.
But the reality was not so easy.
“It seems so difficult to say that. “If this happens, it will be a nuisance to everyone here.”
Mok Gyeong-un’s words were almost gone.
The people in the guest room stared at her with resentment and whispered.
‘Damn it. ‘Is it that difficult?’
‘Just apologize and it’s over!’
‘Why do we, who have nothing to do with anything, have to suffer like this?’
‘How good is this little brat!’
Although they were whispering quietly, all the sounds strangely sounded like they were hitting my eardrums.
This pushed her to a dead end where she couldn’t show off her pride.
She lifted her head with difficulty and looked at someone.
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That someone was an old man.
“Off.”
An elderly man whose shoulder blade was broken and protruding through the flesh.
The old man, suffering from pain, desperately said something to her.
‘Really….uh….sh…hey….do you…?’
-closely!
She bit her lower lip as she heard the old man’s words like this.
Every moment of being humiliated like this was painful and angry, but if I reveal it all here, everyone, including myself, will die.
‘………’
It didn’t matter if all the insignificant things in the guesthouse died.
However, he could not let his own life, as he was of noble lineage, and the crime his father had given him die in a place like this.
In the end, she opened her mouth with a feeling of despair.
-Wow!
“I… have… committed a… big… sin to Confucius… huh…”
-Drop drip!
My pride was so hurt that I couldn’t stop crying the whole time I was talking.
[In the end, it will be your own judgment that will protect you, not this father or this family name.]
However, after thinking over her father’s words, she eventually finished speaking.
“I did it…please…forgive me…please.”
When he finally gave in and apologized, all eyes in the room turned to Mok Gyeong-un.
Everyone had nervous looks in their eyes.
What if he breaks his agreement and kills everyone? I was afraid.
At that time, Mok Gyeong-un licked his lips and said.
“It’s unfortunate, but I guess I’ll have to end it at this point.”
‘It’s a shame?’
At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Old Man Beom clicked his tongue.
It was no different from saying that if the young lady had held on to the end, she really intended to annihilate everyone in the guesthouse.
I couldn’t believe it, but he was truly a vicious person.
‘miss……’
Old Man Beom was truly proud of her.
If she had not been able to hold back, let out her anger, and kept her pride, it would have all been over.
In that respect, this incident may have been more of a medicine to her than a poison.
At least I have come to realize the reality that my noble status and lineage do not protect me from everything.
-Sigh!
Old Man Pan looked at Mo Qingyun carefully.
Then Mu Qingyun chuckled and looked at Meng Wuyue and said.
“Collect it.”
“yes.”
As soon as the name fell, Meng Wuyue took the sword away from her.
When the sword fell from her neck, she endured the humiliation and apologized, and made a promise to herself.
I will use this incident as a lesson to learn so that in the future I will never be in a situation where I have to kneel or be humiliated by someone.
and,
‘I won’t forgive you.’
The man who brought this humiliation on himself.
I will never forget it.
He brought this humiliation and humiliation to himself, who inherited the most noble lineage in this country, and he will make sure he pays for it.
Enjoy it for now.
But soon you will be begging me in the most miserable way.
She raised her head and looked at the people in the room.
Everyone was relieved and happy that the situation ended safely when he knelt down and apologized.
She was disgusted to see them like that.
Those guys were the same.
Even though they were worried about their own safety, they couldn’t say a word to the person who was threatening them and pushed themselves into a dead end.
‘How dare trivial things!’
I couldn’t forgive these guys either.
He contributed to his own humiliation and watched it all without exception.
She glared at them.
Everyone seemed to have sensed her gaze and avoided meeting them.
‘wait a moment.’
When those guys leave here, I think I’ll have to have the guards kill every single one of them.
Although he did not reveal his identity, he did not want this shameful incident to be heard by anyone.
Seeing her murderous appearance like this, Mok Kyung-un raised his eyebrows.
Then, he lightly patted the old man’s healthy shoulder and walked toward the entrance of the guesthouse.
* * *
-Shoot!
As he came out and left the guesthouse, Meng Muyak glanced behind him with somewhat worried eyes.
Seopchun looked puzzled at him and asked.
“what’s the matter?”
In response to his question, Meng Wuyue looked at Mu Qingyun, not Nie Chun, and said,
“My lord.”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Is it okay if we just leave like this?”
When asked this question, Seopchun nodded and asked why he agreed.
“Actually, I have the same thoughts as Muyak.”
“What?”
“Although he was oppressed by force and gave in, he was quite proud. And continuing to talk about one’s identity…..”
“It seemed like he was the son of a high-ranking government official or someone from the imperial palace.”
Nie Chun tilted his head and said at Meng Wuyak’s guess.
“Imperial palace? But hasn’t the imperial palace gone too far? “If you were a member of the royal family, wouldn’t you have had more guards than that?”
“He is a veteran who has reached the peak of his powers and has eight top-ranked warriors as his guards. That doesn’t seem like a small number, does it?”
“Still, if it were the royal family, I think the soldiers would have accompanied them.”
“You don’t know. “I don’t know if he came out quietly to commit secret crimes.”
Nie Chun frowned at Meng Wuyak’s words like this.
If what he said was true, there could have been consequences for it to end like this.
In response, Nie Chun said to Mo Gyeong-un.
“My lord. “It would be better if something happened and my subordinates…”
“There’s no need for that.”
“yes? “How?”
“Do you know the term road murder?”
“Driveway murder?”
Road murder.
Borrowing a knife to kill someone means using someone else to cause harm.
I don’t know why Mok Kyung-un is saying this.
I’m wondering,
-Aaaah!
A scream was heard from the guest room.
Nie Chun and Meng Wuyue turned their heads and looked at that place with puzzled eyes.
* * *
When Mok Gyeong-un and his companions left, she hurriedly ran to the injured old man.
she asked with concern in her voice.
“Are you okay, Beom-gong?”
“Ha… ha… it’s okay. “I can endure this much.”
“still……”
I don’t know if I should say this is okay, seeing as the bone is broken and sticking out through the flesh.
However, Old Man Beom was a great martial arts expert that even his father recognized.
As you said, this level can be overcome without difficulty.
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Don’t worry too much.”
In response to Old Man Pan’s answer, she spoke in a whispering voice in his ear.
“okay. If you do it, it’s a ball. “Can you do me a favor?”
“What is that?”
“After you get yourself together, can you take care of all the people in this guest house with the warrior guards?”
‘!?’
The old man’s pupils shook at her words.
I could sense that she was feeling uncomfortable to some extent, and I never thought those sparks would even spread to those in the guest room.
Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t understand.
She, of great lineage, had everyone see her suffering humiliation.
‘There’s nothing I can do.’
I couldn’t blame her for this cruel choice.
Old Man Beom nodded and tried to answer that he understood.
It was that moment.
-Shoo shoo shoo!
‘!?’
The old man hurriedly tried to move his body at the sound ringing in his ears.
However, perhaps because of a shoulder injury, my body did not listen to my wishes.
Therefore,
– Puff poop!
“Hmph!”
The old man used his body as a shield to catch something flying at him with his back.
Judging by the burning sensation in his back, he must have memorized it.
however,
‘Why is my body like this?’
The injury to my right shoulder was obviously severe, but it wasn’t so heavy that I couldn’t move.
Now that I thought about it, the feeling on my shoulder where that evil guy had lightly tapped me felt strange.
It’s like I’m addicted to something…
It was that moment.
-Startle! Pop!
The old man, startled, twisted his body with all his might.
However, a sharp sword protruded from the abdomen.
-Poof!
When she saw this right in front of her, she was so shocked that she screamed.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
-grasp!
“evil!”
Old Man Beom urgently pushed her forward, turned his body, and opened his arms.
-Papa pak!
“Tsk!”
-Chrrrrrr!
Someone who was hit in the chest by Old Man Pan’s training was pushed back.
That someone was none other than one of the ronin people who were watching the situation inside the guesthouse.
But it wasn’t just one person.
Before I knew it, the Ronins were surrounding Old Man Beom, swords drawn.
‘…….How are they?’
Old Man Pan’s complexion darkened rapidly.
***
-Shoot!
Outside the guesthouse at the same time.
Mok Kyung-un said with a grin.
“I hinted at it to one of the seniors there. “I wonder if they will leave you alone when the precious young lady over there has been humiliated like this.”
At these words, Nie Chun and Meng Muyak immediately stuck out their tongues.
This was because I realized the meaning of Chado Murder that Mok Gyeong-un had mentioned.
The inside of that guesthouse will now become a bloody mess as they fight among themselves.
“Then shall we go now?”
Mo Qingyun turned around as if he was no longer interested in this matter.
Looking at his back like that, Nie Chun and Meng Wuyue truly felt fear of Mu Qingyun.
He was completely toying with the situation as if it were his own way.
I felt like I would be truly scared if someone like this became my enemy.
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