#124. Addiction 4
I was lost in thought for a moment about how to smoothly resolve this.
A sudden, ticklish feeling.
When I looked around, everyone’s eyes were turned towards me.
When I think about it, I was the only one who burst into laughter in a serious situation, so it was inevitable that everyone’s eyes would be on me.
I heard Hwa-eun ask if she could help me in this difficult situation.
“Why? Little Dragon? What’s going on?”
“for a moment.”
Although the people’s gazes were harsh, I quickly whispered in Hwa-eun’s ear to confirm if my thoughts were correct.
Because just in case, even one of them might not be the case.
‘Please, I hope it’s not just that…’
It would have been really embarrassing to tell Yin Bong, ‘You put on the poisoned lotion and had hot contact with the dragon too often, so the dragon got addicted!’
[Hwa-eun, that… What do you call that thing that women put on their lips? Is it rouge?]
[What are you putting on your lips? Suddenly?]
[Because it’s important···.]
When asked out of nowhere what she put on her lips, Hwa-eun blinked as if it was absurd.
As I nodded again with an awkward face, I heard Hwa-eun’s answer.
[I don’t know why it’s important… Anyway, it’s Yeonji (臙脂).]
It feels like a name I knew.
I quickly asked about the ingredients.
[Then, do you also use injections in that red sand?]
[Yeonji is usually made from safflower (red flower). It is made by removing the yellow color and leaving only the red color.]
‘Huh? No? Then why is Ji-ryong addicted?’
Just when I thought my guess might be wrong, Hwa-eun continued her explanation.
[The one made with a syringe is not called lotus root but tanji (丹脂). It is more expensive, so only women from high-ranking families or palace women could buy and use it.]
‘Oh, damn it, that’s true. If it goes on like this, there’s nothing I can do.’
This is almost certain and cannot be ruled out.
After roughly checking the content, he said that he couldn’t be a psychopath who laughed at someone saying that they were dying of pain, so he looked at him and said.
First, we decided to deal with it quietly.
“Elder Zhuge Hu. It doesn’t seem like the details of the Earth Dragon will get any worse, so would you please step aside for now? I’m the… the villain, no, the culprit, what should I call him? Anyway, I think I found out who made Earth Dragon like that? Let’s talk quietly….”
“What!? You figured it out!?”
“You figured it out!?”
When I said that I had found out who was the murderer, or what should I call it? The people’s eyes widened in surprise.
I said that because I wanted to handle it quietly, but people’s reactions were completely different from what I expected.
“Someone! Tell me right now! If you’re worried that a criminal might escape, don’t worry! I’ve already made it so that no one can escape from the perimeter of the Murim Alliance!”
“No, that’s not it···.”
It was meant to protect the social reputation of the person who might become that household’s daughter-in-law, but I feel like you’re taking it in the wrong direction.
The old man, Zhuge Hu, continued speaking with a very serious expression.
“Ah! Are you saying this because of the person’s status or position? Are you worried that it might make you uncomfortable with him or the group he belongs to? Don’t worry about that either.
I guess you still don’t know much about the martial arts world. You belong to the Sacheondang family. And now, aren’t you from the Beast Palace?
Moreover, you dared to poison my nephew. Our Zhuge family will stand behind you, so don’t worry and just tell me! Furthermore, the leader is watching over you, so why worry?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, So-hyeop. We at Wolyeong Palace will stand behind So-hyeop together with the Zhuge Se family.”
“No, that’s not true···.”
Zhuge Liang, who lists the powerful families and powers that will support him.
When I couldn’t shake off my embarrassed expression, Hwa-eun spoke as if telling me not to worry.
“Little Dragon, it’s good to be careful, but what you’re doing right now could be considered rude. I’m sure that Master Zhuge Liang has surrounded himself with trustworthy people, so you don’t have to worry. Isn’t that right?”
Hwa-eun is a person who doesn’t know much about things like this between lovers. She’s like a blank sheet of paper.
Even though I asked her about Yeonji and Danji, she seemed to have no clue.
Who would have thought that someone who could hear his heartbeat just by holding his hand would kiss him?
“That’s right. Poison.”
“That’s right, miss.”
“That’s right. Most of the people in here are either members of the Zhuge Family or members of the Zhuge Marquis Family who have received their blessings, so you don’t have to worry.”
“Yes, sir. Don’t worry and just tell me.”
‘No, the evil spirit will be publicly executed in society!’
People who insist on answering without understanding the situation even though I said what I thought best.
I looked around and asked again.
“Excuse me, are you really okay?”
“Of course. Tell me quickly.”
“Speak quickly. Sohyeop.”
‘I don’t know. The parties involved said it was good···.’
Before speaking, I asked Eumbong one last time.
“Okay. But before I say anything, I have a question. Do you have a lip balm with you right now?”
“Just? Yes, of course I have it… But why?”
“Can you show me for a moment?”
“The sinner first···.”
“It’s because it’s very important!”
The culprit, perhaps thinking that he was asking for something useless without saying anything, shouted at Geom-bong, who was about to change the subject. Startled by my shout, Eum-bong took out a small mother-of-pearl box from his bosom.
-Click.
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A bright, red and vivid color.
The color that was on the tip of the stick matched the color on the tip, so he held it out to Hwa-eun and asked her quietly.
[Can you please check how much injection is in here?]
[?]
A question mark appeared above Hwa-eun’s head at my request.
He had an expression on his face that said he didn’t know why she was suddenly asking him to check it. He quietly pointed to the complex, then pointed to Hwa-eun’s lips and whispered quietly in her ear.
[A kiss.]
[!]
It felt like the question mark floating above Hwa-eun’s head suddenly opened up in surprise and turned into an exclamation mark.
Hwa-eun’s eyes widened as if she was raising her internal energy. Hwa-eun’s skin turned bright red from the nape of her neck to the tip of her head.
Even if it’s Hwa-eun who seems so pure and innocent, she feels like she understands when you tell her this much.
Hwa-eun lowered her head and began poking the jar with a silver needle that she took out from her bosom with trembling hands.
And after half an hour, he turned his head to the side, not daring to meet my eyes, and nodded slightly.
It seems like the injection content is high.
“after···.”
I took a deep breath and spoke to the people waiting for my answer.
“Now then, I will tell you about the two people who committed a mistake in this matter.”
“two!?”
“There are two of them!?”
“As expected, I can’t do something like this alone!”
‘No, then, are you going to kiss me alone?’
As expected, people still seem to have strange imaginations, but what can you do?
That’s not the reality.
He opened his mouth, grabbing the red potion and deciding to spray it on people.
“Yin candle.”
“Yes, Sohyeop. Please tell me quickly.”
The bong that answered, not knowing that he had been called out as the culprit and thinking that I had simply called him out.
“And Ji-ryong.”
“““?”””
The question mark that had been floating through Hwa-eun’s head earlier floated over the heads of everyone in the room.
And after a while.
Eumbong, who realized what I meant, shouted with a look of absurdity on his face.
“Are you saying that I helped Ji-ryong volunteer!?”
‘No, that’s not it?’
But it is limited to the candlesticks that have their names called.
People still had question marks on their minds, and the reaction of the military man, Zhuge Hu, was different.
As expected of a soldier from the Murim Alliance, rather than simply reacting, Elder Zhuge Liang seeks meaning in what he says.
But since he had almost no romantic cells, he didn’t realize how this had happened.
“Little Dragon, there must be a reason. Explain it to me so I can understand. You don’t dare come at all.”
“Okay, Yin Bong, calm down and listen to what I have to say.”
He calmed down the trembling candle and began to explain.
“The Hong (汞) that the dragon is addicted to is made by burning red sand. When it is burned, toxic smoke is produced, and if inhaled, it can be poisonous and even life-threatening. That is why people who make Hong must be very careful.
The problem is that in some cases, poisoning can occur even without directly eating the red or being exposed to its smoke.”
“You can get addicted even if you don’t eat the red pepper or inhale its smoke?”
“Yes, sir. It’s when you take the injection that is the raw material for Hong. Of course, it’s less toxic than Hong itself, so you won’t get addicted easily. But the problem is that even if it’s less toxic, if you take it for a long time, you can get addicted.”
“So does that mean that Yongcheon took a shot and got addicted to the red mixed in it?”
“That’s right, sir.”
As expected, the Moorim Alliance’s military was not just a game of chance, but a game of chance, as expected of the smart Zhuge Liang.
He began to ponder over things I hadn’t yet said in my explanation.
“Then where did our Yongcheon continue to get injections? Judging from the fact that you mentioned Eumbong and Yongcheon, it seems like they made a mistake or something…”
When he was thinking with a serious expression, he brought the lotus root jar made with the injection that he had entrusted to Hwa-eun earlier and showed it to Jegal-hu and said.
“The lotion that women put on their lips is made from safflower, but this lotion is made using cinnamon.”
As we talked up to this point, the question marks that had been floating around in the heads of the quick-witted people began to change into exclamation marks like the one from before.
“ah!”
“Haha!”
“Ahem!”
“What, what is it?”
“Did you all notice something?”
There were still people who hadn’t noticed, as if their teeth were falling out one by one. Those who hadn’t noticed were mostly older people.
These were people whose love cells were on the verge of death.
And among those people, there was also the elder Zhuge Liang.
“So, you’re saying that you became addicted after eating the medicine? Or why on earth did you wear the medicine that was used on women’s medicine so much…”
At this point, it would be appropriate to give a crucial hint.
He seemed to have figured it out, but he said while looking at the candlestick, which was still unable to accept reality and whose brain was overloaded.
Those are the words that give enlightenment to anyone.
“Open the door!”
Then, the remaining question marks quickly turned into exclamation marks, and a wave of exclamation followed.
“””ah···.”””
The corners of the men’s lips went up in frustration, and the ears of the two servants and Hwa-eun in the room turned bright red.
And the person concerned, Eumbong, felt ashamed and fell to the ground with his blood clots in his body. He fell on the ground and beat his chest without even raising his face.
-Thud. Thud.
Perhaps the fault in this incident lies more with Ji-ryong than with Eum-bong.
It was when I thought the explanation was roughly finished.
I can hear Zhuge Hu’s voice saying he doesn’t understand.
This is something that needs to be understood with the heart, but since he is a military man, it seems he is trying to understand it with his head rather than his heart.
“No, I get what you’re saying, but didn’t you say that injections aren’t easy to get addicted to? How often do you need to take them···”
I know the general cause, but I still wonder how often kissing had to occur for it to become addictive.
Everyone’s eyes turned to the back of the head of the prone Eumbong.
And Hwa-eun asked Eum-bong with an embarrassed expression.
“Tsk, in order to treat it, we need to look at how often it was exposed to the poison···.”
“Oh, so it’s treatable!?”
“Yes, I think it would be okay if I brought my grandfather and sucked out some of the red… Then, of course, it would be accurate….”
Hwa-eun’s question was like a death sentence.
The body of the prone Yinbong trembled, then she raised her head with blank, dead eyes, and her mouth opened weakly to muffle a reply.
“From morning to evening···.”
The story goes that they did it morning and evening.
But who is our Hwa-eun? Isn’t she a direct descendant of the Sacheon Dang family?
Hwa-eun grabbed Eumbong’s shoulder and shook her head.
‘Does that mean I shouldn’t joke around? That it’s not addictive?’
Then Eumbong burst into tears and shouted.
“As, as time goes by! Hooaa···!”
The dictionary definition of ‘sudden’ is ‘whenever possible’, without a set time, depending on the circumstances at that time.
So it seems like they did it just by making eye contact.
-Thud! Thud!
With a roar of joy, a sharp fist was thrust into Ji-ryong’s chest.
‘I think I saved one person, but another one died. No, the one I saved might die too…’
It was the conclusion of the Murim Alliance military nephew poisoning incident.
