< 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 Hyeon-ah fluttered the hem of her gorgeous skirt and showed off her excitement.
Then a middle-aged person with a handsome appearance who could feel her elegance smiled and spoke.
She said “She 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?]
[Most people in the world are women and they talk about becoming old ladies and all that but I don’t want to be 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 woman shook her head.
Because she is the only girl and because she was raised on or off I sometimes worry about her.
This child was still in his arms so there was nothing to fear 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 her fear which stemmed 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 her trembling she suddenly remembered what her father had said.
For the first time her father who always asked her if he would come or not gave her advice with a stern look.
[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 the time I thought it was because her father was upset.
So she didn’t think it was a big deal.
Will the moment her father spoke of ever come?
She firmly believed that since she had an absolute bloodline and that was her last name she would not be able to touch anyone who was not of the same blood family.
However when she came out and faced a dangerous moment where all that was useless she 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 this lowly robber?’
She herself is of the noblest lineage in the central plains.
It was impossible for her 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 her room stared at her with resentment and whispered about her.
‘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!’
She was whispering softly but all the sounds sounded oddly like they were hitting my eardrums.
This pushed her to a dead end where she couldn’t exercise her pride.
She lifted her head with difficulty and looked at someone.
That someone was an old man.
“Off.”
An old man with an injured shoulder blade that broke and protruded through his flesh.
The old man was suffering from her pain and desperately said something to her.
‘Really…uh…shh…hey…do you?’
-closely!
When she heard Old Man Pan’s words she bit her lower lip.
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 guest room died.
However she could not let her own life as she was of noble lineage nor the beomgong whom her father had given her die in a place like this.
In the end she opened her mouth with the 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 what can protect you is not this father or this family name but only your own judgment.]
But as she pondered over her father’s words she finally finished all her words.
“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 took a taste of her again and said.
“It’s unfortunate but I guess I’ll have to end it at this point.”
‘It’s a shame?’
Hearing Mo Gyeong-un’s words like this Old Man Beom clicked his tongue.
If the young lady had held on to the end it was as if she had really intended to kill 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 and vented her anger and preserved her pride it would have been all over for her.
In that respect this incident may have been her medicine rather than her 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 her command was given her Mong Muyak took her sword from her.
As her sword fell from her own neck she promised herself inwardly that she would endure her humiliation and apologize.
I will use this incident as a stepping stone to never create a situation where I have to kneel or be humiliated by someone in the future.
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 upon 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 as she 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.
‘Just wait a moment.’
When those guys leave here I think I’ll have to have the guards kill every single one of them.
She did not reveal her identity but she did not want this shameful incident to reach anyone’s ears.
Seeing her murderous appearance like this Mok Gyeong-un raised the corner of her mouth.
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 said 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 he has eight top-ranked warriors as his bodyguards. That doesn’t seem like a lot right?”
“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 Mo Gyeong-un and his companions left she hurriedly ran to the injured old man.
she asked in a worried 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.
She could sense that she was somewhat uneasy and she had no idea that the sparks would spread to those in the room.
Of course it wasn’t that she didn’t understand.
She of her great lineage has shown herself to all who suffer humiliation she says.
‘There’s nothing I can do.’
I couldn’t blame her for this cruel choice.
To this Old Man Beom nodded his head and tried to answer that he understood.
It was that moment.
-Shoo shoo shoo!
‘!?’
The old man hurriedly tried to move her body as the sound rang in his ears.
However perhaps because of her shoulder injury her body did not listen as intended.
hereto
– 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 think about it the feeling on his shoulder where that vicious guy had lightly tapped him earlier felt strange.
It’s like I’m addicted to something…
It was that moment.
-Shudder! Pop!
The old man startled twisted his body with all his might.
However a sharp sword stuck out through his abdomen.
-Poof!
When she saw this right in front of her she was so shocked that she screamed.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
-grasp!
“evil!”
The old man hurriedly pushed her forward turned her body and opened her arms.
-Papapaak!
“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.
‘…What about these people?’
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 turn into bloody chaos 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 playing with the situation as if it were his own way.
If someone like this became his enemy he would be truly scared.
< Episode 57 Water Ghost (5) > end
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