Chapter 158

Episode 158 Even if it’s just a servant on the road.

Jin Ha-ryeong was climbing the non-stage.

Today is the day of her first competition in the finals. The cheers from the soldiers were great. Because they respected and liked the Murim lord, everyone also liked his granddaughter, Jin Ha-ryeong. Moreover, she was so beautiful that she was called the best beauty in Hubei, so it was natural for her to be popular.

“Be sure to win!”

“Jin Ha-ryeong is the best!”

“It’s pretty, Jin Ha-ryeong!”

“Please buy me noodles!”

“The winner is Jin Ha-ryeong!”

On the off-stage, Jin Ha-ryeong was shocked.

Among the cheering, I heard something that should not have been said.

She looked around. Cheers erupted from all directions as she had never stood on a non-stage and looked at the military leaders before. Among these countless people, she found the one she needed to find. Geommugeuk, who was sitting among the soldiers, shouted.

“You just left again!”

Even amidst the cheers of the people, his words flew clear and stuck in my ears. At that moment she realized. That day, I left without paying again.

I even asked them to pay the bill, but they didn’t do it again.

‘ah! It’s so crazy!’

That day too, I got angry because I was stopped by that man, so I just left.

Assuming that’s the case. so? They came all the way to the demilitarized zone and yelled at us to buy them noodles?

It was so absurd that I laughed.

The person I was working with saw that and his expression hardened. He misunderstood that he was being looked down upon and ridiculed.

The misunderstanding further strengthened his determination to win, but unfortunately, he was unable to narrow the gap in skill with her. She even thought of noodles throughout the fight.

As she came down from the stage to applause, she glanced at the spot where the sword dance was held earlier. But the sword dance that was there was not there.

I can’t believe you left without watching the dance until the end. This bastard! Did you really come here to get money for noodles?

At that time, the guard Chuho came and reported.

“The lord is staying here.”

“Grandfather?”

After Ban Si-jin, Jin Ha-ryeong passed through the strict guard countless times and entered the Murim lord’s residence.

The place deep inside the Murimmaeng was a place where beautifully carved rocks and thousand-year-old trees were elegantly harmonized, making it seem like a place where hermits roamed. There, a man was lost in thought with his back to me. Blended with the beautiful background, he looked like a part of a painting.

“Grandpa, I’m here!”

“Are you here?”

A sturdy man turned towards her.

He looked twenty years younger than his age and had a perfectly muscular body that even young people did not possess.

His body was his body, but it was his eyes that dominated his impression. His eyes were so large and intense that even a tiger would urinate when they looked at him, making him look like a kidney that had come down from the sky.

A person who is better suited to the off-stage she was just in rather than a place like this where immortals stay.

Murim lord Jin Peecheon (秦覇天).

As the best expert in Jeongdo, he was a pillar of the martial arts faction and was highly respected by them. He was a symbol of the martial arts faction to the extent that it was said that the reason the Demonic Cult could not act carelessly was because Jin Paecheon was alive and well.

From Jin Ha-ryeong’s perspective, his grandfather was a cool person.

He was a man with a good heart, strong will, and above all, chivalry. He was the kind of person who deserved everyone’s respect.

However, that was the evaluation of the military officer Jin Ha-ryeong, and the evaluation of the granddaughter Jin Ha-ryeong was different. He is nothing more or less than a stubborn and frustrating grandfather who oppresses him.

Honestly, that makes me even more angry. I feel like I am so good and perfect to others, but I am not good at it to my family. On the contrary, I was not doing well for people I should have done well for, but I was sacrificing myself for people I never knew.

“I met the True Dragon Chief not long ago.”

Today was the day I won the competition, but my grandfather started by saying something else.

What’s so urgent? Let’s start with the story of my granddaughter’s victory in the competition. At least let’s talk about today’s weather.

Of course, she couldn’t voice such complaints. He wasn’t scary, but he wasn’t comfortable either.

“How are you, Lord Jang?”

“Even though I said I had no energy, the old man was still acting up.”

This is truly the story of a person you will never think of except your grandfather.

However, there was another reason why my grandfather brought up the story about Jinryongjangju.

“They said their grandson, who went to martial arts training, has returned. He was hinting at what it would be like if I were to pair up with you. “What do you think?”

ah! Here we go again.

“Why is my grandfather so anxious about not being able to marry off this cute granddaughter? “You don’t need an in-law from a prestigious family, do you?”

She tried to be cute, but Jin Peicheon did not accept it.

“I’m asking what you think.”

“no, I do not want. “I don’t like grandpa.”

Jin Peicheon’s expression frowned slightly at her firm answer.

“Why don’t you like it?”

“Would grandpa want to marry someone he doesn’t even know?”

“He is a trustworthy person.”

“Who? “You haven’t seen your grandfather either, right?”

“You will know it when you see Jinryongjangju.”

“How on earth? Let’s take a look at me, the granddaughter of a grandfather respected by everyone in the world. Does it look like what I see from the outside? Noble, proud and polite. It’s not right? I rebel like this, right? But how can you know his grandson just by looking at the Lord Jinlong?”

Jin Pae-cheon’s expression hardened, but Jin Ha-ryeong did not back down.

“As I said before, when the time comes, I will meet someone I like and get married.”

“That’s immature! Are you saying you know how dangerous this martial forest is? “It’s a place where all kinds of strange and strange people wander around.”

When I heard the word ‘strange guy’, a cocky servant suddenly came to mind. That’s right, that’s right.

“Jinryongjang is a place you can trust as it has produced great warriors for generations.”

“That belief is a belief that only applies to my grandfather.”

“What do you mean?”

“No one would dare betray my grandfather’s trust. That’s why my grandfather’s perception of people was always so accurate. But I’m different. “Just like how people treat my grandfather is different from how they treat me.”

It was a profane statement. The air around him became cold because of the grandfather’s angry energy.

Still, Jin Ha-ryeong did not back down. If I were to give in to this anger, I might have to enter into a marriage I really did not want.

“If you keep forcing me like this, I will marry someone.”

“anyone? “Who on earth are you going to do it with?”

“Anyone on the street. Even if he is a servant, it doesn’t matter.”

Even though she said it without thinking, she was still shocked. A servant?

“Do it if you can.”

“grandfather!”

“You could never do that. Do I not know you? You can’t do that because of your pride. Go and get anyone, whether it be a servant or a street vendor. “I will hold a grand wedding ceremony.”

Jin Ha-ryeong could not deny it. Because that was his original self.

“I know best that my grandfather is a truly great person. I also know that you are a noble person who is willing to sacrifice your life for this martial arts group. I also respect my grandfather the most. But because of me, I don’t want to turn this wonderful grandfather into a tasteless Murim lord who forces his granddaughter to marry.”

she knows Why is my grandfather so actively involved in the marriage? It’s because of my father who passed away.

I think my father died because he married the wrong person. He said he ruined his life by meeting the wrong wife.

My father was enmeshed in the benevolence of my mother’s family and eventually died from a secret attack by enemies. At that time, my mother also passed away.

Afterwards, all revenge ended, but resentment remained in the grandfather’s heart.

Grandfather But how can it be because of mom? It was the life my father chose. My father loved my mother until the moment he died.

For this reason, I hated it even more because I knew that my grandfather was trying to send me to a chosen family.

“You don’t know the world yet. “You don’t know how dangerous and dangerous this martial forest is.”

“I will learn it myself.”

“You will regret it later.”

“I will regret it.”

But no matter how stubborn he was, it didn’t work on Jin Feicheon. Although he was a grandfather known for being generous and broad-minded, his heart did not apply to his granddaughter’s marriage.

“Jinryongjangju’s grandson will be coming to the dinner tomorrow night. “Be sure to attend then.”

Suddenly, he remembered what Geomyeon had said to him. Is that consideration for yourself or for the other person? Maybe your grandfather is making the same mistake?

“Is it for my own sake that you want to marry me? Or do you just want to put Grandpa’s mind at ease?”

Grandpa wasn’t as embarrassed as he was. Jin Feicheon answered without hesitation.

“Both.”

Due to Jin Pae-cheon’s will to never back down, Jin Ha-ryeong retreated.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

I understand grandpa’s feelings, but they are definitely not for me.

* * *

“Whoa whoa.”

Seo Dae-ryong, taking a breath after training, was definitely a different person than before.

When I was learning from Hyeolcheon Doma, I trained sincerely, but my training now is different from then. There was an enemy to fight, and it was training to figure out how to defeat that enemy. In this practical training, Seo Dae-ryong was entering the path of a true martial artist.

“Master, I want to become stronger!”

This moment comes. It’s not that I just want to vaguely become stronger while playing, but I try so hard that I can’t even breathe when I feel like I really want to try harder. This is my true resolution.

“Oh, be strong. “I will watch over you.”

“You must see it.”

“Okay, I’ll definitely watch it.”

Now Seo Daeryong was a small giant. You may be thanking me, but I am the one who is grateful. Because you were there at that moment when you said that our school would not change, my return was able to take direction.

When I returned from martial arts training with Seo Dae-ryong, Jin Ha-ryeong was at my guesthouse.

“That sight doesn’t feel unfamiliar anymore. “What brought you here today?”

She had a slightly darker expression than usual.

“Does it look like you need counseling for your concerns?”

“This is counseling that the Murim Lord’s granddaughter receives from the Demon Cult’s son. In the end, everything is revealed. Where is the Murim Alliance’s ban? To open the secret safe…”

“That’s it!”

“yes!”

Seo Dae-ryong went up to the guest room and I walked to where she was sitting.

When Jin Ha-ryeong saw me, he immediately asked.

“When you were cheering, you shouted for someone to buy you noodles, right?”

“Did you hear?”

“Your words just caught my ear.”

“I naturally have a loud voice.”

“sit down please.”

I sat across from her.

She poured alcohol into my glass.

“Are you good at drinking?”

“It depends on what kind of position it is.”

“Where do you like to drink? When you’re with a good person?”

“No, when I’m with a good person, I get drunk quickly.”

“sure?”

“I drink a lot when I’m angry. Because I was so excited and talked a lot, I sobered up quickly. When emotions are strong, alcohol is like water. Of course, I regret it the next day with a hangover.”

“If I drink again, I’ll be fine!” “While doing so.”

“Yes. “You know very well.”

We finished our drinks together. Jin Ha-ryeong put down his empty glass and said.

“I also like drinking a lot today.”

“Are you angry today too?”

“today?”

“Most people come here angry, right?”

“I don’t come angry, I leave angry. because of whom.”

I laughed at her words.

“Do you also drink the alcohol that the servant pours for you?”

“It depends on what kind of servant you are.”

I poured a drink into her glass. She looked at me intently and suddenly asked.

“Are you thinking about cutting off that beard?”

“No, there is none.”

“Then are you willing to be used for me? “Just for one day.”

“there is.”

She looked at me with an unexpected expression.

“Even if I can’t cut my beard, I will still be able to use it?”

“It’s just one day, right? “It takes a long time to grow a beard.”

“Aren’t you asking what’s going on?”

“It must be very difficult for Sozer.”

“You could be in trouble. Someone might be holding a grudge. “You may be insulted.”

“Being spiteful and insulted. Such is the life of servants. “What could be more difficult?”

“Then, please attend the Murim Alliance banquet with me tomorrow. You will also get to see my grandfather. “Can you do it?”

I blinked for a moment and then answered.

“That’s a bit awkward.”

“You are a coward.”

“All the servants are like that.”

Jin Ha-ryeong looked at me and smiled.

“I had no intention of asking for help in the first place. I can’t look good because I’m caught up in my work. “Thank you for your words.”

She got up from her seat.

“Well, I woke up once out of three times.”

It was right then. A young man walked towards us.

“Jean Soger.”

The moment I saw him, I was inwardly surprised. It was someone I knew. It was also someone I had a direct relationship with before returning.

“This is Jinryongjang’s assistant. I’ve seen you before. “You have become more beautiful.”

courtier.

The courtier I know is not the courtier of Jinryongjang.

He was the head courtier of the Shinryong family, a new family that emerged in the martial arts faction after Hwamugi went into hiding. The current Jinryongjang changed its name to Shinryongga when that courtier became the head of the family and continued to win. After the Murim Alliance, it grows into a faction that represents the political faction.

This is the same family that went to pick up the Sinnoh Incense Burner, the second ingredient of the Great Return method.

‘Around this time, when you were young, you approached Jin Ha-ryeong.’

I know very well what kind of person Jo Shin is.

He was a typical nobleman. He lived a life of great violence while deeply hiding his cruel and heartless nature. He did whatever it took to achieve his success and had no qualms about it.

What if the courtiers of that time and the courtiers of today had the same personality?

My eyes turned to Jin Ha-ryeong.

This woman is in danger now.

Could it be that her life turned out that way not because of Cheonmyeonghoe but because of interest?

Josin looked at me and asked.

“Who is this person here?”

Her eyes met mine. She smiled slightly and said.

“Don’t worry, I’m just a servant.”