Chapter 120 – Actually, My Master (2)
Monga was secretly terrified by the appearance of Kang Yoon.
She didn’t want to be with a man like him, but she had to leave even though it was Hwang Bo Hyun’s request.
“Every night, every night!”
The image of him calling for a gisaeng to come to his bed flashed through Monga’s mind once again.
Kang Yoon scanned Monga and the woman who was with her, narrowing his eyes.
“Would it be better not to interfere needlessly this time?”
Monga couldn’t answer Kang Yoon’s question. Both she and her companion were in a mess.
She still believed that it was not right to look lightly upon the Eunwon of the Murim and recklessly jump in.
But refusing help from the other side was not an easy choice for her in her current situation.
It was not the right way to threaten her companion’s safety with her own pride.
“Kang So Hyup, it’s nice to meet you. Are you familiar with me?”
The woman who was with Monga spoke up for her, who couldn’t answer immediately.
“I don’t know you personally. But I saw your fight with Hwasan’s Kang Do Heung.”
“I see you’ve seen my fight. I’m sorry I didn’t recognize you.”
“I just saw it briefly. Are you by any chance the Kwak Do Heung of the spear?”
Kang Yoon’s expression showed that he understood.
“I’m Kwak Cheong Ra, Kwak Do Heung’s younger sister.”
“Ah, I remember meeting you. Nice to see you again, Kwak Yeohyup.”
Kang Yoon greeted her politely. Kwak Cheong Ra smiled softly and spoke.
“Thank you for helping us. I’m sure you’re grateful to us for not being able to speak up about the situation.”
“It’s okay. Anyone with a purpose would have helped.”
Kang Yoon nodded with a smile, but Monga felt like he was mocking her. Maybe it was true.
“I’m glad you say that.”
Kwak Cheong Ra continued, telling the story of how Monga was attacked and how she helped her, leading to their current journey.
“You said that before… Who exactly are you trying to get revenge on that even those masked men come after you?”
Monga kept her mouth shut. There was no reason to tell them that there were those who came to seek revenge and those who didn’t.
Kang Yoon shook his head and spoke to Kwak Cheong Ra.
“Would you both like to come to my house for a while? Of course, I’m a chef, so I can’t offer you much, but how about changing your clothes and taking a break?”
Monga wanted to refuse, but she couldn’t tell Kwak Cheong Ra, who had helped her, to go back to Japa wearing torn clothes.
“Well, I’ll accept your kindness.”
The two of them were quite tired, so they agreed to ride with Kang Yoon, who ran with divine power.
“Even so… Can’t we just ride three horses?”
“I’m not used to riding horses, so… it’s a bit painful to express it in words.”
The man was being dramatic.
But no matter how much he complained, running on two feet was more comfortable than riding a horse.
It was suspicious to be considerate of women in light of the fact that he called for a gisaeng or someone every night, but…
‘Anyway, kindness is kindness…’
Monga, hanging on Kwak Cheong Ra’s back, who was more familiar with horse riding, wanted to get away from this man as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Gupa Milp appeared near Sachun. My rule is to be as kind as possible to whoever it is, no matter who it is.
Monga was disqualified because she still sent a contemptuous look with her messy hair, but Kwak Cheong Ra was okay.
A beauty who seemed to be in her early thirties, with a slightly small stature, round and large eyes that gave a strange mischievous impression.
‘Ah, if I take her with me, I have a feeling I’ll be in trouble…’
For Gupa Milp, kindness is first and second. Once you stack up the kindness stack, there’s no harm in it.
Anyway, there won’t be any immediate trouble, and if it’s a minor offense, Pung Yeon-hwa or her mother will overlook it generously.
As we walked, a familiar road came out. A place near where I was taken by my master pretending to kidnap me after my father was caught by Sabu.
And it was the place where I witnessed a woman with a certain body shape tying her hair.
‘If that was true, the world would really be in chaos.’
I don’t know what kind of attack it was, but seeing the neatly drilled hole in the tree from a distance, it was either a secret technique or a bullet…
“So Hyup, can’t you take a break for a moment and listen to the sound of water?”
I readily agreed with Kwak Cheong Ra’s words. Could that woman be there again?
After wiping off the dirt on my face with water from the stream and drinking water to quench my thirst, we decided to take a break for a while.
“You seem very tired.”
“I am tired. I haven’t rested properly since Hobuk. Oh, I’m not blaming the situation.”
Kwak Cheong Ra talked a lot. Really a lot.
“Are you close with Dohyung? Oh, didn’t you feel like that when you first met? Like, ‘This person could be my friend’…”
“Pang Sohyup is quite sturdy. Not a single valid hit, but nothing to regret.”
“I’m actually going into Sachun’s castle for the first time. I don’t have any acquaintances over there…”
She seemed like the type to speak whatever came to mind, chattering away with her round eyes sparkling. Honestly, the topic was slightly uncomfortable.
But her plump, bouncy voice was strangely pleasant to listen to, and for some reason, I didn’t feel annoyed by this strange woman.
“Yes, Kwak Yeohyup. But I’m sorry, can we start moving again?”
Monga kept giving hints from behind Kwak Cheong Ra.
Whether she didn’t want to hear any more of this chatter or was anxious about the pursuers, there was no point in wasting time here.
“Ah, I see. Let’s go.”
Thankfully, Kwak Cheong Ra’s chatter had ended, and we were finally able to arrive at Sachun’s market after half a day of riding.
By then, the sun had almost set, and it was already time for the sun to go down.
I cautiously spoke to the guards, probably because I had been away for over two months, but fortunately, they remembered who I was and opened the door for me.
Thanks to Pang Yeonhwa’s consideration, the guesthouse where I stayed was always kept clean, but for some reason, my heart felt heavy.
Since I had stayed here longer than Sabu’s cabin in Amisan, it felt like I had come back home.
But it wasn’t.
“Yoon-ah…!”
Leaving the talking to someone else, I walked towards Kangmo’s house to ask Pang Yeonhwa to arrange a place for these two people to stay, but my mother came out.
“Our son… did anything happen while you were coming alone?”
Embarrassing… Kwak Cheong Ra was already giving me a sidelong glance, grabbing my shoulder and looking around at my mother.
“Yes, I’m fine. I came back without any problems.”
“Well, that’s a relief… Who are these people… Oh, it’s Monga Satae.”
“Nice to see you again, Jegal Siju.”
Monga didn’t know, but my mother pretended to be a gisaeng and had witnessed a sex scene with me.
But because she didn’t know, Monga’s attitude towards my mother was impeccably polite.
“Nice to see you again, Jegal Yeohyup. Kwak Cheong Ra from the pawnshop.”
“Oh… Kwak Yeohyup. Sorry for not recognizing you.”
Perhaps they had already exchanged pleasantries, my mother apologized and asked a passerby in the market to arrange a place for the two of them.
It wouldn’t work for my meal, but if it was my mother’s friend from Kangmo, it was more than possible. Thanks to that, I had time to wash up before meeting Pang Yeonhwa.
“So, son… what happened?”
Seeing her mother’s eyes narrow, it seemed that the nightmare of Maesohyang came to mind again when she saw Kwak Cheong Ra.
It would be better to talk about Yanghajeong after a little time has passed…?
Pang Yeonhwa, who was working in the office, heard the news of Kang Yoon’s return twice through the guards and the commotion.
As a woman and as someone from Kangmo, she was excited that a man would soon come to see her.
She could maintain her beautiful skin as long as she avoided the sun and wind, but just in case, she applied lotion once more.
“I’m back.”
“You’re back?”
When a man came, Donggyeong was already back in its original place, and Pang Yeonhwa was calmly reading through some documents.
But Pang Yeonhwa felt a fluffy emotion in her chest as if it was filled with cotton.
The man approached step by step and watched her read the documents from the side.
“…It’s a confidential document for the Three Families, so it’s not appropriate for outsiders to read.”
“I was just admiring it because it looked cool.”
“Cool…?”
Pang Yeonhwa couldn’t understand, but seeing the man chuckle, it seemed that he liked her current appearance.
“I heard the news. The Guryongjaengpa lost to Wolihante?”
“Yes, very thoroughly.”
“Don’t you feel anything?”
“It’s really hard as a rock?”
Pang Yeonhwa smirked. The man also smiled and opened his arms to hug her.
Even though the man was already taller than the average person, he seemed to have grown even taller for some reason.
Pang Yeonhwa enjoyed the man’s scent in his embrace. The scent of the man that she hadn’t smelled for over two months.
It felt like he had just showered, and it had a smooth and silky feeling.
“Well done… You’re really something to be proud of…”
“Again. Not you.”
“…I can’t live without you…”
Pang Yeonhwa confirmed that there was no one around by expanding her range of perception, then pulled the man’s head down and whispered in his ear.
“Our husband is the best…!”
His face seemed to be getting red, but seeing the man laughing heartily, she thought it was a good thing that she told him.
“We need to come up with soundproofing measures in the office too…”
“…You want to do it here too?”
Pang Yeonhwa made a displeased expression. To think about having sex in a place where there wasn’t even a makeshift bed for rest.
“I heard everything. You brought Monga Satae and Jeomchang Kwak Yeohyup here?”
“Absolutely not, I swear on my life that I haven’t even touched them.”
The man’s mouth uttered a firm denial, probably because he had already suffered enough from Jegal Mireyeong.
“Stop talking about other things and make sure they have a place to stay here, okay?”
“That’s absolutely… Hoo…!”
Pang Yeonhwa felt the man’s lips cover hers, and she obediently opened her mouth and extended her tongue to mix their lips.
She deliberately didn’t avoid this moment when the man’s rough lips met her delicate ones.
Chulup, haljjak…
“Hoo… You don’t think that just kissing will solve everything, do you?”
“This is just a greeting. A kiss to signify that you’ve returned. From now on, it’s the real deal.”
And then his lips covered hers again. She was a woman of great strength, but for some reason, when she kissed the man, her breath caught in her throat.
When their lips parted again, words of permission came from Pang Yeonhwa’s lips, followed by a complaint.
“You’re so naughty…!”
“I only do naughty things to pretty girls. But now, we have to talk about business, so I’ll stop.”
The man kissed her forehead again, then reached into his embrace and pulled out a letter.
When Pang Yeonhwa received it, she saw that it was addressed to “Pang Mu-do of the Ha-buk Pang-ga family” and the recipient was simply “Sacheondang-ga.”
“Pang Gaju asked me to give this to you.”
Pang Yeonhwa groaned as she realized that she had received a letter from Pang Mu-do, the head of the Pang-ga family and her father-in-law, who was only interested in making the Pang-ga family the most powerful in the land.
It was unlikely that receiving a letter from him would be a pleasant experience.
Pang Yeonhwa briefly gave the man a resentful look for bringing her the letter, then sighed and opened the envelope to read the letter.
