A Baby Cat Who Commands the Dog Clan - Chapter 273

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Special Side Story 2, Episode 6
Nam Goong Baek’s eyes widened.
Blossoms Falling from Heaven!
It was unmistakably the secret technique of the Sichuan Tang Family—scattering projectiles in all directions.
‘That snake has finally made his move!’
I won’t let him take Hong Seol.
Nam Goong Baek instinctively reached out to stop him.
But a hand seized his wrist first.
The Nineteen Forms of the Great Expansion.
It was Hong Seol, wielding the golden needle technique that the Nam Goong Family took such pride in.
“Elder brother! You should be looking at me right now, not him.”
In the next instant.
Nam Goong Baek could only stare blankly at Hong Seol’s face.
The crimson veil had fallen away.
And there stood his bride, her radiant face flushed with emotion.
“Have you… not wanted to see me all this time?”
Around Nam Goong Baek and Hong Seol, a dazzling rain of blossoms had begun to fall.
What Dang Yi Woon had unleashed with Blossoms Falling from Heaven were not projectiles, but petals.
Literally, “blossoms filling the entire sky” had become the technique’s true form.
And that was not all.
Dang Won Pyung, the patriarch of the Dang Sect standing beside Dang Yi Woon, also scattered petals.
Even from the sleeves of Dang Yi Mu, Dang Yi Woon’s grandfather and the Grand Elder, petals fell like blessings.
“This is not what we cultivated our martial arts for, Grand Elder.”
“Indeed. To use the secret technique of the Sichuan Tang Family for this… I have never experienced such humiliation in my life.”
Yet despite the stubborn complaints typical of a Dang Sect member, there was something else in his voice.
“How do you like the wedding gift I prepared, elder brother?”
At Hong Seol’s question, Nam Goong Baek could not speak.
The moment he opened his mouth, his chest would swell so much it might burst.
“So this is… everything you’ve…”
Hong Seol smiled brightly.
“I saw Mae Ran give the groom a wedding gift, and I wanted to give you something too, elder brother. But since you already possess everything…”
Hong Seol wanted to give Nam Goong Baek something he did not have.
For instance, something like a spring that had long since passed.
“So I asked Yi Woon to help. The moment my veil fell, I asked him to scatter petals across heaven and earth.”
Hong Seol had deliberately hidden herself from Nam Goong Baek for three months.
So that when he saw her face again after so long, he would welcome it with greater joy than anyone else.
The blossoms dancing across the sky and her own bright face, seen for the first time in so long.
She hoped that this moment would become a memory he would recall every time he closed his eyes until his final breath.
No one from the Sichuan Tang Family, who wielded projectiles, could have performed this role better.
“How is it…?”
For some reason, Hong Seol felt embarrassed and her words trailed off as she lowered her gaze.
“…It feels as though spring has returned.”
His voice, resonant against her ear, was as tender as a spring breeze.
At those words, Hong Seol lifted her head.
Nam Goong Baek’s azure eyes gazed steadily into Hong Seol’s dark ones.
He knew what dwelt within those pupils of hers, gleaming like obsidian.
The frozen wasteland of her past life, and all the distance she had traveled to reach this moment.
No one understood better than he the depths of suffering this small cat had endured.
“From now on, I shall be your eternal spring.”
Never again would a cold winter wind blow through Hong Seol’s life.
Nam Goong Baek would not permit it.
Warm applause suddenly filled the Nam Goong Estate Manor.
Nam Goong Baek and Hong Seol turned to look behind them.
The space was filled with guests who had witnessed their union.
The first to catch their eye was Nam Goong Ho, the patriarch emeritus of the Nam Goong Family.
Perhaps tears came more freely with age.
His eyes were visibly glistening.
“Seol Ah, may you be happy always. The day you first called me grandfather, I was so joyful I could not sleep.”
Hong Seol felt tears threatening to spill and quickly turned her head away.
In doing so, her eyes met those of the family head Nam Goong On, who had been watching her quietly.
He slowly opened his mouth.
“Thank you, Hong Seol. What you saved was not just Baek, but the entire Nam Goong Family.”
As if to affirm his words, Lady Wi, Nam Goong Baek’s grandmother, smiled gently.
Beside her stood Nam Goong Heuk and Nam Goong Jeok, along with a young girl whose eyes sparkled with joy.
She was Nam Goong Rok, the youngest sister of Baek, Heuk, and Jeok—a sister who had not been born in the previous life.
Nam Goong Rok adored Hong Seol no less than her older brothers did.
“…Thank you.”
Bing Yu Hua said nothing, only gripping Hong Seol’s hand tightly.
Hong Seol returned the grip, holding her hand in kind.
Warmth radiated from where their hands met—a warmth so genuine it was hard to believe she came from the Northern Sea Ice Palace.
“At last we are truly family! You will help with the merchant house often, won’t you?”
“Of course!”
At Elder Judge Nam Goong Mu Young’s words, Hong Seol nodded vigorously.
“Will you visit the Northern Sea Ice Palace from time to time?”
There was unmistakable longing in the Northern Sea Ice Palace Master’s voice.
“Of course, Grandmother.”
Hong Seol nodded deeply, then embraced the Northern Sea Ice Palace Master around the waist like a child.
She had expected her to push her away, telling her not to be spoiled.
Instead, the Northern Sea Ice Palace Master embraced her in return, patting her back gently with weathered hands.
“Stay healthy, Grandmother! I promise to visit again soon.”
“Yes, yes.”
Beside her, Seol Eung, a martial artist from the Northern Sea Ice Palace who had come along as an escort, gave her a warm wink.
Hong Seol, meeting an old friend after so long, winked back in return.
Just as laughter was about to burst forth—
“Accept my congratulations, Hong Seol!”
Maeng Woo Hee, the Valley Master of O Dok Valley, interjected with spirited enthusiasm.
“From the moment we journeyed together to find where the Southern Barbarian Beast Palace once stood, I knew a day like this would come.”
Beside her, Ya Pae, still a mass of muscle, nodded with satisfaction.
“Hong Seol, congratulations! Even after marriage, our Young Spirit Group’s friendship won’t change, right?”
“Of course not!”
Hong Seol nodded vigorously at Deng Xiao Xiao’s words.
Yang Do Jin, who had been about to speak excitedly beside her, turned away upon receiving Nam Goong Baek’s sharp gaze.
“Tsk, this fellow who claims to be a Seven-Knot Master of the Beggar Sect can’t even deliver a single letter properly to Seol…”
“You there! No matter if you’re the Young Master of the Nam Goong Family, you can’t treat a Seven-Knot Master of the Beggar Sect that way!”
Tian Tong Gai, already quite drunk, interjected while holding colorful paper tiles in his hand.
“Master Tian Tong Gai!”
“For you youngsters, I’ve specially drawn a divination today.”
On the paper tile he presented were ten golden cups, a rainbow, and a pair of man and woman depicted upon it.
Only their backs were visible, yet they appeared happy and full of hope.
He grinned widely.
“This marriage shall be nothing but blessed and fortunate.”
“Thank you so much, Master Tian Tong Gai!”
The next people she encountered were Martial Alliance Master Eon Soo Ryang and Commander Je Gal Hyeop.
“Congratulations on your marriage, Young Master!”
“So we lose yet another talented person to the Nam Goong Family!”
Je Gal Hyeop lamented playfully. Suddenly curious, Nam Goong Baek asked him a question.
“Commander, may I ask why you released Seol earlier than the promised year?”
Je Gal Hyeop frowned.
“You didn’t know? It was that little one, or rather Hong Seol who…”
“Commander!”
Hong Seol cried out urgently, but it was already too late.
Nam Goong Baek blinked in disbelief at Je Gal Hyeop’s words that had already spilled out.
“Seol deliberately took on more work to return early?”
“That’s right. She finished a year’s worth of work in nine months. Since she was so eager to marry, what could I do? I had to let her go.”
So I wasn’t the only one who wanted to marry!
Now fully understanding the truth, Nam Goong Baek’s lips curved upward in satisfaction.
Hong Seol, turned away, was blushing deeply.
“Seol, turn around and show me your face.”
“No, brother! Commander, you have no tact!”
Hong Seol shook her head vigorously, her entire face flushed red.
“Ha, ha ha….”
Nam Goong Baek couldn’t help but laugh, the words catching in his throat.
As Hong Seol walked with her head turned, this time Dang Yi Mu, the Grand Elder of the Sichuan Tang Family, spoke to her.
“Clever little cat, I congratulate you on your marriage. It’s still a shame you didn’t become a daughter-in-law of the Dang Sect, though.”
As he said this, Dang Yi Mu scattered the remaining petals from his sleeve over Hong Seol’s head.
The fluttering petals felt like the most tender caress imaginable.
“Congratulations. You’ve become the Nam Goong Family’s first cat daughter-in-law.”
Dang Won Pyung, the family head, also nodded in agreement with a pleased expression.
Dang Yi Woon simply smiled silently and bowed his head lightly.
Hong Seol returned the gesture, bowing toward him as well.
‘Thank you, Yi Woon oppa.’
Sometimes there were things that could be conveyed without any words at all.
Beyond them, the guests seemed endless.
Taoists from the Changnyeong Sect, members of the Beggar Sect with their blue sashes, and monks from Changcheon Division and Shaolin who continued to support Hong Seol without fail.
Everyone blessed the new beginning of Hong Seol and Nam Goong Baek.
“Shall we begin the celebration feast?”
Hong Seol’s cheerful command echoed across the spacious grounds of the Nam Goong Estate Manor.
At that, the musicians began playing their instruments in unison. In rhythm with them, Hong Seol and Nam Goong Baek walked slowly among the guests.
Where thousands of flower petals had fallen and ceased.
With each step of the two advancing forward, an eternal spring that would never fade was blooming.
Special Side Story Complete

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