I Decided to Give the Contract to the Male Vassal - Chapter 47

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Chapter 47

 

It was a request to pretend to receive teachings and guide her to a suitable place where they could have a conversation.

 

“Please follow me.”

 

Chung-rin used the Qimen formation technique utilizing the I Ching and feng shui to guide Chung-rin to a pavilion that rose like a watchtower.

 

When they reached the top of the pavilion, the sunset was just beginning to descend.

 

Chung-rin gazed beyond the pavilion for a while. Her wheat-colored hair was shining golden in the sunset light.

 

Though her complexion had improved since Chung-rin first met her, she still appeared pale and fragile.

 

However, her eyes, filled with the sunset light, seemed to shine golden and hold intelligence.

 

“So, what’s the reason you insisted on meeting me here?”

 

Yeo Gyeong-o asked in his natural voice, not through telepathy.

 

“Is it to confirm my identity?”

 

Then Chung-rin raised her head and looked at him.

 

“Chung-rin, or should I call you Yeo Gyeong-o now. Anyway, I thought you’d be in a position to come meet me. It would be more trustworthy to talk face to face.”

 

“Seeing you say that much, it seems you didn’t call me about the marriage issue after all. Then I’d like you to answer my question first.”

 

Chung-rin, that is, Yeo Gyeong-o, looked at her with eyes full of wariness.

 

“Do you think the Third Prince can stop your wedding ceremony?”

 

“No.”

 

A quick answer came back.

 

“The Third Prince will do the Third Prince’s work, and the wedding ceremony will proceed as scheduled.”

 

I thought Chung-rin planned to use the capricious Third Prince and the Bloodstone Flower to invalidate her marriage to Yeonhopyeong.

 

But she was saying she would go through with the wedding.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re thinking of changing the marriage partner?”

 

Even after saying those words aloud, Yeo Gyeong-o felt incredulous.

 

If the young master of the Yeomhwa Family was involved in the Bloodstone Flower incident, and if it was clear that he had taken the Bloodstone Flower… the Third Prince could execute him directly.

 

But this was only theoretical.

 

Even if Yeonhopyeong really had taken the Bloodstone Flower, without solid evidence, the premise itself couldn’t be established.

 

“Do you think that’s possible? No, how did you move the Third Prince in the first place?”

 

Third Prince Wicheonso was free-spirited and capricious, while also being shrewd about profit.

 

While the First Prince and Second Prince had solid support bases, Wicheonso did not.

 

Rather than entering the succession battle for young sect leader, choosing one of them was the way to survive in the Mageyo.

 

Yet he had moved for Chung-rin.

 

It meant Chung-rin had made a move.

 

“I agreed to give him what he wants.”

 

“What he wants?”

 

“The Mageyo.”

 

Yeo Gyeong-o’s eyes widened greatly.

 

In his view, the position of young sect leader was impossible for Wicheonso.

 

But if Wicheonso wanted it and Chung-rin seemed able to give it to him, this deal could be made.

 

“As expected…!”

 

Chung-rin seemed to intend to become Wicheonso’s strategist and shake up the Mageyo’s board.

 

It was a reckless choice.

 

Yeo Gyeong-o knew well how closed-off the Mageyo was, and how cruel the First Prince and Second Prince were.

 

If Wicheonso were to enter the succession battle for young sect leader, they would do everything in their power to kill him.

 

“Putting forward Wicheonso in the current situation would have no chance of success. First of all, the Sect Leader wouldn’t allow marriage with you.”

 

The Sect Leader had often gone into seclusion for training since his life-or-death duel with the previous Heavenly Tiger Alliance leader. It was probably because he had suffered fatal internal injuries.

 

In times like these, the Sect Leader needed to gain the trust of executives and followers. To do that, it would be right to support the First Prince or Second Prince who had already built their power.

 

“I’ll prove to you that my choice wasn’t wrong.”

 

“What do you…”

 

“Just wait and see.”

 

Looking at the rapidly setting sun, Chung-rin said quietly.

 

“Whether Yeonhopyeong or Wicheonso will appear at Cheonyanggung.”

 

Bold and arrogant.

 

Her eyes sparkled with golden intelligence.

 

“If things go as I said, you should think about it too. Trusting me and supporting Wicheonso.”

 

‘Telling me to decide after seeing the results… How shameless to force a choice on me.’

 

Yeo Gyeong-o looked at Chung-rin beyond the veil with dry eyes.

 

Chung-rin’s golden eyes glimpsed through the veil felt like a new wave, different from what he had known so far.

 

“As the Leader, I won’t interfere in the Heavenly Sect’s succession battle for young sect leader.”

 

“That’s good. I can take it to mean that Chomundan won’t support either side for now, right? But it’ll be fine to change your mind later.”

 

As if confident that things would go according to her will afterward, Chung-rin smiled.

 

❖ ❖ ❖

 

A moment later.

 

We came down from the pavilion in silence.

 

“I pray that you will safely complete your wedding ceremony.”

 

Chung-rin, Leader Yeo Gyeong-o, left these words and turned away.

 

His shoulders had grown broad, and his eyes had become sharp, unlike when he was a boy.

 

Though wariness toward me still remained, that made him more trustworthy.

 

He wasn’t someone who moved simply by emotion.

 

‘If Baekah were still alive now…’

 

He might have grown into a righteous hero who couldn’t stand injustice, making a name for himself somewhere in the martial world.

 

Just thinking of Baekah like this left a corner of my heart empty.

 

I missed the voice I could no longer hear.

 

‘I’ve only just reached the starting line.’

 

Now wasn’t the time to be immersed in sorrow.

 

Even if I had to shake up the Mageyo, once I completed Baekah’s revenge, I could stand proudly beside Baekah.

 

Now there were three days left until the wedding ceremony.

 

If only Wicheonso moved in time, there was sufficient possibility to overturn this wedding.

 

❖ ❖ ❖

 

The day of the wedding ceremony dawned.

 

The direct members of the Yeomhwa Family had to depart for Cheonyanggung to attend the wedding ceremony.

 

Yeonjo headed to the guest hall where Wicheonso was staying early in the morning.

 

The guest hall was empty because all of Wicheonso’s subordinates had left, and only Wicheonso himself remained, looking at the branches of the Evergreen Magnolia tree. A red sachet hung there.

 

“Third Prince.”

 

When Yeonjo approached, Wicheonso turned to look at him.

 

“The promised three days have passed. Have you found any clues?”

 

“An iron box that sealed the Bloodstone Flower was discovered near the mine in the northern part of the Yeomhwa Family territory. It appears to be the work of apostates, so we’re currently investigating.”

 

“That’s fortunate.”

 

It had happened during the night.

 

While examining the Yeomhwa Family’s ledgers, he discovered suspicious transaction records.

 

The rock trading records from the northern mine were somewhat strange. Traces of some of the managers working there conducting external transactions were cleverly hidden.

 

Wicheonso sent his subordinates to check the mine area, and they discovered the iron box that had contained the Bloodstone Flower.

 

The iron box was made to block the energy of the Bloodstone Flower, an item only handled in reports from Gyojeon.

 

It was certain that whoever stole the Bloodstone Flower had left it there.

 

“Thanks to that, we found a clue, so we’ll need to confirm where the Bloodstone Flower was smuggled to. It seems things will get busy.”

 

Wicheonso smiled brilliantly and greeted Yeonjo.

 

Wicheonso, who usually preferred to wear red or black clothes, was today dressed in white ceremonial robes and a white cloak that contrasted with his black hair.

 

Yet facing him was suffocating. Even the white clothing couldn’t hide Wicheonso’s sinister demonic energy.

 

“Head of the Clan Yeon. Thank you for cooperating in the search for the Bloodstone Flower.”

 

“I only did what was natural. It would be wonderful if the Third Prince could also attend the wedding ceremony and share congratulatory drinks.”

 

“I congratulate the Yeonhwasega family’s joyous occasion and will withdraw as promised.”</Human: You are an ELITE PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR for Korean web novels (COMMERCIAL QUALITY).

Wicheonso withdrew without mentioning whether he would attend the wedding ceremony.

 

He rode his black horse out through the main gate, just as he had when he first arrived at the Yeomhwa Family.

 

Watching Wicheonso’s retreating figure disappear with the dust clouds, Yeonjo let out a sigh of relief.

 

A few days ago, Yeonjo had deliberately prepared an iron box containing Bloodstone Flowers.

 

Long ago, during the previous Sect Leader’s time, the Yeon family had received Bloodstone Flowers as a gift, and he had used the iron box from that time to deceive Wicheonso’s eyes.

 

He wanted to prevent his son, who had only recently broken free from a long period of stagnation, from being involved in the apostate incident.

 

‘Since Ryeong has ended up like that… the wedding ceremony must be carried out perfectly.’

 

His other son, Yeon Ho-ryeong, was still lying bedridden.

 

Two days ago, a physician from Maryeonghwaga had visited, but the diagnosis was not very good.

 

“There is a way to replace the severed right arm, but I don’t think we’ll be able to help him have descendants.”

 

Those from Maryeonghwaga were strange beings who had strayed from the normal path, developing by dismantling martial arts and conducting human experiments.

 

Since it was a physician from Maryeonghwaga who said this, Yeon Ho-ryeong would never return to his original state.

 

All the more reason why the eldest son, Yeonhopyeong, could not be allowed to have any flaws.

 

❖ ❖ ❖

 

Wicheonso rode his horse continuously until he was far from the Yeomhwa Family’s manor.

 

His destination was not the northeast where traces of Bloodstone Flowers had been found, but the northwest.

 

It was the direction where the Heavenly Sect’s Gyojeon was located.

 

When he discovered the iron box that supposedly contained Bloodstone Flowers, he immediately knew it was fake.

 

[The real flowers will bloom at the Yeomhwa Family.]

 

It was thanks to the message that Chung-rin had sent.

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