I Decided to Give the Contract to the Male Vassal - Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

Not long ago, Wicheonso had been tracking traces of a divine artifact that had disappeared from the Cheonsin Sect’s treasury.

By chance, he arrived at Cheonshangho, which bordered the edge of Yeolam Gorge at the southwestern tip of Cheonsan.

Cheonshangho was the second largest lake among those in Cheonsan, and he had approached thinking that perhaps the heat from Yeolam Gorge might be advantageous for hiding the divine artifact.

Even for Wicheonso, he couldn’t enter the territory of the Yeomhwa Family, who owned Yeolam Gorge, without evidence. So he was merely wandering around Cheonshangho when it happened.

He thought he heard a woman’s voice from the cliff side of the gorge.

And the next moment.

He saw a woman in white clothes fall into the water.

As soon as he confirmed the situation, Wicheonso instinctively jumped into the water.

The woman’s body was sinking below the lake.

Wicheonso swam toward her without even knowing who she was.

Cheonshangho was deep and the water was ice-cold.

Moreover, the clothes the woman wore would become heavy when wet, so if things went wrong, she might not be able to rise to the surface.

So Wicheonso reached out his hand toward her.

The woman remained motionless, as if she was simply waiting for the dark blue lake to swallow her.

When Wicheonso finally approached her, her tightly closed eyes opened.

Her hazy pupils fixed on him, and strength entered her previously limp arms.

Though it was hard to see clearly due to the air bubbles, her lips clearly said this.

– Baekah.

At that moment, Wicheonso’s eyes widened greatly.

It must be a coincidence. Or perhaps he had seen wrong.

As soon as he grasped the hand she extended toward him, the woman’s eyes closed again.

Thanks to this, Wicheonso was able to rescue her from the bottom of the deep lake.

It didn’t take long to carry her out of the lake. Fortunately, the woman’s chest was moving, albeit faintly.

However, her lips were pale and her body was trembling severely.

The situation was not good.

His subordinate, who had been waiting by the lakeside, was greatly surprised when he saw the woman Wicheonso had rescued.

“My lord. Did you jump in knowing who that woman was?”

“Who is she.”

“Judging by her hair color, she’s probably the young lady from Seolsan Jeokga who is staying as a guest at the Yeomhwa Family.”

That was when he first learned about Chung-rin.

Why had this woman spoken the name ‘Baekah’?

Was it a coincidence?

Though Wicheonso had brought her to the Yeomhwa Family, he couldn’t shake his doubts.

He reunited with her at Bukhangnyo.

He brought her, who had collapsed from killing intent, to his hermitage and watched her the entire time she slept.

‘She looks like a fragile woman…’

Just like when they first met, she was thin enough that her collarbone protruded.

Her white skin that seemed to know no sunlight and her particularly thin wrists. Her movements that seemed ready to break reminded him of a frail fawn just learning to walk.

With such a body, she had confronted the Absorbent Sword Demon.

‘Moreover…’

Though it was brief, the woman had dodged the Absorbent Sword Demon’s attacks with exquisite speed.

For a moment, her movement seemed to stop completely.

‘She used footwork that transcends imagination.’

Was it possible for a mere woman to use such footwork?

The Yeomhwa Family had kept her particularly hidden and never showed her outside, so indeed the daughter of Seolsan Jeokga seemed to possess some special power.

She who had remained motionless for quite a long time shed tears as soon as she woke up.

Though he didn’t know the reason, it felt like she was releasing sorrow she had been holding back.

In many ways, she seemed to be a woman full of secrets.

He became curious about what she was hiding.

So when she opened her eyes, he deliberately removed his mask to reveal his identity.

He was curious about how she would act when she learned his identity.

Even though they had clearly made eye contact in the lake water, she didn’t remember him.

‘Is it the truth? Or does she not want to get involved with me?’

The corner of Wicheonso’s mouth lifted slightly.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter. She’ll remember me eventually.’

Whether it was interest or fear didn’t matter. As long as she was in Cheonsan, she would eventually learn about him.

Wicheonso covered his beautiful face with the mask and picked up the sword that had been placed diagonally beside the table. It was a divine weapon personally bestowed by the Sect Leader.

As Wicheonso stepped outside, his red robes fluttering, his subordinate followed beside him.

“My lord. Will you personally interrogate the Absorbent Sword Demon?”

“I should. It’s certain that he had obtained the divine artifact.”

“I’ll prepare it.”

The subordinate was about to bow when.

“By the way, when is Miss Jeok’s wedding ceremony?”

“Less than a month remains.”

“I’m very curious why Cheonjeon has not permitted Miss Jeok’s marriage until now.”

“Shall I look into it?”

“Yes. Discreetly.”

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