My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 135
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135.
“So if it’s proven that you took bribes, you’ll willingly accept the death penalty?”
“Th-that’s not what I meant.”
Seol Mujin gave Byeok Sejin a chilling smile.
“The only person who can save your life is your father. So you’d better write a desperate letter. And…”
Seol Mujin’s gaze shifted to the inspection officer.
“You hurry to Beijing and bring Magistrate Byeok’s father. I don’t need to tell you, but no one must know about this. If word of this gets out, you’ll die too.”
The inspection officer’s mind raced frantically.
The Provincial Inspector was definitely on the First Prince’s side.
And he had heard rumors that the Salvation Protection Corps was the Third Prince’s right hand.
In other words, he had to choose between the First Prince and the Third Prince.
If he sided with the First Prince, he should run not to Beijing but to the Shandong Provincial Inspector’s Office and report this matter to the Provincial Inspector.
What would happen after that?
“Are you curious about what would happen if you went to the Provincial Inspector’s Office and reported the truth to the Provincial Inspector?”
“Hieok!”
He was so startled that a strange sound escaped his mouth.
“I’ll tell you what would happen. First, nothing would happen to me. What could happen to a Geumeuiwi Deputy Commander for dealing with one corrupt official?”
Seol Mujin was right about that.
“But from the moment you report this to the Provincial Inspector, you’d have to live in fear of death every day, every hour. Because I would come looking for you.”
Seol Mujin’s casual threat was all the more terrifying for its matter-of-fact delivery.
“I’ll go to Beijing immediately!”
“Remember this. If anyone other than Magistrate Byeok’s father comes, both of you are dead.”
“I’ll remember.”
“You.”
Byeok Sejin, who was called, answered in surprise.
“Yes!”
“Hurry up and write the letter, and inspection officer, prepare to depart for Beijing.”
As Seol Mujin stood up, he said to the inspection officer.
“Oh right! Release the imprisoned officials.”
Byeok Sejin asked.
“What happens to me?”
“You’ll wait quietly in prison until your father arrives.”
What Seol Mujin ordered proceeded swiftly.
Byeok Sejin, who wrote the letter, was imprisoned, and the inspection officer carrying the letter headed to Beijing.
For the time being, Bang Donguk became the acting magistrate and took charge of the government office.
Peace came to Jinan in less than an hour after Seol Mujin’s arrival.
Everyone was curious about what magic Seol Mujin had performed, but Seol Mujin never satisfied their curiosity.
When he finished his work at the government office and returned home, it was almost chaos.
“Brother is dating Namgung Sojo?”
“The two of them are getting married?”
“Hmm. Both of them are serious.”
“How did they start dating!”
“It’s natural for young men and women living under the same roof to develop feelings.”
“What did that guy see in you that made Hyemin fall for him?”
The boisterous voices echoed loudly all the way outside the main gate.
Creak—!
When the main gate opened, all eyes turned to Seol Mujin.
Feeling burdened by their stares, he tried to close the gate again, but Hwangbo Ryeoseon, who rushed over at the speed of light, grabbed the gate.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
“R-running away? What crime have I committed?”
“Your crime is leaving those two alone in Seol Podoo’s house.”
“I didn’t leave them alone; those two settled in as house guests. I’m also a victim here.”
“Brother! You knew they were dating but didn’t say a word when you came to the family estate?”
“Wouldn’t it be right for the parties involved to speak for themselves?”
“That seems right, but you should have told us!”
“Now you know, so that’s settled.”
Jegal Jaeryeong asked Hwangbo Cheonag and Namgung Hyeryeong, who were sitting like criminals in the main hall.
“How far have you two gone?”
As soon as that question came out, everyone looked at the two of them.
“A kiss?”
Hwangbo Cheonag waved his hands in panic.
“Why are you asking such things! We haven’t done anything!”
“Huh? Huh huh?”
Jegal Jaeryeong, who had asked the question, turned red.
“I-I see.”
“What do you see? Huh? What?”
At Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s question, Jegal Jaeryeong turned her head and said shyly.
“I don’t know.”
“What do you mean you don’t know! How far have those two gone!”
Hwangbo Cheonag shouted angrily.
“Why are you curious about such things, sister!”
“These kids already…! I haven’t even properly held a man’s hand!”
“That’s because there’s something wrong with you, sister!”
“How dare this kid talk back to his sister! Do you want to get beaten?”
“Do you think you can beat me?”
“Oh ho! You’ve gotten a bit better at martial arts lately and lost all fear? Come at me!”
“You think I won’t if you tell me to come?”
Namgung Hyemin stopped Hwangbo Cheonag as he stood up abruptly.
“Brother, please restrain yourself. Sister might get hurt.”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon looked at Namgung Hyemin with an incredulous gaze.
“I’ll get hurt? By that guy?”
“Brother’s martial arts have improved a lot.”
“Damn it! They say the sister-in-law who stops the fight is more hateful than the fighting mother-in-law, and these two are a pair! Come here! It’s a duel!”
Somehow the courtyard had become a sparring ground.
Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Hwangbo Cheonag stood two zhang apart.
Swords had somehow appeared in their hands.
Sang Chiyeon’s opinion that ‘Wouldn’t it be better to use wooden swords?’ was completely ignored.
Hwangbo Ryeoseon, who had seemed furious, calmed down once she held her sword and faced him.
Seol Mujin thought ‘This should be fine’ and leisurely crossed his arms.
Hwangbo Cheonag had shown truly remarkable progress since coming to Jinan.
Looking at Hwangbo Cheonag’s rate of improvement, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a genius.
On top of that, he had even taken the Lotus Blossom Attack Pills, so it would be a good fight with Hwangbo Ryeoseon.
“Little brother. You haven’t been hit in a while, so you seem to have forgotten how harsh this sister’s hands can be. From now on, I’ll make sure you can’t even lift your head.”
“I’m not the Hwangbo Cheonag you used to know, sister. I’ll easily subdue an old maid like you!”
“O-old maid? This bastard has been coddled too much and is crossing the line!”
“At twenty-one with no boyfriend, you’re exactly an old maid!”
When Jegal Jaeryeong muttered ‘They’re holding swords but fighting with words,’ both of them moved simultaneously.
Clang!
Seol Mujin flinched at the sharp sound.
From the sound of their clashing, it seemed Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Hwangbo Cheonak had no intention of holding back.
Their subsequent movements also showed no signs of going easy on each other.
The movements of the two fighting with all their might were almost too fast to see.
Hwangbo Hyeonguk came over to Seol Mujin’s side and spoke with a worried expression.
“Brother, shouldn’t we stop them?”
While it might look like a life-or-death battle to others, Seol Mujin wasn’t particularly worried.
The two fighters were gauging each other’s abilities.
They knew that even fighting with full strength, they couldn’t seriously hurt each other.
That’s why they could clash so fiercely.
The sparring between the two ended in just over an hour.
The first to sheathe her sword was Hwangbo Ryeoseon.
Hwangbo Ryeoseon stepped back, put away her sword, and gestured toward Hwangbo Cheonak.
“You, come here.”
Hwangbo Cheonak, who had been swinging his sword as if to kill, showed a startled expression.
“Why?”
“Tsk—!”
Hwangbo Cheonak hesitantly approached Hwangbo Ryeoseon.
Hwangbo Ryeoseon suddenly grabbed Hwangbo Cheonak’s ear and twisted it.
“If you can fight this well, why have you been neglecting your internal energy cultivation? Do you really want to die?”
“Ah! My ear, my ear…!”
After making Hwangbo Cheonak’s ear red, Hwangbo Ryeoseon smiled and patted his cheek.
“Running away from home was worth it.”
Hwangbo Cheonak spoke with an embarrassed expression.
“Sister, you’re still strong even though you didn’t run away from home.”
“Oh my! Now you’re even evaluating my martial arts.”
“It’s the truth. Sister is still stronger than me.”
Though it looked evenly matched, the two fighters and Seol Mujin knew the truth.
Hwangbo Ryeoseon was still about half a level stronger.
“Seeing your martial arts improve, running away from home seems to have been effective. Should I run away too?”
The way she glanced at Seol Mujin after saying that made it seem like she’d really come if invited.
As he deliberately avoided her gaze, Jegal Jaeryeong spoke.
“Somehow it seems like there might be two people from the Hwangbo Family in this house.”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk asked Hwangbo Ryeoseon in surprise.
“Sister, are you really going to come to this house?”
“Is that up to me? The house owner has to give permission.”
“If sister comes, I’ll come too!”
“Are you crazy? Does it make sense for the young family head to leave the estate?”
“If it means my martial arts can improve, father would probably allow it, right?”
“Would he?”
Before the conversation could progress further, Seol Mujin cut it short.
“Absolutely not.”
“Why is Cheonag-i allowed but we’re not?”
“It’s the house owner’s decision.”
“Wow! The house owner’s tyranny!”
Jegal Jaeryeong laughed first, and as if it were contagious, everyone burst into laughter, and the topic of running away was dropped.
“After all that fighting, I’m hungry.”
Since it was dinner time anyway, they were wondering what to eat when Jegal Jaeryeong asked Seol Mujin.
“Didn’t you say Seol Podoo’s house used to be a pleasure house?”
“Yes.”
“Can’t we have dinner at that pleasure house?”
“Um, you seem to not know what a pleasure house is for, but it’s not a place for eating—it’s a place for drinking.”
“Don’t they serve food as side dishes?”
“Well, they do, but…”
“Then let’s go! When else would I get a chance to visit a pleasure house?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon also raised her hand enthusiastically.
“I agree! I want to try drinking at a pleasure house too!”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk panicked and tried to stop them both.
“Wouldn’t the pleasure house be uncomfortable if women go there?”
“Why? It’s not like we’re eating and drinking for free—we’ll pay.”
“Money isn’t the issue…”
“Are you scared of going to a pleasure house?”
“Wh-who’s scared of a pleasure house?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon looked at Hwangbo Hyeonguk with suspicious eyes.
“This guy seems to be scared after all. What do you think?”
Jegal Jaeryeong, receiving Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s question, said.
“Everyone has fear of things they’ve never experienced. Hyeonguk is naturally a bit timid anyway.”
“I’m not! I’ve been to a pleasure house too…!”
When Jegal Jaeryeong stared at him intently, Hwangbo Hyeonguk avoided her eyes and mumbled evasively.
“…I want to go.”
“Then it’s settled. Let’s have dinner at Yeonji-ru tonight!”
Seol Mujin couldn’t get used to this boisterous atmosphere.
They weren’t originally like this, but this journey seemed to have lifted everyone’s spirits.
“You guys go. I’ll eat at home.”
Hwangbo Cheonak said this while glancing at Namgung Hyemin.
Even without learning mind-reading techniques, it was obvious he wanted to go but was being considerate of Namgung Hyemin.
Namgung Hyemin chuckled and stood up abruptly.
“Then brother can stay home. I’ll have dinner at the pleasure house.”
“Huh? What? How can that be? If we’re going, we should go together!”
Jegal Jaeryeong linked arms with Namgung Hyemin.
“Did I mention? I like you, sister.”
“This girl said something different when we first met. That I was annoying.”
“Mm… you were annoying back then.”
“What changed our Jaeryeong’s mind?”
“It wasn’t me who changed, but you, sister.”
“You didn’t even call me sister back then.”
“I told you. You were annoying.”
“So now you like me? Not just pity?”
Jegal Jaeryeong looked intently at Namgung Hyemin’s face and said.
“That’s not enough. Unless someone has really poor eyesight, they wouldn’t even notice the scars. Whoever treated you did a good job.”
“I did receive treatment from a renowned physician.”
They received plenty of attention from people on their way to Yeonji-ru.
Especially many people couldn’t take their eyes off Namgung Hyemin, captivated by her beauty.
“Ah, sister is about to become annoying again.”
“Hehehe…”
Namgung Hyemin was in a good mood.
The feeling of the cold night breeze touching her skin, going out with people like this, and receiving people’s gazes.
‘How long has it been since I went out?’
All this time, she had secluded herself and devoted herself only to internal energy cultivation with Hwangbo Cheonak.
She had taken up martial arts again, which she had abandoned, because she felt she would go crazy if she didn’t focus on something.
And there she found a way to live.
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