My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 147

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147.

“Huh? Wh-why are you suddenly saying that…?”

“With some makeup, you’d definitely become a beauty.”

While Seol Mujin made a bewildered expression, Jegal Jaeryeong made an ‘Ah!’ expression.

“Sister! That’s a good idea!”

“Right?”

“Don’t just keep it between you two, let me know too. What exactly are you thinking?”

“The Podallap Palace is currently gathering maidens. Wouldn’t we make excellent offerings? Including Seol Podoo.”

“But I’m a man…”

“I’m telling you you’d be pretty in women’s clothing.”

Seol Mujin made a dismayed expression.

“Are you being serious?”

Dang Choein looked straight at Seol Mujin and spoke each word with emphasis.

“I’m serious.”

“Do you really think that if I dress as a woman, the Podallap Palace monks won’t recognize me? There’s absolutely no way that would work!”

They didn’t recognize him.

Unable to resist the two women’s stubbornness, he was dragged away after reluctantly putting on clothes that fit his body, shoes that fit his feet, and makeup that took half a hour of painstaking effort.

These blind fools!

Seol Mujin was dumbfounded, but he couldn’t reveal that he was a man.

Jegal Jaeryeong and Dang Choein were managing their expressions, but they couldn’t help their lips from twitching.

Thus, the three of them were captured by two monks along with two other strange women and taken to Podallap Palace.

Podallap Palace was so magnificent in scale that it was amazing how such an architectural structure was built on a mountain peak.

The white buildings were decorated with gold leaf in various places, and large and small bronze bells were positioned throughout.

As befitting a temple, Buddha statues could be seen sitting, standing, and lying in various places.

Unlike in the Central Plains, the Podallap Palace monks wore red robes, though occasionally monks in golden robes could be seen.

Most monks wearing golden robes appeared to be old, suggesting it was a color worn only by those of high rank.

The five women(?) went to the deepest part of the magnificent Podallap Palace.

There was a massive building thirty zhang wide, with hundreds of small bells hanging from its eaves.

One of the monks who brought them said.

“For the next three days, you will have time to purify your mind and body. During those three days, you must abstain from cooked food and refrain from harsh words. Do you understand?”

Seol Mujin was afraid his deep voice might come out, so he only mouthed the word ‘yes’ with his lips.

Where the corridor met, doors were clustered closely together.

The monk guided them to the left corridor and said.

“For the next three days, you cannot leave your rooms.”

It was practically confinement.

Fortunately, Seol Mujin, Jegal Jaeryeong, and Dang Choein stayed in the same room with another woman.

Her name was Ramita, which would be Namiran in Central Plains style.

Each room had a bathroom and toilet attached, so it was possible to live without leaving the room.

White clothes were placed on the four beds in the room.

“Change into the provided clothes.”

When the monk closed the door, Namiran untied her clothes and removed her upper garment.

Startled, Seol Mujin grabbed the clothes from the bed and entered the bathroom.

Namiran, who was changing clothes, looked at Seol Mujin with a ‘why bother?’ expression.

Jegal Jaeryeong and Dang Choein held back their laughter and hurriedly changed clothes.

The troubled person was Seol Mujin.

“What do I do about this.”

The clothes were too small.

The skirt was wide enough to wear somehow, but the upper garment seemed like the ties would tear if he applied even a little force.

He managed to put it on by narrowing his shoulders and pulling his chest inward.

Seol Mujin came out of the bathroom in a hunched posture.

Seeing this, Jegal Jaeryeong finally couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing with a ‘Pfft!’

Namiran said with a pitying expression.

“The clothes are too small.”

Seol Mujin made an effort to produce a thin voice.

“That’s right.”

An ambiguous voice that was neither clearly male nor female came out.

‘I shouldn’t have accepted this plan.’

But it was too late for regrets.

Unable to watch any longer, Dang Choein opened the door and spoke to the monk standing in the corridor.

“My friend’s clothes are too small.”

The approaching monk glanced into the room.

Even to him, Seol Mujin’s posture looked extremely strange.

“Hmm! Wait a moment.”

Fortunately, it seemed he would bring larger clothes.

Relief seemed to lead to carelessness.

Rip!

The clothing ties tore and the front of his chest opened up.

Before Namiran could see, Seol Mujin hastily covered his chest with both hands.

“Oh my! Our Mujin’s chest is too big! Ho ho ho!”

Jegal Jaeryeong joked around while blocking the view of Seol Mujin.

Shortly after, the monk brought new clothes.

They were still small, but at least wearable.

‘Sigh! I have to stay here for three days? That’s impossible!’

Seol Mujin waited for night to fall and for Namiran to fall asleep.

When Seol Mujin felt her breathing become steady and slipped out of bed, Jegal Jaeryeong and Dang Choein also got up.

Seol Mujin pressed Namiran’s pressure point just in case.

Jegal Jaeryeong asked Seol Mujin.

“What are you planning to do? There are six guards in the corridor.”

The corridor lit with lanterns was as bright as daylight, so they would be discovered the moment they opened the door.

“We’ll have to go out through the window.”

From testing it lightly during the day, he had discovered that the window wasn’t locked.

Seol Mujin carefully pulled the window.

The window opened with a faint sound, but didn’t reveal the outside scenery.

The window was blocked by thick wooden boards.

Breaking the wooden boards wouldn’t be difficult, but they would certainly be heard by the monks guarding outside.

Seeing Seol Mujin’s troubled expression, Jegal Jaeryeong asked.

“What about the ceiling?”

Seol Mujin hadn’t brought his sword, but Jegal Jaeryeong had a flexible sword disguised as a belt.

So cutting out part of the ceiling wouldn’t be difficult.

Seol Mujin focused his attention toward the roof.

Faint breathing, the sound of clothes and roof tiles rubbing together.

“There are guards on the roof too.”

“They’re guarding it like an iron fortress.”

There was no way to leave this room while avoiding the guards’ attention.

“In this situation, we’d have to be trapped here for three days without being able to move…”

As he said this, Seol Mujin’s gaze turned toward Namiran.

Perhaps after three days, they would be able to meet the Gungju who performed the immortality arts.

But during those three days, would they be able to avoid Namiran discovering that Seol Mujin was a man?

The three of them would have to watch Namiran’s every move all day long.

Fortunately, Namiran also seemed accustomed to silence and didn’t say anything.

So the room was filled with nothing but silence throughout.

And the second night arrived.

The three people waited only for Namiran to fall asleep.

Whether she had a carefree personality, Namiran fell fast asleep within one gak after putting her head on the pillow.

Still, just in case, they needed to press her pressure points.

Just as Jegal Jaeryeong was about to reach for the pressure point on Namiran’s neck.

“Don’t press my pressure points.”

“Hieek!”

Jegal Jaeryeong was so startled that she backed away with a strange sound.

Namiran let out a long sigh, threw off the blanket, and sat on the edge of the bed.

“If you press pressure points, I get headaches when I wake up.”

“You, who are you?”

“Shouldn’t you reveal who you are first rather than me? Or should I call the monks outside to ask?”

Seol Mujin said.

“If you call the monks, you’ll be in trouble too, won’t you?”

Namiran chuckled.

“You have a pretty face but a deep voice. Why would a man be here where only maidens should be?”

Seol Mujin, Jegal Jaeryeong, and Dang Choein exchanged glances.

Should they subdue her first?

Or should they kill her?

But killing someone without knowing who they were wasn’t an option.

Just as Seol Mujin was about to subdue her, Namiran said.

“From what I can see, we don’t seem to be enemies, so let’s not fight unnecessarily.”

“How can we trust that?”

“Because I haven’t screamed yet?”

Seol Mujin said.

“From what I can see, you don’t seem to have come here to become a sacrifice either.”

“Perhaps your purpose is similar to yours?”

“Purpose?”

“To kill Gungju, isn’t it?”

“Reveal your identity first.”

At Dang Choein’s words, Namiran answered.

“I’m Inspector Namiran from Dochalwon. And you are?”

“There are female officials in Dochalwon?”

The answer to Dang Choein’s question came from Seol Mujin.

“They exist under the name Mohyeonbu.”

“Few people know that name. I’m even more curious about your identity now.”

“I’m Seol Mujin, Deputy Commander affiliated with Geumeuiwi.”

Surprised, Namiran jumped up.

“What? Deputy Commander Seol Mujin of Geumeuiwi, the Nation-Protecting Spear?”

Dang Choein looked at Seol Mujin with an expression that said ‘What kind of idiotic name is that?’

Seol Mujin scratched his cheek and said.

“I am called that sometimes.”

Namiran bowed deeply toward Seol Mujin.

“I greet the great Deputy Commander!”

“Ah, no, I’m not that great…”

“You single-handedly suppressed rebels, so of course you’re great!”

“Please lower your voice.”

Although he had set up an internal energy barrier, making a commotion wouldn’t be good.

“I’m, I’m sorry. I was seeing someone I’ve always admired, no, respected…”

“But why is Inspector Na here?”

There was no reason for a Dochalwon official who investigated government secrets to be at Podallap Palace.

“Although it’s far from the Central Plains, Xinjiang is also a place where His Majesty’s grace reaches. I was investigating after receiving a tip that the Rabsal Office was colluding with Podallap Palace to suck the people’s blood.”

“You infiltrated all the way here to investigate?”

“The investigation is mostly finished.”

“But?”

“Maidens were being kidnapped to Podallap Palace, and I couldn’t just watch. I received a tip from a monk that the maidens were being used as sacrifices. Didn’t you also come here because of that, Commander Seol?”

“I heard that Gungju sacrifices a thousand maidens to learn an evil art called the Art of Eternal Life. I came to stop that atrocity.”

“So you infiltrated in this beautiful form.”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Of course.”

“I’m not particularly grateful.”

“I apologize. But these two ladies are…?”

Seol Mujin introduced Jegal Jaeryeong and Dang Choein.

“I didn’t know Murim was also watching this incident.”

“There are circumstances for that. But does Inspector Na have any special plans?”

“If it’s true that Gungju kills innocent maidens, he must die.”

“How?”

“I’m thinking of an ambush.”

“That won’t be easy, will it?”

“To sacrifice maidens, Gungju will definitely come to that place, so we must target that moment.”

“We have the same idea. According to a Podallap Palace monk, Gungju’s martial arts have transcended human limits. You know that, right?”

“I’m not weak either. Though of course I can’t compare to Commander Seol.”

Jegal Jaeryeong said.

“The biggest problem right now is that we don’t know how strong Gungju’s martial arts are.”

Fighting without knowing the enemy’s strength was always a dangerous gamble.

Moreover, Seol Mujin hadn’t been able to bring any weapons.

“Inspector Na, do you happen to have any weapons?”

At Seol Mujin’s question, Namiran untied her belt and infused it with martial power.

It was similar to the soft sword that Jegal Jaeryeong had.

“At least our allies have increased to four, which is good news.”

“Especially being on the same side as Commander Seol is most reassuring.”

Looking at Namiran smiling innocently, Seol Mujin sighed inwardly.

From what he could see, she seemed to have infiltrated recklessly because she couldn’t bear to see innocent women die – it was reckless behavior driven only by a sense of justice.

“Even when we meet Gungju the day after tomorrow, don’t act rashly. You must wait for my signal.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

And finally, the three days of confinement ended.

A monk in the corridor shouted loudly enough to be heard inside the room.

“Bathe and purify yourselves within half a gak and come out to the corridor!”

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