My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 40
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40.
As Seol Mujin’s story continued, cold sweat formed on Yeon Gok’s back.
Because somehow, he had become the person at the center of this whole affair.
He was the one who discovered the Illusion Enchantress, he was the one who made the truth serum, and he had even planned part of the strategy!
If Hwangbo Hunyong couldn’t overcome Bae Hyeonjin’s illusion arts and went on a rampage, it seemed like he would kill him first.
So he quietly moved closer to the Triplets.
As soon as Seol Mujin’s long and complicated story ended, Hwangbo Hunyong’s question came flying.
“So the conclusion is that my wife poisoned Ryeoseon and Hyeonguk under the orders of that maid called Hwang Soyeon. And I’m also poisoned?”
“Your reason is also clouded by your wife’s illusion arts.”
Seol Mujin spoke directly.
“And you don’t know who the real mastermind is?”
“The truth serum had no effect.”
“Wake up my wife first.”
Yeon Gok, receiving Seol Mujin’s gaze, shook his head.
“Doctor Yeon says it’s not possible.”
“Does he mean he won’t do it, or he can’t do it?”
Undisguisable anger seeped through Hwangbo Hunyong’s voice.
Yeon Gok tensed his lower abdomen and opened his mouth.
“Both.”
“Both?”
“If your wife regains consciousness, she will surely unleash demonic energy on the Family Head. It’s better if that doesn’t happen.”
“Wake her up anyway.”
“I refuse.”
Hwangbo Hunyong’s fierce momentum turned into killing intent.
It felt like a bundle of needles scraping against his skin.
“Are you refusing the Family Head’s orders in the Hwangbo Family Estate?”
He looked ready to draw his sword at any moment, but Yeon Gok didn’t back down.
“How shameful that the Family Head of the Hwangbo Family, one of the Five Great Families, is bewitched by an enchantress and about to lose his reason.”
After saying that, Yeon Gok glanced at Samtaesang.
His expression seemed to say, ‘Oh! Look at this guy. He’s got guts.’
Getting recognition from a trusted backer was always a pleasant thing.
But the threat before his eyes didn’t care about such backing.
“How dare you speak to me like that! You must have a death wish!”
Hwangbo Hunyong drew up his martial power.
Tremendous force surged toward Yeon Gok.
Looking at Hwangbo Hunyong’s eyes, it didn’t seem like he would end this as just a threat.
When Seol Mujin moved to block Yeon Gok’s front, Hwangbo Ryeoseon also moved.
She stood barely one foot away from Hwangbo Hunyong.
They were close enough that their breaths could touch each other.
“Father! Please stop!”
“Move aside if you don’t want to die.”
“Are you saying you’ll kill me if I don’t move?”
“Anyone who blocks me will die.”
“Is a father who would kill his own daughter normal?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon placed her hand on Hwangbo Hunyong’s chest.
“If you don’t step back right now, I’ll crush Father’s heart.”
“What?”
“Neither a father who would kill his daughter nor a daughter who would kill her father is normal. Father might not realize it, but this damn household hasn’t been normal for a long time. Shall we reach the peak of that today?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon didn’t back down even against Hwangbo Hunyong’s fierce killing intent.
From the atmosphere, it seemed like the father and daughter would draw swords on each other at any moment.
Yeon Gok whispered to Seol Mujin.
“Shouldn’t we stop them?”
Seol Mujin was also contemplating.
Hwangbo Hunyong was too fierce and Hwangbo Ryeoseon didn’t seem like she would back down.
If Hwangbo Hunyong exploded with madness, Hwangbo Ryeoseon’s life would disappear in an instant.
Then Hwangbo Hyeonguk stepped forward.
“Father.”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk, standing beside Hwangbo Ryeoseon, only gazed intently at Hwangbo Hunyong.
If Hwangbo Hunyong unleashed his killing intent here, he would have to kill both children.
Perhaps due to the imagination in his head, Hwangbo Hunyong’s expression became distorted.
“You said there’s an antidote?”
Hwangbo Hyeonguk answered briefly.
“Yes.”
“Even after taking that, if my emotions remain the same, those people will never leave alive.”
Seol Mujin, who had received the antidote from Seol Changho, approached.
The killing intent still hadn’t left the eyes of Hwangbo Hunyong as he received the antidote that Seol Mujin offered.
“I’m suddenly wondering if this might be poison.”
“If we wanted to kill the Family Head, there would be no need to use such a complicated method.”
“What?”
Seol Ryeoseon chuckled.
Even with the Triplets around, what kind of audacity was that?
Seol Mujin also handed an antidote to Hwa Yeonshim.
Emotion rose on Hwa Yeonshim’s face as she received the antidote.
“Finally, I can escape from this detestable place. Young Master Seol, thank you.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Seol Mujin crouched down beside the collapsed Bae Hyeonjin.
“When I give this to the lady, Miss Hwa and the Family Head must also take the antidote simultaneously.”
Killing intent and anxiety coexisted in Hwangbo Hunyong’s eyes.
That anxiety wasn’t worry about himself, but concern for Bae Hyeonjin.
What if this wasn’t an antidote but poison?
Hwangbo Hunyong might somehow endure with his robust martial power, but Bae Hyeonjin would have no choice but to die on the spot.
When Seol Mujin put the medicine into Bae Hyeonjin’s mouth, his heart felt like it would stop.
He wanted to cut off those hands immediately, but couldn’t move even a step because of the two bastards blocking his way.
‘Please… please…’
Hwangbo Ryeoseon said.
“Father. You need to take it.”
Hwangbo Hunyong, startled, looked at the antidote in his palm before throwing it into his mouth.
The feeling of it going down his esophagus was particularly bitter.
Hwa Yeonshim also took the antidote.
There was no need to circulate martial power separately.
Hwa Yeonshim felt her left chest becoming warm.
Soon the love bug attached to her heart would dry up and be absorbed into her body.
Seol Ryeoseon asked Hwa Yeonshim.
“How is it?”
Hwa Yeonshim, feeling the energy in her heart, nodded.
The love bug was dead and Hwa Yeonshim had finally escaped from Bae Hyeonjin’s clutches.
Hwangbo Hunyong, suddenly feeling dizzy, staggered.
Hwangbo Hyeonguk supported Hwangbo Hunyong.
“Father. Are you alright?”
Hwangbo Hunyong, sitting in the chair that Hwangbo Seonyong had pulled out, pressed his temples with both index fingers.
“I’m getting a bit of a headache.”
His body was reacting to expelling the demonic energy.
What even the people around could feel was that Hwangbo Hunyong’s killing intent had completely disappeared.
Hwangbo Hunyong closed his eyes tightly, exhaled several long breaths, then opened his eyes.
His bloodshot red eyes had already returned to normal.
Hwangbo Hunyong could tell that in less than half an hour, he had become a completely different person.
The rage that had filled his entire body disappeared, and shame took its place.
It was because of past memories that flashed by like a revolving lantern.
His actions and words, the shameful behavior he had directed toward Bae Hyeonjin.
All of it, which had certainly been his emotions, now became waves of embarrassment that crashed over him.
Even looking at the collapsed Bae Hyeonjin didn’t stir any emotions.
No, new emotions began to bloom fresh.
“I really was dominated by demonic energy.”
To think one antidote pill could make such a clear distinction.
It even felt futile.
“It’s not your fault, Father.”
“No, it’s my fault. Of course it’s my fault. I’m the one who has to clean up this mess too. I need to lock that woman in prison immediately.”
He had to uncover the mastermind behind this conspiracy, even if it meant torture.
Seol Mujin said.
“There’s something we need to do before that.”
“What’s that?”
“We need to return the internal energy that woman stole to its rightful owner.”
Everyone’s gaze turned to Hwa Yeonshim.
Hwa Yeonshim was grateful to Seol Mujin for thinking of her in this situation.
“How long will it take?”
“About half a shichen.”
Hwangbo Hunyong pointed at Hwang Soyeon.
“What about that woman?”
“She’s not needed. We probably won’t be able to get anything out of her through torture, but it would be nice if we could. The grudge isn’t only held by the Hwangbo Family.”
“Understood. Seon-yong.”
“Yes, elder brother.”
“Take that wench to Thunder Prison. Call for an interrogation specialist.”
“Father. How about you rest a bit before moving?”
“Even rest is a luxury for me. Send someone to fetch that woman after half a shichen.”
To Hwangbo Hunyong, Bae Hyeonjin had now become just ‘that woman.’
Although they couldn’t uncover the mastermind, it seemed the dark clouds over the Hwangbo Family had lifted.
‘I can return home in peace.’
***
Streets are always messier after the rain stops.
Everything is muddy and there are puddles of dirty water everywhere.
Cleaning it up is the locals’ job, and guests can just leave.
Hwangbo Hyeonguk’s face was full of regret as he watched Seol Mujin’s group pack their belongings.
“Brother, please stay a few more days. I haven’t even properly thanked you yet.”
“I think I’ve heard that a hundred times already?”
“Words alone can’t be enough. You saved the Hwangbo Family.”
The interrogation specialist was truly skilled, as they were able to capture accomplices within the Hwangbo Family through torture.
Among them were the two assassins who had ambushed Hwangbo Ryeoseon.
And there were still mountains of issues to resolve.
Healing the wounds that had torn them apart because of Bae Hyeonjin was no easy task.
Seol Mujin patted Hwangbo Hyeonguk’s shoulder.
“I’ll stop by later once things are settled here.”
As he left the room, Hwangbo Ryeoseon was waiting.
“What do you want most right now?”
Her question was direct.
“To go home and rest comfortably.”
“That’s not something I can give you. Anyway, th… th… thank you.”
There are people who are particularly bad at saying thank you.
It might be a character flaw, but Hwangbo Ryeoseon had never received help from others in her life, so she simply hadn’t had the opportunity to say it.
A carriage was waiting in the courtyard.
Originally, carriages couldn’t enter the deep inner parts of the Hwangbo Family Estate.
That long-standing tradition had been broken because of Seol Mujin’s group.
There was another person waiting beside the carriage.
This time, Hwangbo Hunyong had come out personally.
“I lack eloquence, so I have no way to express my gratitude.”
“The Family Head handled the situation wisely.”
Hwangbo Hunyong shook his head.
“If I had been wise, this wouldn’t have happened in the first place.”
Hwangbo Hunyong’s gaze lingered on the siblings.
“Those children’s courage also prevented my foolishness. I owe you a debt that’s hard to repay. Our Hwangbo Family will never forget this.”
“Please come to our Yeonji-ru later and drink plenty of alcohol.”
“Yeonji-ru? You mean the pleasure house?”
“That place is like my home.”
After Seol Mujin finished his greetings and boarded the carriage, the Triplets and Yeon Gok followed.
“Big brother. I’ll definitely come visit you soon.”
“Yes. I’ll treat you to the most delicious alcohol in the world.”
“I haven’t tried alcohol yet though…”
“A man of eighteen should be able to drink three mal of alcohol.”
“Yes! I understand!”
They stood there blankly watching their retreating figures until the carriage disappeared from view.
Hwangbo Hunyong let out a wistful murmur.
“I wish I knew where their master’s school is.”
“It must be a renowned orthodox sect.”
“It must be. How else could they have raised such an upright and wise young man?”
Hwangbo Ryeoseon said.
“Hyeonguk, when you go, I’m going too.”
“Sister too? You hardly ever leave the house because you’re always training in martial arts.”
“If I’m going, I’m going.”
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Inside the carriage, Seol Mujin was sprawled out like a squid drying in the sunlight.
“Phew—! It’s finally over.”
He had come to treat a patient but ended up treating the entire Hwangbo Family.
Only Seol Mujin and Yeon Gok were exhausted.
Seol Ryeoseon said with a bright smile.
“Still, it was fun. We’ve put the Hwangbo Family in great debt to us, so it’ll be helpful to you, brother.”
“It’s not like the Hwangbo Family will catch the criminals I need to catch for me.”
“Are you going to be a government official your whole life, oppa?”
“I don’t know about the future, but right now I need to focus on my duties as a government official. Why? Would you prefer if I did something else?”
“Being a government official isn’t bad, but you’re too good for it, oppa.”
Suddenly, the window connecting to the driver’s seat slid open with a rattle, and the face of a woman in her early thirties appeared.
It was Hwa Yeonshim’s true appearance after regaining her internal energy, and to Seol Mujin, who had seen countless women at the pleasure house, she was truly a beauty of devastating charm.
“Exactly. Young Master Seol working as a government official is a waste of talent.”
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