Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 56

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“Secret. Can you tell me?”

Jegal Lin nodded and put down the dumpling she was eating onto her plate.

Though it would be difficult to bring up something that could become a weakness, Jegal Lin opened her mouth without hesitation.

“I, actually….”

“Yeah.”

“…really hate moving around.”

Riser doubted her ears.

‘What does that even mean?’

She couldn’t grasp the meaning at all.

“Ah, do you mean moving around is uncomfortable? Are you hurt somewhere, at risk of getting injured easily, or do you have a particularly weak spot….”

“It’s not really like that.”

Jegal Lin fidgeted with her fingers while watching Riser’s expression.

No way.

No, it couldn’t be.

Riser felt an inexplicable anger slowly stirring from her lower abdomen, but she tried to suppress it calmly.

“I don’t understand well. Your words sound like you hate moving around, but you can do it.”

“No. I absolutely can’t do things I hate.”

Thud!

When Riser struck the table with her fist, the plates rattled.

‘How can someone make a person this angry with just a few words.’

If making people angry were a martial art, Jegal Lin could have become a renowned master.

“Huu. Lin, there are times when you have to do things you don’t want to do.”

“But I don’t want to do it.”

“…Right. But you can do it, can’t you.”

“Riser. Is what I’m saying too difficult for you? Sometimes other people say ‘I don’t understand’ too. I don’t know how to explain it more simply. I can’t do things I hate.”

Everyone hates doing things they don’t want to do! But they do it because they have to!

And you don’t do things you hate, you don’t “can’t” do them! You can do it and you should!

Why? Because you have to! If you’re human, just do it!

“Riser. Why aren’t you saying anything all of a sudden?”

“Yeah. Just because.”

Riser fell into deep contemplation about whether she had chosen her first friend in this world poorly.

“Lin.”

And she came up with a perfect solution to compensate for what might have been a wrong decision.

“From now on, if you miss even one day, we’re cutting ties.”

“?!! That, that’s… unfair! Unfair! I object!”

“Yeah. I’m going to reject it.”

It felt refreshing.

She should have just done this from the beginning.

* * *

Cheonryeon Gungju Sangkwan Baek had lost weight recently.

He had thoroughly experienced the effects of the stress diet that was popular among young women these days.

‘What glory was I trying to enjoy.’

If he could turn back time, he would go back exactly six months and blow up all transportation to Sichuan.

If only he could do that, he could have prevented his small and precious Cheonryeon Palace from degenerating into a den of ignorant martial artists.

“Now all sorts of people come and go every single day, really….”

First, it was the Swordmaster.

At that time, Sangwan Baek was quite motivated and wanted to show the girls of Cheonryeon Palace, who were rising stars of the Central Plains martial world, how strong and amazing the swords of the Demonic Sect were.

If he absolutely had to encounter one of the Odae Mazong on the street, Muae Swordmaster Yeon Soha was the better choice anyway.

The Swordmaster he had invited with such joy demonstrated her sword in front of the girls, then for some reason began to take interest in several of them.

【”You, Peng family girl. Come with me. You there, Ak family too.”】

【”Sure, why not!”】

【”Yes!”】

【”L-Lord! Where are you going!”】

【”? Dosan Jiok.”】

【”I’ll be back! Palace Master!”】

The Swordmaster took Peng Guyeon and Ak Yeonbi and suddenly disappeared, causing worry for days without any communication, then abruptly dumped them in the middle of Cheonryeon-won when her business was finished.

During that time, Sangwan Baek had to suffer writing and rewriting several drafts of apology letters to the Habuk Peng Family and Sando Akga with the content ‘Your daughter was taken by the Swordmaster.’

‘I shouldn’t have gone to Sichuan in the first place.’

No matter how he thought about it, the seed of all this disaster was undoubtedly Dang Ri-seo.

It was a mistake to feel sorry for her as a pitiful child neglected by her family.

If he hadn’t accepted Riser, there wouldn’t have been a need for other prestigious families and sects to send their daughters.

“Palace Master, an honored guest has arrived. Cheonmu Jin Magong-ja has personally come and requests an audience.”

“The 3rd Prince?”

Sangwan Baek tilted his head.

Originally, Cheonryeon Palace was a place where lowly people resided.

There was nothing that would interest the Cheonma Bloodline.

Even giving a hundred concessions, if 1st Princess Cheonyang Seol came to discover talented artists, that would be somewhat believable… but Cheonmu Jin?

‘There’s nothing in Cheonryeon Palace that would interest that scoundrel prince.’

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