Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 80

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Splash!

To conclude from the start, it wasn’t enjoyable at all.

“Sigh. Why did this happen? I really don’t understand…”

“…”

Splash, splash.

Riser kept her mouth tightly shut and rinsed the mop in the water basin.

Mujin had been doing nothing but grumbling since earlier and wasn’t being helpful at all.

“Isn’t this too inefficient? How about we destroy this world and build a new one right now?”

“I said no.”

Scrub! Scrub!

Riser said while wiping the curry stains off the floor with the mop.

“The mundane world rules are already finished being designed, and there’s a lot of internal energy that’s been converted according to those rules.”

“I already heard that story. It’s boring.”

“It would be less boring if you listened while doing some dishrag work.”

“…You didn’t forget that I’m of Cheonma bloodline, did you?”

Riser didn’t give any answer.

Mujin, befitting his precious status, had apparently never done kitchen (dantian) cleaning before, so he just held and released the dishrag while wasting time.

‘Should I just tell him to get lost?’

Murderous intent began to bloom in Riser’s heart.

Unaware of this, Mujin lay sprawled on the island cooking counter topped with marble and chattered away.

“Dang Ri-seo. What I imagined was this. You would fiercely battle against poison energy manifested as evil dragons or venomous phoenixes within your mundane world. Then when you’re overwhelmed, I would make a cool entrance to help you and it would be over.”

‘What terrible imagination.’

Why would she manifest already difficult-to-handle poison energy as intimidating animals like dragons or phoenixes? Riser mentally criticized Mujin for lacking the basic attitude of a mundane world user.

“Sigh. Doing mundane kitchen cleaning like this wasn’t in my plans.”

“But you’re not cleaning.”

“It’s practically the same thing! This is so boring!”

‘How is that the same thing, you scoundrel bastard.’

Riser stopped briefly and took a deep breath to calm her anger.

She could endure it. How many inconsiderate people were there in this field anyway.

Remembering how Jegal Lin, who stubbornly refused to do things she didn’t want to do even if beaten to death, reluctantly came out for morning training brought peace to her mind.

“Magong-ja.”

However, saying the next words required quite a big decision.

“Could I ask for ‘cleaning diligently’ as the second repayment?”

Using the hard-earned favor repayment coupon this way was painful, but it was bearable if she didn’t have to watch him laze around.

“What? That won’t work. That’s included in the first favor repayment.”

‘Damn. How picky.’

When her masterstroke miserably betrayed her expectations, Riser decided to just kick Mujin out.

“Then could you go find the poison energy that ran away?”

Fortunately, Mujin seemed quite interested as he jumped down from the cooking counter.

“Sure. What does it look like? Dragon? Phoenix? Qilin?”

“Uh, um…”

Riser hesitated while avoiding Mujin’s expectant gaze.

‘I probably shouldn’t tell him honestly.’

The moment he thought it was boring, Mujin would obviously lie back down on the cooking counter.

“That… an amorphous mud monster that gives off a burning spicy smell… tears apart and devours innocent livestock like pigs… wherever it goes, it devastates the mountains and fields so that garlic and chives cannot survive…”

“Ooooh!”

Mujin listened intently to Riser’s description of the curry that she made as terrifying as possible, his eyes shining.

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“You… isn’t this taking too long…?”

Jegal Lin looked worried and restless.

It was already daylight and had become a time that should be called morning, past dawn.

“Song Ha Dojang, is this okay?”

Song Ha of the Mudang Sect, suddenly questioned, answered with a bewildered expression.

“I don’t know either! The original form of Yang Divine Arts disappeared long ago… I only memorized the incantations to begin with…”

“How can you say something so irresponsible?”

“Stop it.”

Jegal Lin blamed Song Ha even though she knew it wasn’t her fault.

There was no one who could solve or explain the current situation.

The two reliable adult Mazongs had their hands on Riser’s shoulder blades with their eyes tightly closed, and even the unreliable adult Mujin was sitting across from Riser, placing both hands on his and her dantians respectively, pouring out his concentration.

‘I’m too powerless.’

Even though she had changed terrain, used ground-shrinking techniques, and employed invisibility formations, Jegal Lin felt like she couldn’t do anything.

Peng Guyeon, who had been quietly watching, finally spoke up.

“We might need to call another adult.”

At that moment, Jegal Lin and Song Ha’s eyes widened and sparkled.

“That’s it…!”

“That’s right!”

Jegal Lin and Song Ha were overjoyed just at having a way to escape this terrible stalemate. Honestly, what could the three of them left here do? Taking turns keeping watch would be about all.

‘But if we call an adult!’

They would surely provide interpretation of the current situation and strategically correct instructions.

It was a solution like salvation for the Cheonryeon Palace young girls who were only in their mid-to-late teens.

“Brilliant…! How did you come up with such an ingenious and effective method…!”

“Miss Peng isn’t usually talkative, but once she opens her mouth, she never says useless things. I’ve always admired that!”

“Calm down, both of you.”

Peng Guyeon first soothed the two.

She understood getting excited at the feeling that something might be resolved, but it was still too early to rejoice.

“We need to decide who to call.”

“…!”

Gulp.

Jegal Lin nodded with a serious expression.

Calling a capable adult who could solve the current situation was a very important matter.

‘It’s a problem that can’t be solved even with two of the Odae Mazong present. Adults with lower status would find it difficult to play a meaningful role. Then…’

Song Ha Dojang also carefully chose a person.

‘More than anything else, we need an adult who knows well about energy circulation and breathing techniques. A real master… No. Someone more specialized would be better.’

Finally, Peng Guyeon also pondered her own selection.

‘If they’re an adult of reasonably high status, they’d all be outstanding in ability. Isn’t it more important whether they have the sincere will to save Riser?’

Thus, the three each held one adult in their hearts.

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