Surviving as the Heavenly Demon’s Concubine - Chapter 85

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Meanwhile. The Office of the Sangwan Baek.

“Is he… is he okay…?”

Jegal Lin looked worriedly at Lee In-pil, who was getting thoroughly beaten with a judgment brush.

“Yes. This happens often.”

The servant answered nonchalantly and left the office alone, saying she would bring tea.

“Sir, sir, we have a guest!”

Lee In-pil, who had spotted Jegal Lin while being beaten enthusiastically, smiled brightly and continued speaking.

“This means it’s time to stop hitting me now.”

“When will the time come for you to come to your senses!”

Muk-in Chongkwan, still not fully calmed down, shouted angrily.

“Well, I’m not sure. I’ll ask Jamiseong about it later.”

Lee In-pil, who had slipped away and escaped quickly, cheerfully guided Jegal Lin to the front of the supervisor.

‘Ugh. This is uncomfortable.’

Standing awkwardly in front of the office desk, Jegal Lin felt like she might be crushed by the hostile atmosphere. How was she supposed to make a request in this situation!

“Damn bastard. Always slipping away whenever he gets the chance…”

Muk-in Chongkwan muttered to himself continuously with words that were half curses, half complaints, while biting on his pipe.

“What business brings you to see me?”

Only then did Jegal Lin seem to catch his attention.

“Ah, well, I… I’m sorry for visiting so suddenly, Supervisor.”

“I heard it was urgent business.”

“That’s true.”

“If urgent business has arisen, is there a way to visit without it being sudden?”

“…There isn’t, I suppose.”

Jegal Lin once again experienced Muk-in Chongkwan’s subtly irritating way of speaking.

It was the typical old-fashioned authoritarian way of speaking – like when an innocent student raises their hand and asks if they can ask a question, the teacher gladly says yes, but then when they actually ask the question, says their chance is over since they already asked one question!

‘So he’s not just like this in the classroom.’

Since it had come to this, quickly getting to the main point and changing the topic was the less irritating path.

“Um… you remember my friend Dang Ri-seo, right?”

“Of course. How could I forget.”

Muk-in Chongkwan’s eyes instantly softened.

He had imagined several times how wonderful it would be if Dang Ri-seo got a job at the Office of the Sangwan Baek in the future and came in as a smart, quick, flexible, and gentle youngest employee.

‘If only that could happen, I could fire that materialistic bastard who only discriminates based on social status!’

Sadly, the Office of the Sangwan Baek was a department that wasn’t very popular despite the authority it held.

This was because the workload was extremely heavy and the department head, Muk-in Chongkwan, was a strict authoritarian.

As a result, employees capable of transferring to other departments had gradually slipped away, and when he came to his senses, only people who were frustratingly incompetent or had serious character flaws remained.

From Muk-in Chongkwan’s perspective, only untrustworthy subordinates were left.

But no matter how incompetent they were, they were still the Office of the Sangwan Baek’s incompetents, so the responsibility for their actions fell on Muk-in Chongkwan.

Naturally evaluating and being wary of employees with even stricter and more demanding standards created a vicious cycle that was repeating right now.

“…Supervisor, are you listening?”

“Hm? Ah. Sorry. What did you say?”

“I said Riser is about to die, so please help her.”

Only then did Muk-in Chongkwan’s eyes widen greatly as all his expressions and movements froze.

“Dang Ri-seo what?”

This absolutely could not happen.

Since she was from Cheonryeon Palace, she had no proper backing making her easy to recruit, and while she was in the Palace of the Concubines, other departments couldn’t even drool over her, plus in just a few years she would definitely become a severed connection…

He had thought these were perfect conditions for establishing a foothold in the Office of the Sangwan Baek!

“Where is she!”

Without giving her time to say anything, Muk-in Chongkwan jumped up from his seat, grabbed Jegal Lin’s wrist, and headed for the door.

“Su… Supervisor?”

“Since this is an urgent situation, I’ll listen to the details on the way. Just tell me where to go. Cheonryeon Palace? Don’t tell me she was dragged to Noeok in the meantime?”

“Ah, no!”

Jegal Lin desperately waved her hands in denial.

Riser had been to Noeok once, but she wasn’t there right now, so it wasn’t a lie.

“Then where is she!”

“The, the Poison Master’s garden near Geomsu Jiok…!”

“Huh!”

Muk-in Chongkwan gained a precious realization.

Enlightenment doesn’t only come to martial arts masters when they achieve breakthroughs.

Sometimes… even ordinary administrators are given such opportunities.

“Now that I think about it, I was being too hasty. There’s an old saying that the more urgent something is, the more you should take the long way around.”

“…?”

Jegal Lin became anxious because Muk-in Chongkwan’s words and actions were so eccentric and fickle.

‘Maybe I should have looked for another adult…?’

* * *

Once upon a time.

There was a girl cursed to never be able to stop her breathing exercises.

The girl’s name was Dang Ri-seo. An unfortunate girl who had fallen into breathing hell at the young age of only seventeen.

Taking pity on her, two old masters, the Swordmaster and Poison Master, joined forces to break the girl’s curse.

However, the curse was too powerful to overcome with just the strength of the two old masters.

Just then, the great third Magong-ja of the Cheonma Bloodline happened to be passing by nearby and, upon hearing Dang Ri-seo’s pitiful story, decided to bestow the mercy of Mashin.

Ah! How benevolent this is!

Mashin’s care extends from the heavens above to the deepest valleys of Mount Shiwandai without lacking in any corner.

Thus, the two old masters and Magong-ja guided her breathing exercises for three nights and three days without rest to break the girl’s curse, but when there was no improvement, everyone was greatly worried.

Watching this, the girl’s friends. The three-person righteous leader trio of Cheonryeon Palace.

Jegal Lin, Peng Guyeon, and Song Ha Dojang thought.

-Let’s call an adult!

To the girls who had been despairing that all they could do for their friend in crisis was mere cheering, this thought felt like a breakthrough escape strategy.

Jegal Lin said.

-I’ll bring an adult with high status and broad authority! This is the only way to save Riser!

Jegal Lin ran to the Office of the Sangwan Baek and brought Muk-in Chongkwan of the Thousand Hands Blood Tongue.

Then Song Ha Dojang said.

-I’ll look for a specialist. To get practical help, we need an adult who directly works to save lives.

Song Ha Dojang brought Physician Cheonmu Seong, who was the vice-head of Yakwang-jeon and the great fourth Magong-ja of the Cheonma Bloodline.

While the two of them each brought trustworthy adults, Peng Guyeon silently stayed by Dang Ri-seo’s side.

They couldn’t all leave at the same time.

This was because during breathing exercises, even the most skilled martial artists inevitably become very vulnerable to external attacks.

Jegal Lin and Song Ha Dojang said.

-The adults we brought have high status and professional knowledge, so breaking Dang Ri-seo’s curse is just a matter of time. You don’t need to bring an adult too.

Hearing what the two said, Peng Guyeon couldn’t help but be greatly disappointed.

-I think differently.

Peng Guyeon said.

-The person who can save Dang Ri-seo isn’t simply someone with high status, nor a heartless specialist. To truly save a person’s life, you must have ‘the heart that wants to save them no matter what’!

-Miss Peng? Why this sudden outburst…?

-Leave her be. She seems to have an idea.

Thus Peng Guyeon left her friends.

To find a true ‘adult’ and save the pitiful girl from her cruel fate!

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