Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 67

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Episode 67

 

Dae-han flinched at the name I suddenly called out.

 

“Where do you get off carelessly mentioning the Young Master of Seo Family’s name…?”

 

“Namgung Jeong, where is the Thunder Emotion Sword master? I must meet the master. I have something important to tell him!”

 

“The Young Master of Seo Family? Why…?”

 

When Dae-han looked down at me with displeasure, a guard standing nearby suddenly asked.

 

“Do you know the Young Master of Seo Family?”

 

I instinctively felt it.

 

I need to speak well here.

 

“Yes, yes… The master once saved me from danger.”

 

“The Young Master of Seo Family did?”

 

“Well, when I was working at a restaurant, I got into trouble while carrying food. There was this famous troublemaker in our neighborhood… When I was getting beaten by him, the master saved me.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

“How amazing the master was then! First he threw chopsticks and pierced through the guy’s foot, then when the guy charged at him with a sword, he dodged this way and that…!”

 

I gestured with my hands and feet, explaining as vividly as possible.

 

Actually, I wasn’t even a restaurant worker but almost got beaten after being caught eavesdropping from behind. But since some truth was mixed in, if Namgung Jeong heard this story, he would know who I was.

 

“…Then he stepped firmly on the chopsticks and suddenly flipped his hand to grab the guy’s arm and instantly twisted it back to slam him onto the table…”

 

“Wait!”

 

Suddenly Dae-han shouted loudly. He asked again with a stern face.

 

“Do that part again.”

 

“That part? Which part? Slamming him onto the table…?”

 

“Not that part, from where he flipped his hand!”

 

I repeated the same action I had just done, looking puzzled.

 

Honestly, I only vaguely remembered Namgung Jeong’s appearance from that time, so my movements were endlessly awkward, but Dae-han observed it seriously and soon spoke to the person next to him.

 

“Isn’t that Namgung’s Golden Fishing Hand technique?”

 

“It’s clumsy so it’s a bit confusing… but it is similar.”

 

“Listening to his explanation, it does seem like the Young Master of Seo Family. Didn’t the Young Master of Seo Family enjoy wearing bamboo hats when he wandered Jianghu?”

 

“Throwing chopsticks to humiliate opponents is also like him…”

 

That’s right, it’s Namgung Jeong, that’s right!

 

But they still seemed half-doubtful, so I suppressed my boiling insides and spoke hurriedly with a forced smile.

 

“Um… If you still don’t believe me, could you perhaps relay what I said to the master? Since it definitely happened, the master will surely know when he hears it. I…”

 

“Sorry, but.”

 

Only then did the two people turn to look at me.

 

“We can’t relay it to the Young Master of Seo Family.”

 

“What? Why…?”

 

“He’s not here right now.”

 

I blinked my eyes in bewilderment. Why? Did he go out somewhere?

 

“Then shall I wait until he returns?”

 

“It’s not that kind of problem…”

 

After pondering for a moment, Dae-han soon revealed.

 

“He’s been gone for quite a while. To be precise, he disappeared without a trace at some point. He’s originally someone who wanders Jianghu alone, but this is the first time we haven’t heard any news at all like this.”

 

Disappeared… without a trace?

 

While I was dazed, their conversation continued.

 

“This time does feel a bit ominous, right? He hasn’t been seen since right after that incident happened at the Seo Family Estate…”

 

“I don’t know, I heard rumors that the Young Master of Seo Family went alone to attack the Demonic Sect Headquarters to avenge his sworn brother. Whether it’s true or not, nobody knows.”

 

“The Young Master of Seo Family must be deeply grieved too. He cared so much for his sworn brother…”

 

“Still, won’t he regain his spirits and return after time passes? He’s originally like the wind, so he might show his face again soon…”

 

What, what is all this about?

 

I couldn’t come to my senses. Why did Namgung Jeong disappear without a trace? And he disappeared after the Seo Family Estate was destroyed?

 

That can’t be right. He should have come running when he heard the news of the Seo Family Estate’s destruction, not disappear without a trace, and without anyone knowing… Could it be that Namgung Jeong was also taken by the Demon Cult?

 

Even if he didn’t attack the headquarters like they said, he would have at least pursued them. Or maybe the Namgung Family’s moles made a move…

 

‘Really?’

 

Is that really all there is to it?

 

Did Namgung Jeong really know nothing?

 

Could the Young Master of Seo Family, the second-in-command of the Great Namgung Family, not have noticed anything?

 

“Then!”

 

I asked urgently.

 

“You mean you have absolutely no idea when he’ll return? Can’t you even guess? Like when he might come back…?”

 

Dae-han simply shook his head and answered.

 

“I told you we don’t know. The Young Master of Seo Family is originally famous for not telling others about his plans. Nobody can guess when he’ll return.”

 

“But if I wait here, if I wait until he returns…”

 

“How do you know when the Young Master of Seo Family will return? What if he doesn’t come back for months? Give up and go back now.”

 

“But still, but still…”

 

“I told you to go back!”

 

Dae-han shouted angrily, but I couldn’t back down. I was just biting my lips restlessly when the guard beside him suddenly asked.

 

“Is this because of that person you were looking for earlier? You said you were looking for some young miss…”

 

I quickly raised my head.

 

“…! Yes, yes! Do you perhaps know…?”

 

“Well.”

 

But I became dazed at the answer that came.

 

“I don’t know who you’re looking for, but no young miss around fourteen or fifteen has visited the Namgung Family in recent months. And you said she’s a great beauty? If that were true, not just us but all of Hefei would be buzzing with rumors, but since there’s no talk, she probably never came at all… Hey, hey. Are you feeling unwell?”

 

* * *

 

Young Miss could not be found anywhere.

 

Not anywhere at all.

 

“Have you perhaps seen a young miss around fourteen or fifteen? Even in this area…”

 

“She’s short and thin so she might look even younger. Around twelve or thirteen…”

 

“There’s a high chance her face is covered, but if it wasn’t covered, she has an extraordinarily beautiful face… That’s right. Everyone would remember such a face.”

 

“Have you perhaps seen a young girl…?”

 

I spent several more days wandering around looking for Young Miss.

 

For some time, I sat stubbornly next to the Namgung Family Estate, asking everyone who went in and out about Young Miss.

 

But there was no one who knew Young Miss.

 

I almost got beaten up for bothering an important person, but thanks to Dae-han, who guarded the gate and whom I had befriended through our previous conversation, stopping them, I barely managed to escape alive.

 

After that, Dae-han threatened me, saying I’d really get in trouble if I did this again… But even after that, I kept following and questioning Namgung Family maids and servants whenever I saw them.

 

But there was no one who knew Young Miss.

 

Eventually, I began searching all of Hefei.

 

I examined every alley in Hefei, went from house to house checking if Young Miss might be there. Sometimes I would sit on the roadside and scrutinize every person’s face closely.

 

But Young Miss wasn’t there.

 

No matter where I went, Young Miss wasn’t there.

 

Only then did I realize.

 

‘She’s not here.’

 

Young Miss is not in Hefei.

 

Why?

 

Why didn’t she come to Hefei? She should go to the Namgung Family. She should ask Namgung Jeong for help. But why isn’t she in Hefei? Why?

 

Perhaps… did Young Miss also hear the news that Namgung Jeong had disappeared?

 

So she came to Hefei but went somewhere else? Then where did she go? Where else does Young Miss have to go now? Could she have had a hiding place she didn’t tell me about?

 

If not that, then maybe.

 

‘What if she couldn’t escape?’

 

I stood there dazed, then quickly shook my head.

 

‘No, that can’t be.’

 

Young Miss must have escaped.

 

Since I personally lured the Masked Men. Not only the Masked Men, but even Namgung Jeong’s subordinates were mistaking me for Young Miss until I revealed myself.

 

Since everyone was there, Young Miss must have escaped. She must have safely gotten out of the mountain.

 

If that’s not the case, then I…

 

‘No.’

 

I shook my head several times.

 

First, let me find Young Miss.

 

Let me go look for Young Miss.

 

Because Young Miss will be waiting for me.

 

Young Master will also be looking for me.

 

“Haa, haa…”

 

Before I knew it, I was walking aimlessly.

 

I don’t know where I’m going. I don’t know where I should be heading either.

 

My body’s senses are growing dull. I couldn’t feel the surrounding scenery or anything else.

 

All that remains is only the instinct that I must move.

 

Just as I took one step forward.

 

Thud.

 

I collapsed on the road.

 

It seemed my foot had caught on a stone and I fell. Suddenly my cheek became wet.

 

It had been raining since some point.

 

I was blankly getting rained on. I should get up right away, I should quickly take shelter from the rain, but strangely I couldn’t move even a finger.

 

Only then did I realize.

 

In the end, my strength has run out.

 

‘This can’t happen.’

 

My strength can’t run out here.

 

I haven’t found Young Miss yet.

 

I still haven’t done anything…

 

“…”

 

My vision gradually grows dark.

 

My breathing becomes shallow.

 

My body loses strength and grows cold.

 

The end feels a little lonely.

 

When I vaguely felt that.

 

“No!”

 

I fell into sleep just like that.

 

While thinking that the voice I heard at the end sounded somehow familiar.

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