Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 91

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Episode 91

‘An incredible beauty?!’

I widened my eyes. Just then, the server was bringing noodles.

“You ordered one bowl of noodles, right?”

I hurriedly nodded and gestured for him to leave quickly. I felt the server glancing at me like I was some strange person, but I had no time to care about that.

Even in that moment, the men’s conversation continued.

“An incredible beauty, you say?”

“Yes, she’s so beautiful that Master Chae has completely fallen for her and seems ready to give her his heart and soul.”

‘That pretty?’

“He truly fell for her at first sight and put tremendous effort into making her his wife. This time he brought her to the Mountain Hideout to marry her.”

“I see.”

“Actually, they tried to keep this story from leaking out of the Mountain Hideout. But where in the world is there a perfect secret? People around started whispering to each other and eventually it all spread.”

“Hmm…”

One person clicked his tongue and said.

“If it’s to that extent, it must have reached Greedy Flower Bird’s ears too, right?”

‘Oh, it just did.’

“That’s probably right? Then will Yongcheok Fortress be in chaos this time?”

To the words tinged with strange anticipation, the man who had clicked his tongue shook his head and said.

“Still, how can Cheongsapa and Yongcheok Fortress even be compared? Cheongsapa is just a somewhat successful Sa Faction group in this area, while Yongcheok Fortress occupies one of the positions among the 72 Sects of the Green Forest.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, and I hear the Master Chae there has tremendous skills. They say he’s even among the top 100 masters Under Heaven.”

“Oh, to that extent?”

As the man expressed admiration, I too was inwardly impressed. This was the first time I’d heard that Yongcheok Fortress had such a master.

“Still, wouldn’t someone like Greedy Flower Bird be able to fight him? He swept away Cheongsapa all by himself.”

“Well, Master Chae might be able to do something like that too. And who knows? Maybe those Cheongsapa guys were weaker than expected?”

‘That bastard, did he take bribes from Yongcheok Fortress or something?’

I secretly rolled my eyes. Those subordinates might have been a ragtag bunch, but from Leader Lee onwards, they were genuine skilled fighters.

Of course, it’s not my concern.

More importantly, there was something else. I half-listened to the topic that had somehow shifted to ‘who’s stronger between Greedy Flower Bird and Master Chae of Yongcheok Fortress’ while seriously pondering.

‘What should I do, go? Or not?’

Honestly, I was tempted.

An incredible beauty, they said. If she had looks like our Young Miss, she would fit the description of ‘incredible beauty’ perfectly.

But somehow I didn’t think this beauty would be the Young Miss.

How high are our Young Miss’s standards? Maybe if a young and vigorous young master from a prestigious family came to court her, but there’s no way the Young Miss would fall for some bandit’s courtship.

‘This woman seems to have accepted the marriage proposal, so it can’t be the Young Miss, right? It shouldn’t be…’

…What if it really is her?

Wait, what did the Young Miss say her type was before? Didn’t she say someone plain Under Heaven? At the time it seemed like she said that to reject the Wang family guy’s courtship, but… what if that was true?

“But I am curious. Just how pretty is she that it’s come to this?”

“I don’t know that either. But according to rumors, she has a face you can never forget once you see it. They say you can’t take your eyes off her.”

Ah, no. Stop worrying about it. It can’t be the Young Miss. I can’t check every woman in the world. I should go back now.

“To that extent?”

“That’s what they say. When you wake up, you think of her; while eating, you think of her; even when you close your eyes, you think of her. All day long, only that woman circles in your head. Like being possessed by a ghost.”

I’ve already passed the date I was supposed to return. I really need to go now. I should go back…

“They say even the four legendary beauties would pale in comparison before that woman. It sounds like bragging, but if she’s really to that extent, wouldn’t she be not just the most beautiful Under Heaven but the most beautiful of all time?”

Should I… go back?

‘Why?’

When they say she’s that pretty?

When they say even Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Guifei would have to step aside? When they say she surpasses being the most beautiful Under Heaven to become the most beautiful of all time?

Huh? The most beautiful of all time? That’s completely…

‘Our Young Miss, isn’t it?’

I need to go check right now!

I was about to jump up from my seat immediately. Then suddenly the table rattled and the noodles almost spilled, so I quickly grabbed the bowl.

I felt the men at the next table looking at me due to the commotion I caused. I quickly buried my face in the noodles and pretended to eat.

“…Anyway, if she’s that level of beauty, it’s only natural that Greedy Flower Bird would set his sights on her. Seeing how the rumors have spread even here, Yongcheok Fortress must be expecting Greedy Flower Bird to appear, right?”

“True, especially after what happened with Cheongsapa. They must be preparing thoroughly. Greedy Flower Bird will have some trouble this time.”

“For us, it’s just entertaining.”

The men looked at each other and chuckled. I slurped the completely cold noodles while thinking.

‘Good, I’ll show you something entertaining.’

If they’re expecting that much, I have no choice but to deliver personally.

Let’s go, to Yongcheok Fortress!

“Server, one bottle of Dugang liquor here!”

First, just one drink as accompaniment.

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I pulled the reins to stop my horse.

Looking up, I saw a rugged mountain range. Eight peaks shaped like spiral horns rose majestically.

It was Undaesan.

They said Yongcheok Fortress was inside Undaesan.

Undaesan was a mountain on the border between Hunan Province and Guangxi Province. Moreover, it wasn’t very far from Gyerim where I had been.

‘Isn’t this fate?’

Honestly, if Yongcheok Fortress had been far away, I would have thought about it a bit more, but since even the distance was close, I ended up rushing here in one breath.

That said, I didn’t come here recklessly.

First, I sent a telegram to Lee Sa-hyeon saying I would be a bit later, gathered some information, and made preparations to come here.

Specifically, I threw off my beggar appearance and changed into neat clothing.

My current appearance was markedly different from before.

Unlike when I was acting as an ugly hunchback, I had neatly combed my hair back, wore a cap, and put on an expensive long robe. I also changed my mask to an ordinary person’s face, making me look exactly like a scholar.

The reason I dressed like this was simple.

‘Because Yongcheok Fortress is targeting me.’

Usually, Greedy Flower Bird went around in shabby appearance.

Even when dressed neatly, he mostly had an ugly face. That’s why he was famous in Jianghu as an ugly man.

So just by looking this neat, it would be hard to recognize me.

Also, I needed to look like this naive scholar to become a target. To find out their headquarters, I first had to meet the bandits.

“Come out quickly. I’m busy here.”

I spurred my horse again and entered the mountain.

Honestly, I had no intention of fighting them.

Though those men talked as if I were some kind of fighter, in reality I didn’t go around picking fights often.

Why would I easily use power that harms my body the more I use it? Even when going to see beauties, I usually chose to sneak in secretly, and only fought in unexpected situations.

The previous Cheongsapa incident was also an unexpected situation.

That’s because I couldn’t just stand by and watch them kidnap and drag away women. Since they turned out to be filthier than expected, I cleaned them up while I was at it.

Now it wasn’t the same situation as then, and I had no intention of stirring up all the Sa Faction in the world while playing the Martial Hero.

I secretly resolved.

‘Quickly check the face and run.’

To do that, I needed to meet the bandits soon…

I rode my horse along the mountain path while surveying the surroundings. By now, at least one should have appeared, but strangely the area remained quiet.

What’s this, did I come too early? Are they still preparing inside the Mountain Hideout?

Don’t tell me I have to run around on foot searching for them? That would be annoying. As I frowned and raised my senses.

“…!”

I suddenly looked up.

I sensed a presence.

‘It’s a person.’

Though not clear, I heard footsteps from far away. There was definitely someone there.

I focused my attention toward where the sound came from.

One, two, three… nine? Ten maybe.

Surprisingly, there were quite a few of them. And if that many people were gathered together in this mountain forest, there was a high probability they were bandits.

‘Perfect.’

I grinned and immediately turned my reins toward the direction of the sound. However, before long, I felt that something seemed off.

…Clang…!

At some point, the sound of metal began to be heard.

I soon realized that the sound was weapons clashing against each other. Then I became puzzled.

‘Did a fight break out?’

Were the bandits perhaps fighting with someone else? With whom?

…The Tam Hwa-jo they were looking for was right here, wasn’t he?

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