The Granddaughter of Manhyang Escort Bureau Hides Her Magic - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

Shin Ah decided to support Juhwa by even assigning her a teacher.

“Alright, then I’ll speak to Chief Jangwe about it.”

“Huh? About what?”

“You’ll need a teacher, won’t you? Jang Gwe has a difficult personality, but he’s skilled. Try learning from him properly.”

Shin Ah needed Jang Gwe anyway.

“Yes! I’ll give it a try! Thank you. Oh wait, what about the escort job? Jo Yeongyeong from Hwayeon Pavilion requested it. She’s planning to perform in front of distinguished guests on an outing, so she needs an escort who can maintain proper etiquette.”

“Oh?”

Now Shin Ah understood why Juhwa had reported this escort request.

Jo Yeongyeong was the finest courtesan and entertainer in Seomsu.

Though not yet well-known, her musical performance and singing skills were unparalleled.

“Jo Yeongyeong from Hwayeon Pavilion… It would be a shame to miss this opportunity.”

Her singing ability was impressive, but that wasn’t the only reason Shin Ah’s heart was swayed.

Shin Ah knew that she would later become the 13th Prince’s beloved concubine.

So it was bound to be regrettable.

“But what can we do? There’s no one available.”

There would be another opportunity.

Shin Ah was about to give up with a heavy heart.

“I’ll do it.”

Someone rolled up their sleeves and entered.

“Ah…!”

Shin Ah gasped upon seeing the person who appeared at a completely unexpected moment.

The hand that had been supporting her chin dropped, and her lips parted.

“That request, I’d like to take it.”

Tears welled up in Shin Ah’s eyes.

Unable to believe the current situation, Shin Ah blinked several times.

Even so, the person before her didn’t disappear.

Shin Ah held her breath and barely moved her lips.

“Brother…”

A tear rolled down her cheek.

“Brotherrrrr!”

So Cheondo smiled gently and strode over to embrace Shin Ah.

“I’m back.”

So Cheondo had returned.

Taller and much stronger than before.

* * *

Boguk Pavilion Training Grounds.

So Cheonrim was devoted to teaching So Mando.

“Heaven and Earth Sword Technique, Chapter 1!”

When So Cheonrim called out the command, So Mando swung his sword.

So Mando certainly moved as he had been taught. It was hard to find any flaws in his expression or posture.

But why did the tip of his sword keep drooping?

So Mando’s progress was so poor that So Cheondo began to doubt his own qualifications as a teacher.

‘Seeing him imitate his brother, it’s not like he has no talent at all…’

Continuing practice like this was meaningless. After much deliberation, So Cheonrim shouted.

“Stop!”

“Huff, I can, I can do more.”

So Mando put down his sword and gasped for breath.

He had been training for less than an hour, yet he was clearly exhausted.

So Cheonrim let out a heavy sigh.

So Mando had turned fifteen this year but hadn’t taken a single step outside of Seomsu.

Both So Baekrim, who was So Mando’s guardian, and So Cheonrim, who was a Bogukgak instructor, discouraged his entry into the Central Plains.

For once, the brothers shared the same opinion, though their reasons differed.

So Cheonrim judged that So Mando’s skills were significantly lacking, while So Baekrim simply cherished the boy.

So Cheonrim sighed deeply and said.

“Let’s stop here for today. Even when I’m not here, you must climb the mountain every dawn for Qi Circulation and Breathing, then return to Bogukgak to repeat from Tiger Walk Sword Technique to Heaven and Earth Sword Technique. Do you understand?”

“What? Every, every day? I… I have to study too…”

How could he teach this child who wanted to excel without effort?

So Cheonrim was at a loss for words and turned his gaze away.

Then two figures lingering near the Boguk Pavilion Main Gate caught So Cheonrim’s eye.

“Hmm?”

The moment So Cheonrim’s eyes widened at the familiar appearance, the two people crossed the threshold of Bogukgak and came running.

“Father! Brother is here!”

“Father! I have returned.”

So Cheondo, who had run across the training ground, performed a Cupped Fist Salute to So Cheonrim and greeted him with proper etiquette.

So Cheonrim’s eyelashes trembled.

His son had returned as a grown man after completing his long Closed-Door Training.

Something warm rose from deep in his chest.

He wanted to immediately embrace So Cheondo and check if he had faced any hardships or sustained any injuries.

However, there was something else a father should do first for a son who had chosen Closed-Door Training to grow stronger.

So Cheonrim gripped his sword handle tightly.

“You’ve come. Draw your sword. I must see your skills.”

Shin Ah’s eyes widened at So Cheonrim’s unexpected reaction.

‘I thought he’d immediately embrace him and cry!’

Shin Ah and So Cheondo weren’t the only ones who had grown during that year.

So Cheonrim had also become more resolute and steadfast inside.

So Cheondo smiled as if he had been waiting for this and drew his sword.

“I will receive your guidance.”

As So Cheonrim took his stance, Shin Ah quickly pulled the bewildered So Mando outside the training ground.

“I’ll yield the first move to you.”

As soon as So Cheonrim finished speaking, So Cheondo shot forward with a whoosh, kicking off the stone floor.

Clang, claaang.

The Tiger Walk Sword Technique unfolded relentlessly.

So Cheonrim and So Cheondo exchanged dozens of moves in the blink of an eye.

“Wow…”

Shin Ah watched their sparring match in a daze.

The two swords moved gracefully, drawing magnificent pictures in midair.

“Our brother… has become incredibly strong.”

The effects of Closed-Door Training were tremendous.

So Cheondo was just on the verge of stepping into the realm of first-class masters.

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Shin Ah returned to her room after staying late at the banquet celebrating So Cheondo’s return.

So Hyeokho had asked the admirably grown So Cheondo what he desired.

‘Please make me an Escort Warrior of the Chang’an Branch.’

After asking for Shin Ah’s opinion, Hyeokho immediately appointed Cheondo as an Escort Warrior belonging to the Chang’an Branch.

Shin Ah’s face was full of smiles as she yawned lazily.

Just having Cheondo back made her feel like everything would work out well.

‘The escort request for the courtesan Jo Yeongyeong has been resolved, and now we have two Escort Warriors who can travel long distances for escort missions, so our branch office will be able to make more money! That means we can pay back Biwongak’s debt faster too.’

Feeling as if she had gained a thousand troops and ten thousand horses, Shin Ah finished preparing for bed and picked up her hand mirror.

There had been no contact from Mugyeol lately.

When he had contacted her two months ago, she heard that he didn’t have many scrolls left, so he seemed to be conserving them.

On a day like today, she was itching to share the good news, but it was frustrating to just wait for contact.

-Miss.

Just then, as if reading Shin Ah’s mind, Mugyeol’s face appeared in the hand mirror.

“Mugyeol! I’ve been waiting! Today something happened……”

Since there wasn’t much time, Shin Ah quickly poured out everything that had happened.

Mugyeol listened to her story with a smiling face throughout.

“What about you? How have you been?”

-I’ve been learning the Thunder Spear Technique lately.

Whether heaven was helping him, every time they managed to contact each other once every few months, Mugyeol was learning new martial arts.

When Shin Ah worried about whether it was okay for him to learn so many different things, Mugyeol said:

‘I have a special constitution, so it’s fine’

‘If Master Ok Chifung said so, then it must be okay.’

Still, she made him promise to stop immediately if anything strange happened.

So the martial arts she had heard he learned were Strange Power Eighteen Fists and Shadowless Movement Technique.

This alone was amazing, but now he was learning spear techniques too?

“Mugyeol, at this rate, aren’t you going to become the best in the world?”

Mugyeol in the mirror smiled shyly.

He hated being called handsome or cute, but apparently he liked being called the best in the world.

‘Really now, being handsome is the greatest talent. He’s still young and doesn’t know anything.’

As she smiled brightly following Mugyeol, the connection was cut off. Soon Mugyeol contacted her again and greeted her.

And while listening, he said something welcome.

-He says we’ll be staying in Liaoning for a while. Miss, if it’s okay with you, I’ll send you letters……

Mugyeol trailed off.

He clearly wanted to ask Shin Ah for something but was wondering if it was okay for him to do so.

Shin Ah smiled brightly, understanding what Mugyeol wanted.

“Send letters! Send them often! I’ll send replies too. It’ll take quite a while to go back and forth though.”

-Really? If that’s okay…… I will! I don’t mind waiting however long it takes. I’ll send them often, but you don’t have to send them often, Miss. You’re busy. Even just a dot would be fine. Really!

Mugyeol’s cheeks twitched with joy at whatever made him so happy.

‘He’d faint from happiness if I wrote two letters.’

Shin Ah’s mood improved as well.

Soon the two exchanged farewells.

Looking into the hand mirror after communication was cut off, Shin Ah had a thought.

What if I teleported to deliver letters to Mugyeol directly?

‘That seems like a good idea!’

But there were many mountains to overcome before that.

First, she needed to increase her internal energy enough to not collapse even after long-distance teleportation, and second, she needed to turn fifteen.

Teleportation required precise coordinates, and to find those out, Shin Ah would have to go out to the Central Plains herself.

It was quite ironic that the rule made to protect the descendants of the So Family was now binding the feet of a child of the So Family.

‘Isn’t there magic to age quickly?’

Shin Ah pondered deeply and then fell asleep.

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