The Granddaughter of the Manhyang Escort Agency Hides Her Magic - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

Father had barely reconciled with So Hyeokho and only recently been entrusted with escort agency work.

So Hyeokho couldn’t possibly view favorably someone who raised problems without proper evidence.

“So? So what happened?”

“The guest stopped him.”

The only guest who could stop Cheonrim was Ok Chifung.

‘Master did something big.’

Shin Ah’s shoulders, which had tensed up in surprise, finally relaxed.

“Anyway, please come with me to Biwongak.”

“It seems like everything’s been resolved, so why?”

“He wants you to sleep at Biwongak tonight.”

“I can’t do that.”

“The pavilion master is extremely worried, saying the courier beds are too hard and how can several people sleep in one room, and that it might harm the young lady’s health.”

Shin Ah intended to take the test just like everyone else.

Only then could she gain recognition from the couriers.

Everyone in Chang’an, not just the escort agency, knew that Shin Ah had been sickly since childhood and hadn’t properly held a sword even once until she turned ten.

So even seeing that Shin Ah had become healthy, there were plenty of people who wouldn’t believe it.

This meant that far from having people who would trust her with their goods, there wasn’t even anyone within the escort agency who would follow her.

Therefore, she had to prove within the escort agency first that she was healthy enough to safely transport packages and had good skills as a courier.

The first step was to successfully complete the courier test without any special treatment.

‘I can’t leave the impression that I’m receiving special treatment because I’m the escort agency master’s granddaughter.’

And she had to get used to it anyway.

If she couldn’t be satisfied with Manhyang Express’s courier lodging, which had proper roofs and walls, how could she venture into the harsh martial world?

For escort agency people, the sky was their roof and the ground was their bed.

‘Speaking of which, won’t Father try to stop me from going on escort missions later?’

Thinking of Cheonrim who would surely try to stop her then, saying it was dangerous, made her sigh.

‘The person blocking my path isn’t somewhere else but at Biwongak.’

Even so, the corners of Shin Ah’s mouth curved upward.

In the past, even imagining it would have felt unpleasant, as if it were blocking her path, but now she strangely felt good.

Still, wrong was wrong.

“Tell Father that I can’t be the only one receiving special consideration. It’ll cause problems later.”

“So secretly, quietly…”

Danmi whispered that she had already thought of ways to sneak out, but Shin Ah waved her hand to stop her.

“Forget it. Go tell Father absolutely not to help me.”

As Danmi just pouted her lips, Shin Ah emphasized.

“If it becomes known that Father helped me, I could be immediately disqualified.”

“What? No way. From what I heard, it seems like Young Master Mando and Miss Ilbi will openly receive help from Yuwon Pavilion.”

“How did you find that out?”

“I heard it.”

Thanks to Danmi’s information network, there was hardly any need for separate spies.

“That’s their business. Just because they’re doing bad things, should I do them too?”

“That’s not what I meant, but…”

After thinking for a while, Danmi nodded.

“I understand.”

Though she really didn’t want to leave Shin Ah at the courier lodging and return, Danmi knew Shin Ah’s stubbornness best.

‘Unless I kidnap her and bring her back, she won’t come to Biwongak.’

To think that Shin Ah, the escort agency master’s granddaughter, would have to endure such hardships.

‘This is all because of that pig bastard!’

Danmi’s anger exploded.

‘If that pig had just left our young lady alone! If he hadn’t bothered her demanding toll fees!’

Then Shin Ah wouldn’t have stepped forward to repay So Hyeokho’s money, and there would have been no need to take the courier test to become an escort warrior.

After cursing Mando inwardly, Danmi urged Shin Ah.

“First is safety, second is safety, third is safety. Don’t think about others, only think about your own safety, young lady. Understood?”

“I understand.”

The words telling her to be selfish sounded so sweet that Shin Ah smiled brightly.

“Oh! I almost forgot.”

Danmi, who was about to leave, clapped her hands. Danmi suddenly spoke with a serious expression.

“The pavilion master…”

“Yes, what about Father?”

“He told me to find out exactly how you moved the bees.”

“That? It’s nothing special.”

For Shin Ah, who could use Connect magic, it was an easy task.

But she couldn’t tell the truth. Even if she did, they wouldn’t believe her.

“Honey.”

“Pardon?”

“I smeared honey on a new beehive and caught the queen bee and put her in. It’s natural for other bees to move in search of the queen bee and honey, right?”

“The queen bee? How on earth did you catch it? And where did you get the honey?”

“That? That… anyway, I got it. Don’t you trust me? Why do you keep prying into everything?”

Shin Ah’s explanation was like a house made of hollow reeds. It had no substance and would collapse with a single poke.

However, her confident attitude, asking if Danmi didn’t trust her, made it believable.

It was truly strange.

“I, I believe you! Someone must have given it to you.”

Shin Ah, who had been inwardly nervous that Danmi might pry further, felt relieved.

‘If you’ve said everything you need to say, please go now, Danmi.’

Shin Ah was thinking to herself when.

“But young lady.”

Unfortunately, it seemed Danmi had no intention of leaving right away.

Danmi, I’m happy to see you too, but I have to get up and move from early dawn tomorrow.

Shin Ah replied with a slightly annoyed tone.

“What now?”

“This isn’t something the pavilion master told me directly…”

From the way she trailed off, it seemed she had overheard it secretly.

Secretly overheard conversations usually contained important information.

Following Danmi who was being cautious, Shin Ah also perked up her ears and looked around.

‘No eavesdroppers, no approaching presence.’

“Tell me.”

Shin Ah, who had quickly sensed the surroundings, said.

“He said the test question you drew was strange.”

“Bees are quite unusual as a package.”

“That too. It seems he quietly investigated after the test ended. Who had written in this strange package.”

“And?”

“There was no one.”

“Huh?”

“There was no one who had written bees as a package.”

A test question existed but there was no examiner who created it.

‘Something smells fishy. This must be a scheme by someone who would hate most for me to become a courier.’

Shin Ah turned her head. It was in the direction where Yuwon Pavilion was located.

* * *

The third test day had dawned.

Shin Ah’s eyes widened as she returned after waking up early to do Qi Circulation and Breathing.

Mugyeol and Juhwa’s beds were completely empty.

Chilseon was tidying up the blankets the children had left scattered about.

Shin Ah’s was the same, making the child’s ears turn red.

“Ahem, I was going to do it later.”

When Shin Ah quietly approached and reached out her hand, Chilseon chuckled.

“Whoever has time should do it.”

“Thank you.”

Shin Ah bowed while straightening the crooked pillow, then looked around and asked.

“Where did the other kids go?”

“Mugyeol went to train. Said he couldn’t skip even a single day. He’s already sturdy enough, but I wonder how much stronger he’s trying to get. Juhwa went out to see if there’s any useful information.”

His voice was affectionate when calling Juhwa and Mugyeol’s names.

They had only taken the test together and spent one night, but it seemed he had already grown fond of them.

That was entirely possible.

‘People who share life and death together on the battlefield quickly become close.’

While the Heir Selection Test couldn’t be compared to war, the mindset of taking the test was no different from soldiers heading into battle.

“Since I have nothing else to do, I should at least do this.”

“What do you mean ‘at least’? This is the most important work.”

Not leaving traces where one stayed was one of the essential virtues that Escort Agency people must possess.

It was to avoid giving information to those who might be tracking packages. There was also the purpose of protecting nature.

Escort Warriors liked to use the expression that they borrowed the road.

Just as borrowed items should be used carefully and returned like new as a matter of courtesy, they wanted to leave no traces of where they stayed and return it to nature.

Shin Ah looked at Chilseon while recalling the virtues of Escort Warriors she had heard long ago.

‘Uncle will become an excellent Jaengjeasu.’

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