The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108

“Uncle, what did you just say?”

Dang Hye-un asked in a gentle but firm voice.

It was a tone that conveyed strong spirit even within her composure.

The man seemed flustered by Dang Hye-un’s question and scratched the back of his neck while stammering.

“Uh, well… The thing is, I heard a loud noise and came over, and well, Jin’s face ended up like this.”

Hey, mister!

That’s not what Dang Hye-un was asking about!

Don’t try to change the subject, okay?

“That’s not what I heard.”

Fortunately, Dang Hye-un didn’t fall for his deflection.

“It seems like you misheard something, Hye-un.”

You’re going to play dumb?

“Then could you tell me what I supposedly misheard?”

Dang Hye-un responded smoothly with a smile.

Oh, well done! Our Aunt Dang!

I was a bit confused about whether that was the right way to address her, but I decided to ask Grandmother about it later.

A strange tension arose between Dang Hye-un and the man. Their gazes crossed sharply toward each other.

For a brief moment.

“Ahem! Just take good care of the guests. If you cause another incident like this, I won’t stand for it as the leader of Bi-Pyo Man-Dok Dan!”

What?

So the person that bastard Dang Yong-jin called for earlier was his father?

Good grief, how ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

So he acted that way because he was counting on daddy’s support?

The man couldn’t hold his ground any longer since his son had spoken, and quickly left the scene.

You father and son just wait!

When Grandmother comes, I’m going to tell her everything.

With Grandmother’s temper, she definitely won’t let this slide. And I’ll be right there to help her properly.

I made a promise for later while glaring at the retreating backs of the father and son.

“I apologize for the inconvenience.”

After they withdrew, Dang Hye-un bowed her head toward us in apology.

“Father told me to take especially good care of you distinguished guests, but I was a bit late.”

Even in this situation, she overflowed with dignity in her manner.

She was almost exactly as I had seen her in the original work.

Looking at how things were going, I could clearly picture what had happened after Elder Am-wang collapsed.

With the family’s power not what it used to be due to the seclusion and other issues, they were undoubtedly being pressured from all sides.

Greedy people were probably already choosing sides and making secret promises for each other’s benefit.

If I become the family head, this and that.

I’ll give you the position you want, this and that.

It was obvious without even seeing it.

Regardless of the truth, since this situation had arisen due to Grandmother’s fault, Dang Jong-ryeong as her brother couldn’t speak up boldly as a family head should.

‘How many people have suffered because of those bastards Namgung and Moyong.’

Anger welled up in me again.

“That’s Second Uncle’s house.”

While I was alone suppressing my indignation, Dang Hye-un informed us of the man’s identity.

‘So the culprit is Elder Am-wang’s younger brother.’

As a family elder, he would have considerable influence, and with his older brother in that state, he must have gotten greedy.

But what to do about this?

Grandpa Am-wang will get up again soon.

Then you guys are really finished, finished.

“I’ve prepared a meal inside. You must be hungry, so please come in.”

I was honestly moved by Dang Hye-un guiding us without showing any sign of difficulty.

At that age, she’s really spirited and strong.

Even during our meal, the way she asked if we needed anything else and checked on everything was quite impressive.

I think I understand why the young master of the Yeon family fell for her.

Speaking of which, how are things going between Yeon U-seong and our Aunt Dang?

I couldn’t ask outright, so it was quite frustrating.

There’s Grandmother’s whereabouts too, and there are quite a few things I need to know.

‘Sigh!’

“Thinking about Grandmother again?”

Eok I-geon’s problem was being too perceptive.

Since he wouldn’t believe me even if I said no, I replied gloomily.

“Enduring three days doing nothing seems even harder. So I was thinking, how about putting in a request to the Beggar’s Guild through the Dang Family? Couldn’t they quickly find out where Grandmother went?”

“Did you forget that Dang Papa is a public enemy of the martial arts world?”

“Oh, right.”

That’s right.

I was having a really stupid thought.

I even felt self-loathing for a moment.

“I’ll look into it.”

Perhaps feeling sorry for me, Eok I-geon said.

“…You will, Young Master? How?”

I looked at him with puzzled eyes.

What channel was he planning to use to investigate?

It wouldn’t be Maegyo, so could it be Haomun?

Had Eok I-geon already reached out to Sado-ryeon at this point?

Eok I-geon didn’t answer my question and just smiled mysteriously, looking quite suspicious today.

One day passed like that, and then two more days went by.

As time passed, my heart grew increasingly anxious.

I endured by suppressing the urge to ask dozens of times how things were going. It wasn’t a problem that could be solved immediately just by rushing.

Then it was the night of the third day.

Unable to fall asleep again today, I tossed and turned until I couldn’t stay still any longer and came outside to get some fresh air.

‘Hm? Young Master?’

While strolling through the rear garden, I saw a human figure in the pavilion.

Even without enhancing my vision, I recognized who it was at a glance.

Eok I-geon, what are you doing there?

I instinctively suppressed my presence and crept closer stealthily.

Eok I-geon was having a conversation with someone hidden in the darkness.

‘Huh? That person…!’

Getting closer, I saw it was someone I knew.

It was the man named Cheon-yeong who had guided Sifu and me to Mother.

As I learned later, he was the head of Hyeon-wol-dang who held information about the Hyeon-ma Tak Family.

I heard he was my birth father’s subordinate and like a real brother to Mother.

But why is that man here?

Can a demon person just come and go from the Dang Family like this?

‘Could this be…?’

Ah, Grandpa Tak!

So that’s why you let me go so coolly.

You said you trusted me, didn’t you?

You said I could handle it well since I’m Mother’s daughter.

You just said that and sent Hyeon-wol-dang along?

If I hadn’t come out here to see, I would have almost been completely fooled.

‘Come to think of it, Eok I-geon is ridiculous too.’

How could he not say a single word to me?

He should have told me from three days ago when he said he’d look into it!

Wow, to think he was secretly communicating with Cheon-yeong behind my back.

Overwhelmed by the sense of betrayal, I was momentarily at a loss for words.

“What are you doing over there? Come here.”

Eok I-geon spoke to me nonchalantly.

Being a monster, he must have known I was approaching from the start.

You can fool a ghost, but you can never fool Eok I-geon.

I expressed my anger with my whole body as I strode up to the pavilion.

However, at Eok I-geon’s next words, my anger vanished like a lie.

“I think we’ve found traces of Grandmother.”

“R-really? Where! Where is she now?”

My body trembled at the sudden good news. Lately, I keep reacting like this whenever Grandmother is mentioned.

I shouldn’t get so excited.

As if trying to calm me down, Eok I-geon gently stroked my back.

That brief touch helped me settle down somewhat. It was almost the first time I had felt so desperate for another person’s warmth every moment.

“…Thank you.”

I swallowed hard and turned my gaze to Cheon-yeong.

Since he was the one who brought the news, I wanted to hear it directly from him.

“Actually, we found traces early on, but there was something we needed to confirm, so we were delayed.”

“What confirmation?”

My heart suddenly sank.

“S-surely… nothing bad happened to her, right?”

“We haven’t been able to determine that yet either.”

“What? What do you mean by that? You said you found Grandmother!”

Something about this didn’t make sense.

They found Grandmother, but don’t know her condition?

“Well, we did find her, but we couldn’t completely track her movements.”

“Just tell me the main point.”

Why does he keep beating around the bush?

His face looks like he’d only state facts, but he’s really making people frustrated.

“Where is our Grandmother now?”

Cheon-yeong seemed to hesitate for a moment, then confessed.

“Her last destination was Songshan.”

“Songshan… Gasp!”

There was no way I couldn’t know.

“Sh-Shaolin Monastery?”

“Yes.”

“Why on earth would Grandmother go to Shaolin Monastery…?”

To me in my dazed state, Eok I-geon shared his thoughts.

“From the circumstances, it seems she went to obtain Daehwandan.”

Shaolin’s Daehwandan, said to be more precious than any elixir.

“Ah.”

It was an explanation that made immediate sense.

Grandmother had gone to Shaolin Monastery to obtain Daehwandan to save Elder Am-wang.

But would Shaolin Monastery give up something so precious?

Moreover, our Grandmother is a public enemy of the Martial Arts World?

“…!”

I held my breath at the sudden realization.

I knew my Grandmother better than anyone.

Though we looked different, my personality was exactly like Grandmother’s.

That’s why I was certain.

Grandmother’s purpose was to infiltrate Shaolin Monastery and steal the Daehwandan.

Good heavens!

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