The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 141

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Chapter 141

Clatter!

As soon as the carriage stopped, I jumped down with joy.

“Grandfather!”

“You’re finally here?”

Grandpa Tak smiled brightly when he saw me.

“What brings you here? And how did you even come?”

I never imagined I’d meet Grandfather as soon as I arrived at the Dang Family.

‘Uncle Cheon-yeong completely fooled me!’

Hyeon-wol-dang must have known.

Telling me about the Namgung Family news while conveniently leaving out Grandfather’s story was definitely intentional.

“I was just passing by and stopped in.”

“What? Passing by?”

“I had business nearby.”

“…What kind of business?”

“It would take too long to explain. Ahem.”

Even riding like mad from Maegyo to Sichuan took a full ten days.

Seeing Grandfather speak as if he’d just come out for a neighborhood stroll made me think many things.

‘He’s not being honest.’

Are you embarrassed to say you came because you missed your granddaughter?

If it were our Grandmother, she would have already been hugging me and making a fuss, saying ‘My child, my child!’

Even though I’m blood family, since we haven’t spent much time together, it seems his actions can’t match his feelings.

So what can I do?

A good granddaughter should accommodate him.

‘Our Grandfather is secretly cute.’

“Grandfather, let’s go inside together. I’ll introduce you to Eok Grandfather!”

“…Should we?”

At Sacheon-dangmun’s Daejanggwon, you have to pass the main gate for quite a while before reaching the pavilion.

So we had to continue riding the carriage, but because of Grandpa Tak, everyone got off.

Eok I-geon, Cheon-gang, and Seo-ryeon bowed their heads politely upon seeing the elder from the main school. Grandmother also showed clear signs of delight.

Only Eok Grandfather furrowed his brow with an unreadable expression.

“There will be many watching eyes. Elder, please come inside.”

At Grandmother’s guidance, we got back on the carriage.

The carriage interior, which had been comfortable just moments before, became extremely awkward with just Grandpa Tak’s presence.

That awkwardness remained even after we moved to the family head’s room.

“I greet the Am-wang Supreme Family Head. I am called Tak Joong-hak.”

“I am Dang Cheol-woo. It’s an honor to meet the Demon Sword Master.”

Ah, my heart swells with emotion.

Grandpa Tak is the Demon Sword Master among the Ten Masters.

Eok Grandfather isn’t one of the Ten Masters yet, but he’s already reached a level approaching that realm.

Soon, those who love ranking things will definitely select the Martial Arts World’s Ten Masters again.

Someone might ask?

Why not just call them the Eleven Masters?

I’m honestly curious about that too, but this world always selected exactly ten masters.

So someone has to step down, and if possible, I’d be really happy if that were Namgung Cheon.

‘Hehe.’

Tea and refreshments were quickly prepared on the table.

“Please partake.”

“The Dang Family’s tea tastes very good.”

“…”

“…”

Huh, that’s it?

Does it make sense to just talk about how delicious the tea is and then be this quiet?

Ah, come to think of it, this was a meeting between Jeongpa and Maegyo masters who had never interacted in their entire lives.

Without me, this would be a scene they could never see.

“Hmm!”

“Hmm!”

Moreover, both grandfathers were the type who didn’t talk much.

Every time their eyes met, they forced smiles, and I could see their lips twitching.

Before long, only the empty teacups remained.

Then Eok Grandfather suddenly stood up as if he’d been waiting for this moment.

“Since grandfather and granddaughter have met after a long time, have a good time together. I’ll take my leave first.”

…Grandfather?

Are you running away right now?

The way he deliberately avoided my gaze made it exactly that.

“I’m grateful for your consideration.”

Grandpa Tak’s expression also became much lighter, as if he could finally breathe.

What should I do about these two grandfathers?

Is it wrong for them to be close?

“Seolha.”

“Yes, Grandfather.”

“Actually, Grandfather didn’t just stop by while passing through.”

I know. How old am I to believe that completely?

Still, I’m a good granddaughter.

“Then why did you come? Perhaps because you missed me?”

I asked cutely, slightly scrunching my nose.

“I came because I was worried.”

“…Pardon?”

“I sent you to Sichuan Land, and then I heard you went to Shaolin Monastery.”

Well, that’s true.

“Then you went to some rural village and saved someone? Even collapsing a building?”

Yes, Hwangbo Un. He’s our Grandmother’s witness.

The building… I’m sorry.

Did Uncle Cheon-yeong report even such details?

“But then you went to the Martial Arts Alliance?”

Gulp, cold sweat beaded down my spine.

I could roughly imagine how Grandfather felt when I, a demon person, went to the Martial Arts Alliance.

Still, it wasn’t that dangerous.

“This old man’s heart won’t last at all.”

“Ahaha, you must have been very surprised. It’s not like I did it on purpose… it just happened… ahaha.”

‘Um, Grandmother?’

I glanced back at Grandmother.

Shouldn’t Grandmother help me out at this point?

All of this happened because I was trying to clear Grandmother’s name, right?

“Oh my, look at my mind! I forgot I left something on the fire!”

Suddenly?

Grandmother hurriedly stood up, asked Grandpa Tak for understanding, and left.

By the time I looked around in bewilderment, no one was there anymore.

Wow, when did they all slip away?

“So, when are you planning to return to the headquarters?”

With only the two of us left in the room, Grandfather asked me in earnest.

“Well, I was originally planning to go back soon, but…”

“But?”

“There’s a gathering of the younger generation from the martial arts families in a couple of months.”

“A gathering of the younger generation… are you talking about the Cheonggyeon Assembly?”

“Oh? You know about it. As expected, our grandfather is the king of information!”

I deliberately praised Grandfather before smiling and making my request.

“Can’t I just attend that and then go back?”

“In this old man’s heart, I’d like you to go back as soon as possible. But you must have your reasons for saying this, Seolha?”

I hesitated slightly before finally confessing.

“It’s about Grandmother.”

“You mean your grandmother? She can hardly be called part of the younger generation anymore, can she?”

“That’s true. But do you know how much she was looked down upon? It was only because Am-wang Grandfather reached the Transcendent realm that things ended well, otherwise it would have been hopeless.”

I replied almost tearfully.

“Were you very upset?”

“Yes. Extremely. This year’s Cheonggyeon Assembly is being held at Sacheon Tang Clan. Grandfather, do you know what this means?”

“Aren’t they trying to exclude us from the Five Great Families?”

“Exactly. Seeing how this was decided long ago, they must have been planning to come and openly mock us. They would have found fault with this and that, making excuses to force us to give up our position among the Five Great Families.”

Just thinking about it made me feel like my blood was boiling in reverse.

How could our grandmother sleep peacefully when she’s so frustrated!

“Let’s do this.”

“What?”

“This old man will grant what our granddaughter desires.”

“…?”

When I seemed unable to understand properly, Grandfather pointed out the state of the manor.

“With the long period of isolation combined with Am-wang’s illness, the Dang Family’s situation seems difficult. The manor is worn out in many places and needs repair in more than just a few spots.”

Wow, our grandfather’s eye for detail is really amazing, isn’t it?

When did he see all of that?

“We’ll repair the manor.”

Repair it?

“Those attending the Cheonggyeon Assembly are…”

“Young Clan Leader Dang I-seong and second daughter Dang Hye-un. They are the direct nephews of Cheon Su-dok-hwa.”

I was startled to hear a familiar voice.

“Cheon-yeong! When did you come in?”

It was truly an amazing stealth technique no matter when I saw it.

“We’ll need to make clothes from the finest fabrics first.”

“Grandfather.”

“Yes?”

“Since you’re doing this for us, couldn’t you also fill up the storehouse? So our grandmother can hold her head high. You have plenty of money, Grandfather. Right?”

“Hehe, hehehehe!”

Whether my charm worked or not, Grandfather laughed for a while, saying he understood.

“I’ll have Ming Yue Trading Company prepare everything.”

At Cheon-yeong’s words, I shouted ‘Yes!’ inwardly.

“Now then, may this old man also attend to some business?”

“Yes!”

Grandfather’s voice became serious. His gaze examining my body was also sharp and keen, different from before.

“You’re about first-rate level.”

Oh, he figured that out at a glance?

“Using external energy circulation, truly befitting Prince Lee.”

Grandfather was genuinely impressed.

“But in reality, you’re probably not quite at first-rate level. Right?”

He instantly saw through my weakness of not being able to circulate internal energy.

As expected, becoming one of the Ten Supremes isn’t something just anyone can do.

“Cheon-yeong.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Prepare the Punghon Pills as well.”

…Excuse me? What did you say?

Are you talking about those Punghon Pills I know of?

The reason the Punghon Pills became even more famous than Shaolin Temple’s Daehwan Pills was because these divine pills were not restricted by any type of internal energy, whether righteous or demonic.

Their universal applicability, allowing anyone to take them regardless of what they had learned, made them hugely popular among martial artists.

Grandfather has the Punghon Pills from the now-destroyed Punghon Sect?

Moreover, he’s going to give them to me now?

“Let’s see, what righteous sect martial arts would be suitable to use?”

Whoa, Grandfather.

Do you also have martial arts manuals from righteous sects?

Seeing how long he’s contemplating, it seems like there’s more than just one or two.

‘Now I see that Grandfather was my fateful encounter.’

What’s so special about fateful encounters?

There’s no law saying you have to fall off a cliff.

Like me, if you have a good grandfather, fateful encounters can happen this easily.

“Our granddaughter, this old man cannot bear to see you being looked down upon in such a place. Moreover, aren’t you the successor of Cheon-sin-mun!”

“Aaah! Don’t mention Cheon-sin-mun!”

That’s my dark history!

Ah, if there was a mouse hole, I truly wanted to hide in it.

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