The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 162

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Chapter 162

 

“Take it off.”

 

The joy of our first victory was brief as I climbed into an empty carriage with Yang Ha-rin.

 

“Why, why are you saying that?”

 

Startled by my words to undress, Yang Ha-rin clutched her collar and backed away.

 

“Don’t you want treatment? You were biting your lips hard because it hurt.”

 

“It doesn’t hurt! I can endure this much too, you know?”

 

“Are you okay with having scars?”

 

“…!”

 

That seemed to bother her as Yang Ha-rin’s pupils wavered.

 

“Why are you being shy when we’re both girls?”

 

“Still….”

 

“Don’t you have servants attending you when you bathe? Think of me as one of them.”

 

“Ah.”

 

My comparison must have been perfect as Yang Ha-rin nodded vigorously and began removing her clothes.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Yang Ha-rin groaned as the fabric brushed against her wounds. Blood scabs had already formed on her side, back, and thigh.

 

“I’ll start with disinfection.”

 

I soaked a clean cloth I had prepared with strong liquor and wiped around the wounds.

 

Yang Ha-rin’s body flinched repeatedly as it must have stung quite a bit.

 

“Do you know what this is?”

 

I took out a small dish from my bosom and showed it to Yang Ha-rin.

 

“…Medicine?”

 

“Right. If I apply this ointment, your wounds will heal completely in just one day.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Would I lie about something that would be exposed as false tomorrow?”

 

“Wow, Sichuan Tang School’s medical arts are really amazing!”

 

This wasn’t from the Dang Family but from Elderly Ma’s ointment, but I just shrugged my shoulders.

 

“This is extremely expensive, but I’m applying it specially because we’re friends.”

 

“Hmph!”

 

Yang Ha-rin pouted her lips and rolled her eyes at my boasting, but not unpleasantly.

 

“Bear with it even if it stings.”

 

The wound area was large so the ointment was somewhat precious, but this was all an investment for me.

 

“I told you not to move. You fought and won against all those bandits, so you can’t be whining over this much, can you?”

 

When I scolded her, Yang Ha-rin widened her eyes and looked at me.

 

Why? What is it?

 

Yang Ha-rin suddenly made a proud expression and straightened her neck.

 

…Does she want praise?

 

If that’s what you want.

 

“You were pretty good.”

 

“Ahem!”

 

“It was your first real battle, right?”

 

“Yeah. But doesn’t everyone usually do that much?”

 

Oh my, look at those expectant eyes.

 

If I said no, I’d be in trouble dealing with the aftermath.

 

“Not everyone could do that well. You were brave.”

 

I gave Yang Ha-rin a thumbs up.

 

Then Yang Ha-rin’s cheeks reddened with joy.

 

Ah, she was actually quite cute this time.

 

“You know what I did. I charged into the enemy ranks shouting ‘Here’s the Shadowless Flower!'”

 

You did.

 

I heard it very clearly.

 

But where did you learn to do something like that?

 

Is it a standard rule in the martial arts world?

 

It’s not like I’ve only seen it once or twice in novels.

 

“Somehow they knew I was a master, and suddenly they all came rushing at me at once.”

 

It wasn’t because you’re a master, it’s because I told them to do that.

 

…Why is it so quiet?

 

Ah, do I need to add some reactions?

 

“…I was surprised too when they all rushed toward you.”

 

“So I used a technique called Snake Emerges from Grass Strike to target their ankles like swish—”

 

Yang Ha-rin mimicked the motion of wielding a spear with her hands, but to me it just looked like she was combing her hair.

 

“Ah, you probably don’t understand when I explain it like this? Our Yang Family spear technique is the culmination and perfection of spearmanship. It’s not called the World’s Greatest Spear for nothing.”

 

Yang Ha-rin’s voice overflowed with pride.

 

“There are as many as seventy-two techniques. Snake Emerges from Grass Strike is one of them. After targeting the ankles, I used a technique called Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Armies and went whoosh—!”

 

Yang Ha-rin was waving her hands in the air when she suddenly stopped.

 

“But you know what. The Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Armies that I use is different from trashy third-rate techniques like the Three Talents Sword Method. Don’t even compare them. They just happen to have the same name.”

 

Yang Ha-rin drew a firm line with a serious expression.

 

“Anyway, when I unleashed my spear energy with a bang, everyone was so surprised they fainted….”

 

Oh my, she’s excited. So excited.

 

Yang Ha-rin, still thrilled from her first real battle, forgot about the pain of her wounds and continued telling her heroic tale.

 

“I was a bit nervous since it was my first time….”

 

Yes, you were.

 

Your limbs were tangled, your face was pale, and you were almost in a panic.

 

If it weren’t for me, you would have been in real trouble.

 

Of course, this was all a setup I arranged from the beginning.

 

Looking at Yang Ha-rin reminded me of my first battle. Come to think of it, she and I were both beginners in the same way.

 

Even though my skills were far superior, I also had almost no real combat experience.

 

Did I also grab onto Eok I-geon and act like this?

 

As my own image overlapped, Yang Ha-rin chattering away seemed newly endearing to me.

 

“What?”

 

When I stared at her intently, Yang Ha-rin, who had been excitedly talking, tilted her head.

 

“Nothing. So what happened next?”

 

“The moment you stepped onto my spear, I felt it. You from above, me from below.”

 

Perhaps embarrassed about rambling on about herself, the chatter shifted to our joint attack.

 

But how long do I have to keep listening to this?

 

“When I shouted ‘I am the Shadowless Flower!’ and all the enemies were looking only at me…!”

 

She repeated the same story so many times that I thought my ears might start bleeding.

 

Anyway, our journey was very smooth after that.

 

Yang Ja-seong, who heard about the incident later, was extremely surprised and stayed away from alcohol for several days, but before long he was drinking one cup, then two cups, and fell back into the bottle.

 

Our group pretended not to notice, and Yang Ha-rin simply loaded her brother into another carriage like luggage.

 

After traveling for several days like this, we finally arrived at the Shinchang Yang Clan located in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province.

 

“We’re finally here!”

 

At Yang Ha-rin’s exclamation, I stuck my head out of the carriage to admire the Shinchang Yang Clan manor.

 

My first impression was ‘It’s huge!’

 

I couldn’t measure the exact area, but it definitely seemed larger in scale than the Dang Family.

 

Above all, the splendor was incomparable.

 

The highlight among everything was the plaque hanging at the main gate of the Shinchang Yang Clan.

 

World’s Greatest Spear .

 

They were even written in gold leaf.

 

‘Just how much did he embezzle during his time as alliance leader?’

 

If the situation were much different from now, it wouldn’t be my concern, but since he contributed to Grandmother’s false accusations, many thoughts crossed my mind.

 

“Uuuugh!”

 

I woke up from sleep and stretched out fully.

 

No matter how excellent the carriage was, sleeping outdoors was still sleeping outdoors.

 

Sleep really needs a soft bed and cozy blankets to be truly satisfying.

 

We arrived at the Shinchang Yang Clan yesterday afternoon, had a simple dinner, and agreed to scatter and rest separately.

 

Since we were quite tired from the long journey, we agreed to recover from fatigue first before holding a banquet.

 

‘Well then, shall I go for a little stroll?’

 

After finishing my morning wash, I left the Guest Hall and wandered around to both tour the manor and do some reconnaissance.

 

Everyone I passed greeted me respectfully, so it seemed word about us had already spread.

 

Just then, I noticed two men dressed as scholars having a serious conversation in front of a pavilion.

 

Curiosity struck, so I hid behind the building and focused my hearing.

 

“…The trading company is also cutting off business.”

 

“Don’t tell me it’s Moyong again?”

 

“They didn’t say for certain, but it seemed like they were hinting at it out of past affection.”

 

“This is really too much! If they just cut everything off like that, what are we supposed to do? No matter what, shouldn’t they at least leave us some breathing room?”

 

“For whatever reason, the Moyong Family is thoroughly angry. Seeing that things aren’t resolving easily even though the Grand Family Head stepped forward personally, it seems this situation will drag on for quite a while.”

 

Oh ho, so the Moyong Family is already pressuring the Shinchang Yang Clan?

 

No wonder the manor’s atmosphere has been unsettled since yesterday.

 

‘The reason must be Yang Ja-seong.’

 

The deed was done together with Mo Yong-cheong-a, but as expected, the weaker side was suffering the damage.

 

If I use this well, things could get interesting.

 

When two bad guys clash, how thrilling would it be to watch?

 

It hasn’t even started yet, but I’m already feeling excited.

 

‘No! I need to maintain my poker face for now!’

 

I forced myself to suppress my smile and asked a passing maid about Yang Ha-rin’s quarters.

 

“Where are Rin-rin’s quarters?”

 

“I’ll escort you this way.”

 

I followed the maid’s guidance toward Yang Ha-rin’s quarters.

 

“Wow!”

 

Since she’s the granddaughter Yang Gun-cheol treasures dearly, I had some expectations, but Yang Ha-rin’s Residence exceeded my imagination in a different way.

 

The entire heavens and earth were a flower garden.

 

I’m not just saying that – it was truly a garden filled with flowers.

 

All kinds of flowers whose names I didn’t even know were blooming brilliantly, and even inside the building, beautiful decorations made with fresh and dried flowers were displayed.

 

“Pretty, isn’t it?”

 

I turned around to see the pavilion’s owner, Yang Ha-rin, standing there with a smile.

 

“I tend to all of this myself. Come over here.”

 

“You really do all this yourself?”

 

What an unexpectedly refined hobby.

 

Yang Ha-rin cleared her throat and grabbed my arm, leading me into the garden.

 

“This is a crape myrtle, that’s a hydrangea, and what’s blooming on the wall is trumpet vine. Those four o’clocks over there bloom at night and they’re absolutely beautiful. You can see them if you come at night.”

 

Come at night?

 

That’s totally welcome for me.

 

“They must be so beautiful. I really want to see them!”

 

“And this flower is…”

 

After touring the garden, we even looked at the flowers planted behind the building at Yang Ha-rin’s Private Training Ground.

 

Next was indoors.

 

There were plenty of flower pots inside too, but what particularly caught my eye were the flowers she said were dried during winter and spring.

 

They had no fragrance, but their unique coloring was extremely elegant and beautiful.

 

“Wonderful!”

 

Feeling as if I’d come to another world entirely, I naturally broke into a bright smile.

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes! I love it so much. How did you think to decorate it like this?”

 

It was a shame there was no mirror to see my expression.

 

I bet I looked really happy.

 

“Really?”

 

Yang Ha-rin asked again.

 

Does liking flowers not suit me?

 

“Really, would it be fake then? You’re not the only one who likes flowers!”

 

“Are you serious?”

 

Why is she acting like this?

 

I’m the one who was moved by the flowers, so why does she have such touched eyes?

 

Yang Ha-rin finally grabbed my hands and suggested.

 

“Want to sleep over at my place tonight?”

 

“…Huh?”

 

“You said you wanted to see the four o’clocks! There are lots of other pretty things too!”

 

“…Can I really sleep here?”

 

“Of course! Let’s drink together tonight too! While looking at flowers together. How about it?”

 

I’m all for it.

 

I was actually planning to ask first myself, so this is like a windfall.

 

I’ll confess now – I had a reason why I absolutely had to become close with Yang Ha-rin and sleep here.

 

“Thanks for inviting me! I’m so excited!”

 

As I answered with joy, my gaze was directed toward the thick main beam supporting the ceiling.

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