The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 302

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Chapter 56

But how long do I have to be held captive here?

I feel like I’ve said enough about Tam-rang, but I can’t find the right timing to get up and leave.

The conversation between the three gentlemen, excited about the Blood Sect story, continued without a moment’s rest.

I only wanted to emphasize the danger of the Bloodsky Sect, but it was a mistake to overlook the nature of my audience.

Martial Arts Alliance Leader Yeon Un-jang.

Chief Strategist Jegal Mun-gi.

White Robe Group Leader Uncle Wang Dang.

These were people who worked tirelessly day and night solely for the peace and safety of Gangho.

And I had thrown them the enormous topic of the Blood Sect.

‘I dug my own grave.’

So I couldn’t even complain about it.

I just felt sorry for Eok I-geon.

We couldn’t properly share the joy of our reunion and ended up trapped in this troublesome place.

‘I’ll be leaving now with Jeong-in!’

I wanted to boldly declare that, grab Eok I-geon’s hand and leave, but given the setting, I had no choice but to pretend to be well-behaved.

‘Sigh.’

“Do you want to leave?”

Just as I was sighing inwardly, Eok I-geon suddenly sent me a telepathic message.

When I flinched and looked at him, Eok I-geon’s black eyes stared directly at me.

That persistent gaze that seemed ready to grant me anything I wanted.

It was a face I was seeing after a long time.

Finally, it felt real that Eok I-geon was beside me.

My heart began to pound.

Even as Jeong-in, his beauty was still harmful to my heart if I looked at him for more than 3 seconds.

“It’s okay. It’ll be over soon.”

I gently tapped the back of his hand to show my gratitude for his thoughtfulness.

“Come to think of it, niece Seolha, are you feeling alright? Your stamina must have been severely depleted, and I’m only asking now.”

Uncle Wang Dang, who had been engaged in heated discussion, belatedly asked about my condition.

“I’m sorry for not looking after my niece properly as an uncle.”

“Not at all. It’s not like I don’t understand the seriousness of the situation. I am a bit tired, that’s true, but please don’t worry too much about it.”

I deliberately pressed my hand lightly against my forehead.

I didn’t forget to put on a weary expression either.

“I was too flustered earlier to even express my gratitude. Cheon-sin Geom-hwa, or perhaps I should call you Cheon-sin Bodhisattva now. On behalf of the Alliance, I’m truly grateful.”

“I too have come to see anew how deep Cheon-sin-mun’s Buddhist compassion runs. It was an honor to witness that brilliant golden radiance firsthand.”

“Ahaha, Cheon-sin Bodhisattva? That’s too grand a title for me. Cheon-sin Geom-hwa is quite sufficient.”

This wasn’t the kind of response I had expected, but suddenly the atmosphere took a strange turn.

“You’re still young, after all.”

“Well, you’re not even twenty yet, so you are young.”

All three of them looked at me with similar eyes and smiled.

“Niece Seolha, titles aren’t usually created based on what the person wants. They’re naturally formed to fit the situation, like today.”

Do you think I don’t know that?

Uncle Wang Dang spoke excitedly, not noticing that I was starting to look upset.

“Niece Seolha made the greatest contribution in this incident. Capturing and interrogating Tam-rang’s subordinate in Luoyang, using the Dang clan’s soul-chasing technique to find Tam-rang, discovering the hideout of the one who fled, tailing him, and finally eliminating him. Remarkably, niece Seolha and the Cheon-sin-mun disciples accomplished all of this. Didn’t Lady Dang raise her granddaughter to be truly capable?”

“Uncle Wang Dang, that just happened naturally as we were chasing him. You’re exaggerating too much.”

“Not at all. I think the same way.”

“That’s right. If it weren’t for Cheon-sin Bodhisattva, I would still be raising So-un as my successor.”

I’m getting a feeling, a feeling is coming.

After giving me all the credit like this, you’re planning to use me again, aren’t you?

“So, what I’m saying is…”

There it is.

I could already predict what would come next.

I’m really going to become a leader!

“May I say something?”

Just then, Eok I-geon, who had been quiet until now, interjected.

“Who might you be? Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier.”

“You don’t seem to have an ordinary relationship with Cheon-sin Bodhisattva. Are you perhaps her betrothed?”

Heavenly Strategist Jegal Mun-gi asked while blatantly looking down at mine and Eok I-geon’s clasped hands.

Eok I-geon had been holding my hand tightly and hadn’t let go even after entering the room.

“Yes, we are promised in marriage.”

“Oh ho, you’ve already decided that with young master Eok? My intuition back then was right after all!”

“…That’s how it turned out.”

I avoided Uncle Wang Dang’s gaze in embarrassment and fidgeted with my hair.

“So your surname is Eok.”

“I am Eok I-geon of Cheon-sin-mun.”

“Yes, young master Eok. Nice to meet you. Now, what did you want to say?”

“Seolha seems to be having a hard time, so I thought we might leave first.”

Cough.

Not “May we leave?” but “I thought we might leave.”

This was too much of an announcement…

While I was worried about the elders’ reaction, I also thought it was very much like Eok I-geon.

In fact, just sitting quietly beside me was already Eok I-geon exercising tremendous patience.

“Oh my, we were being inconsiderate!”

“In my gratitude, this old man was short-sighted. Please, go ahead and leave.”

“Oh, no! It’s understandable!”

After being momentarily flustered by Eok I-geon’s direct approach, Yeon Un-jang and Jegal Mun-gi were startled and let me go.

Of course, they also added a request for me to stay in Wuhan for a few days since they might need my help further.

“Yes, I will. Uncle Wang Dang, I’ll see you later.”

Thanks to Eok I-geon, I finally managed to escape the Martial Arts Alliance.

How many hours was I held there?

Phew, now I feel like I can breathe.

When we came out of the main gate, Yang Ha-rin and Eok Hwi-gyeom were waiting for us.

Unlike Yang Ha-rin who was happy to see us, Eok Hwi-gyeom had a sulky expression and silently guided us to the inn without a word.

He was definitely sulking because Eok I-geon hadn’t acknowledged his greeting earlier.

It’s quite something to act surprised when he knows his brother’s personality.

Yang Ha-rin said they had rented out an entire inn.

It was only after I had a late dinner there that I could finally have some intimate time with Eok I-geon.

“Were there any guys bothering you during this time?”

“Pardon?”

We were sitting side by side on the inn’s rooftop, looking down at Wuhan’s night scenery.

Eok I-geon’s sudden question shattered the romantic atmosphere like a stone thrown through a window.

“I’m asking if there was any guy pestering you.”

“…What would you do if there was? Beat him half to death again?”

“Does that mean there was someone?”

Oh, look at those eyes changing.

He’s only a gentle lamb with me, but he still had plenty of psychopathic tendencies toward others.

“Of course there wasn’t anyone. Don’t you trust me that much?”

“It’s not that I don’t trust you.”

“Then what?”

“She doesn’t trust men.”

“Oh come on, everyone’s not really interested in me anyway!”

Even when they showed interest, I didn’t catch their eye.

When the most handsome man in the world is next to me, how could a squid be satisfying?

Just looking at Eok I-geon’s face was enough to make me feel content.

The problem is he doesn’t know that himself.

“You don’t know how lovely and cute you are, that’s why I’m saying this.”

“There you go again.”

Eok I-geon, who was completely smitten, had been constantly calling me cute lately.

There’s a saying that it’s over when your partner looks cute to you, and while I never related to those words before, seeing Eok I-geon made me think they might be true.

Just how much does he like me to have thrown Jungwon into terror just because I wasn’t there?

As my conversation with Elder Buljon suddenly came to mind, I felt an unprecedented sense of responsibility.

‘He said that with me around, he could live as the Heavenly Mandate Star instead of the Heavenly Demon Star.’

Fortunately, my feelings for Eok I-geon were also growing stronger.

If I could help Eok I-geon live like he does now, how difficult could it be to stay by his side?

I was single for life in my previous existence, but in this life I’m living with the most handsome man.

I’m not one to refuse that.

Of course.

“But Young Master, why has your hair grown so long?”

I’d wanted to ask since I first saw him.

Eok I-geon had only been in seclusion for about three months at most, yet his hair had grown down to his waist.

“The flow of time is different there.”

“What? What does that mean?”

Don’t tell me the passage of time isn’t the same as outside?

Whoa!

“That’s why I missed you even more. Each day without you was like hell for me.”

Eok I-geon’s eyes looking at me became moist.

“I read your letter during that time.”

Before leaving headquarters, I had written in a letter that I was going on a secret branch inspection and wouldn’t be able to come for a while, sending it to the stone chamber through a mechanical device.

I had worried about whether Eok I-geon would see it, but it seemed to have been delivered safely.

“That’s when I started breaking the stone chamber.”

Huh?

What, what did you break?

“What about the First Cheonma Grandfather’s insights?”

“What’s so important about that stuff? You went out to Gangho without me!”

Wow.

In the original story I thought he was crazy about martial arts, but he was actually crazy about me?

“Do you know how worried I was that something might happen to you while I was gone?”

“You saw earlier. I fight well now.”

“I know. But Seolha, when you’re not in my sight, I can’t feel at ease. What am I supposed to do about that?”

“It’s not like I’m a child…”

“You’re not a child.”

Before I knew it, Eok I-geon’s large hand was cupping my face.

Seeing his lips approaching, I slowly closed my eyes.

Just before Eok I-geon’s and my lips touched.

“Stop right there!”

“That’s enough.”

Suddenly two familiar voices flew in.

‘No way… it can’t be, right?’

They say dreams are the opposite!

What appeared in my anxiously turning vision were the grandfathers spitting fire like active volcanoes.

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