The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 83

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Chapter 83

“Ugh, really so persistent. So persistent!”

I finally managed to send away Eok I-geon, who was insisting on eating more, thanks to running out of ingredients.

“How can a person eat this much?”

Eok I-geon was one thing, but Cheon-gang and Seo-ryeon’s appetites were no joke either. I expected martial artists who use their bodies would eat more than usual, but this was way too much.

Is my body cost-effective or something?

It was fortunate that Uncle Gong Pae-cheon and Elderly Ma got up first, otherwise I might have begged them to leave.

Running a business is as hard as martial arts training!

As I tapped my arms and finally looked at grandmother who had sat down beside me, I saw a familiar smile on an unfamiliar face.

Even with a changed face, she’s definitely our grandmother.

“Grandmother, making dumplings must have been tiring, right?”

“This much is nothing. I do this all the time, so it’s fine.”

“What do you mean fine! You went through such a terrible ordeal today!”

At grandmother’s nonchalant response, I flared up without realizing it. If this were Korea, she would definitely need psychiatric treatment after such a major incident.

If it became known that a renowned master of the Martial Arts Alliance had been hiding in the Demonic Sect for 17 years, the demonic practitioners would never let it slide.

It was only thanks to Cheonma stepping in to handle the situation, otherwise I would have felt like the sky was falling.

“I’m more worried about you than myself. You learned so many things at once, are you really okay?”

“…Me?”

“Yes. Aren’t you bothered that I’m not your real grandmother, and that you’re the granddaughter of the Hyeon-ma Tak Family?”

Ah, did I act too calm?

I should have been more shaken and upset, but since my emotions weren’t like that, I must have seemed strange to grandmother.

Since it came to this, I decided to act even more boldly.

“It’s in the past, so what can we do about it now? They say the bond of raising is stronger than the bond of birth. And honestly, I just need grandmother.”

“What about the Tak Family?”

“The Tak Family… well, I haven’t really thought about it.”

Would anything change just because I’m from the Tak Family?

I’ve already properly elevated my status as Cheonma’s disciple.

If the Tak Family’s prestige were added to that, it would just add one more title before my name, but it wasn’t really necessary.

“Grandmother, rather than that, I have something I’m curious about.”

“Something you’re curious about?”

“Yeah, how did I end up being raised by grandmother?”

I wanted to know the hidden story of what exactly happened 17 years ago that led to me being raised by Tian Shou Du Hua Dang Ying Ling.

“Well, that is…”

Before starting her story, grandmother downed a cup of water in one shot.

It was definitely going to be a long, long story to tell without preparation.

I opened my eyes wide and focused on grandmother’s mouth.

“What? Who killed Tak Seon-hwa?”

Then, while listening to the story of grandmother and mother’s meeting at Cheonsan, I screamed in disbelief.

“Hey! What do you mean calling your mother Tak Seon-hwa! Did I raise you like that?”

“Grandmother, is that the problem right now? Cheonma, no, Master killed our mother! Blinded by jealousy!”

Wow, I’m seriously getting goosebumps.

What kind of psychology is it to chase after a woman who ran away saying she didn’t like you and even commit murder?

Is it okay just because he’s Cheonma?

Eok I-geon didn’t become a psychopath for nothing.

They say antisocial personality disorder has considerable genetic factors.

The Eok family as a whole definitely has problems.

‘So that’s why the relationship between Cheonma and the Tak Family was bad.’

It was quite fascinating to learn about parts that the original work glossed over without detailed explanation.

By the way, poor Grandfather Tak.

He served young Cheonma as his lord and raised him well, only to have his only daughter devoured.

How must he have felt?

Suddenly I remembered his gaze when he looked at me at Yeo-ga.

The daughter of a dead daughter whose existence he never knew.

‘I must have been very precious to him.’

I shouldn’t have treated him thinking only of my own feelings.

Wasn’t he the one who led the Baek-gwi Hyeon-ma-dae all the way to Yeo-ga to save me and grandmother?

As a human being, I should know how to express gratitude.

‘I should go greet him first thing tomorrow morning.’

It would probably be quite awkward, but I thought it was the right thing to do.

“That’s why I feel sorry to your mother too.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I begged for my life from the one who killed my benefactor who saved me. What kind of cursed fate is this…”

Wrinkles appeared on grandmother’s beautiful brow, which didn’t suit her.

When one of the Three Beauties of Jungwon makes sad eyes, I’m about to get sad too.

“Grandmother! That’s really not true!”

I understood grandmother’s feelings, but my thoughts were a little different.

“Mother helped grandmother even when her own life was in danger. So she must have been a person with really good character, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Would such a person dislike that grandmother survived? I don’t think so. Mother would have said she was glad.”

“…Is that so?”

“I’m here! If it weren’t for Shin Geum, I would have died, so isn’t it natural?”

“Ah, that’s right. That’s also true.”

Grandmother, who had momentarily forgotten about me in her guilt toward her benefactor, finally smiled brightly.

“Lost in old memories, I forgot for a moment. I have my most precious child!”

“You keep forgetting. I’m hurt!”

When I rolled my eyes pretending to be sulky, grandmother stroked my cheek with her soft hand.

The rough texture from before was gone, but the affection I felt was the same.

“Our grandmother must have had such a hard time.”

Looking at grandmother’s youthful face right in front of me, I could naturally picture how difficult and weary she must have been 17 years ago.

“It must have been frustrating to be falsely accused and have to flee, and on top of that, raising a newborn baby. Even if it was your benefactor’s child, no one would have blamed you for abandoning it.”

“Abandon? Why would I abandon you? There are things you can say and things you can’t!”

Grandmother’s hand that was caressing my cheek tightened with force.

“Grandmother! Let go! It hurts!”

Only when I screamed did the force ease up a little.

“I lived because of you. Without you, I would have gone to the other world long ago. You know?”

“Really?”

Grandmother slowly stroked my cheek. The love in her fingertips was much deeper than I thought.

“Of course! I endured until now looking only at you. I came all the way here saying I’d live alone, turning my back on all my family, and then you appeared.”

Moisture gathered in grandmother’s eyes.

“When you first called me grandmother, how happy this old woman was. You grew up so well without causing me any trouble, so I’m the one who’s grateful.”

“Then why are you crying? You should be smiling!”

“No. I just keep thinking of old times.”

“…You miss your family, don’t you?”

At my words, grandmother, who was wiping away tears, flinched.

“If you haven’t seen them for 17 years, you must miss them terribly. Can’t you go back now?”

“…If I could have gone, I would have already. I probably won’t be able to return until the day I die.”

“What happened? Tell your granddaughter. I’ll listen to everything.”

I already knew through the novel, but I couldn’t suddenly pretend to know.

And if I heard it directly from grandmother, I might learn facts I didn’t know before.

Grandmother, who had been wearing a bitter expression, drank another cup of water and began her long story.

The next day.

I greeted a guest from the early morning breeze with my eyes swollen like balloons.

“What brings you here at this hour, young master?”

It was Eok I-geon, who I had desperately chased away last night, coming back again.

Don’t tell me you came to eat dumplings at this hour?

“You… what’s wrong with your eyes?”

“Oh, this…”

I covered my face with my hands in embarrassment and avoided Eok I-geon’s gaze.

Then he grabbed my wrist and quietly lowered it.

“Can you see properly?”

“Of course. Just because my eyes are a bit swollen doesn’t mean I immediately become blind.”

“It looks like tumors are attached to your eyes.”

“I know, I look hideous.”

I was shocked when I looked in the mirror too.

“I cried a bit yesterday.”

While listening to grandmother’s story, I got so angry that tears wouldn’t stop flowing down my cheeks.

If I had known my face would look like this today, I would have held back even if I had to force myself.

“But what really brought you here? Grandmother said she won’t do business for a few days.”

Shin Geum, who wouldn’t listen no matter how much I told her to please rest, finally decided to take a break.

And right now she wasn’t here because she had something to handle and went to meet Uncle Gong Pae-cheon.

“Should I kill him for you?”

“What?”

“My skills are still a bit lacking, but if I ambush him, I might succeed.”

Ambush? Succeed?

Unable to understand at all, I tilted my head in confusion as Eok I-geon whispered to me.

“My father is the one who killed your mother. If you want, I’ll get revenge for you.”

This, this crazy psychopath, what is he saying!

How can he say such terrifying words so affectionately?

Gasp!

Wait a minute.

Isn’t this how the novel starts?

The original story began with Eok I-geon killing his biological father.

‘No! Not yet!’

“Don’t, don’t do that! Absolutely don’t do it! I’m really fine, you know? I don’t want you to become an unfilial son!”

Worried that Eok I-geon might actually do something, I babbled whatever came to mind without knowing what I was saying.

I was prepared to do anything if it could calm down this crazy bastard.

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