The Hwangbo Clan’s Beloved Live-In Son-in-Law - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

The two were eventually captured.

Though they resisted fiercely, they were eventually captured.

Hahee was caught first, followed by Hwangbo Yeonghil.

“Aunt!! Uhheuheng!”

Hwangbo Yeonghil was dragged in, beaten to a pulp and in a complete mess.

And as soon as he saw Hahee’s face, tears streamed down his cheeks.

When they had last parted, it had been truly sorrowful.

In contrast, Hahee looked somewhat embarrassed.

Probably, Dang Cheongi, who was lying collapsed and turning his head away, felt the same.

“Stop it.”

They had parted so tenderly that even she had felt tears welling up at the time.

She hadn’t expected to meet again so soon.

“Damn bastards.”

Those who had captured them were grinding their teeth.

Especially toward Hahee, everyone bared their teeth, because she had fought so fiercely until the moment of capture that no one could withstand even one of her strikes, requiring dozens to rush at her all at once to finally subdue her.

“Can’t we do something to that one? Huh? We could at least break her spirit!”

Fortunately, there were no major injuries.

At most, her arms, ribs, and legs were all throbbing, so perhaps they were cracked?

Ah. Her wrist was definitely broken.

They hadn’t used bladed weapons.

The guards standing watch sent lecherous glances at Peng Sohui and Hahee, but didn’t act on them.

“Cut it out. Those above are having headaches too right now.”

After all, they were descendants of great families.

Though this only made their opponents more furious, the world was inherently unfair.

“Young Master Dang. Can you stand up?”

“No. My leg was injured. It’ll be difficult on my end.”

“What about Miss Peng?”

“I’m relatively okay, but… these ropes just won’t come loose.”

“Aren’t you going to ask about me?”

“Shut up.”

The place where the group was held was a kind of prison in a wide underground chamber, separated only by iron bars.

It was quite spacious, as if deliberately made that way, but they were the only ones inside.

Judging by the considerable signs of use, it seemed the original occupants had been moved elsewhere or they had been brought to a place that had been emptied after use.

This meant there were several such prisons.

They were tied up separately in different cells.

“Oh! How did you do that?!”

Hwangbo Yeonghil whispered with wide rabbit eyes.

It was because Hahee had pulled her hands free from behind her back.

It was while the guards had disappeared.

Since the ropes were tied very tightly, they wouldn’t have come loose easily.

“Since it was broken anyway, I pulled it out and put it back in.”

“…Are you crazy?”

It hurt tremendously.

But it would have to be reset anyway.

Though she had freed her hands, the foot bindings were tied so tightly that they weren’t easy to untie.

It was then that a guard came back down.

Hahee put the loosened rope back behind her, pretending to be tied up, then buried her head again and pretended to be unconscious.

“Are you awake?”

The voice was different.

The ears of the group, who had been lying collapsed in different directions, perked up.

“Miss Peng, didn’t you already show that you were awake? You even finished all your food cleanly.”

At those words, Peng Sohui quietly sat up.

The others did the same.

“Who are you?”

Dang Cheongi asked fiercely.

The man smiled broadly.

He was exceptionally tall with a gaunt face, well-groomed mustache, and silk clothes.

It was a face they’d never seen before.

However, the composure and naturally visible dignity in that face clearly marked him as the mastermind behind this situation.

A merchant perhaps?

The man answered.

“Did you come without knowing who I am?”

“You bastard! People who live off the nation’s permission dare to deceive the nation!”

Dang Cheongi shouted.

The salt monopolized by the nation brought great profits.

Though there were many who tried to smuggle it, no matter how boldly they operated, they were on a completely different level from the real salt merchants.

To possess such wealth and still covet greater profits.

Dang Cheongi’s anger was like autumn frost.

However, the man only continued to smile broadly.

“I’m not a salt merchant.”

“Salt or tea, it’s the same! You earn so much and still want to earn more!”

“I’m not a tea merchant either.”

“…Then you’re a rebel from Guizhou! No matter how precious Guizhou people are, is living in hiding like this really a blessing!”

“Haha. I’m not a rebel from Guizhou either.”

…The group’s faces hardened.

If he wasn’t a salt merchant, tea merchant, or bandit from Guizhou, then who on earth was he?

And why.

“Then what! Why!”

“I’m merely one who helps. I help those who seek profit, and help those who want to establish their position. Haha. In the end, isn’t it good for everyone?”

“You bastard! You’re trying to deceive heaven with your silver tongue!”

“Haha! Those are precisely the right words.”

“You! The chivalry of this land lives and breathes! Aren’t you afraid of the Shu-Chuan Xiapeng!”

Dang Cheongi shouted.

The man laughed clearly at that dignified authority.

“Chivalry… That’s an amusing word for you to utter.”

“You! What’s so amusing about it!”

This time the man smiled broadly.

His voice became secretive.

It was a friendly voice, as if speaking to a close friend.

“…The previous Dang Gaju had a younger brother, didn’t he? His talent was extremely outstanding, reaching the pinnacle in both poison and medicine.”

The Dang Family’s main source of income is medicine and poison.

Even the Imperial Court’s physicians seek out the Dang Family when they need medicinal ingredients.

The Dang Family manages, researches, cultivates, and sells those medicines and poisons.

From such a Dang Family emerged a figure called the Medicine Sage.

Though there might be many in the Central Plains called Medicine Sage, in this era there was only one Medicine Sage – the Dang Family’s Medicine Sage.

It was after the pills he created were presented to the Imperial Court.

“That daughter-in-law died recently. Ah, was she the daughter-in-law you abandoned?”

“…Ahh.”

Dang Cheongi, who had been frozen like stone since the man began speaking, finally let out a deep sigh. His eyes squeezed shut.

“When the frail daughter-in-law became pregnant, they called it a miracle. But who could have known? That the seed belonged to her father-in-law, and that she would miscarry from the medicine that same father-in-law gave her.”

“…Stop. …Stop.”

The man no longer smiled and shook his head.

Dang Cheongi buried his head in the ground.

“One who tried to swallow poison and die survived and was reborn, so she forgot that name and became Aesoo. Does the Dang Family speak of chivalry?”

Dang Cheongi ground his head into the earth and rubbed it.

The gentle and affectionate grandmother.

The mother who had given him warm embrace when he grieved over losing his mother early.

“Aesoo’s target was the Dang Family, and it was Chokmaeng that gave her the name Yukgwi and issued the death warrant.”

Without asking or questioning.

Upon discovery, kill immediately.

That was the death warrant issued for Aesoo.

The man smiled sadly.

“She was a kind woman. When she died, I felt as if I had lost my mother again.”

So.

“How dare you speak of chivalry. I do not believe in such words, especially not from someone of your bloodline.”

And so the man said.

Hahee opened her mouth with a gloomy voice.

Dang Cheongi was finished for now.

“Do you think it’s possible to deceive the nation? How naive.”

Hahee spoke mockingly. The man looked at her and smiled broadly.

“You’ve been away from your family’s shadow for quite some time, yet you’re still so naive. If you just twist one branch, the trunk will lean on its own. When interests align, people can see yet not see.”

“That’s tantamount to treason.”

Countless people of their own land might die.

And the rulers turned a blind eye to this?!

At the cold voice, the man pretended to shudder as if getting goosebumps.

“Frightening words. Miss Hwangbo. Please refrain from such harsh language.”

“…My name is Hahee.”

“Even if a tiger cub insists it’s a cat, one roar reveals the truth, doesn’t it? You can deny it while wielding your family’s authority. It’s just the petty masquerade of the privileged.”

At Hahee’s denial, the man spoke coldly. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he chuckled.

Hahee just glared at him.

It was all calculated behavior and words. Obviously it was either lies or nonsense meant to provoke her.

“On the way to Sichuan, I saw your husband.”

Ah. Should I say ex-husband? Since you were married, husband is husband, isn’t that right?

The following words were barely audible.

She just froze as if all color had drained away.

Hahee’s mouth twitched. Only sounds like “uh,” “ah,” “that” came out intermittently.

The man grinned and spat out one more line.

“He was carrying a child around. Just in case, I’m asking… did you have a child?”

Thud.

Hahee’s hand hit the floor.

She didn’t even think to hide that her bound hands had come loose, nor did she feel any pain.

She just remained frozen while words like “child…,” “child…” were added to the earlier nonsense.

The man turned his head with a troubled expression.

Hmm. She won’t hear anything more I say.

“What do you plan to do with us? You don’t seem intent on killing us.”

Hahee was finished too.

Hwangbo Yeonghil sighed and spoke.

“That’s my dilemma too. I’d like to kill you all and bury you, but then this carefully planned business would obviously fly away like paper.”

Dang Cheongi and Peng Sohui, though branch family members, were descendants of prestigious families.

Hahee was the famous Hwangbo Family’s Jingjiyuye, and Hwangbo Yeonghil was even the main heir.

“Though I may be young, I won’t submit to force. Born as a man, I’d rather choose death.”

Hwangbo Yeonghil spoke solemnly.

Firm resolve gleamed in his eyes. The careless appearance he showed when with Hahee had disappeared somewhere, and the dignity and grace befitting a great family’s heir overflowed.

If Hahee had been conscious, she would have said that appearance was exactly like her father.

The man nodded seeing that sight.

Such people also exist in this world.

Therefore.

“That would be good too. A life full of sorrow—is there need to deliberately prolong it?”

The man smiled bitterly.

It was a smile tinged with some sadness.

“…Who are you?”

Peng Sohui, who had been quiet, asked.

The man stepped back and said.

“I am called Lim Junggeol.”

People call me Qitian.

Only those words remained echoing in the prison like an echo.

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A few days later, the prison opened again.

During that time, the group had eaten and rested well.

Thanks to rigorous training and internal energy, wounds healed quickly for martial artists.

Moreover, since they weren’t severely injured, their bodies had recovered fairly quickly.

However, Dang Cheongi and Hahee’s condition wasn’t very good.

“…Grandmother.”

“The child…. That could be…. Ah…. No…. Surely not…. It can’t be….”

Hwangbo Yeonghil and Peng Sohui tried to guess what might happen, but couldn’t figure out much.

Qitian hadn’t visited since the first day, and there were no guards.

The door only opened when food came and went, and everyone seemed to be mute and deaf, just throwing food and disappearing.

The only time anyone entered was to retie Hahee’s hands.

Creak.

So naturally, when the door opened outside of meal time, all eyes turned to it.

“Who is it?”

Even Hahee and Dang Cheongi raised their heads to look at the door, and a long shadow stretched out.

An imposing presence with upright posture, fine clothing.

A jade-like handsome face.

“Oh my. Nam Gilin?”

“Young Master Namgung!”

“Brother Namgung!”

“Bin!”

In order, Peng Sohui, Dang Cheongi, Hwangbo Yeonghil, and Hahee called out to him.

“How did you know about this place! Did you come to rescue us?”

When the group asked with one heart.

Namgung Bin answered calmly.

“No. I was captured too.”

Namgung Bin smiled brightly.

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