The Youngest Daughter of the Hebei Peng Clan Is a Truly a Very Famous Little Heavenly Demon - Chapter 14

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14.

“Ahem. Still, during this journey I subdued several mountain bandits and participated in escorting the biaoguo, so as a righteous warrior contributing to the prosperity of the martial world…”

“You mean there were no achievements.”

At Ju Sohui’s calm words, Peng awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

“Yes.”

“Well, don’t be too disheartened. Young Master Eon and Doa are exceptionally outstanding, but reaching early peak level at your age is still a decent achievement.”

“That’s right, Iya. As long as you’re healthy and safe, I don’t mind if you don’t advance in martial realms.”

Following Ju Sohui’s comfort, Peng hurriedly consoled his son.

“Peng, what kind of talk is that? That’s not right. In the first place, the weak cannot remain safe in the martial world.”

“Ah! That, that’s right. My wife is correct. Iya, you must train diligently.”

However, at his wife’s subsequent rebuttal, he changed his attitude as easily as flipping his palm. Hearing his father’s stern command, Peng straightened his posture and answered.

“Yes, Father!”

Is this what a family sitcom looks like?

Somehow the atmosphere is completely different from when I’m alone with them.

“Here are the dessert sweets and tea.”

The boisterous family meal ended in an instant. What was particularly surprising was Peng’s tremendous appetite.

He single-handedly devoured five whole plates of dishes that would have been enough for several people to share. Even after that, Peng rubbed his flat stomach and reached for the mountain of sweets and fruits piled up.

Seeing her son like this, Ju Sohui furrowed her brow and nagged.

“Your belly has gotten smaller since you left. If a man gets so skinny and gaunt, he won’t hear good things wherever he goes. Eat plenty before you leave.”

“Yes!”

“Doa, you should eat plenty too. Ah—”

“I, I’ll eat it myself.”

Taking the sweet from Ju Sohui’s hand, I was inwardly shocked.

‘She calls that a smaller belly?’

Moreover, Peng looked close to being a giant from any angle. How that could be mentally converted into a ‘skinny and gaunt man’ – I’m amazed and then amazed again at Ju Sohui’s child-favoring filter.

‘At this level, isn’t she more like a grandmother.’

…Though by age alone, she really is a grandmother.

“Have some tea too.”

“Yes.”

Hiding my irreverent thoughts, I slurped the hot green tea.

After a while, as dessert was nearly finished, Ju Sohui brought up a topic.

“Iya. When are you planning to go on your next journey?”

“I’m thinking of staying for about two weeks! I want to receive Father’s teachings.”

“Very well. I’ll gladly oblige.”

At his son’s confident request for sparring, Peng stroked his beard and smiled.

And Ju Sohui.

“Then when you leave in two weeks, Doa can go with you.”

She delivered the news she’d been waiting to share in a gentle tone.

“Really?!”

Of course, training with Ju Sohui was enjoyable, but that was one thing – being cooped up at home for so long had been truly stifling. When I perked up my ears and asked with sparkling eyes, Ju Sohui’s eyes grew deeply serious.

“Are you that happy to be separated from this mother?”

“Ah.”

“…I’m joking. You’ve kept the promise I mentioned before, and learning the Moon Sea Sword Technique through real combat will be good for your future growth as well.”

She was referring to the promise to let me go on a journey once I reached transcendent level and became accustomed to projecting sword energy.

“Then I must take responsibility and look after Doa. Just leave it to me, Mother! I’ll do my absolute best!”

“Iya, how exactly will you look after Doa? Doa, if your brother causes any trouble, just kill them all.”

“Mother…!”

“I will. Hehe.”

Faced with the cruel reality of being inferior in martial realm to his younger sibling, Peng’s face briefly became dejected. Of course, the dejection didn’t last even three seconds.

“I must catch up to little sister Eon soon! I’ll train hard so I won’t be a shameful brother to Doa!”

“Yes. That’s a good attitude.”

Ju Sohui patted my hand with a pleased expression.

The way she looked back and forth between Peng and me seemed like she was constantly trying to confirm the fact that we siblings were alive and together. She gently stroked my forehead.

“…Thank you for the meal.”

Embarrassed by that warm gaze, I hurried out of the building with a slightly flushed face.

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Peng was a good older brother.

“Doa! Look at this! I brought some books from my study.”

“Bo, books?”

“That’s right! I heard you’ve been studying the Thousand Character Classic diligently lately? I should help my one and only younger sibling with something like this!”

I take that back.

This affection is also burdensome.

Moreover, since he was trying so hard to act like an older brother, I began to gradually avoid Peng.

“Doa! Huh? Where did Doa go? Hey, where did my sibling go?”

“Yes, yes? This humble one doesn’t know.”

“Hmm. Did she go to the privy for a moment…”

When he couldn’t get a clear answer from the servant, Peng sat down in the courtyard and began waiting patiently.

‘Annoying guy.’

Using the nature transformation of sword energy to stick under the roof, I watched him and felt exasperated.

You might say I’m being too harsh to my brother, but I have my own excuse. The brotherly role Peng was trying to play was exactly ‘I must teach my sibling who can’t get past the Thousand Character Classic!’

‘I’d rather he ask for a sparring match.’

But when I said that, he said it would be too much trouble for a inferior martial artist like himself to request sparring from his superior younger sibling, making him feel uncomfortable.

It was an unnecessary way of thinking.

It’s also a bit annoying that he looks like he’d just go ‘Spar! Spar!’ mindlessly, but is unexpectedly cerebral.

‘He’ll wait for about half a hour and then go back to his room.’

Having successfully played hooky, I climbed onto the roof and lay down.

The wind was gentle. The sunlight was warm.

Perfect conditions for falling asleep. I dozed off without realizing it.

And when I woke up, it wasn’t just half an hour that had passed – it was two full hours, and the sun was setting.

‘Oh no!’

I bolted upright and looked down, then froze for a moment.

Peng was still waiting for me in that same spot. Foolishly, sitting in perfect upright posture.

“…”

I sighed.

I jumped down from the roof and sat right next to Peng. His eyes widened when he spotted me.

“Doa! You’re back.”

He didn’t get angry at me.

“I was worried you might miss dinner since you disappeared while we were together. Let’s stop studying for today and rest.”

He simply curved his eyes gently – the only feature on his face that resembled Ju Sohui among all the Peng-like features.

My mouth opened and closed.

“Huh?”

“I, I know how to read.”

What came out in the end was the lie I’d been telling all along. I hadn’t expected the excuse I’d made to avoid learning philosophy books like Dongmong Seonseup to snowball into something this big.

Feeling unnecessarily embarrassed, I kicked at the dirt in the courtyard with my toes.

“So you don’t need to treat me like some poor child who can’t read. I’m smarter than you think. I was just running away because I didn’t want to study…”

“…Hmm! Is that so. I didn’t know.”

“You’re not angry.”

I looked up at Peng, who was much taller than me. Seeing my bold expression, Peng gave a bitter smile.

“How could I be angry with you? I’m a brother who can’t even act like a proper brother.”

That expression somehow overlapped with Ju Sohui’s. Despite looking like Peng had reproduced through cell division, seeing things like this made it clear they were truly mother and son.

“But it’s a relief that you know how to read and write! I was worried that I had been bothering you by trying to teach you things you already knew when you felt uncomfortable.”

“….”

Craaack.

‘Hey, conscience.’

My conscience hurt too much.

The triangle embedded in my heart kept stabbing at me. With trembling hands, I grabbed onto Peng’s long sleeve as he tried to turn away awkwardly.

“Doa?”

“Just because you’re an older brother doesn’t mean you have to be better than your younger sibling at everything, right?”

“…Huh?”

“Spending time together is fine, even if it’s just sparring.”

I needed practical experience with the Moon Sea Sword Technique anyway.

My sparring with Ju Sohui was sparring in name only – I was just getting one-sidedly beaten up.

Of course, it was helpful for training!

But for my self-confidence, I needed experience fighting against a beginner too, didn’t I?

At my indirect suggestion, an exclamation mark appeared on Peng’s face. He smiled like a big puppy.

“! Right! That’s a good idea. Then may I ask for a match?”

“Anytime.”

I gestured provocatively with my hand.

Peng seemed full of enthusiasm too. Drawing the sword he always carried like part of his body, he charged at me.

And the result.

“Huff, haa… You’ve become incredible while I wasn’t looking! You really are my little sister.”

“This much is nothing. Heh.”

“But Doa.”

Peng, who had been thoroughly beaten by me, wiped the dirt from his forehead and asked cheekily.

“Is that stomachache you had earlier feeling better? I thought about it for a long time, and the only place you could go for over two hours would be the outhouse-“

Right?

Clang!

I silently struck Peng’s head with my wooden sword.

“Gack.”

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