The Youngest Daughter of the Hebei Peng Clan Is a Truly a Very Famous Little Heavenly Demon - Chapter 50

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50.

 

“Congratulations, young hero.”

 

As soon as I stopped circulating my qi and dispersed the sword energy, Yeonhwa’s surprised face came into view.

 

“Amazing. It seems you gained enlightenment from your battle with the Sui Luochai leader.”

 

“Yes… Right after the battle ended, I didn’t feel anything particularly different, but this is fascinating.”

 

“Originally, the higher one’s realm becomes, the later enlightenment arrives. The sensations from that time combined with Peng Soxiung’s usual contemplation, allowing you to grasp the thread now with this peaceful scenery before your eyes.”

 

Yeonhwa said this with a bitter smile.

 

“At this rate, Peng Soxiung will overtake me in no time. I need to work harder too.”

 

Yeonhwa is at the late stage of Chojejung.

 

It’s an incredible realm to achieve before even turning forty, but for me who casually reached it at seventeen, anything I say would be deceptive.

 

Noticing my hesitation, she waved her hand.

 

“Oh my, you don’t need to worry about it. I’ll also work hard to surpass you at my own pace!”

 

Fortunately, she seemed magnanimous enough to focus on her own development rather than being jealous of a young kid. Truly someone with an upright character.

 

As expected of a senior disciple from a Daoist sect.

 

Relieved, I made a suggestion.

 

“Yeonhwa, you’re much more senior than me, so please speak comfortably.”

 

“But Peng Soxiung is clearly a martial artist equal to me…”

 

“Originally, to become close, shouldn’t we start by changing how we address each other? Please call me by name.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Yeonhwa hesitated a bit, then soon dropped the formalities.

 

“Alright. Then Dori, you should also treat me comfortably.”

 

“Okay, sister.”

 

Hearing the term “sister,” Yeonhwa squirmed.

 

“Are you perhaps uncomfortable?”

 

“Ah, no, it’s not that.”

 

She quickly denied my question.

 

“Actually, since I was young, I rarely associated with anyone younger than me. My master took me in when I was wandering the streets and immediately made me a direct disciple, so I didn’t have proper companions to build camaraderie with while gradually rising from third-generation disciple. All the disciples my age are far below me in skill.”

 

Yeonhwa, having opened up about her past, looked somewhat relieved. Her pale face turned reddish in the evening glow.

 

It somehow looked like a scene from a movie.

 

As I was choosing my words internally.

 

[That must have been lonely for you. – Lower]

 

[Then I must be Yeonhwa sister’s special person? – Upper]

 

“…? ??”

 

Choices appeared before my eyes.

 

‘What is this.’

 

No matter how I looked at it, these weren’t martial arts game choices but dating sim choices.

 

No. Really.

 

What is this?

 

“Peng Soxiung?”

 

Beyond the blue choices, I heard Yeonhwa’s puzzled voice. I quickly opened my mouth.

 

“Then I must be Yeonhwa sister’s special person?”

 

“What? …Ahahaha!”

 

I chose the Upper option thinking it seemed better than the Lower one, and fortunately my prediction seemed correct.

 

Yeonhwa covered her mouth with refreshing hearty laughter.

 

“Dori really speaks so sweetly. I can see why the blunt Lady Dang cherishes you so much.”

 

“I’m not really like that though.”

 

I don’t speak so formally in front of Dangsoso.

 

But that aside, my head was spinning busily from this sudden situation. So much so that even the joy of advancing to late-stage Chojejung was evaporating.

 

‘Dating sim? Dating sim… Ah!’

 

Then suddenly.

 

I remembered there was a ‘Heroine List’ tab in a corner of the story mode that I had never bothered to look at.

 

[Dokgo Yeon: Truly beautiful.]

 

[Dokgo Yeon: I grant you a name, come and be my foster daughter.]

 

[Cheonma offers a foster daughter proposal.]

 

[Will you accept? Y / N]

 

[※Warning: If rejected, you steal the Heavenly Horse Divine Technique and flee, setting Makyō as a hostile force.]

 

While playing this martial arts game, ‘forced choices’ often appear.

 

These choices provide opportunities to learn new secret techniques or change classes.

 

In my case, right after pulling the Heavenly Horse Divine Technique through cash purchases, such a side story unfolded. I skipped through it by button mashing so I don’t know the content…!

 

Anyway.

 

In this male-oriented martial arts game world with a suspiciously high number of beautiful female masters, what would be the criteria for conquerable heroines?

 

‘Age and story importance, right?’

 

No matter what, they can’t make married men and women into heroines.

 

The reason choices didn’t appear when dealing with Ju Sohui, Dokgo Yeon, and Eon Yeonhyeok, who clearly feel like major characters, might be because of that.

 

“…”

 

After parting with Yeonhwa and returning to my quarters, I fell into thought.

 

‘Yeonhwa must be a major figure in the main story.’

 

She’s Huashan’s senior disciple, no less.

 

And an incredible beauty on top of that.

 

The probability of such a person not being a protagonist approaches zero.

 

‘Who are the remaining candidates?’

 

I thought of Eon Muhyeok.

 

A young, handsome boy from the Five Great Families.

 

One of the most promising rising talents.

 

Though it’s a male-oriented game, there are definitely male heroines for female users too. Considering the setting, he’s also likely to be a protagonist.

 

Shaolin… probably not.

 

Though it’s a strong sect, they wouldn’t put bald monks as conquest targets.

 

For the same reason, Emei is eliminated.

 

Geobang is eliminated for lacking style.

 

Kunlun and Jeomchang are too far away positionally, so I’ll exclude them for now.

 

Having narrowed down the candidates in one stroke, I thought of the remaining Five Great Families excluding Zhongnan, Wudang, Eon Family, and Peng Family.

 

‘At this rate, I’ll need to visit the major spots once each to confirm.’

 

The reason I’m so obsessed with the story is simple.

 

‘Mother’s’ death.

 

I don’t know which mother it refers to, but if I let things flow naturally, either Ju Sohui or Dokgo Yeon will die.

 

Moreover, having a story means there’s a final boss somewhere, doesn’t it?

 

Though the game itself is open world, the mysterious ‘main story’ I kept putting off must have an ending.

 

And perhaps…

 

When I clear the story ending, might a ‘return’ button appear?

 

‘This is it.’

 

Clench.

 

I made a fist.

 

‘I finally found it.’

 

A clue for returning.

 

The hope I never gave up while wandering the Martial World aimlessly shimmers before me.

 

At this moment, a lighthouse called purpose appeared for me who had been drifting in vague fog.

 

As I was making a resolute vow, I heard shuffling footsteps from outside.

 

“I’m back.”

 

It was Dangsoso, exhausted from dealing with Huashan’s third-generation disciples.

 

‘…Wait?’

 

As I faced Dangsoso as usual, a question crossed my mind.

 

‘Is Dangsoso also a heroine?’

 

The missing youngest daughter of the Sichuan Tang Family.

 

A cute blood gangsi created by Cheonryun Sinmago of the Blood Sect, who rivals the Ten Great Masters of the Martial World.

 

Late-stage Chojejung at that age.

 

From any angle, she’s a main character.

 

“Soso.”

 

“Yes. Did you wrap the bandages properly?”

 

“I did. Listen, but- what do you think when you look at me?”

 

Conquest characters are generally favorable toward the player.

 

I was somewhat nervous that a choice might appear for Dangsoso too.

 

Wait, nervous?

 

It’s not nervousness. If a choice appeared once more, it would clearly mean I’d entered the story, so considering only my goal, wouldn’t that actually be good?

 

But still…

 

“You’re annoying.”

 

“What.”

 

Dang.

 

I was speechless at hearing the expression “annoying” from someone who looked fifteen.

 

“If you’re injured, just sit quietly and rest. Don’t go wandering around.”

 

“Hey, you, you.”

 

“What?”

 

“-It’s nothing.”

 

Feeling somehow deflated, I lay down on the bed.

 

‘Well, if a choice was going to appear, it would have appeared long ago.’

 

It’s been almost half a year since I started living with Dangsoso.

 

Since there hadn’t been any strange phenomena even once during that time, Dangsoso was clearly not a conquest character.

 

‘What bothers me is the setting…’

 

The circumstances of Dangsoso’s rescue involved four Ten Great Masters including Ju Sohui subjugating Cheonryun Sinmago.

 

This was a butterfly effect that occurred because Peng, who had gone on a journey with me, mistook Makyō for the Blood Sect and informed Ju Sohui of the location of Blood Demon Village.

 

What if in the original story, Cheonryun Sinmago had faced not four Ten Great Masters, but one equal Hyeongyeong master?

 

That unknown master would have fought a life-and-death battle with Cheonryun Sinmago.

 

What were the chances of recognizing Dangsoso’s face and capturing her alive during a life-and-death battle?

 

‘Perhaps.’

 

Dangsoso might have been a supporting character in a ‘tragic past story’ that should have been eliminated from the main plot, to be discovered later by the player.

 

For instance, if an unknown Dang Family Lineage member who had Soso as a sister was the main character.

 

To him or her, Dangsoso would truly be a painful thorn.

 

They would grow close by confessing their tragic past to the player.

 

It was a plausible enough scenario.

 

“Soso.”

 

“What?”

 

“You said you were the youngest, right? Did you have older brothers or sisters? How were they? Were they pretty?”

 

Dangsoso’s face subtly frowned.

 

“I’m not sure. I don’t remember the time I spent at the Dang Family very well.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

“Why are you suddenly asking about that?”

 

Her tone was clearly uncomfortable.

 

It was unexpected for her to complain like this, so I changed the subject for now.

 

“Just, I wanted to know more about you. You’re my companion gangsi!”

 

“…”

 

Upon hearing those words, Dangsoso’s frown relaxed.

 

I patted the spot next to me toward my cat-like companion gangsi.

 

“You’ll sleep with me again today, right? Hehe.”

 

* * *

 

Two weeks later.

 

“You mean the Dang Family’s direct lineage?”

 

While training quietly, Yeonhwa tilted her head sideways when asked the question.

 

“Hmm, I don’t know the details either. At most, I occasionally encounter them at the Yongbongji Meeting.”

 

“Even small details are fine.”

 

I asked again while gripping my sword with my left arm that was gradually healing.

 

Since the muscles in my forearm had weakened during rest, rehabilitation was necessary. Yeonhwa, who had been watching my swordsmanship, pondered before answering.

 

“There’s really nothing special. Ah, the competition for successor is so fierce that it still hasn’t been decided?”

 

“Are the siblings on bad terms?”

 

“Yes. Since Patriarch Dang has four wives, it’s hard for half-siblings to get along well.”

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