Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 160



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160. My Own Image (3)

“… … Are you crazy?”

Gwan Seo-ye said as she watched the people running away, surrounding Peng Jin-yeong, shrinking in number.

“why?”

“What are you thinking, really! You’re obviously a Habukpang person, but you’re picking a fight by hitting me on the back of my hand!”

“Then it didn’t work?”

“That didn’t work!”

“Then why did you scratch at the end?”

I chuckled. In fact, I thought that Guan Shuye would not be able to answer this question. It seemed like she had lost her sense of reason due to the momentary excitement. However, Guan Shuye unexpectedly answered sharply.

“At first glance, he wasn’t interested in you, and he was only interested in me. He only became interested when Jinsugwan said that you were the head of the upper class and not the escort. It would be troublesome if that bastard Pangga became interested in you for no reason.”

“Were you always this thoughtful?”

I felt embarrassed for no reason and asked jokingly, but this time, Gwanseo-ye didn’t take it as a joke.

“Anyway, you were trying to protect me, so I can’t sell you out.”

“I see. That’s cool.”

I said it with sincerity, but strangely enough, Guan Shuye seemed to take it as a joke.

“Don’t make fun of me.”

“Were you serious?”

“You did everything that was cool.”

Guan Shuye’s face turned red as if she realized what she had said only after she had said it. It was such an unexpected comment, even for me, that I couldn’t immediately take it as a joke.

“Ah, okay. Okay. Let’s have a drink. It’s spacious and has a nice atmosphere, but it’s comfortable since there are only two of us.”

Guan Shuye pretended to speak loudly and went into the cabin. I followed her into the cabin.

“Aren’t you going to get off?”

“Why did you get off? I paid to ride it.”

“Will the Habukpang people be coming soon?”

“I know. We’re going to meet anyway. It’s better to meet quickly.”

“I think it would be better to ask the King to mediate.”

“Fine. I don’t want to bother you. If you can’t handle these small conflicts on your own, how can you take over the top?”

I nodded without realizing it. That was right. Gwan Seo-ye opened the cupboard and looked at the liquor carefully. Then she lifted her stool and took out a bottle of liquor from the top shelf.

“Let’s drink this. You can tell just by looking at it that it’s a really good drink.”

“You have an eye for things.”

“You’re a merchant.”

Guan Shuye walked away without making eye contact with me. Judging from the blush on her face, it seemed like she was still embarrassed by what she had said earlier.

As I came out of the cabin, I saw the merchant who had lent me the boat earlier and a few other people. People including Peng Jin-yeong were running out in a hurry, so I guess they must have come up because something happened.

The merchant’s expression was not good. It couldn’t be otherwise. The deck had been damaged by Peng Jin-yeong’s step on the pier, and with blood splattered and teeth rolling around, it couldn’t have been a good sight.

“What’s going on?”

Still, the merchant asked us calmly.

I told him simply. I got into a fight with him, lost, and ran away.

“Oh, you can claim that deck from the Habukpangga. That guy destroyed it.”

I added something, but the merchant’s face turned pale and he couldn’t hear me at all.

What merchant wouldn’t be shocked to hear that a person from Habukpengga died on his ship, covered in blood?

It was obvious that soon the large and fierce-looking Habuk Peng people would storm in.

“Don’t worry. I won’t harm you at all. I’m a government official from the top of the transportation department.”

At that moment, Guan Shuye reassured the merchant. The merchant’s expression softened slightly after learning Guan Shuye’s true identity.

However, the merchant’s anxious expression did not completely disappear. It was true that even though he was a merchant of the highest rank, he was far from the power of Habukpengga.

“Just clean up and come down.”

“… … Yes, I understand. I hope it works out well.”

The merchant asked us again and went down. The departure time was set, so the boat soon set sail for the lake.

As I was beating Peng Jin-yeong, the sun was setting. The roosters lined up along the lakeside came out one by one and started lighting their lanterns.

The area around the lake soon became dark. The lights illuminating the lakeside looked beautiful. It seemed as if the stars that were supposed to rise in the dark night had come down in advance.

“Have a drink.”

As we were looking at the scenery together, Gwan Seo-ye poured me a glass full of alcohol and held it out to me.

“Are you giving it to me as a last drink before I die?”

I accepted the glass with a smile. When Guan Shuye tried to make a drink, I snatched the bottle from her and poured some into her glass.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“It seems like things will get much harder from here on out.”

“That’s right.”

The calligrapher frowned and brought her glass forward. It seemed as if she was telling us to be quiet and have a drink. We clinked our glasses and took a sip.

“nice.”

The alcohol must have been quite strong, as Guan Seo-ye grimaced.

Among the boats leisurely crossing the lake, the gently spreading ripples, and the flames on the lakeside swaying like lanterns, Guan Shuye, frowning, seemed to shine brighter than anything else.

I shook my head. It was only one drink, but I felt crazy. Or maybe I was just a little too drunk from the atmosphere of Shipchalhae.

“Good.”

“That’s right. It would be nice if Habukpangga didn’t come.”

“Don’t talk about Habukpangga. It ruins the taste of the drink.”

The official grumbled. It was a reasonable remark. People who can’t enjoy themselves properly usually can’t concentrate when they work.

“thank you.”

Guan Shuye said as she refilled my glass.

“what?”

“You protected me as my bodyguard. But I thought you just carried the sword around for show, but that wasn’t the case.”

“If that were the case, would I have been your escort?”

“No matter what, which merchant can beat the Habukpang people? It’s really ridiculous.”

Guan Shuye turned her head and looked at the lake with a small smile. Her large eyes and high nose caught my eye.

“But you’re really strong. You must have trained hard since you were young.”

“That’s not it.”

I naturally started talking about the past. When I started talking about the past, Gwanseo-ye also started talking about how she was like that around that time. Of course, I knew all about it.

As we talked, when our lips seemed dry, we exchanged glances and drank alcohol. Before we knew it, we had become close enough to exchange opinions just by making eye contact with Gwanseo-ye. It was a really fast development in our relationship. As expected, we weren’t best friends in our previous lives for nothing.

I was truly possessed by a strange energy. The Guan Shuye was talking about the same past, but since I entered the Shaman Sect, I was talking about a past that was completely different from my previous life.

Of course, I talked a lot about this past with Kwan Seo-ye in my previous life. I knew about Kwan Seo-ye’s past, and Kwan Seo-ye knew about mine. It seemed like those memories were being covered up and rewritten one by one through our current conversation.

“I feel a little more comfortable talking to you.”

“I guess so.”

Well, I’ve had countless conversations with you. I swallowed those bitter, if bitter, words inside.

“What’s with that unlucky tone?”

Guan Shuye laughed as she said that. We used to play like this. Isn’t that how friends are always? Especially when they are the same age, they are close enough to treat each other mercilessly.

The smile of Guan Shuye that I saw after a long time was truly sweet. The memories that were covered were bitter, and the newly written memories were sweet. Like the alcohol I was drinking now, the situation was bittersweet.

But that situation didn’t last long either. It was because scary auras were quickly approaching from afar. Guan Shuye’s face hardened as if he sensed something from the strong wind blowing.

Soon two people emerged from the darkness. They were carrying, humorously, a palanquin in front and behind them.

They threw themselves into the lake without hesitation, carrying the palanquin. I thought they were crazy, but soon I had to change my mind.

They ran quickly toward us, stepping on the water surface with the technique of leveling the ground. Meanwhile, the palanquins carried in front and behind did not shake at all.

I was most confident in my lightness, but I still hadn’t reached the level of Dengpyeongdosu. They were much better than me.

The two of them, who reached the ship, jumped down the hull, which was one yard high, and landed on the deck where we were. It was dark and things that I had not seen because I was so drunk came into view up close.

The two men were elderly, one wearing black clothes, the other wearing white.

“Miss, you can come out.”

The young man politely put the palanquin down and spoke. Soon the palanquin door opened and a beautiful woman with her hair tied up and held in place with a hairpin got out.

The woman was surprisingly beautiful, comparable to the most beautiful woman in Shanxi, Guan Shuye. If it weren’t for the fact that she was carrying a sword as big as her body on her back, she would have looked delicate.

“Thank you for your hard work. Black Noh, White Noh.”

The woman congratulated the young men in an elegant voice. The young men nodded with moved eyes. Even though I only saw a short part of it, I could tell that the two young men were very loyal to the woman.

“Who is it? The one who beat up my cousin.”

The woman asked us.

“I don’t know who your cousin is.”

“Ah. Sorry for the late introduction. My name is Peng Chai-Hyang from Pengga.”

Guan Shuye’s eyes widened. If it was Peng Chaehyang of Pengga, it would be expected since she was one of the best in the martial arts world. Even if she was a merchant, she was a person who could not help but know her name.

I had a rough idea. It was my first time seeing Peng Chae-hyang, but I had a rough idea of ​​her because of the nickname she had floating around, “Pye-wol-do (閉月刀).” Pye-wol is a term used to describe a beautiful woman. So I thought that the only person with that kind of appearance and who could wield a long sword would be Peng Chae-hyang.

It was a truly strange family. The Habuk Peng family usually looked like a bunch of bandits, but it was strange that such a beautiful woman came from such a family. I seriously wanted to ask if they had adopted a child.

“I’m going.”

Before Guan Shuye could say anything else, I stepped forward first.

“No. This is the one on our ship… … .”

“Be quiet. I’m not an escort right now. That guy I hit earlier wasn’t a fan of you because you were an escort.”

“Then what is it?”

“I did it because we’re friends.”

At my words, Guan Shuye was speechless. What can I do if I say so?

“What a wonderful friendship.”

Peng Chae-hyang nodded. Of course, she didn’t show any sincerity.

“So, Lady Peng, are you here to hold us responsible?”

I brought up the main topic. Unexpectedly, Peng Chae-hyang shook her head.

“I heard the general idea of ​​what the situation was like. If my cousins ​​were to say something like that, I wouldn’t even have to look.”

Paeng Chae-hyang had the discernment to not believe the words of Paeng Jin-yeong’s friends at face value. Surprisingly, Paeng Chae-hyang nodded to us.

“First of all, I’m sorry to you, young lady. My cousin is a rascal and can’t control himself when he sees a pretty woman. I really need to cut him off.”

Gwan Seo-ye didn’t know how to respond to Peng Chae-hyang’s unexpected words, so she just opened her mouth. I didn’t expect that the person from Peng Ga, who I thought would just take Peng Jin-yeong’s side, would apologize to us. I didn’t expect that either.

“I think it would be nice if you just apologized like this and left.”

Peng Chae-hyang laughed. I sensed something dangerous in that laugh, so I blocked Guan Seo-ye’s path.

“The reason I said something like ‘Habukpengga’ is because I couldn’t let this situation pass no matter what.”

Peng Chae-hyang’s eyes sparkled. She had not come to seek revenge on Peng Jin-yeong. She had come to repay the insult I had inflicted on Habuk Pengga.