The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 100



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Episode 100

“I’m going to take you hostage and tell your father to stop fighting.”

Soyak’s eyes grew wide. Fear quickly filled those round eyes.

Seolhwa grabbed the child’s shoulder as he hesitated and tried to stop walking.

“The reason I’m stopping this fight is to save you and your father.”

“To save me and Dad…?”

Seolhwa nodded.

“You’re not lying to me…?”

Of course, the purpose of saving Namgung’s people was big, but it wasn’t a lie that it was to save two people.

Seolhwa planned to take advantage of the fact that Maeng Deung-ho was not yet a flesh and blood person.

‘A father’s love for his son.’

If it was the paternal love of Maeng Deung-ho that was confirmed while in this waterway, then it would be entirely possible. In order to do that, he needed a true medicine.

“Choose. Will you let me use you to save your father, or will you continue to hide here even if your father gets hurt?”

“I don’t want Dad to get hurt!”

The words that came out reflexively were the child’s true feelings.

“then?”

“… .”

“Then what do you want to do?”

Soyak’s eyes shook with confusion.

“If you really use me, won’t Dad get hurt?”

“Yes. But we have to hurry. The fighting is still going on.”

The child still looked afraid, but soon nodded.

“Ha, I want to… .”

A child who is more worried about his father getting hurt than about being taken hostage and used.

The face of Jin So-yak, who was longing for the blood of his previous life, was briefly superimposed on the face of the innocent child.

Seolhwa let out a hollow laugh.

“Don’t forget. This is your choice. It’s not that you’re being used because you’re my weakness, but you were intentionally captured by me to save my father. Do you understand?”

Soyak nodded. The child’s eyes were now filled with determination, not fear.

“let’s go.”

Seolhwa grabbed Soyak’s hand.

Soyak also held that hand tightly.

* * *

Chaechaechaeng!

“Kwaaak!”

“Hit him! Kill him!”

A fierce battle ensued, with blood splattering and murderous intent running rampant.

Namgung Cheongsan, Murong Yeonhwa, and Hwangryong Daeju were having a hard time dealing with Surochae’s power.

At the center of the battle, two untouchable men were facing each other.

It was Namgung Cheong-un and Gwi Yeong-chae’s Chae Ju Maeng Deung-ho.

“Gwiyeongchaeju. Why did you take our children?”

Maeng Deung-ho frowned at Namgung Cheong-un’s words.

‘children?’

“What exactly do you want?”

“…does not exist.”

What he wanted was not Namgung, but Namgung’s child, and he decided to receive it from the blood bondholder in return.

Ma Jong-i, a person from the Blood Corps, confirmed the child and made a promise. He said he would tell her how to save So-yak.

“You took the children because you wanted something!”

“does not exist.”

So, I have no wishes for Namgung. I just cannot give up Namgung’s child here in order to save Soyak.

“Stop whining and come at me.”

Maeng Deung-ho raised his spear toward Cheong-un. The spear was slowly surrounded by energy.

‘shit.’

Cheongun also raised his sword.

‘There is no way to know when the main force will arrive.’

A situation where power is being pushed back. I tried to talk them out of giving them what they wanted and bringing the children, but even that didn’t work.

If you want something, you have to make a deal!

hook-

In the blink of an eye, Maeng Deung-ho’s spear rushed towards Cheong-un.

Kaang-!

Cheongun barely managed to block the blade and twisted his body to escape the spear’s path.

The spear moving at the tip of Maeng Deung-ho’s finger seemed to move like a living snake.

Shiririk- Kakang!

The curved spear changed direction in the air, and the blade flew straight towards Cheongun.

Kakang-! Kang!

‘There is no room to dig!’

Cheongun was embarrassed.

In order to attack Maeng Deung-ho, the distance had to be closed, but the spears wrapped around the spearhead had a sharp edge even at the shaft.

It was so ferocious that if you hit the spear properly while it was shaking constantly, it would make your flesh burst.

“Ugh… .”

Kakang-! Kang!

“I’ve heard that Namgung’s sword is strong, but this strength is unexpected. You are the first one to have lasted this long against me.”

Meng Deung-ho looked relaxed. He also knew that Cheong-un was at the peak of his power.

“One, you’re still just a baby!”

Maeng Deung-ho jumped up and swung his spear downwards.

It was an attack with such strong energy that you could hear the air being cut apart.

‘This is dangerous…!’

An attack that cannot be avoided or deflected.

Cheongun pulled up all his remaining energy and put it into his sword.

A huge explosion sounded, “Kwaaang!” and a dust storm blew up around the two people.

“Whoaaah!”

“Ugh!”

The enemy soldiers and swordsmen who had been fighting around the two were pushed back by the wind pressure, and some were sent flying while rolling on the ground.

“older brother…!”

“Your Majesty!”

Namgung Cheongsan, Murong Yeonhwa, and Hwangryong Daejudo.

“Chae, Chaeju!”

The number of water level indicators in the waterway.

Everyone stared at the center of the floating dust with their mouths open.

Some time passes in silence.

Eventually the dust settled and the two figures were revealed.

It was Maeng Deung-ho holding the spear with both hands and pressing down, and Cheong-un blocking it with his sword.

After another short while.

“Coolook…!”

The one who was spitting blood and leaning forward was Cheongwoon.

Cheongwoon barely managed to support himself by touching the floor with his sword and placed his hand on his chest. Blood burst out of his mouth once again.

It was evidence of severe internal injuries.

“hmm.”

Maeng Deung-ho, looking down on such a bright future, was still relaxed.

“It seems like it hasn’t been that long since you reached this level. If you knew how to control energy, it wouldn’t have been easy for me either.”

Maeng Deung-ho raised his spear upside down and aimed it at Cheong-un.

“Tongue, bro!”

“no!”

At the same time that Namgung Cheongsan and Murong Yeonhwa screamed.

“Maeng Deung Ho!”

A young voice echoed through the quiet waterway due to the battle between Cheongun and Maengdeungho.

Everyone in the water tower, including Maeng Deung-ho and Namgung In, simultaneously turned their gaze toward the direction from which the sound came.

On the roof of a barracks a short distance from where the battle was taking place, two men appeared.

“!”

Meng Deung-ho glared at the sight.

This is because a new girl who came into the waterway two days ago, whom I had not paid any attention to, was threatening my son, Soyak, with a sword to his neck.

“Little girl!”

Meng Deung-ho’s face, which had always been composed, cracked.

“Everyone, don’t move! If you move even one step, this child’s life will be lost!”

Maeng Deung-ho, who was about to kick the ground and jump out, suddenly stopped.

It seemed like he was talking to everyone in the water tower, but the child who was holding Soyak hostage had his eyes focused solely on himself.

“… .”

Seolhwa slowly took a deep breath as she looked at the sturdy blindfold.

“Dad… .”

Soyak was trembling with fear, as if the promise he had made was meaningless.

It had to end before the child became truly consumed by fear. It would be a disaster if he forgot that this was a hostage situation by trade.

“Maeng Deng-ho! I already know that this child is your son!”

Maeng Deung-ho’s expression wavered again.

“So if you want to save your son, put down your weapons and hand over your men!”

However, Maeng Deung-ho did not give up his weapon easily.

Even though I’m holding a sword to my son’s neck, he’s still just a child. If I just create a little gap, before the sword can move…

Shhh-

That damn thing… Kuung-!

The sword of the snow flower cut through the end of the barracks roof in an instant.

The roof of the vessel was pushed along its slanted cross-section and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

Even if it is a roughly built building made of mud and straw, it is not something that can be easily cut down with a normal sword.

The speed at which the sword was moved was also unusual.

It was as if he was warning Maeng Deung-ho, who was looking down on the child.

“… .”

The strength in Maeng Deung-ho’s hand holding the spear loosened. However, at the very moment when Maeng Deung-ho was about to put the spear down.

“If that child dies, this child dies too!”

Ma Jong-i, who was watching the battle from behind Maeng Deung-ho, shouted.

“You haven’t forgotten that Namgung’s child is here, have you! If you touch Chaeju’s son, Namgung’s daughter’s life will be forfeit!”

Seolhwa looked at that demon.

The corners of Majong’s mouth slightly curved as if he was certain of victory.

“If you want to save Namgung’s daughter, hand that child over quickly….”

“Try it.”

“Wh, what?!”

“Try it.”

Contrary to Ma Jong’s expectations, Seol Hwa was not intimidated at all.

No, instead, he looked at Ma Jong-i with a pitiful gaze and asked.

“So where is the child that Namgung threatened to kill?”

At that arrogant gaze, Ma Jong-i ground his teeth and shouted.

“Where the hell is it! Behind me…! What the?! Where did it go?!”

When Ma Jong-yi looked back, Namgung’s child and the boy holding the child were no longer visible.

You were clearly behind me just a moment ago?

What, what?!

The demon looked around in confusion. Then he found it.

Ta-da-dak-!

“Hwarin-ah!”

The boy who had run towards Namgung’s camp without anyone noticing.

“You little punk…!”