The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 124



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Episode 124

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Yoo Kang laughed and scratched the back of his head.

“Oh, you’re here, Death Penalty?”

“You came, death penalty, did you say…?”

Thump, thump, Yoo Kang took a step back without realizing it at the threatening momentum of Yoo Biao approaching.

“Ahaha, that’s right, death penalty… .”

“How on earth can I get caught in the water channel…?”

“ah….”

That’s right, I was caught in the water tunnel and then rescued, right.

“furthermore!”

“!”

“How could you leave the volcano without permission? Do you know how worried the elders and the disciples were about you?”

Although he had come out of the volcano under Jang Moon-in’s orders, he couldn’t tell the truth, so Yu-gang just laughed.

“I hope everyone is doing well…?”

“How can you, who disappeared without a trace, have the decency to ask that?”

“Ahaha… I’m sorry. I was just trying to get some fresh air, but I got lost… But thanks to Namgung’s people recognizing me and saving me, I’m alive and able to meet Death Row.”

“under….”

“I’m sorry… .”

Yoo Kang smiled and lightly tapped Yoo Biao’s arm.

Yoo Biao pressed his pounding head and sighed again.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Oh, I was a little hurt, but I’m almost better.”

“You’re hurt?”

“Namgung cured all that too. I’m feeling fine now.”

Yoo Kang spread his arms wide and waved them as if he was completely healed.

“…Okay. Then hurry up and get ready. The adults are waiting, so let’s go back to the volcano now.”

“Ah, that’s….”

The news that Namgung was returning together was a good thing for Yoo Kang, who had received the order from Jang Moon-in to bring So-joo Namgung back, but from Hwasan’s perspective, it was not.

Even if there was an excuse for saving Yoo Kang, Namgung’s sudden visit was burdensome to Hwasan, who had no contact with Segawa at all.

“Why are you doing that?”

I hesitated, not knowing how to bring up the subject, when I heard a welcoming voice.

“The headmaster decided to accompany his family on their way back home.”

Yoo Kang’s expression brightened.

“Lady Namgung!”

I haven’t seen her since we had dinner at Hwarin’s place.

It was because Seolhwa left at dawn and came back late at night.

Yu Kang was even more delighted to see Seolhwa again after such a long time.

“What do you mean? You agreed to go together?”

After a brief greeting, Liu Biao immediately asked back.

It was obvious that he was displeased with the question, as if he had expected it to some extent.

Seolhwa answered with a smile.

“Have you not met my grandfather yet?”

“… I wanted to say hello, but I heard you had something urgent to do.”

Does this mean that if the head of the Namgung family wants to meet, they can meet?

Although reports had been sent up that he had arrived at Namgung, he had not even expected to meet the head of the household.

“I guess we’ll see each other soon.”

“Is there a reason?”

“I have decided to escort the two Taoist priests from their hometown to the volcano.”

“…escort?”

Liu Biao’s expression hardened.

“I’m sorry, my lady. You don’t need an escort.”

“I am well aware of the abilities of my two disciples, but this matter was decided by my grandfather.”

“Your Majesty the Sword Emperor…!”

If it was the decision of the Emperor, the head of Namgung’s family, there was no way for Yu Biao to refuse.

He is the elder of the volcano and the leader of the plum blossom inspection, and he is someone that cannot be treated lightly. So how could I, who has only just made it to the top 100, go against his will?

“It was a good thing that I got to meet my old friend from Hwasan.”

“…okay.”

Liu Biao eventually took a step back.

Since I received help from Namgung anyway, I wouldn’t be able to refuse if Namgung visited Hwasan.

It was frustrating that I wasn’t informed of such a crucial matter in advance, but it was too late.

“When do you plan to leave?”

“Maybe tomorrow. Grandfather will send someone separately. You can stay where Sodojang was staying.”

“I will be with the priest.”

“Yes. Okay.”

Seol-hwa turned around after a brief greeting. The smile that had been on her face throughout her conversation with Yoo-bi disappeared as soon as she turned her head.

Yoo Kang and Yoo Pyo, who were watching her walk away, spoke to each other at the same time.

“capital punishment.”

“Yukang-ah.”

“Huh? Oh, please speak of the death penalty first.”

“What happened in Namgung?”

“…yes?”

Yu Kang quickly looked back at Seol-hwa, who had moved far away.

Come to think of it, the other evening, I felt a strange flow of energy from inside.

However, since there had been no major disturbances since then, it was assumed that Namgung’s warriors were just training.

‘If something big had happened, wouldn’t everything have been turned upside down?’

“I don’t know.”

“Yeah. I see.”

Yoo Biao looked around Namgung’s manor with a strange expression.

It felt like a thrilling air was flowing somewhere.

“Yeah, what were you trying to say?”

“I’m talking to Lady Namgung.”

Yoo Kang rubbed his chin with a serious expression.

“Don’t you look particularly weak today?”

Liu Biao’s eyebrows sank low.

I thought I knew why the old man always looked at Yu Kang in this way.

“Let’s go in without interfering.”

Liu Biao passed Liu Kang and went into the residence. Liu Kang stood there, still rubbing his chin and looking at Seol-hwa.

“I don’t have the strength to walk, but I’m sure….”

Hmm… .

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Namgung Mucheon quietly looked at his granddaughter who had come to see him.

For a moment, I remembered the child who had been so brazen in front of the elders of the family at Cheonhojeon.

As I recalled that bold appearance, I also remembered the day the child returned to Namgung.

Unlike other children who would burst into tears just by standing in front of me, this child looked straight into my eyes and asked why he had to prove himself.

How absurd that sight was.

‘Have you grown up a bit?’

It was only a couple of months ago that this happened, but the child seemed taller than then.

It also seems like the fat on my cheeks has disappeared a bit.

‘… .’

“Come here.”

Namgung Mucheon sang Seolhwa.

“…?”

He only asked if he could leave tomorrow, but he told her to come closer. It was a bit unexpected, but Seolhwa took a step closer to Namgung Mucheon.

“Closer.”

“… .”

“What the heck.”

Namgung Mucheon quickly picked up Seolhwa and sat her down on his lap.

“?!”

Seolhwa’s eyes widened.

When I looked back with surprised eyes, Namgung Mucheon burst out laughing.

“I thought, ‘If not today, then when will I ever be able to sit my granddaughter on my lap?’ So I asked her to come. Do you not want to?”

“…no.”

“Okay. Then let’s talk like this.”

Seolhwa nodded her head softly.

I can’t remember ever sitting on someone’s lap, so this was the first time in my life, but I didn’t mind it.

I now vaguely know what it feels like to have your heart pounding.

This feels good.

“Yeah. What were you trying to say?”

“Can we leave tomorrow? To the volcano?”

“By the way, I heard that the disciple of the volcano has arrived. Yes. He told me to prepare as you said, so we should be able to leave tomorrow.”

I told him in advance that going to the volcano in a hurry would help Submu-gwang.

After hearing that, Namgung Mucheon immediately ordered his men to prepare to leave for the volcano.

“grandfather.”

“okay.”

“Two days ago, that person came to see me.”

“That guy?”

“Hwaorujuyo.”

“!”

“That man said he would harm the Lord of the Wind.”

Namgung Mucheon’s kind expression suddenly hardened into a serious expression.

“Why are you telling me that now?”

“If I had told you this in advance, would you not have gone?”

“… .”

Namgung Mucheon couldn’t answer.

Even if he had known that fact, Seopmu Gwang would have gone, and he knew that he would have sent him away.

“I wanted to say something. I tried to say something. But….”

Seolhwa looked at Namgung Mucheon.

“I couldn’t tell you. I was afraid that if I told you that the man had come to see me, you would confront him.”

That day, Namgung Mucheon cut off the heads of five members of the Bipoongdae with his own hands.

Before becoming a subordinate of Seopmu Gwang, Bipoongdaewon was a person from the main family.

How would Namgung Mucheon feel, having killed them with his own hands? How heavy would his guilt be for not being able to protect them as the head of the household?

If Namgung Mucheon had known that the Blood Demon was nearby in that state, he would have definitely sent a search party to find the Blood Demon and confront it.

And just as he couldn’t stop Submu Kwang, he wouldn’t have been able to stop Namgung Mucheon.

That was scary.

“I still have a hard time accepting it. The fact that the Great Lord went to Yunnan, and that my grandfather made the decision to send the Great Lord to that dangerous place.”

I felt like I understood the party’s beliefs a little, but every time something like this happened, I felt like I was moving further away from it.

“But I guess that’s what you did because it’s the right thing to do.”

Even if you add up her previous lives, Seolhwa lived a much shorter life than Namgung Mucheon.

Namgung Mucheon had lived longer than him, had more experience, and had reached a higher level, so he would definitely have something in mind that he had not thought of.

“That’s why I want to see that even if you make a bad decision, you can still win.”

“… .”

“therefore….”

Seolhwa tightly held Namgung Mucheon’s hand, which was supporting her.

Hands that are still too big and thick for me to hold.

“Please live.”

I squeezed it tightly, with force.

“Please live, Grandpa.”