The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 138



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Episode 138

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“Hello, Lord Namgung Se-ga. Thank you for your hardship in coming such a long way.”

“Thank you for your hospitality despite my sudden visit. I have heard of it, but seeing it for myself now shows that the reputation of the Hwasan faction is not an exaggeration.”

“Haha. You flatter me.”

When Namgung Se-ga’s party arrived at Hwasan, all the elders and disciples of Hwasan came out to welcome them.

The leader of the Hwasan faction, who was absent from Jangmun-in, was Muhak-gakju No Baek.

He also had a relationship with Namgung Mucheon when he was wandering around the world and faced the Black Sword.

“Would you like to have a bite to eat? Our child will guide the rest of you to the guest room.”

“Okay.”

Namgung Mucheon followed the elders to the main building, and three people approached the rest of Namgung’s group, including Seolhwa.

The man in front took the lottery ticket towards Black Dragon Lord and Seolhwa.

“Let me introduce myself to you. My name is Yu Baek, the greatest disciple of the Hwasan faction.”

The Black Dragon Lord was surprised and took the lottery ticket.

“Aren’t you Yuun Sword? I’ve heard rumors that the next leader of the Hwasan faction is of outstanding character. Oh, my name is Namgung Hyuk, the leader of the Black Dragon Sword Sect.”

Yu Yun-geom, Yu Baek.

He was the eldest disciple of the Hwasan faction and the next eldest disciple.

There were many stories floating around about the great sects and the later indices of Sega, so Black Dragon Lord was also well aware of their rumors.

“Haha, you are too kind. This is my priest and his sister-in-law. Please greet them quickly.”

The two disciples of Hwasan who were standing behind Yu Baek took the lottery ticket and introduced themselves.

“My name is Yu Cheong, the greatest disciple of the Volcano Sect.”

“I am Yoo Seong, the greatest disciple of the Volcano Sect.”

“ah.”

Black Dragon Lord stepped aside and introduced Seol-hwa, who was standing behind him.

“The introduction is late. I am Namgung Seolhwa, the eldest granddaughter of our Namgung Se family.”

Seolhwa came forward and greeted the three people politely.

The eyes of the three people who saw the eldest granddaughter of Namgung Se, who has been heating up the world of martial arts recently, sparkled.

Yu Baek greeted Seol Hwa again.

“I have heard a lot about your story. I am so glad that you have safely returned to your family.”

In fact, the rumors about Seolhwa were not so good, especially within the Hwasan faction.

It was also because of the rumors about the Great Hwandan that Sulwha had spread throughout the Shaanxi region, and because the reputation of Liu Biao, who had visited Namgung Se-ga, was not very good.

But Yu Baek didn’t show any sign of that.

The two disciples behind him were the same.

Seolhwa answered with a smile.

“Thank you. I too am honored to have returned to my family and to be able to meet the disciples of the Hwasan Sect like this.”

Yu-baek laughed as he watched Seol-hwa answer in a cheerful voice.

They say that the daughter of the Namgung family is rude.

Priest Yoo Pyo has a prickly personality and has high standards, so he is usually harsh on others, but this time the difference was particularly severe.

‘What a cute and cheeky kid.’

It was like looking at the stray cats of the volcano that he usually fed.

Yoo Baek, who was looking into Namgung So-jeo’s bright eyes, almost patted her head without realizing it.

But he barely held back and spoke to the guests of Namgung Se-ga.

“You must have been tired from coming here. I will welcome you as a guest. Please follow me.”

Namgung’s group, led by Black Dragon Lord, followed the great disciples.

Before he knew it, Liu Biao had also stepped forward and joined the three disciples, while Seolhwa slipped behind and stood with Liu Kang.

Seolhwa looked at the young disciples of Hwasan who had been staring at her with sparkling eyes for a while.

They were his and Yoo Kang’s peers.

“Are they the disciples of the Great One?”

Yoo Kang looked back, following Seolhwa’s gaze, and nodded with a bright face.

“Yeah. Should I introduce you?”

“huh.”

Seolhwa called the Black Dragon Lord with a loud voice.

The Black Dragon Lord, who had been talking with his disciples, looked back at her.

– I’ll go to the two great disciples.

– Yes, ma’am.

Seolhwa and Yugang left the line, and the bodyguard followed Seolhwa.

It was a split according to the plan we had discussed before coming to the volcano.

“Private school!”

“Yukang Private School!”

The disciples of the second generation came running as they saw the three people coming out of the line.

What they were waiting for was, of course, Yu Kang.

“Hahaha! How have you all been?”

Yoo Kang greeted his followers as if he was familiar with them.

“Because my tutor suddenly disappeared, I had to skip training for two days!”

“Where on earth have you been? The elders and the private tutors were very worried about you.”

“Is it true that you were in the waterway?”

The disciples poured out questions as if they had been waiting for it.

As expected, Yoo Kang’s popularity within the Hwasan faction was immense.

“Wait, wait a minute! I understand you have a lot of questions, but I need to greet you.”

It seemed like it would take a while to answer the questions, so she tried to look around for a moment, but Yoo Kang grabbed her hand and pulled her along.

Seolhwa faced the disciples of Hwasan with a slightly surprised expression.

“This is Lady Namgung. She is like my friend, so even though she looks younger than you, you must be polite to her.”

The two great disciples looked at Seolhwa with wide eyes.

A child who looks similar to them or a little younger than them. However, as a friend of Yu Kang, the great disciple, he is someone that cannot be treated lightly in Hwasan, where distribution is important.

The two great disciples all threw their lottery tickets at Seolhwa.

“The great disciples of the Hwasanpa come to see Lady Namgung.”

Seol-hwa responded to the loud voice with an awkward smile.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Namgung Seolhwa.”

Yoo Kang smiled faintly.

Seolhwa let out a small laugh because her expression seemed to indicate that she wanted to be praised for her good deeds without having to say anything.

“?”

In that story, a child was hiding behind the pillar of the building behind Yugang and looking in this direction.

‘Who is it?’

Yu Kang also looked back as he saw Seol Hwa’s gaze turning to the back.

“Huh? It’s a name? A name…!”

At that moment, the child suddenly ran away.

“oh!”

Yoo Kang looked back at Seol Hwa with an embarrassed expression.

“Miss Namgung, I’m sorry, but can I go talk to him for a moment?”

“Have a nice trip.”

“I’m really sorry! I’ll be right back!”

Then he quickly ran after the child.

Seolhwa tilted her head as she watched him running urgently.

‘number of people?’

Who is Myeong?

Judging from the fact that he does not use the wheel, it seems that he is not a formal disciple of Hwasan or has not yet received the Taoist teachings.

‘… Was there such a name on the memorial tablet in a previous life…?’

A little while ago, when he met the great disciples and heard their names, Seolhwa recalled memories from his previous life.

Milk white, milky white, and milky white.

Because two of those names were the ones that Yoo Kang had engraved just before he died.

And since he himself had been guarding the grave all night, he remembered it well enough to know when he heard it.

However, among those numerous tombs, there was no one with the name ‘Myeong’.

‘… .’

I felt a strange sense of discomfort.

Name. Name. Name… .

“This is a child that Master Yoo Kang pays special attention to!”

Seolhwa blinked and looked back at the child who had come near her.

Unlike the other disciples who had scattered after Yu Kang left, two girls who looked to be about ten years old were standing next to me.

“…uh?”

“It’s a fact! He and Yu Kang’s private school have something in common. Like something the elders picked up on the street-”

“Jinyoung, you shouldn’t say things like that so carelessly.”

The girl who looked calmer of the two stopped the boy named Jinyoung.

Then he politely took the lottery ticket towards Seolhwa.

“I am Jin Ye, the second disciple of the Hwasanpa. I have heard a lot about Lady Namgung from Private Yu Kang. I really wanted to meet you.”

“…me?”

Jinye smiled brightly and nodded.

“The Namgung family has a truly great person, and Yu Kang’s private tutor praised him to the point of dry mouth.”

“That’s right! He said I was a really cool person!”

Seolhwa blinked.

Great guy? Cool guy?

‘You said that to me…?’

“And you’re really strong! You said you knocked out Yu Kang’s private tutor?”

“Jinyoung!”

“Why? That’s what Yu Kang Sa-suk said!”

Jinyoung smiled brightly and hung on Seolhwa’s arm.

“In the volcano! Among the great disciples, there is no one who can defeat Yu Kang Sa-suk! Even the disciples and elder disciples who entered the mountain before Sa-suk can’t defeat Yu Kang Sa-suk!”

“If you say something like that, the people in charge will be upset!”

“So what! It’s true! The elders also praise Yu Kang Sa-suk a lot! As time goes by, Yu Kang Sa-suk may become the strongest in this volcano!”

“hmm…”

Seolhwa looked in the direction where Yugang had disappeared.

In his previous life, he had reached the realm of Hwagyeong at a similar age to himself.

Although he was only at the beginning of his journey and died before he could reach perfection.

‘At that level, he would be one of the best not only in Hwasan but also in Gangho.’

There may have been circumstances in his previous life that pushed him, but in any case, Volcano recognized that he had talent.

That aside.

I’d like to hear more about this kid named Myeong.

“Could you please explain that in more detail?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“I’m talking about a child I picked up on the street.”