The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 167



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Episode 167

Seolhwa’s lips curled at Heukunbangju’s worried question.

“Just because it is the Baekdo Jeongpa doesn’t mean we can just capture and subdue the Heukdo.”

The political faction is the one that values ​​justification.

No matter how much the Black Sword grows in power, they are the ones who will keep a check and not easily attack without a justification.

“Why would the Jeongpa Murim ignore the existence of the Black Tao forces even though they know about it?”

“Because it is necessary.”

“That’s right. Because those who run away from the royal family and the court need a place to hide.”

A place where people who have lost their homes due to accidents, lost their crops, or become wanderers flow in.

The martial artists of the Jeongpa faction cannot take care of all those countless wanderers.

That’s why we need black magic.

“In the same sense, there is important work to be done while growing power.”

“What is it?”

“We must weed out those who are cruel in their dealings.”

“If I had to choose…?”

“Kill me.”

“…!”

“It doesn’t matter what method you use to unite the Dark Forces. It would be good if you could persuade them to join forces, but if you have to shed blood, then make an example of those who do.”

Black Cloud Ark swallowed dry saliva.

A man of black hair but with cruel hands.

I know what kind of people Yeonju is talking about.

Those who enjoy killing, thirst for blood, and only want to live as they please, have become black.

Lian Zhu was telling us to weed out those people.

“Those people are bound to cause trouble. They might even provide the political powers with a pretext to arrest us. In that case, it would be better to nip them in the bud.”

“One, there must be more than one or two people like that… .”

“You don’t have to kill everyone. A few examples are enough. If you see anyone useful, you can bring them to me.”

Pick out the rotten grass and gather the rice with the grains on it.

Heukunbangju swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

‘You’re serious.’

This person is truly trying to unite the dark forces.

If someone else had said it, I would have laughed it off as nonsense, but I clearly remember the power the person in front of me showed.

With such a huge and overwhelming force, it would be a force that would not be pushed back by even the generals of Surochae and Nokrim.

‘With such a young appearance, that much strength, as expected….’

Black Cloud Ark swallowed dry saliva again.

It was hard to come to my senses as a chain of events that I could never have imagined occurred.

“There is one more thing you must do, Your Majesty.”

“What now…?”

“Please keep your subordinates’ mouths shut.”

“A gag order?”

Seolhwa nodded.

At that moment, Black Cloud Ark flinched and trembled.

A dark aura was swirling around her.

“The fact that I am a member of the Namgung family must not be leaked beyond the walls of Heukunbang. If anyone spreads this information, I will silence them with death, so please make sure to properly inform your subordinates of this fact.”

The Black Cloud Ark trembled slightly and lowered its head slightly.

The power of the lotus flower hidden behind her soft voice and youthful face was fear itself.

“I will keep that in mind.”

The chill in the air disappeared and Seolhwa smiled and said.

“I will only trust in you, Lord.”

* * *

“eww….”

As he left the place of Seolhwa, Heukunbangju trembled without realizing it.

It’s an overwhelming energy that gives me goosebumps even when I think about it again.

An eerie feeling that if you make even the slightest mistake, you will be eaten in an instant. It was as if the sharp eyes of a predator were staring at you.

When I remembered that power, my body trembled again.

“Gasp… gasp… gasp…”

“Oh, I’m dying. I’m dying…”

“?”

As I was going down the stairs to the residence, I saw three people lying down at the bottom of the stairs.

The person who had been leading the training of the three people had disappeared without a trace.

Maybe that’s why the three of them were grumbling.

“Hey, hit me! Why do I have to suffer like this! Who told you to follow me? Who are you?!”

“Oh, you agreed too, hyung! Why are you pretending not to know now? When you said you would make me an elder, I was so happy that I could tear my mouth open!”

“When did I get torn apart, me! Yeonju, that bastard just kept flirting with me with nice words…!”

“Tsk, tsk.”

Suddenly, Ilryong covered his mouth at the sound of clicking his tongue, and the other two people also froze in surprise.

Only after confirming that the person who clicked his tongue was not Ling or Seolhwa, but Heukunbangju, did he calm his heart down.

Ilryong let out a long sigh and grumbled.

“Ah, why are you walking around without making a sound? Hey, when it comes, it comes, when it leaves, it goes. Let’s make some noise, let’s make some noise! ​​People’s hearts are going to burst.”

“Brother, what is Iboshu to Bangju? Yes?”

Although they received the position of elder through Seolhwa’s introduction, the three of them belonged to Heukunbang.

Sam Bong quickly got up from his seat and took the lottery ticket towards the ark.

“I see the ark.”

Black Cloud Ark clicked his tongue again towards the three people.

“You guys, don’t you still know who Lienju is?”

Ilryong and Sambong shared a glance.

“Are you talking about the daughter of the Namgung family?”

“Watch your mouth! Don’t you know that you shouldn’t talk about your status so casually? You could lose your head!”

Sambong quickly wrapped his arms around my neck.

I knew this clearly because I had been strongly advised by Seolhwa before coming to Heukunbang.

Don’t mention that I’m the daughter of the Namgung family. Call me Lady Yeonju, not Miss.

One, Black Cloud Ark already knows her true identity and only answered the question of who she is?

Isn’t that what you asked?

“Then what do you not know?”

Black Cloud Ark looked around and spoke to the three people.

“Your Majesty, you are a master who has returned to the past.”

“!”

“… Halfway…!”

“fizzle!”

“Huh!”

“You guys, have you never truly seen the power of the Lotus Sutra?”

Now that I think about it, that’s what happened.

The three had never seen Sulwha draw up a story to tell.

“Tsk tsk, then you just sit there and make fun of this guy and that guy. Why does Your Majesty care about you guys whom she doesn’t even know?”

Black Cloud Ark clicked his tongue again at the three people who were left dazed by the shock before moving on.

“You should do well when the Master takes care of you. Oh, and if you can’t even feel people approaching you, then you should practice a little harder.”

He waved his hand and walked away.

The three of them blinked blankly until they could no longer hear his humming as he walked away with light steps.

* * *

Rustle. Rustle.

The spirit, who was walking through the bushes and looking around, frowned.

“Are you sure this is true? Could it be that the Black Dogs lied and said there were some?”

“No way.”

Seol-hwa also looked around through the bushes. Then, she suddenly discovered an unnaturally broken tree branch.

“Let’s go this way.”

Seolhwa took the lead and paved the way.

After walking for some time like that, I heard the sound of water flowing from somewhere.

I followed the sound deeper into the forest and finally reached my destination.

“Oh, there really was something like that.”

“That’s what I said.”

The two arrived at a small, naturally formed lake beneath a cascading waterfall.

But the real destination was behind the waterfall.

Choaak-! Choaak-!

After cutting through the waterfall, the two were able to step into another space.

It was a large cave hidden in a waterfall.

‘This is really where it was.’

I’ve vaguely heard stories about this place in a previous life.

It is said that there is a fairly large cave hidden behind a waterfall in the border area of ​​Shaanxi and Henan.

Who told you this story?

‘Flesh blood lord, enemy monster.’

There is a story behind why he, who was in charge of the Yangtze River waterway, knew about caves like this on the border between Shaanxi and Henan, which cannot be heard without the tears of his subordinates.

The incident begins when Oh Hyeol-ju appears one day holding a sword made of iron.

After seeing Oh Hyeol-ju’s iron sword, Yuk Hyeol-ju threatened his subordinates that he would kill them if they did not find Han-cheol, and the subordinates had no choice but to go out and search for him.

While wandering around the Seomse region where the old man, who was vaguely the head of the Oh clan, lived, they surprisingly found a handful of Hancheol.

‘That’s where it is.’

I remember the meat maker who kept bragging as if he had found the place his subordinates had found.

But the story doesn’t end there.

It would have been nice if the subordinates who discovered Han-cheol had just handed him over to Yuk Hyeon-ju.

It’s fried. It’s fried for a long time.

The sad story of the six blood lords, enraged by their disappearance, searching for them with fire in their eyes, and eventually being caught, tied to a rock, and thrown alive into the Yangtze River.

‘And now there is no more flesh and blood.’

Those subordinates are probably alive now and living without knowing anything.

In other words, this cave and the Hancheol sleeping inside it were a story.

‘But before we find Hancheol.’

“Spirit. You stand guard here. I will go a little further in.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

Seolhwa left the spirit at the entrance to the cave, went further inside, and sat down in a suitable place.

Kuuuuu… .

The sound of the waterfall falling reverberated steadily through the cave like a melody.

Seolhwa put down on the floor what she had brought from her arms.

It was a box containing elixir and a book.