The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 94



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Episode 94

“Isn’t that strange? Is it because we’re both girls? It’s not bad.”

“Hey, let’s take this one too. When we get to the main building, we can just throw it in the cleaning or rinsing tank.”

“It seems like you guys were short-handed too.”

The thieves, having talked amongst themselves, came to a conclusion and spoke to Seolhwa.

“Hey, you. From today, you are the youngest on this ship. This guy will tell you what you have to do. Especially.”

The hooded figure pointed to Hwarin.

Hwarin shrugged her shoulders in surprise.

“Hey, don’t make him cry. If you hear a baby crying on this boat, I’ll throw you straight into the fish food.”

“…yes.”

The thieves giggled and left the warehouse again.

As the warehouse door slammed shut, Yugang let out a deep sigh.

“What on earth are you thinking…?”

He tried to ask, but Seol-hwa’s attention was completely focused on Hwarin.

Seolhwa brushed the dirt off Hwarin’s body and spoke calmly.

“Did you hear that? If you cry, I’ll become fish food right away.”

Yoo Kang, who was nearby, opened his mouth wide.

“What are you saying to a kid who’s already scared!”

He ran up and separated Seolhwa and Hwarin.

Then, with delicate and meticulous hands, she straightened Hwarin’s crumpled clothes and wiped away the child’s tears and runny nose with her own hands.

“Oh, dear – don’t cry, it’s okay, it’s okay. Everything will be okay. Oh! Look at this? When did this get stuck here! This bad piece of rag!”

Hwarin, who seemed about to burst into tears at any moment, laughed heartily at Yugang’s joke as if nothing had happened.

Seol-hwa’s expression became strange as she saw the familiar sight of her child being comforted.

Even though they had only known each other for half an hour, Yu-gang and Hwa-rin suddenly looked like inseparable siblings.

‘He won’t be thrown into the sea either.’

Seolhwa leaned her back against the pillar as she watched the child burst into laughter, seemingly forgetting that she had been kidnapped.

“?”

There was something in his pocket. When he took it out, he saw that it was a hair ornament that he had intended to give to Hwarin as a birthday present.

Seol-hwa, who had been looking down at the decorations for a moment, approached Hwa-rin, who was playing with Yu-gang.

“…?”

Hwarin looked up at Seolhwa. Hwarin’s lips opened slightly and then closed.

‘I told you not to call… .’

Seol-hwa sat in front of Hwarin.

Then he put something firmly in my hand. It was a cute bunny-shaped hair accessory.

“I was originally going to give it to you for your birthday.”

Hwarin blinked her round eyes.

“I will definitely protect you. When I get home, I will buy you clothes that match your hair decoration.”

Seolhwa smiled and patted Hwarin’s head.

‘Don’t be afraid. Don’t be scared. Don’t cry.’

“Good job.”

I was worried that Yu-gang might scold me, but he didn’t say anything.

‘thank god.’

Seolhwa felt a little embarrassed by Hwarin’s eyes that were so bright and cheerful that it was burdensome.

Hwarin’s lips kept moving as if she wanted to say something.

“You can call me sister.”

Hwarin’s expression brightened in an instant. Then she hugged Seolhwa tightly.

“Thank you, sis.”

Hwarin’s voice was very small and thin.

“I’m not scared at all because I have my sister.”

The child was so small and tiny that Seol-hwa didn’t know what to do.

I saw Yu Kang saying something next to me.

‘Pat pat. Pat pat.’

Seolhwa awkwardly patted Hwarin on the back for his words and actions.

The arms of the child I was holding for the first time in my entire life were warm and ticklish.

‘No matter what….’

I have to protect Hwarin. So that she doesn’t get hurt, so that she doesn’t get hurt.

So that the same thing doesn’t happen to you.

Seol-hwa made a promise, patting the warm, small child.

* * *

The night Hwarin slept.

Seolhwa and Yoo Kang came out onto the deck.

From the cabin side, there was a loud noise, as if a drinking party was going on, and some sailors were repairing the ship.

As she followed the river and cleaned the items on the deck, Seolhwa looked up at the sky that had already become dark.

The boat, which had set off from the river that leads to Soho, was heading south, toward the Yangtze River.

‘It won’t be easy for Namgung to catch up with the enemy’s ships.’

No matter how fast and sturdy Namgung’s boat was, he could not keep up with the speed of the water monster.

It is natural, since they are people who originally lived in water and developed strength by using that as their strength.

‘If we move along the waterway, it will take time to find a boat. If this happens… .’

If it were on land, it would have taken a day or two to track them down, but since it was on the water, it would take several times longer than that.

No, it was a fortunate situation just to not lose track of the pursuit.

Seolhwa took a bullet out of her pocket, charged it with energy, and flicked it with her finger.

The bullet flew quickly, broke a tree branch lying on the distant shore, and lodged itself in the crack between the broken branches.

For now, it was her only way to leave a trace.

‘I guess I’ll have to find out.’

“Youngest. What are you going to do if you just stand there? I told you to clean this place like this.”

Yu-gang, who had come close to Seol-hwa, wiped the railing in front of her with a rag.

He was the one who had been verbally criticizing me for a while, but was just doing Seol-hwa’s work for no reason.

Even in the warehouse, he would always try to take care of the child’s mood until Hwarin fell asleep, and now it seemed like he was trying to take care of his own mood as well.

Instead of answering, Seolhwa snatched the rag he was holding and wiped the railing of the boat.

While Yoo Kang was flustered for a moment, saying, “Uh-uh…”, someone brought a mop from somewhere and wiped the floor around her.

– Run away before reaching the main building.

The sound of the story echoed in Yu Kang’s head.

Swish, swish, the moving mop suddenly stopped. Then, soon, it started to move the mop again, smiling broadly.

– That’s what I was going to say. That’s.

– I’m stronger than you. Have you forgotten?

– I’m better at taking care of children than you are. Haven’t you seen that?

– What does that matter?

– What if I run away alone and my brothers throw you into the river?

– If you throw it away, it will just run away… .

– Not you. Hwarin. What if Hwarin is left alone? No matter how strong you are, you can’t do it alone.

This time, Seol-hwa’s hand stopped.

I wasn’t sure if I could comfort young Hwarin when Yugang left.

– Hwarin, I think you rely more on me than your family. Right?

– … .

– Look at this. Where would I go if I were worried about leaving my younger siblings behind?

Yoo Kang chuckled, tapped Seol Hwa’s frozen shoulder, and went somewhere else.

There was no room for objection. I had clearly told him to leave. But I found myself not imagining a situation where Yu-gang was not there.

‘… You’re just talking nonsense.’

I laughed at my own duplicity.

Doesn’t it seem as if he is relying on Yoo Kang?

‘It must be because of memories from a previous life.’

Seol-hwa looked at Yu-gang from afar, who was chatting amicably with the pirates on the other side of the deck.

A man’s back appeared to overlap behind him.

The back of a man who silently climbed the mountain while carrying the bodies of his brothers on his back.

* * *

We arrived at Surochae two days later at around noon (11:00~12:00).

Seol-hwa’s expression sank as she looked at the waterway gradually approaching from afar.

‘Ghost Shadow.’

Why did it have to be a ghost?

Among the six bloodlines of the blood sect, there is one who is related to the sixth bloodline.

His name was Meng Teng-ho, the black murder ghost known as the flesh-and-blood dog.

We don’t know much about the identities of the six bloodlines, but we do have some information about the sixth bloodline.

Among the six bloodlines, Yuk Hyeol-ju was the one who was relatively well-known to the world.

‘The total number of the 18 water channels of the Yangtze River.’

As soon as the Blood Cult advanced, the entire Yangtze River canal was declared to be under the Blood Cult’s control, so it was impossible not to know.

The person who treated that kind of blood lord like his own limbs was none other than the current owner of Guiyeongchae, Maeng Deung-ho.

The problem is.

‘I don’t know what the current situation is with the waterway.’

It is unclear whether Yuk Hyeon-ju has already taken over the position of the head of Surochae or whether Maeng Deung-ho is being used as the hand and foot of Yuk Hyeon-ju.

There is one thing we know for sure right now.

‘The reason Surochae targeted Namgung at this time was because of me.’

The only difference from his previous life was that he returned as Namgung, and he kidnapped Namgung’s child from a waterway connected to the six bloodlines.

I don’t know why he kidnapped Hwarin and not himself… .

‘They’re after me.’

One thing was clear.