The Return of the Namgoong Clan’s Granddaughter - Chapter 98



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Episode 98

The main symptom of Jinso-yak is the severing of the yin-yang vein.

It was one of the joints that prevented the body’s energy from gathering and disrupted the flow of qi and blood by meeting the six yang and three yin channels.

As with the current Soyak, there are no special symptoms other than weak muscle strength in childhood, but the fear of the Yin-Yang Great Vessel begins when he approaches the age of ten.

When the manifestation begins, a blue glow appears on the face and from time to time, extreme pain comes to the whole body.

The abnormal symptoms that have accumulated over time lead to distortion of the blood and energy, which begins to cause seizures.

The onset of a seizure means that death is near.

Once a seizure occurs, the pain will continue to come and eventually the patient will die as blood will pour out of every orifice in the body due to the completely distorted qi and blood.

This is the symptom of the yin-yang balance that Jinso-yak has.

‘Jinsoyak is six years old, like Hwarin.’

It might not have been easy to notice the symptoms of vasovagal syncope since it wasn’t yet at the stage where they showed up. But you’re lucky if you already know about it.

‘In his previous life, Jinso-yak was alive.’

Where are you living, that’s all?

‘I had become a bloodthirsty murderer.’

Maeng Deung-ho’s nickname in his previous life was Heuksal-gwi (黑殺鬼).

He was called the Black Death because he killed people indiscriminately, and all the murders he committed were because of his son, Jin So-yak.

The real killer was not Maeng Deung-ho, but Jin So-yak, who was not known because he was covered by Maeng Deung-ho.

Within the Blood Cult, the only people who knew of this fact were those within the realm of the Blood Cult.

I heard about it vaguely in the conversation between the blood lords, but I forgot it because I didn’t know the name of Maeng Deung-ho’s son.

‘I heard you were a bloodthirsty maniac.’

In that sense, Jinso-yak’s current appearance was very unexpected to Seol-hwa.

‘You were such a cheerful and filial son when you were young.’

Aside from growing up in a shelter, he was just a normal child. He liked to play and laugh a lot.

Although he looked weak, perhaps because of the vasovagal syncope, he didn’t seem to be in any pain anywhere else.

‘How did you treat varicose veins in your past life?’

It wouldn’t have been easy to figure out a cure, would it?

Surely, the reason why Maeng Deung-ho swore loyalty to Yuk Hyeon-ju in his previous life was… .

That was when.

“!”

I felt someone with a strong aura approaching the group.

Seolhwa erased her presence and hid behind the boat, observing those approaching her. There were two people approaching her.

One was Maeng Deung-ho, and next to him stood a rather thin-looking man who looked rather frail for his size.

‘That person….’

Seol-hwa’s eyebrows furrowed as she recognized him.

‘Of the devil.’

He was a person who was under the flesh and blood ideology like Maeng Deung-ho in his previous life.

If Maeng Deung-ho was a dog, then Ma Jong-yi was a fox.

He was like a strategist who stuck by the side of the flesh and blood lords, winning their hearts with cunning words and using tricks to manipulate their power.

It was thanks to that fox-like demon that the somewhat stupid and reckless flesh-and-blood faction was able to gain some recognition in the Blood Cult.

‘Majong’s doctor… why are you here…?’

Seol-hwa’s eyes narrowed as she looked at Ma-jong-i.

The question didn’t last long.

Free the kidnapped child, feed him every meal, and give him a comfortable place to sleep.

Unless the reason for kidnapping the child was to show kindness, there is only one answer when you think about the strange current situation.

‘The person who ordered Maeng Deung-ho to kidnap Namgung’s child was Ma Jong-geun.’

If it’s the devil’s ramen, it’s possible.

The six blood lords will have already concluded their contracts with the Blood Demons and are working hard to incorporate them into their forces.

The six bloodlines, who have built their power based on the water channels, will also try to swallow up as many water channels as possible before the Blood Cult appears.

Considering that he will be the 18th head of the Jang River in just 5 years, it is only natural that Ma Jong-i is next to the current head of the Yuk Hyeon-ju clan.

Maeng Deung-ho, who didn’t recognize himself. And then, Ma Jong, who appeared at that moment.

‘Before Maeng Deung-ho entered the realm of the flesh and blood cult, Ma Jong-ui had already become a person of the flesh and blood cult.’

Now all the pieces were fitting together.

Seol-hwa relayed the news to Yu-gang before the two could get any closer.

– Chaeju is coming.

– huh.

– I’m not here. If you come looking for me, tell them I went to the side room. The person who comes with Maeng Deung-ho might recognize me.

Yu-gang was seen glancing at the two people approaching.

– okay.

Yugang pretended to play with the children again.

However, Maeng Deung-ho and Ma Jong-yi stood ten steps away from the three people and looked at the children without approaching any further.

I couldn’t hear what they were talking about, but judging from the way Majong’s eyes kept slanting as he glanced at Hwarin, it seemed certain that they were talking about Hwarin.

‘Have you come to check on the kidnapped child?’

The two soon turned around and walked away towards Chaeju’s barracks.

Seol-hwa’s expression as she looked at them was dark.

‘It wasn’t the time to be leisurely catching fish.’

Ma Jong-ui was not a sloppy person like Maeng Deung-ho. He was not the kind of person who would leave Hwa-rin alone even after seeing her free.

Now that the Demon King has visited, he will try to keep Hwarin under his control by any means necessary.

‘If that happens, there is no chance to escape.’

Seolhwa looked at the river. Hwarin and Soyak were playing in the river, looking for pretty stones.

The sunset over the river reflected the innocence of the two children. If this place had not been in the middle of enemy territory, it would have been a very beautiful sight.

Seolhwa approached Yugang, who was sitting a little distance away and watching the children.

“We need to get out of here right now.”

Yu-gang turned to look at Seol-hwa as she spoke softly, almost as if whispering. Seol-hwa lightly swept away the dirt on the spot where she was going to sit with her hand and asked.

“why?”

“The mastermind went to see Hwarin. Those who will take Hwarin away will come soon.”

“That guy from earlier?”

Seolhwa nodded.

Yoo Kang’s eyes took on a serious look.

It is still not easy to get out of here safely. However, if we delay any longer, it will become difficult to protect Hwarin.

“I don’t want to do as you say. But I have no choice.”

Ultimately, the only option is to take Soyak hostage and delay the pursuit as much as possible.

Even if we did that, it was unclear whether we would be able to safely shake off the pursuit of the enemies.

“I looked at the ships.”

At Yoo Kang’s words, Seol Hwa looked back at him as if she was surprised.

Even he, who thought he would never do it, knew that he had no choice.

“A ship that big wouldn’t be able to move by ourselves. A small ship would be slow and risk capsizing….”

“Just land on the nearest land.”

“Yeah. I guess it would be easier to hide on land and it would be a little easier to escape.”

I think the same thing.

There is a point that I have been looking at while coming to Surochae. The condition of the ship is sufficient to make it there.

The longer it takes to travel by boat, the more disadvantageous it is for them.

“Just promise me one thing.”

“?”

– He said he would release Soyak once we reached land.

Seolhwa turned her gaze to the children playing over there.

“That’s what I was going to do. From then on, hanging out with you became a burden.”

“…okay.”

Yoo Kang nodded calmly.

“That’s fine.”

He got up from his seat.

“let’s go.”

Yoo Kang and Seol Hwa approached Hwarin and Soyak. They planned to take the two children to the boat that Yoo Kang had seen.

‘First of all, if Soyak releases his stomach like catching a fish…’

Will the enemies even leave it alone? For now, just like that… .

That was when.

A “Kwaang-!” sound was heard from one side of the water pipe, and smoke rose.

The opposite direction of where Seolhwa’s group was. It was towards the fence leading to the forest.

“!”

Seolhwa and Yugang ran towards the two children at the same time. Yugang pulled Hwarin, who was nearby, and Seolhwa pulled Soyak.

Kugu Palace-

As the ground shook, two children who had not learned martial arts stumbled. However, thanks to Seolhwa and Yugang holding them back, the children did not fall.

‘what?’

Seolhwa looked in the direction where the smoke was rising.

At the same time, ding! ding! ding! ding! The sharp warning bell rang through the waterway.

“The enemy!”

“It’s a surprise attack! Defend!”

“Take up your weapons!”

‘enemy?’

The pirates ran towards the loud noise with their weapons drawn. Even those who looked like ordinary fishermen turned around and put on black hoods.

The waterway turned into a battlefield in an instant.

‘Surely not, already…?’

Has Namgung’s pursuit team arrived already?

If there’s anyone who can attack the waterway right now, it’s Namgung. But why did he come this quickly?

‘I have to check.’

Seolhwa handed the medicine over to Yugang.

“Stay here with the kids.”

As soon as Yoo Kang accepted the medicine, he grabbed Seolhwa’s wrist.

“Wait! What are you going to do alone!”

“I’ll go and see who the raiders are.”

This could be an opportunity or a crisis.

If the one who attacked the waterway is Namgung, you can bring your children and join them, but if it’s not Namgung, things get complicated.

‘If there’s a chance, you should take advantage of the confusion and escape.’

So first of all, it was necessary to find out who had attacked the water channel.

“Stay hidden.”

“Hey, hey!”

Taat-!

Seol-hwa left the two children with Yu-gang and moved.

Hiding one’s presence and moving quickly was the specialty of Sulwha, who was an assassin.

She arrived at the place where the loud noise came from in an instant without being noticed by anyone.

Boom-! Kwaang! Boom!

“Eww!”

“Don’t let them get any closer!”

The fence where the explosion occurred had long since lost its function, with its logs broken and fallen over.

Enemies poured in through the open entrance, and a battle broke out in an instant.

The water tower also seemed to have anticipated the attack to some extent, as they lined up in a line around the open entrance and fought off the attackers.

Kakang! Kang!

“Don’t be pushed! Don’t back down, all together… Whew!”

Blue energy swelled among the crowd of people.

Seolhwa recognized the attacker at once.

‘It’s my father…!’