Chapters 209 – 210. Seeking Advice.

“What’s the matter, talk to me.”

Dang Seo-yoon looked at Seon-woo and continued.

“No, it’s not like it’s a problem, it’s just… I wondered if there was a need for me to be there… I thought it would have been resolved without me.”

“That’s what you don’t know.”

After hearing Sunwoo’s words, Dang Seoyoon continued with a determined voice.

“Have you forgotten who caused them to come together in the first place? It’s you. But what’s the use of setting a rank without the person involved?”

“Yes?”

“The reason why Dang Dae-dae and Ok-ryeong senior called you is to confirm to you, the person in charge.

Dang Seo-yoon said to Seon-woo with a very calm expression.

“Why are you even doing that?”

Sunwoo asked her as if she didn’t know.

It was because I thought that it would be okay if I just quietly informed him without having to confirm it.

“Because it’s meaningless without you confirming it. They didn’t fight exhaustingly. They decided how to live their lives from now on.”

“What…Is that far…”

Seonwoo snorted as if it were nonsense.

It was because I thought that Dang Seo-yoon was talking about trivial things too grandiosely.

“It’s true, a group that is not properly disciplined in the first place has no choice but to fester inside.”

“Isn’t it nice to be treated equally?”

Sunwoo was suspicious.

It was because I thought that it would be good if everyone lived equally without any hierarchy.

“It looks good on the outside. But there might be a great secret struggle in a place you don’t know.

“This…Jaewon?”

Seonwoo asked back in surprise at the presence of Jaewon Lee who suddenly jumped out.

Why did that bastard come out all of a sudden?

“The present Cheonmu lord openly said that his wives did not need her rank and that she would treat everyone equally. But what do you think the result would be?”

“Well?”

“It’s messed up. Since they didn’t decide who was higher and lower, the ranks between the wives got twisted. They kept antagonizing each other repeatedly, and it became common for them to become enemies. Do you know how many wives of the Celestial Lord?”

“Hmm… Aren’t there eight people?”

Sunwoo thought deeply and then spat out the words.

There were eight wives of the 6 generations, including Zhu Xiuyang, the head of the Heavenly Sword, and Kang Ha-yoon, the head of the phoenix.

“Wrong. The Heavenly Mu Lord originally had nine wives.”

“What!?”

At her words, Seonwoo asked her with a puzzled look on her face.

He was the one whose memories were synchronized with Jangsam.

A wife who doesn’t even know Jang-sam, who spent twenty years in Cheonmu-maeng.

She thought it was nonsense.

“Of course, he is now deceased.”

“I’ve never heard of that.”

“Of course there won’t be. It’s a secret among secrets hidden in Murim.”

“Anecdote?”

“Yes, about ten years ago, the Cheonmu Lord had an affair with a woman named Ha Su-ran, a disciple of Hao Mun-ju, but she suddenly became pregnant in that one night. I made a promise to Hao Wenju that I would take her as my second wife.”

“But why did it become secret?”

Seonwoo said with an expression as if he didn’t know.

“Because she met her death before she became her ninth wife.”

“Death!?”

Hearing her words, Seonwoo asked in surprise.

“To hide her pre-wedding pregnancy, Maengju promised her Ha Su-ran that after giving birth, she would officially announce that she was her ninth wife. It was no different. But”

“By the way?”

“The problem was caused by her indiscriminate treatment.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It made my wives jealous.”

“Jealousy?”

“At that time, all of Maengju’s wives had childbirth experiences and they were estranged from Maengju because it had been a long time since they got married. But suddenly, young and pretty Ha Soo-ran, pregnant, suddenly took the wife’s place. Jealousy There was no way I wouldn’t go.”

“Therefore?”

“The jealous wives started harassing Ha Su-ran after that. At first, it was blatant disregard or neglect, but as time went on, it started to go too far. I even let go.”

“No, no kid, why are you doing that?!”

Sunwoo shouted as if he didn’t understand.

“Women’s jealousy is shady, dirty, and low-key more than you think. Especially the women of Moorim.”

In response to Seonwoo’s question, Dang Seoyoon continued with a calm expression.

“So you kept it quiet?”

“Of course she didn’t stay still. She complained to the lord and went to each of the lord’s wives to ask them to stop, even getting down on her knees and asking her to stop. “

“Huh”

Seonwoo let out a sigh involuntarily.

Because the behavior was cruel beyond imagination.

“Hasuran’s mind was devastated by the constant death threats and her bullying, and she ended up making a choice she shouldn’t have.”

Gulp

“What is that?”

Sunwoo swallowed her saliva and asked her.

“Hanged her. In her own place.”

“…”

“I couldn’t bear the mental pain that seemed to drain my blood every day.”

“…So that’s why you became a secret agent?”

“That’s right, in the first place, not only the leader but also his wives were disgraced, and it wasn’t officially announced anyway, so no one would know if we buried it.”

He felt goosebumps all over his body.

How can bullying make even the strongest warrior commit suicide?

“How did you find out?”

Seonwoo looked at Dang Seoyoon and continued.

Because there is a question

How could she know the secrets hidden in Murim?

“Because Ha Su-ran is my close friend.”

“What!?”

Sunwoo was surprised by her unexpected answer and he asked her back.

Where is her friend?

“Since my brother and Hao Wenju were friends, several times they brought her disciple Ha Su-ran to visit the Tang family and became close friends with me, who happened to be the same age as me.”

“Ah…”

After hearing her words, Seonwoo looked at her with her pitiful gaze.

It was because she was sorry for the loss of her close friend.

“You don’t have to look at me like that, it’s already been 10 years?”

Perhaps noticing the emotion in Seonwoo’s gaze, Dang Seoyoon slightly shook her head and opened her mouth.

“…”

At her words, Sunwoo nodded her head without saying anything.

It was because she thought that a needless pitying gaze could hurt even more.

“Why do you think Suran is dead?”

“Isn’t it because of Lee Jae-won’s wife’s jealousy?”

“That’s not wrong either, but if you go up a little more fundamentally, it’s because the Heavenly Armed Forces pursued equality without a single rank.”

“Equality?”

“Yes, in the end, they were jealous of Ha Soo-ran, who was treated equally with them, who had been with the Heavenly Armed Lord for ten years.”

“Isn’t this speculation? Lee Jae-won’s wives are all bad bitches, aren’t they?”

“Of course, I don’t intend to rationalize the actions of the wives of the Heavenly Mu Lord. However, if the hierarchy among them had been properly established, the tragedy of people dying due to jealousy would not have occurred.”

She said it as if she were sure.

“If that’s the case, Suran wouldn’t have gone so far.”

After her words, Dang Seoyoon’s eyes were filled with deep sadness.

And Seon-wu, who saw this, felt pity even though he was puzzled.

It was unimaginable that Dang Seo-yoon, who was bold and rigid enough to be extremely stubborn, had such sadness.

She, who had always felt hard as steel, now felt more fragile than a little bird in the rain.

Seeing her like that made me want to take care of her.

Seonwoo slowly approached Dang Seoyoon.

Then he slowly opened his arms and hugged her.

Although it may not be a great consolation, it will calm down to some extent.

Match

However, Sunwoo’s consolation did not come as expected.

It was because her party Seoyoon slammed her open hand to hold her with the palm of her hand.

“Who wants to play tricks?”

She looked at Seonwoo and growled briefly.

“No.. I comfort you.”

Seonwoo made his own protest as if he was unfair.

I approached you with a pure heart, but what are you doing?

“In words”

Dang Seo-yoon briefly dismissed Seon-woo’s attitude.

“I heard that feeling each other’s body temperature is better for mental and physical stability than talking.”

“Go away.”

At Seonwoo’s words, Dang Seoyoon continued as if he had no idea.

“Yes.”

Upon her refusal, Seonwoo quickly changed his stance.

Because I didn’t want to make any noise.

“Anyway, the bottom line is that if you don’t organize the ranks, shit will happen. So don’t act like an asshole while being equal, equal, and treat them properly according to the rank they set.”

“What should I do?”

Seonwoo looked at her and continued her words as if he didn’t understand.

“You have to respect it first. You should always emphasize and remind yourself that senior Ok-ryeong is the first. So that no one forgets.”

“Respect…”

“If you don’t respect others, they won’t respect you either”

“So is he.”

“And if you need to hire more wives and concubines, you have to tell Ok-ryeong-senpai first.

“What are you talking about! I have no intention of increasing Jeongin more!”

At her words, Seonwoo responded in a fit of rage.

Two people are too much, so what’s the point of adding more wives and concubines?

“It’s just in case. Why are you so serious?”

At Seonwoo’s reaction, Dang Seoyoon sneered and continued.

“That’s it…Because you’re talking nonsense…”

“You don’t know how people work, don’t you?”

At Sunwoo’s words, Dang Seoyoon answered with a slight smile.

Bruise

And Sunwoo stared blankly at her like that.

I thought that the smile of Dang Seoyoon that she hadn’t seen in a long time was still so beautiful that it was hard to take her eyes off her.

“Seonwu.”

At that time, Dang Seo-yoon suddenly called Seon-woo with a sweet voice.

“Yes?!”

Waking up from her thoughts, Seonwoo asked her back, startled by her.

“It’s gone. Get lost.”

Dang Seo-yoon issued an order to welcome Seon-woo, and Seon-woo left her office.

It was because it seemed that memorization would come out of Dang Seo-yoon’s hands if he waited longer.
Sunwoo came out and began to think deeply.

It’s about what it means to be treated according to the rank.

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“Ha”

The clean-looking old man looked at the round full moon and let out a deep sigh.

“What shall I do with this…”

And he let out a sigh, blurring the end of her words.

The old man was wearing a high-class uniform with a crane embroidered on a dark blue background, and it was possible to guess his status just by his appearance.

The old man’s name was Jeoksongja, and he was a member of the Jangmunin of Cheongseong, one of the Gudaemun factions.

It was a very late night, but he couldn’t fall asleep, so he was just staring at the round full moon.

“Can’t you sleep? Jang Moon-in”

At that time, a familiar voice came from the back in the ears of the red-haired man.

He slowly turned his head to the back of him.

And when he turned his head, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a navy uniform.

“The lucky one.”

Yes.

The person who spoke to Jeok Songja from the back was the elder of Cheongseong and the fortune teller called the first sword of Cheongseong.

“How come you can’t sleep today?”

“How can I sleep over the disciples of Qingcheng, whose life and death I don’t know?”

“It’s not the fault of the long sentence.”

“No, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have sent the disciples to that faraway place out of greed for money.”

The fortune teller looked at the fortune teller with sad eyes full of guilt and continued.

“I’m greedy for money!

At the words of the jeoksongja, the eunjeokja shouted as if he was protesting.

The lucky loser knows.

It is how much effort Jeok Song-ja, a long-time writer, has made to save Cheongseong, which is perishing.

Despite having the tremendous title of the head of the Munpa, Jang Moon-in, he never did anything extravagant, and he did not hesitate to do the dishonorable thing of bowing his head to a single warlord to pay off the debt of Cheongseong.

The lucky loser knows.

How many times have you patched the clothes you’re wearing now?

The lucky loser knows.

Even now, thanks to the contract with the Dangga, the financial pressure has disappeared, and the fact that he does not even light a fire in winter and manages his internal strength to endure.

He was a hero who saved Cheongseong from the brink of bankruptcy due to Jeok Heo-ja, the master of Unjeokja and a long-time leader.

Although he may not have been able to widely publicize his obscenity or his agreement, at least he is a respected scholar more than anyone else to all disciples of Cheongseong, including Unjeokja.

But seeing such a long-time writer blame himself, his heart ached so much.
“No…It’s my fault…It’s all my fault.”

Jeok Song-ja blamed himself very much and began to repeat his words, and the figure came to the lucky Jeok-ja with deep sadness.

And soon after, he looked at the concubine with a determined expression.