Chapter 255 – Honestly Speaking (3)

Huh?

I opened my eyes and saw darkness, indicating that it was night.

I had a strange dream where my grown-up Gyeni stabbed my stomach with a knife and said, “I am succeeding the position of the Dungseon-gong, Father.” I shouldn’t tell anyone about this dream…

As I stretched upon waking up, I realized that I couldn’t feel anything below my elbow.

“What is this…huh?”

I couldn’t speak because something was stuck in my mouth. As I gradually regained my senses, I realized that something was covering my eyes, and it wasn’t just because it was dark.

“What the hell is this…”

As I struggled to move my body, I slowly understood my situation. I was tied to a chair.

My arms were tied behind me, and my legs were tied to the chair legs.

But what was even more insane was that my powers weren’t working. My scattered powers, which were usually omnipotent, didn’t respond to my commands.

As I thought about how I ended up in this situation, I remembered the moment I lost consciousness.

“I was hit on the back of my head…!”

I didn’t realize it until I was caught from behind, but I was hit hard on the back of my head and lost consciousness. I vaguely remember seeing a man, but I couldn’t recall his face.

He was probably wearing a mask.

“Damn it…”

I was somewhat relieved because Yang Hajung was gone, but I was still cautious. But he managed to slip in during that time?

There was almost no possibility of a personal grudge against me, and if someone was willing to hire a hitman, I had to run away immediately.

“Ugh…!”

However, the ropes that tied me up and the chair were very sturdy. I couldn’t easily break them, especially since I couldn’t use my powers.

But I couldn’t give up like this. I started to think about how to break the chair while lying down.

However, if I tried to break the chair while I was tied up like this, there was a high chance that my body would break too. My body, which wasn’t even enhanced by my powers, was like that of an ordinary person who had been trained a little.

Thump, thump, thump.

Then, I felt vibrations getting closer through my shoulder, indicating someone’s footsteps.

I closed my eyes tightly.

I felt something strange about Lord Sungyeon, and it was because he wasn’t wearing his waistband when he came out of the herbal medicine storage yesterday.

Of course, I wasn’t completely naked. I had my spear hidden inside the waistband that I always wear inside.

It was something I had seen over 20 years ago, but Lord Sungyeon’s memory was clear that it was not a different type of waistband, but a spear.

“Lord…Mama…? What is this…?”

As I felt something strange, I noticed that Yang Hajung’s face was strangely red.

It soon subsided, but it was probably forced down using her powers.

“Surprised? You didn’t tell me clearly. You said you wanted to show me a delicacy.”

Lord Sungyeon, who had thought of some possibility, sent a stubborn guard who insisted on escorting her to step on Yang Hajung’s heels.

And if her guess was correct, she ordered to catch a ruffian named Kang Yoon, and the guard performed her instructions excellently.

“How can you call this a delicacy when there is an evil person here who mocks a lady?”

Lord Sungyeon thought she had a good eye for people, but she regretted it as much as she was wrong about this Kang Yoon.

It was really a person who came out of nowhere to do this to Yang Hajung, one of the few people she could trust.

“Aunt, don’t worry. I don’t know what this person is mocking you for, but I will definitely take care of it. So…”

“Wh-why…?”

As Lord Sungyeon was about to conclude her sentence, she felt puzzled as she saw Yang Hajung’s pupils shaking.

“Madam, please calm down. We don’t know what kind of humiliation this person is doing to you, but I will definitely take care of it. So…”

“Ma, Mama…why…?”

Lord Sungyeon’s words were the same as what she had experienced that she couldn’t express in words.

Even what he heard secretly today, he didn’t force anything on the woman who refused him.

“No, he didn’t…do anything to me…”

Yang Hajung was also frustrated with her words. If you go back to the beginning of their relationship, it could be said that it started with her.

As an old enough woman, she was feeling around and sucking on the water of the man, which was the beginning.

It turned out that the man also had a desire for Yang Hajung’s body, so he eventually gave her his virginity and slept with her several times.

“You can tell me the truth. Even if this person is plotting something wicked, I have enough power to crush them all.”

With a bright smile, Lord Sungyeon spoke, leaving Yang Hajung speechless. She was afraid of the contempt that might be in Lord Sungyeon’s eyes when she told her that they had agreed to their relationship.

“Uh, uh…”

Then, she heard a moan from the man who was bitten by the spur, and Yang Hajung suddenly came to her senses.

“You misunderstand, Madam.”

“What do you mean? Misunderstanding?”

Contempt was not important. If things continued like this, the man would either die or become a cripple.

“Is it possible that Kang Yoon lied to me? Is that what you’re saying?”

“What he heard… was neither a lie nor a mistake. But…”

Yang Hajung swallowed her saliva.

“There was no coercion or oppression in the relationship I had with him. It was purely… my choice…”

Lord Sungyeon couldn’t understand what she had heard. She thought that Yang Hajung would be tormented and in agony, but if she crushed this evil person, she would be grateful and shed tears.

“Tell me the truth. Whatever this person is doing to you, I have enough power to crush them all. So…”

“He never persecuted me. Madam… please… release him.”

Yang Hajung’s face showed a bewildered expression, and Lord Sungyeon could only read the thought that she had to calm her down.

“In other words… Aunt, you committed adultery…”

Lord Sungyeon couldn’t finish her sentence, but Yang Hajung confirmed the unspoken question.

“…Yes.”

“Why?”

Driven by the hot emotions that surged deep in her chest, Lord Sungyeon exploded in anger.

Although Haebukpaengga was one of the most famous clans in the martial arts world, from the perspective of the aristocratic class, they were nothing more than lowly people.

She heard that the man was one of the most famous martial artists in the clan, but there were also people in the royal family who were just as good as him, and she wasn’t interested in him.

“He wanted it. I accepted it. That’s all there is to it.”

“No, no! You’re not that kind of woman! Tell me, what kind of heinous conspiracy did this man do to you…!”

Lord Sungyeon didn’t want the strong and beautiful woman who had protected her during her difficult times to fall into a foolish and weak woman.

But when Yang Hajung smiled sadly and shook her head, Lord Sungyeon felt her words stuck in her throat.

“Is it really… true?”

“Yes, Madam…”

My head was spinning, and I couldn’t make any judgments.

Lord Sungyeon spoke with difficulty.

“I cannot release him… right away.”

“…”

“I will consider his punishment… for now, please leave.”

Yang Hajung bowed her head, seeing the distressed expression on Lord Sungyeon’s face.

She didn’t want to torment her aunt, who had protected her, by calling her out like this.

For now, it was okay. Yang Hajung was worried about the man who was still tied up, but she silently asked her to endure until Lord Sungyeon calmed down.

There are things that one can only marvel at, even if they know they will happen someday.

Like a rainbow after the rain, or the golden grains swaying in the autumn fields.

“You’re standing, you’re standing, Madam!”

The baby who couldn’t even crawl properly was now standing firmly on the ground with both feet.

Eon Soyoung smiled warmly with the bickering people in the nursery.

“Why is it so noisy? It’s common for a child to stand up around this time.”

Although he was still standing with his hands on the bed, he had a dignified posture as if he thought he was an adult.

But Eon Soyoung’s heart was also full.

No matter how many times she saw it, the sight of her child growing up filled her with emotion.

“Sanggong is late. He would be so happy to see this.”

He was the kind of person who would hire a painter to capture every historic moment of his child’s life.

She had heard him mutter something about a Sumatupan, but she didn’t know what it was.

“Oh, our Gyeni, you’re already an adult?”

When she turned around, Dang Hye-won approached with a smile, holding her daughter and approaching Gyeni.

“When will our daughter become an adult…?”

“Daddy!”

“Did Sanggong not come with you?”

“What? Wasn’t he supposed to come back first?”

When Dang Hye-won asked, Eon Soyoung frowned.

Her husband had never seen such a bright topic before, so she thought he had gone back first without thinking.

“Well, Gyeni would be so happy to see him standing like this, but he’s late today.”

Babies often refuse to do something they’ve already done when asked to show it to an adult.

What can you do, babies don’t understand words.

“This won’t do. I think I need to look for it.”

“It wasn’t at the clinic…?”

“Maybe it’s possible that he’s already back? He might have stopped by the clinic on his way back, so it shouldn’t take too long.”

Eon Soyoung left the house with the send-off of Dang Hye-won and the children.

‘He’ll love it… right?’

Imagining the scene where he would go crazy and insist on hiring a painter, Eon Soyoung smiled and lifted the corners of her mouth.