Chapter 276 – Chapter 56 (1)

“You said you’d rebuild Hongjiazhuang with your own strength! Don’t whimper annoyedly at just this hardship!”

Lim Ha-yeon spat out her rants at Hong Seol-rin, who was in despair, as if she was despairing over nothing.

Seol-Lin Hong, who had been at odds with Ha-Yeon Lim in the past for a similar reason, said that Ha-Yeon Lim’s appearance made her body tremble as she expressed the shock she received as ‘jingling’.

“I rejected Jinrang’s proposal again, so I wondered how firmly I was determined, but was it only this much? If Hongjiajang was rebuilt to that level, Hongjiajang’s level is also understandable!”
“Did you say everything!?”

Seeing Im Ha-yeon ignoring not only herself but also the head of Hong, Hong Seol-rin, unable to hold back her anger, jumped up and grabbed Im Ha-yeon by the collar.

The other women, who had spread their curtains to keep their voices from leaking out, were startled.

Im Ha-yeon is a cute female cat standing in front of Jincheon, but she is a ferocious wildcat to others.

Even her Seo Yu-ran was recognized as the highest rank among the females of Jincheon, and even when her martial arts level increased, she did not commit any rudeness except for her mischief-like pranks.

In the first place, the other women feared violence, as she was not broad enough to tolerate such disrespect.

“What do you know! I was betrayed by a person I trusted all my life! What I believed to be the truth has collapsed! What do you know, who was called Hwan-yo and always lied?”

Hong Jin-dae was her parents to Hong Seol-rin, and she was the person who had to be the background in creating Hong’s disguise.

His betrayal is the same as meaning that he never had a chance to make a red family head in the first place.

That’s why she is in a state of desperation, realizing that all her efforts to rebuild Hong’s house were in vain.

“Yes! I don’t know! But I can say this one thing for sure!”

Lim Ha-yeon glared at her with her fierce eyes, and she gave Hong Seol-rin an opportunity to think.

“You always lived a life dependent on others!”
“…!”
“At first, I relied on Hong Jin-dae! Now that Hong Jin-dae has disappeared, I’m clinging to Jin-rang!”
“Ah… I’m sorry…”

Hong Seol-rin wanted to say no, but at the same time as she screamed, her own past began to play in her head like a kaleidoscope.

“If you ask me, ‘Then why do you follow Jincheon?’ I will answer that it is because of my will!

It is basic common sense that all Murim people know that traitors must be hunted down in the Demonic Cult.

In addition, Lim Ha-yeon, who she knew even better because she was from the Demonic Cult, abandoned the Maculia even by taking such a risk because of her love for her Jincheon.

“At least if you want to follow Jin Rang, decide for yourself! With your own power without Jin Rang’s help! Decide with your own will!”

At the same time, Lim Ha-yeon shook Hong Seol-rin’s arm, which was holding her by the collar, and went outside.

When Lim Ha-yeon went outside, Hong Seol-lin collapsed helplessly.

‘I am… I see… I always thought I was standing alone… Always behind me… Hong Jin-dae was there…’

Her long-cherished wish, the reconstruction of Hong’s household, was also based on Hong Jin-dae’s help.

That’s why he betrayed her, implicitly thinking that Hong’s reconstruction became impossible.

“Huh… Huh…”

When she found out that she had secretly relied on her Hong Jin-dae, her sorrow overcame her that with his betrayal, she was left alone in her world as she really was.

Jincheon gestured her chin as if telling everyone to leave, leaving the two of them alone in her room as the other women left.

“I made it so that there is no sound outside.”
“Aaaaa!”

Seol-Lin Hong was hugged in her arms and began to cry as if she were throwing out all of herself.

Jincheon felt wet from her tears, but she was in a situation where she had to pour out her sorrow to the fullest, so she patted her back and waited.

The women of Jincheon who went outside were able to find Lim Ha-yeon leaning against the wall not far away.

“What are you doing?”
“Hearing what her sister said, I think she was shocked.”
“I’m crying a lot right now.”

Cheon Hye-woon and Seo Yu-ran answered Lim Ha-yeon’s question.

“Hmph, anyway, women of the sect. You have to hit them once to understand them. Hey, Cheong-ha.”

After grunting, she opened her mouth to Baek Chung-ha.

“Yes?”
“Follow me. I want to move my body.”

If she uses her history to fight, Lim Ha-yeon will surely win, but the reason she called her Baek Chung-ha is to further develop her skills.

“Joe, good. There was something I wanted to try too.”
“Hey~ Does our Chungha know how to say this now?”

Lim Ha-yeon smiled at her Chung-ha’s distribution, tucking her shoulder like her big brother among the gangsters in her neighborhood.

“Sister, you’re ashamed of that right now, right?”
“Yeah, I think that’s right. Seol-rin did provoke me, but in hindsight, it’s clear that she wants to do something because she’s shy.”

After Cheon Hye-woon and Seo Yu-ran whispered to Lim Ha-yeon why she was behaving like that, they exchanged laughter with her.

“I can hear you!”

Im Ha-yeon screamed, but the two smiled and followed him.

Right now, it is to ensure that Jincheon and Hong Seollin can be together.

Of course, there are guards outside the door, but Jincheon has spread a curtain so that no sound can come out, so there will be no interruption for a while.

As the women head to the training ground, Jincheon and Hong Seol-lin are left alone.

“Hehe…Hehe…”

When Hong Seol-rin’s crying subsided, Jincheon stroked her head and back to calm her down.

‘It’s warm…’

When Hong Seol-rin felt Jin-cheon’s body holding her and her body heat in her thick man’s hand, she calmed down little by little.

“Did you all cry?”
“…Huh…”
“Then I’ll leave you alone for a while.

After Jincheon became her reliance for a while, she tried to get her body up, giving her time to think for herself.

“Jincheon…”

Thump

At that time, Seollin Hong grabbed Jincheon’s arm.

Bubbling…

Her hands were still shaking slightly.
Her shock that she had been nearly raped by her uncle was still not completely gone.

Jin-Chun, fully aware of how shocking it was for a woman to be raped, she sat back down as she untied her legs as she tried to get up.

“Sorry…”
“What?”
“This and that. You must have withdrawn from the martial arts tournament because of me… Besides, you also wore an inner prize for me…”
“You don’t have to apologize.”

Jincheon shook his head at her apology.

“Because it’s natural for a male to protect her darling and her female.”

In a way, Jincheon can be said to be the most male-like being in her nature.

She wins females by strength, and strong males who can endure any hardship and adversity for those females.

“At first, I wondered what all this crap was… I never imagined he would become such a trustworthy man.”
“It was definitely not an ordinary first meeting.”
“Do you know how absurd I was at that time? To say that Moon Pa-Won was stronger than Moon-Ju. Who could have imagined that?”

The two of them talked about things from the past.

Jincheon was worried that she might have fallen ill with dependence again, but fortunately it wasn’t like that.

“…”
“…”

While talking about the past, Hong Seol-rin’s mouth fell shut at some point.
She seems to be thinking about something complicated.

“Jin…No, honey.”
“Say it.”

At that time, the title of her husband and wife came out of Hong Seol-rin’s mouth.
Jincheon instinctively sensed that she had made up her mind on something, and took the posture of listening.

“From now on, I think the name of the six beautiful goddesses will be the seven beautiful goddesses.”

What came out of that was the shocking statement that she would follow her Jincheon and turn to her Sapa.

“You…”
“It’s not because I depend on it. It’s because there’s no other answer.”
“Is that the only answer?”

Jincheon didn’t have much information on her faction, so he listened quietly to what she had to say.

“While you were gone, I fought against a lot of dirty work in the Inspection Corps in the political faction.”
“The illegal prostitute I mentioned before.”
“Huh.”

Even if it is not the name of an illegal prostitute or a political faction, it is to catch, punish, and condemn those who have committed atrocities that should not be done by humans.

That was what she had been doing since breaking up with Jincheon.

“People didn’t look at me well for doing the right thing. Rather, I caught them and condemned them, and I’m the bad guy and I’ve been staring at them.”
“People are like that by nature.”

This time, he did not swear at Jincheon as ‘dirty political faction’, but said that all people are like that.

This is because human beings rarely admit their sins.

“Uncle…No, there are many people close to Hong Jin-dae.

After hearing her words, Jincheon realized that she was not saying that she would switch to Sapa because she relied on her thoughtlessly.

“Besides, there is an organization that cooperates with Hong Jin-dae. They who came to Hong Jin-dae’s call didn’t have Hong Jin-dae’s subordinates, but talked like a cooperative relationship.”

Was it because she burst into tears and felt refreshed, or was it because she calmed down quickly thanks to Jincheon?

The shock of being betrayed by someone she trusted almost destroyed her mind, but she was able to make better decisions than she thought.

‘It must be possible because I’ve been by your side.’

Jincheon could feel that Hong Seol-rin’s hand, which was holding her own arm, continued to tremble.

‘I’m pretending to be strong.’

Still, she is in the process of correctly grasping her own situation, whether or not her judgment has completely collapsed.

“The organization working with Hong Jin-dae went missing saying that Hong Jin-dae was trying to get me, and I came back safely, so of course they would point out me as the culprit. I’m jealous.”

A situation where even some of the high-ranking members of her faction hate her.
In such a situation, what would happen if the organization that cooperated with Hong Jin-dae tried to capture Hong Seol-lin?
Indeed, it will disappear without even knowing mice or birds.

“If you want to survive, you must not return to the faction.”
“The leader? I am acquainted with the political leader…”
“The Lord of the Lords? No matter how much, there is a limit. In the first place, the position of the Lord of Political Affairs is not a position with absolute power.”

As she said, the political leader is only a medium that unites numerous political faction groups, not a position given to reign like a king.

“What about the Hong family?”
“…”

When Jincheon asks what will happen to Chief Hong when she returns to Sapa, she shuts her mouth as if she can’t give a clear answer to this part yet.

Conversion to Sapa is the best way to survive, but it is the worst way to rebuild Hongjiazhuang.

“You said you wanted to rebuild Hongjiazhuang. What would you do if you moved to Sapa?”
“That’s… I don’t know either… Since the red jindae is gone in the first place, it’s impossible to rebuild the hongjiajang…”

Jincheon wanted to give her her answer, but she kept her mouth shut because this part is a matter that she must ponder and come to her own conclusion.

‘I’ll have to give that part some time.’

Except for Jiajang Hong, all of her words had valid reasons.

“I understand what you’re talking about. But as long as you have lingering attachments to Hong Jiazang, think carefully about that part. The Northern Heavenly Palace Master is wondering if you will turn to Sapa, so I’ll put off the answer until the martial arts tournament is over.”
“…Thank you.”

Hong Seol-rin thanked Jin-cheon for caring for her, and she pushed her upper body into his arms herself.

‘For now, time will solve this problem… All that remains is the martial arts competition.’

First of all, Cheon Hye-woon proposed to stimulate the pride of the Dokgo family, but the question remained whether the Dokgo family would really do that.

And until then, the dishonorable label of cowardice will be attached to Jincheon’s party.

‘Still, if it’s a reward like this, it’s about that much disgrace.’

Jincheon smiled in satisfaction at the feel of her soft skin through her thin clothes and the feel of her elastic breasts that were neither too big nor too small touching her upper body.