Chapter 10: The Place My Sword Points To (1) (2/2)

“I told you, you are going to spoil your servant.”

“So what if you get a bit spoiled. It’s ok.”

Kw.a.n.g Du was getting more and more red.

“Are you going to buy the drinks?”

“Do you have the nerve to say that in this emotional moment, young master?”

“Do you not have money?”

“Just take your liver out and drink from that.”

Contradictory to his words, he quickly finished that last drop of wine.

“All right young master! I will buy today. I’m going to open up my wallet and spend some money that I’ve been saving.”

“Lady, bring one more bottle.”

“Don’t be like this.”

Kw.a.n.g Du and I drank till it was late. This was the first time that I felt this happy.

The next day we arrived at Dong Pyeong, where the Yang Clan had their headquarters.

The first thing we did was check in at the biggest inn in the area.

“Isn’t it better to go to a smaller inn so that we don’t attract so much attention?”

“If we do that, we’re going to attract even more attention.”

“Really?”

“If we can’t hide within the clouds, isn’t it better to hide under the sun?”

After entering the inn, Kw.a.n.g Du was convinced, “I think you are right.”

This was a big inn that was bustling with over a hundred guests, travelers and merchants. There were over fifty tables and enough chairs to seat hundreds of people.

“You wouldn’t even know if someone got killed in one of the corners.”

“Who knows if something like that happened?”

“It’s scary.The world of Kang Ho, that is.”

When Kw.a.n.g Du said something about Kang Ho, I sensed some change in his heart. I don’t know whether it was because of me or because of Yang Gi Kang, but I could sense that he was growing a bit excited.

I remembered my conversation with Song Hwa Rin.

‘Do people really change that easily?’

‘There is nothing that changes as easily as humans.’

After booking only one room in this inn as well, we found a seat and ate our meals. While eating, I listened carefully to anything related to the Yang Clan, but there was nothing about Yang Gi Chul getting injured.

There was bound to be some rumor pertaining to this. More than twenty men from the Yang clan were present that day. But how come there was nothing pertaining to Yang Gi Chul?

“What do you plan on doing now, young master?”

“I need to figure out what they have planned for us.”

“How will you do that?”

“Since no one on the outside knows anything, I need to ask someone from inside.”

Kw.a.n.g Du said sincerely, “Can you entrust this task to me?”

Because he said it without hesitating, I think he decided on this before coming here.

“How come you want to do this?”

“I don’t know, but I just want to try it.”

“It could be dangerous. If you get caught they could torture you, beat you up and kill you.

“It’s ok, I will tell them that you are here and that you ordered me before they torture me.”

“You must tell them that I am here. That is being cleverly loyal.”

“I was just joking. But is there such thing as clever loyalty?”

“There is.”

The highest type of loyalty was ‘blind loyalty.’

But I wasn’t expecting that type of loyalty from Kw.a.n.g Du.

“Isn’t it betrayal?”

“No, it’s clever loyalty.”

“It’s hard. Anyway I won’t regret it. Just trust in me.”

“Alright, I trust you. Make sure you bring something back.”

Kw.a.n.g Du took a deep breath with an excited look, since this was his biggest challenge yet.

“Your role is very important right now.”

“My role was important since you were born.”

Haha, that was true because without him, I wouldn’t have been able to adjust to my current lifestyle this quickly.

“I will give my life. It doesn’t matter, since I spent all my savings on ordering five of those expensive bottles of alcohol.”

“You ordered the last two.”

“You should have stopped me!”

“Should I stop you now?”

“No.”

“You were firm like this back then too.”

“Haha, I will be leaving now.”

My parents gave him some money for us to use, so he was practically my wallet.

After taking a few steps, he came back and whispered in my ear, “After seeing me leave, you will follow me right? You’re going to see how I do, right?”

“If that’s what makes you feel better, then think however you want.”

I was going to fully trust in Kw.a.n.g Du for this. Whether he lived or died, I didn’t care. I think he read my mood.

Pouting his mouth, he said, “You pay for the drink when we leave.”

Kw.a.n.g Du left the inn.

Why did I allow him to go on this dangerous mission? Because I felt something in him when he first came next to me when I was bedridden. I trusted him. I trusted that our fate would not end as easily as this. And... By doing this I could see whether he was fated with Kang Ho.

So... Please succeed.

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