Chapter 71: At The Tip Of Destinys Branch (3) (1/2)

Chapter 71: At the tip of Destiny’s Branch (3)

Translator: hwarang

Editor: Klaurem

I wasn’t someone who was ignorant in the relations between a man and a woman. Although I wasn’t like Ma Bong Gi who flirted with different girls, I still had many female acquaintances.

When I was the Strongest Under the Heaven, many women chased after me. As I said previously, I even dated the Number One Beauty Under the Heaven. This happened after I ended my previous date’s clan when she tried using me for political power.

I also dated the Number One Beauty of the Central Plain, Number One Beauty of so and so. I truly met a lot of beauties, so much so that I do not know what love, fun, hate, manipulation, or just a personal relations.h.i.+p is anymore.

After breaking up with one beauty I wanted to meet a more beautiful woman, more and more…

If I wasn’t the mengju, I probably would have been ensnared by them even though I knew that nothing would last forever. I would be trapped in in this cycle trying to get out.

“What are you thinking about?”

I woke up from my thoughts. I couldn’t say my previous women, could I?

“I just remembered a good dancer.”

“Who?”

“It's nothing. Let's have another cup.”

I raised my cup of alcohol while she raised her cup of tea and we cheered again.

The restaurant regained its calm after the dancers left the stage.

Staring at her empty gla.s.s I asked, “Do you want a gla.s.s?”

“No.” She shook her head.

We continued our conversation about various things. From the different things about the San Dong City to our parents.

“Your mother is a wonderful person.”

She must be thinking like this since her mother pa.s.sed away when she was young.

“It's because you’ve never been disciplined by her.”

“Really? It can’t be that bad, She really is a good person.”

“Hoho. You might learn it later then. Her true self underneath.”

When I raised my fist, she started laughing.

This alcohol tasted better than ever with her company. After finis.h.i.+ng the bottle we continued our conversation.

I didn’t know what she thought of me, but I rather liked this sort of relations.h.i.+p with her.

“This was fun.”

She smiled at my words, “I enjoyed it too.”

She looked more beautiful when she smiled.

When we left the restaurant we saw a couple of men riding horseback.

Since they were all wearing the same sort of outfit it must mean that they were from the same organization. The person who was at the helm of it had a fierce atmosphere around him.

The horses that pa.s.sed us came to a stop, and the man who was at the helm got off his horse and came this way.

I could see the worrisome expression that Song Hwa Rin had.

The man said to Song Hwa Rin with a surprised expression, “Junior-Apprentice sister.”

Junior-Apprentice sister?

“Senior-Apprentice Brother.”

From their exchange, I could tell that they had a junior-senior relations.h.i.+p.

“What happened? You went back home without saying anything.”

“Well, something came up.”

She introduced me to him. “He is my senior-apprentice brother from the Ho Yeon School, Ho

Yeon Tak. This is …”

I didn’t give her the opportunity to finish, “My name is Byuk Lee Dan and I am Song Hwa Rin’s fiancé.”

“Ah, so you are the fiancé from birth.”

“Yes.”

“Nice meeting you. We must take our leave now. I am Rin-ee’s Senior Apprentice brother Ho Yeon Tak.”

Although he appeared to have a bright and light personality, it must just have been a show since I couldn’t see any emotion coming out of Song Hwa Rin as she looked at him.

“Then, please take good care of our Junior-Apprentice Sister.”

“I should be the one saying that.”

Song Hwa Rin asked Ho Yeon Tak, “Why did you come here senior-apprentice brother?”

“There are some things we need to take care of at San Dong so I came down here with our master.”

Song Hwa Rin’s expression darkened after hearing the word ‘master’.

“Did master come down as well?”

“Of course. We came together. I am sure he will be pleased to see you. Please come by soon. We are currently living at Fort Chu. Since I am busy I need to get going. Make sure to come by.”

“Yes”

Ho Yeon Tak said his farewell, “Until next time.”

“Until next time.”

Ho Yeon Tak and his convoy left the area.

I could sense her mood had hit rock bottom.

“Should we get going as well?”

She turned around and grabbed my arm, “We should have a drink, for real this time.”

*****

We arrived at a tavern not far from the ‘Phoenix’

This time she drank for real. It was as if she was unleas.h.i.+ng all of her desire for alcohol in one go. She really looked like wanted to kill the whole bottle in a single try. She kept gulping down the bottle.

I just watched her action from the sideline.

After stopping she told me a story that was hidden deep within her heart.

It was about her master.

“I started learning my martial arts from my master when I was fifteen. My father was really happy since I was able to get an expert from the Ho Yeon school as my master.”

Ho Yeon school was one of the Four Great powers of Kang Ho that was a level below that of the Five Great Clans.

“At first everything was great. My master treated me well, but as I got older his gaze changed. I brushed those thoughts aside since he treated me like his daughter. One night after I turned twenty, when I opened my eyes from my sleep, my master was looking down at me in my room. He reeked of alcohol, and I didn’t understand his stare. He said he wanted to hug me but he was hesitating. He seemed to be deciding whether he was going to attack me or not. Then I slapped him in the face. Since he was drunk he probably doesn’t remember. But I left and quickly returned home.”

Tears started forming in her eyes.

I finally understood why she hated alcohol.

When she returned home she saw Byuk Lee Dan acting a fool because of alcohol. I truly wanted to apologize to her in his stead.

I finally understood why she wanted to prove her worth through her strength and not her beauty. It was because men would do anything because of her beauty.

“I couldn’t say anything to my father. I just told him I came back since my training had ended. However I kept having nightmares after that day. I still remember it as if it was yesterday. I want to believe that it is a thing of the past but it keeps coming back to haunt me.”

It was because she was betrayed by the person she trusted the most. Tears finally fell from her eyes.

It pained me to see her as well as Baek Pyo having nightmares about the past.

After wiping her tears with her sleeves, she emptied another gla.s.s.

“Did he ever contact you again?”