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

She shook her head, “No. There was nothing. I thought our relations.h.i.+p was over…”

“You are still having nightmares. Then it's not over yet.”

“No everything is over. Ahh… I don’t know.”

She emptied another gla.s.s and I filled it for her.

I drank with her but I didn’t say anything to comfort her. I couldn’t think of anything to say to her.

All I could think of was how I felt sorry for her.

Yes, if this helps ease your pain just a bit, I will drink with you.

Drink and be angry. Scream if you want to. Curse if you have to.

Whether it starts big or small, if something is locked away in your heart it will only grow bigger until it becomes as big as Mt. Tai.

So you need to let it out before it grows that big.

***

I carried her all the way back home.

She was mumbling something as I carried her on my back, “…don’t hate me too much. I am trying.”

“I don’t hate you.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

Bite

She bit my shoulder.

“Ahha!”

“Liar! I know you don’t like me.”

This girl...

I tried to say something but she was fast asleep.

I could only smile at the situation. I didn’t dislike her actions. She told me something difficult. One of her deepest secrets. She was giving her trust to me.

This was my first time, being bitten by a woman that is.

It was at the break of dawn when we arrived at her house.

I was expecting there to more chaos in the Song Clan but it was rather calm.

Soo Ran gave me an eye but seeing that Song Hwa Rin was safe, she didn’t say anything.

“I didn’t worry too much since she was with you.” Song Wu Kyung as he watched Soo Ran-ee take her away.

How could he not be worried? His only daughter went out with a grown man and didn’t come back home until at dawn.

But seeing her come home safe he could relax a bit.

“I am sorry. We were enjoying ourselves too much and didn’t see the time go by.”

“Why did she drink until she became drunk? Have you...?”

“We didn’t do anything bad. We just had fun drinking.”

“Then it's fine. You must be tired. Go back home and rest. Thank you for bringing her back safe.”

“No, I will make sure this never happens again.”

I didn’t want him to worry nor did I want to betray her trust. Since I knew what the root of the

problem was I should take care of it.

But first I needed to know if I needed to kill him or teach him a lesson.

“I will come back at midday.”

“Please come then.”

I could tell from his words that he truly wanted us to be together.

As she was being carried away by Soo Ran, Song Hwa Rin said, “Hey! Byuk Lee Dan!”

Everyone was surprised at her yell.

“Who is she? The person that you said was a good dancer?”

Everyone’s eyes widened and I made my escape from the premise.

Oh my G.o.d! She still remembered that. It seems that she is still a woman.

***

The next day I went to investigate about the masters of Ho Yeon.

Song Hwa Rin’s master’s name was Ho Yeon Nam. He was the third brother of the Ho Yeon school’s grandmaster and was a pretty famous person in Kang Ho. This was the easy part.

Now I needed to know what he was here for, but I was able to learn it from father.

“There is a disturbance in the Murim-in of San Dong.”

“What is it father?”

“Do you remember the person from the Heavenly Dao Gate. Ma Jung Soo?”

“Of course.”

“I thought he just left, but in actuality it seems that he died.”

I showed a surprised expression.

“What? Who did it?”

“There are rumors going around saying that it was the work of the Dark Guild of San Dong.”

“So that’s how it is.”

This was a rumor that I spread.

“To investigate the matter. Heavenly Dao Gate sent someone named Yeom Hwa.”

Ultimate Blade Yeom Hwa.

He was someone that I knew. He had the t.i.tle Decimator within the ranks of Heavenly Dao Gate. He only made an appearance when the Heavenly Dao Gate needed to eliminate someone or something.

Since he wasn’t an a.s.sa.s.sin, he was someone that Heavenly Dao Gate used to show their strength and force. This was how he got his name Decimator.

The reason why they sent him here was to take revenge and show their strength.

“How did the Dark Guild respond?”

The Dark Guild had many mysteries shrouding them as they were spread throughout the Central Plain.

“They also sent someone because they didn’t want to be the victim of it.”

Could it be?

“I heard that to pacify the situation an expert from the Ho Yeon School came.”

Now I knew why Ho Yeon Nam and his disciples had arrived at San Dong.

It was to help the Dark Guild of San Dong.

Since both sides made their move, this would turn out to be a very ugly battle.

I didn’t need to say anything about the Heavenly Dao Gate and the Dark Guild, but now the Ho Yeon school was starting to get on my nerves. Part of it was because of Song Hwa Ring, and part of it was because they were helping out the Dark Guild.

Now, since the things have come this way, I must observe their movements very carefully. I must understand every move that they make.

Since I had my plans for them.

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