Chapter 25 (1/2)
Translator: Hong | Editor: Darling
The eleven warriors of the Jong family glared at Gyeongwan and Yoo.
The situation no longer seemed like one that they could avoid.
Just then, one of the Jong warriors came forward.
“Why don’t we change the location.”
“And why should I?”
He smirked.
“We can’t just ignore what we’ve heard and stay as we are. If what the prince said is true, you should be beating us to a pulp, no?” said the Jong warrior civilly, although his body language clearly spoke otherwise as it exuded tension.
“So we should change locations for a simple sparring.”
“If we’re going to engage in such, let’s have it here. After all, we don’t know when the prince will be back.”
The Jong family’s warrior smirked.
“He will probably take a while.”
Gyeongwan looked at him questioningly and asked.
“I heard that the only person I should be cautious of in the Golden wall clan was you, but it seems like that’s not the case.”
The warrior looked at Gyeongwan meaningfully as he replied.
“Don’t you think it’s careless of him to leave his guard all alone. This is unthinkable in our Jong family.”
Gyeongwan replied immediately.
“Really? But isn’t that what just happened here. The Confucius left earlier on and you, his guard is here alone, no?”
The Jong family warrior looked at him dumbfoundedly.
“If that was a joke, I suggest you don’t try that elsewhere. It’ll only further disgrace the Golden Wall clan’s bad reputation.”
Gyeongwan looked at the warrior motionlessly.
Something from what the warrior just said had caught his nerve.
“Further disgrace?”
The Golden Wall Clan’s reputation was not exactly the best. But it had no reason to be referred to as bad.
The recent doings of the Prince may have caused some speculation and rumors about the clan. But it wasn’t sufficient to have a lasting effect on the clan’s reputation.
Rather, it had a positive effect. Afterall not anyone could be called the king of ambition.
“Well, if going to a quieter place scares you, I have no objections with staying where we are. But don’t you find it too narrow here? After all, we might end up causing a disturbance to our surroundings.”
As the Jong warrior suggested the change, he glanced at the room of the Yeon residence where the doctor was seated nearby.
Gyeongwan and Yoo caught his glance and frowned.
“Let’s go.”
Gyeongwan agreed and turned to Gyeong and Gal.
“Both of you should stay here with the doctor and once the prince returns, update him.”
The two seemed stunned at his suggestion.
“You mean it’s only going to be the two of you?”
“You don’t even know where you’re going and yet you’ll follow blindly?”
Gyeongwan nodded nonchalantly and changed his focus to the remaining Jong family warriors.
“It seems like no matter where we go, it won’t be far off from the Yeon residence. Don’t you agree?”
“Yes, there is a place nearby. Well…there’s no issue even if all of you were to come.” replied the Jong warrior.
To his reply, Gyeong and Gal insisted on tagging along.
However, Gyeongwan was adamant.
“No, both of you please listen to me. The person you need to protect is not either of us. It is the prince.”
To these words, neither of them could hold out.
“Fine, but please be careful.”
Gyeongwan nodded meaningfully and looked to Yoo.
“Let’s go.”
Yoo smiled brightly and followed gyeongwan and the warriors.
Gyeong and Gal watched in silence as their figures walked away.
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Taesan and Woong who had left together had returned.
Gyeong and Gal tilted their heads at the sight of them together.
It was hard to believe that anything had happened when the two of them were so calm.
“It can’t be….”
Taesan ignored the two and walked towards the doctor.
“Where is everyone.”
“They went for a sparring match.” replied the doctor gleefully before turning his gaze toward Woong.
“Aren’t you too okay to be true.”
“What, were you expecting something?”
He suppressed his urge to reply “Obviously” with immense strength.
The repercussions of such a reply seemed detrimental for now.
“So what are you going to do?” asked the doctor.
“We agreed to have dinner together later. It..should be fun.”
Gyeong and Gal looked questioningly at Taesan and Woong.
Woong was too calm, unlike before.
Whereas Taesan was the same as before.
“No way…can’t be. You know what kind of person Woong is.”
Gyeong had a senseless thought and smirked as he shook his head.
Nothing must have happened as they seemed too clean and fine.
Had something happened, there should at least be a sign of a scratch or two.
On the other hand, it also didn’t make sense that Woong came back without doing anything.
He was the worst form of humankind. Logic and reasoning were absent in his dictionary for sure.
“How long has it been since they left? Is it about time for them to be back yet?”
Taesan asked to which the doctor replied.
“It hasn’t even been an hour.”
“It’s already nearly an hour and they’re still not back?”
“Come on, there were eleven of them. Do you seriously expect them to be back so soon?”
Taesan shook his head.
“No, there’s only eleven of them. They should be done and back already.:
Gyeong and Gal stared at them shocked.
What on earth were they saying?
“Once we go back, train them up double.”
The doctor rejoiced and replied.
“I will diligently accept your command, my prince. Hahahaha!”
Had Gyeongwan or Yoo heard this conversation they would have had a spasm.
Of course from Gyeong and Gal’s point of view, the whole conversation seemed absurd.
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