Chapter 26 (1/2)
Translator: Hong | Editor: Darling
The Jong family head Jong Ri Chun slammed the table in fury.
BANG!
The table broke into pieces.
“How sloppy are you at dealing with things!”
The middle-aged man seated in front of him was sweating profusely.
“How am I supposed to trust you with anything!”
A violet rage and tension could be felt being emitted from Jong Ri Chun’s body.
Joong and Won bowed their heads.
It was best to keep silent right now.
“Are you still not done finding out what happened?”
“Only partially.”
“Report that first”
“Firstly the Warriors of Se household were injured, and according to what they said they were beaten up by Gyeongwan and Yoo one-sidedly.”
“One-sided? Do you think that makes sense?”
“Apparently the two are much more professional than known.”
“Professional to the extent that just the two of them defeated eleven?”
“Yes. These were direct testaments of those who were there.”
“Were there any other possible strategies? Like the usage of poison at the Yeon residence?”
“I’ve already checked, and so far nothing is suspicious.”
“There must be something. Keep investigating. It’s unsatisfactory that the youngest was defeated.”
“Yes. I found that odd as well and am investigating.”
To the two of them, it did not make sense that Woong was defeated by Taesan.
But Woong would not give an answer no matter how much they asked so they had to look into his surroundings.
The problem was that the two had met in private.
It was impossible to know what they had discussed privately.
“How is the youngest?”
Jong asked Won who answered awkwardly.
“He is low spirited. Doesn’t talk much and barely goes outside”
“Have you tried giving him what he likes?”
Woong loved women. Jong was not largely concerned with his son’s love for women.
He did not care for misdeeds as long as he did his job.
Woong was a seeker of carnal pleasures and often did bad stuff, but he had never been negligent in his training or studies.
We took him to the brothel…but he just drank a lot and returned.”
Jong looked ridiculed.
“He went to the brothel to drink? And came back without a woman?”
Half of Woong’s issues were his harsh treatment towards the women in the brothel.
Although these matters were never disclosed as Jong’s power suppressed it.
Jong at one stage had to step in to stop rumors from spreading.
“Did he say anything when he was drunk?”
Won shook his head.
“Rather he became more silent. Then…”
“Was there a problem?”
“It seems there is a problem in his fighting skills.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I assisted with his training since I was there…His basics flow of energy seemed off.”
Jong’s face turned ice cold.
“Is there a problem with his body?”
“It seems…to be a psychological issue. It’s not something you can see unless you completely lost your basics.”
“Ha! Not only did he soil himself he is not able to overcome this and has become a loser?”
Jong ground his teeth and glared at Won.
“Someone interfered. Find him. No matter what.”
“Yes. I will.”
Won answered definitively. But inside he knew he wouldn’t be able to solve this problem.
How do you find the culprit with so little evidence?
‘I have no choice. I will spy the Yeon residence for clues.”
He was going to assume that the Yeons were fully involved and investigate from that lead.
‘Well that is that…how is the golden wall situation coming along?”
“Geumryoem is performing better than expected.”
“And you are sure there is no one behind”
“Yes, I checked multiple times.”
“Good. Cooperate and let’s use this as a chance to relax and take it easy. After all, we can’t live in suffocation forever. Don’t you agree?”
“It will go well. Do not worry.”
Jong let out a sigh and shook his head.
“Phew. That crazy Chenoma what a wrack because of him….”
Won smiled bitterly.
”But recently I heard from the Ma district that something must have happened to Cheonma. I guess this must be his karma”
Jong shook his head firmly.
“I say this from experience. Cheonma is not so simple. He is beyond logic. It’s best to avoid him. Sigh. What a wreck because of my father.”
In the past, Jong had watched Cheonma from a distance when he attacked Jong’s residence.
At that time, the head of the household was his father, and also his father’s idea to ambush Cheonma.
Jong still resented his father for that decision.
And it was still vividly ingrained in his memory of what Cheonma did.
It was an unimaginable terror.
“Anyways, keep a lookout. We must make this a success. Only then we can reclaim our power.”
Only then will they regain the peace of the past and show those who had looked down on the Jong family in the past.
Jong’s eyes glowed with murderous rage.
***
“My prince, the new folks form the Jong family are here.”
Taesan nodded to Gyeongwan’s report.
“It’s common for children’s fight to evolve into adult’s fight, did they say they want revenge?”
Of course, the ones who got beaten were the Jong warriors.
Woong was still unaware of the situation.
‘I am not sure. But there were professionals involved.”
“Professionals?”
“Yes. There were two professionals we did not dare to fight.”
“Wow, you know how to distinguish professionals.”
“It was not hard to identify as they made it known.”
Taesan smiled at that.
In the past, amongst Cheonma’s followers, there were often guys like them. Those who visibly displayed their strength so that people will voluntarily submit.