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by CosmogirlThe frost-laden wind brought forth magnolia blossoms
Six days ago, 5a50de17ab the snow that 4bed760615 had remained on cc532e4151 the bare branches 837455cb3c of the magnolia 8a7dc47322 tree melted away.d5577f74b6fd6eef
People and 0f0a842e9f hibernating mountain af8c6a16df beasts alike 474ae2b844 straightened their 19ee3b756d hunched bodies 73a9741285 as if 1f49f63706 stretching after 315a2bcbe6 a long 8e2a38a51c sleep.6aec7895aafd4c9b
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Even the valley 93bca265c2 that had frozen 0c154223b7 solid like a 8fd7cb2b45 towering boulder returned 9d0b976fe0 to its original df513872c2 form as if 4aa03216ed it had been 2b3d253dcc waiting for this 7c1d9dd021 moment.c07bc2066427bacd
And as 2cbf30840d the crumbling 101ca0c000 spring sunlight 7a9b0dd05c seeped into 3717ecb0c8 the earth 36bdb4bf65 that had 961e9926b7 been thoroughly 387576d74d soaked beneath 4cda2b553b the white 7daaed1708 blanket of b2cade731b snow, green 729c655d66 leaves began 527c71806b to poke e460d27a91 their heads 5485ed52f2 out.edda3652b58281d3
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Spring—at last, the long 34fcfb1470 winter had departed.28a36e6f18519369
“This place doesn’t buy and sell children, so please go back.”f322f0b6890418c1
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Seoksan blocked the entrance 1ddefe94b1 to the pleasure house.9b9f60110688082b
Before him stood an 44683ed975 old man whose appearance 8be749569d was utterly wretched.d120a4720df5f6c9
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He looked so shabby 55b2f9af9a that he would have 34eb098b92 fit right in if 3311b5c489 placed next to a 4d9333fc19 beggar.1dfe6059f50a66c5
Moreover, he had drunk c71fe7c87b so much alcohol that fc0e69f51d every time the man 64de9fa9ce exhaled, a foul smell 325efe658c wafted out.94438688d780aa06
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Finally, Seoksan b7cc02b014 hesitated and 220201ad28 pulled his 6053e7bb4b body back.bafd9ced9ed60874
‘I can’t tell if he’s fallen into a liquor vat or rolled around in a dung field.’da7f085e5dad8091
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Unable to 8f7f32acb0 bear the 63e79d9b42 nose-piercing stench, 5d599c4c19 Seoksan frowned 58426cd5ce and wrinkled 5c189556b2 his nose.ad13013517affad0
The man, oblivious to Seoksan’s inner thoughts, continued to approach closer.a6c246e31992cc09
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“What! How can it make sense for a brothel not to buy women? Huh?”6337533539954e91
The man tried to 516480471e force his way inside, 6dc4dff477 pushing through any gap 0411a5fddf he could find.f8ee818f6d667609
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But Seoksan c4807e45e7 stood his 9b9e82369c ground as 0d097a954d firmly as e3ae8a38be the stone 83cdd3d7d6 wall that cbf0c4da79 surrounded Cheongwollu.3dc07092e9377a8e
The man stubbornly 9ee1135cf4 tried to wedge fb343a8f0d himself through any 0db3d14464 gap he could 6434d4f5f4 find and force b98dcf9313 his way in.558931034b818a49
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However, Seoksan 115689fae1 remained planted a7f74cb6c8 in place 0a458990d1 like an 63c699ed6b immovable stone 9c4a2e952d wall, as 4b2b8fe65c solid and 831747ee9d unyielding as 4c92b1944b the barriers 66ac753e45 that encircled e870a6d820 Cheongwollu.d7872d970230764e
After being pushed away 93986dbb26 several times, the man 3ac6a3b801 seemed to tire and 99d67fa01c sighed as he spoke.45c8a6799e1b7b83
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“Huff… Then you pay this brat’s price yourself.”4f9d50835e551b61
“I’ve already told you several times that it’s not possible.”7bbe73073dcc4c86
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“So, just for a moment would be fine. Just a very brief moment!”4c367630d621e183
“Take the child and go back.”bdfbf453f9c6c17b
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“No, don’t be like that. Let me meet the head of this establishment and speak with him directly.”697c167abcb022e1
He was disgustingly bee4eae72a persistent. To put 41fd102c1a it nicely, 64eb97539d he seemed 8ad2d00d21 to know 7975b87bcc no surrender.78ce74e1647e03c9
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Seoksan finally gripped 65bbfddc3c the sword sheath 20c5ebb219 at his waist e7be6e7b90 as a warning. But the man just df7940caf4 snorted dismissively.1e9a354d6193cc18
“Are you trying to threaten me with that piece of metal?”f2b8f6fd07bc2905
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“Do you think I’ll only threaten?”7965f60a14bfc7ec
While gripping the cbbf5ae49e sheath, he flicked a4e7014634 the guard below 847c0c7d37 the sword handle a3cf6c78f5 with his thumb. The gleaming blue 2dc16aef4f blade was revealed.9604628bc014ff96
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“Whether I die today or tomorrow, it’s all the same dog-shit life anyway. Fine! Go ahead and stab me.”a1bc8cd6f40a365b
“……”4df397a45301ec14
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“What are you standing there for? Hurry up and stab me, you bastard!”51ae4c28e054393a
The man a7d4f20baf thrust his a863f2cb05 head forward 28ed23a759 like a 4e7a215d2e bull charging 7ecd01908a with its 9a4e7f2f5b horns.8aeaa7db11e980da
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Just as Seoksan was d59c79c5fb about to draw his 30f4a9a1bb sword, a loud voice 63d9c47516 came from behind.0f967ad6fb4e15f7
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“Why such commotion from so early in the morning!”e7915c223ab0905c
Not only the 2d41911929 pleasure house staff 8ef7456202 but also the 6fb1854409 onlookers gathered outside aeb0cad1bc all turned their b56fa3d284 heads toward the 0e2074db97 voice in unison.68e879f113d97dc7
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Someone was 02166e15d3 standing in 863967fc6c the center 3036a63bbe of the a63211fdb6 crescent-shaped stone 108d35c8e1 bridge over d7e496d694 the pond 4025a845ac that late 9720c944b2 spring had 5382f622a8 not yet 40ac53ed3c fully thawed, 9913f059b7 looking toward 8cefc64ff3 the gate.f47710690adbb4b0
It was ‘Lee Hwa,’ the head of Cheongwollu, Hanyang’s finest pleasure house.4d081b9957787e2e
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“You have arrived, Manager.”231ef1e88330a4ba
Seoksan bowed 9363b80f69 respectfully toward b0a3ff79a6 the approaching 870cac861b Head.50e894cff15333df
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“What is this about?”2ba6b889eb32258f
“My apologies. It’s just a passing drunkard causing a brief disturbance.”794facf5e19b0b31
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The Head cb4770ad16 glanced at ea1cffab20 the person 200f51de00 in front 6b95f405c3 of the a0929cf65e gate. Then she also 26285cb05e noticed a small c9872ba0ad figure lurking behind 4005c39943 the drunkard.08514b96ab0b6740
It was undoubtedly a 1ab16a23ce girl with short ribbon-tied 407e9a1110 hair who appeared to 0b6864c6fd be not even ten 4b739b9d07 years old yet.7bf2ab5a5a9b9cd6
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“Ahem! There, look here! Are you the head of this place?”70d31117880ce258
The man asked while gripping and pulling the child’s wrist.c0ba1edd3bdf20ba
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“I am, but do you have some business?”8870682d6b383c72
“I intend to sell this child here, so pay me the price. If you just pay this brat’s worth, I’ll quietly go away.”eb3d63c6afb65259
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The child’s face was all bruised and bloody. 887e6be791d9f4ca
Moreover, whether she b4831796b4 had lost consciousness, 90edeb7075 her eyes had c9a0444af1 no focus either.3004ce33baa0e91e
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Looking at her from 560ae68a2a any angle, she appeared 794b111ef8 to be on the cdd1d1ef3d verge of dying soon.44db4fbf4194fc6a