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by Cosmogirl“This place doesn’t buy children, so look elsewhere.”e0c6a2f03c5dd1b3
“Ah, damn it all. Ptooey!”057058b84745ca07
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The man 45898e2513 cursed and 88e25fe07d spat on 58e259d3bb the ground. Then he 720310c164 threw the ebfd8a0679 child down e4649241e4 in front da4459b0cd of them c3abbc33c7 as if 63c8a110c6 discarding her, f4fc052e8d and said:f8a616fb2e7c8b63
“Don’t be so picky—she may be skin and bones, but fatten her up a little and she’ll be quite useful, so just buy her!”864534c9cf96c590
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“We clearly said we have no interest in buying and selling children.”25d052950eef77fa
The Head firmly rejected 470f03a58f the proposal.7fdb8d5000235260
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“What! All the courtesans here are women anyway, so what’s with all this fussing!”dd93be3c64e54e27
Finally, the man shouted 15a3281051 with a menacing face.295f1c54b5f7f503
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His violent attitude 1009208a15 sent a murderous 61a00751d9 atmosphere flowing beyond d38a0209c4 the threshold of b0d83900e8 Cheongwollu.68866a3b31ca5996
“Good heavens! What kind of madman are we seeing so early in the morning!”ce1fda3c8e8974d8
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The courtesans of 5b19edc41b Cheongwollu who were 4bbb4c7780 watching from afar 96f3a6df41 were shocked.8576838df680970c
It was no rare b57e785b10 occurrence for commotions, great 500cef5cd9 or small, to break 9a6e22ff8f out within the courtesan 56b6cbce0d house.9ef42c8f23720a3f
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No matter how high-born d62d5b7531 a gentleman might be, 8802f26cd3 once soaked in alcohol, 74646e24bf the pleasure quarter was 4028446469 a place where even d83f276697 the loftiest of scholars 11ac33f830 would find himself crawling 834043f87f on all fours like 46e53a94b5 a common cur. 72d6e23e85f92583
So such ruffian behavior 27bb149eb0 from scoundrels like this f45a82713d was scarcely uncommon in 71f0b1136e a place such as c0d08bdf8b this.50b6e8a517ddbe70
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“Tsk tsk… How pitiful and sad.”36d4d2d4eb01dce6
“What sin could that young child have committed! Oh, how tragic.”119fe4253cc07978
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The gathered courtesans b6a9b72931 all spoke with 39cedeb43c one voice in 399f164fea sympathy for the 88b415ce50 child.7c6fcb85341ff6be
In fact, 5030d87b1e there were 803b3acd2c not a 9e42dab71e few who 1450c157c9 were sold 8909765780 to pleasure cd5491fef8 houses for c59cf05966 just a 685668203e few bags 7171f3b012 of rice 795ad86edd after starving.cfc0a19a9792c22c
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Still, those who would 7e11ad14e3 commit such violence trying c29899907e to sell their own 6a6beec5fa young child were extremely 1849a47e7d rare.71d91ca31cff385a
This was b1f442cc9d especially true 9385dfbc3d for such c66dfada84 a young 89d6469144 child.d644630dbea60910
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The Head’s eyebrows twitched, apparently irritated by the murmuring from behind.65d70caf7d7b2705
‘Today it looks like we’ll have to scatter plenty of salt outside the door before we even receive guests.’b0ffacf9cac7f8fb
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The Head glared fiercely d9326c82a4 at the man who 71a3f63b30 had brought the child 8fe0090d5e and opened his mouth.409e9bc54dd9ee9d
“Ignore him and close the door.”5c7c5e4050894d92
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The Head, who had 426af5f5f0 kept his mouth firmly d375b34037 shut, spoke to the 2f38cc0d00 servants gathered behind.0d176c9c1ca179eb
However, perhaps frightened 34f94a2ea4 by that man 6f0848af4e whose eyes had b8e05c3b6d gone wild, none 4cf334a11e of them readily e04fdfecea stepped forward.46114932ceaf6b40
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Wasn’t the saying that one becomes a dog when drunk created for good reason? 9c727b98c19f2868
It was natural 4c528b787d to hesitate, unable 48bcffb57a to easily restrain 09750106a2 him.d0c8be275732db1d
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Moreover, wasn’t this man trying to sell even his own child? 015eb1a83fc7d4db
Since he was not 809d8af369 in his right mind, 4cbff58145 there was no telling 78722f3501 what kind of trouble 25037a2114 might occur.e719a066c409b420
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Then the 8909342736 Head asked efc5c3ebef in a 351e7ca899 voice that 7d80370da4 had turned f5e2631a13 coldly subdued.798096254a76bbf5
“Do you all have stones stuck in your ear holes?”c993dced150d5144
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“N-no, it’s not that…!”c04341340bca0adc
Finally, unable to bear 94948cca01 his frustration, the Head 4e68185e66 threatened them.d6887ed82d19fe5f
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“What are you all standing around for instead of hurrying to chase him away!”489505cfdc111688
“Eek! Yes, yes…!”b33dcde63b73d49a
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They grabbed the arms af4169b812 and legs of the bfe11bb094 man who had been 3960e73960 causing trouble and hurriedly ad6d608e3e began dragging him to 2a0d2b2d07 a place far from 951f0b2f2c Cheongwollu.79e9f084ca412a5d
“You, you bastards!”3ef389ac86a20ed7
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Though his nose was red as omija berries from being soaked in alcohol, the drunkard’s strength was extraordinary. 14dab8a792784935
Even with three 61d8299a63 men of similarly f4ad12bfef sturdy build attached 64d61ad0b0 to him, dragging af82b07ad5 him out was 6e2fe3c0d2 quite difficult.698ef11c0d9b4eb1
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The Head added 29b7a8873d one final word 7ccef6b1fb toward the man d657c38ef4 being dragged away.65cf0de68ad7e128
“Cheongwollu does not buy children, so do not come looking for us ever again.”1aa783a99e0a571f
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“Ha! A courtesan house that doesn’t buy women? What kind of nonsense is that…!”f9fb38b0b3667b33
Even while being 7e16b12ff5 dragged away, the 41551c4925 man kept spitting 32fef74a32 and shouting toward 85921ee5e1 the Head.309b010cc602133e
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At that a7def9f18b moment, a dc906f0204 quiet, unfamiliar 05ff5f6d4c gentle voice db923b8b4b was heard da3de59f14 from behind b802c65d57 the Head.b666ea88983c2d17
“That child—I shall take her in.”7ad8cd9d240333e1
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It was a 44179834aa voice as cold 817cac7422 as snow, yet 240f1351fe exquisitely beautiful, like 63d71e8856 the plucked strings a164832355 of a geomungo.dd23107dd9bc20a3
TL Note: Geomungo is a traditional Korean six-stringed zither, similar to a guqin. It’s a classical stringed instrument often used in court music and scholarly settings. The comparison “like the plucked strings of a geomungo” emphasizes how beautiful and refined the voice sounded.e01fea96b08e5af8
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Soon, the 905cad7e5c sound of 764121ea32 footsteps walking 48f6592b62 steadily closer 17136433b1 could be 261f20ab20 heard. As those dceb53890e footsteps approached, 6e94c4014a the Head bbfb1541c8 let out 969c14036d a quiet 13b0cf7c6a sigh.919bfd683ff92677
With a gentle rustle, the layers of the Head’s dark green skirt hem swayed like willow leaves dancing in the wind.37f8280743b2a31c
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Soon after, c1a22bd7c9 someone holding 3372fdfea3 a fan 642fb7d410 decorated with 98a3f7e401 jade ornaments 049dc8d4ad leisurely revealed 4ae60960b2 himself.fd9bff2f3161fad3
Crossing the threshold, he e2277dab34 twisted the corner of 200efc16b4 his mouth toward the 99120eaf19 man as if finding e5d4689ba8 it amusing and opened 4f7e9d8520 his mouth.6c75949c22ba65b9
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“As it happens, I was just in need of a servant to attend to me. What good timing.”81c270aff8d70ca6
At that 784454e613 moment, someone ad74e59743 burst out 1f453dba08 from among b0a05011eb the courtesans ac564ac511 who had 2f75cc0b56 been gathered f1d5f4cba1 in a 1fbc12f1e8 cluster in 98ff5ec6d3 the distance.700c23ae64aca480
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The woman chewed on 8e01eba2cd her plump, red lips c1d9bbd901 and looked toward the 6f8735ad16 gate, then fumed, unable 14b3f70153 to contain her anger.71aafb48500d3640
“Hah…! That bastard Gyeonu is causing trouble again!”1efaf6cdc4d3558e
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That woman f0bfdf933f was the 03ba97df70 courtesan called 895988ed5f the most 13de41aea7 beautiful flower 2104a2ac09 of Cheongwollu—none 052b4e312d other than 35c71dcf98 Hwaseon.95be92b6e9a09b61
Hwaseon gently lifted 2d25722a4d the hem of 951bdf6863 her skirt and 7789219933 ran with quick a2e33acd4b steps toward the a2a35f30bd Head.b8a84e378a9a36d8
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“Manager! What on earth is this about? Has Gyeonu caused another incident?”e88ff60e8e5b5875
The Head didn’t even respond to Hwaseon’s question. 3f213031987142e5
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She simply stared d91fb0d568 fiercely with both b2ef09ea71 eyes at the 440c2673b7 scene unfolding before 803d519c4a her.c02de9209822bbd3
If it d6ff2a9917 were any 5806a34074 other matter, 1dcb9996fa it might a553508efe be different, f444b85c43 but when f53001c86f Gyeonu got 26a35549ea involved, the ae536eacea Head would 6b5953d47d shut her cef73e435c mouth tight.6ffecae23a9d7981
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Even when it was 47a0d5c578 obvious that her insides a4ddfee7e8 were burning up, she 7c299a9690 would just watch whatever 369688e4d2 trouble he caused.1d8edfb382ab03b1
It wasn’t only the Head whose insides were burning black. 5418f0028db09d8d
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In fact, all the staff of Cheongwollu regarded Gyeonu as a troublemaker who acted as he pleased, but since the Head wouldn’t step forward to scold him like this, no one else could really take the initiative.597e85b6fc1d9bb8
However, there 41fc0bb50d was exactly 5ac5e9c093 one person fbd7e6f397 in this a4c6d2ca37 Cheongwollu who 2f84558f74 could treat fc597c020f him carelessly—him 01ec46fb83 being like be0851c417 an untamed 2b08bc1b07 wild beast 58e485cbb3 whose next ade372eb20 move was cb59d27a5d unpredictable.34956305e025c8ce
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Unable to bear 95f7ec4992 her frustration, Hwaseon bffd0749d7 approached Seoksan, who c92ec5cbf6 was outside the 300dd28301 gate, and asked.452996b1beed96c2
“Hey, you answer me. What exactly happened here?”4f956c7da8849913
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Just like the c9a229ef36 Head, Seoksan also 4c6476d1d2 kept his mouth de600564ad shut and merely 1695e82736 watched the situation, 4d154b5f94 not even giving 83e9299914 Hwaseon a glance d9def53aad despite her questioning 4f5e9a89dd him right in 5083f304c6 front of his 32876bb2c2 face.7df74a00577f4775
Like a 3f84a2f829 stone firmly 02b1e83c6b embedded somewhere, 9116f71e35 just standing 148e594f0d stiffly and 043c66b5c0 looking straight f89baf1607 ahead, Seoksan d9c780a714 was more 49c4be0a90 like a 072c1e9283 rock than ea170d8c90 a person, adc4e3c76c true to a67a844a3b his name.86488185d3d178d8
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“Hey.”5dd7731032abfa9e
“……”d1e4517f889d18d4
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“Oh my, look at this guy? Does he think he’s actually a stone?”793998249c3e843e
Hwaseon felt like she 3a8db69bbf was talking to herself ff675c573b against a very large 9d95597442 rock.c1816a4c44713c57
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“Are you also trying to imitate the Head or something?”7a3e9d737c494ab9
Hwaseon gritted 62f2ce0769 her teeth 6d21d5da38 and asked 93969e1e8e again.0e0d3bbcdf9dd01e
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“Ah, hurry up and say something! What exactly is going on right now?”1f6a69988435e314
Thwack!08a77ef4a821e7bd
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Hwaseon, thoroughly f29fe28329 angered, finally b375a4ef31 jabbed Seoksan 9d3c1e8308 hard in 888b87a9aa the ribs.82628f993ff83c05
“……Ugh!”42e27a843bb41255
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Only then did Seoksan, who hadn’t even given her a glance, frown and glare at Hwaseon.0bcb7b8b57077c81
“What! What are you going to do by glaring at me like that?”e920c5ae242d08f3
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Hwaseon’s eyes flashed as she pressed closer.eb0446b71bea7928
Then Seoksan, 7fc2ea40b7 with a c0b4f361a3 thoroughly displeased 561f08e974 expression, finally 3666ea07e9 opened his 97ba325ed3 mouth.8621c9d16dc1df39
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“What a stubborn temperament…”4e39fe6b08ad6fd8
“Ah, enough! Just explain quickly, will you?”445e311ecfe7974b
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“That drunkard over there was causing a scene, saying he’d sell his own child to Cheongwollu.”dfa9c758d3f85e05
“Causing a scene…? What, what! He’d sell his own child?”b5abea520e4f6d9d
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“That’s right. That’s why the head clerk ordered us to drag him out.”83706983bc4c86b3
“So there was a reason for all the commotion. But wait—then why is Gyeonwu acting like that? Why would he get himself involved in this situation?”706a184f73765c22
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When Hwaseon fired off 6b3b96f7ce questions without taking a 4923dd6eeb breath, Seoksan glanced at 320be23fb1 the head clerk and 492bacab8a then whispered quietly to b81eddf97b her.57fd05220c9f97ad
After hearing the whole 7a40bce6cc story, Hwaseon squeezed her 199b88721a eyes shut and slapped 81f2b8b715 her forehead.5154790b35af8ae3
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“This is driving me crazy. Can’t we just throw that bastard into Yonghyeon Cave right now?”c678e35285a521d9
“Hmm, not a bad idea. I’m inclined to agree with you.”ca6522abb2863562
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“…But it feels weirdly unsettling that we’re agreeing on something like this.”a7a07db6ba82b2f2
“Not really.”25078b053af91f5f
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“Fine. Why am I even talking to a block of stone?”ddae8cd162927b3c
“To be precise, you were the one who started this conversation, not me.”9c84081e92f36a30
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“…”cd01dff62604b24b
While they were 2d57698b74 talking, a crowd 2bc201be9c had begun gathering 98bfdba8f3 around Cheongwollu.efceb8eb25fa69e0
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People of all ages—men, 1979a418fb women, young and old—stared 166c70760e intently at the man b73e9dde5b holding the fan.ed55a4d7d0d792a6
“How can someone be so beautiful…?”d5f84cdd81b1f0dc
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“I’ve seen every handsome man rumored in Hanyang, but I’ve never seen one whose eyes, nose—everything—was so perfect. Look at those eyes especially. Even a flower deer would weep with envy!”1654d02f026bbacf
The young women giggled 5c23fbc8b2 shyly at the sudden 76c15e023d appearance of this handsome 5124307c7d man, whispering among themselves.b6cf301ef207a96c
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Some were so captivated by his beautiful features that they couldn’t close their mouths.2309c7dc9dd806e1
Meanwhile, the fdb90e9fc5 older men f2547b3461 and elders 6a93c86823 debated his 62c7a93cff build and 993bb3f26d appearance.cf05f21006a6508d
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“Just because his face is pretty doesn’t make him a woman! If you have ears, listen to that voice! He’s clearly a man.”1fa36b5eb291ffc8
“No matter how I look at him, he looks exactly like a beautiful young lady to me…”f026017d5b7ba345
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“For a woman, don’t you think he’s much taller than you?”056cf1fb50a25ef4
Indeed, the figure who a0350d06cc had gracefully stepped over ad10e17156 the threshold was well a4684d4e50 over six feet tall—far 4c6331c925 too tall to be 663ff0e0bf considered a woman.df45128ebc2489a6
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If not for e7b0374efc his height and 5c609f5c42 voice, people would 9c9c4da1c0 never have been 91bd202ff5 able to determine 9d1bd4c2e7 his gender.9b967caa5fb49730
That’s how exceptionally beautiful the man was.3eb689c6467c2b47
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Beneath his d8ab4e328a thick eyebrows, 3046e8afe3 his straight ca31cedc80 nose ridge 41c2326da7 stood sharp 2f81968554 as a e0a58e920a blade, and ec6d5df334 his long 19d48662de hair—left unbound b3fe5d89de rather than c9992b685a tied in 08aec2982c a topknot—gleamed 6ef4e3ff85 as it 2480f11353 flowed with 4fe22b761c the breeze.372dc92eefa149a1
But what stood out 5c00874457 most of all were f40c4f0725 his eyes.0fca84280d269259
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Looking into them brought bd257e2b5c to mind a deep c65e629544 pond rippling under the d0b55dc9ad moonlight.a99ee86e3935ddff
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a “peerless beauty”—as if every beautiful thing in the world had been carefully crafted and placed within him.ff8f3436a11e19ca
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