TM | Chapter 34

“Yeah, right. You’ve always been on edge whenever you saw someone getting close to Sung-i. You said you wouldn’t dig into Sung-i’s past, but are you taking it out on Taegwon instead?”f8464d9b5644e30d

Cheongrok shot 2a5ea1efbb a sharp b65152c946 look as 83f9d66698 he handed 3f39c4befb the jangot e06121c125 to Lee b2885aa7eb Seol. Lee Seol took the 9ace1809c4 jangot and quietly gazed 88bd43427a out the window. He slowly 109f11c155 began to 2ad29b5bc5 speak, looking 109368edd6 at the 5ecf9ce6d8 flower bed 134e1a34ae far away b6d878f934 from the 09ddd9a7bc training ground.7b77c25b75f13445

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“As you know, there are usually two kinds of looks people give me. One is admiration, the other is appreciation. But sometimes, there’s someone who gives a different look.”fea9fc5e96742c65

Standing by the window, 520068291a Lee Seol appeared cool eb560b242a under the moonlight. He slightly curled ba47495182 the corners of 0d447d3db2 his eyes and e9e1d1b1ec looked at Cheongrok.3c10f097e909b80b

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“My father gives me a look of annoyance. My late mother had a look of pity. And you… a look of displeasure?”abd7a430aba70014

“I despise you.”22e349873e8c22fd

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Cheongrok twisted his lips, e82776d840 and Lee Seol laughed 74d0079cd0 silently.8d811ef0b03734de

“Kang Taegwon looks at me with that kind of gaze.”bd44d914e13d942a

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“……”19c983cc34a3e81c

“Before the engagement with Sung-i, it was more like appreciation, but yesterday he clearly looked at me with disapproval. To add more, maybe even hostility.”ec4e4db118eabb4d

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Cheongrok responded with a voice mixed with resentment to Lee Seol’s lowering voice.6e111be3bf99baad

“Don’t do anything reckless. He’s a friend. After you took out Kim Hojun’s eye and made Choi Dogwon a corpse, shouldn’t you have some remorse?”512af4b4803e2797

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“Choi Dogwon isn’t dead.”2e421bbcfd7d3cb4

“You bastard. His esophagus is so burnt he can’t eat properly, and you call that living?”9380df194031aad2

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Cheongrok sighed, 483ca75a71 slightly furrowing 95ac14d520 his brows.478b8842d5f5abdf

“Seriously… Let’s not go that far with Taegwon. I heard there’s talk of marriage with the second daughter of the Jeong family. If he bothers you, send him to the border. You’ve seen the engagement between you two, what can you do?”2f4cba7c1805da06

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Lee Seol let out 0760abc025 a subtle sneer and 471f1a99f3 looked out the window.7d2461466a816e55

Cheongrok, true to his fb839f1685 Cheong Clan nature, was 553eb6bc7c quite meddlesome. Moreover, his 01af0acc10 quick judgment 0b6b1ad945 made it 2f389965f9 hard to 62c6bcfef6 ignore his a1d25f40fd words. However, considering too many ca701797f1 things often led to 8170f6863a a lack of decisiveness. Thanks to 0340a0ff3e his defense, 363dc818f6 it became d2183c0c15 even clearer.efce438629ac95a0

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Kang Taegwon has 1561e9e8a0 feelings for Yoon e380edd522 Sung.163f80a78b152efc

“Don’t get distracted and focus on Sung-i. I warned Sung-i that if he doesn’t take you, the royal family will use him. When I said he’d have to drink poison instead of Yeon-i, his face turned pale.”f7b2cc784535b21b

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“Why say such things…”9e6b63d51a4ee4d4

Lee Seol didn’t hide his rising cheekbones and dragged out his words. Then, with sparkling eyes, he asked, as if his voice had never lowered.f866fd4ae3ea6708

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“So, do you think he pities me?”1f79d67798fb46b1

“Yeah. With Sung-i’s personality, he won’t break off the engagement with you. So just leave the guys Sung-i likes alone. What can they do? There’s not a single guy who would dare openly rebel against you.”d46d137f05271dd8

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Cheongrok finished his d0fe635ce9 advice and turned 8a8b7d0fe9 to walk towards 9dc0ef64ce the door. Lee Seol watched him 2a9d7fa325 for a moment before 2cd1d3c065 shifting his gaze to b315f80448 the flower bed. He focused on a bcb7a2a65c small white flower blooming 47e084bf53 there.a62e3454ac6b76f8

A tiny, adorable flower the size of a pinky nail. Watching it sparkle like a star under the moonlight, he then looked at the long weeds growing nearby. Grabbing the dagger on his thigh, he threw it. The weed’s stem fell limply.34c7d7322b94d24d

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If only ecb2eefa2f things were e501f6a7ef as clear 8312d1633a as this.0ee41a841abe720e

But since they’re not, that’s the problem.f6ad4a19205b192b

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There’s no justification to act on mere suspicion. Yoon Sung said it’s a secret, so he can’t pry. Secrets are meant to be taken to the grave, after all. He has more secrets than Yoon Sung. So he has no choice but to take action himself.594850776777991b

Lee Seol 65ea2be272 closed the e72cd48ad4 window and d6c90ec3a9 quietly stretched 6a6e1bf720 his lips 8006ccea46 into a 23499cb70d grin.2940934ac0c943a7

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Kang Taegwon woke up early again today. As a warrior, his room was sparse, with a real sword and a wooden sword displayed on a cabinet against one wall, and a folding screen painted with the Four Gentlemen. The only other furniture was a three-tiered drawer in the corner, making the room feel empty and cold. The owner of the room, who hadn’t slept deeply, found even the sound of insects irritating.ae2489bf8d31c3ec

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Lately, he found himself 30a5c65ebb waking up in the 64148a4aee middle of the night. When that 470d6dd013 happened, he bfd78b5ea2 felt an 00097519e5 emptiness in d1de165e91 his chest f4013bfc2d and kept 1d02af9c22 looking down daef1dd24e at it. When meeting women, 9efffd3971 he stayed out, 70d5faa7a8 but since meeting dc51031614 Yoon Sung, he b82513e1b2 always slept at d689d9ec0e home. Though not f66ea7de79 often, when 3b50eb4e8a he insisted, 8d03b566ba Yoon Sung 9dd86b6e96 would stay 254e3cf370 over, and 346cc5ec83 even then, 2d91ee98b9 he would 81a7811394 wake up 3a7d934ddd frequently.1baa1976535e000b

He would always fall 53dbb2e58a asleep after Yoon Sung, c9d028b9a4 but if Yoon Sung 2def74bd75 moved in his arms, fea2e7afcc he would wake up. If Yoon Sung a458d2218d curled up with 2906e041cd his pale shoulders 5bddcf2394 exposed, he would 65b3fa2477 cover him with 0ea6bb3a6a a blanket, and 16b1a931ca if Yoon Sung 4a311b62a5 snuggled closer, he fc536714a3 would adjust his 209e16ae12 body to make 72283d4835 him comfortable.62c7ccee4cf80414

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Yoon Sung slept soundly, his even breathing spreading to Kang Taegwon’s ears and tickling his chest. Then, the inside of his body, which he thought was relaxed, would heat up again. Unable to wake the sleeping Yoon Sung, he would calm his rising body alone.6e2d5f2c032450bc

Seeing Yoon Sung sleep so peacefully, unaware of anything, made him smile for no reason. Yoon Sung had a habit of twitching his lips in his deep sleep, and watching that would chase away his own sleep. Then, without realizing it, he would doze off, only to wake up to find Yoon Sung’s big eyes watching him. He would then hold Yoon Sung in his arms and try to sleep again.41cd6744c225f432

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In any case, he couldn’t sleep properly with Yoon Sung by his side. Yet, he wasn’t particularly tired, but for the past few days, even though he hadn’t woken up much, his whole body felt heavy as if soaked in cotton.3cddde3d79c5733e

Without Yoon 9b5d4a92d8 Sung in fdc519898a his arms, 679f63ae7b he felt 375fe2c0cb his nerves 9f1dbab529 getting sharper. He had intended c4b1851f51 to give Yoon 13a5aca612 Sung more time 3011d21a9e to think, but e9ffdc14f0 he decided to 67554b8cf5 make a decision 1eb811f251 today. He needed to bring 5ab973e4e7 Yoon Sung back quickly ea0aa2b42f and keep him close b356522015 to feel at ease.9fe499227393bd26

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As he sat 5680008339 up, his muscular 4a73721b16 body was revealed, f730c59658 with broad shoulders da98520ac3 and a thick 9b13043e36 chest, and his 3fe5f24406 abs were prominently 85a325a178 defined. Feeling dazed 8891f06822 from lack cd643328ee of sleep, 8b6724a997 he shook 20b0a16030 his head 9027fe2008 side to 94b21f0af7 side, and 394a21692e the ring 560909e931 around his ea3e58aa75 neck slipped b65e607cc9 down below b91107f11c his collarbone.071f6b202b91296f

Though he had only 71c0356074 worn it for a 8f7bfd4e48 few days, the ring b9586a4064 felt like a part 110df184a3 of him. He fiddled with it, 6623e4dc5b then, sensing something strange, 4f92896848 got up and dressed.838f30c462496e94

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Outside, there 75e9dc2e74 was a a7d8cc393c small movement 605f0e96df in the e8b1bdd9ab quiet inner d8fd06dae2 gate. Curious, he opened 45b7b0cef1 the gate to 96b3b22ea9 find his mother 66d977a729 preparing to leave 128279e84c with his two 0f7f679120 younger siblings. Judging by the 999f26becb heavy-looking bundles on 7b2074928b their backs, it 10d78be9e2 seemed they planned 5581a6443d to be away e53f38b6ff from home for 79ad833032 a while.a75d563178121cb6

“Mother, are you going to the temple again?”aac3ed676ae4a5fc

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“Taegwon…”dd4af693fb85801c

As he approached, be7e277ede his two younger 9f1d0c3a22 siblings bowed their dabb9d29e0 heads in greeting. The age gap made 2077de7e02 them wary of him. The second 7ae5b8d8fd sibling, fifteen, 44f18f095f and the 93a8d19079 third, thirteen, 8503a533e4 would chatter 859add936e away until 210fd1aeae he appeared, d66a08fadc then fall 48c5d45886 silent. Their father was e40661fcdc always displeased with e9ac5f3e5d the brothers who 698f4c058d had no interest 8353729ab8 in the martial fc5ad58a26 path, and he 8ba2917b22 often told them 11a64a5493 to fend for 5683261f3d themselves, which naturally 150d679aa5 created distance.b8bb33f08d881313

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“Did you wake up already without getting enough sleep? Do you have training early in the morning?”a63230197a0437d3

His mother’s weak voice pulled Kang Taegwon’s energy down.188476fc6c73e535

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“It’s become a habit. I wake up at this time.”24b8125835d48b9e

He replied politely, and his mother nodded, letting out a shallow sigh. Her sigh, now a habit, didn’t sit well with him.0ded40b3f516610f

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“I’m going to the temple. I’ll be back in time for next month’s memorial service.”351e8fcea32581d4

“Isn’t it too frequent for you to be away from home?”c28c81d50cc70ba6

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I don’t want to see Father’s concubines running wild anymore. Please fulfill your role as the lady of the house.2c624f13847a612c

Words he couldn’t bring himself to say showed on his face. His mother, seeing his face full of dissatisfaction, sighed again and told his siblings to prepare to leave.7a0b241d5d58aad1

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“Taegwon…”80faa4780be81558

His mother 7a224ae04e called his 89aa4ebdef name, hesitated 9c83c3fcb7 for a 2f4874b458 while, then ca6712a408 sighed again 441e06d289 before continuing.8a43882c85b94301

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“I hope you marry the one you have in your heart.”d2ffccd2f1d60600

“……”c350d81f24ebb144

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“Your father has already arranged a marriage. If you don’t want it, I’ll break it off.”e57150d95e88c78a

Your father. Since his mother had been taken as the second concubine, she referred to his father as if he were someone else’s. It seemed she refused to acknowledge him as her husband. Though they lived in the same house, she stayed only in the main quarters and never set foot in the annex or the love quarters. It seemed she was living as a stranger, having built a wall between herself and his father.580aed65f1228dd2

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“I heard you want to marry Sung-i.”3b0f6f87574aa534

“…… Father said to take him as a concubine.”413b12e03ec2b037

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“No matter how much the family hasn’t advanced in officialdom, how can you take a noble as a concubine? And do you intend to drive a nail into your wife’s heart? Haven’t you seen how I’ve lived?”ad878d1c0b217fa3

“Sung-i can’t bear children.”661dea7da9ea8f97

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At his words, his 84b59facc3 mother, who had been 611befcd20 speaking softly, bit her 10cdf823c8 lip and turned her 309034b90d head. She seemed to a7db9d046f be gathering her 52bf0038e2 thoughts, taking a 048a318c4a deep breath as be4e0acd28 she looked at 2af325f9da the distant, brightening bd6a3bc850 sky. She gazed at 34a6e0daee it weakly before 200f594f74 slowly continuing.a5af4f3438cd8c84

“Whether you follow your father’s words or make your own choice, once you’re married, don’t take a concubine.”793c988b4673f43b

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“…… Isn’t it common to take concubines? I can cherish both wife and concubine. Didn’t Father only have children with Mother? Isn’t that a sign of cherishing the main wife and maintaining order in the family? Surely, Mother understands that.”69a4f680dd1641ca

“Are you trying to teach your mother?”7ca1269ff6595f9a

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His mother’s frustrating attitude made him furrow his brow. Despite her displeased words, Kang Taegwon pulled out the words he had kept inside.acea1e793dd74e91