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?”fa92f3414167f6a3

Cheongrok shot a sharp f0ff369719 look as he handed aa98d9c73d the jangot to Lee 4b294db813 Seol. Lee Seol took 79088c7691 the jangot and bb86c333df quietly gazed out b5245d5c72 the window. He slowly began 09e5934492 to speak, looking f698216032 at the flower 84fe0d12d1 bed far away 5d6a790ce6 from the training 3158fee200 ground.debc2cd8f751545e

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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.”a2a9ac407787af62

Standing by the window, 805bc75aae Lee Seol appeared cool e645645d07 under the moonlight. He slightly curled the 34e8038a61 corners of his eyes f5d9787907 and looked at Cheongrok.b89adc5dda660f31

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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?”8f36e208b67eea68

“I despise you.”d1c7f28d6c0f7cb0

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Cheongrok twisted his lips, 77164f5afa and Lee Seol laughed cef45ae96f silently.219a7394d8749848

“Kang Taegwon looks at me with that kind of gaze.”ccf5c96eb1f89710

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“……”65e1aa8dac4c33ee

“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.”8900bdaf20a21aad

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Cheongrok responded with a voice mixed with resentment to Lee Seol’s lowering voice.a03cfdaaa3880f5e

“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?”de11caf507ea3021

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“Choi Dogwon isn’t dead.”2b6817ee61e84692

“You bastard. His esophagus is so burnt he can’t eat properly, and you call that living?”7903945ad9686904

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Cheongrok sighed, slightly furrowing a13433f966 his brows.7f24b1a87623a68d

“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?”d2414668c6a59546

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Lee Seol let out 0046a3c8fa a subtle sneer and 0d07e1fb9f looked out the window.2fff7efd1040cbaa

Cheongrok, true to 30209def0e his Cheong Clan 90263c6549 nature, was quite 65ea2da21f meddlesome. Moreover, his 0bd903a5b0 quick judgment 17b4becb5b made it 75f0b2bad1 hard to a7b91d4b4d ignore his 36fbb1d995 words. However, considering 23f50ebb23 too many 07043bd0ed things often a6b8c5bf0e led to 73872f3c9c a lack 0b118ff6df of decisiveness. Thanks to his f58c3009d4 defense, it became 5cc327f3cb even clearer.6e26cf8964292f68

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Kang Taegwon has feelings 512886f83b for Yoon Sung.e12d6ba59d94aa92

“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.”0af2b0789a14bbb4

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“Why say such things…”6d3e79a9f09cd01b

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.429e35f6ed442b9d

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“So, do you think he pities me?”e339fee43ed2b527

“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.”373ea662e94707da

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Cheongrok finished his advice 565d15757e and turned to walk ee8f96ac4a towards the door. Lee Seol watched him 7d6504e285 for a moment before 6ad3278d45 shifting his gaze to 2ee9ba17b3 the flower bed. He focused on b4c0c668d5 a small white 6c8901e2c2 flower blooming there.ed3c07919abe1fe2

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.5043a9564defc769

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If only things 4470a5efc6 were as clear e56cf86f2f as this.7a1ca1577d806dd9

But since they’re not, that’s the problem.1060ae5815917f66

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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.7679da059d99f53f

Lee Seol 3b079c8f37 closed the 7b2fe9ed04 window and 4daea8e9b9 quietly stretched dcd2bb2e31 his lips 70b58268fc into a bcad3495fe grin.a0b4be1861d8a111

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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.69c62b41ac54b3f6

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Lately, he found 7b32a59e06 himself waking up 5917c8dab2 in the middle 6198328189 of the night. When that happened, 502cf6a955 he felt an f800ecef35 emptiness in his 733ef93288 chest and kept 7f291f4a47 looking down at 89205ba897 it. When meeting women, d9715fcca3 he stayed out, 979593f22d but since meeting 3e267e2e8e Yoon Sung, he 19e41f9f7f always slept at 832b2822e1 home. Though not 6111b11c99 often, when 9ca4cec220 he insisted, 938f7441fb Yoon Sung 61e14ba389 would stay 6dc6ae8bab over, and e45dd91b6b even then, 43529df3f9 he would 7831302ea1 wake up 245c66baf5 frequently.9be30cdeba8eed0f

He would always fall ab8ab82b0e asleep after Yoon Sung, 40429707e8 but if Yoon Sung ae41b15689 moved in his arms, 89847fdaf7 he would wake up. If Yoon 816aa5275e Sung curled f996abfda0 up with 6a2e0daa96 his pale 8f0948035d shoulders exposed, 1ec780ee98 he would e8109e90d3 cover him d666bd4f9f with a e9567d705a blanket, and 7e5ca31dea if Yoon c8fcf28f17 Sung snuggled 18e832b347 closer, he 76cda62bdc would adjust 282cfb79b0 his body aa4f5d6aeb to make a2c1ee0e6f him comfortable.5458495300f7ba04

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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.d9f7bb0da835547b

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.87222ff449496605

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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.73c2cda5ed004fa7

Without Yoon Sung d59c7ca74f in his arms, 6996cb29b8 he felt his 9605da3a2e nerves getting sharper. He had intended to fb4dbdaf61 give Yoon Sung more 8e7c8637eb time to think, but d74061dcd3 he decided to make 5968708d1a a decision today. He needed 48c2b0713a to bring 22889e5e22 Yoon Sung 9cd7e9c0eb back quickly 27033d0b7a and keep 0f977b1525 him close 76d99d18a8 to feel 2d222ef7bd at ease.53456b426e94f916

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As he c2f1ab9008 sat up, fc5dfef488 his muscular 1f1dd01b6e body was e8b84b5cb5 revealed, with b98881d84c broad shoulders e4176b44c5 and a 7517b34fcf thick chest, 132925c682 and his c6ef9aa990 abs were fc7724b165 prominently defined. Feeling dazed from 027ece7c9c lack of sleep, 9b79a6ddb6 he shook his 8dd6bc3213 head side to f622c12a4b side, and the 38531d9642 ring around his eb60c5988c neck slipped down 5cbfbf8255 below his collarbone.3515a6ad437398b6

Though he had only b9e30e07ba worn it for a 5a4f2100f9 few days, the ring 26541a26a5 felt like a part f4a0281169 of him. He fiddled with 4c76939c8e it, then, sensing f05f13acb4 something strange, got 421f83ed18 up and dressed.6f3f8eb2634aca45

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Outside, there was 42f1aa605d a small movement 3f38e50346 in the quiet 6f94d45789 inner gate. Curious, he opened 9f440d9faa the gate to 1936031780 find his mother 5a5c2d1123 preparing to leave 3e0fbf11a9 with his two 9a6df3a259 younger siblings. Judging by the 1e4739b4dc heavy-looking bundles on b485c13b2a their backs, it adbb247183 seemed they planned d451685df2 to be away e12b70e925 from home for b1d8f6b7c0 a while.9ec24bbeadcb48ab

“Mother, are you going to the temple again?”44d006f2d52f3a36

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“Taegwon…”f401a1d8e2da0b8b

As he approached, his 545fcb11cf two younger siblings bowed 350b10266e their heads in greeting. The age 08e9bc32db gap made 549c818ebe them wary aecb08452d of him. The second sibling, 58e2e1540f fifteen, and the 91c1284f1e third, thirteen, would ce9b22b333 chatter away until c0989d9820 he appeared, then df93b07f4b fall silent. Their father was always 34e5e55aa9 displeased with the brothers 785163788d who had no interest 4afc93db7a in the martial path, 19e6c671a7 and he often told 40c8852950 them to fend for fd8e66afc2 themselves, which naturally created 46d063c83f distance.dd69621f37551bdf

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“Did you wake up already without getting enough sleep? Do you have training early in the morning?”c1bfca1a4117c73c

His mother’s weak voice pulled Kang Taegwon’s energy down.5f06a741ce197b5a

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“It’s become a habit. I wake up at this time.”6e899f429430c9ae

He replied politely, and his mother nodded, letting out a shallow sigh. Her sigh, now a habit, didn’t sit well with him.eadf600aac993d2e

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“I’m going to the temple. I’ll be back in time for next month’s memorial service.”cef21df3beb795c9

“Isn’t it too frequent for you to be away from home?”4f9710c454a1414d

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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.2c26d78fd2fe5050

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.2723e1118ca726e4

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“Taegwon…”643689de553edea3

His mother called his d7a68a1014 name, hesitated for a f39090d345 while, then sighed again 9489b7f78f before continuing.b2136f260bc680e2

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“I hope you marry the one you have in your heart.”de34b4d6ad35b790

“……”ac37be95a4118fd2

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“Your father has already arranged a marriage. If you don’t want it, I’ll break it off.”aab7f9e6c3ac78b0

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.7af26a1228074038

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“I heard you want to marry Sung-i.”cfbbb45391dbc093

“…… Father said to take him as a concubine.”bccfd8a5c4e594c9

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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?”e4aa211b33c9f3c0

“Sung-i can’t bear children.”55b964e13b4e1d83

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At his words, his 3a54908f6e mother, who had been a280a2a366 speaking softly, bit her d3f2ebbf7e lip and turned her ee3541fea4 head. She seemed to be 81f344979d gathering her thoughts, taking e34d5520a6 a deep breath as 5f66bbfe29 she looked at the 7746a1ca44 distant, brightening sky. She gazed at it a727cd8b74 weakly before slowly continuing.543c1d6ea04e5aa1

“Whether you follow your father’s words or make your own choice, once you’re married, don’t take a concubine.”7eb56e69417e35e6

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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.”737304b9a28967a3

“Are you trying to teach your mother?”f77247ed28282077

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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.0b5479542bc8a646