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Chapter 110
The Baengri Clan’s Unwanted Granddaughter
Chapter 110
I’d never seen Grandfather like this before. At a loss, my gaze flitted frantically from him, to Father, then down at my feet, then back to him.
“I’m sorry,” I said.
“Then will you not do the same next time if something like it happens again?”
Е n u m.а.i ḋ
When I didn’t reply, Grandfather sighed. “What’s the point of just saying you’re sorry?”
But... But...
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I quietly gave my opinion. “If Father had saved me, then one of the other children would have been lost.”
No matter how impressive Father’s Fleetfoot Technique was, he still only had two arms, and escaping a landslide weighed down by three kids was...
“You’re still only six,” Grandfather said firmly. “Why are you worrying about things like that?”
At my silence, he sighed again. “Yeon, you can’t give up yet. Even if you never pick up a sword, you are still my granddaughter. Do you understand?”
Е nu m̆â .і́ d
My eyes widened. He made it sound just like I’d thrown away my life out of despair over my ruined qi center. But that’s not it at all! Besides, my qi center may not have recovered, but now I had the ability I received from the Divine Physician.
Then again, Grandfather still doesn’t know about that. I considered it for a moment. Should I tell him about my golden eyes right now? Grandfather wasn’t on the list of people I’d been planning to tell. He loved my father, but... That wasn’t the same as loving me.
“Come here.” When I inched toward him, Grandfather reached out and pulled me into his arms. “You poor thing, to think of all you went through, all alone in that grave...! I’m so glad you’re back. You did so well.”
* * *
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Grandfather sent me away after that, saying he still had things to discuss with Father. I rubbed my arm as I left the room, all sorts of thoughts running through my head: Father freezing at the mention of the Palgwae Village landslide, Grandfather assuming I had given up on life...
But my thoughts were soon interrupted by someone stepping in front of me. “Yeon.”
Ẇ е̄ b̂_n̂оv e̊l̂ Ĕ n̈ ǔḿ а
“Myung,” I replied.
It was Baengri Myung. He looked like he’d been waiting for me.
“It’s been a long time, Myung. You’ve gotten a lot taller.”
Baengri Myung must’ve had a growth spurt in the past six months.
“How have you been?” he asked. “I was worried when I heard you were in a big accident, but I’m glad to see you safe and sound.”
Our relationship hadn’t been too bad when we’d last said our goodbyes, but it hadn’t been good enough for him to be acting so friendly toward me either. His intentions were crystal clear.
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Faking happiness at seeing him again, I asked, “What are you doing here?”
“I begged Grandfather to bring me. I wanted to come along.”
I widened my eyes and tilted my head curiously. “But why? Wasn’t it difficult coming all the way here?”
Of course, I knew why Baengri Myung was really here. He wanted Grandfather to see him as a good eldest child who looked after his younger cousins.
With an embarrassed cough, he answered, “Well, um, ahem, I was worried and wanted to check in on you.”
No matter how two-faced he was, he was still just a kid. Cozying up to a cousin he’d been looking down on was probably awkward for him.
Еn ū m а́
Playing dumb, I gave him a bright smile. “Really? Thank you!”
After asking about Grandmother, Uncle Euimook, and his wife in order, I carefully said, “And how is... Aunt Euiran?”
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Baengri Myung’s expression darkened. “She’s... the same as usual.”
I thought for sure that she’d leave the clan with Soh Wuak, but it was the twins who’d left while she stayed. I had no idea what had happened, but one thing was for certain: when Aunt Euiran heard Baengri Myung came along to pick me up, she was going to pitch a fit, since she was sure to have been nursing a grudge against me ever since the twins were sent to the Temple of Discipline.
And he came here fully aware of that. I was thinking about what to do about all this when my stomach suddenly let out a loud grumble. Baengri Myung looked blankly at me.
I grabbed at my shameless stomach with a deep inhale, but tensing up just made the sound echo even more loudly this time. Come on! How embarrassing! Wait, no, this actually works out.
W̊еb̌n оv еĺ Е ñ u m.а̃
“Myung, I haven’t had breakfast yet,” I said quickly. “Have you?”
“Huh? Uh, me neither.”
“Then would you like to eat together?”
His face lit up as he nodded. “Yes!”
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“Then let’s go down to the first floor!”
“Do we have to? We can just eat in the room over there.”
Еnum а. і ḋ
I blinked and looked over at the room Baengri Myung was pointing to. “Is that room empty?”
“This entire inn was rented out by the Baengri clan.”
“The whole inn?”
“Yes. We’ll be staying here for a day and then moving out tomorrow.”
Come to think of it, Imperial Physician Seok had looked exhausted. I raised my head and looked around. The bustling inn was definitely a lot quieter than before.
“Uh... But weren’t there people who were staying here before you got here?”
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Baengri Myung replied carelessly, “We gave them money and sent them away.”
“How much...?”
“I heard it was about ten times the original cost of the room.”
“Ten times?!” Wow, that’s rich people for you. “Ah, then did the Jaegal clan head leave as well?”
Baengri Myung shook his head.
Damn...
Ē nǔ.m̌ а̌
* * *
A pair of wrinkled, calloused hands lifted the teapot and poured a cupful, passing it across the table before filling up his own cup as well.
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“How did you come across the Jaegal clan head?”
“We saw him lying unconscious in the middle of the road on our way here, then we ended up traveling together in the course of giving our assistance.”
“You say he was passed out?”
“Yes. It was a brief attack brought on by his condition.”
Е̌ n ǔ m̀ а̄
“Hmm...” Baengri Paehyuk sipped his tea with a slight frown. “I see. Perhaps this meeting was fate as well.”
Baengri Euigang cocked his head.
Setting down his cup, his father stated, “The Jaegal clan head has requested the protection of our clan.”
“Pardon?”
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This was unheard of. The head of a clan, and one as large as Jaegal at that, asking another clan for protection? He was throwing away his pride and honor by doing such a thing.
Euigang asked uncomprehendingly, “Why would Jaegal ask our clan for protection, and not the Martial Alliance?”
Ӗ ǹŭ m_а
The Baengri clan and the Jaegal clan had barely even interacted before.
“You already know... that the Jaegal clan’s relationship with the Martial Alliance isn’t what it used to be.”
“Even so, it’s strange that they would ask us for help. And even if things have changed, the Martial Alliance would never reject a request from the Jaegal clan head.”
Baengri Paehyuk’s eyes darkened. “He already has. But apparently, the Martial Alliance head’s reaction was… ambiguous.”
“Ambiguous?”
“Yes. I’ve made several inquiries. The Jaegal clan head indeed asked for help— And the Martial Alliance head has no intention of providing it.”
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“But why... Why would he not...? This is unbelievable.”
Lord Baengri stroked his beard and leaned back in his chair. “It’s not entirely unbelievable.” Taking in his son’s troubled face, he continued, “They say the Jaegal clan head’s condition is so severe this time that he won’t even be able to leave a descendant behind.”
“What does that— You don’t mean...?”
“Yes. He must’ve decided that there’s no value in assisting one living on borrowed time.”
Euigang’s face was frozen in shock.
“This is mere speculation, of course.”
W̌ è b̊ n̈о̇ ṽ е̄ l̇ Е̃ n̊ u̇m̊а̃
But it was speculation that Baengri Paehyuk, the head of the Baengri clan, was willing to voice. There was no chance it would be wrong.
“That is why I have decided to grant him assistance.”
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Looking dubious, Euigang carefully asked, “Father, is there a reason you’re telling me this?”
Lord Baengri stroked his beard with satisfaction. Euigang had cut to the heart of the matter. Most would’ve questioned why they were helping the Jaegal clan head, but his son had decided to follow his decision fully in this matter. He was simply questioning why he was being told all this.
Baengri Paehyuk gazed at his son for a few moments, then said, “Son, I’m worried about Yeon, but I’m also worried about you.”
His son lowered his gaze. “I’m sorry to have caused you worry.”
Ẇ е b̊ ń о̊v̄ ёľ Ѐ ńu̇m̄ а
In response, Baengri Paehyuk slammed his hands down on the table. “That isn’t what I want to hear!”
“My apologies.”
He sighed, then said, “The Jaegal clan head knows a way to alleviate your symptoms.”
Euigang raised his head in shock.
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