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Chapter 171
The Baengri Clan’s Unwanted Granddaughter
Chapter 171
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With the monk dead, I thought that I wouldn’t have been able to prove that Aunt was the one who had caused my qi deviation. However, it didn’t really matter that I only got to reveal this much. Everyone would assume Aunt Euiran was the culprit anyway, and she wouldn’t be able to avoid punishment for what she did to Baengri Myung.
Granted, I am still a little disappointed. Just when I thought that I had achieved my goal, an unexpected person stepped up as a witness: Lady Shim. She had lost a lot of blood during her miscarriage, and as such could hardly move at all for a while. She must have been devastated, for no matter how much Uncle Euimook told her that it was okay and that she should recover first, she simply lay in her bed crying.
W e b̀nо́ ṽ.êl̈ Ēň ú mа̂
The moment she could move, the first thing she did was seek out Grandfather and give testimony regarding my qi deviation incident. When I fell into qi deviation, Lady Shim had overheard Aunt Euiran and Grandmother’s conversation by chance. She had even brought along her handmaiden, who had been wed off a couple of years ago, to testify as well. At the time, she couldn’t tell anyone because she was too afraid of Grandmother. Well, that figures. When I mentioned that I couldn’t find witnesses, that was because Grandmother murdered anyone that had anything to do with the medicine.
Oh, my. No one thought anything of Lady Shim fainting upon finding out about Baengri Myung’s qi deviation. She had always been quite frail, so it was something that could certainly happen. But now that everything was out of the bag, I could tell that Lady Shim had fallen from shock because she knew that it was Aunt Euiran who had caused Myung’s qi deviation.
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This is the result of her decision to keep her mouth shut in the past. Things wouldn’t have turned out this way if she had revealed the truth then. Who is to blame?
I knew of all people, Lady Shim was suffering the most. I ended up hearing about all this through many different channels without having to find out about it myself.
Sohnok massaged her wrist, then picked up the brush again.
—People keep giving me stuff these days.
W еb̀ nǒ v̀ ѐ l En ǔm ā
“Hmm?”
She took out a pouch from her sleeve and untied it. Most of its contents were just coins, but there were a few pieces of silver and even jewelry like bracelets.
—I figured they were trying to suck up to me, so I only accepted gifts from those who were nice to me to begin with.
“Good job.”
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It was clear why everyone was doing this: They were trying to change sides. And the ones who were usually unfriendly to me were trying to suck up to Sohnok in a hurry.
Just then, I felt a presence approaching. “Young miss, the head of the clan is calling for you. Imperial Physician Seok has arrived.”
Е̊n̂ um̊а́
“Very well.”
I got ready and headed to Grandfather. The servant led me not to the Whiteguard Hall, but someplace else. Everyone I met along the way was polite to me—a completely different reaction from before.
Grandfather, Father, and Imperial Physician Seok were already present when I arrived.
“Welcome.” Father stroked my head and sat me beside him.
Imperial Physician Seok and I exchanged a brief greeting. Then he jumped straight to the point. “I brought this with me since there’s no point in examining it any further.”
He placed a small vial and a folded package on the table. I had asked him to investigate the medicine.
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“What do you mean there’s no point in examining it anymore?”
“There are two problems.” Imperial Physician Seok stroked his beard, paused, then continued, “We need a test subject in order to research it since it’s an experiment related to inner qi.”
Unless we were planning on doing human experiments, we wouldn’t make any progress. Everyone’s faces turned dark.
“It will be difficult to continue,” Imperial Physician Seok said bitterly.
Not all righteous factions were fair and just. There certainly were clans that conducted human experiments. These included the Sichuan Tang clan and the Jinzhou Eon clan. Of course, they claimed that they only used criminals who had consented to such research. However, these two clans were controversial among the virtuous practitioners and righteous faction members.
Unlike the aforementioned two clans—whose secret techniques were poisoning and zombie sorcery—the Baengri clan used swords. It was obvious that they would feel repulsed by the notion of using humans for experiments.
Е̄ n̈ũ m̈а .і̀d̊
As everyone remained silent, Imperial Physician Seok said, “The second problem is that the amount that I received is too little to proceed with research. I heard you caught the monk who handed over this medicine.”
Father and Grandfather met each other’s gazes.
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“I have something to tell you regarding him,” Father said.
“Please do,” Imperial Physician Seok said.
“That monk is dead.”
“Ah, I see.” But he didn’t seem all that surprised. It seemed like he knew that would happen anyway.
W e̊b̄ n̂ оv é ľ Е n u̇ m̄ ӓ
“But I think that monk was a spy for the demonic cult.”
“I knew— Wait, what?” Imperial Physician Seok gasped at the unexpected information. “Oh, my. The demonic cult, you say?”
Father bowed his head slightly in an apologetic manner. “From now on, keeping you safe will be the Baengri clan’s duty.”
As he stroked his beard with a panicked look, Imperial Physician Seok spoke with an even more serious expression. “We can discuss that later. I was going to tell you this once it was confirmed, but given the situation…” He glanced at Father. “The medicine that induces qi deviation… I believe it has something to do with your inner qi problem, Master Euigang.”
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I clenched my fists.
“I can’t be fully certain. As I said, we needed to test it more to be sure, but that’s not possible. However, since it’s related to the demonic cult, I thought I should tell you.”
Еnuṁ а̇ . і̂ d́
I stared at the table for a moment, then carefully said, “I think Imperial Physician Seok’s hypothesis is right.”
A perplexed look was directed at me.
“There’s one part that I’m suspicious about as well,” I continued.
“And what is that?”
“Back when Myung fell into qi deviation, it somehow felt similar to Father’s symptoms.”
Imperial Physician Seok’s eyes flashed as he leaned in. “Please explain more in detail.”
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I explained to him the sensation that I had felt while calming down Baengri Myung’s raging inner qi in as much detail as possible.
“I see. So that’s what it is.” Imperial Physician Seok nodded. After some pondering, he asked, “You said the spiritual medicine didn’t cause you issues, correct?”
“Yes.”
“As I expected, it’s originally supposed to be a medicine that blocks the flow of inner qi. When you consume it along with a spiritual medicine, it causes qi deviation.”
Father lowered his eyes slightly and stared at his hands. “I see. If my problem had occurred when I took spiritual medicine, I surely would have fallen into qi deviation.”
Most people who fell into qi deviation either died or became ruined. There wouldn’t have been anyone to claim that it was a faulty spiritual medicine.
E nüm̈.а .і̀d̊
The way people viewed qi deviation was also a problem. A lot of people these days still thought that those with mental health issues were simply not strong-willed enough. That was how people viewed qi deviation here—they thought that it was the person’s lack of will or skills. People would assume that it was simply punishment for taking spiritual medicine prematurely out of greed. If someone who managed to survive were to claim that there was something wrong with the spiritual medicine, people would simply mock them. Until I found out that Aunt Euiran had done something to my spiritual medicine, I thought it was my fault.
Imperial Physician Seok gasped. “This is an extremely intricate medicine aimed specifically for the inhabitants of the martial world.”
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In a sunken voice, Father said, “To think the demonic cult would possess such a medicine… We need to let the alliance know immediately. We need to inform other clans so that they can prepare accordingly.”
“Yes, there’s no way this sort of problem persists only in our clan.”
Just when Father was about to rise from his seat, Grandfather stopped him. “But to tell others about this, we’d also have to tell them what happened to Myung and Euiran.”
Dumbfounded as if in disbelief, Father stopped and asked again, “Father, what do you mean by that?”
Ënu̇mа́
“If word gets out about this, our clan’s honor will hit the ground.”
“Are you seriously trying to save face right now?”
Before either of them could raise their voices anymore, I chimed in. “Father, Grandfather, please calm down.” I grabbed onto my father’s sleeve and continued, “And I also think we should hold off on telling the alliance just yet.”
Father looked stunned. It looked like he was about to cry.
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On the other hand, Grandfather put on a satisfied grin and scolded, “See? Even Yeon is disagreeing with you! That’s how ridiculous your suggestion is!”
“Grandfather, please don’t provoke him!” I sighed and looked back at my father. “Father, don’t cry. Just let me explain.”
Е̄ n ù m̂ â ..і d̄
“I didn’t cry,” he said in a slightly agitated tone.
I smiled lightly and said, “There’s probably a spy within the alliance as well.”
“That’s why we need to let them know as soon as possible.”
“No, if they were planning on using the medicine they would have done so way earlier. It’s been years since I fell into qi deviation, remember?”
They could have attacked on multiple occasions during that time. But it was still quiet in the alliance. They must be in the middle of their alliance meeting. If I remembered correctly, the alliance continued its function without any trouble for a few years.
“Are you saying that there must be a reason why the demonic cult has kept quiet until now?” Father said in a calmer voice.
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“Yes! Exactly!”
“Yes, yes! That’s what I was trying to say!”
I pouted and stared at Grandfather. “Then why didn’t you start with that instead of arguing with him?”
“I was trying to, but that fool talked back to me!”
I shot Grandfather a look, which made him let out a dry cough.
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