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Chapter 66
The Baengri Clan’s Unwanted Granddaughter
Chapter 66
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The elderly physician who’d been waiting in the medical wing for Namgoong Wan to return from his search for Miss Baengri got up from his seat in surprise when he saw who’d come along.
“Young master? Are you hurt as well? Where is your injury?”
Ë.n um а̃ . î d̊
“He’s fine,” Namgong Wan replied instead.
“Eh?” The physician looked at him curiously for a moment and said, “Then what brings you here?”
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“Yeon.”
“I was asking about the young master, not you, Deputy...”
“I’m saying Ryuchung is here because of Yeon!”
“P-pardon?”
W е b̈ n̈ov ё ĺ Е̃numa
Namgoong Wan waved him off and pointed at me. “Enough talk. Start treating her.”
The physician, still perplexed, proceeded to examine me right away. Unwrapping my bandages to examine my wound, he exclaimed, “It might be that her young age is allowing for a quick recovery, but her hand has healed well. I think we can remove the remaining stitches.”
“Already?”
“I was worried because her wound was quite deep, but it seems it was for nothing. She’s healing much better than I’d anticipated.”
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The physician tapped my chubby fingers lightly and asked, “Do you feel this? Can you move your fingers for a second? Not much, just a little. Yes. Like that.”
“When do you think she can go?”
Е ň ù m.а. іd
“I think another week of disinfection and observation should do the trick.”
Namgoong Wan nodded with satisfaction and said, “Hear that? Baengri Yeon, get ready to enter Changgoong Hall in about a week.”
“Changgoong Hall?”
“What do you mean, Changgoong Hall?”
My words clashed with Namgoong Ryuchung’s.
Changgoong Hall was where the disciples of the Namgoong clan went to do their sequestered training. The descendants of martial arts clans didn’t enter into sequestered training just anywhere. They trained in places with concentrated pockets of natural force, or the energy generated by nature, which allowed them to increase their qi more quickly.
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Clans usually found organically-formed areas and occupied them, claiming them as their property. The Baengri clan had a place like that as well. But there was something special that set Namgoong clan’s Changgoong Hall apart from other clans’ sequestered training areas—theirs wasn’t a naturally formed area, but an artificial hall created by their clan using their own secret techniques.
Many were skeptical of Changgoong Hall’s effectiveness at first, but their doubts were washed away once they saw just how strong the Namgoong clan members were. Eventually, with so many powerful members coming from the Namgoong clan, many began to wonder whether it was Changgoong Hall that actually allowed them to become so powerful.
Namgoong Ryuchung continued, “Why would Miss Baengri go there?”
“You may have forgotten, but Changgoong Hall’s effects also include accelerated healing. Yeon’s going there for treatment.” Namgoong Wan turned to me after speaking to his son. “I’ve told you about Changgoong Hall.”
That he had. I just hadn’t paid much attention back then because I’d never thought I’d be going there.
He now explained in a little more detail, “You can only enter Changgoong Hall alone. The rule is that once the door is opened, it cannot be reopened for a half-month. Once you take a step in, you can’t leave until then, no matter what.”
Ŵ e bn ōv_él Е n̄ŭm̃ а
I couldn’t help but think that if this were the modern world, this clan would have no defense if someone reported them for child abuse. But in this world, children’s rights were nonexistent. A child born into a poor family was expected to pull their own weight as soon as they could start walking, and likewise it was normal for a martial arts clan to send a seven-year-old child into sequestered training.
“So, will you go in? Ryuchung also went in there when he was your age.”
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I only had one answer to give. “Yes!”
There was no way I would miss such a chance. I needed an environment where I could focus on my training anyway. With Yayul, Seo Haryeong, and, recently, Namgoong Ryuchung coming in and out of my quarters, I never had a moment in which I could properly concentrate.
“Very well. You heard her, right?” Namgoong Wan looked back at Namgoong Ryuchung once again.
For some reason, from his expression, it seemed as though Namgoong Ryuchung was thinking this whole situation to be somewhat unfair.
W̃ еb n̄ о̇ v el Еn ũ mа́
Upon seeing this, his father, clicking his tongue, said, “So stop with your foolishness and focus on your own training. You shouldn’t be dragging your feet like this.”
Wait, did he seriously want his kid, who was already obsessed with training, to train even more? Was this the way of the Namgoong clan? No wonder Namgoong Ryuchung is the way he is.
He gazed down for a moment and spoke resolutely, “Father, perhaps once Miss Baengri comes out of Changgoong Hall, I could—”
“No.” Namgoong Wan cut him off before he could even finish speaking.
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Namgoong Ryuchung bit down on his lip and lowered his head. I felt a tinge of pity seeing him like that.
“Why isn’t he allowed to?” I asked.
W̃_ë b̃n о vе̇ ľ Е.n u.m а̇
“He’s too greedy.”
“What?”
“When you train, you need to balance the three key elements of body, energy, and mind. If you apply it to the martial arts, you could consider them to be swordsmanship, inner qi, and enlightenment.
“But Ryuchung doesn’t have the last element. And with his recent sword qi... Anyway, if he grabs for any more, his balance will crumble.”
And when that balance broke, one could fall into qi deviation. Oh dear… Most people experienced qi deviation when their inner qi went berserk, like in my case, but for it to happen because he was short of a breakthrough? I guessed that was Namgoong Ryuchung for you. Since he was a genius, it seemed like he had different battles to fight than the rest of us normal folk. It also suggested that he must’ve been consuming spiritual medicines to increase his inner qi since he was very young.
“Who are you to be worrying about anyone else right now, anyway?” Namgoong Wan said, poking me in the forehead.
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I pouted and rubbed my forehead. Sensing that the conversation had come to an end, the physician said, “Then I’ll be removing the stitches now.”
“What? Right now? W-wait!”
When I shouted in surprise, Namgoong Ryuchung raised his eyebrows and stared at me. “What’s wrong?”
I placed my hand on my chest and took a deep breath. “I need some time to prepare myself—”
Before I could finish, Namgoong Wan grasped my arms and shoulders. I couldn’t even move an inch.
“Remove them.”
Е̃ n ùṁ а.і̀d
“Yes.”
“Ack! Wait!”
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“Uuuuuugh, Then I’ll be on my way nooowww...” Yeon said and trudged away, her slouched shoulders reflecting her current mood.
Namgoong Wan leaned against the door’s threshold with his arms crossed and clicked his tongue as he watched her go.
Aide Shim smiled and asked, “What’s got you making that face? Most children would have been wailing and crying by now.”
W е̂b̂ ño v̀ е̂ l̈ Е̃n ům а̀_
“What’s there to cry about?! It was just a few stitches being removed. Whining over nothing, that child.” His words did not match his cheerful expression. Namgoong Wan said proudly, “You should have seen how much she was whining when the physician stitched her up before. Then the anesthetic knocked her out, and I had to carry her all the way back to her quarters.”
Aide Shim laughed and said, “Even so, she’s still far more mature than her peers.”
“Perhaps.”
“She agreed to enter Changgoong Hall without any hesitation, if you recall. Honestly, I didn’t expect her to agree immediately.”
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No matter how brave, a seven-year-old was bound to get scared about being left alone.
“I don’t know whether she’s fearless or clueless...”
Ӗnu m̀ â . і d
Yeon kept staring down at her palm as she walked, as if it still bothered her.
“That girl... Just look at her walking without looking in front of her.”
“The young master is by her side, so I’m sure she won’t trip.”
Namgoong Ryuchung was saying something to Yeon. When she lifted her head and replied, Namgoong Ryuchung turned slightly to avoid her gaze.
“Bah!” Namgoong Wan groaned.
Aide Shim marveled, “Is it just me, or does it seem like the young miss has the young master in the palm of her hand?”
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“You really think that could happen? With Ryuchung’s temper...?”
But the way he spoke without much conviction signaled that Namgoong Wan, too, was doubtful.
“Just what happened while I was away?” Aide Shim asked.
He was clearly eager to run back to his subordinates and ask them all the details about what had unfolded during his absence.
Then, as if he had just remembered something, Namgoong Wan asked, “Oh, right. So why was it that you had to return so suddenly?”
Aide Shim’s gentle demeanor vanished in an instant, and Namgoong Wan regarded him inquisitively as he scanned their surroundings with sharp eyes.
W.е bn̈о v е̃l̊ Е́num а
They were both inside the medical wing, where only verified members of the Namgoong clan could enter. In fact, the only other person in the room besides them was the elderly physician who had served from generation to generation within the Namgoong clan. It was not a place that required exercising caution, which was why Namgoong Wan had asked him the question so casually.
Unsatisfied with just a scan of the room, Aide Shim began to qi-speak. “I’ve discovered who attacked Palgwae Village.”
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