Silent Sword Forest's Pet Name
I had given Namgung Hwi and Sect Leader Seo the best guest quarters in the Silent Sword Forest.
After all, the two of them had only just confirmed their feelings for each other. The least I could do was make sure they didn’t feel awkward about it. That was only proper.
In any case, after handing over the quarters, Seolha, Yeonhwa, and So-hye stayed behind to talk with them, so tonight I entered my own sleeping quarters alone.
Well, So-hye had known all of them since she was a child, so they probably had a lot to catch up on. It was better for me to quietly slip away.
Since moving into the Silent Sword Forest, there hadn’t been a single night I’d slept alone in these quarters, so the feeling was strangely unfamiliar.
It was almost like I was noticing for the first time just how empty this place really was.
Anyway, I lay there quietly, thinking about what I needed to do next.
The matter at Qing Mountain had been resolved in the best possible way.
That meant it was time to deal with the Black Merchant Sect.
Jeong Gwang, the Outer Hall Master of the Black Merchant Sect. There was definitely something off about him, but I still hadn’t managed to catch his tail.
I was tired of going back and forth, so now it was time to check things out in person.
The only problem was that I still didn’t have a clear plan.
As I was thinking about the Black Merchant Sect, I sensed someone approaching my sleeping quarters.
This presence… it was Seolha. Everyone else had gone to their own rooms, so why was she coming here?
“Great Expert. It’s Seolha.”
“Come in.”
The door opened, and Seolha entered with quiet steps.
She slipped off the clothes she was wearing, changed into the thin white sleeping robe she usually wore to bed, and naturally lay down beside me.
“Why didn’t you sleep in your own room and came to my quarters instead?”
“I wanted to be by your side, Great Expert.”
“You’re quite the spoiled one.”
Even as I said that, I gently slid my arm under her head and pulled her close.
I’d thought I would finally be sleeping alone for once, but it turned out like this again.
Still, Seolha’s behavior like this made me happy.
I realized I liked it even more than I had thought.
“Great Expert.”
“Hm?”
“There’s something I’d like to ask of you. Would you grant it?”
“If it’s a request from you, Seolha, of course I’ll listen. You wouldn’t ask for something I couldn’t give, would you?”
Seolha smiled softly and slowly stroked my chest as she spoke.
“Could I call you A-jeong?”
Seolha looked at me with a bewitching smile. The words that left her red lips.
“It’s fine, but… isn’t it a little embarrassing to call a man as old as me something like that?”
“I like it. I want to call you that. Besides, you said you consider yourself twenty-nine, didn’t you?”
“That’s just how I see myself. It’s still hard for others to accept it that way. But… well, if you like it, then it’s fine.”
Seolha placed her hand on my cheek and whispered softly.
“A-jeong.”
It was just a pet name, yet that short word carried infinite affection.
“A-jeong.”
A ticklish feeling. A bit of embarrassment. But beyond that, I could feel Seolha’s heart.
“A-jeong.”
Only after saying it three times did she look satisfied. Then her lips covered mine.
Even though it was just our lips touching, I could tell clearly.
That Seolha was truly happy right now. That her body was burning with desire.
When our lips parted, Seolha looked at me with eyes overflowing with affection.
Eyes that intensely wanted me. Eyes filled with expectation and longing.
I sat up and removed her thin robe.
Once I was naked too, Seolha raised her delicate hand and cupped my cheek again.
Another kiss. Our tongues intertwined. Saliva mixed together.
When our lips separated, Seolha’s face took on a dreamy, ecstatic expression.
Her mouth moved downward. She greedily sucked on my full breasts.
“Haa…”
Hot breath. The lewdness contained within it.
I ran both hands over her body, sucking on her breasts and teasing her pretty pink nipples.
There was no need to tease her for long, so I took hold of my member and pushed it into her.
Because it had grown so large, her entrance was tight. My shaft entered with difficulty until it was fully buried.
“Haa… A-jeong. Haa…”
After accepting me, Seolha clung tightly to my body.
Feeling her soft breasts pressed firmly against me, I began to move slowly.
“A-jeong… A-jeong. A-jeong. Haa.”
It seemed Seolha really loved the pet name.
To call me that while looking so happy. It was almost embarrassing for me.
I wondered if it would feel strange if she called me that in front of a lot of people.
Then Seolha pulled me close and whispered into my ear.
“A-jeong. Please call my name too. Mmm…”
“Jinhee…?”
“Nooo. I am your Seolha, A-jeong. Please call me Seolha.”
That’s right. She had always preferred being called Seolha over her real name.
“Seolha.”
At that, her insides clenched tightly around me. The grip was stronger than usual, almost refusing to let go.
“Seolha. Seolha. Seolha.”
“Ah…!”
She really must like it. Her body reacted so strongly just from hearing her name.
That made her seem even more lovable.
Her beautiful fair skin was one thing, but the fact that this woman thought of me this way filled me with gratitude.
So I released everything inside her. Deep. All the way to the end.
Why doesn’t she get pregnant? The child Seolha would bear for me… I really want to see it.
That night, I held Seolha until late into the dawn.
Since she kept wanting me as well, there was no problem continuing until she collapsed from exhaustion.
After all, this wasn’t something that only happened today.
The next morning.
Before starting proper training, everyone gathered to eat breakfast together.
It was the first breakfast with Namgung Hwi and Sect Leader Seo as well. With more people, the table felt a little livelier.
“A-jeong. So does that mean from today, Young Master Hwi and Sect Leader Seo will be training with us too?”
When Seolha said that, Yeonhwa and So-hye widened their eyes and looked toward me and Seolha.
“That’s right. Sect Leader Seo’s martial arts are profound. You two will learn a lot just by watching her. Ah, Sect Leader Seo. Just to avoid any misunderstanding, I want to say in advance that I didn’t secretly observe your martial arts. I only saw what you taught to Namgung Hwi.”
“I would never misunderstand something like that, Forest Master.”
“By the way, neither you nor Namgung Hwi have taken any spiritual medicine? Why is that?”
“I was actually planning to bring that up. I heard that you, Forest Master, know a method to absorb spiritual medicine without any loss.”
“That’s true.”
“That’s why I wanted to ask. Wouldn’t it be better if you could do the same for me and Hwi?”
“Of course, that wouldn’t be difficult. But wouldn’t that be rather impolite?”
Up until now, I had distributed quite a lot of spiritual medicine, and for those people, I had always chosen to absorb it myself and pass it on completely.
Some had needed their dantians restored, and it was also more efficient that way.
Most of the time, it was because they didn’t have the ability to absorb it properly themselves.
If taken directly, it would be wasted. More than half would scatter and be lost.
But Sect Leader Seo was different.
The Azure Mountain Sect that passed down its teachings to a single successor. A mysterious sect so profound it was called the Azure Mountain Legend.
That was why I held the Azure Mountain Sect in such high regard.
If she had reached the Transformation Realm at that age through solo succession, she deserved that level of respect.
“There’s no need to be so concerned about etiquette. If there is a good method, refusing it would be the real discourtesy.”
“Is that so? Then I’ll do it that way. It seems the Azure Mountain Sect isn’t as strict as I thought.”
“If a sect that only passes down its teachings to one person were too rigid, how could it have lasted for so many years? Besides, although I am the sect leader, it is a sect with only me in it. As long as it doesn’t stray too far from the main principles, I decide the rules myself.”
“It’s a good sect. Flexibility is what keeps something from breaking and allows it to endure for a long time. No matter how fierce the wind, it cannot break the branches of a willow tree.”
“Even the hardest rock will have its sharp edges worn smooth by a long-flowing river.”
Hearing Sect Leader Seo’s words, I smiled softly.
She really was a fine woman. She had such grace.
After finishing breakfast, I immediately presented the spiritual medicine to Namgung Hwi and Sect Leader Seo.
I gave the Azure Sky Pill to Namgung Hwi and the Azure Spirit Divine Pill to Sect Leader Seo.
Namgung Hwi simply found it fascinating, but Sect Leader Seo, after directly experiencing the method I transmitted, looked extremely impressed.
This was why deep martial knowledge was such a good thing. The same sight could feel completely different depending on one’s level.
With that, training began. Although there were only two more people, the scope of training had broadened considerably.
First of all, the spar between Yang Cheon-hak and Namgung Hwi was the most interesting.
They were almost exactly at the same level.
One was a genius who had diligently learned orthodox martial arts, while the other was someone who had been floundering until recently and had only now obtained a great opportunity with the Heavenly Martial Body.
To Yang Cheon-hak, everything about Namgung Hwi was worth learning.
The refined movements of a prestigious family that had been perfected over a long time held a depth that even I couldn’t teach.
And of course, the same was true for Namgung Hwi.
The weakness of prestigious family martial arts was that they lacked explosive flair.
Extremely stable martial arts that raised the floor rather than the ceiling.
That was why there was so much to learn from Yang Cheon-hak’s style, which had an incredibly high peak with its one-hit-kill techniques.
“A-jeong. Then, does that mean those two should just take the strengths of each other’s martial arts?”
“Exactly. No matter who you pair up in the gangho, there probably isn’t a better sparring partner than those two for mutual supplementation.”
As Seolha and I were talking, Yeonhwa and So-hye slowly scooted closer and spoke to me.
“Great Expert.”
“Yes?”
“Why… is only Sister Seolha allowed to call you A-jeong?”
Yeonhwa’s slightly pouty tone. And So-hye’s expression that seemed to agree with her.
“You two can call me that too. It would be fine if it’s you. That is, if Seolha allows it.”
At that, Yeonhwa and So-hye immediately turned to look at Seolha.
Staring at her as if urging her to give permission quickly.
“Of course. If it’s Hwa-ah and Hye-ah, you can call him that anytime.”
Seolha readily agreed. But I suspected this had been her goal all along.
She probably hadn’t even considered keeping the pet name to herself out of pettiness.
The important thing was the situation itself—her being the one to grant permission to the two of them.
“Thank you! Sister Seolha!”
“Thank you, Unnie.”
Seolha looked at Yeonhwa and So-hye with a warm, satisfied smile.
See? My prediction was right.
She had strengthened her own position even more, hadn’t she? As expected. That was exactly what she was aiming for.
When I see things like this, I realize how frightening the world of women can be. It’s not something to take lightly.