Chapter 113: Settling the Situation
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 113: Settling the Situation
Outer Guest Room.
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Three people and one spiritual being sat facing each other.
They only glanced at one another, but no one dared to open their mouth.
It was then.
"Now, please tell me what happened."
Sun-woo, a middle-aged man with a sharp impression dressed in green, broke the silence.
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Despite his question, no one spoke.
Sun-woo tapped his forehead with a finger, his expression grave.
A considerable amount of time had passed since Un-jeok-ja woke up and they moved to the Outer Guest Room, yet the silence persisted.
He felt that things couldn't continue like this.
He had suppressed them by force, but perhaps the "medicine" had been too potent, as no one was willing to step forward.
At this rate, they would just keep running in parallel lines.
"Un-jeok-ja."
"....Speak."
Un-jeok-ja replied in a dejected voice.
It seemed his pride was deeply wounded after being suppressed by Sun-woo in a single move.
"Tell me the reason. Why did you fight with Bulheo Satae?"
"............"
At his question, Un-jeok-ja remained as quiet as a mouse, avoiding an answer.
"If you do not tell me the reason right now, the Qingcheng Sect will not be allowed to participate in the second auction."
Sun-woo played a strong hand.
The Qingcheng and Emei Sects had visited the Tang Clan specifically to acquire businesses.
If they couldn't participate in the auction, it would be a significant problem for them.
"Furthermore, I will personally lodge a formal complaint with the Sect Leader of Qingcheng regarding this matter."
As Sun-woo finished speaking, Un-jeok-ja’s face turned ashen.
Un-jeok-ja had visited the Tang Clan as a representative of Qingcheng.
For such a person to scatter Astral Qi and destroy the Tang Clan's training ground?
It was absurd.
Moreover, if the Sect Leader found out that they were barred from the auction because of this, his wrath would be immense.
".......It is because of that young lady."
Un-jeok-ja finally spoke with difficulty, pointing at the Human-Faced Spider.
"Me? Why me?"
The Human-Faced Spider, being pointed at, asked back in confusion.
Why was he suddenly singling her out?
"For forty years, I have swung my sword countless times solely to reach the pinnacle of the blade. Blisters burst all over my fingers, and my calluses cracked and bled, yet I never stopped my training. All to reach the ultimate sword."
Un-jeok-ja continued, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
"I avoided food with worldly heat and ate raw meals; I preferred vegetables over meat. I also stayed away from the company of women and deepened my discipline as a Taoist."
Un-jeok-ja pointed at the Human-Faced Spider again.
"I thought I would never have a connection with a woman in my life. Reaching the peak of the sword is a feat one might not achieve even if they spend their whole life looking only at the blade, so how could I be bound by a woman? But seeing this lady changed my entire world."
Un-jeok-ja’s eyes became incredibly serious.
"The moment I first saw her, I felt destiny. It was the first time in my life my heart raced like this. And I resolved that I must convey my feelings to her."
Un-jeok-ja then pointed at Bulheo Satae of the Emei Sect.
"But how could I stand by and watch while Bulheo Satae over there tried to turn such an innocent woman into a nun? I could not bear it, and eventually, I drew my sword."
Having finished his piece, Un-jeok-ja looked at the Human-Faced Spider with burning eyes and slowly began to approach her.
"And I wish to use this moment to convey my heart. Beautiful lady whose name I do not know, though I cannot give you millions in gold, my love for you is sincere. Please, accept my feelings."
Sun-woo pressed his hand to his forehead again.
Why did an interrogation about the reason for a fight suddenly turn into a love confession?
He had a headache from Un-jeok-ja’s bullshit confession that followed a bizarre stream of consciousness.
Besides, of all the people a man who hadn't cared about women for forty years could fall for, why did it have to be the Human-Faced Spider?
She’s not human, you idiot.
Sun-woo felt a pang of pity for Un-jeok-ja, who had walked straight into a trap.
"What is love?"
The Human-Faced Spider asked him, looking puzzled.
"It refers to a heart that races madly when you see someone, a body that shrinks back just by looking at them, and a chest that trembles at the mere thought of them."
"Aha, I see."
The Human-Faced Spider nodded as if she finally understood.
"Will you accept my heart?"
"No."
"Why!?"
Un-jeok-ja asked back, his face looking shocked.
He had confessed his sincere love, so why wouldn't she accept it?
Though he was over forty, thanks to his martial arts training, he looked to be only in his mid-thirties. Furthermore, he held a high position in the Murim as an Elder of the Qingcheng Sect.
While not excessively wealthy, he had enough assets to live comfortably for the rest of his life, and he possessed a heart more passionate for her than anyone else's.
So why was she rejecting his confession?
Un-jeok-ja’s face began to crumple into a sob.
"Because I'm already in love."
"Who on earth is that bastard!?"
Un-jeok-ja was in despair at her answer.
What kind of son of a bitch had stolen the heart of this pure, chaste, and incredibly innocent woman?
He was furious.
He didn't know who it was, but he felt he couldn't let them be.
Surely, some pretty-faced guy had seduced this innocent woman, or someone had bought her favor with money.
A lecherous scoundrel!
Surely that bastard didn't love her.
He must be a lecher who only craved her body.
"Him."
The Human-Faced Spider extended a slender finger and pointed at someone.
The eyes of Un-jeok-ja and Bulheo Satae followed her finger.
And they identified the person she was pointing at.
"What, me?"
At the end of the Human-Faced Spider’s finger was the sharp-looking middle-aged man, the Tang Clan Head.
Sun-woo blurted out in shock.
And then, his head began to throb again.
What the hell is this bitch doing now?
Sun-woo cursed inwardly.
Why was she making the situation so chaotic all of a sudden?
"No... No... Tang Clan Head!"
Un-jeok-ja raised his voice at him, his face full of shock.
"How could the Tang Clan Head!?"
Bulheo Satae felt the same.
The Tang Clan Head was over fifty.
That made him an elder, ten years older than Un-jeok-ja.
Moreover, didn't he already have five wives?
And yet, he was receiving the love of such a young and beautiful woman?
[Do you want to die?]
Sun-woo threatened the Human-Faced Spider via Secret Voice Transmission.
If she said something like that here, how was he supposed to clean up the mess?
Besides, there was no way she actually loved him.
If anything, they probably wanted to kill each other.
"Why!?"
The Human-Faced Spider cried out shrilly, looking aggrieved.
"My heart races madly whenever I see you, doesn't it?"
This was true.
Whenever she saw Sun-woo, her heart pounded, wondering what fault he would find to torment her with next.
So, naturally, her body shrank back just by looking at him, and her chest trembled at the mere thought of him.
It was exactly as Un-jeok-ja had described.
So why was he threatening her again?
"My body shrinks back just by looking at you, and my heart trembles at the mere thought of you!"
She vented her frustration.
That damn girl!
Sun-woo’s irritation surged.
What kind of creative bullshit was this?
"Don't tell me the Tang Clan Head has taken a new concubine!?"
Bulheo Satae also raised her voice, questioning him.
From the perspective of Bulheo Satae, who wanted to take her to the Emei Sect, the idea of her being the Tang Clan Head's concubine was problematic.
She couldn't very well turn a woman who already had a husband into a nun, could she?
".......She is not a concubine."
Sun-woo tried his best to deny the relationship.
He couldn't afford to cause more confusion here.
"Then are you keeping her here without even making her your concubine?"
At that moment, Un-jeok-ja pointed a finger at Sun-woo again and shouted.
He was absolutely furious now.
To share love with someone who was neither a primary wife nor a concubine—someone so chaste, pure, and beautiful!?
Did that not mean she was merely a victim of the Tang Clan Head's murky desires?
Un-jeok-ja was so angry that he seemed to have forgotten the person he was pointing at was the Poison King, the greatest master in Sichuan.
Sun-woo began to release his pressure.
The atmosphere was too overheated.
It felt like it needed a cooling-off period.
Wooooooong.
As he released his pressure, an incredibly heavy energy began to slowly envelop the interior of the Outer Guest Room.
"Gasp."
"Hmph."
Startled by the pressure, Un-jeok-ja and Bulheo Satae began to slowly calm their overheated emotions.
"I understand well the reason why Un-jeok-ja drew his sword. I have also taken note of your claim that you love her. However, this is a place arranged for an interrogation. It is not a time for Un-jeok-ja to vent his personal feelings. Furthermore, I am the one asking the questions, not the one receiving them. Do not forget your place."
Sun-woo pressured Un-jeok-ja, releasing a thick aura.
This was the truth.
Currently, as the Head of the Tang Clan, he was sitting in a position to interrogate the two martial artists who had destroyed the training ground within his estate.
It meant he was the one in charge of the questioning.
Sun-woo reminded them of that fact with a sharp voice.
It was a warning to know their place.
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Whether he understood the warning or not, Un-jeok-ja simply lowered his head in silence.
"Then, I shall ask Bulheo Satae next. According to Un-jeok-ja, you were trying to turn her into a nun. What is the meaning of this?"
Satisfied with Un-jeok-ja’s reaction, Sun-woo turned his head to look at Bulheo Satae and continued.
"I, too, felt destiny in her."
Bulheo Satae spoke without hesitation in response to Sun-woo’s question.
She didn't think it was something that needed to be hidden.
Wasn't she, who wanted to take her as a disciple because of her martial talent, better than Un-jeok-ja, who confessed love to a woman who looked half his age?
"..........."
Sun-woo looked incredibly bewildered by her words.
No, even if Emei was a sect for women, for women to love each other...
What kind of nonsense was that?
"It... It's not like that!"
Reading Sun-woo’s bewilderment, Bulheo Satae quickly added.
"I felt a destiny as a disciple!"
Bulheo Satae began to explain why she felt destiny in that woman.
She told everything, starting from the story of the Heavenly Fragrant Body that smelled of lotus blossoms to how she had flowed her internal energy into the girl's meridians.
"She not only accepted the Guanyin Nine-Yin Qi without difficulty but even absorbed it. Do you know what this means? It means she possesses the ultimate talent to master the martial arts of Emei. If the Clan Head truly cares for her future, you must send her to Emei so she can achieve greatness in martial arts."
Bulheo Satae spoke to Sun-woo in a firm tone.
She believed that if she explained this much, both Un-jeok-ja and Sun-woo would understand.
Of course, from Sun-woo’s perspective, it was absolutely not the case.
No, how many accidents had she caused in the short time he looked away?
Ugh, this brat, seriously.
Hearing Bulheo Satae’s words, Sun-woo glared at the Human-Faced Spider with an irritated gaze.
Flinch.
Receiving Sun-woo’s gaze, the Human-Faced Spider flinched and shrank back.
She was terrified of how much he would torment her later.
[I'll deal with you later.]
Sun-woo spoke each word clearly to her via Secret Voice Transmission.
The Human-Faced Spider’s face turned pale upon hearing Sun-woo’s words.
The fear that she might get beaten later suddenly gripped her.
Seeing her face turn white with fear, Sun-woo felt his heart ease slightly.
Sun-woo turned his head to look at Bulheo Satae and Un-jeok-ja.
In truth, the situation was a total mess.
Both of these idiots were looking at the Human-Faced Spider while crying out about destiny.
Albeit for different reasons.
It was a headache, but he had to tie up the loose ends here.
They were representatives of great sects like Qingcheng and Emei.
If emotional knots remained with them, things might become difficult in the future.
Sigh.
Sun-woo sighed inwardly.
It was complicated, but it wasn't as if there was no way to solve it.
In the end, everything had become entangled because of the Human-Faced Spider.
In short, he just had to remove the Human-Faced Spider from their reach.
Sun-woo slowly began to speak.
"That woman is my Sixth Lady."
Sun-woo continued, pointing at the Human-Faced Spider.
"What!?"
"What did you say!?"
At those words, Un-jeok-ja and Bulheo Satae asked back in shock.
How old was the Tang Clan Head, and yet he was taking another wife?
"We are to be wed as soon as the Tang Clan's affairs are settled."
At his shocking statement, Un-jeok-ja and Bulheo Satae’s mouths fell open.
The Human-Faced Spider, not understanding the situation, simply tilted her head and looked at Sun-woo.