Chapter 26: Sharing Affection—1
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 26: Sharing Affection—1
After a period of intense ecstasy, Ok-ryeong calmed her racing heart. She washed her vulva, which had been soiled with love nectar, in the cool waters of the valley stream before straightening her clothes.
I’ve truly gone mad.
Ok-ryeong’s face flushed crimson as she recalled her recent actions. Seeing Sun-woo gripping and stroking his phallus had sent her into such a state of arousal that she had lost control and committed the deed.
Overcome with shame, her face turned as red as a ripe persimmon.
Slap!
She slapped her own cheek and shook her head vigorously.
Get a grip. Sun-woo is young enough to be your nephew. You shouldn't be craving affection from that child!
She had harbored lust for a boy who had asked her to treat him like a nephew. Guilt began to wash over her.
Until just moments ago, she had been so consumed by excitement that she’d abandoned all reason, surrendering herself entirely to the dictates of her desire. Her secret garden had overflowed with love nectar, and through the ceaseless friction of her own fingers, she had reached the peak of climax several times.
Now, having sated that hunger, she was plagued by intense self-loathing. As her excitement cooled and her senses returned, a profound sense of immorality wrapped around her like a shroud.
What on earth have I done?
This couldn't continue. She couldn't allow herself to be consumed by desire and commit such a depraved act. The age gap between her and Sun-woo was over thirty years. She was undeniably old enough to be his mother. In fact, if she had married and had children early, she could have even been his grandmother.
The thought of her age brought a wave of depression. No matter how many decades she had spent buried in loneliness without human contact, she still possessed basic discernment. Sun-woo and she could never be together.
Yes, let’s not harbor vain thoughts. I don’t want to be hurt anymore.
Though Sun-woo was staying at White Flower Peak for now, the boy would soon become a young man. The day would come when life on this peak would feel stifling to him, and eventually, he would leave her side. To be able to smile as she sent him away, she had to stop harboring expectations.
Does he love me? Will he stay by my side? Will he remain with me for the rest of his life?
If these expectations continued to pile up, they would only return as even deeper wounds. With a somber expression, Ok-ryeong stood up, looking resigned. She had to cut him off before her feelings grew any larger. If she let things continue like this, she wouldn't be able to endure it.
*
Slide.
"You're back, Auntie."
As the door opened and Ok-ryeong entered, Sun-woo stood up and greeted her with a smile.
"Yes."
However, unlike Sun-woo, Ok-ryeong’s expression was frozen and cold.
What’s this? Did something happen?
Sun-woo was puzzled by her demeanor but decided to let it slide. No matter how benevolent she was, she couldn't be kind all the time, could she?
"How is your physical condition?"
"I've improved a lot thanks to your care. It’s all thanks to you, Auntie."
Of course, he had never actually been ill, but since there was no sound sweeter than flattery, he naturally gave her all the credit. Yet, her expression remained icy.
"I have something to say to you today."
Sun-woo felt a slight sense of unease at her chilly tone.
What is it? I’m getting a bad vibe...
"Please, tell me, Auntie."
"Since your condition has improved, I would like you to leave White Flower Peak."
"What!?"
Sun-woo was stunned by her sudden order to vacate. To be told to leave out of the blue! They had just been smiling and making eye contact a short while ago. Sun-woo couldn't even begin to guess the reason for her sudden change of heart.
I need tears! I need to squeeze them out!
Sun-woo’s face crumpled into a mournful expression, and he continued in a trembling, tearful voice.
"Auntie, did I do something wrong?"
Hearing Sun-woo’s sobbing voice, Ok-ryeong felt her heart waver. But for the sake of both Sun-woo and herself, she had to cut him off firmly.
"You have done nothing wrong. I am simply following the natural order. This place is the sacred ground of the Baekgeom Sect. Outsiders are strictly forbidden from entering. In your case, it was an emergency, so I had no choice but to bring you into my residence. But now that you are recovered, there is no reason to let you stay any longer."
Sun-woo’s lips went dry at her cold attitude. He had mumbled in a tearful tone, but it wasn't working at all.
What’s wrong with her? Did she catch me jerking off this morning?
But Sun-woo couldn't afford to be kicked out like this. Right now, outside White Flower Peak, countless martial artists were undoubtedly searching for him with fire in their eyes. If he went out now, it wouldn't be long before he was caught by a pursuit squad and had his head taken.
In his desperation, Sun-woo began to force out real tears.
"Ugh... Auntie... hic... please don't abandon me... I have nowhere to go."
"I'm sorry, but the rules of the Baekgeom Sect are absolute. There is nothing I can do."
Despite Sun-woo’s sobbing, Ok-ryeong’s response remained firm.
"I expect you to leave within three days."
Having said her piece, she walked straight out of the room.
"........."
Sun-woo could only stare blankly at the spot where she had left.
"Ah..."
Coming to his senses, he fell into deep thought. At this rate, he was going to be kicked out before he could accomplish anything. He had to find a way to stay.
What should I do? Should I tell her the truth? That I’m actually Lee Jae-won’s disciple and I’m hiding here because my master is trying to kill me?
That was out of the question. The moment he revealed the truth, he would likely be slaughtered by this woman who had reached the Transcendent Realm. His plan to hide like a dead mouse for about six months until things quieted down was about to be ruined after only fifteen days.
No, absolutely not. If I go out, I’m dead!
Sun-woo didn't want to die. While few people in the world actually want to die, he had zero desire to end his life in a strange land he knew nothing about. If he, who had burned down Lee Jae-won’s treasure warehouse and fled with the Overlord Ghost-Face Armor, were to be caught, he would surely die after suffering pain worse than death.
His top priority now was to find the cause of Ok-ryeong’s sudden change of heart and resolve it.
Let’s try talking to her one more time. If I grab her skirt and beg, maybe something will work out.
Firm in his resolve, Sun-woo stood up and went looking for her. However, she was nowhere to be found. He even went outside the residence and searched all over White Flower Peak, but he couldn't find her.
Where did she go?
In the end, Sun-woo had no choice but to trudge back to the residence. A day passed, then two, and she still didn't show herself. It was clear she was intentionally avoiding him.
This lady, seriously...
If she was going to kick him out, she should at least give him a reason. To tell him to leave out of the blue and then disappear—frustration and irritation welled up in him simultaneously.
Sun-woo realized he couldn't let this continue. The deadline she had set was fast approaching, and she still hadn't appeared. He had to confront her somehow.
He climbed onto the bed and pulled the covers over his head. Then, he activated the Formless Shadow Stealth Technique he had learned from Lee Jae-won’s treasure warehouse. Sun-woo’s body began to melt into the shadows.
Merged with the darkness, he moved slowly toward the kitchen. Ok-ryeong might not be showing herself to him, but she was still preparing food and medicinal decoctions for him. Therefore, Sun-woo intended to hide in the kitchen and wait for her to arrive.
Sun-woo fought off sleep as he waited. One gak... two gak... three gak... half a shijin... a full shijin passed before he finally sensed a presence.
It’s Ok-ryeong!
Sun-woo cheered inwardly and waited for the owner of the presence to reveal herself.
Step, step.
It was indeed Ok-ryeong. She entered the kitchen and moved toward the inner area where the furnace was located. Sun-woo waited for her to move away from the exit, and when she reached the innermost part, he revealed himself.
Startled, Ok-ryeong tried to quickly move away from him, but Sun-woo grabbed her hand firmly.
"Auntie, why are you avoiding me?"
"Let go! Let go of this hand!"
She tried to shake him off violently, but Sun-woo held on even tighter.
"If you don't tell me why you're avoiding me, I will never let go, Auntie."
Sun-woo spoke with a firm voice, unlike before. He had decided that acting tearful wouldn't work anyway, so he chose to be assertive.
"I have never avoided you. Why would I, the owner of this residence, avoid you?"
"Don't lie to me. Every time I went looking for you, you hid yourself!"
"........."
Ok-ryeong was speechless at Sun-woo’s resolute tone.
"Can't you at least tell me what I did wrong? Am I to be hated by you without even knowing the reason?"
"I do not... hate you."
"Then why are you avoiding me!"
"This is my problem. Please, ask no more."
She continued with a sorrowful face.
"I refuse. I must know the reason."
"...Let go... of this hand..."
"No!"
She struggled with all her might to pull her hand away, but Sun-woo only gripped it tighter each time. If he lost her here, everything was over.
"I said let go!!"
Ok-ryeong unleashed her martial aura toward Sun-woo, who was tightening his grip on her hand.
"........."
Sun-woo began to break out in a cold sweat under the weight of her pressure. Because they had been so close, he had momentarily forgotten, but she was a master who had reached the Absolute Realm—and that was twenty years ago. There was no telling what level of power she possessed now.
The storm-like pressure made goosebumps erupt all over his body.
Chatter, chatter, chatter.
Sun-woo’s teeth rattled incessantly from the icy chill wrapping around his entire body. Yet, he did not let go of her hand. A terror that felt like his heart might explode bloomed within him, but it was a courage born of the belief that Ok-ryeong wouldn't actually harm him and the pressure of knowing he’d be dead if he were kicked out.
Meanwhile, seeing Sun-woo grit his teeth and refuse to let go of her hand despite everything, Ok-ryeong’s heart began to soften. Why was this child holding onto her so tightly? Why did he refuse to give up, even while breaking into a cold sweat, his teeth chattering from the spine-chilling cold, and goosebumps covering his skin?
At that sight, she finally burst into the tears she had been holding back.
"Ugh... sob..."
Sun-woo began to panic at her tears.
"I'm sorry... hic..."
"Auntie, please don't cry. It’s all my fault. Please, just don't cry."
At Sun-woo’s apology, she began to cry even more sorrowfully.
"Ugh... hic... no. I am the one who did wrong. It is all my fault. I'm sorry... sob..."
Sun-woo slowly wiped away her tears with both hands. At his warm touch, Ok-ryeong felt the remaining walls around her heart crumble.
"Waaaaah! hic... uwaaaaaah!"
She began to wail like a young child. Though flustered, Sun-woo pulled her into an embrace and began to pat her back.
"It's okay. I'm really okay. So please, don't be sad."
Sun-woo felt a pang in his chest seeing her cry. Compassion naturally arose within him as he watched the woman who had always cared for him so benevolently shed tears. Sun-woo patted her back for a long time.
"Don't be so kind to me..." she sobbed.
"I refuse."
"If you keep being kind, I’ll start to expect things... so please, don't be kind."
"You can expect as much as you want, Auntie."
"You're going to leave White Flower Peak eventually anyway!" Ok-ryeong snapped, her emotions flaring. "I don't want to be hurt anymore. I don't want to cry anymore. That’s why I tried to sever our bond, so why won't you just let me go!"
Finishing her outburst, Ok-ryeong began to cry even more heart-wrenchingly. Hearing her pent-up sorrow, Sun-woo couldn't find any words.
He had simply needed a place to hide, and to use her, he had used the Zhu-Rong Art to change his bone structure to look like a child before approaching her. Since the relationship had been built on a lie from the start, he couldn't bring himself to say anything for her sake.
And then, he felt a wave of self-loathing. He realized he was no different from Lee Jae-won. Sun-woo didn't want to be that kind of trash, at least.
"Auntie."
Sun-woo called out to Ok-ryeong in his arms. Ok-ryeong lifted her tear-streaked eyes and looked up at him. Sun-woo leaned in and pressed his lips against hers.
Mwah.
"Don't... don't make me expect more..."
Ok-ryeong spoke as she pushed Sun-woo away. Sun-woo took her cheeks in his hands and spoke.
"I love you."
"!?!?"
At Sun-woo’s words, her eyes widened in shock. It was the phrase she had wanted to hear her entire life. Since her parents passed away when she was young, she hadn't heard those words even once. Tears began to stream from her eyes again.
"Could you... could you say that one more time?"
"I love you, Ok-ryeong."
Sun-woo kissed her again. This time, Ok-ryeong did not refuse; she indulged in his lips to her heart's content. Their tongues met and danced, exchanging saliva. When their lips finally parted, a long, translucent thread of saliva connected them.
"I love you too, Sun-woo."
With her face flushed a deep pink, she looked more beautiful and lovely than any woman in the world. Sun-woo kissed her once more and then began to knead her voluminous tits.
The sensation of her tits, which he was touching for the first time, came as a massive shock. In all of Sun-woo’s life and Jang Sam’s life combined, he had never touched tits this massive, but today, he was making history.
"Ah... ahh..."
Her short moans stimulated Sun-woo’s hearing, and that stimulation naturally traveled down to his phallus. Sun-woo’s phallus began to grow larger than ever before.