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Episode 198. Secret (2)
It’s a hassle, so just get out of here━
After finishing the details while lost in reminiscence, Hwa Yeon-jeong ordered the concubine to leave with the escort troops. Knowing that the reason she had purified herself earlier was in anticipation of the sudden descent of the Magwang Heavenly Lord, the concubine obediently bowed her head and left. Normally, it would have been impossible for her to leave the side of a high-ranking lady, but now was an exception.
In that silence, Hwayeonjeong was combing her hair while wearing a transparent robe that looked like a dragonfly’s wing.
“You seem to be thinking a lot. You don’t seem to be worried, but rather, are you recalling old memories?”
There was a figure who appeared out of nowhere with a voice. He was a sturdy man in light martial arts attire. His voice was still that of a young man, but it was hard to guess the age of those with deep martial arts achievements based on their appearance alone. The most unusual thing was that he was wearing a golden mask that covered half of his face – the right side. This reminded me of the Silver Bell, the signal of the Magwangcheonju Yeon Joonghyuk. No, his face, which was not covered by the mask, looked exactly like him.
That’s right. He was Yeon Jung-hyeok’s other shadow – Geumryeong (金鈴). As a master of the extreme demonic realm, he could completely control his demonic energy and not show it at all, which was the realm of the Ban-bok-gwi-jin in Taoist sect. Originally, unless there was a special purpose, it was common for the demonic masters to naturally flow the qi waves of the demonic energy, but now Geumryeong could be called an ordinary person because he was not emitting any qi waves at all. This was in consideration of Hwa Yeon-jeong, who had relatively low martial arts achievements.
“You’re here.”
The eyes of Lady Hwa Yeon-jeong, the daughter of the Shaanxi Hwassi family, gently curved. Her face was filled with joy, as if she had finally met her longing lover. It was a part that could be considered a little strange.
however.
What was even stranger was what happened next. Hwayeonjeong, who had been walking as if she was skimming the floor, fell into Geumryeong’s arms!
The words he muttered while doing so were even more impressive. Do you know that I have been waiting for you without fail… …!
It was a shocking story.
Officially, Hwa Yeon-jeong, the daughter of the Shaanxi Hwa Clan, married Magwangcheonju Yeon Jung-hyeok, and they had a son.
The statement was Hwa Moo-ryong – a young magic master who was said to be the future heir to the Hwa family and possibly the next great magic master. It made sense, because he was the blood relative of Magwangcheonju. The possibility was high. Of course, there was another half-brother in the Guizhou Guo family and the Fujian Yu family, but…
Anyway, the fact that Hwa Yeon-jeong is now a concubine and a merchant made me guess a lot.
Were Hwayeonjeong and Geumryeong sharing a forbidden love while avoiding the eyes of Magwangcheonju?━ It was too much to judge that way. Geumryeong and Eunryeong were the receivers of Magwangcheonju. This meant that without Yeonjunghyeok’s orders, they were not even free to move. Above all, there was no room for contact or affection between the two. Without artificial intervention.
Furthermore, Hwa Yeon-jeong, who has a woman’s body but has her own ambitions, would give her heart to another man while leaving Magwangcheonju? Even if it means risking ruining her son’s future. It doesn’t make sense.
So then, there is only one conclusion we can draw.
The fact that the relationship between Hwayeonjeong and Geumryeong is being tolerated by Yeonjunghyeok of Magwangcheonju… …!
If you assume that, most of the things that weren’t properly explained until now will make sense. From the trivial matter of Hwa Yeon-jeong calling Geum-ryeong “Sang-gong” to the real reason why Yeon Jung-hyeok’s children, including Hwa Moo-ryong, didn’t inherit the Yeon surname – it was said that the successor to Yeon Jung-hyeok’s successor who would rule the magic kingdom would use the Yeon surname, but what if he wasn’t Yeon Jung-hyeok’s child in the first place?
There is no reason whatsoever to give up the Yeon surname.
The weight of the name Yeonga is by no means light. Even aside from the symbolic meaning of being the bloodline of the leader of the Shinkang Heavenly Demon Sect, it is because you can order your subordinates to cast the Blood-Reversing Demonic Skill. Of course, the demons belonging to the Magwangcheon could cast the Blood-Reversing Demonic Skill autonomously at the command of the Magwangcheon Lord. This authority does not come simply from using the Yeonga surname; you must perform a certain ritual using the Heavenly Demon Sect to be properly recognized as a blood relative of the Yeonga.
In any case, some questions seemed to have been resolved, but not all. Just as another knot was revealed within a knot, the answers from the hypothesis gave rise to new questions.
Why did Yeon Jung-hyeok allow or instruct Hwa Yeon-jeong and Geum-ryeong to have a relationship? – This was the fundamental question. And didn’t something similar happen in other magic families besides Shaanxi Hwaga? No, it may be that the same thing happened in all families that proposed marriages by using the eccentricity of the old Magwangcheonju. The wedding was held with Yeon Jung-hyeok, but the first night was held with someone else.
Come to think of it, there were many women who chose to commit suicide shortly after spending the night with Magwangcheonju. There was a story that they committed suicide because they could not bear the shame of spending the night with him and never seeing him again. The most famous case was that of Jegal Su-ran, the precious daughter of the Jegal family. She prostrated herself before Magwangcheonju and begged him to save her family from extinction, saying that she would take him to heaven, but after spending the night with him, she began to feel uneasy and ended up taking her own life.
Perhaps, Zhuge Liang had also had a relationship with Geumryeong. Perhaps she was forced to do so, or perhaps she found out too late and felt humiliated as a woman, so she committed suicide.
anyway.
Geumryeong opened her mouth while stroking Hwayeonjeong’s back, who was in her arms, with a strange expression on her face that was not covered by her mask.
“I know. But the commandment of God comes first.”
Also, isn’t the night long? – A smile spreads across Geumryeong’s voice as she adds.
I asked Hwayeonjeong if she was thinking back to the old days, but it was Geumryeong who was actually thinking back to the old days as she walked here. It was a new feeling.
Geumryeong, along with her twin brother Eunryeong, showed prowess in magic since childhood. There was an organization in the Cheonmasingyo that gathered orphans from Shingang and trained them into useful warriors, and even there, Geumryeong and Eunryeong were by far the best in terms of talent. However, since they were twins, it was difficult to tell them apart, so one of the instructors burned their faces when they were still boys. At first, Eunryeong’s left face was burned, but after they were able to tell them apart, he used the sophistry that it would be bad if brothers got along, and burned Geumryeong’s right face with a hot iron as well.
Separate from the logic of the strong self-respect, the two of them did not care about appearances, so they quietly endured the branding that was engraved on their faces, but the resentment was engraved deeper, into their bones. It was because the pain from the burns and the tickling from the pus and such caused some difficulties in their training. The twin brothers who entered the world of magic instinctively pursued strength.
But ironically, no one could have predicted that this burn would turn out to be a blessing for the twin brothers.
At that time, Yeon Jung-hyeok, who was the head of the cult, was inspecting the main facilities of the school, and when he saw their faces, he became curious and asked about the whole story. It was on the head of the cult’s orders, so it was only a matter of time before the instructor who had played a prank on the twin brothers’ faces was called in and told what was really going on.
━I’m sorry. I’ve lived my whole life as a low-level unmanned person, but when I see guys with such outstanding qualities that they can quickly catch up to me, I can’t help but feel jealous…
The reason was obvious. Yeon Joong-hyuk cut off the man’s head without listening any further. Then he said to the twin brothers. From now on, you will become the shadows of the little cult leader you saw.
The brothers, who were orphans and did not even have proper names, were given names along with masks made of gold and silver to hide their scars. The one wearing the gold mask was called Geumryeong (金鈴), and the one wearing the silver mask was called Eunryeong (銀鈴).
He was also given the gift of a proper horsemanship and martial arts. He was told that he would have to constantly practice to be of any real help.
Geumryeong and Eunryeong naturally swore loyalty and obedience to the leader of the small sect, Yeon Junghyeok. Of course, as those who had just entered the world of magic, they could not dare to oppose someone who had mastered the Heavenly Demonic Art.
Time passed like that.
The small sect leader Yeon Jung-hyeok, who already possessed great martial arts skills, not only reached the extreme of the demonic realm, but also built up enough skills to gain the upper hand while simultaneously facing the Gwangmyeong Left and Right Sects. He led his followers to advance into the Central Plains and established the Magwangcheon.
Geumryung and Eunryung also reached the highest level of the extreme demons soon after. Considering that the two of them are similar in age to Yeonjunghyeok, it was a rare quality and achievement in the world. The extreme demons who are completely free from the danger of being possessed and can use the magic energy can be called the lord of a clan. It means that it is not so strange for them to become arrogant or harbor other thoughts.
However, the loyalty of Geumryeong and Eunryeong to Yeonjunghyeok remained unchanged. If anything, it deepened. It was because they were aware at every moment that it was Magwangcheonju who allowed them, who were born as orphans with nothing, to live as strong people.
And there was a big, secret reason above all else.
The family known to the world as the Madou Samga – there existed the bloodline of the so-called Magwangcheonju Yeon Junghyeok, who was rumored to inherit the Shin Gang Cheonma Shingyo and the Jungwon Magwangcheon in the future. However, in fact, all three of them were the bloodlines of Geumryeong and Eunryeong.
Who would have guessed?
The fact that Magwangcheonju, who was known to be the world’s most eccentric and lecherous person, had never touched a woman.
━As you can see, I am not interested in women or succession. All I want is to create a world of magic as my father, the leader, wishes.
No one knew better than Geumryeong and Eunryeong, who had been by his side for decades, that Yeon Junghyeok was extremely filial. However, who would have thought that he would not care about his successor? Yeon Junghyeok’s feelings for his father, Yeon Muyeol, went beyond what is commonly seen between father and son. At one point, Geumryeong and Eunryeong even thought of it as a twisted affection, but in the twenty years since establishing Magwangcheon, Yeon Junghyeok had never enjoyed a man.
Yeon Jung-hyeok promised Geum-ryeong and Eun-ryeong that he would make one of the children of the Madosamgae family his successor. He said that it was compensation for having to live a life in the shadows despite the two of them having reached the extreme.
Geum-ryeong and Eun-ryeong were shocked, but they also trembled with joy. It was a story that their bloodline, born with nothing, would one day become the masters of the magic sword that would rule the world. Furthermore, at first, they had simply followed orders and had relationships with many women, but when their own children were born and they watched their growth, they felt strange emotions as people. They felt like they would give anything for those children. Even though they would never be able to reveal that they were their father.
Geumryeong and Eunryeong pondered what they could and should do for the children who were mines from birth. It was something they didn’t have to think about for long.
The world of magic!
In order to ensure that his bloodline would enjoy power and live for generations, he had to deeply plant demons in this land.
So that the three families of the Magic Way can remain a family of the world, not a powerful family.
The unwavering loyalty of Geumryeong and Eunryeong, the two masters of the highest level, was a secret.
anyway.
As Geumryeong had said, that night was long, and all night long, faint breathing and shouting could be heard from Hwayeonjeong’s residence, but no one else could hear them.