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Episode 303. Man Geum Sang Dan (3)
“Up in the sky.”
Fujian Confucian School’s Madam – Yu Seol-ryeon stands up with a joyful expression and lets out her usual alluring voice.
If there was anyone watching, they would have been shocked at this moment.
Originally, the three great ladies of the Demon Path Three Families (魔道三家) referred to the three women who had relationships with the Demon Path Lord Yeon Jung-hyeok and gave birth to his sons.
In other words, in a common-sense situation, it would be reasonable to assume that the only person that Yoo Seol-ryeon could call a ‘sang-gong’ was Yeon Joong-hyeok. However, in front of her now stood Kang Hae-sang, the king of the Man-geum-sang-dan-ju. Not Magwang-cheon-ju.
Surprisingly, Kang Hae-sang spoke with an expression that showed no surprise at all.
“Why is your Majesty here… … ?”
“I stopped by to see the king. I happened to be staying in Guangdong.”
“… … .”
Kang Hae-sang was silent for a moment. He also knew very well that Yoo Seol-ryeon’s private life was messy. After all, there were many manors in Fujian, where the Yoo family was located, as well as in Guangdong, Honam, and Jiangxi, where she had stayed and enjoyed herself. The fact that she was staying in Guangdong must mean that she was spending her time teasing the beautiful Dongnam.
But Kang Hae-sang did not blame her.
Yu Seol-ryeon is in her thirties. That means she is still in her prime. As a woman, she has not yet withered, so it is only natural that her lust is still intact. However, the man who should have embraced Yu Seol-ryeon – Ma Gwang-cheon-ju Yeon Jung-hyeok – has not visited her for twenty years. Not even once since the day of their wedding, the first night of their marriage. Even when Yu Jeong-tak was born, he did not come. Only Geum-ryeong showed up a few times.
‘Yeah, it’s understandable why it would be crooked.’
Kang Hae-sang understood Yu Seol-ryeon’s feelings. It was not because his understanding was as broad and deep as Dong Dong-ho’s. Rather, he was a merchant with a rather selfish disposition. However, he had some kind of connection with Yu Seol-ryeon, and he was only concerned about her privately.
━I heard that he is the Great Man of Gold.
It was one night twenty years ago. Originally, Kang Haesang was busy with construction work, but that day he attended a nearby ceremony. It was because there was a wedding ceremony of Ma Gwangcheonju in Fujian. Of course, he didn’t think it was that important. It was a great event for others, and Ma Gwangcheonju had already held more than ten weddings.
In fact, the reason Kang Hae-sang had taken the initiative was that the family of the woman who was Yeon Jung-hyeok’s fiancé had already fallen into ruin a long time ago, so he wanted to prepare a separate place that was appropriate for the status of Magwangcheonju. The two of them were to hold their wedding and other events there, while Kang Hae-sang himself spent the night in a separate, secluded annex.
A woman of mysterious age came to see him, her clothes slightly disheveled.
━It may sound ridiculous, but I would like you to hug the girl tonight.
It was an incredibly bizarre thing. On the day of her wedding, the bride tried to seduce another man—a man who was in his middle years and turning old.
Of course, Kang Hae-sang immediately rejected Yoo Seol-ryeon’s request. No matter how attractive her curvaceous body and beautiful face that were occasionally revealed under the moonlight were, he was a seasoned merchant. He would never do something that would cause great loss by being swayed by momentary desires.
━That can’t be. I don’t know why you came here at such a late hour, but I can’t dare to touch someone who has just become the consort of the Lord. It would be the same no matter who you go to. No man would want to touch his wife unless he wants to leave this world right away.
━Come on… … . No. God did not enter my bedroom today.
━Ah, it looks like he just left. But acting like this just because you’re heartbroken will have a bad effect on your wife and your family… … .
━Instead, someone else came.
━Huh? What is that now… … .
━He revealed himself as Geumryeong (金鈴). He was said to be the sign of God. He wore a golden mask that covered half of his face. Does anyone know him?
━Geumryeong, you found your wife… …?
━ Judging from your reaction, it seems you know a lot.
━He is one of the closest associates of God. Could it be that he forcibly r**ed his wife? He must have been crazy to do that.
━No. It wasn’t forced. However, the one who said it was forbidden said that it was simply doing what God commanded. He had already given permission for it.
━… … What do you mean? The command of God.
━Right after the work was done, he left and said, From today on, keep your bearings in check and report to the Master as soon as you feel the baby moving.
━… … !
Kang Hae-sang was shocked. Contrary to rumors, he knew very well that Ma Gwang-cheon-ju Yeon Jung-hyeok was not a womanizer. However, even if he had no interest in women, he could not imagine throwing the woman he had formally married to his wife to his subordinate.
Also, a message to inform Man-geum-gwi Kang Hae-sang if it is confirmed that she is pregnant. This was no different from the meaning that if Yu Seol-ryeon were to give birth to a child, he would acknowledge her as his blood relative. If so, doesn’t that mean that Geum-ryeong’s bloodline could rise above the Magwangcheonju in the future?
At the same time, various assumptions began to pop up in Kang Hae-sang’s mind.
Perhaps this wasn’t the only time something like this had happened. The two families whose power had been rising rapidly recently—the Shaanxi Hwaga and the Guizhou Guo families—had become so after it was revealed that Hwa Yeon-jeong and Guo Hwa-yeong were pregnant with Cheonju’s child. Could it be that they had also experienced something like Yoo Seol-yeon? This time it was Geum-ryeong, but wasn’t it possible that his twin brother Eun-ryeong had r**ed women? No, in the first place, could it be that Yeon Jung-hyeok had never personally touched any of the women of the martial arts families who had been entangled in marriages?
With a sense that something was right, Kang Hae-sang continued his reasoning. Looking back, it was also suspicious that there were many women who had accepted marriage proposals and had chosen to commit suicide because they could not bear the humiliation. It was hard to understand the cause and effect of simply feeling a deep sense of humiliation because Yeon Joong-hyeok had not visited them since the first night, and choosing death because of that. Wouldn’t it be better to assume that there was some kind of story that was difficult to reveal to the world?
Yes, if it was something like what happened to Yoo Seol-ryeon, then it would be understandable━ Kang Hae-sang thought so. If, as a daughter of a noble family, she had lost her chastity that she had cherished, not to the person who had married her, but to his subordinate, and if it was a sense of guilt that she had been used as a plaything for one night under the permission of the Lord, wouldn’t it be enough to drive women to death?
━… … I understand that your wife has been through a terrible thing. But why are you telling me about this? This man, Kang Mo, is just an old merchant.
━I told you, hug me.
━… …Madam.
━Kang Dae-in. I already swore on the day of my engagement. I would somehow revive my family and live a life of glory, even if it meant relying on the power of Ma Gwang-cheon. For that, I would endure any humiliation. It means that the fact that someone like Geum-ryeong, a substitute for the Lord, came to my bed was nothing.
━If so… … ?
━There is only one thing I am worried about. Not being able to conceive a child. After today, those sent by Geumryeong may be watching me, so I thought this was my only chance and came to find Kang Daein. I also do not want to receive the offspring of those idiots. If you are the owner of Mangeumsangdan, you can at least look after your family even if I am unable to conceive.
━If I’m not misunderstanding, what you just said, is it possible that my… …?
━Yes. Since I haven’t received the seed of Magwangcheonju anyway, I plan to achieve my goal even if it means having Kang Daein’s child. If we just keep quiet, Geumryeong will regard the child I gave birth to as her own child, and the world will regard it as Magwangcheonju’s bloodline… … !
━!!
━Isn’t that a good suggestion? If you do it right, your bloodline could become the supreme ruler of the Central Plains. And even if you don’t necessarily look that far ahead… … As a subordinate, haven’t you ever wanted to covet something that belongs to a master with untouchable power? Now’s your chance.
I will take care of everything, so don’t refuse, Kang Dae-in━ That’s how Kang Hae-sang got caught up in Yoo Seol-ryeon’s momentum and ended up having an all-night conversation with her.
And as time passed, it was revealed that Yu Seol-ryeon was pregnant. Not only did she gain the status of the third wife, but she also gave birth to a healthy son, Yu Jeong-tak, the third son of the Madou clan, and the Fujian Yu family stood shoulder to shoulder with the Shaanxi painters and the Guo family of Guozhou, and came to be called the Madou clan.
‘That guy Jeongtak, has he already passed his term?’
Kang Hae-sang thought about the old incident he had never told anyone about, the memory of spending a night with Yoo Seol-ryeon in secret, as he pushed it back into his mind.
In fact, it was not clear whether the third prince of the Demonic Clan, Yoo Jeong-tak, was his blood descendant. That day━ It was said that he had had relations with Yoo Seol-ryeon several times, but she had already accepted the prohibition first, and the Kang family had been precious to begin with.
Even Kang Hae-sang had put in a lot of effort to cure his paralyzed son, Kang Hu-yeon, and he was only able to have him when he was in his forties. At a much older age, it seemed unlikely that Yoo Jeong-tak would be born from a one-night stand.
Hana Kang Hae-sang secretly considered Yoo Jeong-tak as her own son. It may be because of blood ties, but she had felt affection for him since she was young.
So Kang Hae-sang hoped Yoo Jeong-tak would not get involved in unnecessary competition. He just wanted him to act as the third prince of the Demon Kingdom, a descendant of the Magwang Heavenly Lord, and live a life of wealth and fame without ambition. He even reduced his private meetings with Yoo Seol-ryeon to the extreme, fearing that it might harm him. He also gave him his own son, Kang Hu-yeon, who was crazy about womanizing.
After Kang Hu-yeon entered the Immortal Magic and cured his paralysis, he was busy playing around and doing all sorts of wild things, perhaps because he was sorry for the time he had lost. He would get drunk and beat up passersby or harass women, and sometimes he would commit big mistakes. However, Kang Hae-sang never blamed his son for that. The Kang family was so precious that he was happy just to have the strength to sow seeds.
Meanwhile, Kang Hoo-yeon and Yoo Jeong-tak were more compatible than expected. The two, who had been enjoying all sorts of fun while traveling around the vast territory of Fujian Yuga, eventually became sworn brothers, which made Kang Hae-sang secretly happy. Even though they were half-brothers, the two could have been brothers. What father would dislike his sons’ good friendship?
Yoo Seol-ryeon also did not scold the two for their reckless behavior. Rather, she would tell those around her that Yoo Jeong-tak’s lechery was the strongest evidence that he had the blood of the Magwangcheonju. She said that he had inherited the eccentricity of Yeon Jung-hyeok, who once coveted women of the military.
anyway.
It could be said that Kang Hae-sang’s efforts to create a world of magic were purely for Kang Hu-yeon and Yoo Jeong-tak. So that the two could enjoy glory for the rest of their lives. Yes, that was enough for him. He swears that he has never pursued ambitions that were beyond his means. That night twenty years ago – Yoo Seol-ryeon had said that perhaps his son could become the supreme ruler of the Central Plains magic world, and he had forgotten that.
That is why the next moment, Yoo Seol-ryeon’s words in a subtle tone came as a shock to him all over again.
“Don’t look at me like that, sir. I came here today because I thought that maybe our Jeongtak could become the next Magwangcheonju.”