Absolute Regression Chapter 567

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When the guard saw the man, he bowed respectfully.

The expressions on the faces of the soldiers who were dealing with him were bright. From their reactions, they could guess what kind of person this man was to his subordinates.

“He asked if I was new.”

Seojin answered politely.

“Yes, I came in today.”

The man’s skin was taut, giving the impression of being young, but his expression and eyes seemed mature, suggesting that he was older. His gray hair made it even harder to guess his age.

“Are you curious?”

“yes?”

“Are you curious about what’s inside?”

Before she could reply, the man strode in and said.

“What are you doing? You’re not coming.”

“yes.”

Seojin followed the man inside.

Although I didn’t know who the other person was, I wasn’t in the mood to refuse.

The Hwangryongban area was completely different from the outside.

Unlike the other areas that consisted only of a training ground and buildings, this one was well-maintained. The buildings were larger and more beautiful, and old ginkgo trees were planted along the well-maintained gravel paths. And between the flower gardens filled with beautiful flowers, there was a training ground for individual use.

It was clear that the intention was for you to hurry up and practice hard and come here.

The Hwangryongban warriors passing by bowed their heads respectfully to the man.

He’s clearly not a member of the Hwangryongban, but he doesn’t seem to be a master either. Is he one of the Seven Masters? Who on earth is this man?

The further we went in, the tighter the security became. At the end of the security was a large building like a castle.

“Where is that?”

A strange emotion appeared in the eyes of the man looking at the building.

“This is the Hwangryongmu-gwan’s official residence. This is where the master of this place resides.”

Then a word came out naturally from her mouth.

“The master of the military is the official.”

The man looked back at her.

“It was written like that at the very beginning of the admission documents I filled out yesterday.”

A strange light flashed across the man’s eyes. It was clearly an emotion closer to curiosity than anger.

“So? Do you think you are the owner?”

“I don’t know yet. As I said, today is the first day.”

Her gaze turned back to the Kwanjujeon, as it was uncomfortable to look the man in the eye.

The man suddenly asked.

“Do you want to come in and take a look?”

“May I come in?”

“I don’t think you recognize the authority of the owner of that place.”

She politely declined.

“You misunderstood. I’ve seen enough of this today. Thanks to you, I’ve seen it well.”

I had wanted to go into the royal palace once, but it was too conspicuous from the first day. No, it was still conspicuous enough.

“Then I will go now.”

As she bowed her head politely and was about to turn around, a man spoke from behind her.

“Who gets to go wherever they want?”

Startled, she turned back to the man.

“I didn’t give you permission to go?”

Seojin stared at the man and asked.

“Can I go?”

Was it because he didn’t seem afraid? The man didn’t say anything about leaving.

It was then that a person walked towards there.

“Yeon Daehyeop.”

The person who appeared there was Ki-seok, one of the Seven Sabu. A little behind him, his subordinate, Pyo-san, was also standing.

At that moment, Seo-jin saw that the man’s expression toward Ki-seok was not very good. He did not bother to hide the fact that he disliked the other person.

“It’s been a while.”

Ki-seok greeted the man politely, but the man simply nodded.

Ki-seok didn’t seem upset at all, as if this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened to him.

His calm gaze turned towards Seojin.

“What are you doing here?”

“This person showed me around here.”

Ki-seok said to the man.

“This is the child’s first day at the school. Can we start by teaching him to break the rules?”

After saying that, he spoke to Seojin again.

“Get out!”

“Yes, Master.”

At this time, Seojin realized one thing.

She knows that Ki-seok didn’t come forward for her own sake. That means she hates being with this man.

‘At least I’m not in league with this guy.’

Of course, being decisive is a no-no. The world of martial arts is a place where people can pretend to be enemies on the outside while on the other side, and people who fought like enemies yesterday can become friends today.

As she turned to leave, a white-haired man spoke from behind her.

“I haven’t told you to go yet.”

She turned again and looked back and forth between the two of them.

The winner of this fight was already decided. Ki-seok immediately retreated.

“Then I will go now.”

Ki-seok took a step and Pyo-san followed him.

The man who had been looking at them for a moment looked at Seojin again.

“Please let me go now. I’m really nervous because it’s my first day.”

She was calm and confident, acting on instinct. She thought it was better to show this confident side to the man in front of her than to look timid and scared.

“Even if I go, I have to go knowing who I am.”

“Who are you?”

“I am Yeon Baek-jin.”

The man added calmly.

“He is a person who was born late and thus never became the master of this place.”

He was Yeon Baek-jin, the younger brother of Guan Zhu. He was the freest person in Hwangryongmu-gwan, the most fearsome person, and the most popular person. He was a character with many different appearances depending on the person he was dealing with.

Seojin bowed politely to him and turned around. After walking a few steps, she said.

“Don’t be too disappointed. It was clearly written that the owner of this place was a government official.”

Yeon Baek-jin watched her leave in silence.

There were two people watching the scene from afar again. Those watching from the window of the hallway inside the building were Ki-seok and Pyo-san.

“I think Yeon Dae-hyeop is interested in Seo-jin. There must be quite an age difference.”

At Pyo-san’s words, Ki-seok shook his head.

“Everyone knows that Yeon Baek-jin is a free-spirited and generous person. A person who likes women and having fun.”

There were many women who liked him because he was the younger brother of the official and also a skilled martial artist. So, there were rumors about him and many women.

However, the Yeon Baek-jin that Ki-seok judged was this kind of person.

“Yeon Baek-jin is the most calculating and ruthless person of all.”

“So you’re saying that you approached Seojin intentionally?”

“Yeah, I smelled something about Mr. Lim.”

At those words, Pyo-san’s expression hardened. If that were true, it was serious. One was the daughter of Gui-mun-ju, and the other was the younger sister of Gwan-ju.

“The final excavation is just around the corner, what should we do?”

“You need to turn your gaze outward.”

Ki-seok had already given his answer.

“No matter what, you can’t kill the Lord’s own blood relative, right?”

* * *

That evening, Seojin was drinking alone in the guest house.

I’m not a person who enjoys drinking, but today I was thinking about drinking. It was because of that Yeon Baek-jin I met earlier.

‘We’re using him to dig into this case.’

At first, this was the thought that came to mind. If, as we saw earlier, you and Ki-seok were not on good terms, then it was definitely worth a try.

But I felt reluctant.

She couldn’t tell if it was a sense of crisis or a woman’s intuition, but her instinct stopped her.

Don’t get close to Izawa. Mix it up even a little less.

But the reality was going in the exact opposite direction.

“Are you staying at this inn?”

When she looked up, it was Yeon Baek-jin. He sat down in front of her without asking permission.

Seojin spoke calmly without revealing her true feelings.

“I wasn’t able to properly greet you earlier.”

“That goes for you too, right?”

Yeon Baek-jin knew her identity.

“She was the daughter of a nobleman.”

He spoke as if he had known each other since they had first met.

“Can you show me the ghost technique of the ghost gate? I’ve never seen it before, so I’m curious.”

Of course, she wasn’t the type of person to show it off easily.

“I’m still clumsy, so I might kill the opponent.”

Yeon Baek-jin said as he poured alcohol into a new glass.

“How cheeky.”

“I’m sorry if it sounded that way.”

After Yeon Baek-jin emptied his drink, he stared at her and asked.

“Can the name Gwimun really be a shield that can protect you?”

If you heard it in a bad way, it would be an insult to the family. However, Yeon Baek-jin warned him until the end.

“Human greed cannot be stopped even by ghosts.”

This guy knows something.

Seojin felt that way. And he wasn’t trying to hide it. What was his intention when he approached her?

The stone and the sign, and this white swan.

All of these are connected to the death of Lim Hyeon-ohrabeoni. Either through direct involvement or indirectly.

This time she asked after she had emptied her drink.

“Why do you think my shield is only for the ears?”

“What else is there?”

I wanted to tell him this.

I am the leader of the Cheonmasingyo Guiyeongdae.

Even after saying that, how can you look at me with such arrogant eyes?

I really wanted to come here as a nobleman and find out exactly what they were up to.

But I have not entered the royal palace yet. I have decided to finish this work and go.

The last thing before becoming a mine.

‘I’ll figure it out somehow and go back.’

It was just as she was putting her empty glass down on the table.

A young man approached them and said,

“Are you the Hwangryongmu Officers?”

He must have recognized her because she was wearing the Baekryongban’s martial arts uniform.

“We’ve come to take the entrance exam too! How delightful it is!”

A woman also walked behind the young man.

“It is fate that we met like this, so please tell us how to take the test!”

Naturally, the two joined in where they were.

Seojin and Yeonbaekjin were surprised to see them for different reasons. That was why they did not stop them from joining.

First of all, the reason Yeon Baek-jin was surprised was because these men and women were so handsome and beautiful. The woman in particular was indescribably beautiful. The moment he saw her, he could not dare to say anything about sitting anywhere.

On the other hand, the reason Seo Jin was surprised was different. The young man was Geommu Geuk, and the woman was Ian. The Sogyoju and Gwiyeongdaeju had come to see him.

Seojin was very surprised, but tried to remain calm. Through Ian, he knew that the sword dance he had seen at his brother’s wedding was the leader of the Cheonmasin Sect, but now was not the time to greet him politely.

“Today was my first day as a Hwangryongmu-gwan.”

“That’s better. You have a more vivid memory of taking the test, right?”

The gaze of Geommugeuk turned towards Yeon Baek-jin.

“Then is this person with cool white hair also our senior?”

Then Seojin introduced him accurately.

“This person is Yeon Baek-jin, the great swordsman and younger brother of Hwangryongmu-gwan Gwanju.”

“Oh! You are a precious person! It is an honor to meet you.”

Was it because the words and the look in his eyes were different? Yeon Baek-jin asked coldly.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“What kind of eyes did I have for you to do that?”

When his eyes met with Geommu-geuk’s, Yeon Baek-jin felt bad. Those eyes seemed to be looking deep into his heart. It was the first time that his heart was moved like this by someone else’s eyes.

“Don’t get me wrong, I feel competitive when I see someone who is naturally good-looking.”

He wouldn’t know. What Geommu-geuk felt when he saw Seo-jin and him sitting across from each other at the inn.

So this is where their relationship began.

Although Seojin died a long time ago, the beginning of their ill-fated relationship began here.

The reason why Geommu-geuk came all the way here was to cut off this bad relationship from the start. He was worried that his return might cause that bad relationship to be drawn out.

Seo Jin-ah, it’s okay now that I’m here.

The moment Ian and I sat down here together, Seojin’s fate would have already started to take a different path.

The gaze of Geommugeuk turned towards Yeon Baek-jin.

And you? Will you walk the path of death with me again?

“Your hair is so beautiful. I want to have white hair like that too.”

“Shut up.”

While Geommugeuk was already pulling the words “shut up” out of Yeon Baekjin’s mouth, Seojin and Ian were secretly exchanging messages.

-Your Majesty, how did you know about this place?

-You said you were going here to take care of some business, right?

Of course I said that. The question is why I came here.

―I came because I wanted to see you as soon as possible. If you take care of this matter as soon as possible, you will be able to come to Guyeongdae sooner.

Did he really come here because of that? Probably not. He must have known that he was in a difficult situation. How on earth did he know?

-You came to help me?

-Need help?

The two women’s eyes met in the air. Seo-jin spoke honestly. The pride you’re showing off now isn’t pride, it’s foolishness.

-Yes, I need it. Please help me.

Ian told her the truth.

―Chief Seo’s work is also my work.

That’s why Ian came not to help, but to take care of my business. That was what he had in mind.

-This will be our unit’s first mission.

Seojin was happy. When he wanted to tell Yeonbaekjin that he was the leader of the Guiyeongdae, he thought of her. But as if it were a lie, she came.

Ian said, raising his glass.

“Come on, let’s have a drink with our future classmates.”

How could Seo Jin not know that the motive was not Hwangryongmu-gwan but Gwiyeongdae?

Following Seojin’s energetic toast, Geommugeuk also clinked his glasses.

“Let us take over the Hwangryongmu-gwan!”