Absolute Regression Chapter 690

Episode 690: Is it okay to be angry when someone says I look like my son?

An Hu-pyeong stood up from his seat and slowly turned around.
As coolly and leisurely as possible.

“I’m a Shinwhabang…….”

The moment he looked at Ian, An Hu-pyeong was speechless.
Two eyes looking at him from above the cotton.
Eyes that suck the soul, where in the world can you find such eyes?
They were here.
His mind felt empty and his heart began to beat rapidly.
The natural determination created by the throbbing of his heart.

‘I will definitely make this woman mine.’

It was such a loud decision that even the facing swordplay and Ian could sense it.

“Who are you?”

An Hu-pyeong finally came to his senses after hearing Ian’s question and finished introducing himself.

“I am An Hu-pyeong, the firefighter of Shinwhabang.”

He spoke confidently, but there was no reaction as he had hoped.
Ian was still staring at him.

“I introduced myself.”

Ian spoke softly, as he had been asked to introduce himself.

“I think you know who I am and came looking for me.”
“Of course.”

An Hu-pyeong wasn’t afraid at all even though his opponent was a mine.
To him, who had never properly encountered a mine before, the Demonic Cult was like a being in a distant world outside the greenhouse.

“What brings you here to me?”

An Hu-pyeong was having an unfamiliar experience. No woman had ever been so cold to her when she knew her identity.

‘Is this the woman of the Demonic Cult?’

An Hu-pyeong fell in love with this woman at first sight. It had been a long time since he had felt his heart pounding.

“Please sit down for a moment.”

Ian waited for the sound of the sword dance, but said nothing. It meant that you should handle it yourself.

-This incident must have something to do with Shinwhabang, right?

Still, he answered Ian’s call.

– It’s not just a relationship, it’s a very deep involvement.

In a fight like this, the one with more information ultimately has the advantage.

– Let’s use this interest to find out the internal situation of Shinwhabang.

Ian sat down in front of Anhu Ping.
When Geommu-geuk stood behind Ian, Anhu Ping finally recognized his presence.
Surprisingly, he was only looking at Ian.

With such feelings, there was no way that this young and handsome escort would be pleased. An Hu-pyeong glared at Geommu-geuk coldly, and Geommu-geuk pretended not to see and remained calm.

Sachu, who was watching the reaction, felt that this situation was not unfamiliar.

Where did you feel that freedom?

For a mere escort, he was so relaxed… … The moment the thought crossed Sachu’s mind, he flinched in surprise.

That handsome guy wearing a cotton swab!

Sachu thought of the evil Soma. He also stood behind Cheonhwaruju and showed off his leisurely appearance.

On the other hand, An Hu-pyeong couldn’t take his eyes off Ian.

“I’ve met many Shinshu warriors throughout the Central Plains, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen someone so beautiful.”
“Who from our sect have you met?”

An Hu-pyeong was inwardly embarrassed because he didn’t know that he would be asked so directly. Who would be the person he knew? In the end, it was the person he had pulled out of the eavesdropping bowl.

“Have you ever met Amazon?”

This boast was not a lie after all. He had actually met the Amazon without knowing it. He even warned him that if he laughed again, he would die.

Before the woman sitting in front of her could ask which demon she had met, An Hu-pyeong quickly added.

“Oh, I saw the Demon Lord briefly last time. He had some business to attend to.”

The only names I heard in the Demonic Cult were Ma-Jon and Ma-Monarch. Still, Ma-Monarch was easier to say than Ma-Jon.

Ian smiled faintly. He misinterpreted this obvious laughter as:

‘Yes, the Demon Lord knows and the Demon Lord knows, so how can you be so arrogant? Do you think I look different now?’

An Hu-pyeong even asked this question:

“Have you ever seen the Demon Lord?”

As Ian continued to smile, he spoke more excitedly.

“He won’t be there. He’s very busy. I’ve only seen him for a short while. Next time you come to Anhui, I’ve decided to take you to a nice place, so let’s go see him together then.”

An Hu-pyeong offered Ian a drink while boasting ridiculously.

“Here, have a drink.”
“All right.”

Although Ian declined, he filled the glass in front of Ian without permission.

“Since ancient times, when you first meet someone, isn’t it better to have a drink to feel more comfortable? Come on, let’s have a drink.”
“I don’t drink just anyone.”
“Anyone?”
“Because I don’t know anything about you. Not even if you’re the real Shinwhabang Firefighter.”

Then An Hu-pyeong thought it was an opportunity and said.

“Would you like to go see the live broadcast?”
“I just finished the preliminaries there today.”
“No, not there. Don’t you want to see the stage where the finals are held? If you’re lucky, you might even get a chance to meet and greet the judges.”

The Sachu who was listening frowned. He knew that the person he was talking about was Cheonhwaruju.
He took her there to look good to a woman? His own chief was a man who would do such a ridiculous thing.

‘You can’t go there!’

That guest house was truly a place I never wanted to return to.

“Let’s go, you won’t regret it, young lady.”

Ian stood up and thought for a moment.
He was the type of person who would never allow a woman to look down on him, but now he waited to see what kind of answer she would give.

“Change your clothes and come down.”

After saying that, Ian went up to this floor.

An Hu-pyeong smiled happily.

‘That’s it! It’s over!’

Yeah, even if I act all arrogant, would I refuse if the firefighter from Shinwhabang asked me to go?

At that moment, Ian’s eyes met with those of Geommu-geuk, who was following him up the stairs.
Geommu-geuk pretended not to see his menacing gaze and went up to this floor as well.

“That guy next to Cheonhwaruju is the same. Why are there such annoying guys hanging around?”

If you feel it, don’t come near!

Sachu held back the words he wanted to say.
Perhaps because it reminded him of the man who had been guarding Cheonhwaruju, Sachu had a bad feeling about the two men and women just now.

“You should be careful. You don’t even know what position that woman holds in the Demonic Cult.”
“Why? Do you think she’s hiding some great ability?”

The problem was that you couldn’t tell. In these cases, it usually fell into one of two categories: either you didn’t notice because your skills weren’t that great, or you were much stronger than them.

There was no way a young woman like that could be much stronger than him. Moreover, the young guard standing behind him didn’t seem to have much skill.

But why do I feel so uneasy?

There was a reason why An Hu-pyeong was convinced that Ian was not a master.

“How can you be skilled with that face? If you were me, would you be training in martial arts with that face?”

That wasn’t the only reason I wanted to be a great woman.

“Would a woman of such high status participate in a competition like this? Stop worrying about useless things and tell the maids to clean up my room. Tell them to prepare drinks and food.”

At that time, when he was so full of dreams that could never come true, Ian was asking Geommugeuk for his opinion.

“Is it okay for me to go?”
“You’ve already decided?”
“I’m saying this because I’m afraid it’s the wrong decision. Ah! Decisions are the hardest in the world! From now on, you make the decisions, Master. If you tell me to beat you up, I’ll beat you up. If you tell me to kill you and bury you, I’ll bury you!”
“Young lady, I’m just a bodyguard.”
“That’s my life! Give it back, my life!”

Although he was just joking, Ian had actually made up his mind.

Playing pranks is done because the opponent is a swordsman. She knew very well how dangerous this mission was.
This was a plot by a murderer that she did not notice to kill the leader of the apostles. It was a prophecy that the swordsman would be stabbed in the heart by the dagger of the evil soma.

Ian put the white coat on the bed among the two sets of clothes that the sword dance brought.
If he could stop that, he could go up on stage naked instead of wearing this coat.

“Are you really going to change into those clothes and go out?”
“If you’re going to do it, you might as well do it right.”

While she was changing clothes, Geommu-geuk waited at the door.
After a while, the door opened and Ian came out.
Ian, wearing a pure white coat, walked out with an embarrassed expression. It was not a dress that allowed him to wear a sword, but he looked different because he was wearing a sword.

Ian’s heart pounded as he wondered how the sword dance would react.

“She lied.”
“Huh?”
“She has such an innocent face, but if her clothes are also innocent, you’ll get tired of it? Ian, you look twice as innocent.”

Ian smiled pleasantly. It was much more pleasant to hear that from one swordsman than from thousands of people telling him he was beautiful.

“I’ll get rich.”
“Huh?”
“If this is a competition, isn’t it like a gambling table to see who will be the most beautiful in the world? I’ll bet all my fortune on you.”
“And what if I lose it all?”
“You’ll work for me for the rest of your life and pay it back. And pay for your clothes.”
“The cult leader lost it, so why should I pay it back?”

The two men looked at each other and laughed.
In fact, it was all worth it. There were still three steps left.

Wearing a red coat, taking off the cotton, and putting on makeup on top of that.

“Thanks to someone, I have big dreams.”
“I didn’t make you pretty. I just returned you to the way you were.”

As he went down the stairs, Ian briefly thought of that image.
He imagined himself traveling through a peaceful martial arts world with Geommu-geuk.
A peaceful world without any hidden forces or conspiracies.
He wanted to walk hand in hand while laughing, chatting, and talking nonsense.

‘Yes, then I have to make these things into things of the past. Things of the past that I can talk about with a smile.’

An Hu-pyeong looked at Ian with his mouth wide open at the sight of her wearing a white palace uniform.
An Hu-pyeong felt really good as he walked out of the guest house. Walking side by side with such a beauty, he felt like he had everything in the world.

Ian asked as they walked.

“But I have a question.”
“Go ahead.”
“Why did Shinhwabang hold this competition?”
“It was to discover beauties like this young lady and raise the reputation of the main room.”

Ian stopped walking and stared at him, saying:

“Other than that reason, I want to know the real reason. Do you know the real reason?”

When I asked him that question, he didn’t say he didn’t know.
But he couldn’t tell me. He didn’t know the reason himself.

“I wonder what the real reason is.”

The sword dance I was listening to made me think that Ian was really good at it.
I could already see the impatience on An Hu-pyeong’s face. I wanted to find out somehow and brag about it.

So the place they arrived was the stage where the main event was taking place.

“This is the stage where the main competition will be held.”

The stage was complete, and there was a large viewing area behind the seats where the VIPs were seated.

While we were all looking around the place,
An Hu-pyeong, who was looking at Ian, suddenly shouted.

“I will make you the most beautiful woman in the world!”

Ian looked at him. He had to control his expression to keep himself from laughing. The sword dance had sent such a bang.

-It’s a solution worth thirty thousand nyang!

The listening Sachu was dumbfounded. When on earth did he see her? And he hadn’t even seen her without her clothes on yet.
If he had revealed the woman like that, he would have been able to judge her more objectively. But, she was still too young for that. Yes, this is how it should be.

Ian looked at him and asked.

“Can you take responsibility for that?”

An Hu-pyeong answered confidently.

“I am a man who always keeps his promises.”

* * *

There was someone watching them.
The person standing on the roof with his arms crossed was none other than Shinwhabangju An Cheong-gwang.
At that moment, he was frowning involuntarily at his son’s ridiculous promise.

Saaak.

There was a sound of skin cracking, a sound that should never come from one’s own throat.

Gulp.

Something hot ran down his neck.
When An Qingguang touched his neck, blood covered his hands.

Only then did I see the knife in the hand wrapped around his neck.
The hand holding the knife was beautiful and white.

Originally, he should have died with blood spurting from his neck.
The wound was shallow.
It wasn’t intended to kill him.

Then a woman’s voice was heard from behind.

“I can’t kill my child. Well, it’s not easy, is it?”

The person who appeared from behind was Chae-ran.
She was the one who slit An Qingguang’s throat with a dagger.

“Should I kill you instead?”

An Cheong-gwang looked at her with indifferent eyes. Despite his fiery temper, he just ignored the prank of cutting her neck.

“You better keep your promises.”

Chai Lan answered with a smile.

“I told you, they’re rich people who really like to keep promises.”

An Cheong-gwang’s gaze turned back to his son.

“Didn’t there ever seem to be any talk of the Demonic Cult interfering in this matter?”
“Unexpected things always happen. Did you ever think that you would do something like this?”

Yes, I didn’t even know that I would face this kind of life.
But maybe I vaguely thought that this day would come someday.
When I saw that it took me only half an hour to make this decision that would change my whole life. It took me a little longer than thinking about what to eat.

“Who is that witch?”
“Blood is thicker than water.”

An Cheong-gwang’s expression hardened coldly when he realized that he resembled his son.

“Is it really worth getting so angry when someone says I look like my son? I was just saying that your question was wrong.”

An Qingguang soon realized what she was trying to say. He was definitely different from his son.

“Who is that man?”

When asked a proper question, Chai Lan looked at the sword dance and said.

“A person you can’t handle, a person who won’t even reveal his true identity to the Apostolic Alliance to which you have been loyal all your life.”

She added with a bright smile.

“Did you think the devil wouldn’t come if you joined hands with him?”