Chapter 303

[Episode 99: Youngest Leader Candidate (1)]

An old-fashioned kettle is boiling on a wooden stand neatly supported over a bonfire.

A fragrant scent rose from the kettle and tickled my nose.

-Chiii! Sigh! Sigh!

Seolbaek, with his silver hair flying, frantically stirs the iron kiln.

She was showing off her amazing cooking skills by sprinkling various spices from a bamboo tube.

Seeing her like that, I stuck out my tongue inwardly.

I tried to roast the pheasant I caught by roughly peeling its fur, but

after saying that,

[It's not polite to eat food], I took out cooking utensils from my bag and started cooking.

The spicy scent made my mouth water.

Each time she repeatedly touched the handle of the iron pot, the pheasant meat became coated with a red sheen.

-......What on earth is taste?

-I'm curious too.

Even Sodamgeom and Namcheoncheolgeom showed interest, showing that his cooking skills were no different from any other great chef.

After finishing the dish, she placed the seasoned pheasant meat beautifully on the plate she had prepared in advance.

“.......Is it necessary to do this?”

“Food that looks good is good to eat. “Even if you eat just one, the taste will be different if you treat it with quality.”

I can't help but agree.

Just looking at it makes my mouth water and makes me want to eat it quickly.

She gave me a silver spoon.

I don't know what was so packed in my luggage.

“It was made using Sichuan style raw fish meat. “Doubanjang and various spices are added, so it may be spicy, so take small bites.”

Raw meat is a dish made by boiling pork and then frying it in an iron kiln.

However, it is raw fish meat replaced with pheasant meat.

I took the chopsticks, picked up the red-hot meat, and put it in my mouth.

‘!!!'

The moment you put the meat in, you could feel the spicy aroma and sweet taste, and it melted smoothly.

It had a pleasant spicy taste.

Seolbaek asked me with wide eyes.

“how is it?”

“........it's good.”

You can't say it's not delicious.

Seolbaek smiled brightly, as if my words made him feel better.

Then he started eating himself.

I asked while eating meat.

“I thought you were doing something troublesome, but you are good at it.”

“If you live long, you tend to lose interest in everything.”

“So your hobby is making food?”

“no. “As my taste buds became more and more picky, I started trying to find a taste that would satisfy me.”

It is a cooking skill that has been developed over 300 years to cater to increasingly demanding tastes.

Even the imperial palace magistrates would not have this level of skill.

Seolbaek asked me.

“As a descendant of Geomseon, you must have lived for over 300 years or even longer than me. I was worried about whether it would suit your taste, but I am glad.”

Um...

I'm sorry, but even before my return, I couldn't live even a tenth of what she did.

There was no need to talk about this, so I kept my mouth shut.

After eating a few pieces of meat, I felt a spicy sensation.

So he opened the gourd and took a sip of water.

Then Seolbaek spoke.

“If you have this level of cooking skill, wouldn’t you be desirable as a wife?”

“Foot!”

I ended up squirting out the water I had been holding.

I sprayed it on her face, but it froze before it hit her and blew away like snow.

The chill protects her body the whole time.

-You don’t seem to be tired.

Sodamgeom stuck out his tongue.

This woman kept saying this all the way to Wuhan City.

So that you get used to it naturally.

-You will be brainwashed first before going to King Gyeong.

Phew.

I agree with Sodamgeom.

The approach she took was completely different from the women I had met so far.

Rather than revealing his feelings unconditionally, he was showing how good it would be to be around him.

It's so natural that it's scarier than you might think.

It wasn't something I had as a retainer, but even though I repeatedly told her that this wasn't necessary because I was going to serve her, she was naturally preparing everything.

‘Whoa.'

I sighed softly and ate the meat without answering.

It was so as not to be swayed by her.

Seeing me like that, Seolbaek chuckled and ate again.

He seems to be enjoying my reaction.

-Baek Hye-hyang seems like a scarier woman than that fire fox. be careful.

-I don't think it's particularly bad. The previous owner said that there is no better spouse than one who makes a man comfortable.

-Your previous owner was so knowledgeable that he knew nothing about women, so why did he live alone his whole life?

- Hmm.

Namcheoncheolgeom closed his mouth at Sodamgeom’s point.

It's been a while since I shared the advice of a Namcheon swordsman, but I guess I was empty-handed.

“I’m not the one who really stands out.”

I snorted at Seolbaek’s barbed words.

As she said, I had no idea my fame would be this much.

Perhaps because I disappeared for nearly seven months and then reappeared, the warriors passing by could not take their eyes off me.

There were even some who deliberately pretended to know.

“It’s been a while since I saw you, Sodaehyeop.”

“Do you remember me?”

“Are you here to elect the head of the party?”

He could have said he didn't know, but he accepted each and every greeting with all his might.

Because here, I am the hero of the political faction.

-Having a high reputation is not always a good thing.

I agree.

In the religious sect, no one could talk to me without permission, but my reputation in the religious sect was tantamount to popularity.

That's why people's attention and interest are so intense that it becomes burdensome.

It was the moment when I was making my way through the crowds through the streets and heading towards the entrance to the Murim League castle.

I heard someone shouting.

“Brother!”

When I looked there, I saw someone running from the gate.

She was my sister's brother, So Yeong-yeong.

I waved my hand in joy at seeing Youngyoung for the first time in many years.

But I don’t think it’s Yeongyoung.

As soon as I ran, I shouted without paying attention to the surroundings.

“How can you not contact me at least once! “You idiot, you idiot!”

‘Ah...'

Still, people are watching me like this, isn't it too much?

You're being such an idiot to your brother.

But when I saw his red eyes, I couldn't bear to say anything.

He seemed really worried.

“You know how worried I was!”

Yeongyeong shouted like that and tried to punch me in the chest.

It wasn't really hitting, it was just complaining.

Seolbaek blocked this.

“What is it? you?”

“That’s what I wanted to ask.”

Seolbaek’s eyes became strangely sharp.

I guess I didn't think it was my sister's younger brother because Youngyoung came running towards me, screaming and making a fuss.

“Get out of the way. My Nu....”

“So Daehyeop!”

As I was about to tell Seolbaek that he was my sister, I heard someone shouting.

The main character of the shout was Namgung Ga-hee, the head of Bonghwangdang.

There was also Eonyoungin from Jinju.

Namgoong Gahee approached me and said, looking happy.

“long time no see. Sodaegyeop. Even so, when we heard that So Dae-hyeop had appeared, our spirit medium ran so fast that we had a hard time trying to catch up.”

It was Namgoong Gahee, fanning her hands and joking.

“What are you talking about when my sister jumped as soon as she heard it? Ho ho ho.”

“Oh my gosh, what did I do?”

Namgoong Gahee couldn't hide her embarrassment at Eon Youngin's words.

They were still two good-natured women.

Then, Seolbaek turned his head to me and said.

“There are more women around than you think?”

The voice is quite cold.

I felt like I had misunderstood something because all of the people who appeared by chance were pretty.

“But what is the situation now?”

The quick-witted Namgoong Gahee asked as he looked at Seolbaek and Yeongyeong, who were strangely confronting each other.

It seemed like he was preparing to take Youngyoung's side if the situation came to a halt.

To this, I explained.

“This is my sister’s brother.”

Seolbaek’s eyes widened at those words.

“My sister? “Soyoungyoung?”

She must have known some personal information about So Woon-hwi, as she immediately recognized him when she heard his name.

Youngyoung asked me, pointing at her with an eye.

“Brother, who on earth is this woman?”

I think I was very displeased at the thought of being disturbed by Hae-hu, who I hadn't seen in a long time.

So, pointing to Seolbaek, I tried to tell him about the fake identity I had roughly come up with.

But that was before I could even say anything.

Seolbaek suddenly smiled brightly and said to Yeongyeong.

“I was wondering how there was such a pretty Sojeo, and it turned out to be our Unhwi brother’s younger sister. Nice to meet you. Oh, you’re pretty.”

Her tone of voice and expression had changed one hundred and eighty degrees.

It made me wonder if it was the woman with the icy face.

But the problem lay elsewhere.

“Are you our Unhwi brother?”

Youngyoung looked at me, asking a question in a crooked voice.

The look in his eyes seemed to be asking him to explain the situation.

Even Namgung Gahee and Eon Yeongin looked at Seolbaek and me alternately with expressions of disbelief.

‘.......ah.'

Suddenly my bones start to hurt.

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