Chapter 210

Episode 210:

I couldn’t figure out Tang Choi’s intentions.

At best, they summoned the head of the delegation and asked, “What is a tourist attraction in Jungwon?”

It wasn’t just that.

Since the title “Gongnyeo (公女)” feels stiff, wouldn’t it be easier to call her “Sojeo” instead? Wouldn’t she be careless and reject her escort?

Now he looks drunk and disheveled.

It was as if he was having a private drink with an innocent friend.

Time passed in vain.

About an hour had passed since we sat down.

“Sozer.”

I put down the glass in my hand and opened my mouth softly.

Since he didn’t get to the point until the bottles were empty, I was the first to reach the limit of my patience.

This was enough of a meaningless conversation that was only wasting time.

“If there’s nothing more to talk about, I’ll just head back.”

“Aren’t you in too much of a hurry? “It’s a place that was prepared with great care.”

“Even though it was a carefully planned event, it doesn’t seem like a very productive conversation took place.”

“What kind of conversation is productive?”

“......?”

“If you had threatened me by telling me to help you get to the position of Gungjuwi (位), if you had tried to appease me by saying that I would reward you greatly if you cooperated with the plan. “Do you think the small cooperative would have listened to my story?”

It was as if he was saying that he knew what Confucius One and Confucius had given me.

I stopped my hand for a moment, then silently raised my head and made eye contact with Woo Hwayeon.

“If it’s not threats or appeasement, then for what purpose did you call me? “It’s not like he just wanted to hear stories about Jungwon.”

“What makes you think no?”

“yes?”

“I am very interested in the world outside South Korea. I have a lot of questions. So, I thought I would like to invite the small cooperative and have a chat.”

“.......”

I couldn’t figure out how much was sincere and how much was false.

Woo Hwa-yeon put the empty liquor bottle in the corner and picked up a new bottle from under the table.

Pong!

As soon as the stopper was opened, a strong aroma of liquor spread out.

It seemed to be a much stronger type of alcohol than the fruit wine I drank earlier.

She said as she poured alcohol into my glass.

“It looks like you don’t believe it.”

“It’s hard to believe it out loud.”

“Actually, there is one thing I would like to ask you. “It may be a bit different from what the Sohyup is thinking of.”

A meaningful statement.

Woo Hwayeon took a deep breath as she put down the bottle and spoke with a slightly nervous expression.

“I would like you to take me with you when you complete your mission as an envoy and return to the central plains.”

“...!”

* * *

I ended up making a blank expression.

I never would have thought that she would say that she wanted to go into exile in Jungwon.

“Are you serious?”

“yes.”

Woo Hwayeon’s voice became serious.

The innocent look I had shown before seemed like a lie.

“Weren’t you aiming for the position of princess?”

“It was not I who was interested in the palace grounds, but my maternal grandfather. “I am nothing more than a puppet.”

“.......”

“It may be hard to believe, but I am actually not interested in the position of palace lord. I expressed this intention several times to my maternal grandfather, the Lord Dokgok of the time. In the end, I was unable to go against the flow and ended up becoming the leader of a faction...”

To calm my confused head, I emptied the alcohol in my glass in one go.

A heavy silence fell.

The level of Dokgokju was not known for certain, but many people assumed that he had reached the level of Hyeongyeong.

No matter what, I didn’t want to turn the absolute expert into my enemy.

‘It would be better to put it on hold for now.’

It wasn’t long before I was able to come to a conclusion.

It was too risky a proposition to blindly accept.

Above all, I could not completely trust Woo Hwayeon.

What guarantee is there that she only told me the truth?

“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can give you an answer right now.”

“.......”

“and.”

I suddenly threw the needle in my hand toward the ceiling.

Kwaaaaaaaa!

The condensed brain energy soared up, creating a large hole in the ceiling.

“Keuok!”

The man who had been hiding on the ceiling and eavesdropping on Woo Hwayeon’s story let out a lethargic sound and fell onto the table.

Kwajangchang!

The table was broken, and broken plates and bottles flew into the air.

“...!”

Woo Hwayeon’s eyes widened.

The man was wearing black night clothes and a mask.

The guards waiting outside ran into the room, shouting at the sudden commotion.

“this guy!”

“Princess! Are you safe?”

I slowly got up from my seat without even looking at them.

Woo Hwayeon looked back and forth between me and the masked person with trembling eyes.

“Looking at his attire, he doesn’t seem to be a palace warrior, and it looks like he was placed under surveillance by Sojeo in Dokgok.”

“.......”

“Please take care of the cleanup. “I’ll just leave now.”

* * *

Confucius’ residence at the same time.

A warrior with a majestic physique approached Confucius, who was sitting at his desk sorting out documents, and spoke to him.

“Confucius.”

“Is the investigation over?”

“yes. “I made a report and brought it to you.”

“Leave it and go.”

A thin report was placed on the desk.

Approximately two hours passed by.

“Ugh.”

As Confucius finished his work and stretched out, his eyes turned to the report that had been pushed to the corner of his desk.

He picked up the report, looked at its contents, and muttered.

“There are a lot.”

The document contained the names of the Central Plains people who visited the Beast Palace and their personal details.

After carefully reviewing the report, Confucius raised his eyebrows and smiled.

There were as many as dozens of people.

Everyone thought there was no way they could have an amicable relationship with the Sacheon branch leader.

Therefore, he instructed his subordinates to observe the delegation.

“also.”

As a result, useful information was obtained.

The name written in the corner of the report caught my attention.

He was an elder from a great family that held the first rank of the five generations.

Since he was a person of high status, it seemed worthwhile to tempt him.

“It’s Hwang Bo-kyung...”