Chapter 266: Chapter 266

“Ugh…….”

Two days after that, Namgung So-hye slowly opened her eyes and groaned.

Having been bedridden for a long time, pain flared up all over her body.

Looking around with blurry eyes, she suddenly looked at Dan So-mi, who was sleeping on the bed.

“Oh my……?”

Why was this child sleeping here?

Namgung So-hye tilted her head with a puzzled look. But as pain surged from her back, she frowned and recalled the forgotten memories one by one.

Soon, turning pale, she quietly checked Dan So-mi’s condition and let out a soft groan.

There did not seem to be a single injury anywhere.

“Do not worry. That child is not hurt…….”

“Young Master Dan……?”

“You managed to wake up. You slept for seven days straight, so I thought you were dead.”

“S-Seven days?”

“Yes.”

Namgung So-hye looked at Dan Woo-hyun with a flustered gaze.

She could not believe at all that she had slept for seven days without waking up.

“It seemed your wound was deeper than expected. They said you could have died.”

“Is…… is that so?”

Namgung So-hye calmly accepted it and nodded. Thinking back to the situation at that time, she had also thought she would surely die.

She could not speak for other places, but she remembered receiving a fairly deep wound on her back.

But as if it did not matter to her at all, she stroked Dan So-mi’s hair.

“I gathered good herbs. This child is also the one who has been nursing you until now.”

“Ah…….”

Namgung So-hye let out a soft exclamation.

The room she was in was filled with the scent of herbs. The smell was so different from the usual herbs she encountered that she could tell they were of high quality.

Perhaps feeling a bit relieved, Namgung So-hye put on a smile.

“I am glad to be alive…….”

“To fall to those kinds of guys, it seems your training is still lacking.”

“Ahaha…….”

Namgung So-hye gave an awkward laugh.

If Dan So-mi had not been there and she had clashed swords alone, she might have won. Although the opponent was also considerably strong, Namgung So-hye had not shown her full strength either.

But if that was called a lack of training, then perhaps it was so.

“I must devote myself more.”

“Yes. Good thinking. But it seems best for you to recuperate for the time being.”

Saying so, Dan Woo-hyun stood up from his seat.

Perhaps he thought there was no longer any need to watch over her since she had woken up.

A short exclamation and a regretful sigh could be heard from behind, but Dan Woo-hyun left the place without hesitation.

* * *

“How about this one?”

At Zhuge Yeon’s words, the people nodded their heads without realizing it. In particular, Jang Sam-tae agreed with her words and smiled like a completely different person.

“I think it looks good. Hehehe.”

“……Really?”

Zhuge Yeon looked at Jang Sam-tae with a suspicious expression.

It was merely showing rings and asking which one suited her, but bizarrely, no matter what she put on or did, the men nodded and said it suited her.

It was far too different from their usual behavior.

Zhuge Yeon tilted her head, unable to understand the situation.

“Of course! This Jang Sam-tae’s eyes never fail! Whichever you wear, it will suit you well!”

Jang Sam-tae’s behavior was especially strange.

Not only was he using formal speech which he never did before, but the looking-down gaze he usually had was nowhere to be seen. Zhuge Yeon’s eyes narrowed at his attitude, which was as if he were dealing with Dan Woo-hyun.

“…….”

“Ahem!”

“By any chance, did you do something wrong to me?”

“Hehehe, would I ever do something that would bring heaven’s wrath upon me?”

Jang Sam-tae rubbed his hands together and broke out in a cold sweat.

He forced himself to avoid her gaze, which was staring at him intently.

It was only natural for him to be afraid.

This was because, combining the words she had spat out toward the Murong family’s martial artists right before their eyes and all the actions she had shown, he had realized just how terrifying of a woman Zhuge Yeon was.

“I did not commit any wrong either.”

Gwon Mu-jin nodded with a bitter expression.

The confidence he usually showed had vanished without a trace.

Ma Jang-gang did not reply due to his pride, but his subtle nodding made it seem as if he was unconditionally agreeing with Zhuge Yeon’s words.

“Is that so?”

Zhuge Yeon frowned as if something displeased her, but since the men did not open their mouths at all, she turned around with a lukewarm expression.

She wondered if there was something she did not know, but she had not done anything particularly wrong, and she could not even remember doing anything that would make them behave that way.

“Strange. Really…… what is the problem?”

Her muttering could be heard as she turned and walked away.

Jang Sam-tae sighed as he watched her.

‘What a devilish wench…….’

The mockery she directed at the dying man and every single terrifying action she did were burned into his mind, so how could she not be difficult to deal with?

Just thinking about being in that position filled him with a fear that made his knees shake.

Even the last move she showed was shocking.

To pierce the throat of a dying man with her finger?

He had not known that the finger technique of the Zhuge Clan was so vicious.

“What is it? Why do you guys have those expressions on your faces?”

Sa Do-hak approached and asked with a puzzled look.

“Ah, you see…….”

Just as Jang Sam-tae was about to talk about what he had seen then, the walking Zhuge Yeon suddenly stopped and glanced back at Jang Sam-tae.

For a split second, their eyes met.

Swallowing hard, Jang Sam-tae let out a silly grin.

“It is because Lady Zhuge is so beautiful. With the sole thought of serving my Lady for the rest of my life, this Jang Sam-tae……”

“Cut the bullshit. What on earth did you do to make these kids act like this?”

“I did not do anything, though?”

“Tsk tsk, I do not even need to see it to know. Your true nature came out, did it not?”

“…….”

At Sa Do-hak’s words, Zhuge Yeon’s expression stiffened. It was a flustered look, as if something she did not want to think about had been dragged out by force.

“I have heard of it. Once you lose your temper, you are more venomous than the Tang Clan?”

“Th-That is not true!”

“What do you mean it is not true. I heard even your father cannot look you in the eye when you get angry.”

Zhuge Yeon snapped her head around and glared at Zhuge Un. He, who was trimming wood on one side, looked away involuntarily when their eyes met.

Zhuge Yeon was dumbfounded by his quick action.

“It is not like that!”

“Tsk tsk, will you even be able to get married with that kind of temper?”

Tsking his tongue in genuine pity, Sa Do-hak slowly walked away from the spot.

He had a liquor bottle in his hand, as if he intended to have a drink with Namgung Cheon.

At that sight, Zhuge Yeon caught her breath.

As if to suppress the anger welling up inside her, she slapped her cheeks with both hands.

The slapping sound was very intense.

Every time that sound was heard, not only Jang Sam-tae but also Gwon Mu-jin and Ma Jang-gang trembled.

Soon, Zhuge Yeon wore a bright smile.

That smile only felt terrifying.

The people quietly watched her. With a beaming smile, Zhuge Yeon slowly took steps and approached where Sa Do-hak and Namgung Cheon were.

She took a seat next to the two men who were exchanging drinks.

“What is the matter?”

“Ah, come to think of it, there is something I heard.”

Sa Do-hak wore a puzzled look at the sudden comment. However, deciding it was nothing major, he drank casually and opened his mouth.

“What is it?”

“This is a story I heard from Grandfather Namgung.”

“Hmm?”

Looking at Zhuge Yeon, who brought up his name out of nowhere, Namgung Cheon felt a bad premonition.

He also knew this child’s personality all too well.

The feeling that although she was smiling brightly, she was somehow thorny.

For some reason, Namgung Cheon decided that he should not let her speak any further.

“Yeon-ah, go check on So-hye……”

“I heard you were dumped a lot?”

“Huh?”

“I heard that from the moment you were born until now, you were dumped every single time you confessed to someone. Is that correct?”

“…….”

Sa Do-hak, who was holding the liquor bottle, dropped it.

Clang!

The liquor bottle broke pointlessly.

However, not only Namgung Cheon but even Sa Do-hak did not seem to have the slightest interest in such a thing.

With his mouth wide open, Namgung Cheon had a speechless expression.

On the contrary, Sa Do-hak trembled all over.

“Moreover, the target of your first confession…… of all people…… was Lady Jin Ga-yu……?”

Jin Ga-yu.

Although she was a rogue martial artist, she was a self-made woman who entered the Martial Alliance after having her skills recognized.

She showed tremendous activity, rising to a high-ranking position in an instant, and eventually became Namgung Cheon’s wife.

She had now died of an illness, but her beauty in her youth was such that it would not be strange to call her the fairest in the Central Plains.

Zhuge Yeon sighed as if feeling somewhat regretful.

“To love your rival’s woman…… it is like a novel. Right?”

Zhuge Yeon turned back to Jang Sam-tae and Gwon Mu-jin to seek their agreement. However, the two men could not even bring themselves to nod, forced to watch the situation stiff as statues.

Sa Do-hak trembled furiously.

Just looking at that, one could tell how flustered and angry he was.

But Zhuge Yeon did not care in the slightest.

She slightly lifted her hips and moved next to Sa Do-hak.

Then, she glanced at Zhuge Un in the distance.

“And this is a story I heard from my father……”

“……W-What is it.”

“Is it true? That you have never even held a woman’s hand, other than courtesans?”

“Keugh!”

“Y-Yeon-ah?!”

Zhuge Yeon smiled brightly as she looked at Sa Do-hak, who clutched his chest and collapsed. She paid no attention to Zhuge Un’s flustered expression either.

“Shall I hold it for you? Fufu.”

Soon, she stood up from her seat and swept back her long hair.

She grinned down at Sa Do-hak, who was trembling all over.

There was a clear sneer on her lips.

“I am joking. Unless it is someone like Manor Lord Dan, perhaps.”

“Ugh……!”

Saying so, she sneered once more.

Having completely crushed Sa Do-hak’s heart, only then did she slowly begin walking toward Namgung So-hye’s room with a satisfied expression.

“Y-You…… you damn bastards……”

A moment later, Sa Do-hak began to run wild.

“I will kill you all!”

“Get a hold of yourself!”

“E-Elder-!”

The entire Hunan Dan Manor shook violently.

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