Chapter 21

The long night comes and the morning finally comes. A bloody rumor spread across Yangan.

Song Geun-ryang, who had the largest drugstore, collapsed overnight. This is because the inspectors who came in the middle of the night discovered the plantation of the herbs. The plantation of the herbs was burned, and all of Song Geun-ryang’s family members were imprisoned. The people talked about what would happen to them who were imprisoned in the dungeon of the Inspectorate, what people call a living hell.

The demon king was angry, and his opponent was the queen’s family. First of all, it was a popular opinion that it had to do with the queen. There were several stories to back it up. First of all, no one knows about the queen, Song Young-young. Song Geun-ryang’s daughter, Song Rayang, was well known. As much as her pretty appearance, her arrogant and irreverent personality was notorious, but Song Young-young was not known for her appearance, personality, or anything. There is only one thing she is known about, and they think that maybe she is an illegitimate child. That’s all.

In the Sun dynasty, illegitimate children were not treated well, so there was certainly room for anger at the family of the wife whom the demon king loved. However, no matter how much the demon king, why on earth would he be so angry that one night, the place was devastated? It is surprising that Song Geun-ryang grew and sold the herbs, but even if Song Geun-ryang did not grow the herbs, he was caught and could not have survived the night. Why was the demon king so angry?

That point was confusing.

Since no one knows, the story was just inflated in it’s own way.

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The same was true for  Sa Heon-yeong, who was the one who destroyed the Song family overnight. He could guess, but he didn’t know exactly what it was. He thought for a moment to listen to the story to comfort Young-young, but soon stopped. Young-young who screamed like she was going to die just by seeing someone who looked like him. He didn’t want her memories to come back to her and remind her of whatever she went through. Rather, if she remembered, he was about to make her forget again.

He will make her forget in her heart over and over again.

For pleasure or for anything else.

Unlike the others, the son-in-law was locked up in a prison where poisonous snakes were specially released. Sa Heon-yeong said that if he could confess in detail what he had done to his wife, he would show mercy like everyone else.

After entering the royal palace, Sa Heon-yeong stopped. He suddenly raised his hand and sniffed his scent. He didn’t see blood, but somehow he felt the smell of blood. His hands smelled of ink, not blood.

Pfft, he sneered. This sentimental appearance of himself was strange and funny. He’s never done anything like this in a place where hundreds of thousands of people died, but he can smell the blood today when he hasn’t been properly stained with blood.

Sa Heon-yeong quietly rolled up his fist and clenched it.

It was a strange thing. He was angry. The one who made Young-Young scream like that, or the one who hurt her body. He was going to tear anyone to shreds. Even the humans who made her say, ‘I’m a lowly bitch’, he won’t let them all go. He’ll make everyone pay for it. Young-young will not know what they have been through, but they will never be able to close their eyes at ease.

But what is this feeling?

The previous anger was hot. A fever had risen. It was a feeling that made him want to slash the entire world by swinging my sword, but now it’s different. This anger was cold. It was chilly. He used to feel like his reason was paralyzed, but now his reason is at a standstill. The senses become sensitive. Contrary to wanting to go crazy and set the world on fire, his heart becomes cold. Something was completely frozen like ice. He feels like he’s building a cold wall.

Young-young.

Sa Heon-young remembered his wife. Small body. Smiling face. Innocent eyes, as if they knew nothing. But a language that sticks out. A song no one can understand. He puts her inside his walls and builds the ice walls. so that no one can approach her.

How on earth should he capture this feeling, which is closer to resentment than anger? Sa Heon-young closed his eyes for a moment. He’s about to come to Hyeonseon Hall soon, and he didn’t want to show Young-young like this. He only wanted to be a gentle gentleman.

“His Highness has entered.”

As soon as he entered the bedroom at the sound of the maid’s voice, Young-young, who had been sitting on the bed with her knees bent, lifted her head. She was wearing a cloak, but there was no sign of her sleeping. As soon as Young-yeong saw Sa Heon-yeong, she jumped off the bed. Seeing her staggering as if she was about to fall down, Sa Heon-yeong immediately ran to her and took her close to him.

“A person who has no strength in her legs should not run like this.”

Young-young grabbed Sa Heon-yeong’s arm and asked, taking off his mask with one hand.

“Why didn’t you come at night?”

Ah, was it the first time?

It was the first night he spent separately since he brought Young-young. While he was not happy that he had worried her, his heart tickled at the thought of Young-young, who had been waiting for him all night long. Now the warmth has finally returned. Her warmth, which could not be felt even with the anger, is felt as he embraces Young-young and looks at her.

“There was a bit of work. Haven’t you heard from the maids?”

“I heard.”

Young-young bit her lips. She heard them say that he cannot come at night because the work is busy. The maid said so. When she asked what they meant by busy work, they said he was busy with work. But it was difficult for Young-young to believe those words.

It was right after he met her father. Then he suddenly gets busy. Besides, the man, didn’t he come yesterday? The man. The man who sneaked into the mountain where Young-young lives and tried to attack her.

“Young-ah? Wait, why are you doing this, Young-ah? Huh?”

Young-young started to ramble through Sa Heon-yeong’s clothes, and he was bewildered. Seduction, is it? From this morning? Were you so anxious? Sa Heon-yeong put Young-young in his arms and stepped back towards the bed. Then he glanced at the maids. Then the maids quickly withdrew from the bed.

“Did you miss me so much?”

The scent of flowers emanated from Young-young’s body. Sa Heon-yeong happily surrendered himself to Young-young’s hand and buried his nose in her hair. As he moved behind, he stroked her little ears, and the bed touched his legs. He fell holding her.

Lying on the soft bed, looking up at Young-young, she was taking off Sa Heon-yeong’s clothes with a very serious face. Is it necessary to have such a serious face to make him want her? It was when Sa Heon-yeong looked at her curiously. Young-young, who ripped through Sa Heon-yeong’s official uniform and checked his bare skin, also checked Sa Heon-yeong’s arms, and took off his pants. Then, Sa Heon-yeong, who noticed that Young-young’s attitude was a bit strange, called her out, “Young-ah?”

Young-young shook her head as if not to listen. Why the hell are you doing this? Sa Heon-yeong endured the desire to speak with her, and he obeyed her hand. When she wanted to take his pants off, he lifted his lower body and looked at her face. After seeing Sa Heon-yeong’s body, Young-young sighed.

“I thought something bad had happened.”

Young-young spoke to Sa Heon-yeong in a slightly stern tone.

“Bad thing…… What do you mean?”

He’s been doing it rather than have bad things happen. Because he went to destroy an entire family. Sa Heon-yeong didn’t know what Young-young was thinking, so he looked up at her and waited for her answer.

“My father is a scary person, and then the man came too.”

The man.

Sa Heon-yeong clearly remembered Young-yeong’s face saying, “That man.” Her face, obscured by fear, resembled that of a scream when she mistook his subordinate for someone else.

“You must have been beaten or something.”

“Oh God. Beaten.”

“Father is a really scary person.”

Sa Heon-young thought of Song Geun-ryang for a moment. He greeted him like that insect that would die instantly if he gave me strength.

“I am also a scary person.”

“Lord Heon-young? It’s not even comparable. Really, really, really bad.”

Young-young said so and sat on top of Sa Heon-yeong. Ha, she sighed. It’s just a relieved face. It was then that Sa Heon-yeong realized what Young-young had been thinking all night.

“Worried?”

She must have been afraid all night that something might have been wrong. She couldn’t sleep because she was afraid of Song Geun-ryang doing something wrong and she was sitting in a daze the whole time.

“If it goes wrong…….”

Young-young whispered. Sa Heon-young looked up blankly at the tears welling up in her big eyes. How pretty. It seemed to be making a squeaking noise. It was so pretty that he didn’t even want to wipe it off, and Young-young wiped her tears down.

“If something went wrong with Lord Heon-yeong, I thought about what to do. My mother told me not to die. But I, without Lord Heon-yeong, I…….”

Young-young spent all night thinking, what if something went wrong with Sa Heon-yeong. She recalled a life if something went wrong with Sa Heon-yeong. A life without him. That bitterness, that pain. An invisible hand gripped and crushed her heart.

What if her father or someone else really touches Sa Heon-yeong?

Going back to a life without Sa Heon-young?

The tears flowed.

Young-young held her hands together all night and prayed. Come back please. Please be safe, she wished. Please bring him back safely. If there is a price, she will pay it. She’ll do anything.

“I…….”

Young-young could not continue her words and closed her eyes sadly.

Hot tears fell on Sa Heon-young’s cheeks. She melted the cold walls and breathed heat into his body. Oh, was it cold? Sa Heon-young looked up at Young-young. His body, frozen in anger, melted in an instant.

What the hell did he do to you?

Sa Heon-yeong raised his hand and wiped Young-young’s tears. Young-young wept even more as she touched his hand. His heart warmed while he thought of the pitiful her trembling in thoughts of hell all night long.

Do you like me that much? To tremble like this?

When he patted her cheek and pulled her, she was gently dragged along. When he kissed her, she opened her little mouth slightly. Perhaps because she was crying, there was more water in her mouth than usual. He licked her hot, damp mouth and she twisted her body with a sound as he rubbed her favorite places with his tongue. Sa Heon-young frowned and smiled. As she sat on top of him, he could feel his crotch rubbing over her stomach every time she twisted her back.

What happened to your lovely self, that made you so frightened, huh?

After finishing the kiss, Sa Heon-young whispered while putting his lips together.

“Since the wife also stayed up all night. Shall we sleep together now?”

Young-young blinked her eyes. Each time that happened, her remaining tears fell again.

“Here.”

Sa Heon-young’s hand went into her skirt. His fingers went through her underwear and dug straight into her entrance. The inside of the underwear wasn’t very wet, but it felt damp. It felt good, and Sa Heon-young smiled a little. Although she was not as crazy as he could be, she was also easily opening her body to him. She got used to it.