Bachelor Swordsmanship Remastered [EN]: Chapter 182

182. You’ll Know Soon Enough

“Stop it.”

The Young Palace Lord took a step back.

Staring straight at Binghu, the Young Palace Lord said,

“This is none of your business.”

Swish.

As if avoiding her gaze, the Young Palace Lord looked at Bingje.

“When is the treatment?”

“Tomorrow night.”

Binghu readily accepted the change of subject.

“We’ll start when the yin energy is at its strongest. I’ll need your Bipa, all twelve of the Bukhae Twelve Bipa [a set of twelve mystical instruments], and the twelve Ice Crystals.”

The Young Palace Lord nodded.

“During the treatment, Bingje’s direct guard will protect you.”

During the treatment, the Bukhae Twelve Bipa and the Young Palace Lord would be completely defenseless.

Guarding was essential.

However, the Young Palace Lord shook her head.

“There is someone else I trust with my life. Have the guards patrol the perimeter.”

Binghu’s eyes gleamed again.

“Are you talking about those guests who accompanied you?”

The Young Palace Lord did not answer.

Binghu asked again.

“Hmm, someone you trust with your life, I have to meet them…”

Whoosh.

“Don’t do anything unnecessary.”

The Young Palace Lord turned her head and glared at Binghu.

“So that I don’t hate you any more than I already do.”

As if demanding an answer, the Young Palace Lord’s gaze was sharp.

“…Ha. Alright.”

Binghu let out a light sigh and shrugged her shoulders.

Her white shoulders, exposed above her chest, moved seductively under the lamplight.

“I’ll stop.”

Only then did the Young Palace Lord’s gaze return to normal.

The Young Palace Lord stared at the lying Bingje.

Bingje inside the thin curtain was the same as she knew, but there was no movement at all.

“I’ll go back now.”

The Young Palace Lord, who had been staring at Bingje, said.

As if not expecting Binghu’s greeting or farewell, she left the room as it was.

Rustle.

After the Young Palace Lord left, Binghu sighed lightly.

“Really, she’s just like me in every way, as if she were my daughter.”

Binghu said, looking back at the lying Bingje.

“I guess she and I will never reconcile. Well, she always liked you more than me anyway.”

Swish.

Binghu gently stroked Bingje’s face with her slender, white fingers.

And she smiled with her red lips.

“So, if I’m going to be hated anyway, wouldn’t it be better for me to do what I want?”

Binghu withdrew her hand and got up from her seat.

Then she strode out without hesitation.

Rustle, rustle.

Her white silk dress embroidered with gold thread rustled softly against the floor.

***

The room given to Unhyun was large and luxurious.

The floor was quite high, so the endless scenery of Bukhae spread out before his eyes.

Although it was dizzying to look down.

“With this much security, no one can come in from the outside, right?”

“You never know.”

Doggorang said quietly.

“This is unfamiliar territory, after all.”

Unhyun smiled.

He didn’t think so, but he didn’t argue because Doggorang’s words weren’t wrong.

“How is Dokgo Je’s room?”

“It’s good.”

That was an unexpected reaction.

Usually, Doggorang would say he didn’t know or didn’t care.

The reason came out quickly.

“It’s a place where I can come to you at any time.”

Unhyun smiled wryly.

But he couldn’t dismiss it as a joke.

“I hope that doesn’t happen, but it might.”

Doggorang’s eyes changed.

“Is something wrong?”

“…Actually.”

He couldn’t hide it from Doggorang.

It was at that moment when Unhyun slowly opened his mouth.

Swish.

Doggorang turned his head.

Unhyun immediately realized the reason.

Someone was approaching the room.

As expected.

A moment later, the door opened silently.

Rustle.

The person who came in was a middle-aged woman Unhyun had never seen before.

The beautiful noblewoman, dressed in a splendid white silk dress embroidered with gold thread, came in without hesitation and then looked at Unhyun with a surprised expression.

“Ah.”

She stopped, startled.

Unhyun also looked at her with puzzled eyes.

‘Who is it?’

He didn’t know her at all.

No one had said anyone was coming, and above all, she came in as if it were natural without saying a word.

‘Did she come to the wrong room?’

Maybe that was the case.

The Ice Palace was big and had many rooms.

Tap.

Unhyun first lightly tapped Doggorang’s arm to calm him down.

He was afraid that the woman might be surprised and scream.

And Unhyun tried to have a conversation, or rather, communicate, with a smile.

Because he didn’t know the language of Bukhae.

“Uh, I, today, here, came.”

Unhyun spoke his language with exaggerated gestures and movements.

But that method immediately hit a wall.

How should he express himself?

Words like Murim Alliance or envoy were too abstract to express with gestures.

“I am Unhyun, Unhyun. This person is Doggorang, Doggorang.”

Unhyun said slowly, pointing to himself and Doggorang.

He said the name twice, especially.

“Pfft.”

The middle-aged woman giggled as if she found the sight funny.

The way she covered her lips and smiled was very beautiful.

‘Whew, that’s a relief.’

Unhyun was relieved.

At least it seemed that she had no hostility.

She seemed to be of a very high status at first glance, so if she had screamed, it would have been quite a difficult situation.

‘…Come to think of it, she looks like the Young Palace Lord?’

The noblewoman’s red lips and intense eyes were similar to the Young Palace Lord.

Maybe Unhyun felt that way because he didn’t know the women of Bukhae well.

“Um, Madam, I think, you, found, the wrong, room.”

Unhyun tried to communicate again.

But this time it didn’t work, and the noblewoman was just smiling at Unhyun.

Rather, she looked at Unhyun with sparkling eyes as if she was amused.

‘Oh, this isn’t it?’

He didn’t want to amuse her, he wanted her to leave.

He wanted to avoid causing any problems if possible.

Unhyun was at a loss when Doggorang suddenly said.

“I’ll be in my room.”

“Huh? Ah, okay.”

Doggorang bowed lightly to Unhyun and left.

A slight wariness flashed in Doggorang’s eyes as he glanced at the noblewoman, but Unhyun, who was focused on communicating, didn’t see it.

Thud.

After Doggorang left, Unhyun smiled as much as possible and continued.

“I am, not, a bad, person.”

He was shaking his hands and head diligently when he suddenly heard a clear voice.

“That’s what I see too.”

‘Huh?’

The voice clearly came from the noblewoman’s beautiful lips.

The noblewoman smiled and said.

“And I didn’t come to the wrong room. I came to see you, young master.”

Unhyun stared blankly at the noblewoman.

Her southern language, although the pronunciation was a bit awkward, was quite fluent.

Then what were all his efforts so far?

It was when Unhyun’s expression began to distort.

Rustle.

“I’m sorry.”

The noblewoman bowed politely.

Unhyun quickly turned his head because he was afraid that her bare skin would be visible because of her revealing outfit.

“I didn’t mean to embarrass you. Unhyun-nim.”

Saying his name twice was clearly a joke.

Unhyun bowed his head and paid his respects, trying not to look at her white shoulders.

“It’s not Unhyun Unhyun, it’s Unhyun. And I’m the one who should be sorry for showing you such an ugly sight.”

It was he who assumed that she didn’t know the southern language.

When you think about it, there’s nothing to be upset about. It’s not like he made a big mistake.

Although it was very embarrassing.

Swish.

When Unhyun raised his head, his eyes met hers.

The noblewoman was staring at Unhyun’s face with sparkling eyes.

‘…She really looks alike.’

Looking at her this close, she really looked like the Young Palace Lord.

Perhaps this was what the Young Palace Lord would look like in a few years when she had a more mature atmosphere.

“Ahem.”

Unhyun cleared his throat and turned his gaze away.

He realized that he had been staring at the noblewoman without realizing it.

“By the way, what brings you here?”

She clearly said she came to see Unhyun.

The noblewoman smiled.

“I heard that the Third Palace Lord brought a guest. That’s you, right?”

She was not at all hesitant in dealing with Unhyun.

Perhaps it was a habit that had naturally formed from being in a high position.

There was such a person in the Imperial Palace too.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Unhyun bowed politely again.

“Nice to meet you. I am Seo Gi, Unhyun, the vice-envoy of the Murim Alliance delegation.”

“Seo Gi?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm.”

The noblewoman put her finger lightly on her lips and tilted her head.

“Then you must be better at academics than swordsmanship.”

“I’m not very good at academics either.”

“Hehehe.”

The noblewoman laughed gracefully at Unhyun’s words.

When he thought about it, she had been laughing since earlier.

As if the situation itself was so funny.

“Um, excuse me, but may I ask who you are…”

Rustle.

The noblewoman took a step forward.

Unhyun flinched, but she just stared into Unhyun’s eyes.

“Your eyes look so much like him. It’s really strange. Your appearance and atmosphere are completely different, though.”

“Yes?”

“When I first met him.”

The noblewoman said, moving her red lips.

“He was already a great man. I was just a young girl who didn’t know anything. I’m sure I looked insignificant in his eyes, but he…”

Tears welled up in the noblewoman’s eyes.

‘Ugh.’

Unhyun was not used to women.

He was even weaker to tears.

But one thing was clear.

She was looking at Unhyun, but the person reflected in those beautiful eyes was definitely not Unhyun.

“…Um.”

It was when Unhyun was about to say something.

Rustle.

“It’s a pity, but I don’t have time now.”

The noblewoman took a step back.

“That child is eerily good at noticing when someone touches what’s hers. Ah, and.”

She said with a wink.

“You’ll know who I am soon enough.”

That smile was so charming that it was momentarily dazing, but it disappeared in an instant.

Rustle, rustle.

The noblewoman turned around and left the room as it was.

Thud.

Unhyun was out of his mind.

‘What the heck…’

It was right then that he was thinking if he had seen something wrong.

Bang.

The door opened roughly.

And another beauty appeared.

“Uh…”

But fortunately, this time it was someone Unhyun knew.

“Young Palace Lord?”

Instead of answering, the Young Palace Lord looked around the room with sharp eyes.

“Did someone just come in here?”

“Ah, well…”

Unhyun didn’t know what to say.

It wasn’t that he was trying to hide it, but he didn’t know who it was.