Call Of The Spear [EN]: Chapter 483

Romance of Nangseon – Part 2, Chapter 192

Spring had come to Sangseo.

The warm sunlight was abundant, sprouts emerged from the plants, and flowers bloomed.

Even though the war was still raging outside the Water Realm, this place was endlessly peaceful.

The same was true for the Sa family.

“Beom-ah, look at this.”

Saha, the child’s mother and the one responsible for the Sa family, brought a broken branch and showed it to her son.

The two shared a deep bond and spent time together often, and with spring in Sangseo, they had come to see the flowers together.

Perhaps because she had become a mother, Saha possessed a more mature beauty than before. The youthful expression had gained a sense of ease, and her demeanor was elegant, making the hearts of many men flutter.

“What is it?”

Saha’s son resembled her and had a very calm nature.

He tilted his head, looking at the branch Saha had brought.

“Look closely. There’s a child hiding itself.”

Upon closer inspection, there was a caterpillar attached to the branch, and it seemed Saha wanted to show it to her son.

“Isn’t it just a caterpillar?”

It was a bug with a color similar to the branch.

It had a faded brown color like the branch, perhaps as a form of camouflage.

“Yes, but it’s no ordinary caterpillar. I wouldn’t have shown it to you if it were just a common insect.”

“Since Mother says so, it seems there’s something special about it. Can you tell me about it?”

“Of course.”

Saha then began to explain, saying that this bug was the larva of a divine worm.

“The caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis and completely changes its appearance. It’s not much different from us.”

Saha stroked her son’s head.

“I know you were disappointed when you heard that the water sprite you chose recently had no qualifications as a water sprite.”

“…”

“But you never know what might happen in life, so don’t be too discouraged. Who knows, even if it seems like you’re just staying still now, you might shed your skin like this caterpillar and become a more wonderful immortal than anyone else.”

“Like my father?”

“Yes, like your father.”

Saha gave a bitter smile and hugged her son tightly.

“This mother doesn’t mind if you don’t become an immortal. A path doesn’t necessarily have to be that one path, so live as you wish. Whatever you do, whatever you become, this mother will support you.”

“Yes, Mother. I will.”

Whoosh.

The flowers in the flower garden where Saha and her son Beom were sitting swayed in the wind.

“…What brings you here?”

“Haha, what do you mean what brings me here? It hurts my feelings to hear you so cold. I simply came to continue the sincere conversation we had before.”

Saha frowned, seemingly not pleased at all.

He was a new immortal who had established a household in the vanished Yongma Valley.

People didn’t know where he came from, but he possessed a great deal of wealth and power, so they had no doubt that he had a powerful backer.

His surname was Ham, and he often came to Sangseo and flirted with Saha, talking about neighborly affection.

Most people didn’t like him, but he hadn’t committed any significant crime, so they were just keeping an eye on him.

“Beom, can you excuse us for a moment?”

“Haha! There’s no need for that. I’m busy today too, so I just need to tell you what I came to say and then I have to leave.”

“If it’s something to tell…”

“It’s this.”

Ham produced a letter and stroked his beard.

“Read it.”

Saha opened the letter with a dubious look and read the contents inside.

However, the more she read, the more nonsensical the contents seemed, and her hand holding the letter gradually trembled with anger.

“What… is this?”

“It’s a seizure warrant. Originally, the mountain range where the Misunbang’s ore vein is located in Sangseo wasn’t here, was it? If you took someone else’s property without permission, you should naturally pay the corresponding price.”

“What…!”

Misunbang was long ago.

When the Hu family suffered annihilation, Cheonbeom personally tore off the mountain range and moved it to Sangseo.

To bring up something that happened over ten thousand years ago now….

“I received permission from Tongcheonsugung [Palace of the Water God] through proper procedures. As written there, you must seize the Misunbang that has been used for over ten thousand years and pay the price for using the Misunbang at will. The amount is….”

A whopping one million *nyang* in *wengeun* [Units of currency and silver, respectively].

“That’s an absurd amount!”

It was an outrageous amount.

Even if Sangseo were sold off, it wouldn’t be possible to make one million *nyang* in *wengeun*.

“Don’t argue with me. The seal of Tongcheonsugung is stamped on it. Well, I know someone who has some influence there, so if you really want to….”

Ham approached Saha and whispered something in her ear, then gave a sinister smile.

“How dare you….”

Saha’s face was stained with humiliation.

“Even if Sangseo has accumulated a lot of wealth, one million *nyang* would be impossible. So what can you do? Originally, those with great authority must bear the corresponding responsibility. If you don’t have money, you have to pay with your body.”

“You bastard!!”

As she burst into anger, Ham disappeared like the wind.

[If you change your mind, come find me in Yongma Valley!]

Whoosh.

Saha, staring at the swirling wind with a hollow look, clenched her fists in frustration.

“Mother, are you alright?”

“…It’s nothing. It’s nothing. This mother can handle it well, so you don’t have to worry, son.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. So don’t worry… Mother has somewhere to go, so stay here alone for a while. Okay?”

“Yes.”

Saha hugged her son once more and disappeared in a ray of light.

Saha’s son, left alone.

Beom just stared blankly at his mother’s retreating figure.

* * *

Bang!!

“That damn bastard! I knew that bastard would cause trouble! His eyes are as sly as an old fox… That’s why I told you to just take care of him when he was flirting!”

Gon Sabi burst into anger, as if it were her own business.

Ham, who had settled in Yongma Valley, had not been liked from the start.

From the way he looked, he was sly, and the things he did were also extremely sly.

“Should I just kill him now?”

“Brother, think about it! What good would it do to kill him now! This seizure warrant is real. Even if he dies, the backer behind him will know and threaten us to pay one million *nyang*, so nothing will change!”

The seizure warrant was genuine.

The two racked their brains and quietly looked at Saha.

“There’s no way out.”

“Should we visit the Water Palace once?”

“Don’t even think about it, not even with the Great Cheonmu General not present.”

“But we have the Great Cheonmu Commander. If we explain it well….”

But Saha shook her head.

“I can’t trust him.”

It was a firm decision.

It was presumed that there was something they didn’t know.

“Then… what do we do?”

Saha’s face deepened with worry.

“Tan Suseon, what is the amount of wealth in Sangseo?”

“Hmm… I asked that friend Saak and went around doing legwork, but it’s only around 100,000 *nyang* in *wengeun* at best….”

It was hopelessly insufficient.

Saha covered her forehead.

‘If he were here at times like this….’

But that was impossible.

“…There’s no way out.”

“What are you thinking of doing?”

“Since there’s no way out, I’ll have to meet them directly and negotiate.”

“What are you going to do by meeting them….”

“I have to ask them to extend the deadline, at least.”

The deadline was also very tight.

One year.

It was an absurdly short deadline.

“It can’t be helped.”

Three days later.

Saha, who appeared in Yongma Valley, entered the building established by the Ham family.

Following the guidance of the soldiers, she ascended to the top of a pavilion and was waiting.

It seemed that the Ham family head was lying in the bedroom, leaning as if he was about to reach, wearing thin clothes.

Beside him, the maids who were attending to him were also lightly dressed and giggling.

Saha’s expression immediately worsened.

“Oh, have you made up your mind?”

“That’s not it.”

“Oh, that’s a shame. Then, have you prepared the one million *nyang*?”

“That’s not it, either.”

“Then what is it?”

“I came to ask you to extend the deadline….”

“I have no business with you, so get out of here.”

It was a very different reaction than before.

It was Ham who had been trying to say something to her.

But now, he looked at her as if she were a stone.

“You have nothing but your body, but you’re wrapping it up so tightly. Tsk tsk. It’s not like anyone’s going to use it anyway, so how nice would it be if you could be comfortable in my arms like these children. If you do, Sangseo will also be comfortable, and it would be the icing on the cake.”

Ham, who had 벌떡 [suddenly] risen from his seat, approached Saha and turned around once.

“It’s such a waste of beauty. Your husband was so mean. To leave such a beautiful wife and go to the battlefield and die a violent death. Tsk tsk.”

“He’s not dead.”

“I know you’ve been living alone in Sangseo for ten thousand years, but you still haven’t accepted reality? Well, I like that about you too.”

Ham wrapped his arms around Saha’s waist and pulled her in.

“If you spend one night with me, I’ll extend the deadline by ten years. How about it?”

“Are you trying to insult me?”

“No, this is called a trade. Ten years for one night. If you spend just one month with me, it’ll be extended to three hundred years. Strictly speaking, it’s a losing business for me.”

“I refuse.”

Saha released Ham’s arm and showed a deep sense of disgust.

“Haha, there’s no helping it.”

It was then.

Suddenly, the maids who were attending to him each took a censer in their hands and lit the incense.

“What are you doing!”

Ham grabbed Saha, who was trying to step back.

And then he made her unable to move, so Saha took a breath of the smoke and her body stiffened.

“Seriously. Do you know how much effort I put into trying to take you, you bitch? A widow who lost her husband and a Sal Seon Shin Jang [a divine general] who showed off her power on the battlefield. But now she’s just a simple mother, so it was the first time I’ve ever wanted to 탐이나 [covet you].”

“How dare you!!”

“That look is so good. But how long can you maintain that look? Hahaha! I can’t wait to 농락 [toy with] you every night with my 밤기술 [bedroom skills]!!”

His eyes were bloodshot, and his 고간 [groin] was also swollen.

He tore Saha’s clothes and 발기하며 [with an erection] climbed on top of her like a beast.

“Heueup!!”

Ham 광소 [laughed madly] as Saha shed tears of humiliation.

“What’s so fun about it. I’m so angry.”

It was then.

Ham, who turned his head in 흠칫 [with a flinch], 내비쳤 [revealed] a boy at the end of his gaze.

“You….”

“Beom-ah! Oh, how did you get here! You can’t see! Run away quickly!!”

It was Saha’s son, Beom. Beom looked down at Saha with sad eyes, then looked at Ham, who was 올라탄 [riding] on top of her, with cold eyes.

“Haha, that’s even better! The more spectators, the more 흥이 [excitement]. Just watch your mother being 겁간당하는 [violated] from there.”

흠칫 [flinch].

‘What, what is it.’

Suddenly, Ham realized that his body was not moving.

He couldn’t open his mouth or do anything.

Huuuung.

When he rolled his eyes, the surrounding scenery suddenly turned black, and a sword was 드리워져 [looming] on his neck.

‘Wh, what the hell….’

The heart that had been 뛰었던 [beating] with excitement soon changed to fear and 뛰었다 [beat] more violently.

“You won’t be able to move. Your time is under my 지배하에 [control]. Do you want to move? Try 애원해봐라 [beg] earnestly.”

Ham moved his eyeballs up and down as much as possible.

“If you want it that much, I’ll do it.”

딱 [snap].

As the boy 튕기자 [flicked] his fingers, the energy that 억압하던 [suppressing] him disappeared, and he regained his freedom.

“Huk, 허억 [gasp]!”

Ham, who was 몰아쉬던 [panting] a rough breath, 떨었다 [trembled] all over his body as he looked at the boy in front of him.

“Wh, who are you…!”

The boy’s eyes 순간 물들며 [momentarily turned] gold and answered.

“I am Cheonbeom.”

촤악 [swoosh]!

His head 굴렀다 [rolled] in the air.