Chapter 107 – Heavenly Demon’s Disciple (29)
Self-defense was recognized, so I only had to give a statement and was quietly released.
“Then it’s over, right?”
“The precious nephew shit his pants and passed out.”
“I almost got stabbed to death and lost my girlfriend.”
“That’s why you’re not guilty.”
“…”
I had the exact same conversation with Section Chief Seo Hye-joo for the third time, like a hamster wheel.
Next to her, Song Sun-young chimed in with a deeply displeased face.
“You really need to reflect. The law is scary, so it let that trash who targeted your girlfriend off easy.”
“Sorry.”
“Do you know how much trouble that trash gave me every time I came to see you?”
“I’m really sorry.”
Apparently, the nephew who came to visit his uncle fell for Sun-young.
“Don’t just apologize, show it with actions.”
“How?”
“You’re asking? You should’ve stomped so hard that trash’s genes never spread!”
“You already stomped him.”
That’s why Mao Zhai’s nephew shit his pants.
‘If you hadn’t, he might’ve actually exploded…?’
Thanks to Sun-young not wanting to soil her favorite shoes, she only gave him two kicks and let him live.
Anyway,
“Kang Moon-soo, be honest. Between me and the law, which is more important?”
“You, obviously!”
I’m not stupid enough to say “the law” here.
“You two of you, this is a hospital. Do your lovey-dovey stuff outside.”
“…”
“…”
At Chief Seo’s intervention, Sun-young and I both shut our mouths.
We were at Elmolance Hospital.
We had carved out time to visit the now emotionally stable and physically recovering Ranuvel patient, Mao Zhai.
“You two are still rookies in society, so you don’t feel it yet, but there are humans in this world scarier than the law.”
“That’s why we’re here, isn’t it?”
The victim is going to apologize to the perpetrator’s uncle.
“You’re a little different. Mr. Choi Kang-min’s father is standing behind you like a guardian, so they can’t touch you carelessly.”
“Heh~”
That old man is protecting me?
“Think of today as a meeting to gain you another guardian.”
“But I stomped his nephew.”
“Will a nephew he doesn’t even know the name of matter more than his own life and reputation?”
“No.”
“Exactly.”
We took the VIP-only elevator straight to the 19th floor without waiting.
Ding!
A special ward accessible only to top political or business figures and their associates.
It seems Mao Zhai, now awake from the dream, had been moved here.
“VIP treatment now, huh?”
“Of course. He’s no longer just a comatose family head.”
“Family head?”
“Mao Zhai is the eldest son of the direct line who inherited everything. Until now, a branch family was only holding the seat.”
“Tough break for the branch family.”
“Yep. You’re their enemy now.”
“…”
I’d unknowingly made enemies I didn’t even know existed.
“Now do you understand why you need guardians?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
「Room 1906: Mr. Mao Zhai」
Mao Zhai was in the same room where Choi Kang-min had once stayed long-term.
“Whoa…”
“Wow…”
Sun-young and I were both a little startled. The hallway in front of Room 1906 was lined with security guards standing at strict attention.
A completely different status now.
There was a reason he hadn’t flinched even in front of the emperor who ruled the world of <Is This Heavenly Demon for Real?>.
“Hello.”
Chief Seo greeted the guards blocking the entrance first.
The guards gave us a quick once-over and replied.
“Good day, Doctor.”
“I brought the guests who have an appointment today.”
“Mr. Kang Moon-soo?”
“Yes.”
At my answer, the guard stepped aside and bowed politely.
“Please enter. The family head is waiting for his benefactor.”
Benefactor (恩人).
That single word told me exactly how Mao Zhai viewed me.
“Thank you for your service.”
Shhk—
We stepped boldly into Room 1906 as the door slid open smoothly.
***
Other than the guards and attendants placed throughout, Room 1906 hadn’t changed much from when Kang-min used it.
Except for the patient on the bed.
With his formerly bandit-like beard neatly trimmed and his appearance tidied, Mao Zhai now gave off the gentle impression of a refined scholar.
Whirrr—
He adjusted the medical bed to raise his upper body and stared straight at my face.
Ahem.
Chief Seo cleared her throat to signal me.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Moon-soo.”
“I’m Song Sun-young.”
After hearing our greetings, Mao Zhai slightly furrowed his brow.
Why?
“Pleased to meet you. I am Mao Zhai, head of a modest family in the Central Plains.”
“It is an honor.”
Our definitions of “modest family” were probably very different.
“But ‘first time’? You don’t feel like a stranger to me.”
“Is that so.”
“I understand the feeling. I’m no longer the Hidden Dragon, after all.”
“…”
“I thought you might look different, but you’re exactly the same in reality.”
“Because I’m from Wudang.”
I answered honestly now, no longer hiding or being cautious.
“How much do you remember?”
“Everything.”
“I asked the doctor to call you because I needed someone to talk to. You’re the only companion who knows I’m not just some pathetic family head holed up in a hospital room.”
“Ah…”
In this world, I’m the only one who knows what Mao Zhai did inside the dream.
The only companion.
Not a wrong way to put it.
“The two ladies who know nothing might find our conversation a little boring. My apologies in advance.”
“Not at all. Please don’t mind us, Family Head. I’m actually very interested.”
Chief Seo pulled out a small notebook, her eyes shifting from doctor to researcher.
“I’m fine too. I’ve read the original novel, so I can follow perfectly.”
Sun-young gave the perfect line for a die-hard fan of <Is This Heavenly Demon for Real?> would love to hear.
“Please make yourselves comfortable on the sofa. Attendant, bring refreshments befitting our honored guests.”
“Yes, Family Head.”
Clack, clack, trickle…
A nurse dressed in the familiar “martial artist” style gracefully set tea and sweets on the table.
It felt like I’d stepped back into the wuxia world.
Reading my thoughts, the corners of Mao Zhai’s mouth curved gently.
“People always seek the familiar.”
“Just please don’t bathe in ponds.”
“Haha!”
He brushed off my sincere request with cheerful laughter.
‘This guy…?’
I felt a slight unease.
“I’m a little uneasy.”
“I was abandoned by the Heavenly Demon for lacking talent, but I didn’t give up. I kept training.”
“Calling the Heaven-and-Earth Yin-Yang Body ‘lacking talent’ feels like a stretch.”
“That’s why I got my revenge so beautifully, didn’t I?”
“You still couldn’t beat the Heavenly Demon, though.”
“I simply haven’t fought him yet. The moment I absorbed the Blood God’s power, my realm surpassed his. I could have taken revenge anytime.”
“Well…”
Maybe revenge was already complete the moment he subdued the Heavenly Demon’s disciple?
“And it wasn’t exactly easy. Embarrassing to admit, but I had no idea how expensive life was. I nearly died several times before I could even start cultivating properly.”
“Sounds like you suffered a lot in the beginning.”
“Very much. I personally experienced rock bottom, being ruled by the very ‘commoners’ I used to look down on. How about you, Young Master Kang?”
“Me?”
“From the first time we met, you barely had any inner energy. I can imagine how much you suffered before that.”
“I ate lizards in the desert for about five days.”
“Five days? That’s it?”
“Yes. I found the lucky chances you hadn’t taken yet and absorbed their qi.”
“Hah…!”
Mao Zhai let out a hollow laugh, dumbfounded by our completely different starting points.
After a brief moment,
“Miss Song Sun-young.”
He suddenly addressed Sun-young instead of me.
“Yes?”
“May I call you Miss Song? The way we spoke in that world is stuck in my mouth.”
“Call me whatever’s comfortable.”
Understanding how long he’d been trapped in the dream, Sun-young readily agreed.
“By the way… Miss Song.”
“Yes.”
“I have no intention of defending my nephew, but you truly are a rare beauty.”
“Thank you.”
“The price for coveting a taken beauty is steep. As an apology, I’ll cut off my nephew’s right hand and send it to you. I can’t offer his life like in the martial world.”
“Please cut something else.”
“Hmm. I’ll spare that part. He’s the only young male left in the branch family.”
“Then take his eyes.”
“Ah, that much I can do…”
He was casually talking about chopping off or gouging out parts of his own nephew!
I could understand his mindset; he’d lived so long in a world where people died like flies that his sense of reality had dulled.
But Sun-young?
She showed zero discomfort and actually seemed scarier than Mao Zhai.
“Sun-young, hold on.”
“What?”
“I know how you feel, but let’s forgive and forget this time. You’re partly at fault too.”
“Me?”
“The crime of being too pretty.”
“…”
“Am I wrong?”
“…Fine, I guess we have no choice.”
Chief Seo stared at us in disbelief from the side, but Sun-young nodded with her usual haughty tone.
Problem solved!
I just saved one man’s life.
“Young Master Kang is quite greedy.”
“Me?”
“To think you kept Mi-bong for yourself when you already have such a stunning beauty by your side.”
“Family Head?”
“Now that I think about it, you stole the blue-eyed princess from me too.”
“W-wait a second!”
Only Mao Zhai in this world knows what I did inside the dream.
Which means…
“Moon-soo?
Song Sun-young called my name in an extremely sweet voice.
“Yes.”
“Just now… what did he mean by you ‘took’ Mi-bong?”
“…”
“And I think I heard something weird about stealing the blue-eyed princess.”
“…”
As long as Mao Zhai—who shared the same dream—is here, keeping my mouth shut is useless.
“Tell me right now.”
“…I told her no, but Mi-bong kept following me.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
I wasn’t lying.
“That’s strange. Rumor had it you earned Mi-bong’s affection by helping her with Bone Reformation.”
But Mao Zhai immediately jumped in to sabotage me.
“That’s a misunderstanding.”
“So you did help Mi-bong with Bone Reformation?”
“It was to increase combat power…”
“I heard you two even got matching couple outfits in Sichuan.”
“N-no, that’s a misunderstanding.”
Cold sweat ran down my back.
‘This is dangerous!’
Sun-young’s smile was growing darker by the second.
“Moon-soo. Mi-bong was ranked 2nd in beauty, right?”
“Probably, yes.”
“The blue-eyed princess was the 3rd-ranked mixed-race beauty.”
“I think so…?”
There was no escape route in sight.
“What about the Number One Beauty Under Heaven? Was 1st place not to your taste?”
“I never even saw her. She got drugged with sleeping incense and kidnapped by the Blood Demon.”
“Oh?”
“The Family Head didn’t rescue her.”
I smoothly redirected the arrow toward Mao Zhai.
“Young Master Kang, what are you saying? Didn’t you see the Number One Beauty Under Heaven completely naked?”
“…”
He’s not helping at all.
“You were the one who rescued her from the Blood Demon.”
“You rescued her, Family Head! I only arrived after everything was over.”
“So you admit you saw the Number One Beauty Under Heaven afterward?”
“…”
He’s really not helping.
“Family Head, if it’s not too much trouble, could you tell me the details?”
“Of course! Let me recount the heroic tales of Young Master Kang, known as the Lust Dragon!”
“Lust Dragon…?”
To survive, I need to separate Sun-young and Mao Zhai right now.
“Sun-young! At least hear my side first—”
“Get out.”
“…”
I’m dead.
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