Chapter 56 : Ring
We returned to the North Sea Ice Palace.
It's been almost a month.
Perhaps because we used movent arts for too long, everyone except Cheon Deung-jin, to whom I infused Extre Yang Qi, collapsed as soon as we arrived at the Ice Palace.
At the news that the Small Snow Squad had arrived, General Manager Seol Su-hyeok welcod them.
"This must be the Young Palace Head of Potala Palace. I am the General Manager of the North Sea Ice Palace, Seol Su-hyeok."
"Ah, yes. I am the Young Palace Head of Potala Palace, Cheon Deung-jin."
Seol Su-hyeok tilted his head upon seeing Cheon Deung-jin.
Seol Su-hyeok also heard from the Palace Lord that Potala Palace's Young Palace Head was a man.
However, the Young Palace Head of Potala Palace he actually t possessed a very slender physique that would be believable even if thought of as a woman.
"Everyone was exhausted from running until our feet were sweating. We would like to take so rest."
"I will guide you to rooms where you can rest."
Phat-
Snow that had piled up splashed onto my head as Seol Su-hyeok turned around.
It wasn't particularly threatening, and since I wanted to feel the coolness, I left it as is.
Patter-
"Are you okay?"
Seeing that, Cheon Deung-jin brushed off my hair.
A strange feeling tickled the back of my neck.
Turning back at the chilling and cold frostiness.
"...Young Palace Head."
There, Young Palace Head Seol Ye-rin was standing.
"Thank you."
After brushing off all the snow, I discovered Seol Ye-rin and hardened my expression.
"Lady Seol."
-Grrr!
Tamya jumped towards from Seol Ye-rin's embrace.
It seed to be absorbing Extre Yang Qi while pretending to rub its head.
"You arrived not too late."
"Yes, but... are you sick sowhere?"
"No, I am just tired from training. You can let go now."
Eun Bin and a woman I saw for the first ti let go of Seol Ye-rin's arms.
"You didn't say you would bring her out all the way here?"
"I only brought her out because the Young Palace Head said she wanted to go."
I saw Seol Su-hyeok approaching and talking with the woman holding Seol Ye-rin's arm.
"This person is?"
"She is Elder Han."
"She is also General Manager Seol's wife."
Eun Bin added.
"Anyway, please introduce this person too."
Seol Ye-rin pointed at Cheon Deung-jin.
"Ah, this is Potala Palace's Young Palace Head, Cheon Deung-jin."
"I am the North Sea Ice Palace's Young Palace Head, Seol Ye-rin."
Goosebumps started rising along my spine.
-Kukuku, I think she noticed?
-A woman's intuition is scary and accurate beyond thought.
The Sword Venerable and Demon Queen started adding a word each.
Frankly speaking, I committed no wrong.
My father-in-law said she was a man.
Thinking so, I treated the Young Palace Head.
That process was very different from Seol Ye-rin.
But the problem was,
'Seol Ye-rin doesn't know that.'
So, two choices exist here.
Gritting my teeth and pretending not to know.
Or confessing first.
Since she will find out eventually anyway.
"Lady Seol. Can I talk to you for a mont……."
"I should take a rest too. Since tomorrow is the engagent ceremony, Small Snow Squad Captain, please rest as well."
Seol Ye-rin turned around.
-See, I told you she noticed?
-She's sulking.
The Sword Venerable and Demon Queen added another word again.
"...I will escort you."
Han So-yeong took Seol Ye-rin away, and Seol Su-hyeok started taking us.
I... couldn't follow Seol Ye-rin imdiately.
"The Palace Lord is waiting."
Because my father-in-law interrupted the conversation with Seol Ye-rin.
***
North Sea Ice Palace Lord, Seol Baek-ho stared at the returned Hyeokryeon Yeom and Potala Palace's Young Palace Head, Cheon Deung-jin standing next to him.
"...So you an the treatnt was almost successful?"
He heard the whole story about what happened at Potala Palace from Hyeokryeon Yeom.
"Yes. However, because too much Fire Spirit Qi entered the body, my judgnt is that she will be almost completely cured if Extre Yin Qi can be circulated once."
"I see."
In other words, it ant Cheon Deung-jin's treatnt was needed through Seol Ye-rin.
But there was an important problem here.
"I can't tell the Young Palace Head to treat a strange man."
"Ah, if it's that, I think it will be fine."
The answer ca from Cheon Deung-jin.
When Seol Baek-ho asked what that ant,
"...The Young Palace Head was not a man, Palace Lord."
"……?"
At Hyeokryeon Yeom's answer, Seol Baek-ho looked back at Cheon Deung-jin.
It was impossible to verify with just appearance and physique alone.
But focusing his energy closely.
'To think she was a woman.'
The Potala Palace Lord hadn't raised a son, but a daughter.
"...The reason for telling this?"
"The Palace Lord had a ssage to convey to you, asking for the future solidarity of the Ice Palace and Potala Palace."
In a way, sending Cheon Deung-jin alone like this right now was a big gamble for the Potala Palace Lord.
Seol Baek-ho had absolutely no confidence to send Seol Ye-rin alone to Potala Palace.
"...Tell him I was moved by his action, embracing a great will."
"Thank you."
Then it seed the problem of Seol Ye-rin treating Cheon Deung-jin was solved.
Pause.
Seol Baek-ho, who was staring at Cheon Deung-jin, looked back at Hyeokryeon Yeom.
Talking about 'treatnt', the thod Hyeokryeon Yeom used to treat Seol Ye-rin ca to mind.
"You bastard... surely……."
-Such thing that Father-in-law is worried about did not happen.
An assertive tone.
The thought that it was a relief crossed his mind.
'Relief?'
Looking back at himself feeling relieved, Seol Baek-ho looked back at Hyeokryeon Yeom anew.
-However... There is a problem, Father-in-law.
Telepathy flew in again.
-What problem?
-I think Lady Seol has noticed.
-…….
Seol Baek-ho started feigning ignorance.
-Father-in-law?
-Ahem, I think you should figure it out and solve it on your own.
-This is all because Father-in-law…….
"You must have suffered a lot. Go back quickly and take a rest."
Seol Baek-ho issued an eviction order.
***
Bang.
"Umm, did I perhaps do sothing wrong?"
At Cheon Deung-jin's question after coming out the door, I shook my head.
I say this repeatedly, but Cheon Deung-jin had no fault.
"First, I hope you rest well. Since the engagent ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, I don't think you can et the Young Palace Head, so I will arrange an opportunity to et the Young Palace Head while you stay at the Ice Palace."
"...Engagent ceremony? Who is the Young Palace Head getting engaged to?"
At Cheon Deung-jin's question, I answered.
"It's ."
At my answer, Cheon Deung-jin's eyes grew as big as lanterns.
"I will also prepare and take a rest, so I will take my leave first. I hope Miss Cheon rests well too."
"Ah, yes."
Leaving Cheon Deung-jin behind, I was about to head to the accommodation but turned my steps.
I decided to head to the Young Palace Head's Hall.
The engagent ceremony is tomorrow, so if the relationship with Seol Ye-rin goes awry, it would be troubling for and rude to the people who prepared the engagent ceremony.
-Kukuku, are you going empty-handed to soothe her heart?
-Did you prepare the Nuptial Wine?
At the word Nuptial Wine, my expression hardened.
-You didn't prepare for it.
-Talk to the chef who cooks tasteless food and ask him to at least make wine brewed with the Blood Eye Snake.
At the Demon Queen's point, I nodded.
'I didn't prepare a ring either.'
My preparedness was too lacking.
Even knowing we would have the engagent ceremony, I only thought about arriving on ti and didn't think at all about preparing a gift.
I turned my steps heading to the Young Palace Head's Hall back again.
This ti it was the Small Snow Squad Captain's accommodation where I stayed.
-What are you looking for?
-I think it's gold bars?
She saw correctly.
I took out a few gold bars from the safe I found in the Cold Snow Demon Queen's treasury and stocked up.
Flare-
As I poured in Extre Yang Qi, soon.
The gold bars started lting.
"Mm?"
-Whine.
Inner qi is emitted from the qi center.
Through the Iron Blood Divine Art, I start controlling the lted gold minutely.
What I am making is,
'A gold ring.'
Sharing Nuptial Wine is important too, but from my position, I wanted to give a symbolic item.
'Was it about this much?'
I calmly recalled the hand I held when sharing Extre Yang Qi and Extre Yin Qi.
And recalling the length and thickness of the ring finger, I started focusing on the shape of the gold ring.
This is an important task on which my lifelong reputation depends.
More carefully and delicately than any divine art.
-Kyaoong.
When handing over Extre Yang Qi to Tamya.
I received the Extre Yin Qi Tamya possessed.
Sizzle-
As I started cooling the heated gold ring with the Extre Yin Qi received from Tamya,
Soon two pairs of gold rings took shape.
"Success."
Hoping this could lt Seol Ye-rin's heart, I started heading to the Young Palace Head's Hall again.
***
North Sea Ice Palace, Young Palace Head's Hall.
Seol Ye-rin was lying on the bed looking at the ceiling.
-Are you okay?
In her head, the scene of Cheon Deung-jin brushing Hyeokryeon Yeom's hair kept surfacing.
'Wasn't... a man.'
Potala Palace's Young Palace Head, Cheon Deung-jin was not a man, contrary to what she heard.
Just as Hyeokryeon Yeom went to Potala Palace for Cheon Deung-jin's treatnt.
The thought that Hyeokryeon Yeom might have used the treatnt art he perford with Seol Ye-rin on Cheon Deung-jin too hovered in her mind.
"...The Third Young Master might not know the Young Palace Head is a woman."
Really?
Did he really not know?
Endless questioning repeats.
"If only he told sothing happened at Potala Palace."
Even knowing he was tired from running day and night using movent arts, for so reason Seol Ye-rin couldn't help but show her disappointed feelings.
"It's because she dressed as a man, but I think she would be pretty if she dressed up."
Haa.
A sigh leaked out automatically.
"The engagent ceremony is right tomorrow."
She felt she couldn't properly hold the engagent ceremony with a heart like this.
"Right, let's ask."
It might be a rude thing.
It might disturb his rest.
Let's ask.
What happened to Cheon Deung-jin at Potala Palace.
Just as she was about to kick off the blanket and go outside,
Knock knock knock.
Soone knocked on Seol Ye-rin's door.
"Lady Seol, it's Hyeokryeon Yeom."
Thud thud.
Seol Ye-rin, who quickly returned to the bed, spoke in a voice as if she just woke up.
"...What is the matter at this hour?"
"I ca because there is sothing I want to tell you."
"Co in."
Rattle.
Hyeokryeon Yeom opened the door and entered.
Seol Ye-rin, sitting on the edge of the bed, stared at Hyeokryeon Yeom.
"Weren't you resting?"
"I am on my way out after reporting to the Palace Lord. I stopped by because I thought I should report to the Young Palace Head as well."
For a mont, Seol Ye-rin's eyes sparkled.
"What report?"
"I went to Potala Palace. Aren't you curious about what happened to during the month, Lady Seol?"
Flinch-
Curious, crazy curious.
But, she couldn't ask.
She just couldn't bring herself to speak.
"...What happened?"
"I stopped by to tell you that. Before that."
Hyeokryeon Yeom extended his hand.
"Could you give your hand for a mont?"
"Are you saying such words in this situation right now?"
"There is sothing I need to check."
"......Here."
Seol Ye-rin gave her hand as if she couldn't win, and.
Felt sothing warm on her left ring finger.
"Huh?"
"What a relief, it fits perfectly."
"This is……."
"It is an engagent gift. I hope you like it."
A gold ring sparkling golden was fitted perfectly on Seol Ye-rin's left ring finger.
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