Chapter 57 : Engagent Ceremony
Twinkle!
The gold ring sparkled brilliantly.
"An engagent gift... is it?"
Seol Ye-rin's expression stiffened.
It was because Seol Ye-rin had not prepared anything.
"I said I would return within a month, but it felt like I was too late and I also wanted to talk about the things I couldn't say earlier."
I heard she had brought the ring on the way here.
"...Thank you. But what should I do, I haven't prepared anything."
"It's okay. More than that, you seed concerned about the Young Palace Head of the Potala Palace earlier."
Flinch-
As if her feelings had been caught, Seol Ye-rin feigned ignorance.
"? I think you are mistaken?"
Regardless of what Seol Ye-rin said, I began to say what I had to say.
"It seems the Palace Head delivered the information incorrectly. The Young Palace Head of the Potala Palace was not a man, but a woman."
They say a woman's intuition is accurate.
Cheon Deung-jin was indeed a woman.
"That's......."
Wondering if her imagination had truly beco reality, she looked at ,
"She said that due to unavoidable circumstances, she is publicly living as a man, not a woman."
"How... Did you proceed with the treatnt?"
"...Nothing happened. I ca because I had to talk about this as well."
I explained that Cheon Deung-jin had accepted Fire Spirit Qi into her body through the Fire Spirit Jade, then expelled it through Extre Yang Qi, and as an aftereffect, her acupoints were damaged, so I asked if Seol Ye-rin could cool down the damaged acupoints through her Extre Yin Qi.
Smirk-
Listening to that story, a laugh leaked out for no reason.
A man who prepares a ring and explains the story of what happened at the Potala Palace in such detail, just in case Seol Ye-rin misunderstands his relationship with Cheon Deung-jin.
"Can you help with the treatnt?"
"Of course. Hmmm, then regarding the thod of putting Extre Yin Qi into Miss Cheon, should I do it like this?"
Smooch-
"......."
Whoosh-
Cold Extre Yin Qi began to enter my body through my cheek.
For a mont, I felt as if the world had stopped.
"M, Miss Seol."
"I, It was practice!"
With a face red as a beet, Seol Ye-rin waved her two hands.
"I've heard everything, so please go and rest quickly! I will accept the gold ring with great gratitude! Since we have the engagent ceremony scheduled tomorrow, I think it would be best to sleep early now!"
Thud thud thud, pouring out words, Seol Ye-rin chased out of the room.
Rumble!
Bang!
The door to the Young Palace Head’s Hall closed noisily.
"...Did sothing happen?"
Eun Bin, who was guarding the Young Palace Head’s Hall, approached .
"No... nothing happened."
After saying that to Eun Bin, I slowly.
Very slowly began to move my steps.
***
Flop.
Returning to my room, I touched my cheek.
'Is it just a return gift for the ring?'
Although we are in a relationship promising betrothal.
Although we both know that we will beco husband and wife in the future.
'This is the first ti she has expressed it through action like this.'
I thought the change in honorifics was largely due to external reasons.
'Practice my ass.'
There is absolutely no reason to transmit Extre Yin Qi to Cheon Deung-jin via a kiss on the cheek.
Then it was clearly a return gift.
It was clear she responded with a kiss because she couldn't prepare a gift.
As I lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, the image of Seol Ye-rin blushing ca to mind vividly.
"This... is dangerous."
When I first visited the Ice Palace.
The reason I thought I should beco the live-in son-in-law of the Ice Palace was to stand against Hyeokryeon Geuk.
Coincidentally, my constitutional characteristics matched, so I treated the Young Palace Head and obtained the position of Small Snow Squad Captain.
After that, the reason I focused on rallying the forces of the Ice Palace and building power was also solely to survive.
If it was to survive, I could have given up the Ice Palace.
Until just a short while ago, that was certainly the case.
'But.......'
Now, I have beco unable to give up the Ice Palace.
The North Sea Ice Palace was no different from another ho to .
Especially.
'I must protect the Young Palace Head no matter what happens.'
Because what connected the Ice Palace and was effectively the Young Palace Head, Seol Ye-rin.
Perhaps with this engagent ceremony as a turning point, the Ice Palace will be able to leap one step further.
The problem is,
-Captain.
Baek Mu-yong's telepathy was conveyed into the room.
-Did you check?
-Yes, it seems the envoys of the Demonic Cult will arrive around the ti dawn breaks and Young Master Moyong Geum had already arrived and was resting.
-What about the external troops in charge of the Ice Palace's security?
-Since the focus is on the engagent ceremony, it does seem that the defense has weakened slightly.
-Tell the Snow Tiger Squad or the Ice Wolf Squad right now to prepare for any intrusion occurring from the outside and figure out who is coming as an envoy from the Demonic Cult.
-Understood.
Whish-
At Baek Mu-yong's movent, I let out a sigh.
It is an engagent ceremony that confirms the blood alliance between the Ice Palace and the Demonic Cult.
I already knew that this information had flowed into the Murim.
Naturally, I couldn't help but worry.
Because the Central Plains would be most wary of the Demonic Cult and the Ice Palace joining forces.
"I hope nothing happens."
The night of the North Sea was deepening.
***
At that ti-
The outskirts of the North Sea Ice Palace.
Rumble.
Several carriages were moving.
"I can see the Ice Palace outer wall, it seems we have arrived. Clan Head."
A man in black reported from the coachman's seat.
Inside the carriage.
The person who was lying down with gold and silver treasures opened his eyes.
"It's shaking a lot."
"I apologize."
"I lack sleep."
The yawning Clan Head of the Yayul Demon Clan, the Hell Poison Demon, Yayul Cheon-ung rubbed his eyes.
"To tell to pack gifts extensively and take them to the Third Young Master's engagent ceremony."
How far is the distance from Xinjiang to the North Sea?
To send to go there and co back.
"It would have been fine if I ca alone."
Yayul Jin, the Young Clan Head of the Yayul Demon Clan who was sitting in the next seat, spoke.
"Since it's an event no different from a blood alliance ceremony, actually all the Clan Heads should have co."
They just sent Yayul Cheon-ung alone.
"To think it's an engagent with that scoundrel, the Ice Palace's Young Palace Head is also pitiable."
At Yayul Jin's words, a smile hovered over Yayul Cheon-ung's lips.
Because Yayul Cheon-ung knew that Hyeokryeon Yeom was different from the rumors after eting Hyeokryeon Mu.
Actually, that was why he brought Yayul Jin.
Yayul Jin is very afraid of the First Young Master, Hyeokryeon Geuk.
If Hyeokryeon Geuk wasn't the son of the Heavenly Demon, in reality, the two should be considered to be on the sa level.
Because the Young Clan Heads of the Five Great Demon Clans were all of equal status.
But just for the sole reason that he is the son of the Heavenly Demon, Yayul Jin ended up lying completely flat even though Hyeokryeon Geuk hadn't even beco the Young Cult Leader yet.
'Although the other guys are similar.'
He thought it shouldn't be like that.
Because Yayul Cheon-ung was thinking that he couldn't hand down the position of the Cult Leader to the Hyeokryeon Demon Clan fellows forever.
'The second one, Hyeokryeon Mu, is also quite a decent guy though.'
Compared to the First Young Master's acun, there were many regrettable points for him to beco the Cult Leader.
The Third Young Master, Hyeokryeon Yeom, went without saying.
So, they probably sent him away to the Ice Palace.
However,
-If you go to the Ice Palace, you might perhaps be surprised.
-Why is that?
-Because you will be able to clearly see the changed appearance of that guy Yeom.
If Hyeokryeon Mu, who is stingy with people, says that much, there must certainly have been a change.
'I am curious.'
If Hyeokryeon Yeom had truly changed, Yayul Cheon-ung wanted to find out why he changed and how he could change.
Only then would he be able to make his own child change as well.
Flash-.
"Dawn is breaking."
The Heavenly Demon Divine Cult's Hyeokryeon Yeom.
The North Sea Ice Palace's Seol Ye-rin.
The day of the two people's engagent ceremony began to dawn.
***
The Moyong Clan rchant Guild's Guild Leader, Moyong Jae visited the Demonic Cult together with Moyong Geum.
"Geum-ah, is this really the right choice?"
"Yes, Father. We must aim for the space between the Orthodox and Unorthodox to earn a lot of money."
Although they are from the Moyong Clan, which is an Orthodox faction among Orthodox factions.
Moyong Geum argued that to earn money, one must know how to sweep in black money regardless of whether it is Unorthodox factions, Demonic Cult, or Outer Region Murim.
"Is there ever a ti when the Murim was more peaceful than now? This period is exactly when we, as rchants, must diate without leaning to any side and conduct comrce to rake in money. That is the Righteous Path of the comrcial world."
As he listened, Moyong Jae, who had been persuaded, ca to his senses and realized he was in the North Sea.
"We originally had ties with the Ice Palace Lord anyway. But you didn't say the party involved in this engagent ceremony was the youngest son of the Demonic Cult Leader!"
"Because if I told you that, Father wouldn't have co."
"Groan."
"Since we're already here, what can we do? The one who helped last ti was Young Master Hyeokryeon. The fact that we were able to reap enormous profits with Cold Iron was all because of Young Master Hyeokryeon."
"Okay, okay. I got it. Since this father doesn't want to catch the eye of the Demonic Cult, I will stay in the back."
He heard an earful from the Moyong Clan last ti too.
He would probably hear another earful from the Moyong Clan because of this matter, but.
'Money is the best.'
Ultimately, Moyong Jae knew very well that there is no business for martial artists in front of money either.
"It seems they are slowly coming."
Since they, the guests, were out at the engagent ceremony hall first, when the ti ca, figures from the Ice Palace and the Demonic Cult began to enter the hall.
Starting with the Clan Heads of the Five Families of the North Sea Ice Palace, the Palace Lord Seol Baek-ho and General Manager Seol Su-hyeok.
The personnel of the Snow Tiger Squad and the Ice Wolf Squad.
Even the Elders of the Ice Council mobilized in full force.
'On the Demonic Cult side.......'
"The Clan Head of the Yayul Demon Clan, Clan Head Yayul Cheon-ung and Young Clan Head Yayul Jin have arrived."
At the appearance of the Hell Poison Demon Yayul Cheon-ung, Moyong Geum swallowed dry saliva.
"By the way, the protagonists of the engagent ceremony are not visible yet."
Thinking that since it had co to this, he should definitely check what kind of people were gathering at this engagent ceremony, Moyong Jae looked for the protagonists.
"Huh?"
Who said the protagonist appears at the last mont?
No matter how much he looked, Hyeokryeon Yeom and Seol Ye-rin were nowhere to be seen.
At that mont, a person with copper-colored skin revealed their appearance in the venue.
"The Young Palace Head of the Poison Palace of the Southern Barbarians has arrived!"
***
The day of the engagent ceremony.
I couldn't take my eyes off Seol Ye-rin, who had started dressing up since dawn.
A Palace Robe made of Heavenly Silkworm Thread that emitted a faint ice-blue hue, on snow-white silk that seed to have woven the eternal snow of the North Sea as it was.
Because snowflake patterns were intricately embroidered with silver thread on the collar and the ends of the sleeves, it evoked the illusion that snow powder was scattering every ti she moved.
"How is it?"
"You look noble like eternal snow, and transparent like an ice crystal."
"You an I'm beautiful, right?"
"Yeah."
"Third Young Master, you also seem cool."
Seol Ye-rin looked at .
I was wearing a long robe made of black satin, the highest grade ink-colored silk that carried a sense of weight, revealing an overwhelming presence without being light.
"They prepared it well."
I really liked this outfit.
On the black fabric, a Red Butterfly pattern, symbolizing a burning fla or a rising red butterfly, was embroidered splendidly in harmony with gold thread.
"It seems the preparations are complete, so shall we go now?"
It was ti for the protagonists who would decorate the grand finale of the engagent ceremony to appear.
The mont the two of us began to walk towards the Great Hall of the North Sea Ice Palace where the engagent ceremony would be held,
Boom!
A trendous explosion burst out from the Great Hall.
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