Chapter 149

No… what the hell…

Our grandson-in-law~ Should I check how big your dick has grown? – Not that.

My head isn’t working properly in this absurd situation.

Or is this how the Five Great Families, who value bloodlines, usually act when meeting a son-in-law?

Namgung Cheon spoke so confidently that it left me confused.

And unlike before, seeing Mantian visibly flustered, Namgung Cheon grew even more intrigued.

‘Hoh~ I thought he just wanted to grow as a martial artist and make a name for himself. But seeing him this anxious, as if his true intentions were exposed…’

“Regardless of age or position, aren’t we both men? Show me honestly.”

He observes Mantian, who avoids his gaze but has a slight tension in his brow, with amusement.

‘So, he harbors grand dreams he can’t share with others!’

“Your dragon (ambition).”

At Namgung Cheon’s urging, Mantian’s expression hardens further.

“………”

‘Damn… I’m going crazy. Why does he keep asking to see my dragon (dick)?’

Namgung Cheon and Sima Mantian.

Two men with different thoughts face each other, listening to the sound of the rain.

But even as time passes.

It seemed like a situation that couldn’t be easily resolved, so I made a decision.

Not making excuses, I wiped the embarrassment from my face and spoke calmly.

“There’s a saying, ‘Ye Gong Hao Long’ (Lord Ye’s Love for Dragons).”

At the unexpected response, Namgung Cheon’s eyes widened momentarily before narrowing again.

“……!”

‘Ye Gong Hao Long’ – Lord Ye loved dragons. It’s an old tale about someone who appears to love something but doesn’t truly love it.

In the past, there was a nobleman named Lord Ye in the state of Chu.

He loved dragons so much that he hired artists to paint dragons all over his house and carved dragons into his clothes and furniture.

But when a real dragon descended from the sky by chance.

The overwhelming presence of the living dragon, so different from what he had imagined, scared him so much that he trembled and fainted on the spot.

Namgung Cheon’s mind raced. A faint, angry smile appeared on his face.

Answering a request to show a dragon with ‘Ye Gong Hao Long’…

“Are you saying that I can’t handle your true dragon (ambition)?”

I shook my head calmly, not intimidated by Namgung Cheon’s pressure.

“No. I’m just saying that a dragon (dick) shouldn’t be easily revealed to others.”

Yes, it’s a fact, but it shouldn’t be exposed recklessly.

“Knowing that there is a dragon is enough. There’s no need to see it directly. Isn’t that better for both of us?”

My euphemistic expression that my sexual function is fine, it stands and runs properly, seemed to have worked. Namgung Cheon let out a short sigh, releasing his anger.

“Huh…”

He has ambitions, but since the time isn’t right, he won’t speak of them.

Since I’ve already discovered his grand aspirations, he won’t hide them, but… he can’t bring himself to say it to protect himself.

A sign of surrender, submission.

…But perhaps.

There can’t be two suns under the sky.

When we reveal our dragons (ambitions).

Either he or I will inevitably become a fake, a Lord Ye.

Is that what you’re trying to say?

Sima Mantian… a terrifyingly promising kid.

“Gu Mi Fu Jian (Honeyed Words, Hidden Sword)… you have a sharp tongue. How insolent.”

‘Gu Mi Fu Jian’ – Honeyed words with a hidden sword. Sweet words on the outside, but scheming on the inside.

At Mantian’s attitude of bowing for the moment while hiding grand ambitions.

Namgung Cheon laughed and completely relaxed.

“No, since you’ve hidden a big dragon in your belly, perhaps it should be called ‘Gu Mi Fu Long’ (Honeyed Words, Hidden Dragon).”

Talking to himself, convincing himself.

Seeing Namgung Cheon laughing happily, I let out a sigh of relief inside.

Seeing the tense atmosphere dissipate, it seemed to have ended well.

But… seeing him laugh about having a big dragon, was he just an old man who liked dirty jokes?

Since he couldn’t make such jokes with his granddaughter Sososo, did he want to make them with his grandson-in-law?

Anyway, the atmosphere had relaxed.

And since being too aloof would be awkward, this time I also responded with a joke.

“Haha! Well, it can surge up with the force to pierce the belly!”

“Hahahaha! What an interesting expression!”

The laughter of two men with different thoughts echoed loudly.

After the strange conversation about dragons ended.

Namgung Cheon left with a satisfied smile, saying he had something to do.

“Take good care of our Sososo from now on, grandson-in-law.”

Leaving those words, he disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.

And.

“Sometimes… no, often, he does unexpected things. I’m glad nothing happened.”

Hearing that nothing unusual happened during the meeting with her grandfather Namgung Cheon, Sososo sighed in relief and saw Mantian off.

“Lord Sima, you’ve had a hard time in many ways.”

“No. It was a bit embarrassing, but it wasn’t that hard.”

“Uh… um… then…”

Now, all that’s left is to say goodbye and see you next time.

But feeling an inexplicable sense of regret, Sososo couldn’t express it in words.

“Well… you know…”

Like a little bird, she slightly raised her heels and shyly looked up at Mantian.

Such an honest yet shy older sister.

“Did you practice that expression separately?”

“…Huh?”

Sososo’s words didn’t continue.

Between the gate and the street.

Lowering the umbrella spread for the pitiful girl, creating a small space only for the two of them, unseen by others.

Leaning down, he gently kisses her cheek, red with shyness and anticipation.

After the brief meeting of lips and cheek.

“Really… you’re impossible.”

At my affectionate teasing, Sososo smiled with a slightly red face and gently waved her hand.

“Then, take care on your way back.”

***

Leaving the Namgung Family’s villa.

Walking while listening to the sound of rain falling on the umbrella, the earlier conversation came to mind.

“A dragon…”

Regardless of the conversation, Guhae naturally came to mind.

Tilting the umbrella slightly, I look up at the rainy sky.

“It’s raining, so I thought of you.”

Humming, I move my steps elsewhere.

“I miss you, Guhae.”

By the way, I think of Guhae even when it’s not raining. Always.

Covering the sky with the umbrella.

Stepping through puddles, I walk towards the Jiegal Family’s villa to see Guhae.

And not long after.

Meeting Jiegal Yang’s granddaughter, Jiegal Yeon, who came to find me, I heard that Jiegal Yang was looking for me.

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At the Jiegal Family’s villa.

At Jiegal Yang’s calm words, I asked in surprise.

“Guhae hasn’t come out of her room?”

“It’s not an injury or illness, so don’t worry unnecessarily.”

Jiegal Yang naturally took out a Go board and began placing stones while continuing the conversation.

“It’s similar to a snake shedding its skin. After the fight with the Blood Church, her internal energy has rapidly increased.”

Jiegal Yang paused and stared at me.

I had no choice but to take the black stone and place it on the board.

“…That’s good, then.”

Only then did Jiegal Yang place a white stone and continue.

“Well, the energy that has increased this time is different. It’s not human energy.”

Why didn’t I notice it?

The energy of a dragon… the chilling, eerie energy I felt once as a child was faintly present in the villa.

But there was one difference… it was suppressed.

Guhae was enduring and suppressing it alone.

“Guhae didn’t want to hurt you. She told me not to tell you.”

Jiegal Yang snorted.

“Go. It’s the dragon you forcibly tamed that day. Take responsibility.”

I stood up from my seat.

“Old man, record the Go game. I’ll come back and win.”

“Ha! Such a cheeky brat!”

Immediately heading to the place in the villa where the cold energy, like a winter sea, was strongest.

“………”

Walking towards Guhae’s room with a cane.

There wasn’t anything unusual that happened between Guhae and me yesterday or the day before.

As usual, Guhae came to find me.

We happily ate yakgwa and talked. We trained together.

We spent a joyful and happy time.

But today, suddenly, the dragon energy within Guhae went out of control.

“…Is she a ticking time bomb?”

The reason my father blocked the relationship between me and Guhae. But it doesn’t matter at all.

It’s not important at all.

As the distance closed, a chilling energy, incomparable to what I felt as a child, struck my body.

But this isn’t important either.

What’s really important now…

Knocking on Guhae’s firmly closed door.

“Guhae, open the door.”

“…You can’t come in. It’s dangerous-.”

Judging by the echo of her voice, she’s not talking in front of the door.

Kwaaang-!

Before she could finish, I break the door with a punch and enter.

“…Man, Tian?”

Looking at Guhae, covered in a deep blue aura, scratching the floor alone, enduring.

Seeing that, I grit my teeth.

What’s really important now is that I’m angry.

“…Let’s play together, Guhae.”

What am I angry about? Guhae, who didn’t tell me about the dragon energy going out of control.

“No… it’s dangerous… it’s different from usual.”

Clenching her teeth, suppressing herself, I pass by her and place my palm on the wall leading outside.

I couldn’t be her support.

Gathering my internal energy, I unleash a palm technique, shattering the wall.

Yi Shuang Po Bing Zhang (Treading Frost, Breaking Ice Palm)

Kwaaaang-!!

With a hole blown open, revealing the outside scenery, I step out of the room.

Standing in the pouring rain in the middle of the garden, I speak to Guhae.

“Wow. It’s Man Tian Guo Hai (Deceiving Heaven, Crossing the Sea).”

Covering my whole body with energy, I take a stance. Ready to play together.

“I’ll take everything you have. Let’s play together.”

Perhaps even the rain was startled by the momentum?

From the black clouds coiled like a dragon, the rain poured down even more fiercely.