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n“Woong, we will be leaving the Yeon residence sometime today. So get ready to leave.”

nWoong stared blankly at Moonkwang. After staring for a while, he slowly regained his focus in his eyes.

n“So soon? I haven’t been able to accomplish anything.”

nWoong had recovered significantly. But no matter it wasn’t enough to compare him to his previous self.

nEven so, he had not forgotten his task. His head was still full of ambition.

n“We’ve not yet made proper contact with the goldenwall clan.”

nAnd also he had not been able to enjoy Harin.

n“Things are looking bad back home.”

n“What? What do you mean? What is bad?”

n“I didn’t tell you as you weren’t feeling well, but there was a problem even before I came here.”

nMoonkwang summarised the happenings at the Jong residence. Woong burst out in rage after hearing the full story.

n“Those scums dared to rebel against our clan?”

n“They definitely have someone involved. But it seems they still haven’t found the accomplice.”

n“Then…”

n“We leave for Cheong geum ryeon.”

n“Cheon geum ryeon? But we should avoid contact with them as much as possible.”

nMoonkwang sighed in relief and nodded his head.

nFinally, Woong was using his brain and coming back to his old self.

n“We no longer have to avoid them. We should still be cautious but not it’s a matter of survival for our clan. We must do all that we can.”

n“Is the situation that bad?”

n“Yes. It is extremely challenging.”

nMoonkwang answered before continuing on.

n“We must go to chrome geum ryeon and transfer the funds, we will ask them for help with the investigation of the accomplice.”

nWoong’s face hardened.

n“If so…then our clan’s share will be significantly reduced.”

n“There is no choice. We can still try to fight to claim as many shares as possible.”

nWong lowered his head with an angry expression.

nMoonkwang cautiously asked Wooong.

n“Do…you remember anything from that day?”

nWoong seemed to be in a much better condition so he wondered if his lost memories might have returned.

nBut as soon as he finished his question, Woong broke out in cold sweat profusely.

n“Oh..what, what is happening, my body feels weird all of a sudden.”

nWoong’s face turned pale.

nHis legs were wobbly and his whole body was losing control. His body slumped against the chair and he experienced shortness of breath.

n“Stop!”

nMoonkwang channeled his energy and shouted.

nWoong looked at Moonkwang in shock. But realized he was feeling better.

n“Pant, pant.”

nWoong took a deep breath. And looked at Moonkwang with panic in his eyes.

n“I, I don’t understand why. Why am I suddenly like this….”

nMoonkwang looked at Woong pitifully.

n‘The fear must be imprinted somewhere in his instinct. The question was whether he would be able to overcome it….”

nSomehow he felt like this was a representation of the Jong clan’s near future. So he shook his head violently.

nNo that was impossible.

n***

nGyeongwan and Yoo stared at Taesan speechless. The doctor standing beside him giggled away.

n“You want to visit the brothel first before you head home?”

nTaesan frowned slightly.

n“The days I seem to have picked up the habit of repeating my sentences more than once.”

nYoo flinched slightly. But this was not right.

nTaesan had just returned from the Yeon residence.

nAfter meeting his fiance Yeon Harin. So how could he even think of going to the brothel even before he reached his home.

n“It’s because you are suggesting something beyond an ordinary person’s imagination.”

nTaesan nodded his head.

n“You’re right I am not ordinary.”

nThat was not the intended message. Yoo turned to look at Gyeongwan. Like she was telling him to do something about this.

nBut what could Gyeongwan possibly do? He was the lowest-ranked amongst all of them. He was even ranked beneath Yoo.

nJust as Yoo’s eyes reflected disappointment, Gyeongwan managed to say something.

n“My prince, still shouldn’t you return home first?”

nThe doctor laughed out loud as though what he had just said was funny.

n“Hahaha, have you ever seen our prince go against his words? Just accept it. And what’s so bad about going to the brothel before heading home?”

nThe doctor stepped forward to lead Taesan.

n“This way, my prince. I know of a very good place.”

nAt those words, Taesan frowned.

n“You are wasting your skills on something weird.”

n“Hey, how is this weird? It was necessary. Since what’s most important to you now is the brother. Am I right?”

n“Well, that is true.”

n“I even researched your preference and chose this place. You can definitely look forward to it.”

nGyeongwan and Yoo looked at the doctor speechlessly.

nWas that person talking away a doctor or a prostitute seller?

nAs the doctor was endlessly explaining and describing his effort, they arrived at the brothel.

n“I’ve never seen this brothel before?

nTaesan had visited almost every brothel in this area so he was well aware.

nBut the place the doctor had brought them to was an unfamiliar one.

n“White Flower Inn?”

n“They have exactly 100 prostitutes. Excluding Rouge. Rouge is quite the beauty, but apparently she came here recently after living someplace else.

nSo that meant that this was a newly established brothel.

nAfter commenting that he had done his homework in such a short time, they entered the brothel.

nIt was rather early, but they were open and ready.

nOne of the prostitutes who identified the doctor quickly ran off to somewhere, while the ones nearby came together to greet them.

n“Madam Rogue had been waiting for you.”

n“Is that so. I’m sorry I left in a hurry the last time.”

n“We’re used to waiting. We are well aware of the beauty of waiting.”

nThe doctor laughed and looked at Taesan as though he was asking him his thoughts.

nTaesan nodded.

n“Well…it’s not too bad.”

nIt was better than not too bad, it was pretty good.

nAlthough he didn’t know how the doctor had found out about his preference, it was to his liking.

nAll the prostitutes had a certain amount of impurity lingering on their souls.

nNot too much and not too little, their original soul was not combined with the impurity either.

nAll the prostitutes here were similar in that sense.

nIn other brothels, there had been some that he shouldn’t approach. Like the one he was caught in.

nIn the past, he had been curious about what those were, but now he knew for sure.

nThat was the influence of a vengeful spirit.

nIf someone died while strongly blaming someone else, then a vengeful spirit would haunt the person. And if the vengeful spirit stuck around for too long, they will combine and mix in with the person’s original soul and spirit.

nSo it was dangerous to enjoy the spirit of someone who had murdered several people. As they were often found with a vengeful spirit.

nBut it didn’t mean that everyone who had murdered another had a vengeful spirit. Just as how one could still be cursed by a vengeful spirit even without having committed a murder.

nThere were countless possibilities.

nJust like how in life there were various stories.

nAnyhow it was a brothel that met his expectations. He could see himself being a regular here.

nIf he calculated one per day he would be here at least for a hundred days. And if there was a change in prostitute then he could feed on the new soul.

nHe was calculating his possibilities when Rogue appeared.

nShe seemed near her thirties, she was a beauty and with her maturity, it added uniqueness to her beauty.

nRogue bowed and greeted Taesan before greeting the doctor.

n“We have been waiting for you to visit. Please come in.”

nTaesan nodded, then Rogue looked at Gyeongwan and Yoo and asked.

n“For these two guests….”

n“Give them whatever they want.”

nTaesan replied before hastily going inside…

nRogue smiled captivatingly before asking Gyeongwan and Yoo.

n“Would you like a room for the two of you to spend together? There are several rooms that no one knows about.”

nGyeongwan blushed furiously at Rogue’s suggestion.

n“We are here to guard the princes’ room.”

nAs Gyeongwan replied sternly, Rogue turned to Yoo and covered her mouth before smiling in a meaningful way.

n“He must be a handful.”

nRogue left it at that before going back inside.

nThen Yoo followed her leaving Gyeongwan coldly behind.

nGyeongwan had sensed the sudden change in Yoo’s cold manner and somehow felt anxious.

nThen the doctor patted on Gyeongwan’s shoulder, as though in encouragement.

n***

nThe head of the blood pack clan Chu Jokwang was unable to hide his anxiety.

nFrom the person standing behind him like a guard.

nHe was the person that those scary masked people had left behind.

nThe fearful memory from that day influenced his impression of this man to feel scary as well. No, he was scared. This man’s battle skills were so great he knew that even the entire blood pack clan would not be able to win against him.

nHad it not been for this man, the Jong clan would already have wiped out the entire blood pack clan.

n‘That is that….so I wonder if we are allowed to make money the way we want now?’

nNow that they no longer had to pay the Jong clan any tax it was a huge gain to them, but with their nature of thieves, they grew more ambitious.

nBut their ambition was not to be exposed.

nBecause of the watchmen standing behind them.

nThey were not skilled enough to fight against the Jong clan if this man disappears.

nIn fact, if this man decided to leave, they were in a state to beg him to stay.

n‘First, we need to proceed without him finding out….’

nChu Jokwang was planning to sell the Jong Clan’s secret to earn some money.

nTo be honest, the Jong clan were not to be meddled with.

nSo if they put their minds to it, they would be able to wipe out the black thieves.

nAnd if that were to happen, the man standing guard would silently disappear.

nChu Jokwang was well aware that they were only the paws in a game. He had lived his entire life as a pawn.

nSo the plan to sell out their weakness was a matter of survival.

n“I….I’m about to go out. What about you sir?”

nChu Jokwang turned his head around to ask the guard.

nThe head of the Dong ho foundation, no, the warrior of Cheonma’s clan, looked blankly at him. His menacing eyes scanned Chu Jokwang.

nChu Jokwang avoided his eyes.

nThe Cheonma clan warrior spoke calmly which made him even more terrifying.

n“How many of your subordinates are skilled enough for me to use”

n“What? To…to use?”

nThe warrior looked at Chu Jokwang indifferently.

nChu Jokwang answered hurriedly.

n“If I pick well, there must be at least 15.”

n“Pick 5. Including yourself.”

n“What?”

nThe Cheonma clan warrior no longer replied and stood still.

nChu Jokwang then suddenly realized he was at a turning point in his life.

n‘That is that, but I still need to earn some money.’

nIf only the five of them were going to make a run for it then he thought it would be okay to take all the money for himself.

nHe slowly left the room.

nThankfully the Cheonma warrior did not follow.

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