NOVEL NEXT I Will Raise It as the Best Family in the World
Chapter 8
“Sogyo.”
“Yes, Young Miss.” “Sit down. I need to talk to you.” After getting up from her seat, Woonyeong decided to start the things she had planned one by one. “Sogyo. There is something you need to do.” “Yes, Young Miss, please tell me.” “However, um, that could be a bit… well, more than a bit risky. And everything must be kept confidential. No one should know…” “I’ll do it, please leave it to me, Young Miss.” Sogyo answered readily, but Woonyeong’s expression darkened. Yeah, Sogyo was this kind of person. She was someone willing to undertake difficult and dangerous tasks for Woonyeong without hesitation. Therefore, before asking Sogyo for a favor, Woonyeong agonized over it endlessly. She was glad to see Sogyo getting along well with the nanny and Hyangah, and she wanted to protect this peace. However, Woonyeong’s paradox was that without taking any action, she couldn’t maintain the peace of the Seol Family. If the Seol Family is not peaceful, then Sogyo cannot be at peace either. Woonyeong suppressed her guilt towards Sogyo in that way. Currently, there was no one except Sogyo whom Woonyeong trusted enough to delegate tasks to. “Sogyo, I want you to go to Wuhan.” “Wuhan?” “Yeah, Wuhan.” Woonyeong nodded and answered. Wuhan is the provincial capital of Hubei Province, located where the Yangtze and Han Rivers converge. It was also a central city in the Central Plains region, famous for its beautiful East Lake. And it was also the city where the headquarters of the Murim Alliance was located. The distance from Hongan County, where the village was located, to Wuhan was about 200 ri (approximately 80 kilometers). It took three to four days to travel by horse-drawn carriage. “Tell the nanny that you have some personal business to attend and that you’ll be visiting it. Say that I’ve given my permission.” “Yes, I understand. What do I need to do?” Sogyo asked calmly, her gaze slightly deepened. “First of all, I want you to send me this letter. Go to the Deng Tian Escort Agency in Wuhan. It would be good if you could be sent from there.” Woonnyeong placed the wax-sealed letter on the table and pushed it in front of Sogyo. Sogyo asked in surprise after checking the address written on the outside of the letter. “Do you have any connection with the Young Master of the Jegal Clan?” The recipient was the eldest son of the renowned Jegal Clan, Jegal Dam. If you were born as the eldest son in the Jegal Clan, one of the Five Great Families, you would have become famous even if you did nothing. Jegal Dam wasn’t just born. He inherited his family’s exceptional intellect and martial arts talent legacy. Naturally, the expectations placed on him by the Jegal Clan were high, and he was still growing as he received a lot of support. ‘But he was a shameless kid. It’s not that I don’t get along with smart kids; it’s all because of him. Yeah, that’s right.’ Recalling her past encounters with Jegal Dan, Woonyeong responded with a heavy expression. What do you mean by Young Master? It’s just smart Jegal. “There’s no way, right? I’ve never even stepped outside the gate of the Seol Family, how could I possibly know the Young Master of the Jegal Clan. Well, let’s become friends and see.” “Yes?” “Let’s build a connection with Jegal Dam from now on. If I send a letter and get a response, that would be great; if not, there’s nothing I can do. Next time, I might try sending one to Namgoong as well.” “Pardon? What do you mean by that?” She also needed to get in touch with the Namgoong Clan. ‘It’s their good fortune to build a relationship with me now. If they don’t like it, they can say so. I’m not in any hurry either. Hmph. I’m also a precious lady of the Seol Family!’ If they respond properly, they can be together easily in the future. Even if they say no, they were bound to meet eventually anyway They, too, had no choice but to face the Heavenly Palace, and they were among the few people Woonyeong trusted in the past. “Since the Deng Tian Escort Agency is run by a branch of the Jegal family, delivering the letter should be easy. They might even think it’s a love letter and make sure it gets delivered properly.” “Yes?” “Hahaha. Sogyo, this is my first time seeing that kind of expression.” Woonyeong burst out laughing when she saw Sogyo’s bewildered expression. It was a new expression that she had never seen before. It was also the first time that Sogyo had seen Woonyeong laugh so loudly. “Is that so?” Sogyo, who blushed slightly as she asked back, laughed along with Woonyeong. “Well, that’s that. Next, you need to stop by at the Ten Thousand Gold Coins Bank branch in Wuhan. Go find someone named Chun Ilhee. No one else. It has to be Chun Ilhee. And this.” Woonyeong handed out another envelope. “Inside, there’s an account to find and some questions. If you mention exactly what’s written, they’ll give you a considerable amount of receipts. Just take that for now and leave what’s inside this envelope.” “Yes, Young Miss.” “I made it sound simple, but this is actually a dangerous task. Let me be clear, I can’t tell you, Sogyo, how I know about this account or who it belongs to.” “It’s alright.” “Yeah, thank you. There is someone I need to meet. This is the only way to see that person.” “Yes.” “You might be in danger.” “I…” “No, Sogyo, listen.” Cutting off Sogyo’s words, Woonyeong took a deep breath. Sogyo could feel the intensity in Woonyeong’s gaze deepening. It was not a child’s eyes. Sogyo could feel it too. The changes in Woonyeong after her illness were noticeable, especially to Sogyo, who constantly watched over her. But she didn’t question it. Sogyo wasn’t the one to ask. She was simply there to watch over Woonyeong by Woonyeong’s side. “I know that you are a skilled martial artist.” “H, how…” “Sogyo, it’s okay. You don’t have to be confused. Let’s keep each other’s secrets. I also have something I can’t tell you right now. I’m sure you’ve figured it out, too, right? Because you’re always by my side.” “Yes.” “So let’s agree that we each have something difficult to explain to each other. And let’s just bury it and move forward. I trust you more than anyone else, Sogyo. So…” “I understand, Young Miss. You don’t need to say any more.” “Thank you, Sogyo, and I’m sorry.” “No, Young Miss. It’s something I have to do.” “Yeah.” Woonyeong said as much by nodding her head. In the past and even now, it was the same with Sogyo. Even though they didn’t say everything to each other, there were things that only each other felt between them. It was a different bond from that with the nanny. “Then, take care. More than anything else, it’s more important that you come back safely.” “Yes, I understand.” Sogyo stood up, bowed to Woonyeong, and left the room. Left alone, Woonyeong closed her eyes. The wind coming in through the window had become quite warm. “Spring has come and the flowers have bloomed. With a small pouch full of money, under the sky, I am not a beggar.” Woonyeong hummed a song that the children of the marketplace sang. ‘It was so close, but I couldn’t find it at the time.’ It was a song that Hyangah was humming while cleaning a while ago. The lyrics had no clear meaning, just like children muttering. Hyangah sang quite well, and Woonyeong kept listening to her. Then she remembered a memory from a long time ago. – A song. Yes, it was a song. The answer was in the song that the children of the marketplace were singing. Ha…. At that time, Jegal Dam, the chief military strategist of the Murim Alliance, began to speak with a weary expression. – A song that children have sung for hundreds of years. Yet, it was a song I, having grown up in a noble family, did not know. The clue was hidden within it. The location of the treasure that the Heavenly Palace guys were looking for was hidden in the song. – If I had known this song. If I had… could we have stopped them from the very beginning? Jegal Dam’s voice sounded truly sad and pitiful as he spoke those words. Woonyeong thought that she preferred Jegal Dam’s confident expression, which she had once considered rather arrogant. This look and this voice didn’t suit him. – Stop talking nonsense, smart guy. Regret is useless now, isn’t it? We just need to take them down one by one. I’ll go. I’ll start by dealing with the remaining ones. Don’t you trust me? Woonyeong no longer remembered the expression on Jegal Dam’s face in response to his words. She just felt relieved. Because this time, Woonyeong will find it. Luck was on her side. While Woonyeong knew the song, being raised within the Seol Family meant that she was also unfamiliar with it. But she remembered Hyangah’s humming. Hyangah was excited to teach Woonyeong a song. It made her happy to be able to share something with Woonyeong. “If the dragon in the sky blocks the light, don’t worry. It will snow again.” Woonyeong muttered the second half of the song and thought. ‘You revealed the clue we were so desperate for. Now, we can find it before them, right, clever teacher? Don’t worry. The eyes return once again.
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