Surviving the Romance Fantasy

“…”

“Even though it was such a mess, I won’t forget your good intentions, who worriedly tried to feed me first and took care of me while pretending not to see me for that long time. When you enter Hyunmu Palace, make sure to repay me even if it is small. Thank you so far.”

Hyeonbi’s words were not true.

The reason Seol Tae-pyeong pretended not to see Hyeon-bi Po for a month was simply because he did not want to return to Baek Seon-gung too soon.

There was not a single bit of altruism for Hyunbi Po in that action. Seol Tae-pyeong only thought of himself.

However, with just that alone, Po Hyeon-bi, bowing her head in gratitude… how did it reflect in Seol Tae-pyeong’s eyes?

However, Seol Tae-pyeong lowered his head and closed his eyes.

It’s just one situation, it’s all someone else’s business. Regardless of the resentment Po Hyeon-bi has in her heart, and her sincere attitude towards her life, anyway… everything is just someone else’s story.

It’s just a pity to talk about it, just hold that pity in your heart, understand it as someone else’s business, as someone else’s story, and forget it slowly like that. Although the weight of the resentment may have become a little heavier because of Seol Tae-pyeong, that is also the circumstances of Po Hyeon-bi. Even if it seemed a little cold and cowardly, it was about living smartly.

Like that, Seol Tae-pyeong listened quietly to the soldiers of the detached unit entering Chunhyangjeong Pavilion.

“…”

Then… open your eyes and ask.

“How many are left?”

“…yes? No.. what?”

“I asked how many people left I wanted to say goodbye to…. Roughly how many days do you think it will take?”

– Kung!

– Kwagang!

“There it is! It’s Mr. Po!”

“Seol Tae-pyeong found it! Let all the store customers go first!”

Detached units rush into the store.

It was the moment when Mi-rae came in commanding the detached unit from the front and was about to examine the situation.

The back of the man staring at the bowl of soup with Po Hyeon-bi in front of him is unfamiliar.

The back of Seol Tae-pyeong, which I have seen many times, is correct. However, it was not a good inspiration to have a strange look flowing through it.

“Ah, in the end, that guy is building a ball again…”

“Isn’t that the guy who already has the Taeseong sword… He’s greedy…!”

“Don’t give up on this…! Hey, don’t notice…! Am I good enough on my own…!”

In the midst of such complaints, military officers rush into the restaurant one by one.

The number increased as time went by, and eventually the exit was completely blocked.

“Po Hyeonbi!”

As soon as he confirmed Po Hyeon-bi, whom he had been looking for for the past month, Mirae raised his voice. The moment you think that the long search life is finally over-

– Woe!

Seol Tae-pyeong’s sword, which was pulled out, cuts off the huge wooden lamp hanging from the ceiling and drops it. No matter how fast the sword was, none of the assembled military officers could even confirm the shape of the sword.

– Hui Iik! Quaang!

“Keuuugh!”

“What, what is it? Whoops!”

Through the rising dust, you can see Seol Tae-pyeong cutting off the string tied to Hyeon-bi’s arm.

“Seol Tae-pyeong! What are you doing…!”

Future stopped talking and swallowed dry saliva.

Only the figure of Seol Tae-pyeong, who hid his pohyeonbi behind his back and pulled out a sword with one hand, caught my eye.

It’s not sharp enough to be called living, and it’s too creepy to call it speculation.

All the military officers gathered in the restaurant are momentarily speechless at the unknown spirit.

In the eyes of Seol Tae-pyeong, who brushed off his sword once among the dust, there was something like a ghost.

I could understand the situation without even saying a word.

Seol Tae-pyeong, a member of the detached corps, betrayed him.

The only thing I can’t believe is…

The point is that even with dozens of detached troops, including Musajang Mirae, in front of him, Seol Tae-pyeong’s ears didn’t feel anything like shaking.

It is a proper detached unit that has been selected and recruited from each palace. The number is in the tens.

Even with them right in front of him, Seol Tae-pyeong doesn’t seem to have any thoughts that he’s going to lose.

I couldn’t believe that fact, so I had to swallow a dry spit in the future.

*

Seol-ran, who was washing her cotton cloth at the laundry at the outer palace, feels goosebumps rising on her back again.

‘…Heeek!’

Is the water in the laundry room too cold?

However, the Nine who are working together do not seem to complain much.

However, Seolran just thought while shaking off the wet cotton cloth.

‘It’s already been over a month since I haven’t seen Tae-pyeong… The search must have been hard, but I wonder if he got hurt somewhere…’

‘You must have had a lot of trouble… If it wasn’t like this, you wouldn’t have time to rest… Even if your body is a bit tired, I hope you’ll rest your mind enough…’

And, I think about it while organizing the laundry.

‘Please… Tae-pyeong-ah… I have to stay quiet and come back without doing useless things… Really… I just have to breathe…!’

Seolran quietly blended in among the nine, worrying about her one and only sister.

As usual with the nine members of Cheonryongchae, today was also full of work to do.

Hyunbi (1)

Although there are many detached units, Seol Tae-pyeong did not feel a great sense of crisis.

You don’t have to knock them all out first. You just need to open the exit so that you and Hyunbi can escape.

The place is narrow, so it will be difficult for the enemy to form a proper formation. Allies crammed into a small space make it difficult to wield weapons.

The collapsed neck will further restrict the opponent’s movement, and the rising dust will also block the view.

Seol Tae-pyeong had his eyes on the battlefield situation in that brief moment of shaking off his sword.

The qualities of a swordsman are not acquired simply by having a strong body and swinging a sword quickly. He instinctively realizes the most effective method to be taken to bring about victory.

“Get him!”

“For now, don’t let them leave this building!”

Hyeonbi Po, who was standing against the wall behind Seol Tae-pyeong, looked at him. There were about a dozen soldiers blocking the entrance.

No matter how agile Po Hyeon-bi was, it was difficult to pass between them.

“It was better! Because he betrayed us, we also have a chance to receive the Taeseong sword!”

“Don’t give me any acknowledgment! I’m going back to Qingdao Palace with Hyeonbi Po!”

A few samurai, blinded by the desire to succeed, jumped out and drew their swords.

He broke through the dust and ran to subdue Seol Tae-pyeong, but Seol Tae-pyeong kicked up the wooden table around him without showing any signs of embarrassment.

– Whiik! Whiik!

“Keugh!”

I have to take a defensive stance for a while because of the wooden table that bounces while spinning in the air. The two warriors quickly caught sight, but Seol Tae-pyeong was already lowering his stance and digging in, tripping one leg over the other. Then, he kicked the handle of the other person, dropped the sword, and straightened his posture.

“Aagh!”

When a soldier on the floor screamed in pain, Seol Tae-pyeong grabbed the man who had lost his sword by the waist, picked it up, and threw it into the crowd near the entrance.

– Kwadangtang!

Then, he picks up the fallen warrior and charges forward with him standing in front of him as a shield.

“Stop! Stop it!”

The soldiers near the entrance tried to block Seol Tae-pyeong’s rush, but most of them fell out due to the shock that pushed them like wild boars.

-Kwadangtang! bang!

So, Seol Tae-pyeong smashed the door with his body and came out and rolled on the market floor.

The fast-witted Po Hyeonbi didn’t miss the opportunity and quickly ran out of the market. Seeing Seol Tae-pyeong lying on the floor, he quickly reached out and tried to raise him up.

However, Seol Tae-pyeong grabbed Hyeon-bi Po by the wrist, stood up, turned around and threw her onto the tiled roof.

“Whoaaa!”

As light and light as Po Hyeon-bi’s body, it flies through the air, overcome by the power of Seol Tae-pyeong.

Then, when he landed on the tiled roof, Seol Tae-pyeong stepped on a wooden pole and stepped onto the tiled roof.

“They ran away!”

“Catch it!”

A few warriors capable of light airing followed and climbed up the tiled roof, and those who did not reach that level spread out through the alleys and spread the siege.

“Sah, I didn’t expect the situation to turn out like this…!”

“Don’t panic, Mr. Po. Once out, it’s not that hard to escape.”

Po Hyeonbi may not have the talent for battle, but she was born with agility.

It is not easy to catch the runaway Po Hyeon-bi, even if it is the warriors of Qingdao Palace.

“Lee, let’s go out of Hyeonmu City first! If you go around the city to another room, you’ll be able to get away with it in no time!”

Po Hyeon-bi shouted with a resounding voice. The people around them, who had heard the voice, flinched.

Po Hyeon-bi quickly straightened up and ran over the roof.

Some warriors stepped on the light air from under the city and jumped up, but Seol Tae-pyeong quickly kicked them away.

“Huh! You are strong as expected!”

“speech..!”

“Oh, you are strong!”

“When properly formed, it gets tough! Let’s go quickly!”

The chasing warriors spread out wide and tried to block all retreats. I had to break through the siege before it unfolded properly.

Po Hyeon-bi ran and ran, looking around as much as possible. Jumping between buildings, I tried my best to get out of the city.

Looking back, Seol Tae-pyeong is steadily following. While subduing the nearby warriors, he does not lag behind Po Hyeon-bi, who moves swiftly.

Po Hyeonbi swallowed his breath. It was the first time I had ever seen someone so leisurely following his light gong.

Even the clinging warriors were appropriately cut off and followed Po Hyeon-bi’s steps. I realize that I didn’t do my best in the chase with Po Hyeon-bi just now.

And, when Seol Tae-pyeong, who was the pursuer, turns back to his ally, he feels strangely reassured.

Originally, an enemy who became an ally is said to be weak, but this man was exceptionally strong.

However, the fighting spirit of the warriors was also unusual. They were already blinded by the ball rather than the purpose of protecting Hyeonbi Po and bringing her safely to Cheongdo Palace.

In their eyes, Po Hyeon-bi will already look like a running Taeseong sword.

Hyeonbi Po, who entered the city with a building in between, began to look around.

After looking around the dark alleys a few times, he gently closed his eyes and pulled Seol Tae-pyeong by the hand.

“this way! Come this way!”

“yes?”

As it was, he struggled with both hands and led the seol tae-pyeong, and went through the complicated alleys again and again.

“Go in this way, turn left, and it’s the fourth building from the front!”

As he was guided by Po Hyeon-bi’s hand and moved, an old warehouse came out.

Hyeonbi Po whimpered and pulled open the large wooden door, and shouted to come in quickly. Seol Tae-pyeong rushed inside and pulled the door.

– Kiki-Ik

When the large wooden door closed, the inside was filled with darkness.

“When your eyes get used to the darkness, go further inside! No, let’s go inside.”

“What are you doing here?”

“It’s just a warehouse. It is a place where rice is stored, but few people visit throughout the year.”

Only then did I remember.

Hyeonbi Pohwaryeong was someone who had memorized the entire map of this vast ecliptic.

*

– ‘I ran away this way!’

– ‘Place people in every alley!’

The sound of officers running around came from outside the warehouse.

Po Hyeon-bi pushed several sacks of rice and struggled to block the entrance, and Seol Tae-pyeong quickly stepped forward and blocked the entrance together.

My eyes were accustomed to the darkness, and when I came in at a glance, the space was wider than I thought.

After that, even after a long time passed, it seemed that there was no unmanned person to find this place.

It was only then that I was able to catch my breath by sitting on top of a rice bag.

“It’s a place where I often hid and spent time in the past!”

“Do you still remember that?”

“I never forget what I’ve seen.”

I heard that.

Hyeonbi Po-ryeong was the owner of a strange ability to never forget what he had seen once.

In the Song of the Celestial Dragon, he read all the books in the library in the main palace and put them into his head. Even if asked a few months later, the image of him reciting the contents almost perfectly would give goosebumps.

“When I ran away, didn’t you shout loudly that we should run outside Hyeonmu City? The warriors must have heard that cry clearly, so they must have thought that we had fled out of Hyeonmu City altogether.”

“You didn’t tell me to listen, did you tell your enemies to listen?”

“Originally, if you want to fool your enemies, you have to fool your allies first.”

I knew he was good at improvisation, but I didn’t expect him to be thinking of such a trick in such a dire situation.

Seol Tae-pyeong let out a deep sigh and barely relaxed his body.

“Then, when the vigilance is loosened, we can go out of Hyeonmu City.”

“that’s right. But… I’m not sure how long the warriors will remain vigilant. No, I don’t know.”

“I probably won’t give up easily. A Taeseong sword was caught on Hyeonbi Po’s body.”

“What?”

Even Po Hyeonbi, who was not interested in the path of a warrior, knew what the Taeseong sword was.

It was just that I hadn’t thought that my body would be worth it.

“Did you make this choice even by giving up the Taeseong sword?”

“I already have one in the first place.”

“Yeah, but it’s… unreasonable…”

“…”

“From your point of view, wasn’t it the cleanest choice to just hand me over to the commander-in-chief? I had help, but I never thought I would flip my palms so suddenly.”

Po Hyeonbi was right. From Seol Tae-pyeong’s point of view, it was enough to just hand over Po Hyeon-bi to Samurai, receive the Taeseong sword, and return to Baek Seon-gung to live as they used to.

That’s why, the moment Seol Tae-pyeong pulled out a knife in the restaurant, even Po Hyeon-bi herself was startled.

“Bye, to pretend to be with the members of the detached corps. You might get a big sentence… me… because of me…”

“Don’t worry. Just return the Taeseong sword you have, and if you receive a proper whipping, it will be resolved.”

“Is that going to work…?”

“Because I will eventually take Hyeonbi Po back to Qingdao Palace.”

Although it was an urgent situation, Seol Tae-pyeong’s profit and loss calculation had already been completed.

Turning the Byeoldongdae into enemies and stealing Pohyeonbi and running away is, in fact, a felony that amounts to disobeying orders.

It would not end with a whipping, but it might be kicked out of the palace altogether.

However, in the end, it was decided to make a decision. Seol Tae-pyeong would have to take Hyeonbi Po to Cheongdo Palace himself. Sin is a law that can be forgiven.

Disobedience to orders and all was something that could be resolved somehow by simply returning the Taeseong sword and going to the future to apologize.

“Above all, if Hyeonbi Po returns to Hyunmu Palace, can you defend me?”

“That, that’s…”

“If you think about it all together, it is manageable. However, instead of worrying about me, focus on getting rid of all your lingering feelings for Hyeonbi Po.”

Seol Tae-pyeong spoke as he brushed off the ends of his pants.

“Don’t you know why I sided with Lady Po over an acceptable choice?”

“What is it?”

“Because it was clear that if you go to the concubine like this, only regrets will remain in the life of Hyeonbi Po.”

It was correct to say that it was closer to foreknowledge than prediction.

The Hyeonbi Pohwa-ryeong I saw in Cheonryong Love Song was a woman who lived with only regrets in her heart. It was something I could say because I knew it.

Once you enter the concubine, you have to live according to the concubine’s laws.

There are a lot of procedures to follow just by going to the outer palace, and even within the concubine, each and every trivial action is subject to numerous restrictions. It can be said that there are very few opportunities to meet people outside the Qingdao Palace.

With great power and power comes great responsibility. A bird that flies high can withstand a stronger wind.

“Anyway, you…”

“Don’t worry.”

Seol Tae-pyeong cut off Hyunbi Po.

It is an action that could not even be imagined if it was a place where there were many eyes to see.

“I lived a life without regrets, Mr. Po.”

“…”

“I don’t even make a choice that I might regret in the first place.”

The one who can speak so confidently is a man named Seol Tae-pyeong.

The last time I felt regret was when I cut down dozens of bandits. Since then, Seol Tae-pyeong, who was greatly shocked, has always lived by his convictions without regret.

He did not regret his decision to help Suk-bi Jin, even if his life was in danger.

This is because it is natural to help someone who is struggling in pain in front of them.

Even if the situation has become complicated, he does not regret that he did not flatter Ingwibi and seriously crossed swords.

This is because he lived his whole life thinking that those who worked hard must be rewarded.

“…From your point of view, it must be the first time you saw me today…”

“…”

“What on earth do you see and think that I am worthy of a reward? What possibility did you see in the crown prince, who was serving as a fortune teller at a roadside soup restaurant?”

“You ran out of Qingdao Palace, didn’t you?”

The girl jumped over the fence and flew.

It is a story that even though she became the owner of Hyeonmu Palace if she stayed still and could live happily with numerous ladies-in-waiting, she flew over the wall in the moonlit night.

Running away is a sin.

The reason people run away is to get away from something frightening and frightening.

However, the girl ran away with wealth and movie right in front of her, while the past ties remained in her heart. Leaving only one word to tell the ladies-in-waiting that she would definitely return.

“You look at me and talk like a person making a bizarre choice, but the really bizarre thing is Mr. Po.”

“…”

“Ordinary people don’t commit the bizarre thing of running away leaving the position of the owner of Hyeonmu-gung.”

At first, Seol Tae-pyeong spoke as if he was dumbfounded, but then he continued with a more relaxed voice.