episode_0085

“How dare you! Do you even know who this is? How dare you! How dare you! How dare you! How dare you! How dare you!”

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

With a fierce look in her eyes, Eun Hwayoung’s relentless slaps were more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.

It was a stark contrast to her usual demeanor as the top beauty.

She was showing everyone the true meaning of the saying that a person who is usually calm is the scariest when angry.

While it was known to Bang Sooun and Jang Ilyi that she had this side to her, it was truly shocking for the others.

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

“Ah! St-stop…! P-please stop…! S-save m-me……”

The iron-blooded warrior who was begging for mercy collapsed like a lifeless body.

He had fainted in the end.

His face was so swollen from the concentrated slaps that his own parents wouldn’t have recognized him.

Thud!

Eun Hwayoung tossed him aside like trash.

Her gaze then turned to the other iron-blooded warriors.

“Huh, huh?”

“Ugh, ugh……”

The completely intimidated iron-blooded warriors retreated, fear evident on their faces.

“Haha, well done, Lujoo.”

Bang Sooun approached Eun Hwayoung with a smile.

Eun Hwayoung lowered her head as if she had no face to show.

“I apologize, Lady Geumryongjang. Because of the delay caused by the Celestial Maiden, this unsightly incident……”

“No, no. Thanks to Lujoo, we survived. Otherwise, things could have taken a turn for the worse.”

Bang Sooun chuckled as he stepped on the unconscious iron-blooded warrior with his foot.

“These worthless bastards are truly despicable.”

The faces of the iron-blooded warriors stiffened, unable to even smile.

The world of martial arts was like that.

The strong stood above, and the weak were trampled beneath.

If the iron-blooded warriors had thought of themselves as strong until now, they were now realizing the harsh reality of being the weak.

“Shall we kill them?”

Eun Hwayoung’s cold words made the iron-blooded warriors tremble.

It didn’t sound like an empty threat.

But Bang Sooun shook his head.

“Not necessary. These bastards were never worth killing.”

It was his bare fists that had saved them.

But that wasn’t the only reason.

Lady Geumryong still had a long way to go.

There was no need to escalate the conflict to the point of enmity with the Iron Blood Sect, a pivotal faction in Hangju, in such a situation.

Engaging in hand-to-hand combat and taking lives were worlds apart.

“It’s better to settle this when we pacify Hangju.”

Bang Sooun thought leisurely.

Getting worked up over every little thing and making enemies left and right wouldn’t lead to unifying the realm.

It was time to show his leadership as the foremost commander.

“Hey, come here.”

Bang Sooun gestured.

The iron-blooded warriors hesitated.

“Come here, you bastards.”

Only then did the iron-blooded warriors hesitantly approach.

They had lost all their fighting spirit.

If they hadn’t regained their senses after seeing their comrade being slapped like a dog, they were not martial artists but mere thugs.

“Who started the conflict first?”

Bang Sooun asked.

In the martial world, justification was crucial.

The side with justification was the right side.

Eun Hwayoung may have acted like a beast, but it was the iron-blooded warriors who were being ridiculed by the public.

Knowing this, they were reluctant to admit it.

However.

“Don’t you hear what Lady Geumryong says?”

When Eun Hwayoung spoke in a chilling tone, the iron-blooded warriors trembled and answered.

“W-We started the conflict first.”

“Y-Yes.”

Bang Sooun looked around.

“Did everyone hear that?”

It was a message for the onlookers.

There were other guests in the Red Flower House as well.

Answering was unnecessary, but the onlookers could tell what was going on.

Their eyes were sharp, their ears attuned.

That was enough.

“Alright, then let’s forgive and forget. I am a generous man.”

Starting a fight first and then brushing it off would make one look foolish in the martial world.

But by ending it with an apology, one could maintain both dignity and power.

Apologizing was a clear act of submission.

“Ugh….”

The iron-blooded warriors looked at each other.

Thud.

Eun Hwayoung twisted their wrists.

The pale faces of the iron-blooded warriors turned even paler.

“We, we apologize!”

“We, we beg for forgiveness, Lord Geumryongjang!”

“We, we have greatly offended in our drunken state!”

Bowing their heads in apology, the iron-blooded warriors.

But Bang Sooun did not immediately accept their apologies.

Instead, he moved his hand and slipped it under Eun Hwayoung’s skirt.

Rubbing her buttocks as if kneading dough.

“Oh, oh, Lord Geumryongjang. H-here is not the place…”

Eun Hwayoung protested with a flushed face.

Why did Bang Sooun behave this way?

To show them clearly that Eun Hwayoung, who was a terrifying figure to them, was just a woman who could be teased and played with in front of him.

“I’ll make sure you don’t come to your senses later.”

“Y-yes… O-okay… Lord Geumryongjang… T-then… Ahem…!”

Bang Sooun even threw suggestive remarks.

The iron-blooded warriors trembled with shame.

“Your head is too high.”

Bang Sooun spat out.

“….”

“Should I slap some sense into you?”

“Ugh….”

Only then did the iron-blooded warriors bow their heads even deeper.

Shame in its purest form.

The onlookers watched closely.

The authority of Lord Geumryongjang.

Bang Sooun smiled satisfactorily and waved his hand as if to dismiss them.

“Alright, now everyone should leave.”

Whoosh!

As soon as the words were spoken, the iron-blooded warriors who had fainted were carried away by their comrades and disappeared like the wind.

It was natural.

They had been severely humiliated.

“Well, shall we move to another place now, Looju?”

“Yes, Lord Geumryongjang!”

Bang Sooun walked with Eun Hwayoung, his hand still under her skirt.

Watching them, Jang Il chuckled.

“Finally showing some dignity befitting a male leader.”

He followed suit.

***

In the 7th floor of the Red Flower Tavern, Bang Sooun sat in his room.

Eun Hwayoung was kneeling naked, her forehead pressed to the floor.

A posture of absolute submission.

“You horny vixen.”

Bang Sooun called her a slave.

“Yes, Master.”

“I’m a little concerned about the level of your martial arts skills being revealed. What do you think?”

“With all due respect, Master, I believe there should be no problem. Even if you were to destroy such mediocre opponents, being at the first-class level should be sufficient.”

“Hmm, that’s true. But…”

“Yes, Master.”

“It sounds like I’m someone who can’t even handle such mediocre opponents.”

“I-I apologize, Master! That’s not at all what I meant. From the start, you are a great Master who perfectly dominates even a vixen like me who can crush such mediocre opponents…”

Eun Hwayoung hastily replied with a pale face.

“Haha, you’re a woman who should bark like a dog and wag your tail at my command.”

“Yes, Master! I am a vixen who should bark like a dog and wag my tail at your command!”

“Bark.”

“Woof woof woof! Woof woof!”

Eun Hwayoung immediately imitated a dog barking.

“No, you’re not a dog. You’re a fox. Howl like a fox.”

“Awoo! Awooooo!”

Eun Hwayoung howled like a fox.

With her appearance reminiscent of a cunning mountain fox, it was both ridiculous and uniquely captivating.

“Hahaha!”

Laughing heartily and looking quite satisfied, Bang So-un burst into loud laughter.

“Hahaha!”

Jang Il and Po Bok-jeol also chuckled.

After his laughter subsided, Bang So-un spoke again.

“A horny vixen.”

“Ah-woo!”

“Haha, now answer in human language.”

“Ah… Yes, master.”

“Next time, prepare a tail. It will be a tail that will be inserted into your backside in four years. Of course, it will be a white fox tail.”

“Understood, master.”

“I’ll take you for a walk like a fox. Hehe, of course, a naked walk. Just the thought of it must be exciting, right?”

“Of course, master! Please let me take the vixen’s naked walk!”

Eun Hwa-yeong really enjoyed it.

Any action that pleased the master was automatically pleasing to her as well.

“Good, now bring me the information.”

“Yes, master.”

Eun Hwa-yeong quickly presented the information she had collected politely.

A considerable amount.

It’s not easy to gather this much information about an individual.

But it was possible because she was a Haomun.

Bang So-un once again realized that he had obtained a very useful and exceptional slave, who was not only obedient but also skilled.

It was indeed the right choice to prioritize Eun Hwa-yeong as the main target.

“Well done.”

“Thank you, master.”

“Hmm, let’s see.”

Bang So-un began to read the information.

There was a lot written.

Starting from Sagong Hye-mi’s name and nickname, to her personality, physical characteristics, martial arts skills, family relations, usual whereabouts, and the location of her hometown, etc.

“Good.”

The information was invaluable.

For hunting.

A picture began to form in Bang So-un’s mind.

A rough sketch of capturing Sagong Hye-mi.

“Hey, Doyeon.”

Jang Il called out to Bang So-un.

“Why?”

“I think this time, it’s better to be ruthless without any mercy.”

It seemed like the resentment had built up properly.

The shock of almost dying in the grand dreamy martial arts world and coming out with such a big ambition was quite evident.

“Hahaha!”

Bang So-un laughed.

“Of course. The revenge of a nobleman must be thorough. Especially if it’s done to us.”

“Oh, indeed, Doyeon! I feel relieved that you understand!”

Jang Il also laughed.

With a sly smile, Bang So-un asked.

“How should we be ruthless and thorough?”

“Well, um… First, we must feel completely relieved, right? That’s how revenge works.”

“Haha, a fitting expression from you. Now, let me tell you my answer.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Beating her alone might feel lacking. Revenge must be repaid at least threefold.”

“Oh, I see. We are two here, but somehow it feels like we’re at a loss.”

“Yeah, that’s why we need to make her pay the price of having an ugly daughter and sister.”

“Oh? Oh, oh, oh?”

Excitedly realizing something from those meaningful words, Jang Il widened his eyes.

“So, her older sister and mother are also martial artists. Can’t you see a great revenge plan unfolding?”

Bang So-un revealed this.