38. Confucius of peerless beauty.

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Namgung Hyeok.

 

 

The younger brother of Namgung Geo-hwi, the current head of the Namgung Clan, and the uncle of Namgung Yu-i, he had lived his entire forty years solely for martial arts.

He focused only on improving himself and thoroughly avoided the temptations of women, to which male martial artists were commonly susceptible. Even romance.

 

 

Thanks to that, while his older brother Namgung Geo-hwi’s daughter, Namgung Yu-i, was nearing the age of 18, he hadn’t even held a woman’s hand once.

But he didn’t consider it a flaw.

To him, life was martial arts, and everything else was secondary.

 

 

Moreover, his brother was a man counted among the Ten Great Masters of the World. To catch up to him, he couldn’t afford to pay attention to anything else.

Lacking both talent and experience, he had to concentrate solely on martial arts.

 

 

Thus, he became one of the well-known masters in the Jianghu, and he was currently in the Martial Arts Alliance as an elder of the Namgung Clan.

 

 

 

“Haa…”

 

 

A time when he would normally be engrossed in martial arts training.

Uncharacteristically, he was sitting on the floor, sighing.

It was because he had recently developed a worry.

 

 

“Is she… not coming today?”

 

 

No, should he call this a worry? Or should he call it spring?

He had, for the first time in his life, lost his heart to a woman.

 

 

When he only knew martial arts, he couldn’t understand why people would spend time on things like women, but recently, he could understand.

 

 

Human instinct.

It was not something that could be resisted by human will.

 

 

The heart of a man desiring a woman.

Namgung Hyeok thought he didn’t have it, and even if he did, he thought he could control it easily, but that was a big miscalculation.

He just hadn’t met a woman he wanted to be with, even if it meant dedicating his life.

 

The dizzying experience of his lower body stiffening and his tip becoming wet as soon as he saw her.

The woman, who was perfectly described as a peerless beauty, had not left his mind since.

 

 

He wanted to see her several times a day, wanted to see her even when he was seeing her, and wanted to see her even at this moment.

And if possible, he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life.

 

 

But he was forty years old.

He was too old to take a woman who didn’t look over twenty, no matter how you looked at it.

Even if he borrowed the power of the Namgung Clan, a beauty like that could choose young scions from any of the great clans, and might even catch the eye of the Imperial Family.

 

 

That’s why he despaired at the same time as falling in love.

He grieved at the same time as longing.

 

 

Because he knew it couldn’t be.

 

 

He was just grateful every day that he could see her from afar, or even up close.

What kind of fragrance would she be wearing today?

What kind of clothes would she be wearing as she walked?

With what kind of expression-,

 

 

 

 

-Elder-nim, the First Law Enforcer of the Harem Palace has arrived.

 

 

A voice that startled him awake from his reverie.

It wasn’t the voice of the woman he had been so eager to hear, but it was news close to it.

The First Law Enforcer of the Harem Palace was the woman he longed for so much.

 

 

Peerless beauty, Im Seo-hyun.

 

 

A woman who filled the Supreme Council of the Martial Arts Alliance with silence as soon as she appeared.

It hadn’t been long since she had appeared in the Jianghu, but the shock was already shaking the entire Central Plains.

How else would the idiom “peerless beauty,” which means a beautiful woman, be attached to her as a Jianghu title?

She buried bad rumors, such as arguing with a high-ranking elder or even beating him up, in an instant with her overwhelming beauty.

The tremendous martial prowess that had defeated the elder of the Mount Hua Sect with one blow was also buried.

No one questioned her personality, which was closer to a Demonic Sect person than a Righteous Sect person.

 

An atmosphere that simply regarded her existence as light itself.

 

Except for one or two elders who had directly opposed her, no one did not welcome her appearance.

 

 

“Q, quickly, bring her in!”

 

 

He stuttered and got up from his seat, starting to tidy up the things in the room, fidgeting.

It didn’t feel particularly messy, but he wanted to look even better, even a little bit.

 

 

Soon, a blonde woman entered with a rustling sound.

 

 

“…”

 

 

A feeling that the world was stopping.

She, who walked over while sweeping her side hair behind her ear, certainly had the ability to stop the world.

 

 

Time slowly.

Heart rapidly.

 

 

She was wearing rather tight-fitting clothes, as if showing off her beautiful figure.

Her fantastic curves were revealed as they were, making it suffocating.

 

Only after Seo-hyun sat down as she pleased was he barely able to collect himself.

 

 

“W, welcome. Please sit… you’ve already sat down.”

“I came to ask you something.”

 

It wasn’t a very good attitude towards an older person with a significant age difference, but as always, it only felt good to him.

 

 

“Yes. Ask me anything.”

 

He reacted exaggeratedly and asked the maid to bring tea and refreshments.

 

“I heard that this is the time for Elder-nim to train. I don’t intend to take up too much of your time, so you can dismiss the refreshments.”

“Ah… is that so. Training… that’s right.”

 

Namgung Hyeok, experiencing joy and sorrow in every single action and word of Seo-hyun.

He was inwardly disappointed, but he dismissed the refreshments as Seo-hyun said.

From her point of view, it wouldn’t be good if rumors spread that she was alone with an unmarried man for a long time.

 

 

Seo-hyun went straight to the point.

 

 

“I heard that the Namgung Clan is in Anhui Province.”

“Yes. That’s right. It’s a bit close to the Demonic Sect’s sphere of influence.”

“And I also heard that the Pear Blossom Palace, where the Ruthless Killing Demon is, is near there.”

“Hmm… it’s near, but it’s not that close. Of course, if you consider the entire Central Plains, it’s really close.”

 

He answered the questions as kindly as possible.

It was partly to look good, but also because there weren’t any particularly difficult questions.

 

 

“Then, do you have any news related to the Pear Blossom Palace?”

“News…?”

“News that Yeo Se-rin has already entered the Palace, for example.”

“Hmm…”

 

 

Indeed.

It was a problem worth considering.

 

 

It had already been nearly two months since the Palace Lord of the Harem Palace, where she was, had been kidnapped, so it was more than enough time for her to enter the Pear Blossom Palace.

Perhaps the Namgung Clan’s main family already had related information.

 

 

“I don’t have any information about that yet. But if I find out, I will definitely let you know, so I will tell Law Enforcer when that time comes.”

“I would appreciate that.”

 

Seo-hyun smiled slightly at those words.

Not knowing how he understood it, Namgung Hyeok wore a slightly sad expression.

 

 

The Palace Lord of the Harem Palace was a man called the Peerless Handsome Young Master.

He had never seen him directly with his own eyes, but according to the rumors, his beauty was so strong that even men didn’t feel jealous. Let alone women.

 

 

Seo-hyun was also a woman.

If she was serving such a beautiful man as the Palace Lord, there was even less room for him to step in. Despair was added to despair.

 

 

And that expression just now.

As soon as she found a clue to save the Palace Lord, a smile bloomed on her face, which had been without any hint of a smile.

Even Namgung Hyeok, who had never shared affection, could tell what kind of emotion that expression was.

 

 

 

 

Clearly, the man called the Peerless Handsome Young Master had Seo-hyun’s heart.

 

 

 

 

“…”

 

Suddenly, a murderous intent surged.

He wanted to make Seo-hyun’s smile his own.

 

More than the desire to defeat his brother, who was one of the Ten Great Masters of the World,

The degree of murderous intent towards the man who had taken Seo-hyun’s heart was greater.

 

 

More than the ambition he had cultivated for forty years,

His murderous intent for mere lust was greater.

 

 

He felt self-loathing at the same time, but even so, he couldn’t help but fall into murderous intent.

Seo-hyun’s beauty, which he had been blessed with right in front of him, was too dazzling to give up like this.

 

If only he could have her….

If only he could hold her in his hands….

 

 

What couldn’t he do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Then I will get up now.”

 

Seo-hyun, who had heard the answer from him, got up neatly.

At that face, which seemed to have no lingering feelings, Namgung Hyeok felt a surge of disappointment and dark thoughts.

 

He wanted to say don’t go, stay here, like that.

He wanted to forcibly grab her arm and pull her, making her stay here.

 

 

But if he did that, even the slightest relationship he had now would end.

 

Seo-hyun was famous for her beauty, but she was also a formidable master who had defeated the elder of the Mount Hua Sect with one blow. That level of martial arts was not something that even Namgung Hyeok could easily do, so in some ways, her skills were superior to his.

 

 

That’s why he decided to wait.

For the opportunity to take Seo-hyun.

 

 

“G, goodbye… go in peace….”