Chapter 349
349fury. North Sea Ice Palace (3)
Baek Soo-ryong walked behind Seol Soo-ryun and naturally looked around..
[Everyone is glancing at you..]
‘It might be interesting. The rumor must have spread by now..’
Next to him, Seol Moo-geol, who was in a mess, was walking with his head down, and glances were looking at Seol Moo-geol and Seol Ryong-hui alternately and whispering..
“Do you want to die? What are you looking at?!”
The people must have heard the sound and quickly turned their eyes away when Seolmugeol raised his head and growled fiercely..
Seol Su-ryeon, who was ahead, turned her head and looked at Seol Moo-geol with cold eyes..
“Why are you getting angry because I did something well?.”
“Great-aunt and grandmother…….”
“Shut your mouth. Before I tear it apart with my own hands.”
“……sorry.”
Seolmugeol bit her lip and lowered her head..
I suffered great humiliation in front of many people..
No matter how much Seol Soo-ryeon cares about herself as the owner of the small palace, if she shows any more hate, her mouth will be torn apart..
“…….”
Meanwhile, Baek Soo-ryong slowly looked around with an indifferent expression. As if the conversation between the two had nothing to do with him. Even though it was an unfamiliar land, my steps were leisurely and graceful..
‘I heard that funds from the blood religion were flowing into the Seol family. You were treated well and favorably..’
As if representing the highest prestige in the North Sea, the area where the Seol family's blood relatives lived was wealthy. The materials used to build the building were clearly different from other places..
Most of the buildings were recently built, and their overall height was high. The styles of the Central Plains were mixed here and there..
[I feel an uneasy energy.]
‘There are traces of magic.’
Seolryonghwi's outward expression was indifferent, but his mind was busy collecting and analyzing the surrounding information..
‘It's not just that I made a deal with a blood cult... … . I'd believe it if this was the branch of a blood cult..’
Among those walking on the streets, there were some who had learned the martial arts of blood religion. I could tell just by looking at their steps..
It seemed like he mixed it with the martial arts of Ice Palace without being noticeable, but he couldn't fool the White Water Dragon's eyes..
After a while, the three entered the center of the snow house..
A large building that looks like another palace within the North Sea Ice Palace.
It was the residence of the immediate descendants of the Seol family..
“Mugeoul. Go to your room and be sober for ten days. If you go out without permission one more time, you'll have to be really prepared..”
“……yes.”
Facing Seol Soo-ryun's harsh gaze, Seol Moo-geol took the gun without saying anything. And then I glanced at Seolryonghwi..
Seolryonghui clicked his tongue with an indifferent expression..
“You are still rude to your elders. A guy who is not good at martial arts is also not good at manners, so you will need some lessons from now on..”
“you bastard……!”
“Uh-huh! Can't we both stop?!”
Both of them kept their mouths shut under Seol Soo-ryun's stern gaze. However, it was Seol Mu-geol who suffered a unilateral loss..
Seol Moo-geol had no choice but to turn around and return to his room..
‘Too bad. I wanted to see your eyes turn back completely..’
Seolmugeol may have also learned magic. If you can confirm that, you will have a very big hand..
Baek Soo-ryong sighed with regret, but today was not the only opportunity..
While I use the name Seolryonghwi, I will dig into the relationship between the Seol family and blood religion..
“Are you going to my room?.”
“yes.”
After a while, Baek Soo-ryong gazed at Seol Soo-ryeon, who was sitting across from him, with a calm gaze..
In front of them was a steaming teacup. There was a strange tension between the two..
‘The person who sold the teacher to the blood cult.’
Despite being over 80 years old, there was not a single wrinkle to be found on Seol Su-ryun's face. It seemed as if he had stopped time with his powerful martial arts skills..
“Even if you have learned martial arts, you probably won't be used to the cold of the North Sea. It will warm your cold body.”
“……I will drink it gratefully..”
Anger was boiling inside, but Baek Soo-ryong calmed his mind by drinking the tea provided by Seol Soo-ryeon..
‘You can't act rashly.’
Even if Seolsu-ryun were to be ambushed here, the possibility of decapitating him with a single blow was low. Contrary to his relaxed expression, Seol Su-ryeon was wary of his every move..
As soon as the surprise attack fails, the Xue clan's warriors will come, and no matter how well things go, the Beihai Ice Palace will be engulfed in civil war..
“Would you like to tell me about your father??”
While drinking tea with a graceful gesture, Seol Soo-ryun asked about Seol Shin-woo..
‘Verification.’
Seolryonghui was probably trying to check if he was really related to the Seol family..
Baek Soo-ryong put down his half-empty tea cup and opened his mouth..
“Until just three months ago, I had no idea that my ancestry was traced to the most noble family in the North Sea..”
Baek Soo-ryong told a story he had planned before coming here..
As calmly as possible, with the cold expression of a man from the North Sea, he clearly explained the life of Seol Shin-woo, who ran away from his family..
Since I personally checked it, there was no way there was an error. Seol Soo-ryun's eyes, which were filled with suspicion, became increasingly faint..
“……Before my father passed away, he left me a will..”
“What kind of will was it??”
“Return to the Beihai Ice Palace and ask for forgiveness on his behalf, and from now on you will live as a person of the Xue family..”
“…….”
There was a heavy silence..
Seolsu-ryeon, who was fiddling with a teacup with her long fingers, slowly opened her mouth..
“Your face looks a lot like that child. Even for a man from the North Sea, he has cool eyes, an intelligent appearance, and even the way he speaks seems to resemble that child..”
‘Because I did enough research..’
Not only Seol Shin-woo's appearance, but also his tone of voice, behavior, and even the slightest body movements..
Even if he had a real son, he would probably not look more like Seolryonghui than he does now..
“Ever since I was young, I've been told a lot that I look like my father..”
[This is truly shameless.…….]
Baek Soo-ryong smiled with a face resembling Seol Shin-woo, with the sighing voice of Changryong Shingeom flowing through one ear..
Seol Soo-ryun's expression was seen to be noticeably softer than before..
“Call me great-aunt and grandmother..”
“yes. Great-aunt and grandmother.”
-My aunt cherishes her relatives very much..
I remembered what Seol Shin-woo said..
A woman who willingly joined hands with the blood religion to become the owner of the North Sea Ice Palace..
The goal of this ambitious woman was to make Xue Jia the eternal royal of the Beihai Ice Palace..
“It is truly a happy day. I will hold a banquet to welcome you. Let’s say hello to the family members today..”
“yes.”
The son of a nephew who left the family decades ago has returned to the family..
Even for a young man who was so dedicated and strong in martial arts, I had no choice but to be happy as the highest eldest of the family..
But I had to point it out and move on..
“Mugeol- gi is a blood relative of yours. Even if the child was rude first, you were out of control just a moment ago. Apologize when you see me again.”
But Seolryonghui shook his head..
“I just did what I had to do as a senior. If he doesn't apologize first, my attitude won't change either..”
A mischievous smile appeared on Seol Soo-ryeon's lips at the firm answer that did not change her expression..
“Even though that child is the lord of the main palace? If that child becomes the princess in the future, your position will be in trouble.?”
However, this was the question Baek Soo-ryong had been waiting for. It was also half induced..
-My aunt likes people with great ambition. This was the part that was most disappointing to me, who had a weak temperament..
The nature of Seol training taught by Seol Shin-woo.
Then her favorite method was simple:.
It just shows ambition..
“I heard from my father that in the North Sea, the best late-season stock is small bow stock..”
“……so?”
“I am better than Seol Moo-geol in martial arts, and I can definitely say that I am superior in all other areas..”
“her…….”
He said it with an expressionless face, but it didn't seem like he was showing off at all..
In reality, he overwhelmed Xue Wujie with martial arts, and his temperament was more like that of a North Sea nobleman..
Naturally, comparisons could not be made with Seol Moo-geol, who believed in his family's prestige and behaved arrogantly..
“Do you know what you are saying??”
“Does your great-aunt think that I am not suitable to be the Lord of Sogung??”
At Seol Ryong-hwi’s bold question, Seol Soo-ryeon burst out laughing..
“Hahahaha! You're really bold. You arrived in the North Sea today. But how dare you covet the position of Prince Su??”
“…….”
“her! Looking at your eyes, I don't think it's funny..”
You're coveting the position that has already been decided..
It is a complete disregard for the long tradition of ice palaces..
It was a remark that could easily be seen as rebellion..
“If you weren't from the Xue family, you would have struck the king..”
“Is it really impossible?”
“It's already too late. The Lord of the Little Palace has already been decided.…….”
Seol Soo-ryeon trailed off..
It was because the words “give up” did not come out easily..
There was already a precedent.
‘I did that too.’
The long tradition of the Beihai Ice Palace had already been broken once during his time..
The disappearance of Ice Moon Goddess Eun Ye-rin.
After a bloody successor dispute that followed, Seol Su-ryun ascended the throne himself..
Although it was an unavoidable situation, once a tradition was broken, it could be broken again at any time..
‘Huh. Why has this sleeping dragon only appeared now?.’
Seol Su-ryeon was a woman who would do anything to make the North Sea Ice Palace forever the Seol family..
And it was natural to want to build the throne on a stronger rock..
She looked at Seolryonghui with a strange expression..
“……It seems like I have a lot to talk about with you. Let’s share this story slowly over time..”
“yes. Great-aunt and grandmother.”
Seol Su-ryun smiled happily..
“I really like your personality. CNU That kid had a limited personality..”
“Her personality resembles her mother..”
“okay? Would you like to tell me about your mother?.”
The two talked until late into the night..
Time to get to know each other.
That was when the conversation was ripe enough..
Seol Soo-ryeon opened her mouth with a strange expression..
“Since there is no way to know what is inside people, I would like to impose a simple ban on you for the time being. So do you want to understand?.”
There was a reason why I treated my grandson so friendly when I met him for the first time..
‘Somehow, they believed me too easily.’
If you refuse the leash, suspicion will increase, Baek Soo-ryong said with a hint of displeasure..
“What kind of prohibition is it??”
“It has already been done..”
“……yes?”
Seolsu-ryun gestured with her chin and pointed to the teacup on the table..
“The tea you drank. There was poison in it..”
“Poison, I mean…….”
Seolryonghui’s expression became slightly distorted. Seol Soo-ryun laughed when she saw Jong-son's embarrassed expression..
“why? Couldn’t you have imagined it??”
“…….”
Seolryonghui bit his lips tightly. It was obvious that he was hiding his emotions. Seol Soo-ryun’s smile became even deeper..
“It would be embarrassing. You might be scared too. It's not usually poison. It is a poison that is silent, tasteless, and odorless, and is almost impossible to decipher..”
“……what kind of poison is this?”
Seol Su-ryun said with a smile of conversion..
“It is said to be the most poisonous poison in the blood religion, made by the poisonous horse himself..”
Kwasik!
The moment he heard the word poisonous horse, Seolryonghwi bit his lip so hard that it bled. Otherwise I would have had to show my emotions..
Surprised by that sight, Seol Su-ryeon opened her eyes..
“You must have been very surprised. Don't worry too much. It is a poison that causes no problems if taken regularly..”
“The poison of a poisonous horse... … . Big……!”
Seol Su-ryeon took out a pill of sea elixir from her pocket and handed it to Baek Soo-ryong..
“I guess I went too far. Eat before the poison sets in..”
“……thank you.”
Baek Su-ryong, who had finally managed to get his emotions under control, received the medicine and swallowed it..
However, the reason his expression was distorted was not the reason Seol Soo-ryun thought..
‘For some reason, my stomach felt a little bloated..’
You're forbidden to feed yourself poison, even poison made by a poisonous horse..
Since coming to the North Sea, this was the moment when I had the worst time managing my facial expressions..
‘You almost laughed.’
The poison of the poisonous horse had long since been absorbed into the White Water Dragon's body..
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