The Lazy Young Master of the Jin Clan

Thud!

Cheon Yerang's blue pupils looked at the iron handcuffs on her wrists and the chains connected to them.

The handcuffs that were cleverly pressing on her acupoints.

They were also on her ankles and neck.

And the poisonous smoke that filled the room.

‘My internal energy isn’t recovering.’

It had been a week since she had entered this small room with only a single bed.

And yet, Cheon Yerang could not use any strength at all.

Creak—!

The door opened, and Baekseo appeared with girls on both sides.

She walked with light steps and looked down at Cheon Yerang.

"Your patience is truly the best in the world. You haven't had a single sip of water, let alone a meal, for a week, have you?"

As Baekseo said, a cup of cold food and water was placed in front of Cheon Yerang.

A week of fasting.

Cheon Yerang's eyes, who had not had a single sip of water, were still shining brightly.

Baekseo, who felt a strange emotion from her unyielding wick, smiled and said.

"Indeed, should I say that the daughter of the White Moon Divine Lord is different?"

"..."

Cheon Yerang was still silent.

Baekseo stroked Cheon Yerang's hair with her fingertips and then said.

"I'm curious. How long will your will be able to endure..."

Baekseo, who had gotten up from her seat, turned her back.

"A guest will be coming. I hope Young Lady Cheon will also have a pleasant time."

Baekseo, who had left a meaningful word, left the room.

And so, a time of silence came again.

But this time, it did not last long.

As Baekseo had said, a guest had come to Cheon Yerang.

The one who appeared when the door opened was surprisingly a middle-aged man.

His height was average, but his whole body was overflowing with strength, as if he had learned martial arts.

The man with a sturdy physique caressed the beard on his chin and let out an exclamation of admiration.

"I just believed that the rumors were exaggerated, but seeing it in person, I can't help but be surprised!"

The man approached Cheon Yerang and slowly looked her up and down.

"Perfect no matter where I look. I've embraced many women, but this is the first time I've seen a woman as beautiful as you."

"I thought the Baekhwa Pass was a forbidden area for men, but it seems it wasn't."

"Ho! Even your voice is excellent."

Her seemingly cold impression and emotionless voice made the man's heart pound even more.

"I'm special."

The man sat down in front of Cheon Yerang and took out a liquor bottle that was hanging from his waist and held it in his hand.

"Nearly fifty women come to this huge Baekhwa Pass every week. At first, only women from around Gansu came, but now women who have heard the rumors come from all over the Central Plains."

Pop—!

The man, who had opened the cap of the liquor bottle, poured it into a bowl and offered it to Cheon Yerang.

"Will you drink?"

"..."

"It's a good liquor, what a shame."

The man, who had drunk the liquor from the bowl, laughed.

"Let me give you one piece of advice. It will be a little difficult to endure what you are about to experience with a sober mind. So how about drinking some liquor?"

"..."

"Hahaha! Still no words. I like that very much."

The man drank the liquor from the bottle and then said.

"Where do all the costs of feeding and housing hundreds of women come from? Weren't you curious?"

Cheon Yerang still did not answer, but the man continued without caring.

"It's all thanks to... foolish bitches! Hahaha!"

The man laughed as if he were enjoying it, eating the cold food.

"The ugly ones are sold as servants, the ones with many flaws are put to work at the Baekhwa Pass, and the ones with many talents are sold to brothels."

The man's eyes, which were glistening with greed, stared straight at Cheon Yerang.

"The ones with pretty faces are sold to those who want them. There are many brats with various tastes in the world. That's why we need as many bitches as possible. And what's more fun is the foolish bitches who come to the Baekhwa Pass on their own two feet, not knowing that they are being sold!"

"Human trafficking?"

"Yes! Human trafficking! The Baekhwa Pass picks out bitches that suit the tastes of all the greedy brats in the world and sells them at a high price. With their names and identities changed. What's funnier is that since they are bitches who have run away on their own two feet, they can't report it to the authorities or go back home. Why? Because they are embarrassed and ashamed of their own situation!"

Now the man's face was contorted handsomely.

Cheon Yerang saw him as a hungry ghost from hell.

If a demon existed in this world, wouldn't it look like this man?

The man, who had emptied the liquor bottle, threw the bottle he was holding, got up from his seat, and placed his hand on his waist.

"I am Jang Ja'ik. Remember my name and face clearly. This body..."

Jang Ja'ik brought his face close to Cheon Yerang's.

"Will be the first man to embrace you."

As Cheon Yerang glared at him with killing intent for the first time, Jang Ja'ik was even more pleased.

"I enjoy this moment the most. This moment when I personally break a beautiful flower with my own hands."

It was the moment Jang Ja'ik's hand was about to grab Cheon Yerang's face.

Thump thump thump—!

Someone knocked on the closed door.

"What is it!"

Jang Ja'ik, who had been getting excited, approached the door in anger.

"Which son of a bitch is it! I'm sure I told you not to disturb me..."

As the door opened, two men fell in front of Jang Ja'ik.

The two were first-rate martial artists whom Jang Ja'ik had brought as his guards.

"Th-This is..."

The flustered Jang Ja'ik reached for his waist.

‘Oh no!’

Jang Ja'ik, who had belatedly remembered that he had put a liquor bottle instead of a sword, trusting his guards, stared at the front in a flustered manner.

And there stood a woman who might have appeared at any time.

The tall woman had a very beautiful appearance.

"What are you? I've never seen a bitch like you before."

"I've never seen you before either."

"But why is your voice like that?"

The woman who had appeared in front of Jang Ja'ik looked at him and Cheon Yerang in the room alternately.

And soon, a thick and low male voice flowed from the woman's mouth.

"What did you do to the young lady in there?"

"Shut up and answer what I ask."

"You should shut up and answer what I ask."

Swoooosh—!!

The woman's hair floated into the air.

At the same time, Jang Ja'ik knelt on both knees from a pressure he had never experienced in his life.

It was not his will.

The heavy air had pressed down on Jang Ja'ik's body.

‘A master! And a great master!’

Jang Ja'ik's head spun quickly.

If he answered wrong here, he would die immediately.

"There was... nothing yet!"

"Yet?"

"Th-That's not what I meant...!"

The woman kicked Jang Ja'ik's abdomen with all her might.

Thwack—!

Jang Ja'ik, who had flown with the sound, was stuck in the wall and then fell to the floor.

"Kkeueu..."

Jang Ja'ik, who was writhing in pain, dropped his head as if he had fainted.

In the meantime, the woman hurried inside and lowered her posture in front of Cheon Yerang.

"Young Lady Cheon! Are you alright? Oh my, what a state you're in."

"This voice... Young Hero Jin?"

"Yes, that's right."

"But your appearance...?"

"There were circumstances. I'll untie this first."

"Be careful. There's a poisonous smoke in this room. It seems to be the poisonous qi of a qi-scattering poison..."

Even in the room full of poisonous smoke, Jin Sohyun moved freely.

"Done!"

While Cheon Yerang was puzzled, Jin Sohyun had already torn off all the handcuffs that were binding Cheon Yerang's limbs.

Now all that was left was the restraint on Cheon Yerang's neck.

As Jin Sohyun hesitated to touch her neck, Cheon Yerang said.

"It's alright."

"Ah, excuse me."

Jin Sohyun carefully brought his hand to Cheon Yerang's neck and, being careful not to touch her skin, tore off the restraint.

Cheon Yerang, who had finally become a free body, sat up.

But since she had fasted for a week and had not even had a sip of water, she felt dizzy and staggered.

The surprised Jin Sohyun hurriedly supported Cheon Yerang.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm... alright."

Cheon Yerang tried to stand up on her own, but her body would not follow.

Her body was not normal due to starvation and the continuously accumulated poisonous qi.

As Cheon Yerang could not walk and staggered, Jin Sohyun had no choice but to offer her his back.

"Here! Get on."

"Get on?"

"There's no other way right now. Hurry up and get on."

Cheon Yerang, who had been hesitating, realized that Jin Sohyun would not be able to move if things continued like this, and she leaned her body on his back.

"Please... take care of me."

"Yes."

Cheon Yerang, who was on Jin Sohyun's broad back, felt strange.

It was the first time she had been carried on someone's back.

No, in the first place, she had never relied on anyone else.

‘It’s warm.’

At the warmth transmitted from Jin Sohyun's back, Cheon Yerang unknowingly blushed.

"What should we do with this brat?"

Jin Sohyun, who was carrying Cheon Yerang on his back, approached the fainted Jang Ja'ik next.

"I'd like to kill him if I could... but he'll be an important witness. We have to take him."

Indeed, Cheon Yerang was cool-headed.

Considering Jang Ja'ik's evil deeds, it was right to kill him, but he was an important witness.

Having confirmed, Jin Sohyun thought for a moment and then snapped his fingers.

"We can take him like this."

***

"Only fifty silver coins? Hah! That's ridiculous! I told you this product was a special grade. A young lady who grew up preciously in a noble family."

"But thanks to that, the family is looking for her with fire in their eyes, aren't they? The cost we have to bear to fix her face so that even her parents can't recognize her is not small."

"Tsk!"

As Baekseo made a frustrated face, the bald man sitting opposite her laughed heartily.

"Hahaha. Baekhwa Pass Master. What's the point of us getting red-faced with each other? We can't do without the Baekhwa Pass, and the Baekhwa Pass can't do without us, can it?"

"Hoo. Alright. I'll give it to you on that condition, just this once."

"Eup eup eup!"

The young woman who was kneeling beside the two pleaded with a gag in her mouth.

But Baekseo and the man did not even care.

Rather, the bald man showed a greedy smile to the crying woman.

"Don't worry. The man who wants you is over seventy, but he's still vigorous."

"Eup eup...!"

"Take her away. It's noisy."

"Yes!"

As the two men who had received the order dragged the woman away, the bald man asked with a face full of lust.

"I heard you also have the daughter of the Moyong Family and a female martial artist from the Huashan Sect?"

"Yes."

"Hehehe... by any chance, can I meet those bitches..."

Before the bald man could finish his words, the closed door burst open, and men rushed in.

The man frowned at their appearance.

"What's wrong!?"

"Deputy Pavilion Master! It's an emergency!"

"Explain first!"

"The Pavilion Master... is being dragged around by some bitch!"

"Wh-What!?"

The surprised bald man shot up from his seat.

"Explain so I can understand! What happened to the Pavilion Master?"

"It's just as I explained. A tall woman with a woman on her back is dragging the Pavilion Master around with an iron chain in her hand."

The Deputy Pavilion Master could not understand his subordinate's explanation at all.

But the problem now was the fact that the Pavilion Master was being dragged around by someone.

"What happened! Baekhwa Pass Master!?"

At the Deputy Pavilion Master's question, Baekseo bit her nails with a seriously contorted face.

"That brat, don't tell me..."

"That brat?"

"Half a shichen ago, a man disguised as a woman appeared to rescue the daughter of the Cheon Family and the other bitches I had captured. I'm sure I fed them a qi-scattering poison and locked them in a sealed room..."

"Damn it! Why are you telling me that now!"

"This is not the time for this! Let's sort out the situation first. It's just one brat, so I'll take care of it."

"Hurry up and take care of it! Before there's a problem with the products!"

Baekseo, who had gotten up from her seat, snapped her fingers twice, and men in white robes appeared one after another.

Their number reached twenty.

"Follow me."

The place where Baekseo, leading the twenty martial artists, headed was, as explained before, where a woman was carrying another woman of the same age on her back and was dragging Jang Ja'ik with an iron chain in her hand.

"Stop!"

At Baekseo's shout, Jin Sohyun, who was dragging Jang Ja'ik, stopped his steps.

The other women of the Baekhwa Pass, who had already discovered him, were terrified.

"What are you doing?"

"Isn't the Baekhwa Pass a forbidden area for men, so there shouldn't be any men?"

At Jin Sohyun's question, Baekseo's eyebrows trembled.

"He is an important guest of the Baekhwa Pass."

"Ah, I know. You're saying the Baekhwa Pass is doing business with the women they've brought from the Central Plains, right? This brat told me everything. Right?"

"Kkeueu..."

As Jang Ja'ik groaned and struggled, Jin Sohyun placed one of his legs on his head.

"Right?"

At the pressure he felt on his head, Jang Ja'ik shouted urgently.

"Right! That's right!"

"Who are you, and what's the reason you came to the Baekhwa Pass?"

"I-I am Jang Ja'ik, the Pavilion Master of the Duryong Pavilion! The reason I came here is..."

As Jang Ja'ik hesitated and could not answer readily, Jin Sohyun put strength in his leg.

Kwa'ak—!

As his head was about to break, Jang Ja'ik shouted.

"To buy and sell women from the Baekhwa Pass!!"

The women of the Baekhwa Pass, who had learned the truth from his shout, looked at Baekseo with a face as if they couldn't believe it.

"How about it?"

At Jin Sohyun's question, Baekseo swept her hair back and let out a deep sigh.

"Hoo... you damn brat... you should have just left quietly. Do you know what will happen now that you've revealed the secret of the Baekhwa Pass?"

Jin Sohyun let go of the chain.

He also carefully put down Cheon Yerang, whom he had been carrying on his back.

"I know."

Kugugugung—!!

A powerful energy burst out from Jin Sohyun's body.

"That there's no reason for me to go easy on you."

(End of Chapter)