Chaotic Nights (Wild Night)

CHAPTER 106

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Shihoon bowed so low that the gat's gatkkeun touched the floor.

"I taught her to write. We studied writing every day for ten whole years. She learned quickly. Although she had a delicate body, she didn't shy away from difficult tasks like hunting. She just wanted to help her sister. She was a good girl."

A smile appeared on Jihak's mouth.

"Not anymore?"

His voice sounded cold.

"I don't know because I haven't seen her in a while. I feel like her older brother, so I'd like to check on Eunha's well-being. Please, I hope you will allow it."

"So there is a bond between us. That's not unpleasant."

"That's not what I meant."

Jihak nodded toward Yuljae with a smile. Then Yuljae placed a book before Shihoon. His eyes wavered as he looked at the title.

"...This is a book I shouldn't read."

"Does that mean you can't read it?"

Shihoon felt that he had been caught in the Prince's trap. It was a forbidden book about monarchy. This book practically incited a rebellion.

Sweat appeared on his forehead. Countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

"Kindly take my words into account."

"The expression on your face is pleasant. You probably thought the Prince had finally gone mad. Right?"

Jihak looked around. They all began to drink the cold tea.

"Yuljae."

Then Yuljae took a step forward.

When the door to the annex opened, the masked Shadows entered.

"What is this!"

"Prince!"

"Please don't kill me!"

When some scholars saw the Shadows with swords drawn they crouched on the floor. They wore a nervous expression.

Jihak drank some tea. The tension reached its height when their swords were placed against their necks. He commanded,

"Cut."

A shadow decapitated a person who could not even scream. He was a man who always attended the Prince's banquets.

Youngheung watched as the Shadow decapitated the man with the enlarged eyes. His decapitated body fell over a teapot.

The others were only splattered with blood.

Shihoon covered his mouth. He felt nauseous.

"Do you know who the person who lost his life is?"

Choi Youngheung was the only one who kept his composure.

He replied with a smile,

"I don't know."

"When I was Crown Prince, your lineage almost took my life. Yuljae searches his arms."

After he searched the arms of the person who had tragically lost his life, Yuljae took out a small bag filled with a suspicious substance.

"This guy was poisoning the food a little bit at a time. Maybe the pan-fried battered beef you guys had last time also had a special ingredient."

The people, whose faces turned blue, began to vomit. Except for one person.

Jihak, who stared at Choi Youngheung, showed him his teacup in his hand. Choi Youngheung, who also extended his teacup, tilted his head to the side.

"I saved them."

The blood pooled on the floor came to his robe. But the silk did not lose its elegance, rather it shone. One person regained his senses.

"Your robe has been stained with blood. It's a precious garment, you should move..."

Jihak poured tea into the blood.

"There are no better clothes to get blood on. Some people don't want to show their dirty side, should I do it too?"

Everyone closed their eyes because his words contained a dark meaning.

An icy wind blew in through the open window. Shihoon, who had kept his head down, quickly exited the annex.

The Shadows tried to follow him, but Jihak held up his hand.

"Do not follow him."

"My Lord."

"Isn't his destination apparent?"

He looks like he wants to die quickly...

He broke the teacup he was holding in his hand. Jihak stared at the head of the person who lost his life. The familiar characters engraved on his emblem stood out.

令

He laughed as his hand bled.

"In due time, I will visit His Majesty."

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Shihoon ran like a madman. Although the scholar was stained with blood, the attendants were only surprised. There was no commotion.

He headed towards the kitchen where he saw Eunha. The attendant who was there was dumbfounded. But she was not there. Again, he began to look for her.

His vision narrowed. He felt confused.

Eunha, Eunha! Eunha!

Shihoon discovered Eunha emerging from a room.

"Eunha!"

Eunha, who turned around at Shihoon's scream, dropped the clothes she was holding in her arms. Shihoon had his clothes stained with blood.

"Young Master...?"

Shihoon gripped her shoulders.

"I have to go out. Yongi is outside. This place is an abyss. Eunha, let's go out."

She tried to calm Shihoon down. But he had lost his mind.

"Right now. I can no longer allow you to live with a killer! Immediately, we have to leave! I have to save you!"

"Calm down...!"

"I can't understand what you're saying. Let's go out!"

Shihoon pulled so hard on her arm, she fell to the floor. Eunha tried to resist the pain, she sensed that her arm might detach.

"Young Master!"

It was then that the attendants appeared, surprised that Eunha had shouted. A large hand pushed Shihoon against the pillar.

Eunha looked at Jihak who held her in his arms.

The Prince looked at Shihoon who staggered with a calm expression.

He covered her eyes with his hand.

"I promised I would protect you..."

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