Chapter 10 : Chapter 10

Chapter 10. I Wonder if I Could Meet You Just One More Time? (4)

“Sob sob……. I was scared. I thought I was going to die.”

Dang Choryeon.

That was the name of the girl who had forced Han Cheong-un to perform a full prostration.

This girl was from a branch family of the Tang Clan, but her bloodline was quite close to the direct line. And more than anything…….

Grind…….

“Right. So that's what happened.”

She was also the granddaughter of the Tang Clan's highest elder, Dang Pyeong, who was currently grinding his teeth.

Excluding the Clan Head's daughter, Dang Seoyeon, she was the princess who received the most precious treatment among the daughters of the Tang Clan.

After surviving a near-death crisis, she ran to her grandfather and began to cry and cling to him.

[Sister Seoyeon oppressed us. She told us all to die. We are the same clan, and that man is just an outsider, but she told us, sob…….]

Of course, she embellished it to make her own position more favorable.

After listening to all of his granddaughter's words, the grandfather…….

“How dare she try to kill her own blood relatives to protect an outsider? That child has finally gone mad.”

He could not contain his anger.

He patted his crying granddaughter's shoulder and said.

“Don't worry and just trust this grandfather. I will go and settle this so that something like this never happens again.”

“Really? Then will it be okay now?”

“No one can dare to threaten this Dang Pyeong's granddaughter. The same goes even if it is the Clan Head's daughter.”

He comforted and soothed his granddaughter for a long time and promised her over and over again that something like this would never happen again.

And Dang Pyeong, who had left his granddaughter's room, muttered softly.

“It might have been for the better.”

A very faint smile spread across his lips.

“What is it, Father?”

His son asked for the reason from the side, but he did not answer.

“You don't need to know. More importantly, gather the elders immediately. We need to convene an emergency meeting.”

“Yes. I understand.”

* * *

A short while later.

The Senate, where the Tang Clan's elder council meetings were held.

All twelve elders of the Tang Clan had gathered there.

And Dang Pyeong told the elders what had happened today.

“……This is what happened.”

At that, the other elders also nodded their heads with serious expressions and said.

“Hahaha. To think she would let her poison energy run rampant to protect an outsider……”

“Was she a failure after all?”

“Isn't it too early to make a judgment? If that child achieves great accomplishment, she will be able to control the poison.”

“Hoo……. In what lifetime will she achieve great accomplishment? She is a child who periodically goes berserk because she can't handle the poison that gets stronger day by day.”

“Hmm……. It is regrettable. I thought she was the hope that would fulfill the clan's long-cherished wish.”

To the elders of the Tang Clan, Dang Seoyeon was a "chicken rib" like existence.

At first, they thought she was an existence to fulfill the Tang Clan's long-cherished wish.

They thought that now that a Myriad Poisons Body had finally been born, all they had to do was inject the Tang Clan's poison arts into her, and she would become the number one under the heavens.

But the Myriad Poisons Body that was actually created was not such an outstanding existence as they had thought.

Far from being outstanding, she was closer to a defective product that struggled to even live a normal life.

How on earth were they supposed to raise a child who poisoned her surroundings just by touching them?

And that poison was getting stronger and stronger, even eating away at the Myriad Poisons Body herself.

“Sixth Elder, please be honest.”

“What is it?”

The Sixth Elder, whom the First Elder questioned, was the one with the most outstanding medical skills in the Tang Clan and was in charge of the medical hall.

And he was also the one who had been consistently examining Dang Seoyeon's body.

“How much longer can Dang Seoyeon live?”

“…….”

The Sixth Elder was silent.

He was hesitating whether he should answer this question honestly or not. At that, Dang Pyeong urged him again.

“Please be honest. That way, we can make a judgment accordingly, can't we?”

It was a statement that if he didn't give his honest opinion, he would pin the blame on the Sixth Elder if something went wrong in the future. In the end, the Sixth Elder sighed and said.

“Honestly, I do not know how much longer she will live. Because……”

The Sixth Elder frowned and continued.

“It would not be strange for her to die at any moment.”

At that, the other elders stood up in shock.

“Is that really true?”

“No, why are you only telling us this now?”

“Sixth Elder!”

As the others burst out in anger, the Sixth Elder showed a look of difficulty and said.

“A physician is originally obligated to keep a patient's condition confidential.”

“Does that make sense?”

“And I was also told by the Clan Head to keep my mouth shut about this matter to the outside if possible.”

“Ummm…….”

“The reason I am telling you now is because this is an official place called the elder council meeting. I cannot conceal the truth here, can I?”

It was the Sixth Elder, desperately trying to divert and avoid responsibility.

The other elders were displeased with such a Sixth Elder, but since his justification was plausible, they stopped their questioning for the time being. And…….

“That means there is a dangerous element in this Tang Clan that could threaten the clan, just living here calmly.”

“Well, that……”

“As an elder who has the duty to be responsible for the safety of the Tang Clan, I cannot sit back and watch this situation. And I believe the same goes for the other esteemed members.”

Anyone who doesn't agree with my words here is someone who is turning a blind eye to the safety of the Tang Clan.

If anything happens, it's all their fault.

It was a statement with political elements.

And there was no one among the elders in this place who did not understand those words.

“Then what will you do? Are you thinking of sending Seoyeon somewhere?”

“That would be the most harmless solution.”

“But she is still a direct descendant of the Clan Head, isn't she?”

“Even if it is the Clan Head himself, if he puts the clan in danger, he must be excluded. Is that not what we elders are supposed to do?”

“The First Elder's words are correct.”

“I think so too.”

“In that case……”

Various things were discussed, but the conclusion was simple.

Dang Seoyeon could die at any moment.

In other words, she was already a failure.

And if Dang Seoyeon dies, no one knows what will happen to the immense poison energy accumulated in her body.

If it explodes, it could cause great damage to the Tang Clan.

Therefore, Dang Seoyeon must be sent out of the Tang Clan.

That was the conclusion the elders reached. Now what remained was…….

“Who will deliver this news to the Clan Head?”

Belling the cat? No, it should be called belling the tiger.

And a tiger that was fiercely protective of its cub.

Who would do this?

Everyone looked at the First Elder. At that…….

“Stand up. Let us all go together and deliver the opinion of the elder council to the Clan Head.”

It seems he had no intention of doing it alone.

* * *

Dang Myeong glared at the elders in front of him. Then he spoke as if spitting out the words.

“So……”

He was forcing himself to suppress it, but the anger that he couldn't completely suppress was clearly visible in his voice.

“You want me to kick my daughter out of the family. Is that it?”

At that, the First Elder, Dang Pyeong, sighed and said.

“That is the opinion of our elder council.”

“You want me to banish a direct descendant of the Tang Clan?”

“Ahem, Clan Head, we also……”

“Do I even look like a Clan Head to you?”

At Dang Myeong's blue fury, the elders were silent for a moment. But the First Elder stuck to his opinion until the end.

“It's not that we are not regretful. But if you are the Clan Head of the Tang Clan, please think of the safety of the Tang Clan first.”

“…….”

“If that child Seoyeon's poison energy runs rampant, what kind of disaster do you think will happen then?”

“I can stop it. And the Anbi are always monitoring that child.”

“I heard that more than half of those Anbi are seriously injured.”

“…….”

“And from what I see, the Clan Head is not in a good condition either.”

Dang Myeong bit his lip hard.

What he had just said was true.

He had suppressed the poison energy that Dang Seoyeon was emitting by absorbing it himself, but he had not been able to completely suppress it.

That excess poison remained in Dang Myeong's body, circulating.

A deadly poison that even the Clan Head of the Sichuan Tang Clan could not detoxify.

Dang Seoyeon's poison had become that strong.

“Clan Head, if you are the Clan Head, you should know what the best choice is.”

At the First Elder's words, Dang Myeong bit his lip hard.

He knew. If he calmly made a decision for the sake of the Tang Clan, it was clear what choice he had to make. But…….

‘You were the ones who made my daughter a Myriad Poisons Body in the first place! And now you're telling me to send that child away?’

He knew.

Attacking them with such words would only increase the conflict in the Tang Clan.

Bringing up the past and attacking them politically could not undo what had already happened.

Rather, the elders would not meekly admit their fault and would fight back.

The decision at that time was also agreed upon by the previous Clan Head.

It was unfair to hold the elder council responsible for a decision made for the entire Tang Clan.

They would fight back with such arguments.

Only a meaningless and tedious fight would continue.

“Hooo……. I will keep the child until a place for her to stay is prepared.”

In the end, Dang Myeong backed down.

He had made a decision for the whole as the Clan Head. At that…….

“You have made the right decision.”

“We thank the Clan Head for his wise decision.”

He felt like throwing a hidden dagger at the faces of those hypocrites, but he couldn't do that either.

In the end, Dang Seoyeon was to leave the Tang Clan.

* * *

“What did you say?”

When he heard that Dang Seoyeon was leaving the clan.

The one who was most enraged was Dang Seoyeon's full-blooded older brother, Dang Jin. He went directly to the Clan Head and confronted him.

He went directly to the Clan Head's chamber in broad daylight and confronted him…….

“Have you finally gone mad? You damn old geezer father!”

No, he just started to throw a fit.

At Dang Jin's rough protest, Dang Myeong said with a firm expression.

“It is the consensus of the elder council. And as the Clan Head, I……”

“As the Clan Head, you must make the right decision. Is that it?”

“…….”

The moment he saw Dang Myeong, who answered with silence, Dang Jin's eyes turned upside down.

“Well done. The Clan Head of the Sichuan Tang Clan who can't even protect his own child! Very well…….”

Kwang!

Dang Myeong slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

“It is for the sake of the clan. Can you not understand?”

“How can I understand? That damn reason!”

“Cool your head and think calmly. Are you really doing this because you don't know the reason?”

“You can't even protect your own family, and you say it's for the sake of the clan? Are you even aware that you're spouting bullshit?”

“Dang Jin!”

Dang Myeong was frantic.

All the important members of the clan were watching.

It would be troublesome if words came out that would give them a reason to find fault with the position of Dang Jin, the young clan head. But…….

“In that case, let this damn Sichuan Tang Clan just go to ruin!”

It was too late.

From the mouth of the son of the Clan Head of the Sichuan Tang Clan came words that completely negated the clan.

The others around them also had expressions mixed with shock and grief, and Dang Myeong's body trembled.

“Anbi!”

“Yes, Clan Head.”

“Take the young clan head away. And have him confined until my further orders.”

“Yes, sir!”

And so, Dang Jin had to be dragged out of the Clan Head's chamber.

Even as he was being dragged away, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Everyone, please leave.”

As soon as his son was dragged out, Dang Myeong sent everyone in the Clan Head's chamber out.

Only after being left alone could he finally sit down in his chair.

“Hoooooo…….”

With a long sigh, Dang Myeong's face, as he washed his dry face, seemed to have aged several years.

* * *

In the end, Dang Seoyeon was to leave the Tang Clan.

The official justification was for Dang Seoyeon's smooth treatment and protection, but everyone knew the reality.

They were getting rid of her because she was dangerous.

They were sending her away because they were afraid of Dang Seoyeon's poison, which could run rampant at any moment.

Dang Seoyeon herself was well aware of this reason. And…….

“It's okay. This is only natural.”

She understood the measures taken against her.

Even she thought that no one would want to keep a bomb that could go off at any moment in their house.

She didn't know how long she could control the poison energy that was getting stronger day by day. And even…….

“This time, I even went berserk emotionally……”

It wasn't the first time her poison energy had run rampant.

Just as a constantly filled cup overflows, when the energy accumulated and accumulated until it could no longer be handled, the energy would sometimes run rampant.

But this time…….

“It was my own will.”

It's okay. She didn't regret it.

On the contrary, she even felt a little good.

“So that's what it meant not to suppress your anger.”

She smiled bitterly.

Come to think of it, it was the first time she had been so angry.

What she had been forced to do throughout her life was to control her emotions, suppress her poison energy, and train in martial arts…….

She had mostly been forced to endure and tolerate.

She had followed that as well.

How could she not, when people around her were dying?

But this time was an exception.

The moment she thought that Han Cheong-un was being humiliated, she couldn't bear it.

Although she had trained in martial arts for a long time, this was the first time she had tried to attack someone of her own will.

“It was a good experience. If I think of it as the last memory of my life.”

Dang Seoyeon smiled.

She knew that her life was coming to an end.

She was not afraid of death.

On the contrary, she was even looking forward to it.

When this life ends, she won't have to suffer anymore. She won't have to be on guard against the danger of killing someone.

The heavenly punishment she had shouldered since birth was finally ending.

However, if there was one lingering regret…….

“I wonder if I could meet you just one more time?”

Just once would be fine, she wanted to meet him.

And she wanted to show him her face.

She wished that she could leave her image so that he would remember her, even if it was only very occasionally.

She did not dare to wish for more than that. But…….

“It's impossible, right.”

She knew.

She knew that this simple wish of hers could never come true.

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