novelraw Chapter 150 : Chapter 150
Chapter 150 : Chapter 150
Chapter 150 - He's a Psycho Too
“Yi Sedong!”
“Yi Sedong!”
Could there be another scene where the division was so stark?
Those who supported the Young Master shouted his name until their throats were sore, while those who were close to Yi Hae-dong didn’t know what to do and just stomped their feet.
There were even some who immediately turned their steps away.
“I expected it, but it seems they bet on the wrong horse.”
Watching those who were making their way through the crowd and leaving, Biyoung’s lips curled up.
The ones he referred to as having ‘bet on the wrong horse’ were none other than the martial artists of the Mount Heng Sect.
“Holholhol. It seems so.”
Watching their backs, Eung Gajin ground his teeth.
“Insolent bastards. If they heard who we are, they should have come to greet us.”
It wasn't just the young disciples of the Diancang Sect who had come.
The Sect Leader of the Diancang Sect, Jeokseo, was here.
Even if their current influence was not much, weren’t they once a pillar of the same Nine Sects One Union?
For the Sect Leader of a sect to appear on one side and to openly ignore him was a clear discourtesy.
Eung Gajin’s anger was therefore justified.
“Let them be. It seems only the small fries came from there anyway. Receiving greetings from kids like that would only make me feel worse.”
After saying that, Biyoung turned his gaze to Sedong.
He wasn’t very interested in what the underlings of the Mount Heng Sect thought.
What Biyoung was curious about was what Sedong had said before the announcement.
‘He’s going to dance.’
Sedong was not the type to openly promise to do something.
If a guy like that had said something meaningful, there must be something to it.
After the cheers died down for a moment, Yi Gwon-su personally mentioned the authority of the Young Family Head.
“From now on, Sedong’s title will be changed from Young Master to Young Family Head. The Young Family Head will be provided with one-tenth of the Yi Family Manor’s assets as business funds, and will have decision-making power equivalent to the Family Head in the Family Head’s absence. He will directly participate in the number one priority business led by the Family Head, and will also have direct authority over the discipline and punishment within the family. Lastly, once a year. He is guaranteed autonomy in a business not approved by the Family Head.”
At Yi Gwon-su’s words, the mouths of the Diancang Sect martial artists dropped open.
Eung Gajin muttered softly through his open mouth.
“That’s really amazing. He’s not just a Young Family Head in name only. He’s literally a Young ‘Family Head’.”
The other martial artists nodded as if in agreement.
They thought they now knew why the sons of the Yi family had been obsessed with the Awl Selection Period for generations.
“How about it. Would you like to give an inaugural speech.”
Yi Gwon-su extended his hand towards the people with a satisfied face.
He seemed to have no doubt in his choice of Sedong as the Young Family Head.
Sedong was naturally gifted in calculation, quick-witted, and intelligent.
Unfortunately, he had just lacked the ambition and venom most necessary for a Family Head.
But with this Lijiang City trade, Sedong had perfectly filled that missing part.
So there was no reason for Yi Gwon-su not to choose Sedong.
“Young Family Heaaaaad!”
“Waaa!”
At the voices calling his name at the top of their lungs, Sedong took a step forward.
But his gaze was still directed at Yi Gwon-su.
“Family Head. When does the authority of the Young Family Head come into effect?”
Yi Gwon-su smiled without a second thought.
“From this very moment.”
“Then. I will fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the Young Family Head without delay.”
“?”
Yi Gwon-su, who had been continuously satisfied, blinked his eyes a couple of times.
What was there for a guy who had just become the Young Family Head to do right away?
“Bring them.”
The words that came out of Sedong’s mouth were not words of thanks or a pledge as the Young Family Head.
With a firm face, he gave an order to the head baggage carrier, Jo Seom, who was standing at the edge.
“?”
“What’s going on?”
The people were flustered and looked at each other’s faces.
It was the same for the Diancang Sect party.
“Why is Sedong acting like that?”
At Eung Gajin’s question, Biyoung shrugged his shoulders.
“How should I know? I think he said something about dancing.”
“Dancing? You don’t mean he’s going to dance a dance of joy to commemorate becoming the Young Family Head, do you?”
At those words, Biyoung narrowed his eyes as if he were truly pathetic.
“Senior Brother Eung Gajin. Let’s think a little. Is Sedong that kind of frivolous guy?”
“W-Well, that’s true.”
Eung Gajin blushed and scratched the back of his head.
It was one thing that his own thoughts were shallow, but to be pointed out by this damn bastard made him feel pathetic.
Murmur murmur.
While Head Baggage Carrier Jo Seom was away, the atmosphere of the scene became somewhat chaotic.
Who on earth had Sedong told him to bring?
“Huh?”
“Those people are…?”
A few women in shabby clothes and an old man followed behind Head Baggage Carrier Jo Seom.
The servants of the Yi Family Clan all raised their eyes.
Because they were people who were completely unbefitting of a place where the Young Family Head was being decided.
“Lady Jangan…?”
“Isn’t that child Jin-hee?”
They were people who should have been mixed in with the servants and clapping together.
How could such women come up on the stage?
“Come to think of it…”
There was one thing in common.
“Aren’t they all people who work in the kitchen?”
“That’s right. They are the ones who were mainly in charge of the Young Master’s… no. The Young Family Head’s kitchen.”
The women were all on the same track.
The commonality of being servants in charge of the kitchen.
There were only two people who knew exactly what that meant.
Yi Hae-dong.
And Steward So Hyeon.
The two whose faces had turned from pale to bluish.
“I ask this of all of you gathered here, though I know it is shameless.”
Sedong looked around the audience and opened his mouth.
“It is proper to express my gratitude to those who have supported me, but there is a more important matter, so I will fulfill my responsibility as the Young Family Head.”
What on earth was so important that he would put aside his inaugural speech and get to work first.
As the gazes of the people flew and landed on them all at once, the servants on the stage looked around as if scared.
“There is no need to be so afraid. If you tell what you told Head Baggage Carrier Jo Seom here, no responsibility will be asked of you.”
These were the words of the Young Family Head, who had authority over punishment.
The women, including Lady Jangan, finally opened their mouths.
“When I was boiling the Three-Eyed Snake Soup for the Family Head, the Steward came and demanded snacks.”
“I was also boiling the Three-Eyed Snake Soup all night when the Steward urgently called me outside.”
“We were just following the Steward’s orders.”
There was no need to explain that everyone’s gaze turned to Steward So Hyeon.
“Th-Th-!!”
So Hyeon’s aged eyes were filled with dismay.
Sedong looked at So Hyeon with indifferent eyes and then nodded his head towards Head Baggage Carrier Jo Seom.
Jo Seom took a step forward and stood in front of the stage.
In his hand was a soup bowl.
“The Young Family Head has not been drinking the Three-Eyed Snake Soup for some time now and has been collecting it in his room. I went to an apothecary who does not trade with our family and inquired about the ingredients of the medicine. The result is…”
As if telling him to say it himself, Jo Seom nodded his head at an old man standing at the end of the women.
“I am Hwang Mun-hyeon, who handles medicinal herbs and decoctions in Gijang County.”
A few people let out a sound of ‘Ah!’ and strained their eyes.
It was the first time they had seen his face, but they had heard that there was a Hwang Family famous for medicine in Gijang County.
“Tell us about this decoction.”
At Head Baggage Carrier Jo Seom’s words, Hwang Mun-hyeon gulped.
As if he knew that a huge storm was waiting for his statement.
“Overall, it is not much different from a normal Three-Eyed Snake Soup. However, judging by the reaction of the metal plate I have, it seems to contain a faint amount of Soul-Confusing Powder ingredients.”
“!”
At the word Soul-Confusing Powder, sparks flew from the eyes of the people.
The person who reacted the most was the Family Head of the Yi Family Clan.
“Soul-Confusing Powder?! Soul-Confusing Powder, you say! Then you mean there was a drug mixed in the Three-Eyed Snake Soup?!”
“That is correct.”
Yi Gwon-su’s face was filled with bewilderment and dismay.
Wasn’t it the last day of the Awl Selection Period, the day he was appointing the Young Family Head, of all days?
But to think there was someone within the Yi Family Clan who was drugging the Young Family Head.
He had gathered people for a happy occasion for the family, but it had turned into a situation where a huge shame was revealed.
“Which bastard is it? Which bastard on earth dared to drug you, Sedong…!”
Yi Gwon-su, who had been shouting, suddenly whipped his head around.
Hadn’t the kitchen maids who were in charge of the kitchen said it just a moment ago?
That every time they boiled the Three-Eyed Snake Soup, ‘someone’ appeared and asked them to leave.
Yi Gwon-su looked at that ‘someone’ with eyes lit with torches.
“Don’t tell me it’s you…?”
The ‘someone’ was trembling all over like an aspen leaf.
Then, he suddenly put his head on the floor and prostrated himself.
“F-Forgive me, Family Head! I was just following orders!”
It seemed the situation was urgent.
The ‘someone’, Steward So Hyeon, shouted desperately with his gaze fixed on the floor.
“Orders?”
Yi Gwon-su, who had turned into the grim reaper, no, the king of hell, glared at the person next to So Hyeon.
Come to think of it.
When he came to this place today, there was someone who appeared with him as if they had promised.
The eldest son of the Yi Family Clan.
Unfortunately, the expression of First Young Master Yi Hae-dong was not much different from So Hyeon’s.
“Th-This crazy bastard! How dare you lie! When did I ever give such an order!”
Yi Hae-dong, whose mind was already broken from losing the Awl Selection Period, shouted like a madman.
The gazes of the people looking at them began to turn colder and colder.
Who would think that So Hyeon would dare to do such a thing alone?
It was an open secret that So Hyeon frequently visited Yi Hae-dong’s residence.
It was just that they hadn’t expected such a terrible scheme at the end of that secret.
“From this hour on, I will confine First Young Master Yi Hae-dong and Steward So Hyeon to their houses.”
“…………”
Even at the words that he would imprison his eldest son, Yi Gwon-su could not stop him.
Sedong, who had become the Young Family Head, was granted authority related to punishment within the family.
There was no justification to stop him, and if Sedong’s suspicions were true, their crimes were extremely grave.
As permission was effectively granted, a cold silence fell over the place.
No matter how much one wanted to win the Awl Selection Period.
Even if they were brothers of different mothers, brothers were brothers.
Did it make sense to mix drugs in such a brother’s decoction?
“Kikil.”
Biyoung, who had been silently watching the situation, suddenly giggled.
“You find this situation funny?”
Eung Gajin gave him a scolding, but Biyoung didn’t stop laughing.
“Sedong. He's a psycho too.”
“What?”
“He said he was going to dance, so I wondered what kind of dance it was…”
Looking back now.
Wasn’t it a sword dance?
The fact that he had been betrayed by someone he cherished seemed to have changed Sedong’s personality.
He didn’t know about others, but for Biyoung, it was a quite satisfying change.
However.
There was one thing that even Biyoung hadn’t expected.
The dance Sedong was going to show was not over yet.
“Family Head.”
“?”
“This time, I would like to talk about the once-a-year independent business.”
“…Speak.”
No matter how much he was the Family Head of the Yi Family Clan, it was difficult to come to his senses in such a rapid development.
Yi Gwon-su couldn’t even begin to predict Sedong’s words.
And soon, a thunderbolt struck the crown of his head.
“As of today, I will enter the Diancang Sect.”
“?!”
This time, the attention was focused on the Diancang Sect all at once.
And the members of the Diancang Sect once again fixed their gaze on one person.
“Eek?”
But there was no way Biyoung would know Sedong’s inner thoughts.
Enter the sect?
Now that he had become the Young Family Head, enter the sect?
Biyoung and Sedong’s gazes crossed in mid-air.
Sedong was smiling.
It was a calm and meaningful smile.
Biyoung could only mutter in a hollow voice.
“What kind of dance is this now…?”