161 – Heroic Lust (2)
Heodo, another manor.
Unlike Liu Bei’s manor, which was full of energy, this manor, located in a remote location, had a shabby atmosphere.
The only people present were a middle-aged woman sitting in the yard, staring blankly at the sky, and a middle-aged military officer standing next to her.
“Wenwon.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“They say that when a father dies, the woman dies too. I understand why.”
Mrs. Eom looked pale as if she was sick.
His health seemed so poor that it would not have been surprising if he collapsed and died at any moment.
“I feel empty and lonely, and have no will to live.”
“Be strong.”
“As my heart hurts, my body also hurts. Isn’t that the opposite? Since my body is already hurt, is my mind hurting too?”
After all, she was ‘addicted’ to poison.
There is no need to tell where the poisoning came from.
“Dong Zhao sent some medicine. Have you taken the medicine?”
“I ate it. That means I’m lonely. The poison has been cured, but the sadness of losing my father cannot be cured.”
“ma’am….”
“……hehehe. Moon Won. I have a favor to ask.”
Mrs. Um held the teacup tightly with both hands.
“If I ever die, please bury me next to her. Even if I die, I won’t see that b*tch standing by her side.”
“…I will give my life.”
Zhang Liao already knew.
That Mrs. Eom does not have much time left to live.
He had already spent all his possessions and searched everywhere to save his master’s wife, but there was no way to cure the pain of losing his wife.
“That’s right. Just make your name known. Then people will remember his name through you.”
Zhang Liao, all he could do was watch this situation.
He is now the general of Cao Cao’s army.
Sigh.
The front door of the manor opened.
A young woman walked forward with great strides and stood in front of Mrs. Eom with reddened eyes.
“I’ll do as Mom says.”
“…thank you.”
The woman’s eyes were so swollen that she didn’t know how much she had cried.
But her eyes were very straight, and she seemed to have already made up her mind.
“Don’t think about avenging your father. Your father died because he deserved it.”
“huh.”
“The last name ‘female’ will be a burden to you for the rest of your life. If that happens, live anew. She will let you live freely for the rest of your life as long as you don’t aim arrows at her. Understood?”
“Okay. …Can we do it like this?”
Yeo-ryeong took out a dagger and cut off her long hair.
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Her hair became short enough to reach her shoulders, and Mrs. Eom smiled, satisfied with it.
“Yes. Now you are being reborn as a completely new person. You can leave Heo Island and live somewhere else, or you can go to a quiet place and meet a man who only loves you. Because now, no one in this world is forcing you to get married.”
“…….”
Tears flowed from Yeo-ryeong’s eyes.
Mrs. Eom nodded to Jang Ryo, and Jang Ryo handed a wrapping cloth to Yeo Ryeong with a gloomy face.
“This…?”
“I couldn’t receive the pole, but fortunately I did receive the bow. It’s a little difficult to give to a young woman who is starting a new life, but please still accept my wife’s last wish.”
Sararak.
Inside the wrapping cloth was a bow that looked sturdy at first glance.
It must have been someone’s cherished bow, and traces of people’s use remained all over the bow.
“This can’t be right….”
“It’s his. Moon Won… took it for me.”
“…flaw.”
Yeo-ryeong smiled and grabbed her bow.
“You can’t receive a keepsake without Cao Cao’s permission, and you can’t live freely unless Cao Cao turns a blind eye to it.”
“Yes. Because JoJo won. The loser’s family has to live like this.”
“…Mom is?”
Mrs. Um shook her head at Yeo-ryeong’s words.
“Go. I don’t want to put you through trouble by having to hold my funeral.”
“I decided to host the funeral for my wife. It’s shameless, but…it’s the general’s duty.”
“Jojo gave permission for that too, right?”
“…….”
Zhang Liao could not answer.
The bow Yeo-ryeong was holding trembled, and Mrs. Eom’s eyes became red as she saw Yeo-ryeong look like she was about to burst into tears.
“It’s okay to throw it away. It’s okay to forget it and live on. But please understand that I also have greed. You are still…my daughter and his daughter.”
“Mom. Do you still miss dad?”
“huh.”
“Is it because of that b*tch that we ended up like that?”
“Cho-seon is a bad b*tch. And your father, who was bewitched by that woman and didn’t care about his wife and daughter, is also a bad guy. But….”
Tears eventually flowed from Mrs. Eom’s eyes.
“I wanted to put her down too, but she ended up being that bad guy’s wife.”
“…Mom, I promise.”
Yeo-ryeong made a promise as she hung the bow on her back.
“I will live well to show off. I will show you that the woman you tried to force her to marry is living happily after meeting someone she loves like this.”
“…That’s right. By the way, who do you resemble?”
“I know.”
Yeo-ryeong wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.
“Mister, please take good care of Mom. Think of her as your widowed sister-in-law.”
“of course.”
“…I’m really going. Just like my mom said, when she dies, I might hear some news from somewhere in Hebei or Dong-o very later.”
“It’s okay. However, could you please do me a favor?”
Mrs. Um reached out to Yeo-ryeong with trembling hands.
“…Please send a letter to Moonwon at least once a month.”
“…huh.”
Yeo-ryeong turned around.
After packing a lot of her luggage, she came out and was seen off by her husband.
The sky was bright and bright, as if it knew her heart.
“Where are you going?”
“South.”
Yeo-ryeong turned her head as she packed her luggage.
“I’m going to a place that is completely opposite to my father’s hometown, Byeongju.”
“If you go south… it’s Jingju.”
“Is that so? No. Should I still stop by my hometown? I don’t know. Hmm, I guess I can go wherever I can. Whether it’s the south or the north.”
Yeo-ryeong shrugged her shoulders.
“But uncle, just help me.”
“hmm?”
“name.”
“…what?”
“I was reborn as a new person, but I can’t use my old name.”
“…….under.”
Zhang Liao covered his face with his hands.
“…When my daughter is born someday, I plan to name her Sanghyang.”
“lift?”
“Yes. Jang Sang-hyang.”
“Pfft.”
Yeo-ryeong twitched the corner of her mouth and pointed at herself.
“I’ll just say it’s an upgrade. Thank you, mister. …Take care of Mom.”
“…….”
Yeoryeong, or rather, Sanghyang, left Heodo like that.
* * *
“I hope time passes quickly.”
“why?”
“Only then will we receive a letter from our parents officially permitting our marriage.”
Sima Yi came out to the rice field holding a parasol to block the sunlight.
The black parasol was created based on a blueprint given to Zhuge Liang’s workshop engineers, and became a shade that completely blocked the harsh sunlight.
“This is the first time every day feels so long.”
“Is that so? I’m bleeding every day now.”
“why?”
“I’m trying to mediate your fight.”
Ah, I am both proud and hateful of the past me who decided to have two women together.
He must have entrusted everything to my future self – that is, my current self.
They proudly declared, ‘If we fight, I will go to Jo Ah-man,’ but like the smartest talent in Sugyeong Academy, the two started fighting in a different way.
“We’re fighting? You’re welcome. How can we fight when we live under the same father?”
“You’re trying to beat each other by being better at something.”
“What is fighting about? How healthy is it?”
“It’s healthy to be wholesome.”
Sima Yi has an advantage over Zhuge Liang in ‘physical strength’.
Zhuge Liang, who was small and slender at first glance, did not usually pay much attention to improving his physical strength.
But it’s different now.
Zhuge Liang, who learned that physical strength was essential for a happy married life, began farming in earnest to have the same physical strength as Sima Yi.
They started by growing a small garden, and Zhuge Liang was diligently plowing the field while wearing Sima Yi’s straw hat.
“Farmers’ Cheonhajidaebon. Isn’t it because of farming that I got this body?”
“That’s right. After all, farming is the best.”
“But why is he drawing on the dirt instead of digging it over there?”
Sima Yi was displeased as he watched Zhuge Liang squatting down and digging into the ground with a tree branch.
“That’s playing with the dirt, not digging a furrow. I have to say something. That’s why-”
“for a moment.”
I carefully watched what Zhuge Liang was doing.
After confirming that what she scribbled on the floor was a ‘drawing’, I approached her carefully and asked.
“Do you by any chance need a brush and paper?”
“yes!”
Zhuge Liang answered loudly.
As Zhuge Liang, who had been quiet, shouted, everyone’s eyes turned to him, and Zhuge Liang put on his straw hat and muttered softly.
“Well, I wasn’t trying to trick you…”
“Have you come up with something that can make things more efficient?”
“Yes, yes. I thought this would be easier to sell if I changed the shape a bit…”
Zhuge Liang, who was flushed red, pointed to the floor and spoke passionately.
“That’s not all. If you make a wooden machine like this even without horses and oxen, people may be able to plow the field as much as horses and oxen without using as much strength. Also, if you use the wheels well, there is no need for people to carry it too heavily. ..”
“Liang.”
I interrupted Zhuge Liang.
“Do you want to go to the workshop?”
“yes!”
“Then get ready. I’ll think about your physical training later.”
Zhuge Liang smiled broadly and took off his boots. Sima Yi was displeased with Zhuge Liang for quickly abandoning farming, but he kept his mouth shut after looking at the picture Zhuge Liang had drawn.
“…I can think of one too.”
Sima Yi has twice as much stamina.
However, Zhuge Liang had superior intellect in many ways than Sima Yi.
If Sima Yi has all the knowledge necessary to survive in difficult times, Zhuge Liang has vast knowledge enough to be active not only in difficult times, but also in the era of peace and prosperity.
In terms of intellectual ability, it could be compared to Han Xin and Zhang Liang.
“Sir, let’s go quickly, okay?”
“…Okay. I understand.”
After finishing cleaning up, I held hands with Zhuge Liang who approached me.
And Sima Yi naturally came to the other side and crossed his arms.
“Then let’s go work in the workshop-”
“Mr. Geum–!! We’re in big trouble!!”
A shout was heard from afar.
I was somewhat surprised to see a man with a familiar face.
“No, aren’t you a teacher?”
Goryang.
Why did one of the two-headed chariots working under Yupyo come to Shinya…? ?
“I’m sorry, old man. Right now….”
“Sima Yi, this is an important matter for you as well. Wasn’t there a disruption that was supposed to come from Xia Yi?”
“yes.”
“There are bandits near Hanae-gun. Now, Hanae-gun is completely surrounded.”
“oh.”
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I began to feel a sense of death coming from Sima Yi, who had his arms crossed.
“…The certificate of marriage permission from your father hasn’t arrived yet…?”
Hanae-gun, black bandits appear nearby, paralyzing traffic.