“Intimidation is the act of rendering someone powerless with a mere word. It’s usually one of the tactics that filthy swindlers from birth, scums who engage in insidious tricks use.”
Yoon Taehee’s voice when he said sounded dizzyingly gentle. Jaegyeom’s cheeks twitched at the explanation he kindly added. Jaegyeom gritted his teeth.
“Don’t touch me.”
Yoon Taehee gently pulled on Jaegyeom’s tie. With Jaegyeom’s dizzy vision, the straight picture-like features came closer. In the hands of Yoon Taehee, who was upright and neat, the distance between the two narrowed helplessly. The scent of his cologne began to linger in his nostrils.
“As you say, I might be a swindler or a scumbag. Well, maybe I’m even more of an asshole than tha. I don’t care how you see me. Whatever it is, the way you see it will be right. If you see me as a swindler, I will be a swindler, and if you see me as scum, I will be scum.”
It was a gentle whispering voice. He just wanted to break this hand right now. But he couldn’t. Because he knew what an actual threat was.
If he broke this hand, it would ruin the life that Jeongju has built. He would pry into Jeongju, block his path, and use that as an excuse to destroy the things that he had built.
“I will be the person you say I am.”
The rude hand that had grabbed the tie without permission came straight to the nape of Jaegyeom’s neck. In a very short time, warmth reached the collarbone area and then disappeared. Long, straight fingers straightened Jaegyeom’s crooked collar, then walked away without regret.
“How about it? Do I still look like scum or a swindler?”
Yoon Taehee asked. Jaegyeom knew that at this moment he was at a crossroads. If he answered yes, he would use a befitting ‘threat’ to entangle Jaegyeom and if he answered no, he would reverse his position as exorcist, so he would not be able to resist Yoon Taehee as firmly as before..
It was a cunning and kind checkmate.
***
Lee Youngshin got up early in the morning to take a bath. He had to welcome the precious wild ginseng boy, so he needed to tidy up his body and mind. The investigation on wild ginseng children had been completed early. He set up various plans and tried countless simulations, and today was the big day.
Early in the morning, Lee Youngshin, who arrived at the two-story house by car, took a deep breath. In the hipsack wrapped around his pelvis, he had picked out and put in a few necessary items in advance. Standing in front of the gate with his hipsack tightly tied, his eyes widened slightly. Something like whitish mist enveloped the entire house.
The main gate painted with orange paint felt exceptionally cool and heavy.
“As expected.”
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Lee Youngshin opened the hipsack zipper and pulled out a glove. As he groped for the gate with his gloved hand, he came into contact with an intangible barrier that was like fog. Feeling the texture of the barrier, Lee Youngshin raised his eyebrows. He thought it would be hard, but it was soft. The fact that it was soft was proof that the barriers had been set in layers.
Normally, the walls of the barrier were hard as stone since not only was that easy to design, but it was also efficient because of its high strength. The downside was that it broke easily when subjected to a certain amount of force. That’s why soft barriers were much harder to break. To put it simply, it was like soft jelly. It was similar to how hard biscuits can be easily broken with force, but jelly not so much.
If one thought it was a normal, hard barrier and tried to destroy it by using spiritual energy, the soft barrier would absorb that energy, and the intruder would have received that amount of damage back as it rebounded. It was a hundred times better to figure out the barrier in advance with a gloved hand.
Lee Youngshin’s eyes shone with interest. Indeed. Was it a barrier set up by the wild ginseng boy? He didn’t disappoint. He had not expected it to go smoothly since the child had a body with precious power. No one else but the wild ginseng child would be able to set up such an elaborate and meticulous barrier.
Without the gloves, he would not have been able to touch the barrier directly. He watched his own gloved arm waving inside the barrier. Even though he put his arms all the way in, he couldn’t reach the gate. There was a gate in front of his eyes, but it was indeed excellent workmanship. The Purification Department specialized in putting up barriers, but even in the department, there were not many people who could set up barriers like this.
“Right, it should be like this.”
Lee Youngshin hummed and opened the hipsack zipper.
“And? If you are human, you must use tools!”
Talking to himself, Lee Youngshin rummaged inside the sack with excitement while wriggling his shoulders accordingly. Inside, there was a jumble of rope to use when incapacitating demons, talismans to block movement, and various types of tools. He took out a round battery from among them.
“If you use spiritual energy outside, it gets rebound, right?”
Although it looked like an ordinary battery, inside it was not an electrolyte, but rather Lee Youngshin’s condensed spiritual energy. In Naryecheong, this was named ‘sunken battery’ (隱淪池). He moved the item into his gloved hand and held it. As before, he put his hand inside the soft barrier wall and pushed it deep into it.
“Then, what will happen if you use spiritual energy from the inside?”
The chief of the Ceremonial Instruments Department was excellent at turning his ideas around. Lee Youngshin, who planted the battery in the barrier, laughed and removed his hand. He took off his gloves and crumpled them into his hipsack. Tilting his head, he checked his watch once more and then clapped his hands.
“Wuxu, first day of fifth month of Yiwei, seventh day of Gengwu.”
In an instant, Lee Youngshin’s face became serious.
“Lee Youngshin ends the time limit of the one sunk (隱淪 the object sink and cannot be seen).”
As soon as he finished his words, the battery that had been planted inside shattered. Phew, the condensed spiritual energy exploded violently, and the barrier shook violently for an instant. Lee Youngshin nodded in approval and folded his fingers.
Three. Two. One. The moment the third finger was folded,
Pong!
The barrier once again spewed out the spiritual energy it had absorbed.
“Wow. Bravo…”
Lee Youngshin applauded with a satisfied face. A slight difference in time, two blows in total, the barrier was torn by an internal shock. Meanwhile, he was standing outside and was very safe. The large hole made by the battery was large enough for one person to enter. Lee Youngshin opened the orange door and entered without hesitation.
“Uh, it’s big! Big!”
Just when he was zipping up the hipsack and looking around the yard,
“Uh-uh! My lord, are you here?!”
His gaze turned to one spot. He could feel a faint presence from the back of the yard. It was a voice tinged with joy at first glance. As soon as the running steps got closer and closer, a child popped out from the corner of the two-story house.
“Why are you here so early today? Strange noises outside…”
Lee Youngshin, who was standing dazed, lowered his head and looked at the child.
“Uh…”
“Ah…”
Their eyes met at his waist.
“…”
“…”
There was a moment of silence. The child was looking up at Lee Youngshin blankly with his mouth open. Lee Youngshin’s nostrils flared. He hesitated for a moment, then took a step closer. Then, the frozen child was startled and backed away. Lee Youngshin took another step closer. The child had a very bewildered face.
“Well, hello. Child.”
The child was startled and stuttered.
“Wh- wh- wh- who are you?!”
Lee Youngshin’s face hardened. He overlooked a very important fact. He only remembered it at this moment in hindsight. As soon as he realized it, a sense of crisis hit him. The child was too small. The wild ginseng spirit had the appearance of a child, so he expected it, but even if he was small, he was too small. Hands, feet, head…
He struggled to answer with a white face.
“My… name is Lee Youngshin…”
“Ah. uh, that, that. What about it?”
At the reply, Lee Youngshin covered his mouth and began to tremble.
“I’m Lee Youngshin, yes. I am Lee Youngshin.”
Mesani, who was standing far away from Lee Youngshin, had a face full of wariness and bewilderment. Lee Youngshin, who was talking gibberish, began to stumble closer with his head down.
“Child, I’m really sorry…”
‘What is this man!’ Just when the frightened child hurriedly stumbled back, Lee Youngshin raised his head. From his flushed face, it was as if he had been shocked by something. The child gasped, terribly panicked. Lee Youngshin, who was in a fit of spirit, shouted loudly and rushed at Mesani.
“Let me hug you once!”
Lee Youngshin was very fond of the child.
Jaegyeom hurry up, go home, save Mesani from that pervert
A pervert! ( ò n ó)
STOPP STAY AWAY FROM HIM 😭😭
Hehe 😂 Thank you! Mesani run away!
WHY IS EVERYONE IN THIS NOVEL SO PERVERTED
I’ve only felt this way about Lee bc hes forcing his way in someone’s home etc. No one elseis perverted. That word gets tossed around too much these days. Are they weird/unique? Sure.
Taehee calling a kid “sexy” is not normal
He isnt even a kid lol
He didn’t know that
I’m pretty sure has known a while nothing was normal about him. Besides hes still not a kid. Whether or not he knew is irrelevant bc he still isn’t.
This is like calling someone a pervert if they thought a 15 yr old that very much looks like an adult is sexy. If they find out the age n are still acting on their thoughts of the child being sext then sure but cant blame them if its unknown initially. Jaegyeom in this scenario doesnt come off as a kid anyway. Just someone full of hate n despair.
This is like calling someone a pervert if they thought a 15 yr old that very much looks like an adult is sexy. If they find out the age n are still acting on their thoughts of the child being sexy then sure but cant blame them if its unknown initially. Jaegyeom in this scenario doesnt come off as a kid anyway. Just someone full of hate n despair.
Nooo I thought he’s going to kidnap mesanj bahahahha 😭 good thing tho if he dare hurt mesani he ded ☺️🔪
😬☠️