[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-myst-might-mayhem":3,"chapter-myst-might-mayhem-myst-might-mayhem-chapter-203":6,"glossary-terms-804":24},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Myst, Might, Mayhem",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},555621,804,"Chapter 203","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>Chapter 203 – Water Demon (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three years ago, one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hyeon-ah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, Fa…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When it’s just the two of us, you can call me Dad.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, Dad.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Our little spitfire has turned seventeen this year, becoming a grown lady.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heh. A lady as in a graceful and beautiful lady?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one called Hyeon-ah bragged about her elated mood, twirling her colorful skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man with a refined and elegant appearance smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve been studying the Book of Songs.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes. The Book of Songs says, “A graceful and beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman.”]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Songs states that a graceful and beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means that a gentle and chaste woman is a fitting partner for a virtuous man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But I don’t want to become a graceful and beautiful lady.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why is that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Half the world is women, and they’re told to be graceful and beautiful ladies. I don’t want to become so old-fashioned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then what do you want to be?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Men can have three wives and four concubines, so is there a law saying I can’t do the same?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[………]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, the middle-aged man shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was his only daughter, he had spoiled her, so it worried him sometimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child was still under his protection, so she had nothing to fear, but both this place, full of conspiracies and power struggles, and the world were exceedingly treacherous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hyeon-ah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You don’t need to concern yourself with being a lady or chaste. However, now that you’ve grown up, your father has one piece of advice.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What is it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Everything you enjoy now stems solely from your surname and that blood. You have a nobler bloodline than anyone else and deserve to enjoy it. But…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The world isn’t so easy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What do you mean?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don’t be overly confident in the power of your surname and bloodline.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…….. Why are you saying this?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right now, your bloodline and this father serve as a sturdy fence for you, but there will come a time when that fence will be of no use.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[……..]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When that fearful and confusing moment arrives, in the end, the only thing that can protect you will not be this father or this surname, but your own judgment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs weakened, and she unintentionally knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lived her entire life without fear or worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the unprecedented terror stemming from another’s malice shredded her heart and made her tremble incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Tremble tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her uncontrollably shaking hands and feet, she suddenly recalled her father’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father, who had always been lenient, had advised her with a stern face for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When that fearful and confusing moment arrives, in the end, the only thing that can protect you will not be this father or this surname, but your own judgment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, she thought her father was in a bad mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she didn’t take it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would such a moment, as her father mentioned, ever come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She firmly believed that she had an absolute bloodline and surname, so no one could touch her unless they shared the same blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, upon venturing outside and facing a dangerous moment where all of that was useless, she inevitably collided with the wall of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard’s voice reached her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve knelt, so all that’s left is to apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words caused her eyes to tremble violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I… I have to kneel and apologize to such a lowly thug?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the noblest bloodline in the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like her to suffer such humiliation was unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it meant death, it might be right to maintain face for the sake of this noble bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, reality wasn’t so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems difficult for you to say those words. It would inconvenience everyone here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Mok Gyeong-un finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people inside the inn glared at her with resentful eyes and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it. Is it that hard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just apologize and be done with it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why do we, who have nothing to do with this, have to suffer like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Who does she think she is!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were murmuring quietly, but all those voices strangely rang in her ears as if they were pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This drove her into a corner, making it impossible for her to maintain her pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head with difficulty and looked at someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That someone was Elder Beom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Argh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom, who had suffered an injury where his shoulder bone was broken and pierced through the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suffering in agony, Elder Beom desperately tried to say something to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You… must… endure…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clench!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Elder Beom’s words, she bit her lower lip hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enduring humiliation at every moment was painful and infuriating, but if she let it all out here, she and everyone else would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘………’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lowly ones in the inn could all die for all she cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, not only her own life, belonging to a noble bloodline, but she couldn’t let Sir Beom, whom her father had assigned to her, die in a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, she opened her mouth with the determination to endure humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Gnash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… to you, sir… have committed… a great… sin… ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Drip drip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pride was so wounded that tears wouldn’t stop flowing as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In the end, the only thing that can protect you will not be this father or this surname, but your own judgment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, pondering her father’s words, she finally finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please… forgive… me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after submitting and completing her apology, all eyes in the inn turned to Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had tense looks on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They feared, what if that fellow broke his promise and killed them all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mok Gyeong-un licked his lips and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, I’ll have to end it here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Unfortunately?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mok Gyeong-un’s words, Elder Beom sincerely clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no different than saying he really intended to slaughter everyone in the inn if the young lady had held out until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected it, but this fellow had a truly vicious nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Young lady…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom was truly proud of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hadn’t endured and had let out her anger and maintained her pride, everything would have been over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that sense, this incident might have been medicine rather than poison for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, she had realized the reality that her noble status and bloodline didn’t protect her from everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom carefully looked at Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un then grinned and signaled to Mong Mu-yak, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sheathe your sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the order was given, Mong Mu-yak removed the sword from her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sword removed from her neck, the woman who had endured humiliation and apologized inwardly vowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would take this incident as a stepping stone and never again allow herself to be in a situation where she had to kneel or suffer humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I won’t forgive you.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man who had subjected her to such humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would never forget him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had inflicted such humiliation and disgrace upon her, the one who inherited the noblest bloodline in this country, he would definitely pay the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enjoy it while you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before long, you will beg me in the most miserable way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her head and looked at the people in the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was relieved and happy that the situation had ended peacefully because she had knelt and apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them like that made her feel disgusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those bastards were all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only cared about their own safety and couldn’t say a word to the one threatening them, instead cornering her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How dare these lowly ones!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t forgive these bastards either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had contributed to her humiliation and witnessed it without missing a single detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing her gaze, they all avoided meeting her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just wait a little.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once those fellows left this place, she would have to tell the guards to kill them all without leaving a single one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she hadn’t revealed her identity, she didn’t want this shameful incident to reach anyone’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her murderous expression, Mok Gyeong-un raised the corners of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he lightly tapped Elder Beom’s uninjured shoulder and headed towards the inn’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they distanced themselves from the inn, Mong Mu-yak glanced back with somewhat worried eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun asked him, puzzled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his question, Mong Mu-yak looked at Mok Gyeong-un, not Seop Chun, and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it alright to just leave like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this question, Seop Chun was about to ask why but then nodded his head in agreement and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, I have the same thought as Mu-yak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although she submitted under the pressure of power, she seemed to have considerable pride. And the way she kept mentioning her identity…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She seemed to be the child of a high-ranking government official or someone from the imperial palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mong Mu-yak’s speculation, Seop Chun tilted his head and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The imperial palace? But isn’t that going too far? If she were a member of the imperial family, wouldn’t she have had more guards than that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She had an old master who had reached the peak-stage of the Transcendent Realm and eight first-rate warriors as guards. Isn’t that quite a lot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, if she were a member of the imperial family, I think she would have brought soldiers as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, who knows? She might have come out quietly for a secret mission.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Mong Mu-yak’s words, Seop Chun frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If what he said was true, there could be repercussions from ending it like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Seop Chun said to Mok Gyeong-un,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord. Since things have already happened, it might be better for us to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s no need for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you heard of the phrase ‘killing with a borrowed knife’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Killing with a borrowed knife?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing with a borrowed knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It means harming others by using someone else, like borrowing a knife to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand why Mok Gyeong-un was saying this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was puzzled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Aaaaargh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scream came from the direction of the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seop Chun and Mong Mu-yak turned their heads with confused expressions to look in that direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mok Gyeong-un and his group left, she hurriedly rushed to the injured Elder Beom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked worriedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Beom, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa… haa… I’m fine. I can endure this much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the bone broken and piercing through the flesh, she wasn’t sure if she could call this fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Elder Beom was a formidable master of martial arts recognized even by her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said himself, he could overcome this much without difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you sure you’re alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please don’t worry too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Elder Beom’s answer, she whispered in his ear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Then, Sir. Can I ask you a favor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After you recover, can you take care of all the people in this inn with the help of the guard warriors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, Elder Beom’s pupils trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed that she was in a bad mood to some extent, but he never thought the repercussions would extend to the people in the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t incomprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, with a great bloodline, had shown everyone the sight of her suffering humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no other choice.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t blame her for this cruel decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Elder Beom was about to nod and agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound ringing in his ears, Elder Beom hurriedly tried to move his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, perhaps due to the injury in his shoulder, his body wouldn’t listen to him as he wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Thud thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom used his body as a shield to block the incoming objects with his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the burning sensation on his back, they were definitely hidden weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s wrong with my body?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his right shoulder injury was severe, it shouldn’t have made his body this heavy and uncontrollable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the sensation in the shoulder that vicious fellow had lightly tapped was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had been poisoned by something…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Startle! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The startled Elder Beom twisted his body with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a sharp sword pierced through his abdomen and protruded out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Stab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this right in front of her, she was so shocked that she screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaargh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom urgently pushed her forward and turned his body to execute a claw technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Bam bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who was struck in the chest by Elder Beom’s claw technique was pushed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That someone was none other than one of the wanderers who had been watching the situation inside the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t just one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wanderers had already drawn their swords and surrounded Elder Beom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…These, these people, how?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Beom’s complexion rapidly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, outside the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un smiled and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I casually mentioned to one of the wanderers there. I asked if that esteemed young lady would leave them alone after suffering such humiliation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Seop Chun and Mong Mu-yak immediately clicked their tongues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood the meaning of “killing with a borrowed knife” that Mok Gyeong-un had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inside of that inn would now become a bloody battlefield with their own fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we go now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mok Gyeong-un turned his body as if he was no longer interested in this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his back, Seop Chun and Mong Mu-yak genuinely felt fear towards Mok Gyeong-un.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely manipulating the situation as he wished, like flipping the palm of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a person became an enemy, it would be truly terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>",2347,"2026-05-30T14:58:18.409Z","2026-06-01T04:31:31.827Z",1,"novelbin.me","946b51cf313f4062e4dd7f20b8b291a126fe300b9527525df0008518895325e3","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-154","myst-might-mayhem-chapter-153",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmyst-might-mayhem-cover.jpg",{"terms":25,"userReplacements":26},[],{}]