The Eunuch Regains His Manhood in the Second Round

31. Master of Purity

At my words, the expressions of the two Black Path members hardened.

“Ugh…”

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Only one of the black-clad men with chopsticks stuck in his fist was groaning.

A man’s groan.

I don’t want to hear it.

For me, a groan is enough when a woman reaches paradise on the bed and lets out a joyful moan.

I don’t need any other groans.

When all this is over, I should go to the stream like the recluse Xu You from the Yao and Shun era and wash my ears, reenacting the story of Jishan and Ying River.

Because I’ve heard dirty words.

“What did you say, brat?”

The thug who overturned the table twisted his ugly face.

His already ugly face became even more ferocious.

“It seems your ears are as dull as your ugly and petty black-clad thug self. I’m saying let’s have a fight. Surely, you grown men aren’t scared of a fourteen-year-old kid, are you? If you want, all three of you can come at me. I’ll take you all on. Cowards who are scared of a kid whose head hasn’t even dried yet. You don’t deserve to be called men. I’ll personally cut off your balls.”

I shrugged my shoulders and beckoned with my finger.

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I was about to lose everything.

That’s why I went out to fight.

But it was all in vain when three enraged Black Path thugs suddenly charged at me, furious at my strategy.

I don’t understand why they got so worked up over being called eunuchs. Is that such a big insult?

Are you mocking me, who was an eunuch for 50 years in my past life? Huh?

Anger surged within me.

“Today, I will personally perform a castration surgery on you!”

Kugwagwagwagwa.

I operated the Three Yin True Technique and instantly raised my internal energy.

The foundation of the Gongdong Sect lies in the Yin-Yang Reversal.

The principle of Yin-Yang Reversal is realized through reverse blood flow.

Therefore, the internal energy of the Gongdong Sect is fast and destructive. Even now, as soon as I decided to awaken my internal energy, my dantian responded, and the energy quickly circulated through all the meridians in my body.

The problem is that unlike the Soyang Heart Method, the Three Yin True Technique is a Yin-based technique.

As the unique Yin energy of the Yin Technique coursed through my body, my already bad mood worsened.

They made me use this damned gay martial art, the Yin Cold Technique. I hadn’t intended to use it since the Guihua Treasure Manual.

I swung my iron sword and deflected the three Black Path thugs’ broadswords in one move.

Cha-cha-cha-chang!

With the sound of metal clashing, the broadswords of the three Black Path thugs veered off in strange trajectories.

Their faces showed signs of bewilderment.

The sword technique I used was the Hyuncheon Sword.

It was a Yin-based sword technique operated with the Three Yin True Technique, a technique focused on defense.

“You, you brat, not bad…!”

“Shut up.”

I cut off the surprised Black Path thug’s words.

I am in a very bad mood right now.

I was already angry about being called an eunuch and charging in without thinking, leading to a fight in the inn.

But then they dared to launch a preemptive attack, forcing me to use the Yin Cold Technique for defense?

I immediately switched the flow of my energy from the Three Yin True Technique to the Soyang Heart Method.

Normally, it would be nearly impossible to switch techniques so quickly.

But it was possible for me, who had reached the supreme state of Hyunkyung with the Yin Cold Technique.

In a single-minded attempt to subdue the enemy’s power, I was struck by the warm energy that emanated from the wind.

This is nothing new.

I had no choice but to strike while my resolve remained firm, using the white doves’ strength against them.

Like a snake biting its tail, I was forced to use my own power to protect myself.

The cold winds of the black demon’s attack were like a hundred sharp arrows, striking at every opportunity.

The white doves’ wings seemed to be weighed down by the girl’s love for me.

The cold demon’s magic was so powerful that it could not even match the modern weapon. It was faster and more precise than any other attacks I had ever seen.

The cold demon’s magic was so strong that it seemed to bend around me like a second skin.

The white doves seemed to be caught in the whirlwind of their lover’s anger, being pulled towards her.

The white doves’ wings were filled with a sense of longing as they flew back to me.

They were like two lovers embracing each other after a long separation.

The white doves’ wings were filled with sadness as they flew away from me.

The cold demon’s magic was so powerful that it could not be stopped by any means.

I looked around.

Although I ended the fight as quickly as possible, the inn was already a mess because I had used my inner strength while fighting.

There were sword marks on the walls, and the tables, chairs, and dishes had long been shattered.

My gaze turned to Seo Harin.

Seo Harin, who met my eyes, trembled.

Thud.

She collapsed to the floor, her legs giving out.

Soon, a warm puddle formed on the inn floor. Seo Harin had wet herself.

She looked at me, trembling like a frightened puppy.

Was the scene too violent for a fourteen-year-old child? I felt a pang of guilt.

This is all because of those black-clad b*stards.

“Hey, get up. Hey.”

Slap.

I slapped Wang Chung’s cheek hard.

Three or four teeth flew out of his mouth.

“Ugh, ugh…”

“Because of you, the atmosphere is ruined.”

How nice it would have been if we had fought outside as planned.

Seo Harin wouldn’t have been scared, and the inn’s property wouldn’t have been destroyed.

It was those b*stards who refused the mutually beneficial arrangement.

“Ugh, ugh…”

Wang Chung tried to say something with his swollen lips, but I didn’t listen.

They were black-clad b*stards anyway.

There was no need to hear their excuses. I poured a bottle of still-intact Baek Geon Ah over the puddle Seo Harin had made.

Gush.

The alcohol mixed with the urine.

“Because of you, the alcohol spilled. You don’t know how precious this alcohol is.”

“Ugh!?”

He looked aggrieved.

He seemed to be wondering why I was blaming him when I was the one who spilled the alcohol.

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Of course, I had no intention of listening to his excuses.

A child wetting themselves in front of everyone.

How humiliating must that be?

Even sneaking a map onto the blanket while sleeping would be shameful, and now, in broad daylight, to have displayed such a disgraceful act in front of all.

To dilute her embarrassment even a little, the only option was to turn this into something other than urine—into alcohol.

So this is alcohol, and the one who spilled it is the black-clad scoundrels.

I slammed his face into the ground, knocking him out cold.

“Honestly, those black-clad scoundrels are useless. Not even recyclable.”

Grumbling, I pulled out the cloth handkerchief I always carried and wiped up the urine and alcohol from the floor.

Now, all that was left was to clean this up and earn some points with Seo Dae-in and Seo Ha-rin.

Swish, swish, swish. Scrub, scrub.

The sound of cleaning echoed through the quiet inn.

I didn’t feel disgusted.

I had been taking care of the princess since she was ten. This was a secret, but the Crown Prince had once drawn a map on the blanket when he was eleven. At that time, he had emphasized that it must remain a secret, so I couldn’t ask any other eunuchs or maidens for help and had to wash it myself in secret.

All eyes turned to me.

Having cleaned the floor with the entire handkerchief, I dusted off my hands and approached Seo Ha-rin.

Seo Ha-rin was still trembling. But unlike before, there was a hint of life in her empty sky-blue eyes.

I extended my clean left hand to her, who was sitting on the ground.

“Get up.”

“······.”

Seo Ha-rin alternated her gaze between my outstretched left hand and my face with her unfocused sky-blue eyes.

She remained silent.

But I was a patient man.

I decided to wait until she took my hand and stood up.

After a little while, Seo Ha-rin reached out her tiny hand and grasped mine.

Her body temperature was warm.

I pulled her up.

Once she was fully upright, she let go of my hand and dashed behind Seo Dae-in.

I approached Seo Dae-in, bowing my head as I took a stance.

“I apologize, Seo Dae-in. I unintentionally caused great trouble by making a mess of the inn.”

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“No, it’s fine. If it weren’t for you, Young Master… Just imagining what could have happened here is horrifying.”

At my words, Master Seo waved his hand and sighed.

“Master Seo, is there something wrong?”

At his words, Jeon Young cleared his throat and asked in a serious voice.

“Well…”

Master Seo hesitated slightly before answering Jeon Young’s question.

His long explanation didn’t differ much from the information I had obtained in my previous life, except for a bit more detail.

The Sa-Young Association, a black market gang that had taken control of Hwajeong-hyeon’s interests, pressured the surrounding merchants to cut off the supply of cooking ingredients.

After all the suppliers were cut off, they had no choice but to buy poor-quality ingredients at high prices from the Sa-Young Association, the only remaining supplier.

As the taste of the food changed, customers naturally left, sales dropped, and they couldn’t afford the cost of raw materials. So they bought raw materials on credit from the Sa-Young Association, and the debt snowballed.

The Sa-Young Association, having increased the debt, was demanding the inn in exchange for the outstanding debt.

“When business became difficult, Lina admirably offered to help with the store, so I let her, but I regret it now. I never thought they would say such… horrible things to her.”

“It’s a ruthless method befitting the followers of the Demonic Sect. I will personally deal with them…”

“Please don’t, Great Hero. There are rumors that the Black Dragon Clan is behind the Sa-Young Association. The Black Dragon Clan, which occupies the first seat of the Eight Demonic Sects, is truly powerful, and it would be difficult for you and the Gongdong Sect to oppose them. I have the skills to take care of myself, so don’t worry. But Lina…”

“Lina will be taken care of by our sect. No matter how much they have the Black Dragon Clan behind them, they wouldn’t dare invade our main base…”

The conversation between Jeon Young and Master Seo continued.

At this rate, just like in my previous life, Seo Harin would join the Gongdong Sect and become my junior sister.

But, is that really the best choice?

Is it the right choice for her?

I looked at Seo Harin.

I saw the eyes of the little girl trembling behind her father.

The current Seo Harin… reminded me of Hwang Sang when I first met her.

When I was first assigned to take care of the Third Princess while doing menial tasks in the palace. The Third Princess, like Seo Harin, looked at me with empty eyes, hiding behind the bed and watching me.

She, who was not cared for by her emperor father or her concubine mother. Right after losing her nanny, who was practically her mother, the Third Princess had closed her heart, just like Seo Harin.

The current Seo Harin overlapped too much with my younger sister-like Hwang Sang.

That’s why I didn’t want to stop here.

Because I knew this wasn’t the best plan for Seo Harin.

“Master.”

I took a step forward.

“We are discussing something important right now. Wait.”

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“It is not to turn a blind eye that we have eyes, nor to ignore that we have ears.”

“Cheolsu.”

“If we pretend not to see the difficulties of those like family, how can we call ourselves the Baekdo?”

The master’s face hardened upon hearing my words.

I looked at him and smiled inwardly.

Sa Young-hui? Black Dragon Clan?

I’ll make them all eunuchs.