Chaotic Nights — Chapter 153. Strangle

Translator: Atlas

Weekly Chapter 3/4

Residents occasionally held gatherings with food and beverages to alleviate their worries.

Gaedong, who had stuffed the soft meat into his mouth, looked at the nobles.

“They look like high-ranking nobles, why did they come to this place?”

Dongsu looked up where the nobles were walking.

“I don’t know, didn’t two girls arrive with the merchants?”

“You’re right.”

“They lived in a larger town? Couldn’t it be that they were attendants who escaped?”

“But Yongi has beautiful hands. Besides, she has a refined demeanor.”

“Maybe she was expelled because she tried to flirt.”

But they quickly lost interest in the nobles. Other townspeople did the same. The people in this town were used to a peaceful life.

But it was strange. They had a suspicion that they were not ordinary people.

The musicians played the kkwaenggwari again.

Jihak stepped back as he watched the townspeople pray for a bountiful catch of fish.

The town was smaller than he thought. There was no proper government office, and although there was a fairly large port, it did not function efficiently.

He would never have considered this place if it weren’t for Cheonhee.

He walked down an alley as he looked around.

Jihak was now calmer than ever. His hellish days, because he couldn’t find her, were over. Now he felt invincible.

She was to appear soon.

Then everything would return to normal.

His gaze halted at the clinic, where the potent aroma of decoction lingered in the air. Men with weapons at their waists came out. The larger one bowed to the doctor, then went on his way. It was an interesting scene. The thugs received bags of money.

This moment brought back memories of his covert expedition during his time as Crown Prince. The doctor cleared his throat, then entered the clinic.

“My Lord, I have found her.”

The Shadow’s voice interrupted Jihak’s thoughts. The Grand Prince turned to the warrior who approached him. The warrior pointed in a certain direction.

“It seems that two women arrived here with the merchants about two months ago. One is named Lee Yongi. And the other is named Lee Eunha.”

“And where are they now?”

“There is only a woman named Yongi in the house. When I inquired about Eunha, someone mentioned seeing her go that way.”

Jihak then turned his gaze towards the direction of the wind.

His heart, which had been calm for a moment, started to flutter just like it did on the first day of the journey. What would he say to her? Was he sure he wouldn’t strangle her?

He imagined that the sea breeze was filled with Eunha’s fragrance. His composure disappeared from his face which he swept with his sweaty hand.

A chill ran down Shadow’s spine when he noticed the eerie look in his eyes.

“Let’s go.”