Chapter 20. Meeting (6)
The moon rose, as beautifully curved as a woman’s eyebrows. The East Tower was filled with black beaded curtains and draperies that hindered vision. Gathered here were the men who were at the top of the so-called civil and military officials.
A bearded man sitting at the head of the table looked at the people sitting around him and said in a low voice,
“The Deposed Crown Prince has hired a reader.”
Another man, who understood what he meant, squinted in the darkness and clenched his fists,
“Is he really blind? I still have my doubts about it, old men.”
“I doubt it too… The Deposed Crown Prince is a rather cautious person. He wouldn’t take in strangers. Much less to a mere reader… I find it even harder to believe that rumor.”
The eight assembled men each added a few words and then raised their glasses.
“Well, I understand the concerns of the old men. Furthermore, he might be blind, but not deaf. I’m sure he knows we’ve come to this town. So I guess we should go pay our respects at least once… What do you think?”
Unlike before, this time no one rushed to express their opinion. They just looked at each other and coughed. That’s how afraid they were of Seo Jihak. He was a man with a brilliant mind and cruel hands, so he gained overwhelming authority.
In addition, he had the support of most officials and other positions of influence. No matter how much others tried to bring him down, Seo Jihak wouldn’t need to lift a finger. But one day, he suddenly renounced his position as crown prince, claiming that he had been blinded by poison.
It was a completely incomprehensible act. Even if he really went blind, how could he give up his right to the crown so easily?
There had to be some ulterior motive. It couldn’t be explained any other way.
As everyone present remained silent, the Minister of Defense finally put down his glass and said,
“I heard that the reader who works for the Deposed Crown Prince is a girl… I have seen her myself a couple of times because I have a house in this town, she is brave and smart. It would be nice if we all went to pay our respects to him, but I think it would be better to find the girl and ask her a few questions first. She is a girl who doesn’t know how to lie, so she will definitely be useful to us.”
The man’s wrinkled eyes narrowed maliciously. The others nodded.
Royal protocol dictated that they must pay their respects to the Deposed Crown Prince. However, they wanted to avoid any risk.
“Minister of Defense, if you decide to take a step forward, you will have our full support. There are still many voices in the palace calling for the reinstatement of Seo Jihak. To silence those voices, we must end the problem at its roots. Isn’t that right?”
“I couldn’t agree more.”
The solemn individuals burst into laughter.
The Minister of Defense, Yoon Jongshin, nodded towards the woman hidden in the shadows.
Simdeok, the owner of the courtesan house, who had been sitting like a flower pot, stood up and left the hall. Then, she approached the beautifully dressed courtesans, who had been sitting outside waiting for some time, and with a kind smile gave them instructions.
“All of you go in and serve the old men. Tonight, there must not be even a bit of liquor left. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
Among them was Yongi, dressed extraordinarily attractive. Seeing Yongi like this, Simdeok sighed softly,
“Why do you seem so committed?”
“I will serve the old men with all my heart, so please… allow me to go out for a while when we are done.”
“Go out? Where to?”
“… I’ll go talk to the owner of the bookshop. I’m worried about my younger sister. I need to find out her whereabouts.”
At those words, Simdeok nodded and clapped her hands twice.
“Ladies, make them cum in your slut holes until they’re dry. Okay?”
The courtesans laughed at the cheap joke and patted each other’s shoulders.
Just as Simdeok, with a smirk on his face, stepped aside, Chunhee hurried in and whispered something in her ear. Immediately, Simdeok’s face turned deathly pale.
“Where is he?!”
“Well, he… he just passed the front door of the courtesan house!”
“Huh, he’s a complete lunatic.”
Simdeok lost her strength upon hearing that the man, who had made a terrible mess in the courtesan house last time, was coming here.
Chunhee held the staggering Simdeok, and shouted at the stunned courtesans,
“Why don’t you come in?! Hurry up, hurry up!”
Only then did the courtesans stand up one by one, take a look at the two, and walk inside. Chunhee made the owner of the courtesan house sit down and shook her head at Yongi, who was the last one to stay.
“You, you too, come in quickly. And today… when he comes, you’ll be the one to attend to him. Do you understand?”
“Who is ‘he’?”
At that instant, the owner of the courtesan house slapped her servant on the cheek for her blunder. Chunhee groaned and covered her cheek. Then she lowered her head with her eyes wide open.
“I told you to watch your mouth…! It’s enough. Yongi, I don’t think you should come in here today. Go back to your room and wait calmly.”
“Just like that… Owner of the courtesan house, what’s going on?”
“I’ll tell you about it another time, go away!”
Contrary to what it might seem, Yongi found it convenient. If she didn’t have to attend to anyone, she could go out sooner to meet Shihoon’s messenger.
Yongi obediently stood up and left the East Tower. Once she passed through the entrance filled with the high officials’ guards, the bright lights in the distance disturbed her vision.
As Yongi walked to the main building in her seductive outfit, someone suddenly grabbed her hand.
“Aha, look who it is. Aren’t you my precious Yongi?”
Yongi’s hand was grabbed by Jo Youngho, who then hugged her from behind with a disgusting expression. His breath gave off a strong odor of alcohol.
“Ah, sir. What are you doing here?”
Yongi tried his best to ask calmly.
“I couldn’t see my favorite courtesan anywhere, so I figured something was going on and decided to find out. Did the owner of the courtesan house make you serve someone else without my knowing?”
“What are you saying…? I’m not feeling well, so I was about to go back to my room. I’ll get you a beautiful courtesan. Come with me.”
But Jo Youngho, who reeked of alcohol, sniffed Yongi’s sweet scent and suddenly slipped his hand under her skirt while looking at her seductive makeup.
He squeezed her curvy ass with his rough hand and pushed his body against hers.
“Sir, Sir!”
“Huh, stay still. You’re really provocative today… Did some man cum inside you?”
“No! How dare you say such vulgarity?!”
“You shouldn’t be surprised. Courtesans are used to being treated like bitches. I can’t stand it anymore. I need to taste your hole, even if it’s just here.”
After he roughly groped her entire body and rubbed her pussy, Jo Youngho pulled down his pants and took out his dark-colored penis. His breathing became heavy.
Just as he spread Yongi’s buttocks to penetrate her, an indifferent voice was heard.
“Oh… I almost cut your head off.”
Jo Youngho’s topknot was cut off and fell to the ground.
Staring in disbelief at his cut topknot, Jo Youngho screamed like crazy,
“Argh! What the hell happened? Argh!”
Jo Youngho shakily dropped to the ground, covered the topknot with both hands, and finally raised his head.
He was about to scream, but the cold blade he saw on his neck scared him so much that he held his breath.
“I thought you were abusing my beautiful girl, this woman looks just like her. If… If this woman had been her, I would have dismembered you and thrown you as food to the wild beasts.”
“Who… Who are you?”
The next moment, the sword fell towards Jo Youngho’s balls.
“Ahhh!”
“Words fall short.”
The clouds dissipated with the wind and the cold moonlight illuminated the place. Yongi collapsed to the ground as he saw two men appear like grim reapers.