“Is Mother not going with you?”
“That’s right.
Someone needs to manage the family, so your mother has decided to stay behind.”
For a moment, my eyes met Jang Seo-young’s.
In her cold gaze, I could feel her wariness toward me.
With the Family Head, Jin So-hee, and Jin Myeong-woo gone, only Jang Seo-young and I would remain in the Jin household.
‘Heh heh, what a great opportunity.’
A smile touched my lips.
“Then, when will you be departing?” Jin Myeong-woo asked about the departure date.
“We will leave in a week, so be prepared.”
“Understood.”
“And Seo-yun, take this.”
The Family Head took something from his robes and handed it to me.
A jade tablet, glowing with a faint blue light, shimmered in the sunlight.
“This is…?”
“It is the jade tablet that symbolizes the Family Head.
While I am away, you will be the temporary head of the Jin family.”
“Father!
Giving the jade tablet to a pathetic fool like him… this is absurd!”
Jin So-hee slammed her hand on the table and shot to her feet, shouting.
The dishes rattled.
Beside her, Jang Seo-young also added a word.
Her cold voice was a mixture of disappointment and anger.
“Honey, to entrust the Family Head’s tablet to that child… isn’t it far too soon?”
The air in the room instantly froze.
Jin Myeong-woo kept his head down, silent.
I could see his hands trembling slightly.
I slowly accepted the jade tablet.
The cold touch of the jade spread across my palm.
It was only temporary, but the real power of the Jin family was now in my hands.
Bang!
The Family Head slammed his hand on the table, glaring fiercely at Jang Seo-young and Jin So-hee.
“How dare you question the decision of the Family Head!”
The Family Head’s furious voice thundered through the room.
Jang Seo-young’s face instantly turned pale.
“But, honey…”
“Be quiet!”
Jin So-hee gritted her teeth and stood up from her seat.
“Father, to entrust the family to a scoundrel like him…”
“Jin So-hee!”
Jin So-hee’s mouth snapped shut at the force of the Family Head’s presence.
Jang Seo-young shot a cold glare at me before lowering her head.
Remember that.”
A heavy silence descended upon the room.
I toyed with the jade tablet in my hand, watching them.
‘Too bad there’s no popcorn.’
Jang Seo-young glared at me with eyes like cold frost before rising from her seat.
Jin So-hee also stormed out.
Jin Myeong-woo stammered for a moment before following them.
The jade tablet in my hand glowed faintly.
The next day, I was still engrossed in training at the training ground.
I’d been doing nothing but having sex lately, so it was about time I started training seriously.
Sweat dripped down as my sword cut through the air.
I honed my swordsmanship while controlling the new energy from the Daoist Yin-Yang Manual.
Far off, Jin Myeong-woo was also training.
He couldn’t focus.
His gaze was fixed on Seol-hee, who was watching me train.
As usual, Seol-hee approached me with tea.
The white nape of her neck glistened in the morning sun.
Seeing this, Jin Myeong-woo’s fists trembled.
“Young Master, here is some warm tea.”
“Thank you.”
I drank the tea she offered.
It wasn’t to my taste.
I looked at Seol-hee after she handed me the tea.
Since we started having sex using the Daoist Yin-Yang Manual, her beauty had begun to shine even more brightly.
Her faintly white hair shimmered in the morning sun.
Her skin had become more translucent, glowing like jade.
A subtle fragrance emanated from her body.
‘So this is the effect of the Daoist Yin-Yang Manual…’
Her beauty now outshone even Jin So-hee’s and Jang Seo-young’s.
I could feel Jin Myeong-woo’s stare from a distance.
Our eyes met.
I gave him a sly smile and blatantly wrapped my arm around Seol-hee’s waist.
Her soft waist fit perfectly in my palm.
The day Jin So-hee had warned me, I had told Seol-hee to stop serving Jin Myeong-woo.
She had happily accepted and became my exclusive attendant.
Jin Myeong-woo’s face contorted.
The sword in his hand trembled.
His expression, a mixture of helplessness and rage, was quite amusing.
Seol-hee yielded compliantly in my arms.
The white nape of her neck was exposed.
Right in front of Jin Myeong-woo, I brought my lips to her neck.
“Hah…”
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Jin Myeong-woo gritted his teeth and approached.
The hand holding his sword was shaking.
His eyes, filled with rage, were fixed on me.
I pulled Seol-hee’s waist even closer and looked at Jin Myeong-woo.
A smile played on my lips as if I was enjoying his anger.
“What, you have something to say?”
At my provocative words, Jin Myeong-woo’s face twisted further.
Seol-hee trembled slightly in my arms.
“To forcibly take Seol-hee from me and then to toy with her like this… I cannot forgive you.”
Jin Myeong-woo’s voice trembled.
It was a voice mixed with anger and humiliation.
The fool was under some huge misunderstanding.
Even after seeing me with Seol-hee, he hadn’t caught on.
‘Is he an idiot?’
Even after seeing me hold Seol-hee and caress her body, he didn’t realize she was already my woman.
“Brother.
I request a duel.
If I win, you must let Seol-hee go.”
I let out a smirk.
Jin Myeong-woo’s eyes were filled with determination, but he just looked pathetic.
At his words, Seol-hee pressed herself deeper into my embrace.
‘Does he not realize it’s too late?’
To issue such a challenge now, over a Seol-hee who had already become mine.
He looked pitiful, chasing an illusion without understanding the reality of the situation.
“Fine.”
I accepted.
I was looking forward to testing my skills against Jin Myeong-woo after so long.
It seemed like a good opportunity to gauge how much my stats had risen.
I gently released Seol-hee and drew my sword again.
The sharp blade glinted in the morning sun.
“But what will you do if you lose?”
“…If I lose…”
He mumbled, unable to answer.
It seemed he hadn’t even considered the possibility of losing.
Having grown up being called a genius, he couldn’t even imagine losing a duel to his older brother.
Had he forgotten his last defeat?
‘Does he still think he’s stronger than me?’
I raised my sword.
I could feel the energy gathered in my dantian flowing through my entire body.
It was time to show Jin Myeong-woo reality.
The air in the training ground grew cold.
Seol-hee’s gaze was on us.
Her eyes seemed to hold a light of conviction, as if she was certain of my victory.