Water Containing The Moon

Hyun swallowed his breath at the terrifying remark. ‘What’s with the tongue?’ Anxiety rose for a moment, and he tried to look up at Wei Jeokmyung, but his hands were still holding Hyun firmly. As if saying, “Don’t be afraid.”

“Anyway, it was very surprising to meet you in an unexpected place today.”

The strength of Feudal King Shangguan Zhanya is that he can easily resign from work that is judged to be of no benefit. Conversely, if he wanted to capture a weakness, he would bite and hang like a cunning wolf. He had no choice but to step back thinking that he would not be able to win today, but he continued to be filthy until the end so he won’t have any regrets.

“All right then, I will go and enjoy the festival. Come and chat with this king sometimes.”

“I will do it when the opportunity arises.”

“That’s why people say you’re inflexible. Can’t you just agree even if it’s just empty words?”

Wei Jeokmyung did not answer, even though King Ya blatantly suppressed his tongue. The king frowned and glared at him once, then reluctantly bit his servants.

“Let’s leave.”

As he felt the king passing by, Hyun tightly closed his eyes. In case the king noticed he was awake.

Wei Jeokmyung’s hand, which was lightly pressing on Hyun’s body, fell when the feudal king’s shadow disappeared in the distance.

Hyun carefully raised his head and looked up at Wei Jeokmyung’s face. Long eyelashes fluttered, and large, wet eyes appeared and disappeared repeatedly. His full, raised lips continued to mumble as if he wanted to say something.

“It’s nothing for you to worry about.”

Wei Jeokmyung quickly noticed Hyun’s heart and patted his head as if to reassure him.

“So let’s keep looking around.”

‘He said to cut off your tongue, saying something so horrendous, yet you said it’s nothing to worry about.’ Hyun realizes once again that this is a world with different values from Seoul. After all, don’t even passersby wear all kinds of weapons around their waists?

Danguk was a country ruled by the emperor, but there was another world within it that coexisted with the government and together, they formed a strange relationship. People who have cultivated various weapons to the extreme were called warriors, and the world where the warriors were gathered together was called Moorim.

[T/N: Moorim is like Jianghu in Chinese culture. A term used for the ‘world’ of fighters.]

The Moorim people have taken root not only in Danguk but throughout the world, especially in Gyeongwi, the capital of Danguk. This is because the Moorim Alliance, which is basically a group of warriors, exists here. During the reign of the late emperor, he was assisted by the Moorim people, and they asked for the establishment of Moorim Alliance in return.

“What shall we see now?”

Hyun turned his head to Wei Jeokmyung’s question. Talking casually, he didn’t look like someone who just had a nasty conversation with a stranger a while ago. He was still soft and gentle.

Is he supposed to be so carefree? That guy’s voice just now was very bad. Considering that he attacked him for not saying hello, he must have bad grudges. What if there is a problem with this?

“Hyun ah, would you like to see that? Have you seen that?”

Said Wei Jeokmyung. Hyun, who was lost in thought, turned his head and looked in the direction he was speaking. He did not know what he was referring to as the designation of ‘that’ was not clear.

“What is it?”

“That one. Can’t you see it?”

Hyun followed Wei Jeokmyung’s gaze and turned his head again. But he still didn’t know what he was talking about. Hyun was held in the arms of Wei Jeokmyung, who is one hundred and ninety centimeters tall, so the view was raised and the surrounding scenery was clear, but it was confusing because there were so many people passing by.

“There. You’ll miss it at this rate. That one over there. Right there.”

Hyun, who became frustrated, unknowingly grabbed his chin and met his gaze. As if telling him to explain properly. He couldn’t speak fluently because he didn’t have a lot of vocabulary, so he felt cramped to the point of death.

“Where? Over there?”

“Yes, that one over there.”

Hyun frowned slightly. The place Wei Jeokmyung pointed out was just an empty plain. There was nothing. ‘What, what do you want me to see?’

“Ha ha ha ha ha.”

After a moment, Wei Jeokmyung laughed.

“Hey, that’s just rude.”

Hyun’s face was filled with tenderly wet eyes as if watching a child’s jokes. Hyun then realized that Wei Jeokmyung had deliberately teased him in an attempt to relieve his tension. The person he had met before had disappeared from his mind.

Hyun realized his disrespect later and tried to lower his hand, but Wei Jeokmyung stopped Hyun.

“You can do it more.”

“Ah…”

“It’s okay, come on.”

His whispering voice was so thick that it seemed like it would melt away. Wei Jeokmyung’s cheeks that were touched by his fingertips were also as smooth as silk. He has such a strong body, so Hyun thought his skin would be the same, but it was surprisingly soft. Hyun engraved the image of Wei Jeokmyung in a big way without blinking an eye.

Who can see him as a cold general of Danguk? He’s just so soft and sweet.

Although he showed a sharp attitude toward others, he was always kind to himself. Enough to play pranks like this to relieve tension.

He allowed him to do anything, and he always prioritized him. How could an orphan receive such a unique treatment?

After a moment, Wei Jeokmyung laughed. Hyun felt his mouth dry at that smile. His cheeks and earlobes were hot, and he was out of breath at the beauty before his eyes. His heart pounded rapidly, and his strange impulses surged.

Hyun moved his fingers slowly as if possessed, touching Wei Jeokmyung’s lips, which were positioned near Hyun’s jaw, emanating a warm breath as they slightly opened.

It seemed as if time had stopped like this.

Then there was a rumble in the stomach. Hyun opened his mouth in a circle with a look as if he had just woken up from a dream. The flat stomach rumbled again, knowing no shame.

“Ah…? T-This isn’t… ”

Hyun quickly wrapped his arms around his stomach with a bright red face. He had been starving for a whole day and a half because of the disease, and then he could only eat a bowl of porridge, so he was hungry. However, he didn’t know why the stomach only made sounds right at this moment. ‘Is the stomach really that clueless?’

‘Ah… Seriously.’

The hot sensation that touched Wei Jeokmyung’s lips had already disappeared, leaving his fingertips in vain. Hyun felt it was such a pity.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t eaten dinner, so I’m very hungry.”

Wei Jeokmyung looked at Hyun’s blushing face and muttered calmly. He suggested in a soft tone, as if he had not heard the sound of Hyun’s stomach.

“Would you like to go to a nearby restaurant and have a meal?”

Hyun covered his face with both hands and barely nodded his head. Hyun’s nape was redder than that of a flower lantern. Wei Jeokmyung smiled silently and walked towards the restaurant that looked crowded.

People were swarming in front of not only the restaurant next to the river but also the temporary eatery. Children were gathering in front of a vendor selling bamboo shoots and sweet snacks, and drinkers were sitting and drinking in front of a restaurant that sold Immortal Bamboo Shoots (竹筍正果), and the savory aroma of roasted beef with green salt (淸 salt) and hocho (胡椒 pepper) caught people’s feet.

Wei Jeokmyung entered the store and headed straight to the second floor. Since he rented the whole floor, they were alone without anyone.

Suddenly, a loud noise was heard nearby. At the end of the stairs on this floor, a young man who appeared to be the waiter was blocking someone with a puzzled look.

“No, why can’t we go up to this floor? There are plenty of seats left up there!”