Chapter 6
After arriving in Hefei, the two of them headed straight to an inn.
It was located near the main house of the Namgoong Clan.
The first thing Ilhwa did was take a warm bath. She washed herself two or three times before the stench and sticky feeling were completely gone.
After changing into the clothes Seop Mugwang had prepared, she came down to the first floor. Seop Mugwang was sitting at a table with his arms crossed, food spread out in front of him.
As she descended the stairs with soft, dragging steps, his lips curled into a wide, bow-shaped grin.
“There you are, kid! I ordered extra-large portions just for you, so dig in!”
The table was piled high with thin wheat noodles and dumplings.
“So these are the local specialties, huh.”
Just dumplings and noodles?
“....”
Ilhwa didn’t sit down. She stood still, staring intently at the dumplings and noodles laid out on the table.
Seop Mugwang, who had been pulling out a chair for her, looked puzzled and asked,