Chapter 76
As Unwi had instructed, Wonyang conducted the search, focusing especially behind heavy furniture and piles of baggage—and that was how she discovered it.
The place they were in now was the branch lord’s residence.
Wonyang began by examining the stacks of documents on the bookshelf.
If they were ledgers, she thought they might be of use to Unwi somehow, so she planned to set them aside. But as she pushed them away, she saw it.
Traces that the bookshelf had been moved—frequently.
So, she pushed the shelf aside and knocked on the wall.
That was when she became certain. There was an empty space within.
When she kicked the wall with her foot, a staircase leading underground appeared.
Just as Unwi had said—there was a secret chamber.
Wonyang turned to look at Unwi with an expression full of smug pride, and Unwi gave her a pat on the shoulder as if to say, “Well done.”
Now with her head held even higher, Wonyang looked toward Ju Soa. It wasn’t a look that seemed to ask for praise.
Ju Soa was somewhat dumbfounded.