Great Namgung Family Patriarch Namgung Jo couldn’t help but feel troubled despite having grounded Namgung Hyun-Ah in her residence. Hyun-Ah had gone on a hunger strike, saying that she would rather die than not be with Baek Mu-Gun. Amid this entire ordeal, the Baek Sword Sect sent them an official marriage proposal, which Namgung Jo could not help but welcome.

Despite telling Hyun-Ah that he would never marry someone from the Seven Great Families, Mu-Gun went against his words and sent a marriage proposal to the Great Namgung Family, proving his feelings for Hyun-Ah. Namgung Jo detested Mu-Gun for encouraging Hyun-Ah to cut ties with the Great Namgung Family, but his heart softened upon learning how deep Mu-Gun’s feelings for Hyun-Ah truly were.

Now that the Baek Sword Sect had officially sent a marriage proposal, the Great Namgung Family could save face. The Great Namgung Family was flat-out rejected when they sent a marriage proposal to the Baek Sword Sect before. That alone was already detrimental to their pride. If Hyun-Ah cut ties with the Great Namgung Family and went to Mu-Gun’s side in that situation, the prestige of the Great Namgung Family would have literally dropped to rock bottom. To prevent that from happening, he had to lock Hyun-Ah...