# Foreboding Rumor

**Quest No Raw**: 139684
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 8612
**Entry (questId)**: 2

## Giver Label

_Headmaster_

## Objective

The headmaster of Cheongsan Institute thinks that the institute has recently been lacking discipline because of a particular rumor. Ask the headmaster about the rumor.

_Ask the headmaster about the rumor;_

## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Sangpyeong Coin](/item/66771.md) ×5


## Summary

The maehwa tree represents a scholar's integrity. 
Rumors say a ghost has recently been haunting the maehwa tree at night.
I thought it was just a rumor at first, but many scholars recently have passed out 
the night before a full moon, all claiming to have seen a ghost.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Villager](/npc/59955.md)
- **Turn-in** — [Villager](/npc/59955.md)

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Trouble without Reason](/quest/74148.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [Trouble without Reason](/quest/74148.md) — An argumentative scholar at the Cheongsan Institute is troubling another scholar. Help the scholar in distress...
- **Current:** Entry #2 — [Foreboding Rumor](/quest/139684.md) — The headmaster of Cheongsan Institute thinks that the institute has recently been lacking discipline because o...
- Entry #3 — [Asking for Help](/quest/205220.md) — The headmaster of Cheongsan Institute asks you to visit the mudang of Bari Forest to ask you to deal with the ...
- Entry #4 — [The Truth Behind the Rumor](/quest/270756.md) — Old Lady Birigongdeok seems to be aware of what's happening at Cheongsan Institute. Talk about the ghost at Ch...
- Entry #5 — [Object from the Maehwa Tree](/quest/336292.md) — The Black Spirit says you should take the nacre chest to Old Lady Birigongdeok.
- Entry #6 — [The Rite](/quest/401828.md) — Old Lady Birigongdeok says there are a few steps to prepare for the rite. Listen to Old Lady Birigongdeok and ...
- Entry #7 — [Ardent Love](/quest/467364.md) — Approach the wavering light at the maehwa tree that the Black Spirit mentioned.
- Entry #8 — [Ija's Journal](/quest/532900.md) — Ask the headmaster about Ija's journal.