The Elder Master is, to put it simply, the master of my master. Therefore, he was also present to witness when I received the Dao. I had bowed in respect and even greeted him separately.

“Did you… like it?”

I only remembered feeling tense from the harshlooking Elder, typical of the Daoist sect, who seemed to be observing me from the time of greeting to the time he left.

I couldn’t tell how that look was one of liking.

“Did I receive such praise before in the original work? Did the Elder like my master?”

I couldn’t be sure, as I barely remembered minor episodes apart from the main storyline. But it seemed unlikely to have happened in the original work.

Well, my master is the pride of the Elder Master.

There may be a few more disciples, but among them, my master is the Volcano’s Greatest Sword, so he must be especially cherished. The fact that the first disciple of such a disciple is just a child who is nothing special would be most displeasing to him, I thought.

“Why do you say that?”

“Ah, no… I’m just happy that the Elder Master liked me.”

It’s more like suspicion than happiness, actually…

“He said you looked good because you were calm. Usually, newcomers get scared when they first see him.”

Ah, is it because I’m not a deceived child?

Most of my questions were answered in an instant. The original ‘Ha Hyun’ was literally a 12yearold who had lost his parents and whose family was in ruins not long ago, but I am an adult with the memory of dying in a car accident.

‘…Of course, I did cry in the corner a bit.’

But after crying to some extent, I thought it meaningless and sorted out my emotions.

It wasn’t easy, but since I am an adult, at least I could outwardly seem fine. Gradually, my inner self became genuinely okay.

I admit that it wasn’t something a child could do. It seemed that fact showed on the outside.

I felt a little bitter when I realized it.

‘A world where a 12yearold must be like an adult…’

Then my master reached out and awkwardly stroked my head.

“Calmness is a good quality, whether studying the Dao or wielding a sword. Even if it hadn’t been that, you would have received the spiritual pill someday, but absorbing it early is good for reaping the effects. It’s a good thing.”

“…Yes, thank you.”

The touching hand is warm. From the careful touch, I suddenly understood without context why the original ‘Ha Hyun’ was so attached to the master.

‘Hmm, no.’

I corrected myself internally in an instant.

That was too sentimental for a moment. On reflection, despite the circumstances, those were quite irrational actions.

‘Even though I’m unrightfully occupying this body.’

But I still have to say it. Sorry. But most people wouldn’t have gone to that extreme, even if they had gone through the same thing.

“Now swallow the spiritual pill. You may feel a chill spreading inside the moment you swallow it, but as long as you remain calm, it is not dangerous, so don’t worry.”

Following the master’s words and opening the pill bottle, a clear fragrance spread out, and the blue pill appeared. I wondered if it was called Jade Plum Pill because of its color.

I carefully put it in my mouth and swallowed, and as the master said, I felt a cold sensation spreading as if melting.

‘It’s a little scary…’

It was not just the feeling of swallowing something cold. It was chilling as the cold spread throughout my body.

I hadn’t deeply accepted the talk about storing inner energy in the elixir field earlier, but feeling this unfamiliar sensation in my body, I realized that this was indeed a world of martial arts.

My master confirmed that I had swallowed the spiritual pill and came to sit behind me, raising his hand over my back.
Originally, when consuming a spirit pill, one should immediately absorb some of its power through energy adjustment, but as you have just learned the incantation and don’t know the method, I will lead the restoration of the energy. Don’t speak, don’t move, just feel and remember the blood vessel through which I circulate the energy. It would be better if you think about the incantation I taught you.

As soon as the words were finished, an intangible energy was pushed into the body from behind.

Slowly closing the eyes and focusing on the movement, it seemed that listening to the explanation was not in vain, as the strange energy felt inside the body could be detected immediately.

It felt like the master’s clear energy was flowing in the sequence of the blood vessels mentioned when explaining the incantation earlier.

‘……Fascinating.’

Though it was said that it would be good to remember the blood vessels and think about the incantation, honestly, it was just fascinating at the moment. Whether it was magic or internal energy, both were beyond the common sense of an ordinary earthling, so it couldn’t be helped.

But after repeating the same path several times, the blood vessels were naturally etched into the mind.

“Did you remember?”

After a long time, the hand fell from behind, and the master’s question was heard.

Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me

One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.

Synopsis:

Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.

But this is still far from enough.

He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.

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