I Became a Supporting Character in a Martial Arts Novel (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 10
When a child openly contradicts an adult who has something to feel guilty about, that adult naturally becomes angry. I could clearly see the senior martial brothers’ faces flush red.
I deliberately made an overtly tired expression.
“Don’t you think your tactics were far too shallow?”
“So you’re capable of saying things like that, yet you’ve been quite well-behaved until now. But, junior martial sister, if you speak like that…”
“Like what? Is that really important right now?”
I saw Senior Martial Brother Ryu, who stood at the front, clench his fist tightly. His hand turned pale, veins bulging. Just as he gritted his teeth and seemed about to say something more—
“Yes, you brats. Have some shame.”
Suddenly, a third voice cut in.
Everyone present turned toward the source of the voice, startled.
Not far away stood an elder whose face hardly looked like that of a Daoist—but his robes were unmistakably those of a Mount Hua Sect elder, and above all, he was a familiar figure.
One of the senior martial brothers muttered in a suppressed voice,
“…Elder Jineung.”
He was my Grand Elder.
Yet even I hadn’t anticipated his arrival. Since I’d never intended to ask for help in the first place, I could only stare, just as surprised as the others—though perhaps to varying degrees—as Grand Elder approached.
Clicking his tongue, he walked slowly forward and spoke.
“Yuwon kept urging me so earnestly before he left that I dragged my weary body out here, only to find his disciple nowhere in the training yard where he said you’d be. I went looking for you, never imagining I’d find you here dealing with these useless senior brothers of yours.”
“Grand Elder, that’s not—”
“Not? Then explain properly what it is. To me, this child’s Liuhe Sword Form didn’t seem bad at all—so why keep picking fights with her over every little thing?”
If he’d seen me perform the Liuhe Sword Form, that meant he’d been observing the situation for quite a while.
…Which meant he’d heard everything I’d said to my senior brothers. I rolled my eyes slightly, mentally reviewing my recent words.
‘I might’ve been a bit rude.’
Would self-defense be excusable?
Meanwhile, the senior brothers’ reactions were even more intense than mine. Looking utterly flustered, they bit their lips or stammered with faces gone deathly pale.
“That’s…”
“Well, there’s no need to explain—it’s all been said already by this young one. But still, do you even know how old she is? She’s twelve! How is it that someone ten years your junior speaks more sensibly than you? To scheme such shallow tricks against a child who’s lived ten years less than you—can you still call yourselves disciples of the Dao Sect?”
I couldn’t help but inwardly marvel at his words. Each sentence Grand Elder spoke struck his targets with perfect precision.
Though his voice never rose in volume, the senior brothers’ faces cycled from white to red to sickly pale with every word.
“Grand Elder…”
“Hmph. Do you still have excuses left? Can you give me a proper reason for scheming this?”
“…No. We are deeply ashamed.”
“Good. Stop this nonsense and reflect properly. Of course, there’s no effect without cause—I understand you must have had your reasons. But that doesn’t change the fact that you were wrong. You surrounded an innocent junior martial sister and tormented her. Do you agree?”
“Yes.”
“Right. And…”
Trailing off, Grand Elder abruptly turned his head and fixed his gaze directly on me. Until then, I’d been watching the scene blankly, but the moment his eyes met mine, I tensed up instantly.
“Haheun.”
“…Yes.”
“Come with me for a moment, alone.”
Honestly, I couldn’t deny feeling frightened the instant I heard those words….
[This is the timeline separator]After walking through the vast sect grounds, Grand Elder led me to his own pavilion.
As soon as we entered, a faint herbal scent filled the air. It wasn’t strange—I’d only recently learned that Grand Elder was also the Head of the Medical Pavilion of Mount Hua.
Mount Hua separated its Medical Hall and Pharmacy Hall, collectively calling them the “Medical Pavilion.” As the Pavilion Master overseeing both, Grand Elder was currently the most knowledgeable in medicine within Mount Hua and the best at crafting all kinds of medicinal pills, including Spirit Pills.
He didn’t look like a Daoist, nor like a physician—and yet, he was also an exceptional swordsman, having trained his disciple into the First Sword of Mount Hua. That was simply the truth.
‘So that’s why…’
After we sat facing each other, even the tea Grand Elder personally served me carried an indistinct herbal aroma—somewhat reminiscent of ginseng.
‘This might actually work.’
As I stared at the dark tea, Grand Elder placed something on a small plate before me and said,
“Drink it all. It’ll make you grow taller.”
Liar….
But I couldn’t possibly say that aloud.
“Yes…”
As soon as I answered, Grand Elder set the plate down on the table. On it sat some dried persimmons, clearly prepared in advance.
By now, I was certain he hadn’t called me here to scold me—my earlier fear felt foolish. Who scolds a child after serving them tea and snacks?
‘Well, anyone would pull a twelve-year-old away first if they saw her surrounded by adults over twenty.’
Meanwhile, Grand Elder across from me stared intently at me. Pretending not to notice, I lowered my eyes and took a sip of tea. It had a slight bitterness, but not so strong as medicinal tea—drinkable enough.
Still, I couldn’t help but frown slightly, prompting Grand Elder to push the plate of dried persimmons toward me with a smile, as if he’d been waiting for it.
“Thank you.”
“Yes, eat plenty. It’s true—drinking that tea really does make you taller. You’ll need some height if you’re going to wield a sword properly.”
What on earth did he put in it to keep saying it makes you grow?
For a while, we drank tea in silence. He seemed to have called me for a reason, but rather than speaking immediately, he appeared intent on making sure I finished everything first.
Grand Elder finally spoke when my cup was half-empty.
“Well then, Haheun.”
“Yes.”
“The matter with your senior brothers earlier—I’ve taken care of it for now.”
I looked up and met his gaze. With an expressionless face, he continued.
“But this issue isn’t fully resolved. Most children your age wouldn’t understand what I mean, but I suspect you’ll grasp it.”
He was right. I already had an idea what he meant, so I silently swallowed a sigh.
“Yes. But I believe it couldn’t be helped.”
“From where to where do you think it couldn’t be helped?”
I paused briefly to choose my words. For a moment, I wondered if I sounded too mature for my age—but given what I’d said earlier, Grand Elder clearly already understood me well.
‘Though he couldn’t possibly know I’m actually an adult from another world who suddenly possessed this body.’
Still, anyone who’d spoken with me for a while would realize I thought and spoke differently from ordinary children my age.
After organizing my thoughts, I answered slowly.
“Though Mount Hua is a Dao Sect, those gathered here are people first and Daoists second. It’s only natural for people to envy others they perceive as luckier. My senior brothers entered through proper trials, yet I was simply noticed by Master by chance—I underwent no separate test before receiving the Dao Seal. So if they feel my entry was unjust, I have no grounds to argue.”
Grand Elder clicked his tongue quietly after hearing me out.
“You speak like an adult.”
Had I gone too far? I added grumblingly on purpose,
“I heard you actually liked that about me.”
“Well, of course. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have given you the Jade Plum Pill until you were grown.”
At that, I froze for a moment.
‘Didn’t you give it to me precisely because I didn’t act like a child?’
Saying he’d have given it to me eventually anyway implied he’d planned to give it regardless of age.
Seeing my wide-eyed surprise, Grand Elder tilted his head slightly and elaborated,
“The Jade Plum Pill is rarely given to children as young as you.”
“…Is that so?”
“It has a cold nature—if you can’t stay calm right after taking it, it becomes dangerous. But your eyes looked steady, so I thought you could handle it early. Even now, you’re sitting perfectly fine before me after meeting my gaze directly. Few children could do that. Besides, taking it young yields better results.”
I fell silent, words failing me. My mind churned in confusion.
So… was it all a misunderstanding?
‘Because I remembered the original story, I was the one holding all the prejudices, wasn’t I?’
I’d assumed so confidently, ‘This person must dislike me the most,’ yet according to his words, I’d been arbitrarily judging someone who’d shown me kindness all along.
Struggling to find the right words, I finally stammered out,
“I… I see. Now that you mention it, I haven’t properly thanked you yet. Thank you.”
“Enough.”
Watching Grand Elder wave his hand dismissively, I sighed inwardly at my own pettiness, newly realized. I hoped my face looked composed—had I been alone, I’d have pounded the floor a few times in frustration.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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I feel complicated about her future fellow disciple. She could have had it easy but he is going to make it more difficult for her. I am sure of it
This part was interesting, especially the way everything was explained and master and haheun part is so cute. I wonder what will happen next.
This part was interesting, especially the way everything was explained and master and haheun part is so cute. I wonder what will happen next.