Even the dagger uncle agreed with Nam Gung Yu Cheong’s words.

[That fellow’s words are correct. This Hideous Face Asura or whatever, I don’t know who he is. But do you think you can handle a demon who can spread the Thousand Mile Web?]

There was one fact that they didn’t know but I did. The Hideous Face Asura had already escaped from the Thousand Mile Web.

I recalled the words my aunt had shouted with resentment in the original story.

I nodded towards Nam Gung Yu Cheong.

“Brother, could you go find Nam Gung Hwa Su? Check on Cheon Wu’s location. I’ll go tell the adults the truth.”

“Young miss…”

“Yak Ran, could you go to grandfather and aunt to inform them of this?”

Hearing my words, Nam Gung Yu Cheong nodded with a relieved expression.

He must have thought I understood what he said. But his assumption was wrong.

I had no intention of staying put as Nam Gung Yu Cheong had said.

I had no intention of asking the adults for help either. They would surely pretend ignorance.

As I slowly walked away, I started running as soon as Nam Gung Yu Cheong and Yak Ran’s gazes disappeared.

[What are you thinking?]

‘The Hideous Face Asura is near the Nam Gung family. Ji Cheon Wu has probably already been kidnapped.’

The dagger uncle was silent.

I whispered to him.

‘You promised to grant a wish if I did the dawn training.’

Only then did he speak.

[You naughty dumpling.]

‘Please help me. I can’t leave that child alone.’

[You are more important to me.]

‘Dagger uncle.’

[If you’re at risk of getting hurt upon seeing him, we’ll run away immediately.]

‘You said you couldn’t move my body without my consent.’

[This dumpling child……]

There was no further conversation.

With the dagger uncle’s help, I climbed over the wall of the Nam Gung family compound.

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“Are you not afraid of me?”

Ji Cheon Wu looked at the person in front of him. No, was the one in front of him now even human?

True to his infamous name of Hideous Face Asura, his face was grotesque.

The Hideous Face Asura had half of his face torn off. He giggled and thrust his face close to Ji Cheon Wu.

“Aren’t you curious why my face is like this?”

Ji Cheon Wu didn’t answer.

At that moment, anger began to burn in the Hideous Face Asura’s eyes.

“It’s because my face was torn off by the old monster of the Nam Gung family.”

The moment he heard the name Nam Gung, Ji Cheon Wu reacted for the first time.

He slowly raised his head.

“Someday I will tear apart and kill everyone with the Nam Gung surname.”

Despite the Hideous Face Asura’s violent words, Ji Cheon Wu felt no fear.

What he felt at that moment was relief. He was glad it was him, not Nam Gung Lin, who had been captured by this monster.

From a very distant past, Ji Cheon Wu had never feared death.

However, since coming to the Nam Gung family, and after meeting Nam Gung Lin, he began to feel regret.

He disliked the passing of time.

He thought he wanted to stay by Nam Gung Lin’s side a little longer. But if his capture meant Nam Gung Lin was safe, then that was fortunate too.

That’s why Ji Cheon Wu could calmly accept death.

‘If I die, will she be sad?’

An idle thought crossed his mind.

The Hideous Face Asura clicked his tongue at Ji Cheon Wu’s calm reaction.

“Tch, I caught a boring one.”

He slowly approached Ji Cheon Wu.

“What’s your relationship with those Nam Gung people? The Nam Gung servants abandoned you and left.”

Ji Cheon Wu could tell that the Hideous Face Asura had been observing the Nam Gung family for a very long time.

“Is there a need for you to know?”

“Eyes that know no fear. Are you not afraid of death?”

“There’s no need to fear someone like you.”

“What?”

“What’s the point of fearing someone who feeds on fear? It would only please you.”

The Hideous Face Asura grabbed Ji Cheon Wu’s wrist.

“Extraordinary martial talent and those eyes… You, you have the Nine Sound Pulse, don’t you?”

The interest disappeared from the Hideous Face Asura’s face. He had brought him thinking he was talented, but he turned out to be all show and no substance.

The reason he didn’t kill children with outstanding martial talent was because he enjoyed seeing their lives of frustration after he crushed their potential.

There was no point in keeping alive someone with no future anyway. The Hideous Face Asura wrapped his hand around Ji Cheon Wu’s neck.

“I’ll grant your wish and kill you.”

Ji Cheon Wu closed his eyes.

Ji Cheon Wu felt no fear of death.

He only felt a bit of regret as he recalled his life at the Nam Gung family.

“Let go of that hand.”

Ji Cheon Wu slowly opened his eyes. He heard the voice of someone who shouldn’t be here.

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Finding Ji Cheon Wu wasn’t difficult.

As soon as I left the Nam Gung family compound, the dagger uncle located him.

‘How did you find him?’

[You can use ki perception.]

I didn’t quite understand, but it seemed he had his own method. The Hideous Face Asura was certainly bold.

It wasn’t something an ordinary person would think of, to head straight for the Nam Gung family after escaping the Thousand Mile Web.

‘They say the darkest place is under the lamppost, after all.’

The place where the Hideous Face Asura was hiding was an old abandoned house near the Nam Gung family compound. Just as I was about to enter without hesitation, I heard a voice.

[Don’t go.]

It was the dagger uncle’s voice.

‘Can we not win?’

[You will get hurt.]

I could understand the meaning behind the dagger uncle’s words. With his power, we could win, but it would be a tough opponent.

The dagger uncle had said he couldn’t use his full power.

[It’s not someone your body can handle.]

It was the first time I heard the dagger uncle’s angry voice.

[He wouldn’t want that either. Just let him go.]

Yes, it could seem that way. Ji Cheon Wu was a boy who had no desire for life. The occasional boredom visible in Ji Cheon Wu’s eyes revealed what kind of emotions he felt.

A predetermined end.

Thus, a life without any motivation.

That’s why I couldn’t let him go even more. What the dagger uncle was worried about was my body that would be damaged if I fully accepted his power.

[Your innate energy could be damaged. Do you know what it means for your innate energy to be damaged?]

‘I’ll suffer a lot, right?’

[If you understand, then turn back……]

‘But if I don’t go, Ji Cheon Wu will die. He has the Nine Sound Pulse, after all. The Hideous Face Asura will find him boring.’

The dagger uncle didn’t refute.

Because my words were true.

‘I’ll just get hurt, but that child will die.’

Without hesitation, I opened the door and entered.

I saw the Hideous Face Asura holding Ji Cheon Wu by the neck. The demon with half his face torn off had an appearance frightening enough to make one wet themselves just by looking.

I acted tough in front of the dagger uncle, but honestly, I was scared.

Although I had been mistreated and bullied in the Nam Gung family, I had never faced a direct threat to my life.

But the Hideous Face Asura was an extremely cruel demon.

The one to have their eyes taken could be me instead of Nam Gung Yu Cheong.

I glared at the Hideous Face Asura, holding my sword.

The Hideous Face Asura burst into laughter as if finding me amusing.

“How interesting, are you talking to me right now?”

“You’ll find it more fun to play with me than that guy.”

At my words, the Hideous Face Asura’s eyes gleamed maliciously.

“Yes, I know your name.”

“……”

“Nam Gung Hyun’s daughter, Nam Gung Lin.”

I stiffened in shock.

I didn’t expect to hear my father’s name here.

“But I heard you have meager talent compared to your father.”

“……”

“I commend your spirit, but your actions are arrogant.”

It was fortunate.

The Hideous Face Asura was completely underestimating me. Even a general on the battlefield can die by a blind sword.

His underestimation was my greatest weapon. There was no time to drag this out.

I’m better than when I first met the dagger uncle, but I’m still weak.

I don’t have the inner strength to defeat the Hideous Face Asura, nor is my body trained enough.

‘Moreover, my body is still small.’

The Hideous Face Asura was an opponent I could never defeat in terms of physical ability.

But it wasn’t me moving my body right now.

Those with exceptional martial arts could surpass the limits of their bodies. Their swords had already transcended the physical and reached the realm of the mind.

The dagger uncle spoke in a low voice.

[I can finish him off using your body. But your body, which contains my sword, will also take a great hit.]

I made eye contact with Ji Cheon Wu.

At the same time, I saw him grab the Hideous Face Asura’s waist.

That scene seemed unnaturally slow. It was a momentary opening.

Simultaneously, my body shot out at an incredible speed.

But the sword stretching out seemed sluggish.

At that moment, I recalled what the dagger uncle always told me.

[The sword of Nam Gung is the sky.]

Blood spurted from my mouth.

[To contain the entire sky, it’s bound to be heavy.]

My sword pierced through the Hideous Face Asura’s hand. His eyes widened in disbelief.

I felt cold sweat running down my forehead.

The chance for a single decisive blow had failed.

It was because my body couldn’t keep up with the dagger uncle’s will.

[Damn it. I should have at least pierced his abdomen.]

I saw the Hideous Face Asura raise his sword.

He muttered as if in disbelief.

“What on earth did I just see?”

“……”

“Are you some kind of master who has reversed aging?”