He looked at me and said.

“At first, the target was Nam Gung Yu Cheong. But I found out that you were more suitable than Nam Gung Yu Cheong.”

Grandfather still felt guilty towards me. What if I disappeared in the same way as my father in such a situation?

Even if not, what if I got seriously hurt? I knew from Yak Ran.

When they thought I had been captured by Hyungmyeonsu-ra, grandfather was out of his mind.

When I opened my eyes, grandfather seemed calmer than expected, but in reality, his insides were rotting away.

After the incident with Hyungmyeonsu-ra, grandfather had visited me while I was asleep. Without saying a word, he touched my hand and then left.

I remembered that day. The tears of grandfather falling on my face.

The severe punishment of taking away Nam Gung Hwa Su’s name was also due to his guilt towards me.

The Blood Sect was certainly ruthless. They knew how to thoroughly break a person.

Since it was burdensome to deal with grandfather directly, they were taking away the things precious to him one by one.

‘I think I understand why the original Ji Cheon Wu had an easier time dealing with the Blood Sect.’

The original Ji Cheon Wu didn’t have precious people to protect like grandfather did. That’s why the Blood Sect found it difficult to deal with him.

“If you disappear just like your father, it could reawaken Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s heart demon.”

“……”

“It would also be interesting to find his granddaughter’s corpse at the bottom of a cliff.”

Saying that, Dang Hae Jun pushed me off the cliff.

My heart raced rapidly.

Falling from a high place was more dizzying than I thought.

Frightening, terrifying.

I felt like I would lose consciousness at any moment.

It felt like my heart would burst.

No, more than that…….

I experienced a strange sensation.

It was similar to the feeling when I was trapped in the formation earlier.

I was clearly falling off the cliff, but…….

What I saw before my eyes were the figures of my father and mother.

The kindly smiling father crumbles down. I had never seen my mother.

Perhaps that’s why.

Her face was painted black.

The two of them turn to dust and scatter.

I heard people whispering about me.

I was born by eating my parents.

And now, I was trying to eat even my grandfather.

If I were to die, grandfather would fall into his heart demon.

Like grandfather in the original story…….

I remember how grandfather was described in the original work.

After even his sister died, grandfather eventually went mad. That was the reason he became a villain.

If I were to die…….

As I thought this, an illusion of grandfather appeared before my eyes.

I see the sword he’s wielding.

The sight of him swinging his sword at innocent people was not the grandfather I knew.

I suddenly felt doubtful.

‘Even if he fell into his heart demon, it’s strange for grandfather to become a murderer.’

Perhaps the grandfather in the original work suffered something else.

The reason that made Ji Cheon Wu eventually slay grandfather, and made me suspicious of grandfather when I first opened my eyes.

Grandfather goes mad after all his family members die.

Damn that Cheonmajijeon author.

Shouldn’t you describe the general background?

What brought me back to my senses was the voice of Uncle Dagger.

[Close your eyes. What you see is not everything. Don’t get eaten by illusions.]

Even as I was falling off the cliff, I heard Uncle Dagger’s words.

When I closed my eyes, the illusions before me disappeared.

My body moved on its own.

Uncle Dagger was moving my body.

Something gripped my hand.

‘I’m alive!’

I could instinctively tell.

I felt my feet touch the ground.

[You can open your eyes now.]

I panted heavily.

My heart ached as if it would tear.

‘Even a little movement is too much, I see.’

I could understand why Uncle Dagger refrained from moving my body.

I opened my eyes and looked around. I could see that I was in some cave.

‘A cave?’

I slowly moved my steps. The entrance of the cave was located on the cliff.

It was a position where ordinary people would never think of entering.

One wrong move and it would be instant death.

‘Is this what they call a fortuitous encounter in wuxia novels?’

Uncle Dagger affirmed my words.

[Yes, a cave situated on a cliff. Moreover, the entrance was hidden by an excellent formation.]

I decided to ask about the doubt I had been feeling for a while.

From the cliff where Dang Hae Jun first brought me, it seemed like Uncle knew about this place.

That’s why he remained silent even when Dang Hae Jun pushed me off the cliff.

‘Do you know something about this place?’

[I know it very well. There’s probably no one in this martial world who knows this place better than I do.]

I walked into the cave.

Uncle Dagger continued speaking.

[Keep walking. What I wanted to give you is here.]

‘What you wanted to give me?’

[You’ll know when you get there.]

How long had I walked?

I saw a strange sight.

There was someone.

More precisely, it was the skeleton of someone who was now nothing but bones. I slowly closed and opened my eyes.

In front of the corpse, there was an old sword and a few scattered books.

I approached the corpse.

And I read the name written on the books.

Nam Gung Cheon.

I held my breath.

I had heard it before.

The name of the most brilliant genius in the history of the Nam Gung family.

But the name of a man who had disappeared at some point.

‘Someone who experienced the same thing as my father.’

Uncle Dagger’s voice rang in my ear.

[I’ll tell you my name.]

After taking a moment, Uncle Dagger continued.

[My name is Nam Gung Cheon.] [This is the timeline separator]

Ji Cheon Wu couldn’t come to his senses.

The scene of Lin collapsing kept repeating in his eyes.

He regained his senses when someone grasped his shoulder.

“You’ve fallen victim to a formation.”

Ji Cheon Wu opened his eyes wide.

The illusion of Lin had disappeared from before his eyes. He slowly turned his head.

Ji Cheon Wu realized that the person grasping his shoulder was Nam Gung Jin Cheon.

“Huff, huff……”

Ji Cheon Wu breathed heavily.

The cold sweat that had formed on his head trickled down. He looked around.

The others also stood there as if rooted to the spot, with dazed faces, as if they had just escaped from the formation.

Ji Cheon Wu realized something strange and his face hardened. Nam Gung family warriors were everywhere around.

Nam Gung Jin Cheon and his family had also arrived at some point.

Confusion was visible on their faces as well.

As Ji Cheon Wu looked around at the people, he realized that Nam Gung Lin was missing.

He approached Nam Gung Jin Cheon and asked,

“Lin, where is Lin?”

Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s face was hardened.

His gaze turned to the family warriors. They were all sent to escort Lin.

After the Hyungmyeonsu-ra incident, many guards had been assigned to Lin’s side.

Even they had all fallen victim to the formation.

Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s face darkened.

Ji Cheon Wu felt that the situation was turning strange.

It was then that Nam Gung Hyun Jong appeared.

“Father, I’ve mobilized all the family warriors. We’ll find her soon.”

Nam Gung Hyun Jong said this with a confident smile.

There was no concern for Nam Gung Lin visible on his face at all.

Nam Gung So So glared at Nam Gung Hyun Jong.

“Brother, I heard you sent Yu Cheong on an errand.”

“Yes, I’m also saddened that he met with such an incident while trying to fulfill my request.”

“Are you plotting something?”

“So So. What are you saying?”

“Why did you send Yu Cheong on an errand that could have been done by a servant?”

Nam Gung So So glared at Nam Gung Hyun Jong.

Nam Gung Hyun Jong’s face hardened.

But soon he shrugged and said,

“I knew you disliked me normally… but this hurts. To suspect me like this.”

Nam Gung Hyun Jong looked around leisurely.

“Isn’t Hae Jun a child I’ve always cared for? I just wanted to send a letter asking about his well-being and happened to see Yu Cheong at that time.”

Nam Gung Hyun Jong’s words were true.

Dang Hae Jun and Nam Gung Hwa Su were acquainted, and because of that, Nam Gung Hyun Jong also had a casual relationship with Dang Hae Jun.

It was in this situation that Nam Gung Lin met with misfortune.

“I don’t know whose machination it is that Lin has disappeared, but I truly feel wronged.”

Nam Gung Hyun Jong said this while shrugging his shoulders. After all, the dead cannot speak.

This time, the long-lived Nam Gung Lin would surely not return alive.

People can’t always have heavenly luck.

‘I’ve avenged Hwa Su.’

Nam Gung Hwa Su was humiliatingly expelled from the Nam Gung family. Nam Gung Hwa Su had clung to Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s feet, even wetting himself, but Nam Gung Jin Cheon was resolute.

Nam Gung Hwa Su can no longer use Nam Gung martial arts for the rest of his life.

Nam Gung Hyun Jong’s gaze turned to Nam Gung Yu Cheong.

‘But now, if I just get rid of that guy, father’s only grandson will be Hwa Su.’

The image of Nam Gung Lin, who looked exactly like Nam Gung Hyun, flashed and disappeared in his mind.

He truly disliked Nam Gung Lin.

Because whenever he saw her, he was reminded of Nam Gung Hyun. He always said that she lacked talent when looking at Nam Gung Lin, but in fact, he knew.

Her talent resembled that of his younger brother, Nam Gung Hyun.

Which meant it was extraordinarily outstanding. Enough to threaten his son, Hwa Su.

How surprised he was when Nam Gung Lin first held a sword with her small hands.

It felt as if his younger brother, Nam Gung Hyun, had come back to life. That was also the reason why he prevented Nam Gung Lin from learning martial arts.

‘But it doesn’t matter now.’

Because Nam Gung Lin was dead.

Thinking this, Nam Gung Hyun Jong smiled leisurely.