He often went out to drink and swing his fists at ordinary people with his fellow students.

He had already caused quite a bit of trouble at the Chunha Academy at a young age.

〈If he hadn’t been kicked out of the Namgung family, he would have been expelled from the academy.〉

〈The heavenly Namgung has fallen to the ground.〉

Nam Gung Yu Cheong couldn’t help but sigh at the thought.

When he first went to the academy, many people looked at him with colored glasses.

‘At least I did well in the Chunhaje…’

However, he did not win.

The people he was up against had been taking elixirs like they were eating rice since they were young.

As a result, Nam Gung Yu Cheong was among the top performers, but he had not yet won.

He came here because Nam Gung Lin was now old enough to participate in the Chunhaje.

It was a family meal together for the first time in a long time.

Nam Gung Yu Cheong looked at Nam Gung Lin sitting in front of him.

Nam Gung Lin had shed her young child appearance that he hadn’t seen in a while and had become a young lady.

Nam Gung Yu Cheong felt his insides burning up. It was because of Nam Gung Lin’s sudden remark.

“I will participate in the Chunhaje.”

Nam Gung Jin Cheon was silently looking at Nam Gung Lin after her words.

Nam Gung So So opened her mouth while watching Nam Gung Jin Cheon’s reaction.

“Lin, you are still young. I understand your desire to show off your martial arts skills since you have worked hard.”

“……”

“But it wouldn’t be bad to challenge it when you are a bit older.”

“I know everyone is worried. But I will participate in this Chunhaje.”

Nam Gung Yu Cheong felt a strange feeling as he looked at Nam Gung Lin, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time.

Nam Gung Lin’s momentum changed every time he saw her. The people of the Namgung family all thought that Nam Gung Lin would succeed Nam Gung Jin Cheon and raise the Namgung name high.

Nam Gung Yu Cheong also agreed with their words. He had also been called a genius by the instructors at the Chunha Academy, but not as much as Nam Gung Lin.

Nam Gung Lin will surely become an outstanding martial artist.

‘But you’re too young.’

The age to participate in the Chunhaje was from thirteen years old.

It was a place where young disciples between the ages of thirteen and eighteen competed in skill. It was also a place everyone wanted to attend as it was held once every three years.

However, most of the young disciples participated after they turned fifteen.

The younger they were, the more their strength changed as each year passed.

As far as Nam Gung Yu Cheong knew, there had never been a case where a thirteen-year-old won the Chunhaje.

“Lin, there is no need for you to go to the Chunhaje. Not all the people from the righteous factions participate.”

“There is no place like the Chunhaje to meet the young disciples of other families and share insights.”

Nam Gung Lin was right.

The Namgung family had not shown any notable achievements since Nam Gung Hyun went missing.

Of course, the Namgung family is strong.

There were many martial artists, and they were all outstanding individuals who could make a name for themselves in the jianghu.

However, the symbolism that the direct line of a family holds is important. That’s why what Nam Gung Hwa Su did was enough to tarnish the Namgung name.

It had become a thing of the past for the Namgung family to win the Chunhaje as a matter of course.

Nam Gung Hwa Su was defeated in a miserable state in the preliminaries of the Chunhaje.

“Brother, I intend to win the Chunhaje.”

Nam Gung Lin said as she picked up a piece of candy that was served as a snack. If someone else had heard it, they might have called it nonsense.

Winning the Chunhaje meant that there were no rivals of the same age.

Moreover, the Chunhaje was not just a culture of the righteous factions. It was something that not only the students of the Chunha Academy but also others could participate in.

At Nam Gung Lin’s words, the people of the family looked at her with a dumbfounded expression. Especially Nam Gung Yu Cheong, who knew how heavy the words of winning the Chunhaje were, could not hide his concern for Nam Gung Lin.

The same went for Nam Gung Jin Cheon and Nam Gung So So.

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The gazes of the family members were very sharp.

I understood that Brother Yu Cheong was worried about me.

In recent years, there have been almost no cases where the righteous factions have won the Chunhaje.

‘The winner of the Chunhaje three years ago was also from the demonic cult.’

That was also the reason why Nam Gung Yu Cheong could not win the Chunhaje three years ago.

I heard that the disciple of the First Elder of the demonic cult participated in the Chunhaje at that time.

‘Brother Yu Cheong would know well. The helplessness he felt when he was trapped in the small sky called Namgung and then went out to the bigger sky.’

I am still young.

I have never experienced anyone stronger than me yet.

That’s what Nam Gung Yu Cheong was worried about.

He was afraid that I would experience frustration at the Chunhaje, just as he had been defeated.

I knew that my actions would appear arrogant to the other people of the family.

But I couldn’t help it.

I had a reason why I had to participate in the Chunhaje.

‘There is nothing better than the Chunhaje as a pretext to leave the family.’

It might be better to appear arrogant. Grandfather was a cold person when it came to martial arts.

He would not leave me alone, who seemed to have no fear of the world.

‘I am confident that I can actually win the Chunhaje, but…’

The knife uncle agreed with my words.

[Among your peers, the only one with skills similar to yours would be that arrogant fellow.]

I have not just been playing around for the past five years.

‘If I were to experience frustration because of my genius, I would have already experienced it a few years ago.’

It was because there was an exceptional genius right next to me. And I had many things to stop.

‘The terrible incident that Ji Cheon Wu experienced while participating in the Chunhaje will happen.’

Ji Cheon Wu also moves his steps to the Chunha Academy around this time. It was his aunt’s consideration, knowing that he did not have much time left to live.

‘Ji Cheon Wu wanted to make his existence known to people. Because he thought he didn’t have much time left to live.’

In the original story, Ji Cheon Wu has the Nine Yin Meridian, but he gains outstanding martial arts skills. It was thanks to his aunt’s help.

Ji Cheon Wu participates in the Chunhaje to burn his last flame.

However, while on his way to Shanxi Province, where the Wulin Alliance is located, Ji Cheon Wu is attacked by someone.

Ji Cheon Wu, who was almost on the verge of death, is saved by a doctor in a small village.

The villagers were kind, and Ji Cheon Wu gradually opens his heart to them.

But peace was short-lived.

A tragedy unfolds where the villagers all lose their lives in an instant due to an attack by mysterious assailants.

Ji Cheon Wu manages to escape from there, saving only the daughter among the family members of the doctor who saved him.

That daughter was Shin So Gyeong, the main heroine of Chunmajijeon.

‘I can’t kill the main heroine of this novel.’

And like a main heroine, Shin So Gyeong shows tremendous genius in medical arts and martial arts. If I don’t participate in the Chunhaje and stay in the Namgung family, Shin So Gyeong would have died.

I am not a righteous person who cannot accept the death of all people.

But I had no intention of turning a blind eye to an incident I already knew about.

Lost in thought, my aunt spoke to me.

“Lin, it’s not too late to participate in the Chunhaje three years later. By then, you will be stronger…”

“So So. Stop it.”

“Father?”

As I thought, Grandfather stopped eating. He looked at me with a somewhat stern face and said,

“As you say, I think it would be better for you to go to the Chunhaje.”

At Grandfather’s words, my aunt questioned him in surprise.

“But Father, Lin is still young.”

“That’s why I’m sending her. The younger they are, the more they will gain.”

“Father!”

“What I regret is not sending Hyun Jong to the Chunhaje.”

“Brother was a troublemaker. He would have made a fool of himself at the Chunhaje.”

“So So.”

“Did I say something wrong? He was afraid to go to the Chunhaje, so Hyun went instead even then. Despite being younger than Hyun Jong.”

Come to think of it, there was such an incident.

I felt a strange feeling.

It was because I remembered the last time the righteous faction won the Chunhaje.

It was when my father, Nam Gung Hyun, participated in the Chunhaje.

Nam Gung Hyun Jong, who was two years older than my father, never participated in the Chunhaje. However, even if there was no obligation to participate, it was considered a great disgrace for the representative of the Namgung family not to go.

‘Because others would think he ran away due to lack of skill.’

It was something that should never happen in the Great Namgung Family.

The one who participated in the Chunhaje instead of Nam Gung Hyun Jong was my father.

‘And he proudly won the Chunhaje.’

Thinking of my father, I gritted my teeth.

“But now Lin wants to participate in the Chunhaje. It’s different from Hyun Jong’s time.”

“Yes, I know it’s obviously different.”

Grandfather’s words meant that I had to experience frustration.

“If that is your intention, I won’t stop you. Go. Go and realize how many masters there are in the world and how narrow-minded you have been playing.”

But unlike Grandfather’s thoughts, I had no intention of experiencing frustration.

[Then, whose disciple are you!]

But on the outside, I had to show a humble attitude at this point. I carefully bowed my head.

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Preparations for departure proceeded quickly after deciding to go to the Chunhaje.

Grandfather and Aunt came to see us off.

I decided to attend the Chunhaje with Ji Cheon Wu and Nam Gung Yu Cheong, and Aunt and Grandfather couldn’t accompany us because they were busy with family affairs.

It was rather fortunate for me.

‘Because if Aunt is there, my actions will be very restricted.’

Instead, a large number of escorts would accompany us.

Aunt was looking at me with tears in her eyes. Aunt hugged me and patted my shoulder.