“Hurry! Quickly!”
Mu Sa-pyeong, the Lord of Uiwang Hall.
In his eighty years of life, he had never run in such an undignified manner.
Flailing his arms, he jumped onto a passing carriage and said, “Take me to Myeongung! Quickly!” Mu Sa-pyeong rummaged through his pockets and handed the driver some silver taels.
“Is something the matter, sir!”
The driver addressed him as ‘sir’ but didn’t actually believe Mu Sa-pyeong was someone of high status. His behavior was too improper for the famously dignified Lord of Uiwang Hall.
However, there was a good reason for it.
In Mu Sa-pyeong’s arms, as he headed to Myeongung in the roughly shaking carriage, was a book.
The book titled Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) was the reason.
Upon arriving at Myeongung, Mu Sa-pyeong leapt out of the carriage and hurriedly shouted.
“Inform His Majesty that Mu Sa-pyeong, the Lord of Uiwang Hall, has arrived!”
“Yes, Lord.”
“Quickly!”
At his thunderous shout, the servant’s pace quickened, rapidly closing the distance between Mu Sa-pyeong and Dokgo Cheon.
“Cheonmagunlim manmaangbok.” (May the Heavenly Demon’s presence bring fortune to all.)
“Rise.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Mu Sa-pyeong didn’t hide his urgency as he stood up.
“Your Majesty! I must urgently report…!”
Mu Sa-pyeong’s words were cut off upon seeing Dokgo Cheon’s face.
His brows, usually like icy cliffs, were furrowed.
‘I’m too late.’
Even without embracing Na-rin, his emotions were clearly visible.
“Didn’t you say it was urgent?”
“Ah! Ah, yes.”
Mu Sa-pyeong swallowed nervously.
Where should he begin?
No, before that…
‘Is it truly alright to report this?’
Mu Sa-pyeong shook his head. There was no room for hesitation from the start. Even if Dokgo Cheon, having regained his emotions, lost his temper upon hearing his words.
Because I am a physician.
“You must distance yourself from Ju Na-rin!”
Anger flashed across Dokgo Cheon’s face.
“…What did you say?”
“Ack!”
Mu Sa-pyeong’s body stiffened under the suffocating pressure.
“Why must I distance myself from Ju Na-rin.”
“Leader.”
It was Gong Son-wu’s voice.
Realizing he was excessively oppressing the Lord of Uiwang Hall, Dokgo Cheon loosened his energy.
“Cough…! Huff…!”
“Tsk.”
After confirming Mu Sa-pyeong was unharmed, Gong Son-wu spoke.
“You’re quite fearless. Surely you know how much the leader cherishes Na-rin.”
“Ou-out of loyalty…”
“Yes, yes. Of course. So what did you want to say?”
Considering Gong Son-wu’s presence a blessing, Mu Sa-pyeong spoke about the leader’s illness. About its origin.
“I suspect that Ju Na-rin… may be of the same bloodline as that person.”
“That person?”
Eyeing Dokgo Cheon’s face, Mu Sa-pyeong added in a quieter voice.
“Lady… Ju Wol-yeong.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Son-wu’s eyes flashed and he grabbed Mu Sa-pyeong by the collar.
“On what basis are you spouting such nonsense? You’re not calling them blood relatives just because they share a surname, are you?”
“Lo-lo-look at this.”
Mu Sa-pyeong took out the Huangdi Neijing he had hidden and showed it to them as he continued.
“Yin and yang are the way of heaven and earth, the framework of everything, the source of change, the root of life and death, the abode of spirit. Thus, when yang wanes, yin waxes, and when yin waxes, yang wanes!”
“And?”
Dokgo Cheon’s imposing energy surged as if to say he would only listen to one more word.
Mu Sa-pyeong squeezed his eyes shut, steadied his trembling body, and continued.
“Your Majesty’s extreme yang energy achieving balance with that person’s cheoneumjiche constitution is fundamentally the same. Lady Na-rin undoubtedly possesses the same constitution as that person.”
“…Na-rin is cheoneumjiche?”
The strength left Gong Son-wu’s hand that was grabbing Mu Sa-pyeong’s collar.
Cheoneumjiche.
It refers to an unusual constitution born embracing only yin energy, unable to achieve the harmony of yin and yang.
If that was all, it could be considered a deformity, but cheoneumjiche has special abilities.
One is being born with unrivaled talent in martial arts.
And the other is that females are born with exceptional beauty, becoming enchantresses or fairies.
‘It’s not baseless.’
Na-rin’s internal energy is excessively high for her age, even accounting for the righteous faction’s training.
Even if the cult raised a junior leader, they couldn’t mold a genius to that extent, so attributing it to her constitution is reasonable.
And the beauty that immediately captivated the Blood Demon Yang Ga-ho.
Everything aligned with the characteristics of cheoneumjiche.
“As you know, cheoneumjiche rarely manifests in the direct bloodline of the Ju clan… The same surname and being a new disciple from the Central Plains as well…”
“Enough. I understand.”
Gong Son-wu rubbed his temples.
What an uncanny coincidence.
‘Na-rin is cheoneumjiche.’
If that was true, it was no wonder Dokgo Cheon’s condition improved.
Dokgo Cheon, who had been observing the situation, opened his mouth.
“So what are you saying?”
“Pardon…?”
Despite hearing everything up to this point, Dokgo Cheon’s attitude remained unchanged.
“None of the words that came out of your mouth give me reason to distance myself from Ju Na-rin.”
“But Your Majesty. She has the same constitution as that person. There’s no guarantee the same incident won’t occur!”
“It can’t get any worse, can it?”
Dokgo Cheon spoke indifferently.
“Without Ju Na-rin, living is not truly living.”
These words rendered not only Mu Sa-pyeong speechless.
‘Living… is not truly living?’
Even Gong Son-wu never imagined such a raw expression would come out of Dokgo Cheon’s mouth.
“My will is firm and unchanging. The Lord of Uiwang Hall is dismissed.”
“…As you command.”
Whoever advises what, Dokgo Cheon is the one who decides.
The Lord of Uiwang Hall, having deeply realized this fact, was about to leave the chamber.
“Cheonmagunlim manmaangbok.”
The servant who had been waiting in the corridor for the Lord of Uiwang Hall’s visit to end entered the chamber.
“What is it?”
At Dokgo Cheon’s question, the servant spoke respectfully.
“There is a message for the Four Heavenly Kings from Geomwang Hall.”
“For me?”
As Gong Son-wu expressed puzzlement, the servant bowed once. He had not yet received permission to convey the contents.
“Speak.”
“Bongmadong has fallen.”
[Timeline separator]Ambush.
Suddenly attacking the enemy when they least expect it.
An unprepared opponent cannot properly defend, so it can deal far greater damage than a frontal assault.
However, an ambush is not easy.
Unless the opponent is a foolish idiot, they won’t let their guard down when confronting an enemy.
That’s when bait can be used.
Because when any animal charges toward prey, its field of vision narrows the most at that moment.
[Don’t get too close.]“I know.”
Hwa-ryeon explained to Na-rin how to draw the demon beast’s attention and where to flee to lure it, gripping the sword she received from Geomwang Hall.
Na-rin nodded, acknowledging Hwa-ryeon’s opinion or jointly modifying the plan to refine it.
‘She has more sense than I thought.’
I assumed her thinking would be as rigid as her personality.
Na-rin opened Hwa-ryeon’s status window to check.
[Name: Hwa-ryeonAge: 15
Level: 13
Affiliation: Geomwang Hall Trainee
…
Sense: 225 (Perceptive.)]
As expected, Hwa-ryeon’s sense stat was at a decent level.
Having sense over 200 in her mid-teens meant improvisation could be called her specialty.
Other eye-catching stats were…
[Health: 78Strength: 72
Speed: 62
Accuracy: 302 (Unerring, never missing the mark.)]
‘No, her accuracy is insane?’
300 was a value a dedicated archer would need to train for 10 years to reach.
Why the hell did Geomwang Hall make her wield a sword?
Why are they wasting an archery genius born with the qualities of a master archer?
As Na-rin groaned in frustration, Hwa-ryeon carefully observed her complexion.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
Na-rin sighed, looking at the puzzled Hwa-ryeon.
Right. It’s not your fault.
‘I should ask if she’s interested in joining Dongcheongung if we make it out alive.’
Snatching talent felt wrong, but she couldn’t leave Hwa-ryeon at Geomwang Hall like this.
As her senior in the martial world, it was only natural to help a junior she encountered to nurture their talent. Absolutely not to use them as a pawn.
[It’s nothing. Let’s change the plan instead.]“The plan?”
Na-rin nodded.
Hwa-ryeon was too slow to be the bait while fleeing.
Rather, it would be better to utilize her high accuracy.
[That sword. Is it important to you?]Hwa-ryeon alternated glances between the sword in her hand and Na-rin, then shook her head.
I knew it.
[Let me see it.]As Hwa-ryeon obediently handed over the sword, Na-rin separated the sheath and blade, then snapped the hilt with a finger imbued with internal energy.
“…!”
Hwa-ryeon’s eyes widened like saucers as the iron hilt snapped cleanly with the strength of a little child’s hand.
Regardless, Na-rin’s tiny hands busily modified Hwa-ryeon’s sword.
“All done!”
Na-rin brightly smiled and handed the modified sword to Hwa-ryeon.
No, calling it a sword would be a misnomer.
It was closer to a throwing blade and a support to launch that blade.
Na-rin held the sheath with the blade inserted in reverse and mimed hurling it far like throwing a spear.
[Grip the sheath like this and swing it hard to launch just the blade far.]It was a primitive method but would yield far greater power than simply throwing.
Haha! I’m so talented!
Unlike the very proud Na-rin, Hwa-ryeon looked anxious.
“This way, there’s only one chance to attack.”
[So?]“What if I miss?”
[You’ll hit it.]“…!”
Hwa-ryeon’s attitude changed at Na-rin’s telepathic message brimming with certainty.
Right. What’s the point if you don’t believe in yourself?
“Got it. I’ll definitely hit it.”
Na-rin smiled brightly at Hwa-ryeon’s determined answer.
She has more than enough accuracy to hit it even without being that tense.
‘Her accuracy is over 300 and the target is that big too.’
She could probably hit it with her eyes closed. Yup.
Na-rin confirmed the location of the stalagmite where Hwa-ryeon would lure the demon beast and ran to the opposite side to take position.
That way, she could target the demon beast’s back as it tried to attack Hwa-ryeon.
‘I should prepare too.’
One energy cycle. Another energy cycle.
Na-rin rapidly circulated her internal energy from one end of her meridians to the other as if idling.
As the number of cycles increased, the output of her internal energy, accelerating and intensifying, rose with each passage through her dantian, like a dragon’s breath.
‘Feels good.’
A small whirlwind blew near Na-rin’s body.
The airflow that started at her toes quickly traveled up her legs, significantly gaining momentum by the time it reached her waist.
Every cell in her body sparked as if struck by lightning, fired up by the long-awaited chance to showcase her hard-earned earth-tier internal energy.
A fierce gale strong enough to tousle her hair upwards blew, and a smile lit up Na-rin’s lips like striking a match.
[Throw it!]______
In This Life, I Won’t Be Foolish To Lose You Again (Female-dominant)
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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