“Are you saying… you’re going to contact the ‘Mountain Lords’?”
Mountain Lords.
In other words, recluses. In simpler terms, it referred to eccentrics who insisted on a reclusive life somewhere in the Cheonwangbong Valley.
They were individuals who may have achieved enlightenment, but they were not hunters by intention. Therefore, some speculated that the faceless S-rank Baek Rang was also one of the Mountain Lords.
Rose firmly shook her head as if to give up.
“Stop it. They won’t even bother listening. Even if by any chance they offer support, it won’t be of much help.”
Those who cultivate in the mountains. They might have high training levels, but they would likely have almost no combat experience.
Can such individuals be treated as ‘combat personnel’? No, absolutely not.
“Yu Hwan, think carefully. It would be more rational to take more healing hunters with us instead.”
“…”
Listening silently to Rose’s words, Yu Hwan stared at her as if piercing through her.
Discomfort. Once again, it was because of that inexplicable discomfort that had come suddenly.
Whenever he talked with Rose, he sometimes felt this unexplainable discomfort. Yu Hwan had thought carefully about this strange sensation before.
It was definitely a strange thing.
Eight years ago, Rose’s daughter was swept away in the Unknown Gate. Since then, Rose had been researching the Unknown Gates with the sole determination to find her daughter.
Although Yu Hwan was unmarried and had no children, if he were in a situation like Rose’s, he would have lit a fire in his eyes and thoroughly investigated the Unknown Gates using all means available.
But Rose didn’t. She was desperate, but also calm and rational. Just like now.
She had never sought help from the Association, let alone foreign hunters or mercenaries. She had solely investigated the Unknown Gates with the power of Immortals, the Legion, and Roses.
Yet, Yu Hwan had never asked Rose in detail about the reason behind all this.
He couldn’t. Bringing up the story about her daughter would be too cruel for her.
“How about the matter of the Princess of Black Flames?”
Rose asked. Yu Hwan finally snapped out of his reverie.
“As for her… ”
Yu Hwan slowly relaxed his clenched fist and his lips quivered,
「Swaying the seaside that smells like sewage as if it’s my world, living another day fearlessly with two fists ♬」
The bell rang loudly. A faint wrinkle of nostalgia formed on Rose’s nose at the melody she had heard too many times. It had been several years since she first heard that bell sound.
“Hmm. A masterpiece remains a masterpiece even after decades.”
Muttering ambiguously, Yu Hwan turned slightly, coughed dryly, and answered the call.
“Uh, why? …Waiting nearby? Are you talking about me?”
It seemed like it was the same bell sound as when they first met… That person really hasn’t changed. When Rose, who had smiled slightly, turned her gaze away, the elevator arrived, and the door opened.
Rose, who got on first, pressed the open button while looking at Yu Hwan as if to signal him to hurry. However,
“What, what is it─!”
He who answered the call suddenly shouted loudly. His voice, so resonant, reverberated throughout the entire top floor corridor of the Association.
“Rose, sorry. I’ll go first.”
“What? Yu Hwan, wait a moment…”
Before Rose could say anything, Yu Hwan disappeared like an arrow in the direction of the emergency staircase, leaving the perfectly fine elevator behind.
Thump thump thump thump…
The sound of footsteps descending the stairs with tremendous force continued even after the elevator door closed.
Without stopping his steps down the stairs, Yu Hwan, facing the phone speaker, said abruptly,
“I’ll run, so follow me to the headquarters.”
It’s faster that way. With that added, Yu Hwan abruptly ended the call.
The distance from the Association to the Immortal Headquarters is about a 30-minute drive. Even though Jaemin parked the car in the Association parking lot, considering the traffic at this time, it would be much faster to run.
To prevent dropping the phone, Yu Hwan deep into the pocket took out his mobile phone and started stretching his legs lightly.
“Master, a while ago, the Princess of Black Flames called the headquarters. For now, Doh Sung-yoon went to escort her.”
Right, that’s how it should be.
Recalling the phone call just now, a satisfactorily smile appeared on Yu Hwan’s lips.
Blink! His eyes sparkled for a moment.
In less than a second, in the short time, Yu Hwan’s figure was no longer visible from the emergency staircase.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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