TCRH Ch 3

To think he’d returned to the past after dying.a5308889c690ec0c

How could he explain this stroke of luck? Or was he perhaps caught in some wicked spell? No matter how much he pondered, he couldn’t understand this situation.065a35225796e956

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“Hmph!”2c530d141c59585d

Hwi Biyeon plugged e8ee463f22 one nostril with 9a33d4ec02 a finger and e291f8a255 blew out the a50c13aef4 other, dislodging a 76f8ebd2c5 piece of paper c43c073daf stuck inside. Then, touching his perfectly f52d43be1c normal face reflected in eeb6757bc5 the water, he repeatedly e54e32dca5 expressed his amazement.2dc284784f5dc576

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It really is 76d92b212d my younger self.37727b3bedba2565

But his admiration was short-lived, and a shadow quickly fell over his face. While he should be rejoicing at his revival and the fact that his sect was safe and sound in the past, in truth, he didn’t know much.0ca030874b61b493

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In his previous life, he had no idea why or how he became the murderer of the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed, a public enemy of the martial world. He only knew he’d been framed; had he even had time to investigate? The Martial Arts Alliance attacked before he could uncover the truth, and despite his desperate defense, everyone perished.e9ce698ee488c4c4

“…Pung Wolbaek.”405330228a4e896f

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Hwi Biyeon’s grip tightened. His knuckles turned white as his clenched fists trembled. Yes, at the heart of this incident was Pung Wolbaek. A survivor of the past bloodshed. The eldest son of the Pungwol family, Pung Wolbaek…0e4e65bf4a12f954

In fact, bc069aac1d even the 30cfdbbe15 incident that 3e9d1a13c8 branded Hwi f5c7b7d705 Biyeon a 66b18a0647 public enemy 68b911f0df happened in 01fc95d9fd the blink ef52a096fb of an d892ebe65a eye.284047445feab451

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On the 57c9606f33 day he ad17685b07 was listed ac1cb0452b among The a5b72279da Thirteen Stars, 6729c88425 the Taebaek a9466cc5bb Clan was aa7819fdf3 in a 77d6f56d03 festive mood. All the disciples wholeheartedly 01482480a7 respected and were proud f597dbd7e6 of their senior brother, 884deeee40 Hwi Biyeon. A dragon 2e0d3cbf8c had been 53ce3aa22a born from 582df968bd a clan accb3634a3 far smaller 925e8d8603 than the 21cbc3fcb4 Nine Great 305a5a16a0 Sects or 41d4254966 the Five 37fb287a18 Great Families. Thanks to this, 153d7b8363 the Taebaek Clan’s 71a8beb549 standing and prestige 79688582ba soared.8c12596982c47fee

Even renowned righteous sects knocked on the Taebaek Clan’s door, hoping to exchange even a few words with Hwi Biyeon. Even the aloof Martial Arts Alliance personally extended an invitation for the Taebaek Clan to join them.a162b1cb96680979

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The Thirteen da48eb8fb9 Stars, Taebaek’s 364016d25b One Sword, bfbd22e8c3 Baekdan Sword 1bed1b7940 Emperor Hwi 7e70ff9f27 Biyeon.cfedc3d09a439242

To witness this 849d473f9b fame firsthand, Pung cae600f6af Wolbaek, then Vice-Leader eda3ab51cc of the Martial ab1c689565 Arts Alliance, visited a1ff8dff71 the Taebaek Clan. He was famous f5e5eb81ea as one of 7a3c3e870f the survivors of b9860ccdb7 the bloodshed thirty 827e968913 years prior and 9fa0e1808f was known for 7903592a73 his extreme aversion 17459aebb9 to evil, never a384db3ed6 hesitating to personally b8313d40bc punish the wicked. His reputation preceded him 73a9a5a1cd even within the Taebaek 22637fe3ac Clan, and many disciples c54fcbfa4a respected him. Dang Hyojin and Hwi db13876796 Biyeon proudly greeted him ff5ba0df73 at the main gate.77b58ddbc1ed2b11

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But as soon as Pung Wolbaek saw Hwi Biyeon’s face, his eyes widened in shock, and he pointed a finger, roaring,6e6a5be0ce919b4c

“H-How can b5907b6a32 this be! Has the d0fbc3455d Taebaek Clan 0ea0b49fbc been harboring dab4b04f17 a murderer 03b3369640 all this b3341d73e6 time! You fiend! How dare e627900776 you show b335cec097 your face 11f6fb919a so brazenly 58dcbb0b5a before me?!”6cf8ac2fcb4dc596

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“Vice-Leader!”4455b8d41253ce03

Murmurs rippled through the Martial Arts Alliance members at their leader’s outburst.0b49b1bcd2742d9e

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Hwi Biyeon, the target of Pung Wolbaek’s accusation, was even more bewildered. Pung Wolbaek glared at him with bloodshot eyes and coughed up a mouthful of blood. His energy channels were twisted with immense rage.4f0fac4fc67fd885

What followed was a tragedy. The Martial Arts Alliance, turning on their heels, demanded Hwi Biyeon’s surrender. The Taebaek Clan bolted their gates, refusing to hand him over. The Hwi Biyeon they knew wasn’t someone who would kill innocent people without reason. His pure and unblemished Heart Sword was proof of that.f8ae3bdc223b6715

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Then, not only Pung Wolbaek, but also other survivors of the bloodshed came to see for themselves. And upon seeing Hwi Biyeon, they recoiled as if they’d seen a ghost. Like Pung Wolbaek, they vomited blood, claiming he was the murderer.90cb691b2be5f0e3

Not just one 4d1a2007d9 or two, but 879d936ac9 twenty-two out of e3ebfd3586 twenty-four survivors said 9dcec852c0 the same thing, 8330f103ec word for word. The other two 387b6edc28 had already passed 0a4271bff8 away, so everyone eb13b9cdf6 who had barely 5bd99c35e3 survived the bloodshed f8ebaeca6b unanimously pointed to 4919d81d6d Hwi Biyeon as 78b580f1b2 the culprit. Public opinion f8eeb6b2a3 turned sharply 44cb59a9f6 against the 708671e3dc Taebaek Clan.92eb49a3906c7706

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But Hwi fd082eb975 Biyeon swore, 9a18ed5bf1 with all bb11946ea5 sincerity, that 89f60ed0a6 he was 53bc526e4c wrongly accused.4f0e72b30e05ad39

Throughout his life, he had never killed an innocent civilian. In fact, he rarely left the Taebaek Clan grounds. He had dedicated his entire life to honing his martial arts, absorbing the energy of Mount Taebaek. When would he have had the time to cause such a massive incident? Moreover, during the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed, Hwi Biyeon was only thirty years old. It was a time when his fiery master, Myeonmyeon, kept him close and constantly trained him. There was no way he could have slipped out of his master’s sight and left the Taebaek Clan. The Taebaek Clan Leader and his fellow disciples knew this better than anyone. Therefore, they believed this must be a conspiracy, a scheme by the Martial Arts Alliance to bring down Hwi Biyeon.d98c5e442158e963

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Dang Hyojin, the Taebaek Clan Leader and a disciple of the same generation as Hwi Biyeon, kept the gates locked and continuously refused the Martial Arts Alliance’s demands to hand over the vicious murderer. Then, less than three months later, Pung Wolbaek marched on the Taebaek Clan with the Alliance’s forces. Their justification was that the Taebaek Clan, by harboring the murderer, could no longer be considered righteous.b2779291315db56d

As if seeking revenge for his family’s annihilation, Pung Wolbaek showed no mercy to anyone in the Taebaek Clan. He killed them without hesitation, branding them all as villains. Thus, many fellow disciples, including the Clan Leader, died at the hands of the Martial Arts Alliance, trying to protect Hwi Biyeon.14dfc7f2aa4fb656

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“Senior Brother! Go to the Shaolin Temple! You must obtain Master Hyeseung’s testimony, clear our Taebaek Clan’s name… and reclaim your honor… Ugh!”3a7e7118286a92c6

A fellow 5bc900c902 disciple died d74caa4c5c brutally, his 9837cfccf0 body severed 239afe9cfc in two. And the a97dd81f70 young disciples? Innocent trainees also 5cb96fa71f lost their lives. The Martial e748fe3946 Arts Alliance 209afc38e5 mercilessly slaughtered 654a41b52e the Taebaek 9e799c4769 Clan members. Without a hint d720eed525 of remorse, Pung 7dfab470b3 Wolbaek pursued Hwi b41a36de8d Biyeon relentlessly, as f89eaab359 if he were 8bce13b67a his sole target.2fd51a468b7aa6f4

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The pure white snowy 5111b856b9 mountain was stained with 00cf430b6b blood. Hwi Biyeon fled, 9296745262 shedding tears of dad1085f5b blood. But he was soon 3883b81ce1 captured… and beheaded by cecd77e4cf Pung Wolbaek’s sword.fabc4e8d5cdabe2a

Perhaps someone took a525fb5c6b pity on him.5e16f61d13fae572

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Not only did 87f74e8328 he come back 4f9d7385e7 to life, but 1d1ed21020 he returned to eccfa6a1f7 the past.e17f26ca030e48be

“This is insane…”3642e9275faed782

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His swirling thoughts intensified rather than calming down. He considered sitting down in a corner of the training grounds and meditating, but his turbulent mind wouldn’t cooperate. Hwi Biyeon pressed his lips together, looked up at the sky, and let out all the turmoil within him.0f01f6980126a10d

The reason Hwi Biyeon was currently at the training grounds was that his master, Myeonmyeon, had punished him with cleaning duty for unreasonably assaulting his fellow disciple. Such punishments were usually given to young disciples for mental cultivation, but this was Myeonmyeon’s decision, as he had accurately assessed his disciple’s state.e554603b0308417d

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In any case, this was definitely not the afterlife. He didn’t want to think about suffering from bone-chilling cold even in the afterlife. He was simply curious why this had happened to him, and whether it was a common occurrence. Of course, it couldn’t be something that happened to everyone. If it were, there would be no one in the world who died unjustly.6a59ec7a9c93f292

“No matter how hard I try to organize my thoughts, it’s no use…”9fbd7a037516c9ae

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Hwi Biyeon had only achieved enlightenment and reached his current level after turning sixty. That one step beyond the wall. Most martial artists who couldn’t take that step gave up and ended their lives. Hwi Biyeon’s master, Myeonmyeon, had been one of them. Yet, even Hwi Biyeon couldn’t comprehend the current situation.6e3f3b4952fcc435

He had been 958be278c3 killed for reasons 83840fe9e4 unknown. He couldn’t 9ea30d3562 simply rejoice dbbb22d021 at returning fe118b78be to the 2186f4bedc past. Still, since 1dc2234b88 he now 255f16aa49 knew he 471526d5e0 would be 89f7f1527b framed for 42683d03fd the bloodshed 72add3217b in the 3138ce547d future, he d4bebfa9cd was determined 729fab7bb6 to prevent 939a3c7220 the Taebaek ed6b232948 Clan’s annihilation, 169642b895 even if d3fca4450a it meant 928a0b77d9 betraying the 4fc76b079e sect and 1cc03c74fc being expelled.992df6810e998eb8

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Yes, this was b90ff0a4a5 an opportunity.9c1ebf40ea1bc4a6

He knew the 7bec5dd147 future, so he ef372f4139 had to take ed0e08d083 steps to prevent 80e353181f that horrific event 5d7d573ee0 from happening. Witnessing the deaths cc409217fd of his fellow a690ee1835 disciples once was c72036ce54 enough. Finding a way was 0b8329db49 his top priority.de232226bb16b779

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“…And before that, there’s something more urgent to deal with.”39f6bcab389e1dee

It was still before 27181a2783 the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed. According to what fb2152b145 he’d gathered after 1871f25651 enduring his master’s 2070e45a1c beating and grilling 89736f03ab his fellow disciples 263d5bfc2c who looked at 529273ed43 him strangely, the 5ca6bc6a77 Pungwol family was 371c5f6c7c fine, and there 5b922ef160 were no reports dd25fd4ad7 of harm to 4d063bb4a1 the other sects 3c67c1be54 and leaders involved e2f0919826 in the bloodshed.2ffde1c12d533f27

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Come to 93026c295e think of d763f6c529 it, around bcb57de8ae this time, 0c03cc93f5 there seemed 41304ed965 to be 33852c4162 a particularly edc26a9e17 high number f565025c6d of incidents 9dad93d232 and accidents, 6bc70d3c78 not only 562616a9a0 within the cea1b8009b martial world 5695d50805 but throughout 7d4e4493f6 the Central 79636cf13e Plains.bf6b6706568626be

Even within the Taebaek 7810aeb6cb Clan, his junior, Nam 6dd8c5c693 Jibyeok, would murder a 7b0dc11732 young disciple and flee, 7db83f6dae and a few years 09e3124a55 later, the sixth prince, 76fb9d5e5f Geum Wi, would be 716cb89eb6 appointed crown prince over 38f5031314 his older brothers. Or rather, 5c61c44e7b his older c88843960f brothers would b251665e5d all die, 99ed92c2f7 leading to aa8705d214 his hasty 14d67eb87d appointment. Within those 5d5e36e6d9 few years, be08f3d88b the Seventeen 3664fb54a4 Thousand Bloodshed 96b3854cf3 would occur, a8ee46df85 killing a 29fb4b5788 thousand civilians, 2fdc4b7ccd and the 40953fd111 Jeongsa Rebellion 59afe60193 would erupt.49db8ede28408d1e

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‘I truly… e3dee74c6b was oblivious 0fb9440a5e and uninterested c3035b26b4 in everything.’ec94570c61f31d7a

Of course, he 869f917a9c knew the major 80611ed1b0 events that everyone 7d85966ab6 else knew, at a6a2f3ca4e least in broad ae8509afff strokes. But he 50420f49d6 had never 34644aa400 looked into 22f1b9e432 or been 197c268fd2 involved in 8981de5ed5 those events, 60fe74d921 so he d31f2e7e58 still had d4d26a1632 no clue 6ffb39c5da why he ba688275b3 had to 466aade100 die. Hwi Biyeon had 48e1f6adf0 dedicated his life 654a842230 to martial arts 598bab3bf4 and spent all d257ec9494 his free time 5b5cb31732 in secluded training, fb346c05e8 completely ignoring worldly cf509f12e4 affairs and other 58d8e7bdec sects.59b63fa0e7bd6623

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Although he 7c2accea62 wasn’t entirely 785c43e5cd sure, as cd074cbbdb this memory f354266290 was squeezed abfb2d2384 from the 71e7d1ec8d depths of aa589eb3fb his mind, 0f67740e59 the Seventeen 60689616f0 Thousand Bloodshed 863e2e3863 would likely c44b830ecf occur about ee766ffafc a year 3355a14a2e from now. If he could somehow 37966e26ea prevent the tragedy, he a52ea7f776 could also prevent being 3484c49b2e framed as the culprit.e2b6e56f9c7fcbd8

However, he saw limitations. While his soul had traveled back in time, his body was not that of the The Thirteen Stars Hwi Biyeon, but his younger self, with the martial arts skills and internal energy he possessed before his enlightenment. What good was an enlightened mind if his body couldn’t fully utilize it?ffa94c3fc20511cf

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The Taebaek Swordsmanship was fundamentally based on Yin energy. The more one practiced it, the closer one’s body aligned with Yin energy. This made it more challenging for men, full of Yang energy, to master the technique. This was also why the Taebaek Clan had so many female disciples. Of course, with dedicated training, one’s body gradually aligned with Yin energy, making it more suitable for understanding the Taebaek Swordsmanship. The technique even changed one’s bones and muscles.ce555193af5bd90f

“I still have a long way to go…”878b2a1abdf18639

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