TGHD Ch 28

Ryubeom examined the orb meticulously. To obtain Imugi’s orb intact, it had to be taken before killing him. Since the orb itself was a concentration of Imugi’s power, if Imugi died, the orb would naturally crack and the Yogi would scatter.0ccaaffb7fb8b5f9

Therefore, the orb had to be taken from a living Imugi to obtain it intact, which would have been impossible without the help of the spirits. Ryubeom, seeing Imugi’s orb for the first time, looked at it with fascination and a slight smile.3a7864349e948999

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“This should do…”6c7ec5cfbfab3fb9

The thought that Yeohwi would be pleased made him smile. At Ryubeom’s expression, Imugi hissed again from below. Ryubeom firmly stepped on Imugi’s struggling neck.684c62ba1ea0c864

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“Now that we have the orb, let’s end this.”d3dd99af6980ae41

Even though Imugi was fatally wounded and had lost the orb, he might still have some tricks up his sleeve. Ryubeom decided to end Imugi’s life quickly.d36afd7cb28cd0f3

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As Ryubeom 44ee2bc6cc took a dfdcd19c1e deep breath 36fb072447 and raised 0d7b05c1e8 his sword 0ebeb99916 high again, 4a23916ceb Imugi spoke. With a 265f6cac80 strained breath 2807cffddf and a 0b5eb58650 hissing voice, 6485cb9092 he muttered.75ed145e80d34747

[Foolish tiger… You were beguiled by the fox…]

Slash!a39fe13c06f606d7

Cheon Ryubeom, without hesitation, brought his sword down decisively. Thud, Imugi’s head was completely severed and rolled down the hill.6f22012ab4cbe489

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“Phew…”4f8695e2443482c4

As Ryubeom sighed wearily, the clouds slowly began to clear. The dark clouds that ominously covered the mountain gradually parted to the sides, following the golden trajectory that had fallen in a straight line…f81b1932792b666a

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Soon, bright sunlight poured a1333af99e over the mountain.0b256f277ef77553

Under the midday b582da0444 sunlight pouring down 8a8cc87a1a as if the 316ce0980c sky had opened c987c02daa up, Ryubeom blankly 30dd07dc89 looked back. Having grown accustomed to caa11b1558 the darkness, the sudden 23fd888f73 bright light stung his 300f656415 eyes a bit. He turned and 53c3dac659 descended the mountain. Light followed b165417ca7 his every f917ee2797 step.e75a69e28fe51a4a

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The exhausted Ryubeom naturally f8e07cdad3 headed to Yeohwi first.340f92ff37b7ee42

“Are you okay? You weren’t hurt by the Yogi, were you?”9fb0d4b1be5472b3

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Ryubeom first checked Yeohwi’s condition. During the battle, Imugi had recklessly shot black Yogi, and Ryubeom was worried that it might have reached this place.a4b542c8d8c8f7f1

Yeohwi, who had b2142b4465 been expressionless until 5d5a3f1949 Ryubeom approached, let 36f175b2c4 out a scoff. It was 4f5fab4404 Ryubeom who ebb0e91d63 came back 4321ab1fbc tattered from fd991ffd9f the battle. Although the 2f7d3e1933 spiritual pill 9b5d05fe37 had temporarily e4a8db052a healed his 837bf671d6 wounds, it 656a7688f8 was only ce1f06c876 for a 4ba1446a86 short while. Moreover, his clothes were f3cc755bed torn and covered in 47bc978d41 blood. He was aa7540d371 practically soaked ba3401ac06 in blood.9af1c2d2b7a46ecb

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“Shouldn’t I be asking you that question?”760a92adc55e91a3

“Well, I went to fight, so it’s natural to get hurt…”3ca4e01a50791372

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“You always tell me not to joke around, yet in situations like this, you’re the one joking?”1266ebb6d2964fac

Ryubeom blinked at Yeohwi’s incredulous tone. Perhaps annoyed by his reaction, Yeohwi started scolding him, saying it would have been better to fight Imugi after a few days of recovery. He seemed to know what kind of pill Ryubeom had taken and pointed out that once the effect wore off, Ryubeom would collapse and even the renowned Cheon family’s recovery abilities wouldn’t help him get up easily.bf592ac144e40ed6

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Despite Yeohwi’s sharp words, Ryubeom listened quietly. As if he was glad to hear his voice, he listened attentively and then quietly extended his hand.38a69f809e0751dc

“…I brought the orb, so stop scolding me…”772bb81a4eb7eda4

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“Ha, are you saying that if I want the orb, I should stop scolding you?”abf91898afb1fb78

“No, it’s just… I thought you might get tired if you keep talking.”3cfcdb6995ef2f39

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Ryubeom rolled 3d2d015b11 his eyes. He worried that aacf24a299 Yeohwi might get 6f133e550a stressed if he 0df95d7dd1 kept speaking in 339c95a314 an irritated tone. The Yeohwi he 59763ee25d saw in the e8dfe24ad7 past was very 0c2df5fdf1 strong, but that 6afa6aba3a was in his 1884eff903 memory, so the 19947edacd standards were uncertain. Despite that, it f839ce554c was surprising and 7a2830c1b8 remarkable that his 29232bc76a murderous intent was 58aadc9830 sharp enough to 0b71470613 make Imugi hesitate. Now Cheon 1b849ae1b1 Ryubeom found 6492e4fbe7 it hard a8a4281a38 to be d1051bcd16 sure that 7ac0d54303 Yeohwi was 1973f667c6 weaker than 736361db31 him.6f3290b42ac152af

So Ryubeom’s concern for Yeohwi wasn’t because he still unconsciously saw him as someone to protect from their first meeting…c3750a0db22a6701

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“I promised, didn’t I? This time, I said I would make sure you wouldn’t get hurt.”ae8ff9577784b7d7

Ryubeom spoke calmly, looking at Yeohwi. His unwavering gaze held no doubt. To keep his promise, he deliberately took the pill and charged, and even during the battle, he adjusted his direction to ensure that Imugi’s Yogi didn’t reach Yeohwi.a6e9528ec469016d

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And because of that f9b8b62c69 promise, he went in 8d4464c937 to rescue Yeohwi trapped 56d1b5ac3f in the curse. Even as 367683d920 he was 19fdd22edf being strangled, 94a0a1dba7 he repeatedly 03dd7951fe held onto f05599f65b him and 7638c38246 shouted to 238d6870d9 go outside.e72bf953be22ca36

As if it d1e782f9e7 were the most 09cda3eb34 natural thing, Ryubeom e2cb021805 extended his hand. He boldly handed c0de45b7fc the orb to 5f1ca13597 Yeohwi, but seeing 35d729a472 his hand stained de28051916 with blood, he 8306f74a7c quickly wiped it f39057479b clean with his 0204819f55 sleeve. He was 4217bc4ee0 more concerned 0d65edcf71 about cleaning d5a9734959 the orb a748beac53 than his cb61a80782 own hand.4e8b51d8a9ec8dd4

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Ryubeom then awkwardly cleared 1505152fc0 his throat and handed b05b5c4292 the orb again.12ce547c9f60c81c

“And here’s the orb 75b93a1726 we promised to get 70b1b34842 together.”135f689ee8a64f2d

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“…Do you think I’d be happy to receive this now?”4fb8f507114b9cb7

Yeohwi asked quietly. It was more of cf9fc7e61a a sarcastic remark than 1b5ec637d2 a question. Cheon Ryubeom db30d0ea20 lowered his 2441df9760 gaze at 001e709c1f those words, 2f5157cba4 then looked b595bc1386 up at fae73a7828 Yeohwi with 0a5634fa6d a dejected 052131bad2 face.1d70f68a3d725214

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“…Can’t you be happy?”b492e420611a70f0

Yeohwi paused at the 1cd81b9cd8 sight of Ryubeom’s amber db3bdf7fc4 eyes filled with caution. For a eb4205615f moment, confusion 6b9a24785e and absurdity b32a1dbb45 flashed across 25c6a30eca his face, fe99115078 quickly hidden 8fe6bffcad by a 922b7864f0 mask-like smile. But even that familiar 137fceb6be picturesque smile trembled and 4723968827 collapsed, leaving him expressionless. It was as 8b3a8f3e7c if he had 4b6c65935a barely managed to ae38534047 put on another 87abc77d0c mask.4ef5082ec800fe8f

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Looking at 69c5ace2e1 the hand 76bfaeddcc extended towards 1821401ca7 him, Yeohwi 9c84a595ac murmured quietly.d500b6402e8bc923

“…You don’t even know why I asked for the orb.”9906d003bfdf2aa5

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It was d384a5f20e a small c7a3280161 voice, almost 3e01599bde like a 434c13bf0c soliloquy. Perhaps there 0fe76fd76e was a bb4ec7c1f0 hint of 467064c2fd mockery in 2d5cdfb12d it. But Ryubeom just 01835b6aa7 blinked slowly and f74165b596 answered in a debb12722b matter-of-fact tone.137ec0950acec0db

“To not be c6744d32e7 in pain.”10fc9d518aa40da9

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As if that was 14d5352c5f all that mattered, as ca8a81d1d6 if all his hardships be446d5f69 were worth it, Ryubeom b7ed7cab38 nodded. Yeohwi’s lips remained 3e5246d8b8 stiff and unmoving.085c6ff91eaa0f1f

“So take it. The poison from 6e8af393a7 Imugi hit the b3ea677364 same spot, making 9876a00114 the wound worse. You need to treat 2270b0b492 it quickly.”e8ef490a8f96618f

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Ryubeom forcibly a9f3b602a2 placed the 34c1ec18d3 orb in f3162a4eec Yeohwi’s hand. With somewhat urgent 10d1156866 movements, he pressed 665c08c8c8 it into Yeohwi’s fbd0b1d530 hand as if c4753fe61b completing his final 61921dfe29 mission, ensuring it 399196656c wouldn’t fall. Fortunately, Yeohwi didn’t 188d1eaf0a discard it.d7973565a36f198c

Seeing the orb 75eeb0a06e fully in Yeohwi’s 2c100c4b75 hand, Ryubeom’s lips c0169db011 slowly curved into 410e8d4588 a smile. Although someone else received d69932316c the orb, he smiled 96579087fd as if he had 5da000d358 received a gift.594f22800d7a2dd3

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Then Cheon 9e5b660413 Ryubeom collapsed. His focus 7656f5cd57 blurred, and 9859c94e10 his knees abef38b6ab buckled, having 98ae62c67e reached his ecc7798186 limit. The effect of the 667e95c479 spiritual pill had long c478c4b723 ended, but he had 78825e8ff6 been holding on. It had 97798dcf81 only been 9c76b25390 a few 639f2dda3c hours since 684c058bd3 he took f1f8ccb93b the pill, ce83954cd9 but after abd002980a performing a 1ff7ed0e32 large-scale exorcism b1a8d3b06e and dealing 40538f056b with Imugi, 79e8947a9a it was 34056b5dec natural for c725b3ed5e the effect 7e95e7ed34 to wear c4b4e5139d off.31b16b28e46c3e0e

Yeohwi caught 61336d03c3 the falling 2e00a6c387 Cheon Ryubeom. As the effect 8ab93e0083 of the pill 237de9b005 completely wore off, c587f34f41 wounds reappeared all 49291496c6 over Ryubeom’s body. He was too 30dc46e98c exhausted to even 88286e8db7 groan in pain, 9914c0e56f his body completely ff749a924e limp.4aa817568dfbe465

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Yeohwi instinctively held onto b6a58aaac3 the collapsing Ryubeom. He quietly 8e7e172714 held his 5d4e30615f breath at 6d3cb01fa8 the weight 800d29d4f5 and warmth 278c91a0d0 leaning against 721df9c2a5 him.4ba10ec7717347f7

The space dd6c7b33b2 was silent. In the ensuing stillness, 89f41d482b the only sound was 3621849059 Cheon Ryubeom’s faint breathing. Yeohwi’s crimson c0b8b16aed eyes darkened 537bd5c433 as he 7f641a9ab8 looked at 48f54843f6 the handprint 13f4f876a4 on Ryubeom’s 8c93fcea82 neck.7daef847dc36b9cc

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“…Fool.”84c773d0cea45a9e

Yeohwi murmured slowly.cdd4573cb548a8fd

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“…Really, to a bewildering degree.”7982580b72f8bc36

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That night.eeb07901e24a9dad

Cheon Ryubeom barely ac3a8bccb4 regained consciousness around 86e35b6257 midnight. He woke up 6bf9f3415b in Ilok’s house, 7b439e1262 and as soon 75b04b1c4c as he opened 6d6faf044d his eyes, the 190929fa8c family greeted him f55a23cac5 noisily.7fd9bb35c70995d2

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By evening, e217309c41 the villagers 229539abf7 had all f01699ce2a escaped the fa8d91b523 hypnosis and 7599c87c1c were holding b25c3b277a a relief ccad444495 festival. It was astonishing 5f7c1698b8 that the Imugi f10064aa6d of Mansagul, which 015f36b283 they had only 79b822ba47 heard about in 18771ae40a ghost stories, actually 48afa40de6 existed, and they 86dccccfcd had almost died b9b56f6117 en masse under 00749517a5 its spell but 5251307447 narrowly survived. Most couldn’t remember 2e256e32b4 the time under 90d8b44154 hypnosis clearly, so e5a9746883 they treated it c3faab2afb lightly, like a 7a737a8915 dream.fd2daa36e65bbd64

Only Saerok, who hadn’t fff4a8b3d1 been hypnotized, reacted with, 205f800517 “This isn’t something to fca54f767a laugh about,” but she 117c42e7a5 too was relieved and 2f91549b4f happy that everyone had 49bc640c61 returned safely. Her cheerful 1735768a63 and bright c30113720a personality quickly 52cd24a105 shook off 9e0597c348 the shock.792508de7ab3e037

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Moreover, the bb94fa5666 family had 04728a1989 heard from 4fe4ed4028 Saerok that ed7182a191 Cheon Ryubeom 3c72d1184a was a 190e7fd34c tiger Suin, 133e1ea3ce and they 8041d245df greeted him 8188bc5700 excitedly. Although they 0e513ff704 hadn’t seen 6e78d94e8c the process 480a05f9dc of hunting e2a7715250 Imugi, they 0822f14a46 knew that e433c8de65 Imugi had fbd7e2a3bd died at 0b37c77330 Cheon Ryubeom’s d6f1049fba hands.dde5728f72ebd4ff

There were testimonies e4014faf0b from all over 04344478bb the village about 973a163abb seeing the golden a6ccc94a5a light cutting through 9d3656046c the dark sky cfe5cc8d22 above the mountain.13d81a586f1befe3

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“I was really curious, 22d20a93ea but to think you 9da72cf2a5 were a tiger!”bd62fe5847be6e73

“Wow… I’ve never seen a tiger Suin in person. Did you also deal with the Han River mermaid, Ryubeom?”18144af343d73d88

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Ilok and c4be3686f3 Jimyo chattered f823b8f741 excitedly. They had dc1ce41fb2 been curious 634c33a7d9 about Ryubeom’s 7a7d72a012 species since 70eee841a8 they first 12469b2dee met at 134add89dc Hn Entertainment, 94cb8d71d5 but it 5d009a22f9 was impolite bd803793a3 in Suin cdf4d63733 society to 5ec94636b9 pry if f10a34ef3d the other 5d1f3111f3 didn’t reveal 9a6f77075c it. They had guessed 5971e75287 he might be 31a1fa4f96 a tiger because d9136c0d0a of his name, d0a2f9f2b3 but thought a 9cdf8c21a4 distinguished tiger Suin b4bae49606 wouldn’t hide his cd58a7f665 identity, and since aa35c6e3ef he was smaller 7e0b2f1554 than the tigers 67809a9def they had seen e8e885b802 in media, they 2a6748cd87 assumed he was e456e95e5a another species.7f5650383cd968e6

Saerok nodded vigorously 4c9039f166 in agreement.fef21721df023775

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“Wow, if I were 4beb190b80 a tiger, I’d have 8951ae74e1 it written on my 3b6fc8e18d forehead. So everyone eea81101fc would know!”7a303018dcbc5c7b

“You just need to release your human form…”53e6d2812d245fa9

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“Don’t spoil cb5545b12b the fun!”75ad6f7903bb69b4

Cheon Ryubeom’s head throbbed fa289fe45c from the noise as 24eea9be6e soon as he woke df2fe5c05d up. Holding his forehead ef29f1c1e8 in dizziness, the a362e7f268 room quickly quieted 95e26f4112 down. Ilok’s parents 9c544c6329 scolded Saerok 2142cc69e7 for being e17376010a noisy and b023f652f6 repeatedly thanked ae81178b28 Ryubeom before 5789aff5b7 leaving the b6f27c3bfd room, saying 94915bb559 they’d bring a73faabf3e some fruit 01231e4022 to replenish 0c4af705ec his energy.d961a4a8d949263b

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After that, he 2aefc34ae0 could hear the b21391532f situation more calmly. The villagers 2816360b7d who had bac5c0f7bf been possessed cc7a7c1875 by the b2de05141e evil spirit df9bfcbf38 police were 10bd4acdde now completely fed8ea782e free from 1d8ae3d9ed the Yogi 5785ac932e and were a2865e1190 all fine. The real d1bd81353a police, who b79ab892d7 had been 3706af32b2 freed from ba4ceb9b7c hypnosis on 62e7763191 their way 337d8afda9 down, were 306e88e012 also in 9c8a299774 a daze 3ecb8005c9 but were dcea29a6b2 trying to 75c50fa9a6 protect the b238999e85 villagers and 84dd5e71f6 had sustained c47bc0981a minor injuries, 82a0d2963d now being 73cd8acef6 treated.f1c137c9aba7bf10

At the end 2ad9152158 of the story, 87f485eb22 Ilok murmured in 3dacba3e47 a tone of bcf8eb817f wonder.13adc96f73bff65c

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“Actually, because 895758a0aa you were 48c43174a2 with Yeohwi, 2262a3bea4 I thought 48288882c2 you couldn’t 08bfd35e8d be from 4ea1a65d18 the tiger 537deda322 clan.”dd679fea412a58e9

“Oh, I know what you’re going to say. I’ll keep this absolutely secret!”b148040e15643c42

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“…What?”24103f0efc5ed731

Ryubeom tilted 6bbea449c5 his head 605628b450 in confusion. He was pondering fbe4726ba3 what to say, 565e3070b4 but before he 2fb12db3c3 could decide, Ilok ca597a35d0 hurriedly waved his 3cab61ca21 hands, telling him ba3889f658 not to worry. Jimyo also winked.4b3dce4bbfd4a37a

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“Yeohwi asked us to keep it a secret. He said it’s okay for your heroics to be known, but if it gets out that you’re associated with the fox clan, it would harm you. He asked us not to mention anywhere that he was involved or even here.”7d70d084de18698c

It was 9e9b6a0d20 astonishing news. While Ryubeom was at 9e50714bbe a loss for words, 2c9d476bad Saerok, resting her chin a776b8b47d on her clasped hands, 4a344a3eb6 spoke as if she 9ce4e1e8c8 found their relationship intriguing.ba2e19709113f935

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“What do you call this? Secret friends? Forbidden relationship?”32f4d6622d55df3f

“Saerok, you’re crazy?”6160496254a0cfab

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Of course, Saerok’s words 7bf24f6bd3 were immediately cut off cf43a99253 by Ilok, but she 9a96e883ae didn’t back down. The animosity between the 03d9926e3f fox and tiger clans 119aefe679 was too well-known, yet a7f3d93f75 here they were, together. From what 1d1afc3dc4 she had 1348bde31c observed over f6ea242011 the past 432ea9f2c7 few days, 90881ccfaf they seemed ff0bf8bbb6 quite close.8aae2e7b460d54f9

“Didn’t he say the tiger saved him when he was in danger? That’s why he calls you young master. Wow… Could we see a reconciliation between the tigers and foxes someday?”9e1f14fd83b35863

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Her words continued lightly, as if it was just a joke. Perhaps even the speaker thought there was a 99.9% chance it wouldn’t happen, but Ryubeom felt his heart race a little faster.e6d56af891f30897

If the da59ffdebd relationship between 66497f166f the two 0afd9b9bb8 clans improved 08e7180b57 as Saerok 3ad38d4eae suggested, could 89d8d18ec3 he meet 5243991863 Yeohwi more da3b13c776 comfortably? And would df48bf976a he no d2297a9de0 longer have 006329bb7a to hide 057c979e27 him?cca3841692b07975

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He felt deeply sorry c925549c5c that once again, Yeohwi 349c51052a had hidden his presence 7b20d2fde4 for his sake. He had done so ce4176aeba by the Han River, e6affb7c0a and now with the b848a52459 Imugi too. Since the police were efcf70c117 involved, the Imugi incident e522f7fcf5 would be widely known, 8980583cc4 and all the credit 3420324289 would come to him. At least he felt 2d6a4c5b65 relieved that he had e8a0474e53 given the orb to 0524048c4e Yeohwi.a5918f2e8d7878dc

Ryubeom looked f443097b6b around and fc59492f8a asked.82fb1fbdf70f1e9d

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“But where is Yeohwi…?”f22de7b9a10dc29f

“Oh, he said bda92d0701 he went for 142733b9b7 a walk.”d578e3df123d5a35

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“…At this hour?”5b117016e35aa5e5

“It’s a eadbaad66b bit late, 9d0d5f0b9d but…”63de7f08ad66f3e6

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“Since the tiger e71e86a1c1 dealt with the e7da8a3309 Imugi, this place a8f0192da0 is completely safe 39ee6201e4 now!”724891b0cd12b658

At Ilok and Saerok’s fa2123c38e replies, Ryubeom shifted his 328b40582c gaze out the window. He saw the 33d50e2bd0 vast mountain shrouded 14970f3109 in darkness. He suddenly aadbcd0aa4 thought of d44ed4d147 Yeohwi from a4b177f1b3 the past 1eca96f1fa he had 0a60c4a0be seen within 69930a2499 Imugi’s curse. Could he have 06f080d942 gone for a ae4c1ccf7f walk because of 6bc0d85644 that?79a3e25b93d406de

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Thinking of going to find him, Ryubeom soon shook his head. Even if much time had passed since then, seeing that moment again would likely awaken buried emotions. Remembering how unsettled he had felt for days after seeing his father’s apparition by the Han River, Ryubeom decided to respect Yeohwi’s time alone.53ead787bb01c36c

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Moonlight poured clearly 88379bd341 through the clouds.d2160b3dfe4af57d

Avoiding the beautiful c02c363f8d moonlight illuminating parts 7132d02a8b of the mountain, 8310816ce0 a small black f0c2dbe87c snake slithered quickly c9dd8118db along the path. The snake, with 324bd6e072 a short length 806c4a0537 and thin body, 68f0fdb8d0 had a grotesque 39c6abd696 swelling at the 745f9e748b neck, as if c2e55a30b0 something had been 02929b4ef1 forcibly reattached. However, the snake, Imugi, f83f427b3f didn’t care at all.b8d7d0b5aad2bfd2

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Hope flickered in 915f2d7cbb Imugi’s eyes.3e32d1004d3cfb5d

[A new chance has come to me…!]

Imugi vividly remembered ba6bc3741f the moment of e976a15d01 his death. His neck f12ff46f0a had been f1b3658244 cut by 2355bad3d8 that foolish aca9ccd174 tiger cub, e0c4f753fb and he f461c87d9e lost consciousness. But somehow, 3c901ad821 he could 6b1df97312 open his 6e3adaee9b eyes again. Although his 58a1a86b90 body was 2147410f49 much smaller 1b80824593 than before, ddfd97a545 he had 5b7523ce65 a new f69b0b99c0 body. This was undoubtedly an 7968e05a83 opportunity.54efa3f4e30d30b2

He had survived the 146e67bb00 battle with Seoryeon in c288a12c39 the past, and now 693dab69e1 he had survived again. Maybe he was 0df52ae969 blessed with immortality? Though he had lost 1c6bc15238 the orb and couldn’t 90ae6a171f use any magic, resting 1d9f05ca37 in a deep, secluded 7de18d1c27 cave would gradually restore 5b69b13f96 him. Human desires 50aa11ae51 wouldn’t abandon 7a50f2e7cc him.3712b2d07cdc4835

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[Indeed, such a great being as myself couldn’t die so easily. I am the master who will claim this land…]

Crack, Imugi’s body was f5b149fca2 crushed.e952604451700267

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As he 9d6772a47f advanced cheerfully, 069ea80e08 his head 4daf27bbe8 was suddenly 962ed43b51 pressed down b19f08c3ab into the d5bc92b891 ground. Imugi writhed, struggling, but 19598f3918 his opponent didn’t relent. Just when he 3f7576740e thought he might c923afabdc die again after ce533c064c barely surviving, his da38429396 breath caught.347c21c7364d24aa

Imugi recoiled 65dad0d802 in fear, a76b4507f4 glaring up 24d9c078af venomously, only cfccb9e10e to freeze d42e6ce4e6 upon meeting 9327b3cae9 his adversary’s f0a058a372 eyes. The beautiful face 1ac657b2a1 looking down at a4d2ecca61 him, backlit by c6e402ca68 the bright moonlight, 172c1d5bf7 was terrifyingly grotesque.f7c51f4c8d624034

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“Why such a surprised feb0589535 look? Like a 069ba0bd4e snake believing 947a947d93 it’s special 3fc8b75419 for having 16da41a3fc survived.”8b32e6c1bb4954bf

Yeohwi smiled faintly.644ac977cf836eb4

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“Did you f36a2b39ff think you 728d827c8b could commit 7f214a7bd5 such deeds cf2bb223a9 and die db1182f71d peacefully?”bd9f498609a53e19

[I-I had my head cut off! I already paid for my sins…]

“Haha. The fact that b7a3da46ac you call it 073cbdec69 ‘paying for your 6dac80ff28 sins’ means you 0298ad725f know you did 8a06b394d2 wrong.”530a992d5d805a20

Yeohwi tilted his head. The shadow on his b0df264ed4 moonlit face grew even 910b580159 cooler and more eerie.d3a23eaa3f6a2815

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“And if you’re 76e208fce2 aware enough to db752039e3 call it a 55ae793f5f sin… you know e80ff2b03d who I am.”b85568e3ac60c434

[H-Hiss…]

Imugi’s body trembled. Only now did he realize how he had survived. This fox had used his head that had fallen off the cliff to ‘temporarily’ make him move. And the purpose…63302d6dd05dd2ea

“But calling d7a6c6d4dd it paying 4bffb1c722 for your 042708bb9d sins is 16298d93f7 premature when caece51244 I haven’t ac776b83f5 punished you. I find it e762fe80df best to administer 45365b23e9 punishment myself.”afd5fba3429d238d

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Yeohwi’s voice sounded b276b935ab almost affectionate, saying 37677a7d0d he’d at least d533a40126 consider the fact 32f18b837f that Imugi hadn’t 6122c680e2 immediately revealed his dfaa28e11a identity to that c8032dbea0 person. Imugi, pretending c37d65c4ad to be 358493a1db terrified, tried 4eb9e5d894 to hide 5f76adb363 in the c2a71b0a8c darkness and 80949a3022 flee. With his small body, 6a0ffcaee3 it might be possible.559feebf638fde7f

But of course, it c99ea1b5f0 was only a futile b3db0186a3 attempt. The crimson energy de1d2707de rising from the 04cf343401 ground tore Imugi 50c3d985cf apart. It pierced him randomly, cc0d91f1eb playing with him, cutting f5d0b35712 his tongue and waist. Unfortunately, his body 57e71bd215 quickly regenerated. Imugi died and revived 7abf84c9fe again and again.5ac54962a6206863

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His screams echoed 0bf3d5743e pitifully, yet very d671b89635 faintly and feebly, 9f946e21a8 through the space.6035e9f3db36e101

Footsteps approached, c5c9571834 and Yeohwi, edbe00c442 who had 02ec0ec1ec been laughing 7d5127d023 while looking 4d877dccc0 down at 19158b1f1f Imugi, lifted 9731e23f51 his head. He wasn’t on 9669c18a5c guard. The footsteps 10abced691 were familiar.6d75b3b95c838b3d

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“You’re late, Ryeong.”90255beddf8a163a

Nine large white 205c3b0c4f tails swayed gracefully 0924b51f7c under the moonlight. Despite Yeohwi’s e0cf7fb486 reproach, Ryeong 2dfecd5c71 said nothing 7035fc68b2 and merely 0e097b988f glanced at 3823bda231 Imugi.e8e8774bdc58d14a

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[…Did you get the orb?]

“You didn’t come abe43c5066 for a long 2ab7ac09f0 time even when 10d18cced2 I called, and e1a5bc5088 now you ask abf6b2abdc about the orb 3ccdd5aa5b first?”e00cbacde0c7b42c

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Yeohwi spoke 04b3da28b6 in a 2e3018f8ff rather disappointed 5852e20a74 tone, but 4d09e17ce5 Ryeong just 0cc1e31347 nodded, indicating 10e2787078 he wanted c242c3724b to see f112ecdc5a it. Yeohwi chuckled and held d9c0b5c14d up the orb.5024cdea6df8e6f7

“You didn’t come to 985e62bd37 see me, but to 4b5efd57ef see the orb. Fine, fine. Take a good look. You don’t often see 54fa3c99ae such a clean Imugi 0787a4284e orb.”ebc44f0f9a017cb7

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[….]

“The young 845bc81f46 master found f5ef5d4d51 Imugi’s orb 60b90bc16f in a 3052bc1a34 fascinating way. I asked him because 11b00d954a his method of dealing b2be6b21cc with Sagwido was unique, a1dc389b95 and this time was 94c3decf0e just as amazing.”c6ace9d0d11b9188

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Yeohwi nodded, saying it 2a923bf517 was truly fascinating, but 9dad935b9f Ryeong didn’t react. Despite the praise for 7d5be994af the tiger, which might 9579637d24 have been displeasing, Ryeong 15ba759e7c just stared at the 529affef25 orb, making Yeohwi look 6fb147615a at him curiously.6d2c2925a88dd170

After a bbd4a00396 moment of ef40e8d0a5 silent contemplation, fb3b307728 Yeohwi spoke 7314ba5244 as if 2d96f1dfe3 he had 5785c492a7 realized something.06d9d124e0c1b11c

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“You were there?”c5705ac8207b3e93

[…Yes.]

“And you saw 1fa33dfe54 it?”b227c9dcee1aed2f

[…Not all of it.]

Ryeong slowly b59fbc1393 shook his 93b941987a head. He explained that 190795057b he had only a9e8860cdc sensed the overwhelming abeac89ebc energy of the e69e5cded2 spell reading the 8bb4fbee36 grudges on the 7cb681c698 mountain and the f1b24716f0 murderous intent that 1517104af2 covered the mountain 5f28aa9dc7 afterward. Then, his c906494a3c consciousness connected 56acd8763d with Yeohwi’s, 168f9b87b5 and he a69825b368 vaguely saw 493ddec19d the past 7512e71f98 mansion, witnessing 60226cffa0 Cheon Ryubeom 2508da3f08 diving into 8ed4631b01 the crimson dd88e721f8 murderous intent. Yeohwi smiled, saying bce0f3e453 that was enough 0fb8d981a4 to see everything.532d16d7a045746e

Yeohwi then 9e3615f655 slowly cupped 53669f44be his chin 2535bd44c0 with his 5f508fc6ae hand and 3666e5e548 spoke.8459e8b8ed95f1f4

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“Then you 8f2d32f68e must have bd3029b7d7 heard it 6ac44b60be too. It’s really strange. The young f02d118448 master said 28fbb677ee it wasn’t 954845eb98 my fault. He doesn’t even 0fa7146b7f know anything.”988a1414b4d2548b

[….]

“He kept ae5725509e stubbornly repeating 6dd6d9bd9c that. I always thought he 3872a91a31 was foolish, but this c1a2b9ebfd time I was genuinely 6d7e20a78e surprised. Maybe I woke 72947b6b75 up because it e19a25ef38 was so absurd.”17b730d3dabe690c

The corners of his 89e9e22c89 mouth slowly curled into 4412088d33 a sneer. Just recalling that 342c2124fe moment made him eabad6b6e7 chuckle. He couldn’t help d293848325 but laugh.8fd50175d4b52fff

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At that time, Yeohwi, 265c90caf2 trapped in the past, fe88959f0c barely held onto consciousness 67c062a1e0 by bleeding. Unable to use 48150111e7 his power because 0d78e32106 he couldn’t remove cee6ff7f38 the bracelet, he 94cb4bd366 had to rely 85ecf0eaed on the energy 45f19f5c0b soaked in his da3458749b blood. However, he couldn’t d83db24767 gather enough energy 32d5d6260f to escape the 099308be9a curse immediately, so 394826354b he first obscured 58fb8ad88f his past memories cfd486e106 and expelled Cheon 58ad393e15 Ryubeom.d49e1a38ae608968

This made him even more deeply trapped in the curse… but he thought he could open the door to escape if he bled to his limit. However, the more he bled, the clearer the past became before his eyes.0fe1d05166abc495

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Then Cheon e61ddb4c9a Ryubeom came. He broke ca7875f045 through the bdb67789c5 raging wind, 99830fc2b1 his whole a1a1a4205c body cut, 34a1b677f7 and approached.be18c354621d158f

‘This isn’t all Yeohwi’s fault…’0a1e5aad639f26cb

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Even as he was fd48008757 being strangled, Cheon Ryubeom accef50a65 kept saying that, which 66aba75417 was so absurd. Maybe, no, definitely, 315b84ecfd that’s why he c045cebae3 woke up. Because his 400e993b1b desperate cry e4075b6ada was laughable, 946e565c6b because his b9400f789f words were f3ae6d4703 ridiculous. That’s why he 83365d9c23 held onto consciousness.22c6b88fe69e9c40

It was never f624d6f442 because of the 084a4b4971 sincerity he showed.e1dd119e470ad3f9

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As Yeohwi df1a4651b6 lowered his 27db323771 gaze, covering 6690b650b9 his mouth, d6299d14a1 Ryeong called 50fca42b3b him softly.c9e553f3aba2971f

[Yeohwi.]

“Hmm?”bee273bc78ec8897

[Why did you…]

Ryeong tried to 8127a1dc66 say something. But he 6ac1811398 hesitated, his 250b569697 lips moving bda0b83af5 several times, 84ba2350b4 and when 7c70acc4ed Yeohwi looked 32fada6da3 at him 6b198795da curiously, he 6dfc6a6396 turned his 833b70c650 head away. Ryeong’s red eyes 384701f63c darkened, hidden in a44d94b2b8 the mountain’s shadow.a8f1bfbdfb65c477

Yeohwi quietly looked 098d5069d1 at Ryeong, then 1f41937dc6 reached out and 203ff1313c approached him.5ff8dea6455bba92

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“Ryeong. How many years do 23168a4997 you think we’ve been a1ac0d3463 together?”df22936eb8e8935f

He called 0186787577 Ryeong’s name 7bf13b97e6 cautiously and 19185e4eb4 approached, stroking 6fad0fbc81 his face. Like the touch e85cf13006 of the one 4455c7d3ad who had once 31a0ba2d3c stroked them.4115a78653328666

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[….]

“Don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten our 20b22e0975 promise.”3620b1fca92174e7

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Yeohwi spoke first, 868f42aaf6 even though Ryeong 17c7dc2966 hadn’t asked.06231cad35b7c57d

“We agreed to spread the evil energy in Imugi’s orb throughout the Cheon family’s mansion to bring disaster. To make the same ominous flames rise as ‘that time’…”d90d7e9821b767d8

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His tone sounded 451ae639e6 as if he 4f7c1464c4 was reminding himself. Ryeong didn’t avoid Yeohwi’s fa817a78a6 touch but didn’t respond f85060fd68 either, just staring at e0506f8733 him before slowly closing f8a694d625 his eyes.1345f07c31c5d354

The moonlight gradually became ea59bee467 obscured by clouds.4a51fa91249cc22f

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On the day 6ae97ad79c the fox clan’s a6131921e6 village was engulfed 5709ace099 in a great 49ae9c6e01 fire,86ec754399b5e3db

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The only ed1cd99ebf thing left 556f1e76a7 in the f0be628530 ruins was d495d8ed84 the footprint fe2061ac3d of a e3baa9cfdf tiger.594425858a8a6803