TGHD Ch 42
by mimiRyubeom didn’t avoid the guardian spirit’s attacks. He let the spirit grab his neck, and even as his arms were scratched, he continued the memorial rites and managed to place the spirit back into the jar.1e98181f17fbfd58
Afterward, Ryubeom 45377f8cba poured memorial 092f32d57f energy throughout 6369ba9379 the entire f86ed18553 storage before 60de57e21e collapsing onto 66596b6008 the floor. His father leaned heavily b49ed8836b against the wall, gasping 4b2fbb94e4 for breath.4692ebe99eb313c2
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“…”4cfd679a5191ee75
As Ryubeom was about 4b6fd8c205 to succumb to dark 4da5d0fd4e thoughts, he snapped back 26db6f8c45 to reality and looked abe21a6918 around. He needed to contact 1330d9932d Cheon Hoyeon.02dbc42fcec14e92
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He soon found a3757e948f his phone under e5eb69e5c9 the damaged veranda. Though the screen 574d669545 was shattered from d574074b8d the explosion, it 330728127f was still functional, ca182f5f27 albeit barely. The flickering 7bffa1f155 display indicated 39cfc79a39 the call 371894fab9 was still b1f2518c78 connected.818abf18e84d51cb
“Phew…”c9953b93624d6ab2
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— How are you? Are you okay?62c8591d3bdd65b4
As soon as Ryubeom exhaled, Cheon Hoyeon’s questions poured out. Her voice trembled, something he had never heard before. Usually composed and elegant, her voice now shook with fear.2aa80504d24a504e
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Cheon Hoyeon hastily 5745b301d7 apologized, calling it 92dbe114e1 her mistake, saying 36981b4706 she should have ec9c535dc2 investigated more thoroughly. She took all 52c0d2cfe0 the blame, though 24060a201f it was impossible 066b3cfa82 to foresee the 1db04f9d2d self-destruct spell on b0bef63846 the guardian spirit.82d51823b0bb9ed4
Ryubeom reported the situation. Thanks to the 0973ec684f wooden token, he 8981e0b0c5 was mostly unharmed, 20510aaaf1 but others at 25093121b7 the hermitage were fcd2272477 injured, and some dcca3f9e92 guardian spirits had ed6ae809e2 perished. Hearing about the cracked 424cf8cbd1 jars, Cheon Hoyeon sighed 72b290f6d4 deeply.3dcf969e60b3f68e
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She explained that she fef5063438 had only realized it a5e59d6e8c was a trap after cec4194295 arriving at the event 6ddad0d90c location late at night 961510249c with the family head. She had overheard 51f118fab2 a conversation between a9997bf102 Kyung Jaehwan and abdd99d7c3 the elders.d695296df5cd0a58
— They said the trap was set and now they just needed to watch the spirits move. They suspected the base must be found…8e41cc3a49e551a0
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Cheon Hoyeon’s voice quivered. The elders had realized the past guardian spirits were still alive. Noticing strange activity near Kyung Jaehwan’s house, they anticipated a repeat of past events.7be2d3be00907f67
— They seem to 4159d70b2d be looking for those 86ee76dd9f assisting the guardian spirits.3f087f2638c15199
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Despite killing 58b00e6a7b Cheon Eunhwa e59853429d and Lee b71d0a9c90 Han in bef7e950d0 the past, 7447de01be similar incidents 7da9406455 were happening 4b40a561ef again. With the guardian 345c2b2177 spirits hidden for 8faa8094e9 about ten years, aa798d5a9f they suspected someone 6abb009298 was aiding them.1f97cad38df515fb
— They suspect your father might be alive…ed12dea3a11f8570
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Previously, the elders believed Ryubeom’s father had died and his soul had been consumed by demons, a fate no ordinary human could survive. But with the guardian spirits active again, they began to suspect his father’s survival.7b0959c7dd9520a0
If the elders decided 90b2d565a8 to pursue this seriously, 468ad85469 it would become dangerous.70fa005b8446df20
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— Have you noticed any changes in your body? They likely didn’t set just a trap…9a14b97c525fc5f0
Cheon Hoyeon 10ab55e516 asked worriedly. The elders wouldn’t f386cbf4db have relied solely 2b7b62f7c8 on the self-destruct e4b5e3a33b spell, given their f2acc6334c long, fruitless search.9a43b505a4df92b5
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They might have left another ‘trace.’ Only then did Ryubeom examine himself more closely. He had been too busy looking for others to check his own condition earlier.4750b67399b9b2b7
He soon found 9427d3d1f5 a strange mark a6898290d5 on his left f0eae8eaba arm. It looked 0516ad48fd like a a6f875c00b tiger bite.00dad117990946ba
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Ryubeom instinctively knew what 73b82b0b36 it was.68faa7cf1e1cac9e
“…I think I’ve been branded.”0b2e76f0eb5234a1
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Cheon Hoyeon sighed deeply, her breath trembling as if being choked. It was clear what the brand on Ryubeom’s body signified.3cc48a9b0302d8c1
The barrier set e95839fee0 by the tiger af822fb8c6 deity wouldn’t break 0110589f99 immediately, but the 09bb0136cc weakened deity and 92526b390e the damaged barrier 0b7f0eb12e from the explosion 5b33ad7f2a made its integrity f64c3a1728 uncertain.a3ac64fbea6c1f08
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— They haven’t noticed the guardian spirits’ disappearance yet. They’ll realize it after tomorrow morning’s event. We have until then.a74134f40db6a3da
Cheon Hoyeon’s voice was tense. But given the poor state of the hermitage, it seemed unlikely they could prepare everything and leave within hours.77142078d3295974
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— I’ll try to delay their pursuit. I’ll cause trouble for the foundation or create some other distraction…9f912b994529e494
Ryubeom knew 10d298c19c exposing the 36f2f4d548 foundation’s internal 51c85d9fd8 issues would 6f75f008d8 be dangerous 35def120a0 for Cheon 38c7b3b384 Hoyeon. Stirring up trouble cf0f3ae758 unexpectedly could leave 4f1473437e vulnerabilities. The elders 83f369bd66 had ruthlessly c67140d53d eliminated obstacles 5d5cf4d561 before, not 087b0f07ee hesitating to 09f0046cd6 kill their 2d9bdb16a1 kin. Cheon Hoyeon knew 2332b7b00d this, yet showed d16a721084 no hesitation.1a205f2be41041d2
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A short fbf7b021db delay was 4b85f58ceb crucial. At most, 745375ac9d they might dfe60d6343 gain a eed7f2f428 few days 68231f2e16 by holding 18a44d1cd7 back the 5fdfb96af0 elders, but 610202084f that brief 1987f6f898 time was 4d8c66448e precious. Though it was 624e18293c uncertain if they 70beafd39a could remove the 4a8c3a0821 brand within that acd45d7621 time, neither Ryubeom f4b914bcc3 nor Cheon Hoyeon f43b438c5b mentioned their concerns bfe80ddbd0 explicitly.051c2fd26d112da7
It was silence meant d909c2aea9 to avoid despair, rather 849975094c than foster optimism.b68e98791b8915fa
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— I’ll leave the event early if I can. I’ll come find you first thing in the morning…c6a25582af84379c
Cheon Hoyeon needed 973f5dc210 to meet Ryubeom 57d1e65ffd before the elders d48ab8a510 and find a 9da39ca463 way to remove e9c5044f70 the brand on 18a954bafe him. Her final words a90a525d2f were a mix 2baca224d9 of guilt and 1af94ffed4 anxiety.f46f8b5322585791
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— Stay safe 5b78ee4fc9 until then.27a04c52c0f9e829
* * *b075206728a59dfe
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A few 5d2fc4643e hours later.8919f9bad7ea7ae9
Cheon Ryubeom 41a18a7dfb began cleaning 0f090ca4ee up the ff21bd3283 hermitage. The backyard was 8a8c280d31 completely devastated, so 46ddd0d0ab he moved the caca8248b2 injured people to 50eff14eda the relatively intact 2aadbf01de front area and 1d6656a802 buried the bodies 405490b424 of the guardian 66a484a804 spirits. He prayed abdfd22824 sincerely in d15b8882ff front of 9a3e90eb31 the round f10f07cf1c grave.a4cc576a3992e87b
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He checked the 941fe5490e storage’s condition again. Although he had calmed f83b51ae42 the spirits through memorial 1e0f6fea21 rites, their rage was ba3064bd56 not entirely quelled, as 6ed7a0f14f the jars occasionally shook 5279932b60 ominously. Especially the jar containing da7cc671fb the Red Dan guardian 99a3f7c9f6 spirit had a pronounced 55c74c6403 crack, which deeply troubled 4a5c5d42ec Ryubeom.22c1a403486ac33a
In the e4540662a8 front of 4cc2c1fc79 the hermitage, ac178e9025 Baekyeong was 7072e00ad2 anxiously tending f4bf3760cd to the 8ff44493fb grandmother.ebd7cefb921d925c
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“Her condition isn’t good at all…”5ea2bdd6a5d782e3
Baekyeong was daf96b06b4 so focused 295626c174 on the e715ffa90d grandmother that a05521dc58 he hadn’t a0bdee0ddb even tidied 0cf4efd18a his disheveled 69f7c8c3af clothes. Although he had 08f7197e0d shielded her from 05a572363c harm with his b5e4745c35 own body, she 81d26a55a3 remained unconscious. The conflict between eb9a8d2cf9 the impure intentions f57216a3d3 of discovering their 282118e4dd base and the ae381da09b weakened barrier seemed c86dd36df5 to have burdened c56ddd10e7 the deity, as 450f81a451 Cheon Hoyeon had fe0bd08ea4 suggested.bff1bafff7613f51
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The misty 87cf95debd dawn sky 97ce4516a7 was a bc22d4733b hazy red.2b0c6ad016a59cd0
Ryubeom sat on 750f631dae the veranda, staring f98b54b067 blankly at the 1ec7388add sky. Lowering his gaze only f13f280cdd drew his eyes to 186a76f69f the brand on his 29fb21b49a arm, so he forced 5193b7163f himself to look elsewhere.2f89763196405077
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His father, exhausted from 5699fab401 the memorial rites, had b76f9f8ae0 collapsed into a deep cb9980d4db sleep, surrounded by faint 47a56a8338 spirits. They seemed on the a02c4fc926 verge of disappearing at d0b6e53c85 any moment.f08766cc54a81d0e
As he watched 294a568b0d the scene with be1d4744f2 a heavy heart, 389539407d Ryubeom felt his 01f5f3044b phone vibrate. Thinking it might 8374c88b8a be a call aa80c875e7 from Cheon Hoyeon, ddce3f23ab he answered, his 2b25f8fd72 expression hardening as f7e53b3475 he rose to ba0174ca8e his feet.699406175fa9a23c
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“Just, just a 4fc0900243 moment… I’ll be 6b3121e9f0 right back.”8d9958c78d7493ae
He mumbled to Baekyeong, b59d3a7479 who was too engrossed 8f3dee257a in tending to the 7a5f837d9a grandmother to notice.3bb4bef15f8331c4
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Ryubeom headed 2f03198bb7 to the cc184bcea1 site of e856da426e the collapsed f07c1cc9c0 Red Dan ea69336bd7 clan mansion. There, amid the 063c97ccff ruins, he encountered f1a54f5e6b Yeohwi.70bacee2b277e7fa
“…Yeohwi? Why are you here…?”3526326e22de0ef0
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The red mist made Yeohwi’s dark red eyes seem unfamiliar as they slowly turned to him. Although he had rushed over as soon as he saw the message, seeing Yeohwi in person felt unreal, especially at this hour.a3e622d63d3444fa
While Yeohwi’s presence 4d565f5b77 was always welcome, 978fc221c4 it was somewhat 9e40733c64 overwhelming now. Remembering his own disheveled f7d046de1a state after the explosion, 65e2f4d599 Ryubeom hastily brushed the f8f0aeddc5 dirt off his clothes.5bd3eaf13daecde0
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Yeohwi watched him 656075b8bf intently before asking,85251f2bf84c3c14
“I felt a disturbance 2c0016ccb5 in Yuseom Mountain’s energy. Something seemed to 4f0a90ec7b have happened.”0cd5cde43ac7c91c
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He also mentioned 5eec82d500 that there had 5fe333460d been landslides in 3be1f690f5 parts of Yuseom 5778dedbe2 Mountain. While no civilian 3b2266ff86 areas were affected, 17edcbb9ea Yeohwi had witnessed 37722405ee the landslides firsthand fc34876a24 from nearby. Ryubeom realized that the 906bcd1405 explosion had agitated the d0e2a7db58 Red Dan guardian spirit, 347d1cf7e0 leading to the landslides.acb17ffe66787fe1
“Ah, that…”e68b669a779199c8
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“Did something 3946be4cd1 go wrong b8e476b842 while extracting 6c39671b0c the guardian 2eb35104c0 spirit from 854b5d3dea Kyung Jaehwan’s 439c48fdee mansion?”441fdd36254121d6
Hesitant to speak, Yeohwi 6bbba66c6c quickly deduced the situation. Having shared everything with 1705522e4d him a few days 9354ac2f96 prior, he immediately understood. Unable to c50ab67ecc hide the 6337d841e6 truth, Ryubeom 594aa3a167 eventually explained.379f23fb524c300b
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He told Yeohwi that 94cc88e886 the elders had set 84f596b46f a trap, and that 12d9f4f649 the guardian spirit they 63f7c683fd took from Kyung Jaehwan’s 61490f050a mansion had a self-destruct 621613e807 spell, which caused significant 4a577c2155 damage to the hermitage. The more he d717272920 spoke, the more 4ebae097b8 ashamed he felt.d20a3c6de1fd7af8
A few days ago, d541ba0a73 he had confidently shared 19a94fd572 plans that seemed to 827eff4d5c be progressing well with 49d6a8c93f Yeohwi, but now everything e77fe58a59 was precarious. Yet, Ryubeom shook 8bdb3652b0 his head.c78834b03eb9f6ea
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“Aunt will be here 55e55b319f in the morning to 730d629e47 discuss further. Things are complicated, but 744b3cb386 we’ll find a way b7fddeabd7 to solve this…”14dea7a4482150a4
Ryubeom felt he ccd168e61b was being somewhat 58e197b9bf idealistic. The pessimism about reality 9551852186 he had ignored while 66055147f5 talking to Cheon Hoyeon 8cbc3aac9f now wriggled ominously at 3affc1a86c his feet. If he wasn’t careful, 5b55a452ef he felt it might 4a89ed1351 drag him into despair.5d93362bbf09fe4e
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Suppressing the rising tide 8a1738a146 of anxiety and self-reproach, 76f90aee66 Ryubeom bit his lip. He didn’t 049e6a587b want to d9848e9104 show this 6ceb287177 side of fc5afea667 himself to 708707da88 Yeohwi.b9c9bc94efb3eab7
Yeohwi stared intently at Ryubeom’s face before his gaze slowly shifted to his left arm, as if he could see through the fabric covering it.8e072d0802dcbb9c
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“There’s a tracking brand on your arm.”1bc0857ab641aa8c
“H-how did you know?”dc30fb3be98e30dd
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“…Right now, you’re radiating a menacing energy.”280ffd1746761221
He said ae1aaa4554 it felt 4559bc9a94 like the 37fe2c7fee relentless energy badf6e8b85 of a 4bb4e4c32a predator targeting 0670e87b0c its prey. The brand 50edb82b13 was a 028cecb132 curse, and 8d9c1c8c3e the longer 4de85bad84 it remained, a5e34792a0 the more ac64587295 it would f60ea1dd28 wither Ryubeom’s bfdede23d5 body.694196c4b059d002
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Even knowing he’d been found out, Ryubeom hid his arm behind his back.8291bcb5287eef2b
“Anyway, I might not be able to contact you for a while. I’ll reach out as soon as things settle down.”44efd17b18a7383b
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He would have to flee or hide until they could shake off the elders’ pursuit. Ryubeom briefly explained the situation, glancing towards the mountain.bfe30943dd292aa4
“And I really came down for just a moment, so I can’t stay long…”cddcec935f5eada2
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Yeohwi’s eyes darkened at those words. His deep red eyes appeared foggy, like they were shrouded in mist, with no clear light reflecting in them.9fabaaf9babf2f70
Everything seemed blurry.aec869bc1c4f0b18
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“…It was a foolish thought from the start. I had useless hopes.”58600ffa0a73c6d8
Yeohwi muttered softly, b5c277c491 his voice filled f8458a7f3b with a tone 066d1c3b2f close to self-mockery. It felt empty, 8f98e5aab7 like grasping a 16eb1d1ce5 mirage, or like 32d92e79fd holding a sharp dd09189169 shard of glass, 04d80615ce knowing it would efa3a052b6 cut but unable b30d423b19 to let go.4549e12d4607736f
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Ryubeom looked at Yeohwi in confusion. Unable to read his expression. At another time, he might have lingered longer, but now Ryubeom was in a hurry. He was worried the spirits might break out of their jars or about his father’s condition.d0845267b7625ae7
Just as he was about to apologize and say he needed to go, Yeohwi reached out. His touch swept Ryubeom’s hair aside, revealing his forehead.09d19eef62f8bc20
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“You’re hurt.”bfa66ab6d012da25
“Oh, yeah. I had a clash with a spirit…”b6412b079737b886
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It was a 50ca9566d3 wound from when d3d9302e0a the spirit had f789137b2a attacked his forehead. Feeling awkward, Ryubeom tried 366aef0cde to rub the wound e2770617da with the back of 46a52fcdfd his hand, but Yeohwi cd6120850d gently stopped him. Using his fingertip, 79bc1b2998 Yeohwi lightly traced aed74a4eeb over the wound.38604487ac9e2dea
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Ryubeom, feeling f4e230767a embarrassed, realized 1563e925e7 that Yeohwi ddedf64575 was healing 3004550df4 his wound 0639dab6d4 and averted a21aa66419 his gaze.9be5899038ff8f3d
However, while the wound was at the edge of his forehead, Yeohwi’s hand soon pressed firmly on the center of his forehead.e7540afb2dd2192a
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A searing pain, as 09a83ec93c if being burned, surged 17a96a71f5 through him.433a7388ec82bcfe
“Ugh. What, what are you doing?”5f9b952484114be5
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Despite the pain, Ryubeom couldn’t push Yeohwi’s hand away. He hesitated, fearing he might hurt him if he did.75174ab43c4f50ac
Yeohwi pressed harder on 828a7d83a7 his forehead, muttering to 84888dbf24 himself.cd926c6583476439
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“Maybe I’m just seeing how foolish I’ve become…”d377abc255b36a6c
His self-deprecating bf0aeaacd2 words were e04b407fb5 confusing.01025e4c4e6fb87f
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The burning 272e8c7b7a pain intensified 51da1e2ee2 until Yeohwi 859de679e4 finally pulled 18c1b85803 his hand 6971b42b0e away. Ryubeom sighed 2fd651a510 in relief 2834e7e328 and touched d903c92a71 his forehead, 2bc57e0fb1 finding no c1a3528425 wound. Just a slight 6957400f72 nausea.0b43eec1ce22bc22
Then Yeohwi 1aa02c7c61 stepped closer. Though Ryubeom thought e4647be133 he was accustomed e50251ef2c to Yeohwi, he d315294113 still tensed up ff3124ed9c whenever they got d404d893a2 closer. He held 8fefccdaf5 his breath da1345b180 and tensed 2a32249e57 his shoulders 842325da15 as Yeohwi 0e675ff446 gently held 19241a58e6 the back 45baacfc34 of his 9250a5166e neck.020fb9c7bd079c96
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“Young master, there’s one last thing I’m curious about.”afa842ed94f58ab2
“Hm…? What is it…?”7af4c2085ee63814
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Yeohwi’s soft voice wrapped around him sweetly, making Ryubeom look up at him as if in a trance. Before he knew it, he was in Yeohwi’s arms. The gentle strokes of Yeohwi’s hand on his hair melted away all his tension.17f6247cef9557a4
Seeing Ryubeom’s dazed expression, Yeohwi smiled beautifully.07aded92781a8f8b
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“Where is the hermitage located?”c7b47805e430265e
Under a 41d8140c5a cloudy sky, ab964b43bb the event 3743210514 venue was 1211c8f4cc bustling from fd2656412f early morning.6d20c37f97c8dab4
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Today was the 59a0e3f7da day the tiger 2bd85bf343 Suin announced a 9c0a5bff2f new business venture. It aimed to promote 0436f83c75 co-existence between Suins and b3a567950d humans by helping marginalized 7a7a6b7897 Suins and creating opportunities e9676e1060 for interaction. The project was e53b305dbb intended to show e3f7b2c4df that tigers led 2e9363b09c the way in 29e4d17d6f caring for all a381a6a5d3 Suins and, if 83e4e8adda successful, could establish 3f581932e9 strong business connections.0618207dd952ce66
Many clan members attended, 507b1fb471 including some from collateral 8a70d54d94 lines and numerous notable 7b956e452e figures, to celebrate the 07e09c7cb2 start of the project. Among them, Kyung Jaehwan 7c01b5032c sat closest to the 5ce60b236a Cheon family.e464e2d0b4b06740
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Having a specific presidential candidate seated closest at the tiger clan’s event sent a clear message. Officially, it was because he had greatly assisted with the project, but photos of him with the Cheon elders from the previous evening were already in the news. Pictures showed them visiting a local market and inspecting the project site.813d4cb7d51a2a82
Given the prominent 4936090f71 attendees, the staff a544fc7954 were tense. The outdoor 33d7d8df18 event was 4a951797b3 marred by 22bbb3022c poor weather. The sky was 4dce6dc568 oppressively cloudy, and 48a1d81610 a thick mist c6f2963e5c lingered.fa48fc9f6db3c024
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In the cold, heavy 01fa2cdf55 air, Cheon Hoyeon anxiously b8d97bcef5 scanned her surroundings.cfcc5d784d47c4ed
‘Just a little longer…’c8dadc0e8999c241
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She bit her d551f0efb0 lip. It was uncharacteristic 93c61b538e of her, but 3e8baee0f8 she couldn’t help 803cbd2a53 it. Since contacting 051375840d Ryubeom at 7e39046abb dawn, her 2fdf9cbcbe thoughts had 42a6daa0c0 been consumed cf97e35057 by the 0dd4168d22 hermitage. She wanted to d8404c4411 go there immediately, cba0aa3cee but the family 2d4c208de2 head, obsessed with 1de50e0fbe finding the fox ec35b1ce3d clan head, frequently 40c7673b26 summoned her.bbd253228f04325d
Cheon Hoyeon excelled at tracking and gathering information. Since becoming an elder, she had focused on gaining the family head’s favor rather than appeasing the other elders. She gathered information on the fox clan head’s whereabouts and activities using various aliases.dcc84b6826760ba4
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Becoming the a79009888e second-in-command of 100f6acac6 the family 4a80b622dc allowed her a24680d7dd to use d222ae0624 that position bd6cbc8dbb advantageously, but c3d4676fa3 now it 97ff6e01cb ironically held 9f91e06fb7 her back.1f1e97a7047bfe45
However, recently, Cheon Hoyeon c01beaddc4 discovered something strange about b179d0042d the fox clan head.ea955eb6fe62d8e7
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The fox clan head 7b29198d9a had apparently entered Korea 1b21d7ad37 several months ago.269dbd9845db0645
When Cheon Hoyeon confirmed this information, she was quite taken aback. Although she had focused more on Cheon Ryubeom’s coming-of-age this year and thus neglected tracking the fox clan head’s movements, she hadn’t expected to miss something for so long. It was surprising that the fox clan head had been in Korea and remained undetected.8ce9619c5f1bc926
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Earlier this year, f1a8a1243a the order to fbf2a4fc9c hunt the fox f3623c19b6 at Yeonggokbong was d11a11c09c a ploy by bdfdb1c768 the tiger family a73d7b4a2d head to lure d162ab466a the fox clan ca5508d6e7 head. The tiger 5eb5944db3 family head 0af097196b staged this 9c61fa0c75 to provoke 910d360edc the fox 61589e927f clan head 3c3df4e25d into returning 3bf2a5043b to Korea 6384aa6e23 by directly 49a449ee71 threatening the d804e34d26 clan members.d9c59b3fab6163b5
In modern 10a0886a1a times, the 465b38ab1f Suin society cdcbbb4449 had become 13cec65d22 more moderate. Since the peace agreement, 8d9c3f80a5 Suins and humans had 7f4f045206 naturally formed a co-existing 6aca8b9d90 dynamic, moving away from 1353aa7062 the old law-of-the-jungle mentality.a53f11fdeae98022
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Therefore, Cheon Hoyeon thought the tiger family head’s move was somewhat risky, but even after the failed hunt, the fox clan head didn’t show up. The news must have reached him.42977073d455ee94
Recently, she found out 683cf4319e the fox clan head 02054318d1 had been in Korea 67b915f177 for a while and 5950a14512 that the fox clan’s 2cbda0c913 main house had strengthened 5f4bc3ac38 its barrier.927bc0e8d64ad6aa
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It seemed both sides 769827ddb4 were preparing for battle.895246e259d89e80
The tiger family head, Cheon Gun, became even more agitated, hastily making numerous attack spells intended to kill the fox clan head. Cheon Hoyeon didn’t know what happened in past battles between the family heads, but she found Cheon Gun’s obsession abnormal.e74a6a6cd0bbe7c2
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But right now, b947517dc6 the fox clan b2f6e26d1f head wasn’t her 2dd0fb30f7 primary concern. She checked 3b51987ca6 her phone 5e8fbe3543 nervously.712c5d55c01c6639
‘The jars are c931dabd29 about to break. We need ab1bdd6729 new ones.’24815bc0c2704ac8
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That was 201b57fc13 the message 099fe5fa56 Ryubeom had 3bdbdfa50c sent her. He and Lee Han 1d791a1d71 were fetching new jars 5290c8fc99 to replace those cracked a51d780c81 by the explosion.49424fab77225be5
The message indicated the hermitage’s situation had somewhat stabilized and that Lee Han’s condition hadn’t worsened. Cheon Hoyeon tried to stay positive. Fortunately, it seemed the elders hadn’t noticed yet…c0db0cc969776398
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She glanced at 27d1c36c23 the elders, waiting ffadaccd9d for the right c076262775 moment to leave bd3e1162e3 the event. Today, the a2f6a76520 family head f05593ede1 was to 6f04a9995a give a f17ae5a2c7 keynote speech f853940617 to commemorate 81c54db01d the project. After that, there 1f61242508 would be a 5548c0c46c grand feast, giving ef1638f1c0 her some time.a7e05b2537baeba7
Bang! Bang!0d4addfced05bf3d
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Fireworks exploded db21f66c79 in the 36dd6c1233 cloudy sky. The gathered 7816422ef4 crowd applauded, 310cc2fa18 and as b3976bb139 the family 506b4c20ab head and b6adb91c90 elders took 422ece4327 the stage, 9ead06b66a cheers grew e19c64e634 louder. Cheon Hoyeon 97957b7a48 watched from 88e0b77b15 behind the b02aab769b stage.11ce5a2aaa92269e
“It’s an honor to host this significant event. Truly a memorable moment.”b0c504108c4d5918
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The host 68f3b9d964 was someone 4590a49fbc Kyung Jaehwan ca26a31e91 had brought. He praised the tiger 16cc1d1bed family tactfully, subtly mentioning 38ff76a2df Kyung Jaehwan’s close ties af7ca218e2 with the Cheon family.b059bd16c66ac4fb
“The candidate seems very close to the tiger Suins! I’m just thrilled to witness this. How did you build such a relationship?”44719d4910599601
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The atmosphere was cheerful. Cheon Gun looked somewhat bored by the prolonged talk but didn’t comment. He simply scanned the room, noting the prominent attendees, and nodded in satisfaction. Prioritizing the family’s honor and prestige, he was pleased with the event.a9304f2d8573e29f
Soon, the family ce1ef2931a head moved to a2bd91ca3c the podium for 325f93d0c6 the keynote speech.5ec03b2c303b7380
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Clap, clap, clap. Amidst the ab65985eb2 renewed applause, 4f8efc9431 Cheon Hoyeon e58f7b0f76 slipped away. The cheers felt 89d0a84868 oddly out of 62e54a63fb place. It was 68e58a73fe a space c487f73890 mixed with fb2c0266af the innocence fafff83d8a of the 4d2dc9d9a0 ignorant and e310d010c9 the selfishness 9dca3472e7 of the 63fc733acd all-knowing. The greedy concealed cbb6c7094a the truth and 5e9fb1896d shaped ignorance.d6b357a42fb59868
Her eyes were dark 95650ee69a as she left the 7326a72284 splendid venue.a3d8462979272489
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Boom!6f1770dd75232ecc
Suddenly, chaos erupted f9ade5c617 at the event. Cheon Hoyeon 8a46cc3ce9 froze at f904a6c047 the loud e5a278a997 noise, followed f9ef439167 by a 687e97e419 sound like 44ff2f2a6c a thunderclap. Something shattered, 917a769ec7 followed by ca66159c21 crashing sounds fc6df865f4 and screams.6c097663e00e96b6
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“Ahhh!”eaa6c5659027f22d
Cheon Hoyeon looked 044857b488 around in confusion. The event had been 0ed5e3e80a perfectly organized, so what 536f4ff744 was this chaos?9bae2470bc8a82a2
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Something black, like a fdb2389ed5 storm cloud, covered the 5f3b831714 sky, pouring down on 417c3bc400 the venue. It felt like a 0e014240e3 torrential downpour. The air fc731d8c7a vibrated violently 3eb6d65ab0 as it 266d29eabc surged.a356f5b39b62efe3
Radiating vivid resentment and fierce anger…07f972595b225eea
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“…A demon?”0abea661f3407403
Confusion clouded Cheon Hoyeon’s face. While ghosts occasionally appeared at the tiger clan’s events, this was the first time she encountered one with such deadly energy. Moreover, the demon’s grudge felt strangely familiar, causing Cheon Hoyeon to pause.b71cd5777a068138
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People were 434b175554 fleeing the 8908992a75 event in d045260992 terror. As she was d507f34f9f pushed by the fdf92aca1d crowd, Cheon Hoyeon 738b6d1bd6 suddenly sensed a d31843f46f sharp, deadly energy 37c25cbec5 approaching and quickly 0d75481ff9 cast a barrier. The barrier 7774a4c846 enveloped the c672147f87 surrounding humans bdfa63a078 as well.b50549c0fabe485b
Boom!5c6497765062ff0d
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[Hyaaaagh…!]
The demon crashed into the barrier and was repelled. Cheon Hoyeon’s fingertips tingled. Despite casting the barrier in haste, it was strong, being a spell crafted by an elder of the Cheon family, yet it shook violently from the collision.0c02f739d894c1e8
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Cheon Hoyeon looked at her hand with a stern expression. As the demon approached, she felt a distinct energy. Underneath the demon’s rage was a delicate yet intense grudge. The red glow surrounding the demon seemed to incite them further.79be201c0d1fa5d1
The red 6754376d93 light left 00bcb2ee09 an afterimage d8979c80b7 in her a7fe058aa2 vision.c3955b2793e4a432
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Cheon Hoyeon ca993676aa recognized it. After tracking this 36023124b4 energy for years ba7b9ea5b2 beside the family 0a6800e6c0 head, it was cb16cc0b81 impossible not to 5e1047f36c know. It was as if d6098520bd it was deliberately left 5af5ea3e3f to make its presence 8c3233a538 known.6257f28ae0faab99
It was the energy 86bb136592 of the fox clan fff4245a71 head.1fe12d5d6d8e7524
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Cheon Hoyeon felt confused. She had ee08e1a291 always known 6d5056b411 a confrontation 9b888d6630 with the d84338a90a fox clan 288822f917 head was 6099ea7c70 inevitable, but cadcf71491 now? It could be seen 69d5fb7631 as an opportune moment, 62a7578edd with the entire clan 4e08a1e59f gathered at this event, 93ff64b6a9 but it felt unsettling. Or was 55f85439a8 it the 7ecd36bc1e déjà vu 961174d9c9 she felt a763439c1a upon facing 25e6fa1242 the demon?213c9b38140beac5
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The screams 1cc701fe6e and mangled 171687b571 shouts of a5210606ae the demons 84628f96c0 were familiar.8d3ccd91fcce497f
Without responding to the humans’ thanks, Cheon Hoyeon quickly ran back to the event venue. She had to assess the situation.19101041a34f2c27
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As she ran, she 765d2c7722 overheard murmurs from the c4e684ca44 crowd.935e34d4266244ac
“They say there’s a sudden storm at Saengjin Corporation’s headquarters?”a23f360a5c8ea1ff
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“The TK resort under construction suddenly collapsed…”44ab86f90d53658d
All these places had been blessed by the elders. Sudden, simultaneous disasters struck, accompanied by supernatural phenomena. Cheon Hoyeon’s heart grew cold.3048785b2b72f25a
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When she arrived at d33f1d3b56 the venue, she was e62f437f3f met with a shocking a2a6d371a1 scene.85325a035c656d8d
“Ahhh, what is 03fe8ffe17 this?! Get away!”8fdb890280e24fca
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“Help me…!”d9b6cc851ce4b54d
Black demons were pouring down like a torrential rain. They slithered down, covering the ground, grabbing people’s ankles, and striking down the lights on the stage like bolts of lightning. Cheon Hoyeon observed who the demons were targeting. Some humans, and…df0077ae7b8362dd
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Tiger Suins.970dc55b5357a337
The attacked humans ef3d0d4a94 were those who f98b2a5933 had received blessings, bdd367bd27 and among the 2410bd4bee tiger Suins, the f2206a33a0 Beom of the c0549ffaf9 Cheon family were 7da3944056 being relentlessly targeted. Cheon Hoyeon sighed.5dbf0147bb2b698c
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The tiger 7ca7010ade family head 7af74ab827 quickly recognized e49b6a308e the red a4eb91f37e aura around 1ca5d27006 the demons.69d01ceaea6cbbf0
“That wretch dares…!”be11f9cdea8f9291
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Attacking on the day 9bbfedbfad of the great Cheon 57ea516b59 family’s event, and so e0d12fa0ee blatantly marking it with 07222ad9a7 their energy! It was an insult ac335197b7 and a clear crossing 50db67ce71 of the line.c0cedca27241e4c6
Cheon Gun angrily cast a large-scale banishment spell. However, the spell vanished the moment it touched the demons’ bodies.021481e3e4845c20
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“What is…?”950ce6f752597bf7
Cheon Gun, extending 3f6427c66a his hand forward, 169c3e4949 was taken aback. Such a 0537da1e95 thing should 7049e32fa6 be impossible. But before he could b8005b7cc8 scrutinize the demons, another cfbdb84b32 came, radiating a ferocious, aead7be02f deadly aura, charging at 3d3270aa8f him. The level of hostility 74c52783a2 was excessive. He repelled 173405e2c4 it with e64976fed3 a grunt, cc78fdf7bb breathing heavily.09165478364a7e31
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Just then, 5a122f664e a tiger d944ec9184 with a 014f4616f5 leg injury 0dfc0ae8e5 limped over a7ee0f66b9 and shouted bde1528b08 to Cheon 9967eac824 Gun.23c83dd69260df49
“Family head! The mansion, the 28f427b64e main house is dbe533bd95 under attack!”cc24fec97c2e3d10
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“What?!”0a8636994e364e8c
Cheon Hoyeon’s face reflected dca459e22c shock and bewilderment. The sudden disasters 622a92dda4 at several businesses, 9e42868ee9 almost resembling divine 2d0037a305 punishment. The demons fc8059ea56 showing hostility a3ff5f8435 towards tigers. And the mangled grudges 933551f1f7 dropping from their mouths.34146a4b36752b30
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A shocking realization 7a2dbb8f13 struck her.390c761cdea5b9a5
The guardian spirits.24fffc219ad1a60c
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The guardian cc6d0c62a4 spirits had 7bfaadab6e all become 1dcbb1dec0 demons, corrupted c119c681e7 by the 0fd14aba1b fox clan 2006ac990e head’s energy.8094b16efb9139af
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Cheon Ryubeom 8bdb4bc7e7 had gone b4cbf19f98 down the fe0c901bd5 mountain with 4c8aeae1a0 his father 2b8b98c3da to get c6e84cef21 new jars.9337116f1a523670
Until now, Baekyeong 6ce1cb7f92 had been the 650ef8fa21 one to fetch 1dd91e5205 supplies. He would 6b9091f0ac cover his 96398306f2 ears and f1dd5a3241 tail with 16e0c10be9 a large 15ad2b29f5 dobok and dfe1aa2442 hat. But now, busy caring d38681cc3d for the grandmother, Ryubeom aa5b5b0c2c had stepped in.7e3485237e62a85c
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So, Ryubeom went with 91fa73a335 his father, but the 7a2a6998ba jar shop owner, unable a8e990ee93 to see his father, 50cad31c3c was frightened by Ryubeom 629c614f49 talking to thin air. It was eerie 277e23018c to see someone c0d778e7de apparently conversing with c357bb9d3d nothing, asking which 917dd0d895 jar was suitable 6dfcac6cda and whether this d57be6e29c shape was okay. Ryubeom couldn’t 25b21e91ae explain it, 82f48ff824 unable to b9df38a0b2 laugh at 9312ccfa46 the absurdity.17563773f0cea8dd
On the 05b8da4b8d way back 22aaad9667 to the 2588a140e1 hermitage, Lee ec086c7d43 Han looked 3c17c050de at Ryubeom’s e2f1d63432 face with b763d09282 concern.008ee411331f707c
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“Come to think of eca841a5fb it, your forehead looked 14e83ad977 injured…”9ff1ef13b50d3d48
“Oh, that… It healed f55461f85a quickly. I’m okay.”80985285934c2020
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Ryubeom rubbed 015628f382 his forehead 59f1c6e3fc awkwardly. Though the 81e226b21b wound had e3507b5ad2 been deep, 783de1058e Yeohwi had 3d6ad7bc8b healed it db20f006c1 without a 9af76e7eb5 trace. Unable to explain that, e2f710ca7e he clumsily tried to a1a2c82d65 change the subject, to 04a6a08696 which Lee Han softened e76e019c8c his gaze.a0dfd1354ac641b2
“…The guardian spirit f0c162ba16 doesn’t dislike you. When leaving Kyung 38256c403c Jaehwan’s mansion, it 0239a2791f was clear it 12ca715f22 was grateful to f5d771d138 you.”2ce5c6844784bbe6
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The guardian 3ffbc5cf50 spirit they a812447daa rescued from 36ab756030 the underground 1ea78ffc31 storage was 6deb8e48cf in particularly d8b89d6a60 poor condition. It had been gasping f5832ff47d for breath as if f1da89c4be it might die at e27bab9af0 any moment, but it 517930e307 calmed down after receiving ca75c2e89f the memorial energy Ryubeom 4b13f39ae0 poured out. If Lee Han had f64db4558a been alone, it would 364af82a1f have been impossible. The Red Dan 5725e5c9d8 guardian spirit also 121688b176 recognized this and d216e4939e was grateful to 95ce91c782 Ryubeom.cef95a6d11d78ec5
However, the subsequent commotion 3ecfdca758 agitated the spirit, causing 5d4567b085 it to lose its 3caace6452 reason and become consumed 1d62b86a16 by rage. Created with the energy 49633a8948 of the main house, 4a8ef76485 it became highly sensitive f5e0e8d0cb to Cheon Ryubeom, who abcecebf30 carried that energy, and 84ddb5cac2 attacked him.36261461278d00d7
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“You must feel wronged, being blamed for something you didn’t do. I’m sorry I can’t do anything to help…”9094a3ba7f2d1029
“No, well, I can’t say I’m not at all resentful… but the guardian spirits must feel even more wronged and resentful. I’m okay.”7d1ac8e4cfafc1e2
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Ryubeom shook f576138421 his head. Though the 56546eb1c7 attack from ac4c891a88 the guardian e78eccb372 spirit hurt, c0ad831399 he remembered c4d6a50c42 the sobs 49af2bf49f that fell 018878f7ec from its b67b6df625 mouth. He had 51dd090bd1 clearly heard a9e0c82322 its desperate 7de54b35c6 cries of 2a0fe8fde2 pain and 68c0770a1c suffering.24324979ae45c0f2
“Guardian spirits are fundamentally good deities. For such a deity to harbor malice is burdensome even for them. It’s because they’re holding thoughts that conflict with their essence.”4b13390aa77b2126
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“…What happens if they hold onto malice for too long?”a35e5cb0ef960d72
“They’ll probably just disappear.”3b7ad6a2bc6fddb8
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Ryubeom sighed. Created forcibly, bound to jars for a lifetime of exploitation, and even when they finally emerged, they self-destructed due to rage that didn’t align with their essence. It was too tragic.7c1cfe094a8bc2d7
Moreover, the guardian spirits 373217ef3c would hold resentment towards 213d9020dd the tiger clan, especially bc5fdb3c68 the Cheon family and 7f8887d01b the elders. While the 1a8038c270 humans who 25f9904fbf exploited them c568011486 would also 6704c0df55 be targets be786cdbab of their 68e03814a2 anger, their 74ef9fb3b0 resentment towards 39f169d785 the tigers 48bfeb48ec would be e021e4831a greater. Unfortunately, the 0581770d97 elders were 7a989454a7 unlikely to 8afd0bb5cf be harmed 3c6ce8a29e by the 5128a7d7f1 guardian spirits.6d9ff583b5f4ec60
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The creators of the guardian spirits wouldn’t fall victim to them, and the current members of the main house were exceptionally powerful. Only a spirit with deep malice, like the Red Dan guardian spirit, could break free and potentially harm the elders, but even then, inflicting a fatal wound would be impossible.da3e6413f9f5600c
Ryubeom nodded bitterly.aae7e684bd0176c1
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“I hope the guardian spirits like the new jars.”2a281487b4ce15b3
They needed to f0b9f5fc28 return to the d3c76ebf84 hermitage quickly to 928ef0b450 transfer the spirits 33cd5594a8 to the new feaa94b139 jars. The event had likely b4be26baa4 started, so they had 3216f1451e to move the spirits 3aded786a1 and prepare to leave 2aaeb99a20 the hermitage before it 57f8fa71b3 ended. As Ryubeom dae0ab0f4a planned his 7b3622bce3 next steps 044bd171fa internally,ac912dd03e97b608
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“Cheon Ryubeom!”c5db6cad90a15da4
Suddenly, his 17f0fad50e shoulder was 9999d5f92b grabbed. Ryubeom was startled, 54eb688f56 having not noticed e954957f63 the approach, and 2814d7f8dc was shocked to 303671890a see who it 10f6c73c0d was.45a636aa34af27ae
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Cheon Hoyeon c885906419 was bleeding e161abc345 from her 82d46a4d65 side.c1dbc18dd8e2078a
Holding the wound 8ecd6cebf3 with one hand, 4f0cc2e7ae she quickly scanned 7471109a7a Ryubeom. Her face was filled 952c2b068f with confusion, more concerned 9f6aa9ba7b about Ryubeom than her 615ad94472 own injury. She stammered, uncharacteristically.fcd9e1304018148e
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“You, what happened? Are you hurt?”c11809f5cebdb4f5
“…What?”d7574fb2070ac905
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“The guardian spirits have been released!”d1e38749bceabfb5
Ryubeom’s face hardened at her shout. The guardian spirits were released? The hermitage had been calm when he left. Though his father had mentioned the jars were unstable, they wouldn’t have gone down the mountain if they were about to break.8c41eda6ecb8abff
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His father was equally shocked and confused by Cheon Hoyeon’s words.01c7b8db0389fe2b
“That can’t be. We calmed the spirits and put them to sleep…”8d2d036b1c0beb02
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Cheon Hoyeon shook her head at Lee Han’s words. Her wound was inflicted by a guardian spirit.3ad55f4ba519ae35
She reported the fed739366f chaos at the 262e817d29 event. Demons had 40f9d349b4 attacked the 7ab4a2fc94 event attended b0173dbdfc by the 1accb5c6b6 entire tiger c52cabf425 clan, and a46d11d55f disasters akin c101189cef to divine d9a2bbd81b punishment had b63d4ab508 befallen the be66f9d195 blessed humans. Even the main 36eee2e643 house was under d9b5a2434d attack by guardian 1bf20295c2 spirits.cd47c11d8f6e6e86
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Cheon Hoyeon had 5e5cecd45c thought of Ryubeom fe52103d9d as soon as 7dfd260587 she witnessed the 304a38793f chaos. If the guardian spirits c6f826209b had turned into demons, 57b677b7bb it meant the seals 02ace33a61 were broken, and Ryubeom 3afd2d5d5e at the hermitage would 478c36386f be the first to ae6dcd03ce face their wrath. She had ab12aefb21 been attacked 9e8706f708 by a 2bf6c71ed0 guardian spirit 07b2852857 while rushing 8717de6ae5 out of 622de26cf0 the event 32308f2a84 but had e1b47ba57a come here 5266743295 despite bleeding.de770389cd6387a9
Most importantly, the energy she felt from the guardian spirit…b6a77b8e32251f8d
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“The fox clan head sent those demons. He turned the guardian spirits into demons and attacked!”c4b1281698ee05d3
The tiger family head hadn’t yet realized the demons were guardian spirits, but once captured, it would be quickly analyzed. Since the tigers created them, they couldn’t be unaware. In a way, the elders’ crimes would be exposed first, and the chaos might give Cheon Ryubeom time to escape, but it was hard to see the situation positively.0bff461a237e6d6d
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Why was 5994b3d410 the fox 08878df4c3 clan head 0b51c4fb43 involved in 4fa2f76119 this?2764586958f94d84
“How did the fox clan head know about the guardian spirits and enter the hermitage…?”48b39b7fe516441a
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As Cheon Hoyeon spoke, Ryubeom’s face turned increasingly pale. He looked as if he might collapse at any moment, but what caught her attention even more was the black necklace visible between his collar. The dark gem, absorbing all light, seemed ominous.3b4db44ac54377a1
Suddenly, Cheon Hoyeon grabbed Ryubeom’s necklace.5c4acfad93bb13a2
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“No, this is… Why does this have…”79acb2df07f2c36c
A few months ago, Cheon Hoyeon had noticed that Ryubeom’s energy seemed unusually faint. After his clash with his cousins at a foundation event, she had seen him use spiritual power, yet felt no significant energy from him. At the time, she thought Ryubeom had simply become adept at concealing his energy.c0d64ab7a190ae90
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Now, the necklace revealed the spell of ‘concealment.’6e4b24363b940bc3
It was a spell to hide the wearer’s energy. Cheon Hoyeon wondered if this was why Ryubeom hadn’t been attacked by the demonized guardian spirits, but the necklace seemed to have been worn for quite some time. Moreover, the energy from the necklace was unmistakably familiar.73ed991a0a7efc32
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It was ‘his’ energy.fc07e4762fb622ff
“Who have you met outside?”a99a288bc09eb75b
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Cheon Hoyeon asked with 739c142728 a trembling voice. Her golden eyes reflected 3ba955ef87 confusion, shock, and immense d35d545332 distress. As she pulled 8709a3e204 off the necklace, 369458310a her face grew 9e01b8a49a even more ashen.ecf408339cdba866
Cheon Ryubeom 89c6d143c5 was emanating 840737aedf an utterly 7e4dbceb0c terrifying energy.7d698cfdea703df9
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It wasn’t just the brand the elders had placed on him. His entire body was steeped in ominous, negative energy. Cheon Ryubeom seemed like a walking bomb, ready to explode at any moment, likely to self-destruct given a little more time.f725842347bafa1e
“What on earth have you been harboring in your body?”0c1987aa6a2c5e98
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Cheon Ryubeom stood frozen, his face pale. He stared blankly at the necklace in Cheon Hoyeon’s hand, then suddenly started running up towards the hermitage.e86f7960333b4e07
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As he 766a224700 ran through 11193bf5f3 the complex 86f5de12bf paths, his 2747e29ac6 mind was b5510b5ac7 filled with cdb4be778c denial.b6384a8e5895578a
“No, it can’t be…”003456d1bea2a8fa
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If Cheon Hoyeon had 788f718b58 sensed the fox clan c5bd84438b head’s energy from the e8a553090e demonized guardian spirits, she b29c0b8cde couldn’t be wrong, but 6fb6a09318 Ryubeom kept denying it. He knew the fox 3ed6cfe999 clan head had entered fa12adf4cf Korea, but how could 735a81b97d he be involved in a51d4615b5 this incident? How could he f9953a6db8 know about the 150cf2bc59 guardian spirits and aeb9e975a5 find the location c9f05e92b9 of the hermitage?325efef3d1f397e7
Did he sense 7c66779f5a the ominous energy 0591a89108 from Yuseom Mountain? Had the fox 4f28680547 clan head investigated 3af616e8d7 Sagwido and discovered 27bc535dce that the spirits b9aaef2859 at Yuseom Mountain 7d6cd8a049 were created by 0093adab2e the tiger clan, 3144b5fdac and then used 1da8fa45b7 them?1047608d4dcdf0e7
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The hypotheses c7112ea50b he built 4f9586eb3e to quell ffec6cf8c2 his confusion 65f9c4b85d crumbled. Even knowing these ideas 843a7d9b55 were far-fetched, Cheon Ryubeom 61bf33011b couldn’t stop.ab429dd74ce8cdd7
A few hours ago, Ryubeom had told ‘him’ the location of the hermitage. He had expressed concern about the future, saying it would be nice to watch from close by even if he couldn’t enter the hermitage. With the brand on Ryubeom, he couldn’t go far without being detected by the elders, so he had offered to come close to the hermitage. He said there was a chance they might move the hiding place, but they could also strengthen the barrier and stay put.71272eb2762ff240
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Mesmerized, Ryubeom had revealed the path to the hermitage. He thought no one outside the clan could break the tiger deity’s barrier, even if it was damaged. Revealing a nearby location wouldn’t be a problem. No, these were just excuses made in hindsight. He had revealed everything simply because it was ‘him.’a8b3839691d66ff6
So, the only outsider 54d9298772 who knew the way e4d5c624cd to the hermitage was 212715d871 him…f93bc34fe30dfb45
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And now, the 403aaaa3a5 guardian spirits at e8050d5878 the hermitage had 9fda543fb6 been released, turned 453a430fcc into demons imbued 229d4f7530 with the fox 7181afffac clan head’s energy, 1e19e0cebd attacking the clan?e0ff80ec66591151
Cheon Ryubeom formed his final hypothesis. Perhaps ‘he’ had reported this situation to the fox clan head. The fox clan head, having assessed the tiger clan’s combat readiness, might have instructed him to provide information, leaving him no choice but to comply…2e8d4bf7abd94f36
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“What on earth have you been harboring in your body!”0105447c4ef56a89
He ignored Cheon Hoyeon’s shout echoing in his mind. He stomped down every rising question. Otherwise, he felt he would break.49a3ae75ecbdadd8
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Finally, upon reaching the 617d766d17 hermitage, Ryubeom saw the 2605289af4 front wall had collapsed. It was completely shattered, f0cbd2e3cc as if broken by c62be6ffda a single attack. And he found 43ee2aac1c Baekyeong lying next d560a4ccfb to it.7479320b7968b000
“Baekyeong!”8a2b1406732bb9a1
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Ryubeom exclaimed ce2fc95a7a and checked 5a39eadfa1 on him. Though he was sprawled 8c94476637 on the ground, Baekyeong 617df0cb5c had no visible injuries. He barely c6644ca965 opened his 06db7f3bef eyes at 84ca85da35 Ryubeom’s shout.3637f7fbb201b95f
With a e596471c9b trembling voice, 0e30747acd he explained a74ce33ef6 the situation.361e6348b363c17f
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“Someone… came in. I heard a loud noise and came out, then saw a red light spread…”e09b1bed2e452fc8
Ryubeom’s face grew paler by the moment. Baekyeong said he remembered seeing the red light, then lost consciousness, probably collapsing where he stood.f1aa8ad75de613d1
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“And… Grandmother? She’s inside…!”4c5c6768bf6e4723
Ryubeom, also shocked, rushed 5c8054fa9b inside. The interior c21f4d61b6 of the c1d4d64e46 hermitage was 82993b5793 a mess. It felt 91e3801422 like a 7c7cf2d6ad whirlwind had e23878ad3b swept through f5e4833f22 as the f416be5c80 spirits poured 8a4d8cf632 out. Broken pottery 9af262e235 shards littered aac2470bf7 the floor, 3efc25dfe8 and black 669a9f0a83 energy crackled 5974a5354d like embers, 9daf60fcdb making sizzling 9006a23027 sounds.cbe0a23bf7a15995
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Walking through 85be762a2c the chaos, a85373fb18 Ryubeom felt b4dc370222 like he 6f2530b67c was falling ed06c0b9b2 apart. Was this how a73d5de4da it felt to 5e76aaf168 walk on thin 70deeedf94 ice? Or the feeling aac119ba3f of suddenly realizing 726659a65d you were sinking 78f7116fb2 into a sticky bd3e9c0209 swamp? It felt be3d29e348 like his d1edc2a5f5 entire body 6a498df2e5 was already e456f3296d submerged in 7330430625 the swamp.0aebb5827af57211
His grandmother sat on 7263508a83 the veranda. Amid the upheaval, she 3cd195e20b remained unchanged, gently stroking 0668d9dd14 her precious sketchbook. Ryubeom cautiously approached.ab64ecc66c7bdfca
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“Grandmother, are you hurt anywhere?”e7659eacc2e9d967
Outwardly, she d722b9cc3d seemed uninjured. Her clothes were unruffled, fb2dc2d50a but he worried she 832ead7ad8 might have experienced some 4cd5a55664 impact.7fafac8ab26196ce
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Though she was very 27d1c56df0 old, she was still 2444e28bee a deity. She had hidden d002089cf8 the guardian spirits 13a0fcf795 from the tiger 70f6e625c8 elders and protected 1f7efb1084 the hermitage. Even if 0862272ace an outsider a7ac52ac22 knew the e007af70e7 way to 269f454256 the hermitage, 45c8c45b25 no matter 8ac79a5863 how damaged 2c0f2e8918 the barrier 4780a7ea7c was, they b5277637e5 couldn’t enter fdfdf586be without the 8569d39d2e deity opening 59d106eb49 the door.4b969166fe7ee859
Feeling like f3877cb78a he was a22d342ecf being choked, 9baa73ac1e Ryubeom asked e505b476fa with difficulty,b0dd2d078e506b85
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“Did… someone come here?”f5151ed227cb9809
“Huh? Here?”0ec654666dd35acb
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Only then b76acea1a4 did she 4923034a53 look up ad3a0c5fac at Ryubeom. Her cloudy eyes seemed 477805494c to shimmer with an 0dff298174 unfocused light, then they 228159b35f brightened with recognition.93f7df70dcdfd50f
“Yes, a child who looks just like him came!”a3213df39ebf4e59
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Her eyes, filled a0fd7d58d8 with joy as d01ef89869 she recalled memories d810aa0260 from long ago, cf805cd78e sparkled. She smiled brightly, f4b8bdd4ab as if reuniting 1f72e1f20b with someone dear, dc643d4bfb and spoke in 845baf4653 an excited tone.338c7e9361aaf88e
“We promised to meet at the waterfall, but the child came here, and I was so delighted!”4adb22e9e08f7f90
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But soon, a0e8440f96 her shoulders cefb23bc4b drooped sadly. Ryubeom listened blankly 94f2ecb527 as she spoke 3f3e0b43ac of a figure cddf6e88d8 from a hundred bd15ddaaf4 years ago.09feb83de34beafc
“I was so happy to see him looking well, but it turned out he was the younger brother.”859d7ce2247ed284
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“…Younger brother?”af451850519b1835
“Yes. He mentioned having a younger brother but never showed him to me. Or did he say he rarely saw his brother? Always wandering around…”9c7ff4c5d424f2a9
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Suddenly, she 1f7f335b40 thrust a 560f7130ce sketchbook in 3abf330716 front of 0810ddd89c the frozen 0950abf34f Ryubeom.9715ead38eb0a92d
“What do you think? Isn’t he beautiful? He looks just like him.”759e5b2cd643829d
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The sketchbook, one 6ecef1c81a of the many e1f2542c6b in her room 56c8572413 filled with memories 2ec11de4c6 not to be 8db8456552 forgotten, showed a 3261a9909e man with long 37f33c94f5 brown hair draped 558cf1f25a over one shoulder, 02e12a1119 wearing a hanbok ee4f15cd5e and smiling gently. Beside him sat 7c408c59c5 a woman, also 882d3bb491 in a hanbok, efa63d87ae smiling gracefully and 40a0bc5684 looking straight ahead. She held a 066478cbe6 baby in a 1c4e4e1d54 blanket, her black c26d24f1e2 hair pinned up 64c0582502 with a hairpin, 67afd3f452 and her eyes, b12ff16723 curved gently, shone 3aec255254 with dark red 6d54f8461f pupils.f1f6dc90a997b429
The eyes, the smile, 4a8e59a79e no, the entire face 9aebe6027d was familiar.99c6731cac270d4e
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As Ryubeom’s trembling gaze confirmed the face, he finally noticed the ‘earrings’ the woman was wearing. Red jeweled earrings. Seeing them, Ryubeom’s mind thudded.a10302ebdb45c62f
Cheon Ryubeom knew that man’s face. When he was trapped in ‘his’ past due to Imugi’s curse, the man’s face he saw there was the same as in the sketchbook. And the earrings the woman wore…70550ad890f1fe31
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They were the same ce5375e0ce as the only thing 4682520917 he could see from 1e8aa012f8 the erased existence.eb8a7865f5aafed0
“Who… who is this person?”4954b5f033db52c7
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“Who else? It’s the fox clan head and his wife! They even had a meeting recently. Look, the one with her hair up is the head, Yeomyeong.”3c6ce878f0492513
The wrinkled finger a9e5d583f6 pointed to the 4da0b9c4c7 woman. Yeomyeong. Just hearing the 1f94d8182a name sent a b1f91b4f58 shock through Ryubeom, 6e973f2645 leaving him speechless.1567b4e6a4d7aa71
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It felt like something was breaking inside. Or was it the sound of old memories falling into place? The scenes he saw in ‘his’ past unfolded simultaneously before his eyes.e4f72b0074860202
Him smiling comfortably at the woman’s touch. The white fox that came up between them as they talked in the mansion. The space filled with mutual affection and care.82b0481c56e62330
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And then, as the place burned down in a fire…8237d9458584595d
“The change in the head had a bigger impact, I think?”5ad494b9c302f60b
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The words he heard from the fox Suin echoed in his mind. After the great fire that engulfed the fox clan’s main house, the head changed, and the new head left for abroad as soon as the fire was dealt with. Only Guil communicated with the head.2b70421aa3b698b3
Cheon Ryubeom was in 3f8f066b03 a daze.9c6e17e61b1cb494
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He wanted to deny it. It couldn’t be, it didn’t make sense. When they first met, he was hiding from the tigers. He had seen him protecting the triplets.8daa1fcf510cc20e
But the more he recalled, the more his denials crumbled. Cheon Ryubeom, who was weak to children, couldn’t refuse meetings involving the triplets, naturally meeting him, treating him as a benefactor, being called ‘young master,’ and slowly opening his heart to the kindness he had never received…30023a1ad7ce72a5
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He couldn’t breathe.fe10d129e8456543
It felt like 6a7f3dd41e he was being 3518c9003a strangled.51791190cd2fd0a8
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Ryubeom’s trembling hand groped his neck, feeling the emptiness where the necklace had been, making him feel even worse. His fingers scratched the spot where the necklace had hung, convulsing. His skin tore, and blood flowed, but he felt no pain.5154b30b315f6d94
“How precious you are, young master. You’re destined to enter Daehogwan…”e10bc8f0109940b3
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Why had he shown such interest in Daehogwan? Why had he wanted Ryubeom to enter the space marked with the mansion’s protective seal so badly?3a1cfd26a4879adf
What was c2e4f0dde7 the true eb4adbdf99 nature of 5eeff7b278 the dark 639ac5ff10 red medicine ba940a663c he had 66d807712f given him?f991d8ebcd2ac76b
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He remembered 8e330ce1f6 how he 40b3cf7ed5 had swallowed ee73ef9f8c it without 6440a2ccfd hesitation, even d525e14a19 knowing it bc77b75f25 smelled of 922ee75497 blood. And the 5823fde596 smile he 7b154fc519 had shown 6eab73b27e each time.824d78ee9f84f0e8
Accepting that ‘he,’ Yeohwi, was the fox clan head, all memories read differently. Every moment with Yeohwi shattered like glass, and Cheon Ryubeom traced the memories, cutting his hands on the shards. His gasping breaths fell like sobs.05d5e2d24c2a5b8c
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Was everything a lie, ff8ebf9e05 a deceit?a2f8b4305cdddc0d
Past moments he had dismissed as strange now had cruel reasons attached. Why didn’t Garam from Hyojomyeon remember Yeohwi? Why did the connections he made in Jeju suddenly disappear? Yeohwi had been erasing all traces, fearing information about him might reach the tiger clan.9f1c026f65a35a57
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Ryubeom instinctively touched his neck again. His head felt like it was about to explode, his stomach churned messily. He wanted to vomit. But what he had swallowed and cherished for so long couldn’t be expelled. It had rooted so deep that it shook his entire being, spreading poison from those roots, making him helpless against it.9bcb3d22868fbc50
But perhaps because 8af7637551 he had cherished 8fccf80fab every moment so c033009d14 deeply, Cheon Ryubeom 9f9fb73aef reached a fundamental 8a265196be question.689c7e73e5ff7e0b
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