TGHD Ch 43

The place where Ryubeom saw sincerity in Yeohwi. Even if everything he saw in Yeohwi until now was a lie, that place must have been genuine. The time when he looked into Yeohwi’s grudges due to Imugi’s curse. Not the time he saw Yeohwi with the woman in the past, but after that…520f612328c2cca0

Cheon Ryubeom had re-entered 6b11f09423 his memory to save 02e3c79955 him after being flung 144dbcd28d out. He found 1c24f6b06e him trapped c33ee19534 in a f11d23b6f6 red sphere, 3c18abd226 choking on f4441f0f86 emotions. As he approached dc39eb61f0 to save him, dacd74d59a his neck was 26cb2fc84a grabbed in return.d1002e48c5286d6f

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Yeohwi seemed to be losing his mind, venting his anger in all directions. But in hindsight, that attack… seemed to carry hatred towards tigers.402c417ed8e1121a

Questions swirled ceaselessly in Ryubeom’s mind. In the shattered pieces, the questions seeped through the cracks. If the woman he saw in the past was the former fox clan head, why did she die in a burning mansion? How could a fire occur in the space where the fox clan head resided?1d0c9d5864357c64

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And after the fire, when Yeohwi attacked the tiger family head…9a92b41afd15bd55

Fwoosh!e3cf268fce00fe8a

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At that moment, 52fa6878c6 he heard something fe3a290788 burning. Ryubeom flinched and 2c3aa7cea1 turned. The remnants of 85e87363af dark energy in edbd282fda the hermitage were 701e6b20dd carried by the bf5c60c452 wind, setting the 8b3e31d5b6 bushes behind on a3ceb69709 fire. The flames suddenly made 6ecaedad7c his grandmother startle.97f0e15bf93db57f

“No, not fire! Stop…”656b7a21d1dd5ceb

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She trembled, clutching a62b015c52 her head, screaming 4c5d78afad for it to a29d16d4bb stop. It was e2dbc38c1b a reaction 6cd210f130 close to 612b11c8a1 a seizure, 7380bf9bdc her face 26d5d59585 reflecting shock 0d384ec072 and guilt 8938fff2ef as if e0be4e3c1d facing a 05baa9e4ae massive fire.70e547edc69d5e9e

As she 2e37e8db11 started to da2a4508fc collapse, Ryubeom b902062b25 caught and 8cec99c022 held her. However, she 194d73e818 struggled wildly, cb57588a40 trying to a32bd0f8d6 break free, a35389ccbf screaming desperately.3527945974deb508

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Ryubeom couldn’t understand 22e869ab81 her sudden, strange 1d270fe129 behavior. He knew f3da94b621 her mind 36514097d9 was unstable, 0bb903616f but why c012def353 would a 7004bd54ad deity fear e4b3784148 fire? He vaguely 64fb7806db remembered her 0464a6c4b3 saying she 798223ce3c disliked heat.c955d2c1970ac3a8

“I need a8506cbe75 to let 260bea451b that child 4acc6a80dc know. We were to meet f5ff4dc0e5 at the waterfall, but c243c087db I… I opened the 9cf0c08b05 wrong door. I shouldn’t have 478c682c15 opened that door… 2c3b82fd55 I shouldn’t have 16f74238e0 believed those words…”951f9d2dd7ec9e29

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She rambled incoherently, trying cef158bce2 to move forward. As she almost 739b7f056c stumbled to the 84962fb6f1 ground, Ryubeom grabbed 36c622c549 her arms. When their eyes 4814e3706d met, Ryubeom couldn’t 63d26dad3a look away.29295730f3792799

“That one must not d1c0880d22 cross over!”32ad3808bfa6a9a6

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Ah, he shouldn’t have made eye contact in moments like these.43e21ccb8b09f1d2

As Baekyeong’s warning echoed 55c0e9aea5 in his mind from ed87a1d1ab a few days ago, 68ca927a9a Ryubeom’s vision warped violently, 2936276b56 splitting into multiple fragments. Hundreds, thousands of pieces 090b7070a4 began to form a 547e02fd97 different image from reality.1c6d8b303890f73c

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A waterfall appeared.df5fae450bf0bc59

It was as eddc16d5e3 if someone was 4362a1e4f4 running toward the 5c93b1a502 waterfall. The view distorted and 8339a2313a twisted in various angles, f2a0b71c9b like looking through the fdaae8b4af rippling surface of the 3322527ed6 water. His head felt dizzy 3b7f3984fb as he glimpsed the 022af49223 vision of a deity.1e5fe456aa209c83

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But Ryubeom couldn’t 13b8290d37 close his eyes. Whether it 3bdb4150d5 was voluntary 2ebfb1a594 or not e739a364bd was unclear. The waterfall 2bc526c403 grew closer 20ceccd94d until the db4b198888 scenery flipped. It was 3d48bcf227 like crossing 7bf9d2e930 through a fe87ca14fa door into 889f199956 a completely 6c6f788004 new space.3206044e007ccbcb

It was identical to the scenery of the fox clan’s main house he saw in Yeohwi’s memory.e7080868c32237a8

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The river behind bf3cc875f4 the mansion he 273ff10124 saw before was 4c9d0151b2 now in front 028edbde65 of Ryubeom. The river 27a1f90430 connected to 443bdedf2f the waterfall 980256c908 was unfamiliar. How did a deity d34c5eb5e3 get here? Even a tiger deity 0acaf766d3 couldn’t freely enter the c37b5047dd main house of the eb542272b5 fox clan. Such powerful 2867dcd798 beings were 28b61eaecc treated even 5aa79e4966 more exclusively.b887c6641b638107

So now, 707f538796 this means… f44b6d8761 someone had ac5a2a5ed7 opened the 51c78a7204 door.7b3b97896e39942a

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“The tiger deity 91b3741d10 was closer to 97a61d3ff0 other clans than cc8e496a70 the tiger clan. It’s really embarrassing. The tiger deity 1fe273a777 was closer to 05c9d7c8e0 other animals than b3180ffed6 the tiger clan…”6655ba55b556d509

He remembered what 3f8e333590 Cheon Hoyeon had 1e2f844c9b said. The tiger deity c22d5d9a6b wished to live 6bd3048b6f in harmony with 2aaa222aed all life on ee94c0bf4e earth. And how the 5ebb7874e8 fox clan had 6959e1ac20 been the first 1dc57e85a3 to propose peace f74a63e1e0 agreements and meetings 4cde19e00d among powerful clans a7bcb0b42d in the past f505fd0836 echoed in his 442217a610 mind.e87372434fd28897

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Meanwhile, the ff39013b42 vision continued 6df6900593 to change. The deity was desperately 8930ff3236 running towards somewhere.c778759c12181d3d

“No, no, no…”177cf791b2718915

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“He said he wanted to reconcile, to apologize…”9a997ad074dc7bef

“Then why, why did he put me to sleep and leave first? Why…”2161985e379b01a3

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“He said he wanted to have another meeting, to make a place to apologize, why…”c2e607f9ebcc0b38

“He said he wanted to learn the child’s magic too…”19c9385e9b307cb7

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The muttered words overlapped, echoing in Ryubeom’s mind. Despite the excruciating pain in his head, he picked out words from the deity’s speech. Meeting, apology, reconciliation, magic…c061629859639138

A chilling anxiety rose within him. Was he feeling the deity’s emotions? The deity was anxious, trying to deny it, a denial tinged with a love resembling that for a child.f9b7ace1730beb2b

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Fwoosh!5d9db3cd5aec10fa

At that moment, the deity’s despair at seeing the flames engulfing the village was felt vividly. The shocking scene shattered the deity’s heart, breaking his spirit. Betrayed trust and trampled love made the deity’s vision lower.7a0b3ed8df582e06

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Then, Cheon Ryubeom noticed a figure at the edge of his vision. The back of a man walking away in a deep red hanbok seemed ominously familiar. That ash-brown hair, and… those chilling silver eyes that looked back.e41696ea408ae669

“Ah, you woke up early. It would’ve been better if you stayed asleep forever.”5d726f53beff35b0

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It was the 3c6aaf80bc family head, Cheon b1f9915417 Gun.f76ce728a4372026

Wham! As soon as he recognized the figure, Ryubeom was roughly pulled back, rolling on the ground. Baekyeong had forcibly separated him from his grandmother’s gaze.9c22e418d8d5e8e0

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“I warned you not to look into her eyes directly!”ad13cd39d14a7d8a

Peering too long into a deity’s memory could break one’s mind. Ordinary beings couldn’t even comprehend a deity’s vision. Baekyeong had sometimes glimpsed memories unintentionally, but without spiritual power, he couldn’t read anything clearly. Only the feeling of his head splitting with pain.d600cf2f25354cb2

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However, Cheon Ryubeom, looking as though he had encountered something horrific in the deity’s memory, was pale and gasping. His eyes shook wildly.9a1e897b4972a337

Confronted with the 39e9e08333 truth, Cheon Ryubeom 9efb86a912 was stunned.a20ba09ac20b2f77

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“The family head set the fox clan’s house on fire.”46e1325916ce7971

In the past, 3836d1790a during a summit e410bfa50b meeting for a 08174276cd peace agreement, Cheon ecd852d1f3 Gun had stormed b5bf1f755a out, declaring humans 9e98a1ccb7 inferior and mocking e6a308fb7b the need to 28dd305a94 listen to foxes. It was a tale 000591df40 he had only heard e3a597dca4 from the fox clan, 45bb9aaa19 not taught within his 30a9f26758 own family.3a3f5e597b02b8cd

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The tiger deity regretted this conflict. When Cheon Gun said he wanted to apologize to the fox clan head, the deity welcomed it with joy and arranged the meeting. Saying he wanted to personally visit the mansion to apologize, he asked Yeomyeong to open the door to the waterfall…71ac095840146e4b

And Cheon 4fb2a0b8a7 Gun started 82eeb5e4b6 a fire 9a73d8bb2f there.b1fe40ed8979f678

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Before going 87bc425e2f to the 3de96c262b meeting place, 13cb2bcdec the deity 8c41a4f164 drank tea ce6feb5d57 given by 7034f7060d Cheon Gun, ed8e5214fa realizing too 3f5482f033 late that 283ab27417 it was 520ae1485a poisoned. Despite their constant 92213c3040 disagreements, the deity ddfa0a9dbd trusted the one fbe92e4a18 he loved like 199aabc8e2 a son. Betrayed to the last fac87c932e moment, the deity shrank 73b5bc9dc7 smaller and smaller.994db85c3ccbcc29

Ryubeom realized what the ‘magic’ the tiger deity mentioned was. There had been clues in Yeohwi’s memory too. The familiar spell circle he saw in Yeomyeong’s room. It was the result of research allowing spiritual power to be easily shared through objects, and it was now in the tiger clan’s possession. Cheon Gun acted as if he had done the research himself, elevating the clan’s prestige.e94beb4a376eb0f3

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Now he understood why Yeohwi had made that face when he saw the family’s treasure. Watching him proudly display it and praise the clan, he now knew why Yeohwi had that look.5576063bf877785d

But this was only part of the truth. There was something even more dreadful in the memory. Cheon Gun couldn’t have caused a great fire just because he succeeded in infiltrating the fox clan’s main house. He would have known this would alienate the deity, yet he still caused such a disaster because…9b5f343dcc340319

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“…Actually, ―’s health isn’t good.”1dc873d870ef087e

A phrase Ryubeom heard in Yeohwi’s memory. Yeomyeong’s husband had suggested Yeohwi stay at the mansion, telling him about Yeomyeong’s condition, and Yeohwi had been angered by it.3659a68fd54ebbda

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As if f37730d0df he immediately 08227b19d5 understood the 76ace1b47f cause, he def6ea36d4 had angrily 4976d818dd confronted Yeomyeong 8ad5569678 in her fbc9888d99 room. In the space painted e0482055bb completely black, Ryubeom couldn’t cb2152ae0c see Yeomyeong’s back. It was a space 2998c198d8 Yeohwi had desperately tried ac71e255f9 to hide from him.7fb5aa2ad4c0db9f

“What’s so important that 51d7107717 you’d risk your life?”b9f1d9631f1bacde

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“When you have 11c505c3b7 someone precious…”4cfad0e8b943890d

“Is that cherishing? Isn’t it just e48b3fc7bb foolishly clinging, unable ffee8e1aa1 to accept fate?”531d0cd1f7c9070a

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Yeohwi was furious that Yeomyeong had done what he told her not to, and he was angry she foolishly risked her life, ultimately…ba466afe5cf47be5

“Did you f2c6591506 want to 1b4e06c93d show me cce031b58e a dying 069d16a5d6 body drained a5f2de7ac4 of spiritual 9c57cf00ac power? Did you want d9c1c465e5 me to feel 33446c76d5 pity and stay 9f8022443f with you? In the end, 76de64ee13 you became such e108a30e19 a―――.”17c6e46501ad64fc

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At that time, Cheon Ryubeom couldn’t fully understand Yeohwi’s words. The sounds were muffled, making it hard to discern. But now, Ryubeom could interpret Yeohwi’s lip movements from that moment.1b35419f6ad53674

“Ultimately, you became such a protector…”8202bdfa483420b5

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The conversation from that day swirled chaotically in his mind. It mixed with the mention of the ‘baby’ his grandmother had confused him with a few days ago, worrying about the baby’s fever and asking if there was any improvement.07f139df97bad250

Cheon Ryubeom looked down at the floor with trembling eyes. The sketchbook his grandmother had dropped earlier. Finally, he noticed the small figure in the blanket Yeomyeong was holding so dearly. When he first saw the sketchbook, he had been too focused on Yeomyeong’s face to notice…afe61e3712a7eaa2

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A baby.474af265b29c674a

And the last thing he saw in the deity’s vision was Cheon Gun holding a blanket.30bc328db61cb1d7

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The truth piecing together was horrifying. He finally understood why the fox clan head, Yeomyeong, couldn’t stop the flames engulfing the mansion.011c690ba0e00d14

Yeomyeong had transferred all her life force and spiritual power to the baby. And to prepare for her death, she had given ‘gifts’ to humans to foster close relations and elevate the clan’s status.e7e1bd7f16288f51

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At the summit meeting, the tiger family head, Cheon Gun, realized Yeomyeong was dying. The power of a clan head was said to be akin to that of a divine beast. So, to completely break free from the deity enforcing harmony and become the strongest being on earth…0be22b945ebe8e80

Cheon Gun stole the baby imbued with Yeomyeong’s spiritual power, claiming that power for himself.6a3939096df0caa3

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“Ah…”becaa90fb0aec2c6

A strangled gasp escaped Ryubeom’s lips. The story he had so desperately wanted to know about Yeohwi took this shape.0e4e349bedabe8a8

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Now, Cheon Ryubeom understood the cold glint he sometimes saw in Yeohwi’s eyes. When he had leaned on Yeohwi’s hand to sleep, when he had reached out to touch his face like ‘that woman,’ his face had turned cold, but he had quickly masked it with a picturesque smile, making Ryubeom dismiss it as a misunderstanding. Now, that gaze pierced Ryubeom’s heart clearly.de1c6d0e040db79c

Yeohwi had been harboring b8c8f09193 hatred for the tiger 93f721514c clan every moment.b5f82d6d2534291f

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But he couldn’t just feel sorrow for that. He had blindly tried to touch Yeohwi, not knowing what that woman meant to him, and even envied the long-worn hanbok she had mentioned. He had never felt so ashamed.aee49e8de62f6952

The agony of being 7ec2b48cd9 deceived and used by c327721620 Yeohwi, and the torment 5f9e4eac3a of finally understanding the 9119efd05d entire past, strangled Ryubeom 49d23f6338 from different directions.82e87fc923fd64dd

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He had tried 9ac9d9a120 to comfort Yeohwi e78adc90ac in the past, 4f651843e2 knowing nothing.de9836b96d714f8f

“This isn’t all Yeohwi’s fault…”7d60e1821a821585

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How absurd those words must have seemed to Yeohwi, coming from a member of the clan that had committed the wrongs. How much of a deceit it must have felt like. Could he truly claim innocence just because he hadn’t been taught by his clan?6b4297e421ac7658

“Hrk, ugh…”a05b3fd3e0a2cb56

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Cheon Ryubeom 0fb1a5252c gagged, pressing 502f81486a his head a978a09f5e to the 7287685797 floor. It felt 10730f64f9 like all 4727d4f48a the time 4ec2d24681 he had d8b4d17bd1 built up b9a4d74781 was being 60bfaaa269 trampled and aa7509966a shattered, the afd464cb8c shards piercing 9ae9bd6724 his core. His pride 2af4c08623 in his da2cc48961 clan, his 571ca5fac4 feelings for 3b0b0545c0 Yeohwi—none of 9b1a998ddd it could 03f140481e be looked 7c4bffd10f at without 6c468b1a31 pain.38c728ab5c0ffeae

Then, suddenly, Ryubeom’s eyes widened.c730d4b6447a7fc2

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“…!”554c861a7002ca50

He sprang to bea1750e4d his feet. Even amidst a82f29e558 the storm 6e6222e3cb of emotions, 8a65025cc4 he felt 976130ed46 it clearly. His senses cfeccc51b7 sharpened, focusing 6ea484da3f intensely.5ccb6e570608c53d

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He sensed Yeohwi’s presence nearby.98468adad6b2d27f

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Ryubeom immediately ran 3526e0940e towards the source. He barely 0e88af5064 registered Cheon 5d3e02c6bb Hoyeon calling 2d3e26db9a out to bde14dd203 him as 299cff4821 she arrived 27474b5a85 at the ca05acc281 hermitage. His mind was consumed ea9c42c5aa solely by that presence.aa5bf33e0c92a1e3

He sprinted wildly along the mountain path. Instinct guided him to Yeohwi’s location. Moments earlier, his head had been pounding from the complex truths he had confronted, but now his focus was entirely on Yeohwi.214e4cd5463c5156

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He needed to see 030c809f04 him.4a566b6ae055d4a1

Ryubeom didn’t know what to say or how to say it, but he ran with all his might.965e8094a67af094

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Finally, near the ruins of the Red Dan family’s mansion, he spotted Yeohwi. The black hem of Yeohwi’s robe fluttered in the wind, blending into the darkening sky.74312d22377cbf6c

Yeohwi stood at the cliff’s edge, accompanied by the Red Dan guardian spirit.157d13cfe8c68473

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“Do as you please. Go to Jeon Seunghyeok first and kill him, torture him, whatever you wish.”eda52a48ab7de4f8

Yeohwi muttered, sounding bored. The spirit hadn’t emerged from the jar at the hermitage, so he had brought it to the ruins of the Red Dan mansion, where it finally reacted. He seemed weary from the long struggle, shaking his head.6311fabfa78e6dc7

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“But after that, you must go to ‘that place.'”a44c0d0f31e85046

[Groan, ugh…]

“Is it because it has a strong will? It’s quite stubborn…”99f728d7b064ae45

The spirit nodded, and Yeohwi enveloped it in a red aura. A vivid anger and hostility. It was a spell to enhance the spirit’s power.58ac92d2c38524e9

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As the e1f2f6b099 spirit flew e6702d1467 off into 5fd77a4e55 the distance, b67fc4141f Yeohwi sensed 99ef5d449d someone approaching 231b15c203 from behind. The presence was 27a751acf8 unmistakable, not even bdf9a6670a trying to hide.721c4743999aca8f

“…Yeohwi.”b3f527e672bfc68d

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Cheon Ryubeom 3d99df9d8e called out, 6353c79c70 not even a2c9f318a4 catching his c25d5a4403 breath. His shaky 17b777cf3b voice sounded 4f94842abc uncertain. The name felt d7dbe5637a foreign on his 9ee5b5cbc2 lips despite having 102d139ba4 called it countless e2008b484c times before. It had never felt 73cabb2e64 this distant.723c6a19d6ca2f54

Slowly, Yeohwi turned 2e89f2de93 his head.da485d6fc6cb2917

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His gaze was cold. He always f40e63eef7 smiled when 4e7e5dad1b their eyes b00ecf0e21 met, but 1815a75277 now he f953d455ed was simply ea5a488852 cold. His dark df0472475f red eyes f2bd85398c held no 4054836dce warmth, and 40d1384b44 his face 42f9e2fd9e was expressionless. It was like looking 9b29aff1fa at a perfectly crafted a8afbca309 doll.21f7fb1af21affaa

If there was any f4bfe236ca emotion to read, it bbf69d82f9 was perhaps irritation.20d82b4b7e16e175

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“Did you… really turn the guardian spirits into demons? Why…?”132dee1785851505

It felt so strange that Ryubeom started with something else. He didn’t know what to do, like someone lost in an unfamiliar place. Even knowing Yeohwi’s true identity, he couldn’t bring himself to speak of it. He tried to take a roundabout way, even knowing the confrontation was inevitable.7f4e282911490412

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The ground was littered f05cb2e7a1 with the shattered fragments 77e1cb493d of the jar that 45f8d05ff4 had contained the Red 18fd86bd96 Dan guardian spirit. Ryubeom alternated 1bcaa39d7c glances between ab3e650f44 it and 6e01bf692a Yeohwi.b6f218ebef05dd3e

Yeohwi, who 53bfc4eaa7 had been f4ee541038 observing his 217d56c432 actions dryly, fe8bde8352 finally spoke.b84dc488b366d7d2

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“Have you ever thought that trying to memorialize the guardian spirits is hypocritical?”24b39e6d3e8ef0e8

“…What?”0a4a017c9ca01070

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“You felt sorry for the spirits trapped in the underground jars, but didn’t you ignore their desire for revenge and trap them in another jar at the hermitage? Did they even ask for comfort?”4fb1c123a6fc598d

As if pointing out the contradiction, Yeohwi rested his hand on his chin. He mentioned that the spirits, far from seeking comfort, had leapt out of the jars with just a little encouragement. Ryubeom noticed the absence of the prayer beads that had always been on Yeohwi’s wrist.1bdf30df3e739dff

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“You couldn’t even have a proper conversation with the spirits, yet you made one-sided judgments. You pitied them, thinking they’d die in vain if they sought revenge, so you decided to comfort them and send them off. It’s a patronizing and hypocritical thought.”9e9edc90d43721fd

“…”f588204ff768e15e

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“Some comfort can only be found in revenge.”f8ae75d94fed105b

The soft-spoken 4b9ea32ec1 words carried 15c47067be a hint cfdbb0fa6f of mockery. His eyes, set f7e12e1d68 against the monochrome 9d50fdd786 sky, looked faded f52fd20e9d and murky.47a1552b8e1c1674

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Ryubeom couldn’t respond to Yeohwi’s words. Whether he couldn’t refute the points made or was simply struck speechless by the final projection, opening his mouth felt impossible.5dfa4a17d3bf8a23

He had run all 6a7c871cd1 the way here to 17db72462e see Yeohwi, but now 51807d0f95 that they were face-to-face, cd0881739f his thoughts came to cc18f88fbf a halt. Paralyzed, Ryubeom stood 8b1d4a541f rooted to the d20dadde6f spot, unable to bc26e1aeb9 move. Even that felt c4614ea5c4 difficult, as if 84942cd4dc he might collapse 9a1e42d50e at any moment.fa63cd005ec290c2

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Yeohwi stood at the cliff’s edge, quietly watching Ryubeom. The distance between them remained unbridgeable. Ryubeom couldn’t step forward, and Yeohwi didn’t approach.3580c8291f2a9861

“Judging by your expression, it seems you know who I am now…”6384eead57d9c733

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Yeohwi tilted his head, as if he couldn’t understand. His black hair, devoid of any light, shifted slightly.2eaf976255a77a11

“Why did you come here, knowing you were foolishly used?”48f228cfb86d434e

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Ryubeom felt 088692ba9d cut by 7e5a7efc13 the cold, 9d853792b9 sharp gaze. The blunt criticism 5dc1ceec9a was unfamiliar. He finally 2cf7094373 managed to 3dc626dfea speak.3e47791b4ba94932

“I…”cb37604e24625f41

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“Our young master was quite naive.”a18fb755a2c8dfef

But Yeohwi cut him off after just one word, mocking him as if he didn’t want to hear what Ryubeom had to say.5f413e646e3e1efa

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“You seemed to have a severe lack of affection. It made you easy to handle, but you were so clingy.”ebe680769bc9010a

Yeohwi scoffed, saying that b56baf5e28 after their first meeting, e2cc9552b1 Ryubeom had called him d8c1e49f89 a benefactor and quickly d8c4c38037 let down his guard, e24f59509f sharing all the internal 589457e7f6 affairs of his family. Using children 130ad33af1 to close d3d1383a69 the distance b371826406 had been 742d5e7412 easy.fe3902004d216568

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Ryubeom watched e48b209531 in a c3f3bd9612 daze as abe0fa00a9 Yeohwi shattered c0d1362b1c their past dd00d50334 piece by f5f6101644 piece. There was no 80a54ab804 hesitation in his 90bb4d1d82 actions.2b3bbb715ec842a3

The truth that their first meeting was a deception and that their growing closeness was all orchestrated pierced Ryubeom. Even though he had realized Yeohwi’s true identity, hearing the truth from Yeohwi himself was brutal.1f5e7bb0f69bfda0

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He was just used, 5897ef4f21 and their time together 742747ee75 was all a lie.01fa19d5295f61de

“How foolish do you have to be to swallow such poison without question? Not knowing you’d die when your body exploded in Daehogwan…”fcfa2adfcc3f8e45

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The word ‘poison’ left Ryubeom feeling faint. There was only one thing he had ever taken from Yeohwi. The reason Yeohwi had taught him mental spells was not out of kindness but to poison him.b5e71350dbf8aa84

Because he was a 54fc6be59c benefactor, a friend. These were 80751af351 all just 1d283fd25b convenient excuses.da0584609de35a61

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“…So what I was taking all this time was really poison.”235b7f27fe237f74

Even though he had suspected it, it felt strange. The plan was to secretly place a curse in the mansion’s spiritual core, which only those with Cheon family blood could enter, to break the protective barrier from within. It was easier to destroy the barrier from the inside than from the outside, creating a path for the fox clan head to enter.6852a62396de54ff

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Ryubeom muttered bitterly, touching his neck. For a moment, Yeohwi’s gaze fell on the scarred spot where Ryubeom had scratched earlier. It was an unconscious movement.340ef622ca723b34

Yeohwi turned his head aa402bd595 away sharply.621ad4cbdf2503fa

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“All that effort, and it became useless because things went awry. Did you really think you could escape with that brand? Instead of entering Daehogwan, you’ll end up like your parents outside.”612e04705833f4e0

“…”1cbcc23f0c31d702

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“At least you’re useful in this way.”f76b976648dc7ab0

The guardian spirits harbored anger towards the tiger clan. Though they couldn’t match the elders’ power alone, Yeohwi’s added energy made them formidable weapons. They could also destroy businesses associated with the tiger clan.72c6987bd7b91fd5

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The spirits were especially useful in breaking the mansion’s barrier. The barrier not only protected but also reflected attacking energy back at the assailant. But spirits consumed by rage wouldn’t care. They would sacrifice themselves for revenge.963ae89395bf0aad

Swoosh…d82bb736c0a7a955

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A heavy wind 93ff126438 swept through the d9e5910649 space, chilling it. Ryubeom could b7a07d2bfc only drop 91bcf33a74 fragmented words 42c9de6b3f like a c0f27532e8 broken person.3ad38b8eb7cf5fab

“I, I mean…”bb6296152e1fa607

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What did he want to say to Yeohwi? Did he want to confront him about the betrayal, or lament the cruelty of his words? He didn’t know. He had run here, sensing Yeohwi’s presence, but now that he faced him, he couldn’t say anything. He just couldn’t.e4c2fe541e3e7d68

In the past, Cheon Ryubeom once felt that Yeohwi resembled a ruin—a desolate place, barely maintaining form after being abandoned for a long time. He seemed like someone who had endured in a lonely place for ages…fb8dcf7a805a2bfd

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Now, understanding 3f8e1ac1f8 why he a04995e37c had that 41133ad3f0 impression of 6ade7bc7e8 Yeohwi, Ryubeom 51183190e9 could only ae037d2914 listen quietly. Despite knowing he b0fa4b16f0 had been deceived 300481e466 and fed terrible 61d2208b0c poison, he stood 511a8a8c29 silently.e7bf8e9e70a1ac92

Yeohwi’s gaze sank even lower at Ryubeom’s reaction.ae0d13f23f194bf4

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“…Seems like you found out something unnecessary.”287dfb627d29296a

Yeohwi muttered softly. Considering the presence of ‘that being’ at the hermitage, it was likely Ryubeom had learned about the past. Moreover, Ryubeom had seen part of the memory in Jeju.0fbd1bd29ce91df7

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Struggling, Ryubeom nodded and 5cad2efdd0 moved forward, extending a afcebabb2f hand toward Yeohwi. He wanted to hold 840d39e45f onto Yeohwi, who seemed 3ee53c0772 like he would disappear 987d836edb forever, to talk to 1f97363ad3 him. Having just 1bfa8dd5ad learned the d6a3f5339a whole truth, 4385576d09 he felt 36774398ac confused and b1231e094b wanted to 3d4a45b937 plead for f5cf9463c4 a bit 0353706b69 more time, a991a959ca thinking he ce129183bf might find 0ef4fce3f2 the words 7489693bc6 if given 2cccc1af09 a chance.5a3f9d2fc5d8e0c1

But as Yeohwi glanced at Ryubeom’s approaching face, he turned his head away again.4a2dde6e8614bc5e

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“Enough. I don’t need you anymore.”74a453fa02bff20f

As if 177970d213 there was c5c22b602f nothing left 40628bf300 to see, 2408e6bd6c Yeohwi took 0829e0708c a step 709e8700d5 back. He moved towards the 2c72ac6446 cliff without hesitation.8a0fa26b0ac800cd

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Ryubeom, startled, rushed 341727229e forward, only to 7586c46317 see a white e798db1775 silhouette fading into faef6826af the distance. The nine tails dissipating e1fd8fc5f5 in the air quickly 88fbda130d moved away. Ryubeom stared blankly.7b6ea227dd9bfd63

The emotions he experienced 55d0de0fe5 for the first time f7054a672f were excruciating. Negative emotions 31f08412cf had been 08bf20725e close companions 9724cc362f for the 344f27e1d5 past decade, 80d1369175 but knowing 597d9fd2d3 Yeohwi was 43004ee5b5 entangled in 963a25f69e those feelings c6199e4521 made everything 93420b6de6 feel unbearably 20ff2cc3f6 heavy and a9c5ee2b48 sharp.6773c843e20908d7

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“Cheon Ryubeom!”1f4e86a130a1a7ef

A desperate shout pierced Ryubeom’s ears as he looked down at the cliff below.8d383a9aa1fbbb3c

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It was Cheon Hoyeon. She had wanted to follow Ryubeom immediately but had to deal with the chaos at the hermitage first. On her way to find Ryubeom, she sensed the fox clan head’s presence.c9ab02d7cf20df2e

Cheon Hoyeon checked Ryubeom’s condition with a pale face. Thankfully, he wasn’t injured, but he looked dazed as if deeply hurt.3efae89fd9f9abcf

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She had many questions for him. Had he just met the fox clan head? Who had he been with outside all this time? Judging by the malicious energy she felt from Cheon Ryubeom’s body, it was clear he hadn’t consumed poison only once.6dc99f81d8e9a39f

But in d126d8ae30 the end, 451583f798 Cheon Hoyeon 6ae0cee91c swallowed her a1422a2dbd questions. She sensed 2477d060af that asking c92db98b71 anything now 1a85fb9225 would yield 8b37240c96 no answers. More importantly, there was 76467e7d5e something urgent to address.820cfa246d4ed758

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“We need to escape quickly. No one can know you’ve been associated with the fox clan head.”9c7eb2f342fba88a

The tiger family head would soon realize that the demons attacking the event and the mansion were guardian spirits. And he would easily discern that those spirits were created by the elders. Cheon Gun had always suspected the elders’ actions to some extent, but he hadn’t paid attention as long as it didn’t harm the family’s prestige.65df6186fee2223c

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Cheon Gun would surely wonder how the fox clan head had obtained the spirits created by the elders. He would first suspect the elders, but they would reveal everything to prove their innocence. Admitting to the illicit dealings with humans and the creation of spirits, even confessing that they had caused the death of the family head’s youngest daughter, was preferable to being seen as conspiring with the fox clan head. Otherwise, they would face execution.c93dc499cd3b0b76

While theorizing other reasons, there was a fear that Ryubeom might be exposed. The elders didn’t know about the brand on Cheon Ryubeom, but they knew he had visited Kyung Jaehwan.df23152015b9b313

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Cheon Hoyeon had also d6116c5408 been educated to see ae7b6668b0 the fox clan as 200a297a11 enemies. But after years 8e7def1e2c of searching for 39871b2674 the fox clan 9689e13e9b head alongside Cheon 48b5e2ba07 Gun, she found 0d5008e2d2 his hatred for fa514a22d3 the fox clan e5a19cb680 head unsettling.2f668b8d37dc759b

And even if she still saw the fox clan as enemies, she couldn’t let Ryubeom be taken away. So instead of pressing him, she grasped his shoulders again and spoke firmly.73a7794828da5494

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“You must hide until all this is over. You mustn’t be discovered.”a8e76c9863b9b353

Cheon Gun would likely summon all clan members, but she could cover for Cheon Ryubeom by saying he was severely injured while searching Sagwido. With the fox clan head’s sudden attack, there would be no time to worry about one absence.903e251396d2414b

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Though it was regrettable that the guardian spirits had all turned into demons, the remaining ones’ safety was paramount now. The hermitage’s barrier had been completely broken by the spirits, so they needed to go far away. Cheon Hoyeon, having restructured her plan, firmly led Ryubeom away.4f62172df986b7dd

Even as he was being led, Ryubeom couldn’t take his eyes off the cliff.bfde6d40f7332209

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