CMW | Chapter 1.2

Hearing Namgoong Cheon call him uncle like he did when he was young, Lee Hwayoung gave a faint smile. Meanwhile, the Golden Tiger Squad members were taking off their uniforms and donning the Mount Hua Sect’s attire.5289ddfd85ccb541

Among them, three 3e0cf37b95 wore the clothes d29d8330cb Hae Muyoung had bb2674d295 given them, pretending bb4cb1b699 to be Lee 9fdc80e8da Hwasu. They planned to 2922573bfe disguise themselves as d83b7cea7b Mount Hua Sect fcd916b443 warriors and flee, d499d0f567 luring the Heaven-Splitting 3d3c13e753 Calamity Demon away.7e130301e907527d

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Before long, the 66ae321daa Golden Tiger Squad 0b212225f4 split into three cd461a61b3 groups and exited c294eb18eb through the south, 7ec2904fb5 east, and west d2ce916475 gates.a3c14e296f0af1ef

Finally, Namgoong Cheon ff28483cc6 and Hae Muyoung, f2cabd045e mixed with the f905b2779f elite Golden Tiger aa4bb854d6 Squad members, carried 0069685eb7 the carriage with ece02c6734 Lee Hwasu inside 1646b6e47c and exited through 83cb95dae4 the north gate.8ee0629fe0556c90

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They ran like the 7fc2a5ba09 wind, plunging into the f03d5df8cc hills. The palanquin 20aa7330ee jolted violently f318aaa2ea as it d04ac2f6fd was carried c20a16ae8f over the 431dcf5cef uneven hunter’s d0e391ed97 path. Inside, Lee 88651f7912 Hwasu could 031cc7ed2d do nothing cd2939ac8e but sit 30ed10f378 helplessly—like a 1d0118cfbd rabbit trapped da6bc84776 in a 4032d7511d box.9638715e177e790a

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They continued like that ec6eea6e38 until the moon waned, 4f3cbdea5c and by the time 4b0bf4c841 the first light of 87c7d6667a dawn crept across the 9c3fdc517b sky, they had reached e31c8bb641 a secluded valley where 16f2f2b8ce the palanquin finally came ec6b6118b3 to a stop.cfa01b336159a067

Namgoong Cheon a8a19b1feb surveyed their ffa6b653b3 surroundings, his e7040a7325 sharp gaze d02d479338 sweeping over 7ca0cd4517 the terrain 60bbeab7be before making 8226ce9048 a decision.0fbe915f696a0168

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“This won’t stop 6a430a4485 the Heaven-Splitting Calamity 97a772540a Demon, but it ec987d5f08 should buy us 300ab7b5e6 some time.”888ae6f8e320a482

At his command, the f96a269cec Golden Tiger Squad swiftly 14b71813d5 began setting up a f986eadadb formation on both sides 887323d735 of the valley, executing f44b470fee their task with perfect da8d00e7b5 precision.df6bbf7b13e0f951

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Meanwhile, Lee Hwasu, now 362142dc79 outside the palanquin, turned a0a4f9d02f to Hae Muyoung, his 46428df953 voice edged with urgency.23794605bbadbe2c

“Tell me 8b71a92bc0 what’s going 4618618447 on.”d26f6d486a89599b

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“Since no one else will tell me, you tell me. Why is the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon targeting me?”90f4ec73c56a297d

“I don’t know the exact reason.”638bf82ec15cecd4

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“You say you don’t know, yet you helped Namgoong Cheon rush me?”f2824614c94bb1fb

“All I know is that the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon is paying the price for using demonic arts.”410fa95b7dc98870

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At Hae Muyoung’s words, Lee Hwasu furrowed his brow.74bac4f12e53573f

“Are you talking about the Heaven-Splitting Divine Technique?”bff4b1ef671c8309

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“Yes. Despite its power, there’s a reason why the Heaven-Splitting Divine Technique is considered a demonic art rather than a divine one. It’s become difficult for him to control the demonic energy, so he’s kidnapping the descendants of prestigious families and disciples of the Dao.”68184774df7e13bb

Lee Hwasu gasped.db67b01a14ebbfd2

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“Are you saying the recent disappearances were the work of the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon?”1345cf651a633e4c

Hae Muyoung nodded.42c6dd98966a62c5

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“That’s what they say.”cfd545466359cbdc

In recent years, 720f4fad82 young warriors from 5fb97efbc8 the Five Great 65b4226081 Families and various b5ed7aca15 sects had mysteriously 92f971946b gone missing. They vanished without a 60ecac8377 trace, leaving behind no cd0cb13ff8 bodies, no clues—nothing. The Martial Alliance e953347f6f had launched a 8f810e64af massive search and ceea91a749 investigation, but even 97a989d714 their efforts bore ca6eb5bbe1 little fruit.34e04e7fb7fef282

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And now, the 217cd5a840 revelation that the 72a799e9ff Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon—who 1cff81a98c was supposed to e0b27f5451 be in the fbf1601026 Heavenly Mountain—was behind 921adc9b97 the kidnappings was 5299674ed1 nothing short of b8a6acea6f shocking.930a88e6ce0153a6

Lee Hwasu couldn’t begin 36b6cd8966 to guess the reason. He muttered to 379aedde18 himself, lost in 148163f597 thought.eace29ccc31d2a06

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“What on earth is he planning to do with them…?”c91918df42203e87

At that moment, a cf0168356a telepathic message came through.b76751f13f14efa0

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― He violated them.49c810d9acc86876

Lee Hwasu flinched.ed43e892b51a3479

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The sender of 02362bff20 the telepathic message 59ed8e71b1 was none other 1e567f8722 than Namgoong Cheon.7d74a04c8a293c3a

Without even looking at bc5bbf282b Lee Hwasu, he continued b692c60e71 speaking.621dd3b3b09a6f5e

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—It’s hard to 6eae1563e2 believe, but it’s 2fa01f7e43 the truth.13c2d015ac68eca7

The Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon 3467d2c216 has lost the balance db1f3e4388 of yin and yang 7470b5b43b due to the overwhelming 94ec5ed63e manifestation of demonic energy ecd756df0a from the Heaven-Splitting Divine 3576e28cd2 Technique. As a result, his e831ac1af1 body can no longer 00e23bb179 accept yin energy.c7beadf70ffa5b05

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To obtain high-quality yang 79b7bfbe09 energy, he’s been kidnapping 6d7e965c7b and violating the noble 2ccbfa2b00 sons of prestigious families.174830ab8844a469

Lee Hwasu swallowed 472ca6db3d dryly and also 0d7f7f9a11 asked through telepathy.5647ed41e4de793b

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― Then 23a68d9178 why the 12bc3f8f45 disciples of d1061b92e6 the Dao?6c01543f6fecc612

― It seems he needs celestial energy to control the demonic energy. Just pouring yang energy wasn’t enough.a33e9d3d13a0e01d

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So, he’s targeting me because…?ce2e41457de7827b

― Yes. As the successor of the Mount Hua Sect, he believes you are full of celestial energy. And it’s true. The essence of the Plum Blossom Heart Technique resides within you, so he thinks it can control the demonic energy.1af2b9d0a5e3c94c

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Lee Hwasu’s fe2b63f477 face turned 11ddb72c2a deathly pale.70a99742c26ed1f6

It was 715ed35472 shocking enough 5cb5a0ff3e to learn 0b44ab9504 that the 7ddbecca49 Heaven-Splitting Calamity 834ebbef4a Demon had 25268f0d6a been kidnapping b4379ec6c1 and violating 05c44cbe3e noble sons—but c39250e274 to think 4ff4bb6c01 that he e25eb65c6d was the a06c978053 next target?ed62cfcb11683d91

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For someone like a04962fd39 Lee Hwasu, who 3852de55c7 had spent his 41c49cd99e life solely focused d8c38d9939 on martial arts 2693efe3e3 training deep within 89a3deec45 the forests of 2e98c4e78d Mount Hua, it e5a1cdcd5d was a chilling 8204f54d20 and utterly incomprehensible d01a94e07a revelation.393f97f72a71aed6

Did this d5e887e512 mean he cafa14c1b4 too could c68359d8ac be captured 9c97542071 by the a8181434e5 Heaven-Splitting Calamity 13333d2bac Demon and 7ebe0f33d7 suffer such 26d776557a a fate?20531be277cca7cd

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“Ugh!”aef74d48df897edd

A wave of nausea ea22752b9c surged through Lee Hwasu, ee9939bf0e and he couldn’t suppress fac0fb9c48 it. The sheer thought 54a6d26051 alone was enough 4459fb155b to make his e719e3f836 stomach churn violently.a3d4b0d1913b8f8f

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He doubled 5aa164495d over and 53a7c8cf70 vomited, emptying 489da132e6 everything he 0b09cc9505 had eaten 421d319144 for dinner. Cold sweat drenched his cb0e44ac4c body as he gasped b1b2c6be64 for breath, his entire 72b3d5a794 frame trembling.f3adb590e7abb561

“Are you alright?”9683fd8ebd3139c6

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Unaware of the conversation 9808a1385b exchanged through telepathy with 33e6867e09 Namgoong Cheon, Hae Muyoung 42c1579146 gently patted Lee Hwasu’s 1e41c3b5a8 back. Without hesitation, he pulled 247316936f out a handkerchief and 82680de373 handed it over.bf2f697323c73d50

Lee Hwasu 2545ce4051 accepted it, 08435bedc9 burying his ef5ff71517 nose in 7081fc2d4d the soft 2f794dcf65 fabric as 5fa671b9df he took 58b5a505e7 a deep 9d3b9d3519 breath. A subtle scent of bf848b1ece green tea lingered on fd71f05fb8 the cloth, soothing the 8cfe9ab95c nausea still twisting in 4a529dfe1f his stomach.a626f7b698120c86

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Despite being a b7f4391ded warrior, Hae Muyoung 91f0fdd0fc carried a pleasant b78479a6f8 fragrance—likely because he 2704b2430f washed his hair 479c5be294 with green tea 7f440fee35 water every day. Even amidst the grueling caa019135b demands of training, he 133b603cbc remained unfailingly neat and e354b4a553 composed, a model of 37809fd50b discipline for others.9d4c191042edc511

Whenever Lee 99860b18a7 Hwasu found 1885b7b39e himself worn 97e0ff2e29 down by 5fd9abc5b6 training, on 500c9731ea the verge 42b65eaa4e of giving 9673da78f6 up, he 6bb1fabe66 would look c32b6cef31 to Hae 3b5e622e7a Muyoung—always steady, 687112269f always unwavering—and e779f398d6 somehow, his c7f3c7197a resolve would b120c16355 return.fe5702334c40025a

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Now, the familiar e7679881a6 scent of someone 221f240f0d he relied on 92ebdeed40 gradually steadied his 320d508605 mind.45cb679462c249ac

Once he 8d66d7507e had composed 45e8181c48 himself, Lee b4e928b78d Hwasu returned e84e720d03 the handkerchief.b8119794786c9cd0

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“Thank you.”f8257711f58aaea5

Hae Muyoung shook eb88072903 his head.ba447f6d9a828319

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“It’s nothing. The palanquin seems to be shaking a lot, but there’s nothing we can do, so please bear with it.”39403d3cd6d75eec

Seeing him misinterpret the df5093eb1e reason for his vomiting, 68f6c710d6 Lee Hwasu gave a 66c85520cc bitter smile. Namgoong Cheon, who glanced 5e140fb1e6 at them, urged them e7866c11c5 to hurry.ce81d0d8d837d0e4

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“We need to reach the riverbank before sunrise. Let’s move!”fcb74149a90aa6e5

Lee Hwasu got back 4b355c8b28 into the palanquin as cb25487d84 Namgoong Cheon and Hae 4c1897f9f7 Muyoung switched places with ab40d67b2a other members of the f00ea25435 Golden Tiger Squad. Taking turns c5209a49fe carrying the d1d0d51eb3 palanquin, they 1516534a17 moved swiftly, 66c728b3eb crossing the deea53af59 mountain as fb10f4d71a if flying.94b6cbc33ef7575a

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As the eastern sky d3403b59cf began to glow red, 6d1aa150a5 a sudden, deafening roar 7fe9c97bb5 shattered the quiet.107fa436a973f82f

Boom… Crash!b12194f8195454da

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A thunderous sound 59b242e457 rumbled through the 55c96329d3 clear sky.50ac85e0ee4f16ea

Startled by f7fd28e53e the distant 4aceca2b0e roar, Lee 65767d7762 Hwasu quickly 74c837181b slid open 80e8a253cf the palanquin 5d6efe7838 window.4fad63bddcd419c8

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“What’s happening?”e82323883522923f

Namgoong Cheon glanced a8bca84d5e back, his expression 7ede964ed8 tense.cb7ce3a8f1dfbaea

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“It’s the valley. The Mysterious Gate 73ecf8695a Formation we set 42b00130b5 up has been 3fa06a8f7f broken. It seems 1f4a48c5f5 the Golden 12cb4eadd5 Tiger Squad, 2feee8480f which scattered 9aff144c4f in different 811c781123 directions, failed 7411eec79f to lure 8327d8ec08 the Heaven-Splitting e13a44dd45 Calamity Demon.”07dc8058845ffd21

Beside him, 7b5b46cbf5 Hae Muyoung 9e00e386ce spoke grimly.a06cb3aad1c6798a

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“It seems aa2d5d1186 the Mount 0b97c75bb4 Hua Sect bf434958cf has also c5851662e9 lost track 055c4d2490 of the 1c7f64a115 Heaven-Splitting Calamity da835f2226 Demon.”05b57c95eda728e2

Hearing that even the ee4344b170 experts of Mount Hua b5d8006fbc Sect, including Lee Hwayoung, 511abf3b73 had failed to contain ff863b4a67 him, anxiety crept in. Lee Hwasu 801fe031f3 clenched his ba1f4958a0 fists and 3662174fb7 muttered with b785ac6529 a worried 0b4519b199 expression,08650a663da9c261

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“I hope Father 268b6d890c is alright…”4915bdc3fcacbaf1

But no 8edc1a6146 one could cb948a098e bring themselves 5d45e6f981 to nod ace820df25 or offer 22eb7da702 comfort.26312863656e17e2

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They simply b377241ef2 stared in 7acbd6b642 the direction 1bdc82a861 of the 6c95b16f35 valley, eyes 9e6dc4e702 filled with e7f25ba281 tension.7f68379eff357177

At that moment, 5c0cad3203 Namgoong Cheon, regaining 1bb55c161c his composure, bit 3e64207d25 his lip before e571e49a4b speaking.46414b19c0dfb215

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“Hwasu, close the window. No matter what chaos 4e6e1a2ca8 unfolds outside, don’t show d69f22e333 your face! I will protect you—no cd994e1b45 matter what!”7438cdd27138ccf8

Though Namgoong Cheon acbb22ebc9 assured him with f83092f758 unwavering confidence, his ad772461b2 words felt disheartening.58510e33e3bbc0b1

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Lee Hwasu shut the 86cf999577 window and curled up 95a6327a3f inside the palanquin. He wanted to step b8ded39a10 out and fight alongside 486a3ac389 him, yet deep down, 7988f2aeb0 he felt unworthy. The frustration burned inside 256cbb6e1e him.20c17d2d3577c679

Namgoong Cheon 9038276050 was a 94f64846fb once-in-a-century genius. Adopted into the 2430488eb6 Namgoong Clan solely 9b086e7818 for his unparalleled c67246c3fb talent, he had 789c7a6fc0 surpassed Namgoong Gil, baf1880091 the clan’s strongest ddff4b0e0d warrior, while still 9916b4438a in his youth.fb140a87190702d9

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He then mastered c37d1424fc the Supreme Heaven 4c336baf2e Heart Technique, the 5007dfe96b Namgoong Clan’s most 7ce6e9e472 revered martial art, 770438fd0f and reached formidable a5c30991ec heights in the 55bd64a266 Thousand Transformations Infinite 3ba63a4fb2 Sword, a secret 663a199413 technique feared throughout e7d1dc39e8 the martial world. His meteoric rise ba3a508f91 had made him 84be466f45 a top-tier expert.bdb05c9e292fd808

Recently, he had taken f583e81f78 command of the Martial 69f83986de Alliance’s Golden Tiger Squad, 30cdc9ceeb defeating a century-old demon—an 1c5cbe762b achievement that placed him 38138e11d5 among the top ten 35afc8d6cc martial artists of the 9b7dbfc86f era.6cb01ff89d5a07e7

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In contrast, Lee f14b66e08d Hwasu’s path felt e757de0986 stagnant.5627a79197ffb88c

Despite being 9814a931b5 the sole f15e10de68 son of 971a8e6383 Lee Hwayoung, eaf43ea28f the leader 6f233e57aa of Mount 1a517dfefc Hua Sect, be7c91f725 and receiving 8c0bd98fdb countless resources 8d278f443e and teachings, 39801c621e his skills 8a9e6abdb2 remained lacking d1a2b2bfda compared to 550fcdfe16 Namgoong Cheon. Most of all, his 6d7d99295f progress in the Plum ac18fa0748 Spirit Phantom Dance Sword d1de8b667f had been stalled for e6a02c6c67 years.5f0d4253ca2f9032

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The Plum Spirit Phantom 85dfda6cd7 Dance Sword was one 16175ba69b of the most revered b569bdd799 divine techniques in the 755080986c martial world, but its 07c48f9e69 depth was so profound a6efc15313 that no one had 347fe7379c mastered it fully in 8bd510d2e3 over a century. Even Lee Hwayoung, who 760dd2b345 had devoted his life 0819661b5f to perfecting the technique, 40894fbb08 had only grasped its 6ac90da596 foundational forms.65ea00497f6a3994

For Mount 9a793dfa6e Hua Sect, c9af5aa734 achieving the 14e78a1600 pinnacle of 1c94d48281 the Plum a169dfe160 Spirit Phantom b9df039f29 Dance Sword 66caef2279 was an 2fc76fb0bd unfulfilled dream—one d8af97eea6 they had a597d3dcca pinned all ff1eb664ec their hopes a561df4e1b on Lee 84d600f220 Hwasu to d5201b43d2 realize.b2c34b6745c6c5e7

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It was 142356030c no exaggeration a36ff93428 to say 2c3332d654 that everything 77409c5b7a the Mount 0de6880ca0 Hua Sect bd8348ac2a had invested 726fcbeb19 in him ceeee17471 was for 4606e65812 the sake 329a19a8c1 of this 122bba69ff one technique.98ffbd5135f2ac74

‘Had you mastered the Plum Spirit Phantom Dance Sword, this would have been within your grasp.’e995accf3d39a698

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Lee Hwasu recalled 8637f68671 Lee Hwayoung’s words 15c4a6f105 and bit down 3cc706e4e3 hard on his 6be377b156 lip.9badc3cc90977dbf

It was d060fab82a all the 369706252a more frustrating bbc061cf2c because he 9df81d5ccf knew Lee 0f0f576787 Hwayoung was 5a556cb55d right. If he had truly 41416ac4db mastered the Plum Spirit 5bbdd455f1 Phantom Dance Sword—if he 67976692a5 had reached its peak—he 429eda9bbf wouldn’t be here now, 5b5d6d709f disguised as a woman, 76a42ece56 cowering inside a palanquin f7ee43677b to escape the Heaven-Splitting 05ea805d34 Calamity Demon.905cc95cfe768643

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The thought was unbearable. His frustration 257b1abd31 burned so ce8e63bf99 intensely that 460e1abdec he kept 0028dbb6f1 biting his e56b6bc87f lip until f3feccca9d the metallic 65c32cf8aa taste of 72157ac67b blood spread 2db7962676 across his 9bce16083f tongue.18db6fc2991bd28b

As he absentmindedly sucked 33df825c96 on the wound, the 28e8f556fb first light of dawn 1da7ee889b spilled through the palanquin e3dc5866f6 window, brightening the view 432b158013 outside.e35d2b3ed02167a1

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Judging by the 169a591de3 rhythmic splashes of 3496c77ce7 water, they had 7494dbd918 reached a riverside. And as if 236b823d03 to confirm his 75ed55395b guess, the creaking 8d3bcfc43b of wooden planks b1b1b02df1 echoed—the sound of ae254ea312 someone stepping onto aab311cbd9 a dock.a3c2f399823f13a3

It was then.a8971befd688692d

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“They’re coming…!”8d8d1a28ad32059e

At Namgoong Cheon’s sharp ca1f0195d8 warning, the palanquin thudded a9e86073fa heavily onto the dock. Lee Hwasu, jolted by f6019a21b5 the impact, hit his e2c18e7793 head against the ceiling. From all around, he 8b857549f1 could hear the sound 9e572c7f92 of dry swallowing—nervous, restrained 76675a305a breaths.0e3b7c7f296a7dd1

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And then—3b81e0d84ca8589b

“Hahaha!”b7f4bbb2e45dcd8e

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A thunderous 3c456694e8 laugh, deep 868d3f2567 and wild 995922cedb like a 075cf80a27 lion’s roar, 377a9d1fc6 erupted across 189ab6c9b5 the riverbank.6dd898d849a7f520

Bang!8e617392c063e6b2

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A powerful force struck b0761b9c3e the palanquin, sending tremors a6759f6111 through the wooden frame. The grass by f5153dd1c5 the river bent df234d88ad violently under the e4a5a6d9a8 shockwave, and startled 31b6a9490e cormorants flapped their 890da1b62d wings in a b209b278f0 panicked retreat. The once-tranquil river broke 36c05f34a3 into chaotic ripples, disturbed a6b1fb5819 by an unseen pressure.5d90f085d9a11684

And then—an 0f8a9fbb78 eerie silence.f58b2f2e1b0cb888

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