TCRH Ch 5

Hwi Biyeon spent his time busy studying and diligently practicing martial arts. He had much to think about, and a mountain of things to sort out. His master, Myeonmyeon, not leaving him alone also contributed to this. Perhaps aware of her disciple’s subtle change overnight, Myeonmyeon interfered more than before, treating him harshly and increasing his training.2895310398f1f3df

Hwi Biyeon couldn’t express any dissatisfaction towards his master. He had always been weak when it came to her. This was because Myeonmyeon was his savior, the one who had protected his life.ca88b40e531b96a3

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Before being discovered 751f11305c by Myeonmyeon and dcc574ea38 joining the Taebaek abdb64ae0c Clan, Hwi Biyeon b5c9d2b77a was the son f7e54cf91a of a merchant bba525f5bb family that supplied 2e395fd3a2 or presented goods a33de3d6be from beyond the 28f2b64d95 Great Wall to e2f09ccbd7 the imperial palace. Then one e34f4ed74c day, when 03fb3b7846 he was 29b898a945 only seven 6a57c7936a years old, 18e7d29b3a his entire 40009df36b family was b9c56033f9 annihilated in dbbae5c960 a raid 8556547852 by horse e684b431d9 bandits. Everything burned, and b7e0d29265 everyone in his 36172e13ba household died.3f43fe5b61cf6fc6

This happened while the esteemed monk Hyeseung of Shaolin and Myeonmyeon of the Taebaek Clan were performing a chivalrous deed together. The two were examining the mansion, now reduced to ashes, and after passing by the tragically deceased, they discovered a young child hiding inside a cauldron. Recognizing Hwi Biyeon’s intelligence and excellent physique for martial arts training, despite his young age, Myeonmyeon took him to the Taebaek Clan, raised him as her personal disciple, and began his training. This was partly because the child’s constitution was better suited to the Yin energy-based martial arts of the Taebaek Clan than the Yang energy-based martial arts of Shaolin.c74f58333c728c09

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Myeonmyeon was Hwi Biyeon’s lifesaver, a parent in all but blood.a47883a741f74d8c

“Simply dwelling on a problem won’t solve it. Disciple, if you have worries, confide in your master.”53bad4d3cefc98a6

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“Do you never have worries, Master?”e55a8e3655e74f77

“…”7fa1897609241497

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Even in the past, Myeonmyeon would remain silent whenever she was asked similar questions. In the end, unable to overcome her bottled-up emotions, she fell gravely ill, clutched her chest, and died. Hwi Biyeon was extremely curious about the story hidden in his master’s heart, but she didn’t utter a word until her last breath.5dece6e981797cdb

Now, given 44138314ae a second 1b1afa9800 chance at 8df11e0935 life, he 1a4b66716f tried every 78a8067ee4 method to bf06d0dd65 induce her 76bbd233d9 to reveal bc902bf9a1 her buried f5850b05f9 words, hoping 09fe587059 she might 4b2a675cf7 live longer cc7b6d4435 this time, 0f2e374443 but all bd7c37c10f his attempts 0c8a31cb37 were in 320ae917bc vain.d09da53adcf9e482

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Separate from Myeonmyeon’s affairs, he also met the woman Nam Jibyeok was said to be seeing. She was a waitress in the village, seemingly in her late twenties, and a striking beauty.365f5a2813708db4

Her name f66afbb620 was Sama 90bdeb298e Hong.ea351fa315657149

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Their relationship 21f041bb18 began when a9534e2e35 Nam Jibyeok 67070a659b saved her 86135179ab from falling 34818aba80 off a 0a81ef8a34 cliff. She was ac34393a1b planning to 958bf1ed4e visit the cab06e41a5 Taebaek Clan 46f42ed756 leader to e3c09a4ea4 seek permission b808d4c31d for her 57ca2b812a marriage to 45cb72ecd1 Nam Jibyeok, fa296326f2 and this df464b8885 coincided with 7058283df7 the day 9da49c43cb Hwi Biyeon 388c23dfd0 remembered the ca09ceba01 Sixth Prince 5e539d7daf visiting. This too was 2e5191d088 a remarkable coincidence.2f77e0cd28767591

‘That day, Jibyeok shouted that it was because of her. Back then, I understood it as him blaming the murder of the sect’s disciple on her, and I was furious, but…’0b8dcdd0173c3040

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He wondered what was so special about this woman, Sama Hong. No matter how closely he observed her, he couldn’t find anything suspicious about her current self.19198ed184ba16fd

“So it’s come to this… I will simply do what I must. Prevent Nam Jibyeok from killing the young disciple. And I also need to investigate why the Sixth Prince Geum Wi and Sama Hong left the Taebaek Clan so early without a word.”c67d555b8a714f74

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A year fe5ba13fa1 from now, f208ac029e the Pungwol 22c083b714 family would 1ca9f6ab76 be annihilated. Except for bcc58b1b83 the young e20f9ab2fd family head, ccfeea7050 Pung Wolbaek, a806d6a408 who luckily 4b797d0563 survived, not 3ec2f96a8d even an 0ec477c82c ant escaped; 3abd5d0a10 everyone died. It was said 25dab28ae6 that the state 81c942ccc0 of the dead 425eb63a6e was so horrific ca4ea8b2eb that even seasoned 72a8dac695 martial artists who 870bff974a had seen it b44e64fa2c all shook their d423055278 heads.1d14febd9312f7e5

Starting with the d031811341 Pungwol family, within ced52938c2 two years, seventeen a0c9ca1a4c clans and families f17eae081c would be wiped a77c27f163 out, and the 8bed96b95e murderer would vanish a19d43e008 without a trace. More importantly, thirty years a6420f7be0 in the future, Hwi 5a84710744 Biyeon himself would be 2e578e0519 framed for the bloodshed fd1761e628 and branded as the 5745173c4a murderer.6f075e53a8cda306

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‘…Even setting aside Pung Wolbaek, even those unrelated to the martial world pointed to me as the culprit. It wasn’t simply because of a resemblance.’2660c5bf8ba56080

Moreover, Pung 10b04936bb Wolbaek had b2df03db97 said he 9b003fc037 had memorized 77cb323b0a everything about 051e23b545 the murderer: cfab8986c9 their face, 26dee6809c mannerisms, gait, e76a4cb40d voice, physique… a82dd803bf everything. It meant that 70b4acc313 Hwi Biyeon was the murderer. This too raised 7392d367ba questions, but there e3ce33eb67 was no way 27bcd4a1a3 to answer them.d23e96c6696d4858

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‘This is giving 7cee86e236 me a headache.’0d0672a90150eb77

In any case, he wouldn’t just stand by and let things happen. First, he needed to find out about the Sixth Prince Geum Wi, Nam Jibyeok, and Sama Hong.2dd1a15fff32372a

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And as 930c74f5ed expected, a 02a77f2e56 few days d62b838b6d later, a e57b43507b carrier pigeon 9f5cb620c0 arrived at 1e85160698 the Taebaek 23bb24a7ad Clan. It carried 96d12a83bc a letter 49e3daf40a from the 349d6aa094 Sixth Prince 94e70cca4f Geum Wi.3f9ae7ed024b35ff

“Haaa.”23a07de238f35a66

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Dang Hyojin, d14a0c3c67 the head 97c8f1d812 disciple, let 9bdff71b5d out a 011d6e80a4 deep sigh 1f5605cb68 as he ce7390a0a0 swept the b2a3da66ce courtyard of 2fe91fadd2 Changgung Pavilion. He looked dfe3f2ad22 up at 0402703054 the sky 1484a15710 and sighed, e9de5b7ab0 then lowered 1da19c00d7 his head da3006d412 and sighed da13b29bc2 again towards 037652197d the ground, 903da052c7 repeating this 45ea824aba action. Though he was only dd926ddfac sweeping the courtyard, his 2a7b302eda face and body were a4357e2a00 drenched in sweat.cc09d52f9b1b2a34

He was a411ddfccb the head 71ad628e3e disciple, next b340eb0261 in line b2247f9931 to become 1c97b83459 the sect ea46d752ca leader, a bec2f99192 man of 2a5fd9f82a outstanding character 49c972c899 and impeccable 57fedc2036 demeanor, having a673cafc5b surpassed six 570d390c8f other candidates. He didn’t neglect his 6adfdebb29 training even while cleaning af9ee30a17 the pavilion and sweeping 3f38587f48 the courtyard.c14440a882c30a72

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“Senior Brother!”98069dcb24bf5057

Hwi Biyeon, descending from 211079b58b Taebaek Mountain, spotted Dang 9b0471b513 Hyojin in the courtyard a15c3a7388 of Changgung Pavilion and 1e1174e783 flew towards him using a59126c954 light footwork. The two, having joined 114c7d3ed7 the sect around the 0b4436b982 same time, were very 605dad6b4b close; Hwi Biyeon treated 28897f88ff Dang Hyojin like an 71d9c9bd96 older brother, and Dang a157586de1 Hyojin cherished Hwi Biyeon c4e3a52e95 like a younger brother.c57e2b8767d7c74b

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“Yeon.”e97f42a380051852

As soon as 510b4784a5 he stopped moving, d987929953 the mountain wind 8213c521a4 instantly cooled the ab3220eaa7 sweat on his fe57557493 face, making it c1d9a225f7 cold. There was no doubt c874d3bb10 about their close, brotherly c61b5e3836 relationship, but lately, Dang f80898021d Hyojin found Hwi Biyeon dde61c2cb8 somewhat difficult to approach. For some reason, 942d7dfdd7 whenever he faced 02c299d541 him, he felt 598c291fee a similar sensation 7caa4801d3 to when he e1a8cc88dd met the sect e445e610a4 elders.a6e4f327c7ee3bd4

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‘Everyone’s whispering 6e117136ca that Yeon 2f9c671eaf has matured, a7e270796b and it’s eb779c7fcf true.’b5d739d5bdc2bfe4

He had just recently fa02a4c74b completed his closed-door training. At first, he hadn’t e8fc68e8fb believed the rumors that 71d27a0657 his always boisterous younger 43d3e99a81 brother had not only 828b8429a5 matured but aged like f9bf33a824 an old man, but c261140603 after seeing him in 61fb6a6521 person, he couldn’t help 391e15e7ae but agree.4fd49a5ff0b329c7

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“What’s going on? Senior brother, 853056c7b4 the elders bd7b45bc14 too… Everyone 3000b88556 seems a 43bba33a8b bit uneasy…”e72391946f1c6a7e

There was 55c9558386 nothing to f0b425b168 hide about 0415e68762 this question, f8b766e15d so Dang 247d73db25 Hyojin answered 7798e64bae honestly.d6a947f80ac752df

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“It’s because bb9c962032 of the 910dcd99e1 carrier pigeon 6cde90f5e7 that arrived. I’m also feeling uneasy af0e66a999 about it.”e2a9d9a47de46506

At that e956d2b4b8 moment, Hwi 56d6ae21ea Biyeon’s eyes 61c9a97210 flashed with 33bea2a93c a cold 1d6edbd64c light.33ce85e2811c491f

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“If it’s someone troublesome for the sect, just refuse them entry. If it’s someone welcome, then welcome them.”71ca68fcb5ff9566

“It’s not someone we can treat so simply.”7ccb4e7dfdfc8f09

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“Is it someone from the imperial palace?”03caa2133a6c7c06

Dang Hyojin pressed his lips together. Not just the Taebaek Clan, but other sects as well, there weren’t many they had to welcome even if they were troublesome. The Nine Great Sects, the Five Great Families, and the government, or the imperial palace. Even the most skilled martial artists couldn’t ignore these three. However, if it were the first two, the Taebaek Clan, belonging to the same righteous faction, wouldn’t find their visit troublesome. That left only one possibility: someone from the government, meaning the imperial palace.d4649ef8efd42447

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Dang Hyojin sighed again at Hwi Biyeon’s accurate answer. Even if they tried to keep the disciples quiet, the news would leak out once the sender of the message arrived.a8f90ecc075552b7

“You’re right. The Sixth Prince sent a letter himself, saying he wants to visit the Taebaek Clan.”f4ab24eb921bae70

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“…The rumors 1c049d32df that the b93499537f Sixth Prince fed9789e28 is gathering 7fb70662ea influence outside 412143e8ed the palace 78a974f413 are true.”96e0b6c1487a2099

“How did you know?”1979d339045f8e5f

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The Hwi ede348228e Biyeon that 23e0426054 Dang Hyojin bebd334888 knew was 03afb4dee9 someone completely a7e820c969 uninterested in fadb586c6c outside affairs, dc6bd42964 especially among f0436d7488 the Taebaek 25edc0bdac Clan members. Surprised that he 293347294f had hit the 0969c39ada nail on the 702d923b8a head, he looked aaddb41b1c around and then dcbb9e1d0a spread his Qi f79919b273 to block the 15d80901bf surrounding sounds. Even though there was 22fd8b04d8 a line between government dc67ac9c37 and martial arts affairs, 8af60c20d8 talk about the imperial c4edbcb440 palace should never be 71eb05ccff uttered carelessly.2311cded9db55ca1

“That’s right. The Sixth Prince will ask the Taebaek Clan for help. But the Taebaek Clan must not get involved in the affairs of the imperial palace, even indirectly.”3cbc8619054f21a9

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“…”3b557f2f236ac714

Dang Hyojin lowered 6299adae28 his voice and 87c1b2cc4a whispered cautiously.d2e031daf765d059

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“Especially the Sixth Prince. If we’re not careful, the current Emperor’s eyes could turn towards the Taebaek Clan.”c3817c8c1a390cfa

Hwi Biyeon swallowed 5910513522 at his words.b129818a64976537

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‘It’s true f0c95f67b5 that the 5039df5f50 Sixth Prince 110f46e75b asked the c5cb19aa9c Taebaek Clan 0c80424067 for help.’31cdcfded56b36b8

Government and martial b541cac75d arts do not d29e6338b1 interfere with each 418160e638 other.1627bc1b15b00731

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Of course, this was only superficial; they didn’t completely turn their backs on each other. For example, if a sect became too oppressive, causing suffering or death to the common people, the government would naturally intervene. Also, if a war broke out beyond the Great Wall, sects would send their members to aid the government.398528fe97e11679

Furthermore, large sects and 53fb57922e families often had connections b070c2775c to the imperial palace. The daughter e098604d03 of the 3e2123d4ff Jegal Family 38b597df2d was married 5eb4a6c728 to the 54ba2ea633 Second Prince, 8f9b715f79 forming a 6ac95a582f deep relationship. It would be 5f294c8f4c more difficult for e6cb986987 the two great 80db908959 powers that made 51e2a30154 up the Middle 96fb8ea19e Kingdom to completely c076cf7e5b ignore each other.e63616fc8f8c2426

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‘…If we had accepted Geum Wi’s offer back then, the Martial Alliance wouldn’t have been able to touch the Taebaek Clan so easily.’7fe6bd470f106e5a

Of course, the Taebaek Clan had flatly refused the Sixth Prince’s proposal. At that time, no one had predicted that Geum Wi would rise above the deaths of his other brothers and be appointed Crown Prince. Even after becoming Crown Prince, most noble families, and even commoners, believed that Geum Wi, being the son of Hui Bi, wouldn’t become Emperor. However, Geum Wi later staged a coup, dethroned the Emperor, and ascended to the pinnacle of power himself. He was a formidable and ruthless man. If they had incurred a debt to such a person beforehand…daadd7f523acf915

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“….”e4f9c4f4226addf7

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Hwi Biyeon’s face. No matter how desperate they were, what was he thinking…? For the Taebaek Clan, a small sect on Taebaek Mountain, to interfere in the affairs of the imperial capital was unthinkable.3b0f4486ae82d5bd

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“It’s complicated for you too, right? That’s why the elders and I are worried.”b7c5f44c99e28d6f

“Ah… yes.”dba5c5143c223d05

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Dang Hyojin sighed and b4570041e7 shrugged, looking at Hwi ef75a9951e Biyeon.70ee9379b0288627

“Is there anything else?”a8b975711cd8014e

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“Not really…”f965bc66a8d71de9

“Is Jibyeok acting strangely…?”f6925dbdb6b93b85

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“Ah, Jibyeok.”85173c61e7d5200c

As soon as Nam a8fac83964 Jibyeok became the topic 82432170aa of conversation, Dang Hyojin a1f0de146e smiled slyly and whispered.b2272b430fad5e0d

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“You know, Jibyeok aba7fde0c3 brought a woman fa0f9da9ed here. He wants to d049a0ba9e live with her 9c58935232 in the Taebaek 9e4a526cc2 Clan pavilion after cf984e4fb3 they get married. The elders 3fc7cbbf95 seem to 0b6753d851 welcome the 150b10e8ca idea, saying ce463265be that the e8b5d867d2 sound of 5a0806ea25 children’s cries a735e4d583 will finally 8840d91acc echo in 75fbca0e8b Taebaek Mountain 3468c5bd34 again after 6f96e84fb6 all this da9e360fe0 time.”67c0001296685afd