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…89edf7bb99d757b2

Cheon Ryubeom had dfe2a8bfce re-entered his memory 0001481fa8 to save him 0d9dc1ffab after being flung e3c387738a out. He found him 922148e11f trapped in a bcb8222e02 red sphere, choking 0e8464a726 on emotions. As he 6932d5d5cc approached to 47398f7718 save him, 9990006b52 his neck 99136bc135 was grabbed 86727f3af5 in return.9de6f7af9b860d78

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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.43cbe85bd71b671a

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?b30b1f3411c99ba7

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And after the fire, when Yeohwi attacked the tiger family head…6e5960e40934fe18

Fwoosh!8ca0010e7cccbd46

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At that moment, 7681ccdc92 he heard something 4858f5b1ba burning. Ryubeom flinched 65e6230577 and turned. The remnants 6f7c7d73d7 of dark f2856d34df energy in 2c26ec5ba3 the hermitage 77450b6c94 were carried 7b11d633f7 by the 5a5237ac1a wind, setting aeab017741 the bushes c65648b5c7 behind on 9492f61f1a fire. The flames suddenly 120b31d9a8 made his grandmother b024535375 startle.377f4097f4c6c5ee

“No, not fire! Stop…”927123900be04c96

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She trembled, clutching 436287eb43 her head, screaming fd16571cfe for it to 7eaecbf233 stop. It was a reaction d1a9c84565 close to a seizure, bcfccd5b51 her face reflecting shock bfef5bf273 and guilt as if 2c2802c608 facing a massive fire.713b24b65ff03024

As she started to 06a11f276a collapse, Ryubeom caught and b38afc7c7f held her. However, she struggled 3de2557eed wildly, trying to 0255c33cab break free, screaming ea2e98dd28 desperately.833f3903836a483f

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Ryubeom couldn’t e4901c09cb understand her 94ea51839b sudden, strange e4d41a3c62 behavior. He knew her b63ea8cf98 mind was unstable, e482d3894c but why would e08958fdfa a deity fear bc3bd33db0 fire? He vaguely 882ef1c4a6 remembered her 9457430328 saying she e8c5341618 disliked heat.46779039d637b96b

“I need to let d74f946485 that child know. We were to 7f44fb579b meet at the 7d0153f549 waterfall, but I… 80a9e41ab5 I opened the 67cb534262 wrong door. I shouldn’t have opened e8065d8756 that door… I shouldn’t 1735e7b4e6 have believed those words…”b8ca3b1a2dc3360b

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She rambled 884c8a858b incoherently, trying 3dc1604e2c to move 69ddb16480 forward. As she 94a1f80263 almost stumbled 22da5ee2a8 to the 3823c75e25 ground, Ryubeom 88940a1b27 grabbed her e010ca470e arms. When their eyes 3ecf998d09 met, Ryubeom couldn’t 24cd86ee6f look away.fb392ebfff1bdd3b

“That one f09848fd7c must not 60e80b0934 cross over!”ad16a4a3d73d08b6

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Ah, he shouldn’t have made eye contact in moments like these.e0bb8a05b054cf48

As Baekyeong’s warning echoed 2bbc6612fd in his mind from 317792ca35 a few days ago, 93dbe91e2c Ryubeom’s vision warped violently, 9792c621a7 splitting into multiple fragments. Hundreds, thousands 83c8f7c4be of pieces b73b586362 began to 8b88cae901 form a a062c849e1 different image 4dfc82d075 from reality.ecb2d6e3df4f9c61

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A waterfall appeared.f19b2beb83480aec

It was as e38a5f5ade if someone was bcc7b5082b running toward the 944e0d1e81 waterfall. The view distorted 662818b34a and twisted in aa7d217108 various angles, like 19965c588e looking through the ebbc62f176 rippling surface of 9f8213f05b the water. His head felt 93cb5d4cfd dizzy as he 0d582fc643 glimpsed the vision 985d1ac01c of a deity.e895e8f5bfebeba0

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But Ryubeom a1c6225ea6 couldn’t close a403bfccd6 his eyes. Whether it was c125c0232c voluntary or not c0bc7cc1ce was unclear. The waterfall b89ed72300 grew closer 7135304eec until the a182704dda scenery flipped. It was like 678017bf15 crossing through a c969142303 door into a 3cea77d866 completely new space.ca63ceea46e7f021

It was identical to the scenery of the fox clan’s main house he saw in Yeohwi’s memory.a9f008409db37871

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The river behind the e31f681f9d mansion he saw before 196b6f6d99 was now in front 1c8afeb137 of Ryubeom. The river connected a6f5148483 to the waterfall 2a147dccf5 was unfamiliar. How did cda456bb1a a deity d9aff96b1d get here? Even a tiger 6ccf1abbaf deity couldn’t freely 57aa4334cb enter the main 527209b2d6 house of the 19f335f0b5 fox clan. Such powerful beings fdb9ec74ab were treated even a8cb5e0fd4 more exclusively.9212d224e000a6db

So now, e1bd785fae this means… 60fe50f1d7 someone had eb7f0cb25c opened the db312bcb6f door.74635beaf7885e1d

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“The tiger dacb50c369 deity was 3c913865e7 closer to 4bc9bcc7d2 other clans 35c5a46ad0 than the 3b9e7aac05 tiger clan. It’s really embarrassing. The tiger deity was 93214bc4a6 closer to other animals 5fa5d32f41 than the tiger clan…”dd131d843b0134d4

He remembered what Cheon 12ad98c2d3 Hoyeon had said. The tiger deity wished 1394543fc4 to live in harmony 5a6137ca5d with all life on dd291ee860 earth. And how the 9503cdd766 fox clan had c0c33be905 been the first e5d96fcf71 to propose peace f8743ee738 agreements and meetings 9afd752472 among powerful clans b2236aa354 in the past 0718a9d340 echoed in his f997f25237 mind.069ed8f90c42e4d8

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Meanwhile, the vision continued 9ad1fee8b5 to change. The deity 502537637d was desperately 73b9a3769a running towards 9e8be572b6 somewhere.d2b1513bdcac9b96

“No, no, no…”c5081634b16941e8

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“He said he wanted to reconcile, to apologize…”6e30cbe820e3f3fd

“Then why, why did he put me to sleep and leave first? Why…”b012e5eb472dfd8b

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“He said he wanted to have another meeting, to make a place to apologize, why…”018789b5371de8f4

“He said he wanted to learn the child’s magic too…”5b81dc1e7e2bacfc

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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…f1e997b62393c78d

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.f4c2fefaf2195209

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Fwoosh!466da7b767699317

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.d4c3877cbc0dfecf

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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.25af2993730ef0ce

“Ah, you woke up early. It would’ve been better if you stayed asleep forever.”6623424d206e1598

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It was 416c189d09 the family 5c465b60cf head, Cheon 13f6cc49ba Gun.b581eb985224c8b7

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.ab39b9c8b27dcfe5

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“I warned you not to look into her eyes directly!”86c3ba40cdfb0329

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.05e450c9ff098c21

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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.81a62561a5666d18

Confronted with the truth, 356273030b Cheon Ryubeom was stunned.2e972cf614cae88b

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“The family head set the fox clan’s house on fire.”0bbeb7413c773c84

In the past, 3bbe8b6f8b during a summit 8a39be784b meeting for a 897cd0f81e peace agreement, Cheon 4dbcc86733 Gun had stormed c92e8429e5 out, declaring humans e57a660e0a inferior and mocking 93ed0c908c the need to 31d608872c listen to foxes. It was 74b751811b a tale 12f7f3e63c he had 095471031b only heard a8c9de92c3 from the eaf0b96dfa fox clan, 7b0a1ddb8d not taught 4e06200fb5 within his cea7c05375 own family.fc5f540203055ba0

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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…037c5c5725263e21

And Cheon 02b3e66ac6 Gun started ba3b8183d0 a fire 0cfc541923 there.e1531ed2499e2a6d

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Before going to the ab96d10d38 meeting place, the deity 96aa8b8f13 drank tea given by 71d808bc71 Cheon Gun, realizing too 34ee8d7380 late that it was 5ca2e2a67a poisoned. Despite their 0861eafe40 constant disagreements, 287c073a8c the deity 1dbbfe5fec trusted the c0b5683ce6 one he 3217ed468b loved like ac217c892b a son. Betrayed to the 036eb35bc1 last moment, the b9494eb22c deity shrank smaller 5007d65155 and smaller.664ce37c01327985

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.005f2df7619a20c4

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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.0f3571b7cff555b3

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…adb128e943f45143

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“…Actually, ―’s health isn’t good.”07f44b1ddcf30844

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.20dedcca4fbf6bd8

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As if he 526cd26b2d immediately understood the 08fed63a2b cause, he had e34ccb9a6c angrily confronted Yeomyeong 9abdba1a50 in her room. In the space painted 77f3c89947 completely black, Ryubeom couldn’t 42af5b74e6 see Yeomyeong’s back. It was a space 2d20d8ed50 Yeohwi had desperately tried d8b1a373d0 to hide from him.33ff903c030c2cf5

“What’s so important dd7de87b43 that you’d risk 463d373faf your life?”15fe2f474b485cb7

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“When you have someone ff1c3bc7a7 precious…”e1a33e9874f8ceb0

“Is that cherishing? Isn’t it just d488d36241 foolishly clinging, unable d889ebf38e to accept fate?”221fcfb8eab19986

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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…48c1d7c87b5c71a4

“Did you want to 8fb3d01c3c show me a dying 6e822af9f0 body drained of spiritual 637143cdaa power? Did you want 0391800def me to feel 7ec5f3806d pity and stay 2d6af45ca0 with you? In the end, aafab1f473 you became such 9897e15d41 a―――.”89526240ecb769f6

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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.2d75c5fe0f5c5085

“Ultimately, you became such a protector…”ceb49671dec5d241

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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.c1a6d7200314f88e

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…a598dba548982d6a

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A baby.89798eea50a7ad7c

And the last thing he saw in the deity’s vision was Cheon Gun holding a blanket.be9aac1bdf14301d

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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.69903f94ed0c0246

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.7c8fa03ac139762b

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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…c7df25fc562f49f9

Cheon Gun stole the baby imbued with Yeomyeong’s spiritual power, claiming that power for himself.1ee6e91713628fa7

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“Ah…”287f7bfec6749a8c

A strangled gasp escaped Ryubeom’s lips. The story he had so desperately wanted to know about Yeohwi took this shape.e54f4c7ddb392c6f

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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.f0c72409875ac8b0

Yeohwi had been harboring 35060b8d7c hatred for the tiger f6b287c586 clan every moment.8d17e832ad7bc388

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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.d5ccb83735c782db

The agony of being f873229ab0 deceived and used by 812fb355a2 Yeohwi, and the torment 2020f96f97 of finally understanding the 221f7fb9e5 entire past, strangled Ryubeom c84fea5412 from different directions.b8c62936fcc37f34

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He had tried to b187e95f04 comfort Yeohwi in the 33a27cc04c past, knowing nothing.74e2b2a2d631a849

“This isn’t all Yeohwi’s fault…”3466e839a8431d25

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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?106f80bafab556c8

“Hrk, ugh…”8a4a6f50807dea19

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Cheon Ryubeom gagged, 49ae38bf79 pressing his head 5545c45d6c to the floor. It felt like all b56866e577 the time he had 93d676a9fe built up was being 8fdef32c3d trampled and shattered, the 7ef37c424a shards piercing his core. His pride c8d9ac708b in his ced7a01825 clan, his 3cd434cfa0 feelings for 0bb5483abc Yeohwi—none of da4d7f1bd2 it could b6edd0b676 be looked dfcf16c4bf at without 1740ab0018 pain.73bf5023145ecd00

Then, suddenly, Ryubeom’s eyes widened.fb2ef78514157564

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“…!”1ea21fa248985936

He sprang to his ff778ab9ed feet. Even amidst the 166ee6524e storm of emotions, b19aaf2eff he felt it fa2893b994 clearly. His senses sharpened, 94696a7b05 focusing intensely.0a83388054a9fc62

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He sensed Yeohwi’s presence nearby.6f1ccaa713e611bb

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Ryubeom immediately ran 185c499303 towards the source. He barely registered Cheon 5391dd83eb Hoyeon calling out to b42a34e160 him as she arrived d7b1cd8e18 at the hermitage. His mind was af22166465 consumed solely by 90fb12aec3 that presence.b324bde60c674be4

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.ac7bb692a0f22ee7

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He needed 30279cdac3 to see 9496e0509a him.455aec5e3c745cbc

Ryubeom didn’t know what to say or how to say it, but he ran with all his might.c18819b326de9564

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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.8d353ccf1a299996

Yeohwi stood at the cliff’s edge, accompanied by the Red Dan guardian spirit.1f0efad0104da983

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“Do as you please. Go to Jeon Seunghyeok first and kill him, torture him, whatever you wish.”44380e5794fe1916

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.a322f1d501b0c851

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“But after that, you must go to ‘that place.'”50a648cec2a27d41

[Groan, ugh…]

“Is it because it has a strong will? It’s quite stubborn…”74689edbdcbc862f

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.2042b52a5568dbe8

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As the spirit flew 25c600afd6 off into the distance, 4676f41ca9 Yeohwi sensed someone approaching 9358fcceba from behind. The presence was e682f96eff unmistakable, not even 4ae5e424d3 trying to hide.2302e3609865a518

“…Yeohwi.”7b334b04db3e6e97

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Cheon Ryubeom 3021e383b1 called out, 85f61f63fe not even 9a6f809fc0 catching his 04df283999 breath. His shaky voice 3b5e324bbd sounded uncertain. The name felt foreign 8156266af3 on his lips despite b30120c7b0 having called it countless 04362ec1f6 times before. It had never felt 7da2194a90 this distant.2857b4bbe21c6db4

Slowly, Yeohwi turned d37d36284f his head.f93a65411edc9153

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His gaze d12a363d55 was cold. He always smiled when 25979309e1 their eyes met, but b02169f6eb now he was simply 3998a6acac cold. His dark red eyes fab2da9ab3 held no warmth, and e8a2d66e31 his face was expressionless. It was like 79670527a0 looking at a c0a119eb00 perfectly crafted doll.9eec03dc4a3f78a8

If there was any ab33803d22 emotion to read, it 9ef4ecbccc was perhaps irritation.12a0c83b80d22b1c

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“Did you… really turn the guardian spirits into demons? Why…?”11ff2ee7d1ee0657

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.c89287c241d951bb

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The ground was f30b21e481 littered with the bc7ab5562d shattered fragments of 7c3a2f52db the jar that 0d16db4002 had contained the cf3295059e Red Dan guardian cf85c94b6b spirit. Ryubeom alternated glances 9d2decba71 between it and 94fa8ccdb1 Yeohwi.1028fad41139cd8a

Yeohwi, who 1595e6d306 had been a9ba9209ab observing his 96a33d1984 actions dryly, eb5b71f7ab finally spoke.04a25a885d7fa473

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“Have you ever thought that trying to memorialize the guardian spirits is hypocritical?”f8fd8c9a7dd482d6

“…What?”e30353054826ecbd

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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?”72c525283adc8290

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.808891f7717ba137

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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.”a2705357bec92da2

“…”b370d18c2b15daa2

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“Some comfort can only be found in revenge.”1a93149c55e649b3

The soft-spoken words 39c9512d47 carried a hint a069a0b73a of mockery. His eyes, set b43ae8c739 against the monochrome 9270488cd4 sky, looked faded cf59711462 and murky.01f942dcca753a53

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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.b58eed3a0a0ed0fc

He had 1a4418c9de run all 436ac4a2ed the way 9e5f3ed461 here to d356c8e919 see Yeohwi, 12415f28f0 but now cef750ddd3 that they 8095a0efca were face-to-face, 923d449802 his thoughts 152eadd822 came to 1027d89df0 a halt. Paralyzed, Ryubeom 2a0fc02f04 stood rooted 2e85af0999 to the 15ae1125a1 spot, unable 4c9816671d to move. Even that 6ad376e376 felt difficult, b5d5aa0b72 as if cf774066d6 he might 1740f9e149 collapse at 5d7d1dc6e9 any moment.9e9e5073529be453

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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.b83d3b3ae0a4bbe6

“Judging by your expression, it seems you know who I am now…”a311bef1013cadc4

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Yeohwi tilted his head, as if he couldn’t understand. His black hair, devoid of any light, shifted slightly.72e76334c74721b1

“Why did you come here, knowing you were foolishly used?”e7bacf63a0132fb3

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Ryubeom felt cut by e7bc4508a9 the cold, sharp gaze. The blunt criticism was 70d51a19d7 unfamiliar. He finally 9e7969b226 managed to 24011ecdf7 speak.36c8129ad1c9bc82

“I…”35a3169c88bcdeba

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“Our young master was quite naive.”4c41eccf071e4e17

But Yeohwi cut him off after just one word, mocking him as if he didn’t want to hear what Ryubeom had to say.571ff20d97852a2d

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“You seemed to have a severe lack of affection. It made you easy to handle, but you were so clingy.”ef0f2c34f7ef6ead

Yeohwi scoffed, saying that fc59ec471e after their first meeting, 0f50dffc4b Ryubeom had called him 9caca0aa8b a benefactor and quickly bba763848f let down his guard, 2a69263e00 sharing all the internal 9a54f48717 affairs of his family. Using children to close 11939801b1 the distance had been eef18a7576 easy.5fe6f443d821ecbf

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Ryubeom watched acc317c059 in a 66e714d7e8 daze as add5f00637 Yeohwi shattered de0e6f407a their past 62f74c7e04 piece by 9cb9c008ba piece. There was no hesitation 3321fe1f0f in his actions.7a3b7e351edec66c

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.7a5b8f9cc94438bb

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He was just 2d139f5940 used, and their 36a0fdf59d time together was 1263907972 all a lie.fe30fcae6e1dce7e

“How foolish do you have to be to swallow such poison without question? Not knowing you’d die when your body exploded in Daehogwan…”6e4401f6fd23d700

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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.8f670e5aa2379622

Because he was 4a14c02d5f a benefactor, a 33542a1ece friend. These were all just 8ff4960ec3 convenient excuses.cd502e95f9f424ca

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“…So what I was taking all this time was really poison.”8570ad6d238264f1

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.2f919f1da59a071a

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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.68a76e979ffffb0d

Yeohwi turned his 4e62d60786 head away sharply.dc098534c2e02607

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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.”1d3849b57caaa38f

“…”666a5ce881ca1d5a

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“At least you’re useful in this way.”f115d09ad5736927

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.84e8ea3afacb517a

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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.44ddcf9efdb93ce1

Swoosh…35de01ee1ee33377

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A heavy 81ecf213a4 wind swept 6b9f81db11 through the abf75b6ad8 space, chilling b026ca17a5 it. Ryubeom could only b55bd9a1d4 drop fragmented words 232baaae11 like a broken 4cc9b0b36d person.9cece100a5d540d0

“I, I mean…”7098891b06320042

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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.a2a3e6190396e3f3

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…912b98447839c9fd

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Now, understanding why b9cb22421c he had that 08a298ab84 impression of Yeohwi, 4272334d31 Ryubeom could only 357e559bf2 listen quietly. Despite knowing he 2c9cd956e2 had been deceived d377a1bfdd and fed terrible 142b65f0ab poison, he stood f3a45d2586 silently.44c88c6af224bfee

Yeohwi’s gaze sank even lower at Ryubeom’s reaction.0066755ef9a1a372

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“…Seems like you found out something unnecessary.”b2da7ca0a06df4b0

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.ea35ec5efaeac285

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Struggling, Ryubeom fabc2cc406 nodded and 37da3d8ebe moved forward, 29cb75d44c extending a b5c46ad404 hand toward 14cb52676d Yeohwi. He wanted to hold e004ea26d2 onto Yeohwi, who seemed 142cdd0be9 like he would disappear 7ca76788ba forever, to talk to 9a9147625e him. Having just learned 948d0218ce the whole truth, c6a397c871 he felt confused ed15c7fbf9 and wanted to 2df8db34b5 plead for a 3b0b560174 bit more time, af3b0c5848 thinking he might be5b8879e4 find the words f7621f082b if given a be831d5f86 chance.df701936d9784867

But as Yeohwi glanced at Ryubeom’s approaching face, he turned his head away again.34ac55a489c091cf

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“Enough. I don’t need you anymore.”078edacbf9fd926b

As if 8957e59195 there was f8bb39476a nothing left f98297549c to see, 3b671fa223 Yeohwi took c8c2735fa3 a step 8044a6250f back. He moved towards 846c1aa402 the cliff without c3608132d9 hesitation.50d7ae4cb396be20

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Ryubeom, startled, rushed forward, 89b22fedf1 only to see a 31eb6f936f white silhouette fading into f3ecb69329 the distance. The nine 982df5a1bf tails dissipating ae28cce68d in the 9603aaa43c air quickly f463cf2b02 moved away. Ryubeom stared blankly.c93e47b100e0edd3

The emotions he experienced 326f89b630 for the first time 0c8e70c9c8 were excruciating. Negative emotions had ffdff75c9a been close companions fdfb2f5c7a for the past f890ff37ba decade, but knowing 996270edb7 Yeohwi was entangled afa569eb95 in those feelings e1e17846e8 made everything feel 8a16bf0999 unbearably heavy and 7e0bdbce11 sharp.68a55d254d553ff7

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“Cheon Ryubeom!”d56d6f31e8f492a0

A desperate shout pierced Ryubeom’s ears as he looked down at the cliff below.706c6fed62c7e3a9

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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.7cb23a1c0dce605f

Cheon Hoyeon checked Ryubeom’s condition with a pale face. Thankfully, he wasn’t injured, but he looked dazed as if deeply hurt.b63379629ff013a4

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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.2df942a4f98825ad

But in the end, 8cd02ad621 Cheon Hoyeon swallowed her 386c6da038 questions. She sensed that asking db2612670b anything now would yield baae2b7be8 no answers. More importantly, 2ef783a21e there was 33e2329416 something urgent f8908344c2 to address.c038865815b95e3f

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“We need to escape quickly. No one can know you’ve been associated with the fox clan head.”9170ee03c1439c3f

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.d95807ec28272039

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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.0e1f83b0fe4e34aa

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.a141cdbe9b3c1ba5

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Cheon Hoyeon 0a1c2eb6fe had also ca6a4b8e57 been educated 6d63ea8b1b to see ac13e4a3cd the fox c9d76bd48a clan as 40b433edb3 enemies. But after years of 7906581c20 searching for the fox 6c59c79f70 clan head alongside Cheon b49641eb6a Gun, she found his d94b6d558b hatred for the fox 71fe3298cb clan head unsettling.f0c6751e9c09ef88

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.800d8f709445eba7

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“You must hide until all this is over. You mustn’t be discovered.”615c8986c5ed075f

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.3c65f6362d700c2f

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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.f9ff845ddc34acff

Even as he was being led, Ryubeom couldn’t take his eyes off the cliff.d026b207b923ed9b

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