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.75612fe81ede122f

Among them, three wore 075e36aee6 the clothes Hae Muyoung 1da78fc225 had given them, pretending b0f3f6f7fd to be Lee Hwasu. They planned to disguise 6dff41d2e4 themselves as Mount Hua ee0132d8d2 Sect warriors and flee, cd90afc3d7 luring the Heaven-Splitting Calamity 07dd15f05d Demon away.93ebe2e7697a0eef

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Before long, the Golden 0b37b1a37c Tiger Squad split into 5ed687835f three groups and exited 62f5380c78 through the south, east, 875fbd1fe2 and west gates.ff9b20c1d8332efd

Finally, Namgoong Cheon and 6c5d4765e2 Hae Muyoung, mixed with 01e4833421 the elite Golden Tiger 3a5bdac791 Squad members, carried the 7a1a9c5bba carriage with Lee Hwasu 6a9427e122 inside and exited through f4635620b2 the north gate.676f0b8b5231b120

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They ran 8bf5e6636a like the d651379593 wind, plunging 394b7a9d34 into the 6d5bdf9263 hills. The palanquin jolted violently 42c972375b as it was carried fb2191fd76 over the uneven hunter’s 28bb93aaf1 path. Inside, Lee Hwasu b7d4f09379 could do nothing 886de1c625 but sit helplessly—like 0a2d7faed0 a rabbit trapped 14ea4343fb in a box.458b333286446c64

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They continued like that eca24a478a until the moon waned, 76ca1467d5 and by the time 935daf7816 the first light of 077295a500 dawn crept across the d5a3154298 sky, they had reached 8812af7b53 a secluded valley where a7c4a7aab6 the palanquin finally came 169296146f to a stop.0f4053cb339f9ce6

Namgoong Cheon surveyed their 8f6ee1dbff surroundings, his sharp gaze 4f1c975115 sweeping over the terrain 731c1148f4 before making a decision.c0e6479a605071fd

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“This won’t stop the 075b617b11 Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon, but 6f8e59ea7c it should buy us ca4c985db0 some time.”e0b48a21cddc706a

At his command, 38774cba73 the Golden Tiger c7e158d5b1 Squad swiftly began 3984937335 setting up a 899bfc1f29 formation on both fcf2551ea2 sides of the aa935d04f7 valley, executing their 8f08f5e48e task with perfect 445b378541 precision.ddb0568f93657fd8

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Meanwhile, Lee Hwasu, 3d420c3e12 now outside the 5cdd840d6f palanquin, turned to 7d6fdac62e Hae Muyoung, his bd3ad3a727 voice edged with 8f954f8acd urgency.38836f0fc6288056

“Tell me what’s going 2435c515bc on.”21853862dedb0d10

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“Since no one else will tell me, you tell me. Why is the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon targeting me?”8cf56a2945b4e98b

“I don’t know the exact reason.”dd031435d4a5eb5a

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“You say you don’t know, yet you helped Namgoong Cheon rush me?”093ec49e97739c49

“All I know is that the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon is paying the price for using demonic arts.”05b799cc40aaaf25

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At Hae Muyoung’s words, Lee Hwasu furrowed his brow.4e75575ce6ff1c15

“Are you talking about the Heaven-Splitting Divine Technique?”965d855b5b42d460

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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.”d6c7b4796afc0b7c

Lee Hwasu gasped.2e7dd2c838338d80

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“Are you saying the recent disappearances were the work of the Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon?”6fa56c4e3f734605

Hae Muyoung nodded.1936a7cab7a66047

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“That’s what they say.”a04992dfd8349cfa

In recent f8426020ed years, young fb7b28decc warriors from fc58c7c620 the Five 9b628483cd Great Families f3747eed93 and various e7c2dc592d sects had 04faad5c9c mysteriously gone 8a7c6aa52e missing. They vanished without 0ad8889bb9 a trace, leaving 6013c385cc behind no bodies, ad89a1440e no clues—nothing. The Martial Alliance 95492cc64a had launched a 5311e907d1 massive search and 8170944a56 investigation, but even 5fe0d2bac7 their efforts bore 936e967473 little fruit.f44737ced91adcfc

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And now, the ee65e7ab7f revelation that the 15ebe93c96 Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon—who 88b95710a9 was supposed to 87d8fee957 be in the 25953f07bb Heavenly Mountain—was behind 2d52231402 the kidnappings was ae972b2593 nothing short of 03c2e2e0e6 shocking.1946be9428023d34

Lee Hwasu couldn’t begin 0dc9ced302 to guess the reason. He muttered to himself, 57df985d7f lost in thought.cfd37225630961a8

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“What on earth is he planning to do with them…?”d37d9ab3c1453d87

At that moment, a9bc619b70 a telepathic message bb655d4554 came through.cb2344b814e01b96

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― He 31bec12667 violated them.751f085eb7a92880

Lee Hwasu flinched.7ff7b1e0f863c00d

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The sender 8ddf2ee2de of the 5f6dead389 telepathic message 68c962cb14 was none 8b6627e039 other than 124c6727c6 Namgoong Cheon.d1c0096f8494c8f2

Without even bc4fdc4568 looking at a5899f4000 Lee Hwasu, c1fe4468ba he continued b72ca90abf speaking.e574c698a5e6080d

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—It’s hard to b202745415 believe, but it’s f1ec06030f the truth.2bcbba5b90145f1c

The Heaven-Splitting Calamity Demon 7985612676 has lost the balance 549ed93798 of yin and yang 50a0f73ef6 due to the overwhelming 0ee82b0e30 manifestation of demonic energy a3150cea2e from the Heaven-Splitting Divine d70ccb27c3 Technique. As a result, a024c7b8d8 his body can 71830397ee no longer accept c41003320d yin energy.bfd6acff51b77005

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To obtain high-quality yang 3f0277cd8d energy, he’s been kidnapping f4c5c6320f and violating the noble a3ed69a39d sons of prestigious families.1ccb87d702a9724c

Lee Hwasu a325f441bc swallowed dryly 6697cb0fe8 and also bac4a07e15 asked through dd501781e4 telepathy.5fe13b828b866b82

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― Then 6e26e1cd83 why the ebb39ab5cc disciples of 2243b9dbd5 the Dao?00c0da13d5f1420c

― It seems he needs celestial energy to control the demonic energy. Just pouring yang energy wasn’t enough.f1f0e800ee3dea98

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So, he’s targeting me because…?9d51673d8d158f72

― 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.752048a35d228f0e

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Lee Hwasu’s face 18dfa120d4 turned deathly pale.c36f62a0acb5a6df

It was e9107aa37f shocking enough 44a445a375 to learn c29890a82d that the 654090c3be Heaven-Splitting Calamity e35da376a1 Demon had af9e6a4bf4 been kidnapping d8529f3e62 and violating a3f9efcf9b noble sons—but 22aa1973e0 to think a3d5991386 that he 6adcc452b8 was the f162918dba next target?735779ec62637966

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For someone like Lee 20c8353815 Hwasu, who had spent d89a414aea his life solely focused 731363c468 on martial arts training 340253dcf3 deep within the forests 26384cf812 of Mount Hua, it b8a6c518d1 was a chilling and 6b0f9bf421 utterly incomprehensible revelation.8dd69573b9880d44

Did this mean he 0b46faf4b6 too could be captured ea4326d4d9 by the Heaven-Splitting Calamity 587247a6f7 Demon and suffer such 6f985f40a2 a fate?d1a5310830254972

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“Ugh!”9589c0ad5849b809

A wave of a796b29dd3 nausea surged through dbcd717992 Lee Hwasu, and ecc216aee8 he couldn’t suppress d9d102cbfa it. The sheer 31b59eb96c thought alone aaf5939aa1 was enough 23a2c0ff66 to make 5125057057 his stomach 675c62bbca churn violently.f1bfcb45e3f27ed4

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He doubled db90897826 over and 49d5b4d693 vomited, emptying 0d54dbc373 everything he 1508298b87 had eaten b12b61e3db for dinner. Cold sweat drenched 844038def0 his body as 32281ee073 he gasped for 475972a469 breath, his entire 415d5c79bb frame trembling.f5edd32aed7855e3

“Are you alright?”5be35aec7ce62e76

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Unaware of the conversation da0b63eee7 exchanged through telepathy with 4c74d9419d Namgoong Cheon, Hae Muyoung 429caa28b6 gently patted Lee Hwasu’s 5f8ae3ef97 back. Without hesitation, 3194c5028a he pulled 5111ddbcd2 out a 4928c028af handkerchief and 6518005e56 handed it 1c5426e3ab over.948ceb37d2ad1f28

Lee Hwasu accepted 51a6e00578 it, burying his edf056b41d nose in the 8a29d3a9b1 soft fabric as d9bcd4d689 he took a 2d3497de7c deep breath. A subtle scent of da2d493d13 green tea lingered on 76b3b25e10 the cloth, soothing the 3fe1e86141 nausea still twisting in 1bbca955bb his stomach.ae30f9cb8be27fc4

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Despite being 43bab0932d a warrior, 8fbf0056f7 Hae Muyoung f91dd9699d carried a 1a693d1305 pleasant fragrance—likely 52cad5df97 because he 41737047c6 washed his ba021e22db hair with 4cf88c76a2 green tea 31bf2cf90e water every fbcf27e80e day. Even amidst 8e11eb699b the grueling d1f08671db demands of 53ec876ad5 training, he 1e2207b669 remained unfailingly 40d5807267 neat and f25827b203 composed, a dbad598ece model of 321d9724f8 discipline for 3789d3412d others.b0cd517b4b03d78f

Whenever Lee Hwasu found 61431145a2 himself worn down by df2cd93049 training, on the verge 7f7680ce4c of giving up, he 7a53e868c5 would look to Hae 112d56b851 Muyoung—always steady, always unwavering—and 1a42f61ced somehow, his resolve would 3f3fdc2b66 return.92e4d4826575c7af

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Now, the familiar scent 7900d314d8 of someone he relied b5d1096c99 on gradually steadied his 8133649518 mind.ff52571e26cf777d

Once he had composed f3684beeac himself, Lee Hwasu returned 95f99f6c27 the handkerchief.56ab9b5102ac07d0

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“Thank you.”c27495ede4fe1cac

Hae Muyoung shook 27733755d1 his head.f2c6c89c51a87da6

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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.”5e9dc3db8d147e6a

Seeing him 5a5879af7b misinterpret the b9d9c94bed reason for 53cb9a1221 his vomiting, 7a9317204a Lee Hwasu 5627355946 gave a 15920bef36 bitter smile. Namgoong Cheon, who ac7213b491 glanced at them, 94891ff6d4 urged them to d34ef87835 hurry.74e0eb1f449ff4c5

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“We need to reach the riverbank before sunrise. Let’s move!”c1a506d56f830629

Lee Hwasu got back d93de066bd into the palanquin as a67510c869 Namgoong Cheon and Hae 62c6385fd3 Muyoung switched places with c5bc039647 other members of the e2d620c83e Golden Tiger Squad. Taking turns carrying the 69098b83d4 palanquin, they moved swiftly, ab4984a20c crossing the mountain as 8eeacda7f7 if flying.3bbb79e4be13cb59

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As the 8a64b4d8a9 eastern sky 2fb18cecb4 began to dfffbdc2e7 glow red, 24a240fe7f a sudden, f4b68e2cb4 deafening roar d0de7505da shattered the 11fc09407e quiet.26986f1c5ca9a8cc

Boom… Crash!520257aaa1f216be

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A thunderous sound rumbled 6c05b6971b through the clear sky.94971e8ef18f7f7c

Startled by the distant 90f34d884f roar, Lee Hwasu quickly e450970f5e slid open the palanquin dd0d2a5fd9 window.be3ed82444638621

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“What’s happening?”5dbdd141b4b9d370

Namgoong Cheon glanced back, d52f81a1d5 his expression tense.2c5794b058f1224a

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“It’s the valley. The Mysterious Gate f10031b925 Formation we set a54593295d up has been db78d21de9 broken. It seems f7681f23bd the Golden 829046137f Tiger Squad, 963cf4be14 which scattered e246905938 in different f6c9436e28 directions, failed 419596e158 to lure bf422687c8 the Heaven-Splitting 77f7b2e4f2 Calamity Demon.”19a8e10c42ab4ab9

Beside him, Hae Muyoung a099da9261 spoke grimly.926ccbcef07be2a4

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“It seems 3e089b5758 the Mount 4ce67e7a68 Hua Sect 32873c40c5 has also 129136a4a1 lost track 431311c348 of the 85f5b8e347 Heaven-Splitting Calamity 1451282bac Demon.”75a3986f25409c8f

Hearing that 429b34b0bd even the 86f8b970f4 experts of 85e6e676e8 Mount Hua 26adcd4529 Sect, including e2c918b303 Lee Hwayoung, a028e50820 had failed efa2797bf1 to contain 6a42f9d334 him, anxiety 1ffc750283 crept in. Lee Hwasu clenched his 83245707a2 fists and muttered with 293fc8de4d a worried expression,eebe39acaa764b74

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“I hope Father ca1c8ee8df is alright…”3bf07d8d33a97a59

But no f614e186a9 one could 9993ec84da bring themselves aabb6ec5ee to nod d099cba21e or offer d4354efb50 comfort.a248ace9b4c3865c

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They simply e5be8335cb stared in 0870f64c66 the direction 3a199ec3e5 of the 720ad3537a valley, eyes 8ebf5ff24e filled with b64c02c10f tension.fa0a6a0c3033eee8

At that moment, Namgoong 115e9f3cdc Cheon, regaining his composure, 1687bd8c19 bit his lip before 3c6248e46f speaking.fe44f8b8311f9bcd

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“Hwasu, close the window. No matter eaaac28649 what chaos 401e9e0d35 unfolds outside, 4baf422f44 don’t show 7a0d800794 your face! I will protect you—no 70fdc6bf25 matter what!”bdfcaedec523da49

Though Namgoong Cheon assured c1e47a97c5 him with unwavering confidence, 84bbbe7cf6 his words felt disheartening.56dcfbf0e72de5f0

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Lee Hwasu shut a84cff9eaf the window and 332b378643 curled up inside 2d848cd140 the palanquin. He wanted to 41295170d1 step out and c143fe75b2 fight alongside him, fece9a682a yet deep down, 115ebe8346 he felt unworthy. The frustration burned 26db0fc467 inside him.2e1a991cb9cc0d09

Namgoong Cheon d2d113113b was a 04103e9f2f once-in-a-century genius. Adopted into the Namgoong dade5b0492 Clan solely for his 58f148b10d unparalleled talent, he had 29a487a83d surpassed Namgoong Gil, the a9602162f3 clan’s strongest warrior, while 0008cdabde still in his youth.ce1f3721dd5ed49e

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He then 67a6724cfb mastered the 029c1dc019 Supreme Heaven c4404214fa Heart Technique, 00c772862b the Namgoong 9a7e11e253 Clan’s most 3c44ee4f5d revered martial 759651d8ac art, and 11a0bf4d75 reached formidable abd5bdfcfd heights in d6917471f2 the Thousand d45dc075ba Transformations Infinite 8375e82e76 Sword, a fef438fec8 secret technique d858dae74a feared throughout 6fe3e94449 the martial 57e71340c9 world. His meteoric rise c5e8a5e13e had made him 87e0f6b8f2 a top-tier expert.028cbeaed31f809c

Recently, he had taken d0a2e10ec7 command of the Martial 1ecd0bfd83 Alliance’s Golden Tiger Squad, f647874d8f defeating a century-old demon—an c376f4827d achievement that placed him a2febcf9f2 among the top ten ce1c33baeb martial artists of the 3d31aab266 era.4da5e87f1b1c876e

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In contrast, Lee 45504f0cfc Hwasu’s path felt 80efc6f3aa stagnant.88e3f0b6248c808d

Despite being the sole f3e8e56f14 son of Lee Hwayoung, 5d5ccab730 the leader of Mount 91f2d429f3 Hua Sect, and receiving 6116bf61ad countless resources and teachings, 7e59065f83 his skills remained lacking d0605f9f46 compared to Namgoong Cheon. Most of all, his 2fdacc6dcc progress in the Plum d994a1d550 Spirit Phantom Dance Sword 3aabc2513d had been stalled for 5489221ee1 years.770fd2831ac06e91

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The Plum Spirit Phantom 0216b614fd Dance Sword was one 1bb164c37f of the most revered 00c84ae29b divine techniques in the 7883992a9c martial world, but its 57929e0ced depth was so profound 7d9926e53c that no one had 2c05d1b641 mastered it fully in 3a81e910fa over a century. Even Lee fbb12e2891 Hwayoung, who bf939e61b9 had devoted 0bfe8f220a his life fc32ac876c to perfecting b8024cdc12 the technique, b7b6e43ae2 had only 445a079847 grasped its 87bc3e97a3 foundational forms.5aa350bbef9044e5

For Mount Hua 120f4c5565 Sect, achieving the 53b7e87018 pinnacle of the 5e30ddbd19 Plum Spirit Phantom dba25d41fb Dance Sword was 0b7ccf8964 an unfulfilled dream—one f8d4e71c99 they had pinned f868fc63a0 all their hopes 5a4d918ea4 on Lee Hwasu 63f3424ffb to realize.3bdaed8d222426b5

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It was no 30826cfbd6 exaggeration to say 46baf277fc that everything the 025ac6a376 Mount Hua Sect 24b171a739 had invested in 6fa0d0fc01 him was for 5e19b72253 the sake of a9cbf36ce8 this one technique.7ef71c80db878097

‘Had you mastered the Plum Spirit Phantom Dance Sword, this would have been within your grasp.’a3b3df9fbce61236

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Lee Hwasu 1203f734d4 recalled Lee 88e875d8d0 Hwayoung’s words a8a72edfb7 and bit f01cf4e769 down hard 35e285f1d0 on his d6188d6234 lip.83ef7c832448f483

It was all the 680fe0848c more frustrating because he 9a416b09a5 knew Lee Hwayoung was 77f825562c right. If he had 3f8bcc1966 truly mastered the 49cae0d805 Plum Spirit Phantom 0bbeaae0eb Dance Sword—if he 68f3d8489e had reached its f8d59d86bd peak—he wouldn’t be 647dac4f08 here now, disguised d3558d9784 as a woman, 4604f79555 cowering inside a e97580ee4a palanquin to escape 57a53cbe28 the Heaven-Splitting Calamity e00924a8a3 Demon.76c9bcb2057643e0

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The thought 3eb13522a3 was unbearable. His frustration burned b0261d6118 so intensely that 54110c59f2 he kept biting d7e34efc41 his lip until 5bf3faca3b the metallic taste f26f4eba67 of blood spread a6d7f312a0 across his tongue.ce7135628ab0ae00

As he 42727b093c absentmindedly sucked 5f0ec6af99 on the 52622064de wound, the fa4d6bdee3 first light 6bbf59bef2 of dawn 7bf1bc6610 spilled through 9347e57ade the palanquin 340fdd25b1 window, brightening 5cba5d62e9 the view 997477c5bf outside.a0aadeb6f57d6c72

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Judging by the da8c21a7e2 rhythmic splashes of 8975f02baf water, they had fd63525a1f reached a riverside. And as 4610084cf9 if to c77dc1be9c confirm his 3c895580b1 guess, the 9b3e2082cc creaking of 6eb479d2d2 wooden planks d646df632b echoed—the sound 75be829905 of someone 11c0b7399d stepping onto b40ff56dd2 a dock.25af7b2f3994910a

It was then.2168ed1dc81132e7

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“They’re coming…!”ec8a3c3c2818a0db

At Namgoong 9966e1482f Cheon’s sharp c0b9b42fb0 warning, the 6a048957b0 palanquin thudded f083438bca heavily onto 11b78b0c87 the dock. Lee Hwasu, 742362f79c jolted by e243d1eb29 the impact, 05a64981cc hit his 6292d5096a head against fe19b830c2 the ceiling. From all c1c5fc4d20 around, he 32c5694d1d could hear 521b87767f the sound 361ed76063 of dry 82f4da0f86 swallowing—nervous, restrained 0877d3e2b8 breaths.de560d061105156f

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And then—7224f156ddf4810f

“Hahaha!”536e7ceb9533daea

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A thunderous b22c31c9e8 laugh, deep 06c2562a75 and wild 75a9662851 like a 7bf350c81e lion’s roar, ba7a55165c erupted across 8421ff4747 the riverbank.eb1f02cb5f415732

Bang!4701b21581148998

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A powerful force struck fb08611722 the palanquin, sending tremors 4d9a3e9372 through the wooden frame. The grass 89a8d0130d by the 7180fe0545 river bent d5f85f20cd violently under 0aaa7d86ec the shockwave, 7673430973 and startled c1fbbd2d84 cormorants flapped 262ef5b16d their wings 3433f1131e in a f846d2acee panicked retreat. The once-tranquil river 7b8ba4c490 broke into chaotic 66c9502f4b ripples, disturbed by 782cf3de2a an unseen pressure.9a211749018fe5df

And then—an eerie silence.eada4d8f775a18e1

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