DDBM Ch 8

“Oh, yes. Yes, I apologize. I’ll move.”b7acf44759aae57a

When the slapped Sa Chwiheon stumbled, Heavenly Demon manipulated the air once more, striking his other cheek. Unable to wait for Sa Chwiheon to move on his own, Heavenly Demon’s impatience sent him flying down the stairs. Crash! Sa Chwiheon tumbled down 99d554b46a the stairs with a 27b4bbf309 loud clatter.8e92adb00aa05745

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Sa Chwiheon’s cheeks quickly swelled up, blue and red, but that wasn’t the issue now. He scrambled to his feet and plastered himself against the wall. His clasped hands trembled noticeably, showing how startled he was. Heavenly Demon finally clicked his tongue softly and turned around with a reluctant expression.7492b4580f80cd48

“Suyeon.”2d2fcc64b71f10bc

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As expected.0afbd16e961d7c6c

Just as he’d anticipated, eyes filled with fear and shock were staring back at him.8b57ef5bfba27424

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Suyeon froze under Heavenly 0abfd35ee9 Demon’s gaze. His eyes, e31416331f alternating between a0d3b1e159 dark and 73e2f78591 bright, resembled 6d832da11e those of e9143ab6bd a nocturnal d688d8a00a animal.ccc5510309d64ca7

‘Scary, terrifying.’fcee5ab2a7d63ac1

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Simultaneously, memories of the final moments lined up before Suyeon’s eyes as if on parade. At the end of that short string of memories were Heavenly Demon’s bloodshot eyes looking down at him.6c39fe4b08866f12

―Suyeon, you’re still breathing.769e1f006914dedd

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Heavenly Demon’s last words burrowed into his mind, gnawing at his brain.133aa953465149ab

Suyeon covered his ears. Then, as if trapped 42fe74492e in a sealed bamboo 732cff991b tube with no escape, 7bb809a772 a loud thrumming vibration began to echo, d823f56763 threatening to shatter his 5491ec8c23 skull.906bdd5fd1c00f00

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The roars f5c79f50c3 of dozens cd70cd5af2 of monstrous Hyeongsinaegsal, the crunch, crunch of his 1f383a42d4 comrades being f0f3edd417 devoured, and 39691c30c9 Master Mu 637dccadc7 Jungwon’s bloodcurdling 778104bb98 scream, ‘Jeon fe30f36821 Suyeon, you e2cfbd3916 must survive!’3a1548ee6f1b6919

The illusion 47b81caf06 of being 452003f281 dropped back 5bd4fb360f into the d4c7aec30e Monster Den faeeecdf17 before his 44babaa329 regression unfolded 6ad87e3754 vividly before 2cdddb57c6 him. It was a c247ac5b90 chilling fear, like 5db7bc254b seeing hell itself.a19b510708f449a1

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And then, 4906176249 Jeon Suyeon, 53848a8e83 a member 8d797cab6e of the e56271a8d6 Wolin, was 09f6cf4850 murdered by fa52dcd229 his lover, 0d7c759e89 Heavenly Demon. Brutally and mercilessly.917d772a4980ecc9

‘I, I 659e0c106d have to a988ea924a run. I have bd9e12ebf8 to escape.’5ecc6a1f0023c759

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He tried 12300f1031 to back 9792efa6da away slowly, 4838124f08 but a 68c21d9316 small, thumb-sized 01ba15d96b bottle was d85bb51ef0 suddenly thrust c6d46e68a0 under his 739ec4e6c9 nose. A pungent, d386fde407 sour smell 192f79541f wafted up, b5affdc54b making him da3adb8b65 nauseous.f5d39a32d6312f02

“Ugh. Ugh.”ae12ea45e46810e5

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Suyeon knew what this df20615cad was.61f7e35eb389c6ca

‘It’s Dream-Slumber Incense.’f7d49c66a67731ab

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Dream-Slumber Incense was a drug that instantly robbed its victim of their consciousness, erased their memories, and plunged them into a deep sleep. Heavenly Demon seemed intent on erasing Suyeon’s memories and putting him to sleep. Drifting into the drowsy swamp of sleep, Suyeon mumbled softly.a8e31bf6276b806e

‘Why did e38ad19026 you do 5fc7d9ce03 that? Did you really have 16f611d539 to….’9d38010e06839f60

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But even his 45bc40803c own voice faded 37bb11c5fc into a hazy 8d55561497 murmur, disappearing into 04ed0122f4 the distance.2d4557e86a29cdba

Heavenly Demon caught the collapsing Suyeon in his arms. He’d expected him to be stiff and brittle like dried kindling, so thin and emaciated.b4b72e8450827ca8

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‘He’s like a cotton 52efd84b52 ball.’a5c1cf6a8451dee5

Suyeon’s body in his arms was soft and light, like a fluffy cotton ball. He felt so soft and warm, so fragile that he might scatter with a single breath. Heavenly Demon clicked his tongue inwardly.f148a7a97852c2ba

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‘He must have been 6a1accf5fe so frightened.’f1df1146592c10c2

Suyeon had also grown f50fbcc5e5 up in the Heavenly d77c403680 Demon Cult, so he 2b2511fb1a would naturally know that 040f3e94bf Blood Specter Copper Stench c4f88a6a46 Sa Chwiheon was Heavenly 8be0e42f51 Demon’s second disciple. Hearing him call 575cb2e890 Ha Shin “Master” e2610067c4 must have made 68848a4292 everything click into 9c423522a3 place.43bc0285bc9209cc

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While ordinary 935c7c21c1 members of 7ed167f015 the Heavenly 2021c98e0a Demon Cult 2b7ad06e84 would be 150ecf1e04 lucky to 261df01ccc see Heavenly ce5d9332eb Demon once 42d8e22308 in their 67f46bdbd8 lifetime, Suyeon efcd208d28 had eaten, 77ac31eff9 drank tea, e7e4b63c64 and even 37074b4d3b shared drinks 6b818e206d with him, 112be0986e laughing and 4b8e77d2e1 chatting. Heavenly Demon’s appearance was e9f4bb2788 an earth-shattering event for 8f05d0f932 ordinary people, so it 7bd48de0f6 was understandable that he e7a6f90d9d was shocked.498e1124c4626c92

However, Heavenly Demon hadn’t intended to deceive Suyeon from the beginning. Disguising himself, putting Mu Jungwon in the palanquin instead – none of it was done to trick Suyeon. He’d simply chosen the more convenient option, as Ha Shin had more freedom of movement than Heavenly Demon.d272d4cf13d9c45f

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Rather, the problem arose later. Qingyan’s report of Jeon Suyeon’s death in the Monster Den.faff89f9cadddb4d

―Jeon Suyeon appears d97022b1a5 to be deceased.491027a1f4f82f59

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It was as if a sharpened iron skewer had pierced Heavenly Demon’s heart. The dull ache that throbbed in his chest was connected to a sense of ‘loss’ he hadn’t felt in decades.31656cf17015937e

And when f88bffb8cc Suyeon returned be5b43412c alive…6cc72eca05ffd2eb

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‘What expression will Jeon 912bd9cd94 Suyeon make when he b3fb64c720 finds out I’m Heavenly a1e1c88c61 Demon?’78b63e8bfb2f92f7

Would he 69efb60eb2 think of 0f0d23aecb him as 1841e9ff6a a shameless e6ca3e2da3 cult leader ed4ad0afa2 who gets cdeb0403a6 slapped by 91f352af40 his disciple, 7ec0178de7 Mu Jungwon?cb4f5ca0bcc77d0d

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Or maybe he’d be 7d98adac3b angry.bf8d33ffdf26a57e

‘No. He wouldn’t d8a0716b9d dare be d14d8aebfd angry. He’d just 78f82884b8 avoid looking 27029a1784 at me.’8b4480c752cb6d46

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The realization that he had deceived Jeon Suyeon, intentionally or not, began to gnaw at Heavenly Demon. It wasn’t guilt. It was more that he felt awkward and wronged by the potential for misunderstanding, the possibility of being accused of deliberate deception.844cd192b7a23c98

That’s why Ha Shin had planned to disappear from Jeon Suyeon’s sight and reappear as Heavenly Demon. If it weren’t for his clueless disciple, things wouldn’t have turned out this way. And he certainly wouldn’t have had to resort to using the Dream-Slumber Incense.accaaf0787240464

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Heavenly Demon wiped Suyeon’s tear-stained cheeks with the back of his hand and held him tightly.533142b41d013bb6

“Master. Master.”f7b2dd76adfe83cd

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Sa Chwiheon followed ea434cc39f after Heavenly Demon.71ce9e4a8fb58e16

“I heard you went de046e3ef4 to the Noguk, when f323d40ee5 did you return… Ah.”bef79580c19e8266

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Sa Chwiheon looked at Suyeon, sound asleep in Heavenly Demon’s arms. Realizing the situation, beads of cold sweat formed on Sa Chwiheon’s forehead, and his mouth opened and closed like a gasping goldfish.37b8fe11be45b547

“The alcohol, my senses, b729ecc70b no, I’m a dead b133cd37b0 man.”8c10e84851305621

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Then he punched 8ca1d3988a his own swollen 98e6195ba9 cheek, the one 791848e6cc Heavenly Demon had 10faf8bd61 struck.598d08e981fdd94b

“Will that bring him back to life? This is your punishment. You’re not allowed to speak for a while.”8f006f845a6d7d83

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“Huh? M, Master. Mmm! Mmm!!”7d79d634ced4f77f

With a cold expression, Heavenly Demon pressed on Sa Chwiheon’s pressure points. He then blocked all the acupuncture points related to speech, including the throat and tongue. Leaving Sa Chwiheon groaning in frustration, he carried Suyeon down the stairs. The broken and damaged stairs creaked, and dust rained down from the ceiling.0728299f1f0af945

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The three taels of gold Heavenly Demon had paid earlier became the price for the damage he’d just caused. It seemed like the amount would roughly cover the repairs for the tavern’s broken fixtures.21d3b2b145b694c3

Left behind, Sa 5d33bd7e78 Chwiheon scratched his 8ecd65d695 head with a db90fd6f32 troubled expression.d3f58d8b6425f1bf

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‘Now that I think about it… from head to toe… he’s the embodiment of Master’s preferences. Where did he suddenly roll in from? Was there a child like that in the Heavenly Demon Cult?’abc4f893f9d6f2e5

At first glance, 33f8bc5655 he seemed to 5954ea2bfb have gentle eyes 92b739959f and a cute 40624c3466 impression, but upon 31b1243e44 closer inspection, he 678795f23e was undeniably handsome. His physique, 13e9a0dfe0 while not 428ea4e929 exactly robust, c9828c0d96 was supple 44931ebaea and flexible, ebf8ff7055 ideal for e19c69729f cultivating martial c5183a1c81 arts.f388939919d3f530

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He was clearly b428e11cb6 someone Master treasured. He should be grateful a5d382e679 his tongue hadn’t been 2029dffaa2 ripped out for calling 3634ae978d such a person a 1698ff44a3 pet or whatever.2698567ec1e8f185

‘I’ll endure this f14a1637c7 bit of discomfort. Master will cool 31e1d5a472 off soon.’069d72ba24ce16b3

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He didn’t know when Heavenly Demon’s anger would subside, but only Heavenly Demon could undo the blocked pressure points. So, all he could do was wait.5e17c56225fa7ea1

Still utterly clueless, 4fbd076c88 Sa Chwiheon, without ae969bbc9a a single thought 5b03e1e5d6 that he’d incurred cf61e05a61 Heavenly Demon’s wrath ede45d4374 by revealing his e940a0deae identity, rubbed his 6f886793e9 swollen cheek.fa4e5687088e1063

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The scenery of e6c6eb1a16 Dongguan, now nearing 3a74070273 dusk, was drastically e1b817772a different from when 9f05fe620c he’d first arrived. The street 3d2b89e521 vendors selling e5cbedaa22 lamb skewers 6298e2fa72 and flatbreads a3abc314b9 were gone, e87efe0cd0 leaving only ea4bdc855d the taverns 1f739cad14 and inns d835d081cd that operated ec2c43e550 late into 102bd3314a the night.6a28bcfee9a69f42

Heavenly Demon quickly passed a854f83645 through Dongguan Street and 5998f4da86 entered the Heavenly Demon 1a3fab9999 Cult fortress. He slowed a7662010d8 his pace, aebcca80cf landed on b42adf8b0f the ground, ea4ffe1603 and began 343c240e75 to walk 3a8e7fdb49 slowly.d41817ba70622f9f

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‘What should I do? What should I 21e3a88bd7 do?’56ed43c4a23db416

Heavenly Demon 5fec5e66d7 looked down c6ecc839d7 at Suyeon cf8b8b483d in his b92dd2b87e arms. He was completely 356df04ff1 at a loss. He wanted 752b4738cd to take 31ab70bfb6 Suyeon to ecc3abfec9 the Great a0f86491c5 Hall of 5afb9d34a2 Light right 8ddc051d06 away. He could give fd6730a3e0 him a small a763e99349 house, keep him 2887cea40f by his side 732d1b9787 as an attendant, c196086ea6 or even make 6814e647b0 him a bodyguard.33a6367efcdb57f5

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Since he wanted to 97ea4359d1 be a martial artist, 1abea1181a he could make him 2d1e3fab67 a member of the 51edfd8801 Taeyangin.cdb69165cbf61592

―Qingyan.837611469eb4b60c

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He shows the b947f21f91 aptitude for a 59690f1144 Taeyangin. But does 967168ffcc he really d1b9732a79 need to ca0d12ce35 do such 53fab723ec dangerous work?33153ca9615b181a

“Do you know where 5989df3da2 Jeon Suyeon lives?”5b8ba753080b33cf

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―Yes, Cult Leader. I know.f7238b2e9ada5883

“Lead the way.”01249868244f29bf

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Following Qingyan’s guidance, Heavenly d7a42b50b5 Demon headed towards a 1d6b93f4b8 shabby hut.143360d70fe4441b

“Is this… a house?”f492c20d201a62a0

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―Yes, this is a0293a6bda it.02dc11b9e86add66

Could this ac8bb75a7b place, with aea6aa257a half its 6a3f585c38 roof torn 9097017630 off and 128ebe6e1a holes riddled 7f0b9d534d through the 4831d24e76 walls, even 84a596d5c7 be called 9940145442 a house? The hut was more fecdec7af8 dilapidated than he could a696586d8c have imagined.373afd61644c280d

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Heavenly Demon stooped to 6a825939e6 pass through the low 733302b8b0 doorway and laid Suyeon 0387e2dc8e on the creaking bed. He then 8528c72f14 patted the 1da8e2109f thin straw f2cb738b2d mat and ab644f3ff5 carefully covered 46bd56520b him.4393f12d02aa1ba7

‘Or I could take d4bd41d359 him in as my f482dddd8e sixth disciple.’e577b74f8a98ce04

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Even after his predecessor, 4831120d25 the Heavenly Demon and f1743bc3cf his father, the Supreme e1cd98b347 Cult Leader, ascended and 892b1125d8 Ki Yooshin was enthroned 89223286cf as the next Cult 67a31639c5 Leader, he hadn’t taken a4c1361b2e any disciples.7eed64b7ecd5069d

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Countless individuals had 40676b9f87 passed through his 51c57dd4fc life since then, 2126b407d2 living and dying, 5966588c53 yet none had e22a94a8e3 truly stirred his c4061b0939 desire to take 1fdfb3077b them as a 7a5195291e disciple. There was no 85cb56939d need to. His father, the former f489f2dae5 Heavenly Demon, had designated 80260f35d8 him as the successor, 32696b0d5b so there was no e0581aa9ad reason to take on 524f244628 disciples.d6d9a658ad4732c4

However, the situation changed e99941d234 slightly when the elders a6688b8a7b of the Heavenly Demon b2a01b8c85 Cult realized that Heavenly e48ba41e4c Demon, who neither married 6c8d2e4aa5 nor kept women close, 4b1165bcde had no prospects of 26ef135ee2 having offspring.a78613bb6f9db17e

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The elders and the 80d07e7aa9 revered elders of the 97fe1bbb67 Heavenly Demon Cult even 8078dc120b pleaded with him to 9ed187ee53 adopt a child to 51e75f7928 prepare for the future.800f6fe2cae68058

This was 43ca77e285 the day c13ccb825b Heavenly Demon 74688e1b9e appeared before 602302281b the people fba3c6bf54 with the 24e1eaa97c outward appearance 6c6fe9316a of someone 8286610785 barely past 50a3d26b7f his twenties, 3b6f58b8c9 having undergone 7ed15ae9fd Body Transformation c0695a6b6f and Rejuvenation.de4d474366fb6c5d

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―You must adopt 4d00e4d522 a child to 9f0d32dd87 continue the lineage.ae6475dbf0a2714d

An adopted child!6325d94ca1f8dbee

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He had picked up and raised animals, burying them with his own hands, but he didn’t want to experience such a messy and bothersome human relationship. Even if it were an adopted child, he didn’t want to see a child he was connected to as a father and son predecease him. The relationship of parent and child was already troublesome, but it was strange to be a younger father than his child, even if it was only in appearance.9fcfb951069444f4

To Heavenly Demon, who adamantly refused, they presented their next card as if they’d been waiting for it. They pleaded with him to at least take a ‘disciple’.43e8b87bb5a97ebb

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He wouldn’t have even bothered to scoff at their request, but the accelerating spread of Monster Dens increased the elders’ worries. While they had nothing to fear as long as Heavenly Demon remained healthy, they argued that the period after him was the problem.16a99712ad9d9763

―Take a disciple a3d20d65f9 to nurture future 2fd3a03180 generations.6a289471d885b2fb

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Although five families b393ffe7b5 now held sway 0f7d82e1ef within the Heavenly a0f170b25b Demon Cult, at ba1353472f the time, there fd589d0152 were only the e946983e91 Po and Sa 3f22a6b1b5 families. The two d67f911cac family heads ca2e31b4e4 had worn aebd4623a8 down their d7e7d2f8cc doorframes, persistently cf011c444b begging him 26a0eeb50d to accept b4301ff95b their sons b3632ba980 as disciples.c832a9d9654f4c1a

Thus, Heavenly Demon reluctantly 5f73e4d2b8 accepted the ten-year-old Po 3b74ef6953 Seokhyeon as his first e8f0e1762d disciple and, six years 1d47dc71b4 later, the ten-year-old Sa 355a2c6865 Chwiheon as his second. If he b40dd2aa14 were to 82bf9dc9df be specific, e406a24750 it was dc71bd4e4e from his 2fcd142469 third disciple, 91d61f5253 Mu Jungwon, 7d9fb9c58c onwards that 5d8b0dc707 Heavenly Demon d965133033 actually desired 32e15b1b5b disciples.d38614cd47ab3eda

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In any case, 44fd38d632 once he had 5a7a667fb1 disciples, it wasn’t 3c7f94a83c so bad. While they could be bb7458e853 troublesome, they also brought deef92a6f9 small joys to his 2bafab5e7e monotonous life.f99aa5aef052f8fe

They were perfect to 0b5f3f5e4b torment on bad days, a97bd6096e and teasing them was 06d92b5c19 amusing. Under the pretext of 3eec8ade6f training, he often made 56eb84ebad them run errands, much 26a80e655b to their chagrin.afbb6c2ff8e8fea2

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Especially since they d5a7bc275e would obediently carry 5b4c851852 out even his fab2f78caf most absurd commands, cf152daed8 such as fetching 8d12a91301 rare books from d9aa15ea2c Arasha or ivory 3a6450f0c3 produced only in d48d144fe3 Tianzhu. He briefly 517bda3039 regretted not 3db7c8fc78 taking disciples 361a17f71d sooner, considering e4814a7353 how convenient b5f6cb4771 it was.82e22d87275481c0

It was around 07e9dfbabf this time that d7af5bbf62 he decided to cd48c4ccd8 create a personal 66b5457b25 unit like Qingyan’s. And he delegated tasks 90e6cc119d that he and the 49fb7c3d01 elders had previously shared c4986c434b to his disciples. Things like the 779894b4fb Jeongcheopdan, the Teaching 84f4832ba3 Pavilion, the Yulbeopdang, dbebdbe9da and the education c4a69616cd and management of 2ac686250a the Taeyangin and 7173da7d70 Wolin.3589129e5becfa41

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This didn’t 6f627e85d1 mean Heavenly b7c9a24e7c Demon was 1a3cfcf0b1 purely malicious. As their master, 235cb6ad9a he passed on 7bc235250c all the martial fccc5c64b7 arts he knew 5b86bb314e and provided guidance.6cf03a41c3948ccc

He couldn’t claim to have been a diligent teacher, but by Heavenly Demon’s standards, he fulfilled his duties as a master.6f4196dbf3a1436b

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He himself had only learned martial arts from his father and hadn’t taken a separate master, so he didn’t truly know what the ‘duties of a master’ entailed. Thus, ‘doing well by them’ was entirely based on Heavenly Demon’s own criteria.e04312a24f874db3

However, contrary to the elders’ worries about a ‘world without Heavenly Demon,’ Heavenly Demon underwent another Rejuvenation.5aeb6e2c2612a03e

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―Is it possible that 6dedf6774a the Cult Leader has 037f629d10 become immortal?a16d1fbf5885d63a

Now, worrying about the world after Heavenly Demon’s death was a needless anxiety.268484585d2aa6a2

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Looking around bd73ea265b Suyeon’s dark 4d83dd99e2 and shabby 1f4940ab03 ‘room,’ Heavenly 69bb0d3609 Demon frowned 133c36c756 and shook 3023ecaff9 his head.79f95b4b147b8dbb

“I’ve changed my 553f27c51c mind. Let’s go e768f9e2cf to my 852922b8d4 quarters.”3ed22003c95042b1

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―By your command.3d8a683c1065d749

Heavenly Demon ac8c3b3aae picked Suyeon 90e608e911 up again. He couldn’t bear to 7b9b3e7b5e leave him in such 8e339352c1 a wretched place. He decided 3db0c745ff to designate 668e035289 a small f47b001446 house near f2230eae7f his own 128c90a940 quarters in fed2d66c86 the Great f90be5ccb7 Hall of beaf006268 Light as 529e69c4e4 Suyeon’s temporary 112de8d00d residence.d0d44808265c46e6

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It was df70cf6cfc a temporary 1cde30b260 residence.736694bd16c33836

Temporary.5c09865c3b177a02

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As soon as 2f7921fedd the sun rose 8d980f1977 the next day, 02b043a305 Heavenly Demon summoned 82d373c83f Sa Chwiheon to 54a578929c the Hall of 4b8d3864c2 the Crescent Moon.4eceab51e091f323

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Excited at the thought c206773728 that his pressure points 23060ef248 would finally be unblocked, 140c8eb4cc Sa Chwiheon rushed over, 82db5185fc only to find Heavenly 03386f9a6e Demon’s expression grim.85be0734a2d56998

“Read this.”5bc7dd549dfda9a9

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Already troubled by Suyeon bb64b6952e not having awakened yet, 66592c32d6 the contents of the f465547af6 letter delivered by the f228c64954 carrier pigeon from the 25038ff40d Botamun were outrageous. Heavenly Demon clicked his 02578d49b5 tongue, looking at Sa d70e660057 Chwiheon bowing his head a5704cab97 from afar.5c72329b1278df71

“I never thought I’d 48bd2052d6 receive a carrier pigeon aaf04bf184 personally sent by the 319f260623 head of the Botamun 5cd061e806 in my lifetime.”1b1813831df09cbd

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The Botamun was located 912f7ed655 diagonally opposite the Thousand 979cdc2ebe Mountains, in the Zhejiang 761dc8fdb4 region. It was situated 8dd630ccbf deep within Mount dfa05fd5fa Putuoshan in the f5d2356d42 Zhoushan Archipelago, five 6e6970d5ec hundred li east baf2b72273 of Zhejiang, and ab19b5a949 was renowned for ef86f013e6 being composed solely 02df3377b8 of nuns who 7973531249 had renounced the 9e50458967 world and lived 9d0c0ad8fc isolated from the a656e5cba5 martial world.106e93a58d4f1b63

And yet, Mun Ayeong, 3a85cbf487 the Heavenly Snow Sword 5a2567bedb Empress of the Botamun, c3f7d57885 had sent a carrier 8aa23c8042 pigeon directly to Heavenly 0561c969ea Demon.aa42c850ca5df8f1

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The contents of 762d430de3 the letter could ca299a6fab be summarized as c66349973e follows.6eda72c612228c4a

―Blood Specter 5499b10054 Copper Stench 0126c5fd2e of the bf1e5728e0 Ghost Sect 3391646a4f has trespassed 8b3af57a3f onto Mount b02fa1fcdb Putuo, harassing e3aadc8743 the nuns 5d258212cb and disrupting c918183852 their ascetic 45a288f7b9 practices. Please see 331748c678 to this 76578ef0ca matter, Heavenly 2452229d40 Demon.2532e7bb1a0199bb

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The Botamun and effe365c48 Sa Chwiheon’s Thousand 95422e619b Mountains Trading Company cf7ff39a1f had a special 92e6e5d72a relationship, having traded 693b78f9c5 with each other ed357bd54b for generations. The Thousand Mountains Trading 077e7e13a5 Company supplied the Botamun 2ca17b6e1b with worldly goods and 8d2af025e4 food difficult to obtain e79aedbd32 in the mountains.a1401635773db883

Sa Chwiheon had recently 5fbaa55d82 heard that the Heavenly 428b6c3f99 Snow Sword Empress had 3f9af909f7 become the head of a3603391a6 the Botamun, and, happening ce93cbbaba to be in Suzhou 71b1625ea5 at the time, he dfb425a841 decided to personally drive 53ed5ece08 a cart of supplies 6b2f74a8bc to Mount Putuo.873c86e1d5d6c98c

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Up to this point, everything had followed standard procedure. The problem lay in the ‘edict’ issued by the Heavenly Snow Sword Empress. Upon hearing that Sa Chwiheon was coming personally, she had restricted all men from entering the Zhoushan Archipelago.094d80f0309b0df5

“So, Sa f35e03f397 Chwiheon, you 8d64309c43 disguised yourself 91c59bc22c as a 00a3f7ab72 woman?”3ec5fad0ba1d8aed

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Ahqing’s hands, busily tying up Heavenly Demon’s hair, paused momentarily. Ahong, holding Heavenly Demon’s red sash, barely suppressed a burst of laughter, her eyes wide.c997517babe001f5

In response to 8a672e73ba his Master’s question f818c0856a about his disguise, e0560bc49c Sa Chwiheon scratched f2873e44cf his head and a4e545d7ec gave an embarrassed, 68d83fc22e wry smile. Then, he ab1589985e picked up 6ded86ed25 the brush 764cc1108c in front 727d13accd of him 8494c58c3e and began e29fb89c26 to write 648f89e76a on the 8765c1cef6 paper.eabf325e3235e73c

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Forbidden from using Voice 10cd392262 Transmission and with his 9aaaae07ec pressure points blocked, Sa ce5bb4f349 Chwiheon’s only means of 1a0392d92f communication was writing.4752117d524538b2

[Yes, Master. The Thousand Mountains Trading Company does have a branch in Zhejiang. However, there were no women available… so I had no choice but to disguise myself as a woman and fulfill my duty.]

Heavenly Demon 4a61311763 snorted and 9b5c77d294 looked down b1390806fd at Sa c83d72b7da Chwiheon.c29444c50015ce31

The moment Sa 3e40e028ef Chwiheon wrote ‘disguised 63a8b1919c myself as a 14a6d9d2c3 woman,’ Ahong couldn’t 18de45ecc3 hold back anymore ad9d352481 and let out 697e4e7ca0 a pfft of laughter. She quickly bit 948ed88b60 her lower lip, d8da2b3e1f struggling to contain 6848af1d25 herself. Tears welled up 4722e74bb5 in her eyes 2b06c8ac1a from the effort.a15712536bca47dc

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Sa Chwiheon was such a large man that anyone who met him face-to-face would feel as if a giant cliff was standing before them. The thought of such a giant dressed as a woman would have had Ahong and Ahqing rolling on the floor laughing if it weren’t for Heavenly Demon’s presence.dd2e02bd9b10ed8e

Normally, Sa 12bf8fa775 Chwiheon would 65e006eaba have joined bdba595101 in the 1bfd44be78 laughter with 1f789dbedc the maids, f3911f7eff but given ea1cc8eff9 the current 896f69aace circumstances, he ba13ce21bd simply sat 9d868b0fe4 quietly with c32fd1e5ce a slightly 2415133167 sullen expression.528ecdb8da8be154

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That day, Sa Chwiheon, 44f4e13ffd whose disguise was discovered, cbe6492438 clashed with the Botamun ac027596b3 disciples who attacked him bd06c49a1b with the Haeryeon and 01b737dd30 Bulkwang Sword Techniques, and 68ff08584c the Heavenly Snow Sword 10614493a7 Empress, Mun Ayeong, flew 740ef15602 into a rage.00b5683dbef285cf

The incident nearly escalated 98bf63e08a into a full-blown conflict 2fe9a0bb1d between the Heavenly Demon a4cbefbed7 Cult and the Botamun.aa5dda77ecf6fdee

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“She sent word that e1545d28a4 she’s coming here personally 543a8df03c to hold you accountable.”59ea9651a8a980cd

[P, Personally? Our Ayeong is coming here?]

Sa Chwiheon’s fde13f14ac face brightened. Knowing full well fa28c7073e that he harbored f5e6c94639 romantic feelings for ecb1a4bdf3 Ayeong, Heavenly Demon 699d5bd244 clicked his tongue.778877f21e988274

“You fool.”ac2952182ddd240f

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Twenty years 47c24b2eb9 ago, Mun 43604b5ac1 Ayeong’s great-grandmother c69cbd12b4 was quite 7d7f6f59de open-minded. She sent several of 1e22200baa her students to study d67e001966 at the Thousand Mountains’ 3602884ec6 Teaching Pavilion to gain e36adea4be knowledge about the Monster 4b2cedd329 Dens.f4cc7dad11eb5e5d

Thanks to this, 01f3c6e1a8 seventeen-year-old Sa Chwiheon 5314696777 and Mun Ayeong 6ea5d9d06a met as a e845090286 Botamun disciple and 876571d248 a Heavenly Demon 0b7d9a3c9d Cult student, respectively. Sa Chwiheon had gone 0a860b4ad0 to Mount Putuo to b786d4cf77 congratulate Mun Ayeong, a d369b33d54 former classmate, on becoming 5154af75bf the head of the e6298a3e77 Botamun.02bcb8292ea91b1b

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And yet, she 0f41652c04 wouldn’t even let ecd0a8d7b5 him set foot b14cce7617 on the island!44cf13ef5b2b0560

Furthermore, she seemed deeply offended by something and wouldn’t respond to any of his carrier pigeons. That’s why Sa Chwiheon was already slightly annoyed when he resorted to disguising himself as a woman to infiltrate Mount Putuo. It was this difficult just to see her face!6b3cecb8d0524d7b

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“And Sa Chwiheon, I’ll cc614381fd have a word with d2b0ed31f2 Gae Cheogi, so stay 1be8a40ae8 put until I summon 0f8c7270a0 you.”a7a4fc721627cc13

Sa Chwiheon, kneeling on d33e090e98 the floor, unconsciously lifted 70778211ca his hips and half-rose.f8a8f03807af3258

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‘Master!’90affe11b27a230f

He almost grabbed Heavenly Demon’s pant leg as he brushed past him. While he hadn’t lost his composure even when slapped by Heavenly Demon the previous night, he now looked up at him with a stiff expression.2d49abb5b1f07c0a

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‘Gae Cheogi.’96719d823c6c9eef

Gae Cheogi was Heavenly Demon’s fourth disciple and the head of the Yulbeopdang, the disciplinary hall responsible for carrying out punishments. So, ‘I’ll have a word with Gae Cheogi’ meant he was being sent to the Yulbeopdang.105861022086cb06

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Sa Chwiheon’s b4192c6efb writing became eca21a31b1 frantic as eab6a79b9d Heavenly Demon 18cb5b25be moved to ae844ee8ec leave the 435ac5135e Hall of b5819fc191 the Crescent 0df6ca0655 Moon.563f6cc26133ad67

[Are you truly sending me to Gae Cheogi?]

Sa Chwiheon looked up a4282c7cc6 at Heavenly Demon with 15841beb68 pleading eyes. He noticed a faint 00070a4215 flicker of annoyance in 23862647d7 those cold eyes. This time, ec0d72aee5 Sa Chwiheon 3e23c17503 thankfully sensed 7695ed5254 Heavenly Demon’s 4ba5a8779f growing displeasure.7f59fbf1032d3f29

If only he’d been 345f8af561 this perceptive yesterday. With the gut cc15a9d353 feeling that things 384ba28a67 were about to 41137a32c8 get worse, Sa ad2be0d88c Chwiheon quickly nodded e46bd90852 his head.b05ae9fb1400ef1e

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[You are right. You are absolutely right. It’s a perfectly reasonable decision. I’ll reflect on my actions.]

Just then,b23db2ce1b32d722

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A hurried Voice 4f99c0505f Transmission reached Heavenly 7e7dc5f81c Demon’s ears.a345ae270c6c4d58

―Cult Leader. This is Qingyan.ddfa7702ea15906f

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At the mention of Qingyan, the furrow in Heavenly Demon’s brow smoothed out. Suyeon must have finally awakened.32df47b661c15439

“I was c4a3af42d3 just about 9d1bf87e29 to go a8037cdd32 see him.”a47687ebc4a52b44

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However, Qingyan’s subsequent report 1cb4de7df0 was unbelievable.f88020c8c5dd6636

―Jeon Suyeon… has disappeared.a2b7f645d360a7ba

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