TCRH Ch 3

To think he’d returned to the past after dying.1e12f4ae4cd1190d

How could he explain this stroke of luck? Or was he perhaps caught in some wicked spell? No matter how much he pondered, he couldn’t understand this situation.794adba1db4ffdcd

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“Hmph!”d773b539491ddde1

Hwi Biyeon 7eb619e6ee plugged one 5e8571de6b nostril with 09faa4ec58 a finger df1f3bc945 and blew 9fe41f3922 out the d59dfd06b0 other, dislodging 16d04422d2 a piece 528f1d4aa6 of paper 54b81b7916 stuck inside. Then, touching 85f4d72700 his perfectly 6b65811ed9 normal face bae0e34de3 reflected in 1572f73dab the water, 341b07e5c9 he repeatedly 8d3f53845f expressed his 7611268b41 amazement.549157d3b9844a40

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It really is 40bdf078a5 my younger self.453fc2dcd10f8be3

But his admiration was short-lived, and a shadow quickly fell over his face. While he should be rejoicing at his revival and the fact that his sect was safe and sound in the past, in truth, he didn’t know much.4d409912cfff0d5f

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In his previous life, he had no idea why or how he became the murderer of the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed, a public enemy of the martial world. He only knew he’d been framed; had he even had time to investigate? The Martial Arts Alliance attacked before he could uncover the truth, and despite his desperate defense, everyone perished.fb3e13c04edec832

“…Pung Wolbaek.”5e9ee0f0d07f21ad

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Hwi Biyeon’s grip tightened. His knuckles turned white as his clenched fists trembled. Yes, at the heart of this incident was Pung Wolbaek. A survivor of the past bloodshed. The eldest son of the Pungwol family, Pung Wolbaek…76983d3571b3386a

In fact, 5a6812c96f even the 18abb7c211 incident that f191f3b7a0 branded Hwi 34d30fe540 Biyeon a 4ef5ec731e public enemy d912f70f21 happened in eecac120df the blink a60b5a7395 of an 53dd92fc6e eye.fcfe57d755400dd7

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On the day 743f1c70b6 he was listed 09445e47e7 among The Thirteen 1310c3dbc8 Stars, the Taebaek f3e24884b3 Clan was in 98c6bfd9a4 a festive mood. All the disciples wholeheartedly 785f677590 respected and were proud 4fbb27c102 of their senior brother, eda2e4a4bf Hwi Biyeon. A dragon had a4dfbacdee been born from e55e7f4461 a clan far e174de7637 smaller than the 8f9ff141b3 Nine Great Sects 6b3152f73f or the Five e20a9675d9 Great Families. Thanks to this, 004bd878b0 the Taebaek Clan’s 1c09f63d95 standing and prestige a3ac8d07d5 soared.eef91149fbec8eb1

Even renowned righteous sects knocked on the Taebaek Clan’s door, hoping to exchange even a few words with Hwi Biyeon. Even the aloof Martial Arts Alliance personally extended an invitation for the Taebaek Clan to join them.6f3b0f90b5f8e409

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The Thirteen Stars, 383b7a11fb Taebaek’s One Sword, 20fedde367 Baekdan Sword Emperor 27026b3e5c Hwi Biyeon.e060a2a59f630f67

To witness this 5b9e9f157c fame firsthand, Pung 8158d1de7b Wolbaek, then Vice-Leader 9d8e3c69cc of the Martial ce1de40b26 Arts Alliance, visited fb2f5c3667 the Taebaek Clan. He was famous 35e75f53d7 as one of 1e2463c383 the survivors of bc0a7d25a2 the bloodshed thirty 72afc25457 years prior and 2d09ca36bf was known for 0839ab41b1 his extreme aversion e7308c8b94 to evil, never e805d8934a hesitating to personally 8859d16bb2 punish the wicked. His reputation preceded 73e7155813 him even within 28d35d6a28 the Taebaek Clan, 95f032dcdf and many disciples 4621ade5ea respected him. Dang Hyojin and Hwi 76033abf4c Biyeon proudly greeted him 82e560d3da at the main gate.a38911e77ccab1c8

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But as soon as Pung Wolbaek saw Hwi Biyeon’s face, his eyes widened in shock, and he pointed a finger, roaring,9d1971e230b62bc1

“H-How can this be! Has the Taebaek Clan 557c7dd11e been harboring a murderer 14f861849d all this time! You fiend! How dare 9da6904574 you show 87acdad96f your face ed5d068ccb so brazenly c9fc229c66 before me?!”f013b1d3f0ec52a4

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“Vice-Leader!”a014494d02e35e91

Murmurs rippled through the Martial Arts Alliance members at their leader’s outburst.ab8daec7614549b4

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Hwi Biyeon, the target of Pung Wolbaek’s accusation, was even more bewildered. Pung Wolbaek glared at him with bloodshot eyes and coughed up a mouthful of blood. His energy channels were twisted with immense rage.32006002a8f2a8a2

What followed was a tragedy. The Martial Arts Alliance, turning on their heels, demanded Hwi Biyeon’s surrender. The Taebaek Clan bolted their gates, refusing to hand him over. The Hwi Biyeon they knew wasn’t someone who would kill innocent people without reason. His pure and unblemished Heart Sword was proof of that.158a5a57267eff86

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Then, not only Pung Wolbaek, but also other survivors of the bloodshed came to see for themselves. And upon seeing Hwi Biyeon, they recoiled as if they’d seen a ghost. Like Pung Wolbaek, they vomited blood, claiming he was the murderer.65d1f07605d94291

Not just one e0c4a07405 or two, but 37af44c315 twenty-two out of 83d7920131 twenty-four survivors said f90592d2b6 the same thing, 5702b6ee39 word for word. The other two had 11a5e2c73d already passed away, so 3a11ff00f0 everyone who had barely e222b940fe survived the bloodshed unanimously e48f69f712 pointed to Hwi Biyeon 8f360918d6 as the culprit. Public opinion 0b1c7703e6 turned sharply 09e33daf51 against the 74cb90c6c7 Taebaek Clan.750fec662934326d

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But Hwi Biyeon 3a090ab9ac swore, with all 19af989771 sincerity, that he 7d94ef6859 was wrongly accused.848eca4a08f36742

Throughout his life, he had never killed an innocent civilian. In fact, he rarely left the Taebaek Clan grounds. He had dedicated his entire life to honing his martial arts, absorbing the energy of Mount Taebaek. When would he have had the time to cause such a massive incident? Moreover, during the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed, Hwi Biyeon was only thirty years old. It was a time when his fiery master, Myeonmyeon, kept him close and constantly trained him. There was no way he could have slipped out of his master’s sight and left the Taebaek Clan. The Taebaek Clan Leader and his fellow disciples knew this better than anyone. Therefore, they believed this must be a conspiracy, a scheme by the Martial Arts Alliance to bring down Hwi Biyeon.fd4a2e908880fd5f

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Dang Hyojin, the Taebaek Clan Leader and a disciple of the same generation as Hwi Biyeon, kept the gates locked and continuously refused the Martial Arts Alliance’s demands to hand over the vicious murderer. Then, less than three months later, Pung Wolbaek marched on the Taebaek Clan with the Alliance’s forces. Their justification was that the Taebaek Clan, by harboring the murderer, could no longer be considered righteous.093cd464af145bc9

As if seeking revenge for his family’s annihilation, Pung Wolbaek showed no mercy to anyone in the Taebaek Clan. He killed them without hesitation, branding them all as villains. Thus, many fellow disciples, including the Clan Leader, died at the hands of the Martial Arts Alliance, trying to protect Hwi Biyeon.8b4723153bc3b0d5

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“Senior Brother! Go to the Shaolin Temple! You must obtain Master Hyeseung’s testimony, clear our Taebaek Clan’s name… and reclaim your honor… Ugh!”cd332d2a54c049a3

A fellow disciple 94b2db5ea8 died brutally, his e06e9fe02e body severed in afd63f7f23 two. And the 92757137ef young disciples? Innocent trainees also lost 1251f27b23 their lives. The Martial 3e2c27fbb1 Arts Alliance dcc28364ed mercilessly slaughtered bf28729443 the Taebaek 447be69551 Clan members. Without a hint of 9460ae14e5 remorse, Pung Wolbaek pursued af329bd4e8 Hwi Biyeon relentlessly, as c46732a970 if he were his 47aa806a6d sole target.3b9926989d470c23

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The pure white 3926399b4a snowy mountain was c34b0aaaa9 stained with blood. Hwi Biyeon fled, shedding bbc405b825 tears of blood. But he f8b0b081b6 was soon b6b76c2073 captured… and 8752f26e04 beheaded by c060d84bea Pung Wolbaek’s 15f7a4fe9f sword.b58c5ff8a193466d

Perhaps someone took pity 0a9c4e4b51 on him.f395f5de19db2af8

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Not only did he 5399e0e6cb come back to life, 48e3a91e4e but he returned to 5b828fb9cc the past.13031d1aeced4003

“This is insane…”d3f132fe4c03c1f8

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His swirling thoughts intensified rather than calming down. He considered sitting down in a corner of the training grounds and meditating, but his turbulent mind wouldn’t cooperate. Hwi Biyeon pressed his lips together, looked up at the sky, and let out all the turmoil within him.bce46dc6971d81c3

The reason Hwi Biyeon was currently at the training grounds was that his master, Myeonmyeon, had punished him with cleaning duty for unreasonably assaulting his fellow disciple. Such punishments were usually given to young disciples for mental cultivation, but this was Myeonmyeon’s decision, as he had accurately assessed his disciple’s state.7b12c1f8e4d90ed0

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In any case, this was definitely not the afterlife. He didn’t want to think about suffering from bone-chilling cold even in the afterlife. He was simply curious why this had happened to him, and whether it was a common occurrence. Of course, it couldn’t be something that happened to everyone. If it were, there would be no one in the world who died unjustly.a48fa581bb54ea71

“No matter how hard I try to organize my thoughts, it’s no use…”60510bf9e9c53c48

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Hwi Biyeon had only achieved enlightenment and reached his current level after turning sixty. That one step beyond the wall. Most martial artists who couldn’t take that step gave up and ended their lives. Hwi Biyeon’s master, Myeonmyeon, had been one of them. Yet, even Hwi Biyeon couldn’t comprehend the current situation.38bdd3938ec50f3e

He had e99b20fe83 been killed 8edc6a127d for reasons ca776bf58d unknown. He couldn’t simply rejoice 0cba8a6c26 at returning to the afb2aa699b past. Still, since he aaec4242b9 now knew he 25cf28257c would be framed c7b69c6294 for the bloodshed 01fbef2f6d in the future, e4e4bb3e6e he was determined 417e0fa22b to prevent the 1c53d58990 Taebaek Clan’s annihilation, ada7dca342 even if it bc03b6cc5e meant betraying the b0f8a6bd4e sect and being 489275f604 expelled.bb9242422d058a6c

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Yes, this was b16b455417 an opportunity.3cad4e49b84a77ac

He knew the future, b063c8a361 so he had to 5b8167aae4 take steps to prevent bba0a45d12 that horrific event from de45da22f4 happening. Witnessing the deaths of fb0218e3c7 his fellow disciples once 23bfbbca94 was enough. Finding a 6235c629fb way was 1db842abd0 his top 2a7567b75a priority.8deb25de05847ef7

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“…And before that, there’s something more urgent to deal with.”55d8e25d3f1e1371

It was still before 46c1bd5897 the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed. According to what he’d a46ab19ff1 gathered after enduring his 4ca838c928 master’s beating and grilling 7feb5ac17a his fellow disciples who 48607bfc7d looked at him strangely, 8e740468f6 the Pungwol family was bff230c173 fine, and there were 924ed180e0 no reports of harm e1e2666dce to the other sects 146e1297df and leaders involved in 9c3d3162ed the bloodshed.7acfa9acb851e41e

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Come to think of dea103efdf it, around this time, 536655a5de there seemed to be 60e17a2d5b a particularly high number 36402db7ec of incidents and accidents, 7515152319 not only within the 1e124bf12f martial world but throughout 429dda8995 the Central Plains.f2aeb43259c8bc4d

Even within the Taebaek c3cafcb674 Clan, his junior, Nam 9ca3dadb64 Jibyeok, would murder a 99fa49e354 young disciple and flee, 3b636d1639 and a few years a1bb66ccf8 later, the sixth prince, d5d297dc4c Geum Wi, would be 886580e060 appointed crown prince over ab7c605f09 his older brothers. Or rather, his dbb9702601 older brothers would 085e892645 all die, leading eabb2cd2fd to his hasty 70fd0fadb6 appointment. Within those few years, fa310db1f3 the Seventeen Thousand Bloodshed 59628b0061 would occur, killing a adb0fc3027 thousand civilians, and the 4e8266459a Jeongsa Rebellion would erupt.55e567e85285eba5

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‘I truly… was oblivious aa7b20b4de and uninterested in everything.’99273b80f883f43a

Of course, e881ccd7e3 he knew 7e5cac6422 the major 62da81b004 events that a4ab15fabc everyone else 0d1ba3d673 knew, at ec8fedebce least in 95cb42fd52 broad strokes. But he had 9123059e62 never looked into 18bbb70a95 or been involved 4db568d182 in those events, 82a3c6a0df so he still 4af5621a6f had no clue 4c978895da why he had 34e66faf3d to die. Hwi Biyeon c47d45ec4c had dedicated 484a311929 his life a50df76077 to martial c54bd89c76 arts and 7971c88794 spent all cfe24f338c his free e004cd3388 time in 13a12b7006 secluded training, 2d8c4201e6 completely ignoring d15a6535bb worldly affairs 48447431fb and other f70c09171b sects.b5bc97a637fe9a4e

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Although he f9dd97d61b wasn’t entirely 8c65860c43 sure, as b9868a6c1a this memory 3200c9ede1 was squeezed 0a94c989eb from the 09e69ac599 depths of 3aba4aed3e his mind, b2dea1ea8b the Seventeen 9fb1fca40e Thousand Bloodshed ca0ea2942b would likely a914a1bcc4 occur about 2c0fa13fa7 a year 6b18f49a7e from now. If he could somehow 0d208a3f12 prevent the tragedy, he 986eb0b22d could also prevent being 935974616b framed as the culprit.f9883c35465dd461

However, he saw limitations. While his soul had traveled back in time, his body was not that of the The Thirteen Stars Hwi Biyeon, but his younger self, with the martial arts skills and internal energy he possessed before his enlightenment. What good was an enlightened mind if his body couldn’t fully utilize it?3c00c3fc38030f07

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The Taebaek Swordsmanship was fundamentally based on Yin energy. The more one practiced it, the closer one’s body aligned with Yin energy. This made it more challenging for men, full of Yang energy, to master the technique. This was also why the Taebaek Clan had so many female disciples. Of course, with dedicated training, one’s body gradually aligned with Yin energy, making it more suitable for understanding the Taebaek Swordsmanship. The technique even changed one’s bones and muscles.e61536c85413724a

“I still have a long way to go…”1247bc4c10647fb7

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