289th I wouldn’t have done that.
As the presence of the two demons added to the joy of surviving, Jin Ha-ryeong’s heart began to beat faster and faster.
Both Hyeoncheon Domana, who was holding a large sword and standing next to them, and Kwon Mana, who was slowly walking towards them, were really scary.
‘These people are the Amazons!’
Until now, the Demonic Cult had been vague to her. She had only heard that it was scary and cruel, but the Demonic Cult she had actually encountered was a sword dance. Young, handsome, and good at joking.
But today she felt like she had seen the real devil.
The face of Kwon Ma, who had come close, was truly scary, but Jin Ha-ryeong tried to keep a calm expression as much as possible.
“Thank you so much for saving my life.”
It was a thank you to both Amazon and Ian.
“I will definitely repay this favor.”
Although she was afraid of the demons, she didn’t hate the two people who saved her.
The Amazons simply nodded their heads and made no show of saving their lives.
If her brother heard this, he would probably yell at her and ask if she was crazy, but she was curious about what kind of people these demons were.
After greeting the two people, Jin Ha-ryeong looked at Ian.
She knew how dangerous it was to fly while hanging on a sword, even if it was flying while killing enemies.
She didn’t even say a word about the Ian who saved her life.
Ian whined while releasing Jin Ha-ryeong’s internal energy.
“Friend! How can you break a promise you made to meet up?”
Jin Ha-ryeong felt the word ‘friend’ more deeply than anything else she had ever heard in her life. It was the moment when the friendship between the two women took a step further.
Jin Ha-ryeong said, touching his face.
“So this is what it looks like? There’s nothing to see but the face.”
Ian said something unexpected in response to her half-joking, half-mocking answer.
“Then I have to show you something different starting today.”
Jin Ha-ryeong could tell that Ian didn’t use his beautiful appearance as a weapon. That’s why he was so strong, and that’s why he could tell her that he was beautiful. And he was telling her again. Looks aren’t important to us.
Yes, from today onwards, there will be no more Hubei Ilmi. I will become the best swordsman in Hubei and will advance towards becoming the best swordsman in the world. From now on, there will be no more death threats from someone like Chorim.
In addition, I learned a big lesson today.
It was a very close call between life and death. If he had just given up and tried to die, he would have died before Ian and the demons arrived.
But I was able to survive because I tried to fight until the end. I felt that when fate decides on someone, it chooses the person who doesn’t give up until the end.
Just then, something as fast as light came hurtling towards them.
Oh my god.
The sword dance came down there at high speed. The way it came down was so natural that it felt like it was someone who had been there from the beginning.
Geommu-geuk looked around and soon let out a sigh of relief. He could see that the demons and Ian had arrived in time to save Jin Ha-ryeong.
“They came so quickly. If it weren’t for them, I would have already died.”
Geommugeuk laughed at Jinharyeong’s joke.
“That’s why I’m close with these people.”
Geommu-geuk looked at Hyeolcheon Doma and Kwonma. His belief that he would leave it up to the judgment of the two was correct. They were two people who repaid his trust with trust.
“You can put more strength into your shoulders. You look really cool!”
“Where have you been wandering around? Why are you coming here now? You’re making an old man suffer.”
However, Hyeolcheon Doma’s worried gaze was on the blood on Geommugeuk’s clothes.
“Is it worth making the old man suffer?”
“You little punk!”
At that time, Kwon-ma asked Geommu-geuk.
“Are you hurt?”
“It’s not my blood. It’s okay.”
Kwonma nodded.
Watching their conversation, Jin Ha-ryeong finally realized that Geommu-geuk was the leader of the Demonic Cult. He thought that the rumors that he had taken control of the demon lords were wrong. He didn’t take control of them, but rather made them his own. The eyes of the two people looking at Geommu-geuk were the eyes of their grandfather and also the eyes of their older brother.
She could tell. The people who saved her were Ian and the two demons, but in the end, she was saved thanks to the sword dance. If it weren’t for the sword dance, they wouldn’t have moved.
“The granddaughter of the martial arts leader who owes Mine her life twice! I’m completely ruined.”
At her teasing, both Geommu-geuk and Ian laughed together.
The swordmaster spoke to the two demons.
“Please wait at Anga with Ian. I will take Lady Jin to the Moorim Alliance and go.”
“Are you done now?”
“No, there’s one thing I need to check before I go.”
We need to confirm whether the leader of the martial arts world really destroyed the Mokcheon family.
No matter how much I think about it, it seems unlikely that Jinpaecheon would have done something like that, but it would be another matter if he had fallen for someone’s plot.
Geommugeuk looked at the Murim Alliance in the distance and said the joke he had made earlier as if it were serious.
“This time it really stands out, sir! I don’t know what to do.”
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Jin Ha-gun strode in with great strides towards the battlefield.
Jin Pae-cheon, who was standing by the window and staring outside, turned around in a hurry.
“What happened?”
“We mobilized the Demon Squad and searched the entire Dongho area, but we couldn’t find it. Has there been any contact from the Blue Dragon Squad yet?”
Jinpaecheon shook his head.
“What about the Flying Tiger Squadron?”
Still nodding. Even though they released all of the elite members of the Murim Alliance and searched everywhere, they could not find Jin Ha-ryeong’s whereabouts.
There were no demands from Baek Cheon-gyeong, who was presumed to have been kidnapped. I was truly burning with worry.
“It would be better to reveal it to the world of martial arts.”
Right now, they are searching in secret, so the search is limited. If they had conducted a public search, there might have been a chance that a witness would have come forward.
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However, Jinpaecheon shook his head. They were big enough to kidnap the granddaughter of the leader of the martial arts world. There was no way they would have caught anyone’s eye, and if they had made it public without reason, the Sado Alliance or other villains could have gotten involved.
Jin Ha-gun thought that his grandfather might say, “This is all your fault!” However, Jin Pae-cheon did not say anything like that, as if it were nothing more than a narrow-minded concern. He was not the kind of person who would shift responsibility to others when he was cornered.
“Have you heard from Geommu-geuk yet?”
Jinpaecheon nodded silently.
The situation was becoming increasingly dire, with the sword dance becoming the last hope.
But the more this happened, Jin Ha-gun’s mind became more complicated.
‘Could it be that I was really deceived?’
What if all this was a conspiracy by the Black Swordsman?
The image of my younger brother being held in the grip of the swordsman came to mind.
After taking my brother away, I began to think that he might threaten me someday when it was crucial.
I had all sorts of thoughts in my head, fearing what would happen if I lost my little brother. He was the only person in this world I could communicate with.
I never once thought I would lose my brother in my life, but when it became a reality, I couldn’t control my fear.
What if I lose my brother?
Your life will also change greatly in the future.
And at this moment, Jinpaecheon was thinking the exact opposite.
“The child was confident that only he could save him.”
Jin Ha-gun felt that his grandfather believed in the Geommu Theater.
When he returned in a hurry after hearing the news that his younger brother had been kidnapped during a mission to exterminate demons, his grandfather at that time did not believe in the sword dance.
When I asked who did it, I answered like this.
-It’s either a sword dance or a white sky drama.
And staring intently at himself, the grandfather asked.
-Who do you think you are?
At that time, I didn’t completely believe in Geommu-geuk and had hopes that the martial arts league’s warriors would find it.
But now, the grandfather believed in the sword dance. Not because he believed, but because the situation was so desperate. He was stronger than anyone else in the world, but when his granddaughter’s life was at stake, he felt like an ordinary grandfather.
“I will look for it again and come back.”
As Jin Ha-gun was about to leave, Maeng Ju-jeon, a warrior, came running and reported.
“Miss Haryeong has returned.”
Jin Pae-cheon and Jin Ha-gun were shocked.
Jin Pae-cheon, who had suddenly risen from his seat, jumped down.
Soon after, Jin Ha-ryeong entered the place.
She walked in first, followed by Geommugeuk.
“grandfather!”
Jin Ha-ryeong ran to Jin Pae-cheon and hugged him. When she saw her grandfather, tears flowed down her face. After overcoming her near-death experience this time, she realized once again how important her grandfather’s presence was in her life.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“I’m fine.”
His face and body were injured, but he suffered no internal injuries.
“Welcome back, welcome back.”
Tears welled up in Jinpaecheon’s eyes. Although he had a heart of steel, he was heartbroken when he saw his granddaughter return safely. He couldn’t even remember how long it had been since he had shed tears.
Jin Ha-ryeong also reunited with Jin Ha-gun.
“Brother.”
Jin-Ha hugged his younger brother tightly.
“sorry.”
All of this happened because of him. It all started when he began to doubt his master.
“Why are you sorry, Brother? It was my fault for being caught without warning.”
“Don’t say that.”
As the reunion that properly showed how much they had meant to each other came to an end, Jin Pae-cheon and Jin Ha-gun’s hot gaze turned towards Geommu-geuk.
Saving Jin Ha-ryeong was more important to the two of them than anything else. It was greater than saving their own lives.
“Thank you so much for saving Haryeong.”
Jinpaecheon formally presented the prize and expressed his gratitude.
Geommugeuk also responded politely.
“Miss Jin is not only the granddaughter of the leader, but she is also my friend. Don’t worry about it too much.”
A life debt is repaid by saving a life. Jinpaecheon decided that one day he would save Geommugeuk’s life.
Meanwhile, Jin Ha-gun felt ashamed of himself for having doubted the Geommu Theater even for a moment.
‘I still have a long way to go.’
In the past, it would have ended with shame and a sense of inferiority, but now it was different. I felt that I had to work harder and work harder. Seeing that Geommugeuk was stimulating me even at this moment, I could say that he was someone whose very existence was a stimulus.
“First, go and get treatment and rest. We can talk about what’s piling up later. And you, come out and talk to me for a bit.”
Jin Ha-gun and Jin Ha-ryeong noticed that their grandfather wanted to talk to Geommu-geuk separately. Since they could talk to Geommu-geuk later, the two of them simply left.
“Yes, Grandpa.”
As he was walking with Jin Ha-gun, Jin Ha-ryeong turned around and said.
“I’m so happy to see you again, Grandpa.”
Jinpaecheon nodded with a smile. His heart sank as he thought about what would have happened if he had never seen that child again.
So, only two people remained in the battle of the mighty.
“What happened to that person, Baek Cheon-gyeong?”
“He died.”
I expected that it would be like that since my granddaughter had returned, but it felt strange to hear that directly from Geommugeuk.
“Why did you say you kidnapped Haryeong?”
Then, surprising words came out of Geommugeuk’s mouth.
“Baek Cheon-gyeong is the younger brother of Mok Cheon-ga-ju.”
At that moment, Jinpaecheon opened his eyes wide.
How could he forget about Mokcheonga?
“They are all dead.”
“No. Only one person, the head of the household, survived.”
“I thought he was dead too.”
“I faked my death.”
Jinpaecheon now understood Baekcheonkyung’s duality. Could it be that all of this was related to his son’s death?
And the most important question that came up in today’s conversation was:
“I would like to ask you, Lord. Are you the one who destroyed the Mokcheon family?”
A heavy silence fell.
The sword dance drama did not think that this silence was a silence that acknowledged the incident. If he had really done it, he would not have fallen into such a suspicious silence. This silence was a silence with a story.
After a while, Jinpaecheon let out a short sigh and began to tell his story.
“I went to see them that day to seek revenge. It was revenge for my family, so I went alone.”
His expression became frowning, as if the scene from that day was vividly coming back to him.
“When I arrived, they were all dead.”
Jinpaecheon proved that he was telling the truth in the most powerful way he could.
“I swear by my dead son and daughter-in-law, I did not kill them.”
The fact that he, who values honor, risked his son means that his words are true. He also knew that it was important to reveal the truth.
And the events of that day remained a great scar for Jin Pae-cheon.
“When I saw that sight, I came to my senses. Do you know what I thought when I saw that sight, as I had been running like a madman for revenge?”
After a moment, Jinpaecheon took a deep breath and expressed his emotions from that day.
“I thought it was fortunate.”
The sword dance was just listening in silence.
“I thought it was fortunate that I was the leader of the martial arts world. If this hadn’t happened first, I might have done this. I really thought so. I should have been mourning and angry over the innocent deaths!”
Jinpaecheon’s expression hardened. Pain was evident on his face.
“The lord would not have exterminated them.”
Jinpaecheon stared at Geommugeuk and asked.
“Do you really think so?”
No, I don’t know. How can we predict how far a parent who has lost a child will go? Nevertheless, Geommugeuk said firmly.
“Yes, my lord is not that kind of person.”
Jinpaechun let out a long sigh again. It didn’t match his usual tyrannical appearance. It was obvious that this incident had left a deep scar in his life.
He must have suffered the whole time, thinking that he might have destroyed the clan and feeling disappointed in himself for thinking he was lucky to see it. Since he had lived his whole life in negotiations, the wound must have been deeper than that of others.
The sword dance repeated the previous words once again.
“The lord would not have done that.”
Jinpaecheon’s eyes trembled. At this moment, he knew. He had wanted to hear these words from someone for a very long time. That was why he wanted to say them.
‘Yeah, I wouldn’t have done that.’
Jinpaecheon looked at Geommugeuk with deep eyes.
“Why do you trust me so much? Even though you don’t know me well.”
“Yes, I don’t know much about you, my lord. But isn’t there one thing that is certain?”
Geommugeuk added calmly.
“If the leader were someone who wouldn’t have done that, wouldn’t I be able to stand alone in the middle of the martial arts alliance?”
