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nYeonharin slowly opened her eyes.

nShe felt really good. Her body felt light and refreshed as if born anew.

nShe blinked a few times and looked at the ceiling blankly.

nThen, surprised, she got up and looked around.

nThis was the room of Byeoktaesan. And she had visited Byeoktaesan last night.

nAnd… ….

nYeonharin lowered her head and struck her head with her fists.

n“This stupid, stupid, stupid, idiot!”

nNo matter how nervous she was all day, how could she had come all the way here and just fall asleep?

nShe really didn’t remember anything. She remembered closing her eyes and the next time she opened her eyes was just now.

nYeonharin looked at her body just in case. And she got more despaired. She even wore the same clothing from last night.

nThey really didn’t do anything last night and just slept.

n“What is this, ahhh.”

nAfter condemning herself for a while, Yeonharin got up from the bed and carefully opened the door.

nIt was bright, but it was still dawn.

nShe couldn’t see Byeoktaesan anywhere.

nYeonharin quietly returned to her room.

nShe almost screamed when she opened the door and went inside.

nYoo Seo yeon was looking at Yeonharin with wide-open eyes.

n“H-how did it go?”

nShe seemed to have been waiting for her all night. Seeing that, Yeonharin suddenly cried.

n“Why, what happened? Is it because it hurts? That’s weird. Everyone seemed so happy they were making a fuss about it. Oops, please forget I said that.”

nYeonharin shook her head and cried.

n“Ahhh, that’s not it. I just slept.”

n“Excuse me?”

n“I just slept. I just fell asleep so I couldn’t do anything. Ahhhh.”

nLooking at her Yoo Seo yeon could not help but laugh. But it would be bad if she had laughed here.

nShe forcibly held back her laughter and gently hugged her.

n“It’s okay. There will be another chance.”

nYeonharin raised her head while being held by Yoo Seo yeon and looked at her face.

n“Then why are you smiling?”

nYeonharin pouted her lips.

n“You are making fun of me aren’t you?”

nYoo Seo yeon hugged Yeonharin tighter.

n“Of course not.”

nShe wasn’t making fun of her but more so because she was so cute.

nThinking of that, it seemed that Yeonharin’s face was glowing more today.

nWas it because her actions were cute?

n* * *

nByeoktaesan had been in the training arena since dawn.

nIt was an excellent choice to call Yeonharin to the room last night.

nRather, Yeonharin’s spirit was much more stable than Soso’s spirit.

nThroughout the burning of Yeonharin’s spirit, she just slept peacefully.

nByeoktaesan was able to extract a huge and pure spiritual power from Yeonharin.

nSo he couldn’t stand the excitement and went straight to the arena.

nNormally, he would have just started working to digest the spiritual power right in the room, but he wanted to come out today.

nDoing what he wanted, whenever he wanted was Byeoktaesan after all.

nByeoktaesan stood in the middle of the training arena and slowly digested the spiritual power.

nIt took the longest time to digest among the spiritual powers he had gained so far.

nAnyway, Byeoktaesan, who had digested all the spiritual power, smiled.

n“I passed a milestone.”

nThe treatment of Gi-maek was finally on the right track.

nFrom now on, all he had to do was train and it would slowly recover.

nHe no longer had to absorb spiritual power from others to treat the Gi-maek.

nOf course, he didn’t intend to give that up.

nBut he won’t be crazy about it.

nIt was enough just to absorb every once in a while when he saw a decent spirit.

nByeoktaesan’s thoughts flowed from that to the half-dead Kang-shi.

n“Those half dead at that time were the best… … .”

nThe half-dead Kang-shi was a great elixir for Byeoktaesan.

nShould he barge into the place where they are crowded, take them down, and swim in the deepened sea of spiritual power released by them, he will absorb and build up an enormous amount of high-quality spiritual power.

nByeoktaesan shook his head to shake off his thoughts.

nWhat was he doing being greedy with things that don’t exist right now? He just had to do what he can do right now.

nNow that he had digested the spiritual power, it was time to train his body.

nByeoktaesan walked slowly.

nIt was time to practice the Cheondunbo.

nByeoktaesan, who was in a good mood, stretched and practiced the Cheondunbo until the sun rose to the middle of the sky.

n* * *

nCheon Gyeong-wan and Yoo Seo yeon were practicing the Muryangbo while frowning.

nIntermittent grunts emanated from the mouths of the two.

nByeoktaesan actually didn’t say much to them today, so they just wanted to skip today.

nBut they couldn’t.

nThey were really surprised. By the time the sun rose and the world was filled with energy, it suddenly hurt as if their whole body was being torn.

nThe form of the pain was so familiar that the two immediately determined the cause.

nIt was definitely because of the training.

nSo they ran to the training arena.

nHowever, at the training arena, Byeoktaesan was already there.

nByeoktaesan was slowly unfolding the Cheondunbo, but it seemed like it wouldn’t end well for them had they entered, so they quickly avoided the place.

nAnd what they chose instead was a large vacant lot a little far from the accommodation.

nOne of the reasons for deciding the place was that Cheon Chu Shin Ui and Il Chim Gui was nearby.

nIn other words, near the two people who were now training, there were a few corpses along with Cheon Chu Shin Ui and Il Chim Gui.

n“What are they doing?”

n“It seems like they are practicing.”

n“I think so too. But why are they grunting like that?”

nCheon Chu Shin Ui spoke after thinking for a while.

n“I think it would be better to just pretend we didn’t see them.”

n“What? Why all of a sudden?”

n“If we got interested in what they were doing, I think we might end up doing that too.”

n“Us too?”

nThe eyes of Il Chim Gui widened. He looked at Cheon Gyeong-wan and Yoo Seo yeon once then turned back and looked at Cheon Chu Shin Ui.

nCheon Chu Shin Ui’s expression was serious.

nIl Chim Gui immediately stopped all interest.

n“Can you tell me what the black beads you used to fight these guys before?”

n“It’s a kind of medicine.”

n“Medicine?”

n“The smoke has an invigorating effect.”

n“You mean you used such a valuable thing?”

nThe eyes of Il Chim Gui grew in surprise. He also understood why those guys who inhaled the smoke, collapsed.

n“You were breaking the harmony.”

n“That’s correct. Honestly, I wasn’t sure, but it worked, fortunately.”

nHe thought about it for a moment and said.

n“If that is the case, we can just break the harmony when dealing with them.”

n“But I don’t think it’s as easy as it sounds.”

n“True, It’s a problem that we can’t make such precious medicine indefinitely.”

n“Money is a problem too, but the ingredients are not easy to obtain either. It contains hard-to-find ingredients, but I think those ingredients played an important role in breaking their harmony.”

n“That would mean just because it energizes doesn’t mean that it works.”

n“Yes.”

n“Then, you would need to give exact energy… Or maybe we need to figure out a way to achieve that similar effect.”

n“It won’t be as easy as it sounds.”

nIl Chim Gui stroked his chin with a meaningful expression.

n“No, maybe we can find the answer more easily than you think.”

n“What do you mean?”

n“I’m talking about asking the lord.”

nCheon Chu Shin Ui eyes expressed warmth.

n“Do you think that would give us the answer?”

n“Did you not see it that day? Whenever those things went anywhere near the lord, all of them just collapsed helplessly. It is clear that some special power of the lord had broken their harmony.

n“Alright, then you can ask him, brother.”

n“What? He’s closer to you. It would be much more effective for you to ask.”

n“Why does that matter? Originally, this is something an older brother is supposed to do. The younger brother does stuff like errands. If the older brother buys alcohol, you drink alcohol, and if he buys food, you eat it, isn’t that the case?”

n“Stop barking and talk.”

n“What do you mean barking. How can you use such cheap words.”

n“It means what you are saying is dog**. Let’s make it fair and decide with fists.”

n“Are you kidding? Everyone knows that your martial arts skills are above mine.”

nWhen the two were struggling like that, Byeoktaesan appeared.

n“Oh, looks like everyone was here?”

nWith the appearance of Byeoktaesan, Cheon Chu Shin Ui and Il Chim Gui went silent.

n“What, why are you two reading the atmosphere? Did you cause an accident or something?”

n“Wow, what do you mean reading the atmosphere, my lord? It is simply expressing respect for the lord with my whole body.”

nByeoktaesan smiled and approached the two.

n“Did you get any results?”

n“Uh… So we have something to say to you, lord.”

nCheon Chu Shin Ui made an attempt. As Byeoktaesan looked at him, he quickly turned his head and said, looking at Il Chim Gui.

n“My brother has something to say to you, my lord.”

nThe face of Il Chim Gui suddenly distorted. He looked at Cheon Chu Shin Ui, but Cheon Chu Shin Ui didn’t bother looking over to the side of Il Chim Gui at all, and only smiled at Byeoktaesan.

n“Yeah? What is it? I’m in a pretty good mood today, so I’ll listen to most requests.”

nIl Chim Gui’s eyes opened wide. It did seem like Byeoktaesan’s face was shining brightly today.

nThe complexion was good, and the atmosphere of the sick that slightly draped over him so far had disappeared.

n“My lord, I want to break the harmony of these guys through martial arts. Can you help?”

nThe corner of Byeoktaesan’s mouth went up.

n“So… What you are saying is, give you my martial arts?”

nIl Chim Gui waved his hands fiercely.

n“No, absolutely not. I just asked if there was any particular way to break the harmony of these guys.”

nByeoktaesan smiled.

n“I know. I was kidding. I feel good today.”

nIl Chim Gui grumbled inside.

n‘If he joked twice, my heart would stop and die. Fuck.’

nOf course, he tried to make a smile similar to that of Cheon Chu Shin-ui, with respect and awe as much as possible on the outside.

n“Don’t do that.”

n“Pardon?”

n“Stop that. I will do it.”

n“Excuse me?”

n“When these guys appear, I’ll run over there and deal with them myself.”

n“Why… Are you trying to do that kind of troublesome thing?”

nByeoktaesan smiled.

n“You can’t give up the elixir just because it’s bothersome. I need the elixir for the time being, so I’ll handle it myself. So, other than that, do research on ways to survive better against these guys. Wouldn’t they have some kind of weaknesses?”

n“Uh… yes they do.”

n“That’s it then. What are you doing? Shouldn’t you go visit Homuryeonju quickly?”

nThe two left the place with quaint expressions.

nByeoktaesan slowly turned around and looked at Cheon Gyeong-wan and Yoo Seo yeon.

n“What do you think? Isn’t it quite an interesting practice?”

nCrunch!

nTwo people ground their teeth at the same time. The sound rang like thunder as if they had bitten their molars very tightly.

nCheon Gyeong wan and Yoo Seo yeon were surprised when they did that.

nAnd, struggling, they tried to read the atmosphere.

n“It looks like you guys are getting quite used to it? I think we can probably take it one step higher and make it heavier?”

nThe eyes of Cheon Gyeong wan and Yoo Seo yeon opened so wide it might have torn apart.

nWhat the hell was he talking about?

n“Oh, it turns out that Harin is going back today. What will you do? You can follow along if you like.”

nYoo Seo yeon’s eyes widened at Byeoktaesan’s words.

nAs she took steps, she looked at Cheon Gyeong-wan and Byeoktaesan alternately.

nHer eyes were shaken by conflict.

n“My lord, Ugh. When, when will you return?”

nYoo Seo yeon asked, enduring the pain.

n“I don’t know. I’ll probably stay at least ten more days? And while staying if something happens it might get longer.”

nHe believed that more elixirs were nearby the Homuryeon. After he finds it and eats it, he will need to check the location of the next elixir, so it will take a lot of time.

n“Ugh. This training… Is it impossible for me to do it alone?”

n“You can. You can even do it when you want it.”

nYoo Seo yeon’s eyes widened. But if that was the case why were they like this now?

nNot only her but also Cheon Gyeong-wan’s expression swayed without reason.

n“Doing it alone and letting me make you do it, what would work better? I’ll let you think about that. Come to me when you decide. I will send you to her anytime.”

nByeoktaesan left after leaving those words.

nYoo Seo yeon and Cheon Gyeong-wan continued to practice Muryangbo after that. The expressions of the two were complicated.

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n“The prospects have left.”

nThe Homuryeonju nodded at the report of the general manager. There was a slight concern in his expression.

n“Did you take proper action?”

n“I sent all the available warriors with them as escorts. I also encouraged the prospects to move together if the direction they were heading was the same.”

n“Did they even accept the advice? I’m a little worried because their pride is strong.”

n“From looking at things it looks like they will accept it.”

n“Is that right? Looking at your expression, it looks like it went easier than I thought?”

n“The daughter of the Yeon Household played a big role.”

n“The Yeon Household? Are you talking about Yeonharin?”

n“Yes. As soon as I advised them, all the prospects, which headed in the same direction as her, had bright expressions. Thanks to her, things went much smoother.”

n“That’s very fortunate. Hopefully…we wouldn’t have to worry?”

n“Yes. It will be fine. Don’t be too anxious. Didn’t the two doctors figure out some ways to deal with them?”

n“You made sure it was well known to the prospects?”

n“I explained it over and over again. I made sure the warriors of Homuryeon knew it very well and made sure the various families warriors knew as well.”

nThey probably would have considered it seriously because it was advice from the powerful and famous Cheon Chu Shin Ui and Il Chim Gui.

nEven so, the Homuryeonju was still anxious.

n‘I don’t know why but I’m still so anxious.’

nThe Homuryeonju looked up at the sky, forcibly suppressing the soaring anxiety.

nThere were a lot of clouds in the sky.

nSeeing that, things became ominous again for some reason.

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