Episode 251

Dan Woo-hyun looked up at the sky.

He didn’t know if he was feeling the lingering effects of the battle which has ended, but it was a strange feeling he couldn’t understand.

“Sigh…”

He should be relieved that the death of the opponent was so final to not be able to be resurrected, then why did he feel so frustrated?

Is this also a thing of the past?

With that in mind, he turned his head.

“Are you alright?”

Jang Sam-tae asked as he came running.

Dan Woo-hyun looked at Jang Sam-tae with a strange look.

“You’re not afraid of me?”

“Uh?”

Dan Woo-hyun asked sincerely, even though he knew he was saying something weird.

The reality is that a thousand years ago, and even now, he could not escape from the fate of killing.

Even though the aura of death was gone, escaping the fate and that bond was harder than he thought.

And Jang Sam-tae was the closest to him.

Especially now, with thousands of corpses of the Blood Demon Cult’s warriors around.

Also, if one saw the inhumane sight in front of them, anyone would be scared. But Jang Sam-tae on the other hand, had on his usual look.

Even though his body was shaking, that alone didn’t mean that he was scared of Dan Woo-hyun.

“…No, was I scared before? Why would I be scared again?”

“Haha.”

At those words, Dan Woo-hyun burst out laughing. Such a sentiment wasn’t a lie.

And looking at him he then said,

“What’s that?”

What Dan Woo-hyun was pointing at was none other than the bag which Jang Sam-tae was carrying.

It seemed heavy too, but he was carrying it carefully.

“What? It’s money.”

“Tsk, did you steal in a place like this? Your habit doesn’t leave you.”

“No! Manor Lord ordered it, right?”

Hmm-

Dan Woo-hyun thought. Then,

Ah!

He let out a short exclamation.

Since they’re going to disappear, who will say anything about what they take? It was then that he remembered that Jang Sam-tae was asked to do this.

“Right.”

“Do not forget that now….”

Jang Sam-tae, who seemed like a really bad thief now, pouted.

Sometimes, when he looked at Dan Woo-hyun, it seemed like his hobby was playing with people.

“So, is the work done here?”

“Yes, but wait a moment.”

Dan Woo-hyun moved his body slightly, and he wondered what he was thinking. He walked and walked in a ruined place, heading somewhere and standing in front of the collapsed palace.

“What is that place?”

“Just watch.”

Dan Woo-hyun rummaged through the ground with his feet, like he was checking for something.

Something began to emerge from the remnants, but Jang Sam-tae didn’t know exactly what it was. Soon, Dan Woo-hyun reached down and picked it up.

There was a book in his hand.

And he tossed it to Jang Sam-tae.

“At least it looks fine and usable.”

“What…what’s this?”

“It’s a martial arts book.”

Jang Sam-tae broke into a cold sweat.

But Jang Sam-tae didn’t understand why he was being given this. Sa Dohak was already scolding him for not learning martial arts properly.

“You need to save what you can. Even more so if there is someone who needs it.”

“And I need this?”

“Yes.”

“How exactly?”

Jang Sam-tae looked at the book and asked.

Finally, he thought back to what Dan Woo-hyun said a while back.

“Wind Cloud Floating Step… isn’t that a footwork technique?!”

“Yes.”

“I know how to use footwork, don’t I?”

Jang Sam-tae couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

When it came to footwork, it is Jang Sam-tae who was more confident than anyone else. Even though Dan Woo-hyun was beyond exceptional, he was confident when comparing to others.

And yet he should learn another footwork technique?

Even so, it was absurd to ask him to learn martial arts which he didn’t even need, in a situation where he couldn’t even properly master the techniques taught by Dan Woo-hyun.

“If you learn that, you might just be able to run from me.”

“I, Jang Sam-tae! Will risk my life to learn it!”

Clank!

Jang Sam-tae shouted loudly and cheered internally at this.

‘When it comes to learning footwork, you are second to none.’

Also since Dan Woo-hyun said this, and that, he will definitely learn it and live a life that he never gets caught again.

Thinking that way, he did not further resist.

Soon, Dan Woo-hyun looked at Jang Sam-tae and smiled.

A dream is good when you don’t wake up.

Dan Woo-hyun and Jang Sam-tae returned to the guesthouse to find themselves looking at the woman in front of them.

Mae-hyang was soundly asleep, squatting in the hallway in front of the room, looking exhausted.

Jang Sam-tae made a shocked look and tapped her shoulder. Only then did Mae-hyang cautiously open her eyes and look at Jang Sam-tae. It was blurry at first, but gradually her vision came into focus and she blinked her large eyes.

“What are you doing?”

Why was she sleeping in the hallway when the bedroom is right there?

And a woman at that.

“…You came back?”

But Mae-hyang didn’t answer and looked at Jang Sam-tae and Dan Woo-hyun alternately with a somewhat sleepy gaze. Seeing that she was slightly sighing in relief, it seemed like she worried that they might not come back.

Eventually, as if slowly waking up, she stood up and shouted.

“We have a bigger problem than that!”

“What…what!”

“Everyone is going insane! Mount Changbai is angry! It was insane! Some strange people even ran away!”

Mae-hyang made a fuss as she yelled.

When they thought about it, her face was blue from fear.

In such a situation, it made them think that she managed to stay here instead of running away.

Jang Sam-tae smiled.

“The spirit is angry. But why didn’t you run and stay here?”

This was the part he didn’t understand the most.

The entire village had gone silent. There was just silence, as if there was no one around. Everyone was obviously startled by the sound coming from Mount Changbai and fled.

The fact that it could be heard despite being quite far made him realize the level of power that Dan Woo-hyun and the Blood Demon has.

At that time, Mae-hyang had a bit of a flustered look.

“…You said to wait here…”

“Uh?”

“You know…you told me to stay here! And what if I ran away and we couldn’t meet? I have nowhere to go…”

Contrary to what he thought of her, Mae-hyang glared at Jang Sam-tae with an expression as if she would cry at any moment.

There was a gaze of disappointment directed towards Jang Sam-tae.

But, Jang Sam-tae just stared blankly, as if he had forgotten what to say in response to her words, and Dan Woo-hyun, who was watching the two, smiled and sighed.

“Right. This is good, you’ve met a good wife.”

“Ah…now, Manor Lord, this isn’t it…it’s not…!”

Jang Sam-tae was so flustered that he couldn’t speak properly. This was the first time in his life that he was getting such attention from a woman, so he had no idea what to say or how to act.

Dan Woo-hyun tapped Jang Sam-tae on the shoulder, opening the door.

He paused as if he had discovered something, but without showing it to others, he moved on naturally and went inside.

Tak!

As the door closed, a strange atmosphere arose between Jang Sam-tae and Mae-hyang.

“It’s been a while.”

Dan Woo-hyun entered the room, greeted, and sat down.

Then, the person in the room poured tea as if it was a given and carefully held the cup out to him.

“Really. It’s been so long that he’s even forgotten his own face….”

“Right.”

The form looked out the window, and Dan Woo-hyun raised the teacup.

Time passed without anyone uttering a single word.

“You’ve changed a lot.”

“Yes, so have you.”

“Hehe, a thousand years have passed right?”

The person turned around and looked at Dan Woo-hyun.

When she smiled, it felt like the world turned brighter.

Even Dan Woo-hyun, who said he wasn’t impressed by a woman’s beauty, looked surprised for a moment.

“In the past, they didn’t want to have anyone around you…now there are people. Three thousand people who have ascended to the realm of saints might be angry when they hear this story.”

“Did the guys come up?”

“Yes, we overthrew Chun Mu-jae and became the new Eight Saints. Thanks to someone.”

“Right. Then, the Martial God’s Way…”

The woman paused for a moment at Dan Woo-hyun’s question.

Swish!

She closed her eyes as if thinking for a while, then looked at Dan Woo-hyun and he took a step forward.

Swish!

‘I take a step, but I cannot see you.’

Countless flower petals fluttered around the window where she was standing. A sweet yet somehow seductive fragrance wafted to his nose and permeated the room.

“Someone probably needed a new Martial God and Blood Demon. Someone who knows both you and the Blood Demon…”

Before he knew it, she came closer and made this seductive sound. The words whispered in the ears were sweet and the kind which draws people to her.

Dan Woo-hyun held his hand out.

The blade in his hand flashed as if swinging a sword.

Instantly, the figure of the woman next to him disappeared, and flower petals fluttered again in her place, and before he knew it, she was sitting on the other side and smiling.

“Chun Mu-jae…?”

“Maybe so, maybe not.”

The woman touched her lips seductively.

Every single action of hers was attractive, as if with the intention of seducing someone.

If the person here was Jang Sam-tae or someone else rather than Dan Woo-hyun, they wouldn’t have been able to resist her temptation and would have tried to attack her.

“Did you come all this way to talk about that?”

“I came to express my gratitude. If the Martial God hadn’t stepped ahead, the girl would have had to live in hiding for the rest of her life. Is this your second time doing this?”

Dan Woo-hyun smiled.

He didn’t do this to help anyone. In the end, it was done for Dan Woo-hyun and Dan Somi, so there was no need to receive gratitude from anyone.

“It’s done. There is one thing I…”

“Kuak, right. Well, it feels really good to see you again like this. I hope that one day I will be able to repay this favor once again.”

The woman said those words and bowed her head.

Finally, the moment she turned with a bright smile.

Swish!

As many as nine tails appeared and soon the figure of the woman disappeared with the onset of fog. It was a sight that anyone who sees it would mistake it for a dream rather than reality.

Dan Woo-hyun smiled and leaned back in the chair.

“Nine-tailed Fox…. You have grown a lot.”

As he recalled their relationship in the past, he was surprised that they remain connected.