I simply laughed lightly instead of answering. Wolyeong then immediately continued the conversation.
“Master, I heard you joined last spring.”
I’m not sure who told him about my initiation time, but it’s not a secret anyway.
“Yes, I did.”
“But you don’t seem to be very old. Even if you become the year after next, age doesn’t seem to be a problem for taking the initiation test, does it?”
“You’ve seen well. I’m thirteen this year, so I’ll be fifteen by then.”
Wolyeong was silent for a moment as if thinking about something, or choosing his words. After a while, he asked carefully.
“……Can I ask how you got connected then?”
I knew this was the main point.
I knew right away. It was no different from what I had briefly guessed earlier.
‘It seems like he wanted to ask this from the first time we met.’
That was the second day after I came to the volcano.
With this personality, he would have realized in no time that his initiation wouldn’t be easy.
If he had heard my story from the master on the way here, he might have thought my situation could be of immediate practical help to him.
‘I’m having a hard time getting initiated, and you seem to have entered at this time with more options than me, so can you tell me how you got in…… He seems to want to ask this, but he’s speaking around it, fearing hostility.’
It seemed hard for him.
And apart from that, there was a clear feeling that I had grasped the other person’s intentions.
“I am…….”
Telling my story was not particularly difficult. After all, the experience of family annihilation was not mine but ‘Ha Hyun’s, and I didn’t even have an image or memory of it.
Besides, if I revive the memory of the original work, ‘Ha Hyun’ didn’t receive good treatment at home anyway. She would not have great longing for the times when she lived as ‘Baek Yeo Heun.’
But I shouldn’t make that indifference too obvious.
I spoke slowly.
“……One day, my family was destroyed by a mysterious force. No one in my family survived, and only I escaped. I was lucky to escape, and then I happened to meet the master who was passing by and clung to him unconditionally. Thanks to the master’s inability to turn away from me, I’m here now.”
As I finished speaking and slowly looked to the side, I saw Wolyeong’s eyes shaking as he looked down at me. He was really taken aback this time.
I unknowingly stared hard at him. He apologized with a voice that couldn’t hide his surprise.
“That, I’m sorry. I asked something unnecessary…….”
“It’s alright. It’s a thing of the past now. Anyway, that’s all. It may not have been a helpful story.”
I turned my head again, facing forward, and laughed dejectedly.
“However, I did receive such help last year because the initiation of the disciple, especially in this way, is difficult. To take another disciple out of season, the troubles and complaints stemming from me haven’t settled down for long.”
There was a brief silence, and Wolyeong let out a small sigh.
“……Troubles and complaints? Was there some problem? I’ve been living in the volcano for the past few days, and I’ve only heard praise about the dojo.”
He seemed quite sorry to me, not having thought that the story would be this dark, even though he had asked out of curiosity.
His tone, along with the content, was oddly softened compared to before. It was proof.
“I heard you watched Yukhapgeom once and memorized it all.”
I don’t know who’s going around saying that. I shrugged my shoulders.
“I haven’t held a sword formally for a long time, and no one expected anything from me before I picked up a sword. Anyone could see that I wasn’t a martial artist.”
“……I see.”
“And no matter how well you wield the sword, it does not change the fact that you have not officially entered the volcano through proper procedures. Now, the executioners and privates have all become disciples of the volcano through an entrance examination, but I was accepted only because my master found me and brought me along.”
He exhaled softly and added.
“It’s not unusual for a master to pick up a disciple from the outside, but it’s also quite common for such an initiated disciple to be somewhat alienated within the sect.”
“Is that so…….?”
It was a casual remark, but turning to look at Wolyeong, he seemed lost in thought.
I was a little curious about what he was thinking, but the guesthouse was just ahead. It was time to part, so I decided not to ask.
“You probably know the way from here, so I will accompany you only this far.”
“……Ah.”
Wolyeong’s eyes widened as he checked the landscape ahead. He had been nearly unaware that we were almost there. He soon turned to look at me and bowed.
“Thank you, Dojang. I’m sorry for asking you something unnecessary so late.”
“It’s fine. Rest easy.”
With that farewell, I turned my back on the prospective priest.
I retraced my steps and momentarily reflected on this accidental encounter during my walk.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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