Chapter 16 – “Fuck You, You Crazy Bitch!” (2)

At the same time that Kang Yoon was descending the mountain, Geomseong was climbing up the mountain.

In a corner of Ami Mountain, a tearful mother and daughter reunion was taking place.

“Hye-ah!”

Eun So-young called out to her daughter with a tearful voice.

“Mother…”

Nam Gung-hye weakly smiled back at her mother.

Eun So-young looked her daughter up and down, and although she seemed a bit disheveled, she didn’t seem to have any injuries.

If there wasn’t an unnecessary person present, Eun So-young could have been genuinely happy to be reunited with her daughter.

“It’s good to see you. Family should be together.”

But when that unnecessary person spoke, his words were filled with malice, and Eun So-young’s expression darkened.

“If only we could have met sooner, it would have been even better.”

Lee Ja-sung smiled despite feeling a bit taken aback by her bold retort. She knew that she was deliberately provoking him.

Eun So-young had a child with her disciple. And it was of her own volition.

The fact that she had voluntarily taken on the child was not something she had heard from her disciple. Eun So-young had no intention of telling that story.

In addition to Geomseong, who was one of the very few who knew the truth, Lee Ja-sung was also a master of the art of marriage proposal.

Marriage proposal was a technique that could control a person’s emotions, manipulate their memories, and suppress their psyche.

It wasn’t a perfect ability to control everything, but it was possible to a certain extent.

For example, she could make Nam Gung-se’s disciples believe that “the peak masters of Segye were lured into an ambush by a top-notch master,” instead of “the peak masters of Segye were killed by a top-notch master even in their peak.”

She also made them believe that they should “inform Segye as soon as possible.”

Otherwise, there was no reason why Nam Gung-se’s disciples wouldn’t immediately seek help from the Four Heavenly Kings.

The existence of her disciple had to remain a secret, so Lee Ja-sung had to manipulate the memories of Eun So-young and Nam Gung-hye with her marriage proposal.

She had planned to make them believe that “Kang Yoon as a human being never existed” or “it was Lee Ja-sung who had sex with Eun So-young.”

After all, she had already fucked enough women to not care about one more.

But soon, her plan hit a wall.

Nam Gung-hye could easily erase Kang Yoon’s existence, but Eun So-young was impossible to manipulate.

This was because there were limits to how much memories could be erased with marriage proposal.

First, the more a person wants to remember something, the harder it is to erase that memory.
Second, the stronger and more resilient a person’s psyche is, the harder it is to erase their memories.

Chapter 16 – “Fuck You, You Crazy Bitch!” (2)

As fate would have it, Eun So-young didn’t want to erase the memory of her love affair with her disciple. In the past month, she had made remarkable progress in her cultivation.

“Damn it… he’s almost at the peak level after less than a month…”

Lee Ja-sung remembered her disciple’s comment about Nam Gung-hye’s appearance.

“Is it Nam Gung So-jeo? She’s pretty. What can I say… she’s like a pretty flower? A pretty painting? A pretty view? That’s the feeling I get.”

She had worried that her disciple might be a fraud. Radiation was essential for the development of a disciple, but she was worried that her hopes might be dashed.

“How much did he have to fuck to improve his cultivation so much? But instead of hindering his cultivation, it’s actually increasing… damn it…”

His cultivation level, which was close to the lower level of the peak intermediate level, had grown to the point where he could aim for the peak level.

The sexual desire of her disciple, which was confirmed in this way, was a welcome development, but it made it difficult to erase the memory.

“There must be a reason why you called us here. Are you going to pay us for our services?”

She had to endure such words, knowing that her daughter wouldn’t suspect anything. Especially since she had discovered her affection for her disciple.

“We’ll be picked up by someone soon. Oh, don’t worry about payment.”

Although there seemed to be some emotion in Lee Ja-sung’s words, Eun So-young let it slide.

As Lee Ja-sung lightly flicked her finger, a gust of wind blew, and the two women’s blood vessels were pinched.

Then, the internal energy that had been suppressed within them was released, and their faces hardened.

“Oh, come on, loosen up your faces. The best swordsman in the world has come to save you, but if you keep your faces like that, it won’t be worth it.”

As they felt an overwhelming pressure around them, the two women soon realized that the owner of this feeling was Geomseong.

“Tsk tsk… that crazy bastard has built up quite a reputation. If I get a chance to meet that guy, I’ll…”

Lee Ja-sung’s hand quickly rose above her head. The sword was gripped in her hand as if it had been there all along.

“I don’t think it’s all just rumors, right, Hwangbo-ah?”

A strong old man with a commanding presence appeared, holding a sword in his hand.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s been a while, brother.”

“Seora.”

I cautiously turned my gaze to the beauty who seemed to be passing by me. She was looking straight at me and speaking.

“Are you talking about me?”

There was a strange sense of intimidation in her gaze, and my words came out cowardly.

“Is there someone else here besides you?”

“…I didn’t think there would be any reason for someone as distinguished as yourself to see someone as lowly as me.”

“That could be true.”

Her nodding head seemed a bit suspicious. What’s going on?

“But there’s no way a person wearing a mask in these mountains is a good person. Reveal your identity!”

The fact that she had a sword on her back and was somewhat suspicious made me feel uneasy.

I subtly raised my inner strength and prepared for battle while trying to distract her with my words.

“Oh my goodness! It’s a misunderstanding! I covered my face with cloth because my throat is dry and I’m laughing too much. I didn’t have any bad intentions!”

“I’ll be the judge of whether it’s a misunderstanding or not. Now, take off your mask.”

As I raised my hand to take off the mask, suddenly this woman drew her sword?

“Oh my god! Spare me!”

“I’m not going to kill you. I’ll be the one to take off your mask, so just stay still.”

She brought her sword closer to the mask. This is bad. If she stabs me, will you take responsibility?

I wanted to jump back… but there was a cliff behind me.

“I’ll take it off! Please spare my life… If I die here, what will happen to my mother, who has no one else to rely on?”

“Your mother… is she here?”

“My father passed away, and my mother is sick both physically and mentally because she lost everything when my brother took my father’s inheritance and ran away. She’s suffering every day!”

I could feel her heart softening as I continued to act out my method. Even the sword that was pointed at me moved away slightly.

“You’re a filial son.”

Seeing the tears welling up in her eyes, I could tell she was moved.

‘Could it be…’

Is she falling for my act?

Is she falling for my smooth talk?

She looked at me and said, stealing a glance at my eyes.

“The mask is off. I just need to check your luggage a bit. Is that okay?”

“Of course…”

I was about to answer her readily, but suddenly I remembered what was inside my luggage.

There was a letter that Sabu had written to the chief of the Haomun Four Seasons in case of an emergency.

The three characters ‘Yi Ja-sung’ were beautifully embroidered on the outside.

‘If I show her this, it’ll be an immediate fight. What should I do?’

I put my brain into overdrive for a second and opened my mouth again.

“I don’t mind showing it to you, but I’m afraid it might disturb your peace of mind. There are some very dirty things inside…”

“It’s okay. I know how dirty travelers can get after a long journey. It’s fine, just open it up.”

The woman smiled softly, but I couldn’t easily open my backpack.

Meanwhile, as I hesitated, I could see her grip on her sword tightening.

“Come to think of it, there’s a madman hiding in these mountains.”

“…I’ve never heard of that before.”

“He’s called Yeomwangdo. I heard he’s one of the top martial arts masters.”

“I don’t really know how great that is.”

“Is that so…?”

In the end, it seemed like she was going to use her hand. Maybe because she was going to fight someone other than Sabu for the first time, my hands were full of sweat.

“If it’s about the size of your luggage, it looks like only one sword can barely fit.”

“…Is that so?”

“Think about it, such a big sword… is swung so quickly like this.”

Before I could finish my sentence, she swung her sword towards me. Crazy…?

Swish!

With a creepy sound, the side of my backpack burst open, and all the contents scattered into the air… and fell into the river below.

“My sword!!!!!!”

In addition to the letter, there was money Sabu had given me to live on for a while, and clothes to change into, all of which fell into the river.

“It wasn’t the sword that was in there? You’re not related to Yeomwangdo…?”

“What the fuck, what are you talking about! I didn’t say whether I was related to Yeomwangdo or not! My money, oh my money…”

I was going to go to a suitable inn and enjoy some good food!

Eunja said I could live off of that for about a year!

“Why are you doing this to me with some kind of grudge!”

“Well, that’s really… I’m sorry.”

She bowed her head as if she had no face left, and suddenly a good idea came to my mind.

“Oh my god, mother, oh my god, your unfilial son is so stupid that he lost everything in his pocket. Oh my god… poor mother…”

I burst into tears, using method acting to the fullest.

If I could at least get some of the money, I could get enough food for a while!

As I sobbed, I kicked the ground with my fist, and the woman started running, clinging to my waist.

“Ugh!”

“Just hold on a little longer.”

If Ah-hyeon saw me like this, why did I even bother learning martial arts?

As I was being held in place, I looked back to where I was originally standing and saw that the sturdy rope that was supporting my weight had snapped.

Wait, that position…? Right where my backpack was…?

“This fucking guy accidentally cut the rope too!”

I couldn’t even remember the fact that we were arguing half-heartedly.

After causing trouble for people with false accusations, making them lose money, and now even cutting the rope and causing me to fall?

As the rope came loose, the footholds that were attached to it fell off in an instant, and as a result, the rope on the opposite side began to break as well.

The crumbling footholds were catching up to me, and…

“Ah.”

With just three steps left to the opposite cliff, my feet were suddenly left hanging in the air.