The Heavenly Demon Wants a Quiet Life

Chapter 90: You’ve Become a Good Person

{Note- There was a mistake. The technique which Byeok Taesan taught them was Spirit Wing Divine Art not Limitless Steps. It was editing mistake}

Byeok Taesan had expected life to remain quiet for a while.

At the moment, aside from the White Flower House’s owner potentially coming to request help due to the Hao Clan’s internal power struggle, there wasn’t much that could disrupt the peace.

The presence lurking behind the Golden Heavenly Alliance wasn’t likely to make a move anytime soon either.

They would need time to prepare if they wanted to do anything.

Of course, there was no guarantee what their next move in Wuhan might be.

The only real possibility for trouble lay with the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, but even there, the physicians were being worked like dogs to create the Heavenly Divine Pill, so they would remain quiet for the time being.

Yet, an unexpected visitor suddenly appeared.

No, it wasn’t quite a visitor—more like a freeloader.

“I’ve decided to live here from now on.”

That was what she had said.

“I think you should reconsider. Handling your affairs lightly like that is not the right way to live.”

“It wasn’t a light decision, okay? I thought about it a lot and discussed it with others before deciding.”

Byeok Taesan frowned as he looked at Yeon Harin, who met his gaze confidently, refusing to look away.

Yeon Harin smiled brightly.

“I’m glad I refused to accept the engagement cancellation and held on until the end. If I’d gone along with my father’s wishes, I’d be regretting it so much right now.”

When Byeok Taesan didn’t respond, Yeon Harin clenched her fist with determination and spoke.

“I’m not planning to just freeload and live off the Young Master. I’m going to work too.”

“Oh? And what work do you intend to do?”

Yeon Harin smiled shyly.

“Well, that depends on what the Young Master teaches me. I can do anything you assign me.”

As she said this, she infused her gaze with as much allure as possible, looking at Byeok Taesan while twisting her body slightly to present a seductive posture she had practiced.

But Byeok Taesan remarked, “Your posture is crooked. Improper posture will hinder your martial arts training later.”

“I already know that, thank you very much,” Yeon Harin replied, straightening her posture with a pout.

Seeing her expression, Byeok Taesan waved dismissively.

“Fine, I understand. Go talk to Dan Yeong or Soso, and they’ll arrange a suitable room for you.”

When he gave his permission, Yeon Harin’s face lit up with joy.

“I’ll do my best from now on!”

“I don’t know what you mean by that, but do as you please. Just don’t bother me.”

“Of course, Young Master! But… um…”

When Yeon Harin hesitated and didn’t leave, Byeok Taesan looked at her with curiosity.

“What is it?”

After some hesitation, Yeon Harin seemed to make up her mind. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Byeok Taesan.

“I want to train too.”

“Hmm? Train in what?”

“The same training that Lord Cheon and Lady Yoo are doing.”

“Oh, Spirit Wing Divine Art?”

“Just the name sounds like an amazing technique.”

“It is amazing.”

It truly was an incredible technique, capable of inflicting pain through mere movement, unmatched by any other.

“You want to train Spirit Wing Divine Art?”

Yeon Harin nodded with determination.

“Yes. Please teach me. I want to become much stronger than I am now. I want… to protect you, Young Master.”

Byeok Taesan didn’t scoff at her declaration to protect him. One didn’t necessarily need to be stronger to protect someone.

In the past, the Heaven Guard Corps weren’t stronger than the Heavenly Demon himself.

Even if the entire corps had attacked together, they couldn’t have defeated him.

But they still loyally guarded him, and he acknowledged the role they fulfilled.

Who could belittle the desire to protect someone?

Byeok Taesan nodded readily.

“Let’s do it.”

Once again, he realized how soft-hearted he was about these things.

“Thank you!”

Overjoyed, Yeon Harin ran toward Byeok Taesan as if to embrace him.

But with a simple step to the side, Byeok Taesan dodged her charge.

Yeon Harin flailed in mid-air before barely regaining her balance, looking at Byeok Taesan in disbelief.

By then, he was already stepping out of the hall.

“Young Master! How could you do this to me?”

She quickly chased after him, attempting to hug him from behind this time.

Naturally, she failed again.

Yeon Harin stared blankly at the training hall.

There, two shaky rope bridges stretched across the space.

Cheon Kyungwan and Yoo Seoyeon were walking across them, their faces strained with effort.

When Byeok Taesan glanced at them, their expressions suddenly eased.

“Haaa…”

Both let out a long exhale at the same time.

“Young Master, you’ve arrived.”

Cheon Kyungwan and Yoo Seoyeon greeted Byeok Taesan respectfully.

Yoo Seoyeon’s eyes sparkled when she noticed Yeon Harin.

“You’re here too, Young Lady? When did you arrive?”

“Uh… just now?”

Yoo Seoyeon looked at Yeon Harin meaningfully, her gaze suggesting she might say something strange.

Before she could, Yeon Harin quickly interjected, “I’m going to live at the Golden Wall Estate now.”

“What?”

Yoo Seoyeon’s eyes widened.

Seeing her reaction, Yeon Harin smiled gently.

“I’ve already gotten permission and moved all my belongings.”

At that, Byeok Taesan frowned.

“You’ve moved your belongings? When?”

Yeon Harin looked at him with a sweet smile.

“I packed everything before coming, in case I’d have to live alone. But I only moved them inside after getting the Leader’s approval.”

That meant she had met Byeok Taesoo before meeting Byeok Taesan.

“Well, the true owner of this manor is Byeok Taesoo, after all.”

As Byeok Taesan was lost in thought, Yeon Harin cheerfully approached Yoo Seoyeon.

“So, is the training hard? I’m thinking of doing it too.”

“Excuse me? What are you saying?”

Yoo Seoyeon was greatly taken aback. The same could be said for Cheon Kyungwan, who was standing next to her.

“Young Lady! Don’t do it! Please step back, even now!”

“Why? I want to get stronger too. I’m a warrior as well.”

At Yeon Harin’s words, Yoo Seoyeon could only close her mouth. What could she say to someone who wanted to become stronger?

After all, she was doing the same thing—seeking strength for herself.

“I won’t regret it. No matter how hard it gets, I can endure it.”

“Those two resolutions you made, they’re not going to be easy to keep.”

Yeon Harin grinned.

“What’s with you? I’m Yeon Harin, you know.”

In the end, Yoo Seoyeon couldn’t help but smile faintly.

And soon after, the three of them began their training.

Yeon Harin decided to train not on the shaking bridge, but on the training hall floor.

She couldn’t just start on the shaking bridge. The first step was to properly engrain the Spirit Wing Divine Art into her body, so she had to begin on the floor.

Just half a circle into the Spirit Wing Divine Art, Yeon Harin realized why Yoo Seoyeon had said what she did earlier.

This was a brutal training that squeezed out the limits of human pain.

But Yeon Harin, with eyes full of resolve, endured the pain and took each step.

Yoo Seoyeon and Cheon Kyungwan watched in amazement.

And Byeok Taesan, who was observing from a distance, squinted his eyes.

‘Now I understand why I had a strange feeling back then.’

Yeon Harin really resembled someone.

Someone who couldn’t be met anymore.

—

Byeok Taesan left the Golden Wall Merchants on his own.

Now that he thought about it, he realized he had rarely gone outside alone. In fact, this might be the first time.

He had considered taking Cheon Kyungwan and Yoo Seoyeon along, as he usually did.

But when he went to the training hall, something about the atmosphere made him feel it wasn’t right to bring them along.

It wasn’t just Cheon Kyungwan and Yoo Seoyeon training there now.

After Yeon Harin joined, even the attendants, including Dan Yeong, started requesting to train from Byeok Taesan with a sense of urgency.

Without much thought, Byeok Taesan had agreed to teach them Spirit Wing Divine Art.

He had also arranged for them to train.

Spirit Wing Divine Art wasn’t something you could learn just by practicing. When starting, certain pressure points had to be stimulated in a special way.

The attendants, of course, had many duties within the building. But it wasn’t necessary for all ten of them to be doing the same task.

By dividing the work, they could split it into three shifts for the day.

Those who weren’t working on the shifts all practiced Spirit Wing Divine Art.

It was painful, but none of them groaned or made a sound during their training.

Shadow 1, Shadow 2, and Shadow 3, seeing this, subtly joined in as well.

They too decided to alternate between work and training.

With more competitors now, Cheon Kyungwan and Yoo Seoyeon’s attitudes changed dramatically.

They, too, were martial artists who had mastered martial arts.

Although Yeon Harin might not know it, neither Cheon Kyungwan nor Yoo Seoyeon wanted to fall behind those who had just begun martial training only a few months ago.

Of course, their skills were superior. But that wasn’t the issue.

It was the lack of drive and passion for martial arts that was bothering them.

This was a matter of basic pride.

In any case, with a situation like this, the training hall had suddenly become a hotbed of training enthusiasm.

Byeok Taesan didn’t want to interfere with them.

Once they reached a certain level, there would be no harm in letting them train, but to Byeok Taesan, everyone still seemed to be below standard.

“Ha, I’ve really become a good person. So considerate.”

Byeok Taesan nodded to himself with a content expression and murmured.

Byeok Taesan was heading to the inn where he had met Ma Chungsam before.

That inn had been taken over and was now operated by White Tiger Escort Agency.

On the surface, it looked like an inn, but in reality, it was a den where the Unorthodox Path gang gathered.

Without any prior warning, Byeok Taesan headed there directly.

The current leader of the White Tiger Escort Agency was out on a mission, but upon hearing that Byeok Taesan was coming, he had excused himself from the mission to return and meet him.

It seemed it would take a few more days before they could meet.

Originally, he had planned to make it clear that such things should never happen again when they met.

However, his thoughts had shifted in recent days.

It was all because of those vile creatures. They had been buzzing around like mosquitoes, bothering him endlessly.

So, it seemed the only solution was to wipe them all out.

Lost in these thoughts, Byeok Taesan soon arrived at the inn.

The location of the inn was quite remote, with few people around. He didn’t understand why they had chosen such a secluded place to establish an inn.

In fact, the inn had probably gone out of business, which was why the Unorthodox path gang had taken it over.

Byeok Taesan entered the inn.

Unlike last time, the inn was now completely empty. There were no guests or Unorthodox path members around.

Not even the usual innkeeper was present.

But Byeok Taesan knew there were still quite a few people inside this inn.

He could feel the raw, unrefined energy leaking from the building before he even entered.

“Ha, looks like they’ve been busy.”

The ones releasing such energy were probably those who had been crushed by Cheon Kyungwan before.

Given the amount of energy they were exuding, they had been acting ruthlessly.

As Byeok Taesan scanned the room, Ma Chungsam dashed over from the other side of the floor and immediately bowed deeply.

“Young Master, you’ve arrived!”

The men who had been hiding and peeking out from the shadows were taken aback by Ma Chungsam’s behavior.

Ma Chungsam they knew would never act like this. Who exactly was this Young Master?

It was almost as if a slave was greeting their master.

“I’m going to pay a visit to those I was investigating earlier,”

Ma Chungsam’s eyes gleamed with excitement at his words.

“Of course, I’ll attend to it right away!”

Ma Chungsam humbly escorted Byeok Taesan outside the inn.

Unlike usual, he didn’t give any orders to the remaining men about training or work.

The men exchanged puzzled glances.

They felt a deep unease as if someone was pushing them into a turbulent storm.

—

At first, Ma Chungsam had guided Byeok Taesan with great enthusiasm, but now, a dark shadow appeared under his eyes.

His body became drenched in cold sweat, his shoulders slumped, and his head was lowered.

He had already checked three locations.

But at each of those, Byeok Taesan shook his head.

It meant it wasn’t the right place.

Even with the help of the White Tiger Escort Agency and Cheon Kyungwan’s disciples, the investigation hadn’t yielded results like this before.

Ma Chungsam had expected that at least two of the three places would be linked to the Heaven Guard Corps.

But now, with the rejection, his confidence began to drain away along with his strength.

There were only three places left.

Ma Chungsam moved forward, praying that at least one of them would be related to the

This time, he was headed to a rogue market on the outskirts of Wuhan.

The rogue market was a place where wanderers gathered to exchange commissions. Although they were called rogues, most of them weren’t martial artists but rather laborers hired for tough, physical work.

If you needed workers for a construction project or to cultivate a manor, the rogue market was the place to go.

The market was divided into several districts, each with its own leader.

Though it was collectively known as the rogue market, various district leaders ran their own businesses by gathering their own rogues.

Ma Chungsam headed toward one of these districts.

And the expression in Byeok Taesan’s eyes subtly shifted.

He had finally found one.