[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world":3,"chapter-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-118":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Hidden Ruler of the Martial World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1379316,1826,"Chapter 118","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-118",118,"\u003Cp>The figure that had infiltrated Baek Yoonjun's room approached where he was without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, as the figure got closer to Baek Yoonjun, the moonlight shone upon the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master is sleeping well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa, whose appearance was revealed under the moonlight, looked down at Baek Yoonjun with her usual face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa placed her hand on Baek Yoonjun's body and gently shook him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun only let out a faint groan and showed no signs of waking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He seems to be in a deep sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed that Baek Yoonjun was not waking up, Tang Yuhwa brought her hand to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Master's fault for not waking up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she carefully began to untie Baek Yoonjun's front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Baek Yoonjun's well-trained upper body was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he looked thin on the outside, his muscles were firmly in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the quiet room, the sound of Tang Yuhwa swallowing her saliva echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa quietly looked down at Baek Yoonjun and brought her hand to her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master's condition looked bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was in Tang Yuhwa's hand was a needle used for medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the needle in her hand, Tang Yuhwa began to place needles on Baek Yoonjun's body with a delicate touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa had a rare smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, it was a gloomy smile that would make one wonder if she was plotting something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, if Master wakes up... hehehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa's smile, which was close to evil, echoed quietly in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He'll feel refreshed as if washed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa's face, who had finished the acupuncture, looked very relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Tang Yuhwa collected the needles and restored the untied clothes to their original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having tidied up the surroundings and made the scene look as if nothing had happened, Tang Yuhwa quietly looked down at the sleeping Baek Yoonjun's face, and then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since a person like Master runs away when approached, I'll be satisfied with this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took something out of her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green comb made of jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa quietly brought the comb to Baek Yoonjun's hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa quietly and very quietly combed his hair and murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the first combing began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One comb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as the tangled knots of the hair are untangled, may Master's shoulders become light...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second combing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two combs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May time flow slowly until my hair becomes as white as Master's hair...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third combing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three combs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My hand stops here... but may this comb alone stay closest to Master's heart and protect Master's side...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa murmured quietly as if reciting a poem and combed Baek Yoonjun's hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, after combing his hair, Tang Yuhwa quietly put her comb in Baek Yoonjun's bosom and turned her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, sleep well, Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Yuhwa, with a very relieved look, left Baek Yoonjun's room as she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, morning came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun, who had been sleeping, got up from his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having stretched once, Baek Yoonjun felt a strange sense of incongruity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Strange?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun moved his body this way and that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Strangely, my body feels refreshed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was the same that he still couldn't move the Heart Sword, his body was in a much better condition than yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They say sleep is the best medicine, and it's true.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering the words he had heard somewhere in his past life, Baek Yoonjun decided to sleep often even if his body returned to normal and he didn't need sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having checked his body's condition and being satisfied, Baek Yoonjun felt a strange sense of incongruity in his bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting his hand in his bosom, Baek Yoonjun took out the object that felt strangely incongruous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A comb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was in Baek Yoonjun's hand was a green comb made of jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Did I have a comb like this?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun quietly looked at the comb with suspicious eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is it because it's green? It's a comb that strangely reminds me of Yuhwa.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't know when or where the object had come from, since it didn't look very dangerous, Baek Yoonjun carefully put the comb in his bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Come to think of it, I think I heard that there was a custom of giving a comb in ancient China, what was that again?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much he racked his brain, old memories don't come back easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun gave up thinking and moved his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had neither internal energy nor the Heart Sword, his body was very light, and his steps were unhesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Baek Yoonjun, who had arrived at the inn below his residence, carefully scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's quiet today too, so it's nice.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the quiet inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that there were no people at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Brother Zhang? Alcohol from the morning?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a corner, Zhang Sanfeng had placed a glass in the empty seat opposite him and was bringing another glass to his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun quietly approached Zhang Sanfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he hadn't particularly hidden his presence, Zhang Sanfeng noticed Baek Yoonjun approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're here, Brother Baek. I've shown you something unseemly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Embarrassed, Zhang Sanfeng smiled bitterly and greeted Baek Yoonjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was difficult for Baek Yoonjun to ask a question due to his unique homebody introvert nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm, what were you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was a bit much not to ask a question given the atmosphere, he asked carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been asked the question, Zhang Sanfeng quietly clinked his glass against the glass in the empty seat, downed the alcohol, and then opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems heavenly principles are not easily broken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mulling over the meaning of Zhang Sanfeng's words, Baek Yoonjun remembered what he had heard about his father and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suppose so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that person, for whatever reason, went to the imperial palace alone with a sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the out-of-common-sense words that came out of Zhang Sanfeng's mouth, Baek Yoonjun couldn't answer anything and only let out a groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the quiet silence, Baek Yoonjun couldn't overcome the atmosphere and opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you hear that story?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Hong told me. It seems he has brought the beggars of this area into the Beggars' Sect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yungae? He hasn't even been here for long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That must mean the fame of the Beggars' Sect has spread far and wide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation was cut off again, and silence flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's uncomfortable, but it's a bit much to just go...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pondering, Baek Yoonjun quietly brought a glass from the kitchen of the inn and sat down next to the empty seat where the glass was placed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Zhang Sanfeng smiled bitterly and filled Baek Yoonjun's glass with alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May the foolish man be at peace after he has fallen asleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He murmured quietly and raised his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun also quietly clinked his glass against Zhang Sanfeng's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time of mourning for a foolish martial artist, sent by the one who had been his son and the ones who had stood against him, flowed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a secluded place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in a monk's robe, unbefitting of a place littered with corpses, was dismembering a corpse with a familiar touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amitabha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His touch, which was chanting a Buddhist prayer, was very cruel, unlike the content he was chanting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a pity that a being who had come close to attaining Buddhahood in the flesh was treated so roughly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk muttered to himself and continued to dismember Namgung Jehyun's corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What lingering attachment did you have, benefactor, that you could have become an immortal Buddha and yet made a foolish choice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In proportion to his cruel hands, his face was as benevolent as a monk's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A difficult problem. A difficult problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monk neatly arranged the dismembered parts of Namgung Jehyun's corpse by part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the place where the arranged corpses were classified, numerous other corpses were classified by type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished the classification, the monk put his hands together with a benevolent smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although you did not reach Buddhahood, since you are those who have reached that process, may you attain nirvana at the hands of this monk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished putting his hands together, the monk turned his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reeking of the smell of a rotting corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol was walking quietly towards Mount Tian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she could have hurried if she wanted to, her mind was too confused, so she was just walking slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, in front of the walking Baek Sowol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun, who had appeared alone, having left his previous group somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because of the previous incident, Baek Sowol was not in a very good mood and reacted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Zhuge Hyun had his characteristic crooked smile on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've grown up a lot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not in the mood for small talk, so if you have no business, I'll be on my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol passed by Zhuge Hyun and moved her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Senior Brother hasn't finished talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun stretched out his hand towards Baek Sowol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol parried Zhuge Hyun's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhuge Hyun's hand was persistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the exchange began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun's hand and Baek Sowol's hand clashed countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, after a brief exchange, the two came to face each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, you've grown up a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't just playing around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And your killing intent is overflowing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's my business. Don't mind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun quickly scanned Baek Sowol's condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there had been many changes when they had met before, she had changed to an extent that was incomparable to then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went without saying that her energy had grown, and her killing intent was on the verge of exploding, not just overflowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get rid of that killing intent. A passing commoner would be crushed to death by the killing intent alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on your way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am going on my way, am I not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol's irritation soared at Zhuge Hyun's sarcastic attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, her already surging killing intent erupted even more fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might get hit if you're not careful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you allow it, I will not refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, right. Hit me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhuge Hyun's permission was given, Baek Sowol stretched out her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you going to draw your sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun also extended his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol's and Zhuge Hyun's palms met, and a large energy wave erupted, devastating the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of that, Baek Sowol was pushed back, and a stream of fresh blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren't you going to let me hit you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said hit me, I didn't say I'd let you hit me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a petty wordplay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing a faint anger, Baek Sowol brought her hand to the hilt of the Baekcheol Cheongju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, Zhuge Hyun raised both his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, whoa, calm down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I look like I can calm down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a separate time to swing that sword, so listen to my story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol glared at Zhuge Hyun once and then quietly took her hand off the sword hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Baek Sowol took her hand off the sword hilt, Zhuge Hyun lowered his hands and smiled crookedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know a thing or two about your relationship with the Namgung family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That story...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not what's important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Displeased with Zhuge Hyun's attitude of cutting her off, Baek Sowol frowned, but she shut her mouth with the intention of listening to what he had to say for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if satisfied with that appearance, Zhuge Hyun continued to speak with a crooked smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Namgung family. It seems they're going to be annihilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I expected that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course you did. And the ones who are trying to annihilate them are the Alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not on good terms with either of them, are you? So, I wanted to give you some help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Zhuge Hyun's meaningful words, Baek Sowol looked at him suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To anyone's eyes, it was the face of a villain plotting something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Baek Sowol sent such a gaze or not, Zhuge Hyun continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a chance to wipe out one of them, isn't it? Since you seem to have your own power, I'm trying to give you that chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun quietly looked at Baek Sowol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Sowol thought his eyes resembled the gaze of a demon that draws people into the underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which side do you want to wipe out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hyun said very lightly, as if inviting her for a drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such words from Zhuge Hyun, Baek Sowol fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were her enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I had my way...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Baek Sowol's appearance, as if he had read her thoughts, one corner of Zhuge Hyun's mouth went up even more bizarrely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, depending on what you do, there's also a secret plan to have them both annihilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Zhuge Hyun said this last was, of course, because he thought Baek Sowol would choose this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relationship between Baek Sowol, the Martial Alliance, and the Namgung family, as he had grasped it, was the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhuge Hyun had been the one involved, he would have long since devised a wicked plan and made them both walk the path of annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his usual self, Zhuge Hyun quietly waited for Baek Sowol's answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the answer was set, since she was his junior sister, it was the affection of a twisted master-disciple relationship, trying to respect her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, after a long time, Baek Sowol quietly opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2293,"2026-06-05T22:16:29.378Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0804cba19c82eefcbce6b06eac42cfb0d36fe2634d78833bf477065d476cea3","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-119","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-117",152,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-cover.jpg"]