[{"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-14":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},1379362,1826,"Chapter 14","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun sat down, glancing at the old man who seemed a little mentally ill with an uneasy feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Are you sure he's okay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-He probably is. Maybe. I'll order for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon also carefully sat down across from Baek Yoonjun and raised his hand to order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old sir, we'd like to order...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was startled when they sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-treat! I must treat you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went straight to the kitchen without even taking their order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, Namgung Cheon, who had raised his hand, couldn't say anything and awkwardly lowered his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Baek Yoonjun, the homebody introvert, couldn't say anything at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just sitting there awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, while Namgung Cheon and Baek Yoonjun were sitting there without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not much, but please enjoy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An enormous amount of food, contrary to the words \"it's not much,\" filled the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also plenty of wine bottles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiannanchun?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a wine Baek Yoonjun had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only wine he knew in this neighborhood was the measly bamboo leaf green wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiannanchun! It's a famous wine in the Sichuan region!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Namgung Cheon, as befitting a child of a prestigious family, recognized the identity of the wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun, seeing the fuss Namgung Cheon was making, just recognized it as an expensive wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a famous wine that is hard to be treated to even if you go to a well-known tavern in Sichuan. It's a wine that has become even more precious in these difficult times in the Central Plains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's precious, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is precious. Especially in times like these, the value of a famous wine is more precious than gold ingots. It means you can't drink it even if you have money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Namgung Cheon continued his explanation, only then was Baek Yoonjun also surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at the old man, who was still bringing food from the kitchen, with a puzzled look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, why would you give us something so precious...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's expression filled with sorrow upon hearing Baek Yoonjun's muttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benefactor, no, Great Hero Baek, please don't worry and just eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the old man's sorrowful voice, Baek Yoonjun, who thought the old man was mentally ill, naturally flinched a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Baek Yoonjun, barely managing to say thank you was the best he could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun took his eyes off the old man and turned to the food and wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked excellent at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun, who didn't want to worry about this and that, just put the food he could grab into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Delicious!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he put it in his mouth, an exclamation of admiration flowed out from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought the previous tavern was also excellent, but the food now was incomparably more excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's even more excellent than before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon, who was in front of him, also admired the food as he ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Hero Baek, please have a drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating a moderate amount of food, Namgung Cheon and Baek Yoonjun exchanged cups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wine was also excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the greasy food and the hot, famous wine going down his throat, there was nothing more to wish for in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them exchanged cups for a while and enjoyed the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the atmosphere ripened, Baek Yoonjun, whose homebody introvert nature had subsided a little thanks to the food and wine, spoke first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you tell me about the reason you asked me to accompany you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are two reasons for that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon spoke and carefully looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was in the kitchen, and there was no one else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon hadn't noticed that the old man was a martial artist, but since it wasn't something to be known by others, he was careful and spoke to Baek Yoonjun in a quiet whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first is about Sowol. I don't know if the Sowol you know and the Sowol I know are the same person, but since she has the surname Baek, I thought it would be better to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Namgung family is trying to exterminate the Baek surname.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon gritted his teeth as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incomprehensible actions of his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the Baek family to raise the authority of his own family could be dismissed as greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the annihilation of the Baek surname, he couldn't understand the intention at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Namgung Cheon didn't know the intention, so for Baek Yoonjun, who had no connection to the Namgung family at all, it was just a ridiculous story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What on earth is the reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know either. I'm so frustrated because I can't figure it out at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since even Namgung Cheon didn't know, Baek Yoonjun had nothing more to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If it's the annihilation of the Baek surname, am I included too?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun trembled with anxiety inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa, there's nothing I can do, so I hope Great Hero Baek will take good care of the Sowol on your side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for that part...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun thought of Zhuge Hyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was at a level that wasn't even third-rate, he was one of the highest-level martial artists he had seen so far, and he had many other skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will probably be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm relieved that you say so, Great Hero Baek.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun wasn't very relieved, but it seemed Namgung Cheon was sufficiently relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's move on to the next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun was still very bothered by the previous statement, but he didn't have the guts to voice his opinion, so he kept his mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've found a place where quite a few human traffickers gather.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human trafficking, you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun recalled information at Namgung Cheon's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, although the history was very different from ancient China, if you thought about it in a roughly similar period, human trafficking was a common occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor farming families and the like would even voluntarily sell their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were lucky, you would enter a good family as a concubine and live in luxury, but if you were unlucky, you would literally live a life like a slave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was not Baek Yoonjun's knowledge, but knowledge that had been forcibly instilled in him by a friend who loved martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving knowledge aside, human trafficking was a very bothersome matter for Baek Yoonjun as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn't have gone looking for it himself, but now that he had obtained the information, he couldn't just stand by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, homebody introverts don't do anything themselves, but many of them can't refuse when asked for a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun was also like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Namgung Cheon didn't know anything about Baek Yoonjun's inner self and was judging him by his cold face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As expected, Great Hero Baek had already figured it out before I even spoke.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, there was no way to know what someone was just thinking, but Baek Yoonjun's dizzying exterior was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you may already know, the place where those human traffickers gather doesn't seem to be an ordinary place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's not an ordinary place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, it is presumed to be an assassin's den.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun hadn't particularly expected it, but Namgung Cheon naturally said it as if Baek Yoonjun had expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've gathered some information, but I judged that it would be impossible for me alone and was gathering people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the process, I stopped by a tavern and came to see you, Great Hero Baek.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon recalled the events so far with sorrowful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Baek Yoonjun didn't hear any of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'An assassin's den? Then assassins? They're guys whose job is to kill people, so aren't they very strong?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun trembled with anxiety inwardly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Namgung family was already after the Baek surname, and now he was about to jump into an assassin's den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were the usual Baek Yoonjun, he would have somehow twisted his body and gotten out of it by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Human trafficking. Damn it, I can't just say I won't do it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very small sense of justice, anger towards evil people, and the lack of guts to back out after hearing the story held him back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Baek Yoonjun, who was having numerous conflicts inwardly, mustered up great courage and opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn't it be a little insufficient with just the two of us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it will be fine if we just have you, Great Hero Baek.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun looked at Namgung Cheon's eyes, which were looking at him without a shred of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Persuasion is out of the question.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, since you're so weak, I might look a little strong, but I'm still just third-rate!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of complaints erupted from within, but of course, he couldn't spit them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Baek Yoonjun felt the old man from the kitchen approaching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I happened to overhear your conversation. If it's not too much of an imposition, may this old man also lend a hand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man performed a polite fist-and-palm salute between Baek Yoonjun and Namgung Cheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Old sir owner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon, who didn't seem to know that the old man had approached, looked at the old man with wide eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he came to his senses and looked at the old man politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old sir, it is a dangerous matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the skill to protect my own body, so you don't have to worry, companion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun listened to the conversation between Namgung Cheon and the old man with a dumbfounded look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you looked at it, the much weaker Namgung Cheon was worrying about the much stronger old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Does he not know?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun watched their conversation quietly, and then, so that Namgung Cheon, who had bought him a meal, wouldn't do anything more embarrassing, he mustered up his courage and opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Cheon. This old sir is stronger than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? What do you mean? I didn't feel anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon just blinked his eyes with a face of disbelief, and the old man looked at Baek Yoonjun again with sorrowful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As expected, you had already figured out this old man.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Baek Yoonjun, whose gaze was burdensome, stealthily avoided his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What? Why is his gaze so burdensome?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon stared at that sight foolishly, and then, as if he had come to his senses, he immediately stood up from his seat and performed a polite fist-and-palm salute towards the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Companion of Great Hero Baek, please withdraw your courtesy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Namgung Cheon carefully released his fist-and-palm salute, the old man performed a polite fist-and-palm salute towards Baek Yoonjun again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Hero Baek, this old man is a worthless old man who has inherited the true teachings of Diancang, by the name of Hyunjun Hyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Diancang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the old man, Hyunjun Hyun's words, Namgung Cheon was surprised and jumped up from his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you mean, senior, that you are a descendant of the Diancang Sect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Companion, please withdraw the word descendant. Now I am just a tavern owner who has been cooped up in the mountains, unable to shake off the doubts in my heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun, who knew nothing about the name Diancang, just kept his mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Namgung Cheon began to explain about Diancang to Baek Yoonjun on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the Diancang Mountains, there was a group that had been independently passing down the true teachings of martial arts for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords had no hesitation in destroying evil, so they left quite a few anecdotes. Although it is said that they were annihilated by the Three Heavens...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon trailed off and stealthily glanced at Hyunjun Hyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Companion, you don't have to be so cautious. Although this old man has left, the spirit of Diancang is still being passed down in the Diancang Mountains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a relief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namgung Cheon swept his chest as if he were truly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of Namgung Cheon, Hyunjun Hyun smiled and stealthily looked at Baek Yoonjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The White-Robed Sword Immortal had saved Diancang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The White-Robed Sword Immortal? You mean Diancang was also at the scene of the decisive battle between the Three Heavens and the White-Robed Sword Immortal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. That's why we were saved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them were quite excited about the common topic and had a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun frowned at the word 'White-Robed Sword Immortal' that came up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Again? What on earth is that person that he's involved in everything?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he heard, the more he felt like he was being compared to a person who had performed great feats in a similar situation to his own, and he felt shabby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, before feeling shabby, he was so annoyed and bothered by being involved in such a grand story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun muttered to himself that he wished the Three Heavens and the White-Robed Sword Immortal would all just disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyunjun Hyun asked Baek Yoonjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I ask what your relationship is with the White-Robed Sword Immortal, Great Hero Baek?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no relationship whatsoever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baek Yoonjun answered so because he truly believed he had no relationship, but Hyunjun Hyun nodded his head calmly at Baek Yoonjun's words with a meaningful face, no matter how he interpreted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Whether he is his descendant or the person himself, it means he will not be bound by the past. As expected of him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever Hyunjun Hyun was thinking, Baek Yoonjun was just filled with the desire to just throw everything away and go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Baek Yoonjun, the homebody introvert, couldn't express such thoughts and was just diligently drinking his wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's more than reassuring to have a senior who has inherited the true teachings of Diancang join us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing compared to Great Hero Baek. I'm just lending a small amount of strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just your words are reassuring. We can leave right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say you should strike while the iron is hot, so let's do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Baek Yoonjun was drinking his wine, the story was proceeding on its own, and a short while later, Baek Yoonjun's party, who had taken a short rest, set out on the road under the guidance of Namgung Cheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so they arrived at a secluded place on the border of Sichuan and Chongqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the place where Namgung Cheon and his party were hiding, the place they were looking at was clearly a place where there would be few people, but carriages were constantly coming and going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a suspicious place at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2489,"2026-06-05T22:16:29.102Z",1,"novelbin.me","d87f951e8443ed3ede529e940dface097c35bb407a607e6abb9465efa4944210","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-15","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-13",152,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-cover.jpg"]