[{"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-51":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},1379381,1826,"Chapter 51","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-51",51,"\u003Cp>Thanks to Zhuge Hwaryeong's talisman, Hong Yungae was able to proceed through the maze comfortably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although a slight doubt of 'Is this the right way?' arose, it quickly subsided as he proceeded without any blockage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, hmm, hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong, who was following behind, followed Hong Yungae, humming a tune without any tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why does a man have such a uselessly beautiful voice?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong had a talent for modulating her original voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since she didn't have the talent to modulate even her humming, Zhuge Hwaryeong's original beautiful voice pierced directly into Hong Yungae's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae shook his head at the unknown emotion that was blooming in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although this maze has no dangerous elements, there are many dangerous things after this, so don't let your guard down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, yes...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Hong Yungae's words, Zhuge Hwaryeong immediately stopped humming and glanced at Hong Yungae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sight also stimulated something in Hong Yungae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt sorry for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don't be discouraged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong answered energetically, as if she had never been dispirited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Hong Yungae felt a strange sense of incongruity, but since he lived simply, he didn't particularly mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, they safely reached the end of the maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Hong Yungae, who had suffered greatly here before, it was an unbelievable result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to Junior Sister Hwaryeong, we passed the first gate easily. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Hong Yungae, who had suffered a life-and-death struggle in the maze every time he entered, the current situation was just grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't mention it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong answered with a confident smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What blocked the path of the two, who had passed through the maze in a friendly atmosphere, was a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was a path at the end of the cliff, and there were walls on both ends, no matter how one looked at it, it was a path that could only be described as a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks to be at least thirty zhang away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems so. I also had a hard time crossing here before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you hadn't learned martial arts then, right? How did you go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I went through there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae pointed to the walls on both sides of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls were not smooth but were rugged and protruding, and although it was precarious, it was a structure where one could place one's feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don't think I can go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also fell dozens of times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Are you okay?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you fall, you just go back to the entrance. Of course, the sensation of falling is vivid...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the memory of that time, Hong Yungae shivered as if he had a chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even I am like this.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae scanned Zhuge Hwaryeong next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This brat with only bones can never go.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was skinny and looked frail, and there was no manly corner to be seen at all, Hong Yungae evaluated her as such.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that I have the lightness skill I learned from Master, it won't be that difficult, but what about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong pondered for a moment and then took out a talisman from her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, I have a shrinking earth talisman, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shrinking earth? With that, isn't it possible to cross sufficiently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This shrinking earth talisman is a type where you light it, and when the talisman is all burned, you move to the place where the talisman is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong looked at the shrinking earth talisman, then turned her gaze to Hong Yungae and stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you looking at me like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I light this shrinking earth talisman, can you, senior brother, hold this and reach the other side of the cliff before the talisman is all burned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? That's...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae quietly looked at the cliff and the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his current lightness skill, it seemed he wouldn't be able to cross right away, and it was a distance where he would definitely have to go through several footholds on the wall to reach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the conclusion that Hong Yungae, who was looking at the distance and the wall, came to was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not sure...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it going to be difficult after all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, can't I just hold that talisman, cross over, and then light it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That won't work. It's an effect where the person who lit the talisman while holding it moves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then do I have no choice but to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae steeled his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me practice a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hardened it a little softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae immediately raised his lightness skill and placed his foot on a foothold on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to when he had barely managed to hang on and cross before, it was a great improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My body is as light as a feather.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having gained confidence, Hong Yungae quickly stepped on the footholds and safely landed on the other side of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were some precarious moments, it was generally uneventful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I think I can do it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae, who was full of confidence, crossed over to the other side again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it will be fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a relief. If it weren't for this method, I would have had to use a slightly more complicated method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A complicated method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll explain that later, for now, let's cross.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah. Let's do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae and Zhuge Hwaryeong stood close to the wall of the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to shorten the time even a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll light it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong lit the shrinking earth talisman and immediately handed it to Hong Yungae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Hong Yungae received the talisman, he raised his lightness skill to its fullest and began to climb the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had gained more confidence than before, his speed was much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the problem was that the fire on the talisman was an ordinary fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Oops!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the precariously flickering flame of the talisman, Hong Yungae slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If this goes out, it's all for nothing, so I have to go carefully.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protecting the flame of the talisman, he stepped on the footholds and barely reached the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The talisman?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hong Yungae looked at the talisman in his hand, the talisman was almost all burned, and the flame was just about to touch Hong Yungae's finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, hot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae threw away the talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the talisman was completely burned, and Zhuge Hwaryeong appeared in that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he had thrown away the talisman, Zhuge Hwaryeong appeared in a very unstable posture and fell forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, since Hong Yungae was in front of her, she didn't fall, but it became a posture as if she were being embraced by Hong Yungae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, s-sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, it-it's okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhuge Hwaryeong corrected her balance and got out of Hong Yungae's embrace, and Hong Yungae turned his head at the strange feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why does a man smell so good?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae quickly moved away from Zhuge Hwaryeong with his head turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, let's proceed to the next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of place is next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Hong Yungae quickly shook off the strange feeling and thought about the next gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next gate is an easy yet difficult place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The expression is subtle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Hong Yungae did not have the talent to speak in a roundabout way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, the reason he expressed it this way was because the next place could only be expressed in that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next gate is a place where you just have to go straight ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then isn't it easy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, if it's just walking, it's easy. However, something keeps appearing around you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something appears? Does a tiger appear or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a way, something scarier than a tiger appears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae closed his eyes and recalled the times he had entered the secret cave until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What appears is a hallucination. Sometimes something unrelated to oneself appears, and sometimes something related to oneself appears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, it seems to be a type of illusion formation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know about formations, so I have nothing to say, but. Anyway, it's important to just go straight ahead without getting caught up in that hallucination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you get caught up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are directly affected by that hallucination. Something like getting hurt there appearing as reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uhm, it's a high-level one among illusion formations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don't worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae patted the shoulder of Zhuge Hwaryeong, who had a bad expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also found out after experiencing it several times, but that gate also has a structure where if you feel it's too much, you just run back, and you return to the entrance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a relief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the two talked and walked, and in no time, they arrived at the gate where the hallucination was said to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the outside, it just looked like a straight-through passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The moment you set foot in that place, a hallucination will unfold, so how about we hold hands and go in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-hands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Hong Yungae's suggestion, Zhuge Hwaryeong was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at such a Zhuge Hwaryeong, Hong Yungae just tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you so startled about? Since we might lose track of each other when we go in, I'm saying let's hold hands and go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, th-that's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an embarrassed look, Zhuge Hwaryeong grabbed the hand that Hong Yungae held out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While grabbing it, she muttered, 'If it's an illusion formation, I don't think holding hands will be of much use,' but since she muttered it so quietly, Hong Yungae did not hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're ready, let's go in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, let's go, senior brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two held hands and set foot in the gate with a tense look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior disciple?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Yungae was flustered that he felt nothing in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had definitely held hands with Zhuge Hwaryeong, now there was not even a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh-what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had maintained a solemn pretense in front of Zhuge Hwaryeong, at the flustering situation, he had returned to his original timid beggar self and was scanning his surroundings with an anxious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Junior Sister Hwaryeong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he timidly called for Zhuge Hwaryeong, there was no answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Hong Yungae briefly thought about going back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No. If only I go back to the entrance and the junior disciple passes, my dignity as a senior brother will be gone!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was no dignity to assert in the first place, to Hong Yungae, it was a rather serious problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I told the junior disciple that if it's dangerous, she can go back, so it should be fine.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having steeled his heart, Hong Yungae stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the place that had been a cave wall until just now changed to the scenery of a village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-This beggar brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Where do you think you're crawling in, you dirty beggar brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of children and adults throwing stones at him came into Hong Yungae's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh! Even though I know this is a hallucination, it hurts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning, Hong Yungae silently walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This hallucination was a memory that was also in Hong Yungae's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that had happened when he had gone into a well-to-do neighborhood to beg because there was no food and begging was not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, it's a common thing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, it was a very common thing, and even now that they were united as a group called the Beggars' Sect, although the act of directly throwing stones had decreased a little, the treatment had not improved much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That beggar brat's body looks strong, so how about we catch him and sell him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What are you doing? Do it right away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing or throwing stones was the gentlemanly way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also ruffians who would beat him for no reason or try to catch him and sell him, not infrequently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, a beggar's fate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he had reacted with a start, then he had been beaten to death and had barely been able to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, since the hallucination of the secret cave did not want death, when he was on the verge of death, he would return to the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Hong Yungae had continued to challenge, and only after a long time had he realized that this was a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is why experience is important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the surrounding hallucinations, Hong Yungae continued to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the things he had experienced while living as a beggar unfolded before his eyes as hallucinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surrounding beggar dying from an unknown illness or being beaten to death for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starving to death because there was no food at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in Hong Yungae's memory, not-so-good memories were implemented as hallucinations and continued to unfold before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although it's not good to see, well, since it's a hallucination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing that it was a fake, Hong Yungae continued to move forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, when he had advanced to some extent, a strange scenery unfolded before Hong Yungae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a certain burning building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a building that looked luxurious despite being on fire, a woman was holding onto Hong Yungae and shedding tears of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman's figure was beautiful, and although her clothes were very worn, they were silk clothes that looked luxurious at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Although you are the child of a concubine, you are a body that has inherited the blood of the Son of Heaven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman of the hallucination was holding onto Hong Yungae and pouring out her resentment, shedding tears of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-So, so please survive!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice filled with a deep resentment that would make even Hong Yungae, who knew it was a hallucination, flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that voice, Hong Yungae shook his head from side to side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This hallucination is showing up again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current hallucination was what corresponded to the hallucination unrelated to himself that Hong Yungae had told Zhuge Hwaryeong about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bloodline of the Son of Heaven, how funny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the woman filled with resentment was a little scary, since the current hallucination was so unrealistic, Hong Yungae was able to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it's so unrealistic, this place is easier than the other hallucinations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, since it was a scenery he had never seen, and it was a hallucination that was so unfitting for himself, it was too unrealistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hong Yungae had first seen this hallucination, he had also harbored a thought of 'Could it be?'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there was a part of his old memories that he couldn't remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had been able to shake off that part by recalling a single word that the old beggar who had often begged with him had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Wouldn't it be because you have an empty head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling those words, Hong Yungae nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right. My head is a little bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The empty memory was because his head was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, there was one more reason why he thought the current hallucination was an unrelated hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the first place, does it make sense for the bloodline of the Son of Heaven to become a beggar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Hong Yungae, the name 'Son of Heaven' was its literal name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The son of the sky who had come down from the celestial realm to rule the people, having received the mandate of heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to those, Hong Yungae was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just a beggar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuckling, Hong Yungae moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in front of Hong Yungae, who had advanced so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You bastards! Are you not afraid of the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back of the old beggar he had seen many times was visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2622,"2026-06-05T22:16:29.378Z",1,"novelbin.me","7341f1da4cbcf6cda3e380cdfc8013e73692acc926908215aa8832b93e464f5c","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-33","i-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-chapter-32",152,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-hidden-ruler-of-the-martial-world-cover.jpg"]