Piii— A hawk circled high in the sky. Seolhwa and Seop Mugwang simultaneously looked up at the blue heavens.
“Seolmae has come.”
“So she has. I’ll be back shortly.”
“Alright.”
Leaving Seop Mugwang and Choryeon behind, Seolhwa led her horse to a clearing where the trees were not too dense. She stretched out her arm toward the sky, and soon Seolmae descended, perching on her arm. Seolhwa untied the message fastened to Seolmae’s leg and read it.
Seolhwa, I’m still on Mount Kunlun. They say we’ll start clearing out the demonic beasts as soon as Young Master Tang and Lady Geum arrive. Since I had some time, my master is checking my Gu Yang-do blade technique for the first time in a while…….
Save me….
“Ahaha!”
The words ‘Save me’ written at the end of the letter were crooked, clearly scribbled by a trembling hand. Imagining Yu Kang, who must have written this while half crying, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
‘Well, the Gu Yang-do elder isn’t one to go easy.’
Seolhwa had also undergone his training on Mount Song. Back then, she truly thought she would die. He would make the impossible seem like a matter of course.
Through that, she had also realized that only by training to such a degree could one reach the Profound Realm.
‘Still, the fact that I’ve been able to grow this much is largely thanks to the Gu Yang-do elder and Venerable Hongcheon.’