The Miraculous Divorce Technique

Chapter 36

SWISH. SWISH, SWISH. SWOOSH.

In the training ground paved with blue stones, a boy was swinging a real sword.

His stances flowed like water, and his footwork was light and free. At a glance, one could tell that his martial arts were not befitting of his age.

'Heavenly Wind Sword Art. It's incredibly tricky. Even though this old man has never held a sword, to think I still haven't properly grasped the sword intent.'

Baili Huang, no, Geumgae Lee Cheon-eok was practicing the stances of the Heavenly Wind Sword Art.

It was only natural, as he had learned the energy circulation incantation of the White Wind Profound Origin Art and had mastered all the stances of the Heavenly Wind Sword Art, but he had not yet reached great mastery.

All he had shown after being reborn in Baili Huang's body was sword energy.

To live a fulfilling new life, he had to master the Heavenly Wind Sword Art.

It was around the time when the sweat drops shed by Lee Cheon-eok were falling all over the training ground.

"You're working hard from the morning, boy."

A middle-aged man with his hands clasped behind his back said as he entered the training ground.

The boy stopped his stances and performed a sword-holding salute to him.

The sword-holding salute was a form of etiquette of performing a cupped fist salute while holding a sword.

"Father. When did you arrive?"

"I just arrived. Was it because you trained so hard every dawn that you achieved such an accomplishment? This father is very proud of you, Huang."

The head of the Baili family, Baili Jian, had thought his heart would jump out when his son had shown him sword energy a few months ago.

It was only natural, as his son's martial arts were only at the third-rate level just before that.

Although it was partly due to the family's martial arts, he had thought that his son did not have much talent in martial arts itself, but his son had grown up in a flash and had become a fine martial artist.

Did they say that a man changes so much in three days that one should look at him with new eyes?

Baili Jian had never imagined that he would feel that saying so keenly through his son.

"Not at all, Father. Isn't it a natural duty as the heir of the main family?"

"Hahaha. Yes. It is certainly a position with great responsibility and duty. But it is not easy to realize that at your age. You are a sufficiently proud son, Huang."

Baili Jian placed his hand on his son's shoulder and showed a gentle smile.

The reason he, who had always shown only a cold and stern appearance, was showing such an appearance was because his son had become an incredibly reliable peak master.

He had acknowledged him not as a son, but as a man.

"But what brings you here at such an early hour? Did you come to see my training?"

At Lee Cheon-eok's question, Baili Jian shook his head.

"That's part of it, but it's to discuss an important matter with you. Let's go for now. It's something we need to discuss with your mother."

"Yes, Father."

Lee Cheon-eok, after sheathing his sword, moved, following Baili Jian.

In the place they went, a middle-aged woman was waiting.

She was the mistress of the Baili family, Lee Ok-yeon.

The famous martial family of Jiangsu Province, the Lee family, was her family, and she possessed both the grace of a noble lady and the disposition of a sharp-witted female warrior.

"You could have had the servants do it, but you went yourself?"

At Lee Ok-yeon's chiding, Baili Jian laughed heartily.

"He's a precious son called the number one divine dragon of Gangdong, so what's wrong with taking a few steps? Hahaha."

"Oh my, really. Do you know you've become frivolous recently? You used to be a person who seemed like not a single drop of blood would come out even if you were stabbed."

"Since only good things have been happening recently, a person naturally becomes gentle. How wonderful it would be if it were always like these days. Now, now, let's sit. The food will get cold. Huang, you sit too."

As Baili Jian sat at the head of the table, Lee Ok-yeon and Lee Cheon-eok also sat down.

They had a pleasant breakfast and chatted while enjoying dessert after the meal.

CLICK.

Baili Jian, who had put down his teacup, brought up the important matter he had mentioned earlier.

"As you know, the wedding will be in a month. So, it is said that people from the Danmok family will be coming within two days to prepare for the wedding."

The wedding was to be held at the main family of the Baili family, the groom's side. However, the authority over the wedding preparations, procedures, and the decision of the bridal chamber was with the Danmok family, the bride's side.

The members of the Danmok family coming to prepare for the wedding were those performers.

"Are you by any chance thinking of Huang as our representative? Isn't that my role as the mistress?"

Lee Ok-yeon said, putting down her teacup.

"Normally, that would be the case. But it is said that that child, Danmok Ryeon, will be coming in person to this preparation team. Hohaha."

"What? The bride in person?"

Lee Ok-yeon's eyebrows shot up, showing considerable surprise.

Usually, before the wedding, the bride would visit the elders of her family and prepare to leave her family home.

But she was saying that she would come to her in-laws' house in advance and take care of the wedding preparations herself.

"So, in my opinion, it would be good for the groom, Huang, to take charge."

At Baili Jian's words, Lee Ok-yeon and Lee Cheon-eok nodded their heads.

"Father's words are right. It seems we'll be having a battle of wits with the bride-to-be before the wedding. Hahaha."

It was not just a battle of wits between a newlywed couple, but a battle of wits between the two families.

Baili and Danmok.

It was because the two tigers living on the mountain of Jiangsu Province were combining their forces.

It couldn't be that only good things would happen.

"Except for the Heavenly Wind Pavilion and the Wind Spirit Hall, you can make any pavilion the bridal chamber. Those two places are the pride of our main family, so know that."

Lee Ok-yeon gave a warning in advance.

The Heavenly Wind Pavilion was the residence where the family head, Baili Jian's, office was, and where their bedroom was, and the Wind Spirit Hall was where the elders of the family lived, enshrining the ancestral tablets of their ancestors.

"Don't worry, Mother. Miss Danmok will not be so unreasonable. And I will not allow it either."

"Yes. I believe you."

Lee Ok-yeon brought the teacup to her lips again and savored the aroma of the tea.

* * *

"Gasp. Gasp. Heek. Heek."

Baili Huang, lying on the floor, repeated his deflating breaths.

This time, he had run for three days and three nights without sleeping or eating, so Baili Huang's lungs could not properly take in oxygen.

That's how much Baili Huang had surpassed his limits again and again.

"Is it hard?"

Cheok Sagyeol, sitting on a tree stump, looked down at Baili Huang and asked.

It wasn't entirely comfortable for Cheok Sagyeol either, as he had increased the difficulty of the training by irregularly applying the Thousand-Catty Drop while being carried on his back.

It was because using internal energy itself was unpleasant.

"But you feel refreshed, right?"

Baili Huang, who had taken a deep breath, sat up and nodded his head.

"Gasp. Gasp. Yes. It feels like my chest will burst, but strangely. Gasp. Gasp. I feel more energetic."

"Just listen while controlling your breath. Last night, you performed the movement technique in a state of self-forgetfulness, without even feeling your limbs. Considering that you reached that state only after a full three days with this one's help, you are definitely a dullard, but you don't seem to be a completely hopeless case."

"..."

Baili Huang, who had now become accustomed to Cheok Sagyeol's way of speaking, just listened as if it were natural.

Baili Huang, who had been tamed by the dignity of an absolute being while watching Cheok Sagyeol, who interpreted everything in a self-centered way beyond being arrogant, was unconsciously being tamed.

"The reason you feel energetic is because the sensation of the state of self-forgetfulness remains in your body. Control your internal energy and remember that sensation clearly. Whether it's the Drunken Eight Immortals Footwork or the Baili family's Wind God Footwork, if you just remember that sensation when you perform your lightness skill in the future, you will be able to exert it to its fullest."

Cheok Sagyeol got up from the tree stump, approached Baili Huang, and rubbed his head.

"You've worked hard. This is the end of all the training. Congratulations on becoming a peak master, Baili brat."

"..."

Baili Huang looked at Cheok Sagyeol with a moved face.

'I'm a peak master.'

He had reached a realm he had never even thought of, a realm he had dreamed of.

"Thank you, Mr. Jeokun. But... am I still a Baili brat?"

Baili Huang asked, fidgeting.

"Hehehe. Of course. The martial world is a place where peak masters are so common that you can trip over them. You have to be at least counted among these to be able to shed the 'brat' tag."

Cheok Sagyeol said, holding up his hands wide open.

The meaning was, of course, the Ten Great Masters of the World.

'As expected, Mr. Jeokun is an amazing person.'

His own father, the head of the Baili family, was only called one of the Ten Great Masters of Gangdong, and was lacking to be discussed on a world scale.

So for Baili Huang, the Ten Great Masters of the World were like a cloud in the sky.

* * *

"Oh my. The city is so pretty, miss. Look over there."

Yanghwa exclaimed in admiration, looking out of the carriage.

They said that if there is a paradise in the sky, there are Hangzhou and Suzhou on the ground, and it was truly a different world.

As the name 'city of water' suggested, large and small canals stretched throughout the city, creating an exotic landscape.

"Nanny, you'll have to see it until you're sick of it in the future, so what's so great about it?"

Danmok Ryeon said with a cynical face.

Although it was a political marriage that would come someday, she felt like she wanted to turn away from the reality that had come at the young age of fifteen.

Because of that, the beautiful scenery was not at all pleasing to her eyes.

"Miss. The Baili family is a prominent martial family recognized in the martial world. Moreover, the head of the family, Elder Baili Jian, is a person of high reputation and excellent skill. It is by no means a bad marriage."

"I know. Because he is so skilled, he persuaded my father and made the two families unite again by blood. But you know well about that boy, Baili Huang, don't you, Nanny?"

They were the two families called the Danmok family of northern Jiangsu Province and the Baili family of the south.

They had had exchanges since they were young, and as far as Danmok Ryeon knew, the only thing Baili Huang had going for him was that he was kind.

No matter how good the family was, what was the use if the husband-to-be had no ability?

"Still, they say that Young Master Baili has recently been called the number one divine dragon of Gangdong. How could he have obtained such a moniker by a fluke?"

Although Yanghwa said it as if to comfort Danmok Ryeon, she couldn't believe it herself.

The last time they had seen Baili Huang was a year ago.

It was because she couldn't believe at all that he, who was third-rate at the time, had become a peak master who used sword energy in less than a year.

"Nanny! Are you telling me to believe such a rumor? That idiot is the number one divine dragon of Gangdong? There must have been some mistake!"

'It's absurd.'

'I heard that even the Jade Qilin of Hebei, who is called the number one rising star in the world, was only able to reach the peak after turning twenty.'

'Let alone a fifteen-year-old who hasn't even reached adulthood, a peak master?'

Only a hollow laugh came out.

"You'll know whether it's an empty name or not when you see him in person. So, miss, you must not show such an attitude at the Baili family. From now on, you will be the daughter-in-law of the Baili family."

At Yanghwa's words, Danmok Ryeon answered sullenly.

"I know!"

* * *

"It's built quite like a fortress."

Cheok Sagyeol said, sitting on a small boat and looking at the walls of the Baili family.

The Baili family was surrounded by canals, and it was blocked on all sides by waterways as if a moat had been dug.

"I heard that our ancestors built it using the terrain and the characteristics of Suzhou. Since it was built with a castle as a reference, the family is like a small castle that can be self-sufficient."

Baili Huang said, skillfully moving the oar.

Although he was young, he was Baili Huang who had grown up here.

He had skills superior to any ordinary boatman.

"It's a bit much for me to say this myself, but the main family is a difficult place to infiltrate secretly."

"Then is there a way to meet you, the heir of the family?"

The most important person in a group is, of course, the leader, and the next is the heir.

Since Geumgae was currently in Baili Huang's body, it was difficult to meet him through ordinary methods.

"How about going to the Suzhou branch of the Beggars' Sect and taking a letter from the branch leader?"

Since Baili Huang was in Geumgae's body, it would be no trouble to get a single letter from the Suzhou branch leader.

But Cheok Sagyeol shook his head.

"It's not bad, but it's not a good idea either. If we do that, our location will be known to the Luoyang branch. In that process, our tail might be stepped on by the spirits."

"You're saying the Beggars' Sect's information could leak? No way."

"The information network of the Black Night Ghost Spirit Squad is connected to the Hao Sect, so it's safe to say that it's the widest in the world. It's entirely possible."

The Hao Sect was a group made up of lower-class groups such as waiters, courtesans, pickpockets, and thieves.

It was a place that could be called the number one intelligence organization in the world, and he was saying that the Black Night Ghost Spirit Squad was connected to it.

"What? You're saying the Hao Sect is connected to that place?"

Although it was close to the dark path, the Hao Sect did not discriminate against its customers.

It meant that if there was money to be made, they would buy and sell information even with the righteous faction.

Therefore, in the martial world, the Hao Sect was classified as between righteous and demonic.

So Cheok Sagyeol's words were shocking to Baili Huang.

"Are you saying you don't believe this one?"

It was a fact that Cheok Sagyeol had found out by risking his life during his time as the Red Wolf Squad Leader.

There was definitely some kind of relationship between the leader of the Hao Sect and the Lord of the Four Alliances.

"No... then what should we do?"

At Baili Huang's question, Cheok Sagyeol grinned.

"Hehehe, have you forgotten who this one is?"

(End of Chapter)