Chapter 144: What Am I? (2)
“What am I?”
To this question packed with meaning, North Palace White answered, his eyes revealing deep emotion.
“The heir who will raise the North Palace Clan.”
“……”
An infuriating answer.
Who the hell decided to make me the heir of the North Palace Clan?
“Who decided?”
He raised a finger and pointed to the sky.
“Heaven.”
“No, what kind of bullshit is that……”
“Is it not so?”
At North Palace Baek’s retort, I raised my voice and demanded.
“Isn’t that obvious? Just say one of my ancestors was from the North Palace family.”
“…….”
His silence gave me an ominous feeling.
“Could it be……?”
“To master the Royal Lineage Arts, one must first master the Dragon’s Thirteen Passes. And those Dragon’s Thirteen Passes can only be mastered by those of the North Palace bloodline.”
“That’s utter nonsense…”
Biologically, it’s an absurd claim.
All humans are the same, aren’t they? How can martial arts mastery be determined by bloodline?
“You don’t seem to believe it.”
“……”
Bukgung Baek poured wine into his empty cup and continued.
“There was a manor called the Jin Family Manor in Anhui. The wife of its last master was my great-great-grandfather’s sister.”
“You seem to be speaking out of ignorance. I was born a beggar on the streets. If I were descended from such a family, why would I have lived like that?”
“It’s because of the Lion Alliance, once known as the Dongpae Sword, which represented the righteous faction—the Nangong Clan.”
