Chapter 293: Hanjung (3)
Patience.
It is the most essential mindset for mastering martial arts.
Without it, no matter how profound the martial arts one masters, no matter how excellent the teacher, one can never become a true master.
Just look at me—haven’t I shown myself to be someone with iron-clad patience, training two hours a day for the past three months?
But.
“What? You wanna fight?”
Crack.
Even that iron-willed patience was reaching its limit in the face of the villain known as the Sword Lord.
To draw a sword without warning, before even exchanging greetings on a first meeting? Is this guy even sane? And he’s using informal speech, no less.
‘This bastard?’
Of course, a martial arts leader of my caliber couldn’t possibly fall for such a low-level provocation.
I composed myself as best I could and lowered my voice.
“I don’t know why you’re acting this way, Lord Sword, but we haven’t even exchanged greetings yet. Please rest first and recover from your journey…”
“They say you’re the Heaven and Earth King’s direct disciple. Seems you’re quite different in temperament from your master.”
“…Well, I’m not the type to charge in headlong like my master.”
“I was eager to witness the martial prowess of the North Palace family… but I never imagined the younger generation would be so cautious.”
“There’s no harm in being humble. Let’s leave the talk of duels here for now. First, let’s discuss why the two of you came to Hanzhong…”
