Chapter 46 A Day in the Peng Clan Manor
The awkwardness was fleeting.
It was true that Peng Hu-sang’s words had unsettled him, but Namgung-woo wasn’t so naive as to let it show.
Quickly returning to his usual demeanor, Namgung-woo matched Peng Ha-ryeong’s pace and walked beside her.
The warm summer sunlight, accompanied by a cool northern breeze, brushed past them. The weather made it feel as if the life-or-death battle they’d fought just days ago was nothing more than a summer dream.
It was only yesterday that Peng Hu-sang had concluded his business in Beijing.
Having rushed from Beijing to Tianjin in a single day immediately after finishing negotiations with the Imperial Court, he had arrived in Tianjin practically at the same time as Namgung-woo.
In other words, the Turmoil in Beijing had happened very recently, less than a week ago.
The chaotic aftermath of the Turmoil in Beijing still flickered in Namgung-woo’s mind. Yet, unlike Namgung-woo, the ‘fake’ Martial Artist, Peng Ha-ryeong, a true Martial Artist, showed astonishing resilience after enduring the chaos, having already returned to her usual self. Or perhaps, she was merely acting that way to avoid causing worry.
“Ye-ryeong has improved so much, you know.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. That, the Empty Spirit Grand Void Divine Art, right? She said it was incredibly difficult, and she felt like she’d only reached the third stage. But my brother saw her and said her Heavenly Gate had narrowed. That means Ye-ryeong has started controlling her Upper Dantian through the divine art! He said if she keeps this up, she might even close her Heavenly Gate and regain her lifespan within the year! Isn’t that wonderful?”
