Chapter 159 Zhi Sha Hong (2)
A simple whim, or perhaps an eccentricity.
As Zhi Sha Hong headed toward the Huashan Sect, he did not entertain the slightest thought that they would welcome him.
When he first met Gu Yang Jie, he had spoken harshly, and besides, he had no one there he was particularly close to.
Even Ha Jin-ak only regarded him as a somewhat useful junior.
Yet, upon arriving at the main gate of the Huashan Sect, their reception was unexpected.
“Are you not the Black Wind Sect Leader, the esteemed hero?”
“…Thank you for the welcome.”
“Welcome? It is merely the courtesy we should show.”
Gwak Un-pae greeted him with a calm expression, and Ji Sa-heung couldn’t help but smile, tilting his head slightly.
‘Was he always like this?’
Though they were of different generations and rarely met, he had heard the rumors.
Gwak Un-pae, the Blue-Eyed Sword, was said to enjoy conversing with others and to have a fiery temper.
Yet the Gwak Un-pae before him now was strikingly different from the rumors circulating in the martial world.
He possessed the calmness befitting a sect elder, and his keen eye for reading expressions was considerable.
‘One wrong word here, and he might seize upon it.’
Jik Sa-heong held a subtle smile.
A tension he hadn’t felt since leaving the Huashan Sect seemed to make his heart race.
Just as his palms grew pleasantly damp, Jie Sha Hong spoke.
“You’ve changed greatly.”
“I had to.”
Gwak Un Pae glanced up at the sky, gauging the time.
“The day is drawing to a close… How about staying at Huashan Sect tonight?”
