Chapter 170 Summary (5)
Hmph.
Zhi Sha Hong shot Bai Dan Xian a sidelong glance before downing the wine bottle in one gulp.
As if he couldn’t ease his inner turmoil without drinking. Zhi Sha Hong’s Adam’s apple bobbed relentlessly.
Though abstinence was the rule within the temple grounds, Bai Dan Xian pretended not to notice Zhi Sha Hong’s actions.
Not long after, setting the empty bottle down, Jik Sa-heung muttered to himself.
“Why did I do that?”
“……”
Watching Gu Yang-jeok wait silently until he had sorted his thoughts, Jik Sa-heung let out a long sigh.
“It’s hard to believe.”
“But…”
“I said it was hard to believe, not that I couldn’t believe it.”
Ji Sha Hong’s voice dripped with deep exhaustion, and Gu Yang Jie could say no more.
How could he possibly believe that the Martial Alliance, which he had dedicated his entire life to, was connected to the heretical path known as the Eight Palms?
Yet he couldn’t disbelieve it either.
The assassination threats that erupted the moment he left the Martial Alliance had already occurred twice in that brief span.
A ruthless act revealing an unconditional intent to kill.
The thought that it might have been carried out by Nangong Tian, whom he had considered a lifelong friend, tore at his heart.
If he didn’t seek solace in drink now, when would he?
Zhi Sha Hong lowered his head, trying to hide the emotion in his eyes.
“I’ve heard the Unkillable Demon’s physique is typically large and imposing, like that of a high-ranking monk of Shaolin. But the Sword Demon Jiao Gang Tian and the Crow Mask weren’t like that…”
