Chapter 199 Warrior (1)
Warrior.
From birth, they are forced to become strong, learning martial arts techniques as soon as they can walk.
Though they enter the path this way initially, as they grow, they gradually become captivated by martial arts.
Those who discover the exhilaration that martial power brings begin to seek their own reasons for becoming stronger.
Most pursue the honor of their family or themselves, while a very few dedicate themselves to seeing the ultimate limits of the martial arts they have mastered.
Gu Yangji was such a martial artist.
He fled Huashan Sect with the resolve to succeed, and unable to abandon that resolve, he carried out executions under the pretext of settling debts.
Even after returning to his present life, Gu Yangjie added various excuses.
For the sake of the Huashan Sect.
To uphold the way of the martial world.
He detonated the forbidden gunpowder and deceived many with lies.
Of course, he had no regrets.
Gu Yangji never considered himself a vessel of great capacity.
He felt overwhelmed just by looking around at the people around him. In truth, if the Palm Sect hadn’t been involved, he would have ignored it.
Gu Yangji stared at Aek Eunpyeong with deep, hollow eyes.
‘Had I not experienced it.’
He had witnessed Ha Jin-ak being burned alive before his eyes and watched Jie Shang’s tears from the sidelines.
Seo Mun-hwi, whom he met in Geomseondong, had endured a long time to survive. Yet, he threw his life away to the Fire-Slaying Demon God without receiving any reward.
