Now isnt the ti to rest.
Saying so, Zaha held out his hand.
Now he knew what to do.
Seol Young raised him up and made him sit down. Baek Eon handled it so well that his wound no longer bled.
I am in big trouble now.
Zaha said with a frown on his face.
I planned on getting out of the way using the fact that I dont exist. Actually, I was going to use that thod to survive in an ergency, but now it has been exposed. I traded my way out for your third hyungs life
Yes
So shouldnt you pay back? If I am in danger, you will have to save . It is all up to you now.
I understand.
Seol Young answered.
There was nothing more he could say.
Was he in pain? As he looked at Zaha with such a thought, he said,
Open the bottom drawer of the desk.
Seol Young did as he was told and opened it. There were several yellow papers inside, and he was a bit taken aback at the silver letters written on them.
Thinking he was wrong, he looked at it again.
Talismans?
Can you see them? Then I succeeded. I just imitated them, but they have to work at least once. You know how to summon a guardian, so stick them.
Yes.
Seol Young positioned himself and attached the talismans. The mont they touched the wall, they began to glow one by one and then vanished. It worked.
Zaha said,
Now look at your right wrist.
Seol Young unbuttoned his sleeve, and there was a change there.
The chain marks around it were cut off as if they had been cut in the middle. It was because the harp box was broken.
Now is your chance.
Zaha said,
You have to rember who the Blank Demon is. You need to do whatever you can to get your mory back. There is no other chance than now.
Yes.
Seol Young looked down at the broken chain marks. There was a reaction there. In the fog that filled his head, he could rember several things now.
I am going to try to follow sothing.
Well, do not rush. We need to get as much information as possible.
After stopping there, Zaha asked,
Do you rember the Heungryun-sa Temple?
Yes.
There was a high monk who died while trying to exorcise the evil spirit that possessed Princess Ajin, and they went there to get information.
At that ti, we watched the mory Projection together.
Yes. It was a normal spell.
It didnt seem like it needed a lot of spiritual power, right?
Yes. It isnt like attacking or defending. It is just connecting.
Then would it be possible with the spiritual power of your new open ridian now?
Yes.
Seol Young nodded as he knew what Zaha was trying to say.
Are you saying you want to look into my mories together?
That is right.
There were scenes he didnt want others to see, especially Zaha.
But he couldnt help it now because it was such an important thing.
Fine.
Seol Young took a talisman and wrote the character Permission by using his newly opened ridians spiritual power.
Zaha removed his necklace and put it on the talisman. The silver letters were sucked into it.
Soon, a thick mist began to spread.
If you dont think hard about it, it will never happen. You have to follow the flow of ti, and I will help you with that.
Zaha took out sothing that looked like a small rock and had a moon shape engraved on it. It was the item that Miss Dohwa used as a die.
How far had he thought about it for him to prepare everything so well?
Seol Young thought about that for a mont.
Sit down.
After sitting down as instructed, Zaha held a droplet bell in front of Seol Youngs eyes.
Look at this and focus your mind. You will turn your mory back and head to the ti before you first t your teacher.
Before?
Right. The first ti you t the Hwarangs from the White Tigers and went to the swamp. You seed to have gotten into a fight around that ti, and at so point after that, you t it right after the swamp fight. The Blank Demon.
The droplet bell moved right in front of his eyes.
Rember when that was. If you look at this, you will rember sothing.
It slowly swayed, and a small light began to move before his eyes.
Left to right, right to left
And its movent began to get faster and faster.
Ah.
Seol Young recognized it.
It was a mace. A mace wielded by soone ca flying in
It passed by his face, hit the tree next to him, and got stuck!
Even in the middle of that ss, Seol Young thought,
Is soone helping now? Or am I interrupting?
Sorry! Ghost Demon King!
The group of mountain ghosts shouted in shock.
Move!
Yes!
Everyone hastily disappeared, and at the sa ti, Seol Young pierced the forehead of a three-headed fox that was struggling in front of him.
Light shone.
Ackl!
There was a scream from all three heads at the sa ti. It was a three-headed fox with three heads and nine tails.
It wasnt a common thing to find around the capital, but when it suddenly appeared and tried to kill Seol Young for his spiritual power, he didnt just stand still.
Just why is this.
Seol Young threw several bamboo barrels at the staggering enemy. The evil spirit sealed inside ca out and bit its lips.
This is the last ti!
Seol Young threw a bundle of talismans at the ghosts open side, and there was an explosion.
The three-headed fox collapsed with a desperate scream, and the ground thumped.
He did it.
Seol Young slumped to his knees.
Then the mountain ghosts ca running.
Seol Young looked at the sky without saying a word. In the corner of the blue-purple sky was the moon.
Huh.
He shook his head to clear his thoughts.
The words of the boy nad Hyo Wol were like a curse, and he really ca to his mind each ti he saw the moon.
He still didnt throw away the wooden plaque that they had given him.
I should throw it out tomorrow.
Seol Young gave up thinking and went to the dead, three-headed fox. He put his hand inside its body and pulled out a ball of energy.
After that, he looked around to see if there was anything else to pack and found a strange mark on the nape of the dead ghost.
What is this?
Uh? What is?
The mountain ghosts also went close and looked at it. It looked like a bite mark from a snakes teeth. The snake ford a circle by biting down its own tail.
One of the mountain ghosts looked startled.
T-This!
Do you know what this is?
Y-You shouldnt touch it. Just run! That thing is.!
The mountain ghost couldnt speak anymore and stepped back. The guy who had never done that until now ran away without another thought.
What is up with him?
I dont know.
The other mountain ghosts also didnt seem to know why. Well, they need to find out, then.
But right now, they were too tired.
Seol Young walked back to the grave, and as expected, everyone was waiting outside the tomb, not knowing why Seol Young was out late.
I am back.
Seol Young bowed to the five ghosts.
When he told them what had happened, they were surprised.
A three-headed gumiho1?
But I defeated it. I stole the spiritual qi orb from it. And right.
Seol Young drew the snake pattern on the ground.
What is this? A mountain ghost saw this and ran away.
The five ghosts looked at the image.
I dont know.
The most knowledgeable one also said so.
Well, it doesnt sound like its a good thing.
Lady To carefully said.
It is strange how heinous things keep happening around here. As the rumors about the Ghost Demon King spread, more people seem to be curious.
And she sighed.
While he was away, they would always wash his room and even worry about him.
Lady Mo opened her mouth,
It has been over ten years since we have lived together. Even though we knew this wouldnt work out, we dragged it out each day and ended up like this. But we cannot push this any longer. I think this is the end.
Seol Youngs face changed.
What do you an?
We were wrong.
The child said.
We should have sent you back to the humans. It isnt good for a living person to live with ghosts like us. The boundary between humans and ghosts is quite clear, so we need to leave.
Seol Young was shocked.
Were they going to leave?
His eyes looked lost, and his ears turned red. He wanted to say sothing, but the words were choking his throat.
Seol Young looked at them for a long ti and then got up.
Seol Young.
Lady Mo called out.
Seol Young had a difficult ti following her fierce and venomous personality, so he never went against her.
But for the first ti, he ignored her words. He didnt respond, and he walked out and left.
Because they were ghosts, they were cold and couldnt show their emotions well. Growing up with that, even Seol Youngs personality beca similar to theirs.
However, upon hearing those lightning-like words, his emotions naturally surged, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Why are you trying to abandon ?
That was the only thought in his mind. After wandering aimlessly for a long ti, he ca up with the answer.
Its because they are afraid I wont be able to win against a strong enemy.
His eyes looked determined. Seol Young crossed the mountain and went to the other side. He went to visit the demonic being called the Third Grandpa with whom he was familiar.
What is it, kid?
I want to know sothing.
Seol Young first offered the head of the three-headed fox and said,
Do you know what this is?
He drew the snake biting its tail. At that mont, the face of the Third Grandpa turned blue as he jumped up, shouting.
I have given you all the information you needed until now, so there is no reason for you to hold any grudges against , but why are you doing this?
Then he picked up an awl and stabbed himself in both eyes.
Seol Young was shocked.
Why
Right then, soone suddenly ca from behind and blocked his mouth.
A strange scent spread, and his consciousness beca clouded.
How much ti had passed?
Get up.
Soone said while tapping his foot. His consciousness was dim, but he could tell that he was sitting on his knees.
Where was he?
Soone grabbed him by the hair to raise his head, and Seol Young looked around. It was a circular space.
A man was seated on a high platform. He was wearing this long red robe and a mask made of a skull to prevent his face from being seen.
Are you the Ghost Demon King?
He said. From his voice, it was hard to tell if the person was a man, woman, young, or old.
Seol Young shouted.
Why did you capture ?! Who are you to catch ?!
Cheeky bastard!
He shouted, and kicks ca in from all directions.
The person on the altar raised one hand, and at that mont, blood gushed from the chest of the beings that kicked Seol Young.
!
All of them collapsed on the spot and died. At first, he thought that person threw a talisman.
But no, there werent any traces, just scars.
He just made a hand gesture, and it pierced holes in their bodies?
Seol Young was shocked.
TL/N: A nine-tailed fox
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