Chapter 472

Vol 2 Chapter 112. That was my way of life (1)

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Divine Doctor Saintess, Dang Suryeon. The precious daughter of the Sichuan Tang Clan. The greatest divine doctor in Murim. The unofficial Sichuan's First Fist. So many words described her. And above all, there was one phrase that could best describe her at that time….

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wife of the Radiant Dragon Great Master Jin Cheon.

That ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was right. This, more than anything else, was the phrase that best described her. At first, when everyone in Murim heard that the Radiant Dragon Great Master Jin Cheon was getting married, their reactions were all the same.

“Nah, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that’s a lie.”

“I’d ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍say the chances of the Demonic Cult and the Blood Cult joining hands for an all-out war are higher.”

“What ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍woman in the world could handle that dog mess?”

That was what they said. Truly, not a single person believed it. However….

“They say the bride is the Divine Doctor Saintess, Dang Suryeon.”

When that was added, the story changed.

“Ah…. I see. So that’s it.”

“That makes sense.”

“Indeed, if not the Radiant Dragon Great Master, who else could handle that bomb from Sichuan?”

“Wow, I’ve lived to see that crazy bastard actually do something worthy of a Great Master.”

“I know, right?”

That was right. At that time, in Murim’s dictionary of people you lose more from associating with, the person who vied for first place with the Radiant Dragon Great Master Jin Cheon. That was none other than the Divine Doctor Saintess, Dang Suryeon. Starting with beating the son of the Sichuan prefect, who was chosen for a political marriage, half to death at the age of fifteen, the legends she left in Murim were endless.

“What? Say that again, you bastard.”

“Haa…. You wanna go at it, huh?”

“I don’t give a damn about the Wudang Sect or whatever. If you want my treatment, get in line behind me, you XX bastard!”

She was notorious for her foul temper. The Radiant Dragon Great Master at least didn't have a prestigious background. Unfortunately, Dang Suryeon’s family was the Sichuan Tang Clan. Of course, even the Sichuan Tang Clan couldn't handle her radical nature and often had to bow their heads and apologize here and there, but how could one ignore the prestige of the Sichuan Tang Clan? A genius whose understanding of poison and medicine was outstanding, advancing the medical arts of Murim by 100 years. At the same time, her beauty made her the number one beauty of Sichuan of her time. Many men were mesmerized by her and proposed, but all they got was the iron fist of Sichuan's number one beauty. Who else but the Radiant Dragon Great Master could possibly handle such a woman?

“Hahaha. The husband sings, the wife follows.”

“It’s also a case of birds of a feather flocking together.”

“Phew, what a relief. It’ll be a bit quieter now.”

Thanks to such public opinion, the two were able to get married amidst the blessings of Murim. They received plenty of congratulatory money, too.

Truly, plenty. In the history of Murim, if you looked at just the amount of congratulatory money, it would have recorded the highest amount.

There was no need to explain why there was so much congratulatory money. After marrying as the wife of the Radiant Dragon Great Master, she surprisingly performed her role as a wife well.

While the Radiant Dragon Great Master was away, she protected the Twin Dragon Sect and practiced medicine, performing good deeds like treating the common people of Tianshui County for free, and she took good care of the people's hearts to help the Twin Dragon Sect establish itself in Tianshui County.

The disciples of the Twin Dragon Sect also acknowledged her and followed her well, and above all, the Sect Master of that time also adored her as his daughter-in-law. Her activities came to a complete halt after the Radiant Dragon Great Master Jin Cheon died in the Falling Phoenix Sect.

At the death of the Radiant Dragon Great Master, all the other disciples of the Twin Dragon Sect were enraged and took the lead on the battlefield, killing the remaining unorthodox practitioners.

It was to the point that the alias of the Twin Dragon Sect’s Sect Master, who was famous for being a good-natured man, changed from Gentleman Sword to Asura Blood Sword. But Dang Suryeon’s whereabouts were not seen on the battlefield. It was only after the war ended that her friends went to find her, and the sight they saw was….

“H… Hey. Sister-in-law.”

“Mrs. Jin.”

Namgung Cheon and Jaegal Hyeon were at a loss for words when they saw Dang Suryeon’s condition. She was dying. Having lost her husband, she had lost the will to live from the grief in her heart and was slowly dying.

“…It’s been a while.”

Seeing her dear friends, a smile formed on Dang Suryeon’s face for the first time in a long while, but her eyes were still dying.

“What is this…. What in the world is this state?!”

Jaegal Hyeon shouted. Even he, the greatest genius of the Jaegal Clan of his generation, praised for seeing a thousand li while sitting, had never imagined such a scene.

He had never dreamed that Dang Suryeon would be dying in such a weak and helpless state. Dang Suryeon smiled with a haggard complexion and said.

“I’m ashamed.”

“Did you eat something?”

At Namgung Cheon’s question, Dang Suryeon shook her head and said.

“My body won’t accept it. I’ve tried various things, though.”

“Mrs. Jin….”

“It’s not too late. Pull yourself together now and focus on treatment.”

At Jaegal Hyeon’s scolding, Dang Suryeon shook her head and said.

“I may not know about other things, but when it comes to medicine, I’m better than you, ugly.”

“……”

Dang Suryeon looked down at her own emaciated wrist and said.

“It’s already too late.”

Namgung Cheon and Jaegal Hyeon could only look on with pity. Dang Suryeon was the best doctor of her time. It was impossible that she wouldn't have done anything until her body got to this state. She would have tried everything she could. Yet, to be in this state now meant….

“Is there no way at all?”

“When the heart dies, all medicine is useless.”

“……”

“……”

The two couldn't say anything to Dang Suryeon. They knew. They knew what a brilliantly shining talent she possessed. The fact that she was dying so helplessly was pitiful, both as friends and as members of Murim.

“Did that dog-mess bastard mean that much to you?”

At Jaegal Hyeon’s words, Dang Suryeon silently turned her head. After a moment of silence, she spoke again.

“Can I ask just one thing?”

“What is it?”

“Why couldn’t you stop him?”

Those words from Dang Suryeon became a deep wound in the hearts of both Jaegal Hyeon and Namgung Cheon. Feeling as if a dagger had been thrust into their stomachs, the two couldn't even open their mouths. And Dang Suryeon said.

“Hyeon, you would have known. You would have known at least that you should never have let him go.”

“……”

“Cheon, you could have stopped him by force if it came down to it, couldn't you?”

“……”

Dang Suryeon said to the silent two.

“So why did no one do that?”

Looking at the two who didn't answer, Dang Suryeon smirked.

“Sorry. I asked something unnecessary.”

“Mrs. Jin, we….”

“Don’t worry too much about it. I was just letting off some steam for the last time.”

“……”

“……”

“You know, right? That I was always a wicked woman?”

And Dang Suryeon smiled weakly and said.

“At least at the end, I should act like myself.”

* * *

And a few days later. The Divine Doctor Saintess, Dang Suryeon, quietly passed away. She fell asleep quietly, as if the flame of life had died down. Do they say that a person's value is determined by how many people shed tears at their death? When her death became known, countless people from beyond Tianshui County and all over Gansu Province came to mourn and shed tears.

The medicine and good deeds she had bestowed upon people after she married into the Twin Dragon Sect had returned in this way. Thus, a star of Murim named the Divine Doctor Saintess, Dang Suryeon, returned to the heavens. And….

“Huh? Where is this?”

When Dang Suryeon regained consciousness, what she saw before her eyes was….

“Damn, she’s pretty.”

It was the sight of a woman who might be a tiiiny bit prettier than herself. The opponent’s brow twitched for a moment, but she soon calmly said.

“I am the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven.”

“Ah? Are you? Then I’m Nüwa.”

A formidable woman. Her name was Dang Suryeon. The opponent tried hard to maintain her composure and said.

“It is not a lie. This is the Celestial Realm, and I, before your eyes, am indeed the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven.”

“Such nonsense I… huh?”

In that moment, Dang Suryeon realized. Unlike usual, her body was overflowing with vitality. It was as if she had returned to her prime, no, her body was in an even better state. And when she looked around carefully….

‘Five-colored clouds, a magnificent pavilion, and damn pretty women dressed like fairy maidens….’

Gathering the information, one conclusion emerged.

“Are you really the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven?”

“That is correct.”

“Then this place is….”

“The Celestial Realm.”

“And I am….”

“Dead.”

So that’s how it was. She understood what had happened. Dang Suryeon, having grasped the situation, shot up and spoke in a sharp posture.

“Attention! Youngest Fairy Maiden Dang Suryeon! Re-porting that I have just ascended to the Celestial Realm today.”

“……”

Seeing Dang Suryeon’s quick change of attitude, the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven thought.

‘What kind of kid is this?’

A perfectly normal thought.

Dang Suryeon was a woman who was good at grasping situations. The fact that if an afterlife really existed, this place was the Celestial Realm meant….

“I did live a good life, didn't I?”

“That is correct. In your life, you benefited many with your medical skills, and as a heroine of Murim, you performed numerous heroic deeds, accumulating virtue and merit….”

“Heh, as expected, I am a successful woman. Yes, yes, a woman with proper conduct like me deserves to become a fairy maiden.”

A woman of proper conduct probably wouldn't cut off a superior while they were speaking. Just then, Dang Suryeon spoke urgently.

“Ah! But do you happen to know where my husband is?”

“Your husband, you say.”

“Yes. Ah…. Of course, there's a high probability he's in hell.”

“……”

“He has a nasty personality and a broken character, and his actions are insolent, but he does have a tiny bit of a good side to him.”

“……”

“In consideration of me, who is pretty and has a good personality, couldn't you pull him out with a special pass?”

“About your husband. The situation is a bit delicate….”

“C’mon…. Unnie. Please do it? Huh?”

“……”

“Alright. If you do it, I’ll introduce you to a man. His name is Jaegal Hyeon, his face might be a matter of preference, but he’s a genuinely good person. How about it? Interested?”

“……”

The Goddess of the Ninth Heaven thought again. What kind of kid is this? The Goddess of the Ninth Heaven clutched her head, which was starting to throb, and said.

“There is something I wish to tell you about your husband.”

“If you would just do it….”

“He is not in hell.”

“No way?”

She made the most surprised face yet. Her husband wasn't in hell, then….

“Could it be that hell doesn't exist?”

Hey, wifey. The Goddess of the Ninth Heaven let out a deep sigh and said.

“It’s not that…. Haaa, where and how should I even begin to explain.”

And the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven explained. From beginning to end, she explained in detail for what reason the Radiant Dragon Great Master’s soul was not in this world right now. After hearing the full explanation….

“So what you’re saying is that my husband’s soul is in a completely different world.”

“That is correct.”

“Because you people sold him off as you pleased?”

“That was…. a sacrifice of the few for the sake of the many.”

“……”

“And in return, did we not allow you, the wife of the Radiant Dragon Great Master, to ascend to the Celestial Realm? It is true that your merits are great, but to have you ascend directly to the Celestial Realm and even be placed as my direct fairy maiden is a great special privilege.”

“……”

The longer the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven spoke, the colder Dang Suryeon’s expression became. Finally….

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

“What did you say?”

“You sold off someone else’s husband’s soul in a deal with the Heavenly Demon, and now what are you on about? A special privilege?”

“Insolent. I am the one who leads the fairy maidens of the Celestial Realm….”

“Shut up! You dog-like bitch!”

And Dang Suryeon flew forward and threw a punch at the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven.

BOOOOM!

On that day, Dang Suryeon fought a fierce battle against the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven and her direct subordinate fairy maidens. And after being subdued, she was imprisoned in the God-Sealing Cave, where the criminals of the Celestial Realm were held. In the long history of the Celestial Realm, Dang Suryeon was the first to cause trouble immediately after ascension.

* * *

Some time later. A fairy maiden from the Celestial Realm came to Dang Suryeon, who was subdued in the God-Sealing Cave, and said.

“They say your husband was safely born on the Pangemonia Continent.”

“So? What?”

“Don’t be like that. We feel a little sorry, too.”

What came back to the fairy maiden who spoke softly was a murderous killing intent.

‘What is this aura….’

It was a tremendous killing intent, to the point that anyone who saw it would mistake her for a demon, not a fairy maiden. The fairy maiden calmly focused only on the task she had to do.

“By the grace of the Goddess of the Ninth Heaven, she has allowed you to watch over your husband.”

“……”

A little bit, but Dang Suryeon’s killing intent subsided. The fairy maiden then brought a large Face Mirror before Dang Suryeon and said.

“Here. You can see your husband through this. Well then, I’ll be on my way….”

From that day on, Dang Suryeon, sealed in the God-Sealing Cave, was able to watch the entire life of the newly born Patrick Schneider.

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