Chapter 119
It was clear now—Yeon Woo Jin had been kept at Baekyeong Advanced Division precisely because he was weak.
That explained the secrecy.
At last, some of Yang Munseong’s questions began to resolve themselves.
Why had Shin Dowoon, heir to the Shin Clan, been silently enduring his torment—hauling boulders up cliffs without a word of protest?
If his superior was the grandson of Mushincheon’s Celestial Lord, then not even the heads of the Five Great Martial Houses would dare defy him, let alone the Shin Clan.
Still, to subject students to such harsh, almost punitive training...
The boy didn’t seem to have the warmest disposition.
Could it be he harbored resentment toward his grandfather, who had failed to acknowledge him? Was he venting that frustration on others?
As Yang Munseong’s expression shifted by the second, Yeon Woo Jin let out a faint chuckle.
He could read the man like a book.
He’d seen that expression many times before.
People always made the same assumptions in this moment.