Chapter 334: Grandfather and Grandson (7)
How long had it been since he entered the martial world?
Two years...?
Jeong Yeon-shin couldn’t recall exactly.
After all, thinking about time was also a reminder of how much remained—an awareness he instinctively tried to suppress.
It would bring to mind the things he once wished to do at twenty, the shape of the house he had imagined building for his future family, the encounters with the Seventh Apostle, or how his body naturally reacted when watching over Shin So-bin’s martial progress.
Even the strange temperament that occasionally surfaced past his natural humility—all of it only served to either intensify his fear of death or force him to acknowledge it anew.
Once, a comrade from the Azure Sky Corps had told him:
"The Acting Leader’s path is like a light step across the vast plains—always fleeting, never stopping."
He also remembered the praise from the Scribes of the Grand Bureau.
"One of the Black Steel Triad will be the next leader of the Divine Sword Corps, and after that, the one to follow will be none other than the Ma Gwang-ik Lord."
"Your footprints carve the shape of a sacred sword."
"You run like a man who sees only forward, as if even the future is not enough."