Chapter 351: Late but Arriving First (7)
Temperament, speech, and eyes.
Jeong Yeon-shin had always been adept at discerning others' true intentions since he was a child.
There had often been moments where he needed to anticipate things in advance.
One time, when his eldest brother had invited him to play with the village children, he arrived at the agreed-upon spot, only to find a sign crudely nailed into the ground with the words, “The one who devours his mother.”
What about now, when the Baihui point at the top of his head was fully open?
He could feel the heart of the martial world’s absolute beings, close to the divine, flowing into him—the tiniest fragments of their thoughts.
‘She doesn't see me as a person.’
In this moment, from the Master of the Golden Chamber’s eyes, he felt a profound emptiness.
A temperament that didn’t acknowledge him as an equal. She seemed to regard him not as a person, but as a precious tool.
The key to hunting the Celestial Dragon. A net forged beautifully by the heavens.
Her question about his marital status had likely been nothing more than a way to check if there were any obstacles to her goal, something that got in the way.
She would need a weapon that could be gripped and wielded, not one stored away in its scabbard. The Master’s strange behavior hinted at a life lived with hidden motives.