Chapter 29: It’s None of Your Business
The air inside the Grand Hall stirred.
Just moments ago, Jincheon had said, “Let it be so.”
That was as good as an order to die—completely at odds with the command he had given that morning: Do not die.
“I dare to ask,”
Spoke the woman known as North Wind.
“Do you truly mean it?”
“I do.”
Jincheon replied.
“From the beginning, it is the clouds that follow the dragon, and the winds that chase the tiger—not the other way around. Would a dragon fail to ascend because clouds are absent? Would a tiger refuse to hunt because the wind doesn't blow?”
It was an intentional metaphor—clouds and winds—clearly aimed at Sapoong and the Twelve Signs.
Jincheon said it without a hint of emotion.
“Whether you live or die—frankly, it’s no concern of mine.”