Chapter 67: Grace, or a Fateful Encounter
Early dawn, Soaring Willow Sword Sect.
Sect Master Ji Riik made his way toward the training grounds, sword in hand.
The cold wind brushed the tip of his nose, but the heavy sense of responsibility and the resolve for what lay ahead were so overwhelming that he barely even felt it.
He wasn't anxious.
He wasn't afraid.
He simply felt... sorrow.
Sorrow that such a cruel fate should fall upon his beloved granddaughter.
Step, step.
Rounding the corner of a building, Ji Riik caught sight of the training grounds.
Even in the dim light of the still-burning torches, someone was already there.
His granddaughter, Ji Yeongryeong.
Seeing her, faithfully attending her dawn practice as always, a complicated emotion welled up in Ji Riik's wrinkled eyes.