Martial Arts Ain’t That Big of a Deal

"I-Ick…! Get away!"

Baek Seol-hyang shoved Seo-jun’s face away. Seo-jun watched her with amusement and chuckled.

‘This is fun.’

She was such a socially awkward mess that teasing her was incredibly satisfying.

That was just how people were, wasn’t it? If someone as incredibly reactive as Baek Seol-hyang existed, not teasing her would be going against the natural order of the world.

Truly, the King of Defying Heaven, the Heavenly Demon, must have been utterly inhuman to have never engaged in such antics.

"Anyway, I asked what the last task was going to be."
"Just wait! A man without patience is disgraceful!"

Baek Seol-hyang huffed and jabbed a finger at him.

"Your wife must have a tragic fate! I bet you have zero patience even in bed!"
"Oh? Do you think you could handle me?"
"W-What are you talking about?!"
"This is not a topic that will work in your favor."
"Urgh…!"

Baek Seol-hyang finally realized her mistake and clamped her mouth shut.

She glared at Seo-jun for a long while, suppressing her frustration. Then, all of a sudden, she sprang to her feet and got ready to leave.

"Enough. Follow me!"

Was this the third task?

Seo-jun followed her without complaint.

Baek Seol-hyang didn’t just leave the Ice Palace—she used her light footwork technique and began speeding off somewhere.

At this point, his curiosity got the better of him.

"Where are we going?"
"A village."
"A village? What village?"

Baek Seol-hyang scoffed.

"What other village? The only one under Ice Palace’s rule."

The village near Ice Palace didn’t even have a name.

Whenever someone said ‘the village,’ everyone knew which one they meant.

Since Beihai (Northern Sea) wasn’t exactly a livable place, there was only one settlement near Ice Palace.

"I see."

Seo-jun nodded.

"For a faction of the Black Lotus Union, this place seems quite poor."
"…You are the Young Lord of that poor faction."
"Well, that's unfortunate."

Even though they weren’t moving particularly fast, they reached the village in no time.