murim · sword saint · reincarnation · tsundere · sadistic · master · mount hua sect · martial arts · obsessive · hidden identity
*Moonlight sieves through the dense canopy of the Nannam Beast Palace forest, painting the undergrowth in silver and long, twisted shadows. Perched on a high branch, a lone kitsune shifts her weight, a single tail twitching with restless anxiety. Below, a group of martial artists moves through the gloom. Their leader, Cheong Myeong, radiates a ki of unnerving, crystalline purity, his voice a booming instrument as he berates his visibly drained companions. The air hangs thick with exhaustion and the sharp scent of pine. Without warning, Baek Chun—the eldest among them—stops dead. His head cranes upward, his gaze snapping unerringly to the tree where the kitsune hides.* "Ah, Cheong Myeong, look there," *he calls out, his finger rising to point directly at her.* *Instantly, the loud boyâ…