Ember heart
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Chapter 22 The Return of the Divine Sword “The Great Elder has arrived, Patriarch.” Namgung Hyeon, the Patriarch of the Namgung Family, had been working in his office for quite some time when he raised his head at the maid's voice from outside. “Let him in.” As soon as he gave the order, the door to the office opened. A middle-aged man with half-gray hair strode inside. He wore a long sword at his waist that was as thick as an ordinary adult's forearm. Despite being well over sixty…-
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Chapter 21 The masked man was a martial artist of the Namgung Family who had been secretly ordered by Namgung Jin to watch Oh Seok-du. Until Heo Cheon appeared, he had taken his mission lightly. No matter how great Oh Seok-du's skills were, he believed that Oh Seok-du was still nowhere near the Namgung Family's level. Of course, he was also confident that he could escape before he was discovered. However, when Heo Cheon suddenly appeared and overwhelmed Oh Seok-du with such astonishing…
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Chapter 20 On the main road about twenty ri from Hangzhou. It was still very early, before dawn had even broken, and a group of men were quietly moving through the darkness. There were fifty men in total. Their clothes were different, but there was one thing they all had in common: the weapons they carried were swords. They were the members of the Ghost Sword Gang. “Shouldn't we be arriving soon?” At someone's mutter, the man beside him chuckled. “Why? Is your lower half…
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Chapter 25 “Boss Choi! The rent is due on the 20th! The 20th!” “Come on, sir. There are still two days left until the rent is due. And when have I ever been late with the rent?” “Don't you remember? You were two days late last time.” “Oh, come on, sir. I told you in advance that it was because of the weekend and that I would send it as soon as the weekdays came.” “Whatever. Anyway, it's the 20th. Pack up two chickens for me.” “Yes, just wait a…-
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Chapter 24 When the door to the sixth floor opened, the space that appeared was somewhat familiar to Kim Si-min. There were partitions, and each desk had a laptop and a computer installed. At the entrance visible after getting off the elevator, there was a sign that read Investment Operations Department. There were quite a lot of employees, and the place seemed to have a layout similar to that of an ordinary small venture capital company. “Come to think of it, Representative, you must…
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Chapter 23 Lee Sun-hye thought back to the bench where she had sat the previous night. She had felt strangely warm, as if Park Moon-sung were alive and sitting beside her. Ever since Park Moon-sung had left, she had never once complained to someone like that. Yet strangely, yesterday, she had found herself talking as if her husband were still there. “It was a strange day.” Feeling peculiar, she opened the door, intending to go back to the bench. Swish. Click. As she walked…
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Chapter 22 Park Moon-seong had to keep moving to escape the Grim Reapers who endlessly pursued him. The Grim Reapers had already taken their places beside his family and beside those he considered his enemies. He had thought that ghosts, having no physical bodies, would not have stamina or feel tired. But just as a person's mind could become exhausted and worn out, Park Moon-seong's soul was also growing tired. He wished becoming a vengeful spirit would make his endless grudge an unlimited…
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Chapter 21 “No, I mean… You really don't have to go that far….” “No. How can someone who just had surgery stay alone? At least someone needs to take care of you for three days. You said you don't have any family, either.” After coming up to Seoul, Kim Si-min had handed the USB over to Han Mu-sik, the safest place in the world to keep it, and had returned home. Park Min-young, who had followed him all the way inside, was sitting beside him. It wasn't that Kim Si-min had…
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Chapter 48 he Holiday (3) The air in the living room of the eldest uncle's house became stuffier as more people arrived. The smell of greasy jeon and the warm heat from the ondol filled the room. Everything, even the old picture frames hanging on the walls, was exactly as it had been before. But the laughter in the room felt sharper than before. “Pil-joo, you came.” The voice of Choi Pil-wook, Choi Pil-joo's older brother and Choi Yeon-wook's uncle, was as dry as ever. His tone was…-
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Chapter 47 The Holiday (2) One day before the Lunar New Year holiday began, Choi Hyuk stopped by the company for a while. It was 2 p.m., after lunch. Seeing that the employees were still at their desks, Choi Hyuk tilted his head in confusion. “Director.” “Yes, CEO.” “Everyone hasn’t left work yet?” “They are scheduled to leave early at 5 p.m., but…” However, Choi Hyuk told Director Yoon that even that was too late and ordered him to move the time up. “Let…
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