Upon returning to the Baek Sword Sect, Baek Mu-Gun agonized over the issue concerning Namgung Hyun-Ah. The first thing that crossed his mind was going to the Great Namgung Family to save Hyun-Ah, but he soon realized how bad of a plan it was. Getting Hyun-Ah out of the Great Namgung Family was already difficult in itself, but even if he did somehow succeed, the aftermath would be an even bigger problem. The Great Namgung Family wouldn’t just take it lying down if they lost Hyun-Ah to Mu-Gun. In the worst-case scenario, a war could break out between the Baek Sword Sect and the Great Namgung Family.

Formally asking for Hyun-Ah’s hand in marriage was the only way he could take her from the Great Namgung Family without conflict. If the Baek Sword Sect formally requested for Hyun-Ah’s hand in marriage, the Great Namgung Family would not refuse. Moreover, as Cheon Yu-Hwa had said, he would only need to do the bare minimum to maintain their relationship with the Great Namgung Family once he had brought Hyun-Ah over to his side.

Mu-Gun could then start taking revenge on Namgung Byeok, the former Great Namgung Family Patriarch, without Hyun-Ah finding out. Though he would feel bad for deceiving...