Nankun Sect Patriarch Yeon Nam-Cheong met with Shin Seung-Gyeom, who had just returned from Dieyun Valley. Seung-Gyeom was one of the five strongest martial arts masters of the Nankun Sect and the one who led the Dieyun Valley raid.

“So you’re saying the man who shattered Ja-Shim’s leg is the disciple of the Qiankun Hands and the Daybreak Swordmaster, who are both in Dieyun Valley right now?” Nam-Cheong clarified.

“That’s right. We also came across the Baek Sword Sect’s Young Patriarch and the Sunset Sword there. Given the situation, we had no choice but to retreat. According to the man who crippled our Young Patriarch, he simply punished him for trying to rape a woman. Before we take revenge, I think we should first conduct a proper investigation regarding that matter,” Seung-Gyeom replied.

“So we’re supposed to simply let this matter go if it’s proven that Ja-Shim did do something wrong?” Nam-Cheong frowned and asked, indicating that he did not find that acceptable.

“In murim, execution is definitely not an excessive punishment for rape. Insisting on taking revenge even though the Young Patriarch really did commit the inexcusable crime of rape would only tarnish the Nankun Sect’s honor,” Seung-Gyeom argued, showing no signs of backing down.

“If Ja-Shim was your child, would you still be able to say that?”

“I would not treat my own child any differently.”

“You only say that because you have not experienced it yourself. If it were someone else, I would have said something as righteous. However, I simply can’t find justice in the fact that my child will be spending the rest of his life crippled. As his father, I have to avenge him. Even if the world condemns me, I will not change my mind.”

“Before you are the Young Patriarch’s father, you...