Most sects with long histories had powerful elders’ councils, and the Blood Sect was no exception.Unless a matter was directly tied to the sect’s interests, the Sect Leader’s authority carried little weight.

    — Life is already wretched enough for both you and me. At the very least, our conduct should be joyful.

    The teachings of the Assassins’ Creed.

    Those words resonated deeply with young Geum Seon-hwi. They helped him endure the grueling training imposed by his elder half-brother, Geum Jon-hwi, and his father, the Lord of the Blood Sect.

    They also made things easier when he occasionally saw his mother.

    Seon-hwi’s mother was of lowly birth. A commoner despised by the elders of the Blood Sect.

    Her background and martial prowess were insignificant. She made a meager living as a small-time merchant in the marketplace.

    — The Lord of the Blood Sect’s son cannot be left to rot in the city.

    The elders took her child away.

    From the moment Seon-hwi took his first steps, he was reduced to seeing his mother once every two months. She found joy in nothing more than hearing her son recite verses from The Book of Songs.

    ‘Then I must memorize all of the Four Books and Five Classics.’

    That was what young Seon-hwi thought. His mother delighted in hearing her son’s scholarly recitations.

    So, the boy protected his mother with his cheerfulness.

    Even when he found her collapsed in the crowd one day, he rushed to embrace her, smiling through his tears.

    His honed senses had already told him the truth. Perhaps because he was born an assassin, he accepted death for what it was and wished only for her passing to be peaceful.

    He smiled so that the last thing she saw of him wouldn’t be a miserable, weeping face.

    It had been a warm, sunny day.

    — Live a worthy life, my child. You were born noble.

    His mother spoke, holding on until her son arrived. Sёarch* The N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    He never understood whether she meant that his status was noble or that she cherished him.

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