Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 643

Handling (1)

‘Sea anemone.’

Choi Yeon-ha glared at the back of Kang Jin-ho’s head, her eyes burning with resentment.

‘A human who can’t even be recycled, like wet garbage!’

Choi Yeon-ha’s anger was boundless.

If Kang Jin-ho had just pounced on her like a beast, driven by instinct, she wouldn’t have felt this way. But Kang Jin-ho hadn’t just crushed Choi Yeon-ha’s self-esteem; he had dug a hole with a shovel and buried it deep underground.

‘You good-for-nothing who can’t even live up to your looks!’

The most unforgivable thing was that he had momentarily plunged Choi Yeon-ha into a hellish pit of anticipation. If anyone had known about this situation, Choi Yeon-ha would have jumped out of the building window without hesitation.

Just thinking about it made her legs twitch uncontrollably.

It seemed like kicking him dozens of times wouldn’t have been enough.

When Choi Yeon-ha groaned, Kang Jin-ho’s head twitched.

‘So, you’re not even sleeping and still acting like that?’

She knew.

That Kang Jin-ho hadn’t done anything wrong. This was just Choi Yeon-ha’s fault for misunderstanding on her own.

But Kang Jin-ho had committed the biggest sin in the world.

The sin of being clueless.

The sin of not reading the atmosphere.

Sometimes, that sin becomes the worst a man can commit against a woman.

‘Me! This me!’

Who was she?

Choi Yeon-ha.

In Korea, her name didn’t need any other modifiers. Choi Yeon-ha was Choi Yeon-ha, and her name alone was enough for everyone to know who she was.

But after all that, what? Filming this and that?

“Sea anemone…”

Kang Jin-ho’s head twitched.

Looking at Kang Jin-ho, who was desperately avoiding her, made her a little angry. But on the other hand…

‘This guy probably doesn’t even know why I’m angry.’

Thinking that made her laugh.

Annoyance and amusement were mixed up, tormenting her at the same time.

‘Ugh, seriously.’

Choi Yeon-ha ended up burying her head in the pillow.

She was angry, and it was absurd, but… to be honest, those feelings weren’t that strong. The emotion that dominated her now was sincere ‘gratitude.’

What would have happened if Kang Jin-ho hadn’t come?

By now, she would have either been killed by that crazy bastard or would have been contemplating suicide. It was late, but not too late.

In fact, if Kang Jin-ho had come earlier and then returned to Korea, he wouldn’t have been able to stop today’s events.

Thinking about it that way, it was the best timing.

‘It’s not a movie, but…’

Although imagination can never beat reality, she couldn’t help but feel grateful to the person who arrived at this perfect timing and protected her.

It’s just that the gratitude was going in a strange direction.

Was that why?

Even though she had experienced this terrifying event, she wasn’t that scared. Looking at Kang Jin-ho, who was curled up like a frightened turtle, she felt amused and also reassured.

Sleep was coming.

‘When was the last time I slept properly?’

It felt like she hadn’t had a good night’s sleep since coming to China. Her body kept getting worse and was exhausted, but she still couldn’t sleep well. She would wake up several times while sleeping and would be startled by the slightest noise.

But now, sleep was coming. It was as if she were in Korea.

Was it because this person was in front of her?

Choi Yeon-ha smiled without realizing it.

It was funny.

Just a moment ago, she was anxious about what this man would do, but now she was feeling relieved and falling asleep while looking at Kang Jin-ho’s back. It was so funny and amusing.

‘Something warm…’

It was a strange feeling. It felt like something warm was flowing from Kang Jin-ho.

That couldn’t be.

‘I really like this person.’

As she accepted the feelings she hadn’t been able to acknowledge, she felt at ease. Choi Yeon-ha slowly closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep.

“Hmm…”

Kang Jin-ho carefully raised his body.

Relief washed over his face.

‘It worked.’

He had tried to put her to sleep by releasing warmth, thinking that he might have to endure the death stares piercing the back of his head all night. It was a difficult task, but Kang Jin-ho finally succeeded in putting Choi Yeon-ha to sleep.

Kang Jin-ho carefully approached and gently pressed on Choi Yeon-ha’s pressure point.

She wouldn’t wake up for a while now.

‘Then…’

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes sharply scanned Choi Yeon-ha’s body.

As expected.

‘It’s a mess.’

Kang Jin-ho’s face hardened slightly.

It was amazing that she had yelled and gotten angry at him in this condition. It wouldn’t be strange if Choi Yeon-ha collapsed and was taken to the hospital right now. That’s how bad her condition was.

Moreover…

‘Tainted energy.’

Tainted energy was abundant around her head. It seemed that the mental shock was significant after experiencing such an event.

Kang Jin-ho sighed quietly.

Kang Jin-ho didn’t know what acting meant to her. But it was too much to insist on filming when her body was in this condition.

You have to stand on your own two feet before you can do anything else.

‘But I would have been the same.’

For Choi Yeon-ha, acting might be like family to Kang Jin-ho. Kang Jin-ho also wouldn’t have taken care of himself if there was a problem with his family.

So how could he blame her?

The only thing Kang Jin-ho could do now was to make her more comfortable.

Kang Jin-ho quietly climbed onto the bed.

He had pressed her pressure point, but it wasn’t absolute. To properly press the pressure point, he would have to push in a strong force, which could cause problems in Choi Yeon-ha’s body. Kang Jin-ho didn’t want that.

Kang Jin-ho carefully climbed onto the bed, making sure she didn’t wake up, and slowly pulled down the blanket covering Choi Yeon-ha.

Strangely, his fingertips felt a slight tremor.

Kang Jin-ho took a deep breath and pushed the gown Choi Yeon-ha was wearing to the sides.

‘If she wakes up now, I’ll be cursed for ten years.’

It was a perfect situation for a misunderstanding. After checking Choi Yeon-ha’s complexion and confirming that she was completely asleep, Kang Jin-ho reached out and placed his hand on her lower abdomen.

This had happened before.

Not when he was treating the head nun, but before that. Right after he returned to this world.

Kang Jin-ho shook his head, recalling the past, and focused again. Now was not the time to think about other things.

Kang Jin-ho firmly pressed his hand against Choi Yeon-ha’s lower abdomen and slowly pushed in his energy.

Twitch.

Choi Yeon-ha’s body twitched as the hot energy entered her lower abdomen. But she wouldn’t wake up now. Kang Jin-ho’s eyes turned cold.

Kang Jin-ho couldn’t solve her nutritional deficiency.

What he could do was remove the tainted energy that hadn’t been properly discharged due to the long-term deficiency. Just by properly circulating the energy that had been blocked by the accumulated tainted energy, her health would recover. After that, he would have to extract the tainted energy that was abundant in her head.

Kang Jin-ho took a deep breath and quietly closed his eyes.

Whoosh.

The energy emanating from his body powerfully coursed through Choi Yeon-ha’s body.

Unlike in the past, this was nothing to Kang Jin-ho now. Rather, he had to worry about Choi Yeon-ha’s body being harmed by his too strong energy.

‘If I had the same power back then, would things have been different?’

When he was treating the head nun, if Kang Jin-ho had been at the same level as he was now, the situation might have been a little different. Perhaps the head nun might still be alive.

But he didn’t regret it.

What remained was not regret but lingering attachment.

If only he had been a little stronger, just a little more.

The important thing was not to regret. It was to learn from the wounds of the past. The world didn’t always move according to his intentions. So, he had to prepare and be ready thoroughly.

Even if an unexpected situation arose, he had to be able to cope with it at any time. For Kang Jin-ho, preparation ultimately meant becoming stronger.

So that he wouldn’t be swept away by the waves of the world.

So that he wouldn’t let go of the hands of the people around him.

Whoosh.

The energy that had washed through Choi Yeon-ha’s body gathered in her head.

‘Slowly…’

The head and body were different. It wasn’t that he could handle the body carelessly, but when dealing with the head, he needed several times the delicacy he used when dealing with the body.

Kang Jin-ho moved his energy as slowly as possible so that Choi Yeon-ha wouldn’t feel any burden. Making energy slow was several times more difficult than making it fast.

But Kang Jin-ho wasn’t feeling any particular difficulty now.

He had become stronger.

Much more than before.

Even without training with all his might, even without training that pushed himself to the limit, Kang Jin-ho was quickly regaining his former self.

It was still distant, but if things continued like this, one day, the descent of the Heavenly Demon Lord into the mortal realm might be seen again.

Kang Jin-ho, having sucked out all the tainted energy floating in Choi Yeon-ha’s head, withdrew his energy. Then, he slowly began to push in his energy again.

If the energy he had pushed in before was to remove the tainted energy, the energy now was to boost Choi Yeon-ha’s energy.

Kang Jin-ho, having appropriately spread his energy to activate Choi Yeon-ha’s body, slowly opened his eyes. Then, he took his hand off Choi Yeon-ha’s lower abdomen and closed her gown.

‘Now, even if I get caught, I won’t be killed.’

He couldn’t help but laugh.

Kang Jin-ho, who had nothing to fear except his mother, now had one more person to be afraid of. It wasn’t just about going along with her. She was really scary. In many ways.

Kang Jin-ho covered Choi Yeon-ha with the blanket up to her neck and slowly walked out, standing right in front of the full-length window.

Kang Jin-ho, who had gone outside through the window that ordinary people would have difficulty passing through, climbed onto the rooftop along the outer wall. Kang Jin-ho, who had landed on the rooftop, put his hand in his pocket and took out a cigarette, placing it in his mouth.

‘It was dangerous.’

If he had been a little late, something terrible would have happened.

He had been complacent and arrogant.

It was too late after something had happened. He had to stop it before it happened.

Information and security.

He had to secure those two things.

Kang Jin-ho lowered his head and looked at the night view of the city where the neon signs had not yet disappeared.

China.

The Central Plains gave him freedom.

It felt like the restrictions that had been blocking him disappeared as soon as he came here.

So…

He had to let them know too.

How great the sin was for trying to covet his things, how great the sin was for trying to insult his people.

Crack.

The sound of bones rubbing together came from Kang Jin-ho’s fist.

Kang Jin-ho smiled with a cold face, as if he had completely changed from the person who had been looking at Choi Yeon-ha a moment ago.

There were two people who had caught his eye now. But Kang Jin-ho had no intention of ending it with just those two people.

‘I don’t leave any loose ends.’

Even if it went against Choi Yeon-ha’s wishes, even if it was something his people didn’t want… Kang Jin-ho had no intention of breaking his principles.

They would know.

This land of the Central Plains would soon know too.

That Kang Jin-ho…

The Heavenly Demon Lord had returned to his land.

Kang Jin-ho flicked away the cigarette he had smoked down to the filter, facing the cold wind.