The Betrothal and the Fall of the Namgung
Description
As Han's fame grows, sect head Muwol Sathae begins to suspect his bond with Cheongwol. The Poison King moves to marry off Tang Soran and summons suitors, among them Wi Chonsan, Zhuge Yeon, and Namgung Yeon, secretly a woman. Han wrecks the engagements: he exposes Wi Chonsan as the patron of the murim's enemy Baek Sahyeon and endures a scorpion's sting to outlast Zhuge Yeon. Meanwhile Yeonchon and Baek Sahyeon's band massacres the Namgung family, and the Blood Path begins to diverge from its foretold course.
Timeline
- Chapter 119
Namgung Yeon tends her dying father; Muwol Sathae learns Han is courting Cheongwol.
- Chapter 123
Muwol Sathae reproaches Han for his closeness to Cheongwol.
- Chapter 127
The Poison King arranges Tang Soran's betrothal and summons suitors.
- Chapter 134
Namgung Yeon arrives as one of Tang Soran's suitors.
- Chapter 138
Han endures a scorpion's venom to outlast Zhuge Yeon in a contest.
- Chapter 143
Wi Chonsan is exposed as Baek Sahyeon's patron and killed.
- Chapter 155
Yeonchon and Baek Sahyeon's men annihilate the Namgung family.
- Chapter 163
The toll: seventy-seven of the Namgung and hundreds of civilians dead.