It happened one night.

A standard mission to execute a traitor,

And the Kunlun Sect escort encountered after finishing the job.

The traitor had requested an escort from Kunlun in exchange for providing information on the Demonic Cult.

After dealing with the small fry, I fought a female master who appeared to be the leader for about an hour before finally finishing her off with the Star Absorption technique,

Leaving behind her remains, which didn't even leave a corpse, I returned to the main mountain to rest...

"?!"

A woman's voice echoing in my head, clearly the one I finished with the Star Absorption technique earlier...

'Ugh, seriously. Where on earth is this? Hey, you hideous thug! Are you listening?!'

That was the beginning of our confusing first encounter.

Since that day, she started nagging.

Everything I see, hear, and feel,

And nitpicking every single move I make.

'You don't even wash your hands before eating?'

'Why does this place smell so gloomy and damp?'

'Hey, your heart just fluttered looking at that woman, didn't it? Typical man.'

"Ah, just shut up!"

I started snapping back at her words without even realizing it.

And the more I did, the more the looks from those around me turned into a mix of pity and disgust, as if they were looking at a madman...

...And so, I broke down.

"I will be resting for a while due to personal health issues. Here is my leave request."

At a gathering of Guardians and Elders, I submitted my leave request with a tired face.

The Guardians and Elders gathered there looked at my face intently with bewildered expressions.

They were also aware of the rumors circulating that 'one of the Guardians is hearing voices as a side effect of the Star Absorption technique.'

Eventually, the Elder sitting in the seat of honor took the leave request with a look of pity.

He had seen countless people go mad or become cripples while practicing demonic arts.

"Go and recuperate until your body recovers. I will report this to the Heavenly Demon."

And now, it has been two days since I left the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

The surroundings are a quiet road I've never been to before.

Guest, who has now naturally come to converse with Baek Cheong-seol through talking to himself.

"You've been nagging non-stop, are you satisfied now, you white ghost of Kunlun?"

She doesn't back down either.

'What are you talking about? Anyway, shouldn't you be thanking me for getting you out of that den of evil as a result?'

"Thank you, my foot! I left the place I've lived my whole life while being pointed at as a madman, and you call that something to be thankful for?!"

'Do you think I'm here because I want to be? You're the one who made it like this!'

Anyone watching would surely think he's a madman,

But fortunately, on a road where no one is around, Guest continues to walk while fighting with the woman inside him.

A village appeared in the distance.