Even so, Oh San-chu of the Blood-Slaying Blade Sect felt somewhat at ease.

His reasoning was simple: if they intended to kill him, they would’ve done it already. Why else would they break his arms and legs and then bother wrapping him in blankets? It was probably to hand him over to the authorities or maybe even to protect him from further harm, fearing retribution from his father, the Huajing master.

And the atmosphere hadn’t been too bad either.

It was the survival technique his father, Oh Dae-an of the Blood-Slaying Blade, had passed down to him to avoid bringing …