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One must never leave a source of future trouble unattended.
Kang Jin-Ho knew all about that lesson since his master used to tell him this all the time:
“Letting your compassion create future troubles is equivalent to setting a blade behind your back. You can probably defend yourself against one such blade. And I'm sure you can still defend against two, maybe three blades. However, what about when there are ten? A hundred? Over a thousand? Do you still think you can defend against them all?”
“If you strive to never create future troubles... The world will criticize you for it. And it'll undoubtedly produce those who wish to kill you. However, remember this! Rather than defending against hundreds of blades behind your back... Thousands of blades before your eyes are much easier to handle!”
That teaching had deeply ingrained itself into Kang Jin-Ho's psyche. Of course, that hadn't always been the case, especially at the beginning of his martial journey.
Kang Jin-Ho was a man from the modern era, so killing another human being proved difficult. So, he let his enemies go many times in the beginning. Even those who tried to kill him for no reason, he... stupidly let them go multiple times.
The result of his actions engraved itself deeply onto his back.
The mentality of the ancient Chinese people wasn't something Kang Jin-Ho could comprehend. The people back then didn't place importance on who was at fault or who was right. If someone harmed or angered them somehow, the other party would be considered an irreconcilable...
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