episode_0511

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Crrr!!

Shoot!!

Even though it was midday, the rain was pouring down so hard that it became dark. Yu-kyung, who was alone in Daejeon, was staring at the empty Daejeon.

Gurgling!

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed. It was literally the blink of an eye, but in the meantime, there was one person in Daejeon.

The water guards came out in full force from all directions.

how?

Even though there was a three-dimensional guard around the emperor without any leaks, an intruder appeared literally in the blink of an eye.

“Stop.”

Yu-kyung was bitten by the security guards who blocked her path. The hesitating water guards opened the way and Yu-gyeong looked at the intruder, Ho Cheon-an.

“Meet Your Majesty.”

“Where did you come here so shamelessly?”

Despite Yu-kyung’s cold words, Ho Cheon-an calmly looked into Yu-kyung’s eyes. The guardian guards were furious at the sight of Ho Cheon-an looking at the emperor’s eyes without permission, but Ho Cheon-an did not even blink at the sight of the guardian guards pointing their swords at him with bloody force.

As a result, the actions of the water guards became more intense. Since he could not see the blood in the palace, he could not cut or stab him, but the sword and the sword entangled and crushed Hocheonan’s body.

It was to force him to kneel.

Dozens of water guards pressed down on Hocheonan with all their might. The upper bodies of the water guards were tilted as if they were going to pour forward, and the weapons in contact with the Hocheonan were bent in a curve as they transmitted that force.

However, Ho Cheon-an, who was receiving such pressure with his whole body, did not even move, let alone bend his knees.

Embarrassment appeared on the faces of the reception guards. I guessed that he was a stern master, but there was still a degree. What on earth did I feel in this grip? Although he was clearly pressing down on a human made of flesh and muscle, it felt like he was pressing down on a hard metal such as steel.

“Huh!”

“Inhale!”

The water guards shouted in unison and their weapons could not withstand their strength and were bent like bows, but Ho Cheon-an just looked at Yu-gyeong without paying any attention to them.

Yu-kyung looked at Ho Cheon-an and opened her mouth.

“You have become a monster. Are you the one called Thunder Master who wiped out the blood religion?”

“It is called that.”

“Then, were you also the one who destroyed the Jeokgeon faction that arose nine years ago?”

“Yes.”

“In addition, were you also involved in the suspicious movement to overthrow the empire?”

“Yes.”

“Why.”

“Because Princess Yuya asked for Her Majesty.”

“Don’t be funny!”

Yu-kyung said and grabbed Okja’s armrest. Yu-kyung’s hand was shaking as if it would break the armrest at any moment, representing Yu-kyung’s feelings.

“Did you think that could be atonement? So now you’ve shown your face to Moorim again? You worked secretly for the sake of the empire, and now that so much time has passed, did you think it was enough? Did you ever expect my anger to have cooled down by now? That’s what you thought with your smart head!”

“Is that possible?”

A wry smile appeared on Ho Cheon-an’s face.

“I just happened to meet an opportunity.”

Hocheonan from another world. Colleagues from other worlds. Thanks to them, Ho Cheon-an gained the strength to stand up again. That is why Ho Cheon-an left the world.

As he went out into the world, new relationships arose, and as new relationships arose, Ho Cheon-an’s heart and will became stronger little by little, and he stood in front of Yu-gyeong like this.

“Hehehe…Hehehe…Hahahaha!!”

After hearing Ho Cheon-an’s answer, Yu-gyeong burst into laughter. Yu-kyung laughed and laughed again, then suddenly stopped laughing and glared at Ho Cheon-an.

“You forgot…! In the end, you forgot Yuya! Who did Yuya die for? Did you forget that and shamelessly show your face to me like this?”

“I didn’t forget.”

“Shut up!”

“Because I didn’t forget, I appeared before His Majesty even though it was late.”

Ho Cheon-an thought as he looked at Yu-kyung’s distorted face.

Yu-kyung now is just like her past self.

In order to endure the loss of his colleagues, Ho Cheon-an clung to the goal of reconstructing the formation using keystones. How did it connect with Hocheonan in another world and return with dramatic results… In fact, Hocheonan wasn’t even interested in whether the plan was successful or not?

The strategy of using core stones was just an escape to forget reality.

Yu-kyung was like that too. I needed some purpose to support my loss, and that would be revenge.

So even after pushing out all the Yunnan factions, Yugyeong did not stop. No, I couldn’t stop.

Because the only thing that sustains him is revenge.

“So let’s go on a trip.”

“What…?”

Ho Cheon-an thought while listening to Yu-kyung’s retort.

resurgence.

A single word left by Ho Cheon-an from another world led Ho Cheon-an to the world, and only after coming out to the world, Ho Cheon-an was able to realize one fact.

That he was trapped.

The reason his mind had been empty ever since he lost all his companions was because he had not moved a single step from the prison he had created.

If he hadn’t broken out of that prison, he would have been stuck in that formation forever.

He wouldn’t have been able to save the spirits, including Seo Gong, he wouldn’t have known that Seo Yi-ryeong and Jo Yong-sang were continuing the martial arts spirit, he wouldn’t have known that Jeong-sam and Yeo Jin-sang were alive and well, and he wouldn’t have been able to bring in his cute disciple Navin. And he probably didn’t know that magic was going on in the distant capital.

So, Ho Cheon-an decided to take Yu-gyeong on a trip.

The world is so vast that something somewhere in this vast world will change the world.

The energy of Hocheonan was released.

At the same time, the water guards fell one by one, like a kite whose thread had been cut. The guard guards were surprised and tried to force their weapons and get out of the way, but they were already in a state where they couldn’t move even a single move.

In an instant, all the water guards fell unconscious and Yu-gyeong swallowed dryly as she saw the sight.

And soon I accepted the situation.

“Tsk tsk tsk…yeah. You were also a member of the martial arts group.”

“Yes.”

Ho Cheon-an’s calm reply made Yu-gyeong prepare for death. The purpose of Yu-gyeong’s life was simply revenge on those who had harmed Yu-ya, and after the four factions of Yunnan disappeared without a trace, the target of that revenge became Wulin itself.

What would such a Yugyeong look like in the eyes of Ho Cheon-an, a martial artist?

Threat.

It would only be seen as a threat to take down the martial arts group, which had barely managed to get back on its feet after the disappearance of the blood religion.

The situation in which he knocked down the reception guards while saying the word ‘travel’ was also unusual. It’s a trip. Does it imply disappearing or leaving the underworld?

“Do you think that is possible? The moment I disappear, the imperial palace will turn upside down.”

“Of course. So, I wrote down the numbers in advance. The rest will be taken care of by Admiral Dongchang, His Majesty the Crown Prince, and the trainees of the Twelfth Division.”

Yu-kyung’s eyes shook violently at Ho Cheon-an’s words.

Sima Qinghui and… Yu Chan wished for his own death? Yu-kyung’s head dropped in shock.

“Don’t think of it as betrayal. Because the two of you have sincere feelings for His Majesty. So, wouldn’t you agree to this extreme drug prescription and also take responsibility for the future?”

“Hehe…Hehehe…!”

Yu-kyung burst out laughing at Ho Cheon-an’s next words. I’m serious. That was correct.

Because those two have done everything in their power to stop Yu-kyung. And Yu-kyung ignored all such persuasion and acted as she pleased.

How can we condemn such people as traitors?

It was he who rejected them.

Yu-kyung’s heart suddenly broke.

“I’d rather…let them commit suicide.”

Yu-kyung held out her hand. Ho Cheon-an let out a small sigh at Yu-kyung’s reaction. To Yu-kyung, Ho Cheon-an was like an enemy, so she didn’t think she would easily accept her invitation to travel, but she never thought he would refuse so stubbornly.

However, Ho Cheon-an also had no intention of stepping down.

Unlike Ho Cheon-an, Yu-kyung was not alone. There was Sima Gyeong-hui and there was Yu Chan. Even though there were such people, Yu-gyeong was ultimately unable to break the mold she had created, so she had to escape from the imperial palace.

“Not possible.”

“Hehe…Hehehe…! It would be better to kill me! Kill it! Kill me!”

“Your Majesty…”

“How dare you humiliate me!”

“Lungs…”

“Kill! That means death!”

Blood vessels appeared on Ho Cheon-an’s forehead. No matter how hard it was to accept the situation, I tried to convince him enough, but he started to get irritated when he started throwing fits as if he was about to face the most heartbreaking death in the world.

“I’m sorry. I will take you there even if I have to force you.”

Yu-kyung looked at Ho Cheon-an, who was approaching without hesitation, with wide eyes. As Ho Cheon-an’s fingers appeared on her face, Yu-ya appeared in Yu-kyung’s mind.

‘Now… we can finally meet.’

Yu-kyung thought so through her blurred consciousness.

A single tear ran down Yu-kyung’s cheek, and Ho Cheon-an, who was looking at Yu-kyung like that, sighed and shook his head.

“There are so many different things.”

Soon, Ho Cheon-an’s new form carrying Yu-gyeong disappeared completely.

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When the water guards regained consciousness, Yu Chan and Sima Gyeong-hwi were standing in front of them.

“His Majesty went on a trip.”

“Haona.”

“He went on a trip.”

The water guards swallowed their dry saliva at Yu-chan’s firm attitude of not allowing any counter-questions. However, that did not mean that he could retreat without fulfilling his duties as a water guard.

“Haona low. His Majesty’s safety is not perfect.”

“He promised to take responsibility for His Majesty’s well-being.”

The facial expressions of the reception guards became mysterious. Obviously, considering the master of martial arts, it could be said that he had the safest bodyguard in the world, but isn’t that the real point?

It is possible that Venerable Lei Myeong was the emperor’s kidnapper. But what good is it for a kidnapper to guarantee the emperor’s safety?

“The worst assumption is probably unfolding in your head. But what you have in your head is just an assumption and not a fact.”

The eyes of the water escorts wavered.

An uninvited guest invaded Daejeon, knocked out all the guards, and disappeared with the emperor. It was a kidnapping that could not be ruled out based on circumstantial evidence alone, but the conversation between Noemyeongjon and Yugyeong before that hinted at a clear, if violent, friendship.

So, there was a possibility that after an intimate conversation between the two of them, they actually reached an agreement to go on a trip.

Of course, there were a lot of questions to be convinced, but there was only circumstantial evidence and not clear facts to claim that the emperor was kidnapped.

The emperor was kidnapped by the Murim people. It was an incident that could turn the entire world upside down, and such an incident could not be brought about by mere speculation.

Moreover, when the crown prince and his brother-in-law, the admiral, are taking action to resolve this situation, how can they continue to present opposing opinions until the end, saying that the guard who failed his mission was so good?

“Do you understand?”

In response to Yu-chan’s question, the guard had no choice but to look down and bow his head.

Yu-chan sighed after covering the mouths of the security guards.

The process of cleaning up the emperor’s disappearance began now.

It was possible to hide the circumstances under which the emperor disappeared, but the fact that he had disappeared was not something that could be hidden, so the fact that the emperor was away had to be announced to his subjects.

Yu Chan planned to accuse the emperor of going undercover, but that did not change the fact that the emperor had suddenly disappeared.

In such a situation, what kind of subjects would obediently nod their heads in understanding?

Of course there would be chaos, and thinking about that scene was already making me feel dizzy.

“I’m already having a headache.”

“There will be a fuss, but it won’t be a big deal.”

That’s right.

There will definitely be subjects who have questions about the disappearance of the emperor. Yu Chan and Sima Jinghui will do their best to conceal the matters related to the emperor and Hu Tianan, but even so, there are no eternal secrets. Someone among my subjects will reach the truth.

What would someone do if they found out that the Emperor was kidnapped by the Thunder Master?

Ho Cheon-an’s words while explaining the plan flashed in Yu-chan’s mind.

[When people encounter something they can’t handle, they tend to turn away. As did I and Your Majesty the Emperor.]

What choice will the subject make when he touches the red truth that could plunge the empire and the martial arts world into a bloody storm?

Ho Cheon-an said that in nine cases out of ten, he would remain silent.

[Those who are not silent will see this as an opportunity. This is an opportunity to use the fact that you know the truth to stand at the center of the world.]

And those people will make one of two choices.

Either join Yu Chan and Sima Gyeong-hui and help cover it up, looking for an opportunity.

Or, he tried to revolt against the imperial family by going to the members of the Comrades’ Association, who had become the antithesis of the imperial family by having open conflicts with their classmates.

Of course, no matter which side was chosen, the subject’s ambition would not come true.

Because Yu-chan and the Comrades Association were all operating under Ho Cheon-an’s plan.

It cannot be said that there were no loopholes, but it was a sufficient plan to buy the emperor time to look around the world.

Even with empty words, it could not be said to be an elaborate plan, but the name value and power of those who participated in this plan more than made up for the gaps.

Twelfth Division Comrade Association and Alumni. And who would guess that even the prince was part of the same gang?

It would be even better if you put together a few plays with the Twelfth Division’s Comrades’ Association.

Yu Chan thought of his father, Yu Gyeong, the emperor of the empire. After Princess Yuya passed away, Yugyeong stopped in place.

Will Yu-kyung be able to stand up again?

Thinking of Yu-kyung leaving Luoyang and heading somewhere under the sun, Yu-chan muttered without realizing it.

“The trip you are already taking. I hope you enjoy it a little bit.”

“He will take good care of Ho Cheon-an.”

“I guess so.”

Yu-chan and Sima-gyeong-hwi, who had no way of knowing that Yu-gyeong, who had mistakenly assumed that she had met death after being humiliated, was leaving Luoyang fainting and being carried on Ho Cheon-an’s shoulders, looked at each other and smiled.

“Now, let’s get moving. There’s a lot of work to do.”

“Yes. Deterioration.”

It was a day when the last gear for peace in the world began to move.