episode_0082

Hamyang, the capital of Jin during the kingdom, was not a very big city. This is because the Qin Dynasty itself was a country that ran simply.

However, after Emperor Shi Huangdi unified the empire, the situation began to change.

Qin Shi Huang transformed Xianyang into the capital of the empire.

Emperor Shi Huang established organizations that could govern the vast central plains and focused them on Xianyang.

It was the birth of the first administrative city in Jungwon.

Emperor Shi Huangdi’s remodeling of Xianyang did not stop there.

He applied his hobby for monuments to Hamyang.

When Emperor Shi Huangdi was still king, he moved the palaces of the conquered dynasties to Xianyang and displayed them on the top of Weisu.

In addition, in order to enrich Hamyang’s economy, 120,000 of the world’s wealthiest households were forcibly relocated to Hamyang.

It was around this time that the establishment of Abang Palace, whose name has long been passed down in history, began.

Emperor Shi Huang built the Afang Palace on the southern bank of the Wei River facing Xianyang.

The imperial palace, Abang Palace, has no palace that can rival its grandeur throughout the entire history of the central plains.

However, Emperor Shi Huangdi could not see the completed appearance of Afang Palace.

This is because the Emperor Shi Huangdi died suddenly and the establishment of Abang Palace was temporarily halted.

The construction of Abang Palace, which had been halted, was completed in the Hohae era.

Hohae built the Abang Palace, which was larger and more luxurious than the original plan, reflecting her own greedy taste.

This was the information about Abang Palace that I heard through hearsay.

And now, standing in front of it, my impressions were as follows.

“…Amazing.”

Because of that, even I, who had been to Hamyang before, was overwhelmed by the size of Apang Palace.

When I came here before, I had an ambiguous status as a worker and a fugitive.

Because of that, I never went near Abang Palace, so this was my first time seeing Abang Palace in real life.

‘In the history of the Yuan Dynasty, it was said that Xiang Yu needed 10 more days even after burning for 3 months.’

The palace is said to have taken 100 days to completely burn down.

That was not an exaggeration, but a simple description of the facts.

‘Come to your senses.’

I shook my head.

Otherwise, I felt like I would be mesmerized by that overwhelming scenery.

‘What’s important now is not the size of Abang Palace. What’s important is how you get in there and catch the katydid.’

I once again realized the difficulty of achieving the purpose for which I came here.

The road to Hamyang was not very difficult.

It was because of the seal stamped on the letter Jo Go sent.

‘Huh! this is…!’

The officials who saw Jo Gao’s seal were appalled and provided me with every convenience.

Realizing the value of Zhao Gao’s name as he actually held the leashes of the Qin Empire officials, I ran without stopping.

Except for the fact that I didn’t get enough rest to somehow shorten the time, it was no different from a bit of an intense sightseeing trip.

‘But once we come to Hamyang, the story changes.’

My goal is katydid.

And although Jo Go seems to have tried to hide it, judging from the tension in his letters, it is highly likely that Yeochi was promoted to a fairly high position.

This is just my guess, but if it were true, assassinating katydid would not be an easy task.

‘…If you think about it, this damn trip all started because of that bitch.’

Encounter with wake.

Fugitive life.

The military raised to save Jo Seo-rin.

Enlisted in the Anti-Liang Army.

And now to Hamyang.

All these hardships happened because of a woman named Yeochi.

‘What a damn relationship.’

There is a saying that enemies from a previous life become husband and wife.

If we think about it differently, wouldn’t the couple from their past life become enemies in the afterlife?

And maybe Yechi and Breast became enemies because they were originally a couple in the world?

‘…I’m just having silly thoughts.’

I shook my head to get rid of the annoying thoughts that kept coming back to me.

‘I guess I was really nervous.’

The fact that something like this was a trivial joke could be seen as a sign of sorts.

A sign that you are scared before something big.

Kuuk-

I gripped the handle of my sword tightly and caught my breath.

‘We have to find a way to enter Abanggung.’

Should we bribe officials?

Or will it be disguised as a fight?

Or should I just climb over the wall like a thief?

It will be difficult to accomplish any of them easily.

‘But we will do it. I have to do it.’

To stop my damn misery.

And to prevent the crazy things that bitch will do.

I had to go into that Abang Palace.

‘It won’t be easy.’

I was so sure.

And as is always the case with confidence, my faith was betrayed in a spectacular way.

“Are you Yugye?”

I was shocked and turned my head while holding onto the handle of the sword.

“…You must not carelessly hold the sword in front of the imperial palace. Your head could be cut off.”

A man who appeared to be a eunuch spoke in a calm voice.

Those words felt like a threat to cut off my head at any moment, so I tensed even more.

The man who appeared to be a eunuch looked at me and shook his head.

“Please come in. The Empress is waiting for you.”

Empress.

At that name, my body became even stiffer.

I never thought I would hear the word Yeohu, which is another title for Yeochi, here.

‘Did you know I would come…? No, it’s obvious you know.’

I belatedly reprimanded my own foolishness.

Yeochida sent a letter that seemed like an overt provocation.

There’s no way she didn’t expect me to come with great indignation.

Especially since he even threatened me to come alone.

‘Should I run away?’

I had that impulse in an instant.

It’s okay as long as I know I’m coming.

The problem is that everyone knows my whereabouts.

Otherwise, there would be no way to send an eunuch to invite them like we do now.

“…It would be better to just give up the thought of leaving.”

The eunuch still spoke in a calm manner.

“Finding you is not difficult, but it is a nuisance.”

I swallowed dry saliva as the eunuch spoke.

There was confidence in his tone.

That kind of confidence that no matter where I hide, I can find it.

‘Was I too hasty?’

Belated regrets began to creep in.

But I scolded myself and shook my head inwardly.

‘You idiot. Stop whining. ‘It doesn’t matter whether the katydid knows my whereabouts or not!’

Yeah, that wasn’t important.

What’s important is that I slit that crazy bitch’s head.

Find a medicine to save Jo Seo-rin and stop Yeochi’s dirty plan.

That was the only thing that mattered.

There was no time to whine and blame myself.

After coming to this conclusion, my heart became lighter.

I released my hand from the sword and straightened up.

“Guide me.”

At my command, the eunuch bowed his head and took the lead.

Sigh-!

The huge door of Abang Palace slowly opened, and I entered.

*****

I passed through the expansive garden of Abang Palace.

One pavilion at five steps, one pavilion at ten steps.

This is what a novelist said when he arrived at Abang Palace.

As these words say, the interior of Abang Palace was filled with extravagant buildings sprouting up all over the place.

I caught my breath and quickened my steps.

After passing through the vast garden, I came into a maze-like hallway.

The eunuch seemed to be already used to it and walked forward without the slightest hesitation.

Feeling as if my vision was spinning, I followed him eagerly.

“Here.”

The eunuch arrived in front of a room and bowed his head to me.

“I hope you have a good time, Paegong.”

He also knew my identity.

I opened the door, guessing that the eunuch was in a much higher position than he seemed.

The room was much larger than it appeared from the outside.

A rectangular interior with a wide dining table in the middle.

It was a size reminiscent of the banquet halls often seen in medieval European movies.

“Oh, are you here?”

Yechi waved his hand lightly.

It was a light greeting, as if I was seeing someone I saw yesterday again.

“I was waiting, honey.”

Yeochi smiled shyly.

“…Who is your honey, crazy bitch.”

In a moment of anger, I ended up swearing.

It wasn’t a very good choice.

What we need now is to know what the katydid is up to.

Even if I cursed, there was no way it would help.

But fortunately, the Yeochi shrugged her shoulders without seeming to care much.

“Have you eaten? If you haven’t, listen to it. I prepared it for you.”

When the katydid clapped her hands, the saviors came out and brought the food.

A never-ending procession of food.

The food was enough to be called a sumptuous feast.

“Are you not eating it?”

When I didn’t touch the food for a while after the quarrels left, Yeochi frowned and asked.

“It would be better to eat it.”

“…Why me?”

“If you don’t eat it, I won’t say a word.”

Yeochi smiled gracefully.

“If you want to get Seorin’s medicine and prevent my plan, shouldn’t you hurry?”

“…What kind of crazy thing are you planning? Or is it just a deception to trick me?”

“Well?”

Yeochi tilted her head.

“Once you eat the food, let’s think about the answer.”

…

I nervously stuffed my food.

A rude hand that shows no regard for etiquette.

Yeochi looked at that with an ecstatic expression.

“Ah… It’s cool, Seobu.”

Her voice was so disgusting that my hands stopped working.

“…Your appearance has changed.”

To suppress my nausea, I tried to change the subject.

It’s not that she hasn’t, her appearance has changed significantly.

Her long hair was bleached here and there and shining white, and her eyes were a pale blue light like a will-o’-the-wisp.

His skin was as pale as a corpse.

At first, I thought I was seeing it wrong because of the dark lighting, but no matter how much I looked, that wasn’t the case.

The katydid has clearly changed greatly.

Yeochi looked straight at me with an energy that was not of this world.

“Are you curious? Why did I become like this?”

“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to.”

It seemed like he was making fun of me again, so I spoke coldly and reached for the food again.

However, her words that followed immediately made him stop in his tracks.

“I was cursed. A terrible curse.”

Yeochi smiled brightly and said.

“…Cursed? To whom? What happened?”

The words of Jangryang, who was proud that there was no such thing as a superpower. However, as I walked through this world, I experienced time and time again the stirrings of forces that did not make sense.

Because of that, I couldn’t treat Yeochi’s words as mere nonsense and asked.

If she’s cursed, things can get complicated.

And the statement that came out of the katydid’s mouth was something I didn’t expect at all.

I was frozen like a stone statue.

“I was cursed for killing someone.”

Yeochi continued.

“Because I killed the emperor.”

Yeochi smiled brightly.