38. Confucius of peerless beauty.

38. Confucius of peerless beauty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rumors spread throughout the Murim world.

 

 

 

 

-The Sword Empress (劍后) kidnapped the Peerless Handsome Young Master (絶世美公子)!

-She committed a massive slaughter in the process!

-An entire city was destroyed!

 

 

 

 

As rumors are told and retold, they often become completely distorted from the original events.

The incidents that occurred near Hwa Wol Tower were now attributed to the Sword Empress, and her already poor reputation plummeted to rock bottom due to this massacre and kidnapping.

 

 

The Peerless Handsome Young Master in question was, of course, referring to Yu-eun.

He had unwittingly become a victim.

 

 

 

 

 

And another type of rumor began to spread.

 

 

 

-The Peerless Handsome Young Master’s (絶世美公子) identity is the Palace Lord (宮主) of the Harem Palace (??宮).

-The Harem Palace is a sect (門派) of peerless beauties (絶世佳人).

-The Harem Palace wiped out the Green Forest (綠林) of Xi’an.

 

 

 

Namely, rumors about the Harem Palace.

 

 

 

 

 

In any case, the Murim world was turned upside down by these rumors. If all these rumors were true, the Sword Empress was truly an incorrigible (求濟不能) villain (惡人).

She had committed massacres before, but this time it was a bit different. For one thing, people unrelated to the Murim world suffered enormous damage, and the city itself was almost half destroyed, which was something that neither the government nor the imperial family could simply ignore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Everyone here knows that this matter is of great importance to our entire Murim world.”

 

 

Murim Alliance Lord (武林盟主) Dokgo-wol (獨孤越).

One of the Ten Great Masters of the World (天下十代高手), his Jianghu name is Sword King (劍王).

He is regarded as the strongest person in the world (天下第一人) by most Jianghu people.

 

 

Currently, the leaders of the Nine Sects and One Gang (九派一幇) and the Five Great Clans (五大世家), the pillars of the Murim Alliance, were gathered around him at the Murim Alliance, holding meetings every day.

The main topic was the recently rising Sword Empress (劍后).

 

 

 

 

 

 

In fact, the Sword Empress was a thorn in the side of the Murim Alliance, and even more so for the Murim Alliance Lord, Dokgo-wol.

 

First of all, Dokgo-wol inevitably found himself being compared to her because they had similar Jianghu names. Although he currently held the position of Murim Alliance Lord, and there was a traditional tendency to look down on female martial artists, so the Sword King was ranked first and the Sword Empress was ranked third, many people already knew that the Sword Empress overwhelmed the two men above her (the Murim Alliance Lord and the Black Heaven Alliance Lord). This would become apparent throughout the Murim world as time went on, and that would be a disgrace like no other.

 

 

 

From the Murim Alliance’s perspective, the Sword Empress was an absolute master of the Evil Faction Murim, and her existence was of no benefit whatsoever. It would be beneficial in every way if she simply disappeared.

Moreover, among the heads of the Five Great Clans, there was one who had suffered severe emotional wounds due to Yeo Se-rin, so even if Yeo Se-rin herself was considered separately from the Evil Faction Murim, she was no different from an irreconcilable enemy (不俱戴天之怨讐).

 

 

 

 

Therefore, although it was called a meeting, the decision to sanction the Sword Empress in some form had already been made, and only the discussion of how to sanction her remained.

 

 

 

“If time is delayed, things will become ambiguous and we will give those cunning bastards an opportunity. So I think we should make a decision today, what do you think?”

“I agree.”

“Of course.”

 

 

Everyone nodded at the Alliance Lord’s words.

 

“Good. In relation to this, there is someone who will be temporarily joining us from today.”

“?”

 

As soon as the Alliance Lord finished speaking, the door opened and someone entered.

A blonde woman rarely seen in the Central Plains.

 

She was exceedingly beautiful, and her appearance was so lovely that any man, or even a woman, could not help but stare in awe. It was Im Seo-hyun.

 

 

She gave a light bow and sat at the end of the meeting hall.

 

 

“….”

 

 

No one spoke for about a minute.

Most were engrossed in admiring Seo-hyun’s beauty, and even Dokgo-wol, the very person who had called her, was staring at her blankly.

 

 

“Ahem… ahem…”

 

 

It was the Jade Faced Master (玉面師太) of the Emei Sect who dispelled the uncomfortable atmosphere.

She had also been captivated by Seo-hyun’s beauty for a while, but as a woman, she was able to break free relatively easily.

 

 

“Ahem, ahem… excuse me.”

 

 

Starting with her, the rest of the people also broke free one by one.

 

 

“Amitabha….”

 

 

There was even a monk who chanted a Buddhist mantra for no reason.

 

 

“Alliance Lord-nim, who is that woman?”

“I’ll tell you.”

 

 

Seo-hyun opened her mouth directly.

 

 

“I am Im Seo-hyun, the First Law Protector of the Harem Palace Lord-nim.”

“The Harem Palace? Are you talking about that Harem Palace?”

 

Everyone reacted with surprise at her introduction.

In particular, some people stared openly at Seo-hyun’s figure. It seemed to be because of the rumor that the Harem Palace was a sect of peerless beauties.

 

 

Seo-hyun was very displeased with the attention, but she didn’t show it outwardly.

 

 

 

“Hehe… but you say you’re a Law Protector, but it doesn’t seem like you’ve learned any martial arts? You also look quite young….”

 

Gwak Du-han (廓頭韓), an elder of the Mount Hua Sect, looked at Seo-hyun with a questioning gaze.

Then, some people shook their heads from side to side, and the Murim Alliance Lord chuckled.

 

 

“Elder Gwak, she has learned martial arts.”

“What do you mean? If you are a martial artist, you should be able to sense Qi, but how can you say you have learned martial arts when you have nothing?”

“That’s-”

“Alliance Lord-nim? It doesn’t seem like that’s a very important matter, so how about we get to the main point?”

“Ah, that’s right. Excuse me.”

“….”

 

 

To openly interrupt the Alliance Lord’s words.

Many people in this place frowned at the displeasure.

But it’s not good to step forward when the Alliance Lord is moving on, and above all, it is urgent to decide on the treatment of the Sword Empress.

 

 

 

Seo-hyun calmly accepted the unpleasant gazes and conveyed the reason why she came here and the exact situation.

 

 

 

 

The Sword Empress tried to kidnap Yu-eun, the Harem Palace Lord, and in the process of fighting to prevent this, the city was destroyed. And when she came to her senses after being defeated, the Sword Empress and the Palace Lord had already disappeared.

After that, the Harem Palace will do anything to find the Palace Lord, and requests the cooperation of the Murim Alliance.

 

 

 

 

That was the basic framework.

 

“That woman is strong enough to play with me. If you are going to sanction her, you must impose a collective sanction.”

“Ahem….”

 

The Alliance Lord groaned.

He was feeling Seo-hyun’s martial arts, and it was clearly above his own.

He didn’t feel good hearing that she had been miserably defeated by the Sword Empress.

 

 

‘I don’t know where those Harem Palace people came from… but for now, I’ll have to be satisfied with eliminating the Sword Empress.’

 

 

“Of course, we are also discussing in that direction.”

“My opinion is-”

 

 

 

 

 

 

The meeting continued all night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The meeting, which continued until the next morning, finally decided on the treatment of the Sword Empress.

 

 

First of all, the Murim Alliance officially prohibited calling Yeo Se-rin, the Palace Lord of the Ewha Palace, ‘Sword Empress’ and revived the Murim name Jansalma (殘殺魔), the Massacre Demon.

In addition, they demanded that the Ewha Palace and the Black Heaven Alliance (黑天盟) expel Yeo Se-rin, and the Murim Alliance independently designated her as a public enemy of the orthodox Murim (正派武林公敵), and decided to form a subjugation force in the future.

 

 

Of course, Im Seo-hyun and the secretaries of the Harem Palace were also scheduled to be included in the subjugation force.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Wow… who is that?”

 

 

Im Seo-hyun, who was coming out of the Murim Alliance headquarters, caught the attention of many people.

Regardless of gender or age, anyone who saw her even once would continue to look at her. Constantly.

 

 

 

 

“That woman is the one. The Law Protector of the Harem Palace.”

“Of the Harem Palace?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow… I heard it’s a sect of peerless beauties… indeed.”

 

 

“Then what’s her name?”

“The gatekeeper said her name is Im Seo-hyun or something.”

“That’s very Goryeo-like.”

“Could she be from Goryeo?”

 

 

 

Whispering, whispering.

 

 

Because of her overwhelming beauty, they couldn’t talk to her directly and whispered behind her back.

Seo-hyun snorted inwardly and walked towards the entrance.

 

 

The Alliance Lord told her to stay in an empty room, but she refused because there was no need to do so.

 

 

 

“Miss, wait a moment.”

“?”

 

 

Just as she was about to leave the Murim Alliance headquarters, someone called out to her.

It was Elder Gwak Du-han of the Mount Hua Sect.

 

When Seo-hyun turned around, he approached with his hands clasped behind his back in a upright posture.

 

 

“There is something called benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom (仁義禮智) in the Central Plains. If you are a person, you should have benevolence and-”

“Whatever.”

 

He was about to give a long speech, but Seo-hyun ignored him because she thought it was not worth it.

She turned around and walked away.

 

 

“Y-you…!”

 

 

Then, Elder Gwak became furious.

He even pointed his finger and raised his voice.

 

 

“You, you rude thing!! You came here to ask for help, what kind of attitude is that!!”

“What’s going on?”

“Elder Gwak!”

 

 

At his shout, the elders who were slowly leaving the headquarters gathered to see what was going on.

 

 

“It seems you only got the position of Law Protector because of your face, but if a girl who hasn’t even learned martial arts acts so rudely, she won’t be able to avoid a rough time!!”

“….”

 

 

Seo-hyun turned around and looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.