40. Reflux

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The Namgung Clan daughters’ escape incident was settled with Lucrecia and Eun Soryeong winning the master-slave rights, and Peng Soryeon and Yui receiving punishment.

In the midst of that, Peng Soryeon endured ten of Yoo-eun’s punches, and thanks to that, Yui was able to get away without being hit. Although she was thoroughly violated.

 

 

 

 

The master-slave rights were promised to be given after the conquest of the Murim world was completed, and for now, it was decided to continue the conquest.

 

 

Yoo-eun, who had already crushed the Murim Alliance and the nearby large sects, and had a force of 30,000, all made up of female warrior-born maids, divided the army into two after much deliberation.

Originally, she was going to go directly to Sichuan, where the Black Heaven Alliance headquarters, the main base of the Demonic Sect, was located, and to Shuncheon-bu, where the Ming Dynasty’s imperial palace was located, but they were in completely opposite directions, and taking an army with her – even if that army was a group made up of Murim people – would take too long.

 

 

“I’ll take 10,000 and strike towards Beijing, and Yeo Serin will take 10,000 and go to Sichuan to clean up. And the remaining 10,000 will be split to organize special forces to deal with the large sects scattered around.”

 

Because the Demonic Sect occupied a larger area than the Orthodox Sect, the affiliated large sects were naturally scattered everywhere.

Because of this, it would take too long to deal with all of them by leading a large army, and I didn’t want to invest that much time anymore.

 

 

“Ho. You want this lady to cut off the Black Heaven Alliance’s lifeline? You’re such a mischievous kid.”

“Don’t cheat on me.”

“Hmph. Do you think I could be satisfied with any man other than you?”

“Then that’s good. Kill all the men and capture only the women.”

 

Yeo Serin nodded lightly.

She said that, but with the Ewha Palace also fallen, she had no attachment to the Black Heaven Alliance or anything like that.

 

 

“Master-nim, but Shuncheon-bu is almost within spitting distance of Daegoryeo, wouldn’t it be better to push Daegoryeo away this time?”

“Hmm… geographically, that’s true, but then it feels like it’ll drag on unnecessarily again. I know myself well. Stopping here is just right.”

“…Is that so.”

 

 

Seo Hyeon clicked her tongue as if she was a little disappointed, but soon agreed.

Anyway, once I unify the Murim world, a large force will come down from the home country and occupy not only Daegoryeo but this planet itself, so I can satisfy my disappointment then.

 

 

“Okay. Then Seo Hyeon, go and organize the troops, and Serin, prepare for departure. Lucrecia and Gu Yena, organize the special forces.”

“Understood.”

“Special forces, my ass. We could just go and beat them ourselves.”

“Understood.”

 

 

Gu Yena grumbled as she left, and Lucrecia silently agreed.

And the rest of the people left the conference room to carry out their respective roles.

 

The room emptied in an instant.

The only woman left was Eun Soryeong, who hadn’t received any orders.

 

 

“What about me? It’s nice if I don’t have to do anything, though.”

 

With Im Seo Hyeon gone, she slyly took out a cigarette, lit it, and sat on Yoo-eun’s desk.

 

 

“Our Soryeong-chan has to be by my side because she’s Soryeong-chan.”

“Really? Then let me ask you something.”

“?”

“That master-slave right thing, I can really order you around as the master, right?”

 

 

A lewd smile.

It seems like she’s aiming for something.

 

 

“…What are you going to make me do? What do you want from me??”

“Look at this brat, being all nervous when she’s the one who does all sorts of crazy things. Unbelievable. Don’t worry. I don’t have any desires for you.”

 

She waved her hand as if telling me to wake up from my dream, and blew out cigarette smoke.

It’s like a scene from a movie.

 

 

“Im Seo Hyeon is your maid, so if I become the master for a day, I can give her orders too, right? Right?”

“Well… conceptually, that’s true… but wait, is that what master-slave is originally about? I feel like things are getting unnecessarily big.”

“Let’s just go with that. Then can I borrow that bitch for a day later?”

“Don’t do anything too weird.”

“Don’t tell me the weak and frail me would kill her. Don’t worry.”

 

She chuckled.

 

 

“Prepare yourself, Im Seo Hyeon.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“…What is it this time…”

 

 

The Emperor, who had collapsed clutching his neck due to the shocking report the other day.

When he returned, several officials with gloomy faces had come up again.

 

 

They bowed their heads at the haggard Emperor and quietly raised only the report above their heads, unable to bring themselves to speak with their own mouths.

The eunuch received it and presented it to the Emperor.

 

 

“…”

 

 

He hesitated.

 

It had only been a few days since the elite Gold-Clad Guards and Dongchang warriors led by Joo Yeryeong, and tens of thousands of the Central Army were annihilated, and even the main force of the Murim Alliance was wiped out.

In the meantime, Joo Yeryeong was captured as a prisoner by the enemy, so she must be suffering things he couldn’t bear to see.

 

 

Of course, he hadn’t been able to get her back yet. In that situation, another urgent report. Moreover, there were two this time.

 

 

 

 

Still, as an Emperor, he picked up one of the scrolls with trembling hands.

 

 

“…”

 

 

The content was, as expected, bleak and miserable.

 

The Murim Alliance’s main force had been annihilated, but even then, the Orthodox Murim world was still intact, and there were still troops guarding the Daegoryeo front.

However, the Murim Alliance was eventually captured by the Harem Palace’s attack, and the large sects and prestigious families in the nearby cities were destroyed, eventually cutting off the lifeline of the Orthodox Sect.

 

 

The male warriors were immediately executed on the spot or used as human cannonballs or human shields, and all the women were taken away.

 

 

 

Even this was a terrible news, but the decisive thing was that the Harem Palace had finally begun its march towards the imperial palace in this Shuncheon-bu.

 

“Heueok!”

“Your, Your Majesty!!”

 

 

He clutched his neck.

But he didn’t collapse this time.

He barely held on and stopped the officials who were trying to run to him, and picked up the remaining scroll.

 

 

This time, news from Goryeo, not the Central Plains.

It was something that made his eyes pop open.

 

 

“Go, Goryeo has raised an army???”

 

A whopping 400,000 troops.

It would be difficult to stop that many troops even in peacetime, but it was even more impossible in the current situation.

But fortunately, Daegoryeo’s forces were not aimed at Ming.

 

 

“…They were trying to conquer Wa… Haa…”

 

He calmed his surprised heart and slowly read on.

 

 

 

 

Daegoryeo was planning to completely clean up Wa, which had been annoying them from behind every time, and incorporate it into the home country’s territory, and for this purpose, they had issued an imperial decree to the Murim world of Goryeo to form an alliance.

The result was the newly formed Murim force, the Jega Alliance.

Large sects such as the Bukhae Ice Palace, Hanyang Lee Clan, Haedong Sword Sect, and Moryong Family gathered together to form Goryeo’s own Murim alliance, which was to prevent Ming from daring to covet Liaoxi during the conquest of Wa.

 

 

But after hearing the news, a massive rebellion broke out in Ming, making it impossible to invade Goryeo, and taking this opportunity, they moved up the schedule for the conquest of Wa a little earlier.

Of course, since there was still a possibility left, a kind of martial law was imposed on the Jega Alliance and the local forces of Liaodong and Liaoxi.

 

 

 

 

 

“Goryeo still has a lot of power left. It was only a while ago that the civil war was in full swing.”

“Your Majesty, with all due respect, our Great Ming can raise that many troops as well.”

“Then what are you doing? We can’t use them! We can’t even defeat the rebels right in front of us!”

“That is…”

 

 

The Emperor fidgeted and threw away the scroll.

Of course, as the official said, the Ming Dynasty could also operate hundreds of thousands of troops. In fact, the books even listed more than 2 million troops.

But that was only in the records, and the actual mobilization power was only a fraction of that, and even if they were fully conscripted, it would be meaningless as long as the Harem Palace was right in front of them.

 

 

What would it matter how many troops there were if the imperial palace was occupied by the rebels?

 

Moreover, it was geographically disadvantageous.

Moving the capital to Shuncheon-bu to check Daegoryeo was a bad move in many ways now.

With Goryeo behind them and the rebels in front of them, they were like rats in a corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“What if we borrowed the army raised by Goryeo?”

“Yes? What, what do you mean by that…”

“It is said that the lips are gone, the teeth are cold. This place is right in front of Liaoxi, and there’s no guarantee that they’ll just occupy this place and go back. They’ll definitely march towards Goryeo as well. If that happens, it won’t be good for Goryeo either.”

“Are you saying we should bring in the Goryeo army?”

 

 

For the Emperor of the Central Plains to say that he would bring in a foreign army.

The officials were shocked, but that’s how serious the situation was.

 

 

“Bring in the army! We’re just borrowing it for a while! If we first issue an imperial decree to raise an army throughout the land, and Goryeo buys us time until that army arrives here, we can not only solve this situation but also build a relationship with Goryeo. This is definitely the best plan.”

 

 

 

It seemed like he had gone crazy due to the serious situation.

 

 

“Your Majesty, Goryeo wouldn’t come to help without any gain. Moreover, their plan is already set for Wa, so in order to change that, we’ll have to offer a corresponding price.”

“That’s why I said we should listen to the principle of lips and teeth being cold. They’re not fools either, and if they’re civilized people who know the principle, they’ll know it well. If they recognize the backflow of these rebel groups, they’ll definitely accept our request.”

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