40. Reflux

The maidservant watched her with a mix of pity and exasperation.

As expected, she’s been cooped up in the palace her whole life, so she doesn’t know how the world works or anything about the current situation.

 

 

 

“It’s only natural since the rebels’ power is strong, and they are coming here.”

 

 

In comparison, the Empress riding with them was calmly observing the situation. Having personally given birth to the princess said to possess the most beautiful face in the world, her own beauty was also remarkable.

The traces of time couldn’t even scratch her, to the point that even though the Emperor had taken in concubines, he still favored her.

 

However, even so, she couldn’t stop her worries.

Her eyes were tightly closed, and her forehead was distorted with worry.

It seemed like all her nerves were being used to calculate something.

 

 

“Mother…”

“Princess, there’s no need to worry so much. It was clear that we had to relocate the capital someday, even if not today. We pushed the palace too far forward under the pretext of keeping Goryeo in check, so it’s perhaps natural that something like this is happening.”

“I-Is that so… but I’m scared. Only a few Gold-Clothed Guards remain by our side, and if we were to be discovered by those cunning rebels-”

“Don’t speak such thoughts aloud, Princess. Didn’t this mother tell you that words have spirit (yeong)?”

“Ah…”

 

 

The princess put down the comb and lowered her head.

 

 

 

 

Deolkeong!

 

 

 

“Kyaaak!!”

 

 

 

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

In an instant, all sorts of noises rushed in, but soon what settled in was a suffocating silence.

The sound of horses running, the sound of flapping, the sound of people talking and shouting-none of it could be heard at all.

 

 

All that remained was the sound of the person next to her breathing.

 

 

But that was only for a moment, and soon screams were heard from all directions.

 

 

“…”

 

Fear settled into the spacious carriage.

 

 

“What…?”

 

 

-What’s going on!!!

 

 

The voice of the prince, who must be in another carriage, rang out loudly.

 

 

“M-Mother…”

“…”

 

 

Looking at the princess’s eyes, which looked like she would cry at any moment, the Empress hugged her.

 

 

“…It will be alright, Princess.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuwoong – !

 

 

It was a momentary phenomenon.

 

 

The elite Gold-Clothed Guards who were riding horses while scattering hazy smoke instantly fell from their horses.

They sprayed bright red liquid into the air and fell down as pieces of meat.

 

 

The horses that were running were also soon cut into pieces, and the coachman driving the carriage had his skull cut off without even having time to make an ‘ah’ sound, spilling his brain matter.

 

 

It was truly instantaneous.

 

 

The carriages that lost their power moved forward silently for tens of meters before stopping haphazardly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Hehehe. Just like rats.”

“Master-nim, when you say it like that, you really sound like a villain.”

“Really? It was a line I really wanted to try.”

 

 

The culprits were, as expected, Yu-eun and Seo-hyun.

 

Yu-eun looked at the horrific scene and stretched, raising both arms high.

 

 

“Let’s see~ Seeing as there are quite a few carriages, it seems like they just brought all the royals? Looks like these guys didn’t disperse.”

“Well, if they’re royals, they’ll need the bare minimum of escort warriors and servants, and if they dispersed, the group would become too large, so I think that’s why.”

“Well, it’s good for me. It means the Empress and the Princess are all here.”

“And the Emperor too.”

“The Emperor is useless anyway. Should I just give him to a dog? Or use him as a flag.”

“I recommend the flag.”

“Nah. Now that I think about it, I already don’t like him because he’s a man, so I don’t want to keep him by my side even as a flag.”

“I see.”

 

While having a pointless conversation with Seo-hyun, two men jumped out of one of the carriages.

 

 

“What’s going on!!”

“Your Highness the Prince!”

 

 

Judging by the clothes they were wearing, they were princes of the Ming Dynasty. They were a mess, probably from rolling around a lot inside the carriage, but you could still feel their innate nobility.

 

“…What is this…!”

 

 

As soon as they came out, they couldn’t help but be shocked by the extremely horrific scene.

Pieces of flesh scattered everywhere, dead horses, and a coachman who had rolled out of the carriage with his skull cut off, and so on.

 

It’s only natural that they’re surprised, since a tragedy that they would never see in their lives unless they participated in a war was unfolding before their eyes.

 

 

“Your Highness… it’s dangerous!!”

 

Judging by the looks of it, the Gold-Clothed Guards were annihilated.

For a hundred or so elites to be massacred in an instant.

There must be an incredibly skilled person.

 

 

The princes were sweating cold sweat from an eerie sense of foreboding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Hehe. It’s definitely a royal group. Isn’t the Princess coming out? I want to taste the Empress or a concubine too.”

“Maybe because they’re women, they’re waiting for the situation inside the carriage?”

“In that case, this body, the husband of all women, must personally go inside.”

 

 

Yu-eun, who suddenly remembered the hide-and-seek game she played in Tokyo, smiled faintly.

 

 

“I’ll open each carriage and if there’s a woman, I’ll rape her first, so you keep an eye out in this area to see if anyone runs away.”

“Oh. I understand. But what should we do with those guys?”

 

The people were staring at Yu-eun with tense expressions. There seemed to be quite a few maidservants and servants, easily over fifty.

They weren’t stupid, and judging by the atmosphere, they seemed to be wary, thinking of Yu-eun and Seo-hyun as the culprits of this tragedy.

 

 

 

“Hmm… do whatever you want.”

“Yes.”

 

 

Seo-hyun walked forward.

She was wearing a modernized Hanfu that was too stimulating for the people of this era to handle. The top was a normal Hanfu, but the lower half was very short, revealing her bare legs as much as a modern miniskirt.

Each time her long and sleek legs moved, people’s eyes naturally turned to her.

 

 

 

 

“Wh-Who are you…?”

 

 

One of the princes, sensing an unusual atmosphere, swallowed hard and came forward.

Then, with an uncharacteristic politeness, he inquired.

 

Seo-hyun seemed to think for a moment, then suddenly swung her hand and blew off the head of the prince who had come forward.

 

 

Pu-hwak!

 

 

“!!!!”

“Hwa, Hwa-Hwang…”

“Your Highness the Prince!!”

“Kyaaaaaak!!!”

 

 

The servants were in shock, and Prince 2 was frozen.

Seo-hyun looked around at them with indifferent eyes and opened her mouth.

 

 

 

 

“Kneel. This is Master-nim’s presence.”

“Wh-What… are you doing…!”

“What are you doing!!!!”

 

 

Whether it was because he had a strong sense of loyalty or because he was clueless, an old man was extremely angry and pointed his finger at Seo-hyun.

 

“How dare you, to the Great Ming-”

“Are you deaf?”

 

 

Jjeoeok.

 

 

The ending was terrible.

He died with his eyes wide open, torn vertically from the top of his head to his crotch.

 

Pulseok.

 

 

Spilling organs and a terrible stench of blood.

The maidservants who were faint of heart or seeing such a sight for the first time were already trembling and shedding tears.

 

 

 

 

 

“I said kneel.”

“…”

 

Overwhelming energy.

They felt a terrible feeling that if they said anything back, they would immediately be cut in half.

 

In the end, some of the servants and maidservants flinched and tried to kneel-,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“What are you doing!!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They stopped at the prince’s roar.

 

 

“How dare you listen to the words of a rebel in front of Abamama and this prince!!”

“Re, rebel…?”

 

His legs were shaking, but his eyes were staring straight at Seo-hyun.

And even a sword that he had pulled out from his waist.

 

 

“Surely you guys are those harem palace rebels.”

“Rebels?”

 

 

Seo-hyun tilted her head slightly.

 

 

“That’s what men like you are called.”

“What?”

 

An extremely cold tone. It was a world of difference from when she was dealing with Yu-eun.

 

“Master-nim did not allow your existence.”

“Huh…”

 

 

A ridiculous sound.

At this point, isn’t it just madness?

 

 

 

 

“Yeah, yeah. I never allowed it.”

 

 

Yu-eun, who was amused by Seo-hyun’s actions, approached Seo-hyun from behind.

Then, she caressed her slender waist, moved her hand down, stroked her butt, and went down to her thighs.

 

“Since you exist without my permission, you could say that you ignored my orders. Wouldn’t that be true treason?”

“Treason usually wipes out nine generations. And women are taken as slaves.”

“Yeah. That’s what should happen.”

 

Yu-eun, who finished speaking while fondling Seo-hyun, tapped her butt and whispered something in Seo-hyun’s ear.

 

 

“…I understand.”

 

 

She nodded, then without hesitation, blew off the heads of Prince 2 and the men, and tore all the clothes the maidservants were wearing.

 

 

“!!!”

 

 

All of this happened in one second.

The men became headless corpses, and the women became naked.

 

 

 

 

“Kya, kyaaaaaak!!!!”

 

 

A reality that they couldn’t possibly endure with a sane mind.

The women wailed and sat down, and some peed their pants.

 

 

“You guys have vaginas and your looks are decent, so I’ll use you all as Master-nim’s sex toys. Know it as an honor.”

“I don’t want to…”

“Mommy…”

 

The women burst into tears and lamented their fate, but nothing changed.

There was no one to save them, and there couldn’t be.

The only path left was to serve Yu-eun forever.

 

 

“Hey. But even though it’s come to this, the Emperor hasn’t even shown his face. Isn’t that too much? Well, I guess he’s such a cowardly bastard that he’s running away like this.”