The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 551



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Episode 551

Chapter 25: The Results of Trust

“… … .”

The emperor looked up at the ceiling with reddened eyes.

The position of emperor, which was suddenly placed upon him at a young age, was an extremely lonely one.

There were always powerful people around him, but to them the young emperor was nothing more than a tool.

‘I had to endure it, thinking it was because I was young and ignorant.’

Before I knew it.

He grew older and became a young man.

But the emperor, who still had no real power, had no people.

He got married and had an empress.

It was just another power player standing by his side, ignoring him.

I was lonely.

‘I just had to endure it, thinking that the position of a monarch was originally a lonely one.’

I was lonely.

The only person close to him was an old eunuch who kept him company.

‘I even resented His Majesty the Emperor, my father.’

How could someone leave this world behind, leaving me so young?

How could a son even have the chance to escape from the shadow of his father, who was called a great king, and be taken away like that?

How can you abandon yourself like this among those who are crazy about power?

however….

“your majesty.”

There was a combustion engine here.

childhood.

In order to receive praise from his father, the late Emperor, he gave an eloquent speech, using all that he had learned the day before.

The memory of that day is deep inside.

I thought it would remain as a good memory symbolizing my bond with my father, the late Emperor, but that was not the end.

“This is why I know all this.”

Yeon So-hyeon took a letter out of her bosom and handed it to the young emperor.

The letter he handed me was already yellowed, as if it had been around for quite some time.

But how much care was taken by the person who stored it.

“This is….”

“Please check it yourself.”

The young emperor had no trouble opening it and reading it, accepting it with trembling hands.

“’Deep Sword?’”

A cloud of love.

The best sword in the world.

The supreme head of the Luoyang Swordsmanship Family.

Yeon So-hyeon’s father’s name.

But, rather than the name of that Yeongeomun Gong.

The handwriting of the person who wrote this letter captivated him even more.

“‘This letter is sent to you in secret, so that no one in the palace will know about it. I also ask that you keep the existence of this letter hidden.’”

That’s right.

Handwriting.

The handwriting of this letter was so familiar and friendly to the young emperor.

“‘You too must know about the ominous star, and you must also know what advice I took to solve it. But I did not do so.’”

Now the young emperor was fully aware of it.

This is, this letter.

It was a letter that his father, the late Emperor, had sent to Yeonso-hyeon’s father at the time.

Everything that only he and his father, the late Emperor, knew, without exception.

That’s what was written there.

“I pondered over and over again the words my son spoke to me, not because they were so profound, but because they revealed to me what kind of person my son was.”

“ah….”

The young emperor wiped his blurry eyes with his sleeve.

I wanted to read a little faster, but I didn’t want my vision to be blurred by tears.

However, the more I tried to read, the more my vision became blurry and I couldn’t read properly.

“I’ll read it for you instead.”

Yeon So-hyeon gently accepted the letter and read it in a soft tone.

“‘This child may not become a great ruler who will achieve great things for the empire, but he will be a virtuous and kind ruler.’”

Ugh.

Tears welled up in the eyes of the young emperor who was barely able to control himself.

Yeon So-hyeon pretended not to hear the voice that was buried deep inside the young emperor and slowly read the letter.

“Even if his abilities are lacking, a good king desperately needs the help of many people around him to run his country peacefully.”

Every single line of the letter that my father, the Emperor, sent to Yeon So-hyeon’s father.

The father’s earnest heart for his son was deeply felt.

“‘I am not asking for your son’s life in return. Nor am I demanding the loyalty of the best swordsman in the world in return. I am just… . ’”

Yeon So-hyeon took a deep breath and read on.

“As a father who dreams of my sons living in peace in a peaceful country, I ask this of other fathers.”

The young emperor’s sobs grew louder.

“‘If I die suddenly at an early age, I ask that you take care of this child. Your close friend.’”

The letter ended like that.

Yeon So-hyeon folded the letter neatly again, placed it on the table, and closed her eyes for a moment.

“… … .”

In Yeon So-hyeon’s memories.

Yeon So-hyeon’s father tried and did many things for the young emperor who was left behind.

But even that, as it fell down.

The young emperor was left alone in the vast and cold palace.

“… … .”

Enough time has passed.

Yeon So-hyeon, who had closed her eyes for a moment, opened them and spoke in a calm voice.

“should.”

“… … ?”

As the young emperor looked at Yeon So-hyeon, Yeon So-hyeon continued speaking.

“If I had thought that His Majesty the Emperor, whom I had personally met and confirmed, lacked the qualities, I would not have told you all this, and I would not have shown you this letter.”

Yeon So-hyeon continued speaking in a calm tone.

“I think what I have done for you so far and what I will do in the future will be enough to repay your kindness. But.”

“… … .”

Looking at the young emperor, Yeon So-hyeon spoke with confidence.

“From what I have personally observed so far, His Majesty the Emperor seems to be someone who can fully meet His Majesty the Emperor’s expectations and hopes.”

“… Yeon Taesa.”

The young emperor felt his heart grow warm.

It felt like a lie that I was so confident and full of fighting spirit.

‘I lived my life giving up on many things and thinking they were impossible…’

Weak and lacking.

He doesn’t have the qualities of an emperor.

He is the darkest ruler in the world.

“I….”

The Emperor straightened his posture, cleared his voice, and spoke again.

“Can I be a great emperor?”

Yeon So-hyeon answered immediately.

“It is possible. Sure.”

“… … .”

I’ve lived my life enduring only such evaluations up until now.

He was acknowledged by Yeon So-hyeon, a giant who was better than any person he had ever met.

“The Yeon Taesa.”

The young emperor could no longer hide the hot tears streaming down his cheeks.

“Can you continue to lead me to become a great emperor?”

The tears that are flowing now.

It was not tears shed out of longing and joy for his father, the late Emperor, but because his own grand spirit was overflowing.

“Of course, Your Majesty.”

possible.

Himself too.

You can become a monarch whose name will shine in history.

“Of course, it won’t be easy. Times are tough these days.”

He listened to Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

“The threat from the North has been stopped, but the external powers are still eyeing the Central Plains. As you know, there are more enemies within. In addition, deep underground, the Demonic Cult is growing again, feeding off the devastated people.”

The emperor accepted his words.

“-It won’t be easy, of course. But it is certainly possible, isn’t it, Your Majesty?”

Like a pupa shedding its skin.

Like a cicada that has survived a generation underground and is now emitting light.

“It’s not easy though.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled faintly as she looked at the young emperor who seemed to have been reborn.

“It won’t be that difficult.”

“It won’t be that difficult….”

When Yeon So-hyeon’s habit of speaking came out, the emperor burst into laughter.

What bold and curious language that is.

“I like that saying. Can I use it sometimes?”

Yeon So-hyeon also laughed.

“Of course, Your Majesty.”

* * *

[Infiltration complete.]

The mansion of the huge Min family had many shadows.

And today.

The shadow was particularly deep.

[Ready.]

[Ready.]

The leader of the group nodded, confirming that preparations were nearly complete through signals here and there.

[All power ready.]

Phew!

“… … !”

Several servants and maids passed by without a trace and lost their lives, disappearing without a trace.

[Stand by for the signal.]

* * *

“… They say preparations are complete.”

The head of the Yue family, one of the sixteen imperial families, turned around and said this.

“… … !”

At those words, Empress Min’s eyes widened.

“At best, I only opened a couple of the back doors on the outskirts. And they’ve already broken in…?”

It was unbelievable.

The Min family, which was comparable to the sixteen families of the Imperial Family, was guarded just as strictly and thoroughly as they were.

“no way…?”

As she looked at him, the head of the evil family shrugged.

“I’ve been analyzing the internal defense system of the Min family for some time now.”

“What…?!”

She jumped up from her seat.

“Does that mean you were planning to subdue our Min clan by force?!”

As her words grew fierce, the head of the Bokyang family intervened and spoke to her.

“Are we still ‘our Min clan’?”

“… … .”

She swallowed her breath.

Looking at that sight.

“furthermore.”

The head of the Ak family said.

“Those who are waiting now are the elite assassins, the Geukya (極夜), who have been raised by the Ak family for generations.”

“under…!”

The head of the Bokyang family smiled wryly.

“Even though the evil family put in a lot of effort, wasn’t it the palace’s funds that ultimately raised the extreme night?”

“Oh my…!”

The head of the evil family pretended to have a serious expression on his face.

“It’s not the source of the funds that matters, it’s the effort. The effort…!”

Empress Min listened to their conversation and felt inwardly amazed.

“… … .”

That’s what I mean, after all.

Isn’t it said that the famous military family, Akga, is using the elite special forces of the Central Plains, raised with the palace’s funds, as the family’s assassination squad?

‘This country may have already been finished.’

Suddenly.

A thought occurred to her mind.

but.

Now, what does it have to do with you?

“Stop the useless chatter.”

She said.

“What cooperation is needed next?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The two heads of the household nodded as they exchanged glances, then spoke to her.

“You would like to help bring down this family, right?”

“There is something Her Majesty the Empress can do for you.”

“It may be painful and difficult, but you will be able to witness the downfall of the Min family from closer than anyone else.”

“Would you like to do so?”

These are.

Since when have you been plotting something like this?

How many terrible things have been conceived and planned throughout this Central Plains?

“… … .”

Empress Min shook her head to clear her mind of distracting thoughts and stood up from her seat.

“The sea I longed for.”

* * *

The young emperor asked.

“What kind of mental preparation should I make?”

“… … .”

before.

Yeon So-hyeon had already heard that question from the emperor a little while ago.

However, the emperor of that time and the emperor of the present were different people.

So, Yeon So-hyeon too.

I came up with a different answer.

“… I think you are ready now, Your Majesty.”

“Haha…!”

The young emperor answered with an excited expression.

“If that’s what Taesa Yeon said, then it must be like that.”

The emperor asked Yeon So-hyeon, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

“What do you mean I am ready?”

Yeon So-hyeon answered nonchalantly.

“Now, among the sixteen families of the Imperial City, the heads of the Bokyang Family and the Yue Family have died, and a temporary power vacuum will cause great chaos in the Imperial City.”

“… … ?!”

Even though it was a casual remark.

The answer that came was something the emperor could never have imagined.

Yeon So-hyeon looked straight at the emperor and said.

“Your Majesty, you must absorb that power without missing a beat.”

“Uh, how….”

I understood the role, but I couldn’t understand the situation.

The emperor stuttered for a moment.

“How can the heads of families with such great influence and power die?”

And instead of answering.

Blue flames flashed in Yeon So-hyeon’s eyes.

It was ghost fire.