The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 621



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Episode 621

Part 21 Reasons

The blowing autumn breeze rustled the bamboo trees in the tea room’s courtyard.

The slanted afternoon sunlight warmly illuminated the swaying bamboo leaves.

Below, the calm waters of the pond and the soft dorsal fins of the carps were dazzlingly reflecting the sunlight.

but.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Unlike the peaceful scenery of the courtyard.

The father and son of the Namgung family were cast into a shadow darker than that provided by the ceiling of the tea room.

‘Soon all the walls in the world will collapse, ra… .’

The Sword King Namgung Je thought.

A man of letters with high knowledge.

Or maybe they are from a prestigious family, or maybe they are a merchant who suddenly becomes very rich.

Everyone uses all kinds of quotations to show off a little more about themselves.

however.

“… … .”

The person named Yeon So-hyeon that he saw was different.

Although he often uses sophisticated vocabulary, he never resorts to difficult quotations or flashy adjectives.

His expression was plain, but his speech was elegant, and his attitude was both sly and honest.

Although it may feel repulsive at first, you may find yourself being persuaded before you know it.

‘A person is a person… .’

King Namgung Je of the Sword honestly admitted it.

A little while ago.

Yeon So-hyeon and herself called each other ‘giants’.

There was one real giant here.

And that’s why.

“… Your Highness.”

When he opened his mouth and called Yeon So-hyeon to ask for her opinion.

“Please tell me your opinion. What should we, the Namgung family, do?”

The Sword King was upright and shameless in front of his son, and also.

“Are you saying that? Ha…! Aren’t you trying to eat it too raw, Your Majesty?”

Even at words that would normally make me blush, I was able to laugh out loud because the other person was Yeon So-hyeon.

“Hahahahahaha…!”

King Namgung Je, who burst into hearty laughter, hit his knee.

“Very well, Your Highness…!”

He leaned forward with an active attitude.

“We, the Namgung family, formally request an alliance with the Grand Duke and the Luoyang Swordsmanship Family first!”

He added.

“So, if you have any conditions you want, tell me anything. This old man will personally do his best to accommodate those conditions.”

In that regard.

“Father…!”

Namgung Bukwi, the head of the Namgung family, was so surprised that he tried to stop his father, but stopped himself.

if.

It’s exactly as Yeon So-hyeon said.

If all the walls in the world collapse soon.

The best family in the world, and better than the Luoyang Sword Family where Yeon So-hyeon is from.

They, the Namgung Sega family, needed this alliance more desperately.

‘under…!’

Gaju Namgung Bukwi sighed inwardly.

Yeon So-hyeon only had a brief conversation.

Namgung Se-ga completely turned the situation around by setting conditions.

‘but….’

There was still something on his mind, and he looked at his father, the Sword King.

But, not knowing all of his father, the Sword King’s thoughts, he did not dare to say it out loud.

“hmm.”

After confirming the appearance of his son, King Namgung Je nodded with satisfaction and turned his gaze to Yeon Soo-hyeon.

“Please tell me.”

The gaze of Namgung Bukwi, who had come out of his thoughts, also turned towards Yeon Sohyeon.

“… Hmm.”

Instead of answering right away, Yeon So-hyeon slowly shook her teacup as if she was organizing her thoughts or contemplating something.

Which of the Namgung Se-ga’s core businesses should you choose to demand?

“… … .”

Gulp.

Looking at that sight, Namgung Bukwi, the head of the household, swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

‘If it were me… .’

In the imperial capital, there are the sixteen families, in the neighboring Shandong Province, there are the Huangbo clan, and below that, there are the evil hegemons and the demonic religion.

If it were me, I would make sure that Namgung Se-ga would never be able to look down on Nanyang Geom-ga again.

It will require the most core of core businesses.

“…okay.”

“Have you made up your mind, Your Highness?”

Even in the voice of King Namgung Je, who knew that, there was a hint of tension that could not be hidden.

“… … .”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi suppressed his own rapidly pounding heartbeat and watched Yeon Sohyeon’s mouth open.

“The condition is-.”

The sound of my heartbeat was so loud that I wondered if I was really controlling it with the mind method.

“-doesn’t exist.”

“… Archduke?”

“You said there weren’t any?! A request…?!”

Although the head of the household, Namgung Bukwi, tried to jump in and join the conversation, King Namgung Je did not scold his son.

That was because he also couldn’t hide his embarrassment at Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

“yes.”

Yeon So-hyeon as usual.

He nodded very calmly.

“I will not ask for any conditions in return for the Namgung Sega’s request for an alliance.”

“What the-!”

When Gaju Namgung Bukwi tried to protest, this time King Namgung Je stopped his son.

“-Your Highness.”

He had a mischievous smile on his lips, but his eyes were obviously tense and hard.

“You know very well that in this world, once something is said, even if it is a slip of the tongue, it cannot be taken back, right?”

“under.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled faintly.

“Rather, that’s what I want to say to Namgung Se-ga.”

“To us?”

“… … ?”

Yeon So-hyeon looked at King Namgung Je with deep eyes and said.

“Namgung Se-ga, instead of forming an alliance with me, not at all.”

Yeon Soo-hyun emphasized once again her words, “not at all.”

“I could have made completely different choices.”

“… … .”

At those words, Gaju Namgung Bukwi took a deep breath and looked at his father, King Geom.

It was because he himself had the same thoughts as Yeon So-hyeon just now.

“Namgung Se-ga could have joined hands with others to balance the powers and become an enemy of me and the Nanyang Sword Family.”

“… … .”

Gaju Namgung Bukwi nodded inwardly at Yeon Sohyeon’s words.

Instead of making choices that antagonize the giant enemies.

While a huge dish called Luoyang Jian Ga was being served on the table.

at least.

Before the Luoyang Sword Master is completely devoured on the table and disappears, there will be something for everyone to eat.

If it’s Namgung Se-ga, then it’s possible to maintain balance within that for a while.

but.

King Namgungje of the Sword, at this very moment.

I chose to ask Yeon So-hyeon for an alliance.

“Is it because of the devil’s cult?”

In response to Yeon So-hyeon’s question, Gaju Namgung Buk-wi nodded inwardly once again.

The devil’s cult.

The records kept in the Namgung Family alone are enough to make one shudder at the thought of their notoriety and evil deeds.

And their ultimate goal may be more than just helping Sapaechon advance north.

I had an ominous feeling.

“The seeds of that evil were more fearsome than the most terrible plague. But no.”

King Namgungje shook his head.

“The leader of Sapaecheon is truly a great person. The scale of Sapaecheon goes without saying.”

As a single family.

Of course, the Luoyang Swordsman, known as the best in the world, is the most powerful, but in terms of force.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong south of the Yangtze River.

The immense power of the huge alliance called Sapaechon, which virtually ruled over four castles, was so strong.

“They may have various ulterior motives right now and be joining hands with the Demonic Cult, but after achieving their primary goal-.”

Yeon So-hyeon took his words.

“-A war between them will begin.”

“exactly.”

King Namgung Je shrugged his shoulders.

“And in that situation, we Namgung Se-ga can easily walk the tightrope and maintain balance.”

“then?”

Knock, knock.

“… … .”

King Namgung Je avoided giving a direct answer, tapping the sword on his lap as he chose his words.

Opened his mouth.

“I am a human.”

King Namgung Je’s two eyes were fixed squarely on Yeon Sohyeon.

“To be exact, you, Grand Duke Yeon So-hyeon.”

“… Um, this.”

Yeon So-hyeon scratched the tip of her nose and pretended to be embarrassed.

“Is this a situation where I can be proud?”

Sigh.

King Namgungje smiled at Yeonseonhyeon’s joke and said.

“It is the law of elimination, the result of simple elimination.”

It was Yeon So-hyeon’s reply to what Namgung Se-ga had said to the rich man a little while ago.

“The leader of the Sa-Pa-Cheon is certainly a great person, but the organization called Sa-Pa-Cheon. The nature of that huge union is chaos. Then the Sixteen Houses of the Yellow Emperor?”

King Namgung Je of the Sword spoke, listing the forces one by one.

“No, that can’t be. If there’s one virtue that can be ranked last among the current heads of the Sixteen Houses of the Imperial Family, it would be trust.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded slightly.

“I couldn’t agree more.”

“should.”

“Thump,” King Namgung Je continued, tapping the scabbard of his sword.

“If the previous lords, the old demons, were still there, then that might be different. But they… .”

“I admit it.”

When he looked at Yeon So-hyeon, trailing off, Yeon So-hyeon shrugged her shoulders.

“I hold their leashes.”

“…snood.”

Leashes for those nomads.

Gulp, Namgung Bukwi swallowed dry saliva.

should.

If only there weren’t such huge stories going around like this.

He must have been shocked just by the fact that Yeon So-hyeon was holding the leashes of those nomads.

“And the Demonic Cult?”

Ha…! And King Namgungje snorted loudly.

“Those damned fanatics aren’t even worth mentioning. If they devour the Luoyang Swordsmanship and quietly step aside, I’ll be even more surprised.”

Did you feel uneasy just from mentioning the Demonic Cult at length?

He finished speaking, waving his hands here and there as if to ward off evil.

“So, it’s you.”

“Yes, I am.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled and raised both hands.

“As you said, it’s a simple elimination method.”

King Namgung Je, who had been looking at the sight with annoyance, added his words.

“… Of course. I also highly value the fact that you have an incredible reputation for never breaking your word.”

Then he added a little more, briefly and small.

“… Besides, I also felt something about you myself.”

Yeon So-hyeon burst into laughter.

“That’s embarrassing.”

“Okay…!”

King Namgung Je waved his hand as if to hide his slightly reddened face.

“So…! What is your reason?”

He returned to the original question.

“Why did you accept the alliance with our Namgung Sega without any demands…!”

“Hmm, that’s….”

Yeon So-hyeon said, leaning back comfortably.

“Someone once said, ‘I just want this alliance to be beneficial to all of its members. For it to be a strong and powerful alliance, there can’t be any disgruntled members.’”

“… … !”

The eyes of Gaju Namgungbukwi opened.

It is none other than that.

This was because it was what his father, King Namgung Je, had said to Yeon So-hyeon.

“…now.”

King Namgung Je’s eyes narrowed.

“Are you being sarcastic, Your Highness?”

The reason he said that was because he wanted to extract benefits from Yeon So-hyeon under the pretext of an alliance.

“No way.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled and spread out her hands as if she had no ulterior motives.

“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have given the mining rights to a silver mine in Jiangxi Province to the Namgung family.”

“… What?”

“Are you talking about Eun-gwang…?!”

Although Namgung Se-ga’s reaction was a beat late, there was no one to blame.

Because silver is valuable to that extent.

“Yes, it’s Eun-kwang.”

“What is that…?”

King Namgungje of the Sword said in disbelief, half-sitting up from his seat.

“Instead of making a request, you want to give me a gift? And even a silver mine…?”

You can create and sell great products, or you can grow crops with care and sell them.

But, no business.

The profits could not be compared to those of the business of mining gold or silver itself.

“What kind of gift is that, anyway-?”

“-Ah, no, wait…!”

How urgent it was.

Gaju Namgung Bukwi interrupted his father, King Geomwang, and joined the conversation.

“In the first place, didn’t Luoyang Jianga have the mining rights to the silver mine located in Jiangxi Province?!”

“… … ?!”

At his son’s scream, King Namgung Je, who had just come to his senses, called Yeon So-hyeon.

“Archduke…?”

Okay then.

“Yes.”

Yeon So-hyeon admitted it without hesitation.

“The Luoyang Sword Family does not have the mining rights to the silver mine in Jiangxi Province.”

“Then, what does that mean-?!”

“but.”

Yeon So-hyeon interrupted Namgung Je, the swordsman who was about to lose his temper.

“The sixteen zodiac families have it.”

I swear.

The smile Yeon Yeon-hyeon gave at that moment was as evil as any other rich man in Namgung Se-ga’s life.

“But by chance. Our Luoyang Sword Family’s head of state, the one who has the authority to transfer the mining rights on behalf of the heads of the sixteen Hwangdo families?”

As they say, voila.

Yeon So-hyeon raised both hands.