The Ruler Of Darkness - Chapter 630



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Episode 630

Part 5: The Age of Peace

“… … .”

I thought it was the perfect opportunity.

Things were going crazy.

The presiding judge must be as quiet as possible.

He held his breath so as not to attract any attention, and acted as if nothing had happened.

He tried to sit down in his chair again.

“… … .”

If another person had been in the place.

Unable to accept the situation, I kept raising questions until my throat was hoarse.

He was too calculating and rational a person to do that.

but.

“The court of presiding judge.”

Yeon Soo-hyeon, to be exact.

At the sound of his name being called, he had no choice but to stop in his awkward position.

“… Yes, Mr. Chairman.”

Unlike Yeon So-hyeon’s bright smile.

The eyes that looked at him resembled those of a beast looking down at its prey after it had hunted it.

“I’m sure there are still many important questions left. Would you mind sitting down already?”

“… … .”

The court judge straightened his awkward posture again, closed his eyes tightly, and took a deep breath.

There really wasn’t any other choice.

He opened his eyes again and asked as calmly as possible.

“Why… .”

Contrary to my intention, my voice was reversed.

Avoiding the pouring gazes of the audience, he coughed once and opened his mouth again.

“Then why did you call in the vice-head of the Gaebongyeon-ga, Yeonjo-dae, and do such a series of things…?”

The court judge realized that the anger and frustration in his soft voice was greater than he had thought.

“Why…?!”

It seemed like my head and body, which were trying to stay as calm as possible, were playing separately.

But it was already over.

“You should have punished the opening ceremony and taken the initiative. Why was it necessary to expel him…?!”

At the end, his voice was full of emotion.

“So, isn’t that no different from cutting off your arm just because your finger has rotted…?!”

But the anger towards both himself and Yeon Soo-hyun was seeping out.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Most of the people paid no attention and looked at Yeon So-hyeon instead of the court judge.

They too.

It was because I was curious as to why Yeon So-hyeon did such things.

However, Yeon So-hyeon.

“… Everyone is talking.”

Instead of answering that question, he let out a deep sigh.

I said something strange.

“Not just the court of appeals, but everyone here.”

He sat on the armrest of the main chair and asked the audience.

“In the past ten years, don’t you think that this Luoyang Swordsmanship has been in a very peaceful era?”

“… … .”

The one who immediately understood those words was the former chairman of the Supreme Management Council.

It was at the level of the Sword Honorary Officer.

The rest had bewildered expressions.

“… I guess that’s not true.”

Someone in the audience carefully pointed out Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

“Don’t you think that your family has been in too much chaos for the past ten years…?”

“disarray…?”

Yeon So-hyeon snickered.

“Because of the conflict that continued while no proper successor had been decided?”

“Oh, that too, and also-.”

“Yeah, there’s more.”

Yeon So-hyeon cut off the other person’s words as if she had not finished speaking and continued with her own words.

“Because my father had expanded the territory of this family too much, there were countless authors who fought over it to get a piece of it for themselves.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

In that regard.

Some people avoided eye contact.

Yeon So-hyeon smiled crookedly at everyone, not just a few people.

“But it was all just child’s play.”

“… … !”

“…that?!”

Before any objection could be made, Yeon So-hyeon raised her hand and pointed to the former chairman’s district election committee.

“All the dirty work was handled by the Executive Committee. You guys didn’t have much to worry about. So, just… .”

Yeon So-hyeon spoke mockingly to the audience.

“Under the protection of the Executive Council, you were simply competing to see who would take more profits for themselves or for the organization they led.”

Yeon So-hyeon got up from the armrest of the chair where she had been sitting.

“Dispute over succession?”

Yeon So-hyeon, standing in the middle of the stage, looked down at the audience and sneered.

“Ha…! That’s just lining up. Lining up. You have to be aware of the situation, check your temper, and then stand in this line, then that line. When someone fails, you stick to that side, and when someone succeeds, you stick to that side, and so on and so forth…”

Yeon So-hyeon waved her hand as if it was annoying to say anything more.

“In the meantime, the War Department was greatly reduced, the Inner Court was busy sweeping and cleaning the empty houses, and the Outer Court was leisurely enjoying trips abroad and attending social events.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

At Yeon So-hyeon’s remark that mentioned both the inner and outer courts at the same time, the audience quickly looked at the expressions of the Inner Court Director and the Outer Court Director, Hak Woon-hyung.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The chief of the internal affairs office and the chief of the external affairs office, Hak Woon-hyung, just calmly listened to Yeon So-hyeon’s words.

of course.

Yeon So-hyeon’s question, not caring about their expressions, flew at everyone.

“If that is not the era of peace, then what is the era of peace?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

While most of the audience remained silent, someone spoke up.

“Okay, I guess I have to admit what I have to admit.”

The crowd stirred and focused their attention on the person who opened his mouth.

The leader of the Sword Family Construction Company, who was a head taller than the others, was there.

He shrugged his shoulders, a thick cigarette in his mouth.

“Why does everyone see it that way?”

He, whose whole body was covered in scars from labor, said as he stamped his prosthetic leg on the floor.

“It was quite a headache, but in the end. Over the past ten years, our construction company has made enormous profits that are incomparable to those of the past. I’m sure other places are in similar situations.”

“Yes.”

The next thing I heard from him was:

It was Oh Geum-ran (吳錦?), the head of the business support team who returned from Haedongguk with the youngest princess, Nan.

“In the evil hegemony, if there is no fight with the outside world, killing each other is a daily routine, and the imperial capital ruled by the sixteen families is the same.”

The old lady, who seemed both noble and meticulous at the same time, spoke to the audience with a straight posture.

“There’s no need to mention other regions. It was a time when the imperial power was falling and everyone had to survive on their own. In the midst of all that… .”

Her gaze toward the audience was sharp, and her words were even sharper.

“I don’t know if there has ever been a place as peaceful as the territory of our Luoyang Sword Family.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

As the people in the audience closed their mouths, seemingly unable to help but agree, Yeon So-hyeon’s voice was heard as if it had been waiting for it.

“It was such a peaceful time, that you didn’t even notice the axe handle rotting while playing the game of immortals. You didn’t even notice that the loyalty of the collateral families and vassals outside was falling to the ground.”

How cold was the voice that contained that reproach.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The people in the audience stiffened their shoulders.

but.

“Besides, even. How we have become accustomed to the era of peace.”

Yeon So-hyeon’s reprimand wasn’t over yet.

“It’s not even the main house of Luoyang, it’s just…! Why are you all making such a fuss because an attack has come from a branch or collateral family outside…?!”

Clang…! Clang…!

Even though he didn’t have a single ounce of internal energy, Yeon So-hyeon’s anger was making the house shake.

“The Gaebongyeon family is acting up…?! Then, of course, they should be expelled…! Other collateral families are collaborating with external enemies…?! Then, of course, they should all be kicked out…! How dare they choose something else over loyalty…!”

His anger was so strong that the energy that responded to his emotions caused a blue flame to appear in his eyes.

“Shouldn’t our Luoyang clan use all its might to figure out what kind of disaster to use to repay their disloyalty…?”

Kookookookookung…!

The ceiling shook and dust and dirt fell from the ceiling onto the heads of the people present.

“If everyone who has received everything from us betrays us…! We must think about taking back everything that we have given to everyone…!”

but.

Ss …

Even though I was covered in dirt from the head.

“… … .”

“… … .”

No one dares.

I couldn’t even swallow once or blink once.

I couldn’t even breathe freely.

And then, a little later.

“… Phew.”

Yeon So-hyeon suddenly seemed exhausted.

He stopped spewing out his fiery anger and muttered.

“But what…?”

dump.

He sat back down on the armrest of the chair and let out a deep sigh.

“Your finger is rotten, so you’re cutting it off…?”

“… … .”

The chief justice unconsciously gave in and collapsed to the ground.

He lowered his head.

From deep within, instinctively.

It was because shame and embarrassment came up.

“Everyone listen.”

At Yeon So-hyeon’s voice, everyone raised their heads and looked at him.

“The era of peace is now over.”

Yeon So-hyeon looked into each and every one of their eyes and spoke.

“From now on, whether I become the head of a small household or whoever becomes what, don’t think that the world will be the same as before. And if.”

Yeon So-hyeon held up one of her fingers while receiving everyone’s attention.

“If you don’t have the courage to handle all this.”

He pointed his raised finger in the opposite direction.

Everyone’s eyes followed his fingers.

What was there was the main gate of Gajujeon.

“The door is over there. Put down everything you have received from my family and come out.”

A few people glanced at the presiding judge for a moment.

“… … .”

He had his head down and seemed unwilling to move.

And it was the same for everyone.

“And if you choose to remain here in this house… .”

Yeon So-hyeon got up from her seat.

Thud, thud.

He stepped forward onto the stage and looked down at everyone as he spoke.

“To my family, to this Luoyang Sword Family. I must repay you with devotion and loyalty, dedicating everything to them.”

for a moment.

After silence flowed through the wide space of the Gajujeon Hall.

match…!

Someone.

Clap, clap clap…!

They started clapping, and soon.

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap… !

Whether they supported Yeon So-hyun or not, everyone turned to thunderous applause for Yeon So-hyun.

“… … .”

Clap clap clap clap…!

The court judge, who had been clapping along with the others with his mouth shut, suddenly realized something.

This is the axis of the Luoyang Sword.

At this point here.

From the beginning of the Gaju War, it began to naturally take its place centered around Yeonseonhyeon.

“… That’s enough. This is enough.”

Yeon So-hyeon raised her hand with a much softer face and stopped the applause.

“hmm….”

He seems to change the mood.

He looked around the room and made a light joke.

“You’re telling me to sacrifice everything, and yet you’re applauding so enthusiastically. I guess you’ve all had too much and it’s been too much for you. If you didn’t need it, why didn’t you give it to me a long time ago?”

Gentle laughter spread throughout the room.

And as the laughter began to naturally die down, the first to speak was Oh Geum-ran, head of the business support team.

“Mr. Chairman.”

When Yeon So-hyeon nodded at her to allow her to speak, she continued speaking.

“You said earlier that we must bring down a disaster with all our might on those who betrayed us, and at the same time, you said that we must take back everything we had given them.”

Oh Geum-ran, head of the business support team, continued speaking.

“According to what you said, even though Gaebongyeonga was expelled, it cannot be said that she received sufficient punishment.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded.

“exactly.”

“then….”

Business Support Team Leader Oh Geum-ran asked.

“How are you going to punish those who have already been expelled and have lost their ties with their home in Luoyang?”

At that question, everyone’s attention naturally turned to Yeon So-hyeon.

“It’s simple.”

Yeon So-hyeon is smiling.

He smiled as he answered.

“We will bring everything back from Gaepoongyeonga.”