Login Murim Episode 935
“I heard that Jin Tae-kyung visited.”
The emperor, who remained deep in thought in his spacious bedroom, was not taken aback by the sudden voice from within the company.
He was one of the very few, or perhaps the only person, who could freely enter and exit the inside and outside of Geoncheong Palace without any permission.
“You’re a step late, Baekyeon. “He already left before half past.”
“It doesn’t matter. “The director only came to see His Majesty.”
The emperor frowned at the calm answer of Baek Yeon, commander of the Golden Guard.
“I would like to decline that. “If it’s your face, haven’t I already gotten sick of it?”
“So, have you been at peace for the past four days?”
“Are you talking about it? “I felt relieved because there was no nag.” “I’m sorry.”
“Don’t sulk too much. “The person who watches me all the time is in a similar situation to you.”
“Muyeong (無影), if that friend hears, he’ll be more upset than me.”
“Isn’t that why you say it when you’re not around? Now that I’m no longer Jim’s bodyguard, I guess we can chat behind his back sometimes like this.”
“this. “I can’t stand your Majesty.” Seeing Baekyeon shaking her head as if she had lost, the emperor burst into laughter. “So, how is Pyo-ah doing?”
“of course. “You couldn’t be happier.”
However, despite Baekyeon’s answer, the worry on the emperor’s face did not disappear.
“Having experienced something like this at such a young age, you must still be mentally and physically unstable. “You guys have to watch over them.” A voice filled with concern.
Baekyeon also did not know the emperor’s feelings.
They are biological relatives who returned after a dozen years. Although it was said to be for safety, the affection and concern for the youngest brother, who was practically neglected, was not enough.
If anything, they would have made Mu-yeong, the secret guard, and Baek-yeon, his closest aide, directly subordinate to the Emperor.
‘Take care of that child. ‘I can trust you guys.’
Baekyeon opened her mouth, recalling the memory of three days ago when she received a favor rather than an order from the emperor.
“Although he is not even fifteen years old, he is the second person I have ever seen who has a firm and upright mind. “It’s hard to believe how old you are.”
“second?”
“The first one is dethroned.”
In response to Baekyeon’s unhesitating answer, the emperor, who had been unable to find anything to say for a moment, raised his hands.
“The burden is heavy this time. I can’t believe you’re flattering me like I didn’t do before. Baekyeon, you have changed a lot too.
“you’re right. “It’s like your Majesty is telling a joke that you don’t normally tell.”
“this. Didn’t you say you lost? “Stop making white noises.”
“Do what the director said just now sound like flattery or white talk?”
Baekyeon smiled faintly and continued.
“I’m serious. I have always admired and respected Your Majesty. “Didn’t Your Majesty take the difficult path of thorns, where others would have given up many times, on feet covered in blood?”
The emperor silenced his sincerity.
Something suddenly filled my throat and I felt like I couldn’t say anything right now.
I just tried to suppress the emotions that were welling up and squeezed out my voice.
“If I had had to walk that thorny path alone, I would have given up along the way. “It wouldn’t have been possible without you guys.”
“The director doesn’t think so.”
Baekyeon shook her head and slowly continued speaking.
“We were able to trust and follow Him because He was His Majesty and no one else. “It is only because His Majesty has endured the greatest responsibility and pain that a day like today can exist.”
“Have you ever neglected provincial government affairs while guarding against traitors with hidden blades? “The director saw that His Majesty was always sleeping less, practicing martial arts, dealing with appeals, and at the same time fighting illness.”
A feeling passed over the emperor’s face.
Yes, it was.
There was a time like that, a time when it had no choice but to be like that.
“It was natural. “Sleep was a luxury.”
For the past ten years, I have never slept more than an hour a day.
No, even he couldn’t sleep comfortably.
Even though I felt my body slowly dying, I had to stay mentally alert. The Son of Heaven was such a being.
Because it was the highest position in the world, it had to face strong rain and wind before anyone else, and at the same time, it had to look down on and take care of everything beneath its feet.
That was what the emperor thought his position was, and because it was exactly like that, Baekyeon had no choice but to respect him deeply.
“Making a decision is as easy as flipping the palm of your hand, but putting that decision into action is as difficult as moving a mountain.”
At first, Baek Yeo wasn’t sure either.
Is the fourth prince of the great kingdom, the last option, truly someone who can pursue a great cause together?
Is he a person worthy of ascending to the omnipotent position of Son of Heaven?
But he did it. Better than anyone else.
Even though he had piled up a mountain of gold and silver treasures in the imperial treasury, he was always frugal, and even in the face of the world’s most beautiful women, he did not covet women, and was even concerned that his youngest brother would be in danger, so he became an heir. ）I didn’t even see it.
Only then will Amcheon not cause any harm to Joo-pyo.
It would not be possible to hastily kill the child who had the justification and legitimacy to replace the emperor, or inject him with a blood clot that quickly suffocates the host.
“All the things you took for granted were things that could not be taken for granted.”
The emperor’s eyelids fluttered as he heard the soft voice of the white smoke. I didn’t know.
I wonder if Baekyeon thought of herself like this.
When I suddenly look back on the path I have taken, I realize that the emperor himself was not the only one who had been unable to reveal his true feelings.
“Jim… I don’t know what to say.”
Baekyeon burst into laughter at the suppressed voice that flowed from between the emperor’s lips.
“You don’t have to say anything.”
“But wouldn’t it be better to say something?”
“well. “I wonder if it will just make the atmosphere more awkward.”
The emperor shook his head and suddenly clicked his tongue.
“Baekyeon, are you really the person I’ve known all this time?”
“What do you mean by that?
“Are you asking because you don’t know? “You always behaved mercilessly.”
“Are you really talking about when you learned martial arts?”
“That’s right. “Please forgive me for daring to touch the body,” he said, “and then he beat me up in 50,000 places.”
“No, why is that story coming out all of a sudden?”
Baekyeon frowned at the old past that suddenly popped up.
“By the way, as I said back then, martial arts skills are only improved by getting hit. Sogyo… No, didn’t the palace also agree with the director’s opinion?”
“Yes, I did. They even beat up the two of them together later. “It hurt so much that I thought for a long time about hitting it right now.”
“Did the warden threaten you with a knife? “The first thing you asked me to teach you is forfeit.”
“The way you talk now is the same. “Every time I was having a hard time, he came to visit me without fail and criticized me with all kinds of harsh words and even wrote a letter asking me where I had abandoned things like etiquette for dealing with the Emperor.”
“that······
Baekyeon blurted her words and slowly turned her head to look into space.
It can be said that touching the jade body during martial arts training was at the level of guidance, but the story coming out now is different.
Even though it was done to encourage the emperor, Baek Yeon thought that the words and actions he sometimes showed were disloyal and could not be found as courtesy between military officials.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“It was like that not too long ago, so don’t act like you don’t know. “After Pyo Ah entered the palace, she came to her luggage only a few days ago and poured out a lot of money.”
“It’s just because I’m worried that my mind and body might collapse since I’m doing a lot of work with a great task just around the corner.”
“What does that have to do with Hao Che? Jim had just regained his strength after being sick for several days. “I had no choice but to make cherry blossoms to ease the pain even just a little bit.”
“I know. “The director knew, but he was still worried about His Majesty.”
Baekyeon, who had been talking while rolling her eyes back and forth toward the empty space, suddenly closed her mouth.
It was because of the emperor’s smiling face that barely appeared at the edge of his field of vision.
“······this.”
“Do you admit defeat?”
Baekyeon sighed, knowing that everything was a prank by the emperor.
“That’s right.”
“With this, you win once and Jim wins twice.”
“Are you going to even consider my record?”
“I was once a military commander like you. “Is there anything more important to a general than winning or losing?”
Seeing the emperor smiling in amusement, Baekyeon couldn’t help but burst into laughter as well.
What is important?
If the emperor was happy, that was fine.
What mattered to him was that the Emperor’s face, which had been shadowed by the slowly falling shadow of death only three days ago, was shining as brightly as the full moon.
And… on the other hand, it was bittersweet.
At this moment, the emperor seems to have deeply acknowledged and accepted his already scheduled death.
He was in a situation where he could do nothing but look at the emperor and smile along.
‘I know. Why did you send Sojang and Muyoung to His Majesty the Emperor?’
It’s not just out of fear of an unexpected situation or to protect his only younger brother and successor.
The emperor was preparing himself for the afterlife.
Before it was too late, he was handing over his followers and power to the Emperor Zhou Biao.
In fact, he hasn’t even shown his face to his younger brother whom he cares for and loves so much for the past three days.
‘I guess you don’t want to show it. This is what you look like.’
For the two brothers who met for the first time in more than a dozen years, the impending death is not just a farewell to the emperor.
Main table.
The new successor to the great kingdom also has to go through a separation.
Now I have to let go of one of my closest relatives who has finally come to know the affection and sincerity of my family.
The emperor probably knows that too.
However, even though it is necessary to inform him that he must prepare for separation, he is probably refusing to meet his brother for fear of facing him in sorrow.
this.’
Baekyeon forcibly pulled back the corners of her mouth that had suddenly fallen.
And in order not to destroy the fleeting joy the emperor was feeling at this moment, he opened his mouth in a bright voice.
“Anyway, it looks like something good happened today. Jin Tae-kyung, did he bring you any interesting news?”
“It was interesting news.” “I’d like to hear the director, too.” “It’s no big deal.”
And the next moment, the emperor smiled and added, and the smile on Baekyeon’s lips disappeared as if washed away.
“They said they would save my life. No matter what,
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“It was fun. The way he speaks so loudly even though he knows nothing about medicine. But Baekyeon, do you know what’s even more interesting?”
The emperor continued without waiting for an answer.
“Those few nonsense words are what makes me look forward to it.”
It was a strange thing.
How can he make such a bold statement with such a confident face and sparkling eyes?
And the emperor was very happy to see Jin Tae-gyeong like that. She was grateful.
The life he had given up, that shameless martial artist was saying that he would somehow bring it back to life.
However, regardless of that, the reality that the emperor perceived was cold. ‘It would be impossible. maybe.’
How cruel is hope to someone faced with predestined death.
I had already given up on the brief anticipation and stored it deep in my heart. Right now, I just wanted to face the loyal subjects in front of me with a much more relaxed mind.
“You don’t look good. “My luggage is fine, so don’t worry about yourself, Baekyeon.”
“However, if this fact leaks out…
Seeing Baek Yeon’s worried appearance, the emperor smiled and waved his hand.
“I already made a pact with Jim that I wouldn’t tell anyone else. “Jin Tae-kyung is a trustworthy man.”
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“therefore.”
Jeokcheongang, who had listened to my story to the end, continued speaking in a heavy voice.
“The emperor is addicted to Blood Hongo?”
I nodded without hesitation.
“yes.”
Promises are meant to be broken.
