Chapter 673
This was the first turbulent period since the Great War.
Even in Central Plain, which is called the center of the world, and in the far-off southern bay thousands of miles away from Central Plain.
“Huh, huh. Has everyone heard the news?”
“Catch your breath and speak. What is it this time?”
Spreading out anew day by day
At the rumors, the barbarians were no longer as surprised as they were at first.
No, I thought there was nothing more surprising here.
Of course, the events that happened in the past month or so were a series of shocks greater than all the events that occurred in southern Manchuria after the end of the War of Jeongma.
The massacre of Miao villages by the Han Chinese.
The Cheonnyeonjiju suddenly appeared in the raid of Aenye Mountain, which had been quiet for the past few decades.
For the first time in the history of Nanmanyashu Palace, the inner palace
The story of a young Han Chinese who attended a great meeting where only thirty-two tribal chiefs could sit was not enough to enter the inner palace.
It would have been better if the series of new incidents had ended here.
However, just three days ago, the situation began to rise rapidly as about a hundred Yo warriors were brutally murdered in the West of Liao and two great chieftains with enormous symbolism went missing.
‘The chest! The pleural effusion of the western part has been revealed!
That young Han Chinese was a beast! Jin Tae-gyeong!’
‘Wait a minute, wait a minute. Have you already forgotten that Jin Tae-gyeong saved the warriors at Aenye Mountain the day before? To make hasty judgments in a situation where nothing has been clarified yet… …
‘Silly Moose, only bad things have happened since those Han Chinese came. There’s nothing more to see!’
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The only thing that can overcome anger is reason, but the voices of some of them were buried powerlessly in the cries of many barbarians whose reason was already paralyzed.
‘Take out the Han Chinese as authors and divide them into five parts!’
‘Baeksang Great Chief! Be sure to punish them!’
The sounds of music and laughter that had been heard on the streets every year when the Great Congress was held were no longer to be found.
Anger-filled cries rang out from all sides, and the names of both men were always included in their cries.
Taekyung Jin. and whites.
origin and age. The status of the two was as different as their names.
As a Southerner, it was natural.
One is a foreigner from a faraway central plain. While he was also a criminal who committed a terrible tragedy that would never be forgiven, the other was the chieftain who led the Bai tribe, the second most powerful tribe after the Miao tribe in this land.
The barbarian people still respected and loved their princess, who had a reputation for fame and a free-spirited personality, but they couldn’t help but lose trust due to the affairs of Lady Xu.
Because it was none other than Gongju, Yayul-cheok, who brought the Han Chinese, the culprit behind all the unfortunate events that have happened in recent years, into the inner palace.
However, even those who cheered for the chieftain of Baeksang were taken aback when they heard the news that broke out as soon as the day dawned.
“What, what?”
“Did I hear something wrong?”
Shaking pupils and a face stained with bewilderment
Everyone who heard the news couldn’t help but mutter this unbelievable story in their hearts with the same eyes and the same expression.
Lord… … Did you say that he tried to harm the White Chief last night and then ran away when he failed?’
At first, I thought it was all nonsense. The palace they knew was Yayulchuk, the great chieftain of the Miao people.
He was a good person before he was a great princess, and he was a native of this land who cared for others more than anyone else.
However, to the extent that such a thought was colorless, the news that followed soon was enough to push the beliefs and doubts of the barbarian people into the pit.
“To hear that Chief Baeksang is inaugurated as the temporary palace owner. What are you talking about!”
“I-I don’t know either. However, the Naegung put a room on it, so it was written exactly as we heard before.”
“What nonsense! How big is that!”
“It’s not over yet. The King even mobilized the King So and dozens of elite warriors under his command to raid the prison and free the Han Chinese, including the beast Jin Tae-gyeong.”
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“It’s hard for me to believe, too… … The situation is so clear. It is an undeniable fact that the princess has been friendly to the Han people for a long time, and the whereabouts of the Han people, including Jin Tae-gyeong and Su-goong-ju, are also unknown. At the great meeting convened last night, it was defined as treason against all barbarians and issued an order for general mobilization.”
“What is the general mobilization order?”
“Yes, I heard that it was decided together with the case of the temporary palace. The barbarians must pursue and punish the weightlifters who disturbed them. Of course, the top priority is Han Chinese Jin Tae-gyeong and the palace. No, it must be the former palace.”
“I am a princess. What are you talking about!”
“I don’t know. I’m still confused. But how could a tribal people like us know more details? We are only following the decisions of the Great Council.”
The contents of the room clearly marked with the seal of the Inner Palace spread quickly, and the reaction of the barbarians was divided into three parts.
。卜Those who believe in the betrayal of the Guardian King. Those who do not believe in determination.
Also, a person who adapts to the newly given reality without doubt or effort to find the truth.
And in the whirlpool of this extreme chaos, about 50 warriors, each with large and small injuries, returned to the outer palace through the west gate.
Their faces trembled like aspen trees were filled with indelible fear, and the remnants of a huge flame that could be seen from ten miles away clearly remained in their shaking eyes.
“A monster, a monster… …
Throat leaking from someone’s lips
The sound was frozen to the point where the intense sunlight pouring down overhead was colorless.
It was around noon.
* * *
Baeksang looked at his reflection in a large mirror.
Young enough to be over seventy years old, beautiful appearance and well-balanced body. On top of that, even clothes made of pure white Hori hair.
If anyone saw it, it would be admirable for its dignity and appearance, like that of a ruler of a country, but the white statue’s gaze was always fixed on its cold, hardened face.
‘Did you make a face like this? For such a long time.’ Looking back over the last few decades, I can’t remember. When was the last time she laughed heartily?
Now I just take out the old memories covered with dust and look into them.
‘Yes, that was the last time.’
A memory of a day suddenly came to my mind
Melts the usual pupils.
After the victory in the fierce battle, the sweet rest given to them for a few days, the confident boy who followed his father to defeat the Demonic Cult has become a devoted young man, and is always full of scars because he has been active since childhood. This girl grew up to be a beautiful woman.
The young man’s name is Hui (輝). The woman’s name is incense.
The two were as shiny and fragrant as their names. They were a pair of flowers that bloomed in the cracks of a battlefield where blood and death raged. They grew up together since childhood, calling each other dog-dogs, but they often walked together, avoiding people’s eyes.
Perhaps the two did not know.
The time when we carefully got out of the crowd of Seungri and drunk people and walked together on a hill bathed in faint moonlight. that they had eyes watching them.
One… … Are you back?’
‘… … Why did he come again?’
‘Are you asking because you don’t know? Wheein, that wolf-like guy
I came to watch over you, wanting to touch my fragile and beautiful scent.’
‘I’m asking this because I’m really curious. Are you serious?’
‘Of course I’m sincere.’
Then you must know that the small bird demon died in the battle that took place three days ago.’
‘Sojogwi? If lewdness is martial arts, then that bastard who even beats a thousand demons?’
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‘As a father with a daughter, I tried to take care of him once, but it worked out. But suddenly, why are you talking like that?’
‘That guy. Hyang-ah killed it.’
‘Earlier, Huia suffered a sword wound while dealing with So Chao-gwi, but Hyang-a suddenly appeared and took a picture of So Chao-gwi’s head with a double-headed couple (雙斧) she picked up from nowhere.’
‘Even then, he said that he had already exploded the dead man’s balls, and he had cut up the body while hurling all sorts of swear words. To borrow Huia’s expression, it sounded like the royal concubine was finishing the meat with a spirited skill.’
‘… … It is a lie. There’s no way my baby would do that.’
‘Excluding Whia, only five people have seen it. Three of them are still unable to speak due to the shock of the day.’
‘Good. Then tell her to keep her mouth shut. Or I can use my hand to cover my mouth… … Oh no.’
‘It’s not some kind of Madou… … omg.’
That day, the sworn brother who was crouching in the dark far away witnessed it unintentionally.
The sight of two children whom they cherish as if they were their lives slowly tilting their heads towards each other.
‘Turn your head. hurry!’
‘Brother, lower your voice! And it’s already turned!’
‘oh. please. oh my god. What have I just seen?’
‘What do you see? Did you leave your eyes in the south? kiss… … town. Up, up.’
Baeksang, do you dare to plot such a scheming by ordering your son, who is like a wolf cub? Did you really want to become a princess?’
‘Ugh. Pooh! I’m a princess, what kind of crazy word is that? I wonder if it’s after my older brother or I die.’
‘Oh my. Yes, a dream you couldn’t achieve. I will achieve it through my son, is this? If things go on like this, Hyang-a can become the next great princess, so I will catch her and have her do housework. Isn’t this?’
‘It’ll turn, really.’
‘This is your last chance. Hurry up and admit it.’
‘no. No!’
‘Isn’t it really? Bet on the sky?’
‘Hang it on the sky!’
‘Okay, trust me. Then prepare for the wedding within this year.’
‘How many times do I have to say no… … what? What did you just say?’
‘What is half talk? Get ready for the wedding of the young people who die of love for each other.’
‘Oh, what are you staring at with a bewildered face? I thought you all guessed. Are you sure you don’t like it?’
‘Sir, there’s no way you wouldn’t like it. As my older brother said, I already guessed.
But what is this? Huh.’
‘That’s all right. no need to talk long When the western front stabilizes before winter, let’s have a wedding and return to southern Manchuria. And even though it makes me feel weird just thinking about it… … If even a child enters, those guys will also break their stubbornness and go home.’
‘Ira. her. haha. Has it been that long already?’
‘A guy younger than me pretending to be an old man. done Promise me one thing.’
‘What if it’s a promise?’
‘Hyang, that child. Buy me more than anyone else
He is a sad and pitiful child. Because of her ugly father, she lost two of her brothers and suffered a lot.’
,older brother… …
‘Damn it. So what I want to say is, damn it.’
‘Stop it. Because I know what you want to say. Since he’s a precious child, don’t you want to be treated with respect?’
‘Don’t worry. Whia will definitely do that. We will grow old together, not just as daughters, but as companions and sometimes as friends.’
‘Whee. I can trust him.’
‘If my older brother can’t trust Hui-ah, I just need to trust Hyang-ah.’
‘what?’
‘Take a look at Hyang-ah’s temper. If Wheea made her feel sad even a little, she would end up looking like a small ghost… … !,
‘Baeksang. How dare this bastard look at my incense burner!’
The last cry was an obvious mistake.
The man and woman who shyly shared their first kiss
They hurriedly fell away from each other, and the two brothers had to run with all their might.
And when we arrived at a secluded stream, we tried to say a word to each other… … .
‘Yeah, I laughed. Let the world go away.’
I can’t remember what made me laugh so loud. However, it probably wasn’t just because each other’s confused faces were funny.
Perhaps it was because he was happy that the two children who had grown up together since childhood were being born, and that the sworn brothers who had been together for the rest of their lives would finally become one family.
‘Incense?, if that child hadn’t left that much. If so… …
everything may have changed But at the same time, Baeksang knew.
That this thought resounding in his heart was nothing but a futile wind.
In the winter of that year, waiting for the wedding that would be a celebration for all barbarian people.
Contrary to everyone’s wishes, the Western Front was not stable, and the Demonic Cult’s army, which reached ten thousand, blew with a cold wind.
and… … The flowers have withered.
Yayul-hyang. After the day that she, who was as beautiful as a flower and as hard as steel, withered on the battlefield, the light on Baekhui’s face disappeared.
It must have been for that reason.
The day when the final battle took place on the Great Snow Mountain. As if possessed by something, he slashed these enemies again and again and stepped into even greater danger.
Baeksang often thought about it even after that. Perhaps that child had seen a single flower blooming somewhere in a narrow gorge.
‘Is it really like that?’
As always, Baeksang, who asked the unanswered question, looked at his hazy face.
No, the whole world he was looking at was like that.
thumping
Clear sky without a single cloud. But raindrops falling somewhere.
And the next moment, someone’s voice pierced Baeksang’s ear.
“Oh, should I come back later?”
Baeksang slowly turned around. ruddy
In his bloody eyes, a woman appeared like a ghost.
“… … Southern Heaven Demon
At the call of the white statue, the woman, Namcheonmahu, smiled broadly. It was bright like a flower and evil like a poisonous snake.
三, inbudin
