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Jeok-un and Bukri Seol-a followed the Beast Palace warriors toward the palace.The corridor was quite long.Massive wooden pillars lined both sides, and animal hides fluttered from the ceiling like draperies.The walls were covered in patterns carved with the claws and fangs of beasts.With their diverse colors, flamboyant yet exotic, they gave off a bold and spirited impression.The wild nature unique to the Beast Palace was on full display, such that even someone unacquainted with the place arriving here…-
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"I wonder if we truly deserve such hospitality..."Bukri Seol-a's voice was cautious.It was because she was utterly bewildered.Up until just a moment ago, the disciples of the Beast Palace had been thrusting curved spears and bone daggers right in their faces.Their killing intent had pricked at their skin, leaving not even an inch of room to escape.It had been a common enough reaction.Toward outsiders—especially outsiders from the Central Plains—it was only natural for the Beast Palace…
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I kind of need you.I kind of need you...I need you...That one short sentence echoed in Bukri Seol-a's ears.No, perhaps it had pierced straight through her heart.So Bukri Seol-a turned her head slightly to hide her eyes, which were trembling like reeds.Thump, thump.Once her heart started pounding, it refused to settle down easily.A late, deep night.A deserted Kunning Palace.And the words he spoke upon meeting her all alone were:'He... needs me?'Bukri Seol-a parted her lips…
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The banquet hall of the Imperial Palace was splendid.Rare delicacies from land and sea were lined up endlessly, as far as the eye could see.Since the quality would not have fallen short even on the Emperor's own dining table, it was truly a feast for the eyes, and yet—Those who actually reached out to touch the food were exceedingly rare....Ah, what on earth are we supposed to do about this atmosphere?Eon I-gyeom wiped away his cold sweat.This banquet had been personally bestowed upon them by His…
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Overnight, the heavens were overturned.No, the word "overturned" was not enough.The heavens had collapsed.For the Imperial Court and the murim—the heavens called the order of the Central Plains—had all collapsed."They say every single one of them is being executed. Every single one.""Even the Second Prince?""Prince? What prince? He's a traitor bastard.""That pig bastard and his mother too. All for treason, they say. Treason.""Eek!"News…
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"Wh-What are you talking about?"Second Prince Ju Hogwang bit his lip.As if finding it difficult to suppress his terror, his body occasionally trembled in spasms.The same was true for the Empress sitting beside Ju Hogwang.And the soldiers guarding them were no different.The mother and son were trembling in terror because of the news coming from outside.The South Gate had been breached, and Go Taeyun was dead.All the prisoners of the Imperial Prison had been released.Every single piece of news was…
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When Yang Munseok regained consciousness, the very first thing he felt was the touch of his spear shaft.The feel of solid, heavy wood.The cool grain of the sharp iron spearhead rested against his palm.It was a familiar sensation.No, it was more than just familiar.It felt as though he had reclaimed a lost part of his own body.Indeed, this sensation had been with him for decades, making it like a lifelong companion....It has returned.Yang Munseok slowly clenched and unclenched his fingers over and over.Once,…
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The Forbidden City is both the main palace where the Emperor resides and an impregnable fortress.The main gate of that fortress is none other than the Meridian Gate.Looking upon the layers of walls built around the Meridian Gate and the great gate that forces one to crane one's neck, one feels an overwhelming sense of just how colossal an existence the Emperor of Great Ming is."Hmm."Go Taeyun, the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, looked down from the edge of the…
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The night at the Palace of Upright Origins was silent.As it was the residence of an imperial prince, that would only be natural."W-What is the meaning of this!""How dare you bastards!"Right now, however, it could not have been more tumultuous.Taepyeong, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was the cause.Taking the lead, Taepyeong set foot into the Palace of Upright Origins, followed by his fellow thousand-household commander, Haguk, and their guardsmen.The…
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The Emperor's bedchamber within the Palace of Heavenly Purity was dead silent.It was not merely because the night had grown deep.It was because a musty, gloomy scent hung so thickly in the air that it was difficult to believe this was the residence of the Emperor.On the bed within the chamber, the Emperor lay asleep with his eyes closed.No, he was not asleep."...Your Majesty."The imperial physician felt for a pulse on the Emperor's limp wrist.Yet no matter how much he searched the pulse…
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