Chapter 625: 625

Chapter 625: Transition 4

Thu! Thu! Thu! Thud!

The main gate of the Imperial Palace, which had been firmly closed after the news of the emperor’s illness was reported, was opened .

From there, a series of actions emerged .

A gorgeous wagon led by the Eorim Army, armed with flashing weapons and eight white horses as its escorts .

The residents in the capital were looking at the wagon .

“Who is riding it?”

“Well, looking at all those beside it, it doesn’t look like someone average is inside…”

“Maybe the other empress is going to pray at a nearby temple . ”

The wagon left the city gates and headed to the west .

However, there were those who secretly followed the wagon .

They watched where the wagon was moving to and followed it closely .

Hwang Bo-yun and Zegal Shin, who was disguised as warriors, were waiting .

“Sir, we have checked and they are here . ”

“Did you see it clearly? Were they really heading over to the Cheon Yeong mountains?”

At the question of Hwang Bo-yun, the man from Haomun, who was following the wagon, answered, “I am sure . ”

“Uhm, well…”

The movement of the emperor in disguise and the exiled Jo Won-ki was confirmed .

“We should go after it right away . ”

At the words of Zegal Shin, Hwang Bo-yun shook his head .

“No, we shouldn’t follow it . ”

“What? You don’t mean to save His Majesty?”

“Huhu . That wasn’t what I meant . I know of a shortcut, so let’s move in that direction . ”

At the words of Hwang Bo-yun, Zegal Shin nodded his head and left .

However, they were hurrying too much that they missed one thing .

It was the fact that there were people who were watching them .

“Hiik! Save me! The bugs are on my body… Ackkk!”

A young man with long feet was jumping around in the wagon .

He was the crown prince, who was supposed to be exiled, Jo Won-ki .

In addition to Jo Won-ki, there were two more people who were riding inside the spacious wagon .

An old man, who wasn’t strong enough to bow to him, and an elderly lady with a fine haircut was next to him .

Duk! Duk! Duk!

As a result of the hallucinations and withdrawal effects, Jo Won-ki was scratching his body to the point where it was already bleeding, and the lady, who was in the wagon along with him, tried to calm him .

“Prince, get yourself together . Hey, is no one going to respond? Call a doctor right now!”

The lady, well, the other empress, cried in the wagon toward the Eorim Army, who were outside the carriage .

However, everyone pretended as if they didn’t hear it .

Well, it was more like they couldn’t hear it .

It was because the wizards that were brought in from the North by Hwang Bo-kwang put Silence magic on the wagon .

And even if there was no magic on them, they wouldn’t have obeyed the words of the empress .

They had already pledged their allegiance to Jo Won-gyun and Hwang Bo-kwang, and the empress had no power as the emperor was ill, and Jo Won-ki was a well-known addict, who had no rights in the Imperial family .

“You nasty people! Don’t you guys fear those above the sky!”

The empress kept on crying and yelling .

Even though she tried to hold back her tears, it felt like if she tried to hold back her emotions she would have an emotional breakdown .

No one from the group of Jo Won-gyun had informed her of anything .

However, the empress, who lived for decades in the empire, couldn’t see what was happening in her empire .

And it was too late for her to even realize the conspiracy that Jo Won-gyun had resorted to .

“Uh, wah…”

“Oh my! Prince, what is wrong?”

When Jo Won-ki, who was suffering from hallucinations was losing control, the empress began to turn concerned .

“Oh my, my, my… Please kill me . I am going crazy again, and I am worried that I’ll kill both of you!”

“Why would you say that?! You need to stay sane . ”

When the Empress was trying to calm the prince, the wagon, which was escorting them, suddenly came to halt . It was because the cart in the front blocked the path .

The moment when the Eorim Army were about to leave the wagon and see the situation ahead, one of the men from the cart ahead ran back .

“Oh my! I am so sorry, sir . The wheel suddenly broke down . ”

“The wheel broke down? Was it broken intentionally?”

“I-intentionally? What the hell is that supposed to mean . . ?”

Hwang Bo-yun, who was dressed like the man from the cart ahead, acted confused .

He thought that the Eorim Army’s men would yell at him and ask the cart to be moved .

However, it was as if the Eorim Army knew .

‘No way . Was the information leaked beforehand?’

Just the thought of it sent shivers down the spine of Hwang Bo-yun .

Even Jo Won-gyun wouldn’t have liked serving under the name of the emperor .

He needed a proper justification to claim the throne .

What if the cause was that the emperor was attacked?

‘Oh sh*t, we were played!’

“Raid! Protect His Majesty at all costs!”

The soldiers and the attendants all pulled their swords when the commander of the Eorim Army shouted .

Once the commander’s orders fell, they swung their swords at the wagon and not at the strangers .

Well, they were informed by Hwang Bo-kwang in advance .

If a group of people trying to save the emperor appear in the middle of the path, they were asked to not hesitate and kill the emperor .

Of course, the crimes for the death of the emperor would go over to the strangers .

“Save Your Majesty!”

“Waoh!”

Not just the men who were disguised along with Hwang Bo-yun, but also the warriors who were hiding behind the bushes on the other side of the road jump over with Zegal Shin at the shout of Hwang Bo-yun and attacked the Eorim Army .

Kang! Kang!

The noise of the weapons and the shouts of the troops rang loudly from both sides .

The fiercest fighting was happening around the wagon holding the royal family .

The blood of Eorim, who wanted to kill the emperor and the warriors who wanted to save them, colored the wagon red .

Cang! Cang! Cang!

Zegal Shin, who was dealing with five of the Eorim troops at once, was turning nervous .

He already anticipated that the Eorim troops would have great skills .

He too selected the best warriors from his clan .

It was the same with Hwang Bo-yun .

However, it wasn’t just the troops, but even the attendants were a lot stronger .

Well, they had to be strong .

It was because they weren’t just any attendants from the Imperial Palace .

‘Salmak? These guys are the murderous assassins!’

Seeing their martial skills, Zegal Shin managed to find out their real identity .

They were killers, notorious for carrying out assassinations .

The Kang Ho clans didn’t go well with them . Until recently, there was no major dispute between the Kang Ho and the Salmek clans either to see that they were attached to the Jo Won-gyun group!

“Kueak! My eye…!”

“Be careful! They have poison!”

The assassins of Salmek weren’t just excellent, but they also knew how to use poison .

As a result, the number of warriors, who were brought in by Zegal Shin and Hwang Bo-yun, were taken down .

If things went like that, annihilation awaited them… Well, even the emperor’s life would be lost .

‘We made a mistake . We should have been more careful and prepared!’

At the time when Hwang Bo-yun was grunting to himself .

“These men!”

Suddenly, a man with a bamboo mask, who ran from behind, jumped in .

He had a spear in his hand, and each time he swung it, the assassins of Salmek coughed blood and fell down .

The assassins attacked him with poison .

However, the warriors were much faster .

Whenever he threw the spear in his hand, the spear would move like a living dragon and pierce the necks and hearts of the assassins .

Swoosh!

“Kuak!”

“Kuk!”

“Ack!”

‘Th-this is!’

Zegal Shin and Hwang Bo-yun were shocked at the formidable skills of the man .

“N-no way . Is he…?”

“Run away! It is Lee Yong-mu, the Red Dragon King!”

Currently, Lee Yong-mu, the Red Dragon King, was the strongest warrior in the Song Empire as well as the Kang Ho clans .

There was no other person who could use a spear as skilfully as him .

The assassins, who managed to recognize him, ran away .

Lee Yong-mu threw his spear into the sky . The spear that rose to the sun split into dozens of spears and fell over the fleeing assassins .

“Kuak!”

“Ackkkk!”

Zegal Shin and Hwang Bo-yun couldn’t shut their mouths after seeing the assassins get wiped out in the blink of an eye .

Zegal Shin himself was proud of climbing into the stage of a master, yet after seeing Lee Yon-mu, he realized that he wouldn’t stand a chance .

“You guys were too hasty . ”

When Lee Yong-mu recovered his spear, he approached the two men and talked to them .

“We are ashamed . We don’t know what would have happened if the commander… . ”

The two men immediately bowed their heads and expressed their gratitude .

“By the way, how did the commander come to know about this place?”

“It is a huge mistake to think that only you people have spies . I’ll tell you the details later, so come and hurry . We need to take His Majesty to a safe place . ”

At Lee Yong-mu’s words, Zegal Shin and Hwang Bo-yun hurriedly took the emperor’s family and left the place .

Although things went far from their original plan, they somehow managed to rescue the emperor .

All that was left was to wait for Crown Prince Jo Won-rak to enter the empire with his own army .

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