275. East, Wolguk (2)
In the royal family of Yue, a legendary book that only the king of the time could read was handed down from generation to generation.
Contrary to grandiose stories, this book was nothing special.
It was the diary of a king who ruled Yue in the past.
However, when the king is called the ‘king of conquest’ who unified the east, the story is different.
After Baek Cheon-gyeol died and the dynasty changed.
There were many things in the royal family of Yue.
Many kings read his diary.
Some people fell in love with Baek Chun-gyeol’s bravery and praised him, while others tried to burn Baek Chun-gyeol’s diary, which ruined the country, as a harmful book.
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Fortunately, the book never actually burned.
Even within the royal family, opinions on Baekcheongyeol were divided, so it was basically a subject that was reluctant to mention. But they all had the same interests.
Will Baek Cheon-gyeol really return to the kingdom of the moon?
If he comes back, how will he come back?
And many kings of Yue-guk had the same concerns. If Baek Cheon-gyeol returns, whose country will it belong to?
Since Baek Cheon-gyeol was an only child and passed away without giving birth to a successor, it was perhaps a natural step for the dynasty to change.
So, even if Baek Cheon-gyeol returned from the underworld, it was only natural that the surname of the king who ruled over Wol-guk was Seo.
But what they were worried about was that Yueguk was slowly declining after the Xu Dynasty ruled Yue.
Even though many kings in the past tried to rebound with all their efforts, perhaps because their heyday was so splendid, they couldn’t even catch up with Baek Chun-gyeol’s toes.
Wolguk, where various cultures melted under the influence of unification, used to make kings’ hair fall out.
Would it be different if it was 100 thousand grains?
What would you have done if you were 100,000?
The three letters Baekcheongyeol were the homework given to the kings of Wolguk and an unsolved conundrum.
Then, what thoughts did this man have while sitting in a luxurious room and looking at Baek Chun-gyeol’s diary?
“The epic that develops the small country of Wol into a great country that unifies the East is admirable every time I read it.”
Seo Yi-san had great respect for Baek Cheon-gyeol.
He didn’t believe the sentences written in Baek Cheon-gyeol’s diary until the previous king died early and ascended the throne at a young age.
It was such an absurd record.
However, when he grew up and governed the country himself, when a problem that was not easy to solve came, he instinctively opened a diary of 100,000 resolutions.
Just as his father did before.
There was an answer.
Baekcheongyeol was a good ruler and a wise monarch.
Nevertheless, the last sentence of the diary was hard to believe even for Seo Yi-san, who was in awe of Baekcheongyeol.
The dead never come back.
It was the common sense of this world, an eternal law.
I only knew Seo Yi-san was like that.
Until I heard an absurd rumor that one of the students of Innocence Academy, located in the west, had escaped the swamp of death and returned to life.
“Exiles…Or should we call them Returners…”
Seo Yi-san put down the diary and picks up a piece of paper next to it.
The paper had Zeto’s information written on it.
A black-haired blind swordsman with white bandages around his eyes. Origin unknown. It is unknown what swordsmanship he uses. There were countless other words like ‘unknown’ and ‘estimated’ listed on the paper.
“I’ll figure out the rest later.”
Seo Yi-san wanted to hear the story of him who came back alive even after going through death.
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason the cadets were invited to the country.
“Wolyeonghoe has no movement yet.”
Seo Yi-san asked the informant who was waiting outside the door.
Soon, the informant’s answer comes from outside the door.
“There didn’t seem to be any special movement yet, but it’s strangely quiet, which is suspicious. If Baekdohwa’s reincarnation really appeared, I don’t expect them to stand still and watch.”
“Yes. They still hide their claws in the shadows. As long as you don’t know whether they will be enemies or allies of the royal family, you’d better be on your guard.”
“Why don’t you send an escort sooner?”
“I hope that’s the case. If possible, I hope their swords don’t point at my neck. If it’s true that the white peach blossom was reincarnated, I’d like to take care of it more than anyone else…”
“This is a presumptuous statement, but since the opposition faction has taken control of the inside of the palace, I think it’s best to do what you’re doing right now. If you try to reveal your true intentions now, you’ll get caught and cause a backlash.”
“…Yeah, I know that too well. Enough with it. Let’s go.”
Seo Yi-san inherited the throne when he was young.
Of course, the forces supporting the seven-year-old child were not so strong, and at that time, with the help of his uncle, he was able to silence his voice of concern and concern.
At that time, Seo Yi-san also followed his uncle, Seo Cho-ryang.
Since then, years have passed and Seo Yi-san has grown his head a bit, and he feels uncomfortable about something he doesn’t know.
Seo Yi-san began to get confused as to whether his subjects were following him, the king, or Seo Cho-ryang, the king’s uncle.
By the time he noticed this, it was already too late.
Seo Cho-ryang had taken control of the palace from the beginning, placing his subjects and nobles under him.
After digging a little deeper, I found out that all the people who raised anxious voices at the time of ascending the throne were people under Seo Cho-ryang’s command.
Following further, he began to have doubts about his father’s sudden death.
According to records, it is known that Seo Cho-ryang, despite being his eldest son, did not inherit the throne because he was violent and greedy.
There was even a case in which astrologers of the time urgently visited King Seonseondae, claiming that they had seen a malevolent star on the day Seo Cho-ryang was born.
Of course, it is said that the astrologers were kicked out of the palace for insulting the royal family.
Seo Yi-san did not have much dissatisfaction with Seo Cho-ryang. He used to blame himself, saying that the fact that his servants chose Seo Cho-ryang over himself was all because of his lack of self-worth.
Unexpectedly, Seo Cho-ryang did not flirt with the throne. It is also true that Seo Yi-san had already been politically amputated, and Seo Cho-ryang waited for him to dry up and die.
Recognizing this, Seo Yi-san pretended to please Seo Cho-ryang in front and gathered strength from behind.
While the years passed without such a major incident, it was when Seo Yi-san heard rumors that the ‘Wolyeonghoe’ was in motion that the game began to twist.
Wolyeonghoe (月影會).
It was a legendary armed group that was said to have been created to protect Baek Cheon-gyeol, Baek Do-hwa, the only wife of Baek Cheon-gyeol, the king of conquest.
It was thought that after the deaths of Hoeju Baek Do-hwa and Wolyeong-hoe, who had gone on an expedition, they had disappeared without remnants.
That was the orthodoxy.
Aside from the fact that the Wolyeonghoe was still maintained even after hundreds of years had passed, the important thing was what made them move, who had been secretly hiding from the world.
Seo Cho-ryang, who heard the rumors of the Wolyeonghoe, went around showing off an uncomfortable tee.
He didn’t like the Conqueror very much.
When Baek Cheon-gyeol was mentioned, he was often criticized for being a violent psychopath who ascended the throne even while seeing his brother’s blood.
Since Seo Yi-san had seen Baek Chun-gyeol’s diary, she had a different idea. It is true that he killed his brother, but there was a reason why he had to.
Anyway, on the outside, it was Seo Yi-san who went around saying things that insulted Baek Cheon-gyeol in order to please Seo Cho-ryang.
But what is this?
The Wolyeonghoe that followed Baek Do-hwa was alive and well, and the Wolyeonghoe started moving.
Seo Yi-san, who had a sore throat, tried to find out why they moved.
In the meantime, an informant who faithfully followed him finally stole the letter and brought it back.
‘The reincarnation of Baek Do-hwa is now in the Cheonseon Academy.’
It was a letter with a short sentence written on it.
There was no way to find out if it was really a letter circulating inside the Wolyeonghoe, but the sentence contained the power to move the Wolyeonghoe.
Shortly after discovering the letter, Seo Yi-san figured out who the people were in the Cheonseon Academy, and while looking for something special, he found out that there were students from the Innocence Academy in the West.
Seo Yi-san was sure.
The reincarnated Peach Blossom must be among them.
So I invited them.
The academy was also scheduled to visit Wolguk anyway, so I readily agreed.
Now all I had to do was find the reincarnated white peach blossom before Seo Cho-ryang noticed.
He couldn’t have wished for anything more if this incident had won Wolyeonghoe’s trust and they would stand by his side.
‘Anyway, how can I find the reincarnated white peach blossom…’
***
On the other hand, Wolyeonghoe also had similar thoughts to Seo Yi-san.
“Have you met the king?”
“Yes, things are going well.”
A woman who came into the cave answered a question that suddenly jumped out of the dark shadow.
Entering the secret cave of Wolyeonghoe, she was none other than the informant Seo Yi-san talked to earlier.
“It was decided to send an escort sooner. Seo Cho-ryang seemed to be starting to notice.”
In the first place, the ‘Wolyeonghoe’s letter’ that she gave to Seo Yi-san was all part of their plan.
“In escort…”
“There is Raijin.”
“Hmm, did you prepare it as a fast-footed guy?”
“In case of emergency, you should think about escaping with Hoeju.”
“Anyway, do you think Raijin will be able to find you?”
“Well, I just noticed that Lord Hui’s sword was missing from Hanzo’s grave. We don’t have any other information about Lord Hui’s appearance. We hope he can find it as soon as possible.”
“I’m worried. Raijin since childhood…”
“It’s a bit… Silly.”
Ha-wol, who was Seo Yi-san’s informant and also a member of the Wolyeonghoe, frowned slightly.
It didn’t matter if Raijin couldn’t find Hoiju.
From the moment her cadets safely entered the palace, Ha-wol thought that it would be enough for her to find the reincarnation of Baek Do-hwa herself.
However, she finds out later that she never had to.
***
The next day, the escort sent by the king of Yuegu met the students of the academy.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Edward Klaus, an instructor at Innocence Academy.”
“I am Jamon, the captain of Manwoldae, who has been entrusted with escorting the people of Innocence Academy.”
When Edward and Jamon, the head of the escort, were shaking hands.
Lai Jin, who was enlisting in the king’s escort, turned her eyes to the line of cadets who had disembarked from the wagon.
He had been talking to Ha-wol since early in the morning.
‘The reincarnation of Hoeju could be a man…?’
‘Since he reincarnated, it wouldn’t be strange if his gender changed.’
‘So, then… Isn’t all the information I gave you meaningless?’
‘Even though he’s a past lord, just in case. It would be more convenient to think of finding the sword of Lord Hoe. It’s highly likely that you’re not revealing your sword, but…’
Raijin was diligently searching for the reincarnation of Baek Do-hwa based on the meager information Ha-wol had given him.
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Red hair.
Eyes like a prison cell.
And that won’t happen, but it would be perfect if you were wearing a sword as white as the moon.
‘How can I find this kind of information…’
At that time, Raijin, frowning, was examining the cadets’ faces.
A woman comes into her eyes.
“……”
Rai Jin couldn’t take her eyes off her.
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
That would be the case, and she was completely consistent with the information Hawol had given her.
Isn’t he even wearing a sword with a white peach pattern on his waist?
It was fortunate that I found it in time.
However, the problem was that it was too similar to the well-known white peach blossom.
Lai Jin anxiously searched for Ha-wol in the midst of her throbbing headache.
‘Hawol-ah, it’s f*cked up.’