Chapter 348: 348

It was unbelievable . Chun Yeowun was left behind at the northern gate, but it seemed like he had been hiding by the carriage all along . It was hard to believe that Yeowun came in when Zhu Taikhan entered the carriage .

“NNNNNGH!”

[Can you use telepathic messages? I suppose you can . ]

Zhu Taikhan nodded . His mouth was forced to close, so his jaw was hurting . That’s when the energy that forced him to close his mouth disappeared .

“Ha… Hah…”

He could have breathed with his nose, but he was too fearful that he became pale and panted through his mouth .

‘Dammit . I guess there’s no point in screaming for help . ’

He saw Chun Yeowun’s monstrous power by his eyes . Yeowun was a monster who could wipe out the entire Imperial Army if he wanted to . Taikhan had to play along .

‘What have I done to go through such trouble…’

He didn’t think he would suffer such an event when he left for the Demonic Cult . He was, after all, a King who had enormous political power .

[S-since when did you get in the carriage?]

[It’s not been that long . ]

Yeowun answered vaguely and Zhu Taikhan misunderstood the truth .

‘His power is like a god . He got on the carriage while all that people were watching?’

Zhu Taikhan thought Chun Yeowun got on his carriage when he opened the door to get on . But that wasn’t true . Yeowun actually got in when the Imperial Guards were preparing to leave .

[S-so, why did you get in my carriage?]

Zhu Taikhan was afraid of getting on Yeowun’s nerves, but he couldn’t figure out why . Yeowun had declined to participate and the carriage was now going toward the Empire’s capital so there was no possible explanation . Yeowun answered .

[Of course, I’m going to the Imperial Palace with you . ]

[Im-Imperial Palace?]

Zhu Taikhan became shocked . He couldn’t even guess why a leader of one of the three largest factions of Yulin suddenly wanted to go to the Imperial Palace . And Zhu Taikhan was just too afraid of Chun Yeowun himself .

‘I-is it because he heard me cussing him out?’

It was possible that Yeowun had become angry at Taikhan who had been cussing ever since the carriage departed . Zhu Taikhan spoke assuringly .

[L-Lord Chun . If you are saying that because of what I said… don’t be too mad . I was just too sad since you cannot come with me . ]

[I see, that’s good . I almost got mad because I thought you hate me . ]

‘Ugh!’

Those were just simple words but it was enough to make Taikhan afraid . The words seemed to threaten that Yeowun might have done something if he felt hostility . Zhu Taikhan became lost for words .

[I’m sorry for spooking you by getting in the carriage, but I will consider it excused . ]

[O-of course!]

Actually, it was Yeowun who was the rude one for sneaking into the carriage . But Zhu Taikhan was so concerned that his cussing would have made Yeowun uncomfortable that he agreed excitedly .

“Whew . ”

Maybe he was quite naïve . Yeowun then went into his purpose .

[Let me cut to the chase . You will help me, your highness . ]

It wasn’t a request for help . It was a disguised threat . Zhu Taikhan became dumbfounded but he was afraid of Yeowun, so he just frowned and did not reply .

‘I am afraid of him, but the word of the Royal family should be heavy . ’

That’s what Taikhan had learned every time from his father, the Emperor . The word of the Emperor and the Royal family was above the law, so the Emperor always made sure that all of the Royal family should watch their words .

[W-what do you want me to do?]

Yeowun became surprised at Taikhan who didn’t just agree even when he was afraid .

‘So, he still is in the royal family . ’

Yeowun needed to persuade him . He needed Taikhan’s help at the palace .

[I will need an explanation . Do you remember the person who impersonated you?]

[…]

Of course he remembered . It was that incident that made Taikhan afraid of Yeowun . The cult explained that Yuking was poisoned before they arrived at the cult and Yon Namgun agreed also, but no one was sure why the poisoning had been done .

[Your highness, you said the Blade God Six Martial clan will join this ceremony too?]

[…Yes . ]

[That dead man was a spy from the Blade God Six Martial clan . ]

[W-what?!]

Zhu Taikhan frowned at the unexpected piece of information from Yeowun . He was curious as to how Yuking was poisoned, but he still couldn’t believe that a low-ranking official of the palace was actually a spy .

[I will explain about what happened at the cult first . ]

Yeowun then began to explain a simplified version of how the Blade God Six Martial clan appeared in Yulin, and the incidents that happened at the cult . Yeowun also told him the existence of a centipede that was embedded in the person to avoid spilling information .

[By the gods… they do that kind of thing just to prevent the information from being leaked?]

Zhu Taikhan became shocked to know about the centipede . It was quite effective, but it seemed to be on the very extreme side .

‘They are extremists . ’

After an explanation, Yeowun went into the important issue at hand .

[I asked you to help me, but this will help you too, your highness . ]

[Help me? How?]

[Actually, there is still a spy remaining within your forces here besides that Yuking . ]

“What! Y…”

[Quiet!]

Zhu Taikhan almost spoke out loud but quickly grabbed his mouth to stop . He was so shocked to hear that there had been a spy and that spy still remained within his forces .

‘Is he lying?’ he thought, but there was no need for such a powerful man to lie about such a thing . If that was true, then Zhu Taikhan had to thank him .

[If what you say is true, then we must arrest them!!]

Taikhan didn’t want to play on top of the hands of these spies any longer . Yeowun shook his head .