Chapter: 405
He was sitting very close to the Lord. He was now a Crown Prince, number 2 rank within the cult. At least the Lord was in his own, so Yeowun did not look him across the table. The guests have not arrived yet so everyone waited. And soon, guards that stood at the gate shouted.
“Guests have arrived!”
And the gate to the hall was opened and guests from Yulin clan entered. The first forty people had black clothes with orange sashes. They were from the Flower Mountain clan. One in the front was a large man with a long beard, the leader of Flower Mountain clan, and one of seventeen leaders of forces of justice, Poong Chungwun.
‘They are different.’
Yeowun had seen forces of justice for first time, if not counting criminals that he saw in the academy. If Cultists were mostly cold and aggressive, these men walked straight and seemed to value honor. And those who walked behind had white clothes with blue swirls. They were from Moyong Family.
“Hmm.”
The one who had a short beard was Moyong Kang, the leader of the Myong family and another leader of 17 leaders. They looked a bit arrogant compared to the Flower Mountain clan. And to the back of them, there was a woman wearing teal-colored lavish cloth and grey veil over her head. But she didn’t look like she was from the Moyong family.
‘Who’s that?’
Guards that stood beside her too had different clothes. Moyong Kang glanced around and whispered to her and she nodded and walked past the group and members from Flower Mountain clan and got up to the front. She then bowed and spoke to the Lord, Chun Yujong.
“On behalf of the Yulin clan, I thank you for your hospitality, Lord of the Demonic Cult.”
With her words, all members from Yulin clan all bowed. They were allies but they couldn’t do more than this to Demonic Cult, who were their long foe. Chun Yujong then stayed on his seat and spoke.
“I welcome valuable guests from Yulin clan to our castle.”
It was a greeting, but the Lord didn’t even show the slightest formal gesture, so people from the Yulin clan became uncomfortable. But they soon heard why Chun Yujong did that.
“I thought Forces of Justice honor and respect. Was it a false rumor?”
“Why are you saying that?”
“How can a person representing the entire Yulin clan hide her face in front of her host?”
“Oh! My apologies. I have made a mistake from being anxious about meeting with you.”
The woman then quickly pulled up the veil over her face. Everyone became astonished.
It was beauty beyond imagination that was like a flower on a cliff. Her smooth silky skin and soft line over her beautiful eyes were astounding. Almost every man in the hall looked at her, mesmerized by her beauty. One of the guards who stood by her then clapped once. Men came back to their senses and looked away embarrassingly. It looked like some of the ones from the Yulin clan were proud of her beauty. Yeowun, however, looked weirdly. He didn’t know who these people were as he wasn’t familiar with members of Yulin, but most clan leaders or elders knew who this woman was. The mole under her left eyes proved who she was. Lord Chun Yujong praised of her beauty.
“I heard Leader of Yulin has two treasures. It is good to see one of them, Strategist Jegal, most beautiful woman of Forces of Justice.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Lord Chun.”
She was one of ‘Three Beauties’ of the Jianghu and the Second Strategist of Yulin, Jegal Sohi. She was the lover of the first son of the Yulin clan, Yeon Buso, and was famous for being a talented strategist. But she was most known for her beauty.
‘This is the most beautiful woman in the Jianghu!’
Moyong Yu, son of Moyong Kang and heir of the family became proud. And others from Moyong family also seemed similarly proud.
‘Foolish cultists... look at them lusting over a beautiful woman.’
Unlike members of Flower Mountain clan who valued on holding back their emotion, the Moyong family members had been looking down upon the Demonic Cult. This showed on their faces.
‘I don’t like their faces.’
‘I heard Moyongs are arrogant... so, it’s true.’
It was a party to celebrate the alliance, but clan leaders shook their heads at the sight of the Moyong family. This party was actually could be more dangerous than it was currently. These were two groups who were at war against each other four hundreds of years. There was no way they will befriend each other easily.
‘I will punish all those who might harm the alliance.’