Chapter: 665
Yon Namgun became wordless at the unexpected reaction. He did guess that cultists would not bow easily, but he didn’t imagine the reaction would be this cold.
‘They are not like ordinary martial artists. But this is going too far.’
The order seemed a bit much, but when facing cultists not willing to bow, Yon Namgun became furious as he was a commander of the Imperial Guard who protected the Imperial Palace’s authority. He then frowned and tried to shout when he heard the telepathic message.
[Enough. You won’t be enough.]
It was sent from Zhu Taikhan. The chubby man then frowned and called out to one of the Imperial Guards to hold the plate that carried the Imperial Order scroll. He then walked a few steps up and shouted toward the cultists.
“I am King Zhu Taikhan, under the order of the Emperor of the Great Ming Empire.”
The chubby man was Zhu Taikhan. The cultists became shocked.
“King?”
“Is he the son of the Emperor?”
Those who were given the title of a King were only the male relatives of the Empire. They expected the one inside the carriage to be a high-ranking official, but they didn’t expect to see a king. Yeowun then heard Huan Yi’s telepathic message.
[My Lord. He must be the second son of the current Emperor.]
Huan Yi was the leader of covert operations and intelligence that he knew the names of all the royal families. There was a visit from the imperial palace due to the nonaggression in the past, so they had to be aware. But the atmosphere was different. The way Zhu Taikhan was talking to them was as if he was talking to normal citizens.
“How dare you still stand in front of the Imperial Order and the King of the Empire!”
Zhu Taikhan seemed as if he wanted to see cultists getting down on their knees. The cultists became hesitant. They seemed to be worried if their Lord would become uncomfortable for this turn of events.
‘Hm? It must be him.’
Zhu Taikhan found Chun Yeowun with a lavish black robe standing between the cultists. Everyone seemed to be concerned about him, so it was certain that he was the new Lord of the Demonic Cult.
‘I can’t feel anything from him, but he must be it.’
Chun Yeowun had collected his energy, so it wasn’t possible to feel any energy coming out from him. He felt more like an ordinary man rather than a martial artist. That’s why all the Imperial Guards and Zhu Taikhan didn’t even think Yeowun was the Lord of the Demonic Cult.
‘He really is nothing.’
Zhu Taikhan figured the Lord of the Cult might still be a powerful warrior, but he wasn’t. Zhu Taikhan then pointed at Yeowun with his finger.
“Are you the Lord of the Demonic Cult?”
Left Guardian Lee Hameng turned cold at the sudden arrogant words being thrown at Yeowun. All other cultists reacted similarly. But Zhu Taikhan did not care and flicked his finger at Yeowun.
“Now I see why all your cultists are so arrogant and foolish. Come down here on your knees and take the order from the Emperor.”
His last word enraged all the cultists.
‘How dare he!’
‘He is insulting our Lord!’
With each of the cultists unleashing their internal energy, a powerful aura spooked all horses, making them neigh and try to turn.
“Ugh! Horses!”
“Wuh!”
But all those from the Imperial Army were able to feel this power being unleashed from the cultist. The Southern Commander who felt this before the others pulled out his sword and shouted, “You dare show your hostility toward the King who bears the order of the Emperor?! Is the Demonic Cult trying to commit treason?!”