Chapter: 720

‘Did they get caught?’

They settled to meet with Zhu Taikhan at his residence tonight. Chun Yeowun didn’t know that they got caught. Seeing Chun Yeowun stop, hope blossomed in Yeongwol’s eyes.

‘It worked. So, they’re this man’s subordinates!’

She just has this last straw to save herself, and it worked! Her sweating face that barely held any sanity, finally found some hope.

“You said that the Guardians caught them?”

“Y-yes!”

Chun Yeowun, who looked unconcerned until a moment ago, was frowning. It made Yeongwol feel delighted. Finally, she found his weakness.

‘I thought he was some cruel monster, but I guess not’

It was hard to believe that Chun Yeowun wasn’t willing to abandon his subordinates so easily. There were always rumors about the Lord of Demonic Cult being cruel to others, but righteous to their members. Yeongwol decided to use this rumor against him.

‘If only he would follow me to the Guardian Hall telling him that I’d release them...’

She could somehow use the situation to save herself. Once she reaches the Guardian Hall, she can scream to let them know that he is an enemy, and they would attack him right away. If she took him to the Elder, the true hidden power of the Imperial Palace, even the Lord of Demonic Cult would be brought down on his knees, which was why she was carefully trying to bait Chun Yeowun.

“So, if you can spare me, your men can be released...”

Puck!

“HUH?!”

Yeongwol’s eyes were in shock. She couldn’t differentiate reality and her imagination anymore. Even before she could put forth her deal, Chun Yeowun swung his sword. Her throat felt dry and cold as the sword came closer and closer.

“Wh-what are you doing?!”

“You sly and verbose fox, just die!”

“!?”

Shhhiiinnngg! Tuk!

The moment his words fell, Chun Yeowun’s sword moved and her vision became hazy as she fell. It wasn’t until her head fell to the ground that she realized that she had been decapitated. Was it a side effect of her regenerative power which was abnormal? Even though her neck got cut, she didn’t die immediately.

‘H.. how... how did it come to this?’

It was only for a moment.

Crack!

Chun Yeowun crushed Yeongwol’s head, which was currently on the ground. A miserable end for a person who tried to work hard the entire time.

Shh! Shh! Shh!

In front of Chun Yeowun, who seemed vexed, Great Guardian Marakim and Left Guardian Hameng appeared from the roof. Putting their hands together, Lee Hameng and Marakim greeted him.

“Your command has been carried off!”

They were the ones who killed all the court ladies. It didn’t feel right to hit or kill women, but seeing how they acted, they took the task seriously. They made sure to not use the swordsmanship of the Demonic Cult as much as possible. That would probably make it hard for others to guess the wounds or the cause of death of the corpses. That’s precisely why Chun Yeowun didn’t use the Demon Sword.

“Then...shall we take this man and withdraw?”

Lee Hameng asked, pointing to the bald man who fainted on the ground. Chun Yeowun sighed.