Chapter 271: Side Story – ‘Fathers-in-Law’ Please Give Me Your Daughters! (7)
HjYThe Eastern Heaven, just like the Kingdom of El Ras, was a gigantic empire that dominated the continent’s hegemony, but the size of the eastern continent was three or four times larger than the western one.xo5YCw
eoykngJThat great empire was ruled by the Son of Heaven, under an absolute monarchy.swHC
3tBThe emperor’s authority came from a founding myth declaring him the “son of heaven.”jomct8
0NLsBut one day, the world’s light disappeared.28fz
UtN0People fell into chaos.VFUxPfR
K7zpThe sun that had always illuminated the world was blocked by shadows, and the light vanished from the earth.bB21
iFirQThe confusion was absolute.KrbqR
5u6ScNaturally.uou4S
axIgXmW“We have the Son of Heaven, descendant of the heavens—how could heaven abandon us?”ZzF3
5WC6BIt was the beginning of the creation myth that Tatez Valtazar attempted to open.HXpCK
eP8qRXkThe impact of that event shook even the distant Eastern Empire.hLErGE
ckxIn the Eastern Empire, where the path of the dao and the responsibilities of the monarch were taught, that event caused a massive political earthquake.uAj9I
jZZKIf flowers wilted, lightning struck, or a flood came, everything was interpreted as the monarch’s fault for lacking virtue.VmMaXq8
2UKbY“The emperor angered Heaven. That is why the world is being punished.”LYNN
vy4qmAs the darkness continued, resentment toward the imperial family grew unchecked.aFzy
JUtNuo7If it had lasted only a week, they could have excused it somehow.P4C1
DxW3RcBut the Heavenly Empire was too vast.BR1kxv
8irMVUnlike the Kingdom of El Ras, there was no meteoric hero to prepare the country for chaos.jmrz
dxvBNor was there any miraculous cooperation between royalty, nobility, the army, and religious sects.e0U9M
b7KTDoubting the emperor’s authority, the provinces began to fracture.QJAWctE
PRygAnd in the midst of that, the demons of the evil cult resurfaced.9IZt
kMQKrA long time ago, there existed a demon cult that spread blood across the world.jWOOE
DrIqQThe Blood Church.HIB
m8NThe Demonic Cult.yg54Cw
4kbNOr, in some regions, simply “the Church.”WX4
04JbcEThe names varied, but they all shared one faith.a9AmDz2
lfza“Let the ten thousand demons bow! Let the world of blood be reborn!”1Rjs
RFv“Let the ten thousand demons bow! Let the world of blood be reborn!”Mroam
JQXUnder heaven stood the Son of Heaven.oHC8OR
P6JUKAbove heaven stood the Demon God.rQc4xF0
8MVXThe absolute master of the Demonic Dao.Vac
ra7QIbtThe invincible one without rival under the heavens.ktll
E9qThe embodiment of the supremacy of the strong.RA6bi
O3IYlENSomeday, the Demon God would purify the entire world with fire.cdF
lRdUFor those who revered strength, he was a legend.ikq
u3a9“The imperial family and the martial masters of the continent have been abandoned by heaven!”1qh
UOnxbJ“It is time for the Ten Mountains to march toward the central world!”MmWQC
OeFThe problem was that they lacked a unified leader.mXA06
TSQ8gc6A body capable of inheriting the essence of the Demon God—considered mere legend—did not exist.8MiO
2J0There were leaders of the blood palaces, but they were rotating positions, a system of “election” far inferior to the ancient Demon God.TeaY
hpNypThe cult needed a new absolute.Kz7xj
x8zeOA being capable of crushing the world with power.P3v0
p5cuBut the heir of the Demon God had never appeared.Hot
IjnHThe essence left behind was so destructive that no human body could withstand it.xactZS
liZjZ0“He exists! Such a person exists!”wcIo
Nfb“Someone who crushed the continent’s strongest warriors with bare fists, who defeated ten thousand imperial soldiers!”dGe
k0Fk“He undoubtedly walks the path of the Demonic Dao!”gdKrN8
5gE“Who is that monster?!”VHsTi
bAMSqFour years ago—uTy
2REpWAn absolute existed in the Heavenly Empire.73UjBxq
kE2“Hua Ran! The Night-Flying Yacha!”l6CsNz
8pUaeG“She, with her indestructible body and mythical technique, can reach the state of Supreme Demon!”S1TBs
PygAn absolute power.IZ83K9
wHFNMZSomething the decaying Demonic Cult could never have imagined.g4RC
Pk5JcTheir hope resting on a young jiangshi wasn’t as impossible as it seemed.fJV4Otr
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bElYTYc·········9UHn
EtRGzD······8Kqv
F27VoWhile the light vanished from the world and imperial authority wavered, the imperial family struggled with similar thoughts.nSObE4
v5pAIWhen the sunlight disappeared suddenly, the world was thrown into terror. And although the sun later returned, driving away the darkness, the damage was already done.fCZ
gVISVmZThe Demonic Cult, which had taken advantage of the darkness, was running rampant.3q1TR
95MuWPkAnd worst of all—the being they clamored for as their “messiah” was the same monstrosity that had ravaged the Empire four years earlier.K3y
UaT2When Erin and Josephine took her away almost by force to the west, the imperial family celebrated that the untamable monster had left the empire.Xy9
KelkBut now the situation had changed completely.qu6M
sRJgOJThe imperial family knew about Kang Ryun’s atrocious crimes.kSynrsV
SigbYfTherefore, they erased Hua Ran from the “execute on sight” register the moment she stepped on imperial soil.zRVfrx
75oAfter all, the Kang family was famous as an imperial ally.n4QWsj
mZeKang Yu, master of illusory arts, and Kang Ryun, master of formations, had contributed greatly to the empire.oV1Z1e
S73TUAlthough Kang Ryun was the true criminal, they could at least try to restore Kang Yu’s honor.RsHsxN
Sgw4UBut they could not.nbY1ju2
3nTAouTurning a living human into a jiangshi was an unforgivable atrocity.pnBTqSv
pTejc“Your Majesty! Taoist priest Jin Oh-hyeok requests an audience.”lN2bN
q84While the imperial court discussed the situation, Hua Ran’s name surfaced again.0roR0yT
Jty“The disappearance of the light was not natural. It was manipulation of heavenly order. We must prepare for a second catastrophe!”dqYtL
eaInGwThe sun had disappeared due to “external interference,” an event impossible to ignore.gfbFnL
Rw2SAnd the demons were using that event to rise.1H2P6m
jkvhELRThe imperial family wanted to prepare for a second disappearance of the light.Ck0jxU
MMqlP7“We cannot interfere with Heaven’s will…”eRSk
XKIdN6B“If human power is not enough, use a power that is not human.”8rUNOk
Jcfgd7The leader of the imperial Taoists—formerly Kang Ryun’s position—proposed a solution.adaiFL
gMPcT“I plead that the Night Yacha Hua Ran be elevated to ‘Posterior’ (Hu) and controlled by Taoist masters!”NPpN
rFlHis method was not much different from Kang Ryun’s.eptn53q
sU9ofBut it differed in one aspect.UiP
8Dswp“A Posterior who bears enough karma can ascend and control the natural order.”oHYjK
wSW“And that’s possible?”j7ge
UDFpp“That is what the Dao teaches.”j4H3D
KkEwHua Ran had spilled much blood—her sins were karma.pfXZS
7gCh“She has enough for an ascension.”VH2X
qsPTo do so, they first had to capture her.i41
iZj1To stop the Demonic Cult.ss7
UPg6hZTo use her as a Posterior.OpjC
EDPPoZFor a possible heavenly ascension.QrYO
axpfJust when they were preparing to send formal envoys to the Kingdom of El Ras—NqoQVR
YQS8Hua Ran returned on her own to her homeland.k18gX
nqJNZux“Capture her before she escapes.”Haz2G
iEC9That is why they sent the army.w032
IXmH9DGAccusing her of collaborating with the Demonic Cult, they declared her a traitor and sent forces to arrest her.zMlhuI
YpE“That’s how it happened.”iN2u9rc
b1c“…”h9p8D
ZB2“…”JyiqYL3
IgvRCorin and Josephine, after hearing the entire story from Sa Jin-hyuk, were speechless.9wnd
F9Ln“Forming a harem is absurdly difficult.”Qrhg
rfF0Corin let out a deep sigh at how tangled everything had become.9u2aY
KkO5T2g***CT4
hXRsTo get straight to the point, Hwaran was escorted meekly by the imperial army.tWbmU
2Qgo9dThe principle dictates that a traitor must be beheaded and their bloodline exterminated up to three generations.XcMBL
jVNHowever, the hostility of the imperial army was not as great as expected.CC3
4uay2The soldiers were the least of it; what was truly notable was that the imperial envoy was extremely attentive to her reactions.Z5jn
KMytIjA“What are you going to do?”6Wl
ULuwuP1‘…I’m not going to hit them.’tUNo
imAAt Ran’s question, Hwa hid her intention to resist.rsgPruk
hJuyuEscaping was easy. Massacring them all would also be trivial for the Bicheon Yacha.8EPn
CDR5But if she did that, Corin would not be pleased.xTSp
oPICsDHe deeply detested killing people. More precisely, he rejected it naturally.sKpk
yrtgLife is something that must be protected.7Ju
Pq4fRIf one is going to take something so obvious, one must do it with prudence.xXmw
w6WdirPA perspective completely different from that of so many Park Sihoos. And such ideas also influence those around him— even a yacha who does not hesitate before bloodshed.HGD
eeggtr“C-c-criminal, eat this!”KEq
UH1siWhat the envoy held out to her was a peachwood tablet.csTh7
DcjI67An object that acts as a nemesis to a jiangshi. In the past, Kang Ryun had neutralized her using exactly that.Y1NtYT
pG1SWhen Ran looked at it indifferently, the envoy shouted in panic.6D8sY
L0SCub8“Q-quickly, eat it! Do you intend to disobey His Majesty the Emperor’s order?”Wht1GB
IiiW0V“Fine. But don’t touch sister Yoo-hwa or our family.”V3c84Jg
3zz“O-of course. Don’t worry so much, this is only to have a pretext…”jMqZDW
QpNThe envoy acted very carefully, as if trying to soothe the Bicheon Yacha.5Xno3b
Zug8WvkBeing a taoist, he knew perfectly well that if she went out of control, the entire imperial army would be reduced to paste.GdE
2znQwHkRan swallowed the tablet without resisting. Then her body reacted.gac
U97H“Hmm…”0RyZSX
QZCufn‘Act well.’fNBv
CtXESD“I-I’m doing the best I can!”Lxhs
suu1Even after swallowing the domokpae, Ran didn’t suffer any major effect.KVj
xGlljSThis was because she was no longer just a living jiangshi, but now carried the divine rank of the “Third Goddess of War, Morrígan.”ap84
0LKCvacShe possessed a power far beyond what she had as the Bicheon Yacha, and if she wished, escaping from the Heavenly Empire would be nothing.jd2jG
x8xo8Di‘Still, aren’t you a little excited?’EtvJ
pXIV‘About what?’RRjJBIk
wRSn‘If they take us away, my brother will come rescue me. A knight saving the princess locked in a romantic castle, right?’4YcuS4E
pKktvJ‘…How annoying.’uIWKv
g8wt3DKIf she was taken, Corin would no doubt worry. He might even run desperately to save her.E1QnH
OHRHkwRan looked forward to that sort of scenario a little— acting like a distressed maiden falling into the arms of her prince. Quite a girlish fantasy.zzs8I
GiiIThe soldiers, unable to imagine she was only pretending to be neutralized by the tablet, tied her up with ropes and loaded her into an escort carriage.jlOw4
Vzc0U“Envoy…!”OCb1FG
qOQo0Yoo-hwa arrived running urgently and stood before him.XZQ1gH8
LNpyna“The incident from four years ago has already been proven a misunderstanding! How can you call her a traitor?”2JzYk6
hoiTSgThough she maintained etiquette, she was ready to draw her sword at any moment.Cncg
bGg1TZIt was true the Kang family had declined after the death of Kang Yu and the fall of Kang Ryun.9ZO8QEk
IZ7OBut even so, the family had enough power not to be wiped out, and Yoo-hwa intended to protect her cousin with all her strength.qv3JjB
yZPQejk“Ehem… one moment, allow me to explain…”MT7Pg8
WQiwKDoThe envoy carefully whispered that all of this was to fool the demon cultists who had been active recently.VNooO9z
unTThat it was only a pretext to secure custody of Ran first.EyzRd
kslV0As he said this, he noticed Ran’s wide-open eyes—even after swallowing the domokpae—staring at him, and thus he maintained utmost courtesy.xUEBlMO
lbqAm“So please follow us. I-I beg you.”hdFFO
RaujKsqHaving witnessed the Wolya-seong incident, the envoy clearly feared the Bicheon Yacha.xD1kYx8
jc9XdC“Kang Yoo-hwa is also suspicious! Treat her with respect and escort her.”RTu
prc9And so, both were escorted as if they were major criminals, but treated far too respectfully for actual criminals.5JCGw
06QJ***2Df4VNs
ZUyUxOHeavenly Empire.cLSUDv0
Zr30Imperial Palace.hAQ
1G5GeugThirty thousand imperial soldiers, hundreds of warriors and taoists.EK6TWR
YTLUThe safest place in the Empire, undoubtedly the center of the continent.8B7
BWHTC“Impressive.”d2GA
342I1R“…Corin.”C7d
cyD5Professor Josephine, beside me, looked at me with obvious worry.z1an
djfFXt“Are you seriously going to do this?”iPF
WHPWc“A man must do whatever it takes to rescue his woman, right?”nFGoXjb
Em1M“…You do know all of this is extremely stupid, don’t you?”9pR
Zcwsw“I appreciate that you didn’t bring up the issue of ‘the seven.’”Jfc
jOtw78AI had come to the imperial palace to rescue Hwaran.B7p
VCtABISure, there were more diplomatic methods— with Dunaleff’s economic power, Arden’s strength, or the backing of El Ras’s royal family, we could probably retrieve her.odj
G5zTBut that would take too long.Wuku
M9LW99cAt least a year.1lf3
gfrCZHoLeaving Hwaran in the imperial palace for that long?Isx
bxRVNot happening.oMFSJW
VLozhi“Well, if I just brought Marie, Alisha, and Estelle, that would already be enough to crush the Empire.”lyAubT
s88Qo“…That level of modesty is absurd.”oKUK
5uSpv“Yes, I could actually do it alone.”pqV9IW
QXtiJHI was no longer the same as before.aO4
1WjQbFI may not have the benefits of the Third Commandment now, but I possess the Sun and the Light.Oy0VQhG
W0JSvhThe Sun, Claur Solas.pWwmjj4
7SpRsThe Light, Aradwa.vPPr
7AxuCpThe Fate, Lia Pal.tfC
DoOI have not yet received the Ardri coronation, so I can only use the Sun and the Light.XJDiy
f4lUF3B“With just those two powers, I’m already the strongest in the world.”5fJ
7Pl71iNor am I lacking in technique.BZ0m
JlVUAfter all, I am the heir of Erin Danua and Tates Valtazar.Zt2WlH
6az1FThere is no human who can defeat me now.bCX
f522RL“But I’m not going to kill everyone. I’ll just go in, take Hwaran, and leave.”GUESCY
RDSr“Haa… I know you’ll do it your way, but please avoid deaths.”xiIBXAo
nLh8ETbAssaulting an imperial palace with only two people seemed absurd, but with my current power, it might be possible.48kfPL5
4rBs76L“Make way!”Zf7Ub
yePZh2I kicked open the main gate of the palace and invaded it.JAxRsgE
b1hQNumerous warriors and taoists confronted me, but—RX8Q
Vd1njQ“Divine Light Ray!”G0BjDq
S2siBooom!ccOkApq
zhZZ2bY“Aaargh!”5IDlm
3LMJ“He’s wielding light! What is that thing?!”oJq
aGvEjXI showed a little of Melyr’s Light and reduced the palace to dust while searching for the Emperor.qO7B
114“W-who are you?”cg4
yLixA“I am the Heavenly Demon.”3Dbw
fTw79“What?”in75hqH
z5OjmSTYes, the heir of the Heavenly Demon, Michael Jackson, is not intimidated by any “Son of Heaven.”JmfFn6
TBkJ5q“Please stop doing these stupid things! And stop walking backwards! Do you know how many people have fainted? How can a human walk backwards like that?!”sxj
3dXqMwH“Okay, okay.”akxrFeU
JRSAre people really fainting?g6VR
o67zO3FNot surprising— when I walk through the city, people scream “Oppa!” and lose their minds.717
RndtxFI’m definitely the true heir of the Heavenly Demon.4S5
dVHkAt“Your Majesty.”Mtd
MWZTo avoid more trouble, I wore my hood; that way no one recognized us.dEsbDv
Swbhq“Hwaran. Where is she now?”Ct2bH
8rumdB“Y-you insolent wretch! I am the Emper—!”xt5k3y
QjgabR“KIEEEEEEKK!”zyKr0xR
Oei“AAAAARGH! MY EARS!”HSp
d2yI didn’t feel a drop of pity for the Emperor’s screams.vAUtj
nI1XI may respect my in-laws, but an emperor from another continent?VP5dqN
0Ni4vNo way.d0z4
IQEzBpNBesides, this guy was also one of the culprits who used Hwaran as a demonic tool through Kang Ryun.QVQXBQ
cst“I’ll throw the palace roof into the sky so you understand who I am!”b7sxSF
0azGhMaybe I should summon the Sun and roast them all like chicken.XkUV
ICz“W-wait!”8OJ
MAsKNEAt that moment, a taoist came running and fell to his knees.N9tqjMb
sqWhBHe had probably seen how several dozen taoists had been wiped out in a single blow, because he had no will to fight whatsoever.8Hv6g3g
qR6“Hwaran was kidnapped by magyo during transport! So she’s not in the palace!”BynTjX
1d1x“…Magyo? The ones from the Hundred Thousand Mountains?”ew29a
ZwWy“Y-yes…”AEZQGA
0lnSuddenly everything had turned into a strange wuxia story, and I was doing a Heavenly Demon cosplay— slightly awkward.qyeB858
KPmrwp“…Getting married is harder than it looks.”He96
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