The Supreme Who Rules the Boundless Sky - Chapter 189

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Spear Heaven Martial Emperor Episode 189

“From the Northern Four Islands Alliance?”

“Yes. They’ve already arrived. What should we do?”

“Hmm. They must have been quite desperate.”

Namgung Hyeok twisted his lips.

“Who came as the messenger?”

“Jin Yugwang, the son of the Northern Evil Alliance Leader, has come. He’s the one who didn’t fight properly in the previous battle and fled early.”

“He sent his own son directly.”

It seemed they were in quite a desperate situation.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to use his successor like this.

Namgung Hyeok pondered for a moment before speaking.

“Guide him here. I should see his face and have a conversation.”

“Yes. Understood.”

The Sacred Fire Sect disciple who had brought the news bowed his head and left.

He was probably going to bring Jin Yugwang who was waiting outside.

Namgung Hyeok looked at Lee Cheolgun in the meantime.

His gaze was asking for an explanation of what kind of person Jin Yugwang was.

“Don’t look at me like that. I don’t know much about him either, except that he’s the son of the Eight Swords Gate Master.”

“Really?”

“But he’s basically someone with good instincts. Otherwise, he would have died or been captured in the last battle.”

Lee Cheolgun muttered with certainty.

Namgung Hyeok thought his assessment was correct.

“Well, I can roughly guess what purpose he came here with.”

Namgung Hyeok said this and tapped the armrest of the chair he was sitting in.

He spoke with a strange smile.

“I should confirm whether my expectations are correct.”

Soon, the Sacred Fire Sect disciple who had left earlier returned with Jin Yugwang.

The two men’s gazes met, creating tension in the air.

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Jin Yugwang really didn’t want to come to this place.

It was clearly a death trap by anyone’s standards, and he had to make desperate pleas.

But in the end, he couldn’t avoid it.

His father, the Northern Evil Alliance Leader, had no one else left to send.

And among them, he was the one with the highest status.

So he had no choice but to step forward himself.

Though he had come with such resolve, Jin Yugwang couldn’t help but freeze when he saw Seonghwa Gate Master Namgung Hyeok directly.

“…!”

Sharp eyes that seemed to see through his essence in an instant.

And the strong pressure he could openly feel.

All of this combined to give an intense impression.

Despite being around the same age as himself, it felt like facing a veteran master of Jianghu.

“Hmm.”

Namgung Hyeok, who had his chin resting on one arm on the chair’s armrest, spoke.

“You said you came as an envoy from the Northern Four Islands Alliance, but won’t you introduce yourself?”

“I, I apologize. I am Jin Yugwang, son of the Northern Evil Alliance Leader.”

Jin Yugwang, who had quickly come to his senses, performed a cupped fist salute.

“I am Namgung Hyeok.”

Namgung Hyeok acknowledged the greeting with a nod.

Soon, silence fell between the two men.

Jin Yugwang bit his lips.

He couldn’t figure out what to say first.

But he couldn’t really say nothing at all.

He cautiously brought up the purpose of his visit.

“First, I would like to apologize. The previous battle was something that Yuksado of the Blood Heaven Sect started on his own while our alliance leader was away, and it was not the will of the Northern Four Islands Alliance.”

“For something like that, it seems many people participated in the fight.”

“It was all because of Yuksado’s threats. If we didn’t comply, he was ready to annihilate those forces….”

“So you’re saying you did nothing wrong and were forced into it? How convenient to put all the blame on Yuksado.”

“Of course, I’m not saying we did nothing wrong at all. I’m just mentioning this hoping you might take it into consideration.”

“Right. So what do you ultimately want to say? You’re not going to spout nonsense about returning Hangzhou, are you?”

The voice saying this was cold.

As if he wouldn’t forgive such words if they were really spoken.

Jin Yugwang flinched at the faintly felt killing intent.

He spoke while breaking out in cold sweat.

“O, of course we have no such intention. How could we have the shamelessness to say such things?”

‘I would have died if I had said that.’

He instinctively had such thoughts.

Though he hadn’t expected it from the beginning….

Jin Yugwang had been considering making such a proposal.

But he was grateful that he hadn’t rashly brought up the topic.

“Then what is it?”

“Please accept our surrender.”

Thud.

Jin Yugwang knelt down.

He looked at Namgung Hyeok with desperate eyes.

But Namgung Hyeok was looking at him with an indifferent expression.

“Accept the Northern Four Islands Alliance’s surrender? To my ears, it sounds like asking me to stop here and withdraw.”

“I didn’t ask you to withdraw. I’m just asking if you could give our alliance time to manage what territory remains.”

“Why should we do that? Against you who are our enemies.”

“That’s because….”

Jin Yugwang gulped.

“Because it would be good for the Seonghwa Sect as well.”

“Accepting your surrender would be good for our main gate too?”

“That’s right.”

Jin Yugwang nodded and continued speaking.

“There are several reasons for this. May I explain them?”

“Do as you please.”

“First, you wouldn’t have to suffer any more damage. If you wage war against us, Sacred Fire Sect disciples would be sacrificed. This can prevent that.”

“What’s the second reason?”

“By doing this, you can avoid checks from other forces.”

“Ho. Tell me more.”

“As you know, the Seonghwa Sect is a remarkable sect that has achieved tremendous growth in a short time. But in the Central Plains martial world, there are those who view such growth of the Seonghwa Sect unfavorably.”

“You’re seeing things accurately.”

Namgung Hyeok nodded.

Because Jin Yugwang’s words were true.

Not only the forces hostile to him, but also the Martial Alliance, which was an ally but had a slightly ambiguous relationship, and other major noble houses hoped that the Seonghwa Sect wouldn’t grow any further.

‘If we grow too much, they’ll try to unite and stop us.’

At the very least, they wouldn’t help when we fall into danger.

The Seonghwa Sect that existed in the past was the same way.

“If the Seonghwa Sect takes over all of our Northern Four Islands Alliance territory and becomes the hegemon of Zhejiang Province, such checks and attacks will become even more severe. The Ha Family right next to us won’t stay still.”

“So we should spare you? But it’s obvious that you’ll face checks even in your current state.”

“As the price of surrender, we will draw attention. If we wage war with the Southern Island Alliance bastards, the Ha Family will have no choice but to turn their eyes to our Northern Four Islands Alliance rather than the Seonghwa Sect.”

“What’s the reason?”

“Because the Southern Island Alliance and the Ha Family have already formed an alliance.”

“…!”

This was new information.

Namgung Hyeok looked closely at Jin Yugwang to see if he might be lying.

But it didn’t seem like it.

His eyes might have been frightened, but they weren’t wavering.

He probably had confidence.

“How did you learn that information?”

“My father heard it directly. From the Southern Island Alliance Leader’s mouth.”

“I suppose he found out when he was backstabbed at the meeting. So we should use you as hunting dogs to check the Southern Island Alliance?”

“That’s what it amounts to.”

“Haha. How can we trust you, the lackeys of the Blood Heaven Sect?”

Namgung Hyeok asked with sharp eyes.

Jin Yugwang flinched for a moment but tried to answer calmly.

“I can only apologize for that. Certainly our alliance was once controlled by the Blood Heaven Sect.”

“To be precise, you’re still being controlled now. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s not the case. The Blood Heaven Sect has withdrawn their hands from us.”

“What?”

“To be precise, it would be more accurate to say we were abandoned. The Blood Heaven Sect abandoned us.”

“…!”

It was surprising information.

The Northern Four Islands Alliance was abandoned by the Blood Heaven Sect?

Of course, it wasn’t that he hadn’t considered this possibility, but hearing it directly from the person involved was quite shocking.

“How can I believe those words?”

But Namgung Hyeok wasn’t easy either.

There was too much at stake to proceed based on just those words alone.

“Hmm.”

Jin Yugwang let out a groan.

His expression showed he didn’t have a proper answer.

“From our side, we can only ask you to believe us. We have no evidence regarding this matter.”

“Quite an honest answer. I thought you’d babble something.”

“Since I came to surrender, I can’t tell you lies.”

The expression as he said this was earnest.

Namgung Hyeok looked at him quietly for a moment before speaking.

“I’ll provide you with lodging, so rest there. I’ll give you an answer without delay.”

“Ah, understood.”

Jin Yugwang quickly bowed his head and left under escort.

As soon as he left, Namgung Hyeok summoned the executives. He wanted to discuss this matter.

“…So, they say they’re surrendering. Tell me what you all think.”

“Hmm, Leader, I honestly don’t like it.”

Ho Young spoke first with serious eyes.

“When their forces were intact, they waged resistance, but now that they’re at a disadvantage, they’re waving the white flag? Honestly, I don’t like their behavior.”

“I feel the same way.”

Lee Cheolgun agreed with Ho Young’s words. He looked at Namgung Hyeok and said.

“There’s also the problem of how to trust those guys. It’s true that their forces have weakened, but as you said, it hasn’t been clarified what happened to their relationship with the Blood Heaven Sect, has it?”

“So keep the possibility of betrayal in mind?”

“That’s right. Rather than getting backstabbed, it’s better to kill them and eliminate future troubles.”

“Lord, but if we do that, there’s one problem.”

This time it was So Yeon who spoke. She let out a light sigh and pointed to the map.

“As you can see, Zhejiang Province isn’t that small. If we take the Northern Four Islands Alliance territory, we can’t digest it immediately. No, honestly, I don’t think it’s good to openly take it.”

“What’s the reason?”

“The primary problem is having to control Zhejiang Province while blocking the Ha Family and Southern Island Alliance. Although our Seonghwa Sect’s power has grown much stronger than before, the burden is too great to completely occupy Zhejiang Province while defending Jiangsu Province. At most, we could directly govern Hangzhou here.”

“Hmm.”

“And another problem would be the checks from all of Murim when we absorb Zhejiang Province. As everyone knows, the Seonghwa Sect is a force receiving attention from all of Murim at once. If such a place gains new territory after a war, what kind of eyes will everyone look at us with?”

“At least not favorably.”

“They might even form alliances to actively check us.”

Those were Jeon Wook’s words. Namgung Hyeok nodded.

It was reasonable enough to think that way.

“I was also troubled by the same problem. Unless our forces become stronger than now, occupying two provinces with our current military strength is a heavy burden.”

“Then….”

“So I reached my own conclusion. In the end, one conclusion emerged.”

“Leader, what is it?”

“Lee Cheolgun.”

Namgung Hyeok called Lee Cheolgun, who had been quietly listening to the discussion.

“Huh? What is it?”

“I have a proposal for you.”

“A proposal?”

“Yes.”

He nodded and asked with a serious expression.

“Would you like to become the master of the new Sa Doryeon?”

“…!”

Everyone showed surprised expressions at Namgung Hyeok’s words.

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