Chapter 626 - Red Dragon King Lee Yong-mu 1 (2/2)

It was the time when the throne room was turning noisy…

Hiiik!

The door of the throne room opened again, and an elderly general with a red armor entered.

The armor was so colorful as if shiny scales were attached to it.

The cloak with a red dragon on the black background.

Thud! Thud!

Every time the general walked ahead, the sound of the floor cracking could be heard.

The strange beat on the floor matched the pace where the elderly general was moving, and the noise in the throne room went silent in a moment.

“God’s warrior, former Eorim Army General, Red Dragon King Lee Yong-mu, greets His Majesty!”

He put his hand on his chest and called himself Lee Yong-mu, the man who reached the zenith level in the Southern Continent, the real power behind the military.

Hwang Bo-kwang intervened as soon as Lee Yong-mu introduced himself.

“What is the Red Dragon King, who resigned from the palace, come to the throne room for?”

Lee Yong-mu hadn’t gotten along with Jo Won-gyun since the moment he took over the regent position.

The situation of the military and the ruler didn’t please him.

Naturally, there was a conflict.

And things took a turn when they prepared to conquer Yemaek.

Of course, when the title of commander for the conquering army was given to a man whose name Lee Yong-mu had never heard of, Lee Yong-mu’s pride was hurt and he resigned from his post.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go to the next stage of life than be buried right away, maybe take care of your grandchildren?”

When Hwang Bo-kwang was speaking sarcastically, Lee Yong-my calmly replied, “I do want to live comfortably with my grandchildren, but I had no time to rest because of the incompetent man who took down 600,000 of my troops!”

“Wh-what!?”

Regardless of Hwang Bo-kwang’s anger, Lee Yong-mu turned his gaze over to Jo Won-gyun and continued, “Prince, I heard the news that Yemaek had crossed the border.”

“So?”

Jo Won-gyun asked by flaring his eyebrows.

It was understandable that the information reached Lee Yong-mu. After all, he was the former general.

But, why did the former general went to the throne room?

He was the one who resigned from the position.

Lee Yong-mu looked at Jo Won-gyun and asked, “How can I rest at home when our enemies have trampled our land? Please let me lead the army and stop them!”

Lee Yong-mu was the most influential person during the Song Empire, during the reign of the emperor.

Whenever there was a foreign invasion, he would lead the army himself and subdue them, and never once did Lee Yong-mu lose in battle, which was why he gained the nickname, Rising General.

That was why he couldn’t hold himself back when Yemaek started invading their nation after a long time.

‘If Lee Yong-mu steps in and stops the Yemaek army, I guess there could be nothing more reassuring to me than that. But, wasn’t he displeased with me?’

Jo Won-gyun was worried for a while and called for Hwang Bo-kwang while gesturing.

As he approached, he asked if he could trust the Red Dragon King.

Hwang Bo-kwang immediately activated the sound blocking ring, which he had received as a gift from Arsene, and whispered the answer, “Honestly, at least, from what I saw so far, I think we can trust him.”

Lee Yong-mu was the first one who had been under the surveillance of the Jo Won-gyun group.

And Hwang Bo-kwang planted a spy near him and kept a close eye on the man.

As a result, it was confirmed that during the last month of his retirement from the military, he hadn’t met with any special people or contacted anyone other than his household men.

“As long as he believes that His Majesty is in our hands, he would never try to betray us.”

‘But…’

Lee Yong-mu’s greatest known weakness was his undying loyalty to the emperor.

That was why Hwang Bo-kwang or Jo Won-gyun tried to remove the man until he himself wanted to move out.

As the two men were whispering to each other, Lee Yong-mu suddenly lifted the sword on his waist.

Srrrng!

Surprised escorts in the throne room hurriedly surrounded Lee Yong-mu and pointed their swords at him.

However, Lee Yong-mu didn’t seem to care much and took off his helmet and cut off a wrist full of hair.

Also, he politely bowed while looking at Jo Won-gyun and placed it down.

Hwang Bo-kwang was shocked to see that.

In the Song Empire, a person’s hair couldn’t just be carelessly cut because it was one’s body’s most prideful part.

In particular, warriors weren’t allowed to touch their heads even if meant forfeiting their lives.

It was because of the law and pride. However, some of them used their hair as a sign of loyalty.

So, giving out one’s hair was like giving away their life.

‘Is he being serious?’

When Hwang Bo-kwang was puzzled, Lee Yong-mu, who cut off his hair, patted his chest.

“It is true that you are nothing like His Majesty. But now, it is more urgent to stop the enemy than to put our feelings ahead. If I can’t stop our enemies, go for my throat right away!”

‘Uhm…’

Hwang Bo-kwang’s eyes shone brightly because he had managed to come up with a great idea.

He told Jo Won-gyun his thoughts and managed to make a decision.

“Fine. I entrust you with 100,000 of our elite soldiers. Go ahead and show those eastern barbarians who don’t know when to stop!”

“I will, Sire!”

Lee Yong-mu bowed to Jo Won-gyun before he left the room.

Thus, the participation of Red Dragon King Lee Yong-mu had been decided.

Above the massive eastern walls on the palace of Daeryang.

Hwang Bo-kwang, who was watching Lee Yong-mu, smiled.

The typical smile of a villain, who was planning something terrifying.

There was one reason why Hwang Bo-kwang agreed to Lee Yong-mu’s request.

It was because he managed to find a golden opportunity to break Lee Yong-mu’s neck.

Lee Yong-mu, the zenith of the Southern Continent.

He was a person who couldn’t be killed in a head to head combat.

Even if he put together all of Hwang Bo clan or the best of the Absolute powerholders, killing Lee Yong-mu wouldn’t have been possible.

However, putting in all those men would turn annoying for Hwang Bo-kwang, and he didn’t want to take a chance.

That was because even the tigers in the forest end up getting killed by humans, who were much weaker.

He had a glimpse of the perfect opportunity. Hwang Bo-kwang left the wall with a smile on his face.

The thought of defeating the man in battle made him smile.

It was good for Lee Yong-mu to die during battle or for him to never return.

As he wanted, he would be able to kill him.

“Kukkk, Lee Yong-mu! You will never survive this battle.”

Hwang Bo-kwang, who was looking at the soldiers in a distance, spoke to himself with an upbeat voice.