Chapter 557: Five Swords, Six Stars (4)
The four Northern Kings had gathered.
It was a battlefield where the will of absolute beings was enforced.
There are things one can infer without needing to explain old stories.
To Jeong Yeon-shin, Tae Yeom-ryong’s appearance said enough. To Tae Yeom-ryong, Jeong Yeon-shin’s presence did the same. Naturally, Tae Yeom-ryong had the deeper insight.
That’s just how the situation was.
In the heart of the northern lands stood the acting Master of the Divine Sword Sect.
It was as if a lone man had wandered into the world’s greatest demonic stronghold, pretending to be a devil himself.
How could the Ice Empress’s grand warrior retreat without losing face? Jeong Yeon-shin’s identity couldn’t be exposed just yet, and Tae Yeom-ryong stood beside the Ice Empress—his wife and a Northern King.
Any excuse would look unnatural.
And clearly, what was growing in the Ice Empress’s womb was the fruit of her and Tae Yeom-ryong’s union.
There was no avoiding this fight.
“What a damn situation...”