Chapter 591: Northern Emperor’s Castle (6)
The courtyard of Yeokluseong's inner fortress, where Jin Myeong-jo was keenly sensing the atmosphere. Chi Geuk, the Duke of the North, had posed a strange question to Jegal Cheong-ah, and the many northern kings were facing off with the Black Clad warriors.
Jegal Cheong-ah slowly opened her mouth.
"Seomye Jeong Yeon-shin."
Her eyes were unfocused, as if lost in a dream, and tiny sparks flickered darkly in her pupils. They were her eye rays.
Her consciousness was torn between two forces. The desire for those important to Jeong Yeon-shin to know the truth and the influence of Chi Geuk’s refined martial arts techniques.
In the end, she spoke.
"I thought... it was pitiful."
Jegal Cheong-ah said.
She was the acting leader of the Eight Families. It was unimaginable that her mental defenses were weak.
But despite her sufficient precautions against the Tenfold Gate techniques, she had failed to block the blow from the Demon King's attack completely.
Or perhaps some hesitation had allowed Chi Geuk’s question to slip through a gap. She didn’t know herself at this moment.
"Pitiful?"