Chapter 39: Dog or Guest
The presence of high-ranking military officers took Jincheon completely by surprise.
Suppressing the pounding in his chest, he asked quietly,
“Who are they?”
It wasn’t Gi Seoran who answered, but rather Ak Mujin, East Wind Commander.
“They’re the imperial dogs.”
Despite being in the rear, Ak Mujin’s voice came through clear and sharp, as if he were riding right beside Jincheon.
Jincheon instinctively turned to look at him.
What... what did he just say?
At first, he thought he had misheard.
Imperial dogs? To call high-ranking military officers something like that—he had never heard anything so outrageous.
No, he hadn’t heard it—he hadn’t even imagined it. For Jincheon, the word blasphemy came to mind automatically.
And yet, Ak Mujin’s eyes—clearly visible at the edge of Jincheon’s gaze—were filled with open contempt for the officers ahead.