Chapter 471
Chapter Title: Dark Heaven Village
Seeing the scene before my eyes, I felt a profound sense of incongruity, and I couldn't help but marvel at Mang-ryang's scheme.
General Hwang Yeon had trained in martial arts, but he was barely scraping by at the first-class level. At present, he was nothing more than an elderly man whose family had all been imprisoned, teetering on the brink of death.
Yet Deng Guo, a representative of the formidable scholarly faction that neither the imperial palace nor the Transformation School could ignore—a transcendent expert no less—was flustered at the sight of Hwang Yeon, unable to hide his embarrassment. Moreover, his expression showed it wasn't feigned; he genuinely feared Hwang Yeon.
Han Baek-ryeong, upon seeing Hwang Yeon, also hurriedly clasped her hands in salute.
"It has been too long since I last beheld the hero who saved the nation, General Hwang."
Even Han Baek-ryeong?!
As I grew even more astonished, Hwang Yeon replied nonchalantly from his seat.
"This old man appearing out of nowhere must have startled you all."