Cheon Myeong continued to look at Daeyeoksan, who was walking towards him, without a word.
'This man...'
It wasn't just his exotic appearance or peculiar attire that stood out.
This chill that seed to envelop his flesh.
Cheon Myeong's eyes were drawn more to the energy flowing from Daeyeoksan's body than his appearance.
Thump- thump-
Receiving Cheon Myeong's gaze, Daeyeoksan ca closer.
As if he had belatedly noticed Daeyeoksan's presence, Jong Seojun's gaze also turned to that side.
"Head Guan?"
From the looks of it, it seed that Jong Seojun already knew who Daeyeoksan was.
Daeyeoksan, who had already walked right up to them and stopped. And without even giving Cheon Myeong a glance, he said to Jong Seojun.
"Head Won, didn't I say I would co to the Demonic Infirmary to escort you today?"
"Ah... you did."
"Let's go to the Demonic Infirmary right now and finish our preparations to leave."
Daeyeoksan said that and tried to lead Jong Seojun away sowhat forcefully.
Swish-
Daeyeoksan, who reached out his right hand towards Jong Seojun.
However, that hand was blocked by soone who had intervened in the middle.
"What are you doing now?"
Cheon Myeong said, grabbing Daeyeoksan's wrist.
Then, Daeyeoksan gave Cheon Myeong a glance for the first ti since coming here, and he tried to shake off Cheon Myeong's arm, showing so displeasure.
"...!"
However, Cheon Myeong's right hand, which did not move an inch.
With a slight wariness in his voice, Daeyeoksan asked.
"Who are you, young master?"
"Before you ask that, I think it's proper to reveal your own identity first."
"..."
As Cheon Myeong, who was younger than him, spoke in such a way, a slight wrinkle ford on Daeyeoksan's brow.
However, he was, by all ans, in a position to ask for help from the Demonic Cult.
Since it was not good to cause unnecessary trouble, Daeyeoksan put away the energy that was flowing out and said.
"I am Daeyeoksan of the North Sea Ice Palace."
"...North Sea Ice Palace?"
The mont he heard that, Cheon Myeong's two eyes widened slightly.
Although he had roughly guessed that he was a person from that side, seeing the energy and appearance felt from Daeyeoksan, he had not expected it to be exactly right.
'Co to think of it, at this ti, our cult and the Ice Palace were still maintaining an alliance.'
In the era when Cheon Myeong was the leader, the alliance with the Ice Palace had already been broken.
Originally, an alliance is ford with the thought that there will be mutual benefits, but at that ti, the power of the Demonic Cult was not even half of what it is now, so it would be a natural flow for it to not be maintained and to be broken.
Since Cheon Myeong also thought that was natural, he did not have any particular ill feelings towards the Ice Palace.
However.
'Why did a person from the Ice Palace co at this ti?'
Cheon Myeong was also very interested in the reason why Daeyeoksan had co here.
In a way, since they were in an alliance, one could think that the Ice Palace had simply sent an envoy for friendship, but recalling what Daeyeoksan had said to Jong Seojun earlier, that thought couldn't help but disappear imdiately.
Swish-
At that mont, Cheon Myeong let go of the wrist he was holding.
Only then did Daeyeoksan's right hand beco free.
Daeyeoksan looked at Cheon Myeong, caressing his own wrist where a mark was left.
"My na is Cheon Myeong."
At that mont, Cheon Myeong revealed his na to Daeyeoksan.
"Cheon Myeong...?"
Daeyeoksan muttered Cheon Myeong's na to himself and was lost in thought for a while.
Cheon Myeong... he seed to have heard that na sowhere, but where on earth had he heard it?
At that mont, Jong Seojun said to Daeyeoksan in a low voice.
"He is the son of the Leader."
"...!"
As soon as he heard that, everything ca back to Daeyeoksan.
And he imdiately bowed his head deeply to Cheon Myeong and said.
"I greet Young Master Cheon Myeong!"
"..."
"I apologize for not recognizing you right away, Young Master!"
As Daeyeoksan apologized in such a way, it was rather Jong Seojun, who was watching from the side, who was flustered.
No matter how much Daeyeoksan had acted a little rudely to Cheon Myeong, to apologize like that.
Since the people of the Ice Palace usually had a strong sense of pride, Jong Seojun thought that Daeyeoksan's action was unexpected.
'What is it?'
And the sa went for Cheon Myeong.
He had not revealed his na with the intention of receiving such an apology.
But after thinking about it a little, he could understand the reason why Daeyeoksan was apologizing to him like this.
'Co to think of it, my mother is from the Ice Palace...'
The blood of the Ice Palace, and that of the Palace Lord, was flowing in Cheon Myeong's body.
So from Daeyeoksan's point of view, he could not treat Cheon Myeong carelessly.
Especially since the Ice Palace valued bloodline, even if Cheon Myeong was a person of the Demonic Cult, Daeyeoksan could not overlook the fact that the blood of the Palace Lord was flowing in his body.
'This body... if you just look at the bloodline, it's really amazing.'
His father is the leader of the Demonic Cult, and his mother is a direct descendant of the Ice Palace.
Having such amazing parents, why was the original owner of this body so lacking?
As expected, bloodline is not everything.
Cheon Myeong had that thought anew and helped Daeyeoksan up.
"I'm fine, so please get up."
"But..."
"It's an order."
"..."
Cheon Myeong said so curtly.
Since he thought that this would work better on Daeyeoksan, Cheon Myeong had acted that way.
And as if Cheon Myeong's prediction had been correct, Daeyeoksan stood up from his spot and looked at Cheon Myeong without a word.
'He's still anxious.'
Sohow, it seed that Daeyeoksan was anxious just by being near him.
Since it was also quite uncomfortable for him to watch that, Cheon Myeong imdiately asked Daeyeoksan what he was curious about.
"By the way, what brings you here from the Ice Palace?"
Cheon Myeong's tone, which had beco quite soft.
Since Daeyeoksan had apologized first, Cheon Myeong also did not speak informally anymore.
"W-well..."
At Cheon Myeong's question, Daeyeoksan trailed off as if he were quite troubled.
In order to explain the reason why he had co here, it would be a priority to explain the current situation of the Ice Palace.
Since he was about to divulge a confidential matter to the outside again, Daeyeoksan couldn't help but hesitate.
'W-what should I do?'
Since Cheon Jin and Jong Seojun were unavoidable cases, he had already told them the internal situation.
However, Cheon Myeong was different.
Although there was no need to tell him the internal situation, because of the Palace Lord's bloodline flowing in Cheon Myeong's body, Daeyeoksan was now unable to do either this or that.
'Do I have to tell a lie in front of the Palace Lord's bloodline...'
That was a rule that was strictly forbidden in the Ice Palace.
Even if it weren't a rule, Daeyeoksan was instinctively reluctant to dare to tell a lie to the bloodline of the Palace Lord to whom he had sworn loyalty for several decades.
"Speak."
"...?"
"Speaking to the Young Master might be for the sake of the Ice Palace."
At that mont, Jong Seojun once again said to Daeyeoksan in a low voice.
'It will be for the sake of the Ice Palace...'
Daeyeoksan could not understand the aning at all.
However, for Jong Seojun, who already knew all the circumstances, to say that, didn't it an that there was sothing he didn't know?
In the end, as if he had made up his mind, Daeyeoksan looked at Cheon Myeong and slowly opened his mouth.
"...The Young Palace Lord of our palace is now on the verge of death due to a serious illness."
"A serious illness?"
"Yes, it is a rare disease called the White Disease."
So that's what happened.
Cheon Myeong finally felt as if all the pieces were coming together.
'So that's why Jong Seojun said that.'
From what he had heard earlier, it seed that Jong Seojun was about to leave for the North Sea himself for the treatnt of the Young Palace Lord.
As he roughly grasped the situation, Cheon Myeong said to Daeyeoksan.
"You ca to take Jong Seojun for the treatnt of the Young Palace Lord."
"Ah... yes, that's right."
"Jong Seojun, how about it? Can you treat it?"
As Cheon Myeong suddenly asked, Jong Seojun was slightly flustered and swallowed his words.
And after a brief silence, he carefully opened his mouth.
"I think I can say for sure after seeing him in person... but a complete recovery seems difficult."
"..."
"The treatnt will probably be in the direction of suppressing the disease as much as possible, rather than a complete recovery."
As Jong Seojun said that, Daeyeoksan hid his disappointed look and bowed his head.
As expected, is a complete cure impossible even for Jong Seojun?
Although he had co here with the thought of suppressing the disease in the first place, it was a lie that he had not expected a complete recovery at all.
But since Jong Seojun had said that before even examining him, it would be safe to think that a complete recovery was already impossible.
"Hmm... as expected, is that so?"
At that mont, the voice of Cheon Myeong muttering to himself was heard.
And as if he were lost in thought for a mont, he clapped his hands and said.
"I've decided."
"...?"
"I will also go to the Ice Palace."
As Cheon Myeong suddenly said that, not only Jong Seojun but also Daeyeoksan looked at Cheon Myeong with a very surprised face.
To suddenly say that he would also go to the Ice Palace.
Although Daeyeoksan seed to not understand Cheon Myeong's words at all, Jong Seojun said to Cheon Myeong with a face of having realized sothing.
"Young Master, don't tell you an..."
"Yes, if it's , I can cure the White Disease."
As Cheon Myeong said that, Jong Seojun's face brightened.
On the other hand, Daeyeoksan, whose face was close to astonishnt.
For Daeyeoksan, he could not understand at all what Cheon Myeong was saying now.
"Young Master, can you make a dicine that can cure the White Disease?"
At that mont, Jong Seojun asked Cheon Myeong.
Since Cheon Myeong had always proceeded with treatnt using dicine, Jong Seojun had asked that, but a completely unexpected answer ca from Cheon Myeong's mouth.
"No, I don't have such a dicine."
"Pardon?"
"If it's dicine, it should already be in the Ice Palace."
"...?"
Jong Seojun could not understand at all what Cheon Myeong was saying.
If the dicine that could cure the White Disease was in the Ice Palace, then why on earth had Daeyeoksan co here?
If that were really true, there would have been no reason to co to see him like this.
"..."
However, the person who could not understand this situation the most was Daeyeoksan, himself.
"I will also go to the Ice Palace."
At that mont, Cheon Myeong said, looking at Daeyeoksan.
Since it had been discussed with the Palace Lord that only Jong Seojun would go, it was impossible to let an outsider into the Ice Palace more than that.
However, a word that was constantly echoing in Daeyeoksan's ear.
The words of Cheon Myeong, who had said that if it were him, he could cure the White Disease, remained as a lingering echo.
In the end, as if he were possessed by sothing, Daeyeoksan asked Cheon Myeong.
"Is that... true?"
"..."
"That you can cure the White Disease... is that really true?"
"It is true."
"..."
In fact, it was difficult to accept those words at face value.
To think that Cheon Myeong, not even Jong Seojun, could cure the White Disease, which no one in this world seed to be able to cure.
No matter how much Cheon Myeong was a descendant of the Palace Lord, it was a hard-to-believe statent.
As Daeyeoksan was staring at Cheon Myeong blankly with that thought, Jong Seojun's voice was heard from the side.
"Young Master Cheon Myeong has treated rare diseases several tis until now."
"...?"
"Although it is not well known to the public, the Young Master's dical skills have already surpassed mine."
"What does that..."
"I will guarantee it with my honor. Since the Young Master has said that he can cure it, if you take him and let him examine him, the Young Palace Lord's health will surely be restored."
"..."
For Jong Seojun to speak with such conviction.
Is Cheon Myeong's dical skill really that great?
Although that question still remained in Daeyeoksan's heart, as if he had made up his mind, he looked at Cheon Myeong and said.
"I ask of you."
"..."
"Please save the Young Palace Lord... the Ice Palace from the crisis."
Grin-
The corners of Cheon Myeong's mouth, which had already gone up.
Even if he hadn't asked, Cheon Myeong had already made all the decisions in his heart.
Thud-
At that mont, the sound of sothing heavy falling on the floor was heard.
The three people who all turned their heads towards the place where the sound had co from.
Then, there, Seopung and Yu Daeha were spread out in a '大' shape.
"..."
A mont of silence in the arena.
It seed that there were guys over there who needed to be saved before the Young Palace Lord in the North Sea.
(End of Chapter)
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