Chapter 72 – The Imperial Family (4)

“I can sense your sincerity. I, too, find you to my liking. You are more than worthy of becoming a member of the imperial family. If it were up to me, I would have you and Yun-hui marry at once, but the circumstances are not favorable.”

“Is it because of the court officials?”

At Yu-jin’s words, the emperor’s eyes gleamed. The man before him was not merely skilled in martial arts.

“If you have already surmised as much, then things will be simpler. I want you to establish your own merits. Can you do that?”

Aside from being ordered to kill the Heavenly Demon, nothing would be difficult for Yu-jin, yet he could not answer readily. He had already decided to become part of the imperial family, but if that fact became known, the martial world would undoubtedly be thrown into chaos for some time.

Never before had a member of a prestigious martial arts family been connected to the imperial family.

Furthermore, Yu-jin was already promised in marriage to two women from prestigious martial arts families.

In such a situation, if Yu-jin were to be tied to the imperial family, the two women would naturally become his concubines. While the Cheonsan Lee Clan might not object, the Namgung Clan certainly would.

‘I’ll crush such chaos with my power.’

Once he mastered the latter half of the Primordial Chaos Divine Arts, he would no longer need to be cautious of others. Steeling his resolve, Yu-jin opened his mouth.

“What is it you wish for me to do, Your Imperial Majesty? Whatever command you give, I shall surely carry it out.”

The emperor smiled at Yu-jin’s response.

Soon, the emperor’s smile faded, and he spoke with a serious expression.

“After investigating the foreign powers in detail, I learned that the Western Heaven Demonic Cult is absolutely untouchable.”

That was something everyone in the Central Plains knew well.

“And the Potala Palace seems to treat invading the Central Plains as a regular event every time their ruler changes. It would be foolish to hope they won’t attack. The Northern Sea Ice Palace, at least, is considerably more moderate than the other two powers. However, their current lord is excessively tyrannical and is now fervently pursuing an invasion, something they were lukewarm about until now. I hope you can… persuade that lord to be more reasonable.”

Yu-jin couldn’t curse aloud at the emperor’s words, but he unleashed a torrent of curses in his mind. Calming the Northern Sea Ice Palace meant he would have to travel to that distant land of ice.

Of course, being impervious to heat and cold, he wouldn’t feel the ordinary chill, but the insane cold surrounding the Northern Sea Ice Palace was a different story.

But he couldn’t back down now. Yu-jin bowed his head and replied.

“If that is what Your Imperial Majesty desires, I will accomplish it.”

Satisfied with Yu-jin’s loyal(?) attitude, the emperor nodded.

“Let us discuss the details at tomorrow’s morning assembly. If I were to handle this alone, the court officials would surely rise up in protest. Now, Yun-hui, have Yu-jin stay in your palace for the time being.”

For Yu-jin, it was a joyous command, but for Yun-hui, it was a bolt from the blue.

“But, Brother, how can I carelessly have another man in my palace…?”

“It matters not. In fact, I hope the servants see and that word of you two reaches the ears of others.”

The emperor was determined to secure Yu-jin, even planning to spread rumors.

Yu-jin immediately realized that the emperor cared little for decorum.

Finding the emperor’s attitude more and more to his liking, Yu-jin nodded. She, on the other hand, protested inwardly but couldn’t show it, ultimately leading Yu-jin to her palace.

The eunuchs and court ladies who watched them did so with curious faces, but that was all.

‘But that’s not all there is to it.’

They were holding their tongues for now, but it was clear that in a short time, rumors questioning the nature of their relationship would spread like wildfire.

After all, the court ladies and eunuchs were the primary creators and spreaders of rumors in the imperial palace.

However, from Yu-jin’s perspective, there was nothing wrong with such rumors spreading. It was a natural way to let others know that Ju Yun-hui was his woman.

‘She’s all mine.’

Believing that all beautiful women were his, Yu-jin followed Ju Yun-hui. The feeling that she looked particularly beautiful today was no illusion.

‘She’s even more beautiful now that she’s back to her true self.’

The thought that such a woman would once again crumble in his arms was enough to make his member harden. And so, Yu-jin finally stepped into her palace.

***

As soon as he entered Yun-hui’s palace, Yu-jin embraced her.

“His Majesty the Emperor certainly knows a thing or two.”

“Ah…”

Yu-jin’s rough breaths washed over Yun-hui’s snow-white body. As his rock-hard chest pressed against her soft breasts, she felt her breath catch.

“Please, stop… There are… people… outside…”

Yun-hui pleaded pitifully, twisting her slender shoulders, but there was no way Yu-jin would listen.

As Yu-jin’s hands caressed her body, the energy of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts enveloped her, and Yun-hui slowly began to feel pleasure.

“Such a delectable mouth.”

Yu-jin licked his lips and slowly approached Yun-hui’s tearful face. She turned her beautiful neck to the side.

But her face was already flushed red, and Yu-jin felt his breath stop at her poignant beauty.

Yu-jin grabbed Yun-hui’s hair, holding her still, and forced a kiss upon her.

He then thrust his tongue into her mouth, wrapping it around her slippery, saliva-coated tongue and sucking hard.

“Hah…”

Yun-hui’s resistance gradually weakened. A sweet breath even escaped from her nose.

‘This is strange. The power of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts has taken root so well, yet her mind continues to resist. Well, her body has been completely captured, though.’

There was no longer any need to be rough. While kissing her, Yu-jin tore away the cloth covering Yun-hui’s chest and squeezed her breast. Its firm, rubber-like elasticity filled his palm.

“Uuungh…”

Assaulted on her sensitive breast, Yun-hui let out a moan mixed with a whimper. Her beautiful face grew hotter, flushing with an indescribable allure.

As he kneaded her breast, Yu-jin’s other hand rubbed the entire mound of her womanhood, while his lips trailed kisses down her neck.

“No. Please…”

Yun-hui thrashed her head from side to side, her abundant hair flying. But her petals were already slick with nectar.

Watching Yun-hui’s face become increasingly bewitching under his finger play, Yu-jin removed his pants.

His hot yang stem made its grand appearance. Yu-jin rubbed it against Yun-hui’s smooth lower abdomen. She looked up at Yu-jin with moist, slightly dazed eyes. The power of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts had now claimed her mind as well.

“Please, let me serve you…”

She now genuinely desired Yu-jin’s member. The power of the Yin-Yang Lust Arts had made it so that she could derive deep mental and physical pleasure just from serving his yang stem.

Yun-hui neatly swept her hair behind her ears and knelt gracefully at Yu-jin’s feet. Then, opening her delicate jaw wide, she took his yang stem into her mouth.

Hollowing her cheeks, she swallowed it deep, strongly stimulating the sensitive root of the shaft with her lips. After coating her tongue with clear saliva, her soft, pink tongue made its appearance.

‘She’s so good at this. Hmm, she’s truly a subject worthy of study.’

She took his member into her mouth all the way to the root. Letting out coquettish moans, she moved her seductive face up and down frantically.

At Yun-hui’s eager actions, Yu-jin’s face contorted. He could do nothing else as he barely endured the pleasure surging from his lower body.

“I can’t take it anymore!”

As pleasure shot to the top of his head, Yu-jin pulled out his member and threw Yun-hui onto the bedding.

He then aimed his yang stem at the crimson petals parted obscenely between her snow-white thighs.

Yun-hui managed to open her heavy eyelids and gazed up at Yu-jin with a seductive look.

Without any need for foreplay, her petals were already thoroughly soaked. Drenched in honeyed nectar, her petals eagerly received the head of Yu-jin’s member as if to devour it.

“Yes, good, Master!”

The noble princess was nowhere to be seen. All that remained was a woman crying out in ecstasy as Yu-jin’s member pushed deeper inside.

As Yu-jin’s yang stem widened her petals, Yun-hui sobbed pathetically, her magnificent breasts jiggling endlessly before his eyes.

“You like it this much, so why do you always resist so much?”

“Haaahng, haang…”

She had already wrapped her two white arms around Yu-jin’s neck, and in that state, Yun-hui begged him for a kiss.

As if trying to cast off even a sliver of sadness, she crashed her lips against his, passionately sucking on his tongue.

Of her own will, she licked clean the saliva pooled on Yu-jin’s tongue.

“Master, please give it to me. Fill me with yours!”

“If Yun-hui insists, then I suppose I must finish.”

Lying on their sides, Yu-jin coupled with her from behind, thrusting his hips powerfully, and Yun-hui swayed in time with his movements.

Yun-hui’s alluring body was drenched in sweat, but even more magnificent was her expression. She wore a look of utter bliss, as if she could not be happier.

A moment later, she felt a thick, white fluid hotter than the flames of a fire dragon entering deep inside her.

“Yun-hui is my wife now, too.”

“Yes… Husband…”

It was the moment Ju Yun-hui, who had resisted more fiercely than any other woman, completely fell to Yu-jin.

***

A few days later, a secret rumor spread through the imperial palace. It was said that Ju Yun-hui had brought a man from the outside into her palace and had been doing nothing but coupling with him for days on end.

This rumor, spread through the eunuchs and court ladies, quickly reached the ears of many.

And as soon as that rumor began to circulate, another one followed: that the princess was going to marry the man she had brought with her.

These rumors displeased a certain few people.

CRACK!

A beautiful, sturdy table made from wood imported from the Western Regions trembled. The one who had vented his anger on the table was a dignified-looking old man.

The old man’s white beard trembled with fury, while a middle-aged man prostrated before him kept his head bowed, unable to utter a word.

“Is what you said true?”

The old man was Prime Minister Jo Cheong-won, one of the most powerful figures in the current court. In the past, Jo Cheong-won had been the head of the Hanlin Academy and the tutor of the current emperor when he was crown prince, a distinguished scholar of his time.

Though their political paths had since diverged, no one could afford to ignore him. He was a representative figure of the Confucian scholars and had the support of numerous Hanlin academicians.

“I-It is true…”

As the middle-aged man stammered, Jo Cheong-won’s face contorted even further.

“You foolish oaf! How could you let such a rumor spread! Stop it at once!”

“I-It’s impossible. It has already spread everywhere, and many people believe it to be true. His Majesty the Emperor has not said anything to the contrary, either.”

“Hmph!”

Jo Cheong-won let out a loud cough, clearly displeased. He stroked his beard to calm his nerves.

The reason for his outburst was simple. He had intended to marry his grandson to Ju Yun-hui. Although the emperor was still young and the empress had no particular issues, the two had yet to produce a child.

If they were to remain childless forever, the throne would naturally pass to Ju Yun-hui’s bloodline.