WELL?
ARE YOU GOING TO BEG FOR YOUR LIFE?
HEH... HEHE...
HAHAHA...
HAHAHAHA!!
HA...
WILL YOU SPARE ME...
IF I DO?
WHAT...?
I CAN’T AFFORD TO DIE YET...
NOT UNTIL I’VE RESTORED THE GLORY OF MY PEOPLE...
I CAN’T DIE HERE, NOT LIKE THIS...!
DARN IT ALL!!
HOW...?
HOW DID I LOSE... TO A BRAT LIKE YOU...?
ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR NONSENSE?
I THINK I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.
I'LL SEND YOU TO THE AFTERLIFE SO YOU CAN APOLOGIZE TO DONG.
...?!
RAAAH!!
HEAD CHIEF!!
GRAAA!!
HAA... HAA...
HEAD CHIEF! ARE YOU-?
YOU BASTARD!!
YOU WILL PAY DEARLY FOR CAUSING TROUBLE IN OUR LAND!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? KILL HIM!
HA... HAHA...!
AHAHAHA!!
AND HERE I WAS, WORRIED I MIGHT FAIL TO KILL YOU ONCE AGAIN.
BUT LOOK AT YOURSELF, MANZHU LI... YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD.
...?!
YOU'D AGREE WITH ME...
...IF YOU COULD SEE...
...THE PATHETIC LOOK ON YOUR FACE WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
GO...
KILL HIM!!!
KILL THAT BASTARD!!!
HE IS THE SWORN ENEMY OF OUR PEOPLE!!
DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO CUT HIS THROAT!!!
DARN IT! IT'S THE JOSEON ARMY!
HEAD CHIEF, YOU MUST GET OUT OF HERE!
QUICKLY! GET ON YOUR HORSE!
HYAH!
SHEESH. WHY DID THEY EVEN SEND ME HERE IF THEY WERE GOING TO SWARM IN LIKE THAT ANYWAY?
CAPTAIN KIM!
HEY, GWIYEONG. SO YOU MADE IT THROUGH, HUH?
WELL? DID YOU GET TO HAVE SOME FUN?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR...
I WISH I COULD ASK DONG IF SHE DID.
GWIYEONG, I WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED...
G-GENERAL! THIS WAS ALL MY DOING...
TAKE THIS.
I RECOVERED YOUR CHILDREN AND PERSONALLY BROUGHT THEM BACK MYSELF.
I MADE SURE TO TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY.
I WILL NOT PRESUME TO UNDERSTAND THE SORROW YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.
BUT YOU SHOULD RETURN TO JOSEON WITH US AND BURY YOUR CHILDREN WHERE THEY BELONG.
I SEE... CONTINUE THE REPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE CHETAMJAS, MANZHU LI WAS REVEALED TO BE THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE ATTACK.
IT APPEARS HE HAS BEEN REBUILDING HIS FORCES.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, MENGTEMU'S JIANZHOU LEFT GUARD IS ALSO LIKELY TO SIDE WITH LI'S FORCES.
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE US DO?
WE NEED TO ACT, SIRE.
STARTING WITH THE REINFORCEMENT OF THE NORTHERN TROOPS..
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WOULD TRULY BENEFIT THE PEOPLE?
YES, YOUR MAJESTY.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, ANY MENTION OF THE NORTHERN POLICY...
...IS SURE TO STIR UP THE OFFICIALS AGAIN. SO WE MUST FOCUS ON PERSUADING THEM.
YOU SAID...
...IT WOULD BENEFIT THE PEOPLE.
IS THERE ANY GREATER JUSTIFICATION THAN THAT?
I HEREBY ORDER THE SECOND EXPEDITION AGAINST THE WILD JURCHENS.
BEGIN YOUR PREPARATIONS.
End of Chapter 2
Defeated Great Chief Manzhu Li says he cannot die without restoring his people's glory, while Gwiyeong is determined to kill him to avenge Dong. His men attack, and when the Joseon army arrives, the chief is carried away on horseback. Afterwards, Gwiyeong mourns Dong's loss with Captain Kim and the general; at the palace, the king orders the second Jurchen expedition.
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