As soon as the dried-up insects spilled out, Jeong Wi grimaced and turned away.
It was a truly revolting sight.
Watching him closely, Jin Ye spoke with a faint edge of anger in her voice.
“‘Righteousness Above Parental Bonds.’ The late Emperor wanted me dead, and now his vengeful spirit still lingers in this palace. Generalissimo Jeong, what do you make of the fact that this continues to disturb me?”
After making that thorny remark, she studied his reaction.
Jeong Wi’s fists clenched, his tension evident in every movement.
Sensing the shift, Seoyeop cast a quick glance at Jin Ye to gauge her mood.
The late Emperor had enlisted shamans to hide these talismans throughout the palace, casting a curse upon her.
It was shocking enough that a ruler would resort to such superstition, but what made it truly horrifying was the vicious curse he had placed upon his own child.
