49 Times Left, Master! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 273
But as I ran toward the deck, I realized this wasn’t something I should be doing right now.
‘Even if we’re almost there, they said it’d still take about half a shijin by boat if we’re late!’
I couldn’t possibly swim half a shijin either. While running, I turned a corner and threw only the rice bowl into the sea.
‘Will this trick them?’
I climbed onto the flat space above the cabin and lay flat, peering downward.
The enemies had definitely heard the splash. Those chasing me gripped the deck railing and stared down into the water.
They seemed flustered, loudly chattering among themselves—roughly saying things like, “She went down here!” “What do we do?” “She jumped into the sea!” “Should we follow?” “Swim in the sea in this winter?”
Even though they kept watching, unable to relax, Yong Jeong’s men suddenly turned around and shouted, “Master Yong!”
Soon, Yong Jeong appeared from a spot hidden by another cabin, accompanied by three subordinates.
They seemed to explain the situation in hushed, quick voices—after that, I heard nothing more.
Then, at one moment, Yong Jeong suddenly whipped his head toward me, and I hastily pulled my body back.
‘Did he see me…?’
Even though I dodged, my heart pounded as if it might drop out of my chest. I think I moved before our eyes could meet.
What if he saw even just the tip of my hair? Even without clearly recognizing my face, what if he noticed “someone’s on top of the cabin”?
Rather than trembling in anxiety, it’d be better to leave this spot. I began crawling on my belly, inching away from the area I’d thought relatively safe.
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
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Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
That’s a blessing ML is smart and the situation is probably will be resolved quickly, otherwise I would’ve rage flip because of that never ending misunderstandings.
I hoped that after main story ending they finally will stop that habit of lying in every little thing, it’s a pity I expected too much 🫠
I can understand ML’s jealousy, but really, why not to let his wifey pay her karmic debt and then live happily ever after?