“My brother had already died from illness, and the woman had run away due to gambling debts. She even abandoned their child.”
“…”
“In a crumbling house, that’s when I found her. A child who was starving but calmly looking up at me.”
“…”
The cemetery was silent. Noah, who had been standing still in front of the grave, began to move.
“Are you leaving now?”
“Yes.”
As Noah moved, the knights who had been guarding him also moved. It was a familiar task. They watched their master stand silently at the grave every year, and when he began to move, they would follow.
“The carriage is waiting at the bottom of the hill. You can board it immediately.”
The knight was familiar with guiding to the carriage. And so was the woman waiting beside it.
“Noah!”
Seeing Noah descending the hill, the woman urgently ran toward him. When the knights blocked her, she tried to shake them off.
“You’ve grown so much. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
Although the woman spoke, Noah remained silent. One of the knights approached and handed her a purse of money.
“Take this and leave.”
The woman quickly snatched the money purse. Her figure, which had been repeatedly calling out to Noah, was gone; only her glistening eyes counting the money remained.
“This way.”
Just as the knights were about to guide Noah past the woman, who was grinning while counting her money, a shadow crossed her face.
“This isn’t enough. It’s not enough…”
Holding a handful of gold coins, the woman muttered that it was insufficient. She then looked at Noah again.
“Listen, Noah.”
“…”
“Can’t you give me a little more money?”
Holding the money purse tightly, yet claiming it was insufficient, the woman pleadingly approached. Her hand tightly gripped the clothes Noah was wearing.
The knights tried to restrain her, but Noah quietly shook his head.
“Yes, I know. Mom did everything wrong. Leaving you all alone in an empty house, you must’ve been so lonely…”
Murmuring, the woman touched Noah’s clothes.
“But you know it’s thanks to me that you’re wearing such good clothes, right? That’s why you can live in the duke’s house.”
“…”
“Right? So, just give me a little more money.”
Holding a handful of gold coins yet claiming it was insufficient, the woman continued to pester Noah. At her words, the corners of Noah’s mouth twisted upward.
“Don’t talk about favors.”
“…”
“If I didn’t give you money, you wouldn’t even bother to come every year, would you?”
“What are you talking about? Of course, Mom comes to see you.”
“Is that so? Then you won’t need this money purse, will you?”
Upon hearing those words, Noah swiftly repossessed the pouch from the woman’s hand. In an instant, her eyes changed as she swung her arm.
“My, my money pouch! Money pouch!”
“…….”
“Give it back now!”
That was the moment. The woman, whose demeanor had turned fierce, shoved Noah. Propelled by her force, he fell directly into the lake.
“Young Master!”
Knights started rushing over in alarm. Submerged, Noah kicked off from the lake’s bottom and surfaced. What he saw was the woman, her back completely turned to him, gathering the money that had fallen on the lake bed.
“……Ha.”
It was then that Noah’s eyes grew cold. Off to his side, another spray of water erupted.
“Ah, right. I can’t swim… Ugh!”
Then a loud and familiar voice reached Noah’s ears.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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