Inside the carriage, only the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Ashud gripped the dagger in his hand. Soon, the sun set and darkness enveloped the carriage. Yet Ashud’s eyes, staring out the window, were empty.
“……”
After some time, the galloping carriage began to slow down. Soon, it stopped, and Ashud looked at the door.
“We have arrived. Please get down.”
The voice of the coachman announcing the arrival echoed, and the door of the carriage slowly opened. When Ashud stepped out, an unfamiliar landscape spread before him.
“……”
Where Ashud stood was not the duke’s main gate. It was a place with thick bushes and a cliff cut out behind them. Soon, the people who had dismounted drew their swords and slowly approached Ashud.
“Ha.”
There was no need to ask who had commanded this. Ashud let his hand, gripping the dagger, drop down as if resigned.
“Should my body be disposed of thoroughly, or should it be taken?”
Ashud asked, but no one responded. They silently drew their swords. Seeing this, Ashud murmured,
“So, this is within the duke’s territory, and if they kill me here…”
They could falsely accuse Duke Ulpirim of killing the crown prince. It would be fatal for the duke’s family. Ashud looked behind him, where an impassable cliff loomed.
“Did you bring me to this dead-end thinking I might resist…”
Ashud glanced at his dagger and ceased talking. There was no will to resist in him.
“I have no will to. Just… kill me.”
Life had long vanished from Ashud’s eyes. At that moment, those who had been signaling each other started moving closer. One of them raised his sword to strike Ashud down.
“……!”
Those approaching Ashud were repelled by an invisible wall and rolled down the cliff. A powerful voice resounded from behind the men.
“It’s not too lateeee!”
Delrina appeared, cutting through the bushes. Then, once more, the bushes rustled loudly and a pack of wolves sprang out.
“Thank you, I found him quickly thanks to you!”
Panting, Delrina repeatedly thanked the wolf pack. The startled crowd quickly aimed their swords at the wolves.
“You… how did you get here…”
Surprised, Ashud looked at Delrina, who quickly ran to him.
“How did I come? The characters kept flashing red… No, I found out through clown techniques!”
“……”
“So get up quickly. We need to escape.”
As if to protect Ashud and Delrina, the wolves bared their teeth and growled. Of course, it wasn’t just wolves that came with Delrina.
“Aha, you really have to appreciate the lady’s clown techniques. I really want to learn it. Right, Betty?”
“Yes.”
Soon, Felix and Betty appeared from the bushes. Both armed, they looked at the crowd confronting the wolves.
“Seeing the situation, it’s best for the crown prince not to be here. Now, Miss, please take His Highness and go first.”
“What about you two?”
“We have to have an intense conversation with this crowd. Go ahead, we will catch up soon.”
To Delrina’s concerned look, Betty added,
“Just pass this bush and you will find knights and a carriage. You can ride it.”
“Okay. Be careful, both of you, okay?”
Taking Ashud, Delrina looked back with a somewhat worried face. Felix waved his hand as if telling her not to worry. Then, he looked at the crowd and spoke to Betty.
“Did you hear, the lady said to be careful?”
“Yes.”
“Right. Although looking at you now, it seems they should be the ones to be careful.”
In Betty’s hand, tense with a weapon she had not held in a while, veins stood out. Seeing this, Felix chuckled and admonished.
“Don’t forget to leave one alive for interrogation.”
“I know.”
“So, who should we tackle first?”
And thus, a battle commenced. Noisy sounds began to emerge from behind Delrina. Moving with Ashud, she soon realized that his pace was slowing down and turned to look back.
“Your Highness, you must run faster… Your Highness!”
What was concealed in darkness moments before was now visible under the bright moonlight. Delrina’s complexion changed upon seeing the blood flowing from Ashud’s body.
“Why, why is this… Could it be earlier…”
She thought she had blocked it quickly with her power, but apparently it wasn’t completely effective. Ashud spoke while taking heavy breaths.
“Don’t get worked up. It didn’t hit a vital spot.”
“Still, if you keep moving, the bleeding will worsen.”
Something needed to be compressed or stitched. In the moment Delrina was urgently scanning the surroundings, Ashud seemed to lose strength and sank down to sit.
“Just leave me and go.”
“What?”
“What use would it be for me to live like this?”
“…”
“If I can’t be recognized as royalty… it’s better to die.”
Ashud’s eyes, as he said this, were as empty as before. However, Delrina did not let go of Ashud. Slowly closing his eyes, Ashud seemed irritated when she shouted at him.
“Hey! Are you out of your mind?”
“…What, what?”
“Why! Since I’m going to die anyway, I talked informally! I came running to save you, and you’re saying things that are utterly dispiriting!”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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