“Goodbye, sister!”
The children who noticed Ru’s poor condition waved goodbye early.
Flapping, flapping, Ru waved back and staggered off. Her bones were shaking as if she was dying. It was so hard to walk on two legs that she felt like she should just use her hands to crawl on the ground. Ah, then she’d really become a dog.
“Uuughhh…….”
The village people looked at the staggering Ru as if she was mad.
They left her alone since the children liked her, but she was a stranger and ‘that strange woman.’
A young woman who lived in a shabby hut in the forest, not coming out unless she needed necessities, a scary woman not to be trifled with, a learned woman who taught reading and arithmetic to the children who came to see her.
The rumor that she had wandered through the village reeking of alcohol in broad daylight would spread.
‘……Well, it’s better this way.’
She had lost her ability, lost everything, so she didn’t need a good reputation.
She had already gambled away all her wealth bestowed by Emperor Caleta, and when the news had spread throughout the imperial capital Catat, she fled as if escaping. Everyone must have forgotten her, the oncegenius knight.
So Rustica Gennes’ name must fade away. It had to.
The woman, still young but having given up everything, stumbled into the dark forest full of dense trees, leaving the sunshine behind.
‘I need to take medicine first…….’
Whether for hangover, fatigue, or her aching back. Having thought this far, Ru grabbed a huge tree that must be over fifty years old and groaned.
‘I must have been bewitched.’
She had at least lived without playing with such dangerous fire. No, she had lived cautiously.
But what happened last night? Uncle Ben, that man, must have done something to the alcohol. She should have been careful with the alcohol aging in the oak barrel. If you’re going to get drunk, get properly drunk. The hangover was terrible, but the memories were vivid.
“Ughhh…….”
When she finally reached home, or rather the shabby hut that was an embarrassment to call home, Ru was almost crawling. It was indeed better to use hands if walking on two feet was hard. After drinking like a mess, she had come back like a dog.
‘Ah, how shameful…….’
But since nobody knew, it didn’t matter. She would have to live quietly for a while.
The hut might be shabby, but once you opened the door and entered, an unexpectedly cozy and warm space unfolded.
Holding her head as if it were about to crack open but making sure to secure the door tightly, Ru immediately gulped down the medicine she had prepared earlier. Then, biting her lip and dragging her heavy, drooping body, she went into the water and washed away all traces of last night.
“Ah……. I feel alive again.”
I will never drink alcohol at Uncle Ben’s again. I should put away the old habit of smiling and talking about a handsome man when drunk. Lu ignored all memories of last night, simply vowed, and casually cleaned herself before lying in bed. Let’s not remember.
“My stomach hurts…….”
I should eat something. But I’m too tired and sleepy.
[Star Icon]As evening dimmed and the forest settled, green eyes flashed open in a pitchblack cabin.
Lu immediately reached out, grabbed the sword she always sleeps with, and got up without a sound. As if she hadn’t fallen asleep suffering from a hangover, her green eyes shone with a frightening light.
Having survived by adequately evading pursuit and surveillance, she was sensitive to sounds. One needed to be sensitive to survive on the battlefield. There was a definite commotion outside.
‘Could it be a bear?’
It was likely a wild animal that had come down to the village because it was hungry. But not only wild animals came to visit a woman living alone. It could also be a robber, seeing her as an easy target.
Lu drew her sword, moved silently, and pressed close to the wall, listening to the sounds from outside. It didn’t take long for her to slip out back, hide in the bushes, and move towards the magical circle. It was very familiar to Lu.
‘…I think I smell blood.’
The forest was full of large trees that could hide her small frame. Swiftly moving between the trees, Lu sharpened all her senses.
She hid behind a thick pine tree and glanced at the source of the blood smell. Her green eyes widened in an instant. Lu hastily pulled back her head.
‘There are two bears!’
Good heavens, what’s that? Are those two bears lying down? Did I see it correctly?
Even Lu, who had experienced many ordeals, couldn’t believe it, and peeked out again.
Two bears bleeding and lying down, and one man, barely breathing and leaning against a tree riddled with wounds. Covered in blood, he was wearing a suit of ordinary armor, more than half of which was ruined.
“Who are you?”
When Lu asked sharply, full of caution, the man, severely injured in his thigh and shoulder, looked up.
Meeting grey eyes, Lu was slightly surprised. Eh, somehow he looks familiar?
“Lu.”
The large grey eyes twisted sadly. At the same time, the woman called by name screamed inwardly.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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