It was a foreign language, but I understood immediately.
“Keep your voice down. This is top secret, okay? If they find out they’re alive, our race is as good as dead.”
“Who’s going to hear us in this deep forest? So is it true or not?”
“Yes! Our brothers are working in that house. The young master there was supposed to have stopped breathing. If it weren’t for ‘that thing,’ he would have died long ago. If a living creature drinks that mixed with it, its life will be extended by 50 years.”
Wait a minute, life?
It felt like a blow to the head.
‘Why didn’t I think of that before? How long does a hedgehog live? About 10 years? That’s just a 3rd grader in elementary school. Too short.’
I didn’t even know my current age.
What if I’m already 9 years old? What if the end of my life is right around the corner?
‘No way. I can’t die like this. I’ve just resolved to live happily as a hedgehog. There’s no giving and taking.’
I stealthily followed them.
“Where is that mansion?”
“Keep going west and look below the red cliff… Wait a minute. Why are you asking?”
“We’ll steal ‘that thing’ and sell it.”
Ah. What is that? Let’s get in on it together.
“Don’t talk nonsense. How are you going to secretly steal Baekho’s whisker? If the owners of that house find out… Ah, you’ll be roasted raccoon right away.”
Baekho’s whisker?
…It was an unbelievable story in many ways. This wasn’t some novel.
But what would a desperate person refuse?
‘Yes. If there are people who die and reincarnate as hedgehogs, why can’t there be a whisker of Baekho that extends life?’
If their words were true, this was an excellent opportunity for me.
An opportunity not to die young! An opportunity to be the world’s longestlived hedgehog!
I didn’t know whether the Baekho they were talking about was a real white tiger or a metaphorical expression, but I would know if I went.
I started walking in the direction the people had mentioned.
I wandered through the deep forest for a week. Just when I was too tired to even raise my quills, I saw Baekho’s mansion.
‘It’s huge…’
The mansion was too big to take in at a glance. However, it was only big in size, looking halfruined on the outside. Buried among overgrown trees, it gave off an even eerier vibe.
‘It’s too gloomy. I hope I don’t really end up as roasted hedgehog.’
As I circled around the mansion, I found a mouse hole and slipped inside. Once I was in, I couldn’t believe my eyes.
‘Wow… Wow…! It’s incredibly gorgeous!’
It was a different world.
I momentarily forgot I was here to steal, and stood still, looking around.
The white marble on the floor and walls was perfectly smooth. The ceiling was so high that even if 1,200 hedgehogs were piled up, it wouldn’t reach, and the huge marble angel sculpture suspended like a cloud seemed to oversee the entire interior of the mansion. Torches were lit densely around, giving the feeling of walking in heaven.
Statues of Baekho lined both sides, so lifelike that my four legs trembled just from looking at them. Especially the large gems embedded in the eyes, they sparkled with every step, as if they were watching me.
‘I feel like it will eat me up any moment.’
But I couldn’t stop there. I had to find ‘it’ and steal it quickly!
I scurried around the vast mansion. It wasn’t easy, avoiding the eyes of the occasional servants passing by. But in the end, the hedgehog found Baekho.
Third floor, the room located right in the center.
There it was, right where the moonlight shone directly.
‘It’s, it’s a real tiger.’
The massive animal’s white fur shone as brilliantly as the moon itself. It felt like I was looking at a creature from a legend.
The enormous beast was breathing slowly with its eyes closed. Despite its relaxed appearance, I felt an intense pressure. My legs, which had never hesitated before, stiffened involuntarily.
If I go any closer, I’ll die, run away now, my instincts screamed.
‘No way. Its whiskers are right in front of my nose. Where would I run? I’ve been walking for over a week.’
I recalled the harsh days leading up to this mansion. Memories of encountering wild animals, drinking rainwater when I was about to dehydrate, memories of thorns falling off from the strenuous journey!
‘If I was going to give up here, I wouldn’t have come in the first place.’
I gathered courage and moved my frozen front legs. Once I took one step, the next was a bit easier. I crawled up onto the bed, groaning.
‘But what tiger sleeps on a bed? And in the best room, no less?’
I glanced around to see if the owner was nearby, but apart from the tiger, no one was in sight.
How much must they cherish a pet, no, a companion tiger, to give it such extraordinary treatment? If they have any sense, why not keep a companion hedgehog instead? I want to ask.
It’s good at distinguishing its waste, can show affection well. Sit, paw, spin, all totally doable. The true companion animal of this era is the hedgehog……!
Before I knew it, I was close to Baekho. I cleared my mind of distracting thoughts.
Baekho’s eyes were closed, and I was within reach if it stretched out its paw. Cold sweat drenched my belly.
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.]
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
