The title of master seemed unfamiliar, so Yuwoon made a strange expression and left the room after telling me to rest more and that he would return tomorrow.

Left alone, I got up from the bed a little later and first looked around the room.

When I opened the drawer in the corner, there was a metal plate about the size of two palms combined in the top drawer. There was even a ring in the center.

“Is this a mirror?”

In the historical setting of this martial arts novel, a glass mirror is a luxury item.

Maybe in a large sect, but there was no such thing in the Taoist temple. In the first place, a metal mirror was a common item before glass mirrors were widely used.

When I picked it up and turned it over, the single side was indeed smoothly polished, so I could roughly see my face in it.

“So this is what Baek Yeo Heun looks like.”

Surprisingly, it was a fairly pretty face.

Even the eyes were gentle, and the overall lines were straight, so it felt a little unsuitable to be called a villainous supporting character.

“A villainous supporting character.”

The more I chewed on it, the more unrealistic it seemed.

I had decided to think of it as possession for the time being, but I couldn’t help but find it hard to accept.

Would it have felt more real if I hadn’t known that Baek Yeo Heun was a character in the book?

“…No, not knowing the situation would have made it even more confusing.”

I swallowed a sigh and gently stroked the surface of the mirror. The cold touch of the mirror felt too vivid to dismiss as a dream.

I slowly recalled the rest of the book in my mind.

“The Taoist title I will soon receive is probably Ha Hyun.”

Becoming a disciple of a disciple in one generation means becoming a disciple in this generation, and the disciple of this generation is a Ha letter disciple. Plus, I get a Taoist title derived from the original name Yeo Heun, taking the Heun (昕) character as it is.

“…The fact that it’s a Ha letter disciple may be the beginning of the problem.”

The current Hwasan hasn’t admitted a thirdgeneration disciple yet.

Several years had passed since the previous chief handed over his position to the current chief, and the sect had entered a stable period, with the youngest disciple of this generation now in his early 20s.

So it was planned to admit a thirdgeneration disciple in 2 or 3 more years, but in the meantime, Hwasan’s number one swordsman, who had never taken a disciple before, suddenly brought back a 10yearold girl and took her as a disciple.

“Not particularly an outstanding martial artist, not particularly talented, even seems to have some complex backstory.”

Although Hwasan is a Taoist sect, it is a place where people live. There were bound to be people who were dissatisfied with the fact that the first disciple of Hwasan’s number one swordsman was a young girl of no particular note.

Ha Hyun knew this very well.

“Isn’t she a little lacking to be the disciple of Plum Sword King?”

“It’s a bit disappointing to show her to other sects or the world…….”

The murmuring coming from behind, no matter how small, sounded unusually clear.

At first, I pretended not to know, but as time passed, I realized that, just like their words, it was difficult to accumulate enough skill to live up to the name of Hwasan’s number one swordsman’s disciple.

“So…….”

Ha Hyun became more and more irritable, and naturally began to be alienated in Hwasan. Because of her inferiority complex, she became sharp even towards those who approached her with kindness, which was natural.

At the same time, her obsession with her master Yuwoon grew.

“Don’t be anxious. From the moment I brought you, you have always been my disciple, and I must take responsibility for you.”

He was the only one who said that to Ha Hyun.

And since he had not taken any other disciples besides Ha Hyun, she must have felt relief in that regard.

But one day.

Under the order of the chief, Yuwoon, who had briefly left Hwasan, returned with a boy, just like the day he brought Ha Hyun.

“…Perhaps the protagonist.”

Unlike Ha Hyun, the boy was a born martial artist and was exceptionally talented. His personality was also good, so he quickly blended in with the people of the sect.

He looked like the protagonist to anyone.

“And he also becomes Yuwoon’s disciple.”
Naturally, Ha Hyun couldn’t like the culprit who made her lose the moniker of ‘Youn’s only disciple,’ which had been her solace.

The priest was a being that shone incomparably more than Ha Hyun.

“I am at your service. I look forward to working with you.”

That greeting felt no different from a poisoned declaration of war to Ha Hyun.

‘Perhaps from that moment on…….’

It was already slightly skewed, but the thoughts began to bend in a bad direction.

“Sigh…….”

I let out a light sigh.

Ha Hyun was becoming more and more obsessed with her master beyond mere affection. There were many things that crossed the line to be dismissed as stemming from a disciple’s adoration.

When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem

This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Synopsis:

“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”

Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.

Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.

While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the  Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…

Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.

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