What if this point were escalated further to make it more severe? What if, in addition to the second son who had already fallen due to a curse, even the eldest son—indeed all the children in the province of Seongchang—were bedridden?
“Even the councilors wouldn’t know the cause; they would eventually either misattribute it to spirits or realize it’s due to a curse. Then, they’d have no choice but to call upon a Taoist.”
And since it was said to be connected to Hwasan, the summoned Taoist would belong to the Hwasan sect.
The black celestial arts used by the nascent Black Path sect were subpar. The boy, capable of using far more advanced and cleaner spells, found it not a difficult task to create the situation he wanted.
The boy had incapacitated all the children of the Seongchang upper echelons, including the eldest son. And upon confirming that the provincial lord had written a letter asking for help from Hwasan, he knew his plan had succeeded.
“A spy from Hwasan was so confident; they must be among the party that is coming.”
Otherwise, he would kill the spy. Regardless, all that remained now was to wait.
Deciding not to act any further and to watch how things unfolded, he suddenly changed his mind.
He realized it would be much smoother to meet “that being” if he blended into the upper echelons ahead of time.
“…And perhaps it may be of some help to the inexplicable but grand neuroses of our sect leader.”
Doing something beneficial for the sect leader wouldn’t be bad for the boy himself. It would add a certain meaning to his own existence.
Thus, he made a quick calculation and chose an appropriate position to infiltrate, soon adapting to it.
The season was nearing Qingming.
In a few days at most, or within a month, the Taoists from Hwasan would arrive here.
“…Eighteen.”
That was the first thought that came to mind upon waking in the early morning.
I slowly pulled back the blanket and got out of bed. Although it was still dark outside the window, where tree shadows were cast, the room didn’t feel particularly cold.
It made sense. My birthday was roughly around Qingming.
Since my birthday also marks the anniversary of my mother’s death, I’ve never celebrated it since my days in the Baek household. ‘Ha Hyun’ never celebrated his birthday, so I didn’t even know the exact date. But I was sure it was around then.
In Ha Hyun’s memory, there was a moment when his older brother Ongni would say, “Because you were born around Qingming Festival, you end up spending a good season in gloom.”
“Is that something to say to your younger brother?”
Anyway, because of that, Ha Hyun had naturally counted his birthdays from Qingming Festival, and since this year’s Qingming Festival had passed yesterday, he was now truly 18 years old.
“I should be careful.”
Alone in the quiet room, he resolved.
Eighteen—this number had significant meaning to him. He knew exactly what kind of disaster had occurred when ‘Ha Hyun’ had turned 18.
It was now just one of the possibilities that could never happen in reality, but since he was Ha Hyun and had reached that age, he intended to take extra care and tread lightly for the remaining year.
“If I get through this safely… I guess I’d achieve my goal to some extent.”
The goal of becoming a fully-functioning adult.
Although he hadn’t found a single clue about the body’s owner up to this age, hadn’t managed to find any proper information about this strange possession, and had just continued to age.
“I suddenly feel sorry for the body’s owner…”
But there was a definite limit to finding out on his own. In this wuxia world without internet, digging into the term “possession” was a futile effort.
Especially because Hwasan was a prestigious sect.
Only the elders belonging to the JeMungak research division or the Chief Librarian at a sect like Hwasan could open a book containing such brutal techniques like divorce magic. All others were prevented from even accessing the section where such forbidden books were segregated.
Access was possible if you had permission from the JeMungak Master or the Chief Librarian, but that was only available to formal disciples. Being the youngest among them, Ha Hyun couldn’t manage to do so in any way.
As he thought up to there, a question suddenly flashed through his mind.
“…Is it actually because I’m not desperate enough to find out about that issue?”
If he truly wanted to return the body to its owner, wouldn’t he have sneaked in somehow instead of giving up because he “couldn’t”?
Top Celebrity Younger Brother Bears Her Child (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: Forced to live stream romance with a top celebrity in a female-dominant world.
Yan Jin transmigrated into a brothel, with a fellow transmigrated junior beside her.
Hearing the obscene words coming from outside, the unfortunate junior covered his ears tightly, his cheeks flushed red, and whispered to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely help you escape.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely defend your chastity.” Yan Jin looked at the flawless and delicate features of the unfortunate junior and gently comforted, “Because we have transmigrated into a female-dominant world.”
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Top celebrity Yu Shu suddenly fell into a coma during a concert.
Research scientist Yan Jin fainted in the lab after working overtime.
Two people with no connection were rushed to the same hospital.
Three days later, neither of them had woken up.
Suddenly, the entire nation discovered that a live streaming app had been forcibly installed on their phones.
Upon opening it, they heard the two discussing how to escape from the brothel.
The entire internet was in an uproar.
After the two successfully escaped from the brothel, Yu Shu’s fan group rushed to make a banner and sent it to the hospital overnight.
“Big sister bravely took action to defend the chastity of our idol!”
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When Yu Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy, Yan Jin stared at his belly for a long time.
Covering his stomach, he muttered gloomily, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go get an abortion.”
“It’s not that I don’t like it.” Yan Jin hugged Yu Shu and said softly, “I just feel like I’m not human.”
Yu Shu comforted Yan Jin, “I was already an adult when we got together.”
Yan Jin hesitated, “But you won’t be of legal marriageable age even after giving birth to the child.”
At the same time, a flood of bullet comments appeared in the live streaming room that the two couldn’t see.
[Although it’s inappropriate, I also want a young and handsome boyfriend to have my child.]
①Male pregnancy (highlighted)
The female lead is five years older than the male lead, and the male lead is already an adult when he appears.
