“Gasp. Gasp.”
The place where Lic he arrived, with her presence lowered through the manipulation of cognition, was in front of the tower of the Ludwig Duke’s mansion.
A wall built with highly dense minerals, a tower whose only windows were holes the size of a child’s fist. It was the notorious prison of the Ludwig family, known to be difficult to escape from.
‘Philip has gotten himself caught again.’
Lic he looked up at the tower, gasping for breath.
Hickenka’s energy was detected here. It was clear that she had possessed Philip, who was imprisoned.
[Can you really do this?]Pythons questioned Lic he with an incredulous voice.
This monstrous contractor had committed another monstrous act.
[I’m faster than you at detecting the energy of the stars. Are you really okay with that?]The star detection was the strongest characteristic of Pythons.
It was a claim that no other star surpassed his ability in this regard.
But. Even though he contracted with a human, to constantly use that ability as if it were embedded in their body, and to sense the existence of a star faster than he?
[You’re really suspicious. Are you a human? Not a star? Did the fool secretly have a child? Is that you?]Pythons clung to Lic he’s head, demanding to know her identity.
Ignoring such nonsense, Lic he broke the lock of the tower with Pythons’ ability and opened the door.
[Oh, you’re just using it recklessly now? Go ahead, use it all. It’s my ability, and your ability is my ability, what’s the difference?]A guard standing right next to her made her heart pound, but he was unaware of Lic he’s presence and yawned with his mouth wide open.
The lock could be restored when leaving. Lic he placed cognitive manipulation on the broken lock and went inside.
Lic he and Pythons turned their gaze upward, following the sensed energy.
‘Pythons.’
[Yeah. It’s about there.]The tower, open from floor to ceiling in the center, had floors set at regular intervals.
Lic he climbed the massive spiral staircase in the center of the tower.
The prisons with barred windows installed along the inside perimeter of the tower were visible.
They were all empty prisons, except for one.
“Cough, cough.”
A prison near the staircase on the 3rd floor. As Lic he approached, a laugh sounded as if it had been waiting.
Beyond the locked bars of the prison, Philip was sitting on a bed.
He was said to still be unconscious, but from the way he was sitting there…
“Hickenka?”
Philip raised his bowed head.
His golden right eye stared at Lic he. He greeted Lic he with a bright smile, narrowing his eyes.
“You’ve come, Letiom.”
“…….”
Lic he glared at him in silence.
Hickenka, who chuckled, stood up. Pythons, sitting on Lic he’s head, challenged Hickenka.
“Why have you come again? I told you he’s taken, right? Go back to your grave and sleep without wasting your energy. You can never break the contract with me.”
“That petty contract. Can’t it be terminated by putting you to sleep?”
“Ha, you’re going to put me to sleep? Who? Me?”
Pythons snorted with disdain.
You brat. What can you do to me, still in my prime?
Pythons swung his fists wildly outside the bars. They cut through thin air and never reached Hickenka.
“Or.”
Hickenka stood right in front of the bars. He crouched down to whisper closely to Lic he.
“I can seduce Letiom and make you abandon him and contract with me.”
“I won’t do it.”
Lic he spoke in a cutting tone. Pythons nodded approvingly at her clear opposition.
“Really? Think about it more. You’re still young and have much life left. I am patient and can wait. Contract with me, and I will give you the world. Honor, wealth. What else do you want? Revenge? Conquest?”
“Contractor. Don’t believe his words. He has a forked tongue. He’s just like a sly snake.”
Pythons furrowed his brows, warning Lic he against Hickenka.
Lic he also did not believe Hickenka’s words, and she took a step back, putting distance between them.
“I don’t want anything, and I have no reason to contract with you. So go away now. And don’t ever come back.”
Hickenka looked at Leticia, who was speaking directly to her.
This time’s Letium is quite adorable. From head to toe, she makes me want to devour her.
Hickenka reached her hand out through the bars. Pythons knocked away the hand that was swiftly reaching for Leticia.
“Where…!”
“Pythons!”
But what Hickenka was aiming for was not Leticia. As if she had been waiting, she changed the trajectory of her hand and grabbed Pythons. Then she put her hand back through the bars.
“Damn it!”
“That Pythons has become like a squirrel caught in my hand. It would have been unimaginable a few hundred years ago. Right?”
Pythons wriggled in Hickenka’s hand. Hickenka burst into laughter, watching him. Pythons’ body went limp shortly after.
Above Pythons’ motionless head, a round light like a firefly rose.
Leticia grabbed the bars and yelled.
“What have you done to Pythons!”
“It’s nothing. I’ve extracted Pythons’ spirit to make a thoughtform. Isn’t it pretty? It’s my unique ability.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
