As Cien had speculated, there were individuals secretly infiltrated into the Rotchern Forest who had been bribed by Delphia’s close associates.
They primarily functioned as a trio of human traffickers, specializing in child kidnapping, murder, and intimidation.
Their magic was not incredibly strong, but they had quite a knack for hiding their presence and pinpointing their targets for kidnapping.
“Selling her would fetch a nice price.”
“No way.”
“If we bring her in immediately, they said they’d pay more than the bounty, remember?”
“What on earth do they want with this little girl?”
Just as SquintEyes and BowHolder were making inappropriate jokes, the magician drawing magical circles with closed eyes on the far left mumbled something.
“This… I can’t kidnap the target.”
“Why not?”
The man with a bow tied to his back, one of the squinteyed twins, asked roughly. It was usually possible to kidnap a child in ten minutes, but things weren’t going well today and he was getting frustrated.
“Something is continuously blocking my magic.”
BowHolder grumbled with a furrowed brow.
“Exile” Matthias seems to have cast a barrier around the platform. It’s a common thing among nobles.”
“What a bother. Is there a way to lure her this way?”
“That’s easy.”
It was common for a family like the Mirmod lineage to face child kidnapping incidents. So, it wasn’t surprising that a barrier had been cast around the platform.
He clicked his tongue and murmured.
“We can either take some risk and approach directly or use a strategy to make the little one come down. Which one do you want to do?”
As he contemplated and prepared to tie the arrow to the bowstring for demonstration, he suddenly felt something off. The face of SquintEyes, who had been holding a magic telescope, twisted.
“…She’s gone from the platform.”
“Where could she be?”
SquintEyes muttered, moving the telescope multiple times.
“It seems like she’s coming towards the forest. I’m not certain, though.”
“I’ll start drawing the magical circle immediately.”
Not long after, just when the magician almost finished drawing the magical circle again.
A rustling sound was heard from the bushes next to them.
The sharp gazes of the two, except for the magician, turned towards the inside of the bushes.
“Ah.”
SquintEyes gave a hollow laugh.
What they found was the little girl, Cien Mirmod, they had been seeking to kidnap.
Her cheeks flushed rosy, her hair braided neatly into pigtails, her little fists like undercooked dumplings, blinking as if she didn’t know anything…
It was indeed the child they had been watching all along to kidnap.
“Little girl, what are you doing here?”
Including the cunning BowHolder who asked the question, all three revealed their yellowed fangs and laughed in an instant.
Great. Little Red Riding Hood has entered the wolf’s den.
“Um….”
Looking up at them with innocent eyes, Cien spoke.
“I got lost.”
What a windfall!
They exchanged glances and laughed boisterously, their lips almost tearing apart.
“I came down here because I was bored. Sirs, can you take me home?”
The daughter of Matthias couldn’t be anything but an incredibly naive child.
She had come down from the platform that was supposed to protect her of her own accord.
Everything was ripe for the taking, all ducks in a row.
He sneakily checked the child, and she wasn’t even wearing armor.
BowHolder stepped towards Cien and opened his mouth widely as if to swallow her whole.
“Do you have any friends with you?”
He was just trying to feel out the kidnapping situation.
Just a while ago, there were scary knights in dresses around the child. They seemed like physically strong mercenaries.
He had thought it would be quite challenging to deal with them, but they seemed to have distanced themselves.
“Yep. I lost them!”
“Oh.”
“……This has become interesting, you silly child.”
“Huh? You mean I’m a silly child?”
Seeing Cien tilting her head, he pulled out a candy used for kidnapping from his pocket.
The child who ate this candy would faint or fall into a sleep akin to death. Naturally, their mind would deteriorate.
But had he ever been concerned about such things?
No, he hadn’t.
“So, why did you have to get lost?”
“Well, haven’t I made things easier for you? You should be grateful.”
They looked at each other and laughed merrily.
Except for the confusedlooking Cien, boisterous laughter spread throughout the forest and disappeared.
“Let’s finish up quickly. Just in case.”
“Oh, should we?”
The archer nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders.
“Ah, why are you guys here?”
At my question, they laughed and stylishly flipped their hair.
“A remarkable person hired us.”
“Wow, is he a cool man?”
“…She’s a beautiful person. Do you want to meet her?”
Cien tilted his head. And for a fleeting moment, when no one could see, he smiled like a villain.
Ordinary people might have realized this situation was a trap.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead