“Lady Lin, what exactly happened? Who is this person, and why are you…?”
Sin So-gyeong shook her head briefly.
Then she opened her mouth.
“I should have thanked you first for saving me, but I was too flustered and acted improperly.”
[It… it’s alright.]It was an extremely awkward statement.
I shook my head as I looked at the dagger uncle imitating me.
Sin So-gyeong was also looking at me with a somewhat puzzled expression.
‘You don’t seem like yourself at all.’
[Well, it’s not important.]Sin So-gyeong’s complexion was pale.
Thinking about something, she opened her mouth.
“Father, Father is in danger. That man said he’s one of the leaders.”
Sin So-gyeong grabbed my sleeve.
“I know it’s shameless of me, but please save my father.”
[Calm down. My comrade has gone there as well.]Looking at Sin So-gyeong, my heart ached. It was because I also understood the anxiety she felt.
Sin So-gyeong’s mother passed away while giving birth to her. The only family she had left was Doctor Sin.
The dagger uncle quickly assessed the situation. After rescuing Ryeong, the rest was easy.
I took Ryeong and Sin So-gyeong to a safe place.
Concentrating my energy, I located those guys’ positions and took them out one by one.
Once everything was over, I could finally catch my breath.
But there was no time to rest.
‘Ji Cheon-wu must be fighting.’
I immediately headed to where he would be.
It was when I entered the room where Doctor Sin was. The dagger uncle spoke in a smug tone.
[See, didn’t I tell you not to worry.]I opened my mouth, staring at the scene Ji Cheon-wu had created.
Ji Cheon-wu was sitting there, having crushed Cruelty Sword. It was clear at a glance that he had defeated Cruelty Sword.
‘He’s really become much stronger than in the original work.’
From the moment I gave Ji Cheon-wu the inner elixir of Taeyanghwari, he had become unbelievably strong.
“Lin, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”
When I arrived, he looked up at me with innocent eyes as if nothing had happened.
Ji Cheon-wu ran over to me.
Cruelty Sword, who had been pinned down by Ji Cheon-wu, looked unable to move after being thoroughly beaten.
Cruelty Sword, who had been under Ji Cheon-wu, raised his eyes and looked at me.
“You… are you the Ghost Blade?”
Due to my small stature and the mask I wear when acting as the Ghost Blade, Cruelty Sword seemed to recognize me.
I didn’t answer.
But Cruelty Sword seemed to have reached his own conclusion.
“Ghost Blade, you were a target to be eliminated by our school.”
At his words, I blinked my eyes.
‘It’s likely for the Blood Cult to take notice of me.’
Because I had interfered with what they were trying to do at every turn.
Cruelty Sword’s eyes turned red.
“You value the lives of others so much?”
I tilted my head. I couldn’t understand why rumors about me had spread strangely among the Blood Cult members.
‘I was just trying to hinder what the Blood Cult was doing.’
I was being regarded as some great righteous person.
At that moment.
Cruelty Sword began to shout like a madman.
“Blood Demon’s Revenge! Blood Washes the World!”
Cruelty Sword’s gaze was aimed directly at Ji Cheon-wu and me.
I turned my gaze toward Doctor Sin. Cruelty Sword had used the Possession Technique. But the target was not me.
It was aimed at Doctor Sin, who was trembling in the corner of the room.
‘Cruelty Sword, your reputation isn’t for nothing.’
It was one of the Blood Cult’s techniques.
If Cruelty Sword had used the Possession Technique on me, I would have blocked it. I was prepared enough for that.
However, it was difficult to respond instantly when the Possession Technique was used on Doctor Sin.
Why was that?
At that moment, Sin So-gyeong’s face came to mind. Her worried expression for her father seemed just like me when I was young.
Knowing her feelings, I couldn’t just stand by.
My eyes met Ji Cheon-wu’s.
I saw him shaking his head intensely.
The decision was quick.
I threw myself.
[This is the timeline separator]Drip, drip.
Blood flowed.
Doctor Sin crawled and looked at the girl who had blocked his path.
“Lin, damn it!”
Ji Cheon-wu ran over with a pale expression.
“Are you okay? Why, why did you do that?”
Ji Cheon-wu repeatedly stroked Lin’s face.
His face was contorted as if in pain. Doctor Sin was in a daze.
That small girl, that little body.
She had blocked him.
A small girl not much older than his daughter, Sin So-gyeong.
That girl had gotten hurt because of him.
Because of the person he saved.
At that moment.
The door opened and Sin So-gyeong walked into the room.
“Fa-Father? Lady Lin? I came to find you because you didn’t come for so long…”
Sin So-gyeong, who was speaking, looked down at Lin with a deathly pale face.
Sin So-gyeong’s hands were trembling. It was the same for her father, Doctor Sin.
Doctor Sin couldn’t get the image of Lin’s small body enveloping him out of his head.
The man’s flesh that burst out in an instant flew at her like a hidden weapon.
Lin had embraced him from the man’s Possession Technique.
I didn’t know about other places, but the wound on her back was too severe.
Doctor Sin felt a choking sensation.
Guilt surged through him.
But he couldn’t feel guilty forever.
Determination settled on Doctor Sin’s face. He opened his mouth to Ji Cheon-wu.
“We need to treat her quickly. Please assist me.”
[This is the timeline separator]Nam Gung Yu-cheong entered the room with a startled expression.
It was because of the news he heard as soon as he woke up.
‘Lin got hurt?’
What on earth happened in this clinic that caused Lin to get hurt?
She was one of the most talented individuals in the Nam Gung Clan.
Nam Gung Jin-cheon didn’t say it, but he always looked at Lin with pride.
‘And Lin got hurt?’
The first thing he saw was Sin So-gyeong with a tired expression.
Lin was lying unconscious with a pale complexion, and Ji Cheon-wu was holding her hand.
“What in the world…”
At Nam Gung Yu-cheong’s words, Sin So-gyeong answered.
“A demonic head appeared. Lady Lin got hurt trying to save others from that demonic head.”
“A demonic head? Lin faced a demonic head?”
Nam Gung Yu-cheong was startled.
Sin So-gyeong’s response and the expression on her face were somewhat different from the Sin So-gyeong he had seen before.
In other words, she seemed more cold-hearted.
Nam Gung Yu-cheong was at a loss for words at the determination he felt from her.
“She will probably wake up soon.”
Sin So-gyeong closed her eyes tightly with a gloomy expression.
Nam Gung Yu-cheong looked at Ji Cheon-wu. Ji Cheon-wu seemed displeased with this entire situation.
“I heard you’re going to the Cheonha Festival. That you’re participating there.”
“……”
“If my presence delays your departure…”
At Sin So-gyeong’s words, Ji Cheon-wu’s eyes turned fierce.
“You, will you be like this even when Lin wakes up?”
Sin So-gyeong pressed her lips together at Ji Cheon-wu’s words. Ji Cheon-wu was right.
Her words were no different from insulting Lin’s sacrifice.
Ji Cheon-wu continued.
“Just say thank you, that will be enough for her.”
Ji Cheon-wu had seen Lin a lot.
Lin, who had thrown herself to protect him, hated it when Ji Cheon-wu felt guilty.
〈Just say thank you. That’s enough.〉
It was something she often said.
If Sin So-gyeong spoke like she did now, Lin would surely be disappointed.
Knowing that Sin So-gyeong was struggling because of her.
‘Foolishly.’
Why bother about such things? It was something to be grateful for just by saving her life.
Lin was always an overly kind person, even when he thought about it.
Just like when she saved him in his childhood.
“That’s right. Lin is that kind of child.”
Nam Gung Yu-cheong answered like that and looked at Lin with pity.
[This is the timeline separator]The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Sin So-gyeong. As soon as she saw me, she began to shed tears, drip, drip.
I was startled.
But before I could be surprised, I heard the dagger uncle’s scolding voice.
[You little…!]‘Please let it slide just this once. It’s been a while.’
[Don’t ever do that again.]‘I only got hurt, but Doctor Sin would have died.’
I knew.
When Cruelty Sword used the Possession Technique, the dagger uncle had used his energy to protect me.
The dagger uncle was silent.
He also knew. That I would make the same choice if the same situation arose.
[You wicked dumpling.]‘I’m sorry, Uncle.’
I looked at Sin So-gyeong.
Behind her, Ji Cheon-wu and Nam Gung Yu-cheong were sitting.
All three of them had haggard faces.
[They took care of you day and night.]‘How long has it been since I collapsed?’
[Three days and nights have passed.]‘It’s gotten urgent.’
I had to arrive at the martial arts alliance at least by the registration period for the Cheonha Festival.
‘If I go after fully recovering…’
[Don’t even think about leaving right away. We don’t know what misfortune might happen.]‘But if I receive treatment and go…’
I couldn’t finish my conversation with the dagger uncle.
Because Sin So-gyeong firmly grasped my hand.
Sin So-gyeong didn’t stop at just holding my hand. She bowed her head deeply and brought her cheek to my hand.
Then she murmured.
“Thank you, Lady Lin.”
“Wh-what?”
“Thank you for saving my father. And for saving Ryeong.”
I calmed my startled heart.
This was Sin So-gyeong’s original character.
She was someone who never forgot a favor once she received it.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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