Someone gently grabbed me as I took a step forward.
“Are you alright?”
Then a familiar voice spoke.
It was my father’s voice.
And at the same time…
[Mandu!]The Dagger Ajussi’s voice was also heard.
For a moment, my heart raced.
Only then did I let out a sigh of relief.
‘Where have you been all this time? What happened?’
[Some rat bastards snuck in and I had to deal with them for a bit.]‘Rat bastards?’
[Yes, I took care of them all, so don’t worry about it.]‘I thought you had disappeared, Ajussi…’
[Where would I go? There’s still a lot left to do.]I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
What would happen to Ajussi once everything that needed to be done was over? I hugged the dagger tightly.
‘Don’t go anywhere without a word from now on.’
[Don’t worry. That won’t happen.]At this moment, my father gently patted my shoulder and said,
“Nam Gung Hwa Su is here.”
“…”
“I thought I should tell you, so I called for you.”
“Then…”
“It seems he’s consumed Godok. There was a hypnotic suggestion to kill Nam Gung Hwa Su if he failed his mission.”
“So the one who attacked our family was Nam Gung Hwa Su after all. To kill us. Right?”
Father didn’t deny my words.
Did uncle know things would turn out like this?
He sold my father out to the Blood Cult. Because of that, my father consumed Godok.
But ironically, uncle’s son was also captured and used by the Blood Cult.
Nam Gung Hwa Su must be suffering right now. He’ll eventually meet a terrible end while succumbing to Godok.
I stared at the dagger in my father’s hand.
“Father, please give me that dagger.”
“Lin…”
“Please.”
After a moment’s hesitation, father handed me the blade.
“Be careful, it’s coated with poison.”
“Thank you.”
I walked into the prison cell, gripping the dagger.
[This is the timeline separator]‘Useless humans.’
Nam Gung Hwa Su’s eyes were filled with anger.
He had never regretted it for a single moment.
There was no need to ask why he did it.
It was Nam Gung Lin’s fault for trying to take his place from the beginning.
She shouldn’t be here.
Everything that happened was because of what Nam Gung Lin did.
“It’s been a while.”
Nam Gung Hwa Su glared at Nam Gung Lin in front of him. Even on the verge of death, he did not regret what he had done. He only felt regret.
Regret that he couldn’t take revenge on Nam Gung Lin who had reduced him to this state.
“The Nam Gung family is mine. The position you’re in was originally mine too!”
Nam Gung Lin looked at Nam Gung Hwa Su with a pitiful expression.
‘Are you pitying me?’
Nam Gung Hwa Su glared at Nam Gung Lin.
“You wicked, vicious bitch…!”
The clothes Nam Gung Lin was wearing looked expensive. Different from the shabby clothes he was wearing now.
Their positions had been reversed.
Despite Nam Gung Hwa Su’s curses, Nam Gung Lin was impassive. She slowly spoke.
“I will live happily.”
“…Happily?”
“Father has returned and grandfather cherishes me. The same goes for aunt and Yu Cheong.”
“…”
“Not being able to be here is the result of your choices. I wanted to become family with you.”
“Family, haha, family you say?”
“You’re the one who threw away the opportunity and betrayed our family. If you hadn’t made the wrong choices, we could have just lived ordinarily.”
At Nam Gung Lin’s words, Nam Gung Hwa Su recalled the past. The very day he first saw Nam Gung Lin.
Nam Gung Lin. The daughter of the Azure Dragon swordsman Nam Gung Hyun, she was a young child at that time.
Nam Gung Lin, who had barely started walking, had reached out her hand to him.
What did he do then?
Saying that, he had pushed Nam Gung Lin away.
Nam Gung Lin fell on her bottom because of that. But the child didn’t cry.
She just stared at him with transparent eyes.
Feeling chills at that sight, he had kicked at Nam Gung Lin.
Nam Gung Hwa Su thought to himself.
‘What if I had held Nam Gung Lin’s hand at that time?’
Even if not that, what if he hadn’t pushed her away…
Going a bit further into the future, what if he hadn’t tried to kill Ji Cheon Wu? If Nam Gung Lin hadn’t almost died trying to save Ji Cheon Wu…
And so if he hadn’t been chased out of the Nam Gung family, what would it have been like?
What kind of future would have unfolded for him?
Then could I also have still belonged among them as a person of Nam Gung?
The underground prison was damp and dark.
It felt like the eerie darkness there was pulling him in. The years he had been captured by the Blood Cult were the same.
The whole time he was there, he felt a terrible feeling.
His father had lost his mind, and his mother had run out to save him and went missing.
Nam Gung Hwa Su opened his eyes wide.
He had no regrets.
He would never regret it. That was the last bit of self-esteem left in his wretched life.
The Nam Gung family should have been his, but that bitch took his place.
He had suffered an unfair fate.
But… was that really the case?
Were the choices he made the best ones?
In that moment, Nam Gung Hwa Su felt doubt.
There were many choices. And in those moments, it was always him who chose the wrong path.
‘Father…’
Tremendous pain crashed over him.
He saw Nam Gung Lin approaching him with an expressionless face. Godok would inflict terrible pain for a long time.
Then it would eventually take his life.
It felt like bugs were gnawing at his body.
No, it wasn’t an illusion, it was real.
Feeling the terrible pain rushing to his head, Nam Gung Hwa Su muttered,
“An ordinary life was impossible from the start.”
“…”
“The Blood Cult will devour the martial world. The Nam Gung family will also be defeated by them in the end. Submitting to them is the right choice.”
And so he submitted.
His father was the same.
The Blood Demon was a monster.
In front of its extraordinary power, they were no different from mere bugs. So he was right.
Rebelling against an enemy you can’t defeat was truly foolish.
That was common sense.
His and his father’s choices were not wrong.
But Nam Gung Lin firmly replied,
“No, you were wrong.”
She met Nam Gung Hwa Su’s eyes.
Nam Gung Hwa Su held his breath. In this moment, Nam Gung Lin’s eyes were shining.
But then it seemed like Nam Gung Lin’s shadow was moving strangely.
“They won’t be able to touch the Nam Gung family.”
“…”
“Grandfather, father, aunt, Yu Cheong, and me too. We will all protect the Nam Gung family together.”
Like today.
Nam Gung Lin didn’t add anything more.
She spoke with an expressionless face.
“You’re going to die anyway.”
“…”
“This is the last mercy I can bestow upon you, who was once family.”
A bloodstained dagger fell in front of him.
Nam Gung Hwa Su grasped the dagger with his trembling remaining hand.
He saw Nam Gung Lin turning her back.
“I…”
Nam Gung Hwa Su shut his mouth. Nam Gung Lin didn’t look back.
All that remained by his side was a cold silence.
[This is the timeline separator]The atmosphere in the family was gloomy.
It was because of Nam Gung Hwa Su’s death.
Except for grandfather who had gone to the martial alliance, the whole family had gathered.
Before breakfast, aunt hugged me for a long time. I could feel her complicated emotions.
Aunt said to me,
“Let’s get through this well.”
Her eyes were red and bloodshot.
I silently hugged aunt back.
I saw Nam Gung Yu Cheong looking out the window with a determined face.
Soon I met eyes with father.
I saw father smiling faintly.
Nam Gung Hwa Su had said the Blood Demon would eventually bring down the Nam Gung family.
[That fellow’s words were wrong. In the end, it’s just an excuse made by someone who gave up fighting and ran away.]I nodded my head.
Dagger Ajussi and aunt were right.
‘I will overcome this. Because I’m not alone.’
[This is the timeline separator]Time flew by quickly.
It rained heavily for several days.
It was the same now. It was raining as if there was a hole in the sky.
As if washing away the past.
Originally, we were supposed to meet Dan Li Seong. But due to unexpected news that came to father, we couldn’t go see him.
Father looked at me with a serious face and said,
“I heard the Dang family patriarch is critically ill.”
Was this the reason why Dang Hwa Ryeong said he had to leave suddenly? The Dang family’s matters weren’t described in detail in Heavenly Demon’s biography.
I heard that one day Dang Hwa Ryeong became the Dang family patriarch. He had just returned from Sichuan not long ago, but now he had to go back there again.
‘I wonder if Dang Hwa Ryeong is doing well.’
No, he couldn’t be doing well.
I heard that Dang Mun Gi, the patriarch of the Dang family, was in critical condition. No matter how great a master, the moment of death comes for everyone.
Father was also on friendly terms with Patriarch Dang Hae Yeol, so he couldn’t just sit still.
‘Grandfather and the Dang patriarch are close too.’
Grandfather and father decided to meet in Sichuan. And Ji Cheon Wu, Sin So Gyeong, and Ak Wi Cheon also decided to accompany our procession.
We were going to meet people from the demon cult in Sichuan. Unexpectedly, many people ended up moving.
I said to Dagger Ajussi,
‘I always get anxious when going to Sichuan.’
I knew where Ji Cheon Wu and the Blood Demon would have their final battle.
The day of the decisive battle was still far in the future.
But the fact that the place was Sichuan would not change. Yes, Sichuan.
The Blood Demon would be there.
The demon who dragged my father to hell. I looked at Ji Cheon Wu.
Sensing my gaze, he met eyes with me.
Ji Cheon Wu smiled brightly at me.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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