‘But how should I cook this creature that looks like a worm but is also like a snake?’
My gaze turned again to the snake disguised as a worm that White Tiger had caught for me. I’ve never eaten raw sugar, nor have I ever imagined worm cuisine.
‘Should I do it roughly like grinding snails?’
But I have to make sure the real thing is as invisible as possible, right? It will be repellent to eat.
As I pondered various cooking methods, White Tiger, who had been walking softly by my side, showed his white teeth.
Hey, I don’t know much about human life, but why are you feeding him so much?
He was displeased that I was constantly taking care of Danmokbi. I shrugged my shoulders.
“It’s pitiful. It’s been hard all this time.”
Born to eat only death, never embraced by anyone, never able to act like a child, and growing up alone like that.
‘I created it that way.’
If I had known it would be so painful, I wouldn’t have created the villain named Danmokbi when writing.
At that time, I didn’t know. Just as a bright light casts a large shadow, I thought a great hero needed a suitable villain.
‘So this is also my way of paying off my debt.’
Having already crossed into this world, I could no longer change the content of the novel. So I had no choice but to run with all my body.
‘Everyone lived happily ever after, that’s the story.’
When I thought that way and was about to weaken, White Tiger chuckled in response.
My, he’s making a sound like a cat swimming.
At the strange metaphor, I stopped walking and opened my eyes wide. White Tiger flicked his sharp tongue and continued.
If he’s pitiful, then what about you? Soaked in water with fur clumped together like a skinny, wet cat. It might be better for you to eat.
I knew he was saying it out of concern for me, but I was irritated by the metaphor.
“……Why do all the comparisons keep going towards cats? Is there a hint that White Tiger is actually a cat?”
“There’s no way that’s possible!”
White Tiger growled, but I narrowed my eyes.
‘That lush white fur can’t possibly belong to a tiger. I’ve been suspicious all along. Maybe it’s really a cat.’
I was intently staring at its round ears. White Tiger suddenly turned its head and grumbled.
“What will you gain from taking care of that human? He may thank you now, but will he remember you later when he gains followers of his own?”
It was a warning not to be stabbed in the back and to take care of Danmokbi while also looking after myself.
I gently placed the vessel with the spirit on the floor and picked up the displeasedlooking White Tiger. Then, I petted White Tiger’s head and responded.
“It’s not something I’m doing to receive a reward.”
At my words, White Tiger silently stared at me. Meeting those clear blue eyes, like the sky after rain, I couldn’t help but smile.
“How could he remember? I don’t even remember things from that age. To hope to be remembered forever just for feeding him for a few days would be too unconscionable, wouldn’t it?”
“It’s not just food, is it?”
To me, it was just food. Fortunately, I was good at cooking, and I knew where the spirit was. Since White Tiger found it, it wasn’t really such a great favor after all.
I answered, rubbing White Tiger’s soft ears with two fingers.
“I just want to help my lord. I hope my lord is happy.”
Strong enough to no longer be threatened with death, not cursed.
‘It would be enough to live like that.’
In the end, all I wished for was for my small novel to end this way.
Everyone lived happily ever after.
That was all I wanted.
“Tsk, a person who can’t even take care of themselves.”
Realizing my sincerity that I didn’t want a reward, White Tiger pouted. I hugged White Tiger tightly and buried my cheek in its thick fur.
“Hehe, don’t be so sulky. I have many talents. Shall I knead you like a kitten today?”
“I’m not a cat!”
Growling, White Tiger slowly turned its head and added.
“Hmm, I will graciously allow you to touch my paw.”
“White Tiger is the best!”
Without a doubt, cats are the most perfect creatures. Starting with their soft pink jellylike pads.
After pressing a kiss on White Tiger’s displeased nose, I released it. Then, I took the captured spirit and headed towards Danmokbi’s dwelling, humming a tune.
I didn’t know. In that corner, a small shadow lingered before disappearing.
[This is the time separator]Hiding behind the wall, Danmokbi bit his lip. The affectionate voice of Yeona rang in his ears.
“It’s not something I’m doing to receive a reward.”
It was a sweet word, like the candy she had once given him. Yet, that very word weighed heavily in Danmokbi’s chest.
‘Yeona doesn’t want anything from me.’
To Danmokbi, Yeona was a ray of sunshine in the dark, a well to the thirsty. She had reached out to him when no one else would.
‘Now I can’t even imagine living without Yeona.’
And yet, she said she wanted nothing from him.
That meant she could move away from him whenever her feelings changed.
‘What can I do to make her stay with me forever?’
The question to which he had no answer swirled chaotically in his mind. Danmokbi buried his face in his palms.
The boy, who was experiencing love for the first time in his life, could not know the answer.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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