After moving Danmok Chang first, we followed behind. Standing beside Jegal Min and following him, I couldn’t help but gape at the current state of the Blood Sect’s main hall when I saw it from the outside.

‘The word “great destruction” is used in situations like this.’

Because I had been kidnapped while sleeping, I hadn’t seen what the main building of the Blood Sect looked like. Even the places Hyul Jung-hyuk took me around were only a small part inside the main hall.
However, even without knowing the context, it was evident how forcefully Danmokbi had smashed through everything.

‘Not knowing where I am trapped, it seems like she just broke everything in her way.’

Even so, it was too much. It was a sight that showed how strong Danmokbi’s power was.

I didn’t know that until we passed the main building of the sect. The disturbing feeling began when we approached the main gate of the sect.

‘A foul smell.’

A very intense smell of blood pervaded the area slightly away from the main gate.

‘How many people have shed blood? Are those injured people okay?’

Just the fact that Danmok Chang’s thigh was pierced meant that a lot of blood had been shed. If the smell of blood reached this far, it must have been a significant incident, regardless of what had happened.

‘There seems to be something sprawled over there.’

When I tried to squint my eyes and look in that direction, Jegal Min forcibly lowered my head to make me see the ground. A voice, harsh and almost like it was torn apart, echoed in my ears.

“Do not lift your head. You shouldn’t see this.”

How miserable must it be for Jegal Min to say something like this? I made an awkward expression and stared only at my feet.

“…It seems like the Blood Sect’s resistance was fierce.”

“Even my life is at stake, I have no choice but to resist.”

I blinked at Jegal Min’s words mixed with sighs. I wondered why he was talking about resistance when he came to save me.

“Did you do it so fiercely? I’ve never seen Uncle angry before, but it seems like the saying that people who don’t get angry are scary is true.”

“It wasn’t me; it was Danmok Soga-ju.”

Jegal Min shook his head vigorously. Then, with a voice dripping with unmistakable disgust, he murmured.

“They kill everyone even if it’s not a fight. I’ve never seen such ruthlessness before.”

“What?”

Ruthlessness? Danmokbi?

I was so surprised that I almost reflexively turned around. Danmokbi, claiming to be the one guarding the rear, was walking far behind me.

Jegal Min forcefully pressed down on the back of my head again. Then, in a voice that couldn’t hide his disgust, he whispered into my ear, making sure no one else could hear.

“Yeon-ah, do you know why this Oracle is here right now? She’s here on behalf of Father and Grandfather, you know that, right?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“It was to confirm whether it’s okay to send you off in marriage and to make sure of your intention. There was an incident of finding Aunt in the middle of it.”

As the conversation with Jegal Min continued, my head instinctively tried to lift. However, Jegal Min pressed down on my head again. Although the smell of blood was getting stronger, I didn’t feel the seriousness of the story being whispered into my ear.

“To be honest, until you followed me, I was secretly disgusted. Leaving the son of the head of the sect behind and saying why he called you the eldest daughter-in-law, thinking you were a good-for-nothing. But, Yeon-ah.”
Jegal Min declared in a heavy voice, “Even if the opponent is Danmokbi and not Danmok Chang, this Oracle opposes this chaos.”

“…Why is that?”

Now that I had just confirmed emotions with Danmokbi, opposition from the family became another source of heartache.

“That person is too cruel and violent. The way he tramples on the members of the Blood Sect makes him seem like someone who cannot feel emotions.”

Even without asking, I could tell who the ‘that person’ he was referring to was. Since Danmok Chang got hurt while trying to protect me, the person who was not by my side, Danmokbi.

Listening to Jegal Min’s words, I cautiously spoke up.

“W-wasn’t it inevitable because it was a life-threatening situation?”

But my voice sounded weak even to my own ears. Jegal Min shook his head.

“It couldn’t be called a crisis. Danmok Soga-ju was terribly strong. To him, everyone else, except you, seemed inconsequential.”

It was the very character of the villainous Danmokbi that I had written in the original work.

‘But I must have changed the future.’

I bit my lip with a puzzled expression. Jegal Min, with a genuinely reluctant expression, spoke earnestly.

“It’s better not to have any connection with such a person. Not just as a wife, but even as a sister-in-law.”

I bit my lip and looked down at my feet.

A sticky line of blood was flowing slowly.