His expression was quite unexpected. To my eyes, they just looked like regular North people. I asked, my eyes twinkling,
“Can true masters recognize each other? Can you tell someone’s skill level just by watching them move?”
Otherwise, there was no reason for Danmokbi to say that there were many martial artists on the road.
‘Real martial artist setting!’
At my question, Danmokbi burst out laughing.
“How could that be? If they intentionally hide it, it’s hard to tell.”
“I see.”
Ah, thinking about it, it was a natural thing. I scratched my cheek with a finger, feeling silly. Then, grabbing Danmokbi’s sleeve, I stood up,
“Since we’re here, let’s register for the tournament and take a break.”
“Okay.”
I felt like I would fall asleep as soon as I lay down. Thanks to Baekho, we arrived quickly and comfortably, but hadn’t we been soaked in rain and shivering?
After paying for the food, we left the guesthouse. Then, naturally, Danmokbi grabbed my hand.
“There!”
I exclaimed in surprise, but Danmokbi firmly held my hand so it couldn’t escape.
As I looked at him in astonishment, Danmokbi replied with a shy smile,
“I’ve wanted to hold your hand all this time.”
My heart thumped again. I opened my stiff lips and asked,
“Since when?”
Danmokbi answered with a wide, silent smile,
“From the beginning.”
I was shocked by that answer. With reddening cheeks, I stammered,
“From the first time we met? I looked completely shabby then. Tying my hair casually and wearing the same clothes every day.”
“That’s not what’s important.”
Danmokbi slowly shook his head, then leaned close to whisper in my ear,
“It’s hard not to love Yeona.”
“Uwaaaah.”
I let out a stunned moan at his sudden sweet words, my face turning crimson. Danmokbi chuckled softly at my reaction.
‘He looks like a different person.’
Can a person change this much? Danmokbi was always kind to me, but now he seemed to be dripping with sweetness.
As Danmokbi behaved this way, it felt like a heavy stone was placed on my heart. I took his hand and mumbled,
“The Duke won’t like it. He seems to be busy looking for a wife for you right now.”
“That’s my father’s thought, not mine.”
“Still.”
What worried me was one thing. What Danmokbi would lose because he liked me.
‘You’ve already experienced it painfully when you were young. What kind of treatment you receive when you fall out of favor with the Duke of Danmok.’
Now that he’s recognized, he’s not living as miserably as then, but if he says he’s really planning to marry me, the Duke of Danmok will give up on Danmokbi again.
‘He’s that kind of person.’
For ambition, Danmoksu was someone who could imprison his wife and abandon his son.
I was wearing a worried expression, and Danmokbi patted my shoulder with his other hand.
“Yeona, I’m not such a powerless child anymore.”
Danmokbi’s face was saying that, and it looked serious. But so what! Still, his face looked childish.
I pouted my lips.
“What are you talking about. You’re still a child if you’re sixteen, right?”
“No, I’m not.”
Danmokbi said in a serious tone.
“I’ll show you this time. How strong I’ve become.”
[This is the time separator]The martial arts competition application was being taken in front of Ha Buk Pang Ga Segah. Two men were seated, diligently writing down names and calculating the entry fees, and there was a long line in front of them.
After waiting in line for a moment, it was our turn. But the man standing behind me laughed when he saw Danmokbi’s name on the list.
“Danmoksega? What’s the weakling from Jeolgangseong doing here?”
Danmoksega was still representing the area, but to openly mock him like this! I turned around in disbelief, and another man was openly scanning Danmokbi and mumbling.
“This is hopeless. My father may have been tall and skinny, but the son is scrawny…….”
The large figure of Danmoksu was no big deal, and a slender Danmokbi was even less likely to succeed, he implied. Then, open mockery of Danmoksu poured out.
“If there were any hope, he would have shown up to boast, but it’s obvious since he’s not here.”
Unable to bear the spreading laughter, I put my hands on my hips and shouted defiantly.
“No, what do you know about our young master to talk so freely?”
At my words, the murmuring martial artists openly laughed.
“What are you?”
It must have looked funny even to me. Even though Danmokbi was there, those who were openly babbling were not even amused that a girl as small as an acorn was arguing with them.
Driven by pride, I shouted louder.
“Our young master is very strong! Don’t be surprised and fall that day.”
“Heh, even so, he’s just a child whose forehead blood hasn’t dried. Do you know that only young martial artists up to twentyfive can participate in this martial arts competition? There will be much older bandits.”
“That, that…….”
Is age important in martial arts!
I wanted to say that, but my words were blocked momentarily by the logical counterargument. It was when I was puckering my lips.
Danmokbi lifted his foot and thumped! The ground shook as if there was an earthquake.
The nearby men all staggered. The only person who was fine was me, who had been sticking closely to Danmokbi.
Danmokbi laughed at them and said,
“At least, it doesn’t seem like something you should be laughing about.”
Unlike before, silence filled the surroundings.
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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