“If the ones underground escape, let them go.”
Before departure, the duke called Alec and gave separate orders.
It was incomprehensible, but the original master’s orders were not within the realm of understanding.
“Obedience.”
Naturally, it was something to follow.
So Alec, even though he knew well that the ones underground were throwing away their handcuffs and escaping from the prison like little mice, was just watching.
The place he was in was the end of the third-floor corridor.
It was the end of the stairs on the second floor and the entrance to the third floor.
The duke had ordered to let the escaping ones go.
But the ones not escaping…
“Can I kill them?”
Alec pointed his sword at the man’s neck who was about to come up to the third floor.
The blade mercilessly began to cut into the man’s neck, and blood started to gush out straight away.
“Wait, wait! Just a moment!”
The terrified man raised both hands, but Alec, instead of sheathing his sword, twisted his wrist, bringing the blade closer in a more threatening manner.
“Step aside.”
Alec pointed to the man’s foot with his chin.
The tip of the foot that had reached the third floor immediately went down the stairs at Alec’s words.
The looseness of Alec’s sword came at that moment.
“Wow, I thought it would be enough to avoid the snake.”
Whether there was no sense of danger or the intruder had no common sense, he calmly clotted his neck while talking.
“Did you not know that I would willingly forgive you if you quietly ran away?”
“Did you know that from the beginning?”
The man grumbled while rummaging through his own pockets, saying something like ‘really, why is he so temperamental,’ but could there be a handkerchief in an empty pocket?
Continuing to fiddle with nonexistent pockets and looking at himself, Alec felt ‘annoyance’ for the first time in a while.
“…Do you have a handkerchief?”
“What if I do?”
“I’m asking you to give it to me.”
“Are you going to take it and leave?”
“If you say that, you’ll regret it later.”
“Are you going to regret it after I give it to you?”
“You’re the one who…!”
Thump.
Before Alec could finish speaking, the chandelier shook violently, and the duke’s mansion vibrated.
“What’s this…!”
“Earlier, I was about to go out, and Wyvern came tearing up.”
“Tearing up?”
Pointing at Alec, who was surprised, the man lazily pointed to his neck.
“If I die, won’t you regret it? You need one more hand, don’t you?”
Alec handed the handkerchief, which was in his arms, to the man like throwing it, but instead, he raised his sword sharply.
“I don’t do foolish things like keeping enemies around. It’s as stupid as using a shield for an arrow.”
“Can’t you use it as an arrow shield?”
“You don’t know where you rolled from, but there is no such thing in Baloch. There’s only one Baloch duke who always stands at the forefront.”
“…You’re amazing. Then, hide behind me.”
“…What?”
Alec’s expression, which had always been sharp like a well-sharpened blade, collapsed for the first time.
“Hide behind me. I’m scared I might die.”
“…Go to the underground prison.”
“Are you telling me to die in a place where there is no way out? We mercenaries, like us, will have to run around without receiving commissions for a while, so help us with escape funds.”
“…!”
“I’ll serve you at half the usual rate. Please give me this much.”
The man’s fingers opened two.
Thump.
“Trusting someone unreliable like you…”
Thump.
“Do I have to take the money and die for someone I didn’t trust in the first place?”
A smile disappeared from the man’s face, and those behind him were revealed.
All eight.
If it weren’t for the steward, it would have been a number trained to be a knight, but it was quite a lot for Alec.
However, if you prepared yourself to resist, it would be okay to deal with eight by yourself.
When Alec was tilting his thoughts towards thinking that it would be quite good to sweep eight people by himself, the negotiation reached that point.
“I told you not to leave it to this guy! I’ve gained a conscience! Sir? Steward? Anyway, this should be enough for us.”
A man who had been hiding behind the shadows raised a finger.
Thump.
Just as the heavy vibration resonated, the tip of Alec’s sword wavered.
Crack.
The massive figure crouching began to unfold, and with each movement, the surroundings began to split and shatter.
Kwoong.
As the rigid joints extended, a gigantic ice lump that stood like a small hillock on top shattered, breaking the floor.
The ice wall crumbled, and the monsters behind the ice had long been swept away like receding tide.
What remained here now were Jilian, standing alone like a statue, and the gigantic figure rising.
The claws, each larger than Jilian, seemed to exert force on the frozen ground, breaking the thick ice around them and straightening.
The surroundings were full of cracks.
Breaking, splitting, shattering.
The subtle vibrations that rose through the soles of the shoes had long been fierce as they unfolded.
At times, it was so intense that the feet would slightly lift.
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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