Her knees wobbled, and her vision spun as if she had run a long-distance race.
Arkanso, who had been waiting, supported her.
“The holy body of the saint is a treasure of the sect and the world. Please be careful.”
Arkanso spoke with an indifferent expression, without a change in his complexion.
I turned the conversation subtly.
“I’m starting to feel hungry. What do the priests eat?”
“What we have to offer to the saint is nothing special. We have a chef among our attendants, so I will do my best to prepare something.”
“I’d like something spicy and chewy.”
Today, I desperately craved tteokbokki.
Just imagining tteokbokki with hot broth and melted mozzarella cheese made my mouth water.
Eating freshly fried squid tempura, kimbap, and sundae together would refresh my cluttered mind and soothe my anxious stomach.
It was a dream that couldn’t come true in this world.
“You seem to like that kind of food. I’ll remember that.”
“I’ll also request it for His Majesty. You should try it before retiring.”
Arkanso looked at me with a mysterious gaze.
Covering his eyes, it was hard to guess what he was thinking.
“What kind of existence is His Majesty to you?”
Arkanso suddenly asked.
My breath caught for a moment.
“A contractual partner? A superior at work? A mentor? Or…”
The warm and cool scent that enveloped me.
Broad shoulders and large hands.
Thirsty emerald green eyes.
The kiss, so hot it could burn the soul, scattered in my mind.
Unable to find an answer, Arkanso asked again.
“Are you following Lady Laila’s actions because of His Majesty?”
I glared at him, furrowing my brows.
“Did you eavesdrop?”
“I have overly sharp ears. If it bothered you, I apologize. Please forgive me.”
Grabbing Arkanso’s arm about to kneel, I held it firmly.
“Stop kneeling! You’ll suffer from arthritis later.”
“Do you care? It’s an honor, Lady Saint.”
Arkanso answered with a bright smile.
He was a man whose words simply didn’t get through to me.
“I haven’t forgiven you.”
“I will continue to serve you until you forgive me.”
“Arkanso, do people often say you’re stubborn and persistent?”
I mocked him with a hint of resentment.
Arkanso nodded as if he was pleased.
“You’ve noticed my reputation right away.”
“It’s because of you that my head hurts even more.”
“I’ll prepare medicine to relieve your headache right away.”
“Do you make medicine in the sect too?”
“Many devotees seek healing. Thanks to the goddess’s grace, we have many skilled healers and pharmacists.”
Arkanso subtly displayed his pride.
‘Douglas’s grandfather must have visited the temple not just for prayer. Maybe he tried to get some hints.’
Douglas’s grandfather had worried about the two of them until he left this world.
Laila, suffering alone in the Canary Room.
Occasional seizures of my granddaughter, Susan.
He had tried his best to treat the two of them and left many research papers.
But he couldn’t save Laila.
He couldn’t even identify Susan’s illness.
‘Did he really fail? Couldn’t he overcome the pain and went back?’
I promised myself to visit Viscount Netton when I returned to the Hwangdo.
‘The Vice-Governor never spoke openly about Laila. He barely mentioned that she came with a young boy. What secrets do Franz and Laila have? It’s definitely related to Nikolai…’
I couldn’t ask Nikolai about Laila.
There was no guarantee that he would answer even if I asked.
I, too, kept repeating the request for Nikolai to wait.
We stood facing each other like a pair of lighthouses built with sturdy bricks of secrecy.
Unable to approach each other any further.
Without truly understanding.
“Do you think about His Majesty?”
Arkanso shook me, who was lost in thought.
“It’s none of your concern.”
I replied coldly.
After a moment of catching his breath, Arkanso said,
“His Majesty is not benefiting from you. It’s dangerous to get close.”
“What does that mean?”
“Doesn’t the Lady Saint know? He possesses two souls.”
Two souls?
My head spun at the sudden words.
Arkanso’s composed face distorted.
In the face of my bewilderment, he continued,
“In fact, I had to convey trust to His Majesty as well.”
“Why didn’t you disclose it to the heretics?”
“The Moracian sect has deep ties with the Evre Hwangjo during the Sun Emperor era. Although not officially inducted, His Majesty is also under the guidance of the Moracian Goddess.”
“But why did you hide it?”
“Because he harbors a very dangerous beast… His Majesty said that a beast that he cannot control is more dangerous. What is that beast?”
Arkanso shook his head.
The word “beast” struck my chest like a dagger.
“His Majesty said that a beast he cannot control is more dangerous. What is that beast?”
Arkanso answered with a tone of certainty.
Beyond frustration, anxiety surged to the top of my head.
I jabbed Arkanso’s chest with my fist, lowering my voice as if threatening.
“Explain it so I can understand.”
“You won’t believe it. Lady Saint, please confirm it yourself.”
“How?”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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