The earth spider protruded its mouth above the ground.
“It’s an earth spider!”
The fully grown earth spider monster had an adult-sized body.
Whether it just hatched, its body was sticky with fluid.
As it spat out dirt, the ground was covered with sand.
The floor of the imperial palace was entirely paved with bricks.
Such bricks, like sand, crumbled finely, and the sand settled beneath the ground.
“Tsk! It’s a sand tomb!”
“Be careful not to get stuck in the sand tomb!”
When the guards drew their swords and thrust them into the ground, the earth spider buried itself in the soil.
“Even if it hides, it’s underneath the sand!”
“Damn it, another monster!”
Those who drew their swords twisted the blades and stabbed them directly into the holes.
“It’s a desert area monster! The earth spider spits out fluid to create a sand tomb and collapses the ground! Find and kill them through their hideouts before the dirt collapses! If the dirt collapses, stab the sword into the ground and cut them from their mouths!”
“It’s annoying if your foot gets stuck in the sand!”
The reason the earth spider was annoying was due to this characteristic.
“If your foot gets stuck in the sand tomb, stab a knife under your foot!”
Creating a sand tomb underground, their annoying habit was dragging individuals down below.
“Your Majesty! When you get off the carriage…!”
Thud! The wheel twisted and sank.
Sharlof stepped down silently, stepping over the threshold.
“Someone seems to want to tie my steps here again.”
The guards opened the door and reached out their arms.
“Seize him! He’s trying to escape!”
“Just a moment… lend me a knife.”
“Yes?”
“For a headstand, the blade is too shallow. I’d like it a bit deeper.”
He took a hairpin with a white flower attached. Its length was less than a foot.
Too shallow.
‘This won’t reach below the ground.’
Sharlof extended his straight arm and offered an empty palm. The knife hilt was caught in his pale hand. Katarina handed him her knife.
“Earth spiders eat tree roots and insects. They may not directly harm humans, but be cautious.”
“…….”
“I’m worried.”
“Indeed, it hasn’t been a day since I talked about not getting involved with my family.”
“You don’t have to get involved.”
“That’s not something I can control.”
When the knife was drawn from the sheath, a sharp energy emanated from the blade.
“It feels familiar yet unfamiliar.”
“The blade is sharp, Your Majesty.”
The knife handle gripped the hilt.
The thin and long blade was light but sharp.
When the wrist twisted, the blade lay diagonally in the void.
A thin line was drawn through the emptiness as if the blade were cutting it.
‘I see you getting involved again.’
Those words kept brushing against his ears.
“Yes. My uncle. Seems like he’s trying to get involved again.”
Sharlof narrowed his eyes.
“They say life becomes difficult if you bring the blade too close. It seems my life is quite like that.”
He just thrust it in.
The knife pierced through the soil and jabbed beneath it.
A sense of strangeness touched the knife.
As the blade was pulled out, the spider silk was entangled in the knife, twisted like a spider web.
“Is this a spider’s web?”
“…Something seems to have been severed.”
“It seems the underground spider nests have collapsed.”
The sand scattered like a mirage.
As if it were a mere illusion, all the sand grains disappeared.
The guards meticulously inspected the ground.
Traces of spider silk buried in the ground sporadically revealed themselves.
“Those were their spider nests. Fortunately, we didn’t completely capture the lair, and the spider nest’s core was exposed outside. The monster trap has been dismantled.”
Sharlof turned his head.
“Is it over?”
“This side has been taken care of. There might still be more spider nests. If we dismantle all the spider nests before completely capturing the lair, it will be over, but…”
“Why.”
“How did you know there were spider nests there?”
“I’ve never experienced monsters. I don’t know about spider nests or spider silk. I just felt an unfamiliar energy below, and I thought if I cut that loop, the connection would be severed.”
Sharlof inserted the knife into the sheath. The edge of the sheath scraped against the blade. Katarina handed the knife back, asking.
“Have you ever handled a knife?”
“Why?”
“You seem a bit familiar. Stabbing and pulling out a knife, continuing to mix with those guys without having any experience with monsters. I’m sorry. I’ve confused your mind with unnecessary stories.”
“…I’ve never handled one. Neither in the past nor now.”
Somehow, his body became more and more stiff.
“I’ve only handled a crossbow.”
“We’ll continue to look for more spider nests.”
Later, another spider nest was discovered.
“It will soon be bright, and people will gather in the streets, so hurry.”
The ground was completely disturbed.
“Find a person, too.”
A tree was uprooted and overturned.
The poured earth and fallen rocks were mixed together, and the foundation was a mess. Village livestock roamed nearby.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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