“None of your business. Humph.”
“There’s no way you came to this deep palace alone. Tell me your family name, and I’ll take you to where the adults are.”
Despite his appearance, the rather stubborn boy seemed determined not to give in.
‘This is going to be more troublesome than I thought.’
While racking my brain for a good solution, a bright idea suddenly popped into my mind to escape this situation.
“You will obey me from now on.”
“…Huh?”
Oops, not this way.
Why is the reaction so lukewarm?!
Unlike when I experimented with the soldiers and maids, the boy blinked his eyes blankly at me.
I felt cold sweat running down my back and yelled again.
“Ob, obey me!”
Snap.
A red energy swirled momentarily in the boy’s beautiful violet eyes.
Feeling dizzy, the boy wobbled slightly but soon returned to his soft expression as before.
“Do you have any instructions for me, master?”
Whew, it worked!!
After two attempts, I finally succeeded and brushed my small chest in relief, sighing.
‘Come to think of it, my leg hurts. Did I get hurt?’
Now that the situation had settled a bit, I felt a throbbing pain in my left hip bone.
When I stumbled earlier, it had swelled up noticeably, as if I had twisted it severely.
“Ooh, it hurts.”
“Oh no, your leg…”
With a worried face, the boy examined my ankle and seemed to make a decision, nodding his head.
“Get on my back. I’ll take you wherever you want.”
Although the boy’s offer was appealing, especially with a handful of flowers to carry and my injured ankle, I hesitated a bit.
The Rose Palace’s defenses had been somewhat lax due to my father’s long absence, so bringing a stranger near the palace was risky.
‘Should I use invisibility magic on him too? Walking like this seems impossible.’
As my ankle hurt more and more, I was pondering what to do when a soldier discovered us.
The soldier walked up to us, clumping along, and saluted briefly.
“Are you not Cain? Who is this child? It looks like her leg is injured…”
Fortunately, the soldier seemed not to recognize me.
Since my appearance was not known outside at all, it was only natural, but I bowed my head just in case he might notice.
‘It’s one mountain after another. What should I do?’
Should I control the soldier as well?
Wait, how many people can I control in a day?
Having only recently acquired the control magic and not having discussed it yet with Sione, I couldn’t quite get the hang of it.
Moreover, hadn’t he expended quite a lot of magical energy using various spells today?
It was a situation where he might suddenly collapse due to magical exhaustion.
Lost in thought, running various calculations in his head, a boy called Cain blocked my way as if pointing at me.
“He’s a distant relative of mine. He was just about to go to the doctor, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
“Even so, if there’s anything I can help with…….”
“Even if you’re a mere soldier, you can’t casually wield the lord’s sword. Focus on what you need to do.”
His voice was still young, in his early teens, but it was filled with determination.
The soldier, taking a step back, saluted politely and returned to his original post.
Through this whole process, I could perceive that the boy was not an ordinary noble.
“Now, shall I carry you? It’s best to hurry, lest we catch someone’s eye.”
“……Yes.”
Though this lake was located in a secluded area, it was close to the main palace where people frequently traveled.
Having no choice but to accept his help, I quietly allowed the boy to carry me on his back.
“Where should I take you? Please tell me the direction, Master?”
Why did the naturalsounding term “Master” feel a bit awkward?
Thinking it was just my imagination, I pointed down the path leading to Rose Palace.
“Over there. The path where a person carries another.”
“You seem to want to go unnoticed, so I’ll use some magic.”
With a whispering sound, a transparent veil seemed to cover the area, and soon our figures disappeared.
It was quite an advanced level of invisibility magic.
‘Wow, amazing. I can’t see anything at all!’
Even the same magic can produce different effects depending on the proficiency.
In that regard, the boy’s magic had reached a much higher level than mine.
Unlike my magic, which left faint afterimages as I moved, the boy’s was nearly perfect.
‘I must practice harder in the future.’
I made a firm resolution inside and leisurely enjoyed the scenery, arriving near Rose Palace before I knew it.
It was a lively return, unlike when I had cautiously set out alone.
“We’re here. You can get down now.”
“As you command.”
Though my leg still hurt, I couldn’t bring an outsider in any further.
I made an effort to step firmly without putting too much pressure on my aching leg and cleared my throat.
“You’ve worked hard. Now you can go back.”
“It’s already time to part, what a shame.”
“Everything today has been handled. What I saw is a secret.”
“That might be difficult. I don’t want to forget my Master.”
No, isn’t mind control supposed to be obedient to commands? Why was he refusing?
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
