“I need to inform you of the situation immediately. It seems ominous.”
Kite, in response to Ruelala’s words, nodded and seated his son next to Ruelala, urging him, “Stay here and protect Mom and your brother. Understand?”
In response to his father’s plea, Chait nodded with a frightened expression.
Not long after Kite kissed Ruelala and the children and left, Shuna and Yumo entered the carriage.
“What’s going on?”
In response to her question, Shuna whispered in a small voice, “Something strange appeared ahead. According to Lord Hermes Duke, it seems like a monster.”
“A monster?”
“Yes. It’s not certain. He only guessed like that.”
Although Shuna reassured not to worry, Ruelala couldn’t shake the thought that it might indeed be a monster. It was because, for the past few days, there had been strange changes in the map on the screen.
After handing Clotilde to Yumo, Ruelala opened the map. The mystical land they were currently heading to was in the northernmost part of the Helane Kingdom. Similar to the blocked area in the west by mountains, this place also showed nothing on the map. However, it had changed now.
Of course, it was understood that the terrain would be displayed since it was the current situation in the mystical land. However, changes had also occurred in the western region. Detailed zones had appeared in the previously vacant space.
Thanks to that, they learned that they could pass through the mystical land to reach the western region, blocked by high mountains.
What could this mean?
Was it simply that the two areas were connected, and that’s why they were marked?
But somehow, it felt uneasy to think it was just that.
While Ruelala continued to scrutinize the screen, trying to find any connection to the current situation, something fell right beside the carriage, causing the ground to shake.
“Move right away. Get out of the whirlpool gate!”
Upon Kite’s shout, they felt the carriage moving.
After entrusting Clotilde to Yumo, Ruelala tried to understand what was happening by looking out the window. However, whatever had fallen was already out of sight, and the carriages of the other party members were running on both sides as if protecting them, making it impossible to figure out the situation.
Since the safety of the children was paramount, Ruelala gave up on checking outside and immediately focused on her posture.
Afterward, as a precaution for any unforeseen circumstances, she looked at the skill window in the game screen after a long time, placing her hand on the defense barrier button.
Thud.
Startled by the impact on the carriage, Ruelala opened the carriage’s magical stone window and asked, “Xenon, what’s happening?”
“We can’t go outside. The gate is blocked.”
Facing Xenon’s response, Ruelala looked forward.
The whirlpool-shaped gate that connected the mystical land to the outside had disappeared.
Considering it wasn’t deemed a severe situation, Ruelala told Yumo and Shuna.
“I should change the carriage. Come out immediately when I signal.”
As the two people holding the children nodded their heads, Ruelala came out right away.
Without a chance to survey the surroundings, she clicked on a minivan from her bag.
“Xenon, come here and switch. You’ve driven occasionally, so there shouldn’t be any problems, right?”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Looking around, she saw Kite and his friends in front.
They seemed to be facing some obscure figures, which didn’t look like ordinary people at first glance.
Ruelala hurriedly spoke to Xenon while observing the people gradually retreating.
“Have everyone, including the children and the merchants, switch to the minivan. Don’t move until I give further instructions.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Ruelala turned toward Kite and his friends, opening the party window.
[/Party Are they demons?]Kite answered her question.
[/Party It seems like it. What about the children?] [/Party They seem surprised, but they’re okay. Are these tough opponents?] [/Party I’m not sure yet. We’re just blocking them from going in that direction.] [/Party The whirlpool gate is blocked, so we can’t go out. We might as well deal with them here. I’ll go now. Wait for me.]Even while chatting, Kite and his friends continued to retreat.
As she approached, she saw Rafael sending threatening attacks here and there to divert the attention of the demons.
“Did you know there were demons like this here?”
Ruelala’s voice became louder, angry that they brought the children without knowing it was a dangerous place.
“There wasn’t anything like this when I came here before. This is a new situation.”
Although Kite responded calmly, his voice conveyed a sense of confusion.
“Why did those suddenly appear?”
Receiving Tien’s buff, Ruelala asked.
The demons were focusing their attacks on the side where Rafael had sent out flames.
“I don’t know. This place was no different from others, except that the magic here is strong and beneficial for training.”
“Anyway, their attack power is not as strong as I thought. I don’t know about their defense, though.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
