The merchants didn’t answer, but their posture still seemed awkward, trembling in fear.
“Don’t be afraid. We followed you because we need a potion called Headache Medicine.”
“We also needed Headache Medicine, so we obtained it.”
“If you sell it to us, we’ll give you a generous price.”
Especially, one merchant who was noticeably trembling looked at the other merchant beside him. When he saw that, he raised his head and adopted a bold attitude toward me.
“If we want to cross the mountain, it’s absolutely necessary. Money can be earned again, but if we fail to deliver the requested items on time, it will be difficult to trade in the future. So, that’s why we’re trying to cross this frightening mountain even in the middle of the night.”
“If you give us the medicine, we’ll give you the carriage.”
“But, you can’t cross the mountain with a carriage. Besides, we don’t have a coachman who can drive a carriage.”
“You can just run on the road with the carriage. Of course, we’ll lend you the coachman. However, if you want to continue carrying that carriage with you, you’ll need to learn how to drive it yourself.”
The merchants looked at each other and murmured, then turned to look at me.
“A-Are you giving us only the carriage? Or, perhaps, are you also giving us the horses?”
Sicar clenched his fist and lifted his chin. The corners of his mouth subtly twitched.
“We’ll give you the carriage and the money.”
The merchants patted each other on the shoulder and said, “You’re lucky.”
“We always teased you for being a coward, but now it turns out you’re lucky.”
“Now that we have a carriage, we won’t need that medicine to cross this pass.”
“Now we can earn more money.”
The merchants, delighted by the good news, pushed the person holding the headache medicine towards us.
“Congratulations.”
The man who was pushed towards us with his belongings looked at us with a bewildered expression, then turned away and called the others.
“Wait a minute!”
Then he faced us, clasping his hands with a desperate look.
“Can’t we take these people with us on the carriage?”
“People can ride, but loading luggage is too much.”
The disappointed merchants, who were about to leave, made expectant faces for a moment, but then they turned disappointed again and slumped their shoulders.
Seeing their disappointed expressions, I also felt uneasy. And at that moment, a good idea came to mind.
“Is there anything wrong? If you load the luggage on the roof of the carriage, won’t it be okay?”
Sicar looked at me as if to say that’s a good idea, and the disappointed merchants found their laughter again.
We started descending on foot. It didn’t take long to come down since we had already passed the beginning of the mountain.
When we entered the mountain, it was quite scary, perhaps because Sicar and I were alone. However, when we came down, it was less scary because people were bustling around.
We descended chatting cheerfully. Sicar, who used to walk ahead holding my hand, stopped for a moment, waited for the merchants, and started talking.
“Do luggage merchants usually travel on foot like this in these mountains?”
“Yes. Since this is a shortcut. It’s faster.”
“Really? Then, if a road is opened here, carriages can run, and it will be faster.”
“But carriages are expensive, so it’s difficult for merchants to use them anyway.”
“If a road is opened here, the time it takes to move by carriage will be reduced, and if it’s a carriage that can carry many people and run, it will probably be even cheaper than now.”
“That seems possible.”
“Is monster appearance common here?”
“Not really, but there’s a rumor that vampires appear on this pass.”
“That’s probably just a baseless rumor. There are often many baseless rumors in frightening places.”
“Really? Then it seems like we’ve been taking the headache medicine for nothing.”
“Thanks to that, we were able to get the medicine. It turned out to be a good thing for us.”
If that merchant hadn’t been there, I would have had to watch that dreadful fighting match without any filters tomorrow.
From my perspective, unable to watch even boxing matches, the mere thought was dreadful.
“What’s your name?”
In response to my question, the merchant, seeming embarrassed, scratched his cheek and replied.
“My name is Tucker. I’m 23 years old.”
“I remember. Thank you for the headache medicine.”
“I’m the one who should be grateful. You saved my life and didn’t take away the headache medicine even though you could have killed me and taken it.”
I wasn’t happy at all with that statement. Taking a life and stealing items – that’s a crime.
“Are there knights like that among knights?”
“Pardon?”
“Among the knights, I mean those who take the lives of merchants and plunder their goods.”
“Yes, of course, there are. Sir.”
I immediately looked at Sicar. Then, Sicar, frowning, grabbed Tucker’s arm.
Tucker, startled, tried to pull his arm away, so I pressed Sicar’s arm, which he was holding, firmly with my hand.
“Don’t be surprised. This is a sign of this person’s friendliness.”
Upon hearing that, Tucker seemed to understand and sighed quietly.
“Ah.”
Sicar made a somewhat unpleasant expression and released Tucker’s arm. I was curious about what he had seen, but for now, I held back.
After descending, we loaded our luggage onto the carriage. When the merchants struggled to load the luggage onto the roof of the carriage, Sicar grabbed the luggage and effortlessly tossed it up onto the roof.
The merchants started gaping, their jaws dropping.
“Wow…”
“Amazing…”
“Wow…”
Various exclamations were heard.
“Sir, you really have strong arms.”
“They say the Sitar clan is so strong…”
“Isn’t it said that all the Sitar clan died, and only the Blake family survived? There’s no way you’re the Duke Blake, right?”
“Well, knights are generally strong.”
If Sicar finds out that he’s from the Blake family, I wonder what expression he’ll make.
Before leaving, Tucker looked at me cautiously and said, “Thank you for your generosity. Thanks to you, my grandmother had the chance to ride a carriage for the first time. I’m really grateful, sir.”
“That turned out well.”
“I’m sorry, but may I ask for your name before we go?”
“I’ll teach you next time we meet. We’ll see each other again if our fate allows it.”
We sent the merchants away, thinking that everything had been resolved.
Until the next day when we would meet Tucker again.
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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