As Leharht spoke with a smiling face, Etienne moved away from him.
“Thank you.”
Leharht looked bewildered, but Etienne avoided his gaze and looked at Fernando. He was staring at the collapsed passage.
“Did it collapse right after we came out?”
“Seems like it.”
“Then what about that space inside? There might be people coming in to rescue us. What if something happened inside?”
“Alex is there, so he’ll take care of it.”
Leharht replied with a dignified gesture. Etienne quickly stopped worrying with an understanding expression.
“Assistant Alex is reliable, so I think he’ll handle it well. But I haven’t gained anything here.”
Etienne smiled with a disappointed look.
“Although for both of you, it may have the meaning of stepping into a place visited by distant ancestors, I haven’t gained anything.”
As Etienne spoke with a face that had endured various hardships, Leharht felt awkward and brushed off the remaining dirt on her shoulders.
Was putting her hand on the tree before coming out just a final farewell? Since Etienne didn’t say anything, he assumed it was.
“I think it was a good experience.”
“…When I go back, please don’t look for me for a while. I really want to rest deeply.”
“Alright.”
Leharht readily agreed as if he could do that as much as she wanted. Seeing him glance discreetly, Etienne finally burst into laughter.
Anyway, it was okay as long as they came out safely. Etienne turned away with a light heart. Leharht, estimating which direction to go, said,
“Let’s go back.”
“I have somewhere else to go.”
“Fernando? Where do you plan to go alone?”
Surprised by his sudden words, Etienne asked, and Fernando, with a faint smile, stepped back.
“I have somewhere to go.”
There was a sign that he wouldn’t say anything more. Etienne couldn’t ask further and lightly shook hands with Fernando. She didn’t expect to part ways here, but there was no choice.
“Will you come back soon?”
In response to Etienne’s question, Fernando paused for a moment, then nodded heavily.
With that, Fernando began to walk towards the top of the mountain. Then, Leharht tapped Etienne’s shoulder. It wasn’t to brush off the dust like before.
When Etienne turned around, Leharht pointed to the path below.
“Shall we go too?”
Instead of answering, Etienne took a step forward.
⭐⭐⭐
In front of the hole where the prince fell, the knights of the Duke were waiting. They actively moved upon hearing the news of the heir falling.
The person in charge raised his hand, and those behind him, one by one, firmly untied the ropes binding their bodies, trying to enter the hole. That’s when it happened.
“Wait.”
Alex, sensing something, reached out to stop them. The knight at the forefront glared at Alex with displeasure. Alex nodded at him.
“It might be better not to go in.”
He felt something subtle.
[There will be some reaction. You have to figure it out.] The Crown Prince did not explain what it was in detail. However, as he was more sensitive to the surroundings than others, Alex could understand. There had just been a subtle vibration.“It’s already been a day. If we don’t go in now, something big will happen to Duke Sogong and His Highness the Crown Prince. We can endure without eating, but enduring without water has its limits…”
The expression of the knight who was about to persuade Alex to go inside suddenly changed. He, too, felt something.
“Everyone, step back.”
Following the knight’s command, everyone moved away from the hole. At that moment, the ground shook violently.
“Ugh.”
“W-What is this?”
Even the nobles’ children who were watching from a distance couldn’t balance themselves as the ground shook in all directions.
“What’s happening?”
“Why is the ground suddenly…”
As Sola and Nick were muttering, Bazon lowered his body and approached the side with the hole.
“It’s dangerous!”
As Alex grabbed Bazon’s back and pulled him back, the earthquake miraculously stopped.
“Is it okay now?”
Bazon, smiling slightly, approached the hole a bit more and then said to Alex.
“There’s still a hole, but it seems like something collapsed below. Even if we had gone in, we wouldn’t have died immediately. Well, I don’t know what would have happened if the rope had broken.”
“How do you know that something below collapsed?”
“I heard a very faint sound of wind earlier, but now I don’t hear it.”
Bazon said with a slight smile. Alex glanced at the hole once and then looked back at Bazon. He had only thought of him as a curious boy…
“Do you want to come down under me?”
He seemed to be quite resourceful.
Cold Male Lead Became My Clingy Husband (Female-Dominant)
Feng Bai Su transmigrated into a matriarchal novel, becoming the sister of the female protagonist and the Seventh Princess of the Feng Ling Kingdom.
After working herself to death in her previous life, finally reincarnating as a princess, she only wanted to be a lazy fish who could eat, sleep, and play.
Until she met the male protagonist from the book, Wei Jing Mo, and he took a liking to her!
Wei Jing Mo is the top young man in Feng Ling City, talented in both appearance and ability, from a prestigious family, with a cold and otherworldly appearance, a figure like the bright moon in the hearts of noble ladies. It was thought that only the most powerful and talented noble lady in Feng Ling City would be worthy of such a brilliant young man. Who knew that this young gentleman would secretly admire the infamous Seventh Princess?
Short scene 1:
Feng Bai Su looked at the young man crying like a pear blossom in the rain before her, and couldn’t help but doubt her life.
Wasn’t the male lead described as a cold and otherworldly figure in the book?
Then who was this poor little thing crying with swollen red eyes and tear-stained face?
Short scene 2:
Wei Jing Mo stared intently at Feng Bai Su who was about to go out, wanting to say, “Be careful on the road.”
Before he could speak, Feng Bai Su suddenly bent down and bit his cheek.
Her peach blossom eyes were full of disdain: “Tsk! You’re so clingy!”
Wei Jing Mo: “…”
A talented fox spirit female lead with a flirtatious appearance but actually abstinent VS A cold-looking but actually naive and clingy little jealous male lead
