“Why are you here…”
In a muttered soliloquy that flowed like the wind, Hemi looked at San with a piercing gaze.
Then, clicking his tongue and rolling his eyes, he spoke as if displeased.
“I’ve lived a long time, so I’ve come to save a pest like you.”
“…….”
“It’s not my will, so don’t misunderstand. I only follow the heavenly orders.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shin-hwi, wielding his sword from a distance, launched an attack.
Hemi effortlessly deflected the unexpected attack.
However, soon Shin-hwi personally moved and attacked. With a movement like a meteor, Hemi’s gaze could no longer stay on San.
King! Kiiing!
The sound of sharp blades clashing rang out.
With widened eyes, Hemi adjusted his scythe to face San.
Though he immediately tried ranged attacks, Shin-hwi’s reaction speed was no less impressive.
Throwing consecutive attacks as a feint, Hemi closed the distance and swung the scythe.
Cang!
A sharp friction sound echoed through the dark sky.
The two stared at each other while clashing their weapons.
“The guy I saw last time, right? Behind the black horse, turned upside down.”
“Yeah, that’s right. You too, right? The guy fooling around with a net like a scoundrel.”
Smiling slyly, his face showed no signs of damage.
Upon confirming that, Hemi’s eyes widened in amazement and amusement.
Certainly, he should have suffered trauma from the initial surprise?
Was he not hit?
Or perhaps, did he have an unbelievably fast recovery ability?
Not knowing, but feeling that he had encountered a proper opponent for the first time in a while, Hemi’s smile elongated.
“Yeah. Let’s have a match today that we couldn’t finish last time.”
Then Shin-hwi playfully laughed.
After that, narrowing the distance a bit more, he muttered in a calm voice.
“But I’ve felt this since last time.”
“…….”
“Why is your tone like that? Is it a concept?”
He sneered with a gaze full of disdain.
A faint smile gradually returned to Hemi’s face.
“Childish provocation you’re doing.”
“Truth hurts, doesn’t it?”
“Stop talking. Those who talk too much can’t avoid anger.”
Hemi said so, then instantly concealed himself, appearing behind Shin-hwi and swinging the scythe as if to behead him.
However, Shin-hwi also quickly moved to hide his presence and, aiming at each other’s backs, a sharp confrontation continued.
In the midst of this, his gaze turned toward the ground littered with people. More precisely, it was already the remains of Gusayoung (940) scattered by the wind.
The laughter that had spread across Shin-hwi’s face in an instant disappeared.
With a chilly gaze, he asked Hemi.
“…Did you kill our child?”
“Yeah, it’s me. I gave in to the impulse and killed her.”
At his provocation, Shin-hwi’s eyes glowed even sharper.
“Is that so?”
“Why? Do you want revenge?”
“Yeah. When she died, I thought of repaying the pain at least ten times over.”
“You find it amusing…!”
Klang!
At that moment, with a sharp sound, the blade of the scythe Hemi was holding flew halfway.
The swiftly rotating windmill slammed into the ground.
With widened eyes, Hemi’s face, frozen in motion, was suddenly illuminated by a blue flash, resembling a flowing thread of light.
Soon, red lines appeared on his face, and a portion of his long hair flowing over his shoulders was sharply cut off.
“This, this can’t be…”
“I thought I was joking.”
With a very satisfactory expression, Shin-hwi’s sword flew towards Hemi’s neck.
“Kkyuk!”
He quickly lifted the scythe’s handle to block the sword, but Shin-hwi’s blade cut through the scythe and exploded with tremendous force.
With a booming noise, Hemi was sent flying.
At the same speed, Shin-hwi, flying towards him, aimed for Hemi’s heart as he held the reversed knife upside down.
At that moment, a golden lightning flashed from behind.
“Stop!”
Seol-seong’s voice echoed in the darkness.
Following it, a howl like that of a beast resounded, and Romy, in the form of a wolf, revealed herself.
“Master!”
She rushed to the fallen San first, utterly distraught. She circled around him, unable to contain herself.
After confirming that San’s consciousness had completely faded, she quickly placed him on her back and moved him to a safe place before returning to Seol-seong.
With raging anger, Romy shouted towards the back of Shin-hwi.
“Hey! Is our master the one you made like this?”
“……. ”
“You’re done today…!”
But the moment she realized Shin-hwi’s identity.
She froze.
“…Yang Shin-hwi?”
Turning his head, he stared at Romy with an expressionless face.
Then, as if he couldn’t believe it, she stammered.
“What are you…? Why are you here?”
“Why wouldn’t I be here?”
“Could it be… you were a nightmare?”
“Yeah. I thought so, but you were a shaman.”
Nonchalantly responding, Shin-hwi’s words left Romy’s face in confusion.
Seol-seong took advantage of the opportunity and ambushed him.
In an instant, she threw her spear at him.
However, to protect himself from the sudden attack, Shin-hwi, unable to reach San with his black sword, moved away.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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