CHAPTERS
Sinpung County was said to be a place with few people, but for some reason, it was bustling. Puzzled, Yoonso soon noticed a procession ahead and let out a gasp. A man dressed in blue ceremonial robes was leading a group carrying gift boxes, heading somewhere. The attire resembled what Wongyeong had worn during his wedding, suggesting a ceremony was taking place nearby. The crowd was large and chaotic, and not wanting to draw attention, Yoonso prepared to dismount and walk. Hwi followed suit,…- 173.1 K • Ongoing
- It could just be a passing shower, but if it was the rain to relieve the drought, that would be a joyous occasion indeed. Hwi met Yoonso’s eyes, brimming with delight as if it were his own, and tilted his chin slightly. “We should hurry.” If they stayed like this, they’d surely end up like drenched rats. Yoonso, following Hwi’s lead, quickly grabbed the reins. But they hadn’t gone far before they had to take shelter under a zelkova tree. The great tree was good for avoiding the…
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- I couldn’t help but feel powerless and heavy-hearted, seeing such a state and being unable to do anything about it. Though everyone visible was dressed in worn, dirty clothes, it was the stark despair etched on their faces that struck me more painfully. I knew poverty and the poor existed, but encountering it so directly was a first. It was completely different from merely reading about it or vaguely sympathizing from afar. Was reality this cruel…? Yoonso swallowed a sigh, unable to even let it…
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- By the time they reached the village, the sun had fully set, and it was growing dark. After stopping at a small eatery to have a meal and heading back to the guesthouse, Yoonso noticed a woman holding a piece of paper, stopping passersby. Seeing someone closely examining the paper, Yoonso froze in alarm. It looked like she was searching for someone with a wanted poster. Had he let his guard down too much? Nothing had happened in the bustling city of Seonjuseong, but to be caught in a small village…
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- Unlike when he had only dipped his feet, the water felt quite cool, but even that was welcome. At first, Yoonso cautiously splashed around in the shallows, then mustered the courage to venture into deeper water. Though he had never learned to swim, he naturally figured out how to keep himself afloat. To think he could swim in such an open place, in such a splendid lake. Not as some noble’s son, nor as a fugitive disguised as a servant, but as an ordinary person who, in the summer, seeks out scenic…
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- “It’s just… I liked it too much.” Yoonso quickly wiped his tears with his sleeve and forced a clumsy smile. To think he’d cry listening to the tanju—wouldn’t that make him seem terribly frail? But he couldn’t help it. These tears had welled up unbidden, stirred by a flood of emotions. Joy, unease, hope, fear, excitement, nostalgia… all of it was woven into the melody, overwhelming Hwi. It must have been because the performer’s skill was exceptionally fine. “For a man, it…
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- After the two men stood to watch the shadow play, more spectators crowded in, narrowing the space between them. A large man stood next to him, pressing his body tightly against him, and just as Yoonso was slightly shrinking his shoulders, Hwi pulled him towards himself. Suddenly finding himself practically in Hwi's arms, Yoonso took a sharp breath and glanced up at him. Hwi, unconcerned, simply stared ahead with that same indifferent and cold expression. He was a strange man. If asked what was…
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- By nature, the Dragon God cherished the human world and would occasionally descend upon this land in human form. One day, while wandering through the sea of people as he often did, he discovered a man trying to help an old woman in distress.* The Dragon God's whim was like the wind. Sometimes it rose with enough fury to uproot an ancient tree, and at other times it was so still it could not even tickle a person's downy hair. A fortunate person might be saved by a single gesture from him, while an…
- 173.1 K • Ongoing
"No problem. You're welcome anytime." Chen Tianxiang hung up the phone, then spent the entire afternoon cleaning their rented two-bedroom apartment. Everything that shouldn’t be seen was carefully hidden under the bed, and the study was rearranged neatly, with a foldable camp bed set up inside. Qi Haiyang's younger sister, Qi Xiaomei, had been admitted to university and planned to use her last high-school summer holiday to come stay with them for a few days. Of course, Chen Tianxiang intended to…- 38.4 K • Completed
- Chen Tianxiang stood at the most familiar doorway, holding a gift in his hand, yet his palms were sweating. The big guy beside him, seeing how weakly he was knocking, stepped up and gave the door a good pounding like a drum. Bam. Bam. Bam. "Hey, not so loud…" "You knock like that and they won’t hear anything inside." As the two of them squabbled at the door, it creaked open. The woman who answered looked stunned when she saw Chen Tianxiang. Surprise flickered in her eyes, mixed with…
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