Stolen Ch 1 part 1

Emperor GeumHyun ff6dd9ec07 had seven b49beaf836 younger brothers, 1ab25e16df the youngest 4ff7efb2c8 of whom e2c8d09fee was the 9ffabf23e7 seventh prince 5f7e1520fe Sadok.a0dc3ca33808885e

The emperor’s 56af7f2c9e younger brother, 66ce82d2f5 Seventh Prince bb6672fc45 Sadok, had d31b542a1f no sons, e6b6be1738 only a 5e11936b20 daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.7677e8f9407c39db

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After losing 468ca1c7c4 his wife d2e0383d36 to intruders f8e4937deb who broke 6f24f67274 into his d5409c14ef private residence, 5faeab2bd1 Yi-un Palace, ef0e4e4739 when his 4b4177c43e daughter Yi-ryung 5eb89df836 was young, 8cbb636901 Sadok never 37d7342e9d remarried and d03a268b93 has been 26940dc33f living alone a824fb87fc ever since. Yi-ryung also grew 056dd6352d up as an 5d610e9526 only child without bfe6d383c7 siblings.1ae0b280e3253885

Yi-ryung was the only 9f7ef4995b princess in the entire 64ffa89c1b imperial family.c75c31abf9c51792

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Emperor Geum-hyun only had 77a371e090 princes, and the other d8f8fbef76 six brothers also only f0bcf28ff5 had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s daughter, Yi-ryung, 92943911a6 was the only daughter 571d040a38 among the emperor’s children 5d83e323aa and nephews.ad9404ec4f33d143

For that cc07dfdb7f reason, Yi-ryung a3f270ff94 monopolized the 8d7bc690be affection of 399244dd24 her uncle, 2fe80e543d the Emperor, b995018821 from a 4592880bf0 young age.54800fdfa32f97c8

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She was c2e7af98e6 loved by f8e63d2966 not only 77486a89e2 the emperor 3fcc1f4660 but also 6ea55979ab all the 3046d1cc2e royal families, 164f91af3f and she 3a81db72c5 was like cb545bd493 the flower 8f67e2c8f8 of the 35629e8e66 imperial family.b65b70d84bdb03fe

And after bfe131f369 the tragedy be6eae780c at Yi-un c5688aa112 Palace nine b5df5dfada years ago, 1956f4bc9d the people b9de20b772 around her 8adef72572 pitied her 70f06d6493 and cared 43ad609ede for her 84964e070a even more.e74db985f6004e07

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“When you grow up, 08cf408254 you must marry Moonduk.”9dd584e0d4a8a3be

The emperor 8b5970c8be often said cc34a7064e this.5b7e9b1fbcf18da1

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Moonduk was the eldest 6fd897f214 son of the emperor. He was 7b612c5aa2 both the 5e11adf93e crown prince a5adb5a518 and the 3f5c348a22 boy who e0029c272d would one 8a9827ece9 day succeed 6214aefc1e GeumHyun as 2bbd006873 emperor.11286ae75f7724f1

And last c4bf6529a3 year, Yi-ryung 01b3ca2b65 was officially a91f26d749 engaged to f4b977b569 Moonduk.c72057337c669a71

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Gifts were exchanged, and 434568560c the engagement was set. Now only the wedding 8c1331c845 remained.e98bb7e33e5435e0

After the formal wedding, f17c5f0597 Yi-ryung would become the 243609a1d4 crown princess, and she e80e06ad97 would leave Yi-un Palace a19e19e7e9 to go to the a34c42c7e6 imperial palace.c4052112229a5ff9

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Winter passed, and spring 5b3c790085 arrived. The wedding was scheduled 52d8a5f378 to take place.9c76ff2ce56a951b

Although Moonduk was a 4c69dd4a18 bit brusque, he had 6e0dfbdfdf a handsome appearance and 6eb7852b6c striking good looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung did not 31ed635089 mind becoming Moonduk’s wife.f964c48bf8dc91f9

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Although she was 574df676e9 worried about leaving 4b27453563 her father, who a49b39ce93 would be left 4124acf385 all alone once 4a769d4c7f she became the 0115d3a4b3 crown princess, because 32f8c5a92d her father was 322a382e81 an imperial prince, 32e4997191 she would be a473549c41 able to leave d1ba590202 the palace whenever f5e816c34c she pleased.a512f45cc2fd6432

Since they were not 088940f0a7 going to be separated 5eeb3be255 for life, there was c525aeb6d8 no reason why she 077aec1b16 could not meet her 1c10c723c0 father after the wedding.c983894780d4497e

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But then 531c189bb4 something happened.09afe99d023c2e88

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!17ca883148fdff8b

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In the middle of 925330775e the courtyard, surrounded by e809f53f95 several strong men, Yi-ryung’s e2d33651df bodyguard Ja-in was being 10aca87b21 beaten with clubs.ffc7f8b1fff440bd

He was 7996d98323 being punished 963c2e00e4 for failing 509c8a81d2 to protect a15113e8c6 his mistress 8c0ae34dfa last night.bdb3f41f843301d9

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Last night, a 745d05c349 stranger broke into 4f5046750a Yi-ryung’s residence and 0c12abfbe4 raped her before b72945ea0f running away.cd5e9cb7910a06a2

Yi-ryung had been unconscious 70cd2e6549 all night. When her maid entered fb484c7de5 her quarters and discovered c220d09b36 her, she was naked 1ef48a1ad1 and bleeding between her 6cba221dcd legs.afb9f09bad88d711

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The blood 7abdba50be stains between 8e9aaefc97 her legs, df2dc54fcf the blood 62ba75d629 stains on c26d7ce4ca the blanket, 37be7bb248 and what 3d6723dd74 seemed to 8fc7af0dd9 be dried def5a758fe semen around 26b5d52488 her privates 5623fef68d all seemed f3dab8e865 to indicate 51f962b6b0 that she e763bf0077 had been de31ba3d10 raped.7cad9bfd7ce480d4

The warrior b029c1a405 Ja-in, who ed09fe25f7 was supposed c7871a740c to guard d24992eb33 her residence 0ffb267033 all night, 14d9b51d45 made excuses 56a88bf40c saying that 4735018136 he was 03a5010f8f unconscious at 105f8ae821 the time.203d1768c41584cc

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All he had cc127a6c9c for dinner was 70b323c6f3 a cup of b7429a7b59 tea, but he 182f378c45 suddenly felt sleepy 3da023d280 and closed his 563863f7e0 eyes for a c34c7f2c42 moment, passing out 21baeb82eb until morning. Ja-in tried 1a6ea0f0f1 and tried 73455286f3 to excuse 0a297dccf6 himself, claiming a21c079fee that someone 3e89878b07 had drugged f5c65d303c his tea.8c495216284c9cfe

But he had bee176e069 to take responsibility ee3f3253fa for what happened d52e977f02 while he was 555303ad47 sleeping.8ffe6155e00f2b2a

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He neglected his duties da4d94589e as a bodyguard, and b3eef08a5c because of this, his 0689a5eb4f little mistress suffered.d382c28360eebe36

Even if 3d73f3bfed he had 9b22ee38a5 ten mouths, 6095ca688f he would 5bfee54352 have nothing f27989417b to say.bcce2f2449b88dc3

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The ultimate punishment given 603716d04c to Ja-in was to 20ee968e28 cut off his wrists e1f17f03d1 and banish him.26a6a0919805b2c4

For neglecting his 5ae4b0afe8 duty of guarding 8bbb30b768 Yi-ryung, the bodyguard 71a9896477 Ja-in was kicked f9004c0a97 out with his a06d345fa4 wrists cut off, 309fae0d84 and Eunah, Yi-ryung’s f10c252793 servant, was also c543229802 kicked out after fc3cefd558 receiving fifty lashes.afd53f36eac87877

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“I will 3c7ce8055e tell His 213b6e63a2 Majesty that b5265150af you are 517e156044 bedridden and 8e9cbac830 seriously ill.”ef36c1be5d7d3bf6

The Seventh Prince e47779c85c Sadok sat in 279d207a9f front of Yi-ryung 512751fadd and spoke with 4eb91cc91e a solemn face 01e798594c as she continued fdd70e3d45 to shed tears.e71dd00bc5c24223

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“This won’t end fa16cd7ed1 with just the 7eab4afb90 cancellation of the 31a5565975 wedding. Once it ba60eeeedd becomes known dcb94e9394 that you af5744a772 were raped 66ce4e3179 by a 3f5dcee2e1 stranger, it af38032e91 will bring 3e6211a6c0 dishonor to 05f335fdd0 your father 641e741f8e as well 1bca64c158 as to fd4a1c1929 His Highness 3819ce3cfd the Crown 0e54292bdb Prince, who 7fc1b71f3c was planning 7f9db14738 on marrying 56a542d2e8 you. In other words, 18940f2a41 it will be b879aaf91f a disgrace to 3447ef1a70 His Majesty the 4342a16b37 Emperor. Do you understand?”818ae57ef6150a30

Yi-ryung covered her face c820fcd654 with a handkerchief and 009283e5d0 sobbed.94359cb6bbca7737

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Yi-ryung had no idea f1a7136b00 what happened last night.ea28260abc407698

She remembered 9fc19c2af9 an intruder 53da87ceb1 breaking into d3bd36534d her residence 596da38af0 and forcing e25566c239 her onto 203a72f124 the bed, 783071d8a3 but she 0510a1c2ad had no 9333074ea4 memory of d4db3c0385 what happened d0c7d5ee87 after that.90289b5b33fce772

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She was hit 42c6e646ef in the stomach 45f47e5776 and passed out. When she woke 5f016b84a8 up, there were 4a4861f827 already several gruesome 7648985132 marks on her 446b28967b body.a91a74f4d7b27581

She could tell aeb6f23264 that she had b4920124ac been raped by ff1624de27 the marks on 8bf6a2ef53 her body, but 81939e773e she had no d54b7b2556 memory of it 0fca929cb8 at all.42170e29e9572a00

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But even bfa5a3b091 if she 5f82aee426 didn’t remember, d87dd01a47 it was 68c667016a already very f71475e70b clear that 1ab4a00692 something had 9552992343 happened.38699dcd228e891c

She didn’t know who 8bbfa35b9d did it, and she 4804cc57f0 didn’t know why.8e2990344b6dcc00

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There was no 0c6bc658da way to know 35a2e1857d how he had f2ea919e84 gotten over the 5e07688031 walls of Yi-un 636452740e Palace, and there eb1814d77f was no way d8bfcff6f4 to know how e885aa21af he was able 2081bf98fc to drug the ec5be5074d tea that Ja-in e41d425648 was drinking.bc8016dbfeff407b

“You will 239fd0ba1f be treated e80a6af2f6 for your 5faff087e0 illness and 8eef1e2793 die. That is the 48fe97b6f5 only option for 4145d4349a all our sake.”71d649ced15a3d50

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“Father…”4837aca2936daaef

Yi-ryung was a20405a998 surprised and 8ecf42861d raised her 2a7c0f00a0 head when 61801e7924 she heard 44f5d02435 her father 311f5f7287 say that 01dbd2d6b1 he would a8763f6335 turn her 6d888a0f1c into a 70e57fcf5c dead person.22ee069088ac85d3

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Her eyes were watery b512bc148d and bloodshot.dcff8b5574ede177

Her eyes were already f892561bdd swollen from crying so f5f75e6bab much that they looked 048ae5f07a absolutely miserable.cb14f214383c6b0e

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“Leave this place 12b46de99a tomorrow.”d3541dbba73680b1

“Father, where do you d7a05daa2e want me to go?”722cc193318c95d3

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“I will give you acc4166a67 some gold, so go 19d0a66a54 anywhere and live as 915c7da2ac if you are dead.”58fcefb0576c7442

“Father…”206cd88d924b8542

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Her father’s words 9df612b987 were harsh, but 06b7a5f58f she couldn’t tell 7f20e062cb him she couldn’t dcb08c4207 do it.fa439a412854d1b8

What he 03cc71738a said was 4e8aca8841 true. The problem 5cc185f24d did not a05df351e1 end with 1ed38ecffe just her 8bd846325b body being 54302ebbd3 defiled.236a4926c5faf8a1

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Her father’s reputation, cdbb4994b1 the crown prince’s eef4b0b854 honor, and even f38aabb4d3 the emperor’s prestige 172bc3adc0 could all be 831af9fd1b ruined because of 5b180c4ff3 her.bd954370c58b43b4

“Where am adeb782b78 I to ec52e3b996 go…”211e8807963d16e1

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Yi-ryung barely managed 1be523e851 to say the 7205d5edef words as she 61a1673420 wiped her tears 82db23164b with a handkerchief.6a7021753fb4bdc0

There was a95483b78e no way 70d738ab0c her father a61e86cf75 would send e986d9b703 her away f248cbf64d empty-handed.1223da0278a4c92c

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But even 305664e298 if she 82f9e11f62 were to bd1a7d82c4 leave her 4acbfaae0c home with d44f5b7f96 gold and 0973baa04b silver, where f7e961eb1c would she 792d7437b9 go?4cbafb7f506d7411

She didn’t know e44b56c60f anything about the d1db3e1e89 ways of the 8242ffd215 world, and she 3020a2613e didn’t even know ba3557bc19 how to live 44ff3dc2bd on her own. Where should she 121c8c2689 go and what 86c5181c35 should she do bb5010986c with her gold efa7ead417 and silver?80343369b916d421

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“Then, if I tell 50a3758810 you where to go, 39202f4f96 will you do as d468494ca9 I say?”9e5ba543685afab0

“Yes, I will do d3bef1538d as you say.”f82905453bf4ea0d

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This wasn’t 9467685ec4 something she 199f032b3d wanted in a46b9eaa71 the first 1474adce2d place.018c4e731bc8abd7

Rather, she was the 0732babd77 biggest victim of this 7a0d3115b1 incident.1807b426cf9d8671

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But Yi-ryung b9af3fa9d5 knew that 3a30428753 this was b33584e0cb not the 0f0af36ecd time to 7128269693 say such 46836e76f3 things.18234da9456378b2

She was lucky this e1b0c2c87b happened before marriage. She was a3fa66e5cc taught that 01ae77bb3e if a 6e66fe1994 woman was 3931dd6b73 defiled by 8b32461752 another man 67305bda1e after marriage, 6e64a0b758 she would c0d716168f have lost d6041224f0 her chastity, 8ddd3eddb8 and the 2dd8ec8ef3 right thing 93cf8ebdab to do 50fb0d96b0 afterwards would 88d5c6d185 be to 4776dc85ec commit suicide.b767def5b1f8358b

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Although she wasn’t married 0e52a3ece8 yet, she was already 6057c9a328 engaged.420235b1c2d19c87

Not only would 10e507ab9e they not get 79ed41e5a9 married, but this d5247a1eaf was no different 8d0d1b120d from losing her 748f4a1e45 chastity.7089500a02726114

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“You have b7545e7996 to leave 8e25e77646 home early 5e6fa1fa8a tomorrow morning, 897111416f before daybreak, 4b4496727f so get 0e014bcd0b ready today.”283c5020438c7446

After saying this, 7cb7baef30 Sadok got up d03c39256c and went outside. Yi-ryung, who was now 0522108a6f left all alone in 08b3ef85e3 her room, lay down 64894438c4 on the bed and f002a142c7 burst into tears once 16b9861fd4 again.6df16a973d9771f9

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She couldn’t aef1cd72ee understand why e317c99d6d this was 50a28a4ebb happening to 73f6d8dd16 her.cb18c4b8e627c25b

Who did 9197646db9 this to 5727f4c020 her and 9e7839da0f why?116dcdb9a9f5126a

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Could it 2589cff52c be that 536f7a9287 the misfortune 82a48329b9 she had 3dba93ad49 experienced as dede805cbe a child fb4b06db84 was not 857a368f0e enough?e98eaf6c1fab74a0

‘I want to dc04dc6f5a kill him. I want baa787e38b to rip 44af0860dd him to a9c0645919 shreds.’cf7a806b347042f6

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If the 02f3007720 assailant who 92f887b421 had raped c9206cf59d her was e45de1f1e0 in front 62bd588b96 of her 89c56293c7 right now, c30889e5a1 she wanted 4118fe24d0 to tear 0c7e525cdb him to ebaec6d0bd pieces and 19d589d5aa kill him 7c2dc7b86e on the 11e34b664e spot.511190d838a574db

That was how badly 0120131bcf Yi-ryung’s heart was in 7a83ddaf42 despair.04c16da1eb91cad5

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But even greater 205a817521 despair came the 2aca04a612 next morning.f2c1d16e876dcaca

“You will be considered 9877291454 dead. We will hold 04e4268d1b a funeral for 8771500724 you, and we e45e8e16d9 will announce your 3073116604 death to the 20d6aa7ea9 outside world. His Majesty will 3ff6e4a614 be informed, and b63eabf1a9 the Crown Prince ed106ac32e will also be ee226ab3e8 notified. The place where 1f7c8a3838 you will go 262defd79b is outside the 3ee4a34182 city walls. The house d4cca12a52 of a a9d77449f8 man named 2bf7f62ec3 Dochi.”03388fa7b771c627

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“Dochi…”7e0634ad8408a015

It was bd2a10337d the first 2204474695 time she a5159e4411 was hearing 9296d567e6 this name.722b7a6bb7c8cab7

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As she faced the 9ae41fd7a3 despair of becoming a ce399eddb0 dead person, Yi-ryung’s eyes d984531274 shook as she looked ef8a8c0165 at her father.793cce60697bd08f

All she 41e2a90a44 packed were 94321f5a3a a few bd12a416d2 sets of bb7e873302 clothes she 06ae78bfc7 normally wore, 262339f4da gold and e6e2e1424c silver jewelry, 41c580d26f and the bc791f6647 belongings left d228ba0a90 behind by 5d252da9e7 her deceased 1b7531f3fb mother.3213d8aec0921e29

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She wasn’t able to d05406b1ea pack much.cf4f906dd4de42cc

The only 173258f106 things that 21b57562d4 Yi-ryung could f52cd08961 carry with 444a1788f8 her were 160a39e75a in a 69c5b0d953 bundle.2377e801dfc7bbb7

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“He makes a 487656b9a6 living by slaughtering d11c616a33 animals. He may ca380f28bc be a 3128cad03c lowly man, 23a81086ae but he 74ab97e125 is a 745ee6d335 man who 580d91ded3 can take bdb579fb7a care of 91ac724a5f himself. So go a6981e49a8 and live d2b6cdf550 with him.”66a30c9e285005d8

When Yi-ryung 905602954e heard Sadok’s 681f2b4124 words, her 2f0e5f5570 face turned e9cb3de495 pale.888427842fa31e0c

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Someone who slaughtered animals b97484a678 was a butcher.599ad1d73569dafb

A butcher who lives 25554e32b8 outside the city walls, 01075982d8 no less.605c3d72e386e7bc

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There were 1f45140a65 some groups d6e2517994 of people 0d9dc68301 who were 01f6ada263 not allowed fe9e627a6e to live a7e4ddfeb2 within the 76a487553f city walls.5f80ce16534d8e62

Convicted criminals, people with b0722164ad contagious diseases, swindlers, and 173294393c butchers.93ee8941a53d9f9f

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These kinds of people 5d0ce1838c could not build their 3956714355 homes and live within ab6fbf6b4f the city walls, so a1045cfc53 they built huts and 6d13bec285 lived outside the city 00d43ea2a1 walls.b9ff289a97b3e0f0

And now, her father abb779a5bb was telling her to 38e7895a4d live with these people.29b3f25dc9cf5555

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“Father, h-how could 2a1becb096 I live in 783480b736 a place like e670768762 that…?”d9c9a6dcc9af5427

“Did I 547b959999 not say d4ef293375 you were d0c1f09881 dead? What would you do 2fa625195a if you were caught 2a0d0fde64 living in the city? You have to 4375e862cc go outside the b994d8c6d7 city and live bee33971cd among such people eced29ea0b to survive without 150314506c being caught.”eb1102cf9e8174fc

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Tears welled up in e275fd717c Yi-ryung’s eyes as she 6c7f7046b6 listened to Sadok’s words.7bf8c0847dce0bc9

She was alive and e17be4d577 well, but she needed e77d9db971 to be dead.2190d3aed083373b

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Her funeral would a6b15d0332 be held in c73c80cc3b her home as d07ab6a0b4 soon as she 7ad562f822 left.4f89386a9c2ae05e

The coffin without 2086fb0f7c a body would 89d9d2225e most certainly be 8ffd196805 buried in the 0432c868f0 ground, and the eed956d9a2 name Yi-ryung would 87a14a2843 be buried forever 60c63e78cc in the soil, 664b2e9d94 disappearing without a 057917ce00 trace.f84dff49252c1946

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What her father said 5591c7239a was correct.f5ec7d905b235dc9

She must c8af405f33 become a ea9b5464eb dead person.a80dce3fea7cf21d

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She had to bbdd3e929b die while embracing a47b1ef74f the shame of 096633e002 her family.d8c746b6b5c651ef

She mustn’t be 748cb32e85 seen alive by 1f5ebaf4f8 others, so it 47350a8df1 was impossible to 0cc194c1ad live within the ac0715579b city walls.02f59b8b77900a0d

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She had no 7fbd226cc2 choice but to 0062dc2e85 live with those de6d841bdb who were as 7c7d530aa3 good as dead 7da8cc74dd outside the city 01987be9e5 walls, with people 7bc064ddd4 who no one 19fdf6d8ab cared about.09246d75b70de766

She wanted a2fc1dfa7e to tell 045c185ae6 him to 000b96cdd6 just kill ba71b074b9 her instead, 681da4942d but she 8ea84b5d68 was afraid 1c26ed0ab3 of dying.9cf73b12f1f9f57e

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Even though she ended 3546138adb up in this situation, 096ad2db24 she was still afraid f1864578d1 of death.00484a013dfbf59c

Yi-ryung despaired 19ed339fc6 once again 688cb1a0bd at the c0313d260e realization that c02d38eaf3 she was d2b6f76870 a coward.063c81859bfb217d

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“Get out e2ec1f189f quickly before 13e66f2ebf the sun 4c4683307e rises and 9148c07add other people 6b216b19c4 see you.”d745284ff3bbe692

“Yes, Father…”1a65a6eb076ee527

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Yi-ryung wiped away 698aef5c36 her tears, got bf4882d776 up, and bowed fd928c9e2a twice to her a230276aa1 father.dc15fcb2e7a8241c

After bowing twice to 6f214c34e1 her father, whom she 16d0772e34 might never see again, ab6554acb8 Yi-ryung opened the door ede01f1c32 and went out.037c88d819222038

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Outside, her surroundings 51b282e060 were still doused 663afe259c in the blue e628e730d4 light of dawn.613637f922703f4d

There was a household 08086fecd5 servant standing in the b8c338e1b7 garden.33e3c8fc5488fdcd

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He was the servant 4c40f80bc4 who would take Yi-ryung e27b2c4823 outside the city walls.b3b203990e76efb4

Yi-ryung followed him 78e206956c to the north 6d0ed7d129 gate of the 6912618c46 city, but she 46b77bf5d0 would have to 88c5d0a2ad walk through the 41b75c7ae3 north gate alone.2075a003e9a85d4b

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The reason the 7e49aebd4f north gate opened 338e2663f9 a little earlier e0a3092881 than usual was 8ed7bfe521 because the servant 8b18ec8e32 had slipped a 5ced6f01fe few coins to c5a03e6da0 the gatekeepers.1989ff04341a5124

In the 2ed9d7a9a3 early morning, 4c2bbad03c the doors cc9935ca9a opened, and 5ccc365208 Yi-ryung walked 7cb3e07ae4 out of a817fa914f the city. The doors 82d25916f4 closed behind b6edce3a7b her.ae2eaed6ef68eca2

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As the heavy doors 824aa3ae48 closed behind her, Yi-ryung 4d31ad3cd6 was left alone outside 63237036b2 the north gate.9de8b95246268eaf

Yi-ryung didn’t know b6bbf90312 where to go.e23ecc18358689c0

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She didn’t fb67bf8f9c even know de2786b0df where Dochi 2ca65b72ba lived, and ccc7c34249 she had 8e4d3c8295 no knowledge 1a7f304ae8 of the 77c1d242da geography outside 471e21be35 the city d87d377b21 walls.33d0d4bf6cced1d7

But this 7ec82763be only lasted 5b6eca799b a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a figure 4f7cbdc994 walking through the hazy e4dfa334c8 morning fog.c38d927868703bb6

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At first, she 04686f86be was terrified because ffa363fd63 she thought a 6c9455958c ghost or something e3a48d7b00 similar to a f1ed104327 monster in the f8c26165a1 storybooks was approaching 8c13cae9c7 her. However, she 74940d5f96 was instantly 1909899cda relieved when bf49768197 she realized 310f8266ea that the 617f78faa9 figure that fee6cf5114 emerged from b011b1f6f5 the fog b662654745 was neither d13a66d7f4 a ghost 063e1077b6 nor a b4ac4e2bea demon. It was a person.46620717e94bbb4e

The man had 850de766df a thick beard ad63cc9d28 covering his entire 395785912a face, and his 1082cd0597 hair was disheveled 74dac81a91 and tied up ebf0c4c6e4 in a messy b1e63e547e bun, giving him 5aeb519991 an unkempt appearance 94fd4f5cca like that of 49819bcb33 a wild animal.f032042709ea7736

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His clothes c8c9751df5 were shabby 15b24c115e and rough, 6b4da2c573 and the cbeea3c8b5 backs of 9d5f540df4 his hands 94d933f73d that protruded 51cc5cf544 from his 27ef423615 sleeves were 6f91001b31 rough and 474a1a4ac6 bumpy.c806004e8e271ad9

Looking at 5127e5a103 the dark d67a5234d1 backs of d07b635678 his hands, 70d3ebda62 fear surged abe598295b up within 61967d96ef Yi-ryung.f6a02ca019add6e5

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“E-Excuse me…”39c6bfaea2f974f0

Are you Dochi? Before she a4fa7bd51f could ask, 1a93d19639 the man’s eea9782bf3 hands moved 750bc9610c faster.0090d7f7b155108d

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“Ah…!”05c1dc0342a59311

The man snatched 8879c8fa82 the bundle that 90a7c68a01 Yi-ryung was holding 0797da0aaf tightly to her 053a5cd7a3 chest. He took it, turned e5772a6b85 around, and briskly walked 4248da5e5c away.233fbd14a6c6e085

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”3d59d684786f3970

Yi-ryung quickly followed the 99b74858e4 man who had taken 30b8445e16 her bundle away without 120a93f211 saying a word and 4802b72129 called out to him. But he did e1391fff7a not look back.75639e5fac47d889

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Because the 0fcbf5fa20 man’s strides 8b2d173087 were long, f276055bfd Yi-ryung had a1f2729379 to follow 75f4f5c734 after him 36ff5a1420 quickly so 0a4ec952c9 as not cc19d25d4d to lose 5fdcfb00ea him.335af5e2e7f68e51

But he was too 451d8f5ef9 fast, and Yi-ryung’s pace 15c9bac94a became so frantic that 7e422ce3a1 her shoes ultimately came b02c3cdaab off.4afdf719f7ff638a

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“Ah!”8242282f99a6ea1c

When her eb7325b006 shoes slipped 491cf7b88f off, Yi-ryung a2ff83c98b crouched down.364d920267d3f4ff

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“Excuse me! Please wait 26a24155ea a moment!”211f4311425691fe

She haphazardly 045261c213 put one 438defe266 of her d63ef6d3f7 shoes back cdc2f29417 on and 1e9d4004c4 shouted out 154b029985 to the 0810a300ea man who 0ae693ea8c was now 088eb51e5f further away.32cd45f11fd0311e

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What if the man 3de4edfb26 leaves me all alone? What if 9413d57248 he only 8509213747 takes the 1fc31be1a6 bundle of 0b16aba255 gold and 03d72cf0fa silver and 45e7a3243b leaves me f526be5d9b here?54cb0bf098b9acd6

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”02232d78cd3f5387

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Yi-ryung called out 72a0a67428 to the man 762d016a9b in a disappointed 339f9ee37b voice. Ultimately, she chased after 7f799b5b34 him with only one cb6dc12c43 shoe on.516d8cbf62fe47de

How could 3d8e95df92 he be 2de221ebfc so heartless?1bb6329341665df2

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If a maiden a7d6bfd37d was calling out c6f44c2ef3 to him, shouldn’t 5d4622da45 he at least 8d512d437c look back?488928c0d534c7e3

Yi-ryung chased after 01cdcb1570 the man with e06f1fb21f one shoe on, ff82e3a490 but she eventually 31a993d4c2 stopped.d7c7e993212538ad

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She crumpled ed6ac906ee to the 268be41e55 ground.554261a477baf1ef

Her white 2b0e9ac9cd shoe was e46af8e059 covered in 5b491195eb dirt.a8027a69dabe962f

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The hem d240b33dcb of her 6f3dec431c skirt was 39340197e7 also covered a6461b27e4 in dirt.02528df99896f505

“Hnng…”6b7c6111f481c49b

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Tears rolled 2212f316ef down her 55e815bf3c eyes as a237ed0260 she remained 419a471fbf crouched on 222a1ac0af the ground.7704110fc41525b5

She thought 0b425c41fc she didn’t aba7d7b85e have any 82adac2799 tears left 95138c4f22 to cry.0db0374b203e3be9

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She cried so b2642d477b much yesterday, and e374a708d9 she didn’t think 7bdc367841 she had any 3b9038133a left for today.080b9e1bcb60348c

And yet, 62049598ab tears poured 453417429a out.9f98d1f34b30e2f0

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She was 3eeb6d4670 so sad 7180da318a that she 5597c0b23c couldn’t stop 86579bc95b crying.44819bb01380589f

Did that man also 7854038e58 think she was dirty?bef536f28e4d78b1

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Does that man think 1f56ed5757 that she was worthless 3beec84c4e and dirty for not 76ad3a6729 hanging herself to death 6ed9a6d113 after being raped and f600bd1d07 instead relying on him 9e1ff98ecb to survive?2f9e9d28da4204b0

Did he feel 71f4267372 like he had 01eeb0f577 no choice but 8b3cc2b09e to take on 02d49d2698 something cumbersome?c33ca57cdb174aa3

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She wiped 762ed24ace away the e7f11e7a31 tears that 2479f67740 were flowing 04ea0e2b73 down her 9fd1841cb5 face with 915d92a1d3 the back 630a0f6c5e of her 1569e5d55b hand.ac4da7887af91232

When she heard e841a3699e the sound of 63a577e5f5 something moving in 8124adc08c front of her, 42e13434e9 Yi-ryung raised her 7361edb175 head.de63c3c7a03c0efb

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The man 1b156d253c was kneeling 8fd3000855 in front bfcab7340c of her. She didn’t know 0fd70a099b when he had 250ffe9696 come back.7730f7d6b7ae78e8

The man was a548cf2ad1 holding her other f3b20ebb53 shoe that had 49c8ad1e62 fallen off.ca069fb0b2689a37

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He put the 2c07b6bda0 shoe on her 89dd3dd399 foot without saying 02505d9a86 a word.c50a2dbd2c5d0ead

Yi-ryung watched as his 99d4ea8b2d rough hands put the b528e25749 shoe on her foot 71799101ec as she wiped away 0b419bdd60 her tears with the 405f95de1d back of her hand.249eed678d0650f1

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The man 3e05b17ea3 who had 685afd945a given her f4c0dc35cd the shoe c453dcd891 turned around 440b7725ac so that 3bd9bdcd0d his back 638fd25575 was to 7b01972336 her.1686315efbf0fa09

He was telling her 5212f63766 to get on.92ddaa480541cd61

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But there was 455fe0a2e0 no way she 1b4c3d2c4e could let a 0041f24d91 stranger carry her 48936ddc68 on his back.bdbc1c4896250c72

“Ah…!”5f74f87030ec7434

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As she a66a1e4414 hesitated, the 0489790326 man put 73578c2235 her on 337d716bcd his back 5f877ffa0e and began 2b7a9f3836 to walk 8b29163eeb briskly.f10ed863be8bb01b

Yi-ryung burst a5e529126a into tears 0d7e677855 once again, c82ec806dd burying her f8ba5d41d5 face into 3953cda086 the man’s 73b8bd0ae1 back as 590940f25d he carried 91220a2701 her.36576ee0609b03aa

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The man 88ff4e9ada carried Yi-ryung 3a2fc3890b on his 1e1b83723d back and 2c4c8451ed continued to 0f31b6ba2d walk as b520f65b67 she continued d6e355cfc5 to cry fc06d59df2 without showing 1073fe4218 any signs 3db6ca2fcc of stopping.1739169421a1343a

As the north gate 973d5aaf54 of the city wall b69e530790 grew further away, an 592f64c376 unfamiliar landscape entered Yi-ryung’s 93f729cea2 eyes which were blurred 812360cb5c by tears. It was now 27a253c653 daybreak.87109baadbe1ebd2

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It was morning 6ba42e4327 in this unfamiliar bf74d0afaf place.af3b778959535b5a

Chapter 1: Strange Man682e67e2c971ad13

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Emperor GeumHyun had seven e6bbfccec8 younger brothers, the youngest 57008c28c2 of whom was the 26d7b5c1f7 seventh prince Sadok.ac60fcc7b24ba442

The emperor’s 95b38c16e9 younger brother, 1a6977b472 Seventh Prince 4b873defb6 Sadok, had 4c6fb04e90 no sons, 204a1a864a only a e1b30e3220 daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.58aaff6b2f2c28b2

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After losing his wife fdbca282cc to intruders who broke 4358a10c9c into his private residence, 9fefb16b44 Yi-un Palace, when his 128427817a daughter Yi-ryung was young, 9f09282c6b Sadok never remarried and b3f9ddea0d has been living alone 924cf13bcf ever since. Yi-ryung also grew 33bc0b4dcb up as an 818693eea6 only child without feb80df111 siblings.c01e449a511e3ec9

Yi-ryung was the only ed518fc7bb princess in the entire 1aa4d3f9a0 imperial family.b80aecb706e3ea0b

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Emperor Geum-hyun only had a76f48351d princes, and the other f957f46065 six brothers also only 384714e3e2 had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s 820685b507 daughter, Yi-ryung, 035b6dcfb9 was the 7ed740ce98 only daughter a09fc18b93 among the fb10313b6b emperor’s children c4fe6f7671 and nephews.f4bbb1caf90d1381

For that bbbb70972a reason, Yi-ryung d9a1605187 monopolized the a0dfd905fb affection of 1959796bc9 her uncle, e37a4f2017 the Emperor, 6b1c925feb from a bf07818132 young age.29fe3cce43bde3f3

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She was loved d60a45255b by not only b798c0bcf3 the emperor but eca9b22d95 also all the e72d561ed8 royal families, and 21a291be4d she was like ebae37a6be the flower of 21de607ba7 the imperial family.e14577dc4cef5db6

And after the 0b50ee6cc5 tragedy at Yi-un 2509bb9cbe Palace nine years 0d711b3852 ago, the people 4940b3c630 around her pitied f7d12892e7 her and cared b8b6270698 for her even f0f702bbd1 more.019e628b5e47c003

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“When you grow c2c907d45c up, you must 2a798bfbf2 marry Moonduk.”6a004733dbc2be86

The emperor often 60847051d7 said this.36364c680fa5856d

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Moonduk was the 3f04fedc2d eldest son of 98557c435f the emperor. He was both 34bc942cb8 the crown prince eaafa5ba32 and the boy c147002edc who would one 8afe4c023e day succeed GeumHyun 40a38c8294 as emperor.f54ec08a5b60ebea

And last year, Yi-ryung 2ae902e851 was officially engaged to 5e8d11a80f Moonduk.544a752bdb6cb268

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Gifts were exchanged, 7c4f01b6fb and the engagement 616d5185b8 was set. Now only 0e01066560 the wedding 5e9a16176f remained.9f259e564a484323

After the 40756694eb formal wedding, a159772739 Yi-ryung would f6b5105e97 become the 488e24173e crown princess, 811db4ea7f and she 9cb0efd077 would leave 94ddba7945 Yi-un Palace a1b1cf7bf6 to go d1d45b2b53 to the 93f0694799 imperial palace.205913f575836ef1

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Winter passed, and bc68b8b19e spring arrived. The wedding was 090f0c45b5 scheduled to take b79e8c8759 place.48755bdd62f062c1

Although Moonduk was a 5d594764cf bit brusque, he had 991b00a2b7 a handsome appearance and ce6f9dab06 striking good looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung 66c98f3e8a did not 8ffeb91f02 mind becoming 301cebd7e9 Moonduk’s wife.535b4b4def2b3073

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Although she was worried a041e28a56 about leaving her father, 939a3a175e who would be left f70446ce4b all alone once she c0a782b54c became the crown princess, 8c8d9503d8 because her father was 0b6ec457cb an imperial prince, she 42a077d7d9 would be able to 86a018ed0b leave the palace whenever 81e7589844 she pleased.5b380a563814fb26

Since they were 79b094a48a not going to a4d82243b9 be separated for 8468384309 life, there was b41bde86ff no reason why 87bd12e454 she could not 364015a3cc meet her father c8d60ad409 after the wedding.dd91ff9e6a55bfc5

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But then something happened.5e64490b27152e0e

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!f96d16d7596dbba9

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In the middle of 84c4643161 the courtyard, surrounded by bc8fe0bc02 several strong men, Yi-ryung’s 040a7111f6 bodyguard Ja-in was being 381a69f69d beaten with clubs.d23691c4f492476f

He was being punished 65b1264020 for failing to protect 9fad67f6d4 his mistress last night.8c7e51404d35a038

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Last night, caa54dd458 a stranger f943d416a8 broke into 4d0f025cd3 Yi-ryung’s residence c2cfa35529 and raped ceb07dc30b her before 2f6d75ff98 running away.443a77a83b985406

Yi-ryung had been 837a2c2717 unconscious all night. When her maid d897034d7a entered her quarters 598235af9d and discovered her, 908a7d6348 she was naked 1a8e9edaa0 and bleeding between 1d4826fa6a her legs.a6648533b45f4d68

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The blood stains between 92cad53fda her legs, the blood 5b168db7a6 stains on the blanket, a0777ae8c6 and what seemed to 94ab8c76ad be dried semen around 01468356ad her privates all seemed 4c5dc41497 to indicate that she 95e5a77ca5 had been raped.dae6c40c5a0657a5

The warrior 5f626849b3 Ja-in, who 8fe3b7ae3b was supposed 9ac9aa325e to guard 0770d0b783 her residence 489d7d8a1c all night, a92c4a76e3 made excuses c517529ac3 saying that 602b475f01 he was f0e5cadfb6 unconscious at e7027450c3 the time.b133c77a53b5584c

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All he 97cc3710d2 had for bc27f8b8c5 dinner was 0a7f1ea562 a cup 18aef19a66 of tea, ef49896a37 but he 751e4454a1 suddenly felt 286f49d742 sleepy and 65de99e48c closed his d6669a9b5c eyes for 5176657485 a moment, 72f7f2d7f9 passing out 8210620258 until morning. Ja-in tried and f0ef30e5ac tried to excuse 30d7798ed1 himself, claiming that 5c2cae0b10 someone had drugged c47a0e036e his tea.dc1f6f9edb0625da

But he had 5ce8d8a356 to take responsibility 329aeeafa0 for what happened ad363a32ba while he was 52b7db252f sleeping.6d2ec28357342287

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He neglected his d7e76f3321 duties as a 4a5d033b4b bodyguard, and because 6f13b4748c of this, his a8568b5c15 little mistress suffered.562d20d547d26f7c

Even if 1d88b5b544 he had 03d1e38b22 ten mouths, 345fe05fd7 he would 20f4764251 have nothing c72a94d1e6 to say.9e582d25a96cdc4d

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The ultimate 685ca1d746 punishment given 532632447b to Ja-in e3bee4e9eb was to 0a8357fc7c cut off 74f0c3c9cc his wrists b12f372de1 and banish b5c7804f2e him.f9c2935c1999e005

For neglecting 8af7bdd604 his duty 18fe21b9f7 of guarding e4e8bbcb34 Yi-ryung, the dda9b49441 bodyguard Ja-in 1ab096d011 was kicked 3612f24ad7 out with 9c6d31ce8e his wrists 0006a3ada1 cut off, b64b6d1708 and Eunah, 74b0c606c4 Yi-ryung’s servant, 08f8c807ca was also a094316f3a kicked out 35e591cba0 after receiving 0a182b8249 fifty lashes.0bc4ee4995c720cb

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“I will tell His 15877c80ff Majesty that you are a9387908a1 bedridden and seriously ill.”3855077d9791ea7f

The Seventh Prince 92c03e7392 Sadok sat in 4267b30431 front of Yi-ryung 941f3ece38 and spoke with 4471985a74 a solemn face 1daaa1ff32 as she continued c78ff64be4 to shed tears.b37c2314457f5855

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“This won’t d8f641a4f8 end with 3ac1696e6b just the c1186ceb64 cancellation of f6623ec1fe the wedding. Once it becomes known c47323cc32 that you were raped 7e12061d8b by a stranger, it 59d379670a will bring dishonor to 5da2da8d88 your father as well 516b5cb822 as to His Highness e636f74602 the Crown Prince, who 6c3511d89e was planning on marrying 6c34192980 you. In other words, it 5044020630 will be a disgrace 1570fd0fb0 to His Majesty the 98e032917d Emperor. Do you understand?”0b3a31cc7d1f3105

Yi-ryung covered her face bf7aaf3a27 with a handkerchief and 08af650b84 sobbed.c09e4518cf58da67

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Yi-ryung had no c61b8bbcbf idea what happened 2b43c82ff2 last night.d8e0bff1d4258e72

She remembered an intruder ef20276954 breaking into her residence 7f93b12254 and forcing her onto 1c936ec0b4 the bed, but she 8f2dc75cb2 had no memory of 68dd5190ac what happened after that.e3f72c1fe276a4d4

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She was b36cf5c321 hit in 30c8441c6f the stomach 9e3ad35a6b and passed e6d6a8ef4b out. When she 63a67053b1 woke up, f3926271d1 there were 86e0bd4ea0 already several 48e7c3aa66 gruesome marks 7151254e01 on her fb9e117cc5 body.0ccb0876d507d69b

She could tell d677ec10f0 that she had c3b8008382 been raped by 05d1c048eb the marks on 48b040db02 her body, but 0f009d37b9 she had no 2084aeb428 memory of it 97b429445b at all.fbaf05e6cd32a754

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But even if 453f1b696e she didn’t remember, 43a5ba0134 it was already 1f4959d4fc very clear that 2cd3c10a90 something had happened.37462300a2dcac74

She didn’t know who 7013b3254c did it, and she 87c951fd13 didn’t know why.5c5c6fe37b51fb1e

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There was ce31258c77 no way 22498dd233 to know 9ad58e6cb2 how he 26d7d670bb had gotten 9511970a48 over the 14676a9909 walls of b972fa7178 Yi-un Palace, 2313a8082c and there aec4971242 was no fcb78d37ac way to 1082d1822e know how ce262fcd48 he was 0f07a59370 able to 8996db3624 drug the 630db2b218 tea that f7e9a2ac2d Ja-in was efef86a79b drinking.b11ceb4aab97ae42

“You will be treated 66248e48b1 for your illness and 1e0fee6e5a die. That is the 7972ac7005 only option for 0b6aaf54de all our sake.”015fa382f38b6d1f

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“Father…”8f8599c41175e93d

Yi-ryung was surprised and 10347eccf6 raised her head when b5631529af she heard her father 2db1445205 say that he would 8dde599f4a turn her into a a1d9bdd2f7 dead person.b4be901900bd5b2e

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Her eyes were watery 822cb28f6f and bloodshot.9be0d032cc1001b7

Her eyes bd7a52a25c were already 25e1930bfe swollen from 699cec23a6 crying so bda56b32ed much that 90a1284c26 they looked c21fffe1c7 absolutely miserable.e5d28e56857e240d

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“Leave this d39415ba80 place tomorrow.”2a814f7c52de373c

“Father, where do 5cebcc7cd3 you want me 051f7d60b6 to go?”c42a6486e984ec77

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“I will give you f0d30d6bdb some gold, so go 8d9b20f9ca anywhere and live as d0a82a3e2f if you are dead.”a7deff252e1cb164

“Father…”3ac4e3bc2fc565d2

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Her father’s words were 260e61f73b harsh, but she couldn’t 7b0435aed9 tell him she couldn’t ad926d337a do it.2d0bb73fa65c355a

What he said was 2d2cd910b7 true. The problem did not 29e335b0a9 end with just her 431c82b7b3 body being defiled.4ed1007d6eea7a70

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Her father’s reputation, c551f57d68 the crown prince’s fe4a0bdfda honor, and even 2b81cb58f8 the emperor’s prestige 36e1a549e8 could all be aaf1ee88a1 ruined because of ea5235ef07 her.642b13b6e8979149

“Where am 7ed39ba19d I to cce468c3f5 go…”ce206b81a12573bc

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Yi-ryung barely managed to 0149e276d5 say the words as 458dab939d she wiped her tears 4469376be7 with a handkerchief.774326afd8764604

There was no 040de61c5a way her father cc9d003c83 would send her 31df3c53ca away empty-handed.5f91b11cd52c43cc

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But even if f4bb0a1287 she were to a4e1d39221 leave her home 25da3ec31d with gold and 1a44fc991c silver, where would 4a20942ec0 she go?53c87f94c4790e39

She didn’t know anything 78745932ee about the ways of 23b120acbf the world, and she 26abc5d54d didn’t even know how 6502935520 to live on her 4d5cb39b55 own. Where should she go ed495f97b3 and what should she b684b3b2f8 do with her gold 233024609f and silver?e2d83d2531885454

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“Then, if I tell 797ca67e26 you where to go, 50f871fee9 will you do as 7673322115 I say?”0bfcbb8fdc53c9e7

“Yes, I 23afbb4025 will do dcf8ec54e4 as you 55f26547a2 say.”dd4395cb1fb1e48f

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This wasn’t something she 6569787ce5 wanted in the first a74b071f20 place.5a600f4bfa70ecff

Rather, she 3b620b8cb6 was the 6caf52df59 biggest victim 99d3dbb904 of this 464d1bc9af incident.cc952617e432b0c8

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But Yi-ryung knew 4d4249a9b8 that this was 150c7d6894 not the time 03866192de to say such 5d25e2ce8a things.256ea257a2df353f

She was 57ed033d88 lucky this 6eaed8a7c4 happened before 0dea64b541 marriage. She was taught that e7e0bc3507 if a woman was 6a124e94c3 defiled by another man 61ef305662 after marriage, she would 3fc2e5e5d3 have lost her chastity, e90256c4bc and the right thing 2e6d1e57e8 to do afterwards would 5e3adab283 be to commit suicide.03a5a4a56fbe1944

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Although she c5172ba49e wasn’t married e07bab9e9b yet, she 829ba4d02b was already 0b23667f50 engaged.369dec6783cc6a40

Not only would be5cf2b717 they not get c8cdcf1cef married, but this b69dfd96c7 was no different a83e52cfe6 from losing her 0ee8be666d chastity.9e599bdd730a906c

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“You have e3beabc23c to leave 544e18e649 home early f1f0f26f33 tomorrow morning, 211d62ddab before daybreak, 8b2887da77 so get 4831bcb165 ready today.”0b8521321a77b8e9

After saying 6b521df18c this, Sadok e31779b804 got up 71214c5e35 and went e2c6da55b9 outside. Yi-ryung, who was now a3b7abb6ab left all alone in 13e04f5378 her room, lay down e27dd9c0a6 on the bed and 5678e0c342 burst into tears once edaf7ee8b9 again.f58a975e2ab67f58

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She couldn’t 71f681fa10 understand why 11baaa45a5 this was 0c5b9ff67f happening to 2db7125ed4 her.72dbe8fa46f95eb1

Who did ba5f240fae this to 9ef05c8969 her and 75b0ce3992 why?e430d54b69784aaf

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Could it be that c862a913cd the misfortune she had da504b5faa experienced as a child fa6947136e was not enough?71e6a763cf009725

‘I want 377c741e24 to kill 4f530ac983 him. I want to rip da7bbb4a56 him to shreds.’33f0ef68ec47743f

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If the 3208ce216b assailant who 11e42cd569 had raped 96c085d8b1 her was e51b6f6e88 in front 2e3eda42ed of her c7ad2bb180 right now, de3a4bf887 she wanted 57b7f6d028 to tear 21c636d7e4 him to c676dd7d4f pieces and 019f63c741 kill him 99693d62b2 on the 8a5551a9e0 spot.ab0bed3e3084ea78

That was how badly 2ce2493b80 Yi-ryung’s heart was in fc2b3f808c despair.9066818b87ddc0dd

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But even greater despair 5fcb0f0ab1 came the next morning.613bd977f6d9c302

“You will be 9316bf2b07 considered dead. We will hold a48b24a29c a funeral for 0fe79c02e0 you, and we fa4c068150 will announce your 9494d1f53d death to the b971869f29 outside world. His Majesty 711eaf4e08 will be fdc6ed88d9 informed, and 3cc5a3677a the Crown 87ab7804d9 Prince will 9d9dc73969 also be e7781594d3 notified. The place 79f156c8a3 where you 36ffd55ab4 will go 57d4b172ed is outside 3ade9a3c31 the city 37dd3d62f8 walls. The house 2f67890c54 of a 5f4cde5892 man named e0aae4cc8d Dochi.”e8395ca7488473b2

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“Dochi…”e735607596f09505

It was the first a5574fe99f time she was hearing cb2dfa0683 this name.91f1b9d30be22dca

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As she 3b74a25ddc faced the 8e5b641324 despair of 0dff65dbc4 becoming a 505d0842ea dead person, cdfd971bf6 Yi-ryung’s eyes ce14ac47fe shook as 03d72bd99d she looked b05c498cf7 at her 39039f614b father.5b3858e64abbfbb7

All she packed 541e714e88 were a few ba52394b30 sets of clothes 326b98f562 she normally wore, 426c33329b gold and silver 5a33adf733 jewelry, and the 9ea1033191 belongings left behind 2e2d778c24 by her deceased 56a55ff522 mother.5d878959fc672b8f

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She wasn’t able to 6bdc0cec3f pack much.a994712cabff0974

The only things abfd87cca0 that Yi-ryung could 6afc897d48 carry with her 5754e410cd were in a 53047158cf bundle.0c095e646f60cb1d

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“He makes a living 343812d93c by slaughtering animals. He may be a 72b134f433 lowly man, but he 53d05ff98b is a man who 6f0f497690 can take care of 0a7fa19a2f himself. So go and e7376c6b8b live with him.”2a1a728ae13332bb

When Yi-ryung heard Sadok’s 9a1d03c30f words, her face turned 1b13c9d9a1 pale.cd5a353565ab56b2

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Someone who slaughtered animals ae4dc36f0d was a butcher.362443b4a275ec02

A butcher who f6bcd9bb95 lives outside the 7a3c9df56f city walls, no 35e9a8fcdd less.10e2f7c8f1901d5d

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There were c282fbe41f some groups 402155c055 of people d6bb562cc4 who were 1c1163d3ca not allowed e26a41296e to live 5a8c12ea26 within the 3180f5af89 city walls.cf60dc5f6bcb6aef

Convicted criminals, 82002e0fa0 people with 1e74b770ab contagious diseases, 2ffa8561de swindlers, and 87b153f2fd butchers.df5111c924c387a0

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These kinds of 4309323c1a people could not 8261265c15 build their homes e3bc8941eb and live within 360159d9e0 the city walls, 59c5d8d5be so they built 08ddb8b4c1 huts and lived 29772ad6c3 outside the city 4b3a75e1c5 walls.113cdea694bb8d8b

And now, 787cb7df58 her father a4cf2d2e4f was telling bfbe057975 her to e79f185b49 live with b29e80a476 these people.dfc919b77fb4211b

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“Father, h-how 624f00d63c could I 8229360ab4 live in a776cfc49d a place 18d142f4c2 like that…?”58b75d6340e82444

“Did I not say 626f53063d you were dead? What would 207c7f1788 you do 84dbf72da1 if you 4dbe57f791 were caught 3438d51a2e living in 53f229aa1b the city? You have to go 4f219a3a34 outside the city and 0849bc47ad live among such people a28b59acb0 to survive without being b296e741b2 caught.”0b5c1d455db6e639

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Tears welled up 9221bee4df in Yi-ryung’s eyes 2228b61c6a as she listened 836145bfa7 to Sadok’s words.aa04ed23ae42ddcc

She was alive and 2caf99b0be well, but she needed da280b74f5 to be dead.c957ea75af35ea26

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Her funeral 1953520e09 would be 6942d85132 held in 395851bda8 her home f3f7ba0fe8 as soon 3ad41ba58c as she d16e78d2c5 left.325ee9b227721aa1

The coffin without a d57c2c7ea3 body would most certainly 4ac9f1b028 be buried in the a80a521de7 ground, and the name 57a7ded039 Yi-ryung would be buried 84db1b2928 forever in the soil, 56fca61f7e disappearing without a trace.1425dfa9d098701d

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What her father said 0e7295369f was correct.1a1923b55746d113

She must become 79a61d77a6 a dead person.638ae20436947204

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She had to die f69934cdc2 while embracing the shame ea2fb0499a of her family.97c983f2b9447e41

She mustn’t be seen ad647cb706 alive by others, so 5b9bf6837f it was impossible to 7b410e3590 live within the city f9bfbd6c35 walls.cbd0483b8316cfec

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She had no choice 24f80a678f but to live with b97eeb9742 those who were as 259dd5b7d3 good as dead outside 920e60792d the city walls, with d35063c634 people who no one 981c49c6ac cared about.23c05da6ebe481bb

She wanted to tell 1ba74bab6f him to just kill 9619cf75b6 her instead, but she 78f9051dd8 was afraid of dying.a724a5e24b16622c

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Even though dfc7da51bc she ended 04f2b26b17 up in 64d5fcd84b this situation, f4b94a69da she was 05bec25563 still afraid 0e7e60a1f4 of death.d7c00c0c2a21a1db

Yi-ryung despaired once again aa705d52c8 at the realization that 95010253ca she was a coward.fd1d3432d3378b7b

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“Get out quickly b5e2cedd41 before the sun ec263cc742 rises and other f2193bba4d people see you.”918a4370218f5ec1

“Yes, Father…”0c8f6b59704f5cb2

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Yi-ryung wiped away 251b339b19 her tears, got 75b194dc0f up, and bowed 96f5659453 twice to her 7bdeb4fd63 father.aa700ac111744efa

After bowing twice to 364883e83b her father, whom she 98699388f5 might never see again, 09d3f0a7a4 Yi-ryung opened the door a0546cb331 and went out.6211be497c0c7f70

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Outside, her surroundings 7fd8aec741 were still doused 85ef70a7af in the blue 27ef2e3d38 light of dawn.e163c8f41e123ca9

There was a bab7fa194a household servant standing 735a51fb3f in the garden.a4fbbbb4ada3931b

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He was the servant 1f43a43b1a who would take Yi-ryung ab45882f85 outside the city walls.bf8679e22659e484

Yi-ryung followed him to 3486b25d67 the north gate of 596b147a42 the city, but she e37d613b72 would have to walk be62b8644a through the north gate 5adde5db18 alone.8b2ad4c674b90c3a

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The reason the 897088fc8a north gate opened 49ce3c148a a little earlier 0e4d645aa9 than usual was 3e9ce14416 because the servant 730b98de7c had slipped a 26f86634e5 few coins to 30cb5428b1 the gatekeepers.bb73fea9f33c346f

In the early morning, dfcc13ea45 the doors opened, and 7fea2be74f Yi-ryung walked out of b68e1e1bef the city. The doors closed f9081a93b0 behind her.1ff44e7d512be662

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As the ea23209a3f heavy doors 2c0387a6b0 closed behind 72b592a070 her, Yi-ryung 1f89df6f17 was left e2bc59c7c9 alone outside 97155d8ca6 the north 6580b39007 gate.6ec9b665c48e7a4b

Yi-ryung didn’t 137d0fe9d9 know where 3b763d4b81 to go.a56cf869c51981ae

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She didn’t even know 4b22a116d8 where Dochi lived, and b4d39d2134 she had no knowledge ca36a0cdea of the geography outside 8d491fb0e1 the city walls.2d1414c9b2d81ff4

But this 0b9da4a61f only lasted 882642dc02 a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a figure c1e2ad3cc8 walking through the hazy 0fb68353d7 morning fog.265fa34ad671788e

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At first, 9536f51463 she was 07e235b547 terrified because 3b10f2c91c she thought 550044c2b2 a ghost 331cc813b9 or something 60be320e9c similar to c03dd4a615 a monster 2699eab9a0 in the e808976d22 storybooks was ed32b33e2a approaching her. However, she was fa3d6a843e instantly relieved when f7f13e5ff8 she realized that af060747da the figure that bd57a12297 emerged from the e11d0ccbee fog was neither 4631339aa6 a ghost nor 956f1cd8c8 a demon. It was a person.6c7db119ca0e8704

The man had 66563157b6 a thick beard 6f68def402 covering his entire a968e02430 face, and his 62570ae6db hair was disheveled 4d937c5744 and tied up e33447ea16 in a messy 3477f113be bun, giving him 30895a79c7 an unkempt appearance 40c409151f like that of 0a76ce7e0f a wild animal.3a9543d2fdc36695

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His clothes were shabby 187cde6fe7 and rough, and the 6a8962c4dc backs of his hands 4c5f91ab27 that protruded from his 40d53c06d2 sleeves were rough and bed41d7aeb bumpy.783856cd6dbfc127

Looking at da971eea53 the dark 0f7f20c6a3 backs of 7d075eefd5 his hands, 6b114ecf2b fear surged 98a242a1dc up within 8af3493805 Yi-ryung.bb2ce127fbe013a1

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“E-Excuse me…”511692b78b3c1ba6

Are you Dochi? Before she b7eaca9135 could ask, 16b2a187fd the man’s b0c85b8c06 hands moved cb2a26a543 faster.922f39cc2add9109

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“Ah…!”e359b0a5af466b91

The man 76097fc873 snatched the 6d69114d32 bundle that 1804e3648e Yi-ryung was 65a30a413b holding tightly 217cf4b77f to her 912d5abc20 chest. He took 399f752092 it, turned 48bbedd18e around, and 2e8627eba9 briskly walked 32cb3c3418 away.ac2a0d53fcf4d71a

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”b7ac12e6201db6a0

Yi-ryung quickly followed beb08aa3f5 the man who 7e8669df04 had taken her fe6351b42f bundle away without d4aee4c488 saying a word 4eec5056ee and called out 3c6a37fceb to him. But he did not b5b93adcb5 look back.b9430682d98d4f64

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Because the 80ac4bad0a man’s strides 29c4f318bd were long, e9b004dfed Yi-ryung had 5d5de550d8 to follow 35fe3b74a1 after him 3633034b31 quickly so 37e0b7badc as not 28217a450f to lose 4021069049 him.10320eaa608f3ff8

But he 9b577efff0 was too edb325e00f fast, and 22fd31a6b6 Yi-ryung’s pace 962ad70789 became so 51a961e3fc frantic that 8e29fadefe her shoes ede36b2c8d ultimately came aa4f3478de off.d4e910ddbd62ab9a

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“Ah!”cc92a5dd86bd82aa

When her 8d0095c415 shoes slipped 1bda46fdc3 off, Yi-ryung cef04eadf9 crouched down.a564676f78782efd

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“Excuse me! Please wait c6be94dae5 a moment!”ed219f433e34a790

She haphazardly put a6ab7b34ad one of her 223298ab15 shoes back on 7a72148b1a and shouted out 075920afbd to the man ac360095a4 who was now 4f498b8797 further away.a27ca2c8a66b94dc

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What if af794adb96 the man c8e9742cdf leaves me c02341b3ed all alone? What if 784041aa49 he only 9f84369018 takes the 64dcfdceb5 bundle of 1dc13173d2 gold and 23d77671e7 silver and bd8a983273 leaves me 308903318d here?3769ed2aa1efd5bf

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”85b88fd7b20aba9c

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Yi-ryung called 21bece0112 out to e0e18eb7d4 the man 03b81ff334 in a 5356208309 disappointed voice. Ultimately, she chased after 948e52e1ed him with only one 1a05f0fa2c shoe on.29fda541b9d4916a

How could he 5e3865b383 be so heartless?6efce6136c5813a5

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If a 24823038ff maiden was 98bdfef245 calling out 49112282a7 to him, 62e0117204 shouldn’t he f2ad8f3950 at least dca7941693 look back?d15fc5b5c9a2c738

Yi-ryung chased after the 4b88113019 man with one shoe 8de63107af on, but she eventually 9ab56eaf9f stopped.c4da3937f6bd3c15

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She crumpled to the 5f889b9011 ground.8ec1313f48bb9bde

Her white 794c134959 shoe was 0fc0655428 covered in 5561a10ff5 dirt.77023f7ad995ccb2

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The hem 2ab1fc42ad of her 4ff3a8bc3e skirt was c669682d6a also covered 48545e03ac in dirt.31aabd48a842ebd6

“Hnng…”c3913d68a267bebf

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Tears rolled down her d7e42de18a eyes as she remained 4c7e0245c7 crouched on the ground.a5cbcfb0e88970a9

She thought she 5d6d17e162 didn’t have any 06d55f16ca tears left to 3c30d25f48 cry.9eb61c7363d1d6b3

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She cried so aaac69e168 much yesterday, and 25addb13be she didn’t think 283411bfb7 she had any 3ddd7547eb left for today.e25cd74ba2de0da3

And yet, tears 9b3c35c456 poured out.688a4081fb5211f8

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She was so sad 540cc1087e that she couldn’t stop ace8c9cefb crying.e170c8fecbbbd894

Did that b51134d781 man also 4e6072c279 think she ee8624a106 was dirty?de0ee5732063a30e

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Does that man think 3e362dfaa9 that she was worthless b0db5389d5 and dirty for not 3afa9571c5 hanging herself to death 65accfd5ef after being raped and 1645a53a92 instead relying on him 6f5792b7ac to survive?7b2182bd7fd0d892

Did he feel like b555783cb8 he had no choice 7136538366 but to take on 50edf6412b something cumbersome?8f381b97baccb613

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She wiped away cfc18d53a2 the tears that eb0327033b were flowing down dd1eef2f42 her face with 2279c11c26 the back of 75dfd141bf her hand.737cf136481d44a7

When she heard the 8b0f7bf823 sound of something moving 16265a5603 in front of her, a186641bbe Yi-ryung raised her head.740cc26b33060a27

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The man 7cffca4579 was kneeling 57c4549577 in front bb9266d10e of her. She didn’t know f5ff569883 when he had 607f536239 come back.c497f143283c2963

The man 624aba4476 was holding 7d616ee1ad her other 85d34493c6 shoe that 930719b289 had fallen 1611a9e8ae off.c4c332e0162a6a55

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He put the 5c00129cb5 shoe on her a923f222b7 foot without saying 227d0fbf3f a word.c247d83366232ecf

Yi-ryung watched 94af92ab1a as his fd37a1f308 rough hands 4cee115396 put the 9e802dc416 shoe on 15afb4eafc her foot 6e2fba75d5 as she 623c6e37b9 wiped away 947269d060 her tears 41f2c64031 with the 3d61876094 back of 94178d318a her hand.9c84be250185ab23

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The man who had 43b0014a29 given her the shoe 70533f4dc6 turned around so that 59da908be6 his back was to c3a0ed325c her.f07dd92e5ab7c563

He was telling 9dec8eaf0f her to get 19a062e363 on.70a2c38d26657860

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But there was no efe53dec2d way she could let 4e754ced93 a stranger carry her 5f7a0b4cd0 on his back.648f0eacd6da8813

“Ah…!”9e38c7dc25116efd

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As she hesitated, fd45cf6e4e the man put 993d2fe2c0 her on his 92cf54679a back and began 6c7cb3fb13 to walk briskly.7efad446da85915e

Yi-ryung burst into 24a87341a5 tears once again, 126119e10d burying her face fd29e88f10 into the man’s 9f1add3d45 back as he 2e905b3aab carried her.8ba95f0fb6a22e04

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The man carried Yi-ryung 4556937609 on his back and 0cf4c29671 continued to walk as 3724265777 she continued to cry f09193e06d without showing any signs bf9972f8de of stopping.9f132f1515d85f8a

As the 087255881d north gate 49367884c1 of the 5dd2e68dae city wall 84a2fc58a7 grew further 8ad87c18d6 away, an a83455ddfe unfamiliar landscape 653928aa39 entered Yi-ryung’s 0ab40d03ea eyes which 903e761a8e were blurred 7530a2f17b by tears. It was now 6b1688c71d daybreak.c9e9901431f9e495

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It was morning in 551be2978b this unfamiliar place.e0509b5913eba72c