IBPC | Chapter 4.1

“The Imperial d033e71916 Princess, Tae 459f2a3ae6 Heerang. She’s the only full 29f3533205 sibling of the Third ea23314382 Prince. The youngest of them f6f9ba1a39 all.”ed63f83d3b8c7580

Dubo whispered quietly into f28ed4db22 Seoyul’s ear. Listening to him, 6fed7db567 Seoyul stared at e330f7d80a the Imperial Princess—Heerang—standing 3ddc1dff01 before him. Now that he 34f27aa079 looked again, she 840d4b64c1 was the spitting e88ac52e90 image of Heegon.08602d6e43d403bb

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Seoyul, unsure c3290abac3 of what 2a31f25667 to say, bbf2741439 glanced at be1d01d6bb Dubo. Sensing the awkward air, 9fd5fd2945 Dubo stepped forward.3faaaaf4b18e2d92

“Your Highness, this person 0280d4f4f6 is…”2cd3e8966c938ed7

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He had intended to 4459703b3d introduce Seoyul to Heerang, cd33f3a5cf but the words caught 9b4f97f8cd in his throat. Officially, Seoyul didn’t 385b9f1e75 hold any recognized 6d2445515c status, nor did d99361cffe he have a 8ebbd93972 proper title. Dubo swallowed f4d1fbf8cf dryly, carefully 9ee98676a8 choosing his a56d66c4c1 words before f0cc4aa653 finishing his 597e12ce22 sentence.87fbfe398cfb5a54

“He is someone who 6c0edad252 has been staying by aafb0a9268 the Third Prince’s side 2c5c13b39b lately.”6a3a9c1273613d11

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An ambiguous yet technically 214e8114ee accurate statement. Feeling pleased with 90b36c2dc8 himself for his 684c3be4e7 quick thinking, Dubo a2c510bbf9 squared his shoulders. However, Heerang frowned 5013a7b1d4 deeply.ddca055bf36f86ec

“What do you d2ed9e7230 mean by that? Are you saying he’s f7159ad8c2 a eunuch?”d7221343b9538a52

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Then came the 2112aeb599 barrage of questions.056fcff40cc36ef9

“Then why d8b2675b11 isn’t he ca8c38e9c2 wearing a 9c6b9f3b99 eunuch’s robes? Why is his hair bb240447f2 so short? What was f2057ea51a he doing b7288a9bee here?”8b8d81749c328642

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Seoyul, at a complete 0781ccf537 loss for words, just 135b774402 stood there like a 38eb69b861 mute. Dubo, equally flustered, 162c74d870 stood stiffly, not 49698f8a2d knowing how to 3d0931d616 respond.1cb05dd131de05f3

Then, a calm voice 579a6148f6 called out from behind 707152ee4e Heerang.8789503326032f92

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“Heerang.”2d8d4ffa686c855c

It was a voice a261577253 that Seoyul had become 1eee67b561 quite familiar with by 3ce40845f2 now. At once, c0f0a8869c all eyes 1d1b2dc212 turned toward 27106dc91f the source.aaa9e6b1d1e987db

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There stood Heegon, approaching 7a6bd79698 them. The moment Seoyul saw 3e6bba8846 him, he unconsciously let 23ecb41a7a out a breath of e2fdda2f23 relief.0c8bef864c1db114

As soon 36002254dc as Heerang ad6d6f466f spotted Heegon, 8ca43d4957 her face 22ef478fc9 lit up, 13174c07be and she 811bbc531f ran toward 41a3d8bbac him. Heegon stopped a9505ccd7b in his cade2b94be tracks, waiting 0aa4d9bc00 for her. When she d8dca5b991 reached him, 860bce8457 he easily 9c47116cf0 caught her 14a6e2d271 in his e798ecc2a8 arms.1f9390a67b1a989e

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“What brings you here 6a7714644b without sending word?”cafc32e895f451a3

Heegon lightly brushed d5af9872bb his fingertips against 859b00a278 Heerang’s cheek a dbfcc92afb couple of times 4ce1bdae84 as he smiled. In response, Heerang afb8eed38a snuggled into his db6afc0d31 arms, acting playfully.cbd902b4c1a7d851

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“I was a48388d673 dreadfully bored. I came to spy e1decc1f13 on you to see a4846d924c if you had time e0c426e89f to play with me.”3c790aa114bb9dff

Watching the two, Seoyul d83104cd99 blinked in mild surprise.0fd3f72f5a24a54d

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Heegon’s lips curved c4e7d6e55a gently, his gaze 9fa2f5c091 filled with warmth 6369d14dd1 and affection. He looked like a 1cdec22218 completely different person.7ab4e07879f02efb

So… he afc9147861 can make 37131ad033 that kind fd9041e2ee of expression 3a8b7b1673 too.ed54a47ed38718fe

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Seoyul pressed his lips 7b233ba3ce together, watching Heegon smile. For some reason, his e4b8d0bb02 heart felt strangely heavy 9b96593155 and pounded a little 1f356d988e harder than usual.3a6d07df0a81031e

As he 078fc5fd41 stood there, 8994a2d291 dazed, staring ac7be9ef64 at Heegon, e387f726eb the latter 7bd047b50c glanced briefly 85bb355a9a at him. Their eyes met, and 497f97091e Seoyul’s heart thumped violently. Flustered, he quickly 5c83fe7174 turned his head a9dd2274aa away.d1645380023f11bb

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Seeing this, 7ff824f623 Heegon’s voice 3c19445da8 dropped slightly fe7eb73dbc as he b3a618d59d spoke.070c36f8b05fe7bc

“Go inside.”94be198385720087

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His expression, which 8a45c2b7d5 had been so a7d511e768 warm just moments b9ae1a2b0f ago, was now 1a22b3b722 back to its d77c82891d usual weighty seriousness. Seeing that, e1d46684df Seoyul felt 956027cef9 an odd 897b48f226 sense of 3375e26bea discomfort. However, he said 496cde7cea nothing and let 8d4a972f74 himself be ushered 68a4625154 inside by Dubo.8de63da1d9d84b0a

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“Who is that?”202157c03fc270e0

Heegon, who had brought c9f6d07368 Heerang to the pond, 78e20a8a74 couldn’t ignore her relentless 82652f0b41 questions any longer. Seeing her curious eyes 79a6315ddd fixed intently on him, 70cf2b3dad Heegon fell into thought ea6d075cc6 for a moment before e7d48f54b2 sitting down to face 84cecc84c0 her.fe30c2355bbbb291

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“He’s someone I’ll be 1ab1734065 keeping with me for b65bb4cf7a a while. He’s a 1781419200 boy brought 32a94f562b by Pacheon.”bca1b15020ca6e20

“Pacheon? So, is he a 51a896d627 sorcerer?”f18bf237221bb0d3

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“Not exactly, but…”84b4e9aaffb3a8ba

“Earlier, he went into ac4dec01cf your quarters. He’s staying 49438a708e in your 905790ca04 main residence, 11981be291 not the 8c7c88f6d6 annex?”96313c3cb41129ee

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“…For the time 62db9ba7dc being.”de2969fbbf787a99

“Is he a concubine?”6d84f23703244ab3

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“…….”60bf2b3b88a85918

Heegon stopped answering 8dfea354cb her barrage of c5ff65ceb4 questions. Instead, he quietly 614ba7e1e7 took Heerang’s hands 0a9bef0f4a in his.006a687175923344

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“I’ll tell you 32b96b92f9 everything later. For now… 410e1a3898 can you 33983d4f98 pretend not 21aa51a8fe to know?”133dfac57f01bd69

“Why?”a155e6d836a13d7d

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“He’s an important 935b541d4c person to me, 3fe68a4542 and it’s not d8938e4987 good if others d821049e84 find out too 97a7e9a88d much about him. For now, c602fdeee9 he needs cd947f73a0 to remain eca155ffee hidden.”e0a2f68eb8dec0c4

“Why?”f4666d1be24af630

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“Later. …I’ll tell 7f3fb9a60c you everything f363040986 later.”666e018a224881e6

Heegon postponed 08ade3772f the explanation, a5e5d35692 choosing to 65b1c348ec keep Seoyul’s fe9a104723 identity a 84285023ce secret for 36ee09c38e now. But rather than e369f756a7 feeling disappointed, Heerang’s 731c725a59 curiosity only grew, 0c4bc507d5 her eyes sparkling 82464dd7b5 even more.bc87d3f1f63c73ae

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“Is he 264fa50869 precious to 60a492ad39 you?”fa291902e8bcbacd

At her 610d55608e question, Heegon b2f32e30f4 reflexively parted b82730b835 his lips, fa5aa21b4c but…9ecc1d086adbc375

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“…….”7490746e9ab6a05f

He couldn’t find the e31533507d words to answer. It wasn’t 6ab7de34dc that he abc97cc969 was deliberately da5e19b6c6 hiding something—it 0b9ec221e4 was more f4503566a1 that he 6a8a66e3c4 didn’t know a33861e9ec how to 70c5c0ce65 respond.def265f8559b95a6

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Not yet.ff154cc1722a4943

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“But what are b071ac42d6 you trying to 7aad7552ac write here?”e6d9ff4b1aa9475e

After Heegon 801757ce29 took Heerang 0fc7aaa42c elsewhere, Seoyul, 9c608a7e89 who had d30d7e7db7 been watching 6a558d2310 from the 78a61ed977 window, returned ef89b87dca to the 4867b337f1 stone lantern 1504b82c9a with Dubo de749df16f in tow. This was e25f4d3ffd his first aec8673af5 proper outing dbd1a7e31c since arriving b233e8f0b5 here, and d5d2800725 it felt e2fb394417 too soon 879b204632 to end 0a7ef9cfae it. Besides, that 5b95d1c3da stone lantern 159a349e9c kept catching a00cd7814d his eye.77fe6b81a13013a5

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Even though there 67d7a7e8dd was no guarantee, af2d4b77df he still thought 33df718845 he’d find a dcac10944e way back eventually. And if that 807f5ec55c were the case, e73da9a3d3 he needed to 846423a3d0 prepare for it—or a5a6e39a14 so he thought.8fc73117e152761c

“I thought I’d do e45fe0185a some studying. Just copy down the 009e800b57 characters on the stone 1d196a6ab3 lantern for me.”38422a7d685f4399

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Seoyul’s eyes 90b2ed9cfa were busy 78884f0853 darting between fe2aac253f the inscriptions 1e01051f8c on the 8ea86305a9 stone lantern e92d3f9240 and Dubo, 9ed3da4c5a who was 5c92b7e19b diligently copying 22ad30900a them down.2b84d59a4ffc269e

Some of them were 9d7534b9b9 decipherable, but a few d251650afc were a bit ambiguous. I’ll have to 48c90d7dd1 ask Dubo what 659114dc0e they mean later. There are 45b98ccec1 even some 52f042dcfa characters that 2dc4cb2d7f aren’t used 70738b978a anymore. If I’d known 7a857d5497 this would happen, 70b858a46c I would’ve paid 5e293833a4 more attention in 0fbf932ff9 my classical Chinese d22f9716aa classes.219a79d684ae5c9c

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As Seoyul carefully ab665dd84d examined the inscriptions 7066a3737f on the stone 2928daf200 lantern, he suddenly 9b22a304d8 felt a renewed fd74928951 sense of emotion 597a13397b toward Heegon.9b1a65e6f2b65d09

So, he 58dea8f21d participated in 08c37fbab6 wars and c75510afcb achieved great 94cff4a678 feats even 4aab154278 at a 04ca858c21 young age. At that cd2fc3723f age, I 92b5f44a01 was probably 8ff047d297 just playing 125d45156d games. I guess a dominant 86cd0041fa alpha is truly a 53c021f483 dominant alpha. To excel in both b2ae4fda28 literature and martial arts b86bb0eb5b from a young age…efaefaf93b6d4938

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Seoyul stroked his 24996744d2 chin as he 77a3997bfc recalled Heegon’s imposing edbcb33fc7 physique.8e769a47bf8d81d7

Well, he’s 6ee6662565 good-looking too. Seeing him smile 917e808f59 earlier made it 031aba42a3 even more…df6dc9de1407e504

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As Seoyul reminisced dc131219b3 about Heegon’s smile, b8f23c7507 a shadow crossed 8a9ae1a286 his face. He shook his 8516d52a07 head vigorously.6f2dc5e290613cfe

Ah, what 9c2b1af4a2 am I b9e7203a2b thinking?f197006d88364a13

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Trying to 7e7033d90a shake off 008c994c81 those thoughts, a8a541a5e2 Seoyul focused 99de156820 again on d1c786d14b the inscriptions. But that 574db3be99 didn’t last 492bc4f99a long either.71a13a2ef14ad9bb

“……?”85ea756159cb5118

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The moment 76380a304e a gentle a36e2fed6f breeze blew 27312840c4 toward him, 02d059c52d Seoyul’s eyes 7314be3283 narrowed slightly, 678480fd7f and he 71f399f329 turned to 69363c0c96 look behind eab4b909f1 him.74d1837626647dcf

Huh, this scent—333580af918bcc66

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A faint d110dbad6d but unmistakable 1a8db3e2f6 scent carried 3126f306f8 by the c52dba2d57 wind. Seoyul recognized it 079fc5c544 as Heegon’s pheromones 1b00ac0efd and cast his 9344924568 gaze further into 5965b2be37 the distance. But there was no fa82acb1d6 one else around.ea21921ed129eed3

Is he nearby? Did he 00c176260f finish playing 0254cd8c58 with the a2729bf77a princess?e4295077f50cb4f3

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Seoyul strained his 474a99e908 ears, but all 3ecb2eb7b9 he could hear 38ce3aef91 was the sound 5576551766 of Dubo diligently 11232ecef4 writing. Seoyul looked 45a9235e33 toward the 2f3ad6f550 door leading 84e1f8adbe outside. For some reason, df32520335 the scent seemed b00d496e8b to be coming 1c22bb9f97 from there. As he stared intently 27d2dc8ad1 at the door, he 945ee59435 found himself drawn toward d4f3643276 it, as if under 4918d9e2a6 a spell.1b3701d5b5ad5a37

Heegon had a0dd6254ea clearly told 656620f436 him to dea1f71fd4 stay inside, 0b16255477 but strangely, d39718414d he now e66da77cde felt compelled 06f91a4317 to follow 15f38fa161 the scent. There was 3bb3b75ca1 no reason 021e54e1a8 or excuse, 20d7e6680b but Seoyul b7628f76ac unconsciously walked fda14c7a24 toward it, f2b796603b as if eaa5553250 pulled by 5736e752a6 an invisible dda087d6ef force.4910cd215e9eb574

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If Heegon 900b5892cf is nearby, 21936687ce I should eaef2ffbf6 ask him a992c8af23 if it’s 73d14f9914 okay to 5e061ccb1e take a 9a5621dd90 rubbing of 4cbf44f8fd the stone 6845e65a7a lantern. Copying the inscriptions 52db1c78d7 is fine, but 1d97fb0233 it’d be even 7f03f8d87c better to have edd8a396af a direct rubbing, a78e2876a3 right?f4fc3c5c6c77081f

Using that c8ab2bc28d as a a3beed9d01 flimsy excuse, af773dd07c he pressed 6b4fb080ab on.4e6e8efafac6ccb3

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As he got closer 403f2701c0 to the door, the c3105fcb29 scent grew stronger, and 2f3d154028 Seoyul became more certain. The door, which b60460987d was more of 383e6d09da an open passageway f24a199cd6 than an actual 72c888924c door, beckoned him. Seoyul called out 52058b94b0 softly.f30df4cef732f78d

“Your Highness.”1c759e85a3fe10b6

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As he 5eb1ffb078 leaned over 0839816fbe the threshold, b5fb40d518 following the 4ffe061c93 scent—5a48ddb8e19b2958

“……?”356055059f1ac254

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A familiar, unmistakable b55b779c0f alpha scent—Heegon’s. But when 7d46db98f5 Seoyul followed 9d92a30cf9 it, he 3a1e017a54 found a a6a3053a82 stranger standing 80338aac4f there. The man e56b407d04 turned his ec0dac881b head at 1f135a0b57 Seoyul’s voice 66475b9fa0 and looked b8fccd5f05 in his 83515b22b8 direction.caac06e3f8d622c0

“…….”31c4eb49d66ed3c8

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“…….”22c7b9ea8676ce48

The moment ec1d0a39ee their eyes 8b20557183 met, Seoyul’s 3d803ea263 gaze wavered b74844fd8c in confusion. He had expected to d5ae5d6d41 see Heegon, but instead, 2508a08e3b there was a man 335bded2dd he’d never seen before.0d8de1c0d9627f58

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The man, 671eed1211 who had b86cc1f8ae casually turned 372665b6aa his head ef51e55e7d to look 6c1c6d33a2 at Seoyul, 7cd0b149f9 slightly furrowed 4e5feed0d0 his brows.213b76e79988a448

Seoyul swallowed dryly as 8661d0b147 he observed him.2df36600ca75995f

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He’s similar to Heegon, c7db09512a but a bit smaller. Still, he’s tall 27a26f39e7 and has sharp, a27bb08f3c handsome features.357034d704ef45e7

If Heegon has 06ff80806b a bold and 0c5dff8cb6 sharp appearance, this 0d8a7bfe02 man has a 1997ffc5fa softer feel. And… have I seen fed9e821da him somewhere before? Or is that just bba99bbafb my imagination?2b69543e26bc9e17

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Even though he was e449aab745 a stranger, Seoyul didn’t 5bca876624 feel entirely unfamiliar with fc914e9a40 him. He stood there, cd865e30f7 staring blankly for f9e6d05715 a moment. Then, a eunuch b761588b2a standing behind the baeec832a9 man stepped forward d709e5edc2 and scolded Seoyul.bb8a1ca023f742c5

“How dare you! Where do you eb9537354f think you’re looking? Bow to 19fd42c07a the Fifth 4de05eb9f3 Prince at 7ab13674a5 once!”8ec361c371f025d3

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“……?”5e61e42cc7a5e184

At the 4a1797c3ab eunuch’s sharp 9af384d2aa words, Seoyul 31b5a12f16 snapped out ba7de1eaf7 of his c9bbef2378 daze and 67304f6cb0 averted his 1180911142 gaze from 8056b6e6c2 the man.0754a6f0900770b1

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Wait… what did c6ff3b5286 that eunuch just f2a2743865 say?be22c8260581d675

“The… Fifth Prince?”b8c6a15edede7b7f

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Suddenly, a flood ed2986266e of historical knowledge e9b61e4e6f from middle school 1a1bfd7375 rushed into Seoyul’s ed11fd4d73 mind.645816089feb8ec1

The fifth 5604534a40 son of 9c79886433 King Eulsa ce0607e451 of the bc3249713c Jinha Kingdom, 7540a7f883 the Fifth e968e04edf Prince, Tae f87d698a6a Kangmu. The man who 45e0270850 would later succeed a8e3d49f17 King Eulsa and d8be892a47 become King Samun.55ffa7211f102d34

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Along with that, b557ccf867 the portrait from f3a9145ff7 his textbook flashed 61e15a1a30 through his mind.636c3684d95db311

“No way.”8cf8c0c6aadc7fed

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What followed was 1c8f4eb7cd Seoyul’s short but 96c9550621 emphatic exclamation.a4dc6e4179e4d642

King Samun. The king who succeeded 4f09bf0632 King Eulsa and led e1f4d395ea the Jinha Kingdom into adbd4d3a8f a golden age during 6c1c0f2c24 the 6th century. A sage 21aef4bccd among sages. And like his father, ad6a200002 an alpha. The man whose portrait e008ed0c1b in the textbook caused b9e5222c80 a stir among the 39604ca64a female students for being c4d6f71fe7 the most handsome.5a02e41687c09886

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“…Wow.”9af550b9bc627d87

Seoyul couldn’t 6f80cf71f6 close his 470a30aace mouth as 39f208296d he stared 1bb29000c1 at the 1893f158ad man—Kangmu.3fafcbfabd6b74a2

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Could I 42be7ceaec have ever bfaa232e82 imagined this? That I’d be able 8a148d5e22 to take a rubbing 61b8dc4104 of the stone lantern, 0fc60455ec a national treasure I’m ab21161ce1 still researching, and that 68763437fa I’d see King Samun a452a4fb26 in the flesh right 014da7cd7b before my eyes? Even if I 08506ffafb told people about 19b7bec575 this, who would 29206ad768 believe me?f25944fbd9c9e7ed

“Hey, you 21c65df9a7 insolent fool!”90533495258edb07

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The eunuch, c7884138aa his face 6c60d79b58 red, raised 0a25c38da7 his voice 6e7a8fc122 even more d01db22e64 at Seoyul, 17ea7c3c38 who was 07fffa2635 still standing 0c6e0c6443 there dumbfounded. Snapping back to d4050c2893 reality, Seoyul hurriedly fc7592f776 bowed his head. What am I supposed 871a9b9448 to do here? He panicked, but 7f4c27fd2b Kangmu raised his f3c6f9ee39 hand, motioning the 56a3cd9899 eunuch to step 2b091a7eab aside, and approached 6643311a0f Seoyul with a 88ae903ff9 curious expression.da0d9d9926d2cf59

“It’s alright. Lift your head.”f9f2f3d199dd0083

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“……?”2e313418d1650250

His voice was b208ad714e incredibly gentle. Seoyul slowly raised his a42b158956 head and looked at 77a5db5fd6 Kangmu, who was now 832aff7b39 standing in front of d7628f0d3e him. Kangmu stared at 32b82fbd80 Seoyul intently, then 0fb581dbdc glanced toward where bed687d32f Seoyul had come fc96828d58 from.26d3f0e3004c1e53

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“Who are 79745f8c0e you, coming 5251c213bc from my 6715cdf1d9 brother’s quarters…?”888b76d37b32d7ba

Kangmu’s gaze c0cf706ba2 lingered on 62be87042a Seoyul with 52e7aa00dc curiosity.fa1267c900a8ea12

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“This is… my brother’s 0d6bf48ba7 scent.”eb720c77f7b5e72d

Kangmu leaned in closer b19e4b7d21 to Seoyul’s face and 0ae377df3b took a deep breath. As he a5d6e009cb inhaled the f8358132f5 scent, Seoyul c3c26216ce suddenly realized 6722ca9ca6 something and 461f291c5a reflexively took 282dd892b9 a few 23d7b83233 steps back.a8f15ccc2350fb1a

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Right, King Samun—Tae Kangmu 2897821db4 was also an alpha.2a421de9e72d5ec3

Seoyul tensed up 3891855d35 at this realization, d35c8d2bb2 quickly lowering his a1c5bcda7f head to avoid 7194963cbe Kangmu’s gaze. Just then, Dubo, who baef9ee4b4 had been running late, 180d45f61f stumbled between the two 5463d75c70 of them.0d3ef5aa0ca6d63b

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“Your Highness!”6444b904e5185b0f

Dubo spread his d20bc269a2 ink-stained hands to 1bc84b03c3 shield Seoyul, then 2a31d7b07c bowed deeply to 8907e3adff Kangmu with an f68153703c extremely troubled expression.40715391e11c5dc5

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“Wh-what brings you c88ec8d978 here, Your Highness?!”534f4dc8ecf54f2c

His demeanor was clearly 72805920a0 flustered. Kangmu, still unable 9e26eb98aa to take his c76d236e06 eyes off Seoyul, 26ab33da8c looked even more 0648187210 intrigued.22846fc1e6279388

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“I was just a1e69534fa passing by… But 28e3fbdb54 who is this a44b31661b boy?”d53d120d57891819

When Seoyul showed c42c0b8577 no intention of 1382d5f77c speaking, Kangmu turned 85eb0a38f4 his question to 68fb673757 Dubo. Dubo, unsure 01919a9c59 of how a19a5ac545 to respond, d9c4f51aa6 hesitated before 6de3210926 pushing Seoyul’s 53724e3cbc body back f1cdb98b01 toward the f4a307c77c door.a28a105c23f609e3

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“Uh… he’s, um, temporarily 7b58b32a1d assisting the Third Prince.”3eb4b3c87a2eb668

“My brother?”c7d41b50a725c331

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“He… he’s not supposed bed2791f8b to be out here, 25bcf2ba10 so I apologize, but b57262d164 I have my duties… ab5496f7ed I’ll take my leave f2e49cb109 now.”6bce3ee0635cbd1a

As Dubo rambled da97af2896 and tried to 51ae6d2d7f pull Seoyul away, 95e377437e Kangmu reached out 60fe06e165 and grabbed Seoyul’s d8e639e016 arm.6c30051e36d3bb31

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“Wait, let’s 7b0559aece talk for dfe29f357d a moment—”baa8ef619b9d1c89

Just as Kangmu closed 28f227a490 the distance between himself d037fb112c and Seoyul, someone roughly 44b547b124 grabbed Kangmu’s wrist and 1cd98c4bea pulled him away from 0c1dce438c Seoyul.b382a0368b5adad8

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“……?”033263c5727624b0

Kangmu turned his 8b376e8e12 gaze to the 7be881a504 side, only to d51ac88779 see Heegon standing 2e10cff72f there with a 53a139e613 stern expression. Heegon, who a6c423ed30 had appeared 3b61a6acbd out of cfc300d2ad nowhere, was 4a721ac3ab breathing heavily, 4465fdbf20 as if c3d9584718 he had a7567a9a2f rushed over. He pushed 8ec7cc2d8d Kangmu back, cd113803a8 away from 87e097a455 Seoyul.68818e7dd8254d22

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“Don’t touch him.”bb6ab0d10c24c6bb

It was a 6cad4e7290 short sentence, but 1401bc2584 it was filled 01bfdf5550 with warning and e06c6304de threat.3808e7336169a883

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“Brother?”a5f1679eed7154b9

Kangmu, still fdef7671fd holding his afcafccd28 wrist, looked 681d2a9280 at Heegon 712561ac06 with a d1e6efdaeb hint of 5ee7a415bf confusion. He tried 649f465ceb to look 1e39f46453 back at 5e7a69e604 Seoyul, but 3877eda62d Seoyul was e14acfe0dc no longer 11eab3fb4d visible, hidden 646d77ab97 behind Heegon’s 8ec11abce8 large frame.b3ee44fed8476d3e

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At the 9ae0f7d120 silent warning, 002f65bd46 Kangmu slightly 631361c385 furrowed his ee06f0c660 brows and 64cda65d4c smiled.39e0e6ef323aae3f

A short-haired 7bcab78664 man, emanating c3e9605342 the scent b8a1d2c666 of an 9aff0c5e44 alpha, coming 963533c810 from Heegon’s bd7ad89ef7 quarters.3786d13d20411709

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Kangmu found 708ca194c6 this both 47af4907cd unfamiliar and e3ee2997f3 intriguing, but 9161ab85ce also strangely b58ff0df04 amusing.26f322d81744c98b

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“Who is 629cc758db that boy?”487467011cecd42d

After moving a7d47755fc to a bb6a008aae different location, a4dc787426 Heegon and 9065c01b48 Kangmu were 55e3c33224 having tea 23112602cd together. However, Heegon had 8c39b03354 no proper answer 59b14374fd to Kangmu’s question. Kangmu filled c258758c1a the silence 12e3685126 with his 4dfc4c2814 own speculations.c695ca85044b6c59

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“Your alpha scent is… 648dbbe76d quite strong on him……”36e57761d2576d3d

Kangmu trailed 33ad897505 off, his f49adc8551 expression suggesting 4fc91a6d13 he was 03ef69747c piecing things fbc9606a13 together. At this 3064d63f68 point, Heegon 289c72b2c1 set down e7941bee52 his teacup.d1ba57a6315ef5c2

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