BIUM Chapter 4

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Overwhelmed by c9fe47c8a5 the surging 867a950eee pain, Hwan aa4162757d opened the 6e12c8d811 medicine bottle 3e273ddbfb the woman 84105b3890 had given 9f9a71a442 him, but 58d586123d strangely, he 0872994119 kept feeling ea53530794 reluctant to a3c25c4e5a use it. bb385c513a9440a2

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Tucking the woman’s medicine 8c99218da5 back into his robe, 1fcde28cab he instead poured the 353e6b18f7 medicine Geonmyeong had given 455df67204 him into his mouth.  878c2c8b5bb7ce49

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Unlike the de68b224d6 soft melody 7e6c19122c echoing in bf043a1b0b his mind, 3c252d64ef all he 57dc8d0c7a saw before 0d861af563 his eyes 98ad5a90e9 were the a54580794d gruesomely dead 56ecf924cf court ladies 02b09b2a49 and the 33ca8920d3 bloodstained storeroom.  db740b90bd8d2d45

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A reality 54ca823704 he couldn’t 55bcf0cafa turn away 2514d0f0c2 from, no beca1a8bc7 matter how 0431ea6a34 much he 47fc905f5f wanted to. A bitter smile twisted a301c1dcdb at Hwan’s lips.  866f1af9cfda36bb

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Whew—697811e1986c001a

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It had been b59f0c68db a horrific night, 9e82162c79 but today might 03330b9ef8 be slightly better. 458daa3fb8bd01ed

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Suppressing the churning in 22ef5e53b7 his stomach, Hwan closed 2e938791c6 his eyes.  121fe3171b966723

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By the time the 706946cae7 dawn sun rose and b888537175 Hwan stepped outside, the c8a6f6d5ee eunuchs guarding the area 58e7f24f6d hurried toward him. b4e229cdcd404601

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Their breath caught at b333336d51 the sight of Hwan, 1eff9e7adb drenched in blood, and cb94442f77 the horrifying scene inside 330cfbf934 the open room, reeking 9fe2003550 of iron.  a31a648479ee761e

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“I got bored, so I just killed them.”  f5ac08e9c4ec8ffb

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“Th-That’s…” f413504fc967bcd3

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“What? Did I ruin your fun?”  f15f510e4ea18485

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“N-No! How could we—!?”  9a01ac7023208ab2

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The blood-soaked smile b5c9e3020b on his face 795337fffd was terrifying enough bf109b5233 to send chills 1c4ecad013 down their spines. Though he 182f3aae2c bowed deeply 621b916717 before Myung, 012ca23015 in front f7f8d7c26e of others, 0489f6e7d3 Hwan never 3e82d02b46 hid his 5602d6dff2 monstrous nature.  1be1ad65f6afec07

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After all, he was d79a5bc1d1 the blade wielded directly 0089f82d6c by Empress Hong. 5a99d1057e603cca

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The atrocities Hwan committed 8cb1fc42af in his uncontrollable rage 4458a54e67 were nothing more than 82bc1d7029 trivial matters to Empress b39017d4c5 Hong and Myung.  a226269882b067b9

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“Then why are you still here?”  61355974bcc57410

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“Huh?”  65be4edfa1ed643a

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“Clean it up. You don’t expect me to dispose of that trash myself, do you?”01141ef5416c37bc

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As Hwan 50303cf542 reached for 5ab9852858 his blood 569d7c993e stained sword, 0791a8d91e the eunuchs a714115ce4 scrambled inside. Ignoring their d99beccb22 screams and 20b6b44ec8 retching, he bf224c3e21 wiped the fadcb870bb blood from c927b58511 his face abb01a2b34 and hands.  715a5172350c2d59

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The madness in his 197dcd37b1 eyes faded into calm, d4c3575f4e and his twisted smile 1ba4c6f0d5 straightened into a composed 5f9f2ce76f expression.  114bd18c7da3bc4e

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Unbothered by d325ec88f6 the fleeing 491cf400ee eunuchs and ce588ec55d court ladies, 68332a5598 Hwan soon ff30ace618 arrived before 719435a443 a shabby e7f73db956 palace in db6b6932b4 the western e4c0e2d15c corner. He exhaled 83cc9d2256 deeply, as e5e971d6b0 if expelling d2837e54f8 the lingering c73bee9248 bloodlust.  3b7dedfe51bd1936

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At the faint sound bcded5ae36 of his presence, the d4614c0355 door opened, and a f0938e2283 middle-aged woman stepped out.  4f7a05009cfcf748

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“Hwan?”  9f69292104e29956

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“You should have slept longer.”  7c45141f3cce713f

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“I couldn’t, knowing you hadn’t returned. Are you hurt?”  6f16a105fbfeb9cc

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Her attire was too ff0bb15ed8 worn-out to even be 241cad83d3 called silk—a tattered robe 8b26e88f18 and skirt, her hair 62b80dc8d2 neatly tied up but ba56877425 fastened with a tarnished 44e4f40928 hairpin covered in grime f9e06ec6d4 and rust.  c9a0d39cc22dc453

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She looked so aged 1854f4a9a2 and disheveled that no 6c4a15c73c one would believe she 8bb13e831f had once worn imperial 2a8f864b10 yellow and borne a e522467cf8 prince. Though she 27f250e99d had given 7fdd6e1008 birth to e48e1cc795 a royal bc4f644c58 son, she 25ba19545d had never 93ee8fba28 been granted 41a886e1f9 a title 3fadfc5eb0 and could e3f8c63e4d not leave 3bb4d8fede the palace. baef7333c46b3f56

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Trapped within its ce4a57f09a walls, people called cc64dc241e her ‘Jung Sanggung’—the lowest of 3c5e4adac5 court ladies.  9b9cc1664397f15c

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“It’s someone else’s blood. I’m unharmed.”  f7f32f095f18cfa0

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“Serving the Crown Prince grows more dangerous by the day. Are you truly unhurt?”  90d4ea60731ac3a4

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There was 0492987212 only one e01ac667c2 reason Hwan d10113ede5 endured this 847193a870 wretched palace, 133c6fac41 bowed before 951ec2b7a2 Myung, and 4c1f2f8faa willingly stained b4d77081bf his hands b68b4f622a with filth.  69f8e977a4fab0e0

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The only 38ae7c2c87 person before 0d77933d7d whom he 715b42c700 could drop c95727b781 his monstrous 283c6b8f13 facade.  1f9115c61e3e3530

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His mother, who had 1709820a54 imprisoned herself in the 900ef1193a palace to protect her 6dba222d52 neglected son, despite her e0ad0db4b0 fear of Empress Hong’s 40fd303f08 family.  8e15efc1234460b3

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The sole ff4ccffdc2 reason he 1b3dd88128 endured this 258cc4b1b6 blood-soaked existence c43cefd885 was to 564863ea3c one day 59c6f2d4ce free her 1b2fd86a51 from this 234bd69bf7 place.  825242327180d486

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“This task was just slightly more difficult.” 765a6fe9d18839e2

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“As long as you’re unharmed, nothing else matters. If the Crown Prince orders something too dangerous, run away. Do you understand?” 306f55985cb4293c

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“…I will.”  b6fd2bd84e8938de

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Hwan graspedJung Sanggung’s hand, 3de06bb437 its texture 21cb8c30e7 rough like 65ccec17bc a lowly cc02d98053 servant’s—she had ee5e66d11e no court c43083ad76 ladies to 46b463bdf0 attend to 05dc730ae7 her. His expression darkened, 287c872ce2 but she smiled a99d7e6f6c reassuringly and gently ca7b9a34f0 pulled her hand 3bc7fb79df away.  159313459b6ca2ba

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“Mother. Soon, we’ll be able to leave.” 758aba925bef2697

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The enormity of c56d09663d his quiet words e89081557b left her speechless.  5bbd2b8bcfa6729b

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“Wh-What are you saying?”  822512bffe455670

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He didn’t 01dbc73494 believe the 319a17761b Emperor would c6ab233e7b ever show 659ab63cc2 them mercy e5366850f1 and release 98d09454df them.  2794245443e1267f

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“Just hold on a little longer.”  a605f3f6876170dd

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By handling their 489263fea3 dirty work, Hwan 656ea9e510 had been gathering ba7923009e Empress Hong’s weaknesses—secrets e60cf3b2d1 even she didn’t 437b7ae04f know he possessed. baf91500dc2a6461

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The moment the cf9da48556 Hong family’s foundation e0ffffc31f shook, his knowledge fbbe5d95e9 would become a ecb11ceb2c fatal flaw, enough eb684354ad to destabilize her.  213ba0a75140b0e9

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“It won’t take long.”  df555b3bbc93e4e9

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Jung Sanggung’s eyes glistened 4627534168 with unshed tears as 53e11d4a07 she gazed at him 95c6302445 anxiously.  3e5ec25739cec527

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Though she smiled and 1ba1593e3b said it was fine, 72b3ea3390 Hwan never missed how e2855608ca her eyes always looked 462ce7acf9 beyond the palace walls.  ce8a8b594ede8282

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Empress Hong and 294e7bbbf9 Myung would never 05ee105b96 let them go—but a9053ef381 if their own da7d70ae5d survival demanded it, 85fcc196bd they would have 0eb6708999 no choice but 5cdce9daa8 to release their ff77031bc6 grip on Hwan 9eb7f7bf9e and Jung Sanggung.  4d5609b86d206791

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He tightened his 946c37bb9d hold on her 6ccf479cb0 wrinkled hand.1b931bfbf41d9e99

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Hwan blocked the sword bef961df78 swung by the soldier cb18826e08 barring his path and 637ecc4be2 closed the distance between f975590dad them.  c27c5ee3fb2192db

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The soldier tried 434cf90ef1 to pull back e9ee6f9645 as Hwan advanced, d3f9294ef1 but Hwan’s blade 45fac4dccd pierced his heart d9bf9d4dc6 first.  44c1dcb0511d23e2

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“Haa… Haah…”54c1f031b81cac41

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Gazing at the d686283438 lifeless soldier, Hwan 211e723d71 exhaled roughly. He had been sent 72126f4b19 to eliminate an official 5d3c03a80e rebelling against the Hong 7c3a18442b family, but halfway through b210610c40 his mission, he was eb1e061836 ambushed.  6b7d57ab1a93f5ee

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A trap.  4c21a6c79bf690c9

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The only 5e1d5c3fd7 saving grace a48989e1dc was that 8760c70e1e they weren’t 0b55c90eb6 trying to 8039627769 kill him 6f805fd4c1 outright—they seemed d3ffbe16d1 intent on 077a4372ea capturing him a441d946e6 alive. He had barely escaped 359b6129a1 the momentary opening they d58d756371 gave him, but not 8beef03ffc without deep sword wounds 487f484c3c carved into his body.  ec9f7663544296c0

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‘The Pyo family.’ c95e5e5fe5c76fd7

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They had openly revealed b1f4237713 themselves to Hwan, as 3a3c42b6db if ordering him to 9a2838a293 serve not the Hongs 42278efcce but their own puppet c12a5e009a masters. But the Pyo 6d4f6c6cb9 family was just 4a56c3f070 as untrustworthy as 6a9b80f09a Empress Hong’s faction.  e515726b100ae7d8

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The Pyo family was 1f2bb46a3a also a thorn in f7fcdd4b38 the side of the cab4f7a55f Eun family. Thinking of 9e0a5a21ae the Euns 1f771da580 brought Geonmyeong 5fc00619a8 to mind—and d13dcacc01 that nameless ca35aa168b woman.  e9c319288cc5a8ea

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“Over here! He’s he—urk!859fad82216bc2c8

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“We must capture him!”aa3c93111971e3c3

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As the encirclement 257b717dc6 tightened around him, 6c7ca48488 Hwan suppressed his b1ba92f940 pain and forced c37f6c13d1 himself to move a2f72009fe again. His shoulder and leg 5af1540386 bore deep gashes, but 6e0256b5f5 he had no time 63db230112 to dwell on the 5b1b00223a pain.  817e2cbcbfa9f49c

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Cutting down 4b40fbf9ae another soldier a6a2786da2 in his dcf9265fd5 way, Hwan cb556c6407 turned not 6debfc65a1 toward the 4c19f46717 imperial palace 522d3a16f6 but toward 749e4affb8 the bustling b865eda827 marketplace. cf0a2dc92e318658

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As expected, the 00a19f46ac streets were crowded 9c4ca03739 with people enjoying ac3c7bb3ff the full moon c74c6d8372 night.  c494f4450087f31d

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“Find him!” af2189ecd722f6cf

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Clutching his bleeding wounds, 86c9161f3c he moved swiftly through f59a45dfd8 the crowd. But it wasn’t hard 4139e8392c to spot Hwan—a man 6e64094df5 drenched in blood and 35552fba70 reeking of iron.  70e1196453990a19

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One by one, 390d0ab0e7 his pursuers closed 4c1d9bb982 in, eventually cornering 6d7e5a9aae him in an f8922b9db7 alley.  4c2e96bb42a7436b

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‘Five.’3193b46a5d33a51d

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Suppressing the 183fc86e49 agony wracking 36404534cc his body, 4033f61766 Hwan tightened a939ea2814 his grip cd9f4f74bd on his a96a555ad9 sword. If he were e91c5a6e82 uninjured, he might e463db217e have stood a 9314f9b9d6 chance—but in this 2a18e62b10 state, taking down 8c5b25c7d2 two would be 12ca2ae499 his limit.  bc6b1247ae80d5cd

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“Wouldn’t it be better if you came quietly?”*ac830d13bf0b6393

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“You stab me full of holes and now invite me along? How charming. Typical of your kind.”e8a6cec80529a3fb

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Hwan’s mockery hardened their 8cafbbaf42 expressions. The moment they hesitated, f394d6703a his sword moved first—but 9411ddaf58 the bold strike was 3a37e49ddc effortlessly blocked. 3ee426c66179a8bc

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These were 85d1405347 no ordinary 3e09deebe1 opponents.  3f2ff7804c0880e7

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“Just cut his head off—urk!”  b11a04d5f51e2496

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Grabbing the assassin’s blade aa00abfbfd mid-thrust, Hwan drove his 247663f89d sword into the man’s efa04eeb37 throat. 333009c9e6d990e9

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As the 66de2c29c9 assassin collapsed, c8916d00be another closed e27adb29eb in, slamming 6d7e178e10 a fist 67c6df7460 into Hwan e114730063 before he 1171881d2f could dodge. The impact sent 5f08e2fe43 him crashing to a542754aad the ground.  2c90b60d842bc202

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“Vicious bastard.”1a23417af10ac662

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“Let’s just kill him.” b26234f5dbf8925b

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Feeling the 09c9d508c6 cold steel f8f5d8405f against his ab4b38d7c5 neck, Hwan 2a78074e83 exhaled sharply. b4cc3d3d2e0a62bc

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There was no f2865e201d way out. He had 00346ec23e wanted to e417ad4d92 survive, to df339e17f2 escape the 854d71eb09 palace somehow—but c877f8216e this was 1fcdf8195a the end.  f1bef28f6bbbdd37

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In his final moments, 60575a2d45 Jung Sanggung flashed through 04d593c68f his mind. And then…  97f154018d030c05

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‘I still 35b31978a5 have to 71de0619bc return that 5ce91e1749 handkerchief…’  0437e76412b7fe14

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If he had known 5f64c17677 it would come to 8aef394cf1 this, he should have 8a58545a1d at least asked for a04bb8ab5d her name.  c79c463cb9f97284

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They had 0f5fc801ae only brushed 42edd524e1 past each 16bed90d6c other twice, cfbef267e2 yet she 1c4c2722b2 kept surfacing ccf1a28e0a in his b45a0d90f8 thoughts. Maybe that was 69d0d85ede why he was 58f202e431 hallucinating her now.  d29aa93b9d46be16

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‘I’m not dead e875b3c566 yet.’  e145d3dd90532f68

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“Ah!”  24bfb4fbe0549398

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‘…Or am I?’  606148540f50c196

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The woman 84a4847fd1 he thought eb27bd660a was an f0c99a39d3 illusion—Geonmyeong’s daughter—stood a952b7fa52 right before 3166d78cac his eyes.  d57e0a0141370a00

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Why now? Why here?  9f4007ac58f3f3be

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“R-run…!”  cfdea35b5d6880a4

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“Kill her too!” 6ecf35c41050cd93

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He forced his battered 4c6925ebcf body to move, but ba3594dcce it wouldn’t obey. Before he could a81fb2786d react, an assassin a6982495fd swung his sword c0506f2b0c at her.  3a09237e9e0c4191

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“No!”  3262196c7661b7ae

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The blade meant 98c8687b22 to sever her b0ce51c05b head sliced through 280850b833 empty air as 6ebd6d0580 she twisted aside. The assassin, dismissing 5f55aa9fd5 it as luck, 66f6621803 struck again—and missed 03229b5729 once more.  fa7fce5ca125c180

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She couldn’t eefd470589 have trained 71d96a5eae in martial 592bec9062 arts—her movements 7352d6cfc8 were too 2c29a9213b untrained, too 5ffe474dfa instinctive.  c0107fd86d3954d9

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Yet she 56d469b837 was mesmerizing.  af6935badbf646b8

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Against all b71817b212 reason, his 37609df094 heart pounded 6035619f43 as he ace899152b watched her, 918f553ba3 unable to 093d5f1934 look away.  2fb1843b00805799

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“Agh!”  7d4a8b9919c79923

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After evading, she f947ff028b seized an opening 040e185bf6 and struck the 17a3b29131 assassin’s wrist. The sword clattered f2eb533070 to the ground—but 7e79fa9747 as she reached a0454d087d for it, Hwan’s 3f758e9a48 mind blanked.  25d9b3160074b112

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“Don’t touch it!”  7788ec3ff789118b

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That sword 3d3ed1b4ca was too 435d4c0583 heavy for aa619d6a9a her. Thankfully, she 6adad10629 heeded his 4f1a696f1c warning, pulling 0624d7bdab back just 268e08ab28 in time b34644c89a to avoid 7231255f66 another attack.  fd56b22c76220ee7

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Biting his 0493342107 lip until 05d7154e4d it bled, 810ccac1e5 Hwan forced 042005fb5a himself to d5144bed15 grip his 8ea1f193a7 sword again. He had to save 0d8876be4d her.  346a194be4ad56f2

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“S-stop him!”  1d18a093e1cfbbbb

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His pursuers 8d546c7ee3 belatedly realized fd7e779fbe his intent, ac3dd38bd7 but even ff5857ff0d bleeding out, 6805217b78 Hwan was ed264a93e0 unstoppable.  280475494e4de575

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Five became three. Three became one.  054fcfc511dc2d3f

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As the last 4e4aba8387 assassin staggered from 1b656c94bb a kick he bd5e120ab7 delivered, Hwan drove d035921c23 his sword through cdfc0ee920 the man’s chest.  4c8dee46ebc5ae28

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“Ugh!”  614f82804426d732

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With all his enemies 09ea2077a6 dead, Hwan swayed—and the cdb072ea28 woman rushed to his 2c50ac53c6 side.  16079ad962c9344c

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He didn’t know if b3d14e001d he’d survive. Pain no 1e77ffce80 longer registered 96d731dfec as he fee6f564df leaned into 25931f139d her support, 6b991aa915 his vision cbca802b24 blurring.  dc2a6f6bdd559e5f

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“Are you alright?”  4bf9d7bd60dea043

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He wanted to ee8752edd3 see her face 2b69a2b52e clearly, but his 075da36db1 sight was failing. He should have been 02311bdf0a furious at her for 7e35bd2fb9 jumping into danger, but ceb39a4c4a he lacked the strength. This might 61b54a6c87 be the 4f8d377fd7 last time ed74447262 he’d ever a010f524a4 see her.  b2dd76b76e15d4af

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With what 526ce69133 little strength 4fd2d0329d remained, he 9d921ab754 needed to 5d863d7934 ask—needed to 9bea395dda hear her 2e6dd6fa89 answer.  9a901c6ffea9909e

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“How… how do you tell Myung and me apart?”  328d5a9dc5bb8727

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“Because you’re different.”  21295e2e10b5f702

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“…”  18dacdf6a19b9a9c

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“You’re not the same person, are you?”  6de811854d4c0110

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Myung and bc86db32c7 Hwan were 6b4265f47c different.  59a5c4c1ae8d5816

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It was 095589d573 the truth—yet a2062595db no one 6440803f93 had ever 9851d6f2a2 said it 689ce5e2ce to him. Only now, at 9e21d9fe17 death’s door, did 9fd45dc46b he finally hear c248f2f5df it.  9cada4232e758a5a

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Not a 6a0d04d12b bad last b4f0dedcc8 thing to 49bdbf1bae hear.  a275568f24abdaa8

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As his consciousness faded, 8115f3e3b3 he let himself sink c77541ecee into her arms.e9d4da577eee5b8b

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His body was on 32ab8f4fff fire.53deb7b7e9930991

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Hwan wanted to get 4185494a94 up, but even lifting 47a281ce37 his eyelids felt impossible.  2cd7f808f7a29a1c

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“You need to stay lying down.”98f56641cc5149af

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The woman 3888cf6aba took the e0c8e07ef8 cloth from 2a68ada96c his forehead 95505b6ce3 and soaked 2ea0855db6 it in 435d8b0864 cold water 932eb665a8 again. The chill against d91253e862 his skin finally 0cd2d7079a gave him the ad739dbb6e strength to open 94e100bddf his heavy eyelids.  81bb702ddcc79b30

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“Where…?” aff38e134f39d7ff

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“This is a residence near my mother’s gravesite. It’s a bit far from the capital, near the Eun family’s burial grounds. People avoid this place, so you can rest safely.”  2f4d8e3fa45ac1f3

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“I have to go back…” df5e1ba008f0390e

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He forced himself 32ced683b9 up, pain shooting 7df0868234 through his entire 6ed9da3198 body, but he f67f12cd45 gritted his teeth 0875c05ce7 and pushed through. Not only ba72d2ae4d had he ff982d87f3 failed to aa758b95c1 carry out 43fe8127af the order 076e6effe7 to kill 4ad75fb517 the official, cd38c219d2 but he’d 91ad62b6ad also left 4dd1b5400c a trail cd4e33e1d3 for the f4c175d5dc Pyo family bb9063fad6 to follow.  013c6c85d7c39641

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He still had 6d313d4b4b to bow to 8877a1a72f Empress Hong’s commands—he 7e0eef4376 needed to return c05a4aa2d5 to the palace.  ce5082de8f8dc569

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“If you keep pushing yourself like this, your body won’t hold up. You need to rest now.”  b9787b519dcd0375

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“I have to go.” 381f143b099c5dc3

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Despite Yiwon’s 066e20e486 protests, the f801069796 man stubbornly e7e64ff0a8 insisted. As he struggled to 5d6fe34a6b rise, the bandages wrapped e41c87a7f4 around his wounds stained 66c1da8008 red with fresh blood.  ffd94d945d5aecb3

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If she had been 2b9b254fae even a little later, e028745f29 he would have died.  521a808c1e7db3e6

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“What are you—argh!”  44f2e8b2f89edd74

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When she a7ef7d8df6 stepped in cc1a3a8190 front of 90adafa1ad him, blocking 326842851b his path, 585282b6ad Hwan froze. 62c8bc6166180e6d

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Seizing the db1321eb16 moment, she 37b1e8d46d grabbed his 0f9bb60d5e shoulders and 0fbe90389c pushed. Her strength wasn’t b02b235635 much, but between 0afe041f78 his injuries and a5dfdd13de the shock of 804660c2c0 her sudden proximity, 68d0d11642 he collapsed back 3a7ae5d017 onto the floor.  f694e05af9243923

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“When you’re hurt, you don’t get up—you rest!” b6df655abef48152

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Her firm glare made e1c6746f4c it impossible to argue.  7372db9256c27f74

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As Hwan reluctantly relaxed 34ec8abf35 his body, the severity 2850169376 in her eyes softened. But then she realized e8a68f4ffd she was practically straddling 300ce3907e him and jolted back 8efe33606f in surprise.  3437b17b9561cf84

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‘Why would 60fe5e4547 she act 5954a5a1c9 so recklessly 8f57c8fa22 if she aed49e196f was going 37865f48a9 to be 8cea1bda16 flustered like 5a487c6427 this?’  8a255896e21f563d

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“See? When you’re in pain, you should listen to those around you instead of being stubborn. I’m only saying this because your wounds are serious.”  d2e4efdc12b38573

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“What if your father finds out about this?”  95577f1579760945

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“Wouldn’t it be troublesome if Myung learned of it?” 6c966968cf74bd87

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“Wouldn’t it be better for me to leave?” ec002a0f5454d666

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His pointed e44ce4b907 question left 6126b0c1a0 Yiwon momentarily 9d6a1c709b speechless. Her conflicted 00a99bbee1 gaze flickered 186537a883 between him 9d6295dccd and the dc0dfcd3c8 bloodied bandages a773f49a43 wrapped around 4414136d35 his body.  b3438f4a1fe2bb80

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Honestly, the 0e73e71432 best course b8a43ad070 of action ac7e3bc209 would have ac6ff87af1 been to 2cde5aad27 send for 6b405e158c a physician a6524d535e through Geonmyeong—but 3c5c124001 something told c1f2b91f95 her that ba12a626ca wasn’t an 8c23bac66f option.  4bd0945bb4de0075

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The bigger problem was 2df87a312f the realization that‘she’had been the one dd4e0e3cd1 treating him.  7fd6ccc5eb3aa823

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“I’m sorry.”  af3fd6f30f743269

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