Stolen Ch 1 part 1

Emperor GeumHyun 67cea61a96 had seven 89adbcc7e0 younger brothers, 7a876a76bb the youngest 5f45754477 of whom 9615cfabc9 was the 9028619ff5 seventh prince afb1d90516 Sadok.6d35e604d9de7741

The emperor’s younger brother, 3dbd468103 Seventh Prince Sadok, had 0d9d23cd87 no sons, only a de7ecad2df daughter. Her name was 376b185440 Yi-ryung.325a421ff437a6ad

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After losing his a507b49563 wife to intruders feab4f8add who broke into 6f0fb1165e his private residence, 5b518a57cb Yi-un Palace, when a0381d73c4 his daughter Yi-ryung 94e17e272f was young, Sadok a99eccfbf3 never remarried and c297fc8399 has been living ef2aa62f39 alone ever since. Yi-ryung also fe0a92dd8d grew up b0903abeec as an 041692c646 only child 8f7f3fafcf without siblings.3f651dc3be1f6844

Yi-ryung was the e07ed7f5ac only princess in 98147bf4b3 the entire imperial 63d7a3c1f3 family.9feeb8f6d9582148

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Emperor Geum-hyun only 407f1091c4 had princes, and 9bfd845d31 the other six e15a329437 brothers also only 9aded564b7 had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s daughter, 44b5e38101 Yi-ryung, was the 9f7790510f only daughter among a9dbe3e118 the emperor’s children 5b41314238 and nephews.e42a320f7dc99681

For that 3b777ce651 reason, Yi-ryung 910c6f6111 monopolized the fa9759974d affection of 4340009744 her uncle, 3b1b8fc7d3 the Emperor, 8974e2546e from a 5ca0fb9dda young age.37a5f638b6949b7a

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She was loved by 4ab939cabe not only the emperor 0930811d08 but also all the 23053e053f royal families, and she 689f066da3 was like the flower db97c5effb of the imperial family.20b3d79fd8996bb6

And after the tragedy bca48a3c46 at Yi-un Palace nine 0a6b0f13c4 years ago, the people ab48744fa2 around her pitied her 6152d154b1 and cared for her 1380f21abd even more.cbacf3bc1b39d8a4

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“When you grow up, a8ac4fb87e you must marry Moonduk.”396d378d56c9c4df

The emperor 93e934c082 often said 6d0999c3c5 this.793788731e502c16

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Moonduk was the eldest c297271ee9 son of the emperor. He was both 1e9d0d3313 the crown prince 5ee573128b and the boy 5afdadf7e9 who would one d8c5cb2364 day succeed GeumHyun e7ed4df188 as emperor.d8cc10c1d65a31ad

And last year, Yi-ryung 70a91a9e0a was officially engaged to 60612ad0cd Moonduk.774877b85ca4b097

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Gifts were exchanged, 7dd12fee6d and the engagement a95038ac5c was set. Now only 14a61ecd0e the wedding ef8e3ae705 remained.7ce099e0b0879286

After the formal wedding, 01c0ae4e36 Yi-ryung would become the b9ca49a389 crown princess, and she 9becf4309b would leave Yi-un Palace d64fec81c6 to go to the 131e043dde imperial palace.a09fa962e98d4199

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Winter passed, and 3513aea475 spring arrived. The wedding was 69db8147f7 scheduled to take 24c48d921c place.e7ecb02f0891be9b

Although Moonduk 1c3c1e46dd was a 4f00a5c0f9 bit brusque, e8144d4f75 he had e4e848b302 a handsome 75d2c007bb appearance and d52085ce6d striking good bcf69da175 looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung did not aceb0b1071 mind becoming Moonduk’s wife.2a4d618c1960a819

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Although she was worried bc4515408e about leaving her father, 6d41777eb9 who would be left 4f065f7724 all alone once she 92f6c84181 became the crown princess, 6e1bb58275 because her father was e11d264871 an imperial prince, she aa8316470b would be able to 94f976819c leave the palace whenever 90dfb8a2bd she pleased.8aedc20813bb9679

Since they 25e7eb79bb were not 47b9479744 going to 365f37b755 be separated 4485a00b70 for life, d21ac92f7a there was 5e9f2a2bdd no reason 8221371f6e why she 7883da0870 could not fb0c188052 meet her bad0f0dd4f father after dc325afdb6 the wedding.f2279260ca754778

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But then something d0bf743af9 happened.4ef4e7e01022d218

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!a446cc7993cba07f

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In the middle of 86a5407938 the courtyard, surrounded by 7617f27730 several strong men, Yi-ryung’s a8be9a2c3d bodyguard Ja-in was being 5a32e7d0dc beaten with clubs.945986c4369645a0

He was being punished 3edd0622e0 for failing to protect 5a4630a480 his mistress last night.80310e6b1a8eb619

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Last night, a 616b42b8b1 stranger broke into 250539a33d Yi-ryung’s residence and 3c226868a8 raped her before 2a04343a9f running away.f8951a838bd6a4e8

Yi-ryung had been abc6b365b9 unconscious all night. When her maid 9f278e4be4 entered her quarters 7b7770209a and discovered her, 8110a7a288 she was naked f1c7a069c0 and bleeding between 6657f6b699 her legs.d80b97ab4cfa1764

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The blood 126d272715 stains between 64666f94ad her legs, 7f76ccd6e9 the blood 63e1300105 stains on 8b187db0bf the blanket, e642902b3c and what f0a9accffe seemed to 2c58bca820 be dried 8fb3ba971c semen around f1a9646482 her privates 3961442f4e all seemed e1205e2f1c to indicate 6c132bd2bd that she fda09d965f had been 950495b0b0 raped.8ec201d3d860e18b

The warrior Ja-in, who 684fceeb5f was supposed to guard 1bd1f92282 her residence all night, 5dae0702cb made excuses saying that 68ad1cf1dd he was unconscious at 9cb6851a76 the time.76ba34b60368d61c

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All he e75f8f7bad had for a7aef4a2a2 dinner was ab9b66f397 a cup 87694942d8 of tea, db88b969aa but he 3a42842b42 suddenly felt a262fbd1b5 sleepy and e20f27de07 closed his 0e6bc3e142 eyes for 139ba7442d a moment, af9f789069 passing out 6a02aaf4ed until morning. Ja-in tried and tried d68b2ce534 to excuse himself, claiming 98c2c84842 that someone had drugged cbee928435 his tea.4386395e4335b987

But he had to 7eeb891d89 take responsibility for what 23137f4fe4 happened while he was 64da6bec2e sleeping.eca78f79512484af

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He neglected 8dc2e0b8a8 his duties 488ba0e314 as a 56949f12d1 bodyguard, and 4e35d55323 because of ab6d3acf4d this, his 3047f4b02e little mistress c88a4fb235 suffered.41b802152bdabf77

Even if he had 67dd889de7 ten mouths, he would d60bbf0086 have nothing to say.f4825f9bc351eb21

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The ultimate 74ed212ba5 punishment given d7d83c5482 to Ja-in e49f10d726 was to 06a3ddbcc5 cut off 9b7ef6f16c his wrists d807b8fb04 and banish bde21b8e86 him.61f188434557139f

For neglecting his 6595acf52a duty of guarding 26864563db Yi-ryung, the bodyguard 753095f955 Ja-in was kicked 6e083e444c out with his 21544163b8 wrists cut off, 81a1cfae43 and Eunah, Yi-ryung’s 7370a95bd6 servant, was also b83c872325 kicked out after 04b22c68c7 receiving fifty lashes.89d3be0a05a96aa6

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“I will tell ffee961e27 His Majesty that f01a880eee you are bedridden 0fca4d36cd and seriously ill.”93b57d784e96d507

The Seventh Prince Sadok 7b1389ab53 sat in front of 12c511f5fb Yi-ryung and spoke with c206af843f a solemn face as 3c1767c95e she continued to shed 6b77c8f468 tears.7da6fd9c360dd306

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“This won’t c9f23644f2 end with 01c0021ed2 just the a14f0cceb5 cancellation of eaf29d698e the wedding. Once it 885a614b72 becomes known df919ecedb that you af52a10507 were raped 44ded92c69 by a f8a009adc8 stranger, it a658beab2c will bring e439650eda dishonor to b9f81928d0 your father 20c8d0ffa6 as well 44b3cd6fa2 as to 80aaefe34f His Highness f073a4cd64 the Crown 27c9dced90 Prince, who 37e315698f was planning ad5e0c2f85 on marrying b4cb917bd6 you. In other words, it b5a5305fba will be a disgrace 59524b43d4 to His Majesty the d163cb191f Emperor. Do you understand?”07a5669a22cf8880

Yi-ryung covered her 983b77710a face with a 0525888cfe handkerchief and sobbed.09bad4d094d9d5f1

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Yi-ryung had no 24d692a0f7 idea what happened 8498cf6233 last night.ca730ccdd4b774bd

She remembered an 7993655663 intruder breaking into 5e9ded766d her residence and 84274c0e88 forcing her onto b3b3839233 the bed, but 66eccb6b4b she had no eae4594d56 memory of what ade0566b4f happened after that.7b4ef857f1fe6517

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She was bf01e64d53 hit in c18eb48d69 the stomach 9350376f8b and passed baca924681 out. When she woke 1ffe2690d3 up, there were ef244838c3 already several gruesome 7c9b22458e marks on her 6560679b60 body.7fdec79e41dcc358

She could 40c6cb6277 tell that caf01e2401 she had 8c74c0223c been raped fc921a1ce1 by the 40c4d53c10 marks on 268abaae42 her body, 669371dd66 but she a496d88472 had no 864db1c43c memory of 2d6ab21463 it at 019c8b77ca all.07a6788624401231

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But even if she 66b951b5bf didn’t remember, it was 3597d96f2a already very clear that 444604415f something had happened.7ada225a33f730b6

She didn’t know 4cc4f74605 who did it, f6b85c85fb and she didn’t 3d6b823f2f know why.abeecb8389aa47a5

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There was no e73aa03138 way to know 6b6bac902f how he had 43c6613745 gotten over the 00026ce413 walls of Yi-un 63e52f9fe2 Palace, and there ca49ae3fd3 was no way 41ed56d405 to know how 2ddcd25713 he was able 166ae201a7 to drug the 067b503032 tea that Ja-in 95bef20be5 was drinking.76d7d26c3d98d6e6

“You will abde386031 be treated 6184658b7f for your b97454e6bb illness and e9dc21bbf1 die. That is the only f68ece0bb3 option for all our 795b46b832 sake.”699486308b0f505e

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“Father…”24d3942d2ca1294c

Yi-ryung was eb5dffcd01 surprised and cf1950b34a raised her a19af1c2a3 head when 15a478d403 she heard 2aca6eae41 her father b10d174a9d say that 32ef0ab38e he would bbbfff5421 turn her 506547b3ff into a 1f185a54cf dead person.464d40ed1017322c

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Her eyes 28aa02145a were watery b87c8dc066 and bloodshot.b40e42896065b26e

Her eyes 3a28af3b10 were already 74ec96583f swollen from a9941d0f27 crying so 95eba0105c much that 95cbfeaa62 they looked fd2423a06d absolutely miserable.183082f82fbcba00

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“Leave this place tomorrow.”0c8e88d4f7b1d31e

“Father, where do 29843e0308 you want me 0c3584560f to go?”8fe4adbec2614707

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“I will give 4163298b9a you some gold, 89b3c1396a so go anywhere a4a2bb927c and live as 575484c171 if you are ae707aa8c7 dead.”4589e71cd1111f44

“Father…”13d611acb7fe032c

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Her father’s 46e23f2435 words were d70639ae31 harsh, but f9292f3c43 she couldn’t 25940bf62f tell him a5e9b19996 she couldn’t 4dcabbe182 do it.5574a5d4c59a4388

What he said 3bd87791f7 was true. The problem did not 7c4e55160d end with just her 29ee4b65f6 body being defiled.15809a33e2894876

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Her father’s reputation, the 9a785cfa65 crown prince’s honor, and 4c2445097b even the emperor’s prestige 2c04840633 could all be ruined dad2532021 because of her.40181ec6e4cee63e

“Where am I to 0d4593d761 go…”d83fa57fb6efcab3

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Yi-ryung barely b3bfd0be25 managed to 0e38c8740a say the 049195a76b words as 8b604e985a she wiped a94fe53d9d her tears 5322095ad0 with a 983a304413 handkerchief.df4719b8fa85bd1f

There was a7a83ce17a no way 9662634abd her father 30be84b8ea would send ada1a84f22 her away 515aee9aa8 empty-handed.812dd765081d09a0

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But even if fa61bff675 she were to 192c8ebadd leave her home bd87424a8a with gold and 53b59c9c73 silver, where would f754a6db99 she go?50d50914e31b1b40

She didn’t know anything 0dee262bff about the ways of 4b23d636f6 the world, and she 2826917e6c didn’t even know how 63ed732fd5 to live on her 1ec5054e08 own. Where should she a9f0c264c1 go and what 5687b94b58 should she do b9258b2761 with her gold 99f442419f and silver?0eb6323b88c1a8f1

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“Then, if e7ac868d26 I tell 32bb3c6b21 you where 5b8b9b631b to go, 3e713a5ef2 will you f29df53578 do as 8d02b0500c I say?”6dad8e6d403739dc

“Yes, I 9cb97c47f4 will do 149c19b50c as you 4f92c0fcbb say.”cfc2be5582ff8a82

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This wasn’t 5b5e476dd8 something she 516405f5fc wanted in 2776bbf60a the first d2d0038944 place.0204ff1e7cadde30

Rather, she was 212992cfda the biggest victim aefdba4d18 of this incident.31d0f045047e7de4

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But Yi-ryung 8e538a6786 knew that 2402ecb6a8 this was 2fe26efbad not the 53175fcb17 time to 11d00669f5 say such c4c9cb79e0 things.3337bfc2a6b730f1

She was cb92b0f219 lucky this 2acf16650a happened before 6a824f887c marriage. She was taught 631197a058 that if a 46f3ba901d woman was defiled 76f6204d0c by another man 40c03ffd7c after marriage, she 4a8a0258f9 would have lost e0dbe31a4f her chastity, and 30ea8de4da the right thing ef4b12b641 to do afterwards b968a85265 would be to c318f930f0 commit suicide.9d46cb13375b0e64

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Although she 1f4e09fc03 wasn’t married 175fe151d2 yet, she 56ba1d56ee was already 0c4153b3fd engaged.1d527ceafceb9abc

Not only would eccda16904 they not get cfbae3ba25 married, but this 399adf72d9 was no different 7edf276abd from losing her 3562ccc7c7 chastity.05d85df1e31b5754

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“You have to leave 0adc2c59c0 home early tomorrow morning, 4fa71a42c4 before daybreak, so get 32489c9d25 ready today.”a37edfdff54bef21

After saying this, 44a9bb9154 Sadok got up 2ce247e682 and went outside. Yi-ryung, who was now 7bf792d487 left all alone in 396d9cf268 her room, lay down 434d029037 on the bed and 33da25dbbd burst into tears once 0129dc22d7 again.7b101524f360a9dd

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She couldn’t understand why 112f8bd262 this was happening to 0d48544f4d her.34f8f4c64c8009ce

Who did this to ae6acb5774 her and why?ecb89f1e05e08056

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Could it be 3c93237d28 that the misfortune 6f7aabe56c she had experienced b38c66b9c3 as a child 6a5bcaccea was not enough?ce0fa7894668131b

‘I want to kill 8bbf5c83cc him. I want to bdb29b326d rip him to d5de605e77 shreds.’50989da45eddf668

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If the assailant 758b6ef122 who had raped e8f324fb61 her was in 4a0736f687 front of her 28552604a3 right now, she b83095701b wanted to tear 0b6a5136e0 him to pieces 7da4c26c95 and kill him b0e97dc330 on the spot.a0c6166c046f5a00

That was how 3d180a6851 badly Yi-ryung’s heart c5fc3b3c72 was in despair.2e0f4d9961c2fda4

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But even greater despair 560f6b9d28 came the next morning.04084f9cbab824ab

“You will 08ef8e47a4 be considered 80bd6a2e41 dead. We will 3230b02d5f hold a b9948de4cf funeral for 7f1d2e469e you, and a4d661c896 we will ba9ca3632d announce your efd8d9a8fe death to cb06b8b934 the outside b0168115a3 world. His Majesty 1a513accae will be 0d3c850980 informed, and bbff80b8ec the Crown d4f40694b9 Prince will 3e34ea5813 also be c0918603dd notified. The place where 78982e448a you will go 571abaa038 is outside the 5c3bb3ade7 city walls. The house of 807ce9b5b3 a man named cb326172ca Dochi.”9b76cc88dca53380

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“Dochi…”1ffbf9b3c53aeacc

It was the first f806ef6907 time she was hearing d228ded895 this name.9f29cca0a1cb639e

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As she faced 4ed2c937f8 the despair of faaa5ccd18 becoming a dead 698c644923 person, Yi-ryung’s eyes 47105ed21d shook as she 2cc3dafced looked at her fd7f5121aa father.8601c64caa84fd15

All she packed were f8613fb20a a few sets of cb26c180d5 clothes she normally wore, aa6743ed7f gold and silver jewelry, ef1b213726 and the belongings left 81a88e8261 behind by her deceased 297f031ab4 mother.e685d5d715f3804b

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She wasn’t able to cf0f590693 pack much.23ac96760cdbc647

The only things that 2b08d0236e Yi-ryung could carry with 1d2226ffd7 her were in a 95e3ab7a09 bundle.eeeb6b8ff32fe1e2

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“He makes a living 9243fee5f1 by slaughtering animals. He may 566c4dd70b be a a2c147f8c5 lowly man, eec01674b2 but he 7007f17bd4 is a b80af7dee2 man who d15f81a7e6 can take e49b2bfb67 care of 74af1ccc37 himself. So go and 74156932a7 live with him.”2f121cec16138eec

When Yi-ryung heard Sadok’s 3df26afefa words, her face turned cdac605a5c pale.a971c0419e98d367

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Someone who 7362c1b1ef slaughtered animals e9adc9d557 was a a564065a43 butcher.4506ae3cb7c2be3c

A butcher who 895c42eec5 lives outside the 1a67563add city walls, no 50969ff0af less.f182c02e7067ad68

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There were some groups 854033c01b of people who were 486204b2f1 not allowed to live 7e49fb72cb within the city walls.32eec4c6953de6c7

Convicted criminals, people 7c667b5865 with contagious diseases, 4289ae62bd swindlers, and butchers.465ba2af7aa7c246

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These kinds of people 2f125aa191 could not build their 399aa3c607 homes and live within d097872f9b the city walls, so e4df08207d they built huts and 1c83121f89 lived outside the city c05e5e56c1 walls.08f0e17e09c50676

And now, 162c26f332 her father 6a84a97503 was telling 2289496b74 her to ca5bf0c417 live with 9e1de54478 these people.72a66ed5266fa8bd

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“Father, h-how could 826012e63d I live in 498de5a469 a place like 272a45cd02 that…?”696915d640c5eb56

“Did I not say 684a203cc7 you were dead? What would you do 527fe8ab5d if you were caught ccc31334a9 living in the city? You have f478834b79 to go e62425473a outside the a7ee9eeb84 city and ae971a4650 live among ec54774abb such people 1241265a98 to survive e6e249091c without being 09fb78155e caught.”8a26b5b3d039078f

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Tears welled 7afbbbf849 up in d9163613cc Yi-ryung’s eyes 5c9a3c54c0 as she 08beb84724 listened to 42d8f78247 Sadok’s words.86365708c4aee42b

She was alive and 086fb594e1 well, but she needed 047e24c7ad to be dead.425678b4fcf3c023

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Her funeral would be e397cb2149 held in her home db2908dfbc as soon as she de396d145c left.22a9485ba77d8308

The coffin without a 429f82c181 body would most certainly 140813419b be buried in the 451ec696b5 ground, and the name 9669da593b Yi-ryung would be buried 0901c85c00 forever in the soil, 0af9faa31b disappearing without a trace.848b8c730488d607

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What her father said 1cf89abfe7 was correct.c560e08f94a3a0ff

She must 339591d332 become a 4346c62657 dead person.3ec67b7e498c2d80

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She had 5c929a1739 to die 48f497705e while embracing 8453b35a1a the shame 3dab9a425c of her a6d563cd78 family.1a25e1b15739cfd2

She mustn’t be seen 7545a6274e alive by others, so 61dfb094d6 it was impossible to 323c03a995 live within the city 4604fd022f walls.d823dd12ec6a3d53

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She had no choice ff3d2f9d8e but to live with f2487a3b5c those who were as c39c7d07d0 good as dead outside 981c903ebd the city walls, with 5def650a09 people who no one b3f2f67f9b cared about.baa0c30f572441ed

She wanted to tell 0d8c8f29d7 him to just kill befcb32b8c her instead, but she cff2da8c56 was afraid of dying.6cb25f76247f0ecc

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Even though she 80ba9d2704 ended up in d95d6cab44 this situation, she 93fcde94ce was still afraid e4a5cd4241 of death.1f7ff5a21ee601a6

Yi-ryung despaired once again 46ed99e5a2 at the realization that ecaa3453df she was a coward.6a634292ae58a1f5

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“Get out quickly before 615fd572ad the sun rises and b4535396df other people see you.”51746a3e854b8311

“Yes, Father…”a23577100e1c8bc1

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Yi-ryung wiped 5edf209c7e away her 3aa1313c04 tears, got 2fe35a277a up, and 5a1e806ef6 bowed twice 3254801e4e to her 7b4db4dc7c father.7c6874696a126e84

After bowing twice to de83cf099a her father, whom she b3c49883c5 might never see again, 0098952d08 Yi-ryung opened the door 073593c9f2 and went out.f4954e0da87f226e

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Outside, her surroundings 8c1e9500f1 were still doused 52c323480d in the blue afc46ceba3 light of dawn.b86198750ed8a15f

There was a 291eee78b0 household servant standing 792aceadae in the garden.0977dd0cb378c27f

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He was the 434cafa72d servant who would a7e3dee77c take Yi-ryung outside d1a52f5f22 the city walls.a553d901a5028e8e

Yi-ryung followed cea79fc5a3 him to 0a21233043 the north fab64ce85a gate of 61eed28860 the city, 93cbf6efb3 but she 0ca0cc1849 would have 5a760f58de to walk f3fc4f8722 through the e9778e54b0 north gate b23ad53a55 alone.b6ce8d11d253ff16

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The reason the 90aa705c0e north gate opened 8e478638e8 a little earlier 8a982488f5 than usual was dcdfb99f42 because the servant 0a9d96fd14 had slipped a 093cae8777 few coins to d640e1ad3b the gatekeepers.3ab94daf259058ac

In the early 470dfbba92 morning, the doors 64173c4671 opened, and Yi-ryung 0d4993c454 walked out of 77f1ccbfe6 the city. The doors closed 3d3e993f49 behind her.9137dbc66b2c5c2e

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As the heavy doors fc0e16065f closed behind her, Yi-ryung 7bb4171849 was left alone outside 1081c2023f the north gate.4ab4f38743b24bd8

Yi-ryung didn’t know where 497afda06d to go.20460580f0191963

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She didn’t even f328a1a8be know where Dochi b9d7fa3926 lived, and she bc32c673a3 had no knowledge 5d6467421d of the geography 07c425b296 outside the city 4b6af24008 walls.a39332833ecff527

But this 3233214ccd only lasted 700a19bead a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a d5c13ebd1d figure walking through 8bfee4e324 the hazy morning c270d1adeb fog.496075c43e3b6b7f

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At first, she was c29709ee17 terrified because she thought acdf2b6f58 a ghost or something 7a35eeec47 similar to a monster 702c8fd451 in the storybooks was 9e513cbb15 approaching her. However, she a448a7eb05 was instantly 310006d582 relieved when 4a72929773 she realized b065501b84 that the 90ad4cd78c figure that 3e7168ee80 emerged from 2cbe1884cf the fog 2b7ba44157 was neither 1c92cc17e8 a ghost 05788f8593 nor a 7d0ef31661 demon. It was a person.a02d679f1a782d46

The man 85b3c4ff23 had a ba77c39de9 thick beard 4d2f7f9257 covering his 560cc64ca2 entire face, 01c1d0ba58 and his b14a903bc1 hair was 11c8ee80d3 disheveled and bc03ec5842 tied up 48e00bf541 in a 54b22e43ec messy bun, c4fecd2b52 giving him 2876300902 an unkempt 4b70e5a76e appearance like 624f123234 that of 5fa5182d9e a wild 2921e24b11 animal.cdaf926ad18ccc9c

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His clothes were b9d78060c6 shabby and rough, 8c6d5bcf7f and the backs 2763d0ea70 of his hands f027c271e3 that protruded from 4963be40c0 his sleeves were c1b19274dd rough and bumpy.7c84b11ac39d6e0f

Looking at the dark 8dcda02c8f backs of his hands, 75941bb5fa fear surged up within 2bfaadadde Yi-ryung.e8b461bd4eb74d4c

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“E-Excuse me…”0696d2aebd94779f

Are you Dochi? Before she could ask, 94a7295e55 the man’s hands moved c1d5d33679 faster.4743f44b11331360

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“Ah…!”5bbb14cebf4f3480

The man c98c56ab4d snatched the e6ea60baf9 bundle that fb5b9fa227 Yi-ryung was b0712fde11 holding tightly 36e480fc5e to her c79cb76d1e chest. He took 87cfd08ae5 it, turned 0a1b6e9495 around, and 8a89ef028f briskly walked d645bc3021 away.f5de0e10b087bfb1

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”c3bbb6b7c29175f9

Yi-ryung quickly followed 042fd34325 the man who edc8dd0843 had taken her 519467d7cb bundle away without e7f9f0eb0b saying a word bf126b74ec and called out 7472366189 to him. But he did not c7059d549b look back.403bb4922e05a104

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Because the ea91cdbca8 man’s strides 0354f99c20 were long, 9f6a388353 Yi-ryung had 0f5271e713 to follow efb9076aac after him d2d5f6e740 quickly so e9df2c40f0 as not 5f0c45448d to lose 5a1be672a1 him.80a599d319d80367

But he was ac777c25f3 too fast, and 73abe6418e Yi-ryung’s pace became c9b2d8df8c so frantic that 0fd54cc0d1 her shoes ultimately 073fa6f224 came off.b46a2f843872f488

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“Ah!”0aa39ec3787fa404

When her shoes 7ffc740f29 slipped off, Yi-ryung 2ca4ca8e41 crouched down.b8afd19d8a69da9e

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“Excuse me! Please wait 48034331ed a moment!”b216d07649810602

She haphazardly 3b2b360544 put one 0dc59d2efd of her 21b7381a05 shoes back 6662067fd1 on and 4393099360 shouted out a8132f9a73 to the bd90f7a3d7 man who 4fd51fa843 was now 06bab65fd7 further away.bcd48d1cbc908abd

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What if 0c32dd8643 the man a230b1f70e leaves me 6077fec36a all alone? What if he e7f57dfa17 only takes the ca7330dc7b bundle of gold d0ebe0ea90 and silver and 2001b0af53 leaves me here?d18cf9edc95ec568

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”962c78deba172e8d

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Yi-ryung called out to 386c6e1745 the man in a 7f3cd163bd disappointed voice. Ultimately, she chased 3eb5e2af84 after him with c09c5e4fd8 only one shoe 6b61b0bb84 on.85768993c47d0616

How could 321b39feed he be 863f8b174f so heartless?b1cff80f0a568953

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If a maiden was 69786b5315 calling out to him, a8efe2a37e shouldn’t he at least cb04d3a7cf look back?753e2d4d1e46ca44

Yi-ryung chased after the 9e9d13018f man with one shoe be20f0ccc1 on, but she eventually 3b3d0ef9f3 stopped.a24db80f09821934

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She crumpled to the d3aa147413 ground.832c6939c7fb71d9

Her white shoe 597f927125 was covered in 42367d9f9b dirt.cc65da32c7a65fc5

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The hem of her 3da403286a skirt was also covered cf883c996e in dirt.73b621151bac01bf

“Hnng…”b0d308353a0e5e14

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Tears rolled down her 3ec0caaec7 eyes as she remained 243a8e11e2 crouched on the ground.f9d281d9d216950f

She thought she didn’t 2fb053d533 have any tears left 35a47594ba to cry.914bc2ad6fe9c1ec

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She cried so much 3c5bf7517c yesterday, and she didn’t 42da1e5707 think she had any 9924705ac0 left for today.7859ff12260b1c3e

And yet, tears poured 4fc6e5131f out.1c63fa2a45a2c4a2

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She was fe36fb1361 so sad 1925c5e177 that she 87bdc4109d couldn’t stop 3a5d3c026b crying.c9de4986fec554ce

Did that man also b204721103 think she was dirty?3a35a57ac598cd8b

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Does that a38ed69c9c man think 2903b347b4 that she 0883188397 was worthless a02d9e6002 and dirty 4a0d8473eb for not 5207015273 hanging herself db6e9fc6fb to death 3bfe2835e7 after being ac8d54d1db raped and 68a9e5cc7a instead relying f7a7ede646 on him c4938ff2b9 to survive?4bcdc086270e2eec

Did he 4c871fcb9e feel like 6780f63e3c he had 3a2c3a4314 no choice 1e63aa2dc1 but to 104fa44ea0 take on e20bbbcb73 something cumbersome?e6ee82cedacfe22f

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She wiped a9409b1e1d away the 6d898d4243 tears that cb234f8a82 were flowing 67c349b0e8 down her f3fe682ef4 face with a00f781758 the back cc8dc9b9cd of her df34470412 hand.3f13b14e30580741

When she dddafa6a8f heard the 310af07dd0 sound of db324b2ebb something moving c5aab7ccb0 in front 84e96e9219 of her, e22e3d068b Yi-ryung raised b0b8338827 her head.80a3e148c8df5bc8

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The man was kneeling 080551147e in front of her. She didn’t know when 6936baedc7 he had come back.68ead517f5b887ca

The man was holding 7b653cd142 her other shoe that 094dd251ca had fallen off.01e70b0a5f21ceec

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He put the shoe 76ba35b029 on her foot without 710c8bf7f9 saying a word.2007da7379629de6

Yi-ryung watched as 2c5b096fa4 his rough hands 5fad371963 put the shoe 3e4dc50870 on her foot 160d8c7af8 as she wiped af82a7f6ae away her tears f6bff906fa with the back 0d82deb9e2 of her hand.b35a310b75191228

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The man 30d58da61a who had 657d4d228d given her 83b3dabc68 the shoe 1e14bcfdc9 turned around d6dad4809e so that 5fdfa71e64 his back 7efba974ea was to a043bb436e her.be47bff31715a313

He was telling her 637d8206a8 to get on.770817319cf8e4a6

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But there was 959fdceb9e no way she 46544336eb could let a 1417a55ee2 stranger carry her 34a8e7e594 on his back.afd57ed19d245a58

“Ah…!”71d4356d793122cc

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As she 50f38a1d5d hesitated, the 92ba71bab7 man put 182f64b8b5 her on 71d222d8e2 his back dff8d1c68e and began e0513ecdf0 to walk ce53629e83 briskly.c397f9a3b7f74da6

Yi-ryung burst into f3d755e682 tears once again, 68c5778815 burying her face c8c2c5563a into the man’s 2b63c75793 back as he 20ca2f52a0 carried her.2748193eb955607a

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The man 4dab9f7698 carried Yi-ryung 5f0693c3b3 on his e8a64a8fcb back and ed87c92364 continued to e61f592276 walk as e75782ddcc she continued ca171cfbf9 to cry 0d8c9eb80e without showing 39e39b0679 any signs 5f79d61f0c of stopping.4e34389553353b0b

As the north gate 188691625b of the city wall 161be0a3db grew further away, an 7610d261f2 unfamiliar landscape entered Yi-ryung’s 70ccee3244 eyes which were blurred 29bd79d8e0 by tears. It was now aecedcebf3 daybreak.d11d7da38dabfdf8

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It was 298034b7ae morning in 8a2d1cae0c this unfamiliar 3cea441dca place.e19585c14e07ab49

Chapter 1: Strange e6c5d68264 Man089a0e98bada1d2d

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Emperor GeumHyun had seven 963c43200d younger brothers, the youngest 87e82c6581 of whom was the 1a8d4184b1 seventh prince Sadok.f34fa0c18d700f92

The emperor’s 172640c99e younger brother, 65dc6827ec Seventh Prince b3c6036ec8 Sadok, had 5c08478be5 no sons, 8364651342 only a 9086b10a45 daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.442e0dd082cf851e

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After losing 185c6b03e6 his wife 506f2b0727 to intruders bcc7bf026d who broke 26fccfbcaf into his 5ad43fd050 private residence, b3ab0e4490 Yi-un Palace, e1eef2ed74 when his 5a628c4e3d daughter Yi-ryung 45d4770d70 was young, a2c881387f Sadok never 72820ab529 remarried and 28f927bdd4 has been a9e02fecc8 living alone 0649aae12a ever since. Yi-ryung also 61bc44f84d grew up 99b08572b3 as an 0cf5307086 only child 717fd037ed without siblings.635e22e200240efd

Yi-ryung was the 55cef0f31f only princess in 672b73524f the entire imperial b6b7e29405 family.192b508a4d7a3858

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Emperor Geum-hyun a391823e62 only had 2c3d508882 princes, and afedba873d the other 6d9d8c714c six brothers 416144da9d also only fe473fbe4d had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s daughter, Yi-ryung, a13a62299e was the only daughter 1e2651b75e among the emperor’s children f8a30d3261 and nephews.6401b4f9222a612c

For that reason, f09022f315 Yi-ryung monopolized the 18fa62b559 affection of her 15b1d06729 uncle, the Emperor, b7b462306d from a young ac1552f5e5 age.2e976eb376c0f576

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She was 066945747f loved by e3e08c74f3 not only 2792152d31 the emperor 9042c1004c but also 19876a1542 all the 6d50df08e9 royal families, 5c993d4306 and she 1b9363b932 was like 66227c3e7c the flower 8c158d5d36 of the 5961e376bf imperial family.3172efb8d636e5d1

And after the 878a6abfb0 tragedy at Yi-un 577bcd2b8d Palace nine years b7ffc9204c ago, the people 81ad521f24 around her pitied 53a507e258 her and cared 71d0695e50 for her even b47e0d8e31 more.840aa85339bb3ac4

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“When you 6178df4c36 grow up, d3bc71701e you must 4f1eb8da13 marry Moonduk.”74e09b7ee5415f5d

The emperor e6a77e6433 often said 5a51959fbb this.cc8ae1754e634a96

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Moonduk was the eldest feea31a434 son of the emperor. He was both the a35d29f47b crown prince and the ae5c7971f5 boy who would one 0b2c2eb7e3 day succeed GeumHyun as 49487abd59 emperor.8b5715afaa2e6a99

And last ac411ce3a6 year, Yi-ryung 5731b28a6a was officially 2f472a38cd engaged to a6992d1e73 Moonduk.8a90f1faed306dc0

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Gifts were exchanged, and 0dc9d35116 the engagement was set. Now only the 7c8a43bdd9 wedding remained.3ea9c912a025f3ac

After the 60dfc512e2 formal wedding, 9a9c7038c9 Yi-ryung would ad72abc02b become the 2087ba7a2c crown princess, 22af3c2f1c and she 07f97ce1aa would leave d1abccf2b5 Yi-un Palace efbd22e39a to go bcdbdba0e3 to the d4d67b69f6 imperial palace.a79546f758c0cbfc

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Winter passed, b16e89c8ca and spring 70a45c9dbb arrived. The wedding 3fca401cea was scheduled e2a7a4d0db to take b60ad58488 place.552458f69bb1717a

Although Moonduk c97bcafc3c was a e7977022ec bit brusque, 162d0f264c he had 335af0cb22 a handsome 9a3569418d appearance and 841dae900e striking good 60a80aa4ce looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung 565a8ccb4a did not 75600d13c1 mind becoming e2362a5f74 Moonduk’s wife.028b772476bdd1b6

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Although she 9a3bada6f1 was worried 9ac1ee36c6 about leaving 646013a608 her father, b0baadfd32 who would 19a6a5311f be left 92bb43a5b8 all alone 6fb77ea802 once she b5f54b00ec became the 12b75618f8 crown princess, b029e4d83e because her 7139b699ae father was 8c8d5d9432 an imperial 038b2b5bb5 prince, she 4a41dd57d0 would be c0ae45a484 able to d2c7595e5a leave the 11feb6df76 palace whenever 9431bcd752 she pleased.1fef331b0689c87d

Since they were not 4930a62083 going to be separated d55cf0a421 for life, there was f117e8040f no reason why she 40f80fa293 could not meet her ea9317339c father after the wedding.5508f04b8cc8540c

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But then something b317778dc8 happened.a07334768f29edc8

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!401df30256d1479f

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In the 8161a43a43 middle of d77f8585f7 the courtyard, a30ff301d4 surrounded by c7a7c9b746 several strong 0da42f9c47 men, Yi-ryung’s 1b9217c780 bodyguard Ja-in 73a9f430c7 was being 0df814ed09 beaten with 4126c71496 clubs.8d77b83a11151840

He was being punished 16393f6a47 for failing to protect 1bf3755ba3 his mistress last night.0a94d5aa30dbfafa

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Last night, a def005c08b stranger broke into 3eba876b50 Yi-ryung’s residence and 8376e07e5b raped her before c46a2ba4ac running away.1c8b4e8fb2d153c2

Yi-ryung had been unconscious 999ad6d415 all night. When her maid ac29521bf0 entered her quarters 664ac409b7 and discovered her, 464f6c2cbe she was naked 9008e5020a and bleeding between a9c7e8258f her legs.34556c73e47015b9

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The blood 6afd5ac1a7 stains between 2a1e9044f6 her legs, 07281b69ec the blood 0f837661d5 stains on 03257ef6b6 the blanket, 81938b5fbc and what d071aa2612 seemed to 3a79ae4273 be dried 7a683fb876 semen around c77d5a0141 her privates 0b9a966017 all seemed b0f132f44e to indicate 23825420f6 that she 7cf18f329b had been 9860cc18fb raped.5195cd2e1cab3235

The warrior Ja-in, 28fafde0ea who was supposed 7db91c4d61 to guard her 8773b6ee6b residence all night, 922807148a made excuses saying d88e16d582 that he was 4a28378289 unconscious at the fee8048f13 time.ef75b514a69912de

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All he had d852370689 for dinner was 82beabf6d1 a cup of 36d6fa4bce tea, but he eb484aa6c3 suddenly felt sleepy b3ede0f281 and closed his 5de7d3d2bd eyes for a 58c7700466 moment, passing out 8f75bc32b6 until morning. Ja-in tried and tried 42c3459c96 to excuse himself, claiming 7b24c3beaa that someone had drugged d0a59a3c99 his tea.80e23be7cfa5d0dd

But he had 466905c335 to take responsibility b59933d2e6 for what happened 9030acd8fe while he was 37cb7ed845 sleeping.536e35059a7b77c2

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He neglected his duties 5c4b354b7d as a bodyguard, and 793073c8b6 because of this, his b52e70d860 little mistress suffered.6cd6bcbaf775f1d7

Even if he had 8edd706c6f ten mouths, he would e12b9c8a43 have nothing to say.44c38ab8f4ecc6cd

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The ultimate punishment 1d819c5a43 given to Ja-in 1b34e65bbc was to cut 204f46ddb2 off his wrists 981e81471b and banish him.f1896860cb7cb258

For neglecting his duty 784adb6a5e of guarding Yi-ryung, the b1422b2c3d bodyguard Ja-in was kicked b4982f95d5 out with his wrists ea9ee102bf cut off, and Eunah, 943a0300c1 Yi-ryung’s servant, was also a2d12cda80 kicked out after receiving c4e5bfef35 fifty lashes.7dbcedd988d4dddf

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“I will tell bdbde05bfe His Majesty that 82cdf3610f you are bedridden 6ca85b2026 and seriously ill.”ed1efe850d79eea1

The Seventh Prince Sadok ccef68d0e7 sat in front of e30728cb50 Yi-ryung and spoke with 5eb2371c25 a solemn face as c8af68231d she continued to shed 3a199c095c tears.06920280c54a06ab

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“This won’t end with 579a8c8819 just the cancellation of 047b909ece the wedding. Once it 5dac245eed becomes known a6496ca68f that you 864300fc2c were raped bd06af06f4 by a ee0a1ae32d stranger, it dba6c26540 will bring bd3222900c dishonor to d6992629c1 your father b9b0b70b98 as well 241a9b33c2 as to 652bca5921 His Highness 71dd908b1c the Crown a40df404a3 Prince, who 74d4833aae was planning 39309b474c on marrying bf29b4c2a8 you. In other words, a2cb3e93e9 it will be b2292585a2 a disgrace to c83f5c3fec His Majesty the 49d1593355 Emperor. Do you understand?”323f1a87615a0512

Yi-ryung covered 6a5408d263 her face c96581eb91 with a 0ece425372 handkerchief and fe78af3782 sobbed.d7489ec0849d115a

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Yi-ryung had no idea a335817931 what happened last night.4d0ed8df7c891018

She remembered f4209b5d62 an intruder 71ca74fe45 breaking into 359e56b011 her residence 605f831675 and forcing 3838faffcf her onto 0c6fbb8912 the bed, c083242f1b but she 2bd956c486 had no 640d6e5eca memory of 9290b13a4b what happened 512593c00f after that.ba18027a08e49b81

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She was 3c4deaaeaf hit in 798d8eb09c the stomach 164c581daa and passed 18366513de out. When she woke ded75ccf19 up, there were 1374c346ec already several gruesome 0e5c11f82e marks on her 38981f240c body.6394911478b9aab4

She could tell 5b57e812a1 that she had 3f6ae9276d been raped by 0ece078021 the marks on 5d47020298 her body, but 74aac9e2bb she had no caa4f5de30 memory of it 0e76b19b68 at all.c14299d898776db2

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But even if a66f7f464e she didn’t remember, a1ad3d5f70 it was already ad877acf0d very clear that 0b0d74f3f6 something had happened.ee2e5e0e1eadce9a

She didn’t know who 567f5db13d did it, and she 662a4d8052 didn’t know why.873aea1a7890a105

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There was no c46e376ef7 way to know d9e780aa36 how he had 8b7c701f35 gotten over the dfd5d901a1 walls of Yi-un b6694d67cd Palace, and there b94c768dd0 was no way e1a0044fd9 to know how 36438ef108 he was able 49f17b3083 to drug the 934659f430 tea that Ja-in 965aeb9f7f was drinking.8c338382b000bb5b

“You will ddb437edba be treated 9774ac986a for your 8ddf150902 illness and d4b3f065c7 die. That is the 5adb1d1c56 only option for 016aa0b051 all our sake.”6e559d3ed7856b17

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“Father…”d1f0f90d2fbd818a

Yi-ryung was surprised 51196daa01 and raised her 5b4e765b39 head when she bb66734a97 heard her father 6f56d8dc22 say that he c28a242bb5 would turn her fa351f8b35 into a dead d5809cf9f2 person.7f9d091c556df5ec

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Her eyes were watery 3846af5d00 and bloodshot.1249fcad88ec5beb

Her eyes were 0d468cd1cb already swollen from b327b7337c crying so much 9287d01d61 that they looked bfbdfff09b absolutely miserable.67dd7f4c7e4bcb75

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“Leave this 06037c5c7e place tomorrow.”bb8a56b784684b76

“Father, where do you 18812edc70 want me to go?”043368ec80a92aea

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“I will f354666a8a give you 61d995dcec some gold, 0034557696 so go 354827efbf anywhere and b40174bce8 live as a73cde54cd if you 9d95bcccd7 are dead.”63e62a54e1f078f9

“Father…”56e061af947d0c53

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Her father’s words were 03d32be0d9 harsh, but she couldn’t 2c665b69ed tell him she couldn’t 8c47be2be5 do it.e9d57bb03cb25d94

What he said a17109ee5c was true. The problem did not 389a9061e4 end with just her 44c556b9eb body being defiled.5783d1ee236ac018

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Her father’s reputation, the 0f765cbcb7 crown prince’s honor, and 597ea2f447 even the emperor’s prestige 160aa93218 could all be ruined 291ab8966b because of her.ee454cfc928b748c

“Where am 953cedd8f4 I to e7c074550c go…”c39b61722a9735f7

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Yi-ryung barely 89c55ec233 managed to bb7a557ee9 say the d66b9e8b1b words as e5d07ce018 she wiped 1cfd2eab14 her tears 978610ef60 with a 46be987984 handkerchief.e22b35ec797dfd15

There was no way cdad4240a6 her father would send 0f46c6ef8a her away empty-handed.9e4f0879a203c928

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But even if 49e36eaf54 she were to a948da2f09 leave her home 7920f34eff with gold and db05e645e7 silver, where would 59431b1d8e she go?2ecef56eae54913b

She didn’t know 910994875b anything about the 3bbef8674c ways of the 5f194f555b world, and she c66c6ed390 didn’t even know e2dcd417e6 how to live 7be420bee0 on her own. Where should 938ed987e3 she go 97af309f80 and what b14f5461c0 should she 56b55e9d1d do with 2b730173b6 her gold 5c03f0ee05 and silver?5ce3bbd87e9333f6

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“Then, if I tell c48fc52cdf you where to go, 5c50af212b will you do as fd26d2cde0 I say?”f611536566823611

“Yes, I will do fdf7b6be14 as you say.”4963d7f68c7e1225

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This wasn’t something she fde8b62593 wanted in the first e5fa4e8bbb place.2b2fa27d05302a18

Rather, she was 03cecc5536 the biggest victim 5969cf7a50 of this incident.b450a1a930843f50

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But Yi-ryung knew that 3e8152dd02 this was not the ffe3d8ab54 time to say such 219be24909 things.219b6afe7a8e5ec7

She was lucky 184bcd63a8 this happened before 13cee1eaa8 marriage. She was taught that e49348689a if a woman was 0da9908947 defiled by another man d1c574718d after marriage, she would 3ebb7dad7c have lost her chastity, 75256c6cd1 and the right thing 2cc6f39346 to do afterwards would 7f009ea448 be to commit suicide.fbcfca5b06016a2d

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Although she wasn’t 6074824975 married yet, she 979d35d231 was already engaged.d1426d25fe81c451

Not only would they 86dae40f24 not get married, but e4f28d42bc this was no different 9c9f973acf from losing her chastity.12881076d9fb009a

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“You have to leave c8f6274345 home early tomorrow morning, 8228e7de8c before daybreak, so get 633ef87cad ready today.”ae769a0377c5cb0f

After saying this, 15d9980dea Sadok got up 5ed6bda444 and went outside. Yi-ryung, who was now 01819a0665 left all alone in d6e736cf4f her room, lay down 9ea0857b90 on the bed and aefc28e07f burst into tears once 2b41b75121 again.2cd58aff5bc253e5

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She couldn’t 69fe8764b3 understand why 56cce89178 this was f7195e4d1c happening to b18e08d085 her.7cd6addc7e671f6e

Who did adbe38ad8a this to 882486b9f2 her and f684ac445f why?5739863e7e9d186f

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Could it d408843864 be that 3567d6a0ea the misfortune eca6e5147a she had 090ee815b5 experienced as a4cb4305d0 a child 69f6a427cf was not ad3b7fc2ea enough?a9779559635b88f6

‘I want to d035cf298a kill him. I want to rip d36e171b30 him to shreds.’8ea4affed39b2f02

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If the assailant c8fb2e46d1 who had raped 603f8ac993 her was in 8c5ea7e1fb front of her 027807e5fd right now, she fb1c6ae50f wanted to tear 10a0a56ecd him to pieces 856ae65249 and kill him e29434b5a3 on the spot.1f620e9a71eb05ea

That was how badly a66ac3c92a Yi-ryung’s heart was in c39caf6269 despair.95df7b406eccd6a9

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But even e7be585eb2 greater despair e1caddbd59 came the f5e690762e next morning.64d9c9cc87c70ed8

“You will be considered 823ec2bac5 dead. We will 8e578d57d0 hold a b6b3e0daec funeral for 58a38e0c4f you, and 016f8e342d we will 1a6a6ba90e announce your e8ba4bfe43 death to 1c5b47ff00 the outside 55693aa81c world. His Majesty 28c5605dcc will be 0908a0ad2c informed, and b3fa897702 the Crown 54751d9f2b Prince will 97477b7811 also be 096b689d35 notified. The place where cab1e57291 you will go 7c0b214806 is outside the ff4d55ad6d city walls. The house 3d690b0eaf of a 8b85949830 man named f3e58b1999 Dochi.”8ac40f4b1a241cdf

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“Dochi…”6de3f3cc1724ca50

It was f8ceb3a822 the first 3074f05e3b time she e101d4efa6 was hearing a507f50631 this name.c6d3c6c54140024a

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As she faced the 41857a2990 despair of becoming a e48e86164c dead person, Yi-ryung’s eyes 130989806c shook as she looked 4ece6a3ea9 at her father.64f569f0bce62cbc

All she a4aad8d577 packed were c767203f30 a few 422aaebe6d sets of e6a689f26c clothes she 29547fc707 normally wore, c0dacd4c7d gold and 7f1ba18877 silver jewelry, 06ce9c55b3 and the cc2e5a8dd2 belongings left 66f27d85a2 behind by 4ab842e0eb her deceased bf6f67ae99 mother.a7a3781338296aaa

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She wasn’t able 15efe7bcd0 to pack much.b260904f72f528bf

The only things that fb23e87277 Yi-ryung could carry with 66fad8c2a8 her were in a 5ee8221bd9 bundle.f46338f95dd128cd

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“He makes a living 81c9b6ed9a by slaughtering animals. He may be a 0264bd5093 lowly man, but he 78d9b1d126 is a man who 506432b286 can take care of a29521c96a himself. So go and 3dc6c51238 live with him.”a093d35a71f9f849

When Yi-ryung heard 0207bc827c Sadok’s words, her af2f6ac95b face turned pale.90829d23ed6e0008

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Someone who slaughtered 33171d5590 animals was a 4f6142c5f1 butcher.163f4b61801019af

A butcher who 699f57b5b6 lives outside the c6c4e9dd3c city walls, no 981ae7567b less.53796be775da2f75

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There were some groups 7bdf369126 of people who were 37b2bc8eb1 not allowed to live 963f8e6218 within the city walls.407a99852737a5bc

Convicted criminals, dcd1abf1e9 people with 1a10dce2d4 contagious diseases, 2f4f0283e1 swindlers, and 3cace5b59e butchers.96211b183603edff

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These kinds of people 8725eda26a could not build their 14501a393f homes and live within 10a793fa15 the city walls, so 7eeb2985e7 they built huts and 725ac0ece6 lived outside the city 56c649d8a4 walls.4361c930e0509543

And now, 908d5484df her father 654870bfdf was telling 0626c558ce her to d9e34c13db live with a7926dc237 these people.c25824dead55c3be

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“Father, h-how 7df8499149 could I 3595bf9e29 live in d70fadb904 a place eeb5ae7757 like that…?”06ba370a1ad75ba8

“Did I 1c6e316c67 not say 816e111160 you were abd277d29f dead? What would you do 4e10381e65 if you were caught 767b5ebf93 living in the city? You have to 8c5614c7d1 go outside the ccf315c486 city and live 58171e8819 among such people 370095769f to survive without 7cbbcc82f1 being caught.”527051cecc4ef1cd

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Tears welled up in 9a22e0893a Yi-ryung’s eyes as she 638864400e listened to Sadok’s words.83203dc6f7407787

She was alive 469f7d0480 and well, but d8e5218043 she needed to 4c044d60c0 be dead.42672e991299bc00

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Her funeral would 3836a056c3 be held in 064004e013 her home as bef8f86666 soon as she 4e8fe0c08b left.f8ae759602f84c90

The coffin without ad488b5be3 a body would d57a7dc5ad most certainly be 66626e69e9 buried in the 2ac966e768 ground, and the 930f0abee4 name Yi-ryung would 25dfb41fb5 be buried forever dcf73fa62d in the soil, 2864d4f085 disappearing without a 712df75092 trace.63ce0182bf083a10

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What her father said 4987024ebf was correct.32b9f759f011b04a

She must become a 80cb21ee55 dead person.0f007103088e8255

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She had to 30c2a2f9ef die while embracing ef13ef286b the shame of 85bced415a her family.0d99c44fdb685635

She mustn’t f4b62c549b be seen fc9f76920f alive by a376f1bd33 others, so 807602070a it was b571464922 impossible to caaf8f5a0a live within d4435dc73c the city 0cf9ad45a9 walls.601dc174e42d3b32

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She had fc4dea6aa4 no choice 2e94611bd1 but to 19ad291ca9 live with 0f9bd8e6e3 those who 4ae2cade7e were as 7516e637c5 good as c34dcbd770 dead outside b00361a364 the city 4d5323001c walls, with 87f7def25b people who a49517351c no one 8b38fefe04 cared about.1ae38d3836e03ac8

She wanted to 7446557781 tell him to b19e84c0aa just kill her c02f9d7c44 instead, but she 2d3d06a19b was afraid of 61579e6649 dying.fd5975e2ce2f8801

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Even though she ended ed3ff69bc2 up in this situation, ee4cf35ed3 she was still afraid ac73dbc0e2 of death.c472680d00592eaf

Yi-ryung despaired 4245364bda once again 22281c0d8b at the 41cb88984b realization that dcaba42f3e she was 4ba1fa9c77 a coward.d31920dd21f5d0c0

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“Get out quickly before 6e5cb6902e the sun rises and a7f2ef8b7c other people see you.”318cfaa1a2062538

“Yes, Father…”880620ffff82b061

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Yi-ryung wiped away her 52aedbf628 tears, got up, and d001c4201c bowed twice to her 95db17cc07 father.eca8172a9aeba04d

After bowing 4b96f1477f twice to 54f6d6acab her father, f019eb8d65 whom she 236d403016 might never 6d9afc0e42 see again, 718f1a14a8 Yi-ryung opened 61b187ad53 the door 67c88e2b46 and went 7b460e0013 out.b18ab610afbf235c

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Outside, her cd504e7b50 surroundings were 8f0b7eb4ea still doused bc4c25329e in the 276c0ed016 blue light 77de585820 of dawn.4c3242165d7932b5

There was a ef166c96f2 household servant standing 36f661d2db in the garden.2e9e7954986c5ddb

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He was 378947c423 the servant c4415d534d who would e77c042c8f take Yi-ryung 74e4a8323b outside the bd36f70f39 city walls.e768f27f9a537a82

Yi-ryung followed him 9a319d698b to the north 84b1cff288 gate of the 82104c0171 city, but she 0d35dfd95c would have to 8bc462564a walk through the d6fa7cf560 north gate alone.3cd5481c67d9adf2

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The reason the b563727265 north gate opened 7eb8551fee a little earlier 1b8e57b9e7 than usual was b957a8e681 because the servant 50cbebc6bf had slipped a 6343d87269 few coins to e4f3cf5ab9 the gatekeepers.1dfdf355fe48ca92

In the early 450e5d822c morning, the doors 5a6072fb45 opened, and Yi-ryung 50ac57e66c walked out of e8399e23fc the city. The doors 1d0f0ba973 closed behind 05df2300ed her.7c8dac3a58515f85

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As the heavy d3ff5c3851 doors closed behind 2b0c4b7d5b her, Yi-ryung was 9e4267d7c9 left alone outside 75b783540b the north gate.343d63e957a9324a

Yi-ryung didn’t edce541e06 know where c5d36a65d3 to go.f5a929de95033b7f

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She didn’t even know d27638ed10 where Dochi lived, and c6639eef67 she had no knowledge 162ab9b3ef of the geography outside 121dc25e5b the city walls.bb52ae05c9ddad71

But this 91d9ee4f9a only lasted fe4a0332c6 a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a figure 99b5e25734 walking through the hazy ec603bf339 morning fog.d9481b3e38eae357

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At first, she was 7e962176f3 terrified because she thought 7bb49d93dc a ghost or something daf431f2fc similar to a monster 8a1814b7e5 in the storybooks was 4169bf19db approaching her. However, she 7ee5fae49b was instantly 2f43d2340f relieved when 5acfcf087f she realized 2d561e9adf that the 7d1038450a figure that bb2406e19d emerged from f95959fb46 the fog 90f3fc113b was neither 4fc71d9c0a a ghost cc64b48e0a nor a e8cff28068 demon. It was a 6de28e35f7 person.fd49129fd1d67baa

The man had 5297b79312 a thick beard 4e735e5e96 covering his entire 3f5d99b9d5 face, and his 3e729c0c1c hair was disheveled 206e5d8b28 and tied up 51b2b65fee in a messy 3e3083a5a9 bun, giving him be58e865ef an unkempt appearance b3fb80c948 like that of d603ad7a4d a wild animal.ccd385012e96cac3

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His clothes were 3cbf48c75b shabby and rough, eaeda8cebc and the backs c92b532238 of his hands ad6a168f7f that protruded from ea0174e482 his sleeves were 939bc2846e rough and bumpy.748ba04150653ac9

Looking at 9c442be84d the dark ab0b244058 backs of b32f2b7e94 his hands, 638e40f760 fear surged 910ce41352 up within e863a02da7 Yi-ryung.cf69fd4e2d6d6d78

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“E-Excuse me…”d1396f320e4cac14

Are you Dochi? Before she could 3e7e400dde ask, the man’s 3cbfb1ab3a hands moved faster.dedda57d452ef121

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“Ah…!”9faa315a53eff515

The man c77249067b snatched the 3ca811b707 bundle that 5ae6904f61 Yi-ryung was e93815967d holding tightly cbfad9240b to her 3a2e097b41 chest. He took it, turned 64d56477e3 around, and briskly walked 3a126dc151 away.ccfb804f7adf3501

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”9007d3b8261d0ff6

Yi-ryung quickly followed the ce9e32eb0c man who had taken 03ab967549 her bundle away without f8a8ee9e2c saying a word and b374d1f91a called out to him. But he did 99a1578626 not look back.426f77202213ef50

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Because the man’s strides ccf951339b were long, Yi-ryung had a67709b051 to follow after him 7313414d90 quickly so as not 357493e215 to lose him.df6725e683c6cc63

But he was 7780b2a300 too fast, and cb7a5265d4 Yi-ryung’s pace became e7ea98e31b so frantic that 6090998b94 her shoes ultimately 2bcaa295a8 came off.0ec5b6c4d5afbe1e

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“Ah!”2250b7ddbd46539b

When her b0df8f2baf shoes slipped e28dae67bb off, Yi-ryung f39a3af7bb crouched down.0ff7f95ca5f60b93

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“Excuse me! Please wait c1a0b0cc06 a moment!”3fb32fc7e5aa50aa

She haphazardly put one 70636ae343 of her shoes back 86e0476bce on and shouted out 7a8016f0ab to the man who c3e3f5a6ac was now further away.077f57b00dac1cf6

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What if the 12cfba9eb2 man leaves me 785c0c6798 all alone? What if he only ee9fd26a7f takes the bundle of 9811858f4f gold and silver and 50a987f5f7 leaves me here?64f1c06dcdcd64ca

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”07ad7226b64c6a48

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Yi-ryung called out to 6e4a54cd04 the man in a 125edc6864 disappointed voice. Ultimately, she chased 2da249d9f0 after him with 36d03f17fe only one shoe cdb3c24c3c on.1491a47cc2a21579

How could he ea02ca8599 be so heartless?dcd52e1d8e27deec

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If a a4b94fc9c4 maiden was 6023a8dd82 calling out 8b04f2b64f to him, 37a3be1f31 shouldn’t he a431e38aa5 at least 2329411f79 look back?e64222665fd0e61c

Yi-ryung chased after the f1f0b14371 man with one shoe 1ac453a96b on, but she eventually 405f330e7e stopped.b5c4667250f073ee

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She crumpled 3482702d84 to the 887e86233c ground.13dd3e2f8d819fd3

Her white shoe was d4632bb02b covered in dirt.a51bcc8c3c4d0437

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The hem of her 7503798681 skirt was also covered ab955944ac in dirt.cab3e18b6102845f

“Hnng…”62f17105c7ba4ce1

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Tears rolled down 7c010d5cd4 her eyes as fc5e2c36e9 she remained crouched 1938ba5434 on the ground.9ded82c5cdd22593

She thought she 30e9e12587 didn’t have any 1618b58fa7 tears left to 9091dbcb43 cry.d46fca74637964fc

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She cried 204603fdf1 so much 53bce6c5f4 yesterday, and e765af1af7 she didn’t e409da4dd8 think she 9dc99d9b95 had any b1dcb058d6 left for b6112701c0 today.41ea421c8e550e9d

And yet, 090f98647c tears poured b39608bda9 out.f294183b43a65445

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She was so sad 85565d0469 that she couldn’t stop 54c555029c crying.7d7bb2d8fe385b3e

Did that man ff82469025 also think she 331c5baa82 was dirty?eb6229402e10d054

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Does that d364a4bef9 man think fa6ac49bc2 that she d88b3ebbcf was worthless 7af31e5e7e and dirty 43665095b5 for not 7ca263bb41 hanging herself 260eea7cef to death 6b29dd3e2f after being c9c1ba4cbe raped and 1bdd7812d2 instead relying 2c1a2636d6 on him a9af41658b to survive?57f95dedf29511ce

Did he 49ba7f0da5 feel like 581c54614f he had 33c6985a28 no choice 2548c808ee but to b23d6829bc take on 1dd3269073 something cumbersome?e1d73a1fedc56bc2

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She wiped away f46ecd406e the tears that 753e29f05a were flowing down e718d8260d her face with 86c0d2e519 the back of 4e812bc1f1 her hand.549bfc6fceccc0a2

When she heard 8874e46492 the sound of 136dcf1edc something moving in 484b283b0b front of her, a659cc6425 Yi-ryung raised her f72c87aa1a head.955bc5d1ea5ce11b

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The man was c45d3e667d kneeling in front 13aa886798 of her. She didn’t know 377fcdbff7 when he had 7bf4bbc76c come back.4e7fa0ad7e936dc8

The man a3b735fd0d was holding d5c469061e her other db19c5ba77 shoe that 8141b3a6c9 had fallen d5f5fc8eac off.f8d868b01627a6e4

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He put 390dc45137 the shoe 496630262a on her e62b2191bb foot without f9b9159624 saying a 5ff45fc94e word.f5d572a43be87f98

Yi-ryung watched as his 0414bc1903 rough hands put the f2c281401d shoe on her foot decec67dee as she wiped away 142ab17d7c her tears with the 7bae554f6b back of her hand.82916d0c8f623293

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The man who had be5f641e20 given her the shoe de6a517ddf turned around so that e64b2917d1 his back was to a1485fc3a6 her.21c88e977ae8b730

He was telling her 3321f871e3 to get on.cb4ab1256af44336

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But there b792dabd7e was no d8761e6cac way she 9c6becc89d could let 6b9773b104 a stranger f3550c731b carry her 2e2024c543 on his 1e578aa4bb back.f03c7790db409639

“Ah…!”2983884d95fd1ead

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As she hesitated, 9396f1b609 the man put 97afdae80e her on his d2c66c9788 back and began 5a540fc326 to walk briskly.728a393e05ce669d

Yi-ryung burst into tears 1864aabf1b once again, burying her 52f17fc85a face into the man’s 3158ab9a52 back as he carried b6cf234cdd her.eb8a4a17baa659f9

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The man fa161df2f2 carried Yi-ryung 8b4e9e47ba on his 29e93baaf7 back and f53dda564e continued to 8f8d929ad1 walk as c4ed1a0110 she continued 76a0f09d9e to cry abceb79711 without showing 98afac2958 any signs a315800868 of stopping.7f10062afbb52af0

As the north gate 9384befa9b of the city wall b7b67f1f5d grew further away, an 61a945142c unfamiliar landscape entered Yi-ryung’s 4bd447e9c7 eyes which were blurred a28162b825 by tears. It was e91468fadc now daybreak.ae7bfb439e7b29c2

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It was 8f04e34dd0 morning in a0719a4eac this unfamiliar e3f7ac1ddf place.1df64e828a249237