Stolen Ch 1 part 1

Emperor GeumHyun had seven e6b75fddb8 younger brothers, the youngest c6600b6391 of whom was the 0ec6fb8d93 seventh prince Sadok.e10f6e2f7994f4aa

The emperor’s 4171f763af younger brother, 62da780da8 Seventh Prince c332669a59 Sadok, had 7b7f559153 no sons, 18ea5ab7e8 only a cf6fea1391 daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.6583bd3790febfa8

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After losing his c03517c2bd wife to intruders 5ecf8e2450 who broke into 9f860447c0 his private residence, 4a8ac5ccab Yi-un Palace, when b516a41b33 his daughter Yi-ryung d8e83972a2 was young, Sadok d1d7fc536c never remarried and a43d3f0468 has been living dd8f0065be alone ever since. Yi-ryung also grew up f186ab96ca as an only child 785cf49624 without siblings.2ded7177cbe79252

Yi-ryung was c861ed99f1 the only 2acf3f0002 princess in f900a911d4 the entire 6a0e5c3a86 imperial family.aac13ef603f9875d

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Emperor Geum-hyun only d811d655cb had princes, and 5f8725e8d3 the other six 0bc812f373 brothers also only 79d110c2be had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s daughter, 1ceff8699c Yi-ryung, was the baf1c72b09 only daughter among 87f1f4c0ee the emperor’s children 59d038e30c and nephews.5d5e717b0419f886

For that reason, 9b3c58e29d Yi-ryung monopolized the 4304625cea affection of her b3a6f6dff1 uncle, the Emperor, e9957a95c0 from a young 271f274222 age.b1f9692a75b5a811

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She was loved f87a9925b2 by not only 0874528f35 the emperor but 21bdf6e943 also all the fd1f794c78 royal families, and 42021c2011 she was like ae64c953d7 the flower of d7422d8a56 the imperial family.ff86c0cdd0845174

And after c026fbac94 the tragedy 9e7c0ae4dc at Yi-un ab280e697c Palace nine 4e3104151d years ago, 9d33d69d30 the people 171ed87344 around her aa2dff191c pitied her e1c021ad22 and cared 8e8ba98c1e for her 1a7aa252d4 even more.bf2b7ffdb4c48e1f

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“When you grow up, c3b7a03a05 you must marry Moonduk.”f272838a4f06406a

The emperor 98a6917eab often said 5e88446001 this.9301e86f899f2c3a

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Moonduk was the 9c4c8fcbd2 eldest son of d054104ba3 the emperor. He was e9de7155a5 both the 9543ee3ce4 crown prince 08385896a4 and the 4754112878 boy who 768ed8c0d0 would one 5f17bc868f day succeed 922a73b1d5 GeumHyun as 2b977c712d emperor.73f7b577c20566a1

And last c70f9e3a3a year, Yi-ryung 4dcb8a855d was officially 17fdae7fe2 engaged to c91cd8a5a3 Moonduk.3c1bea835c53a374

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Gifts were exchanged, 2b61729208 and the engagement 8e14c411a4 was set. Now only the 499b5bf626 wedding remained.035f4fe4183b9dd5

After the db2e1d477b formal wedding, e8f1d4209f Yi-ryung would 654ff819ff become the 80f5d4b1a8 crown princess, e31fa326e5 and she 46ce2cdc3a would leave 293bb37f06 Yi-un Palace fac97fd9d4 to go 678f4f79e9 to the 87850c2a23 imperial palace.9a57e874cdd86a93

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Winter passed, and a4c76dd5e1 spring arrived. The wedding 798d36639b was scheduled 0d56ae5cc9 to take f81f775812 place.3a4452d818f7eb1e

Although Moonduk was a f1b4f6352f bit brusque, he had 0a6f89aaeb a handsome appearance and c2f6637653 striking good looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung did 2674d8ec93 not mind becoming 3a24f2ae52 Moonduk’s wife.68d28570af9cdf4b

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Although she 077ee02676 was worried 446ffd6f7b about leaving 4bcf639763 her father, a9752c243e who would fce3b5444b be left 322929a20f all alone abd272f096 once she 22dfd1e267 became the 228be0dbac crown princess, 2e38ebf18d because her c8d7851013 father was 293d82727d an imperial 6057dd4860 prince, she 705d16ae56 would be 4e7902e513 able to 84069ba181 leave the 4af352aa18 palace whenever ab4a9fc3ef she pleased.f4a9c25b311c59fd

Since they were not 4f615f5082 going to be separated d6616e6d05 for life, there was be907a8d32 no reason why she 0f344fd45e could not meet her a82e90cc19 father after the wedding.8c2408733a9f32eb

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But then e16106c260 something happened.4e5ee8fb01dc7d0d

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!a508072e504e930b

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In the ffed48e209 middle of f49cc13e92 the courtyard, eff7e5bfeb surrounded by a39987e4de several strong 5503472be4 men, Yi-ryung’s 83315d89d0 bodyguard Ja-in 00cd2776c4 was being b27a505f02 beaten with f55c7b01eb clubs.33ad576593317ed6

He was being punished 37503caeb4 for failing to protect 0f86020f7a his mistress last night.a29acc01788752a6

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Last night, a 0947a085a0 stranger broke into e9bb033273 Yi-ryung’s residence and 16f04e314b raped her before 0cad579fd4 running away.99980ba488efadf0

Yi-ryung had been unconscious 7843c15d91 all night. When her 4bf97ff1ad maid entered 87c4282c71 her quarters e238840819 and discovered 7edbf2ef43 her, she 78abac7e6f was naked 59cac1cb36 and bleeding c27d12c877 between her 28880355df legs.3478fb665a384176

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The blood 887fc1c3ac stains between 40d86cd535 her legs, 74454a87cc the blood 10947be0be stains on aed82703c6 the blanket, 150323ddbb and what 988bdca9c6 seemed to 661ffa22c5 be dried a3efad372d semen around 850cb120c9 her privates ba1385cd38 all seemed af0c8f471f to indicate 55b274039a that she 2fdb28a060 had been 53aa7e1566 raped.ab0c0d0c84420afe

The warrior c7596d7062 Ja-in, who 7892b916c7 was supposed b167f64247 to guard c7013426ff her residence 37c05fd337 all night, b179cb991a made excuses c37e055a99 saying that 00c83e56a3 he was 83f5dadddb unconscious at a781b8257c the time.1d9a2ada0038cc31

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All he had for cdded6bd58 dinner was a cup b8098987fd of tea, but he 2525e9ee98 suddenly felt sleepy and d1a523dcdd closed his eyes for 829645d131 a moment, passing out 63e45c6d92 until morning. Ja-in tried and 9b20d3a9ff tried to excuse 4602900430 himself, claiming that 471d4e9678 someone had drugged 29813217e8 his tea.b1aa206e44f191fa

But he had to 3183097cb0 take responsibility for what bf9b2292d9 happened while he was 2fb8c39ff8 sleeping.22393c0722a63b42

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He neglected 6397876c84 his duties a592921484 as a 36cee648b2 bodyguard, and 02434540af because of ad09b64d39 this, his 746b6a17ee little mistress 60856085de suffered.35a6bb49e486dfa7

Even if ac255038d9 he had 865eafe1de ten mouths, 7b56983c8c he would 3af189ea84 have nothing 3b1e8813ae to say.ca2255c46ab20df8

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The ultimate punishment 96669c7592 given to Ja-in 886ca26e50 was to cut e7c67a0a72 off his wrists f9e484d568 and banish him.85df74aefff6e91d

For neglecting 5a5845fc82 his duty a4162bc311 of guarding c8ad6b2325 Yi-ryung, the d84a266794 bodyguard Ja-in 42c9128b63 was kicked a479340c7e out with efdee1347c his wrists d5008de8c5 cut off, bcc7ecdaa3 and Eunah, 675243038a Yi-ryung’s servant, 079a75b392 was also 1922b044b9 kicked out d1acc23b9d after receiving 8c7ab9f290 fifty lashes.ecef6982b886e0d6

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“I will 292c0396b1 tell His 0e7be4671a Majesty that d1ef718a55 you are 25180cdb8a bedridden and 8a41cee904 seriously ill.”d2bed9207ccce45e

The Seventh Prince Sadok aa3f5b1c2d sat in front of 948deff16d Yi-ryung and spoke with c1da04e468 a solemn face as 944edc66ff she continued to shed ada9fbc5c2 tears.d9ad7856b0a07b55

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“This won’t end 943e8abc39 with just the b64434cfd0 cancellation of the 9c44bd7881 wedding. Once it becomes known 057345a30c that you were raped 5cd0a98162 by a stranger, it 6e3fcfd89b will bring dishonor to 0f52d3bccb your father as well 26e3cedcd1 as to His Highness 75a47a01af the Crown Prince, who cc2dcbe060 was planning on marrying 69e0dc305e you. In other words, 1f95e07275 it will be 253860a163 a disgrace to 6e3d7b573c His Majesty the 514b851ee2 Emperor. Do you understand?”f6611a3b3012b4b0

Yi-ryung covered her face 81d20d3045 with a handkerchief and 2a8b7b24b3 sobbed.bc144c0ce6c8f287

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Yi-ryung had no idea 1f0946f256 what happened last night.df856243b99d5468

She remembered an intruder 6ecafb4361 breaking into her residence 100a3242b9 and forcing her onto 15f8d91f46 the bed, but she 4ae7ab6cfc had no memory of 316bfa6094 what happened after that.edec9c725eb4a63b

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She was hit 3502f32bfd in the stomach 624b9d7bc4 and passed out. When she woke c68047b4f3 up, there were 427d346800 already several gruesome 52fcde448d marks on her 5c2bea260e body.aac29c59b983329a

She could tell that 32cb7f1156 she had been raped 3b2eea00de by the marks on 1bc56ebac9 her body, but she f5956d2bc2 had no memory of 69d63c5b60 it at all.681b8c496088faee

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But even if she 01e15dfa89 didn’t remember, it was 2f825cfe18 already very clear that 8c45fc1455 something had happened.5ede4e296cd1a451

She didn’t know who d98effd731 did it, and she c9ead52e55 didn’t know why.46f35597abd3f642

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There was fe273e88f9 no way 607e75ebc4 to know e2aba91213 how he 119cdac8dd had gotten 067a683694 over the ea4d98a29f walls of ebcb60469c Yi-un Palace, 056f05ad3d and there 8c36788927 was no e72f3adf73 way to 53980632a8 know how 05767ee645 he was 433eac9c7e able to 301d9e13b6 drug the f3564e28f4 tea that 5f153bfdde Ja-in was 0e65791d69 drinking.524002a2d1a5e4c8

“You will be treated 423e774a0e for your illness and 0703fe7243 die. That is 68bc1f5b88 the only 8ec880cbd2 option for 023284688e all our 4b010c2e34 sake.”2253f6af601a4308

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“Father…”e6561dcfd9ea8bbb

Yi-ryung was f2802ddada surprised and 09b95e0002 raised her 0799eaf376 head when 4fc3c6338f she heard dfaa6c966f her father 9126e9cf52 say that a95919fa37 he would f6b7c102ce turn her a5ae2a401a into a 968740e577 dead person.89089a08eed0d337

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Her eyes were watery a45badcccc and bloodshot.112d7fd9f12be448

Her eyes were already 45f59d20db swollen from crying so 248304e0a0 much that they looked 5b32c5d21b absolutely miserable.d6fd8e2691949953

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“Leave this place tomorrow.”d9c17f5f50aa9c8e

“Father, where e00784f483 do you 6f2d91f7fa want me fae9678138 to go?”97bd4d2e8c8a4ffa

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“I will 0addee7617 give you 4710d25fa2 some gold, 5727bae366 so go 854d94ac75 anywhere and 7e069a4fcb live as 99655a375e if you d45f63d759 are dead.”464bf256156f757e

“Father…”7f82e1995f1e69b5

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Her father’s words were e1cd846a6a harsh, but she couldn’t 57dd0cb02b tell him she couldn’t ad88ae74d9 do it.450d5fa83fd51359

What he 5304467f16 said was 0722261661 true. The problem ceb278ef3d did not 1498ef7966 end with c334e46ced just her cd79aba68f body being d4ebae0251 defiled.b6507fdb152e3b3e

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Her father’s reputation, 19a2683cf8 the crown prince’s 07d629ea53 honor, and even b590b8402f the emperor’s prestige f4733e2830 could all be b2149515de ruined because of f10829c75f her.522de1d2ce738e88

“Where am 0266a81690 I to 6b7f7d6a6f go…”0637d0f5973227bb

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Yi-ryung barely managed 5a72b32c76 to say the 47192d5fa6 words as she d695ea2132 wiped her tears ad9af27269 with a handkerchief.29b16321e0fca6db

There was no 0d4ca01b9b way her father 5295ce7f65 would send her 1a89e55794 away empty-handed.a02acd0b53cfdbb5

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But even if she 68ce5e1203 were to leave her a5ab29ae20 home with gold and 10764f1321 silver, where would she c15264154e go?4b2c282d556c0d29

She didn’t fedb546da9 know anything 4137879ef5 about the 57882597e5 ways of b93124b0fb the world, 3df05e68e7 and she 75669f3eb7 didn’t even 72c787b5de know how 2c584ec894 to live f6653eb62f on her cd8576b958 own. Where should she go 1a51c555a8 and what should she 04079fff1d do with her gold 7db44b1c48 and silver?a8b003c099083ed7

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“Then, if I tell 700db37541 you where to go, 63378ec2b3 will you do as 8ab4814662 I say?”0c6054a3ee36cf7b

“Yes, I will b60c10139d do as you 7716b15048 say.”b83cfa629edfe61b

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This wasn’t something d05c46c91e she wanted in f48db25bf0 the first place.d3607acf5bef72d6

Rather, she was the 0f0a6c8c34 biggest victim of this d658e6104f incident.d51174add8ef135d

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But Yi-ryung knew 2fdbbd6063 that this was c56a871887 not the time f2eae1b9c6 to say such afd1501990 things.45a4ac9a20e62286

She was 7d20ae7717 lucky this 6b17109e3e happened before 067b90c3fe marriage. She was taught 5599d35dd1 that if a 50aa74ad9c woman was defiled 7a2200800a by another man 3e6a2a6b23 after marriage, she b1be61e938 would have lost 3589f33dce her chastity, and fcfe0a34d4 the right thing 668bc1ea4d to do afterwards 432caa0856 would be to f61b3ed3fc commit suicide.83ed03f892bf4b20

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Although she wasn’t married 157ecf5be7 yet, she was already 9e03d0c1d5 engaged.63e4c58ce405755b

Not only would 02e215b38b they not get 4a9a82faaa married, but this aa489f5e77 was no different 263138dfbb from losing her cc4d21a977 chastity.5f52f9a47a3568f1

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“You have to leave 760e5910ea home early tomorrow morning, 70504893a8 before daybreak, so get 3497d81cb6 ready today.”7f4dcc7cfc7e0686

After saying this, e39707d675 Sadok got up 3b2f6ca01e and went outside. Yi-ryung, who was c31564233c now left all 7798ae1b9e alone in her 01926ab1ab room, lay down 8c49e5dfe2 on the bed a1ae1678a8 and burst into ce1bcde4e2 tears once again.2fa3318b9adc59c6

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She couldn’t understand why 436c7293f1 this was happening to c5ff652f89 her.34ad2571349797aa

Who did this 4d0ec2ce8c to her and 73ab198171 why?7d93065e5137fab0

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Could it 625f63206f be that be7ffabe01 the misfortune 78f5d16010 she had f384e9d97a experienced as 3e5b357175 a child 74a487e3c0 was not eb6c736d32 enough?36fdbf0d49be5670

‘I want 2d79313196 to kill ee27072167 him. I want abba92f00a to rip da99ae4a13 him to 9fb0eb7640 shreds.’03694b50d09e8a72

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If the assailant who e0533f668f had raped her was 8f6a162954 in front of her 5a84bfa2e9 right now, she wanted cc3e880405 to tear him to bcbd07e0f3 pieces and kill him fd845f7a08 on the spot.b8026dbe956360ff

That was how badly 6b0dc80577 Yi-ryung’s heart was in 54d2a3cb5f despair.ff8ae4c0115444f7

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But even greater 3e7b3b82c9 despair came the 53c1059fc5 next morning.61c3d39300c2bc02

“You will be considered 0d55f6516a dead. We will hold a cf871b1454 funeral for you, and 9747d5f195 we will announce your 666edc4d9f death to the outside 0eae260a84 world. His Majesty will 7281d016ce be informed, and 087da65429 the Crown Prince f96d0d6428 will also be 327db67184 notified. The place where you 61d2f2b40f will go is outside 6bcd2ef04e the city walls. The house of a d79a10ad12 man named Dochi.”73aa7f380df85435

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“Dochi…”02404a4e545ab50a

It was the 2626d1af14 first time she d408e7d95f was hearing this 4a7b064984 name.aad118a37f02765f

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As she faced fef73a936c the despair of cefa6f0f93 becoming a dead 5937bb5d55 person, Yi-ryung’s eyes 2f7651de62 shook as she a4b3f2d34b looked at her b6b67090c4 father.f515a65d5225797d

All she packed were 832985cbda a few sets of de0c5b0cab clothes she normally wore, acaa739702 gold and silver jewelry, 275d0e7e25 and the belongings left 2b2f687353 behind by her deceased 34979be973 mother.cc95572564d9e956

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She wasn’t able to bdbcafe1c0 pack much.6e6a615e7c4ab1aa

The only things that 4f14f271a8 Yi-ryung could carry with efdf2e3684 her were in a 33d8f4ee2e bundle.5d013211800217ad

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“He makes f76babeaef a living ace0313e07 by slaughtering 2518d9faf1 animals. He may 072fe9faea be a 606ff20321 lowly man, 9316029169 but he 7ea4f050b4 is a c47ccd46b7 man who a7c08d8d94 can take 11a1d2e886 care of c7bcd6f245 himself. So go and 07451fd1c1 live with him.”4a8a623f9a4448eb

When Yi-ryung heard 3fce65b471 Sadok’s words, her 18833fdcdf face turned pale.37374968778002e9

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Someone who slaughtered e02cd4e676 animals was a f6739f0193 butcher.52f1f0292c712258

A butcher 065066e4d4 who lives cd2adc49b6 outside the d1f46a7d7a city walls, a18fc74b2c no less.3b832ba005a6c473

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There were 2242561b89 some groups b31a9e845e of people bb6e9713de who were 44defbe908 not allowed 550f387068 to live 153b1fcbc7 within the 68d5ab1ca5 city walls.5a34f6be76f89428

Convicted criminals, people 05f800ed70 with contagious diseases, acdaf5e0b4 swindlers, and butchers.b37b53c2df1d302f

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These kinds of 4550dc481c people could not 6369c98f37 build their homes e00bb81531 and live within a021537127 the city walls, 992a84db9e so they built 4692d0f751 huts and lived 6adc5f5a44 outside the city c74456fa8e walls.545a12660c82e435

And now, her father 098d158393 was telling her to 1698d6b4b1 live with these people.8339ae808e2bda8a

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“Father, h-how 4f759ca2ca could I 73cca93805 live in ca8bde7275 a place 37fc2d4787 like that…?”23620c2ac8712002

“Did I not say 1873329b9d you were dead? What would 0fa03a4ece you do 37cc76ad62 if you e6d66ccaa7 were caught dd72e996a1 living in 8251257df7 the city? You have 5d57d0be0e to go 6c8ff570d4 outside the 05be9daea4 city and 30e5a384c5 live among 05ab03d7b0 such people 5909756393 to survive c65e3458ef without being bf6a0c13c0 caught.”2fa9550bbdc105eb

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Tears welled up in 21ea7d4e80 Yi-ryung’s eyes as she eb5fbac660 listened to Sadok’s words.0ade7a794ac3c40c

She was alive and d272f370a5 well, but she needed 32446a8022 to be dead.66481c5dbb6b6d7c

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Her funeral would be d4579fc2aa held in her home 4b2277ad76 as soon as she a38bc15a04 left.b8ea8db091042cbe

The coffin without a 006020b18d body would most certainly 363c33c89c be buried in the 7c24b6454b ground, and the name 28cfc7ff45 Yi-ryung would be buried fa33d9f0be forever in the soil, 497130731a disappearing without a trace.6b398e87ba74950f

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What her father e671a3a159 said was correct.d6197f18f31df15f

She must become 2de6acde37 a dead person.00e576530508100f

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She had 38c0f29be4 to die 5f01bb4815 while embracing bde05728c4 the shame e3405d34af of her e0d76e1845 family.7390d4ceefdb7e0a

She mustn’t be c951706092 seen alive by 876e4f6a37 others, so it c0223a0433 was impossible to a7143180ce live within the d2ba7b0f23 city walls.cafb6050d60bdde7

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She had no b1952a47a4 choice but to 01cae7d48f live with those bbf9e4be55 who were as 1490f76700 good as dead 40393c7cbd outside the city f8804111c6 walls, with people 55c15de0fc who no one 6a21167a1e cared about.8d6cbf08103ee116

She wanted to tell 9041623cfc him to just kill 4260fc48a6 her instead, but she 215b992530 was afraid of dying.a9307cf1aec65dc0

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Even though she ended 2762849b12 up in this situation, a46b7512c9 she was still afraid 4991693bdc of death.fed6ee58d70a822e

Yi-ryung despaired 4e0f047930 once again cee9287479 at the c88663d515 realization that 6f7e275800 she was 860bf226e4 a coward.4fb246df83e5d78b

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“Get out quickly before 0cb6957e9c the sun rises and 9b8c8b9d2a other people see you.”ddef6ed17b409927

“Yes, Father…”fbbd1427051ca186

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Yi-ryung wiped away 17417bae57 her tears, got 3718877694 up, and bowed 9abc8e8fce twice to her 93dbeea5ec father.7e9bfe719d3e6847

After bowing twice b47eea8eb6 to her father, 795afc2355 whom she might 549217bc57 never see again, beae9828c4 Yi-ryung opened the 4d75c142e9 door and went a94035a362 out.2a541b4790db4507

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Outside, her surroundings d51afd4551 were still doused 803477c416 in the blue fa22aa024c light of dawn.de8131b6877a84b9

There was c615278b48 a household b0da40321f servant standing beb2cb6614 in the d8f069cb93 garden.eeb18c65af5a75fd

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He was 148e990033 the servant 9c5cba649b who would e8883085ab take Yi-ryung 441220f971 outside the 890ec39693 city walls.c0fb2ab50e7f39f7

Yi-ryung followed him 4750113b6e to the north eac241322e gate of the fef2d9365a city, but she 8bb6fa7580 would have to 1b14f3743a walk through the 27f68e8571 north gate alone.189ef9bcb3c5ca88

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The reason the north f8018af056 gate opened a little 6a579baed6 earlier than usual was 10ae5b0713 because the servant had db6c39acf0 slipped a few coins 9ceafe64d6 to the gatekeepers.13670a8701ec402b

In the 733e9b8305 early morning, 2e2a60918d the doors f8c65466a6 opened, and 870162e6d7 Yi-ryung walked 12e183bc5c out of aa971a479c the city. The doors 3b56043bc0 closed behind 78cefc708f her.15f96b9b963b838e

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As the heavy c2f3591a10 doors closed behind 97999facf3 her, Yi-ryung was 7c38edbd40 left alone outside 4781293a09 the north gate.e833e7ca55906190

Yi-ryung didn’t know 14e0d5d85f where to go.6d1d9bddfe437adb

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She didn’t even 7c2c437bfd know where Dochi 9b2084f12c lived, and she b1bb5c0be0 had no knowledge 4491e0c63b of the geography 3e89a8c8ba outside the city 2ee94455cd walls.7d81f739dbfcbdf4

But this only 5a27a62479 lasted a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a 637fc7f79b figure walking through 7e85093223 the hazy morning 790a9225d8 fog.c2f8e9a39dc18c36

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At first, she was b466bdc29b terrified because she thought 6097e48f0c a ghost or something 1d8b45ffb3 similar to a monster f8a3d81178 in the storybooks was 40bf26049f approaching her. However, she 07a1f01a07 was instantly dd3386e606 relieved when 491ab9346f she realized 1b5ae2a3d7 that the 3b654a0f90 figure that d8f861ef41 emerged from c9328b45d4 the fog fa80c079b7 was neither 265bb348a8 a ghost 44b8cfe603 nor a 4acd689df8 demon. It was 801a1d7e10 a person.bd6b2eb6a40e5c88

The man had a e917ce7a12 thick beard covering his 486e3e66a9 entire face, and his 99abf436a1 hair was disheveled and 3786f5640d tied up in a dff2701d43 messy bun, giving him aad25ba22d an unkempt appearance like 814f5c2cfe that of a wild 452ad25eae animal.3d39ae371c1bf8d9

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His clothes were ec9f00102f shabby and rough, 42654d1145 and the backs b2764dc782 of his hands 576974dbaa that protruded from 6ba374f139 his sleeves were a8b5f502d5 rough and bumpy.0573d1033bab4554

Looking at 70268dbc6f the dark a2909efd66 backs of b1b24ac147 his hands, 6dec6c5a8a fear surged d489c8d236 up within 67cfb73b05 Yi-ryung.17b493c86a39469c

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“E-Excuse me…”31088ab2d3688be7

Are you Dochi? Before she could ask, 18ba81546e the man’s hands moved 165750d47a faster.7a16f918e44af3e0

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“Ah…!”5519646e58c8e205

The man snatched 26d1c0fed6 the bundle that 35deff524e Yi-ryung was holding 6014093ae7 tightly to her 154ebfd216 chest. He took e35feb581e it, turned d575ab32a5 around, and 3c1d9ef9b0 briskly walked ccf98f5a21 away.d0782d1df7b43498

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”18b9b71d30982b4a

Yi-ryung quickly followed 72ec0d4e1d the man who cda92b4c7c had taken her ee21ad1589 bundle away without 3325a7e879 saying a word 2c6431a145 and called out ef1f163257 to him. But he did 7efd98821c not look back.81f1aa83202853c6

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Because the a46c285e46 man’s strides 55b93cd260 were long, 37cb1cef7d Yi-ryung had 7aae5692f1 to follow dd76e684e9 after him 7f68572a8e quickly so 229b5d1abd as not ce102b7da4 to lose 28a20c1ac0 him.7f1fc1b490179b41

But he was f227ba6fa7 too fast, and 598f8e74c3 Yi-ryung’s pace became e20a939950 so frantic that 734931ebc7 her shoes ultimately 2e14dd6796 came off.da451a82e8b4591f

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“Ah!”5d1463a2ad5fc1de

When her shoes d94e803367 slipped off, Yi-ryung 6577099cfb crouched down.bdd7aa3349f30d70

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“Excuse me! Please wait a moment!”62061e0117e78fee

She haphazardly put one 4c2da46358 of her shoes back 7a93c25bf1 on and shouted out 4ccf2dc50d to the man who 4fada7ef49 was now further away.c5c1e72b9308dddd

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What if b6aeea88e0 the man 1b31d1950e leaves me 40f5e24924 all alone? What if he only 389e235ed7 takes the bundle of a9502fa991 gold and silver and af6154d2f9 leaves me here?c2fc88f5e5217b46

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”94a6e9ea7261d4ba

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Yi-ryung called out to b12ce1e88a the man in a c8725d4fb9 disappointed voice. Ultimately, she 8f8b038b2c chased after 3f59fe98d5 him with 3c0d5d44e8 only one 0273763318 shoe on.0c9f452941b6acb6

How could he be ce2169557c so heartless?9f9eba97aa06a0cc

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If a maiden was 134542eb91 calling out to him, b42853ddb5 shouldn’t he at least dfc1d320a6 look back?d5c1fb20000d9c3d

Yi-ryung chased d34c89b8b9 after the 05f4fd42e2 man with 54c218121b one shoe 9952450774 on, but ce3cf35820 she eventually 155a3d3f61 stopped.ceaa3dc2eae5a915

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She crumpled 0397c8e2ea to the 72db4e1cc9 ground.b277a6eefe21f5f1

Her white shoe 4c7547cac8 was covered in 773fffc392 dirt.44b2d18a74931451

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The hem 2c7b20f9bd of her 2189a4df8e skirt was 341daed203 also covered d6f201b880 in dirt.fc06f7a6612b2274

“Hnng…”6ecc692d03905ee3

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Tears rolled down her 856c7cdb0b eyes as she remained b8ecf2b9af crouched on the ground.8adf2eb4fe92614b

She thought she didn’t 66bc8a28d5 have any tears left cb3dd97def to cry.e7cf18134b185470

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She cried a22625995f so much 82a7fec81f yesterday, and 58dc89e28c she didn’t f12c537d8b think she 9e75b03d37 had any b549b22bd5 left for fdfd98697c today.d613f3a9b1beee4c

And yet, tears c5cc25b94e poured out.3023d5a43f457ed0

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She was 2e54531eae so sad d8bdcffc57 that she fdfe439fb0 couldn’t stop 9a0bf3acac crying.a7ff2ef255bebd41

Did that man b3b6bbb73b also think she b1a633dddf was dirty?0a21a4bd536e8072

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Does that b0940c7182 man think 3e683ce5ca that she 095e3e2909 was worthless cdb747524d and dirty e7fa5c8d0d for not fc78c5e444 hanging herself 87f8bb9097 to death 672ae0b7de after being 850eb1a23b raped and a0b862de1a instead relying 2a7e49bfe5 on him 75725bf129 to survive?62c59a3fe6c63475

Did he 9e186fa3d4 feel like 263920d56c he had 2b59d9c6f9 no choice 29a9261c22 but to 356d6b156a take on 5baa34459d something cumbersome?d5ccea6f214b7d87

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She wiped away the fb05aceaa1 tears that were flowing 53a0cbbf64 down her face with be583171bc the back of her 11c8ad3848 hand.d6f4f6950e844691

When she 3dab3c2216 heard the 0771bdaf92 sound of b0724c5182 something moving 14f29839b5 in front 40319a65fd of her, c509b15423 Yi-ryung raised 987c3c7ce7 her head.7f42923a83cd4399

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The man was kneeling 51d0b8c93d in front of her. She didn’t know bcac499e7b when he had 3c861c594c come back.5b654b56c7fdee77

The man 537d840796 was holding a109cf638d her other 1f62541684 shoe that 42d70eb1da had fallen 2d4f8e4e62 off.991d4563a7b5358a

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He put the shoe 9848be0b99 on her foot without bb1c45b208 saying a word.bf734951d57a2b1f

Yi-ryung watched as bbbfcba595 his rough hands 138824d9ab put the shoe 4e6ff7c87d on her foot 92d4394f03 as she wiped 8f0e9ea470 away her tears f431ddf4d3 with the back 50bc089029 of her hand.34779eaaa3f234c7

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The man who had 149c4e4c69 given her the shoe b9f756a92d turned around so that 33b50780b5 his back was to 3fb69fec90 her.0a42959c66e970a4

He was 6d44194811 telling her d03bc440bd to get 34049acd80 on.7c03206bdda19a83

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But there was no e7b1242875 way she could let a15f6bfd12 a stranger carry her c9f45f30e1 on his back.14dbb55a958fb21e

“Ah…!”dddbf45007a6158f

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As she hesitated, the b4f2f00af7 man put her on 108a9e91c8 his back and began 3e2ec3487e to walk briskly.2910a03c3ec81968

Yi-ryung burst 6e3c5076a3 into tears 10be914852 once again, 9d1152fb53 burying her 304895b01c face into 2340e2697f the man’s 93ec8c2d90 back as 983f690436 he carried 66f725c392 her.7bf8336df5c2b50c

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The man carried bc04db9332 Yi-ryung on his 163f15b359 back and continued 5a32b45231 to walk as 351dec2596 she continued to f69e9c4908 cry without showing 503b96f271 any signs of 7a38379e10 stopping.d0b723e003f01f4e

As the 7c20ae1df3 north gate 8ccf9f64b7 of the 107e135c5a city wall df73b79c01 grew further 7b41ffb5c5 away, an 0e333200b4 unfamiliar landscape 4009971b5a entered Yi-ryung’s 71d4f87a1f eyes which da160c6f67 were blurred 3bdd4efc8b by tears. It was now daybreak.88ea10bb60b5bbc0

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It was morning 35eab12547 in this unfamiliar 5b2a35bc84 place.03cac2253c36d1c5

Chapter 1: Strange 66152f5aca Manaec1e9aff1e91f20

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Emperor GeumHyun had seven eec573c4f0 younger brothers, the youngest de78a91775 of whom was the cd776d5932 seventh prince Sadok.8073271a663ad95b

The emperor’s younger 6e902a1e8f brother, Seventh Prince 6e9a718ad2 Sadok, had no 5d85228e84 sons, only a afb104662b daughter. Her name was edd7d88280 Yi-ryung.35cc6645fb294a94

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After losing his wife 632dce81cf to intruders who broke 3a994f7e35 into his private residence, 49a6385919 Yi-un Palace, when his 8343d151ac daughter Yi-ryung was young, e42b39d438 Sadok never remarried and 97cc16b87b has been living alone 91912893d9 ever since. Yi-ryung also 6c31e01d38 grew up 1b3a21e6f7 as an dc57058834 only child e35214eecf without siblings.f99ac63db479112f

Yi-ryung was the 262347675d only princess in 46af0de600 the entire imperial 1f77162a5f family.2f8e7e93636e2113

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Emperor Geum-hyun only had 658155bd55 princes, and the other cfd7605aac six brothers also only e4747d7273 had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s daughter, Yi-ryung, 68db3aa4df was the only daughter 3b23a6542a among the emperor’s children 0d78bbc251 and nephews.da43c6f997e1bc2c

For that reason, cf9f34ce8f Yi-ryung monopolized the c1250794c2 affection of her ae3eaea17e uncle, the Emperor, f584619400 from a young ff2ed5f70a age.891276f1d4e5f838

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She was loved 5579b9b02a by not only d6ddaa06e6 the emperor but db2e7926cb also all the 6b32ca7a42 royal families, and e2486e904d she was like e1155d9a93 the flower of 3b0a5fc57b the imperial family.4c556ac256b49e9f

And after the 9ad5625228 tragedy at Yi-un 2df77f70cd Palace nine years 2c1f3aa537 ago, the people e52ada0fbb around her pitied 0876a602ed her and cared 066e883a73 for her even 589ccf5d8e more.c10cc42f48e5f8b9

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“When you grow 33df6d4ced up, you must 055bdfdc89 marry Moonduk.”244cabe7abddf2cf

The emperor often said 886601b593 this.b47ff59c5bcc3003

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Moonduk was the 4db45bd825 eldest son of 15f742ca87 the emperor. He was 5fd4f4914c both the 4367fb02df crown prince 5741dc97d5 and the 05ffa6d488 boy who 29485514c6 would one 833c3d96b8 day succeed a495ab3097 GeumHyun as 27413e4dc3 emperor.8f2f19eff9140329

And last year, b42d5af921 Yi-ryung was officially ea128ac294 engaged to Moonduk.ff0fcd4353f9b13d

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Gifts were exchanged, and b93b5c739f the engagement was set. Now only the wedding c3794ef3eb remained.8b8f6937f9269876

After the 99fb97c78f formal wedding, b6f36a6cf5 Yi-ryung would 125e41553d become the 7a15831e7c crown princess, 4aa660a4fc and she fb3ba6bf4a would leave 4011172b46 Yi-un Palace 2fd88e6d5f to go 876a62e0af to the fdaf2873df imperial palace.46fc8287269da0fd

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Winter passed, and 4a11c70ac0 spring arrived. The wedding 18a772cf58 was scheduled 5767afef68 to take 23f817b4e3 place.4c09addc3df283be

Although Moonduk d39d4d4ae4 was a 38012fb0ef bit brusque, f1aa1aa266 he had e37aa2a920 a handsome 6cf7cce946 appearance and 0cb55cd51c striking good b6c88aa65e looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung did not 43190eb23c mind becoming Moonduk’s wife.f41fed7b74dca440

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Although she cd1f0cd57e was worried 71f2e80d3c about leaving 96f065e2c8 her father, d6f934b772 who would af91d5b650 be left 5aefb75022 all alone ec14345597 once she eb20dea24d became the 5163efa8e5 crown princess, 09a909a429 because her fb94f5777a father was 33a4cf68d5 an imperial 9c21b3ba59 prince, she 7c8d071fa5 would be dd17e6ae26 able to ae128ccfd4 leave the dce1a16287 palace whenever 782eb262d8 she pleased.bbd425c390901d21

Since they were not f36c917e07 going to be separated fb12e6d65b for life, there was 2594db2e46 no reason why she e66dfd33f1 could not meet her 76e842f8bd father after the wedding.d8369eefdf0dbdb5

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But then bdf0491e40 something happened.ae1bcb20e7460be1

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!ad0c106b130b3485

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In the middle of 3f583ba749 the courtyard, surrounded by 8aab8ad539 several strong men, Yi-ryung’s f4ee141ad2 bodyguard Ja-in was being b3592ce960 beaten with clubs.d7b507067e7fdfdd

He was being eecd22e164 punished for failing 1d46e619ef to protect his 82d86b1da6 mistress last night.2051322b55764dd2

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Last night, a stranger 56f4ffb630 broke into Yi-ryung’s residence 187863d4f4 and raped her before 844911d4ab running away.9a9563fa49090fc8

Yi-ryung had been a96d9ffb2b unconscious all night. When her maid entered da202b9ad8 her quarters and discovered b60df8a2c5 her, she was naked f9728e0d23 and bleeding between her 413eb8631c legs.23853d226fe6e24e

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The blood stains between 11c7f8e801 her legs, the blood 18101cc96d stains on the blanket, c6777cfd0c and what seemed to dd0d23a65b be dried semen around a79d0e4367 her privates all seemed b40f3d4428 to indicate that she 4cbd42cf51 had been raped.0f528f16fc0a471f

The warrior Ja-in, who e2fe13f010 was supposed to guard bd9daac816 her residence all night, 6c1d8168d0 made excuses saying that 73784f50b8 he was unconscious at ee1642a011 the time.a67b68b49ca7fbcf

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All he had for 078483c0a5 dinner was a cup 96434a3a88 of tea, but he 8cdd7cc7c4 suddenly felt sleepy and 0e7b5550e4 closed his eyes for 909c077920 a moment, passing out 6cd53ba4e5 until morning. Ja-in tried and tried 6a86da3942 to excuse himself, claiming 1b1b2b309c that someone had drugged 0f2cb177e2 his tea.21d5987e3ab00775

But he had b79f6ba8e5 to take responsibility 6cbaa895c8 for what happened 896b23181d while he was eb3e6f8d16 sleeping.8c92a1c6fac78add

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He neglected 09de9c5bf3 his duties 29b0d79a7a as a 1fef4375cf bodyguard, and aeee47f647 because of a034910e3f this, his 4965188d08 little mistress 696736f7a5 suffered.e66a778fadfd794d

Even if he 427b355cce had ten mouths, d1954bacec he would have 2f1de39c93 nothing to say.8f683116e791aacf

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The ultimate punishment given 57799b254f to Ja-in was to 386791a952 cut off his wrists 17df7875fb and banish him.3d045d6d510d97bb

For neglecting 1090190249 his duty 4c579e6805 of guarding 531ea33263 Yi-ryung, the 74b9718b5e bodyguard Ja-in 4b563fc9e9 was kicked e0def1325d out with 7f99932db1 his wrists 45251b548a cut off, 0649fa0e8b and Eunah, 76f72de404 Yi-ryung’s servant, 8fb149d9ae was also 5c2bdceb0a kicked out b7cd3bbc78 after receiving 27b1fb0aca fifty lashes.b735fa1585f83b86

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“I will tell His 2f27ca6efd Majesty that you are 94c35e1eef bedridden and seriously ill.”d7f22393a298ed1b

The Seventh 9318ad50b3 Prince Sadok ad2118c9eb sat in 78cd3cb232 front of 7d32a465c1 Yi-ryung and ad82dc45f5 spoke with 3bfd325680 a solemn 12a2f72737 face as 4bf9c8077f she continued b8a8488020 to shed 2a72da9fcd tears.fb47ee11862c7a23

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“This won’t end with 23755434ff just the cancellation of f733cb89d0 the wedding. Once it becomes known feb13313c9 that you were raped 6a90ce33ca by a stranger, it 6f38fd8277 will bring dishonor to 78eff55d7e your father as well f713412cae as to His Highness b090f56292 the Crown Prince, who bd2f078e66 was planning on marrying ff3f934534 you. In other words, it 9b1bfb5367 will be a disgrace cb11ecbb93 to His Majesty the a9c5e18d62 Emperor. Do you understand?”be25507b49019253

Yi-ryung covered a7aae75d88 her face 7b731f1518 with a 2132c39c51 handkerchief and 4615350e53 sobbed.150583e7ff57b727

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Yi-ryung had no 0d29741489 idea what happened 4816a62a49 last night.bc8e0ba497ac36f4

She remembered an 825de36451 intruder breaking into e387c3cbab her residence and 7bb391312b forcing her onto d29b32e2d6 the bed, but ea9616a9d5 she had no 3465aecc6e memory of what 3e2d10959f happened after that.26b1cd17a04708cc

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She was hit in 8ad2e033cc the stomach and passed cff3629296 out. When she 16e7c87ba0 woke up, 7650cebc4c there were c98450ee0e already several 937ba9156f gruesome marks 1d8fedf4f2 on her 1a4d5738c2 body.d736822d75dbcf09

She could tell 887d17a296 that she had c9f034d96b been raped by 43f0a0703d the marks on 8749dca487 her body, but dbf5219642 she had no 23bb53a208 memory of it fb521b18f3 at all.c0a7f4bd9cc92c8d

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But even cfc37cb00f if she 7726fbdd3d didn’t remember, 8564bc7904 it was 8cc46f9f81 already very 17344bd27d clear that 273dfa5edd something had 6043f5f0c7 happened.71972d0c4467c622

She didn’t know who 605517577f did it, and she f64e0f3374 didn’t know why.366a1bc47fd60ef3

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There was a9d3355f5c no way 9ad4804293 to know c5370dccb6 how he 453b1a7b4a had gotten e7ae063f2f over the f01a9eff7e walls of 559af0373c Yi-un Palace, d06cfbadcb and there 3d22900f9d was no 6ab3500420 way to 85cec88354 know how 40b0a3fd01 he was 0fc66d0ffd able to cfc8954e3f drug the 2131bda6cc tea that 92169cb4be Ja-in was 6bfc819d31 drinking.aa99e19f780ffe20

“You will 361d7cd044 be treated 3424520c30 for your 73e776dabd illness and c9d2c3379b die. That is the only 29d22eba09 option for all our 1c0f3be1bf sake.”7a134e9305433ab0

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“Father…”5ce23ed6a20501fb

Yi-ryung was surprised and ea568fea64 raised her head when 7908df0943 she heard her father 426c508d50 say that he would 9ea63464ed turn her into a c354634556 dead person.5972c01f4b12cd66

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Her eyes were 4eb0adf09f watery and bloodshot.d830ffac90d2a37f

Her eyes were already befabf03ea swollen from crying so 2b52715578 much that they looked 5744cf9e03 absolutely miserable.f40a387dd6d9b143

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“Leave this place 330d875961 tomorrow.”ba6810824e910493

“Father, where 951f5d94eb do you 9d445dcca5 want me ef65763660 to go?”17d7ebfd06f1ac62

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“I will give you d1b4f86cb6 some gold, so go 4f97d56ab5 anywhere and live as f1702b5210 if you are dead.”b5dfee5382f5e750

“Father…”fdb9822298596457

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Her father’s words b462f45d24 were harsh, but 0bf6a8dce4 she couldn’t tell 1353367a2e him she couldn’t ec63e45226 do it.6d14081f905a1cde

What he said was 94e00bb9b3 true. The problem did bdbf35845b not end with 08ecec3c71 just her body e38ac203db being defiled.d7ea29824505ed73

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Her father’s reputation, the cd0b7e39c9 crown prince’s honor, and 11b11c3225 even the emperor’s prestige 22fe39500f could all be ruined 498980c899 because of her.f40a325869661d07

“Where am I 4cf6421497 to go…”7ea74c5db90961f3

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Yi-ryung barely a4d5357bb3 managed to 944034fe5e say the 57edfdad24 words as dea301e4b7 she wiped d8afd67c2f her tears 2e0c3550cf with a 273e7c262a handkerchief.5798224f2e1c32ec

There was no c9a88255d3 way her father ea76f1133e would send her 139eb33393 away empty-handed.5abaa9363d341bcb

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But even if 962e58f32b she were to 7a8bc55fc8 leave her home b19cbbacdf with gold and 21aba45077 silver, where would 1c3c096756 she go?b07a0a73fe47254d

She didn’t c857eb95d3 know anything cf39da7d9f about the f182322324 ways of bdd8c6d65c the world, 2d14800271 and she f93b3234e2 didn’t even 006219b4ea know how be87069dd9 to live 5aab890f36 on her 2f2a3f579b own. Where should she 866061cfc0 go and what bc32cb9f6d should she do a92570ef4a with her gold 305e80b864 and silver?a9feedc4917b1f18

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“Then, if I ed4021a02f tell you where 3c7a26a2b0 to go, will 8b2ab670fb you do as 39d2a3eeda I say?”d8113ab7da5f9526

“Yes, I 5fd894c91b will do 50cd7fcbb4 as you b79c2c448d say.”b9fa20684c95d1f3

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This wasn’t something 17cbee36cb she wanted in f167f039f6 the first place.977c3c7e3876cfd3

Rather, she was the 49633710ba biggest victim of this 048b62cf30 incident.bcf58b2be8f4670f

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But Yi-ryung knew 2eccfe43f6 that this was cfc766287d not the time ada960da11 to say such 9fc954c783 things.0ad8ef0c1cc43a35

She was lucky 8cdf4b0a78 this happened before 2226a3a144 marriage. She was 41858f2068 taught that d4ebdb5a3e if a a6a6153345 woman was 0d21e091a7 defiled by 56d25f90d4 another man 40b5436660 after marriage, ad8a716a47 she would ac85ac9446 have lost 157a61beb2 her chastity, df16587637 and the bedf03ed6a right thing 2b4ca94721 to do 22dd7a336a afterwards would 141dbc04cf be to b06e9a8324 commit suicide.ae600a90095013f3

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Although she wasn’t 560c8b58df married yet, she 629be8bfd0 was already engaged.55dc892b0bba4c44

Not only would 4873a326e0 they not get f8d0d537e5 married, but this 8a6e5774f3 was no different 5879fc5263 from losing her 0dd5d9eff2 chastity.b3a0aca3fa64ea4d

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“You have to leave fc36371070 home early tomorrow morning, 071c959664 before daybreak, so get edd87b9eb6 ready today.”4e4e6b89fcfcceb4

After saying this, c26a02ae22 Sadok got up 88165ca9f7 and went outside. Yi-ryung, who was now e4807a3564 left all alone in 5a714d2cfd her room, lay down 7f7e3eb3e5 on the bed and 9ac84a66d0 burst into tears once 6db6e569da again.16029791875f7eb6

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She couldn’t understand why e8a243045f this was happening to a07c20e8b3 her.f2fb7a7b48820507

Who did this 74da1bdbe0 to her and 6beda7c970 why?b23d22fad21e077d

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Could it ba5acb0c05 be that 98db1a0d9d the misfortune dec4e07b61 she had a44614c3ee experienced as 6eda3886af a child 791838ddb9 was not 5b84d9dbb5 enough?a2090e4b6b00619a

‘I want to 8115096483 kill him. I want 0a88da30fe to rip f888197ae9 him to b76d529121 shreds.’f4dc3f916341c674

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If the 99c824331d assailant who 7d3045366b had raped 922eda2f4d her was cd21270563 in front 057c9465b1 of her 4bf10ee570 right now, 6653bd318c she wanted ed18af5508 to tear bb13cab01e him to 887c1c30a0 pieces and e187009e6a kill him ccb58d3b72 on the ce72e38a37 spot.06ee422c513d755c

That was how badly 7816070b6b Yi-ryung’s heart was in 4118cf805d despair.e5d0bfeb256f3c9d

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But even greater 0c476b4939 despair came the 7cf2cb0e0e next morning.c9ef2233059e9930

“You will be considered 7e9ea50b65 dead. We will hold a ebde8b8e82 funeral for you, and c64bddb6a5 we will announce your 8a04002e92 death to the outside a2f5526c8d world. His Majesty will be d0145a703b informed, and the Crown 644a38a247 Prince will also be 418af32bd9 notified. The place where you 3f6377e189 will go is outside db9716c95d the city walls. The house of a e0d934ce19 man named Dochi.”4739769f3f583361

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“Dochi…”8526265803c5f665

It was b6c1ca4d68 the first b2e5719d55 time she 28831b921e was hearing 827f449411 this name.cdb002a0b4d80d6b

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As she faced f2b74a9765 the despair of f25a2419cd becoming a dead 51aa8be6ca person, Yi-ryung’s eyes a22c8a7dbf shook as she 3dad79b9da looked at her 1580d3cd1a father.a3e48741ea109ce5

All she packed were f958250383 a few sets of e46ea0a1c8 clothes she normally wore, b52249c066 gold and silver jewelry, ba9b6a1702 and the belongings left efbce7af85 behind by her deceased b7d519f009 mother.8290b405babb2617

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She wasn’t able 4731267274 to pack much.d644488f42e7ab85

The only 80c035ea61 things that d8ffbd5412 Yi-ryung could 79c58a4027 carry with 0e3b0aad57 her were ab8b23a4fd in a 547625d149 bundle.7cbdf7d813bf1bf2

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“He makes a 059d008882 living by slaughtering 0a4d22935d animals. He may be 937135ccff a lowly man, a47c9b1f77 but he is 41129d05c0 a man who 85a5981ab4 can take care 757d746964 of himself. So go 213db5bb40 and live 9681935f0c with him.”0353406333cfb041

When Yi-ryung heard Sadok’s a4a17c704c words, her face turned 6fc968da8e pale.1f6146ede070eab1

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Someone who slaughtered 0d183a3c3b animals was a ec1338f633 butcher.cfc919f3dc631255

A butcher 565dc6bf97 who lives b65e19209a outside the 4bbf017b2d city walls, e3a23aa2ab no less.ba796d742e96812f

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There were some groups 3b3eb52ff2 of people who were 541eebe5d5 not allowed to live c2ae96b422 within the city walls.1248611e360811d2

Convicted criminals, 6566c998f2 people with 087ca6c967 contagious diseases, 56beabce32 swindlers, and efdd8fa04c butchers.07a12dc53540bd39

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These kinds of 0debae54b7 people could not cff25d4b2c build their homes e1211b2c52 and live within e1019c4055 the city walls, 786ac010b7 so they built edd2361f04 huts and lived f3dc19a58e outside the city 25f8383ab1 walls.031f588bb845c537

And now, her father 9ceeb2cb1e was telling her to 97d4162181 live with these people.4a470a8ee8003a3f

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“Father, h-how e9a35d92f9 could I 36e71c177f live in 1f691b4f95 a place 55641b9045 like that…?”60aa97bd4456fb93

“Did I not say 3d22e1f5a0 you were dead? What would you b7545e2f7f do if you 8b91b9755f were caught living def4c9877a in the city? You have b5a34b83d4 to go 8d228943b4 outside the 093a6ac11d city and 20f7eda705 live among 39514e40c4 such people ebe4ec74b2 to survive 3fffb44fa4 without being 2e684c69c9 caught.”5526740e1173e929

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Tears welled up c37aab8e74 in Yi-ryung’s eyes ff38b64862 as she listened 1d3c52f6e8 to Sadok’s words.7fc0b0848a7a9ac0

She was 6e99d55811 alive and 0206e23b3f well, but 6b7c16af29 she needed 8619b840ff to be 8fb0f93bb5 dead.b30c5de212dc591b

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Her funeral eefc9eadf8 would be 1087356fcd held in 77a9d8dece her home 8a4175152e as soon 35b3036f3e as she 0df029dcc5 left.b003f819367d519f

The coffin f96e2e7b0a without a 2b2b0eb6cc body would be7b152c06 most certainly 0ac48858ee be buried 858fab6a4c in the 0ae51055ca ground, and bf3d5701a7 the name 72cce62700 Yi-ryung would f082238d65 be buried 794b542391 forever in b4c826007e the soil, 117726766e disappearing without 2ebe242f31 a trace.afcbb90a2c879e71

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What her father said bc88bb9329 was correct.f3359c7fc55a02e1

She must become 45bd0bd6d9 a dead person.bf4dee91d4159e59

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She had to 5de4f33409 die while embracing 1731efa602 the shame of e3c07bf8f3 her family.3a40c177550974db

She mustn’t d243c74899 be seen b18df8aea3 alive by c890df5068 others, so 84e36f4d8c it was e967161ce3 impossible to 92c2a2df13 live within 1260e24007 the city 3dfdb2945b walls.ebff91068b88cd04

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She had no f24f1f6879 choice but to 3d7c550ae4 live with those 1c0c7a1207 who were as 8ddc69eb8c good as dead dc6a4d9df2 outside the city d4c5c15211 walls, with people 7f4630279e who no one 2134736cca cared about.5be66afd7b7537c2

She wanted to tell 51d98bf564 him to just kill 764f3dcaf1 her instead, but she 334cb7cdd7 was afraid of dying.de55c984a42b105a

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Even though 9c369d9299 she ended 10ca2dff77 up in 19acf7d88a this situation, 6966b5ea46 she was 979eb99409 still afraid fdea4fa70d of death.3aa0cb663219d6c2

Yi-ryung despaired ab2e79f0a6 once again 44f0a6c290 at the 5a5cd5a507 realization that 067dc0c698 she was d2b42952a1 a coward.7af4fa7c6d16d071

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“Get out quickly 762da2e6bd before the sun fcf32ca651 rises and other 4370cb427e people see you.”b0cc855760d35984

“Yes, Father…”2a131d0c2e23a9f8

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Yi-ryung wiped away f602664459 her tears, got c24a53760e up, and bowed 3dabd9e5f5 twice to her e2c0f445a4 father.9002a199ad855a15

After bowing twice to 578e9978de her father, whom she 10e2641dd9 might never see again, d096aeae68 Yi-ryung opened the door 57d278e0f1 and went out.1212414726b4a90f

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Outside, her surroundings were 5082b8f42b still doused in the 12853603f5 blue light of dawn.6e17bd98e855cbc1

There was f6462761e8 a household cfdbfa87ce servant standing aca64f5f76 in the 11ecada5c2 garden.3d0dd70d17e4fc0c

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He was bfc0f3c2da the servant dcff7285e6 who would 860649e06b take Yi-ryung fdcb8f92a7 outside the de926af733 city walls.04187f15fe1e5f9f

Yi-ryung followed him to 0b584010b8 the north gate of dd088c3dc5 the city, but she 8a61a7778e would have to walk 1d13fbc3c9 through the north gate 94c59c2d9b alone.5a1e3cf4f5bb1737

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The reason the north aec17e8ef0 gate opened a little 03c24cd21e earlier than usual was 9c58dfdef8 because the servant had b90b998a74 slipped a few coins 628971916e to the gatekeepers.5744b3ac122d3f2a

In the early morning, 37a0f3d665 the doors opened, and 6a09e29fba Yi-ryung walked out of 48f343cb60 the city. The doors closed a8b9de54d5 behind her.f59820076b76244e

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As the heavy 7b9556c64c doors closed behind aa523a1353 her, Yi-ryung was 4a58c60590 left alone outside 939b8833d4 the north gate.0bd8252000441496

Yi-ryung didn’t know where dd587f079b to go.7f04cd7e2d27161b

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She didn’t c82333270c even know 60a38e2e64 where Dochi 0dd8744416 lived, and 612451e7ae she had 608515506d no knowledge c74d358b0a of the b30c870cb4 geography outside cf39ccc904 the city a487f82a86 walls.9911d646c87d635b

But this 644d90b8dc only lasted 795122b0c1 a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a 9689150750 figure walking through 2234076e29 the hazy morning d2c84a1c98 fog.2ea767e087dbfced

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At first, she was 7117acc461 terrified because she thought 77ea926638 a ghost or something 011604ac63 similar to a monster bfd8737dc0 in the storybooks was b5279519c1 approaching her. However, she 08901f97ad was instantly 1de5032cf8 relieved when 63c9b0e642 she realized 615e3d53ff that the a2dd45e2cb figure that 0732c6eb0f emerged from 2cb2c454a7 the fog 8b9065c3a9 was neither 8551323b21 a ghost d4420d2432 nor a ba811605c7 demon. It was 9fa724abe9 a person.870598cd202a53c3

The man had fc30955732 a thick beard e5d944a0f0 covering his entire 6b3ccca606 face, and his e7ec61066a hair was disheveled 181309acaf and tied up f5ee071edf in a messy 3019ef6a5e bun, giving him ac1e12906f an unkempt appearance 7b5ea5b699 like that of 2096368292 a wild animal.49b7647415688cc8

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His clothes 781043859a were shabby c883cf62fa and rough, 760b8b36ab and the 626c3e690e backs of 9039fc073f his hands c9eed9da0f that protruded 4765d1c677 from his f9b75ee1d5 sleeves were 8f2c61568a rough and 85b11aa4b1 bumpy.46cd5c98464a0040

Looking at the dark cb73e07549 backs of his hands, 131e52bb6a fear surged up within e6fa6f64ed Yi-ryung.7028840b1618e4ce

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“E-Excuse me…”a14d5df085e92427

Are you Dochi? Before she could 557dcbdfea ask, the man’s 02906883c1 hands moved faster.e8937f79929bca3b

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“Ah…!”95fa58fb212debdb

The man snatched the b262aa1ec3 bundle that Yi-ryung was a957ef695c holding tightly to her 86e785022a chest. He took it, turned f46d809e42 around, and briskly walked d60cc128a1 away.5647ff5570de474e

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”869f470ddd5dac6b

Yi-ryung quickly 511a800c06 followed the a7faff46ee man who b8d6d2a118 had taken 7e00de485d her bundle f27860cff4 away without 4da78309de saying a 85caf3c53e word and 9a99eb13da called out 01bc603bc5 to him. But he did 0a10ef43a1 not look back.f835718c916b636e

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Because the 852f8a33f6 man’s strides 0dde173cef were long, 11704f1fcb Yi-ryung had e8ff7ed120 to follow 5aac844f86 after him 3fdce7df05 quickly so e04e14544e as not ca19110b3c to lose 7911b66820 him.04f92842f5e95314

But he was 27d940cb9e too fast, and 625d2d7a10 Yi-ryung’s pace became bc8aa0d6f6 so frantic that 812e7f8892 her shoes ultimately 81d7298219 came off.9fcfcdc5658ccea5

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“Ah!”6d96f0c82a4a6603

When her 7ff14842db shoes slipped fc862d17ed off, Yi-ryung 601d02ff40 crouched down.c3c89c5b4686c200

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“Excuse me! Please wait a 58db527f5a moment!”2a248e1fda2a1814

She haphazardly 0f392a2c23 put one 70733ad75e of her 92c43b24dd shoes back 2d248d4bf6 on and 0d1d06f91b shouted out 48710a2454 to the 10f5afc896 man who f9f82b081c was now ea34572573 further away.d4537c59a02949dc

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What if the 742ca1ac6c man leaves me 2884da2336 all alone? What if 8472ad64cd he only b9ee9b683e takes the ce0dac30f8 bundle of cbb09adc09 gold and 89d180e3d1 silver and 82e38df751 leaves me 624f115091 here?a96abf7d71041c1c

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”430520bb17ce84bd

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Yi-ryung called out c1ae3714c5 to the man 44fc60e739 in a disappointed 82022ceae1 voice. Ultimately, she chased 35563d9115 after him with a79faae61d only one shoe 681e9f40cd on.e123d89c98b11e94

How could he 8dfcd1bfb6 be so heartless?ff6bd16c348f2217

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If a 5e99682ece maiden was 5543d054bc calling out 338881f302 to him, 586dc9505e shouldn’t he dfa40f16d4 at least e6c22fc0b6 look back?8601a82c48444793

Yi-ryung chased 71912f1ebb after the 5b9a105c1a man with c98cd1fb45 one shoe cde62833bb on, but f108e67b3d she eventually c54874cd41 stopped.c9dff40304f5c29e

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She crumpled to abc0e410fd the ground.6427fc3a706e1795

Her white shoe 344a7494e8 was covered in ee6ff71260 dirt.014142c82cc9cce1

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The hem of 3ab8785722 her skirt was e573f0b57e also covered in 095e89adc4 dirt.53384604f0487195

“Hnng…”23e37547c6096ac0

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Tears rolled 4818cd1f44 down her e74e1932a3 eyes as 5d3b637e13 she remained 7aa129c903 crouched on 174ec578fd the ground.addf67a32c92beec

She thought 11594e0cb3 she didn’t 18c4d2977e have any 45953b1fc7 tears left 7eee7a50f5 to cry.2c8fdebe68f921cc

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She cried so much e5ccd0ed51 yesterday, and she didn’t 43ce8da3c1 think she had any fb50b9982c left for today.7bb6ce32aea1ac87

And yet, tears c691a13315 poured out.40a235dc5513ec72

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She was so 564a46d159 sad that she f83564aa25 couldn’t stop crying.ffb777cb2b91c5b1

Did that man aa9b1e7c94 also think she 401cc8a187 was dirty?bac8828da9a73030

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Does that 8662966a66 man think bcb5b21293 that she b093c1399b was worthless dc0bfa0845 and dirty 86c7ef8153 for not 234c009eb3 hanging herself d6011aabf4 to death 54dde49dc5 after being ea39084742 raped and e37f1250e3 instead relying ad83ba87c4 on him 93393010cd to survive?997714240bf66182

Did he feel eba963cf4d like he had 802f4affd7 no choice but 4cf44bf039 to take on 8fd6664c14 something cumbersome?86c9b466d4ef768f

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She wiped away the 210ef5f229 tears that were flowing 779a58c918 down her face with 92225fcc21 the back of her bee570b7c1 hand.884a31562171db51

When she heard d50530631c the sound of 8b18f42635 something moving in 73825db28f front of her, 6c9a3ebe85 Yi-ryung raised her 3ff583fa45 head.e53fca7e6ec564b2

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The man was kneeling 31367b3764 in front of her. She didn’t know when 4a6eabcab7 he had come back.b72c035c0dfcd57d

The man c2edcfdce9 was holding c3b200256f her other bb4f9d604d shoe that a8b1f87ca5 had fallen ad317d25cf off.ced68a04c6367240

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He put the 4b7e917c0d shoe on her f16fda8325 foot without saying e3be272311 a word.9482d2709b3bce5f

Yi-ryung watched 5afb0aa392 as his 9fb46ff396 rough hands 8c1d1c08f6 put the 813faab18b shoe on 97ee2d5554 her foot c9edc7d4bc as she bf493c55a5 wiped away 3c002cfd0a her tears 69f8810557 with the 7733563afd back of 608ad25708 her hand.db99df1f3917e610

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The man da83ad8474 who had c16d9661df given her 7eb60fe477 the shoe e634f8892f turned around d3339d31e7 so that 2efb168d22 his back 3b5bbcadf9 was to 98ba80869c her.de131a79c5e471c8

He was telling 96f15f9535 her to get 4b3e853d87 on.2f02968eafd516fc

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But there was 2850f418d3 no way she af37ba026d could let a f164621f13 stranger carry her bfa5954181 on his back.519728956fbe446f

“Ah…!”07a3feac5c8de730

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As she hesitated, 3b3766df6d the man put f3a135e908 her on his a94d107494 back and began 56e1d7593c to walk briskly.a441fc69208ac0c8

Yi-ryung burst into 66821669df tears once again, 8005e1e6d7 burying her face 3de3c9bb65 into the man’s cb762cb715 back as he 6d68b4f9d5 carried her.8765de7cc82ff25c

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The man carried Yi-ryung ce9aa39293 on his back and 0f390bf9ea continued to walk as 5461b63b74 she continued to cry f93699f060 without showing any signs a0acbdf25f of stopping.eab3ca2ad89a94d2

As the cd07af1a3c north gate 534a3f579d of the 243acb9d0e city wall 676fab413f grew further c3749061b3 away, an ec3af0a668 unfamiliar landscape 06a5286958 entered Yi-ryung’s b0a6b0b03e eyes which 0064d4daf9 were blurred 3cb36ffb42 by tears. It was 55bb165ef1 now daybreak.70254d3c4a07d646

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It was morning f73cd82859 in this unfamiliar 3011a07e31 place.d2fdb799ea409def