BDBM | Chapter 16
by RAETenev’s incredible memory and boldness, her effortless use of divine power.
‘Tenev is really… not an ordinary person.’
Then.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
‘Can we really be friends if we can never be equals?’
It wasn’t just Cheylia who thought this. Everyone except Monark and Shelly felt the same.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
…
Suddenly, the children quieted down. And soon, a completely different complaint burst out from their previously silent mouths.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“But the effort we put in and the effort Tenev puts in seem so different.”
“I’ve been studying prayer books since I was three. If I missed a day, I’d get in trouble.”
“I’m tired of always losing and now I don’t want to train anymore.”
Unaware that someone was listening.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
‘Hmm. They don’t just admire, they’re jealous? Quite competitive.’
However, Tenev couldn’t happily accept the negative atmosphere forming around her.
She flung open the door at just the right moment.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“Accepting defeat is also part of learning.”
The children froze when the subject of their complaints appeared without warning.
However, Tenev didn’t care that she was being talked about.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Is the most outstanding person in a family also the most outstanding in the Holy Land? Are there no geniuses in The Empire? What about across the sea?”
“That… Such a person might not exist.”
“Then think of it this way. It’s not okay to lose to peers, but is it okay to lose to someone older?”
“Eh, adults are naturally superior.”
“You’ll be an adult too. What if you lose to a forty-year-old when you’re twenty?”
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
The children began to ponder silently.
Still, the expression on a few faces seemed to read, ‘I don’t know how to argue but that doesn’t seem right.’
Suddenly, Tenev sighed, reminded of murim.
‘As I thought, prestigious families… know how to fight but don’t teach what’s truly necessary.’
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
This tendency was often seen in the later generations raised by prestigious martial families.
From a very young age, they were stuffed with elixirs and tonics, trained under the most outstanding masters.
In the well, there were no peers to challenge them; they couldn’t accept that once they reached the river, there was a different sky above.
‘If they don’t realize this, they often meet a poor end.’
Visit Lily on the Valley to read full chapter without gibberish
Unable to tolerate someone standing above them, becoming unnecessarily brutal, or upon encountering an insurmountably skilled master, they gave up everything in despair.
Tenev revisited memories of this world.
The children who became harsher as they grew older.
Like Ivyor, who would come out of nowhere and take her frustrations out on her.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“…Losing isn’t strange. What’s important is how you handle it.”
“How should we handle it?”
“Losing is just that, losing. Learn from how you lost. But don’t blame anyone. Not yourself, nor the opponent.”
Monark suddenly asked.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Then Tenev, have you ever lost to anyone?”
Upon hearing this, memories flashed before her eyes.
The tumultuous life of Jin Danye.
So cursed with bad luck that he couldn’t even die properly and continued living in another body.
Tenev’s expression, too mature for her age, grew sorrowful.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“…I’ve lost in life…”
“Ah…”
The children, recalling Ivyor, seemed to suddenly understand, their looks turning sympathetic.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
‘Tenev suffered and we were unaware, I didn’t believe it before but now it seems true.’
‘Surely, God is fair.’
Tenev narrowed her eyes.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“…Why do you look like that?”
“No, Tenev. We’ll try harder.”
“Okay! We’ll think about losing not being so bad.”
The children responded too easily, leaving Tenev feeling ambivalent.
Becoming accustomed to defeat was problematic.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“But still, it’s better to win if you can.”
“Ah, of course! Only lose to you.”
As always, their seriousness was unlike that of younger siblings.
The children laughed and exchanged looks.
Read the complete chapter at Lily on the Valley without random text
‘Being with Tenev in the future…’
‘Seems like it will be fun.’
It was time for the young heirs to find companionship.
The children, being educated alongside Tenev, had naturally received an invitation, and now they had clearly made up their minds.
It was a rare moment when the intentions of the Holy King and the various families aligned in a positive direction.
Tenev quickly sensed this atmosphere and made a suggestion.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“Then let’s all have cream puffs.”
“Suddenly cream puffs?”
“I like them.”
“I like cream puffs too.”
The children’s eyes widened.
Tenev, mentioning her fondness for cream puffs, was literally beaming.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
‘I’ve never seen her smile like that.’
However, Tenev herself didn’t realize she was smiling.
She only thought it would make a good memory for the children to feast on cream puffs among the sunflowers on such a fine day.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
‘I’ll have to keep an eye on them since we’ll see each other often.’
Initially, that wasn’t her intention. The moment she revealed her teeth was when she planned to sharply reject them.
But the children were completely different from adults. As she changed, so did they.
Read the complete chapter at Lily on the Valley without random text
‘If I harm these innocent children, I’d only have restless dreams for life.’
It was cute how a few words of admonition could break their stubbornness.
Tenev joined the children in running and walking until they reached the Sunflower Garden.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Tea time at Sunflower Palace. Mom would be so surprised!”
“Yeah, yeah. The sunflowers are big and so pretty…”
“Good thing there are no bees. I was scared.”
Then, Tenev abruptly turned her head towards the main gate.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“…I told them not to.”
“…There’s something unfinished…”
As the children chattered, voices of a stepfather and a biological mother were detected.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“If you have any sense, keep a low profile.”
“What else can I do if not being ignored? Just give me the money.”
“There’s not much time until the oath ceremony, can’t we have one peaceful day?”
“If you just write the certificate, I can wait however long.”
Renard clenched his eyes shut.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
‘Money, money… that damn money spirit.’
It was puzzling why they loved money so much yet squandered it rather than saving.
He wanted to expel them from the Holy Land immediately, but he could only imagine it because of Tenev’s biological mother.
Visit Lily on the Valley to read full chapter without gibberish
‘Oh dear.’
Tenev, focusing her divine power to assess the situation, felt her head throb for the first time in a while.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
‘That woman… won’t back down unless threatened with death.’
Her audacity was almost believable.
Even though he knew that wasn’t the case.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
‘Oh dear.’
The weary Holy King seemed about to respond. Tenev quickly sprang up and dashed away.
Visit Lily on the Valley to read full chapter without gibberish
“Tenev?”
“Where are you going!”
“Keep eating among yourselves!”
Papapapat.
Leaving the surprised children behind, her small feet kicked the ground in an unusual direction.
She moved so fast it seemed as if the ground folded beneath her.
For a moment, Renard felt as if Tenev had leapt right in front of him.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Just a moment!”
While Renard was momentarily speechless, Tenev aggressively moved Ivyor out of the way.
Her arm and shoulder glowed faintly with divine power as her voluminous sleeves puffed up.
Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator
“Yah! Don’t push! Can’t you stop?”
Ivyor screamed as she was pushed by the formidable strength.
Without warning, Tenev immediately intensified her power and pressed a point on Ivyor’s arm (a pressure point that blocks the flow of energy, rendering one unable to speak).
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“…!”
Suddenly unable to speak, Ivyor groped at her throat.
No matter how loudly she tried to yell, only a hissing sound of escaping air came out.
For the first time, a look of fear appeared in her defiant eyes.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“You should have returned to the Empire as soon as possible.”
Tenev finally released Ivyor in a secluded area where no one else could feel their presence.
As the relentless pressure from behind ceased, Ivyor’s legs gave out, and she gasped for breath, kneeling down.
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
“Haah, haah.”
“I don’t understand. Isn’t it better to return to your home country than to be ignored like a wallflower?”
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
It was just the two of them. Tenev no longer used formal speech and pressured Ivyor.
Even a serious threat made with great effort wasn’t heeded, so this time, she felt no need to waste divine power on correcting her pronunciation.
Support us by visiting our official site at lilyonthevalley.com
“Ugh, this…”
Weakly applied pressure points allowed Ivyor’s voice to quickly recover. She shouted in a whispering tone. “You. It’s because of you! You were my last hope…!”
For the best reading experience, visit lilyonthevalley.com
Normally, Tenev might have been swayed by her mother’s words about ‘last hope’ and gambled her own last hope on it.
But the current Tenev knew that meant selling her daughter. She couldn’t even muster a sarcastic laugh.
Read the complete chapter at Lily on the Valley without random text
“I’m not your property.”