FIB Ch 9 part 2

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Smoke was 6114775166 rising from 7a0f2560c1 the residence. The men 57a19d4ab1 who tried 5fbb22f0c0 to approach 2bb2b75416 the house 22846db236 stopped in af9e2cede0 their tracks e2e03a6f9c as they 6f7d063470 heard the de4921ac4c sound of 03f02365e6 fire crackling a6c6ff8b9a through the ad2b52db1e building.f6f55f5213bf8e32

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“Move!”763179c9f5d9a8c2

He could c5029cde25 no longer 02669e3d28 smell the 9cbddd8cdc piercing scent b26bad67c5 of blood 620b39de4a nor hear f9e528d404 the shouts e9fcd44d31 of the 730580c879 men trying d14085afa9 to take 24cd209b13 his life.10833d0245414c30

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MoonWon had collapsed 6518993363 onto the ground, 52a15fd877 and her blood ef7c8b522d was turning the f591100709 ground red. The ashes coming ee732c747d from the fire f588757d39 were falling around 99fd1c8611 them.96715b6221e660e1

“MoonWon!”1379072a9e1b8f30

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The roof above her 9b5ff86711 was shaking dangerously.a7f85e6fd304cc2b

As he thrust 0e2a6e5b55 his sword at 12365938fd those in front 604974c54f of him, their 17cdca590b blood splattered on dbcedb8927 his face. As he tried to b713883c0e make his way towards 5446b65d99 the collapsing house, the 325366ea80 men who had tried df95a60188 to kill MoonWon blocked c7696daa54 his path.1774cd9a53aa9c51

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“Aagh!”8dabbc0f84f44eac

The man who 825721d9e8 tried to strike 5202a1db94 Heon’s arm was f8b4ab59ec stabbed in the a5016b186c heart by his aed914088b sword. Heon’s entire 7567f263cb body was 38a56a52f5 drenched in 677cc04edd his enemies’ bf95612ca3 blood as 5b343adf4d well as 140bcb5c5b his own, 7fa52af98c but all 9e18572e11 he could 2d138edee0 see was c9b092a80c MoonWon.38c21fc706655749

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He couldn’t let her 665eefaaf7 go yet.07b5160f63173cbd

And no one 743d976358 could take her 094038780c away from him.a75482cf2252cb9b

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“I said move!”6726ccb158237fcf

Heon screamed at the 4e8e1a317a men who tried to 391956b44a keep him away from 1b9daf9822 the residence.8162fcf0df624de2

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MoonWon was different from 3f00c5302b his father who had f8ff0da113 helplessly let go of f08588212d his hand. He couldn’t send MoonWon d9f5c8ae12 away like this. He hadn’t done anything d8bb91f5f6 right towards her.c4035daf8e7279f1

Creak.42f2b104c06ec4d9

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Heon’s eyes went up 66749bc0bc at the ominous sound.c4c89f5b908aa355

“Block them all!”a803f470d41ba0a8

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Junghwan had arrived 3dca64aa02 a moment too 2fa84c1fd2 late. Heon could hear 699a79f2cf Junghwan calling out 58ba66723f to him, but 31e5265823 he didn’t respond. Instead, he moved 40f9a32a6f first.2d76e6b4dea5cebb

It was b1e69f7318 as if 1e66502a5f time had 22d7da38d0 stopped. This critical moment 92dd6b3892 moved so slowly.9a51ccfa29f4ffde

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He needed to 4e042f532e save MoonWon.144e240973f2d0e0

Nothing was 55bc401166 more important b989d4c8d7 to him.899207a54578a07c

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Heon leaped forward as c7e9b48eda he saw the rubble 0a7640f703 falling above her.8675124a8a0f5ff4

“Master!”f469747da5e37b5f

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The residence 96d12e5c5a collapsed with 61148f10d4 a thundering 48d75e593e roar.fa645084d9744038

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Consort Yu 65376b2f4b anxiously chewed c5885ffdf8 on her 154ed06b7d dry lips aefc362605 as she 9118dfa7c5 walked back 7eacb787a2 and forth 8fb325b136 in her d9f35f5320 room.01eb2683afa43e8c

If this night passed by without any trouble, she had a good chance of winning this battle. Although she was currently in the same boat as the duke, one never knew how things would turn out. 38304a13840a641b

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‘It’ll all end ca5cc8f0e4 once that brat c4dd755bf2 is dead.’cba7fb9d3dafcdd0

One year of 18a02c20cd mourning would be efb660318d enough. After that, she could 7dec286573 marry the duke’s daughter, 743154d1b5 SoHee, to Heon. Then JaeHoon 7153a0f449 wouldn’t be eea187e1c8 able to 1d0bdbc263 do anything fb130e82e2 to her a5ea77931f even if 0b605839ec he inherited dbb2739bfd the throne.320b1131ffbe8a5e

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“Why hasn’t there been 03150da1bc any news?”17e3afe91cdef455

They were 49357a611e only ordered 6dd2000035 to kill 1cfe5e2483 a mere 47ce9e9dcc brat, so 4b2d4ebcb0 why was 152756fd1b it taking 25dca8a690 so long? She felt like her 4aa93fadf3 blood was running dry c5dbf2d778 from the waiting.54d0bd65528ea8ef

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The night was dark, cabfcd9ddb and the moon was a08cf48d98 nowhere to be seen. So much 51e1eda8c4 time had 010278fb4f passed that 3906877d5a the wick 34736494fb on the aba152a470 candle was ef572d152c almost gone. Suddenly, she heard the 2c11cf7c2b sound of hurried footsteps bde93ad3ae in the distance.c4db18d66fd37017

When she heard the unfamiliar sound, Consort Yu hurriedly ran to her bed and closed her eyes as if she had been asleep all along. 0784aa94a8c35bf9

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“Your Highness.”755d0483a9a06e55

Consort Yu could hear d7678e0de9 the tremor in Court 5a37eafd31 Lady Yeo’s voice and 523d06a197 furrowed her brow.eaa10f5747d495d7

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Had they failed?474d987a00058371

There was ff198cb096 no way. She had even dragged a9ec871d28 over some soldiers from 07306a4c2d the borders to carry 02821993ca out this plan. Even if Heon was f3a7816149 a skilled soldier, there c7ea871782 was no way he 0f44a234ca could have stopped them.a2665a6c87b4ea8a

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“What is it?”d8e016c92c0024d8

Consort Yu spoke in 72719c0986 a hoarse voice as fc54fd1040 if she had just a8ccccd2d4 woken up and slowly 1a5ff9960b sat up. She needed to act 60baabd695 as if nothing had 03ebb90a5f happened.d2b7079c3260d2a8

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In the 2661e9eb7e end, it 4b5bbced73 was all 2ea840d01f up to 654c23f57a her. She needed to 08caeee00e know at least 31096e45c2 one unspeakable secret abb31e2672 of every single 1df61a6bc7 one of those 9b9527cb0e who acted as aa2b328e9b her hands and 9e3034e47a feet. After tidying up her 73a9b433b4 appearance, she allowed the 40a54070ba guest to enter. As soon as the 71db87b439 doors opened, the representative 01e509ef2c from the emperor’s personal 4e3253bf59 secret service entered the 29b2c78734 room. The Consort caught 8eb530bafd her breath.1bc4ed850f568de9

“What is the 049b9a6530 meaning of this? Do you know who c3a03b68b4 I am? How dare you show 3ad21012c7 such disrespect?”7502ab0811063cf9

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“The Nation d61d326c31 of Ju e687fc7a78 has invaded 42ec65b691 CheongMoon and 90c71f3ae9 SeoJook.”6bf3242946f9c47b

“What did you cfb83f8a8e say?”2fa5c20a727f48f7

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CheongMoon and SeoJook were ac88570454 the towns standing between 4d81fe0388 Heon’s bamboo grove and b94b10be48 the Nation of Ju. The Emperor of Ju 91770b8f90 hadn’t invaded SeoMoon out 3c4a992ee4 of consideration for Heon, c53f642841 so why was he 3d477de964 suddenly attacking now?!c5b2c6c9e40378a1

However, now wasn’t c8fd7b52a6 the time to 22654cf99f be worried about cd762e6a30 Ju.3f99ff3f9870bf43

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“Wasn’t His Majesty very worried about those two towns? What happened?”112ad0e09e8b1b0a

The representative’s eyes b0a3b53afa narrowed as he 717e61179c watched Consort Yu’s a2f793ec48 feigned ignorance.d00ddc0f83ec0081

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Usually, he wouldn’t have 4f5e8e0f77 taken the time to df01eed8aa explain with great detail. However, the Emperor had 66c69164ea ordered him to let 367d507ab7 the Consort know the dea4c37cf8 exact situation they were 80fd79f30f in.e9fb9a70cb84406f

“With the number of a8afd659cf soldiers stationed at the aa634bc263 border, Ju’s soldiers would bea8069890 not have been able a5e12e12bb to attack. That is… if 19d1fe90e8 the usual number cfb0843c6f of soldiers were 7f20becad3 there.”9acab5aed457b7ea

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Consort Yu tried not c823f43182 to show any reaction 696f787612 to the news, but 078df1776e her hand began to 391bc9159f tremble underneath her sleeve.16143e4247abc96f

She could 1d167d4bc2 get caught a1e1696246 here.47d6c4f204e60a98

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“But what happened? I don’t know 503c5edb60 much about these c0054d0a06 matters.”ba87ae87c8b87de3

“The soldiers 158282adfc that should 95932b28d3 have been bb7df911c5 stationed there e44a175c0e were ordered 32716ea8ef to kill 91219872a1 Royal Attendant 2e41112439 Ju YongUn 28d329593f and the bbeed86f4e Chief Commander’s dd6420269d wife instead.”74959a070c2754f5

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Consort Yu’s eyes c54fe8d477 widened at the 2b82dd7a51 news. Does that mean they 61fdc8e303 weren’t dead? What a tenacious life 481bff4e33 they had.fe6e49b9fe7e19a8

She would 709c00b5df have to d3037262c9 make another 09f4fab615 move at ad542c3490 a later baadc4d71f time. For now, 36548349cb she needed 47e8760b4a to avoid 5846210765 getting caught 73f8618d94 here. Consort Yu let out 2950eabae1 a sigh of relief.a44dc235533b20f1

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“I’m glad my daughter-in-law 5510813f2d wasn’t hurt.”411fc07789d6765d

“……”d106f188815f6c12

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“We shouldn’t waste any 444772cb30 time. I’m going to receive d03e51b749 His Majesty’s permission to 96441a9598 leave the Palace. Who would dare f2d02ba8b4 try to harm e3e87eb4b5 my daughter-in-law?!”a3265ed4bcd10e51

“Your Highness. We have d2ad8fd888 the evidence 90b3caa676 and the ca3c1dd09c witnesses that c5ebdf3ee0 prove the 7ce029dc61 order came 545e596d6c from you.”d1c42c32301aeffd

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Consort Yu had definitely f4ddb9611b made the move, but 60e4668f8c the duke was the f1ef50df00 one who had moved ab7d7b9380 the soldiers. She had 7c0b559de2 definitely ordered 0ddc5df907 him to 9dd235dbba move in 883621769d secret.a8d710cd2ad02060

Had the duke 5dd77154e5 betrayed her? However, Consort be2112a215 Yu still b684ffd08c had plenty fafcb014f9 of reason 0a3ca9194e to believe 621d26c406 that he f83923d037 would not 2c313bd5c5 abandon her 053f3f4ef5 just yet.01061b95d34d80d0

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“This is not 850901b957 fair. Who would claim such 02fb5661e9 a nasty thing?! Who?!”9527b9cca62814c5

“Your Highness, who do 5444c5f62c you think sent me?”6e9c9ec602b26c7b

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Consort Yu did her c55695e75c best to act normal, 924e945ae1 but her face stiffened. If MoonWon 45da0dc754 had at a961a83186 least died, 7ad4039062 then she 458ef6d1b2 could have 5baf3d0ae0 weathered this a5a3225988 storm and 589fcb8488 made it 39fa9cddcc out intact. Her carefully plotted cc9014087a plan had completely 18adfd33e5 failed.81cf2e0ff42bf286

“This is an 4b6296b9d9 imperial order. You are to move 07d11fe5a3 to SeoWok Palace immediately.”e844b8fedc5141d7

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SeoWok was a 8d8f7e0a5e remote residence located e155f0257b at the west 691a720687 end of the f7d10335cb Palace. Everyone in this vast 3026ead021 Palace avoided that place. The nation’s traitors were 8a18e9e7af interrogated for a confession fbacceb0b1 right next door. The criminal’s screams 9f34b34fbf could be heard c909d15548 throughout the day.4931c039f33eeec3

“There is a 97efc0d52f conspiracy against me! I must ec5579ca81 go and 90f507c00b see His f8c2f38bb5 Majesty!”d84275e68d685ac9

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“His Majesty ordered 572c1da73b me to give 7693da4e20 you a message. If something bad 0c014ccf16 happens to the 34ccab34c1 Chief Commander’s wife 6ba88850f6 and in turn 3953bebc8e affects the Chief 13bdee8b17 Commander negatively, he 270f437bf9 asks that you d0098f2084 prepare to give 5e88c46dba up your life.”f6e2dde44b75b668

The Emperor had never f39f82480c treated her like this 1fa4c82071 before.e3310dd95cbea484

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In a situation d851cebc59 where she did ac945cd93c not know all acd8fa07e6 the details, one b045c3f993 little slip could 87496af8eb result in her 785f97ce3d death.b2077316967aedb0

“The same b06bbe7d81 was said d83ec1d12d to His c505c5b30f Highness the 855932f2ed Crown Prince, f04a66893d who is f82b9e7b28 currently under 8b967f6fe0 house arrest. His Majesty already has ad7b489261 the evidence that Your 4d19ed80e3 Highness Consort Yu and 70e44f5761 His Highness the Crown 6612db8e1b Prince are the ones 47d34cbe81 responsible for this.”121625b9fd6447f2

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“……”cfcb8b5fc518cbd7

“Do you afe3ee5b2d still want 6324bed0e1 to meet 8fb083b814 with His ac552826b3 Majesty?”963354efe66339d8

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Not only did Ju c4234a9040 YongUn block her path, c0fc57ca80 but so did his f6c8e3f4e9 daughter.fbfb71846e93bd28

If that brat was 0abd8536f6 going to block her 16d61cbb3c path like this, then edad3b941b why didn’t she at 68358075d8 least die? Why did 0a0c01005c she have 47e5b7644c to survive?!bc4a9647d630c874

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She clenched her fists b56a1a20cf until her veins throbbed, 49641b451b but there was nothing 59b618e5d6 she could do.29f7c5d408d30595

“Take Consort ee6ae26033 Yu away.”ca339ef27124cfb9

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“Everyone stay here.”1986d79744a63299

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After sending the rest fafed81b7a away, the Emperor frowned 5459b74a2d at the dark residence.f0514c7b506be43f

Using the bf2a2bc8e7 Consort and 301503ee9f the Chief 8e7ee4bf8e Commander to 3aa7d22567 gouge out 85068e5a87 the Ju b2094d8b47 family… He 2d3a316ae5 didn’t think ad98399cee it was 168a475e8d such a f93c11d619 bad idea afe95adad3 if it e3c2ac7d23 meant that 636de48e12 it would d930dcaca0 gouge out 5b45f92207 the unresolved fe0800d99e feelings in ae4930db56 the Crown 1616003137 Prince’s heart.734ca1c31f26ee68

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His reasons for ordering 94d5f39e00 Heon and MoonWon’s marriage 4860b6a450 were simple.8f7006e192002d02

The Ju family would 55d9de0a97 be a significant burden 16fcee44e7 on Consort Yu’s back. Although she was always 34ef66f438 bowing in subservience, MoonWon 3fefad729d had the ability to d3eb074e53 overpower JaeHoon. Having a Crown Princess df2ea467fd who was better than e3b99143a0 the Crown Prince… The 87fabce8bb Emperor had wanted to f1f6dae656 avoid it at all b40984305e costs.d6c5e60c4171f55a

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The Crown 2fefcb2164 Princess was 535dd57f9f merely supposed a4069627ee to be 067d3573aa of help 41ac1cb684 to the 10721ae0b9 Crown Prince. She could be nothing 4532434c8e more than that.754743321782c035

“Your Majesty, I already 43ee112427 let the Chief Commander 4a60ab212b know, but…”5b89280299d4e0fd

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The perplexed eunuch adde1548c5 reported back to 0898dd4c0b the Emperor. The Emperor 013c252d3d stared at c909f70487 the door 71a7dec11d that remained 86226d0a05 firmly shut.585adf8027077d47

Although he favored the Consort and found her to be immensely beautiful and comforting, the longer she stayed in the Palace, the more she tried to change the direction of the future he had planned. b716249779e6b735

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He understood 4345213faf why she e865a142a0 behaved like 9fd75b92d0 this. The ground bdeb07a634 in the 45cabb0aba Palace was 6b0484fff2 thorny, and f4e742aee4 it was 768f20c15d difficult for 4d97b9211a her to f604d3c32a live there 722dc9f0cf without an 2546d68919 imperial son 62a405afcd as her cf7308a8d4 support. However, as he watched 4365a6ba5b his lover gradually change, 5605e52092 all he could do 13359d502c was put obstacles in 224aea7a3b her path to hinder a17fbeb30d her plans.3189a1c5aab93a85

“Everyone leave.”89aef5ac64e4f43b

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At the Emperor’s command, 3a7947518e everyone took a step 60d7d19a3a back and disappeared.49e4f51ddd287751

The Consort had 9bbdcf88f9 made her move 924874f149 immediately once she 55b8cc6334 had known that 4e4e3a9d27 the Ju family’s 2b823096a5 daughter was to 9bf82a5e08 be the Crown db3a308f0a Princess.48ae331753c5c1cc

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Because the 6b529e33db Emperor had 015b92576e also disagreed 1bc560d90a with the 49d9f41a40 selection, he 2000157449 stepped aside 5375610e03 and merely b620687e2b watched over 4f10d7c238 what happened. However, instead of helping bc7ad85a4a her, he twisted her cf99a6eb14 plans by ordering Ju f3fc3ee180 YongUn’s daughter to marry ead0f80856 Heon.b4d78f419e1dad42

“Chief Commander.”a5e1d6789c6c41fe

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Not a 7b5581681c candle was 80b47c504b lit in 62cfe8e7bc the dark 3288fb7154 room.d1391979df8ccfff

The Emperor 435e08cc79 used the 9865a61ebc moonlight to 3b35695109 barely make bdd2d4c654 out the b673a4142f figure of 4938e9bad1 a woman 8250b84bd5 lying in f4f2e50dcb bed and ab2bdaaaf6 Heon’s back 93d443a53c as he 1ea41c4828 sat by fe62eb2228 her side.a0fd1f4fa8fbe8dd

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If he married MoonWon to Heon, a man who craved security in his life, he’d be able to fence him in with a family. And it was also his warning to the Consort to stop trying to amass more power. ca1f3f2398090acc

“Are you alright?”9f329bec56bb33b7

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Despite the 47b7a0b31e Emperor’s question, c1080ca0e9 Heon did 3e1d73dba1 not even 326d4dd643 turn his 5baf36ba71 head.648a4dc0589cfbc7

Although this 764c136410 was disrespectful 94a426d2e4 and incredibly ece381e1c3 disloyal, the 3c4596325d Emperor did d8c4795fda not have d9105237d9 the heart d0f5515c17 to comment 075f1f3588 on it.8e8b6d2cd00c3897

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“Mm!”c20db23370a18fe1

The Emperor began to 50c2dc3915 approach Heon but suddenly 11dd3a90ef came to a halt.4477f0113b021892

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His eyes 8f23639d6d widened in 4829a0a591 disbelief as d7e8dac0af his piercing f9d717eb15 gaze remained 8032fad360 on Heon.52b4fec8f53c1b98

“I’ve brought e12c131652 an imperial dfd4fa549d physician, so e5fce68609 treat your 4aa8509c37 wounds along 1b9f6f3c9f with your 8667fc880c wife’s.”1b41fc13efb8e39c

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“……”3f6608656abe7e7c

“I will save 441fce7017 your wife no a9b0210ca5 matter what. So go and treat ac71e1dbdb your wounds as well…”d4cffe7c7cb76dbf

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“She is alive.”f1cbb3fc0c289fad

Heon’s dry, raspy voice ea2fcb233c caused the Emperor’s eyes 59bdd6b659 to tremble. Heon was normally 06caf834d6 a man of 4daf4259e2 few words and 7be9df32f1 had a low 329be2ec43 voice, but that f7293cde53 could not compare 33502a09e5 to how he 21670562ad sounded now.efa7116a8effea9e

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The Emperor turned his 9722a64b1d gaze from Heon to ae9811ad0d MoonWon lying in the da976d5bc9 bed.a14e373219e122ad

She was breathing, ffd4332461 but she was bac7c7ec0b so pale that fcde2d1c1a it seemed as fd20a61c1b if she’d pass b268cf515e away at any cb949cc185 moment. Heon’s hand was 297899811c firmly grasping MoonWon’s 688e2731f2 as if to 3df84f43dc make sure she 35f7d3256c was still alive.0b0b18aa1ef525f8

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“I will 13a9e90581 take action 901c41bc6e against the 5abe385424 culprit regardless 70373b26fa of their a962fae9b5 rank. The Crown 034a7093c0 Prince and 4a89bac612 the Consort ae85a77747 are no 9687bd37de exception.”8f226d5102e9c55d

“I used 21ee49aa36 to believe 798fab765c that protecting 5727dc3fb1 the vestiges be8fdf099e of my 898f9d6acc father was 0aa204ea2a the only ffd0dfeac7 way to 5884cdc931 protect my d0a28c80ae way of a09906f069 life, Your aa9c9d1052 Majesty.”0e1b4bf838748fe7

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Strange words 9508db8811 began to 9cc1ddbc3d flow out 70bae904b2 of Heon’s 6c574cc946 mouth. His voice 56aa12b4ec was chilling 129e4c5d84 and firm, df6da6edc4 as if f0bd4fb1a2 it were dfd4a36e6f encased in 922516d728 ice.bfd494a5eee461ac

“Chief Commander.”6a73589ae583f785

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“I will leave the 7eff87d8b1 bamboo grove.”9f6c0f2e1e57a347

The unexpected declaration caused 8b8719811f the Emperor’s mouth to 5638579913 close shut.874baa5fbbc6590b

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Because he knew what c194d112d0 the bamboo grove meant 52c2fa4a13 to Heon, the Emperor 88a5554dd0 refused to accept it.af5628039bebcb23

“That cannot happen.”2c3adef5743009ea

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If the f73400ca7b bamboo grove dfe354ee4d was something d179b2ce90 Heon could af122db51c not let d81d6fb9ba go, then b2dbcba3c5 it was 459ed9d59a also the 774d1815f0 most powerful 3b344b6347 tool the 368257f6d7 Emperor had b35957c06f to keep be14d7f8d9 Heon tethered 92793c4017 to him.f7d235b62ff9acff

The two 762fd10cde neighboring towns deb2bff7e6 surrounding the 46fd8789c7 bamboo grove 4d1da9219a were currently 7c51bbef82 under Ju b329d8c629 occupation. If Heon left the b99ac2b752 grove now, the only 10561f40d0 one who’d gain anything 7c0ccb63de from this twisted situation 0cd84a1b3f was the Emperor of 3c2c0aef5a Ju, Doyoon.a73cf874e156d6e5

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“For now, treat 756afd4cf1 your wife’s wound 904c75878c as well as 5a70ba19b3 yours.”129d1f6d6a10f182

The Emperor hurried cf3ebd2e5c out of the a5ed020154 room as if 8da5fcaf09 he refused to 3ac71e9e81 hear a reply.a0098e4a826eac94

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“Your Majesty.”fcbd600de350dc64

The Emperor shook his 981503c4ba hand at the approaching ba4e5cb628 eunuch.308a0bad8c7b8fac

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Heon was merely 9aa67a505d going in a 433a0873ec different direction than 407ea9acac the Consort. But like her, he 7f49a3ee11 was not a person 0cda7c4ed4 who would let go 4ae37ced20 of the things he ab5c57ab3d protected so easily.630038c2a3bdfd0a

And yet he said 08ea00b252 he’d leave the bamboo 1415d9796d grove.53bcdde09b5799e0

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This meant 725e2b40e8 that he 87c9b266d0 no longer be83b925dc had any 3e98c46f74 attachment to b45bd8c7f4 SeoMoon.ff190faede8a9f37

“Send the imperial 434857e962 physician inside. We must save 63baf1b3fb the Chief Commander d3fe59a321 and his wife 9e20b3cf6f no matter what.”3715d56419243aff

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“I will tell fa1fd398e5 him, Your Majesty.”0abdca5024b7800f

Although he could find someone to replace someone like Heon easily, there wasn’t a noble family who could replace the sheer number of soldiers under his command. 81034d7bb5de9b1a

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If Heon decided to b246053c3a resign from his post 8fe00be496 and leave the bamboo eb3badd3e4 grove, it might alert 4c49bf4700 the other emperors of ad88c35748 foreign nations, who were c76d8df5be all keeping an eye 7f40a745d4 on SeoMoon and waiting 2f7b439ae4 to pounce at any c7a1933cf8 opportunity. Although he was an d01294df5e uncomfortable subordinate to have, 9bfe954d83 if he left when e2af861311 JaeHoon hadn’t yet found ab9e87661d his proper footing in f8058b4c1b the political sphere, it d43cf7010f would be a great 94d5d634e2 opportunity for not only 9b8a09e77d Ju but all the b881bbf8e6 other foreign nations who 514fdeffd7 wanted to attack.33e9d67971d44ad7

“I must e00bc62bf5 return to 894c315399 the Palace.”2eb90ab1adf49083

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Although he must ea9ac848e7 stop Heon from 2b8ce9063f giving up the 79694908ae bamboo grove, he 2ec21d16a8 also had to a381f1bd98 make preparations to 91552fa38f block Heon’s rage d5f18b1062 if it was 9c2d25f662 aimed at the 7232a572f0 Crown Prince and 6b38cd61e2 Consort Yu.e558795d5cc5ba45

If he db7c18e85b did not dee0229153 settle this a6f19b24c1 matter properly, 97bb79041c it would 3f04ce0eb6 only begin 568efcb5b5 a bloody 60f725583f war of 8333ffef6d revenge. The two’s reckless actions 9ba90160f4 had turned into the 3810e8aa00 worst case scenario.58d6249e21673e77

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“Your Majesty!”38fdabf99cc9cc1e

The Emperor staggered 299e866580 as he exited 8979afb15d the residence.3c850be0db071cbf

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One of the c7b0b5e61e two who had 91f3419289 to pay the 1601e9b5ce price was the 241240739f lover to whom 2c439af0fd he had given 4e17487e14 his heart. And the b7523ddac4 other was 70bfb310d2 the son a5b366bc78 who would bd7c04dfc7 inherit his 4ae67ad082 throne.36156edffb518d52

‘How do 3eb016b5fb I fix 60aeaa0705 this?’64fd61a5a8468937

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No matter ef3d90b8e3 how much f5c876ba2b he mulled 46c5f80bcb over it, 46a4d68121 he could 175bcde0ba not find 279ac9e5a4 the answer 2d02ff1164 he wanted.6e2606abacb963e4

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Deep within an 7374ec6b56 abyss, MoonWon couldn’t 5f7999b161 see anything. She looked up.db76027badc92551

The sky was so bd058627f3 blue that it looked 90fb97ee0a strange. Left all alone 80e816167a in this world, dd24824f45 MoonWon took in fea72e3f16 a deep breath.9bcc6103a9b02f0d

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She was probably c22ec7bd70 exhausted.9c4bd5ecfe93cc15

MoonWon really liked 40161cd36a the complete silence. Although the completely ed32bebfe4 dark ground was cd56ce8a95 a bit scary, 7dd2c1c448 if she just c5f2c295d9 kept her eyes b4f97de53f on the sky c652908092 and moved forward, 960e61db8c it wasn’t difficult 30c2da953b at all.dbb3427a158903ab

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“I’m sleepy.”d4149e35475c6c4b

Her eyes gradually 394f93412e began to close. She wanted to 52494c4610 look around some ce6575c65d more, but her 4688cb9d8c entire body felt 3da80b690c like it was 96cb2352e9 made of cotton 7f824c777b soaked in water. She couldn’t f28ac0cdf4 lift a 262565e00e finger.a7bcb2f8c960c188

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“Father?”c245c9ab67b8e2b1

Letting out a 7361e3b5e5 strained breath, MoonWon 3ac1e12ce0 saw a familiar 3d2db3186e figure. Her eyes 61ba3d9215 followed the c13cf1bd47 figure and afec947f32 began to b737681738 well up 8070c740e5 with tears. Forcing herself to start a651c1b52e moving, MoonWon began to c2352ca3a1 run after it.a0a53a4c20d3ae9c

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“Mother! Father!”7754649bcc45184a

MoonWon had almost c12848a91a never seen the fa9c60685c two of them e4446e0bb6 standing together like 36ffd731bf that. And MoonWon 058093a444 hadn’t seen 24fb84f265 her mother d39359b0ce in a a5ab32ec68 long time.86cb6ca17e0225d8

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“Father!”e66deafd9d4900df

She thought 9b4744d558 she was 958fe1d51e tired, but 3f97ed281b the moment 3f1e397fdc she saw e66cddcda0 YongUn in c2cedb49ff front of c7b6881428 her, MoonWon a7dd318f59 felt a 2f7e11ccb7 surge of 145173a2d2 strength. If she lost them fcd17f11bc this time, she may 9fc726df48 never see them again.f5c451cf0d1e7c10

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When MoonWon drew closer, aa14b5a85e YongUn and his wife 479eef32fb turned around.93c60f8fb7c8435f

Although they 2fad13b410 were walking 914202c2ae and MoonWon 31cac649a8 was running, 6f0d626ee1 the distance 9a29f6ae4d between them faeb5016c8 remained the 87b0482718 same.0e68da07cf986aee

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“Wait for me!”715c9e276031f00d

MoonWon’s skirts twisted around d63081867f her legs, and she 1d814f352f stumbled. However, she quickly got d883f3589b back up.8b1a553c55b87feb

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“Aah!”2d9a5fcb1a38ba3b

She could no 96cc30517a longer see the 863b9bc572 clear sky or 83670aa7af the silent space. This was c1de0d2421 the last 92ba19801e person who aaed755949 would believe f8ef26bcf1 her. She could 553bee3435 not let f4a573dcb3 him go.4fbb4a22ec87ab25

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She began running frantically 0f4a2836b7 once again, but she 69655efbf2 collapsed not long after.db1fffa73bb0dc42

“Father!”afd4b6d5f1fc1451

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YongUn stopped 56a72583f7 in his 2087bc03d6 tracks at 0d11496194 MoonWon’s scream. He gazed 6fe59cc0d9 at MoonWon 42c221eaca who had bcb580707e collapsed on 00318d1e8f the ground dd5bee39ea and smiled 10ac39ea1c as he e802b5ea12 shook his f59d24f6e3 head.040146bfd7e4394b

“Don’t go and ba2c37361a leave me alone.”687b70f27538e0e4

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The tears 30ec2e8591 began to 8bbc8f650d trickle down aad65572e4 her cheeks. It was already so 72014a5eaa difficult and overwhelming now. How was a28c1eceec she to f26a98718f continue enduring 1407cd9abc this all e218d57dc4 on her 8df4d7eb9e own?8dee05124973d289

She didn’t 081203820d want to 8ffd664279 do it cc29a2669c anymore.a99b180bc3758761

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If she c1c6deb7b0 had to 2cf1a34242 struggle and 160204270d endure it ec051adb01 all again, 3436d5adac she’d rather 9191b4b0e7 just give b6c87d822c up.6a4f884cf3974f29

“…Take me with you.”ef2828ef9279d510

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YongUn gazed 887162bb08 at MoonWon 9e3a15c84d and shook 9572e2f551 his head 329dd72a65 once again.8bfcc51e0f3406e4

When she saw YongUn 8dfe787377 turn around again and 65ae406eb4 walk away, MoonWon got af05f1bc82 back up. The moment she 0d5cf16131 tried to follow 39babe02c5 after YongUn, the a5e6ba1dc5 ground shook beneath 0dcf724846 her feet and 2de6d7864d she fell back a5d3cf14ec down again. The dark abyss returned, 4e0f5783fd and the ground between e3f42993df YongUn and MoonWon split. Hot lava 48cc4b3f12 sloshed in 08c6557cab the cracks debb2dbf4e and drew 7e00401c74 them further e82fa7e11e away from 24cc198981 each other.90d5f6741d63a57a

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“Why is it e21d50a013 always me? Why am I always 3f3b285f4f the one who is 36d20479cc left out?”f74fcc0d47fbd1e5

Why didn’t things ever 2636923160 go her way?!418cd83cb9e5729d

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However, despite her 046d61b798 wishes, YongUn and df41c61fc5 MoonWon’s mother had 5ab3ea9f61 completely disappeared.05ba39f1979b2aed

MoonWon’s eyes continued to 5da84ff3e0 search for traces of 6af7086368 YongUn. Then she looked back 602635a543 at the path she 9971195c2c had taken.7bfd277fdc53aa93

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She just wanted to 64be57aeeb give it all up d58d290771 now. She didn’t want anything, 9aaeba9348 and she didn’t expect 661b9a8698 anything more.70fe419291e12af1

Crouched on 3583d69529 the ground, 689ba97c41 MoonWon gathered b0befbca4e her legs b16dcd08d6 together and 2a25acf15e buried her b4961a7b32 face against a675a9698d them.5d4037a43e9605ab

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“Yusun-nim! This is all a 6d47630e17 misunderstanding! This is unfair.”fe8561daf0526aab

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Crying screams and 940d29f015 shouts rang in 902a68b1b3 the air of 8fc7fc0107 the bamboo grove. All the servants’ fe655c26d1 and slaves’ belongings 3a43bb3e57 were thrown outside. The soldiers’ hands c56105d446 were busy as d9a27828ae they rummaged through 655cbb7303 every single item.a6f007d43a0c73d7

A soldier ecb45f5dd2 discovered something c81d71dbbe as he 55d395108c looked through 111929e505 a mountain 757dcc864e of items f83fdbad11 and pointed df0fe155fd at one 8eb56a82b7 of the 82f8197465 servants. Suddenly, other 75131e59dd men grabbed 7da9aad50a the servant 4923d8ab0e by both b656c1cccf arms and d2afa6e41e dragged them 0178a5e2e7 out.0df806dda0b5461f

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“That…! That was e480110e62 just given fe1555fdef to me abf51e06bd for my aa00a71836 birthday! That’s all! How could I ca41c2adcf dare to be 442fc67901 careless when I c15c5e591e am serving the 035cc1b1b5 Mistress?! Yusun-nim! This isn’t fair… Aagh!”6ecaa445d6ce4c97

“Drag them away!”65ada90445332c40

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“Yusun-nim!”3aeee2e74d50a37a

Yusun pursed 17362c8cda her lips af3cf48585 as the f718a27cb2 servant begged 4d50311cde for their 2ef05124dc life.8b7fa0bbe6061fa7

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She was to blame 91f09dd498 for allowing old friendships c6fc03d654 to influence her decision a954e5c0d4 when she had been c78cc99a02 given the command to 30b5ac018e clean house. The more they searched 846305c260 for items sent by bf2cfcfda9 Consort Yu, the more 37b7b16869 they seemed to pop ba2e0007c2 up.6a9f4f173f8edea7

Not only had they 5cfd3b79c4 driven their true mistress 5740a8e82a to the edge of 4039579447 a cliff, they had 7476c797af also branded her as d30531bcfa a criminal.f0625571a30c4e66

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“Yusun-nim!”3165adb027b26901

“What are ec280d70f8 you doing?! I told you to f81d603868 drag them away immediately!”271753a9346d1184

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None of Consort 5bb7ebfb8d Yu’s people were 25bf8a6f6d to be left e56499ed0a behind.c6adc2898833d6cc

Although Heon hadn’t given 8e159fabd6 her the order, from 49adde71af what she could gather 4256fb1888 from Junghwan’s letter, the cc7fc4119a situation was very dire.89861af026c6bd51

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“Don’t miss 6f018207f0 a single 5fc9438708 thing.”237973231eaa8b05

The traitors 8c2269de67 had targeted fee6d10b30 their masters’ 4c90195d51 lives. It was possible 710da4b209 that this would e6978fa8e2 not end with b3272b41fa merely their lives. Heon could go 53918f8bbb after the lives 952564c398 of their families c7fde5f2a0 as well.37c2635489ac57e2

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“Yusun-nim! I’m sorry! Please save me!”1ba9afd3faef092b

“Now is f94cc0af71 not the 20e5cee410 time to 78407ec4d0 beg me 319e015a32 for your 886cabc5d4 lives! Why is 7b2598e7da it taking 296853fdd1 so long?! I told c7bbd9d1b3 you to 5b0962e27c drag them ce2d85328a away immediately!”17f091ff4e9d106a

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If they were going to beg for their lives like this, they should have acted properly from the start. In order to live, Yusun needed to eliminate every single trace of Consort Yu from the bamboo grove. 1c8633cd74f497a4

At Yusun’s shout, the e8f813ad6e soldiers moved quickly.fcb0a42deb4a03e1

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“Yusun-nim.”c1dbc2e0aaf8aa1f

“What about Yeori?”12c1f2fc8a05bab0

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“That is…”a7707f871e4d4ad0

Yeori had recovered 5d7fdb3df7 just enough to 6d5243ad0e be able to 9fd2da9842 move with some 53cab9838d difficulty. However, she 6ca0a73a1a did not 5ae98665cd leave MoonWon’s ad1b7f29e7 room. She begged that d172681024 if she were 0b17d88a89 to die, she’d cb834d60c6 do it in 22e43db4be front of MoonWon bfe28d24a0 and never left ebe9821ff6 the room MoonWon e699c04386 used to occupy. She continued to ec9ee9f225 cling onto that 8d74126d40 place and spent c2b9a00c6d her days cleaning fd6a2a8d59 and tidying it.2b583fa476429ff3

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“Has she made e12dc0dbdf any other moves?”33170adbb89c10ce

“We’ve planted 512d06dee1 people to 719957ff8d keep an 96a3d25c53 eye on 372ab451ee her, but aed0152430 it seems 9bc27ae2df that she 2cda8536a9 hasn’t done f7d7d7966f anything suspicious bde244228e for now. All I’ve heard 1b754f6f6a is that she dd7b446c85 continues to overwork 9bb631e04c herself despite her 7b1af867c2 injuries. It seems that 4370941daa those who are 863b0b2193 keeping watch over 38f5b4655f her have tried 52cf92fd8a to get her f582aa6579 to stop, but 900da7bf69 she will not 26bd1acc31 listen.”c4d987d835a4de60

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By the time Yusun a0bc3056db had realized what had 588e842d5e happened to Yeori, it 18e1c6397a was too late.15139aa8f681cbf3

Junghwan’s latest 3ed0f9ce83 letter reported 654c7a25b1 that he b97716052a did not 84a4cf77b6 know when 0639959db8 they’d return, 1957ca369a and it d256ee6bcc sounded like 7ad888ebc1 the situation ef7d082150 had not b275788595 gotten any c20c761946 better.5ebd8e9f753f55f0

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Yusun did not know 0498b75ef8 who was to blame 38231111fc for all this. However, she knew 805622c735 that she and 9a0bcc7a93 the servants carried 287743624d some culpability for 4417a25394 being unaware of 6b65be5c57 how serious this bba21c12dc matter had gotten.9ff2f31ed7cb8dcb