Stolen Ch 1 part 1

Emperor GeumHyun had 54e225576f seven younger brothers, e301090a0f the youngest of 03cf90b7db whom was the a4b29933dd seventh prince Sadok.15bcf9f6f3758e3c

The emperor’s younger 0d2c33302b brother, Seventh Prince 5c825eb23a Sadok, had no fa3efc5389 sons, only a d6788c6a83 daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.3f5f74550a5d4951

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After losing his wife cb201e96c3 to intruders who broke 3d0821217f into his private residence, d5299ac960 Yi-un Palace, when his a9449b0068 daughter Yi-ryung was young, d176e9ed81 Sadok never remarried and f497524fd8 has been living alone 01eacd8238 ever since. Yi-ryung also e3613d922a grew up ce5744ecdd as an 35b32e79a0 only child e1d1dc254d without siblings.304170007abaae8a

Yi-ryung was ea2f2a9ec1 the only fc1036a166 princess in 213b82051b the entire e353474d99 imperial family.38455b5cceb78baa

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Emperor Geum-hyun only had df6465ce88 princes, and the other 98fa256140 six brothers also only 2cc1c6578e had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s f7ca53e67f daughter, Yi-ryung, bffc041b84 was the 34ef34ed21 only daughter 61749c052a among the 6f39eeb345 emperor’s children 94fa2c6b90 and nephews.2bfd8020c0fcff24

For that reason, Yi-ryung 4ea7d6b229 monopolized the affection of d1b53c7383 her uncle, the Emperor, 9ac8f99acc from a young age.fb37c288a3ca7de9

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She was loved 762c9d3b75 by not only dc6f2683c8 the emperor but 935b3c3551 also all the f85ba8ffcb royal families, and 563a80119f she was like 2a9a52e19b the flower of 5c85a342ee the imperial family.9603136564e7640e

And after the 5e26039706 tragedy at Yi-un 548efaa059 Palace nine years df874a0f9d ago, the people 64ba71ed3a around her pitied 18b3cd9a7d her and cared 43bf50f11b for her even c83cb33a69 more.f20198351c0c056d

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“When you grow up, 633a331b76 you must marry Moonduk.”19e42d7ca0060217

The emperor fbf4fe9667 often said 7827a119b9 this.1b23a375fcd7ff78

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Moonduk was the 93d18c8ebf eldest son of 37ea4682b7 the emperor. He was 8ffeb1f533 both the adff45db7d crown prince 7979268e13 and the 4e171ecffc boy who 035899e774 would one 1502d152a4 day succeed d1747eaa63 GeumHyun as 0b6017313d emperor.b7384b7647c5562f

And last c9e08e6100 year, Yi-ryung daafc488bd was officially 331102d396 engaged to 7a19a38a5c Moonduk.3acc756257370256

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Gifts were a8bf7c95de exchanged, and c6b7d3bf44 the engagement 945e7315f4 was set. Now only the wedding fe6144521e remained.3a8b14a3fd988135

After the formal wedding, b0084ece35 Yi-ryung would become the def7582f9c crown princess, and she 939030fe7a would leave Yi-un Palace e94b2f7c18 to go to the 26fe7063d3 imperial palace.80cbf5e6cbd8274a

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Winter passed, and spring 4ad8fac92f arrived. The wedding was c6d9ca75c4 scheduled to take dab38f39c0 place.b357488e9d579ae3

Although Moonduk was a 01b5d63fb9 bit brusque, he had d208cc5a0b a handsome appearance and 273065aec2 striking good looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung ad7fe0a34a did not 6d99445de5 mind becoming 055a4a6a3a Moonduk’s wife.8d01e01eaac155dd

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Although she was worried 09a49cf9f2 about leaving her father, ebaa77faee who would be left 08c808bbe0 all alone once she 1997ea466a became the crown princess, 2b651cd6d6 because her father was 140f902c38 an imperial prince, she 9aafb14a5d would be able to d8c9b467d2 leave the palace whenever d15ce00d5e she pleased.be97cb4bc1356ef0

Since they were not 41ad86fcad going to be separated e0dcdbf1b6 for life, there was 4d4d247130 no reason why she e5e809f62e could not meet her 658660b020 father after the wedding.b95fbf9c48fc7ead

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But then something 1658a18e78 happened.6b89731e28ece4a6

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!2e4034fb27f8ac46

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In the 2c7d0f12ef middle of fb3134c7cb the courtyard, 022b55d3fd surrounded by 6c37cacb91 several strong 35560df7ee men, Yi-ryung’s 03895c2b0b bodyguard Ja-in 422e9c75dd was being 61a4da322f beaten with 185c621f11 clubs.eafba492acd6787e

He was being 055af204df punished for failing 11a29130c7 to protect his fa79bf83d0 mistress last night.7b897d016115c28e

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Last night, a 48e247275d stranger broke into b5ea94f2ba Yi-ryung’s residence and 8d3d9c595c raped her before 56bced8d8b running away.e2647cb11bb35a48

Yi-ryung had ef72c97543 been unconscious 26c16f4832 all night. When her maid entered 55cd5a6ae5 her quarters and discovered a88f4b73d4 her, she was naked 37702fac13 and bleeding between her 6990aace9c legs.6ba324fd3b7aec08

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The blood stains between 41da8cf36e her legs, the blood e504db5a86 stains on the blanket, d34c674de0 and what seemed to 11f730d238 be dried semen around edfde84bd6 her privates all seemed a1477a343d to indicate that she 8c572232e0 had been raped.e1815ef840027d58

The warrior Ja-in, b8807b96d3 who was supposed b0511c38cb to guard her 270b553357 residence all night, 2ac020f896 made excuses saying 4f81827619 that he was f9fea74340 unconscious at the de40914b3f time.b29b1be3ded2b29f

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All he had 22a4e7b46c for dinner was 7308b344b5 a cup of e6e70cf4f5 tea, but he 9908bf8dbd suddenly felt sleepy 018ae909dc and closed his e30b37e670 eyes for a c3151f7b08 moment, passing out 234ed84648 until morning. Ja-in tried and e082edbde5 tried to excuse 9ed1b8933a himself, claiming that f8b9d1fbc2 someone had drugged d2f47efb7b his tea.ca9367a2bf5cc88c

But he had to 178d3a1ad8 take responsibility for what ccc8cb7721 happened while he was 163148db9a sleeping.f71e03ad85aed72c

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He neglected his duties f8becd8c57 as a bodyguard, and ddf741f720 because of this, his 138987bb7d little mistress suffered.000bbeab75500173

Even if he cc5f814b47 had ten mouths, e6a941e3a0 he would have 086fc7b2df nothing to say.e2ee44e48a407110

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The ultimate 85ebebea91 punishment given 42f5c409c0 to Ja-in 5996ece314 was to 8ded95200a cut off 3636024a0b his wrists 2aa9b4370d and banish b90bb71f50 him.17837aef4f57cff5

For neglecting c9d18722bf his duty 1469b23803 of guarding 1605dc428b Yi-ryung, the f5e15b8f5d bodyguard Ja-in 60631b85e5 was kicked c87f4302d9 out with e71967d95e his wrists a81133b8f5 cut off, 69fc9ee912 and Eunah, 3c8734b1de Yi-ryung’s servant, 38e59b6344 was also 44eb7aeb7d kicked out 11018c0faf after receiving 09d25ac1d8 fifty lashes.5cd2856a8c15a665

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“I will a185b00531 tell His 6ec0a976c7 Majesty that 64ad64a491 you are 0fb1682499 bedridden and 5f4a6f4b5a seriously ill.”657ee0ebbdb8fb74

The Seventh cf7018792f Prince Sadok b620f78cf8 sat in 2c4031acb7 front of 6b9e258b48 Yi-ryung and 8a84a4530d spoke with 4024a46cdc a solemn 13696768b7 face as 017cce21d5 she continued f63179e9da to shed 01063261fa tears.f3715a7f254a6970

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“This won’t end with fa6e96ee4a just the cancellation of 638b69de33 the wedding. Once it ba518ba80c becomes known bf8312b120 that you 3540c81f45 were raped a9e499d6aa by a 354a87e179 stranger, it 35def75340 will bring 2e1835034e dishonor to 6153c1107e your father 6a18fc9542 as well f3b24f797b as to 447f50098f His Highness 27c291ea09 the Crown fa74c5b062 Prince, who b9cdb59420 was planning 5058bdb760 on marrying b0f26590fb you. In other words, dc32dd8eac it will be 4652053c6f a disgrace to 27e4f7a423 His Majesty the 0a0a0ba093 Emperor. Do you understand?”af050a7cbd56b4f0

Yi-ryung covered her 4377361a33 face with a dab3e17130 handkerchief and sobbed.8d02c965ee171a02

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Yi-ryung had no idea f269d4679b what happened last night.636f81e17e879b16

She remembered an intruder a94cca475b breaking into her residence ae3199a1ad and forcing her onto b247a6c1d4 the bed, but she 4bd66faf80 had no memory of d8c422f726 what happened after that.a1a469cb353eb09a

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She was hit 3c25b58eed in the stomach 7a0d9743a7 and passed out. When she dffd0b963e woke up, 3b8ceb6825 there were 234197676c already several 62a0587243 gruesome marks dd3d3cdc0c on her 56d46fb24b body.d2071805650d2f8a

She could tell 6bbf423c7e that she had c24fa64e62 been raped by 03bd0217ea the marks on 1a86d9baa5 her body, but 5268e19341 she had no 6b696629a4 memory of it daaa123c1b at all.9482fdef36fd8d4f

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But even b934378595 if she 4d1a2e72ff didn’t remember, 4ffc69f0ec it was a147d12903 already very 9e7a6d5da4 clear that e2ac3abf10 something had a2e482ffba happened.736d12ea46daf6da

She didn’t 17fa032abf know who 2b10dd54e0 did it, 3df1c54c7c and she cd0b8a5443 didn’t know ce82a1865e why.1c74217b518097f5

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There was no way c701d2b090 to know how he 7f825e5f67 had gotten over the cb61dfaa97 walls of Yi-un Palace, d0a5dea1fe and there was no b6e5595908 way to know how 0c6b6a9bbe he was able to a5235ada31 drug the tea that 8e79e495a1 Ja-in was drinking.44007fa8e7bec218

“You will be 80414b9d0a treated for your 9aad9a5ceb illness and die. That is the only bfd04ccb46 option for all our d86248a023 sake.”b37c2664393548f5

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“Father…”4134bbf78bd97bd1

Yi-ryung was 5cdaa6b056 surprised and 8c6e8bd442 raised her 888820614a head when 1401cb1ae2 she heard 0cb4900bb4 her father 1daa242ab7 say that dfaacc53a8 he would 20beac6c85 turn her 929158c7ea into a e2a02882b8 dead person.a1e8acc45be92235

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Her eyes 469746ca2f were watery 151f63c0d8 and bloodshot.6df109ff38564c01

Her eyes were 4deb6f5b8c already swollen from b736df5538 crying so much 93bee98de0 that they looked 85c4f275ac absolutely miserable.606849b02b4c82eb

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“Leave this place tomorrow.”040f3011862c1936

“Father, where e3ff5e82b5 do you 5121e114bb want me 157028bfa3 to go?”cdeeede154b80877

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“I will give you da327e894d some gold, so go c72ab05fd5 anywhere and live as 3d5cfe1d2e if you are dead.”dea0dd12ea7968c7

“Father…”d2eda1519e36caa7

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Her father’s words 8150d488a1 were harsh, but a55d0fac26 she couldn’t tell 9098f02ed9 him she couldn’t 4fc3f01247 do it.560ca3a9ddffb116

What he said was f377454b28 true. The problem did not 0e45404a8d end with just her 47604c5c40 body being defiled.6b86977cf5350f1a

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Her father’s 4010d2e189 reputation, the c85d91194b crown prince’s 50d71106f1 honor, and 057ec97a4b even the 6f69489911 emperor’s prestige 8c47d2ef94 could all a88bd26d8f be ruined 485e1ee193 because of 2542a21981 her.96d7bf9fa2cc1926

“Where am 47bb6b4ef3 I to 87c84f68b1 go…”71895a870b9291ef

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Yi-ryung barely managed f00c1fc07e to say the 5cbd3e55c4 words as she 8312384f58 wiped her tears b446415ef4 with a handkerchief.d843a08ecba3c812

There was no e8372ece99 way her father 894b6af0f9 would send her 1afcf7c3c3 away empty-handed.34cf5afecc115ad6

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But even c3eea2fc8a if she 9e6b22a639 were to b2e6c2d992 leave her cf635d032c home with 83550c882a gold and 0106700bfe silver, where 48bfc3b938 would she 08ef676c1f go?273641f3c6a3f1fc

She didn’t 1c81de11c8 know anything b45cc9a18f about the 3e223e4686 ways of cc4d12ca17 the world, 7d4e1b5ab1 and she 568fae9c70 didn’t even a41ef3f183 know how 58a2f95107 to live 411334eda6 on her 5ed9a8b326 own. Where should 0b616151f7 she go 96c5bae146 and what b31f337678 should she efdf134d4d do with 14ee210b6b her gold 23f5515225 and silver?02c8c0fe87eeb126

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“Then, if I 02fb19d686 tell you where b0d23d08f8 to go, will 12f454c12f you do as 430c69cbd6 I say?”fa0860f502adbaef

“Yes, I will d3ba7372cc do as you c5185337b4 say.”dc86547e66a5d655

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This wasn’t something she b08dea00e2 wanted in the first 97bc35c6d9 place.37b92147235fd5e6

Rather, she was the c39b0a8136 biggest victim of this 654e1fdf77 incident.0c115b2b0cbdd8f2

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But Yi-ryung knew that 68317c480a this was not the 09234cf40e time to say such 9b99eb9956 things.cfe8c2388ca4d9b0

She was lucky 83a28fa568 this happened before 8c46721c4f marriage. She was c7371aca01 taught that cdf366973e if a ed44d9c2eb woman was bf4b82d7e0 defiled by d1a1b63671 another man 081941031d after marriage, cdf92b26af she would 42344c6773 have lost bce32b2e09 her chastity, 56e452805e and the 0e634a9fe8 right thing 6a515afcbb to do 89c9e4e97b afterwards would fef7848486 be to cda670b00b commit suicide.d49ecb81f9a486ff

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Although she wasn’t cc0e0bcbc1 married yet, she 9456d17bb0 was already engaged.6712bdcce69aafb3

Not only would they 1a0ab0d81d not get married, but 56725eb6f0 this was no different aee99a3a61 from losing her chastity.b23daf2a1907e84a

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“You have e1e807838e to leave 4638ff6473 home early 76e10f6946 tomorrow morning, 2d64965f04 before daybreak, a23df6b324 so get 831f386692 ready today.”c6a88f8eacc5076f

After saying 0308fe5f4f this, Sadok 0cfa8a8770 got up e936f408ca and went e10c924672 outside. Yi-ryung, who was d1a6a34d3d now left all 1167f0401c alone in her 35fd5388be room, lay down 272720d7ee on the bed b1c9d00d57 and burst into 3afba71dcd tears once again.fe5c875dfd58cd10

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She couldn’t fc46f0c561 understand why a4f28e09f5 this was f6ed5860f7 happening to df0b5fd5e2 her.f7c82f39bbd55e61

Who did this b3d6d66d36 to her and 55ddddac64 why?f30529f4480cda54

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Could it bec0f89bdb be that 740541a858 the misfortune b2720e0be6 she had 02b7df1ac8 experienced as 168c655c34 a child a205ea78c0 was not 70d450dc33 enough?21728a44d221f5bb

‘I want dea81dce62 to kill f42d265cb2 him. I want to 3b667b3b40 rip him to 5a5b4c81a9 shreds.’b2824f8cbb6bce63

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If the assailant 9f55e0d06c who had raped eaf56edaae her was in deafa7a992 front of her b273c559f7 right now, she f4f7d9d6ef wanted to tear 4e3c5340b9 him to pieces c013bc7a71 and kill him 3e146bf549 on the spot.bdb3f640b0dba67f

That was 9c8f61a483 how badly 461f98d860 Yi-ryung’s heart fbfc1f7d92 was in 1460f22564 despair.7be03d5e602156ce

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But even 2dd87bf0eb greater despair eb44b677fb came the 2250527436 next morning.d6cd404621d7f892

“You will e4c6d588a4 be considered a442fd071d dead. We will hold c4b7644434 a funeral for 39e04acb54 you, and we 6cee356e87 will announce your ca604a441d death to the 1d56ddd07d outside world. His Majesty 6a73dd3b0c will be 6ec0a15ed3 informed, and aeb583c1bd the Crown b7a3903434 Prince will 6cfe053030 also be 28fd348c31 notified. The place where aa2a7c1a38 you will go c89b765edc is outside the 4d9046207f city walls. The house of a 9c967bc3b4 man named Dochi.”53b9d12f0a48b120

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“Dochi…”caabd6f67bcad85a

It was the first c9a1133a48 time she was hearing 23f2b0af86 this name.4bcd116eb5926d32

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As she 50dca5fcdf faced the 0d713d4c42 despair of d0887f59b4 becoming a e63cef1f2d dead person, d13c41f570 Yi-ryung’s eyes e7a4b31636 shook as b297dc9fe3 she looked 29a0532fa4 at her 218b07fc26 father.2267242cba439ae8

All she 63c1c6c23d packed were 02c4428f19 a few d19b5eaecd sets of d213b390b6 clothes she fd6575ddcf normally wore, 4833bb5e0a gold and 8b4654c573 silver jewelry, 319ea58104 and the ff5f99f11a belongings left ba1744ea20 behind by c149ed9ea0 her deceased 2967e3aae0 mother.e5525ff620642142

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She wasn’t able to 435e7451b5 pack much.e907f55fd9c1ba08

The only things 2722cece23 that Yi-ryung could 20702cb879 carry with her 3359e2f9ef were in a ebf0610067 bundle.b3a1f2cdfb64cb46

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“He makes e43fab54ab a living 664eb4aa0f by slaughtering f894ab53ba animals. He may fd3ab57ba1 be a edf49f6d70 lowly man, 448cd9c0b8 but he 0b82753778 is a 3aabb8f7ee man who f75d57a42a can take 48ac52d16c care of 8a9b775508 himself. So go 7e9167311f and live 4e43a48497 with him.”f74a926f3cb5e159

When Yi-ryung a340a4b9ab heard Sadok’s 36123c1a24 words, her e325eef81f face turned 3f58e74532 pale.4033be1b4ea2b2c5

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Someone who slaughtered animals cfe9e7b247 was a butcher.7564d49f55b7fd3a

A butcher 58ac216102 who lives b549a3e539 outside the 0efd55ba6d city walls, a59dcc2620 no less.b12f38798dc70662

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There were 24bbf4b45e some groups cc4b4762ce of people d08eb80d56 who were 97d4a111a4 not allowed a0c2af9b2b to live 88e5b6f857 within the 7f6412976b city walls.bbcd002fb473f3a1

Convicted criminals, edda679ff9 people with 5f3844b17b contagious diseases, bc950f3808 swindlers, and 2e30c69d92 butchers.2081e08e5f20cbae

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These kinds of e64cfd324a people could not 19208b1c6a build their homes 8cdf814eb3 and live within 2030148375 the city walls, b70bb50223 so they built e63b672c14 huts and lived 9c7ffdc708 outside the city b90f188942 walls.a6cb4421c094601f

And now, her 8699339fd2 father was telling c3b37a9948 her to live 97f15d7f8a with these people.dd0234794c5f3722

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“Father, h-how could d60695a62d I live in da1d62dcdd a place like 8a5854b5a0 that…?”8d8df0b247df09af

“Did I not 6beb775cb6 say you were f525f3ae7c dead? What would you do 98ea37e4ca if you were caught 658c05f868 living in the city? You have f18efc427c to go c6203ff3e7 outside the c924a474c2 city and 7ffbb7c792 live among 81e35a36f1 such people ee4ab3e304 to survive 2d086e438c without being cccba8ef55 caught.”1573406ad96d7a23

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Tears welled 013f047808 up in 8dbaa42811 Yi-ryung’s eyes 3bcd206845 as she fc5cb81ce8 listened to e7d5ff4864 Sadok’s words.4d08f3fffcf9940c

She was alive 429f60a3c7 and well, but 090effc300 she needed to a42883e1ef be dead.fb2051ff4a2aeab7

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Her funeral 004be3f682 would be f3875cf79b held in 1b3925b97e her home 6fa8175a36 as soon 0afb708854 as she 7649ddc420 left.beb0a7314f7cb6e4

The coffin without a eea84f6a02 body would most certainly e5ed8f9b4a be buried in the 7c2037e6b8 ground, and the name ed9ff7253b Yi-ryung would be buried 5474a27a8e forever in the soil, 2c100de4ef disappearing without a trace.18f7bb65feb86bc7

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What her 38c448975b father said 17fa55c385 was correct.7e631b44ec6ad748

She must become a 9962e01ab1 dead person.50867fcf1922a77c

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She had to eb293a17b6 die while embracing acfabec60b the shame of 8607023a07 her family.88efb8d22c4bd4f6

She mustn’t ca5ec40a21 be seen d48806cb1c alive by 21eb792116 others, so 03e12da069 it was 896e520228 impossible to 06d6e6bf4e live within 240b7f5533 the city b3801901a2 walls.b0b34233e5892a01

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She had no afae0a3a3c choice but to f6f0e1a8e2 live with those ca3ce62d96 who were as ea0e30be4b good as dead 6f8c3ed04c outside the city e677dfae40 walls, with people d826f2529d who no one 3ad40aa507 cared about.6e20d356b88c9567

She wanted a9d4fe9255 to tell 7d1b6c5006 him to 361ca1bfce just kill a4b5747e95 her instead, 63845290be but she 7718a942a5 was afraid c3c4429d70 of dying.65324cc52285a68d

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Even though she ended b61815cbd9 up in this situation, 6a260cba52 she was still afraid 0204b16cae of death.264a4bf7f22c07b7

Yi-ryung despaired once 38fe174a0c again at the 73ff97a36d realization that she fce54f2451 was a coward.6e198c3b40566dfc

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“Get out 4b72dc3991 quickly before 0e4f7a92cb the sun be6aac8e4a rises and 4fb85c4570 other people cacc189362 see you.”b8ec1ccd20a35be8

“Yes, Father…”1e0871f431e49796

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Yi-ryung wiped away c1d73ffff8 her tears, got ca25972656 up, and bowed 4d3dbf11fb twice to her cf53d82592 father.efde79f92fa168f3

After bowing twice 069c4d8576 to her father, 2114ca77e0 whom she might caa1a98750 never see again, d8be839c97 Yi-ryung opened the ac63f76431 door and went a77479986d out.e5ace30d9f55a217

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Outside, her surroundings 632d147724 were still doused 1927164c85 in the blue 2c6e179ebd light of dawn.b1814558750f54fd

There was a a5ef94cd2f household servant standing 69de2145da in the garden.294c5fddec0a847f

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He was the 05bee39184 servant who would c2fadca243 take Yi-ryung outside 785a802119 the city walls.c4c7caddd404087e

Yi-ryung followed him c0b4700199 to the north 059e47de82 gate of the dfc1f857fb city, but she 281f2102d3 would have to d4ede44b2a walk through the 659cdefa31 north gate alone.aee4910f5d260347

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The reason a263549559 the north 4f26245458 gate opened 1f060deaf9 a little 9eb2dac962 earlier than b61f8015ab usual was 11e06da3b4 because the f8448992a5 servant had 3e096ea736 slipped a 7ec8bc0438 few coins 859401064d to the b77c502d4f gatekeepers.b82fb2893cff9b4b

In the early morning, 3a6db6c88c the doors opened, and 85f002008c Yi-ryung walked out of 97eaad06fc the city. The doors cc15bb6eeb closed behind 4e5555acc3 her.d47a3d3e454fe9bd

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As the a7d095f88b heavy doors 0e60f7c515 closed behind 9800838d9f her, Yi-ryung 67534d9f9b was left 3f832660f1 alone outside 0b1c89d064 the north 8cb928f82f gate.f4ea85661997f12d

Yi-ryung didn’t 15794197dd know where 4d6fdf872c to go.f9b31771de0cc40f

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She didn’t f1fc1f1d91 even know 365ebc7a6f where Dochi b76a109f2a lived, and 88f9c2609d she had 1b55621433 no knowledge c363d6d8ae of the e3717f2d20 geography outside 3feddc9c88 the city c615762b47 walls.6895fa78a16ffca0

But this only 1041f94765 lasted a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a figure bbaa0b17c8 walking through the hazy 714f1b2fed morning fog.b8fd0a2652aef365

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At first, she ef52ae03c7 was terrified because ca0bcb0f9a she thought a 05a52dce7c ghost or something 3c03ab3889 similar to a 3448bc0f78 monster in the f1eec4521a storybooks was approaching 4cbd24a795 her. However, she was instantly 3882b00c47 relieved when she realized 1800feaecd that the figure that 7abcba9433 emerged from the fog 30afd17185 was neither a ghost a9c74f83e4 nor a demon. It was a 09996c002d person.ff670f33452f264d

The man had cd64d8fe87 a thick beard a7005b4fdd covering his entire cac0449954 face, and his a9a4b94552 hair was disheveled 0890551857 and tied up 81d92d943d in a messy c7b457dc73 bun, giving him 99cc99acf9 an unkempt appearance 81eda1b4cd like that of 8c81e183d5 a wild animal.bbcab51287dde74e

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His clothes 99b83cbe89 were shabby dc8c474bff and rough, 858a80e3cd and the 025b229ae0 backs of 198290637d his hands 76e744b1a9 that protruded 03d3a9174e from his cbf5d19d5e sleeves were 13bacb49ff rough and 788b722b19 bumpy.84e3da72af1ad2c5

Looking at the b0c74173bc dark backs of d97d7a49ea his hands, fear 28a0764eab surged up within d272d52957 Yi-ryung.d4dac0cceefc8b40

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“E-Excuse me…”1fe5385305acee3f

Are you Dochi? Before she could eec3f680f5 ask, the man’s 58a4aaf8a7 hands moved faster.5a52ea4fcbff04d2

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“Ah…!”731a9ccba1026aa0

The man snatched the 65645aa829 bundle that Yi-ryung was 3a3e7272e7 holding tightly to her cc722f9381 chest. He took 20f2e23bd0 it, turned e8441d0994 around, and 818426a63c briskly walked b65acd76a5 away.a8e10f637bc5cbaf

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”91d93169b40ac670

Yi-ryung quickly followed the b506694391 man who had taken c5c973fae9 her bundle away without 6d92512161 saying a word and 156cbf0d76 called out to him. But he did 8da3a026d7 not look back.792efe36ada73e20

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Because the man’s strides 76065aa9ee were long, Yi-ryung had 1cc0b12b49 to follow after him 904e0d03d2 quickly so as not 590f56a73e to lose him.5ee85389801cfc9e

But he was too bd544e2da4 fast, and Yi-ryung’s pace e19808c31d became so frantic that 1c0bc6a5ad her shoes ultimately came a7da8272a5 off.4735b91e4a035fad

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“Ah!”10e2bb2f7eb54e90

When her shoes 64f59d20cc slipped off, Yi-ryung 8b140b2692 crouched down.e6f587c418087504

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“Excuse me! Please wait a 1e6e52688b moment!”46131c2feb022389

She haphazardly 7772aa4513 put one 02e36274ba of her b00fb189d9 shoes back 6227bb4748 on and 54a4aa5f7b shouted out 720c03c5cf to the 3c637f6878 man who 93bc39b3c2 was now 1b3c19cd63 further away.3f70e207998b35e3

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What if the man eaeddea0db leaves me all alone? What if he 2795e35176 only takes the 8931c45e36 bundle of gold b8bb5195a8 and silver and fe15d1a098 leaves me here?96f640e2e80e7b72

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”e7bd6d492fa7b161

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Yi-ryung called 7b92e2488b out to dd34b23506 the man 81a8462cd2 in a ef8b13195c disappointed voice. Ultimately, she chased fc3693f9f3 after him with 58f8d03851 only one shoe 2576e42098 on.e533479cb52b9313

How could he 9ea3b7a86d be so heartless?c2060614c315570c

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If a 80d716991f maiden was cf8684f7e6 calling out 218fbc1aff to him, afc8b753f4 shouldn’t he 8d3c845478 at least 4968d41fb5 look back?8a702d0a7a48c826

Yi-ryung chased after the 5e705d439c man with one shoe 0a52b4ddbd on, but she eventually c3710dfed6 stopped.88cbf4efc569ec94

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She crumpled to e2cf4391a0 the ground.77137392617884d3

Her white shoe was 20895547bd covered in dirt.9be6e9a9fc24c9dc

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The hem of her 9985dad9d8 skirt was also covered 99fb66fc75 in dirt.add50a10f6784c6e

“Hnng…”b8241d4b04b72a0e

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Tears rolled down 9c82e26941 her eyes as 79c3b73b24 she remained crouched cb6221ff45 on the ground.a6c4cd6984ddd8c2

She thought she 280cf6f7bb didn’t have any cad5bbf425 tears left to 824a1e44c3 cry.42c5def3f30d114e

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She cried 5809d917db so much 5e7353b3a4 yesterday, and 3439d8a616 she didn’t 797eb735ca think she 85cd9f8a93 had any 1c4fac2077 left for 6c3ddeb4be today.24e6ae9e1366401e

And yet, tears poured 4b5972e755 out.0ba3f2a0519cbb0c

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She was c76de93037 so sad b27355c7ca that she d30f302031 couldn’t stop 9478180580 crying.31c3690bceb002f9

Did that man also badd8e60c7 think she was dirty?46b143baa73e5a93

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Does that b954e358fb man think 5c3b941ef2 that she b01bfa268a was worthless 3d4375c923 and dirty 01959abfde for not 27c64daf1d hanging herself 563d917e1a to death f30bdc3af0 after being 85866f432b raped and cd589c3a4a instead relying 03ce25343a on him 894337ea1d to survive?93d10077e98d05ca

Did he feel bbd6139a05 like he had fa4b4c2890 no choice but 412d9a869b to take on 6a0362f152 something cumbersome?34151f1c8b0eddae

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She wiped away the 16377ae02f tears that were flowing 242061c7a0 down her face with c68a57e616 the back of her 5c2ed01f28 hand.b7f417d0e2dbf9ae

When she e16705fe1c heard the 377eb12e3d sound of 07b8bf8bb7 something moving d798adf917 in front 3e14d83147 of her, c80977c287 Yi-ryung raised 9317721078 her head.e176bd55dd902332

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The man was 41b35be482 kneeling in front 3a52d98a3d of her. She didn’t know 473738575a when he had b205990434 come back.2647d47adb06a514

The man was 39a9e3cb2a holding her other 1dd999690f shoe that had 81d9df7398 fallen off.e57c55f91c35ec59

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He put the 9dc16ec5b9 shoe on her 50195d5285 foot without saying 6b3c0d0ec6 a word.dc8b0db15e68258b

Yi-ryung watched as 223941654c his rough hands 4bed6a1e3f put the shoe f6862e955d on her foot cbc70540a0 as she wiped b35d4cd9ec away her tears 1483a1993d with the back ae1ca3433f of her hand.cca58404fa943190

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The man who had 34031d11ed given her the shoe e847449284 turned around so that 363d542c32 his back was to 4400d56f91 her.3ea2c6ddbb218cff

He was 9345009d6b telling her 46034307a1 to get c4fdafcf47 on.32474e7f0836548a

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But there was no dbe0019d4a way she could let 13bf1ee8c9 a stranger carry her b54144c668 on his back.b7e24b8c2c05be5b

“Ah…!”9c623d0aac41c945

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As she hesitated, the 41e047e6bc man put her on 36bf5f2e27 his back and began 05e40a0fa3 to walk briskly.c4179f2c411f35af

Yi-ryung burst into tears 349c9de72c once again, burying her 38ea5078a1 face into the man’s 636056d81c back as he carried 61b892767d her.691592f892344d31

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The man 18e2be5f12 carried Yi-ryung fd8725606c on his 9ca93abc12 back and e813486102 continued to 2d0db6116a walk as db897cbe5c she continued 9fee33b2f5 to cry 1e99f3c307 without showing 5fe27f2443 any signs c9637da8e3 of stopping.f282afd849402f39

As the north gate 20362b3bd5 of the city wall e5b0090a8f grew further away, an bca04f8714 unfamiliar landscape entered Yi-ryung’s 65b51a338b eyes which were blurred 0719b5969b by tears. It was now 89179c830c daybreak.1b917e58099ecb8e

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It was morning in 2c757b21c3 this unfamiliar place.a0d375d3cdb26e90

Chapter 1: ae365bf8a5 Strange Man51695bd73c083e28

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Emperor GeumHyun bfc82d1550 had seven fd7e0f6095 younger brothers, 5b7079d294 the youngest 3af4456d52 of whom 50abfa77d8 was the 43c94b76cb seventh prince ed7eea6178 Sadok.48f0aafec9355ecd

The emperor’s younger brother, 1861a5ffab Seventh Prince Sadok, had b747142582 no sons, only a 27b217baae daughter. Her name was Yi-ryung.d127756d4c58d550

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After losing his wife ff4712eb3d to intruders who broke ea587c9213 into his private residence, 3af7c20ace Yi-un Palace, when his b3fcb17db4 daughter Yi-ryung was young, fc412fc9e1 Sadok never remarried and 9eb8176cef has been living alone eba44cdeb2 ever since. Yi-ryung also grew 5690fe496a up as an 5d934898c0 only child without 347ad8a390 siblings.c5a23df597654693

Yi-ryung was e9d12387bb the only 3cfcd07246 princess in b75d960c92 the entire 97c9cdd488 imperial family.43bdf5426cd7eac7

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Emperor Geum-hyun 940c0cb45f only had 21fb098a1e princes, and aa687dce5d the other 1b64e8c2e1 six brothers 2c33b165cc also only b9b47bad76 had sons. Therefore, Sadok’s d180a17987 daughter, Yi-ryung, dd5741fb0c was the 0463adb8a5 only daughter 6699e5ad46 among the f53b2097ad emperor’s children 7dbe0e6a86 and nephews.aed10322f74c4087

For that 9c62870b0f reason, Yi-ryung feaa8310b0 monopolized the 4f93762001 affection of b8f1806f3b her uncle, f7f799e5cb the Emperor, 4ed621b56b from a a25348f6bd young age.416c5696c393eb1b

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She was loved by eb5d0f5118 not only the emperor 87ad0d4392 but also all the cfc20e09d4 royal families, and she a4a7e87301 was like the flower 47c994fa6a of the imperial family.7a781d9688c0cb45

And after acc0d58145 the tragedy 5b5b8373e3 at Yi-un f496eb3480 Palace nine 3d150f15f0 years ago, 4ec3c925e3 the people 145e0dbf02 around her 2afa328838 pitied her b2cdad45d3 and cared 9041f22785 for her 0db12a58ad even more.c843f8fa167b9e41

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“When you grow up, 561efd41a1 you must marry Moonduk.”06d4e3333b8ff10d

The emperor 8c5a85e9e8 often said 956909d4f4 this.fda0a5848382d9ec

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Moonduk was the ca69d3c500 eldest son of 215c20e084 the emperor. He was both 6f42ae0f01 the crown prince ec79ae8907 and the boy 5f27bc17ee who would one 10ed941d36 day succeed GeumHyun e5fee15b71 as emperor.01ef1c0f9725c5ae

And last year, Yi-ryung 1b804ba49a was officially engaged to 1ccc0de032 Moonduk.25450ca3236acfc8

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Gifts were 954d6547cd exchanged, and 8ff99749ba the engagement a21bd8d92e was set. Now only the 8d29920bb3 wedding remained.767557ba79995ff7

After the formal b8c5472373 wedding, Yi-ryung would bb458af3d2 become the crown 75c0e9c68c princess, and she d8f0a8aaf3 would leave Yi-un c05ea790f3 Palace to go 60fd2c84d9 to the imperial 54ecabf986 palace.84cf8ff964e1fdb3

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Winter passed, and 21043e663e spring arrived. The wedding 00c164b231 was scheduled 5a6103adca to take f20673623a place.d7b4db7a4b654c4c

Although Moonduk dd3f148c3a was a 3391168fd1 bit brusque, bd3a463e24 he had 2da9629733 a handsome 7c796e0d31 appearance and 32ed84e090 striking good c40d7538bb looks. Therefore, Yi-ryung 170e190af5 did not 58911a2505 mind becoming 444fe8d89b Moonduk’s wife.0ef79b25e9a02d97

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Although she was afb5cc17dc worried about leaving c908221e73 her father, who ca566cf87e would be left e0d316d474 all alone once d2dd8d7624 she became the 296ed8b225 crown princess, because 8ba47d2a74 her father was 26470f51e2 an imperial prince, a9d115967f she would be daed818a25 able to leave 73cee650db the palace whenever 50963739a7 she pleased.f0bc8f8a634d22ad

Since they were not 999148430d going to be separated b6e2a4c1c4 for life, there was 3f3ca2d7a4 no reason why she 3b071ea578 could not meet her 65f9159a4a father after the wedding.986b993c04e056e3

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But then something happened.07a99d0aa4dd4434

Thud-! Thud! Thud-!6b6fc4678647c572

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In the middle 02cac725ec of the courtyard, 1cadb868a8 surrounded by several 1d917dac44 strong men, Yi-ryung’s a766e27ac1 bodyguard Ja-in was a0e3a1fd65 being beaten with 35cf511bc7 clubs.70ac12a77a6d5427

He was being punished f6249ba539 for failing to protect 387fa9c3f1 his mistress last night.1c7b2d20a6135ec4

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Last night, a stranger 4f882476ec broke into Yi-ryung’s residence 8b2f6f89b6 and raped her before e7993dae19 running away.4ee3f7bc733ec205

Yi-ryung had been unconscious cf9a41c022 all night. When her 287ac378fb maid entered 435e594b00 her quarters 29ad09fa8f and discovered 7d523fe73b her, she 0e093bc6b0 was naked 1596621e02 and bleeding 876dc42bea between her 3f7c3090fe legs.5b26bec4b0c71cfd

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The blood stains 8937584e65 between her legs, fd35db2037 the blood stains d57386534d on the blanket, 81f5cb34c1 and what seemed 1b65cefedb to be dried 1d001f37ad semen around her db34e2eb0f privates all seemed aa504d1d3c to indicate that 7d1722f13d she had been 4651d8561b raped.20f5d57284ef08ba

The warrior Ja-in, who f60677c1ce was supposed to guard c2c692e22d her residence all night, bd3d53694d made excuses saying that a579de1391 he was unconscious at 03e6eed3d4 the time.56d657602ed0951b

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All he had 20fb8d223f for dinner was 46535e590e a cup of 40a8d022ef tea, but he 106acc66ce suddenly felt sleepy 0c5c948059 and closed his 830e55699a eyes for a d545761506 moment, passing out 5a6c3fcc0f until morning. Ja-in tried and tried 927ddbfe48 to excuse himself, claiming 67c965c4e7 that someone had drugged 3ad3fe9865 his tea.adbda999484766bb

But he had 213f7e86b0 to take responsibility ee4e022fbc for what happened 04f2385f11 while he was 3dc7f8c212 sleeping.a1890e27f16f9d27

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He neglected his duties 1ae663b51c as a bodyguard, and e452169090 because of this, his 919a34baaa little mistress suffered.e130dd28667e7c9a

Even if he had 75f1553ed9 ten mouths, he would 6bc1672d47 have nothing to say.1ae96b9186f537c7

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The ultimate punishment 4cd60fd52b given to Ja-in 6abca9c4f3 was to cut 6b40eb39b0 off his wrists 28cfb3184e and banish him.22df8dfe7046a5d1

For neglecting his duty c7f63ad1d2 of guarding Yi-ryung, the 4dc6afbeb7 bodyguard Ja-in was kicked 5e23e41779 out with his wrists 3254599e8e cut off, and Eunah, aa28f09ebf Yi-ryung’s servant, was also 3cb3c10d5f kicked out after receiving 4e1eba3207 fifty lashes.cbe40c2ac30311ef

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“I will 0129483c0e tell His 0a5d7cdadd Majesty that 858a0231c5 you are b3c4a4bef0 bedridden and 51a40f0b9e seriously ill.”07153afde7e91db0

The Seventh Prince 13050434ba Sadok sat in 64a3528f27 front of Yi-ryung 24a34186d0 and spoke with ec2f9847ff a solemn face da143b678f as she continued a062ddcc21 to shed tears.546c69151c6924bd

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“This won’t b8cb2ba7bd end with 8f75c83d04 just the e550925a05 cancellation of d7bbf725f8 the wedding. Once it becomes known 435d06da97 that you were raped 46a2234b4f by a stranger, it 71275b75e1 will bring dishonor to 89a3150cc2 your father as well c9216226d6 as to His Highness 4ca0d26a6f the Crown Prince, who b5d7fe0f11 was planning on marrying b67c9f1b45 you. In other f131b0564c words, it 19154c1b3b will be 3a7a5c5942 a disgrace 9b3bdd7548 to His 21e25f25a5 Majesty the f4bcf842f5 Emperor. Do you understand?”a581120e0e365ddc

Yi-ryung covered her aaf9e56e4a face with a ca9565eaa6 handkerchief and sobbed.af01b0bcf14de346

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Yi-ryung had no 54a5165684 idea what happened b3c74b1992 last night.c395496bfdfb3975

She remembered an 9bcf208ed8 intruder breaking into e687bcaa23 her residence and 9546d01663 forcing her onto 781f649407 the bed, but 0a5763f1e3 she had no 14b5250830 memory of what 07c41f218f happened after that.3391025142d6f8ad

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She was 12cb932d14 hit in f78d98da53 the stomach 3470d95fba and passed 678c4ed7c7 out. When she woke up, 37dad66c38 there were already several fa13ed9169 gruesome marks on her 447a4f23fc body.d6e520265f2d41e1

She could tell 33a3ce16af that she had 9d23ff023b been raped by 62fdf056be the marks on e43e778c1f her body, but 1a501bfeac she had no d4409bc570 memory of it 119dbe31a3 at all.056ca9b9a8a26c29

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But even 14f9a21f94 if she 208e885c24 didn’t remember, 85add6311a it was 5cbedec944 already very 719546e923 clear that 0b75ccaa4b something had 0679010176 happened.2dd7bac37af82eb8

She didn’t know 0c8805c1d9 who did it, 28de0f7a84 and she didn’t e46c8bf793 know why.67c9e52d0eeb8327

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There was f71112df3b no way 4f348bea9c to know 678e481a36 how he 69ef65eb17 had gotten 30881e5b5c over the 1e37fc08ec walls of ff326c116a Yi-un Palace, 7dde209a8c and there 6f3b724ba7 was no 4f26349b36 way to ce3ea8df26 know how f18671784d he was 02e59c1ede able to 10e5e7d188 drug the d4f22ec108 tea that a3ed6a8079 Ja-in was c6355b4f7d drinking.c5d2718bbafdf08a

“You will be 3054a19494 treated for your a56cb20338 illness and die. That is 0831a84582 the only 07c7ea6152 option for 425e838c7c all our 53de498046 sake.”5e7eb902aeb2f0df

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“Father…”99f18ed064f70f16

Yi-ryung was surprised and 457ada977e raised her head when 2437786f66 she heard her father bbf7c19dba say that he would cb0336353a turn her into a 79c43ec74b dead person.ee34a01d5c918e23

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Her eyes were 856bf8ad47 watery and bloodshot.55633593789fb7d0

Her eyes were already 3b9ef8c2f2 swollen from crying so bc95a40ba6 much that they looked 1e630a8e14 absolutely miserable.3c2947cd154c87b0

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“Leave this place 4890cb3e42 tomorrow.”91f58a8692d21929

“Father, where do you b8ca7fbed9 want me to go?”b2c2032d5786b3d1

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“I will give you 06c238215f some gold, so go 7a1c95cc94 anywhere and live as 4c24b19caf if you are dead.”d9c19e7a8077864a

“Father…”230f3f5084b9085e

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Her father’s bd750590e4 words were ee7768e162 harsh, but 08502c43eb she couldn’t fa1137703c tell him f933dc7ca7 she couldn’t 79c7242182 do it.ff4151b605d1778c

What he said was fb4371e6f0 true. The problem did not 757ad73799 end with just her f0cdba1039 body being defiled.bdac683c274dc49a

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Her father’s reputation, the 43ea941659 crown prince’s honor, and 8176bc5bdd even the emperor’s prestige a4b25bc9be could all be ruined c0caaea668 because of her.01ce481de3d56ca4

“Where am 6f182ace6d I to 62e5307fc9 go…”47365447960f807a

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Yi-ryung barely 15155e64f7 managed to a9699044f4 say the 06664dc228 words as 88738beaf8 she wiped 5d40458c25 her tears 102bcbe29d with a a9fe699a8e handkerchief.1f8450f0cd5599c6

There was no 5366ff6667 way her father 123db025af would send her b019a8b6a2 away empty-handed.c8a9cecbdf20d0c0

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But even d8aabfa305 if she a213a6005a were to fa79d66dc3 leave her 84500c0d42 home with 48ca9ea431 gold and e575106d7f silver, where 45c725f052 would she 6a7a96cc96 go?ea11aa6276d3768d

She didn’t know anything 0dfc37938f about the ways of 6c5b0061e8 the world, and she 937fb3e1d7 didn’t even know how 4b5c4ea70e to live on her db4cfac812 own. Where should she 008f2ad3fa go and what 74ef162a81 should she do 43b66d2f9b with her gold 75e3d6731e and silver?f4fe14a1d1fa2393

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“Then, if I tell 85dd1fe65b you where to go, 9240dd68b5 will you do as 731219d5c7 I say?”0dd4c9e7fd4cb0ac

“Yes, I will 1b386afa90 do as you 4f92556e9f say.”bead4ed248183a73

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This wasn’t something she fe01fdd8cc wanted in the first 5d9af993d0 place.21f70f83257fb636

Rather, she was 8b54165953 the biggest victim 252280904a of this incident.33fe67b8a9ff792b

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But Yi-ryung knew e915d0c324 that this was c56c7b810d not the time 403e5f8786 to say such 7fd14cec42 things.03f8733d53fc5a8a

She was lucky aa4027f9c8 this happened before 801c0c93b5 marriage. She was 09159132f0 taught that dfb77034dc if a fc6f57cf2a woman was c3ff14a459 defiled by 15240d3af2 another man 44108b4596 after marriage, 49ad842e9d she would 883e02c72a have lost df24a8a853 her chastity, fea7a888d9 and the 8bc8a4a6aa right thing b261be7a34 to do 13002e32d2 afterwards would ce83c48516 be to f19fb5474a commit suicide.3330adc3f484432f

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Although she wasn’t married 5f5e5763ec yet, she was already 4c8ff5de88 engaged.7ac23db4ccb7bbc6

Not only 37b93b09bc would they 6d8e04ab42 not get 03506d10bc married, but aa740c710c this was e871670204 no different eb64ccf95d from losing 9047053274 her chastity.88bbd21f1626f9f2

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“You have to leave 761997ece9 home early tomorrow morning, f3e6465c19 before daybreak, so get 148fb7f769 ready today.”24a7d0137d931f28

After saying this, 125af1b1b7 Sadok got up 0feec36129 and went outside. Yi-ryung, who cce3d650bc was now 708182d5ba left all 772395b2c1 alone in 6528b551da her room, 09cf6bde58 lay down df2541fd8f on the aeba81c9e8 bed and 79536eba62 burst into 946a0b0858 tears once f41ecd46d5 again.5c5f8c3129cf431b

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She couldn’t understand 6f17712cb8 why this was 94650589e5 happening to her.a472ef6d4259a9f7

Who did this to 64d1facbd5 her and why?94ed8a04d7c53b99

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Could it be 697289d711 that the misfortune e23dc99870 she had experienced 3dee5606be as a child 548c429fc4 was not enough?0a7cbc266e7ebc3f

‘I want to 04a23dc7cc kill him. I want to rip 7dfda6e40b him to shreds.’cfcb3d33520306d6

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If the assailant 105468ee93 who had raped aeec87b6c4 her was in a3343d186b front of her 6d293845b7 right now, she e7c705bfb2 wanted to tear eb64a6be82 him to pieces ff388e1d7d and kill him 9f14b6a2c7 on the spot.74f90c4cfb2d1f14

That was how aaeb70da47 badly Yi-ryung’s heart d2c8a2bb63 was in despair.04dbc8f11059cbfa

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But even greater 2ffe57fe9d despair came the cb6663c56a next morning.fc7302cc09ccfcba

“You will be considered 8bd917d138 dead. We will 0da4df9671 hold a 70246170af funeral for 7973007f25 you, and ea5f724823 we will 31d1a54172 announce your 890fc16212 death to 5e70d94386 the outside fe2ff9a551 world. His Majesty will be 5a2daf1c45 informed, and the Crown 1020da0f33 Prince will also be 5c2b78144a notified. The place where bd94b76236 you will go 3975146ccd is outside the 5d9f607eec city walls. The house of 142d86442a a man named 9441e78bb8 Dochi.”4be93df9f247c800

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“Dochi…”5cc00cc4a39a3cd8

It was the first 3478b211bd time she was hearing 9b067cf62f this name.88c2208698b0f334

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As she faced f2535950f1 the despair of 59bb594553 becoming a dead 54cb8f116a person, Yi-ryung’s eyes 3d0cde8a9e shook as she 52e24ce084 looked at her d394857647 father.57cc96ea227a64a8

All she 26bcd39418 packed were d8466a218a a few a1cf7c0197 sets of af786577fe clothes she efbaa79162 normally wore, 03eabcb84b gold and 201e788538 silver jewelry, ef599ce5f0 and the 296bd5081d belongings left ae0ea5f493 behind by a85814152f her deceased 5b0e8ebd3d mother.f89104a422fc2117

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She wasn’t able to 2fef43516b pack much.24975f630a2e8991

The only things 14dcbabf4f that Yi-ryung could 55093dfbc9 carry with her 9d3309d94a were in a eb5ed023d7 bundle.1c6d2b375f19f8c5

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“He makes 52dd90ced3 a living 40d1379523 by slaughtering c3afd835d7 animals. He may 832ee51e5b be a 74e8fbc5ae lowly man, e692542fb3 but he 3585111d2d is a 1f56f5ff81 man who 2b044e2c50 can take 9381db9c1f care of a20dec0184 himself. So go 4cdcda5d08 and live 8e70932789 with him.”41ba4561ee8ac82b

When Yi-ryung heard d5cfdb459c Sadok’s words, her 32f8e49e03 face turned pale.44c96b216a14b19b

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Someone who 8aa1f56f96 slaughtered animals e459f4a969 was a 59941735e2 butcher.6834b355ed302f4e

A butcher e337e8cf7b who lives 818385d8b5 outside the 9f33452741 city walls, f5d688fd3b no less.1fee2273a2c5f8f0

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There were 3063d31030 some groups a0ce5a3958 of people 09f07d1b86 who were a67c750cfe not allowed 38f993c24a to live 02cd0e7821 within the 52441fc292 city walls.7dd2cffd377bad77

Convicted criminals, people dd5a0c4e23 with contagious diseases, 9e980e434b swindlers, and butchers.e1c043e31611c6f0

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These kinds 633e53a64c of people 56a5ed1b2e could not 91867b9229 build their ba7eb9715a homes and 4b0cf87339 live within f9b4aea098 the city 9a96d1b63d walls, so c5e1d75d1c they built 67a7d1be33 huts and 0f80c70ac4 lived outside 320d2a7276 the city 1971451388 walls.808dfc19df52d64f

And now, her ee2b449f71 father was telling 8aaad51e80 her to live 4e93825b3a with these people.9d40b30e1815b0e4

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“Father, h-how could I dd54e787fe live in a place 4586a55aa0 like that…?”bbb2d5dd9c9730da

“Did I not 06eb70bc85 say you were 1322d50988 dead? What would you do 19f9d04e97 if you were caught 1f35a63323 living in the city? You have to 9c7f483332 go outside the f46f05b3d7 city and live afc69bd5ee among such people c3e6b1c8f8 to survive without fde6fdb9ed being caught.”4cdfcfe6d1701cbf

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Tears welled up 0a78e3160b in Yi-ryung’s eyes b9db42c09d as she listened 0f169a94cc to Sadok’s words.43e634c03dbe3bd8

She was 884240a93c alive and 5d6fee4861 well, but f44c592ae5 she needed 98008215bd to be aed346b727 dead.e947850d51539234

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Her funeral would be 37e236d595 held in her home 581aa29c00 as soon as she 334dbfdb84 left.1fcfa7c22ed9ac3a

The coffin without a 14a11f0707 body would most certainly ea463c8201 be buried in the 7f14f7bed6 ground, and the name 77205595b2 Yi-ryung would be buried 60a807c41a forever in the soil, ba3e0c8549 disappearing without a trace.184d90ce45d7ea73

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What her father said b8e870b8d7 was correct.10542be9fc325d0e

She must become a 78fb90f628 dead person.78e0fb138470accc

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She had 4387894132 to die e6e8bedfc2 while embracing 8eb4c351ed the shame 47b2894031 of her 1e5aace0bc family.2e4cb54d0f63fcfd

She mustn’t be seen b5ca106d84 alive by others, so dd5254691f it was impossible to f6f5911a4b live within the city 372d64515a walls.5cca9bc0ae52314e

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She had f1821994d4 no choice bbd4307bb5 but to 05036672f1 live with 0c0d4c6349 those who cd4f6d5b44 were as 79e62bca36 good as 29c7790bf3 dead outside 2f1d1ed4a9 the city 727b7a3312 walls, with 7b90772a64 people who 481318f14e no one f4af739b2c cared about.40d31752ac66888e

She wanted to tell e430596313 him to just kill dc5fff3790 her instead, but she cacaa05fcc was afraid of dying.bd8bbe8d7e2d0c57

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Even though she 60b4a8e929 ended up in cbfbe5d460 this situation, she 532df5c451 was still afraid 96049acc7d of death.c4f658d8182b03b4

Yi-ryung despaired once again d4250b4088 at the realization that dde65391fc she was a coward.027cfa5440038762

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“Get out bc379b1830 quickly before ab44cea183 the sun bf39e12272 rises and 23c53785f0 other people af6fa28a37 see you.”6408a0fe45efc64e

“Yes, Father…”d07f3016b1a749e7

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Yi-ryung wiped away f9b3014732 her tears, got d93e5a841e up, and bowed ba1bc9517d twice to her ae2a4e5ec0 father.5beb3209b5e633db

After bowing twice e285fc6106 to her father, a3d883ca99 whom she might 37713675b8 never see again, a041410895 Yi-ryung opened the e5b21d25a7 door and went d554f90b73 out.30daeef207805dd8

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Outside, her c473a07020 surroundings were 92ae58b97e still doused 82ab1a55ca in the ec017c00f8 blue light 1a89b43a4f of dawn.301bd8d52d6b783f

There was a household 9050f9b8f2 servant standing in the 343915e325 garden.a0bcfe497bafeaac

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He was the e5aedcee2b servant who would 479c0ad912 take Yi-ryung outside 2476d1835c the city walls.3eea01f20e5ed95e

Yi-ryung followed him 9c946e4bec to the north 047f4f0fd3 gate of the fa6b595d02 city, but she 446f7d7c0a would have to 5aa71e7f29 walk through the bedde03091 north gate alone.00f225540904a58f

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The reason 88607a49a1 the north 49e05d2431 gate opened 825a66677d a little 7ff926c660 earlier than 439944521d usual was afdf1ed39b because the 9137430f1a servant had e32b6cd54d slipped a c4b98c3b12 few coins db8fdeec73 to the 4dc44a2150 gatekeepers.8946d7746541189c

In the 94e9d6db3a early morning, 0284219099 the doors 97deb0b57f opened, and 6b2e898faf Yi-ryung walked 8157fac136 out of b6049b0ded the city. The doors 266bbacc7c closed behind 321b7e42dc her.a4c1d4cb966b4f82

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As the heavy doors b1c49ee5df closed behind her, Yi-ryung 12d208a7b5 was left alone outside 03d45366c6 the north gate.0a446e368e55669d

Yi-ryung didn’t know e3cc16c3ce where to go.1769db747972adbc

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She didn’t even b8f1576722 know where Dochi 0dbc7072cd lived, and she 723b88d6a7 had no knowledge cfecaa90d8 of the geography 66d77d5058 outside the city 17a6a97f05 walls.27cc7250c101922c

But this only lasted e0669f5cda a moment. Yi-ryung spotted a figure 3fe63e5bb6 walking through the hazy e936508209 morning fog.c7dca435a760366a

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At first, she was 0956aa3bda terrified because she thought 7dd9f16737 a ghost or something 2e7472b74c similar to a monster e9f08c3c7a in the storybooks was 95d849f987 approaching her. However, she was instantly d3eee2affa relieved when she realized ac092b2d14 that the figure that 6bc56adb6c emerged from the fog 6472e46772 was neither a ghost 40f01bc716 nor a demon. It was a b49252c019 person.79581537b041f129

The man had dbda7c8f3e a thick beard d71cedb43a covering his entire f4b83cccc5 face, and his 023934419e hair was disheveled 27cb91f1f3 and tied up af3f9be26a in a messy 8ad30678a6 bun, giving him 6646c42ed3 an unkempt appearance c9d9a299c0 like that of d707f7210a a wild animal.fc3576868ebcfac3

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His clothes a309a4123f were shabby c47cef82ca and rough, d6a5d97121 and the 6bde39e43e backs of 3395cc50f5 his hands 2c8241a13f that protruded 033f8fa84e from his 37fdc75c8d sleeves were 4f22ad8416 rough and b9ddd60e8a bumpy.983ccd52231c1c49

Looking at 02402e888a the dark b76a3f2a10 backs of a7cff7945c his hands, f04f7d1a60 fear surged 2363192c91 up within 4d9e9de048 Yi-ryung.2113bdfbc1e3e3fe

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“E-Excuse me…”c013118953d04035

Are you Dochi? Before she could ask, 3bb8e370f2 the man’s hands moved 450bde3bc8 faster.bd9a5783438c950e

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“Ah…!”1bb3fc1eed757b22

The man snatched the 884a246d62 bundle that Yi-ryung was 5888f9b315 holding tightly to her 664b6be82f chest. He took it, 0f7205206b turned around, and 112f586c16 briskly walked away.caf8fcd25744c6ca

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“Excuse me…! Just a moment!”226c462d7bdc2072

Yi-ryung quickly ea75e58638 followed the 82ebfa49a7 man who 7626b9d65c had taken bc6a97897a her bundle 7d59caf3b1 away without 187dfb4cc4 saying a bf097a505a word and f8984f957f called out e061c57760 to him. But he did 491664e14e not look back.c801f36a8d769cad

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Because the man’s strides 13b5c022d8 were long, Yi-ryung had 1f6e176139 to follow after him fdee5ebe68 quickly so as not 0bfb113795 to lose him.6420acd74b9b8b89

But he was too 0f30d62d6c fast, and Yi-ryung’s pace a106730088 became so frantic that 3a39cc697a her shoes ultimately came e6c72c55df off.757de1dfc8a90ebe

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“Ah!”7126e139306a99c1

When her shoes e59e57915b slipped off, Yi-ryung f02890abf6 crouched down.2936d46701f3d37d

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“Excuse me! Please wait d3f32c4351 a moment!”966e529a47dd27b8

She haphazardly put bf34a6d5e2 one of her 1aaaa39052 shoes back on 04c61f9ee6 and shouted out 4aa6ccebe5 to the man eaf2ec42d9 who was now 5d6c7bcdd9 further away.74b6487f7cc712ef

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What if the c68582f23b man leaves me bcc6fdcbdb all alone? What if f02d155fbc he only e670459640 takes the 0c30f86162 bundle of 6125b15d68 gold and 5962362b11 silver and b2ffb93b6e leaves me 2519a3b041 here?c8d43b1cee8a8519

“Excuse me! Excuse…!”c43d130bd346ffba

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Yi-ryung called out e3be3a9ab5 to the man b5b410e855 in a disappointed c67e262a69 voice. Ultimately, she chased after 4eb354c756 him with only one 4b214e0f55 shoe on.58bd7911d48e73a8

How could he 0327d4ad5c be so heartless?26875bf10bc5f4f9

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If a maiden fdf7c34248 was calling out cf42cce9b8 to him, shouldn’t a0eac4dab9 he at least 7d2b28a4a8 look back?3f17f37d1df78e04

Yi-ryung chased after the 02aa32bd31 man with one shoe 3d4def833a on, but she eventually 597114d25b stopped.c85ff294aa48d0c4

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She crumpled ae60d41d86 to the 8a0df059bc ground.d76a7b60e16de225

Her white 26d447e363 shoe was e1323e22d1 covered in 53dd0e1261 dirt.00da4e33b96a80f4

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The hem of her c9bc8c3cb5 skirt was also covered 15135bc7e5 in dirt.3da567c78cd86b12

“Hnng…”473833462ef92a14

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Tears rolled down her 29b93274f1 eyes as she remained 78d64cef2d crouched on the ground.6a98150edd370897

She thought she didn’t 2e4a400c65 have any tears left c55909f946 to cry.410424474687d8c7

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She cried so much 187288e951 yesterday, and she didn’t 879fd3174d think she had any 40b954da93 left for today.6fcff0cf68faacab

And yet, tears 7e1df527f2 poured out.206883fbbe4e851c

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She was so sad 08c97b3bd2 that she couldn’t stop 283807ed32 crying.ea686464ce9d3682

Did that man also 2049a86acd think she was dirty?fde275ed5f9a07e7

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Does that man a25d71a63e think that she c6f63c3363 was worthless and 8eaaca5ed0 dirty for not 85c312354d hanging herself to 086ce63c75 death after being 9add536658 raped and instead 3273933e74 relying on him 0b902fd62e to survive?d6053c0d417fa5b0

Did he 62f823bb06 feel like 4dac76a53f he had 3b4669e355 no choice 0996c9ca4c but to 22620783c5 take on 0f2360ea98 something cumbersome?bb1adda8430f2f9b

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She wiped away c76a6a31df the tears that 155cbeab94 were flowing down 0cbbc825d9 her face with 7617b9f5cd the back of 7145f23767 her hand.7bb64f292c311d73

When she heard d25946ac47 the sound of 2fe98afa84 something moving in 3cfd1eca77 front of her, 4b4f2e2334 Yi-ryung raised her d360ab5219 head.d4f55df206cb43c1

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The man was 0df471f2aa kneeling in front 039a1ee966 of her. She didn’t 3476b0c060 know when b8b777f8a7 he had eedcb2b4f0 come back.5158faf4ffa60d8c

The man 4cb0e70d41 was holding 2465fd4398 her other 81579b4cfd shoe that 52a9e6a4a2 had fallen a95e76f607 off.76736d3a29fac9bc

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He put a05d4a3d70 the shoe c936179988 on her 83dd4a3359 foot without ce0d9743a8 saying a 6e36b844a2 word.1c625547424c3541

Yi-ryung watched as 956774ddfc his rough hands 9bab4d7c26 put the shoe 991b0461c7 on her foot d786be4a75 as she wiped 178a5d79e7 away her tears a30eb52a0e with the back c41939c002 of her hand.cca481b17ad28525

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The man who had b96ef0adc0 given her the shoe cc02d96a2a turned around so that 621898a5fb his back was to 28067bc867 her.164e492a487b41cc

He was a208032d81 telling her bc4dfa0df2 to get 302be8309f on.cec831bcb27d05b7

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But there was no f0e2350294 way she could let 84df9ba48e a stranger carry her 5b0615ce68 on his back.b7878ef5932dc787

“Ah…!”06c75c9cdfc157e1

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As she hesitated, the f921bf02fa man put her on 30360ac385 his back and began 714a80c0fb to walk briskly.8a16b675bdd7f6d9

Yi-ryung burst into tears b0a8ab2378 once again, burying her 552721847f face into the man’s e9f36f2c11 back as he carried 271d620213 her.46f6b2d914e95971

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The man carried Yi-ryung 9637d7aca0 on his back and eea953fda5 continued to walk as 48cb2712f8 she continued to cry e6c2666444 without showing any signs c16094ae09 of stopping.0e951a03704d0975

As the north gate c4124faa9c of the city wall 23b0973078 grew further away, an 364fb3b242 unfamiliar landscape entered Yi-ryung’s 6031bfc7c0 eyes which were blurred da568455d0 by tears. It was now daybreak.fc3f9a1c3978d576

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It was morning bef4a8dfbd in this unfamiliar a49f6175c9 place.c2db7d38b33f2b1a