Surviving the Romance Fantasy

I tried to ruminate on the events that occurred on the birthday party and established a plan in detail.

As I was doing so, a sense of hope welled up that I would be able to escape from this life-and-death crisis.

After sitting in the corner of the kitchen for a long time, I had all plans fully worked out.

As long as the situation goes well and the birthday party approaches… I will be able to completely push out Sukbi without any damage to me.

Well, the crown princesses don’t go out of the concubine very often, so there shouldn’t be any big problems until then.

Yes, everything… goes as I expected…!

“Taepyeong!”

At that time, Yeon-ri opened the kitchen door and came in.

I greeted Yeon-ri with a satisfied smile in a refreshing mood.

“Oh, yes. Yeon-ri!”

“It’s a big deal! Now, my savior is eating at Baekseon Palace!”

“….what?”

….

What the hell are you talking about… Yeon-ri…

birthday party (2)

In order for the crown prince to leave the concubine, at least twenty maids-in-waiting were accompanied.

As much as they always have to look noble, great care is put into their costumes, and ladies-in-waiting also have to dress up to the fullest. Considering such hardships, the crown princes of the four palaces tended to minimize their outings.

So, I can’t help but be surprised by the news that Jin Suk-bi crossed the gate of Paekseon Palace out of the blue.

“Bae, Baekseon must have come to ask for instruction.”

Sitting side by side in front of the fireplace, Yeon-ri and I looked at each other with serious expressions.

“Why is the elderly with ringworm all of a sudden?”

“Go… It’s Prince Hyun-won’s birthday soon. There is an event to show off the prowess of the Crown Princesses by setting up a podium at the foot of Mt. Baekcheong, so they seem to be preparing for it…”

Come to think of it, rumors circulated even among the warriors of the enemy palace.

It is said that the queen of the royal palace visited Musajang Rae and asked for instruction.

Also, I heard that Deokbi Ha, who had recently been seated, had also visited the court official at the main palace. It is a story that he tried to learn Cheonryongmu, the most outstanding court dance.

“Speaking of which, they say that the master is good at piloting. And when it comes to Taoism in this Qingdao Palace, Baekseon is the most skilled.”

“I guess you came to learn the piloting technique to be launched from the podium during the birthday ceremony…”

Then it definitely made sense. At such a young age, Sukbi Jin Cheong-rang is able to use taoism and magic at a fairly high level.

Naturally, there is a feeling of wanting to find a leader in the field. but…

“…Taepyeong-ah. When the conversation between old man Baekseon and his wife is over, he will call you.”

It is the job of the Paekseon Palace warrior to escort guests to the outside of the palace when they leave.

“Never, no matter what! Don’t pretend you know…! You must hit the iron wall…! You know it’s life-threatening, right?”

I swallowed dry saliva and nodded my head at Yeon-ri’s words.

“A crisis is an opportunity. If anything, I think it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to leave the impression that he is a careless and affectionate fellow.”

“Even so, if I speak recklessly to a ghost like you, I will be sentenced… I still don’t get the sense that that’s the right line…”

“Don’t worry, Taiping. You said that women know best. The important thing is… It’s better to keep your mouth shut and be blunt as much as possible, and to be with the lady like that is okay.”

Yeon-ri looked over my body with a serious face, then went into the room and took out a silver sword from a drawer. Then he started tearing the ends of my pants dance.

“What, what are you doing? Yeon-ri.”

“It makes a bad impression. If your clothes are not tidy and your behavior is vulgar, a ghost like you will lose affection.”

“And, indeed…”

As she tore the ends of her clothes, Yeon-ri recited to me one by one.

“Okay, Taepyong. You must never pretend to know Mrs. Recognize the other person as a special existence, and never give the impression that you are left in the memory. You can’t give me even one drop of room. Understand?”

“…but does that make sense? I’m in the position that I’ve even heard of the master’s bedroom in the Blue Dragon Palace. Wouldn’t it be more unnatural to pretend not to know at all?”

“don’t worry. Just now, as I was leaving the car, I took a sneak peek at her, but now, the lady’s impression is completely different from that time. At that time, it was so terrible that it was hard to even call it human. Now that you look so good that you wonder if they’re the same person, it’s rather natural that you don’t recognize them.”

Certainly, the appearance of the sukbi seen in the blue dragon palace was more like a corpse than a person.

Since then, she must have recovered her health diligently with the assistance of the ladies-in-waiting and received care in various ways, so her impression must have been completely different now.

“You have to hypnotize yourself, Taepyeong. You are a wooden stone from now on.”

“Yes… I am a wooden stone…”

“It’s an object that doesn’t feel emotions…”

“Yes… I am a thing… a thing without emotion…”

I did so by suggesting to myself, clearing my mind.

Until they start planning to push out Sukbi by using In-Gwibi, there is only one drop for Sukbi! It doesn’t even give you loopholes!

North- North-

“Oh… Oh my God, I tore too much!”

“What, what… What if I tear my pants down to the calf…! It’s not that the outfits are messed up, it’s just a beggar…!”

“Ki.. wait… that… something to quickly tie the end to…”

*

‘This is how much energy Sorang hasn’t even undergone the coming-of-age ceremony yet… He’s definitely worthy of being said to have endured the fever.’

‘It won’t be easy for a guru who has been training for 10 years after entering the clearing to have this level of energy.’

Baekseon Lee Chul-un thought to himself as he sat in the inner chamber of Baekseon Palace.

Lady Jin Cheong-rang, who had come with several presents, was sitting discreetly with four maids-in-waiting behind her.

As always, the way he covers his mouth with long sleeves is really classy.

‘Is it to cover the spots caused by fever?’

After overcoming the heat, Suk-bi Jin developed the habit of covering her mouth with the long sleeve of her royal robe. Rather than acting like a lady, it seemed to cover up something.

The small spot that appeared between the collarbone and shoulder due to fever is actually small and hard to see, so it’s not that ugly. However, he seemed ashamed of himself.

It was a shame that would not be revealed if you were wearing the thick court uniform of the Baekryonggung Palace, but anyway, because of that habit, you always took a dignified appearance, giving off a mysterious feeling.

From a young age, I already have a sense of wonder as if I was watching a Taoist or Taoist.

Although Lee Chul-woon has lived a long life, there are not many experiences of seeing someone who has overcome fever all his life.

Certainly, it does not seem wrong to say that ‘those who overcome the fever are chosen by the Emperor of Heaven’. Most of them have an extraordinary temperament, and they become people who can achieve anything.

“Summarizing, I would like to teach the Baekseon to teach the Baekseon, and perform the pilotage that the Son of Heaven would be satisfied with.”

“I can’t refuse if it’s a request from the treasured lady of the Blue Dragon Palace.”

Baekseon is a hermit of the imperial palace who does not treat even the high officials in Qingdao Palace.

No matter how much it was the crown princess’s request, if the person herself did not feel like doing it, she would shake her head.

Even so, Baekseon did not refuse Sukbi’s request. If he had this level of qi at his age, he wondered what kind of magic he would use in the future.

“Looking at your stamina, you’ll probably be able to use a piloting technique that will make even the high-ranking officials in front of the podium applaud in amazement. However, I don’t have much time to impart teachings.”

“…Is that so?”

“I can’t leave the lady’s precious request behind, but unfortunately, Baeksaksan’s energy has become very dim these days, so I’m anxious. As one of the top 100 courtiers, you will have to pay attention to that first, so conveying the teachings to the queen will come next.”

No matter how much I am, I can’t devote much time to it. There are more important things to do when you reach 100 lines.

He expressed those words well.

In fact, Baekseon Lee Cheol-woon strongly insisted that the birthday ceremony should be canceled. This is because the spirit of Baeksak Mountain, where the birthday ceremony will be held, continues to blur.

However, the high officials of the main palace, especially the bookkeeper Hwa-an, shook their heads at Baekseon’s words.

He is the guardian of Crown Prince Hyunwon. Canceling the birthday ceremony that would raise the crown prince’s authority was tantamount to harming one’s own political position. The white line was frustrating, but I had no choice but to accept it.

Now that the situation was like this, there was nothing Baekseon could do but take a better look at the condition of Mt. Baeksak. In the meantime, I didn’t have much time to spare to even look after the pilot’s work.

“it’s okay. I can’t take too much of the time of an old man with a lot of heavy things piled up.”

“Thank you for your understanding. It’s too late today, so please eat again at the concubine. Our samurai will guide you outside Baekseon Palace.”

Saying that, Baekseon raised his voice and called out to the warriors outside.

“Taepyeong!”

At those words, the sukbi’s half-hidden ears pricked up in response.

Baekseon wondered if his words were so boring, because his eyes reacted like a dog who was told to go for a walk. Does it make me happy to hear the voice telling me to stop now?

– drooling

“Yes, old man.”

Seol Tae-pyeong opened the paper door, entered, bowed his head firmly, and knelt down beside him.

Even if you are usually slurping soup at the same table, it was right to keep all manners at the time when outside guests come and see many eyes. Because the authority of the white line is the authority of this white line.

“Did you call?”

“Guests are leaving.”

“All right. I will prepare it soon.”

Saying that, Seol Tae-pyeong looked at the old man in the hallway.

Inside, the old man crossed the hallway and prepared to open the middle gate of Baekseon Palace. If you wait for a while, he will come right away and tell you the news.

For a moment, there was silence in the inner chamber of Baekseon Palace.

Elder Baekseon had a personality that did not say unnecessary things, and Sukbi also had the status of a crown princess whose precociousness was important, so she could not carelessly spill her words.

Besides, having a personal chat with a mere apprentice warrior in front of Baekseon, the owner of the palace. It would also be a big disrespect, so Sukbi couldn’t open her mouth hastily.

However, the eyes feel it.

No matter who saw it, Sukbi recognized who Seol Tae-pyeong was. No matter how much I see the opponent with a blurred vision in the heat of the hospital bed, I feel it at once when I see the person in person.

However, Seol Tae-pyeong does not seem to recognize Suk-bi. Actually, it was a strange thing.

Wasn’t he in a position to come all the way to Cheongryonggung and take care of himself? It is fortunate that you look healthy.

Or, is it because he has changed so much that he doesn’t recognize him at all? Sukbi behind her sleeves had to hide her impatient expression.

However, even the eyes cannot be hidden.

Seol Tae-pyeong thought to himself. Indeed, even the eyes can have physical power.

You can feel the unspoken pressure from the bright eyes that shoot. It looks like a fist flew into the side of his face instead of eyes. If the sukbi’s court attire had even a tail, it would be wagging wildly.

Know me, know me, know me, know me, know me, know me

Seol Tae-pyeong had to sweat profusely at the pressure as if a group of stars were pouring out.

To some, it might look like a warm affectionate look, full of a girl’s love.

For some, it was the sight of a sharpened dagger flying. If you don’t hit it properly, it will pierce your neck.

‘Please don’t do this… Everyone is really dying…!’

Hiding the sweat dripping down his fingertips, Seol Tae-pyeong took a deep breath.

After clearing her mind, she didn’t give her a single glance, wondering if it was okay to be like this until the time she left the Baekseon Palace.

On the way to the guide, Sukbi’s eyes kept sticking behind her, but somehow she succeeded in not changing her expression.

*

The moon hung on the branch of a plum tree.

Sukbi, who was leading the ladies-in-waiting to the Blue Dragon Palace, stopped feeling faint for no reason.

The ladies-in-waiting, who were walking with their sleeves together, also stopped in shock, and then knelt down and asked:

“Are you dizzy…”

“no. Just for a moment…”

As I raised my gaze while covering my mouth with my sleeve, the tip of the drooping palace robe swept across the floor.

“The moon is beautiful, so I stopped to look up for a moment.”

The crescent moon he looked up from his bed seemed to be laughing at himself, but the sky he looked at from outside the room was so clear.

How long have you not been afraid of the darkness of the night? When I came to my senses, just walking through the concubine on a quiet night felt like my heart was breaking open.

The winter night air is cold. When you sigh, your breath comes out and disappears fleetingly.

It’s like my love heart. Even if you think it’s gone after you’ve captured it well, if you let out a sigh, it will flow out again as if it were natural.

Seol Tae-pyeong did not pretend to know Suk-bi until the end.

Until the moment he left Baekseon Palace, he kept three steps ahead of Sukbi and did not look back. Then, when the middle gate of Baekseon Palace came out, I just bowed my head and saw it off.

I felt such a big gap from the time I looked at my aunt’s illness in the Blue Dragon Palace with a spirited look, and I even wondered if what I saw that day was just a daydream.

Perhaps he didn’t recognize himself. Thinking of that, I was intimidated and was about to leave Baekseon Palace.

The hem of the military uniform worn by Seol Tae-pyeong. When the torn traces were stepped on by sight, the tip of Sukbi’s nose trembled slightly.

The hem of the military uniform, which is torn inconsistently, is tied and fixed with red silk thread, and the appearance of wearing it loosely seems to represent his personality. It is only then that he realizes that his easy-going appearance at the Blue Dragon Palace was not an illusion.

He looks dignified and blunt, but inside the man there is a human side. As if that fact had been confirmed, Sookbi had to take care of her blushing face.

Not only that. The butterfly-shaped piece of jade hanging from the end of the red silk thread.

It is too girlish to be called a man’s thing. If you look closely, it was something that was in the treasure chest sent by the hostess.

‘He was using it.’

Sookbi raised the sleeves of her clothes higher, in case the ladies-in-waiting would notice.

‘It’s not that he didn’t recognize me, he just didn’t pretend to know me.’

The difference in authority between a warrior warrior, an apprentice warrior in Baekseon Palace and a hostess in Cheongryong Palace is heaven and earth. Even Baekseon, an elderly man, was next to him, so he wouldn’t have been able to talk to his master frivolously.

When I think about it, the back of Seol Tae-pyeong, who would not have been able to pretend to know me even if he was right next to me, looks all the more lonely. It feels like the distance between the two of them is subtly separating them.

Suki felt like her chest was being worn out.

‘…pain. What can I do?’

Compared to the pain of fever, the pain is not even blood on new feet…

Like a thorn at the end of her neck, that sorrowful feeling was tormenting her.

“…”

As for the head lady-in-waiting, who was kneeling and watching the scene…

I was breaking out in a cold sweat..

If we continue like this, we will have to repay the favor with our enemies.

*

“I really hit the iron wall so neatly that it couldn’t be more perfect. He might have kicked the wall with a broken heart and great regret. Damn… I think I did something nasty… but I can’t help it. By the way, it’s the court’s law.”

When I came back, I reported to Yeon-ri with a confident expression.

Yeon-ri, who was mending the duvet with a needle, looked at me suspiciously.

“Ji, are you really sure you did well?”

“Two words are nagging. I’ll be glad if you’ve completely lost your temper and don’t do me any harm.”

“Yes… I’m glad if you say so… but the bean pods on the girl’s eyes won’t be so easy to remove…”

Yeon-ri was lost in thought for a while, then she shook her head.

“Okay, it’ll be fine. okay. You have passed a great hurdle, Taepyong. great job!”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…Yeon-ri, but why is your expression so flustered?”

As Yeon-ri was tidying up the blanket, she had an uneasy expression on her face for no apparent reason.

“No, sometimes I have a strange intuition. I wonder if I… made a mistake…”

“What are you talking about. I passed the crisis so neatly…”

“Is that so…?”

“Okay… let’s prepare for the birthday party now!”

“Yeah… then… that’s right. Because I’m busy with work! Good is good!”

okay. The birth festival is right in front of you.

The scene where Crown Prince Hyun-Won falls for Seol-Ran for the first time and the demons of Baeksak Mountain go wild.

It was just a matter of stealing at least one of the ladies’ jewels from the palace. A sin that is too big can lead to a bigger sentence and block my path, so a cheap piece of jewelry is all I need.

And if I get caught by the lady-in-waiting of the Suzaku’s palace and ask the princess to pay for my crimes… my perception will hit rock bottom.

The military officer, who should have fought bravely, ran away trembling and stole the handmaid’s jewels in the confusion. I can’t even be pathetic

“Taepyeong.”

At that time, an old man with ringworm came out of the inner room.

Only when there are guests, does he show authority, but when there are no outsiders in Baek Seon-gung, he acts like a person no different from an old man wandering around the neighborhood.

“Yes, old man with ringworm.”

“I couldn’t tell you earlier, but when you go to Mt. Baeksak to escort the birthday party, take your Hancheol Heavy Sword.”

“yes?”

I already had the feeling that the plan was crumbling. And the usual forebodings don’t go astray.

“…You are the swordsman opponent of the noble princess, Taepyeong-ah. That’s what the Suzaku’s Palace asked for.”

“…you mean me?”

“Today, while I was eating wild leaves behind the stone wall of Baekseon Palace, the lady-in-waiting at Jujak Palace came to ask.”

what kind of nonsense is that?

No, and why do you eat that… There are so many good foods in Baek Seon-gung…

“Old man with ringworm. As you well know… I don’t wield a knife against people.”

“I’m just practicing against a non-mu, so just do it roughly. Well, it’s not like I’m going to cut off the phoenix.”

“If that’s the case… then maybe this supply sword isn’t enough…”

“Uh-huh, don’t vomit.”

Anyway, this old man… was a person who couldn’t be predicted at the time.

‘…Do I really need to bring a sword?’

The problem was that most of these inspirational eccentricities had good reasons.

It didn’t feel very good.

birthday party (3)

– ‘I will never wield a real sword at a person again.’

It happened when Baekseon Lee Chul-un was ordered by Emperor Unseong to enter the bandit’s lair on the outskirts of the Hwangdo.

What caught the eyes of Baekseon, led by the escort warriors, was the scene of the hideout covered in blood.

Dozens of severed limbs were scattered everywhere. The bloody smell that pierced the nose was enough to make people vomit right away if they had no resistance.

The sight of smoldering intestines and the slicing of the neck of a bandit whose expression was tinged with terrifying horror is eye-watering.

In the middle of such a terrible hell covered in blood all around is a boy trembling with an old railroad in his arms.

And there is a girl who says it’s okay and hugs the boy. The girl’s hands trembled with fear, but she clenched her teeth and hugged the boy.

Maybe ten years old or not even that.

At that age, he single-handedly cut down over sixty bandits.

The warrior who followed the white line trembled at the sight of the horrific scene. It was a sight that made the fingertips tremble even when a grown-up samurai saw it.

At that time, the girl stood up in surprise as if she noticed that she was from Qingdao Palace after seeing the white line applied.

Then, with both arms raised, he trembled and blocked the white line. don’t come close We tell desperately that we had to kill to survive.

That’s right. The bandits in this lair are notorious for their cruelty, so Baekseon came to deal with them himself.

– ‘I will never wield a real sword at a person again…’