Surviving the Romance Fantasy

In Gwi-bi calmed her surprised heart and looked at the broken sword. He even doubted his eyes.

It was a sword used by apprentice warriors during training. Of course, the blade is blunt, the center of gravity is different, and the handle is too thin, making it difficult to hold properly. It was a sword that would be thrown away immediately after graduating as an apprentice warrior.

From the moment Seol Tae-pyeong pulled out his sword, he was so distracted that he didn’t even have time to distinguish between them. It was hard to even follow with my eyes.

There was no way I could have used my skills with a sword like that. That fact made Ingwibi’s eyes tremble.

“In Gwibi, come forward. Jim will bestow you with a golden hairpin.”

Emperor Yunseong with a satisfied expression said so.

“Your martial arts are truly commendable. You trained yourself for a long time. Jim was thrilled to see that.”

The high officials also lowered their heads at Emperor Unseong’s praise. The person whom Emperor Unseong, stingy with good words, praised so directly was, at most, the future warrior.

The dignity of Emperor Unseong, who sat in front of the statue of the emperor at the top of Taehwajeong, seemed to cover the sky. If you go up to Taehwajeong and receive the hairpin, that honor will continue until the next birthday ceremony.

Taegeum hairpin symbolizes the best among the crown princes of the concubine.

However, the queen lowered her head and spoke.

“I don’t know what to do with Your Majesty Unseong’s mercy. However, a briefcase. I am not qualified to receive that Taehwa hairpin yet.”

At those words, tension rose in the audience.

Even the Unsung emperor was silent for a while. What does this mean?

Even after searching all the librarians, there was no rain that refused to wear a hairpin. Where in the world would anyone do such crazy things?

“It’s really embarrassing, but this fight wasn’t fair from the start.”

“…”

The nobleman, who had bowed to Emperor Unseong, stood up from his seat and pulled out the sword tied to the waist of a nearby bodyguard.

– Sureureung!

It was a real sword that had a neat edge and seemed like it could cut through just about anything.

As it was, he put the sword back into the escort’s scabbard, pulled it out with the scabbard intact, and climbed onto the podium again.

– Kagak!

He threw his sword in front of Seol Tae-pyeong, who was still on his knees.

“Pull it out.”

It was probably Seol Tae-pyeong’s own decision to climb the podium with a sword.

However, what does it mean when you hold a hairpin in your hand like this?

The one who thought so was a person named In Ha-yeon, the royal consort.

“…”

Seol Tae-pyeong knelt down and looked at the sword that had fallen in front of him.

Then he raised his head again and spoke while looking at the princess.

“Princess.”

“I was ordered to pull it out.”

There are many eyes watching.

It was an act of suicide for a mere apprentice warrior to refuse the words of a noblewoman in a place where all kinds of high officials from Emperor Unseong were gathered.

Seol Tae-pyeong carefully raised the scabbard.

And, slowly. Very slowly, I put my hand on the handle of the sword.

In Gwibi let out a sigh.

I don’t know if the Taegeum hairpin went over the water, but if it was possible to do a serious game, that was it.

It was a really strange feeling, but I wanted to meet this man more sword to sword. If possible, with a proper sword.

– Hwaaagh!

“……..!”

That was the moment. Did you feel that you were alive?

I could feel the cold wind blowing through my whole body.

Before I can react, the hairs all over my body stand on end.

The man who was kneeling, with his hand on the handle of the sword at his waist, trying to draw the sword.

I can’t see that expression because I’m lowering my head… but something like demonic energy flows through my body.

Is the mysterious energy emanating from piloting? No, it’s not. It was pure murderous intent that spewed out just by holding the sword.

Guifei momentarily forgot to breathe. However, there are only two words that come to mind. death.

If you pull it out, you die.

It’s as if your instincts are screaming.

The moment the man pulled out his sword, he felt as if his head had been cut off and he was rolling on the floor. The source of that fear was unknown.

Resisting fear is familiar. However, this sensation is very different from simple fear. It is more like the desire to survive inscribed in our instincts.

That intuition that death is imminent, felt only in front of a huge beast.

The figure of the man with his hand on the handle of his sword seemed to be a fierce tiger crouching in front of his prey for a moment…

It was the moment when the queen swallowed dry saliva and took a step back without realizing it.

It was at that time that the incident happened.

“Quaaa!”

“Run away! ghost! Yogwiga! A group of demons have appeared!”

From the hills beyond Taehwajeong, screams filled with fear surged up.

The blood-stained eunuchs were jumping up with desperate expressions.

gwibi (1)

The night before a storm is always quiet.

When the blood-stained eunuchs came up to announce the appearance of the ghost, the scene was quiet. It’s just that it’s hard to react right away if you say something like that out of the blue.

Mt. Baeksak is a well-known mountain that is firmly established in the ecliptic. How could a demon run rampant in a place like this?

However, before long, the fog began to roll down from the top of Baeksak Mountain from the center.

The yin energy emitted by the demons covers the surroundings with fog. Only then did a murmur begin to spread among the left.

“Yo, it’s the ghost’s fog!”

“Gee, it was real!”

It was a moment when the maids were frightened and startled.

The sound of something jumping over the hill was heard. It breaks through the fog in earnest and begins to reveal itself.

It takes the form of a huge furry body with human limbs attached to it.

Some have the shape of a woman with a torn mouth, but are running on their arms because they have no lower body.

Some take the form of naked males of gigantic size. The arm that stretched out from the mouth had all the fingers cut off.

There was also a demon whose half of its face was covered with eyes, and took on a form that gave goosebumps just by looking at it.

It takes the form of a relatively intact person, but there are also those whose lower crown under the nose has been completely cut off.

– Kihihihihi

– Kahahahaha

Seeing the ghosts running away with goosebumps of laughter, the people in the audience started screaming.

“Kyaaah!”

“Yo cute! Yogwi!”

“Uh, how can there be so many ghosts in a mountain like this!”

The civil servants shrank in surprise, and the armed men all came out with their swords.

Hundreds of years have passed since the kingdom of Qingdao ruled the world, but no ghost has ever appeared in this noble imperial capital. I wonder how such an accident could happen, but the most urgent thing was to protect people’s lives.

“Protect Your Majesty and the Crown Prince! Don’t let anyone come around Taehwajeong!”

“word! Bring two horses! Evacuate His Majesty first!”

– Ha ha ha!

In the end, the spirits that attacked the people began to bite and eat the attendants as soon as they could.

The guards rushed out with swords and began slashing at the ghosts. There were only a minimum number of soldiers to escort the birthday party, but there were many high-ranking military officers, so they were not pushed too far.

However, high-ranking officials living in the ecliptic rarely see ghosts. Especially when it comes to that many ghosts.

Ghosts were infested only in the outskirts of Qingdao, where the authority of the Celestial Dragon was out of reach, and even a couple of them would appear in abundance.

‘This is crazy…!’

I held my breath.

I heard the past story of the love story of the heavenly dragon and the fact that the crown prince was once injured by a ghost attacking during the birthday ceremony.

However, since it was a story from the past, it was not properly illuminated, so I did not know. I thought it was just a few ghosts, but at this level, it was almost at the level of a hundred ghost night trips.

How could such a number of ghosts appear in the middle of this ecliptic, where the authority of the heavenly dragon stands most strongly? I didn’t understand that, but the first thing was to save even one more person.

– Kyaaak!

– help me! it hurts! it hurts!

The screams of the nines echoed through the fog. There will be a limit to the military officers rushing in and cutting down the ghost.

The ghost’s blood impoverishes people’s consciousness. If you cut down the ghosts without any preparation, you will get drunk with the blood of the ghosts all over your body and lose your mind.

That’s why the ghost hunters who kill ghosts around the outskirts of the ecliptic are wrapped in cotton cloth all over their bodies. He was shunned by people because of his appearance, like a grim reaper wandering around the Nine Heavens.

‘I have to take care of my sword!’

I looked towards the tent where my luggage was. Given that he was told to bring a sword, there was a high possibility that Baekseon had foreseen this situation to some extent.

It was most likely that the old man with ringworm moved to clear this fog. Then, what I had to do was to kill time while saving at least one person until then.

– Kwaaak! Kaak!

– Kururrureuk!

Then, through the fog… a gigantic ghost appears.

At that moment, all the military officers who cut down the ghost stopped moving and swallowed dry saliva.

That spirit makes even the most valiant general shudder for a moment.

What caught my eye was the face of a newborn baby. However, it is the size of a house.

If you look carefully at the hair-like hairs all over the body, it looks like the arms and legs of an adult man. With its numerous limbs, it appeared crawling on the floor like a centipede.

‘Secondary ghost…!’

At that moment, I have a gut feeling. The casualties will be much greater.

I don’t know if well-trained military officers can cut down a group of low-ranking demons, but from the middle ranks, proper ghost hunters are needed.

Its power is even stronger, and the blood-soaked yogi becomes even stronger, and if you fight against it recklessly, you may run out of energy and be eaten.

“Everyone, run towards Taehwajeong! It is easier to protect the military officers when they are gathered in one place!”

At that moment, Gwibi In, who was on the other side of the podium, shouted. I’m not sure if that’s the right decision, but…

-Koo goong, koo goo goo!

The landslide that came down from the top of the mountain seemed to deny those words.

– Whoa!

– Quaaagh!

– Kagagakak!

Soon after, a landslide hit the scene.

Taehwajeong, which had been firmly proud of its architectural beauty, began to collapse without a hitch.

Would building in a place with a good view be poisonous?

It was a cliff that was pushed down by the landslide.

Samurae, the warrior commander, jumped up Taehwajeong with his possessed reflexes and grabbed the emperor Unseong, the noblest member of the class, first. He pulled Okche and jumped out of Taehwajeong Pavilion.

However, there was only one person he could save.

The crown prince, the high official, and the many Nines who were serving were forced to be swept away by the landslide.

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– In Gwibi! In Gwibi!

– In Gwibi! You need to wake up! In Gwibi!

How much did you lose consciousness? Consort In Ha-yeon suddenly opened her eyes.

– Kieeek!

– Kyaaagh!

– This way, this way!

– sh*t! arm! my arm!

This place, tinged with chaos, was halfway up Baeksak Mountain. It had been swept away by a landslide and had come down for a long time, and had been pushed into a backcountry full of pine trees.

Due to the sweat flowing all over the body, the elegant palace clothes were completely stuck, and the mud was also covered in mud, making it impossible to see.

It was difficult to see the surroundings because of the fog, but it seemed that the surroundings were in complete chaos, mingled with ghosts, maids, and military officers.

“Princess! You opened your eyes! Princess!”

“Tongue… Hyeondang…”

Hyeondang, the lady-in-waiting of the palace, pushed away the stones and twigs covering the princess. Hyeondang inspected the body of Ingwibi, not caring about the mud all over her body. And then he gritted it.

It was a situation to be thankful for just being alive, but the body of the princess who was swept away by the landslide was in disrepair.

“Mo.. I’m glad it doesn’t look like your life is in danger! First of all… First of all, you have to get out of Baeksak Mountain!”

“The current party… situation… how did the situation…”

“Nothing… nothing known. A landslide throws everything into chaos. The surroundings are covered in fog, making it impossible to see clearly. First of all… you have to keep your life first.”

As Hyeondang said, visibility was too narrow because of the fog. In times like these, you should put your own safety first.

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty and… the Crown Prince…”

“There’s nothing we can do… No one can do it… My Lady… First… Get out of your seat… You have to stand up… If you stay here, you’ll be killed by a ghost…!”

Saying so, the Hyeondang tried to raise the Ingwibi.

However, In Gwi-bi frowned the moment she was about to stand up. Hyeondang was startled by the sight and looked at his body again, and found that his ankle was red and swollen.

In addition, the whole body is full of scars, making it difficult to properly control the body. It looked more serious than I thought, so Hyundang had to swallow dry saliva.

“In-gwibi-nim! I… I will support you… move on.”

“Yeah.. uhhh… uhhhhh… let’s go…”

So, with the help of the Hyeondang, the noblewoman continued to move forward. However, there was no way he could shake off the demons with his limping steps.

It was rather good prey for the spirits looking for targets beyond the fog.

– Whoa!

“This bastard!”

When the ghost with one arm and leg cut off rushed in, Hyeondang shouted loudly and drew the sword of the queen and cut him down.

Hyeondang, the head maid of the Palace of the Suzuki, guarded the place for nearly 20 years. She was a strong-willed woman comparable to the spirit of a fairly longevity. The gray hair spoke of the maturity of those years.

Swordsmanship and taoism were not to the extent of showing off in front of others, but it was at a level where there was no shame in being called the chief maid of the palace.

– Pooh!

However, when he was covered in the protruding ghost blood, his eyes trembled.

Unless you are a skilled demon catcher, it is difficult to maintain consciousness just by using demon blood. However, the Hyeondang gritted their teeth and endured, continuing to support the royal family.

He limped forward and continued to cut down demons, but the little by little impoverished spirit drove the Hyeondang into a corner. It felt like I would lose consciousness any second.

If Hyeondang himself loses consciousness like this, there is no one to support the queen. If that happens, the queen will also lose her life. I couldn’t let it go.

However, I don’t know how far I can go. How could you find an exit in this fog-covered forest and wander until the end?

A figure supporting a dying princess with one shoulder and firmly holding a sword to cut the ghost with the other hand. It seems that the will to reform the bones is already revealed, but not everything in the world can be solved with will alone.

And, being a mature Hyeondang, he knew that fact better.

Hyeondang was a person who was quick to judge the situation and make decisions as much as the owner, Gwibi.

“Princess! this way! This way!”

As they made their way through the fog, when they found a large cave dug by wild animals… Hyeondang pushed the queen’s body into it.

“Hyeondang…!”

“Stay in here. If you don’t make a loud noise, somehow… it will happen…!”

“Yo…you can smell people…”

“Don’t worry. We have a solution.”

The queen, who was in a dying state, couldn’t move her body properly. He was pushed into the dungeon as he was led by the Hyeondang, and had no choice but to collapse on the mud.

Hyeondang somehow pushed the surrounding rocks to block the entrance to the crypt.

“The Crown Prince was also caught in a landslide. Sooner or later, the situation will be sorted out, and the soldiers of the main palace will be scouring the entire Baeksak Mountain. Until then… You just have to hold on somehow… Princess…”

“Hyeondang…!”

Hyeondang has been in a relationship with Concubine In since she entered the concubine. I have been admiring the way he moves like a limb and always gives for Ingwibi.

If you want to become a gentleman, you must know how to take care of your people. The lady-in-waiting like Hyeondang is a person that is hard to meet again in my life. If there was a second mother in my life, I thought it was Hyeondang.

That’s why we built up a lot of rapport, and now you can tell just by looking at their eyes. Hyeondang felt like it had decided on something.

“If I scream and run out of the mist, all the demons in the area will chase me. Block the entrance even in the gap.”

“Hyeondang…! Can not be done! Come in here too!”

Those are the eyes of a person who is prepared for death.

“In-gwibi-nim.”

A forest covered in fog. Amid the screams of people dying, Hyeondang swallowed and said. His body was shaking, but his expression was serious.

“If you live as a lady of the Jeongseon family and as the owner of the Suzakugung Palace… the time you have to abandon a person will come many times, if not now.”

“Hyeondang…”

“You shouldn’t be hesitant to abandon people. Ingwibinim is the one who needs to move up.”

“No… Hyeondang… I can’t lose you in vain…”

What’s the point of surviving without being able to protect one of my own?

Hyeondang’s eyes trembled at the voice of the Ingwibi, but before long, he lowered his head with his arms folded.

“…Good evening.”

“Hyeondang! Just stop!”

For the first time in my life, Hyeondang, the maid of honor at the palace, violated the order of the queen.

After tearing off my clothes, I picked up a nearby twig and wrapped it around it.

Then, with the little skill he learned, he lit a fire to make a small torch.

In this dark fog, even a torch like this would draw attention.

“Quaaa

The screams of the hyeondang, which had leaked out like metal, rang out. That scream that seemed to be full of fear seemed to be a good prey for the ghosts.

So the Hyeondang ran and ran again. Because of the thick fog, I couldn’t tell where I was running.

However, you don’t have to return to the place where the Ingwibi is. It was my duty to stay as far away from the place as possible and just run and run.

– Hwaaak

– Kigiggik Kigiggeek!

Just hearing it gives me goosebumps. According to the sound of the ghosts chasing them, there were at least five or six of them.

Hyeondang ran like that, and cut down a ghost that rushed in front of him. It was indeed the Ingwibi’s sword that stood sharp.

Once again, my mind trembled as I was covered in blood. I really felt like I was going to lose consciousness now, but I still had to run some more. He hadn’t even come out that far from the crypt where Ingwibi was hiding.

Hyeondang somehow wiped the ghost’s blood off his face. Then she cut off the skirt and wrapped it around her arms and legs.