episode_0180

It felt like tinnitus was ringing in my ears.

It was because of the words that made me scared to pass by the strangely annoying red-haired woman and enter the hall where Dong-tak was staying.

-I know you’re trying to run away.

-I’ll give you two rounds of time, so you can do whatever you want.

-However, the moment you fail to escape, you will lose what you value most.

Was it because of the appearance of the other person, who was completely white from head to toe?

The moment the words ‘the most precious thing’ came out of the mouth of the woman who reminded me of a white snake sitting in a coil, the image that came to mind as if I had been waiting for it was none other than Su-hyeon.

Are you going to steal Soohyun? From me?

how?

Could this mean that he will find Soo-hyeon and kill her the moment he fails to escape?

My body felt cold, as if I had been covered in cold water.

My fingertips, which had begun to tremble before I knew it, naturally moved towards my waist.

However, no matter how many times I groped there, I could not get the desired sensation.

just… Only the soft texture of the silk that made up the official uniform repeatedly scattered in vain from the fingertips.

Thanks to that futility, I was able to remember it again.

This is the imperial palace, and the sword he was wearing at his waist was left there when he passed through the entrance of the imperial palace.

In that case, even with bare hands

It must have been a moment when I reflexively clenched my hands tightly as a whisper echoed in my ears, as if telling me to do something if there was no other way.

“Are you trying to kill me right here?”

“···.”

“Yeah, that wouldn’t be bad either. I don’t know if it will be possible in time.”

When I heard that you had passed through the main gate of the imperial palace, I ordered the officials of the Crown Prince to place a bounty on the head of a man named Yun Su-hyeon at a certain time.

The moment I heard those words spoken in an extremely feminine voice, I realized.

It’s not the time to be like this.

This is not the time to waste time on petty resentment.

I left the imperial palace as if running away.

A gaze flew towards my face as if I was looking at something strange, but I ignored it.

Because literally one o’clock was urgent.

I left the imperial palace and headed straight to where Suhyeon was.

It was different from the plan agreed upon in advance, but there was nothing we could do.

If everything goes according to plan, Su-hyeon will not even be able to escape Luoyang and will be captured.

It felt like tinnitus was ringing in my ears once again.

This was because I could not understand the true intentions of the woman named Dong-tak.

If you are planning to catch them, you can catch them now without having to give them two rounds of time. What is the reason for doing this?

Are you tired of hunting animals and want to hunt humans?

Also… how did they know that I would just pretend to receive a government position and run away?

So many different types of thoughts kept blooming and falling in such a disorderly manner that it was almost impossible to count them all on one’s fingers, but if there was one thing that was certain… It was necessary to get even a little away from this land called Luoyang.

Before the two visits that the woman had mentioned ran out.

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I thought everything would work out well.

Honestly… who could have predicted it?

It’s not just a superficial official position without any real authority, but the fact that he will only pretend to accept it and run away when he is offered an official position as high as a lieutenant.

Therefore, while he was worried about the safety of Jojo, who entered the imperial palace alone, he was also confident that the plan would succeed…

It was when I encountered Jojo again that I realized that things were starting to turn strange.

“No, why…?”

Did I come back here?

Instead of heading to the Luoyang branch of the Yoonga Sangdan as agreed in advance.

Could it be that the story of Hyogi being a lieutenant is fake and that Jo Jo was given the position of governor or governor like Won Won did?

‘Well, it’s too important a position to be entrusted to someone who isn’t even the closest associate…’

Even if Jojo’s face wasn’t as pale as if he had seen a ghost, I would have been so convinced and moved on…

“I have to leave.”

“What?”

“I have to leave!”

“No, what is that all of a sudden…”

It was more than embarrassing, it was embarrassing.

It was my first time seeing JoJo like this.

However, no time was given to request an explanation.

It didn’t matter if I wasn’t perfect against Hee Ji-jae, who was just as confused as me, but Jojo, who had ordered me to leave Luoyang as soon as the preparations were almost finished, grabbed my wrist and started dragging me somewhere.

Thanks to that, two horses were prepared at the place we arrived.

One of them was, of course, Cao Cao’s favorite horse, Jeolyoung, and the other was the one I had prepared to use when escaping Luoyang tomorrow.

Jojo, who dragged me next to the guys who were making small noises, soon pushed my back toward his favorite horse, Jeolyeong.

“Get on, quickly.”

And then he said that.

“No, you’re not riding it?”

JoJo did not answer my question.

Instead of answering my question, he went to the side of Jeolyoung, who was very upset because another horse had NTRed her owner right in front of her eyes, and just gently stroked the animal’s neck as if asking for understanding just this once.

Thanks to this, I felt doubts rising from inside the boat once again, but I put off asking questions until later and climbed onto Jeolyoung’s back.

Isn’t he being treated like a famous horse for no reason by our military’s military officers, including Jo In?

Normally, when someone other than JoJo got on my back, he would start kicking and throw all sorts of tantrums, but today he was particularly calm.

As if he had sensed his master’s wishes.

Thanks to this, I was able to safely land on the guy’s back, and this time, Jojo started leading me again.

Two horses galloped along the main street of Luoyang.

Are you thinking of going through the castle gate like this?

Even though the sight of the castle gate was slowly coming into view, Cao Cao seemed to have no intention of slowing down.

Instead of slowing down, he kicks the horse’s side and starts to speed up more and more…

I could tell just by looking at it.

Even if things get messy, they get screwed up tightly.

The cause of the uproar was the soldiers guarding the gate and those waiting in line to pass through the gate.

From their perspective, the two crazy guys who suddenly appeared kept increasing their speed as if they were playing a game of chicken. Did they think that if they continued like this, they might get crushed to death by the horses’ hooves?

Those waiting to pass through the gate were the first to fall into confusion.

And the chaos that started like that even engulfed the soldiers who were moving to stop us from running.

From there, Cao Cao did not miss the opportunity and rode forward without hesitation.

As I followed Cao Cao’s footsteps, I realized that the walls of Luoyang had grown far away.

Despite successfully escaping from Luoyang, Cao Cao did not slow down his running speed.

Instead of slowing down, the horse was busy running towards an unknown place, as if leaving Luoyang Castle wasn’t enough.

As if we had no doubt that someone was following us, we continued.

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The race that seemed like it would last forever stopped after the sun set.

Even that didn’t stop of her own volition.

Because Cao Cao tried to keep running his horse regardless of whether the sun went down or not.

The one who forced her to stop was none other than me.

Honestly, I couldn’t help it.

This is Jeolyoung, whom Jojo gave up to me. As one of the most famous horses in this world, it seemed like he still had some power left, but unlike Jeolyeong, the one currently carrying Jojo on his back seemed to be at his limit.

The sound of his breathing is thick and rough. Should I say that if he pushes a little more, he will start foaming at the mouth.

If you think about it, it might have been natural.

We’ve been riding our horses all this time without taking a single break.

I’ve been running like that for almost half a day… At this point, it was just enough to hold on without spreading.

This may be the case with the horse he is riding, but isn’t it a situation where even the sun has set?

Riding through the night on a horse that might collapse at any moment?

It was no different from climbing a mountain with your eyes closed, so I tried to force Jojo to stop by doing something as absurd as possible.

After stopping, I happened to see an abandoned shrine nearby, so I spent the night there.

“When I was in Jinan, I was busy crushing sins whenever I saw a shrine…”

“···.”

“I never thought the day would come when I would sleep in a shrine. Is this why everyone says they don’t know what people do?”

Jojo did not react even to the jokes that were thrown in an attempt to lighten the tense atmosphere.

I don’t know what he was thinking so deeply, but he just stared blankly at the bonfire I had lit.

Firewood made by breaking down the remains of the shrine was thrown into the bonfire.

The fire swallowed up what I threw at it, ticked, ticked, and lit up sparks, expressing its satisfaction.

After just staring at the sight that caught my eye, I thought that now was the time to really listen, so I asked Jojo.

“So, what happened?”

This time too, there was no answer.

Do I still need more time to think?

It must have been a moment when I was stoking a small bonfire thinking that this might be the case.

The wind rose.

“···Dongtak, that woman said she was going to put a bounty on your head.”

“What??”

“There may be a bounty on your head now!”

What is that…?

No, even if that’s the case, Dong-tak is a woman…?

Not a middle-aged man with a big belly?