IFWBW 51

“Limp, stutterer, idiot.”

These are the names people call Yeon instead of using his real name. Yeon was born as the youngest son of a noble family, but because he was born a geugeumin (a person of extremely yin energy), and rumors said he “killed his mother at birth,” he was treated terribly by his own family. He spent twenty years shut away in a small room, living like he was already dead. Then, almost like being sold off, Yeon was married to a man named Geum Mujang…

“Um… where am I?” “Ha! This is the Dragon Palace! You look just like a shocked rabbit.” “Hey! Big brother! He’s really scared—don’t tease him!”

When Yeon opened his eyes inside the carriage taking him to his marriage, everything was wrong. He wasn’t in a grand mansion at all—he was in a strange forest. And then…

“I’m the leader of Chaeseondang, and you… well, my men probably brought you here by mistake. When the sun rises, we’ll send you back to where you came from.”

The man standing before him was a bandit chief! Yeon was sure of it: his father had finally tried to kill the “eyesore” of the family. But by pure luck, the bandits had unintentionally saved him. If he wanted to survive, Yeon had only one choice.

“If… if I go back, where do I… go?” “Why are you asking me?” “I–If I go back, I’ll die…” “That’s not my problem!” “P–Please save me. I’ll do anything you tell me to.”

Can Yeon survive as the bandit chief’s (temporary) wife? Only time will tell.