Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

Before I could even finish screaming internally for the heavens to stop tormenting me, the boat lurched violently up and down. A heavy impact struck the hull.

– Thud!

– Kiiiiiii…

And then came the shockwave.

– Splash!

“Kyah…!”

“Kh…! Hwa-eun, be careful!”

The water in the bucket where Wolyeong was kept sloshed over the sides. Hwa-eun and Seol staggered, barely managing to regain their balance.

The impact itself wasn’t overwhelming, but the sheer frustration inside me exploded like a geyser, surging toward the heavens.

‘Why does the sky even begrudge this small wish of mine?! I didn’t even ask for much! Not the Hundred Poison Body, not the Thousand Poison Realm—just the mere Ten Poison Body, maybe even Five Poison Body!’

But I couldn’t even afford to continue my grumbling. Instead, I forced myself into the mindset of a magnanimous sage, hypnotizing myself into believing this was nothing.

That was because, suddenly, my nose felt uncomfortably warm.

‘N-no, this is fine. These things… can happen, right? Even the heavens make mistakes sometimes! Haha… This shock isn’t that bad. It’s just a twig, after all…’

I needed to control my mind before I ended up with another nosebleed.

The heavens might have been unfair, blocking even my ability to properly curse them, but at least I had one saving grace—I was lying on a hammock woven from Yo-hwa's elastic silk. The silk, acting like a suspension system, absorbed the impact, protecting me. I decided to take comfort in that.

– Kshhhh!

Moreover, Yo-hwa, looking flustered, hurriedly shot more threads around me, securing me even tighter for safety.

“Yo-hwa…”@@novelbin@@

– Kshhhk!

At my touched expression, Yo-hwa thumped her chest, as if telling me to trust her.

A surge of emotion welled up in my eyes.