Anya Shepard isn't a typical commander, and her atypical relationship with one specific turian only complicates things more. However, what kind of hero will she become with him by her side? (A mirror universe Mass Effect story).

I have always been interested by antiques, so much so that I buy them no matter the cost even if I have to go into debt. An addiction? Perhaps. Folly? No of course not...well, at least until I bought THAT mirror.

It drew me in with its ancient splendor and odd runes that no one could understand...drew me in...literally.

Falling into the mirror and out the other side...oh, what would I find?
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She died

She died due to some freaking moron decided to stomp his foot on his car accelerator causing his car to collide to her car, killing her before the bystander call for help.

But it was not the end for her.

She woke up occupying someone body with the same name.

Realized that she was reincarnated as one of the side character in the famous novel titled "Unconditional Love"

She decided to live her life the way she wanted instead of involving herself in the flow of the novel.

but not everything always go according to her plans, especially when one of the main character doesn't want her to be just a side character.



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STATUS: SLOW UPDATE
it's a cliche story.

Author: ashyfeiya 
Editor: teena
Book cover: insomiaticluna

"Nope. Pei Ge is really nice; it's me who prefers it like this."
Listening to his reply, Qiao Jingyun's hands balled up into tight fists.
Pei Ge!
She suppressed her fury as she smiled at him.
"I realized that I'm very envious of your girlfriend! I never imagined that you'd act like this when in a relationship!"
"Act like what?" Her words piqued the man's curiosity.
"Wuuu!" She kept her silence for a moment and smiled. "Just like what are written in those novels, you're a loyal dog or a crazy wife protector!"
Ji Ziming was taken aback by those descriptions she had just mentioned.
Loyal dog? Crazy wife protector? What in the world are those? he muttered to himself. However, he did not feel repulsed by those descriptions.
"That's why I'm truly envious of your girlfriend, so I'm gonna find myself a boyfriend who treats his girlfriend well, too!"
She remarked enviously without any hint of jealousy. It was as though she did not fancy him and merely treated him as her best friend and older brother.
When he saw her action, he started wondering if she was no longer interested in him.
Am I being too cautious?

Come to think of it; she's been in New York all these years. Surely, she encountered many types of people. She probably no longer…
When she saw that the man had grown pensive, her lips could not help but curl up slightly, and victory flashed past her eyes.
Indeed, he had been fooled by her pretense.
He he! She was not stupid. She did that to give him the impression that she was no longer into him. Only by doing so would she be able to stay by his side safely.
This was because she knew that he might be cold to people, but as long as he fell for someone, he would love that woman with his everything.
From then on, he would never look at any other women. Only the woman whom he loved would be on his mind.
He could even have no regard for others for fear that the woman in his heart would misunderstand.
In the past, she thought that she was destined to be that woman as long as she stayed by his side and kept a close watch on him. Sooner or later, this man would become hers.
Unexpectedly, in the process of doing so, she was overseas by his father. She left his side and went to the opposite end of the globe… This created a chance for Pei Ge to disrupt her plans.
This is really… too d*mn much!

Still, it's not too late. As long as that woman doesn't officially enter the Ji family, I still have a chance.
"Ahhh! I wanna be in a relationship all of a sudden. I want one that is just like yours and Pei Ge's!"
With a longing expression, she mumbled that enviously as she leaned against the seat.
The man's brows moved slightly when he saw from the rearview mirror that she sincerely held a yearning expression.
While they were in the car heading to his family's villa, Pei Ge was also in a car heading to a five-star hotel in Tianjin.
The woman leaned on the window and stared out at the luminous nightscape. At the moment, she was feeling ill at ease.
The meeting tonight was a very important one.
It could even be said that this meeting would determine whether she could leave Jiaheng smoothly or not.
With that being said, she still had some confidence in Jiaheng. In fact, given the real estate company's capabilities, they could have initially clinched this project.
However…
The other party's attitude changed drastically after Zhou Real Estate came into the picture.
Comparing Jiaheng and Zhou, there was indeed some difference.
The latter was one of the top real-estate companies in the capital, whereas the former had a long way to go before reaching the top.
"Boss, we are here."
The chauffeur's words jolted her out of her reverie.
Looking at the majestic building outside the window, she took a deep, calming breath as she gathered her wits.
"Mhm."
The battle begins now!
She opened the door and alighted from the car.
Before reaching the hotel, Li Xueman, a capable beauty from her company's public relations department, smilingly met her.
"Boss, I feel that you might need to drink some alcohol today!"
The lady cheerfully and affectionately hooked her arm through hers.
As the decision-maker of the company, more or less, Pei Ge was expected to attend some meetings.
In the past, she always had this capable employee, with her high alcohol tolerance, drink on her behalf. Today, however, she understood that she must drink.
"Come on, boss. Let's have some hangover pills first so we won't get drunk easily later."
Her subordinate smiled and handed her some pills.
Nodding her head, she accepted the pills. She was about to swallow them without water when her subordinate timely gave her a bottle of mineral water from the bag.
"Boss, later on, you shouldn't drink alcohol. When others are not looking, you can pretend to be wiping your mouth and then spit the alcohol into the tissue…"
Her subordinate confided, wrapping her hand around hers.
It was obvious that this subordinate was worried about her.
She broke into a smile as she listened attentively to Li Xueman's advice.
They two then entered the five-star hotel; inside, a waiter guided them to a luxurious private room.
When the door to the private room was opened, she easily spotted Zhou Zhuoyang among the others.
"Yo, CFO Pei is here!"
"CFO Pei you're late! You should drink one cup as punishment!"
Her appearance brought a commotion in the private room.
"Pei Ge?!"
Right at this moment, the man spotted her, too. He stared at her in utter disbelief as though he had come across a ghost.
His gaze was mixed with a little surprise.


After a series of life-changing events, Pei Ge decides to start anew and rediscover her place in this world. She gets a new job, new friends and… a new boss whom she mistakes as a male host!

He helps her to get revenge on a back-stabbing friend, supports her when it seems that the world has given up on her, encourages her to be more confident about herself and even… messes up her blind dates!

With her strong working abilities and fiery attitude, she manages to climb up the ranks in the company (under the devious scheme of a certain CEO) and even gains a fan girl who can’t wait to be her sister-in-law.

As Pei Ge navigates through the ups and downs of office politics, family drama, finding her right partner and societal expectations, she realizes that things are not as simple as it seemed and everything she had believed in is tested…

The Big Misunderstanding:

“You asshole! Why didn’t you use protection?! I’m pregnant!”
“…It’s not mine.”
“Asshole! You actually dare to not admit it?! I gave all my firsts to you! You jerk!”
…
At the gynecologist, she read her pregnancy lab report and was stunned: Irregular period.
The man raised an eyebrow and smirked, “Didn’t you make a ruckus about being pregnant with my child? Where is the child?!”
“…” Who is scared of who? Let’s make a bet!

I take a right and head for the next exit. With One Ok Rock's 'Eye of the Storm' playing in the background, I rush to safety. I am panicking because a black jeep has been tailing me ever since I left the house. I noticed it after I had changed lanes on the highway. What was worse, I knew no one that owned a jeep.
I make a quick decision and drive into a Tim Hortons. If I am to be captured, I will ensure I am in the public eye. As I thought, the black jeep is two cars behind me. The car park at Tim Hortons is nearly full. I drive around for a minute and find a spot between two cargo trucks.
My heart is pounding against my chest when I turn off the ignition. I double-check that the doors are locked. I reach for my phone that has been buzzing and check the messages. As expected, they are from Lloyd.
'Sorry about last week.'
'Be careful today, I won't have my eye on you.'
'We need to talk.'
I spot the black jeep from the side-mirror and type a quick reply, 'Are you the one following me in a black jeep?'
The jeep drives past my car and I breathe a sigh of relief. I call my mother just to let her know where I am. The call goes to voicemail after three rings. I leave her a message saying that I will be downtown most of the day and ask her to check up on me once she gets the message.
'What black jeep?'
'The black jeep that has been tailing me since I left the house.'
'I do not own a jeep. Did you get the number plate by any chance?'
'Not really. I was focused on staying away.'
'Where are you right now?'
I am parked at a Tim Hortons off the highway.' 
'Is the jeep still there?'
'It must have missed me. I am parked between two cargo trucks."
I look through the side-mirror one more time. The black jeep is not in sight. I suddenly feel my bladder swell. It is 11 am and I am starving.
'And where are you going to so early on a weekend?'
'I thought you were a stalker. Shouldn't you know my routine?' I roll my eyes and smile as I send the message. 
I zip my jacket, slip my phone into the right pocket. I secure my fanny pack and slowly open the door. My sneakers crunch their way onto the gravel as I walk towards the building. I take a quick look around and the black jeep is nowhere in sight.
The parking lot is swarming with customers carrying lattes and iced mochas. My hooped earrings sway as I rush towards the building, in need of the toilet.
"Excused me, Miss, you need to place an order to access the washrooms," said the guy behind the counter. 
"Really?" I said, stopping in my tracks.
"Yeah, sorry. We need to maintain them, and this is the only way," he replies.
"Um—then I'll have a large cup with two bags of green tea and a blueberry muffin to go," I reply. I tap my card to pay and stand in line to wait for them to fill it in.
"We'll have them ready once you are out. Here are the keys," he said, handing a key on a short metal rod.
Once I am in the ladies, I place the rod by the sink and sit on the toilet. My heart stops pounding and my phone buzzes.  
'Sorry Mila, I am in a meeting. I'll call you when I get out of it.'
I flush the toilet, wash my hands, and lock the toilet behind me. I thank the cashier as he hands me my order. Phone in hand, I walk out of Tim Hortons feeling more confident. I make it through the parking lot and right before I get to my car, I hear tires screeching behind me. I turn and quickly step aside. It is the black jeep. 
I briskly walk towards my car without looking back. My heart is throbbing in my mouth and I can feel my palms sweat. Who the hell is following me! I rush towards the driver's side and get in, nearly spilling my tea all over the passenger's side. I buckle up and prepare to drive out. I turn back to reverse out of the parking lot and the jeep drives up just in time, blocking my exit.
Sh—!
I take out my phone and call my mum. My hands are trembling as I swipe the screen. Her phone rings and goes to voicemail. I switch and call my dad, the same thing! The jeep door opens and a man in a maroon trench coat walks out and heads to my car.
I flip out and call the one person I know I should not—Lloyd. The phone rings three times and I hold on, hoping he does not disappoint me.  The phone keeps ringing. Pick up Mr Stalker! 
Tap! Tap! Tap!
I freeze with the phone in my ear. I turn towards my window and there he is, the man in the trench coat. He bends and taps the window again.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
I glance at my phone and think of hanging up then decide otherwise. I need a witness and I pray to the gods that Lloyd picks up. I lower my head to get a better look of the man and then he motions for me to lower my window. I open it just a crack and cool air rushes in.
"Can I help you, sir?" I ask, trying to sound confident. "Your jeep is in the way. Do you mind moving aside?"
He motions for me to lower my window again. I glance at my phone one last time and the call was dropped. So much for a protector!
Tap! Tap! Tap!
I take a deep breath, reach for my cup of hot tea, and lower the window half-way waiting for the trench coat man to show his face.  
"Hi, Mila," he says, reaching his hand through the window and pressing the button, opening it all the way. "You have become better at driving, I must say."
He reached for the cup in my hand and took a long sip of the hot tea. I could smell the aftershave on him. His black curly hair was a beautiful mess and his blue eyes sparkled.
"Did I startle you?" He asks, swirling the tea in the cup. "When you took the exit, I was sure that you were running from me."
"What are you doing here?" I ask, taking the cup from him. I placed it on the cup-holder and pushed to door open, forcing him to press himself onto the side of the cargo truck. I step out and plant my feet firmly into the ground.
"I'm here for you," he replies. "Mummy and Daddy think you need my protection." He slips his hands into his pants pockets and smiles.
"Well, I don't," I reply, moving in on him. "Now kindly, Matt, move your jeep. You are blocking my exit." 
"Still as feisty as ever," Matt says, "I love what you did with your hair."
"Move. Your. Jeep."
"Okay," he replies, throwing his hands in the air. "No need to get angry. I'll be watching you, Mila, like always."
He winks and walks, backwards, to his car. A smile danced on his lips and I recall every memory I had of him. I bite my lower lip and get back into the driver's seat. Of all the people I wanted to protect me, my parents had to send the one person I was happy to have left behind in Montreal. 
Matt drives away and I pull out of the parking lot. I join the traffic on the highway and decide to head straight home. I look at my rear-view mirror and there he is, right behind me. He waves. I look away and turn the radio on.

(WRITING IN BULK)

Mila thinks she has escaped the worst when her family moves to a new city. They did manage to run, hide, and make a new life.

But can she escape her fate, intertwined with three deadly men?
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'Who is this and what do you want?'

How did they get my number? There was no way I was being stalked. We had moved to be safe!

'Hi, Mila, it's Lloyd. You have something I need. Let's have some fun, shall we?'

Mila's life is about to get more complicated. Her stalker is the least of her worries...

(Cover by IG: edbe_art)

CHAPTER 13

       The setting sun gives the desert an orange hue. Delivery trucks hitting the two-way road with a motorcycle behind them.

       Melisca drove in her normal speed, well, normal that is above the average of the speed limit in a city proper. A  younger girl behind her that she made friends with from the diner where she took her lunch. Her name's Lorna, a waitress before but turns out to be a werewolf killer with her lethal syringe.

      "Liz, can you go much faster? He's catching up with us." Lorna announced loudly for Melisca to hear. The wind just drowning out her voice, but the one driving in front of her nodded. So she did hear her.

      Melisca glanced at her side mirror, the girl's right, Jethro with his blue range rover is only a few meters away from them.

      "Tell me first, why do we have to run away from that guy? He sure was nice." She asked Lorna, in a louder voice for her to hear with her human hearing. Not like her that even though Lorna won't strain her throat to shout the words, she can still clearly hear the girl.

        "His kind killed your sister, your only family left. Yet she had lost her life to the creatures like him." The punctuated resilience in her voice, bitterness in each word, had not to escape Melisca's senses. The girl sure holds a grudge too.

         'But your kind also killed my mother. Heartlessly deprived a child to her mom' She said in her mind. 

          "Why not just kill him then?"

          "We can't. I've run out of supply in me." 

         Melisca understood what Lorna meant. She had used up her poison needles.

           "Supply?" Curiosity makes her less of a pretender to the girl she's with.

           "I'll explain everything later, just focus getting away from him for now!" The desperation in Lorna's voice made her smirk.

          "Fine. Open the last pocket of my bag pack, and put on me my eyeshades." She ordered, of course, she can't get on speed in the desert field without an eye protector. The sand and dust would just irritate her vision. The tiny particles of the earth's ground shouldn't be taken lightly when driving, especially when it's a chasing game.

        Lorna did as she told and positioned the shades on her face.

        Now, Melisca turned her head to actually see the nearing range rover on their tail. She knows the car won't be a match to her big bike's speed alone. But she wants to see how skilled he is in racing.

        Returning her gaze in front of her, she revved up to overtake the truck before them. The roaring of the engines gives adrenaline to her body, her fast heart beat pumps up the blood more rapidly, feeling the thrill of the ride.

        "Liz! Stop showing that grin of yours." Lorna exclaimed as she held on tighter to her waist.

         Melisca hasn't noticed she had plastered on a smile in the enjoyable situation for her.

         "Drive faster!"

         "Easy, will you? I know what I'm doing!" She retorted in annoyance. The girl keeps saying what she should do, and Melisca, as one who doesn't like to be reprimanded, now letting the annoyance on display through her reaction.

          Jethro managed to pass the truck also and only a few feet away from behind them.

          "Where do you plan to go, Lorna?" Melisca asked in the middle of the chase. 

          "We should go to the next city and up to you if you could lose him. But we have to."

           "No worries on that."

           "But the next city would be a two-hour drive. We can't continue for him to follow us until there." Lorna's muffled voice through the helmet.

         Yes, the girl's right. They might run out of gas on their way. So, she has to do something to stop him.

          "Hold on for your life." She warned harshly to the other hunter. She then felt her tighter grip on her waist. "But don't you dare crush my food and cigarette in between us."

           Melisca heard her faint 'what' but she didn't pay attention to her anymore. She aims for overtaking another truck not far in front of them. As she swerved in her way, she stays close before it, riding along with its speed. Just enough not to get mowed by the huge wheeled vehicle.

          She veered to their left, slowing down to hide at the side of the truck. Jethro can't see them from the other side. He had finally caught up, the three vehicles together on the same speed.

         Melisca let go of her left hand on the handle and bent down to reach for one of the knives strapped inside her boots. Careful enough to balance their wheels. When she had gotten hold of the knife, she returned her hand on the handle and revved up to speed faster than the truck.

       She leaned forward to brace herself for what she's about to do. With the other side of the road clear as only three of them on the highway. She appeared before the truck again, she drifted in front of it and Jethro's rover, a trail of smoke and dust on her tail. Just a few meters away before him and she turns around his car. When she's close enough to him, they locked eyes for a second as if in slow motion, then in one swift move, she pierced deep enough the knife from her grip to one of his wheels and his car immediately swayed, unbalanced as one of its four wheels flattened out.

      Melisca drifted again behind his rover to get on the direction of where they are going. Jethro slowed down by the middle of the road, she zoomed passed him and the truck. Finally on their way alone. She then put the knife back on her boots.

      "What just happened?" Lorna found her words, at last, she has not yet absorbed what occurred on their life-threatening ride. "That could have killed us!" She exclaimed when she had just realized everything.

       "'Could', as you'd said. But it did not." Melisca replied. She glanced to the side mirror and no one's on their tail anymore.

     "Are you really human?" Lorna asked out of the blue, just in spite of her insane driving.

      "Yes, find it out yourself," Melisca responded. 'Well, partly', added her mind. Of course, Lorna shouldn't know about her being a half-wolf. It could ruin her opportunity to get close to the hunters like her.

     "Right, you said so."

      As if on cue, Melisca felt the piercing of an object near her right thigh. She looks down at it, "Oh no, not again." She hissed as the protruding needle stuck out on her lap. Two syringes in just a week, really? She groaned.

*WPC #139 FL-modern werewolf silver tier*

Too much for being a werewolf. A werewolf that can never shift. But that's the last thing in her concerns. For she has a pack to hunt, a family to revenge and life to survive.


 Melisca Lorwey is a half-blooded wolf, exiled by her father's clan, hated by her mother's side. When both of her parents died, she has no one else than herself alone. Witnessing that her parents had been murdered, she decided to hunt the killers as her life mission. Though she can't shift, she still has the abilities of a wolf.


 Then someone adds up to her life complications.


 Ezekiel Rawson makes her mission even harder to accomplish. She doesn't want anyone to distract or worst stop her plans. The very last thing she needs is one of the most powerful and possessive alpha chasing after her. So the moment she heard him say, “Mine.” behind, she fled away like her life's on the line.

Yujin Pov
He is the coldest man I have ever met. His stiff face always showed a smile that couldn't be said as a smile. Every time I saw him my heart felt like it wanted to jump out of my chest cavity. I don't know what that guy did to me, but he managed to make me fall in love with him when I was eighteen years old.
He is my first love. It has been five years that I have admired this man from a distance. Watching him from afar, wishing if one day I could side by side with him on the altar.
If he were an ordinary man, maybe I would find it easier to embrace him. Unfortunately he is an unusual man. Very unusual! He is the general of South Korea, the leader of the presidential security forces who sometimes also escorts my father who is a minister. But according to rumors, the man was actually the adopted son of the president.
In the past, according to a story I often hear from gossip women in the Blue House, the president found the man when he was running away from the orphanage and accidentally hit the president while he was out with his wife. Because at that time Mr. President— ahh, it's better if I call him Kang Hyunjeong uncle. Uncle Hyunjeong didn't have any children yet, so he decided to adopt the man as his son.
But as long as I followed my father in state functions, I had never seen that man return to Uncle Hyunjeong's private residence. It is precisely what I know that he has a house where he lives alone with some of his men who guard around his house.
Besides that he still has a lot of things that he always closes from other people. And he is also the only man who has never looked at me with eyes full of admiration like the others. When everyone praises my beauty, admires my intelligence, and likes everything that is in me, he just looks flat and seems to ignore me.
Once, I asked him to chat while I was waiting for my father who was chairing a meeting with other ministers, but the man was silent beside me without the slightest response to my words. Really it feels very annoying. How could he possibly ignore a beautiful woman like me?
Sometimes I think that Lee Jinwoo is gay because all this time I know he is very close to one of his subordinates, who was also a teammate in training. His name is Lee Hyuki.
Unlike Lee Jinwoo, Lee Hyuki is very friendly and also has a great sense of humor. Several times we were involved in exciting chats that made me not feel bored when I had to accompany my father on duty. Unfortunately I don't have any feelings for Hyuki oppa, he is more like my own brother, so I always feel comfortable when with him.
But I think the two men are just as great. When they are in charge, they will be a very terrible team. Their resilience in serving and protecting the country has spread throughout Korea. There is no doubt that they are the figures of great men who will make women scream out loud because of their manhood. Oh Damn! In fact, I really wanted General Lee to be my protector. Truly a protector who will protect me until I die, to be more precisely my life partner.
This afternoon I returned to accompany my father to meet uncle Hyunjeong at the Blue House. From a distance I can see General Lee securing the area around the Blue House because lately a lot of news says that some radical groups from abroad or terrorists have spread in South Korea. The guard for uncle Hyunjeong has been tightening recently. But in the midst of Korean people's concerns about the terrorist issue, I just feel happy. With that issue, my chance to see General Lee up close was even greater. In fact, in almost every state event, General Lee is always present to ensure that the president is safe. This is truly a miracle for me!
"Miss Yujin, you were asked by the minister to wait in his room."
"No need, I'll be waiting here."
Of course I don't want to leave here because I'm still chill with handsome General Lee. Oh my God... I love those sharp and firm eyes. He really is a very hot, sexy guy! Omo[1]! General Lee saw me. The man looked at me intensely with his eagle eyes that made my body tremble. Geez. I can melt with that sharp gaze.
"Miss Yujin, aren't you tired?"
Suddenly someone who I didn't expect his presence stood in front of me and prevented me from seeing my handsome general Lee. Ckk... Hyuki oppa is a damn man!
"My dear Captain Lee Hyuki, please get out of my sight right now because you are blocking my eyes from seeing—"
"Handsome General Lee?" cut Hyuki oppa with a strange smile.
I grumbled in disgust in front of him and immediately shifted his body forcefully with my hands. But when Hyuki oppa's body was completely aside, General Lee had disappeared.
"Oppa, you made me unable to look at him. Look, now he's gone." I grumbled irritably.
Hyuki oppa laughed with satisfaction then decided to sit next to me.
"He has another assignment today. He ordered me to replace his job to secure Mr. President."
"He goes? Where?"
I don't know since when this feeling appeared. But I always feel worried if Hyuki oppa starts telling me about new tasks that General Lee has to complete. Every day I always ask God to protect General Lee because he risks his very dangerous job. I don't want to lose him. Not before I confess my true feelings.
"He went to arrest some criminals. There's no need to worry about him, he'll be fine."
Hyuki oppa always knows what I feel. Looks like Hyuki oppa deserves to be my brother because he always understands me more than I understand myself. Especially since I was little, I didn't have a mother.
My mother died giving birth to me. I grew up without getting a touch of love from a mother. When my friends share stories with their mothers, I just have to keep it to myself because my father is too busy to listen to every babble that comes out of my mouth.
But since I got to know Hyuki oppa, I can tell him all my problems. There is nothing I hide from him. Even I confess my feelings for General Lee to him. And maybe General Lee actually knows about my feelings. It's just that he chose to ignore it because I was no match for him. He just thought of me as a spoiled little girl who always followed behind my father wherever my father went. Well... that's what I am like.
Yujin Pov End
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"Miss Im Yujin, the car that will take you home is ready in front."
Yujin turned her head quickly at a woman in a black coat who was a member of state security. The woman who wore earphones in her ears seemed to invite Yujin to go to the front door because the car that was going to take her was ready.
"Go home? Did father tell me to go home?" asked Yujin did not understand.
The plan is for the day she will accompany her father until the meeting is over then go to lunch together to celebrate her father and mother's anniversary. But it looks like the father cannot fulfill his promise now. Evidenced by the presence of a car that had been prepared to take her home. Maybe his father won't come home tonight.
"Mr. Im Jaehyuk asked you to go home first, because after this meeting is over Mr. Im will fly to Taiwan to handle some of work there."
Yujin let out a small sigh at the woman's explanation. She knows her father is very busy. She cannot expect much or sulk like a child to make her father keep his word. Now she is an adult. She knows how difficult it is to be her father who has to divide his time between his family and his many jobs.
"Come home. Next time you can still go with your father." said Hyuki quietly.
The man smiled reassuringly and patted Yujin's shoulder twice so that Yujin would not look gloomy because her plan to have lunch with her father had to be canceled.
"I am alright. I know how busy father is. Then I'm going home now. Take care of yourself."
Yujin smiled sweetly at Hyuki and immediately walked away with the woman in the suit who was assigned to escort her to the front door.
While stepping her feet in the hallways of the vast Blue House, Yujin kept wondering who tonight would be assigned to guard her. Usually if her father did not come home, her father would assign a few additional guards to accompany her at home. Unfortunately sometimes she got annoyed with the guards because they never treated her warmly. They all kept their boundaries too much with her that it felt like she was living alone in the midst of dozens of guards guarding her house.
"Please miss."
The woman in the suit opened the car door in front of her wide and bowed her small head as a form of respect for Yujin.
"Thank you." Yujin said kindly and bowed back to the woman. She knows that the woman is older than her. She felt she had to bow back like what her father used to teach her when she was young.
"Miss Im, please use your seat belt."
Yujin froze on the spot while staring at the rearview mirror in front of her. The dark eyes that she had always watched silently were now staring at her with a calming gaze. Even though the man's eyes were sharp, Yujin actually felt warm when Lee Jinwoo's two black irises collided with her caramel iris. It was as if she felt small electric vibrations that ran through her eyes and then spread throughout her body. The longer the vibrations made her body feel hot, until she felt her cheeks also heated up as the man's gaze became more intense. But soon Jinwoo turned his gaze to the road in front of him and started driving his car leaving the large courtyard of the Blue House.
"Have you fastened your seat belt?"
Without looking at the rearview mirror in front of him, Jinwoo asked Yujin again so that the woman would not forget to put the seat belt on her to keep her safe.
"Yes." Yujin replied softly.
She looks so nervous in the car that she looks like a statue because her sitting position is really not relaxed. But she tried to calm down as she exhaled slowly. Times like this were an opportunity for her to talk to Lee Jinwoo more. If usually she was only satisfied with looking at Jinwoo from a distance, then now God had given her the opportunity to make the man take a little glance at her.
"Are you the one assigned to look after me tonight?"
Yujin felt a little strange with her own words. Like she was asking her lover. Even though the man was supposed to look after her because her father didn't come home tonight.
"That's right miss, I will guard your house with my other men."
Yujin subconsciously snorted in anger at Jinwoo's overly formal style of speech. Actually the man was right, because he was working so he put his professionalism first. But can he just act normal in front of her? She doesn't like to be treated too much like that because she is just an ordinary woman.
"But why did Hyuki oppa say you have another task? Ahh... he must have tricked me."
Yujin muttered softly while imagining the face of Hyuki, who was probably laughing with satisfaction because he tricked her.
"Captain Lee Hyuki is right, because this is my job."
"Can you use informal? I feel uncomfortable when I hear it."
Jinwoo glanced at Yujin from behind his rearview mirror with an expressionless cold face. Through his face, Yujin knew that Jinwoo did not agree because this man highly upheld professionalism at work. But she really didn't like it. It wasn't just the man she asked to be informal with her. All the guards in her house and the other guards she would ask for the same thing because she was so sick of hearing those stiff sentences around her.
"If that's what you want, I'll do it."
Yujin smiled with satisfaction as she glanced at Jinwoo who had returned to focus on the road in front of him. Although she was a little disappointed that she could not look at those shady eyes anymore, she was determined to do everything she could to get closer to that cold general. This time she had to win the man's heart.

 
[1] Oh My God in korean

Im Yujin is very crazy about Lee Jinwoo who is the general and leader of the presidential special forces. Because Yujin often accompanies his father on state duties, Yujin often meets Jinwoo on various occasions, making Yujin really like the figure of General Lee who is so cold and stiff.
Unfortunately it was not easy for Yujin to get General Lee's attention, even the love from that man because Lee Jinwoo was a man who didn't want to commit to any woman. In addition, Jinwoo did not want to damage his good relationship with the president who was his adoptive father because in fact the President and Minister Im Jaehyuk had arranged Yujin to match Lee Minwoo, Lee Jinwoo's adopted brother.

Protector Hua gently consoled his disciple: "You did well, there is no need to force what isn't meant to be."

Yu He approvingly nodded his head: "To be able to enter the seventh level at this age is a very commendable feat within the younger generation."

Xu Hui gathered his wits, took a deep breath, and coldly stared at Li Qiye: "Your turn! It's not too late to give up."

Then, Xu Hui spread out his legs and showed a shady smile: "If you do it now, I won't make things hard for you later on. If you wait until after you have failed the test, then it would be difficult to predict what your fate will be."

Li Qiye ignored the taunts and entered the Chaotic Heart Forest step by step.

In front of him was a sea of fire. It was a world filled with lava and fiery crackles. Inside this illusion, his feet were burnt to a crisp. No one could imagine how much pain he was feeling, but Li Qiye just strutted on without muttering a single groan.

Li Qiye did not mind the Chaotic Heart Forest. During the Desolate Era, he spent his time being tortured while his soul was severed from his body. He had suffered at the hands of heavenly demons and trapped by the Ancient Ming. He spent what felt like an eternity without sunlight and underwent many torturous ordeals. Although the body of the Dark Crow was immortal, pain could still be felt.

One million years passed. He traveled through all of the Forbidden Burials, spent time in the land of immortals, and fell into the realm of ghosts and devils — these were the most dangerous places in this world. Compared to those places, the Chaotic Heart Forest was nothing more than a short stroll. It couldn't break his willpower.

In the blink of an eye, he had passed the first level. In the illusion, the sea of fire disappeared. Li Qiye was now in a frozen world, surrounded by the icy cold gales of a tundra.

Outside of the forest, countless disciples were waiting for Li Qiye to be kicked out. Protector Mo and Nan Huairen still had their gazes turned away as they were unwilling to see Li Qiye being humiliated. However, as moments passed, a silence encroached the surroundings. One could hear the drop of a needle from a mile away. Surprised by the lack of jeers and cheers from Li Qiye's failure, the two turned their heads around. What entered their sight was an unimaginable scene.

A disciple softly whimpered in shock: "Level… level… level eight…"

"Level nine, ten, eleven…"

Li Qiye paraded through the levels as if he was walking in an empty street. His speed remained as swift as it was during the first level.

"Level… level… fourteen…"

In the end, Li Qiye went straight through the Chaotic Heart Forest with full confidence, and he leisurely stepped out of the last level.

Everyone was now frozen. Passing through the fourteen levels of the Chaotic Heart Forest — this was an impossible feat. From the ancient past until now, none from the younger generation of the Nine Saint Demon Gate had ever accomplished it. Even Li Shuangyan, who had the highest aptitude and most fortified willpower, couldn't accomplish such a feat.

"This is impossible… simply impossible! This cannot be!" Xu Hui fell deep into confusion, but this was the reality that laid before his eyes.

Protector Hua had his mouth wide open as well. He couldn't close it due to his bewilderment.

Even the sect master could not pass the fourteenth level of the Chaotic Heart Forest. What kind of willpower was this?

Li Qiye came back and casually spoke: "Eh, this is only the appetizer." It was as if he had just taken a walk in the comfort of his own garden.

Li Qiye glanced at Xu Hui and casually declared: "Okay, kneel and start crawling!"

Xu Hui loudly howled: "No… No, this cannot be happening!" It wasn't only him, everyone else here also found themselves in disbelief.

Protector Hua wondered: "Was there something wrong with the Chaotic Heart Forest?"

"Surely, surely that is the case. Maybe the prohibiting spells of the forest have lost their power." It was as if Xu Hui was trying to find a tree branch while drowning. He quickly added: "It doesn't count, the Chaotic Heart Forest has lost its effect."

"There is no chance it has lost its power." A while later, Grand Protector Yu He gathered his thoughts, shook his head, and continued: "From the creation of the sect, the forest has never been ineffective. I will go and check."

Finished with his words, he personally entered the Chaotic Heart Forest.

Yu He was indeed formidable and befitting his Grand Protector status. His willpower was substantial, he easily made it through the first nine levels. After reaching the tenth level, his speed decreased.

A loud noise roared through the air. Yu He could not pass all the levels of the forest. He was kicked out before reaching the eleventh level.

"The Chaotic Heart Forest did not lose its power." Yu He stated this with complete confidence. He stared at Li Qiye with curious eyes, not understanding the event that had transpired.

Li Qiye, who was only thirteen years old, was capable of finishing the Chaotic Heart Forest? Unless there was a mysterious force at work here, his cultivation willpower was immutable. However, a mere thirteen-year-old boy could not possibly have this level of willpower. It required centuries and millenniums to have such a mind. Although he had a mortal body and inferior innate talents, it would only be a matter of time before he became a Virtuous Paragon through sheer willpower.

Protector Hua inquired: "You, are you carrying a sacred treasure?"

Xu Hui raises his voice: "That has to be the case. The Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect is an Immortal Emperor level sect, maybe he is hiding an Immortal Emperor sacred treasure."

This was indeed the most logical explanation. Right now, everyone was thinking that this was the case. Ultimately, even though the sect was now weak, it was not unreasonable to think that one or two Immortal Emperor sacred treasures were left behind. If he used just one of them, then he could indeed pass the Chaotic Heart Forest unharmed.

Protector Hua boldly proclaimed: "Using a sacred treasure to cheat, this bet does not count!"

He was sure that Li Qiye had committed foul play.

"Protector Hua, that is unfair." Protector Mo had no time to think about how Li Qiye passed the trial. He gravely said: "This is a test designed by your sect. You cannot lose and then relinquish the test."

Protector Hua replied: "If you use a treasure to cheat, then of course it won't count."

Taking Li Qiye's side, Protector Mo continued: "It does not matter whether he used external tools or not. Your sect did not declare that he could not use treasures to pass the test. Our disciple has gone through the forest, this round is ours."

Protector Mo did not want to waste time, so he turned to Yu he and asked: "Protector Yu, did the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect win this round or not?"

"About this matter…" Yu He could not decide. He did not believe that Li Qiye had actually passed the forest without external help. However, the Nine Saint Demon Gate also did not state the rule that one couldn't use sacred treasures.

"I walk my route straight and sit tall; my heart has no shameful secrets to the heavens. Unlike the people of the Nine Saint Demon Gate, betting and losing and then being unable to accept the loss. If you think I am hiding a treasure, then try and find it. If you can find it, then I will give it to you."

Yu He contemplated for a moment, lifted his head, and then spoke to Li Qiye: "If you want to prove your innocence, we have a solution. The great ancestor left behind a treasure named the Immortal Bone Mirror; it can see through all hidden objects. If you are willing to let us use it, then we can tell whether you bear a treasure or not."

"I agree to the usage of the Immortal Bone Mirror." Protector Hua was the first to speak: "If the mirror cannot find anything, then it will mean that he did not carry a hidden treasure."

The disciples banded together and roared: "Yes! If you don't want to, then it means that you cheated."

"I pity you lot." Li Qiye stared at them and agreed: "I will allow the mirror test. Bring it out."

Yu He sent people to grab the mirror. This mirror had a deep history; it was said that its heritage dated back to the Desolate Era and that it had been honed by an Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Bone Mirror was much stronger than the mirror that was used by the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect to test new disciples.

Bao’s Synopsis: A boy that was imprisoned for millions of years had regained his mortal body. He became a disciple of the declining Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect where its patriarch used to be his disciple. Now, he will bring this sect back to its former glory.

This is his journey to reach the apex and take revenge on those who had imprisoned him.

This is his story of meeting old friends and making new companions.

This is his path of traversing the Nine Worlds and becoming the next ruler of the Heavens.

Qidian’s Synopsis: Ten million years ago, Li Qiye planted a simple water bamboo into the ground.Eight million years ago, Li Qiye had a koi fish pet.Five million years ago, Li Qiye cared for a little girl....In the present day, Li Qiye woke up from his slumber; the water bamboo reached the apex of cultivation; the koi fish became a Golden Dragon; the little girl became the Nine Worlds’ Immortal Empress.

This is a tale regarding an immortal human who was the teacher of the Demon Saint, Heavenly Beast, and Immortal Empress.

A boy that was imprisoned for millions of years has regained a mortal body.

He became a disciple of the declining Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect where its patriarch used to be his disciple. Now he will bring this sect back to its former glory.

This is his journey to reach the apex and take revenge on those who had imprisoned him.

This is his story of meeting old friends and making new companions.

This is his path of traversing the Nine Worlds and becoming the next ruler of the Heavens.

Several millennia have passed and the golden age of experts have passed. A master whose disciples once were the most exalted Immortals among the 9 worlds has all left him. With his mortal body, mortal physique and mortal life wheel… he shall sweep the 9 worlds and take what is rightfully his.

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