Chapter 11 (2/2)
The guy hurriedly gathered his bride in his arms and worriedly wiped away the dirt on Ho-Chi's face
As the rain washed away the dirt, one could see the corps like complexion of Ho-Chi
Without caring about his own uy took off his fur vest and wrapped his bride with it after squeezing water out from them
”Bride… Bride…”
Being close to tears, the guy's voice was quivering, but it was not clear whether Ho-Chi could or could not hear the calling of his name
The guy carried Ho-Chi onto his back once again and ran through the muddy road
The rain fell like it would never stop falling
The guy carried unconscious Ho-Chi down from the mountain and to the town
However, because the story of last night about the young hout the town people of the town slauy's face
BANG BANG BANG
”Please open the door! My bride, my bride is sick!!”
The guy banged on the tightly shut door of the town's doctor
While pulling Ho-Chi's lifeless fored on the door until his callus hand becaht red
”Go away!! Bringing in such a wicked thing!!! Let that thing rot and die!!!”
Suddenly, the door burst opened, and the doctor hurled expensive salt at the guy
In the olden days, people drove bad spirits or bad luck aith a bucket of salt
Because the guy was crying loudly, the salt poured into the guy's openedsensation of saltiness
However, the guy did not care about the burning taste and sed theh
”Help me, doctor Don't you remember, I've help youwinter, I've gathered herbs for you when you were busy, and even gave you the rarest ga me so coldly now that I need your help?!! Treat my bride!!!”
”…W…why are you behaving in such a condescending manner now?!! You are, for sure, completely possessed by that fox!! If you don't throay that fox, no one in the toill help you, NO ONE!!”
The doctor spat out his words and kicked the guy away before shutting his door
With a rattling sound, the latch came down from the inside
The guy stared at the closed door as he adjusted his hold on his bride in his arms
The guy's face was full of water Whether they were rain or tear, one could not tell, but the guy did not wipe thehtened his hold on Ho-Chi as he left the door behind
”Let's go, my bride…I will treat you…”
The guy hugged Ho-Chi in his arm securely as he walked away
TN: Thank you for reading!