Sui Luo Shi Chu (the receding waters of the rock are visible)
episode 13

“it's precisely the right time Hyo Mae. Don't you know?”

Hyo Mae simply shook her head slowly.

“at midnight later you will know nak” promise eomoni reassuring.

Ko.kokk.

There was a rooster at midnight

Hyo Mae who had just broken her hair braid realized that the sound was coming from the kitchen of this hut.

Tap..tap..Hyo Mae's careful steps just stared in silence. Eomoni, a once revered queen of this country, had the heart to slaughter a chicken.

“who's there.?” eomoni asked surprised

Hyo Mae was knocked down with a face full of sweat

“oh. Come” said eomoni waving. His hands were full of chicken blood.

The approaching Hyo Mae now saw clearly the fresh chicken blood was deliberately collected in a black tray.

“this chicken can make breakfast later in the morning. I haven't eaten meat in a long time. Make soup later boil water.” Said eomoni handing the chicken to Hyo Mae and carrying away the blood tray towards the yard.

“ye eomoni” replied Hyo Mae who was still stunned.

This is not something to be questioned, Hyo Mae thought.

3 Days later...

When Hyo Mae cleans the vegetable garden at the end of the yard, red rope appears to protrude from the ground. He came and dug up the land.

“don't!!” said eomoni grabbed Hyo Mae's hand to stop.

“eomoni..? what is it for.?”

Eomoni just smiled as she left Hyo Mae without an answer.

Another day Hyo Mae who was sewing clothes near the eomoni who suddenly woke up “Hyo Mae now what month.?”

“ini mid-autumn month eomoni. What is forgotten something.?”

“no. You go to sleep” eomoni orders wake up and go to the temple house.

Crings.cring.....

There was the sound of bells going along with incantations solemnly recited.

Hyo Mae was just listening to him from behind the door of the room, in her mind a lot of questions flashed but she could not start a conversation with the queen.

Almost 3 months of events after strange events as if now become something commonplace.

Hyo Mae seemed to not want to dwell with suspicion on the queen. For him now there is only a mother figure who must be respected and a place of filial piety.

Although both of them after returning home from the tragic scene of Mr. Nian but no one else messed up or people who targeted them. Perhaps this was thanks to eomoni, inner Hyo Mae.

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A week later, the new year begins in winter... Hyo Mae who just returned from the next village late to return home.

Because the heavy snow made him have to slow down the step of taking a shortcut through the area of master Nian's residence. However, just below the large trees that connected his hut with a secret road to the residence of the master Nian, a man lay almost buried in snow that fell.

Hyo Mae who was afraid wanted to immediately turn around, but her steps stopped when she heard a voice for help...

“anyone please. Please” a soft voice in the cold of heavy snow.

Hyo Mae approached venturing out, and stretched out that figure that turned out to be a namja. His hand held a royal seal

‘what is he a thief?’

‘what I'll engage’

“i can not interfere in the affairs of the kingdom” said Hyo Mae rise up want to escape

“wait” said the namja was holding Hyo Mae's leg

“I will thank you. Help me I can't die” said the Namja woke up limped.

Next to his shoulder was a wide gaping wound

‘what a blurred intruder’ Inner Hyo Mae

“if you are injured this will give us a trace” said Hyo Mae reluctant to continue the journey with the name.

“isn't that a river.?” tanya pointed at the ice sheet that turned out to be a river that was almost frozen

Removing clothes covered in blood

“throw this into the river” command

“this will only make you sick. How do you bare your chest in this snow.?” hyo Mae said worriedly.

“lekaslah. I can hold it” said the namja.

15 Minutes passed...

The journey that feels long even though the intended hut is almost close.

The body of the namja was bluish, Hyo Mae who could not bear to embrace next to the body of the wounded namja

“entrance we share mantel” said Hyo Mae removing the coat from her body and making a hood coat together.

“anyone. You are a different woman, warm” said the namja

“i am already married” replied Hyo mae strengthen her mind, for Hyo Mae herself only belongs to universal money who is the king at this time.