Now left alone in the dimly lit space, Hwayeong sat down on her bed, still grumbling.
“But I don’t look like a goblin at all.”
‘That damned physiognomist... He’s definitely gonna pay for this....’
She let out a deep sigh before turning her gaze to the window.
The courtyard outside was blanketed in darkness, but the moon had yet to reach its peak.
It was still too early.
She had to wait a little longer.
“Alright. Tonight as well... at midnight.”
* * *
As the moon reached its highest point, Hwayeong arrived at the eastern quarters, just as she had the night before.
Her hair was completely undone, and she had simply thrown a robe over her nightclothes.
Before stepping into the courtyard beneath Seonhwa’s window, she paused behind a pillar and surveyed the area.
The trees and bushes remained just as they had been yesterday.
So did the stone lanterns.
And not a soul in sight.
