# WebtoonLib — His Majesty's Secret Heroine #172

## Series
- title: His Majesty's Secret Heroine
- slug: his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0

## Chapter
- number: 172
- release_date: 2025-05-13

### Summary
Empress Lokheun's dramatic collapse has intensified the central conflict, as her immense qi drains her life force, crystallizing her blood and freezing her body. This life-threatening condition is exacerbated by a critical misunderstanding with Emperor Garyun; she perceives his desperate, restrictive measures to save her as an attempt to suppress her warrior identity, leading her to recklessly pursue a solo investigation that has hastened her decline. While readers debate whether Garyun's poor communication or Lokheun's stubbornness is to blame, the latest developments reveal a more sinister, immediate threat from within the palace. A trusted general, Wolhan, has shockingly betrayed Garyun to aid the rival concubine Mirang, motivated by prejudice against Lokheun's background. Readers speculate Mirang is actively poisoning Lokheun with "onhae incense" to further weaken her. This internal betrayal leaves the couple dangerously exposed to the larger conspiracy orchestrated by Dr. Ahmil Gwak, who is reportedly preparing a doppelgänger to replace the empress. As Lokheun attempts to fight her condition with techniques learned from a monk and fans theorize Garyun may resort to transferring his own life force to save her, the couple is trapped in a desperate struggle against enemies both internal and external, with their fragile happiness and the fate of the empire hanging in the balance.
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### Safe teaser
Empress Lokheun's dramatic collapse has intensified the central conflict, as her immense qi drains her life force, crystallizing her blood and freezing her body.

### Spoiler summary
Empress Lokheun's dramatic collapse has intensified the central conflict, as her immense qi drains her life force, crystallizing her blood and freezing her body. This life-threatening condition is exacerbated by a critical misunderstanding with Emperor Garyun; she perceives his desperate, restrictive measures to save her as an attempt to suppress her warrior identity, leading her to recklessly pursue a solo investigation that has hastened her decline. While readers debate whether Garyun's poor communication or Lokheun's stubbornness is to blame, the latest developments reveal a more sinister, immediate threat from within the palace. A trusted general, Wolhan, has shockingly betrayed Garyun to aid the rival concubine Mirang, motivated by prejudice against Lokheun's background. Readers speculate Mirang is actively poisoning Lokheun with "onhae incense" to further weaken her. This internal betrayal leaves the couple dangerously exposed to the larger conspiracy orchestrated by Dr. Ahmil Gwak, who is reportedly preparing a doppelgänger to replace the empress. As Lokheun attempts to fight her condition with techniques learned from a monk and fans theorize Garyun may resort to transferring his own life force to save her, the couple is trapped in a desperate struggle against enemies both internal and external, with their fragile happiness and the fate of the empire hanging in the balance.

## Status
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- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — His Majesty's Secret Heroine #172](/series/his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0/chapter-172)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/his-majestys-secret-heroine-9906b0

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