The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 106

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“Yi-eon, what’s wrong? What, what’s there?”

Seo-yu’s heart raced, worried that the spirit might have been discovered.

“It’s nothing. I must have been mistaken.”

Fortunately, Yi-eon tilted his head once and then started walking again.

‘I thought Yi-eon had noticed.’

She had heard before that since Seo-yu had awakened the spirit long ago, only Seo-yu could see the spirit’s form.

So there was no way Yi-eon could have noticed the spirit, but the direction Yi-eon had looked was exactly where Dragon Spirit had popped out, making her heart skip a beat for no reason.

‘Phew, I’m glad it wasn’t that.’

As she let out a sigh of relief and leaned her face against Yi-eon’s shoulder, she felt a small tremor.

‘Hm? What’s wrong?’

This time it was Seo-yu who tilted her head. Yi-eon hurriedly spoke up.

“Um… Seo-yu, who lives on this mountain?”

“Qilin Grandfather, a very kind physician! He lent me this book, gave me rice cakes, and he’s really a wonderful person.”

At those words, Yi-eon hesitated.

“…Qilin means one of the Four Spirit Families, right?”

“Yes! Oh, Yi-eon should come with me to greet him. I’m sure he’ll welcome you.”

“I am…”

In truth, Yi-eon was not supposed to get close to the Four Spirit Families.

Yi-eon didn’t know the detailed reason. It was just something his mother had asked of him, like all other promises, that Yi-eon had kept since he was young.

‘I’ve already broken it though.’

Yi-eon swallowed a bitter smile without Seo-yu knowing.

The first time he broke the promise was the day he called the Golden Dragon Family Head from the cliff.

That day, Yi-eon had temporarily opened his special ability, divine power, to lead the Golden Dragon Family Head to the cliff.

‘I don’t regret it.’

If he hadn’t saved Seo-yu that day, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life. He absolutely didn’t regret that action.

‘Of course, I didn’t know Seo-yu would become the Golden Dragon Family’s young miss…’

Still, the current Seo-yu looked incomparably happier than before. Yi-eon wanted to watch over such a Seo-yu even a little longer.

Even if it meant breaking his promise with his mother.

“I’ll greet him next time, Seo-yu. I find it a bit difficult to face adults.”

However, meeting other members of the Four Spirit Families besides Seo-yu felt awkward.

Just last time, hadn’t the Golden Dragon Twins who came to the Medical Academy noticed the hiding Yi-eon and made a fuss trying to find him?

Though no one had ever caught him before, like those children who had unusually good instincts, the Qilin Family elder might also sense something strange about him.

“Really? I understand. Then if Grandfather gives me anything, I’ll get Yi-eon’s share too!”

Seo-yu understood Yi-eon.

Adults from the Four Spirit Families were very high-ranking people, so it was understandable to feel distant from them.

Even Seo-yu had been very surprised at first when she learned that Herb Gatherer Grandfather was from the Qilin Family.

Soon the mountain hut came into view.

“I can walk from here!”

“Okay, Seo-yu. Then I’ll take a walk and come back to pick you up later.”

Yi-eon carefully set Seo-yu down and spoke gently before disappearing immediately. He was so fast it was as if he had become the wind.

‘Yi-eon is really quick.’

Seo-yu blinked her eyes in admiration as she approached the mountain hut.

“Grandfather! It’s me, Seo-yu!”

After a moment, the door opened and Tae-heum welcomed her.

“Child, you came?”

“Yes, Grandfather! I came to return the book!”

Seo-yu smiled brightly as she took out the Herbal Records from her book wrapper.

“You already finished reading all of that?”

“Yes! There were so many interesting and fascinating medicinal herbs that I read through it quickly.”

She nodded and held out the book, but due to her uncomfortable leg, her body naturally tilted to one side.

“Hmm?”

Tae-heum, who noticed her strange condition, immediately narrowed his eyes.

“What happened to your leg to make it like that? You climbed the mountain with that leg?”

“No. A friend brought me here.”

“That slow Bi-neung wouldn’t have such skills.”

At his expression that said it couldn’t be so, Seo-yu smiled and shook her head.

“Not Bi-neung, but a different friend named Yi-eon. He carried me up the mountain.”

“Yi-eon. That’s a name I’m hearing for the first time. A boy?”

“That’s right! He’s a grateful friend who saved me before.”

“Really? He’s a loyal fellow. What does he look like?”

“Huh?”

Why is he asking that?

Seo-yu, who had briefly fallen into thought at the sudden question, soon smiled brightly and answered.

“Yi-eon is pretty!”

“Is that so?”

“Yes! His hair and eyes are just like black jewels, and his eyelashes are really long, so he’s very pretty.”

Tae-heum chuckled with a face that looked amused for some reason.

“That child probably thinks the same when looking at you.”

“Oh, no way.”

When she shyly shook her head, Tae-heum laughed as well and treated Seo-yu’s ankle. He applied medicine and wrapped it with cloth while earnestly telling her not to overdo it for a while.

“Thank you, Grandfather.”

“This is what I do physician work for. But why did you come with this painful leg? I told you that you could return it later.”

Seo-yu spoke carefully with a somewhat nervous expression.

“Actually, Grandfather. Among the medicinal herbs written here, there’s something I’m curious about, so I came to ask.”

“Really? Which one?”

“The medicinal herb that’s found on snow-covered mountains and is written to have transparent petals with rainbow colors.”

Tae-heum, who had been quietly listening to the story, spoke in a nonchalant tone.

“Ah, you mean the Snow Scale Flower?”

He really does know about it!

Seo-yu’s eyes widened in surprise. Her heart pounded with excitement and anticipation.

“Is, is its name Snow Scale Flower?”

“Yes. That’s what it says.”

But his answer sounded a bit strange.

It was clearly content recorded in the herbal records, yet Tae-heum was speaking as if he had heard it from someone else.

“Actually, I’ve never seen Snow Scale Flower in person either.”

“What?”

“There are several such medicinal herbs. Herbs so extremely rare that they’re only passed down through oral tradition. Snow Scale Flower is something I wrote down after seeing records left by my ancestors.”

“Ah…”

Seo-yu was flustered by the unexpected answer. She had intended to ask for detailed information, but Tae-heum had only encountered it through records too!

“Still, it wouldn’t be false. When it came to medicinal herbs, he was someone who always recorded only the truth.”

Her shoulders, which had been swelling with anticipation, drooped. She was struggling to force up the corners of her mouth that were falling along with them.

“But there were times when I thought it might have been better not to know. That boy Tae-ha is so obsessed with this herb that might not even exist.”

“Tae-ha… you mean the Qilin Family Head?”

“Yes. You might not know well, child, but my nephew’s wife has been unable to open her eyes for nearly ten years now. That boy Tae-ha couldn’t give up on his wife.”

It was a story Seo-yu knew too.

Before, that is, when Bi-yeon was still at the Dragon Palace, she had overheard Hwan-wol grumbling in passing.

‘You think I don’t know the Qilin Family’s situation? I know. I also know that their Family Mother can’t get up either. But what reason is there for not even listening to our Family Head’s story? It’s not like we’re asking to save our Madam right away!’

‘It’s easy to speak of others’ affairs. One in the position of asking cannot force the matter. Moreover, what can be done when the circumstances are similar.’

Hwang Hyeon-rang’s voice saying those words sounded so lonely that Seo-yu had felt very upset that day.

Tae-heum, who had looked somewhat gloomy, added a word with a much brighter expression.

“Still, seeing that boy Tae-eon bringing home a partner and such, it seems Tae-ha has improved a lot too. It’s truly fortunate. Now if only we could obtain Snow Scale Flower, there would be nothing more to wish for…”

“…”

By partner, he must mean Miss Su-jeong.

Seo-yu couldn’t bring herself to say anything and remained silent. Then she suddenly felt something strange.

“…Grandfather, if there was Snow Scale Flower, could the Qilin Family Mother wake up?”

“Probably so. According to the records, Snow Scale Flower is said to be a medicinal herb with such tremendous life force that it could save even the dying.”

That was very strange.

‘Miss Su-jeong definitely took the Snow Scale Flower with her. But why is the Qilin Family Mother still unable to wake up?’

Unable to understand it at all, Seo-yu fell into thought for a while.

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