The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 35

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Seo-yu returned to her room, carrying the dried Jeongdam Herb she had received from Hwang Hyeon-ya.

Looking at the flower pot placed by the window, Seo-yu smiled softly. The flower pot was still proudly displaying its beautiful colors by the window.

The Snow Scale Flower she had carefully planted inside still showed no signs of coming back to life, but at least its condition hadn’t worsened.

Standing in front of the flower pot, Seo-yu smiled gently.

“I brought you a friend.”

Seo-yu carefully planted the Jeongdam Herb next to the Snow Scale Flower.

During her time in the Western Region, Seo-yu had spent more time in the mountains than at the manor.

Back then, she wasn’t allowed to leave the village, so she could only enjoy freedom when gathering medicinal herbs.

It was then that Seo-yu discovered something fascinating.

Even with the same type of medicinal herbs, those that grew close to different varieties sometimes flourished more abundantly.

As far as she knew, certain plants had positive effects on each other when they were together. Just like really good friends.

‘Maybe the Jeongdam Herb and Snow Scale Flower could be like that too.’

Both the Jeongdam Herb and Snow Scale Flower were very precious medicinal herbs that came from other lands, not from here. Moreover, both were struggling to grow properly.

Since they had so many similarities, perhaps they would become cheerful and gain energy by conversing together in the flower pot.

‘I also feel energized when I talk with Yi-ryeong and Li-gon.’

Seo-yu gently stroked the dried leaves of both herbs.

“Let’s get along well together.”

Seo-yu wore a pleased smile at the harmonious energy she could already feel.

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When Seo-yu fell into a deep sleep, something very mysterious happened in her dream.

Two streams of soft light rose from the flower pot.

One was a white light like snowflakes, and the other was a tender light green like a newly sprouted bud.

‘What could that be?’

Captivated by the beautiful colors, Seo-yu stared blankly up at the sky. Amazingly, the streams of light were gradually taking shape.

‘Those are wings! And next to it… a horn?’

The white light looked exactly like a bird, and the green light had a horn protruding from its forehead. Like a dragon or qilin.

But their appearance was peculiar.

‘Huh? Why is there only one horn…?’

Just as Seo-yu sensed something strange, the light forms became blurred as if covered by mist, and the streams of light scattered again.

‘Ah! They disappeared!’

She let out a deep sigh of disappointment, when voices could be heard from somewhere.

[Ah, it’s still too much. We don’t have enough strength.]

[It can’t be helped. I’m satisfied just with awakening the spirit.]

Seo-yu realized these were the voices of the streams of light.

Though they had no mouths and no physical form, just masses of light, the two were mysteriously chattering away together.

[Still, it’s amazing what you see when you live long enough. To think the day would come when we could meet again and have a conversation like this. Don’t you think so, Jeongdam?]

[Seollin is still as bright as ever, which is nice.]

[I’m always the same.]

Seollin, Jeongdam?

Seo-yu was startled by the familiar names.

‘Could those lights be the Snow Scale Flower and Jeongdam Herb planted in the flower pots?’

Come to think of it, each medicinal herb and light did seem to have a similar feeling to each other.

The Snow Scale Flower had white, transparent petals, and the Jeongdam Herb originally had a green tint.

But it was a bit strange.

‘Were they acquainted with each other?’

The Snow Scale Flower was a medicinal herb she had gathered herself, and the Jeongdam Herb was something she received from Hyeon-ya, so normally they shouldn’t know each other.

Yet the two medicinal herbs were greeting each other as if they had known each other for a long time.

It was so fascinating and strange that she found herself listening intently to their conversation.

[By the way, the condition of these Eastern Lands is quite serious. Did you hear our soil friend who embraces us groaning in pain every day?]

[It’s evidence that the events of long ago are about to repeat themselves.]

[This is terrible. If the boundary collapses once more this time, we won’t be able to endure it any longer.]

What was repeating, and what couldn’t they endure?

Despite listening carefully, Seo-yu couldn’t understand their conversation at all.

She only thought that the voices of the two medicinal herbs somehow sounded sad.

‘Something bad must have happened.’

Though she didn’t know what it was, she felt upset that the Jeongdam Herb and Snow Scale Flower were sad.

Both were precious medicinal herbs that helped people, so it would be nice if they were always happy.

‘Is there anything I could help with… yaaawn.’

Suddenly, drowsiness overwhelmed Seo-yu as she pondered. Her eyes began to flutter shut and strength gradually drained from her body.

[It’s too early to jump to conclusions. This child is here, after all.]

[True. Who would have known that a child carrying the will of the primordial… would be born. I was worried that none would appear anymore.]

It seemed like she had just heard something…

Perhaps due to drowsiness, she couldn’t hear the words properly. Seo-yu, who had tried to concentrate somehow, fell fast asleep.

[Jeongdam, it seems Seo-yu has exhausted her strength too.]

[That’s understandable. She doesn’t even realize who she truly is.]

Seollin and Jeongdam, who had awakened as spirits after a very long time, chuckled softly.

The gazes of the two spirits looking down at the peacefully sleeping child were infinitely tender.

[There will be many difficult times ahead, but you’ll be able to handle them well. Let’s meet again.]

[Have confidence, Seo-yu. You are always walking the right path.]

The two spirits circled around Seo-yu as if caressing her hair, then gradually transformed into light and returned to the flower pots.

An utterly peaceful smile appeared on Seo-yu’s face as she fell into sweet slumber.

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Hyeon-ya looked up at the sound of singing coming from somewhere.

Seo-yu, who usually organized books quietly, was humming a tune for some reason today.

“Something good must have happened.”

“Oh, Master. How did you know?”

Seo-yu’s eyes widened in surprise. Hyeon-ya let out a chuckle.

“You were singing so cheerfully, how could I not know?”

“D-did I perhaps disturb Master?”

Watching Seo-yu ask cautiously, Hyeon-ya pulled up the corners of his mouth again.

‘In the past, she would have started with an apology.’

Now there was a step of confirmation, which was considerable progress.

“Your master’s concentration isn’t so fragile, so sing to your heart’s content.”

Relieved, Seo-yu smiled brightly. Hyeon-ya’s words sounded blunt at first, but were actually quite kind.

After placing the remaining books on the shelf, Seo-yu spoke shyly.

“Actually, I had a dream last night, and when I woke up, I felt really good.”

“What kind of dream was it?”

“Hmm, I don’t remember well, but… I think there was a flower pot in the dream. And medicinal herbs too!”

“In this whole wide world, you’re probably the only child who would be happy about such a dream.”

“Hehe, really?”

When she was in the Western Region, she rarely had dreams. There was no time for that.

Every morning, she had to go out to the mountain early and gather extra medicinal herbs for Miss Su-jeong and Young Master Su-gyu’s portions.

But since coming to the Golden Dragon Family, she often had dreams. Though she couldn’t remember them well, she always woke up feeling light and very happy.

‘Yesterday too, someone was definitely cheering me on.’

The gentle voice whispering that she could do well lingered in her ears, and even knowing it wasn’t real, she felt happy.

“Speaking of which, Seo-yu. Have you ever done anything special to the field? Like making and spreading fertilizer separately?”

“The field?”

Seo-yu tensed up for a moment. Was there some problem?

“A-at first, you said I must tell you beforehand if I was going to do anything special to the field… I only watered and kept records… Did something go wrong?”

Seeing her cautious expression, Hyeon-ya shook his head.

“It’s actually the opposite. The field’s condition has been at its best lately.”

“Really?”

“That’s right. Usually when the weather outside gets cold, the medicinal herbs in the indoor field are affected and wither a bit… But for some reason, this year they’re getting more vibrant.”

“Then that’s a good thing, right?”

“Of course it’s something to celebrate. At this rate, I wonder if even the land might recover completely.”

Hyeon-ya spoke jokingly and tilted his head to the side.

“But I have no idea why the condition has improved.”

Hyeon-ya fell into thought for a moment, then shifted his gaze to Seo-yu and spoke.

“Come to think of it, it seems like the field has been full of vitality since you arrived.”

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