The Dragon Family’s Beloved Baby Cat - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60

Early morning.

Sharp cracking sounds echoed through the training ground of Jinryong Clan.

Swoosh—!

White heat waves rose from the tip of the sword cutting through the air.

Though graceful like scattered flower petals, the energy contained within was heavy enough to split rocks.

“Hooo…”

Jin Wonbaek, who had been watching Jaseonghwa’s training from one side of the training ground, let out an exclamation of admiration.

Jin Saheon, standing beside him, also couldn’t hide his overwhelmed expression.

“How is it, Father?”

“She has surpassed her prime.”

Jin Wonbaek’s assessment was no exaggeration.

The Jahatan sent by the Emperor was originally an extreme yang medicine meant to kill Jaseonghwa, but thanks to Moa’s treatment, the curse disappeared and it was contained in an empty vessel.

Thanks to this, Jaseonghwa had gained in just one night the internal energy that should have taken decades to accumulate.

“Whew.”

Jaseonghwa sheathed her sword with a long breath.

The sweat beads on her forehead sparkled like jewels in the sunlight.

It was hard to believe this vitality came from someone who until yesterday had been lying in bed, gasping with a pale face.

“Madam! You’re truly amazing!”

“I thought a sword immortal had descended from heaven!”

The guards who had been watching applauded enthusiastically.

The mistress of Jinryong Clan, who had suddenly fallen ill and worried everyone’s hearts, had perfectly revived.

After the family elders had gathered for training for the first time in a while.

The family members, having finished their morning meal, gathered in Naedan for a secret meeting.

It was to discuss ways to protect Moa’s secret.

“Taeeui must have returned and reported to the Emperor that the curse has completely disappeared.”

Jin Wonbaek set down his teacup and spoke heavily.

“The Emperor will now be desperately trying to find out who lifted the curse.”

At Jin Saheon’s following words, everyone’s gaze focused on Moa.

The person in question, Moa, was sitting on Jaseonghwa’s lap, busy munching on walnuts that her brothers had cracked for her.

“Moa.”

“Hm? Grandfather, what is it?”

“You’re very good at playing doctor, but this must be a secret that only our family knows.”

Jin Wonbaek explained seriously, matching the child’s eye level.

“When you go outside, you must never say you’ll heal people in front of strangers. Do you understand?”

Hearing Jin Wonbaek’s words, Moa tilted her head for a moment.

“But what about Haesoo? I already did it for Haesoo!”

Moa exclaimed, recalling Haesoo’s arrogant yet handsome face.

She felt like she had failed to keep what Grandfather asked even before hearing it.

At Moa’s words, Jin Wonbaek looked somewhat flustered and turned to Jin Saheon.

He had been vaguely wondering why the heir of Haejeo Family was at their house.

He had just thought the boy had become friends with Dowoon or Yeongang…

“It’s fine. Haesoo has formed an alliance with us.”

Jin Saheon briefly explained the circumstances of the alliance for Jin Wonbaek, who didn’t know the situation well.

After hearing the explanation, Jin Wonbaek let out a small lament.

“The late former Emperor must be having fits even in the afterlife.”

The Emperor not trusting his subjects and wielding them around, and now even spreading curses everywhere.

Jin Wonbaek, who had lived as head of the manor during the former Emperor’s era, sighed.

The current Emperor Dan Hyeonwoo had shown bad signs since his days as Crown Prince.

However, since there had been no other heir for a long time, the former Emperor had been greatly worried…

Recalling the face of his deceased friend and monarch, Jin Wonbaek spoke with a stern expression.

“Anyway, Moa. Since you’ve already healed Haesoo, there’s nothing we can do about that, but you can’t do it anymore from now on.”

“Why not? Can’t I heal more and form alliances?”

Moa asked with a tearful expression, sensing there would be more people suffering from curses.

Jin Saheon, knowing the child’s kind heart, smiled somewhat bitterly and patted her head.

“Someone might be the Emperor’s friend. They might pretend to be Moa’s friend and then tattle to the Emperor.”

At Jin Saheon’s words, Moa was shocked and widened her eyes.

Good heavens, could that be?!

“Villains have friends too?!”

Yeongang, who burst into laughter at Moa’s innocent shock, quickly covered his mouth.

He couldn’t let his laughter ruin the serious atmosphere.

“There might be those who become friends out of fear.”

Dowoon said to Moa with a serious face.

In reality, they had simply said “friends” for Moa to understand easily, but realistically it meant families who would side with the Emperor due to threats and manipulation.

“But… that’s not really being friends.”

Moa muttered seriously.

Her small eyebrows wiggled as if expressing the surprised child’s emotions.

“I understand. But if Grandfather and Dad tell me these people are our friends, can I heal them?”

Moa asked with an earnest face, clasping her hands together tightly.

It wasn’t just because the child was purely kind.

It was because the more main missions she accomplished, the more she herself would grow.

Moa was actually a little scared.

She was afraid the Emperor might cast even more frightening and difficult-to-cure curses on her family at any time.

Moreover, she had thoughts after seeing the case of Haejeo Family.

‘What’s the point if only our house doesn’t get cursed…’

If all other families were cursed and either sided with the Emperor or were destroyed, that would also become a great danger.

It would be no different from Haejeo Family, which had sealed itself away.

Moa had already learned through Haejeo Family how dangerous isolation could be.

Even in cartoons, didn’t the protagonist always defeat the villain’s schemes despite any interference from the villain?

That’s how they could defeat the villain and achieve true peace.

“Then, just for a while. Could you keep this promise just for a while, sweetheart? Mommy couldn’t live if danger came to our daughter.”

Jaseonghwa, sensing the fear and sense of justice blooming in the child’s heart, hugged Moa tightly and whispered.

She couldn’t just stop Moa completely.

What she wanted was for Moa to live freely as she wished, not to break the child’s will and raise her within safe walls.

Even the cause was on Moa’s side, so she couldn’t teach her not to do good deeds.

“Yes. Daddy will definitely create a world where you can live as you wish.”

Jin Saheon, accepting his wife’s intention, promised with a solemn face.

“For now, Moa is just the beloved youngest child who is adored by Grandfather, parents, and brothers. Do you understand?”

Jin Dowoon said, worried about his very capable youngest sister.

“Yes! I’m good at acting. I even played a tree in the kindergarten school play!”

Though they couldn’t fully understand what Moa meant, the family burst into relieved laughter at Moa’s confident answer.

Jinryong Clan decided to maintain the public position of being ‘a lucky family whose curse was lifted by chance when a statue broke.’

At the same time, they decided to use the reputation of ‘Sinui.’

There were only two Sinui in Dan Empire. One was Taeeui in the Imperial Palace, and the other was a mysterious figure wandering the countryside.

Jin Saheon’s trip that had led to first meeting Moa was originally to find Sinui.

When he still didn’t know it was a curse, he had set out to find Sinui to treat his wife’s illness.

He had gone searching after hearing rumors that one had been discovered in some region, but ultimately confirmed it was just a false rumor and met Moa while returning empty-handed.

Sinui was elusive and even their appearance wasn’t properly known.

So they decided to claim they had met Sinui and received their grace.

‘The Emperor would believe it if we said it was a secret shared only within the family.’

Anyway, the Emperor wouldn’t believe the statue excuse, so while digging deeper, he would end up focusing on the unexpected figure called Sinui.

It was a desperate measure to protect Moa somehow.

***

“Now, I should give a reward to my benefactor.”

After the family meeting ended, Jin Wonbaek took Moa deep into the manor.

He had brought her to comfort Moa, who was dejected about not being able to help people right away.

The heavy iron door opened with a creaking sound.

It was Jinryongseoga’s underground treasure vault.

“Wooow…”

Moa’s mouth fell wide open.

These were precious treasures collected over a long period, as long as the clan’s ancient history.

Mountains of gold were piled up, and the walls were filled with jewel-encrusted swords, splendid ornaments, and precious ancient books.

“You can take anything you want. This is a gift from your grandfather.”

Jin Wonbaek said proudly.

He secretly hoped Moa would choose something like an expensive jeweled necklace or a protective dagger.

“Hmm…”

Moa passed by the sparkling gems.

The watch’s scanner whirred around.

-Scanning · · · · · ·

-Mostly decorative items. Low practicality.

To Moa’s eyes, they were just pretty stones.

Then, in the most secluded corner of the warehouse.

A faint wave was detected from inside an old wooden box covered in white dust.

-Unusual energy detected!

-Grade: Unmeasurable

Moa walked toward it as if enchanted.

And she picked up a fist-sized bluish stone placed inside the box.

In appearance, it was a rough stone that had lost its luster, like a river stone picked up from a riverbank.

“I want this one!”

“Huh? That’s… isn’t that just a random rock?”

Jin Wonbaek approached in confusion.

It had been stuck in the corner of the warehouse for so long that he didn’t even know when it had been there.

Perhaps it was something picked up and left by a previous generation, or even earlier ancestors.

“No. This one’s pretty. It makes a sloshing sound inside!”

Moa held the stone to her ear and shook it to show him.

Jin Wonbaek couldn’t hear anything at all.

“There are many other precious things, are you really sure about that one?”

Jin Wonbaek nodded and asked, thinking it must be the child’s imagination.

“Yes! I’ll use it when playing house. Thank you, Grandfather!”

Moa giggled and hugged the stone tightly to her chest.

Then Jin Wonbaek laughed heartily as if he couldn’t stop her, and randomly grabbed whatever items were around him.

“I’ll give you all of these too.”

“Wow.”

Moa’s eyes sparkled at the generously given gifts.

***

High up in a tree on the rear mountain overlooking Jinryongseoga.

A man wearing a black mask was monitoring the inside of the manor. He was a spy sent by the Emperor.

His gaze fell on Moa, who had started playing in the dirt in the garden.

“Hehe, it’s a cave~!”

Moa was placing the bluish stone she had obtained earlier on top of a pile of dirt.

‘…Tsk.’

The spy clicked his tongue.

He had wondered about the newly adopted daughter, but as expected, she was just an ordinary child.

He couldn’t sense any spiritual energy, and there were no unusual traces in her behavior.

How could such a little brat have mysterious abilities? Even a passing dog would laugh at the idea.

‘His Majesty is being too sensitive. That child is not the one.’

The spy drew a red line through the name ‘Jin Moa’ on his list.

The spy turned his attention elsewhere, not even knowing that he was missing the truth.

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