The Granddaughter of the Manhyang Escort Agency Hides Her Magic - Chapter 59

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Chapter 59

Shin Ah’s eyes narrowed as she recalled the sour taste that had flowed into her mouth right after waking up.

“Ah! This!”

Mugyeol, who had suddenly come to his senses, threw away what he was holding and vigorously wiped his hands. Then he held out a bright red fruit about the size of a child’s fist.

The fruit she received was warm.

Huh?

Shin Ah’s eyes widened.

“There’s no poison. I tried eating it and felt energized, so I squeezed the juice thinking it might help you too, Miss.”

Mugyeol rattled off his explanation.

A fruit with vivid red color, subtle fragrance, and sour taste containing fire energy…

Shin Ah’s lips parted.

“This is a Fire Heart Fruit!”

Fire Heart Fruit was the fruit of a plant that only grew in places filled with fire energy, a rare spirit medicine containing ten years’ worth of internal energy.

“Ha! No wonder my body was fine despite falling off a cliff!”

She hadn’t avoided injury—she had recovered after eating the Fire Heart Fruit.

Mugyeol, who had discovered and fed her this precious thing, was her life’s savior.

‘Mugyeol saved me again!’

“Our Mugyeol is so clever! Well done!”

Shin Ah pulled Mugyeol into a tight embrace. Mugyeol flinched and his ears turned red.

“Where did this come from? How much did you eat?”

“Just a little. I had to check if it was poisonous before giving it to you, Miss. The fruit was over there at the end.”

Shin Ah released Mugyeol.

Mugyeol bit his lip, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Meanwhile, Shin Ah continued pouring out questions.

“How long was I unconscious?”

“Three days.”

Three whole days had already passed?

The escort agency must be in chaos.

Shin Ah felt more worried than happy about being alive.

“Where are we?”

If they had even discovered Fire Heart Fruit, Mugyeol must have explored the surroundings. That’s why she asked, but…

“Where we are, well…”

“Wait.”

Shin Ah frowned and looked around.

Around where they sat, tree branches, bones, and hard rock fragments were scattered messily. And here and there, unusually large feathers were stuck in the ground.

A strange light flickered in Shin Ah’s eyes.

“This place…”

“It’s a bird’s nest! It’s gone somewhere right now.”

Mugyeol, wanting to be helpful to Shin Ah in any way, quickly answered.

“A bird? What kind of bird?”

Mugyeol calmly explained what he had seen.

Burning vermillion feathers, a colorful tail, and indifferent eyes that had watched the tense Mugyeol.

He vividly described how the eyes, as large as his face, were bright red and seemed to flicker with flames, making his whole body freeze when he first encountered them.

“How big?”

“With wings spread, it was as big as a house.”

Shin Ah had guessed it wasn’t a small bird from seeing the nest that felt vast even to her. But it was beyond that.

“It ignored us even after seeing us?”

Normally, it would consider humans who rolled in as intruders.

“Yes. It seemed to judge that we weren’t a threat.”

Could a bird that made rational judgments rather than instinctive ones be called an animal?

Shin Ah’s gaze moved between the vermillion feathers and the Fire Heart Fruit.

Within Shin Ah’s knowledge, there was only one type of divine beast that satisfied all these conditions.

Could this place really be…?

“It seems like we fell into the Vermillion Bird’s Nest.”

“What?”

Shin Ah, who had been pondering, slapped her knee.

“This might actually be… an opportunity!”

Mugyeol blinked rapidly and tilted his head.

Did Miss… perhaps hit her head?

* * *

“Madam, Cheondo has returned! He was rushing into Wolhwa Hall—what do you think?”

The door to the private quarters at Yuwon Pavilion burst open. Dang Mihee, who had been elegantly brewing tea, looked up at the door beyond Baekrim’s shoulder.

“Oops!”

Baekrim quickly closed the door. He didn’t forget to check the surroundings before closing it.

Dang Mihee set down a tea cup in front of Baekrim, who sat across from her.

“Then things must have gone well.”

“Did they go well? It seems like things got bigger. Didn’t we agree to just scare them?”

His tone seemed to shift responsibility onto her. Dang Mihee’s left eyebrow twitched.

“Shin Ah is a child who knows no fear.”

Her words weren’t praise.

People who know no fear invite danger.

“Ordinary methods wouldn’t have scared her.”

“Still…”

Dang Mihee glared.

Baekrim flinched at Dang Mihee’s fierce expression and smacked his lips.

“Well, you must have handled it well, Madam. The important thing is something else. What about the one we hired for the job?”

If it ever became known that Yuwon Pavilion was involved in the Heir Selection Test, So Hyeokho wouldn’t let it slide.

“He’ll manage to escape on his own.”

“What if he gets caught?”

“Don’t worry. Do you know who I am?”

Dang Mihee smiled meaningfully.

“The Sacheon Tang Family’s…”

“Yes, exactly. Since he knows what kind of place my family is, even if caught, he absolutely won’t be able to reveal anything.”

* * *

A day had passed since Shin Ah regained consciousness in the Vermillion Bird’s nest.

During that time, the nest’s owner hadn’t appeared, and Shin Ah had learned several facts.

First, Mugyeol had safely protected the package.

Thanks to Mugyeol tightly securing the bundle, it hadn’t fallen off even during that fierce battle and while she was unconscious.

Second, there were quite a few tree fruits that the Vermillion Bird had brought, so they didn’t need to worry about food.

Third, there was a Vermillion Bird chick in the nest.

Shin Ah and Mugyeol tried their best to avoid encountering the Vermillion Bird chick.

Fourth, the nest was located at the very top of a precarious cliff peak. Movement was impossible, and there was no way to leave the nest unless they could fly.

Moreover, the surrounding energy felt very suspicious—similar to when Shin Ah used illusion magic as a Great Mage. It seemed the nest’s owner had set up some kind of protection for its chick.

Shin Ah let out a deep sigh.

‘If only I could use Fly Magic, escaping from here would be nothing.’

Unfortunately, that was impossible right now.

* * *

Shin Ah finished her Qi Circulation and Breathing, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead as she opened her eyes.

Her face was filled with dark clouds.

‘My Dantian and Circle are unstable.’

She had diligently gathered Internal Energy through Qi Circulation and Breathing and tried converting it to Mana, but it kept leaking out of her Circle.

Something had definitely gone wrong when she fell off the cliff.

It seemed the Fire Heart Fruit’s power had been entirely used to heal her internal injuries.

‘At this rate, I can’t use Fly Magic.’

Fortunately, she could still use 1st Circle magic.

Thanks to that, she didn’t have to worry about drinking water.

Instead, it was difficult to pretend she couldn’t hear Mugyeol asking where she got the water from.

‘I’ll have to tell Mugyeol about magic soon.’

Since they were always together, deceiving him was becoming increasingly difficult. And it didn’t sit well with her conscience either.

In conclusion, staying in the Vermillion Bird’s nest wasn’t particularly difficult.

It was also fortunate that the Vermillion Bird showed no interest in Mugyeol and Shin Ah.

‘Though looking at all the bones scattered in the nest, who knows when it might suddenly turn on us.’

Shin Ah reminded herself of her goal to quickly return to the Escort Agency.

‘Father and big brother must be worried.’

Especially So Cheondo was likely blaming himself. Thinking that far, Shin Ah’s expression grew even darker.

“Miss, are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

Mugyeol looked at Shin Ah with concern.

“No. Mugyeol, you should do your Qi Circulation and Breathing too.”

“I’m fine. Please continue a bit more, Miss.”

“Come on, I told you to do it.”

Unlike Shin Ah, who had unintentionally been able to sleep deeply for three days and recover, Mugyeol had struggled here and there without rest.

Though he pretended to be fine, she could tell without checking his pulse that Mugyeol’s condition was much worse.

“If another problem arises, you’ll have to protect me.”

As soon as those words fell, Mugyeol sat in the lotus position.

‘Easy, so easy.’

Shin Ah had mastered the method of breaking Mugyeol’s stubbornness.

Soon, pure energy gathered around Mugyeol.

The pristine energy from this untouched natural paradise poured into Mugyeol’s body like a waterfall.

Mugyeol concentrated on making that energy his own.

What Mugyeol had learned was the most basic Tiger Walk Heart Method, but when extreme concentration met clear energy, it produced explosive effects. Soon Mugyeol’s Dantian became heavy.

During this time, a faint wind stirred around Mugyeol. To Shin Ah’s eyes, it looked as if Mugyeol was floating.

‘Well done, my Mugyeol. Then shall I look for a way to get out of here?’

Though there was a problem with her Circle, there was still hope.

‘Because I have one more Circle.’

A gleam appeared in Shin Ah’s eyes.

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