The Granddaughter of the Manhyang Escort Agency Hides Her Magic - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60

A third circle formed around Shin Ah’s dantian.

3rd Circle.

From now on, Shin Ah could manipulate the atmosphere, including wind. The representative magic of the 3rd Circle was Fly (flight).

So she had reached the 3rd Circle just before falling from the cliff.

Shin Ah carefully reflected on the past.

Her first magic, Fireball which marked the beginning of the 2nd Circle, and now Fly Magic of the 3rd Circle.

There was a common point among these three situations.

‘I was on the verge of death.’

Did she make breakthroughs when pushing her body to its limits?

Why, there’s a saying that torn and healed places become tougher and stronger. Could it be that principle?

It seemed similar yet different somehow.

Shin Ah tilted her head while organizing her thoughts.

Anyway, to escape from the Vermillion Bird’s Nest perched on the mountain peak, she needed to be able to use flight magic skillfully.

‘First, I need to stabilize the incomplete circle.’

For that, she needed a large amount of internal energy.

‘It would be great if I had plenty of Fire Heart Fruit……’

Mugyeol had found only three, and Mugyeol ate one while Shin Ah ate two. That power had long been used to heal their bodies.

It would be nice if the mystical Vermillion Bird brought some amazing spirit medicine from somewhere.

‘Since the future looks bleak, I keep having empty dreams.’

Shin Ah let out a hollow laugh and shook her head.

However, they say dreams do come true.

A few days later, a Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure dropped right in front of Shin Ah.

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The spirit medicine the Vermillion Bird casually dropped was about the size of a newborn’s fist. It emitted scorching heat and gave off the smell of burning earth.

Shin Ah, who had been overwhelmed by that energy, belatedly caught her breath.

“Th-th-this is a Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure!”

As if confirming it was correct, the Vermillion Bird lightly flapped its wings. With that single wing beat, Shin Ah and Mugyeol’s worn clothes fluttered in all directions.

As Shin Ah stood with her mouth agape, the Vermillion Bird pushed the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure with its long talons, tap, tap. Two spirit medicines rolled and stopped in front of Shin Ah’s feet.

The Vermillion Bird wiggled its sharply curved talons. As if telling her to eat them quickly.

“Y-you’re giving this to me? This precious thing? Why?”

Shin Ah asked.

Then the Vermillion Bird spread one wing and embraced a chick about Shin Ah’s size.

“Ah……”

Shin Ah slowly opened her mouth.

She seemed to understand why the Vermillion Bird was giving her this amazing thing.

“It seems to know that we saved its chick.”

Mugyeol, who had been watching the Vermillion Bird with full vigilance, whispered quietly.

The day before, while the Vermillion Bird was briefly away, an uninvited guest had visited the nest.

It was a snake targeting the Vermillion Bird Chick.

The snake, which seemed to have lived for hundreds of years, was tremendous in thickness and length. If there was any consolation, it seemed to prefer strangling rather than biting, suggesting it wasn’t venomous.

Shin Ah and Mugyeol fought the snake desperately to protect the Vermillion Bird Chick.

They couldn’t even leave the nest immediately, and they didn’t want to imagine how the Vermillion Bird would react if it returned to find its chick dead.

The two barely defeated the snake and immediately collapsed from exhaustion.

When they opened their eyes afterward, the Vermillion Bird was looking down at them.

They were so startled, thinking it was going to devour them.

The memory of that day came flooding back, making their legs weak.

The Vermillion Bird watched Shin Ah and Mugyeol for a long time before leaving the nest.

And now, it had returned with a Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure!

This precious thing!

Indeed, one should live virtuously.

Seeing Shin Ah grinning broadly, the Vermillion Bird gathered its chick and stepped back. Then it turned around and gazed into midair.

The way it casually threw down the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure containing 60 years of internal energy as if it had picked it up along the way, then turned around indifferently……

“Cool.”

Shin Ah muttered.

Mugyeol’s eyes wavered, then he glared at the Vermillion Bird.

Regardless, Shin Ah cast ice magic on her hands and carefully grasped the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure.

It made a sizzling sound as steam rose up. It was indeed the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure that ordinary people couldn’t even touch.

‘Will I be able to properly digest this?’

Even eating it would be an ordeal. It was so hot it would cause burns.

‘But considering its effects……!’

“Is it good?”

As Shin Ah was looking at only the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure with enchanted eyes, Mugyeol spoke first. His puffed cheeks somehow seemed sulky.

“Of course it’s good. Ah! I’m not going to eat this alone. I’ll give you some too. One for you, one for me, let’s share them nicely.”

“I…… don’t want to eat it.”

Being picky about food he’d never been picky about before, and in front of a spirit medicine that would grant 60 years of internal energy?

“I don’t like the Vermillion Bird.”

Suddenly?

“Why?”

“I just don’t like it. No, I’ve come to dislike it.”

Until just moments ago, Mugyeol had thought the Vermillion Bird was cool. However, the moment the word “cool” came from Shin Ah’s mouth, such feelings of admiration completely disappeared.

“You must have ornithophobia.”

At Shin Ah’s diagnosis, one of Mugyeol’s eyebrows twitched.

“I’m not scared of birds.”

Disliking something was different from being afraid of it.

Though Mugyeol had less education than Shin Ah, he knew that much.

Shin Ah nodded casually and subtly blocked Mugyeol’s view.

Since Mugyeol seemed afraid of birds, she was showing consideration in her own way.

“Can you eat this, Mugyeol?”

“If you tell me to eat it, I’ll eat it.”

Mugyeol reached for the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure without even asking what it was.

Startled, Shin Ah quickly hid the fruit behind her.

Mugyeol ended up groping at empty air.

“It’s hot. Your mouth and organs might all melt.”

“Will I die if I eat it?”

“No. I’ll watch over you so you don’t die.”

“Will I become stronger if I eat it?”

“You tried the Plum Blossom Pill before, right? Remember doing Qi Circulation and Breathing after eating it?”

“Yes.”

“It’s similar to that.”

Honestly, it would be quite different, but she didn’t want to give him unnecessary expectations and fears. She just hoped he would accept the spirit medicine without prejudice.

The effects were greater when one charged in without knowing anything.

“I’ll eat first, then you can have yours, right?”

“Should I try it first if you’re anxious?”

“No. I’ll eat first. If there are any problems, please don’t eat yours.”

Throughout their stay in the nest, Mugyeol had appointed himself as her food taster.

Shin Ah scolded Mugyeol with a stern expression.

“You, don’t do things like that. When I tell you to eat first, it’s to help you, not to check if there’s poison in it.”

She planned to suppress the fire energy of the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure to make it easier for Mugyeol to consume, and scatter ice around him so his body wouldn’t burn up.

If the inside was hot, wouldn’t making the outside cold to balance it out be helpful?

However, danger still existed. Unlike when he ate the Plum Blossom Pill, there was no adult who could perform True Energy Circulation for him.

That’s why Mugyeol’s decision was very important.

Shin Ah asked one last time.

“Do you want to eat this?”

For Mugyeol, there was no option to refuse Shin Ah’s proposal.

Until coming here, Shin Ah had saved Mugyeol several times. She hadn’t even cared about her own body breaking down.

To him, Shin Ah had now become something he followed blindly, rather than just a young lady he needed to protect.

Moreover, she had even assured him it was something good.

“I’ll eat it.”

Mugyeol quickly reached out his hand. However, Shin Ah moved one beat faster.

Shin Ah quickly stood up and moved several steps away, then scolded Mugyeol.

“Even if it’s something good, I said it was dangerous. We need to prepare first.”

Mugyeol knelt down and looked up at Shin Ah.

His innocent blinking eyes were so pure that he could be compared to a single narcissus flower without any shame.

‘Hah… It’s a bit awkward to say this at such an urgent moment, but he’s handsome.’

But this cute appearance would only last for a while.

Shin Ah knew the grown-up Mugyeol. The one who had shown off masculine lines and strength with his tall, sturdy frame.

‘He was still handsome then too.’

Though the atmosphere was different.

Suddenly, Shin Ah thought that there weren’t many days left when she could compare Mugyeol to a narcissus or rabbit.

‘Ah well. Mugyeol is a boy too, so growing up is natural. There’s no need to feel regretful about him growing.’

Shin Ah lightly shook her head to brush away her idle thoughts and looked Mugyeol in the eyes, asking seriously.

“You need to concentrate. You have to protect your mouth and organs with the Internal Energy you possess. Can you do it?”

Mugyeol immediately sat in lotus position and took a deep breath. Then, after a moment, he nodded slightly to indicate he was ready.

“Can you open your mouth?”

Shin Ah carefully fed him the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure.

Gulp, Mugyeol swallowed the Ten Thousand Year Ultimate Blood Treasure. Immediately after, his body writhed greatly.

It was hot.

His body sizzled and boiled from head to toe.

But Mugyeol wasn’t consumed by the heat.

Instead, he circulated his Internal Energy as much as possible through Qi Circulation and Breathing to protect his organs while drawing power from the Spirit Medicine.

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