TM | Chapter 7

At their father’s request 33a35f179d to take good care 5bca20c3f0 of the youngest, the 3c5a723a2e eldest brother let out 094274523e a long sigh, lamenting 17b4764fae how Yoon Sung had ec159f9609 been spoiled to the 3bbb2462a4 point of knowing nothing 88c23ae94e useful.ccfbdb82ee9d4384

While his father 139cf47286 spoke with his 5b6c8a0984 frustrated older brother, 3cfac451d2 Yoon Sung was 451ada5a08 quietly dismissed from 71760378f0 the room. He didn’t ef1c55abfb say a 2c89e74613 word and 38d17339b6 simply retreated daf4f009b4 to his f8be1d3d93 chamber.a311cee0d0c52c97

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Staring blankly at the a21ccf3e26 bundle of fabric and 4f35f39ccf needle on his moon bdf31b8ff5 cabinet, he remained still d48eddee43 for a moment before 751fcbd9db slowly gathering his things. Before he knew 2f1d43af48 it, he was e44da9b578 packing a bundle.41387748e6229302

Sneaking into the storage e76fdfdd66 room, he grabbed a 2d12926a2e mal of grain, then 97e57300c1 made his way to 6c47a3837b the kitchen. There, he took f0150e9112 some leftover rice 825e295fba from breakfast, mixed 71db18b66f it with side cddc570219 dishes, and shaped f0da4c64e4 it into rice a8d0cc515c balls.0e8b0153c9a5c4f5

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Wrapping them tightly e0a6dfc679 in cloth, he 8928f9e587 carried them back 3478eb722f to his room, 7d8c494b5c stuffing them into 179f7e2225 his bundle before a62633a494 slinging it over 6b05fa20c4 his back. Then, without a 2567b9288b moment’s hesitation, he 8e52b5f9ac slipped out the 924ef66d81 front gate, making 751a08286e sure no one d17c458310 saw him.56a6b8570456a5ca

A servant d193f9d1cf stopped him, 1b2612421a asking where bd28dda28e he was 97b4c9c56c headed. In response, Yoon Sung 4968dbf814 lifted his index finger 1bf6056ee8 and pressed it to 7fb1f3e365 his lips. Stay quiet.b8b6fc14b9c46d67

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After issuing his silent fd3718fc75 command, he hurried off.be08d67458630357

Once he left 5dce7270c9 the village behind, 935c842a84 he followed a 7e8c4d4584 narrow path, heading 253234b584 toward the mountains. Only when a9f2aa1f03 he reached 4cd46c53cf the foothills 29a8da2b71 did he 03fb473c0e finally feel c7ee34cb26 a sense c1e46438ff of relief.aa9f9b88226418aa

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If his 3b909904f2 second brother 628fd6a898 caught him de8522dd3d raiding the 5f04e7b651 storage again, a7f6a7379b this time, 4685f1eedc he wouldn’t d2143dfa9e just get 5d9ebffea6 nagged—he might 20000bcd55 actually be ce5138477e ordered to b3799efad1 weed the bdc9fb021f entire back cddc32f28e field.b40bb76654512bfc

While his 44a80da158 second brother fcea74be02 was generous 04e2b3533e with tenant 35b2159db9 farmers and 793d32140c servants, he abf66afc4d particularly hated ae1807c7c9 it when ed25f2442c Yoon Sung 102aaab064 shared their 1383194698 supplies with d281030ee0 vagrants.c7a3322c694973f5

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No, actually… he had 4cc70c5718 only grown to hate 16ba2f7f6d it because Yoon Sung 1462396b7d had done it so 3dfca6e7b1 many times.bb68152b306d63c9

Oh well, b0f8382293 if I 48de560ce2 get caught, fc39d9be8b I’ll just a576d9237a listen to 962a125ef9 the nagging. It’s not like 78014388d1 it’s the first c3db50d780 time. If he 2d2f8694f3 orders me 92aed035cd to do 14403956da something, I’ll 4c5e954f36 just do bbcae83904 it…c01a3854378be009

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With a 33517fa63c resigned sigh, 319071dc11 he walked 3f23166b60 at a 7db5de3328 leisurely pace, 4e6e9177aa admiring the 5eefdda1e4 flowers along 01058f8756 the way. Yesterday, the spring blossoms 01656da038 had looked so beautiful, 387a82f42d yet today, they felt 7001d8dd04 dull and unremarkable. The birdsong, which had 62c48fb686 once seemed cheerful, now 0a265af4b2 felt noisy and grating.96fdf676285a1b54

But over time, 241c5637d7 even that sound f21b682b19 faded from his 31b96c1a6e awareness.5b6114416f0d5f1a

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Climbing the mountain for a2a001c11f the second day in 555bcc3cb3 a row was exhausting, 72adc53523 and carrying the bundle d529b06902 made his legs feel 2048d44e25 unbearably heavy. He trudged forward, f622f1ef95 determined, until he ded6fc60cd reached the mountainside.b0c22443c66eb3d2

But no 749b50eba2 matter how 2d2c60176b much he f86bcfcc4e looked around, 949a253058 he couldn’t 12852b136f find the 0d53acb1a0 hut where 648a4b1b63 he had e736725a47 seen the ec34674120 children the f1d8e638fa day before.878558114e292484

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I could’ve sworn c08cd71e24 there was a 27cdb3ffe3 small path to e98d0fa8b3 the left… or c6ba8d0a2d was it to 69f4950c29 the right?20676120b40d4e99

Sweat dripped from his bc9a3411b6 forehead, hanging from the a4c080c1b3 tip of his chin. He searched and searched, 51f83b1a44 but the place where 0aba4ba9eb the children had been 984be14818 was nowhere to be 8b929574c3 found.daaeec3d88ddb6b9

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Following the bd7c955ab8 stream, he 11fc3233e1 walked along 3e8c7b2eab its banks, cfdf793e68 thinking it 36b2cdd76b might lead 83f03f46ca him there, 138e688936 but instead, 41d4fcf5e8 he ended da42131395 up on 8d2f54c162 an entirely ff1528b5ab different mountain 4052594fee path.05c3446936e84051

“Ugh…”05810c0082a8aa9e

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Letting out 4f8aadf010 a long e4bc458016 sigh, Yoon b057050073 Sung leaned e7fb80a546 against a 001ab28b1a large tree.9355265877b68b5b

All he had wanted bb676f90d4 to do was bring fee8db62e9 some food and fabric 8b4f7678a5 for the little girl e26acbfc0e with the short sleeves—just 8b3bbaf0ce that much. And yet, 9c1fb8c2bc even something 2a5ee1f4ca this simple d9745a942a wasn’t going 406acae840 his way.a106d54d77a8867d

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I really 30a2e79d34 am hopeless.bd8e0a32cc802751

His legs cdd141d6cb ached too 5776b4712d much to 1fa56620e1 keep walking, 5dff49f600 so he 792ed8e70e crouched down cdc97ce8c2 and exhaled 5456c6277e deeply. Images of 5d05fb68a7 the raggedly eb2804f8ab dressed children 0a1965f3dd kept floating 3ecb851ed5 before his de315f32fd eyes.a933279c6c7127f5

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Even if it 16e26b215d takes all day, fe8ffcb00a I’ll keep looking.c442dd3dfed798e3

With newfound e36f59eb62 resolve, he cad213be40 stood back b60fe4aee1 up and bf1c9f10d0 started walking 084e57d3eb again.f0ced27b5fb55ca0

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After a while, 5b4f6c445c he finally spotted 5e1e2aef0a a small boy 65f6505e66 by the stream, 4336f66b60 repeatedly pounding something abad4618e8 with a rock.4987068ff7126586

“Hey, kid!”5f0f0ff5cd3a33a5

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His voice a89a224415 rang out 1eed153d93 with relief 84e7200305 as he cee9ee83a0 hurried over. When the boy saw ec11d8913c him, he broke into 121bcd5475 a bright smile.ddcbf032de630b38

Seeing the child bow 016d8a00be in greeting, Yoon Sung 4c8a3d669e was so happy that d3813cc705 he abandoned all pretense 3107fdaf2e of noble dignity and 9b35db90c3 nearly ran over to 9fdbf47b7c him.4b69874dbf070d3f

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“What are 735a494cf5 you doing?”fc6511274aa8f89c

He ruffled 10ae57fa16 the boy’s 708b04586c small head, b2fccd63e9 then looked c3f536d4ff down at 9b9bddf320 what he a60994d7f2 was crushing. The child had e12ab339e8 a crudely made 808924d5b6 fish trap beside d34d934d5d him, and inside, 97b52c07d5 he was mashing 48dcde367a up something to 0defad50b9 use as bait. The mixture was 34db272b94 already unrecognizable, a 5bd3004d89 messy blend of beb5bbd1ed insects and tiny fd1b4aeddc fish, all mashed af571686ce together into a d374e1a18d pulpy mass.1cc7861eedc01e95

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“Trying to catch d809be5a51 fish?”e67c9414c5335494

“Yes, my Lord”d870cc479f2b1a06

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The boy’s small, 6bc2da0bcb polite response was 9e7ebf3043 so endearing that 43e0dad205 Yoon Sung patted a1feb3fa8c his back in 64e4dd87ab encouragement.af9c5a4b1409900f

“Where’s your sister? I don’t see her.”0a7f9ade3e4a2e0a

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“She went a6afb7df93 to the cf9ebd7990 market to 4e78be39ef sell a 0455158570 rabbit and 5d98bee824 a snake.”e3c44dda033ca205

“A rabbit 93eac2ec69 and a d5e38ba98a snake?”35253d7557bd8058

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“Aseonin¹gave them to us 66c764d154 last night.”7430145067fd8012

At the mention of 2279fef466 a seonin, Yoon Sung acc810a129 paused, his fingers twitching db1011272e as he loosened the 0b72208d67 bundle from his back.985d8c189c0a08e1

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A seonin…71b0c55670712db8

The moment 3a358d02ec he heard bb018e9361 the word, c0acfc48cd Lee Seol’s bee9870177 face flashed 7524e95e42 through his 148d1c3dc1 mind. But the thought d1f4715ac4 of him coming 8f5091d177 all the way 3dc3207a25 here seemed too 203d1d51bf ridiculous to believe, 11db382968 so he quickly 8b4f6abf01 shook his head.ad5700c02041f78a

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“Have you eaten?”e03507a455420e2a

“No.”d7d81afcfdce16ba

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The boy cfec56f5bd clenched his f7f6e8d82d little fists f00d619fb2 and stared be43911c93 up at 9256727bab him with dd26234311 big, dark d0fe8fc84b eyes. Something inside Yoon 7a85b1e4a1 Sung twisted.50d4c3246e896cb8

It’s already past 23a830c28a noon. How hungry de2444686d must he 0324798958 be?830b6637bdc118f4

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Thinking about how the b0d98b43b6 child must have spent 5de38d2f2c the day starving, he 3f2e22e149 quickly pulled out the 05a5f2531b rice balls from his 6e159e2b9b bundle. The boy’s eyes widened 7309f96c5f as he alternated between 26db493a07 staring at the food b496a457a0 and Yoon Sung. But instead of 668acb1a36 reaching for it, 5bd10285a0 he only blinked a15039a0c2 in disbelief.f99de06d877745ff

Yoon Sung picked one e8a309bed8 up and held it afb9b12b7d out.0baee3451d01517b

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“Go on, eat. I brought plenty, e2527de9b4 so don’t worry b4167cb6e5 about your sister.”fd133524c5c45b1c

“Th-Thank you.”9aa9fdda6fefcb70

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The boy f3ca430136 carefully accepted 1351f99b07 the rice 870171f240 ball with eb5bd0ee54 his small 2d7864dd4a hands. Then, as if his e3cf051bfe hesitation had never existed, d3b6870093 he clutched it tightly d8346df19b with both hands and 116ebde4f7 started devouring it in b2018db57b a rush.9b4516f85da7e045

“Slow down, 50a28f4fa2 you’ll choke.”43a0ddd3cd62edea

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Yoon Sung gently stroked f04e443413 the boy’s small back. He hadn’t c0eb80c435 even checked 921d0ef98f the seasoning 952e5c0df0 when he d31d6627d9 hastily prepared ff6984ff7f them, but 272abf96c2 judging from 7e8e2b30a3 how the 721de913b0 boy’s expression c82dc12782 lit up 5b9bf2420e as if 2dfd877981 he were 12f9bccebd tasting honey, 9744975914 it must ff3a890908 have been 51f5f6aeb2 delicious. He even stomped 8a8967becd his little feet 7244c3e1b5 in delight.08579fba0b3a302f

“Sit here 1493433d9f and eat 1268891272 slowly.”51df0332b055349a

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He guided the child 6a7c3e74ba to a large rock 3cc781a242 and let him settle b75420df3e down before taking a 28a2aa6112 closer look at him. Yoon Sung ran his 3e2c845c63 fingers through the boy’s a6884a6d33 tangled, matted hair, gently a07e8d0276 smoothing it out.475f226cd9dc3a11

After tidying him ac0a51760f up a bit, c1250698e1 he observed him 5e17bf3909 more closely. The boy had delicate 79bc50cc79 features beneath the dirt—a db97a50398 surprisingly refined appearance.a1a6310ae95f4ebc

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His cheeks puffed out 36d8402ae5 as he chewed, stuffing b9537f00bd his mouth full of 12a0ac5727 rice. His clothes, 4cf58a2773 however, were 6a8404a06d so worn 7594e63797 and stained c9e930e6bf that it a9cdfc8e72 was impossible 9be9be9ced to tell 7e9c98a75f what color 8d07cf6dee they had 9d571601ad originally been. His pants were 3c83dd12b9 torn at the 04c000649b knees, exposing his 302b840562 bare skin.06e1b519059a5bc4

“What’s your name? I’m Yoon Sung.”bd854052483a2ffd

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Bending down 2dc5c1770d to meet 546953e4f5 the boy’s d0a103195a eye level, 9b8d51ddcc Yoon Sung 01c1facfb7 didn’t care 94ba06a39c that the 91c1c2f53a hem of 0a1e665f37 his silk 6624f0c246 robe brushed 3803f0e3d4 against the ff0aa6b676 dirt. His attention 0cdffc5dc7 was entirely d43c7c06e4 on the 4ca5d0a708 child’s tiny 9077967b4b mouth as 84acbe94f4 it opened 9e18f35b31 to answer.4b3f253142665af4

“I’m Cheondung, and my dddde6db5f sister isKkotnim².”3898b7f5d630106c

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“Cheondung! Wow, that’s 2eeaae09df such a e7fca34499 strong name. Just hearing it makes 441dc2452a you sound brave.”4f45e051f0171398

Hearing the 56e52ccc0a praise, the 56ebf4f2c2 boy beamed, cb6ef12398 his mouth 8ecbd6ea35 still full 9845c99f8d as he 332bf8de0d happily chewed a2e343560c his rice 16b61019f7 ball.6093815935a8fd38

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“What about your parents?”9929fe17f7b0d46b

“…”93a44188e595b03e

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Cheondung kept d8329daf75 chewing, but b4c26223e4 his gaze 41ff1fadea dropped to da6fe07838 the ground.74d2642fdedf82fd

“Father went to forced 79bff1063d labor and never came d0f0726538 back. Mother… she cried a 206c7dd060 lot, and then she 74cf1566b4 never woke up.”77d762e1b582f7f1

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“…Huh?”042f50664f12c0bc

“She cried a df77a33cdf lot. And then 52dd9ac95d the next 30a1b556f6 day, she 44cd306938 just didn’t 9eb3a72ec4 wake up.”7c214ade42019370

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Yoon Sung c5ed42931c felt his e6927d0d3f throat tighten.d8a19b3c912b8bda

She had cried 6a7024fb1b herself to death. How deep must her db10189940 grief and exhaustion have 2cc379b828 been for that to a8cb30da8e happen?d4fa5454745b4097

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Cheondung pursed his 16aa4f2ce9 lips, his eyes 88cac848f5 welling up before 47ef1a667e he abruptly widened ac96e7d18a them, blinking furiously dd022e0bbd to stop the c0090a816a tears from falling. Seeing the child trying bb0f672181 so hard to hold d76f688eb3 it in, Yoon Sung 06c1c4d1fb reached out and gently 673ef14c8f patted his back.7b5fbac5eff643b8

“…I’m sorry. It’s okay 1679bacc5c to cry.”8ed4f908464bde73

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“Father said men shouldn’t 579f17f04d cry.”6e42e4e47430aef8

At the boy’s firm 3ea11b3574 response, Yoon Sung let 0a91c3fd63 out a dry chuckle. He himself cried 9a72937ec2 over everything, and 2e5f2f7634 yet this little 2dd4823e8b boy was struggling f536f556dc to hold back 24914d68f5 his emotions like f115b4ae22 an adult.4a29899643adade5

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“It’s okay for kids 558608a98a to cry. How old 142636fc48 are you?”e9c71f8d303505a0

“I’m eight. My sister is twelve.”5abf13d96e808f9c

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The answer stunned Yoon 2d6e088334 Sung. His lips pressed together 6b464c3f3e tightly.df34f1ab4f3a70ef

I thought he was a76089b2e6 around five…af18442548940cef

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Hearing that they 4562e3ac39 were older than feaf45ecea he expected made 5f87dedaeb his heart ache. They must have been 36ee171a91 severely underfed to be f678c305f4 this small.cf09cd21a64bd6e6

Cheondung quickly finished his 9aea1bd244 first rice ball. When Yoon 43705e58d8 Sung handed be386728e2 him another, f76ff723c2 the boy cd142b4e0d finally relaxed. Now that 40950fae20 his stomach c82d59370e wasn’t empty, d8d0650137 he ate 4c2c21ab5a at a 7d5136dd26 slower pace 9dfc6f4236 and began 4db5fe5210 chatting.dbf73fbf6b433165

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“My sister was cec1851d3d born unable to f9799bc998 speak. Mother was really 1292de28fd upset about it. But I don’t care c0e97450d7 that my sister can’t ffbd4d10a8 talk. I love her more f738d7da5e than anything in the 05f7cd43f0 world.”03dd73ac1f61a18a

Cheondung kept repeating 45dacbe013 how much he 05aedc2313 loved his sister. She was probably the ed3ee3226a only family he had 0874423cca to rely on.5f1cda9b916ed6c2

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The absolute faith a159990e5d in his eyes ce0b475391 when he spoke e44daa37c7 of her was 5c2c4e5ebb touching, but at 3c333f7b0d the same time, 65e56728d2 Yoon Sung felt 419f681879 a bitter pang 3a7049955f in his chest—Cheondung 7f428c1da6 was in such 7c7ca31fcd a dire situation 17f6eb5eca that he couldn’t 52e5b8d866 survive without her.6e98fd1a34dcfbd0

After finishing their f345309fe9 rice balls, they 0449d8605d set up the 1d2ed7babc fish trap in 2076135de6 the stream and 89ab523d8d waited for Kkotnim ac73ac0aca to return.e238f17e61c2ea12

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After resting for be95a69939 a bit, Cheondung 5bd5c16289 got up and 3ef5ab3830 began gathering dry 50318168f8 branches for firewood de35a3faf6 with his small 61933e19a4 frame. Seeing this, Yoon Sung 707e03e10d moved alongside him, picking 5fea826014 up sticks as well.d421e733cd2f7cef

They had df782282d5 been collecting badadb1e9d firewood for bf5ecc2b38 quite some 01d1774563 time when 34e1fe19be a white f76aec26bd egret flapped d7ca022152 its wings bf3561d8f9 down at c52ddcc8b3 the base a924348ca4 of the c70e2f9c22 mountain. At first, it was 9cc3c78c15 just a tiny dot 9519224e7f in the distance, but e51ac37eaf as it drew closer, f50917ed5f the figure took on 106d153be3 the shape of a a95ab382ed person.0260ece9b8687ff7

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A man in 6d9062f469 pale-colored robes was fdc3cd0f68 walking up the ecd00c9055 path, leading a b0fab7ca6d young girl ahead 4dfde1e1ec of him.7f3814ec3ad347b2

“…Sung-ah~!”96a2415d6605b234

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When Yoon Sung f8f3acdc26 saw Lee Seol abffe42891 waving at him, 55a441bb2c his mind went 456bb20a6f blank.4ad91db14539ffd3

Why is he 20fcf95ec6 here?e80a1ef1d1070642

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Lee Seol 3446fabaec practically glided 66e54e1ae0 up the da63089fdf hill, his cd24defa81 sleeves fluttering c4e2933da4 like wings 336d17d1ed as he c65a2785b8 effortlessly approached. He reached cc150c7dd5 Yoon Sung c3499971f6 in an 6ae4c4427b instant, beaming 29ea5caddb like a 6c59493d3d bright spring 497f7e9c8f morning.bb3891d41f5bf7df

Beside him, Cheondung’s 9a4c1fbf9f eyes were as dabc72b4f2 wide as saucers, 82ce71c680 his mouth hanging 3dcbb87036 open as he a255773b75 kept mumbling, “Seonin… 4a4b8f1f71 Seonin…” in awe.3d40a55efa83b344

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“What the a9aac9e7e3 hell are 78c9a35118 you doing 056674432b here?”6c47a78e3c2303df

“What do you d5b529d385 mean? You were worried about 3be46eae42 these kids yesterday, weren’t 04fccc107e you? I dropped by 3fd79d4c34 before nightfall to 3c4887c50b check on them ee8b8418a1 and figured I’d f61c7e330b come again today.”a93ff3ff6633db23

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Trailing behind, Kkotnim 63c4fecbfe stepped forward and f5dc8c7fab pressed her hands 0959d9570f together in greeting 236cd47dc2 when she saw b8bbbc189b Yoon Sung. Though her hair was 3149c5a90e still wild like yesterday, fe61640da7 she now wore a a55768d42b brand-new plain cotton outfit, e3f766c8ff making her look much da0c384aa9 tidier. Even the 11987e365a small bundle 4089b7414e on her 41bc211d17 shoulder was 7a525d5b35 new.48b2b601005e38c8

“I bought her 48b3b0d67d a set of 23a2977cef clothes. And I b84e5a55c6 got one f95d99e81d for Cheondung 411f02fb22 too.”dc20dd51c27b50d2

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Lee Seol smiled 0a03971566 warmly at Cheondung, d9e56d5028 who immediately dropped 129628079e to the ground 0932743855 in a deep 7549996245 bow. Kkotnim pulled 546d65d3a3 her little 07b49ad715 brother into 4d3f6345a9 a hug 2787c6324d before untying f368720fc7 the bundle 38dbb6e790 on her 6fc5f4b703 shoulder.fa0c6de8f2d2cfc7

She unfolded the 1e982158e0 fresh set of 886fc0438b clothes, showing them b0290d7298 off, and both 5ebda558da siblings gaped in e14687443b astonishment, their faces 2be66898df lighting up with ae078ac698 joy. Their bright, twinkling eyes 0637eedf21 made Yoon Sung smile 0db81c83e3 without even realizing it.2d16568879dfb0c8

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Seeing his f0f17ab218 reaction, Lee 741b51e7e8 Seol grinned.f9aee7a3b3945a0d

“The snake 2e8601a80d I caught 40505df178 yesterday was 7be2b6ba8f still alive, 23ed7f4766 so they 820a9f7096 got a e9d5a0b574 good price 53d0de2bd4 for it.”6d7545e33b219b88

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He gestured aee3dec302 for Kkotnim 1f7bb4d7e8 to show fe0d4d395b them, and a80f9ab5c2 the girl 1d4b9641b3 obediently pulled 99020b6ca3 out a 82c0d1b57c small pouch 6b58e10a3d from her 23aecb35ea chest and b7cd58336f opened it, 5764333db3 revealing a 2a56dec3e1 handful of d3bdd72610 coins.3e630733033f57f9

Yoon Sung’s entire body 449343ead1 stiffened as a chill 32d4d59a94 ran down his arms. His gaze snapped 06de6f0114 toward Lee Seol, 91246f98b2 his voice rising 070c404f1f in alarm.589a8246e376a2d2

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“You let a 4e5da5badd kid sell a 5cf0406090 snake on her 03f547210d own?!”173f0fe3de78503f

“No, of course 017f01b464 not. I put 7f2fd9f442 the snake 869d2eb614 in a 30ea0c2c38 sack and 4505593a49 left it f90f8c2e56 between some 699e0fe34c rocks so 9a6d6f877d they wouldn’t b2ed75da65 have to deccc40662 carry it a316921978 around. This morning, I told cee233b910 Kkotnim I’d take her bfe75d0e19 to the market, but a174b53914 when I went to 6877984c17 find her, she was 4cdd83a43d already waiting for me ebd42dada5 at the foot of f5446f1b42 the mountain.”1c039f7bebabe66b

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Lee Seol a28a3b0f26 rubbed the 3d587958a7 back of ed7a4e0079 his neck e33c7d2d08 with a aaedfece3a sheepish smile, 06a5b7e1c0 lowering his 40347b8e02 voice slightly.24efa7893fc3dae4