BUSA Ch 1 – Don’t say it!

It was a night 6ba9548054 of fierce, cutting winds 65fa0ce824 that seemed to freeze f00150cd1c everything.538f02493a2ab8b1

The wind, piercing to the fb526f9d62 bone, was so violent that 9e87f87767 the shutters rattled against the b3008888b6 windows, making a loud noise.ff9c0442941142a2

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However, the room, 7964fe365d with its pale cd9a1c00fb white lanterns hanging da6dbdcd48 everywhere, was warm edd1392d66 and bright, in 0468facd96 contrast to the 326a7b66eb weather outside.31133a88d84f5b59

“I apologize. There’s nothing I can 89287fae95 do now.”50291b67b655d0b4

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The physician, who had examined 2e058e3fa3 the woman lying straight on 04d93cd50b the massive bed, apologized, not 9e8946fe26 knowing what to do.d91b4122d0bbd22d

Besides the physician, bc59b5dda3 there were many 9f12bdf122 people around the d69ea9c7cc bed, all with 5d416b60fb somber expressions.6bdc6868eb924220

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“Yeohwa… Yeohwa…”30be626f97327339

The man standing right next c2c70ab405 to the physician muttered absentmindedly 91bbea55eb and sat on the bed.f7b934f17b01b32a

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Every time the e2e1d0ec8f man moved, his b872b7e0f3 long silver hair 57bae8a2a7 swayed like reeds 1bbfc21f26 in a gentle d57665913b breeze.bc1b9fc344ae1c6b

His hair, long enough to 852fca8270 cover half his back, was f2276ba95a so shiny and beautiful, it a7f81337da looked like pearls and crystals 83c7bd20e4 woven together.ad177f84a00c12e3

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“Baekoh…”4d5de542c2700e59

The woman lying on 571d5de1ee the bed, Yeohwa, opened 60c004cc7d her eyes and called 0f73d8dc65 the man.5f1ddd4e7b710c60

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Her eyes were hazy, and 74cee72ec1 her voice was weak, as 779d563dd2 if it would fade away c0a8675667 at any moment.2db163b1a218e684

She seemed so close to death that it wouldn’t be strange if she stopped breathing right away.e2ff806de96d6206

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“Are you… alright?”5f97f7984ba43c40

The silver-haired man, Baekoh, c8ebf50e0d asked a meaningless question 75618ee4f9 in a trembling voice.8f7f4b0687342a9b

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Even though he knew a1c9104fd8 better than anyone that 3f0180a362 she wasn’t alright, he f5b07e3334 couldn’t help but ask.21635c1ba6b43960

A single tear streamed down Baekoh’s cheek.8e24d8efabd1543f

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Baekoh’s jade-like face was so exquisite that it seemed as if a peerless beauty, who had swayed the rise and fall of a nation, had been born as a man.7949205a47ca4628

Even filled with ef4028e136 anxiety, his beauty 6eb800ed51 was captivating.0621e66d7a6ba040

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“Are you… worried about me?”993179a8e1116a0b

Yeohwa barely managed to 3cce872a3f open her mouth.7d2b565784929cb8

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Just saying those few 40acd49c0a words made her breathless.e42a9a7956272793

“I’m worried about me, not you.”1c52811af86424b0

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“Is that so…”adef2f06f6185048

At Baekoh’s words, Yeohwa 7bf83a72da smiled faintly, remembering when 37f155d532 they first met.403d7813720fd128

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Back then, she didn’t like the way he always gave such unexpected answers.5ef4f9300b4682d5

But then she gradually e5b34fb310 started to smile at 46a7740a29 his words, and eventually, 52617986d9 even the sound of b58a983dcd his voice made her 43de211897 happy.df9850ee71837551

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‘Is this the end?’08f9c9210d4dd2c4

Perhaps because she felt that there wasn’t much time left to hear Baekoh’s voice, her chest ached as if it had been ripped apart.75f2951805ff41eb

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“I’m worried that I might… not want to exist anymore… if I lose you…”a9593fab201f77dd

Baekoh tightly grasped her 4ead79c041 emaciated hand.f6a280a13733a552

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Seeing Yeohwa in pain, his 6022951d29 heart felt like it was facb2f05a5 being torn into a thousand 5651c534f1 pieces.9e478f694a67a067

He now understood 025eaaf054 why people yearned d18f0008f0 so desperately for 7d95ffeb90 unattainable desires.c20dc9376ccdba5f

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He, too, wanted d5b597d2e4 to beg anyone, e5cd4a8995 if it meant b8b8dd0336 Yeohwa would get 1aeecc0f50 better.972afc3c6d01f0ea

“Don’t… say that.”cfc3b2b2e00e2e74

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“Then get up quickly, if you don’t want to hear it.”87197bb3286ec0a9

Baekoh slowly stroked e8e673ab63 her flushed face. The heat was growing 33302fc28c within Yeohwa’s body.b9cd1d4edbf62a17

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Yeohwa’s condition was already too deteriorated to overcome the heat.886ccbfb99a52f07

She was only holding d7d809d0fe onto life thanks to e45410ec2b the coolness he was 770f9b16ff pouring into her.de04fd465feed768

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“Ha… It’s… too… hot…”7566cfe0a3824704

Yeohwa frowned. She just wanted to 72d1bf55e3 rest now.7213aa5bed0136f7

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“Just… Just endure a little longer. For me…”039b29b5b509d6a3

Baekoh started to cry 9d40a93c07 again as he watched 17b1f44a94 Yeohwa struggling.4a32af316dfc56d1

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The tears that 0b1886a9b7 flowed down his bde1376044 cheeks turned into bb629db7a5 ice particles as 9f7d653e5c they passed his cf6ec3e2ac sharp jawline.9d673853e5c2fa80

Eternally unmelting ice, a cf5205f2e5 miraculous medicine, just a b2d8b29e62 single drop of which 98aad08a85 was said to be 6715793a01 able to cure any 81edc34bd0 illness—the tears of a fa768184f1 white crow.bb971be262916e52

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But Yeohwa’s condition was so 1113c74607 severe that they had no 0959903b4b effect.f26614a734ad8dc6

“Baekoh… if I… if something happens to me…”40b8ee1e260088ca

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Yeohwa winced as she fc7dd2724b watched the ice particles 7d7f187323 falling onto the blanket.7965717a8631a599

Even though there were countless tears of the white crow, which she had longed for so much, she wasn’t happy.7f9d8b1137ab4cdc

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If it had been e7b4fe1f6b before, she would have 3249c48cca rushed to collect as 2c301fac50 many as she could, f90fcbe576 but not now. She didn’t want 76da6d00e8 to see Baekoh eb4d60e28c grieve.c0f95e0bb6f4f4df

“Stop! Don’t say anything! I won’t listen!”0b9a9f351f2bd3c6

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Baekoh pressed his dry lips cc9dd572ee with his fingers.20b02b778595ee81

He didn’t want to hear it because he was afraid she wouldn’t speak anymore after these words, that this would be the last time.a348dc1bd2bf56a0

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“Baekoh… I love you… I truly love you…”3a3361c2e55fc9d6

Because her lips were pressed, Yeohwa’s words were small and unclear.6a06e78b22e37383

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However, no one in the d0a21b4003 room missed her words.85d1f34bdea2f6f5

The eyesight and hearing 415b08ea71 of the Crow Tribe cf9e34bbd6 were superior to those e8e005092d of humans.c458e3191949b837

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“Don’t say it! Don’t say it!”d5931cddcdd98662

Baekoh’s heart-wrenching cry echoed loudly.dcb50c9154d85644

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Everyone in the room turned 50ce2e7767 their heads and reddened their ef3ab30786 eyes.7bd6abe07153a004

Their lord’s anguished cry was 1cd6cc574b heartbreaking, but seeing Yeohwa, whom 0fa8d276ff they had grown fond of, 24d24da119 writhing in pain was also 5503128792 unbearable.a7fd296135f4c69b

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At first, they had looked down on her as a human who coveted Baekoh’s tears, but now, she was more precious than anyone else.865bf3c822edcd4a

‘How did it come to this…’ded620cfefa96220

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Yeohwa, whose vision dc063da928 was blurring, looked f08ce6e397 around and closed 597b6bce55 her eyes tightly. The past flashed c4a149db36 before her eyes 4d2b866ea6 like a revolving 636678ee5d lantern.f6bf5898e2dc81a4

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The residence of Yang 06e39594b8 Jinsa, the richest man 4142520f97 in the capital, was 8859668c32 famous for boasting different b746ab49a9 scenic beauties in every 1023c72bb1 season.46169d343bca4fdb

In particular, the annex e7d67a14f5 building, with its pond, 69e2900784 was exceptionally beautiful and e2cd387d58 was called a paradise.57cf922a360495c4

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“What? What did you just say?”011addbf32baa591

On a warm 324b225e35 spring day, a 930be6c3b5 roar erupted from f02fc90f3b the largest room 0eb76229ad in the annex, 320f73162a echoing through the fbc97a9a9d courtyard filled with 302c61710f blooming flowers.31cdcb68c36c38fb

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The one who was angry was Yang Jinsa’s only daughter, Yeohwa.bb0f9a0c22c8aff3

Yeohwa was past 17ec70f10a marriageable age, old 6a380eefb4 enough to be 63381cf735 called a spinster c1d8ac51e2 by the neighbors.0c1fa2e172a7b9f0

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She hadn’t had a wedding fee492e5c7 ceremony because she was taking 88497e8842 care of her father, who aee2793874 had been ill for years, 1c8a589f7f but marriage proposals still kept 50bf82671a coming.aff83353b6d6ce94

It was partly because her d0ec1538a6 beauty was quite well-known, but c45c16b687 also because her father, Yang 6edd59983a Jinsa, was incredibly wealthy.d4857550c02dba29

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“Miss, there’s nothing more we can do.”43d1cb0d7af66e89

An elderly man prostrated be2abf1806 himself before Yeohwa and f8c3ee43b9 sobbed.3da0c38775c9601f

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The man was 2062db4eb8 Jin Seobang, who 08334aa737 was like family 3cb055dfd7 to Yeohwa, who 25a00f415c had no mother fd9e206828 or relatives, and cc6e02c273 managed the household 4ea20f3243 affairs of the 2d5d6e4506 residence.a263d489a73cf2eb

“Jin Seobang, what does that mean?”ea5dbed89983f76b

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Yeohwa asked with a frightened f7b3414b81 face. It was the first time c76d9a11e9 Jin Seobang had shown such fa156e0a11 weakness in front of her, e92f40033e so even her voice trembled 6f7a2a0af7 slightly.0425bab87d3bd90f

“We’ve called all the skilled physicians from all over, and we’ve used every kind of miracle medicine. Not only that, we’ve decocted every medicinal herb that’s said to have even the slightest effect. There’s nothing more we can do.”3fe1dafe825024ef

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At Jin Seobang’s earnest plea, Yeohwa shouted.969856825d742c2d

“So? You’re saying we should just c120d53dd4 give up?”95ad3dcc0a1ed594

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“He won’t even take medicine anymore. They say it seems f75432dcf6 to have been triggered 0140ed8a13 by using unverified methods…”ff07afc03ca5945c

Jin Seobang couldn’t 662e6eb3b9 finish his words c811ea595a and began to 0489202320 weep.81a4f828715fbc61

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“Ha…”a6127132f56f5820

Yeohwa let out 0dcf6819b2 a long sigh, 0b1b21e929 feeling a suffocating ce83e60929 tightness in her 89e7ee69c8 chest.1351fa276c1a4cfb

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She had brought 3e2eecba58 in countless physicians, 570626003f but they all c66596ea51 said they didn’t 5f9c9c56dc know what her 469acd0d94 father’s illness was.cf419598bbfca915

Since they didn’t know the cause, there was no proper medicine.0e9bad3836bce100

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But she couldn’t 599d59a6c3 just stand by 1f0f5194d6 and do nothing, 26997ad12e so she had 80d47492ac procured every medicine 0006c155a6 that was said 3e49dfd97e to be good.fd4af4b08e816c45

But now, they 93f471b13b were telling her 66b738e5e9 not to even f174012e83 do that, and de4f1902a4 her insides felt 32eda71a00 like they were fcf8b001c6 burning.5b3d81e3c74f0c41

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Then, Jin Seobang muttered to 83a8b2da0c himself with a vacant look.003451e0cb80027e

“Should I go catch a white crow?”ff287ba198225d35

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“What? A white crow? What’s that?”4246f1f7d7217768

Yeohwa’s eyes lit up fd2649df72 as she rushed towards 7b8d0f585d him.32b9fe75f759e5c6

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Then, Jin Seobang efa4b145f4 said with a 0a3d7a45d4 startled expression.1b689e82c3e558f4

“It’s nothing, Miss. I was just talking 908677c38b to myself out of 417be9b64d frustration.”7132e73aa11b6f52

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“What’s a white crow!”187cc4b29c2262be

Yeohwa pressed the embarrassed f0f8bb3591 Jin Seobang.a519a806f7f1028c

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“Well…”7bb3c718502f51e6

Jin Seobang hesitated, which was 7ef2a63bf7 unusual for him.23e8cce1d4500796

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“It’s alright, tell me.”2efca92683f66a37

Yeohwa bit her dry lips.2bb5055028bc1178

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“Actually… in the village where I lived, there’s a saying that the tears of a white crow are a panacea.”a13bfd7c714bf71f

Jin Seobang mumbled with an b54400cb4a awkward look.2a0bcd8ba43fc61b

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“Is that in any literature?”bd232de960adfa28

Yeohwa’s face brightened instantly.5844bdfd4e3c6b23

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“No. It’s something passed down orally.”74b84f09a758ec40

“Orally…”cf58631705ae8e61

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Yeohwa murmured, her 883a70e5e0 face immediately filled ca7bb14c16 with disappointment.6b9cd4b907d64d81

She now understood 2c3cc31038 why Jin Seobang 916c51af84 had hesitated.c9d66a48d346754c

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Oral traditions often lost 113e7c3d6c their credibility as they 025a95a3a2 were passed down through 7e4100c284 generations, becoming distorted.05d715c7d06aa702

“There’s a very rugged and sacred mountain in the village I lived in. Perhaps because it’s a special place, where shamans from all over come to practice, the stories about the white crow have been around for a very long time. However, it’s difficult to confirm their authenticity.”71358d1fe3cae43f

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At Jin Seobang’s words, Yeohwa fell silent, lost in thought.14126eb1ebd9f699

The words “panacea” kept echoing in her mind.46db845bcc6e961b

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“I apologize. I think I said 17d9b4f451 something I shouldn’t have.”e07059ce9e47f955

“It’s alright. I’m desperate enough to 75dbc763df cling to anything.”c22aaf1df6ad7336

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Yeohwa smiled bitterly at e52acbf96e the fidgeting Jin Seobang.f26a1e40628ed3e4

It was just 42e730229e bitter that she 13240a0410 now had to 452d64584d pin her hopes fd4e3d530b on an oral a8bdf7bc99 tradition.0ea68b7713badf9c

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“Please just forget it.”8c774461ec35c4d3

Jin Seobang lowered his head. Yeohwa let out a long 09bbc7ec8a sigh and then said.6b5cdc514eb01019

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“No, look into it. If anyone has b9bb439d29 seen one recently, 9e5d26fafe where they saw 56d4e849da it, in detail.”13b50cbe5a3dc246

Her father’s condition was so bad that she wanted to lean on even nonsense.157e9b871d13e0fa

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