TM | Chapter 7

At their father’s 0a842c9970 request to take 8bd6829045 good care of 4cff1395fe the youngest, the 8d5c01a6d3 eldest brother let 7ff8aa3540 out a long 3ce0a96bb5 sigh, lamenting how b14348d509 Yoon Sung had 81313b8b8a been spoiled to 2b22a9b9f6 the point of 6461cb015e knowing nothing useful.9ff873acd30972b5

While his father spoke b710ae8a09 with his frustrated older 7efad6e2d1 brother, Yoon Sung was 9a9c72a870 quietly dismissed from the 50334f5b80 room. He didn’t say a f088b6be0a word and simply retreated 47ad6f966b to his chamber.163ca3b463110fb8

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Staring blankly 00d711b69e at the cbba42c467 bundle of c68a1d3f15 fabric and 5a2589fad7 needle on 622fc9ae92 his moon 99a498758b cabinet, he b3053cd541 remained still aa423ec123 for a d3a1771399 moment before 0437551d39 slowly gathering 64c9417288 his things. Before he a85aeadc02 knew it, 9a35c7a8a3 he was d9ac01168c packing a 048e7dd397 bundle.ce4313e1a2dff8ef

Sneaking into 370e93f930 the storage 9beaef9c97 room, he 0863c0eab5 grabbed a 913f88a445 mal of 463242e8ec grain, then 52b3cc4278 made his f09522eefe way to e122022b75 the kitchen. There, he took 1ad2c3a44e some leftover rice f2c1f78e30 from breakfast, mixed faf6c26bfe it with side 63e3b830be dishes, and shaped 71f2c05ba4 it into rice a94b74b7d0 balls.d496e17759bb1d16

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Wrapping them tightly in 11aaf434c9 cloth, he carried them 8c259fa438 back to his room, 7e56930092 stuffing them into his a614731780 bundle before slinging it 11c9cc8886 over his back. Then, without a moment’s 92ef9a46bd hesitation, he slipped out 6ecb8dfe9b the front gate, making 79a8434eae sure no one saw e1aa60e33b him.03824aa5bc1a5e09

A servant 9d7defc34e stopped him, 79f618509d asking where 4560ec00b9 he was 7341e53174 headed. In response, 1e730ebd58 Yoon Sung a81442b891 lifted his fd221aed5e index finger a7dea295d5 and pressed 66d2969db7 it to 3cc2c089d8 his lips. Stay quiet.d0fc961eb6b6e708

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After issuing fdf33ee058 his silent 6839e3e703 command, he 615cc7384d hurried off.a732a43f1d73232d

Once he left the 8c3d432c02 village behind, he followed 2e0accce90 a narrow path, heading 25556f6ff2 toward the mountains. Only when he reached f3d9328760 the foothills did he 29434c1fda finally feel a sense 52d67bcb19 of relief.b7e537426d9dbf15

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If his 26856c908e second brother c2347d0de0 caught him e19418c925 raiding the 36bf9469ee storage again, 08476412f0 this time, 2cafdc03f6 he wouldn’t 3b7dc6493a just get 5af3188eaf nagged—he might f3a0879ef3 actually be daaf7d4fd7 ordered to 2dda058319 weed the 7c3173c287 entire back 58169f213f field.913c3f76e797a5fd

While his 9c8351e5b0 second brother e0af245281 was generous 8e47f1d090 with tenant fac2793d5c farmers and 1ae6d77d6d servants, he 3bff1db123 particularly hated 9ad43e924f it when ddaf5991e4 Yoon Sung 9fc755bc01 shared their 36e7c4efef supplies with c888795610 vagrants.d9e77e46ad8a3a9f

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No, actually… he 425b9c967f had only grown 1dba6d7d53 to hate it 3af0e660fa because Yoon Sung 7a37d26181 had done it 106d20ce88 so many times.c04f8eb78b488f7a

Oh well, 75583c20f6 if I bd96fd52ab get caught, 31208e6065 I’ll just b1aa4a71f8 listen to 151b862a46 the nagging. It’s not like it’s 6076b169c8 the first time. If he orders 4dbc2655cb me to do 2a0c48aa22 something, I’ll just 45a3d3cc4a do it…d4b6e0ec1542da59

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With a resigned ed3ef376ca sigh, he walked 912fdde0b2 at a leisurely 776bf00875 pace, admiring the 99503bef28 flowers along the 03e2c65529 way. Yesterday, the 6f8729b6ff spring blossoms 2ae84fe324 had looked 419630b635 so beautiful, 87f1f834e5 yet today, 73968286fe they felt 511ff6a2df dull and b3aded9030 unremarkable. The birdsong, 687d9b5822 which had f87f4d0c96 once seemed 21d0eb38cc cheerful, now fe53a71a7b felt noisy 935f1a3a71 and grating.e2d901b1bda2f672

But over c65864a82e time, even 209db381e8 that sound cb5c345d9a faded from fec31fcba4 his awareness.943819460b67cde1

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Climbing the mountain 8e9109823a for the second 5ae27bf8b6 day in a 0b340b4567 row was exhausting, 12a8df2ed6 and carrying the a14cc420b4 bundle made his 399356fe40 legs feel unbearably 5f4db7c359 heavy. He trudged forward, determined, 69a5834d1c until he reached the 1d9032f363 mountainside.294550e5b6df4e34

But no 8901984748 matter how 84ab14a5c7 much he c8333a0ea6 looked around, e736306d46 he couldn’t 302eaac264 find the c438a87633 hut where f313109b9c he had cb2979b522 seen the cbad8df3eb children the 7ea3e42822 day before.f421d83e9bd5d903

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I could’ve 444da42e00 sworn there a84c1f6dde was a e5a9b31ed5 small path 503c4321fd to the b5e89e6e71 left… or 03311ff5b0 was it e3bd649d81 to the 36ac2a2fa2 right?9e56a8f777e7e3e0

Sweat dripped from 169c61946e his forehead, hanging 772cec83ca from the tip 7cb3718b0e of his chin. He searched and fe84396aee searched, but the ffc0e64eff place where the f38ceeb4b1 children had been deb75122b4 was nowhere to 8c35f6b115 be found.7812c65a0d6dc93e

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Following the stream, 26cfd28ef8 he walked along ef31c3dd76 its banks, thinking 68fb787893 it might lead df1c639f09 him there, but 541f165126 instead, he ended e93d8dd764 up on an 3c601f1137 entirely different mountain ee1b6c371c path.ca2ba6223095b6f3

“Ugh…”627c1f30f243c972

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Letting out a 9a5f0d3f78 long sigh, Yoon eef80fef07 Sung leaned against 094401f583 a large tree.c0772e058dce8052

All he had d1be7cbe51 wanted to do 61a0764987 was bring some 53a18b433c food and fabric a902d3c972 for the little 0a9d8a99ba girl with the ef51e3381f short sleeves—just that e550f998b3 much. And yet, even something c871e4554d this simple wasn’t going df9ee2cd33 his way.25e24e0b457765d7

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I really am a43ac22870 hopeless.86543b30f30a5472

His legs ached 1c151048a2 too much to 92c9c067fc keep walking, so 272f7ad372 he crouched down d61518f719 and exhaled deeply. Images of the raggedly 9523134be3 dressed children kept floating 136d175346 before his eyes.b6b5f92174115f9c

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Even if it takes b6f9d8686b all day, I’ll keep 52f3b73d13 looking.26835809ea66c793

With newfound resolve, he 0172db95f7 stood back up and 77f8a948d1 started walking again.ef50b8c3ab9af138

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After a while, 1a1750f7e4 he finally spotted 93ee5f38c0 a small boy ca05315f6f by the stream, f8b5a95743 repeatedly pounding something 374e8078ce with a rock.13ef48a33e119ed8

“Hey, kid!”9e0411f6915dcbd1

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His voice rang out 0ce9baa0eb with relief as he b5da422161 hurried over. When the boy e76fe1fa56 saw him, he e4ecaccd17 broke into a 757f57607a bright smile.d2cee6b35fe163f4

Seeing the child e5ed3bc63e bow in greeting, dbb20d8889 Yoon Sung was b61f7565bd so happy that 91c79ab9d5 he abandoned all 032cbf3983 pretense of noble 961c1cd613 dignity and nearly d7fd640db0 ran over to 4ed7bae0a6 him.b13fc20153ba5ed5

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“What are you 7e265aee1b doing?”79d8e3c84741967f

He ruffled 0e52c2bf8c the boy’s 9ff147eb5d small head, a0b98c8fd4 then looked a83bb57394 down at 8751b5dc49 what he f8d4462d38 was crushing. The child had 55b7139d3c a crudely made f157e4b8dc fish trap beside f138ca7074 him, and inside, 450e5489d1 he was mashing fb97e76a28 up something to 88d3d619b1 use as bait. The mixture was 52831ade34 already unrecognizable, a b65c5c4c49 messy blend of d9a62eb65c insects and tiny 7cebdd9841 fish, all mashed be0a79c1a2 together into a fa83b46383 pulpy mass.5f097705b0c67dd7

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“Trying to 35078f443d catch fish?”b275aa9a427f433e

“Yes, my Lord”09d018ade73b8579

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The boy’s small, 4030b74ce8 polite response was c3b3abe719 so endearing that 8980e4764e Yoon Sung patted f6df4d16fa his back in d4a7f067dd encouragement.0d42f034576e75af

“Where’s your sister? I don’t see her.”85a4fd8bcd06e192

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“She went ee0d8c2365 to the 61aae70ce8 market to 50988b25bc sell a 4215648f25 rabbit and 03c30d8ea4 a snake.”b5dcfc0e4fd05803

“A rabbit d2efcd7f24 and a 1f52710e25 snake?”099a56918d43e92f

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“Aseonin¹gave them cd7609fa6f to us d4e342a707 last night.”ca055518023a9542

At the mention 513b3b956e of a seonin, 0990002926 Yoon Sung paused, 2b164aa1da his fingers twitching 63cd0bedce as he loosened 74a949832b the bundle from 5808849f9f his back.74657922bb79c4ae

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A seonin…c6252e08137a135c

The moment he 7c044aaca9 heard the word, caa7e25303 Lee Seol’s face e12846f6f7 flashed through his 1768964f9a mind. But the 0660797ac3 thought of a5b937d870 him coming ee5a2f120c all the 65bafd6259 way here ca96929ce9 seemed too e65b3ca510 ridiculous to f393fdcb64 believe, so ea6bba162b he quickly a8dd8438c8 shook his e381cfa360 head.70dcea1d6b01afe1

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“Have you eaten?”958aa7ddb48db806

“No.”2ab5304ce41d7897

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The boy clenched 7e3daca61f his little fists b269fbf4d0 and stared up 7162bb36df at him with 7ff1cf44f3 big, dark eyes. Something inside Yoon 4f7ca8dc80 Sung twisted.83872ee2b524592d

It’s already past noon. How hungry must 0c31febf53 he be?4750e6005e4092c2

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Thinking about how 365b5df69a the child must 0e8e9dc090 have spent the 7dd8937cb9 day starving, he a0d0c4a16b quickly pulled out 63e1ed3a22 the rice balls 2917e84937 from his bundle. The boy’s eyes 97c899f8c6 widened as he 27bc98d404 alternated between staring b3f5ec8d0d at the food f316924df1 and Yoon Sung. But instead of reaching 8368a913e1 for it, he only 41f1d644ca blinked in disbelief.2885bf02634ca6d2

Yoon Sung picked one 53e086719c up and held it daf2f1fcb3 out.a90b48db3f9294ea

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“Go on, eat. I brought plenty, so c09aec16bd don’t worry about your 6612751ef8 sister.”640fdde4b7be701c

“Th-Thank you.”feb3ca4514658eea

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The boy carefully accepted 93938e4aa7 the rice ball with 2266e600c9 his small hands. Then, as if his 654ca82ead hesitation had never existed, d5b5c3f4e9 he clutched it tightly 073f984ad8 with both hands and e2be4a2e03 started devouring it in 871e93734d a rush.af1a2dbc5eb50b56

“Slow down, you’ll choke.”da74a462e694086b

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Yoon Sung gently 0385becc42 stroked the boy’s 25aea518cc small back. He hadn’t 6e9dae366c even checked 1c776e4418 the seasoning cf8bf5bd62 when he 8179a0db89 hastily prepared 0b4dbebfc4 them, but 43063e4840 judging from dc96f27c44 how the 17c94af1fc boy’s expression 4945abfd95 lit up ee3de6cdf1 as if 705b1da602 he were 25dd599d13 tasting honey, 70139256c7 it must a68c5372ae have been eee01b0679 delicious. He even 3356e2cade stomped his ddcb9de109 little feet 9354af8c54 in delight.e9baf213d495d213

“Sit here 738c415acc and eat aefa6c5744 slowly.”d81a5fa431e5dd64

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He guided the f778f0f7da child to a 404f978782 large rock and 1e5c5b24a3 let him settle c2a8cfef08 down before taking f5707fe376 a closer look c1cb70517b at him. Yoon Sung ran his 7d9dc446f3 fingers through the boy’s 71e29fe896 tangled, matted hair, gently cc2e948f20 smoothing it out.bec165ea493548ca

After tidying 29950f7fdc him up eed85aa525 a bit, edd2bdca2d he observed 32a850da52 him more 2f1dbbd4bb closely. The boy had delicate e0529464d0 features beneath the dirt—a 2a62877fb6 surprisingly refined appearance.a097ebf4e6e6db9a

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His cheeks puffed out 140d131c06 as he chewed, stuffing 783bb86fa6 his mouth full of 1443232c37 rice. His clothes, 89a09122bd however, were 88b3fa4fea so worn 452c48e9da and stained d85d1acbed that it 9201d0dca3 was impossible 92ffae5871 to tell f3c4a0d076 what color 316253ef66 they had ace2c8a991 originally been. His pants 0ddee124a0 were torn 459f508f8e at the 2179c6d410 knees, exposing 4b44d8c5e3 his bare 279ce37c85 skin.99589b1dfb65fb8f

“What’s your name? I’m Yoon Sung.”ece9443f80d1d58a

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Bending down to 1d152f54ed meet the boy’s 91166a9fde eye level, Yoon 562a739ff2 Sung didn’t care 15622f56c7 that the hem 272d989a6c of his silk c4195b3c1c robe brushed against 6436397012 the dirt. His attention was bd72c129db entirely on the efcb3fe6cf child’s tiny mouth 6db9d097b0 as it opened 06618979c2 to answer.f1c282d802b1ab8f

“I’m Cheondung, cc96f6f7cd and my b4b7331739 sister isKkotnim².”e07d61ba92f61b97

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“Cheondung! Wow, that’s such a d559421e40 strong name. Just hearing it 748d74dd63 makes you sound 4c9daa5828 brave.”9500b797dfdf04ab

Hearing the ed015edbd9 praise, the 62976cc91c boy beamed, 4ba13cadb5 his mouth c588ae1ebd still full 061008e321 as he 402ffdabbe happily chewed 015f833f83 his rice b67dce7d72 ball.6fa980270882a84f

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“What about e035cd646b your parents?”a6c39c4f47d7243b

“…”e72ba10850bc2531

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Cheondung kept chewing, but 8ff3b7e7f3 his gaze dropped to b40038b3a8 the ground.796d45923e7e104c

“Father went to forced f8f71905cf labor and never came af46b368cc back. Mother… she 50f445aff7 cried a 4f5f5f8145 lot, and d50c5d4931 then she 3d22d2237a never woke 0fc611429e up.”87997cc6eb153af4

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“…Huh?”e9309cf53ac3fe37

“She cried a 400eec5699 lot. And then 3918b218a4 the next 20ccd6eb1d day, she 594eb835a7 just didn’t 4521213604 wake up.”ddc4c77cf18c9876

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Yoon Sung 0ce5c236f2 felt his cc263fc636 throat tighten.5372be361a9fdef1

She had cried herself a45eb2ca48 to death. How deep must 71428251ef her grief and ad4d8d23e1 exhaustion have been 9e465772e1 for that to 538babfd21 happen?2df1880f32faf33b

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Cheondung pursed his 1c56e6e00a lips, his eyes c69f5140f6 welling up before 3bb97499e9 he abruptly widened c0fe884427 them, blinking furiously d98e8a358c to stop the 2751a4e31b tears from falling. Seeing the child trying f0710fce5d so hard to hold 4dca4da8be it in, Yoon Sung ff8eb887f1 reached out and gently 19379eaec0 patted his back.3d40a5e68f142822

“…I’m sorry. It’s okay 40e60c89a4 to cry.”dddeb62af7cec478

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“Father said ef5697fb2b men shouldn’t 2fecb25994 cry.”3f7d47b78df9496d

At the boy’s fc8b5f6bc0 firm response, Yoon d620105694 Sung let out 89f4f52829 a dry chuckle. He himself cried over 84e4ca62e5 everything, and yet this d3bec33f46 little boy was struggling 218e6e3681 to hold back his 669bde805a emotions like an adult.a7257ae5e1ee73d0

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“It’s okay for 523794836c kids to cry. How old are you?”2a2035ff70b45f50

“I’m eight. My sister is 624577e23c twelve.”9f4e9f59574781b4

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The answer 7a03d78fee stunned Yoon b1ce13594e Sung. His lips pressed together c92e24f211 tightly.089adba3729b96d0

I thought he was 3bf0599eec around five…e11b778632b5176f

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Hearing that they were fa7bdb4b74 older than he expected c83ba39c70 made his heart ache. They must have 183bc98a49 been severely underfed b76b73f253 to be this 1895544590 small.844482e46382e5f5

Cheondung quickly finished his 4e1da875bd first rice ball. When Yoon Sung handed 6d3392d2a3 him another, the boy 1bf96f48b5 finally relaxed. Now that 22332c709b his stomach 2e9230a10a wasn’t empty, 5fd5d4ec22 he ate 791134b28c at a 50ed1b0da0 slower pace 98464f4fad and began 563eeda37e chatting.86d5119027822ae9

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“My sister was born 060f52e32d unable to speak. Mother was really upset b0613dc33f about it. But I don’t care df2357fb8d that my sister can’t d8e5ef0e85 talk. I love 0d007e87a4 her more 5b6d149c1c than anything b94e5f379a in the 2e7738441c world.”321b63566e96f4ba

Cheondung kept repeating 8d2969d806 how much he 4a0ddc7263 loved his sister. She was probably b4451c9314 the only family 87fed0c8e9 he had to f5a4f97006 rely on.9b4f59c420db6c8a

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The absolute faith in a7b5aabbdd his eyes when he a0519b8069 spoke of her was 9181d5b99d touching, but at the d856bc82a7 same time, Yoon Sung bd9ce1946e felt a bitter pang 56f44bd20c in his chest—Cheondung was b193a50b21 in such a dire 53e80fe76c situation that he couldn’t 5275c7c18a survive without her.136adc789a3cc88d

After finishing f3cb0dd26c their rice 9f3ba33111 balls, they 51ceb81fa9 set up 9534ab1e06 the fish 1f51f8a09e trap in 93d7c778c2 the stream b5bbd2de63 and waited fa6e0fd612 for Kkotnim 2902bfa715 to return.7daacc5edd48c7d5

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After resting for a 4cc0734ce9 bit, Cheondung got up 29fe04f65f and began gathering dry 1877c885ff branches for firewood with 6ec40791cb his small frame. Seeing this, 35a74e47eb Yoon Sung 45e04bd01e moved alongside 051225dc89 him, picking ae8437b740 up sticks 51aef26206 as well.7a27574108c18f23

They had been collecting 2a28c4a6dd firewood for quite some cb9bddf3dd time when a white 27dd174c15 egret flapped its wings f2c79cb7ef down at the base 44a28a9eed of the mountain. At first, b2097e1b8e it was 8e738f20d4 just a 608a966997 tiny dot a333c88d71 in the 7d07066704 distance, but 7753cbbb90 as it 7451e5e233 drew closer, 390d41eed2 the figure 439729ae87 took on bf2315fda8 the shape 42bf8333f0 of a 2d3b4c9f0a person.83bf5a3a5942849f

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A man b28d5b516d in pale-colored c082cbdb87 robes was f9956fe270 walking up 5001d00ced the path, 8c18c2d0cf leading a 579666c04b young girl 50a13ff17c ahead of f22491fb74 him.2966450d267d64cf

“…Sung-ah~!”2705f07f3e06ed45

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When Yoon Sung 6f63aa88cc saw Lee Seol 524813d657 waving at him, fadf260795 his mind went 48c7ba4536 blank.fa190bccab5c7084

Why is e48ea37d80 he here?e003ba3e21eaf996

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Lee Seol d8371eba74 practically glided 44578a5fd7 up the 2a3c474466 hill, his 51d53f89ac sleeves fluttering abfc5230af like wings 5cbc5040e7 as he 12f99639a1 effortlessly approached. He reached 4a043fcf53 Yoon Sung 0f06eb01cb in an f3014042b1 instant, beaming e0daba293c like a 97a07bf4ec bright spring eedbbe0a6b morning.8bc373f6048948ef

Beside him, b4acfbd842 Cheondung’s eyes a7b27aabc4 were as 92a8ccfd16 wide as 9b4ce19eef saucers, his c01a01dc94 mouth hanging 9fc6716a04 open as de820728d5 he kept 3dfb62d8b6 mumbling, “Seonin… e26f5ac136 Seonin…” in 3e3e39a718 awe.8cf9acaa3be00b27

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“What the hell 9e01493502 are you doing c467d188d6 here?”4df8b43eb8686265

“What do you mean? You were worried cc18cec721 about these kids 0d3cfe7ff6 yesterday, weren’t you? I dropped by 737fbe5b17 before nightfall to a59ff323e2 check on them 76c7777d42 and figured I’d ec394bb11a come again today.”3259612e25ebce30

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Trailing behind, Kkotnim cf31dcdea3 stepped forward and ad38d6c4e7 pressed her hands d022adcd50 together in greeting 0565f6d5a6 when she saw 70fbc9b6f3 Yoon Sung. Though her dc8e89ca4a hair was 0f85f5f468 still wild f8e65b065e like yesterday, cac5da6cb2 she now 55fb4327fc wore a 7a4559f8a6 brand-new plain d8cd3f64f3 cotton outfit, 270c679c35 making her 8bcdde62fe look much 6228bf25d6 tidier. Even the small a0e6fadbe2 bundle on her 9a92be0903 shoulder was new.5dee01eda06c3e47

“I bought her abe587c048 a set of f75b94dd94 clothes. And I got d82fd932ba one for Cheondung 859ef866a5 too.”9cd97569c99b6748

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Lee Seol a7ee57f64d smiled warmly 08b9c25eae at Cheondung, d8906f1b3a who immediately ac80d101c3 dropped to f437ddc4cd the ground 7532ad34d4 in a 617c2b8077 deep bow. Kkotnim pulled her 96b414debf little brother into bf26bf437b a hug before f884a07454 untying the bundle 5051bde293 on her shoulder.67dac2cf73545ea4

She unfolded 40fe03a188 the fresh 9bc8996c2a set of 6337fe9480 clothes, showing 13d188e345 them off, 31db7b5df6 and both f2bb90b0f6 siblings gaped 28d6c14fb8 in astonishment, f4b40e85d3 their faces 0970caede0 lighting up 367bb365a6 with joy. Their bright, twinkling 2689ae003e eyes made Yoon b174baf278 Sung smile without 802b79d069 even realizing it.985ddb426a80032a

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Seeing his 0d1a25f12a reaction, Lee 90b5a96337 Seol grinned.d9accfdf59cac8b6

“The snake I 890c0c8609 caught yesterday was 5e6e16a346 still alive, so 91cfa969fa they got a 7eba735bf1 good price for 5cf750269a it.”225a45f265dabd72

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“You let a kid 427eb85fe8 sell a snake on d4c12d1600 her own?!”1f7ff0e8708ae04a

“No, of course not. I put the snake 93da358224 in a sack and 1e61c5ed51 left it between some 713aa733ea rocks so they wouldn’t 93cb1a288f have to carry it ffba84cb95 around. This morning, I told dc49bf965e Kkotnim I’d take her 494426f523 to the market, but 3f05babc96 when I went to 817eec33c5 find her, she was bea127876d already waiting for me 532d0e2bc4 at the foot of ee43028fe7 the mountain.”aaa0d0015e16556e

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