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It reminds me of something from when I was young.

At that time, illness was an unbearable disaster for Sayun.

It had to be that way.

Because she still remembers what happened when she was a beggar before meeting the Sword Saint.

She and the people around her couldn’t survive without moving every day.

If I couldn’t somehow work and earn even a penny, I had to starve for a day.

Therefore, they had to move even if they were sick.

I had to go out early in the morning to find work, and if I couldn’t find work, I had to resort to begging.

So there was no time to take care of my diseased body.

That’s why Sayun saw so much.

The old woman, who was only coughing, became a cold body a few days later.

My sister was just complaining that her stomach hurt a little, but a few days later she collapsed and vomited blood.

My younger brother, who said he was just a little dizzy, stopped waking up one day.

That’s why Sayun couldn’t calm down.

To her, Yoo-wol was someone as precious as Hong Seong-moon, like ‘uncle’.

The sight of such a person suffering from an illness was enough to bring about the fear of illness that Sayoon had.

“…Will the guest be okay?”

Sayoon muttered softly in a wet voice, unable to even touch the car that Yohwan had given her. Looking at her like that, Hongryeon smiled bitterly.

I remembered the time when Sayun first came to Hongseongmun. At that time, she was smaller and thinner than she is now, but her eyes were intense. There was a time when she trembled in fear.

It was when Yu-hee, the student just above her, was suffering from a cold.

Hongryeon, who naturally became the eldest sister after becoming Sword Saint’s first disciple, has been taking care of the priests for a long time.

It wasn’t just martial arts.

For a long time, Hongryeon had been in charge of comforting Hong Seong-moon’s mental hardships to continue his difficult teachings and also taking care of him when he occasionally got into trouble or was injured during training.

So, I was able to laugh off the fact that Yuhui had a cold.

In the first place, martial artists who learned martial arts properly did not get sick easily, and even if they did, they recovered quickly.

But the sight of Sayun at that time was enough to surprise Hongryeon.

Because I was very scared and took care of Yuhee with all my heart.

Of course, it wasn’t that strange as they were Hong Seong-moon’s disciples who treated each other like sisters, but for Sayun, it was a bit worse.

Still, I thought that that appearance would have disappeared as time passed, but I never thought it would show up again when Yuwol collapsed.

Hongryeon smiled bitterly and patted Sayun’s head.

“Because the owner of the house is a strong person. You don’t have to worry. Also, the congressman said it was okay.”

“Well, still.”

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

Hongryeon, who had been comforting Sayoon, who was shaking with anxiety, raised her head.

Yohwan was just sipping tea calmly. She was looking at this to see if it was her age, but then turned her eyes to Chaejin.

She was thinking deeply about something with a serious expression.

“Why?”

“No. I think it’s because I’m not good enough… I should have taught you more properly… Ah. I need to contact Moonwoljeong and ask for at least the tonic that my father takes.”

It was Chae Jin who was teaching him martial arts. As such, Chaejin also seemed to be feeling quite guilty.

Wouldn’t this have happened if I had taught myself more properly?

If he had trained more and taken care of his body instead of making him suffer from too much work, he wouldn’t have collapsed like that.

Hongryeon smiled at her, who was depressed.

In any case, it was both annoying and reassuring to see that her thoughts about Yuwol were sincere.

“Anyway… I guess you need someone to take care of the guest.”

The moment Hongryeon spoke softly, Chaejin’s eyes lit up.

“I’ll do it!”

“Can you properly take care of the precious person of Moonwoljeong?”

“Uh… see, I’ve seen it a lot.”

Chaejin flinched at Hongryeon’s sharp criticism.

It was as she said. First of all, there was no one around Chaejin who was that sick, and even if there were, she had never done anything like taking care of a patient.

“Of course, it’s better for me to do this myself.”

Anyway, unlike Chaejin, there were many times when I took care of sick sisters.

When Hongryeon spoke confidently, the lawmaker who was drinking tea with Yohwan next to her and talking about something smiled and said.

“It would be better to leave the care of the guest to the guest servants. And today you will be staying at my guesthouse, so don’t worry.”

“…I can make time.”

“Taking care of the sick needs to be continued… I don’t think Yu’s guest would want that.”

It’s definitely not wrong. Hongryeon knew better than how sorry Yuwol would be if he found out that Hongryeon had given up on what she should have done to take care of herself.

“Then of course it’s me!”

” Since I heard it from Nakilgeom, it’s better to leave it to you.”

“You just have to learn!”

“Learn later. I think he will wake up in a day or two.”

In the end, Chaejin also kept quiet. To these women, the congressman spoke calmly while sipping tea.

“If you can do anything, just come and visit the hospital tomorrow. If you eat well and rest well today, you will feel almost better by tomorrow. But where has the Sword Saint gone?”

As the legislator was curious, a swordsman came down from above. As she sat down, Yohwan, who had given her a ride, smiled and leisurely comforted them.

“Then, everyone, have a cup of tea and then go home. I have to prepare for lunch soon, so let’s go in.”

Yohwan poured tea for Geomseong and went into the kitchen, and the doctor also stretched lightly and went upstairs.

The women who remained there did not say anything.

However, they were only thinking about what they could do for Yuwol in their own way.

As soon as she returned to Hongseongmun, Hongryeon moved with her sisters.

Anyway, you have to do what you have to do.

So, she continued her training at Hongseongsan Mountain under Hongryeon’s direction, and Yuhui, who was no different from her best friend, asked Sayun who was training up and down Hongseongsan Mountain as always.

“Why are you looking like that?”

“That’s it…”

I met Yoo-wol earlier, and when he told me that he had collapsed with a cold, Yoo-hee also got worried. In any case, Yuwol was a person who helped Hong Seongmun a lot.

“Then, shall we look for more herbs that are good for your body?”

For Hongseongmun’s disciples, digging up medicinal herbs while training in Mt. Hongseongsan was an everyday activity.

Didn’t Chaejin also say that? He even said that he would order the medicine for the apprentice to take separately.

“A lot of medicinal herbs grow on Mt. Hongseong, right? Do you know anything? Maybe I can find something good to use as a tonic.”

So Sayoon slightly nodded at Yuhee’s suggestion.

“That’s right, right?”

“Of course, you have to be lucky to get something like that. Still, if you have intelligence, it’s Gamcheon… If we care about the guest, wouldn’t we be able to save something?”

“Hehe. I hope so.”

Smiling, Sayun nodded to Yuhee’s consolation.

Just like that, Sayun was climbing a mountain without even a path using footwork.

I stopped walking for a moment.

“…Huh?”

“What’s wrong?”

Yuhui, who was moving with her, asked. Sayoon tilted her head and ran toward the place that caught her eye, stopping there.

“Yuhee’s sister’s residence. This…”

“Huh? Uh oh?”

It was a grass with red berries. There was a palm-like leaf at the end of the stem, with a sharp tip, and fine hairs on the surface of the leaf.

Sayoon, who was staring at it intently, asked in a trembling voice.

“Yoo, Sister Yuhee. This.”

“It’s wild ginseng, right?! It seems like it’s been at least ten years?!”

Wild ginseng that is about 10 years old is used as an ingredient in the highest quality herbal medicine. It has good medicinal properties, replenishes stamina, and just eating it helps ward off illness.

“Wow! Wow!!”

Sayoon held Yuhee’s hand and ran away. I never thought I would be able to find wild ginseng like this.

Did he hear Sayun cheering with joy? Some disciples came here.

Among them, Ryu Hyeon, who had extensive experience in handling medicinal herbs, was surprised.

“Oh my god. If this is the case, it would be worth a lot of money as a tonic, right?”

“Hehe, hehe.”

“Good job. Sayoon. You found it, right?”

“Hehehe… Yes. excuse me. Ryu Hyeon’s residence. This…”

“I know. I heard it from the Ambassador. I heard the guest owner is sick? Great. How about giving this to you?”

As expected, it is Ryu Hyun.

As Sayun nodded in delight at having sensed his feelings at once, Ryu Hyeon carefully dug up the wild ginseng.

Of course, it was Sayun who discovered it, but wild ginseng loses its medicinal effect even if a single root is damaged, so it is better for an experienced person to do it.

And Ryu Hyun was skilled enough that Sayun trusted him.

While everyone watched with bated breath, Ryu Hyeon dug into the ground with his hands and carefully shook off the dirt.

Looking at the wild ginseng obtained in this way, Ryu Hyun stroked Sayun’s head.

“I always received help. I’m glad I can repay you like this.”

“It’s true!”

Sayun couldn’t hide her joy and smiled brightly.

Sayoon returned to Hongseongmun after unexpectedly finding wild ginseng, and was even happier.

That was because he saw what Hongryeon had saved.

“This is… Jeokseokcheong, right? Used as a tonic.”

The container was full of red-colored honeycomb and rich honey.

It was honey made by collecting honey from the thousand-day plum blossoms of Hongseongsan Mountain, a sacred mountain.

Hongryeon smiled leisurely, thinking that there was no need to talk about it, although she searched all over Hongseong Mountain to find something to give to him and was lucky enough to find it.

“Hehe. Rather than that. Sayoon. You said you discovered wild ginseng?”

“Hehe. Yes!”

“Well done.”

Wild ginseng, and even the precious red ginseng, which is just as precious.

This would be enough to nourish Yuwol.

Thinking like that, Hongryeon thought that she should go down at night and give it to him as the doctor said.

-thud!

“…Master?”

Geomseong is back. What was in her hand was a large tiger.

“Why is it a tiger?”

Hongseong Mountain is a sacred mountain, so monsters do not appear, but dangerous beasts do exist.

That’s why Hongseongmun always caught wild beasts from Hongseongsan Mountain, and I knew that there were no such big wild beasts anymore.

When Hongryeon asked curiously, Geomseong shrugged his shoulders.

“I had something to think about, so I was walking for a while when I saw this guy trying to eat the old woman who was a herbalist. His eyes were filled with murderous intent and he had already tasted human blood several times, so I killed him and brought him back.”

Geomseong spoke calmly and then tapped the tiger.

“I have heard that the bones, blood, and meat of such a huge tiger are good for your health. This might help him. Uh… well, isn’t that going to help? I don’t know much about this…”

When Geomseong spoke in a slightly intimidated tone, Hongryeon and Sayun smiled brightly.

It will definitely be of great help.