𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗦, Go Won

➷(70) JIN BU-YEON'S HELP

"The reason we visited you last night was to urgently show these to you." Sang-ho told Uncle Jin as he inspected more of the weird-looking bird relics. They had found them in several wells that had dried up. "Again, congratulations on your engagement." Sang-ho said.

"Congratulations." Everyone repeated.

"Thank you, everyone." Uncle Jin said.

"We will be welcoming an aunt at last." Da-hye smiled. "Will we also be getting a cousin?" Dang-gu asked as he tilted his head.

Uncle Jin scrunched his face and signaled for Dang-gu to come closer to him. "Know when to stop." Uncle Jin told him.  Da-hye and Sang-ho laughed at this with big smiles on their faces.

"Why is he giving up so quickly?" Dang-gu asked Da-hye who was standing next to him.

"You found several of these in dried-up wells around Daeho Fortress?" Uncle Jin asked.

"Yes, these boatmen here also found some in the canal." Sang-ho responded.

"Someone is deliberately trying to dry up all the water." Da-hye said. She definitely felt that this was Jin Mu's doing. He was probably trying to get his hands on another ice stone.

"I will find out where they were created." Sang-ho said.

"They contain energy of a volcano, so that is probably where they were made." Uncle Jin said. "Thoroughly examine all the items that come in from the southern volcano." Uncle Jin said.

"Yes." Dang-gu responded

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"The long lasting drought has dried up the wells and canals and is causing dissent among people." Jin Mu said. He was in the palace talking to the Crown Prince and the King. "Please allow Cheonbugwan to gather the Unanimous Assembly and advance the date for the lake's rite." Jin Mu said.

"It is strange that all the wells and canals have been drying up just because of the drought." The King responded. The Crown Prince wondered if he should tell Da-hye about Jin Mu's plan, or maybe, she somehow, already knew. But he no longer wanted to keep secrets from her.

"Fortunately, the fear of soul shifters has died down in the capital after Jang Uk managed to get rid of Naksu." Jin Mu said.

"The Crown Prince shall visit Jang Uk and reward his as always."  The King said. That reminded the Go Won that he would get a chance to see Da-hye. A while before the Queen's banquet, he went to see Park Jin to ask if he could marry Da-hye in the future. Perhaps now, with everything going on, it wasn't the best time.

"Your Majesty." Jin Mu said. "This time, he deserves a bigger reward. Appoint him as the general of the North Fortress and send him there." Jin Mu explained. Without Jang Uk, there would be no one to stop Jin Mu.

"Are you asking me to make him leave Daeho Fortress?" The King asked. "Without him, the capital will be unstable again." The King said.

"Right now, Cheonbugwan had more mages than Jeongjingak has ever had." Jin Mu responded. What happened three years ago, really had been the downfall of Songrim. "With our mages protection and the leadership of the Crown Prince, who was born with the energy of the King's Star, no one in the capital will feel unsettled." Jin Mu explained. But the King's Star was not even his.

Go Won decided that he needed to warn Da-hye about this as soon as possible.

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"We found them." A Songrim mage gave Sang-ho a wooden woven tray that carried two of the volcano bird things.

"They really are here." Sang-ho said as he brought it closer for Uncle Jin, Da-hye, and Bu-yeon, to see. It had been Da-hye's idea to ask Jin Bu-yeon if she could help them locate this weird earthenware.

"You really are incredible." Uncle Jin told Bu-yeon. Da-hye felt proud of herself because she was the one who decided to bring Bu-yeon along. "I can see why people say you remind them of Jin Seol-ran." Uncle Jin said. "It is amazing that you are able to see that kind of energy."

"Seeing energy is all I can do yet." Bu-yeon responded.

"You said your divine powers will return along with your memories, right?" Da-hye asked. She wanted to know if Bu-yeon would start remembering that she was Naksu. She wondered if Master Lee knew about this. "Have you regained a lot of your memories?" Da-hye asked.

"I have seen several past memories, but they are not mine." Bu-yeon responded. Was she actually getting Bu-yeon's memories or Naksu's memories? "I am able to see other people's memories by touching their items." Bu-yeon explained. Da-hye raised her eyebrow, so she probably was seeing Naksu's memories and thinking they were not hers. "I guess my divine powers are slowly starting to come back." Bu-yeon said.

"I see." Da-hye nodded her head.

"We are glad to hear that." Uncle Jin told Bu-yeon.

"If that earthenware is dangerous, I can keep looking for them." Bu-yeon said as she looked at the water. They were by a dried-up lake.

"Would you kindly do that for me?" Uncle Jin asked. "Whoever keeps you by their side will be able to avoid dangerous objects." Uncle Jin said.

Da-hye wondered if she should tell her uncle about what she had heard while spying on So-i and Yul. But now that she had kind of gotten to know Bu-yeon, she really did not want to believe that the soul inside her boy was really of the soul of Naksu. They seemed like two different people. "Some people possess energy that should be avoided." Bu-yeon said.

"Have you ever come across such a person?" Uncle Jin asked. Da-hye was curious too, what type of energy had Bu-yeon seen in Jin Mu.

"The energy inside people is not always constant, but those in a frenzy carry and energy that suffocates me when seen up close." Bu-yeon explained. Da-hye and Uncle Jin both nodded their heads.

Bu-yeon, Sang-ho, and Da-hye were on a boat that went through the bridge near the capital. They were in search of the volcano bird earthenware. Bu-yeon was scanning the water with her eyes. "Let us know when you see the energy." Sang-ho told Bu-yeon. "We will stop the boat." Sang-ho said.

"I will." Bu-yeon responded. Da-hye was watching her every move like a hawk. There was no way that she was actually Naksu, she could could not believe it.

Da-hye saw that Bu-yeon was inspecting the bridge that was up ahead. "Wait." Bu-yeon said as she looked at the bridge.

"Stop the boat." Sang-ho told the mages behind him who were paddling. The boat stopped almost right below the bridge. Bu-yeon jumped and grabbed onto the beam of the bridge and dangled off it. Da-hye raised her eyebrow in confusion.

Bu-yeon let go of the bridge and fell onto the boat. Da-hye but her hand around Bu-yeon's waist and the other on her arm to help her get up. "What is the matter?" Sang-ho asked. "Why did you suddenly dangle from there?"

"I once dangled from there only to realize that I had no strength." Bu-yeon explained. Da-hye and Sang-ho looked at each other with confused expressions on their face.

"Oh." Sang-ho said. "Well...it seems like you are exhausted. You should get some rest nearby." Sang-ho told Bu-yeon.

Bu-yeon inspected the bridge and then rubbed her arm.