Only now does she admit to herself how nonchalant she pretended to be in the face of death, how much she wanted to live. Even if she couldn't become a great martial arts master, she wanted to run and play healthily.
The stars in Ryeon's eyes sparkled.
"I'll eliminate anything that stands in the way of my long and healthy life!"
She felt so wronged that she had this power in the past but didn't know her true identity, leading to her helpless downfall. However, Ryeon quickly shook her head to clear her thoughts.
'No, it's fine now that I'm back! Let's only think positively.'
Although she wasn't completely healthy yet, she was already looking at warnings about how to handle her spirit energy within two months, but somehow, it would work out.
Ryeon thought positively and reached out to the fan on her bedside.
'Right, first, I'll use my spirit energy to reduce my reserves.'
She was going to try out one of her abilities, 'Purification.' A gentle breeze rose, and the air seemed to become fresh, as if the sound of a breeze was heard.
Then, her spirit energy level dropped dramatically.
"Wow!"
Health: 4 (1▲) / 100
Spirit Energy: 75 (1▼) / 100
Just a little bit.
'If I purify the air everywhere, will that work? Should I become a walking air purifier?'
Ryeon, excited by this thought, couldn't stop smiling as she fanned the air to purify it in every corner of the room.
After making a full circle around the spacious residence, she suddenly felt a bit dizzy.
"Uh... uh?"
Health: 1 (3▼) / 100
Spirit Energy: 79 (4▲) / 100
Caution: Do not concentrate your spirit energy...
"What is this..."
Ryeon stared at the fan with a shocked expression. The spirit energy level, marked in red, had increased significantly.
In the air, clearer and fresher than the mountaintop, Ryeon sat dejectedly on the bed.
The air around her was filled with the spirit energy she had scattered. As she purified the air, the purified spirit energy slowly returned to her.
* * *
Purification: 2 stars (1▲)
Health: 4 / 100
Spirit Energy: 68 / 100
Ryeon glared at the mirror.
Caution: Make efforts to keep your spirit energy below 50.
The words floating above the mirror seemed to mock her.
She could manifest this warning anywhere she could read, such as the white side of the fan, the wide sleeves, the bed canopy, the mirror, or the surface of water in a bowl.
She regained consciousness in late autumn, just before the frost, and spent several months recuperating until she turned eight in February. During this time, her life thread also fluctuated.
Two months left, one and a half months left, two months left again...
'But how can I use my spirit energy any further?'
Using it for purification wasn't as simple as it sounded.
She happily purified the surroundings, and although her Purification skill reached 2 stars, the effect of Purification became a problem.
Even in winter, the trees near the window of Ryeon's residence remained vividly green, attracting people's attention.
Because of this, Ryeon had to stop practicing purification outside the window.
Before the rumor spread that 'Miss Ryeon's flowers and trees don't wither because she was taken by immortals and returned,' ...
Moreover, the confined space where the air was purified had an amplifying effect on spirit energy, which was harmful to Ryeon's body.
But she couldn't stop using her power, so what could she do?
'Should I learn some basic medicine and pretend to be a miraculous doctor?'
"Ryeon! Ryeon, your mother is here!"
While Ryeon was pondering, the door burst open, and the person she had been eagerly waiting for appeared.
A person with delicate features, as if drawn with a fine brush, was her mother, Weizhicheng.
At that moment, the words in the mirror Ryeon was looking at changed quickly.
Weizhicheng
Traits: Lost / Heir / Devoted / Twin Lotus
Huashan Sword Technique: Basic
Luo Cheng Shi Er Jian: 2 stars
Talents and Five Virtues: Heart Eye 3 stars unlocked
The information about others was quite different from her own.
While the achievement of martial arts skills was visible, other details were not.
However, it seemed that as her Heart Eye achievement increased, she would be able to see more.
The 'Concerns' section particularly caught her eye. It probably reflected what the person was most focused on recently.
'My health, happiness, and future...'
Like Nurse Zhang, Weizhicheng always smiled when she saw Ryeon, as if there were no bad things in the world, only good things.
But could that really be true? She couldn't show her worries and concerns to her young daughter...
'Mother... I will definitely ease your worries.'
Longevity was her dream and hope. Although it was something she couldn't achieve in the future she experienced.
'I died in my twenties.'
A tragic end where she couldn't handle her spirit energy and collapsed, being pushed around by the chaotic martial arts world and the resurgence of the Blood Demon Sect.
Weizhicheng never gave up on her daughter, who didn't respond to her calls for seven years.
In the future Ryeon experienced, Weizhicheng, after her daughter barely passed her twenties, died of grief, her eyes filled with tears.
Ryeon shook off the memories of the past. After all, it was a future that wouldn't come. Now, she could see much more and do much more.
"Did our daughter eat the Bingtanghao?"
Weizhicheng immediately picked up Ryeon.
At the same time, the words floating above the mirror dispersed. Ryeon snuggled into her embrace.
"Mother! You came? This was made by the head of the medicine hall. It's sweet and delicious."
Weizhicheng smiled again, listening to Ryeon's clear voice, like the sound of a bell.
Ryeon, who had been mute for seven years, initially spoke very awkwardly, but thanks to the power of Harmony, she quickly regained her clear speech.
"This is very delicious. To think that Master Danmuhyanwu, who was in seclusion for Ryeon, would also pay attention to this..."
Weizhicheng instructed a servant to send a gift to her younger brother and head of the medicine hall, Danmuhyanwu, and gestured to the servant.
"Come, Ryeon. Do you want to see what Mother brought?"
The servant carefully placed what she had brought in front of Ryeon.
Small, rice-like flowers clustered together, emitting a sweet fragrance.
"I picked them to decorate your room."
Ryeon looked at the flowers with a bewildered expression. Weizhicheng, smiling brightly, arranged the branches in a white porcelain vase.
"They are dried flowers. They will make your room fragrant and charming."
Weizhicheng placed a small flower in Ryeon's ear and smiled brightly.
"It's hard to tell where the flowers end and the person begins. Isn't that right, Nurse Zhang?"
"That's true."
Nurse Zhang agreed from the side.
If Ryeon were really eight years old, she might not have noticed, but she couldn't just listen to such words. As her face turned red, Weizhicheng laughed.
"What is our Ryeon so shy about?"
Ryeon, embarrassed, pulled the blanket over her face but couldn't remove the flower from her ear. Weizhicheng stroked her cheek.
"Today, I saw new shoots sprouting in the garden that had been barren. I was so surprised to see leaves growing on the golden osmanthus tree that I thought was dead. It seems everything is celebrating Ryeon's recovery."
It was probably due to her spirit energy, but Ryeon didn't say anything and leaned her cheek against her mother's hand.
"If Seolrang had seen this, how happy he would have been..."
"Madam..."
Feeling her fingertips tremble, Weizhicheng turned her head.
Ryeon, looking at Weizhicheng's shaking back, recalled something she hadn't thought about.
Her father, Danmuhxiancheng, had passed away five years ago, shortly after her younger brother, Danmuhbi, was born.
Weizhicheng, perhaps thinking it was too early to tell Ryeon, tried to compose herself, wiped her wet cheeks, and smiled.
"Did you hear that we're going to thank Grandfather today?"
Ryeon nodded.
"Grandfather helped make the medicine that cured Ryeon."
Weizhicheng explained gently, dismissed the nurse, and straightened Ryeon's collar herself. It was still early spring, and the air was cold.
"Grandfather gave us the 'Myriad Year Ultimate Blood Treasure' for Ryeon's medicine. It's something that should be used for his own medicine, but he gave it to Ryeon."
Ryeon's eyes widened.
'He even gave the Myriad Year Ultimate Blood Treasure?'