Unforgettable night -1
it's warm and cozy, those feelings came not from the weak wooden cabin that the family of 4 lives in but from the connection between them. the way they all laughed and smiled together even if they slept nights without a proper meal ,they knew very well that the dome of happiness is the one that is protecting them from the cold breeze of air going through their village in the winter but unfortunately it may vanish when snow melt but they can still feel its existence around them watching and waiting to take the warmth of life from someone in their sleep, they were living at the bottom of the green mountain of the east which was a territory following one of the monks monastery in the east , hearing this would make others think they are followers of buddha but that wasn't the case , none remembers when the temple was built but people started going there seeking the protection of the monks while at the same time offering them their services , as most of the villagers are herb gatherers , where the tip of the mountain reaches the clouds for its plants to gather the energy of heaven and earth or ki ,such plants wouldn't be helpful for an average person that is unable to control the ki that they would have not to mention an external ki consuming it but it was a valuable resources for those who mastered martial arts and venture in the murem .
it was heaven itself for little Jun , the boy who is 12 years that is waking up in the wooden cabin fighting the warmth of the bed that is trying to hold his body down, where his sister's hand,as always, shaking him awake
"Com'n ,wake up , our father is getting ready and we are going to eat breakfast with merchant Kim"
but Jun didn't really want to wake up , with every shake from her , he buried his face further in his blanket,he just didn't want to face his sister.
"huh " she sighed.
Yuze stood there with her hands to her waist looking at her younger brother not knowing what to do.
" You've gotten older , I wish I can say the same to your brain, do you really want to act like this on my last day here ? anyway,I am going to help mother ."
little Jun flinched from her word and tried to take a peek but to see no one standing beside him , he sighed and stood up .
today was the last day for them to gather together, as of tonight his sister Yuze who was16 years old is going to get married, the little boy didn't know how to act about this , he didn't know if he should be happy for his sister or just mad because their family is going to get smaller,but unfortunately, he knows well that thinking would only hurt his brain and take him nowhere,
He knew it was useless, his sister is going to marry the son of the merchant Kim, he was a nomadic merchant who lived in the far north, he used to pass by them once a year in the middle of winter when he had sold some of their herbs and furs in the central plain and give them their money or Grains to grow in spring or fodder for the animals, and despite the simplicity of their life, they were fine., But what this means is that he won't be able to see his sister again except once a year only if she joins the merchant on his trip, but they did not see any of their wives Throughout the period that they dealt with him, which meant that she will stay in the north and they will not see her again, that was what drove him crazy, knowing he won't see her again.
But there was no helping it. John sighed and wore his heavy clothes to go to his father before yelling at him, as it seems they will have breakfast with merchant kim.
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"I heard there are some troubles at the borders of the western woods," said Jun's father as he put food in his mouth while they were sitting at a wooden table eating their breakfast. "Mostly bandits, life gets scary by the hour, oh my god," answered the merchant.
"I have heard that the gang of venomous snakes travels in the eastern parts of the country and targets traveling merchants."
"Oh, my brother Kim, you say something like that, as if you want to jinx yourself?!"
"Haha, don't worry, Brother Hu, I have my mighty guard with me. Did you forget Shen was a former soldier in the Emperor's army."
The merchant said it laughing as he patted the back of the man sitting next to him. He was in his mid-thirties with a thick beard, sunken eyes, and a face marked by the features of war. Whoever looks at this man and his strong body feels as if a knife was touching the vein in his neck.
Despite the merchant's talk and joking with his guard, he did not really respond but continued eating his food.
"Oh brother, how lucky you really are!" said Jun's father. He was a man in his late twenties with a firm body, but he didn't seem like the kind to fight. He was a smiling man, the type that you can see his smile in his eyes before his face.
Jun's father took a sip from his glass of alcohol
"Looks like I'm worried about nothing!"
"Don't say that, brother! Honestly, there are a lot of problems in the neighboring villages. I've heard of raids on some of them. The tactics didn't look like bandits. They never target nontravelers.."
"Huh? Really?!" Jun's father said, with signs of concern on his face.
"Don't worry, my brother! You live in the shadow of the monks. I don't think they are crazy enough to make the fighters of the Murim their enemies."
"You are right, my brother, but where is our groom? Haha."
Merchant Kim's son, Kang. He was eighteen years old, tall and well-built, with a look of intelligence on his hairless face.
"He's still asleep, brother. He likes to rest at our stops. However, brother, your way of life is a little different from that boy's!" The merchant said it jokingly.
Really?
"Of course, brother, what a beautiful way!" said the merchants, and he and Jun's father laughed together.
"Okay, I guess we'll go now."
"Well, don't let me hold you back any longer. Goodbye, brother!"
"Hoho, don't worry bro, see you at the party tonight!"
John's father said, announcing that they would begin their journey to the mountain to search for herbs to be followed by his son Jun.
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"Congratulations Hu"
"I thank you "
"our darling has grown so fast ."
"May we see your daughter as a bride very soon!"
Such phrases were exchanged between Jun's father and the rest of the villagers all the way to the Green Mountain, which was stressing on Jun's nerves, something that his father did not ignore, but for some reason, he did not talk to him about it.
They were now among the trees in the forest of the Green Mountain, and rather it must be said that it is the forest of the White Mountain, from all this snow that rises from the ground to the knee of a mature man, which makes the task of the herb collector difficult, especially in winter. Humidity condenses the ki energy close to the ground, but it is more like what is said about it frozen so that no one can use it, as it was heavy and dense as a hundred huge stones pressed on a small child, and for this reason, it is dangerous to accumulate ki energy in such circumstances and to add insult to injury, it is the high altitude of the mountain in which it is difficult to breathe. If a practitioner of martial arts gathers energy in such circumstances, he will cause a defect in his internal energy system, which will lead to his death or something worse. However, such conditions allow for the gathering of great energy in the herbs, which isn't the most important aspect but rather the new qualities that emerge in the herbs that add a huge value to them if they were dealt with well.
In such circumstances, the herb collector must find the most densely wooded and lush place in the midst of the white snow and then begin to shovel this heavy snow until they find what they need below. It was difficult and exhausting. in addition to the difficulty of the atmosphere that the villagers are accustomed to and their endurance of long distances with hard effort that no ordinary person can bear, they also have the ability to differentiate between herbs, as some of them have deadly properties and some have medicinal properties and others that can be used in pills for martial arts practitioners.
"here!" Jun's father told him, "Let's start by removing the snow."
Both of them took out a metal tool that looked like a spoon used for eating but a little larger to start removing the snow. Despite its shape that resembles white cotton, the layers of snow here are harsh, which requires great effort to shovel them, and yet they cannot use tools larger than the ones they have with them. They affect winter herbs, despite all of them, but they are soft and may be affected by anything.
"You know I'll listen to you if you want to talk!"
"And what good would that do?" Jun told his father!
"You know that's the way life is! There's really nothing you can do, but if you're upset you can at least talk!"
"And what will happen? will you stop the wedding? I think it is useless!"
"Don't worry, you'll get used to it. this is for your sister's sake. let's not make her last day with us difficult for her! At least promise me this?"
"no, I do not know !" said Jun to his father
an hour had passed since they started searching, and finally, they found it, the father took a metal tool from his bag and then planted it in the ground around the herb to extract it while Jun put some snow in a cloth to receive the herb and put it on a bed of snow.
"We found one and that's good!" It was around the middle of the day signaling them to leave. The ceremony was supposed to happen at sunset so Father and Jun had to go to the village to help with the preparation too.
But Jun had another opinion
"I think I want to stay here for a little while."
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