Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

Chapter 165

"Ryong, where are you suddenly running off to?! And why are you carrying Hwayang?! You’ll get poisoned again at this rate! Hwa-eun! Hwa-eun! Look at what So-ryong is doing!"

Behind me, Seol’s scolding struck the back of my head like a flying dagger.

She wasn’t even part of the Tang Clan, yet here she was, reprimanding me like an elder.

To make things worse, she even called out to Hwa-eun, who had been peacefully playing in the cabin with Bini, Seol, and Hyang.

There’s nothing more underhanded than tattling in this world, and it seemed like Seol was about to report me straight to Hwa-eun.

Seol… I trusted you… Why…

A faint sense of betrayal crept in, but I supposed she had a point.

Hwayang’s body was coated in toxins, making it dangerous to touch, yet here I was, holding it tightly while sprinting toward a blazing mountain. Of course, Seol’s nagging was inevitable.

But even if I ended up poisoned again, even if Hwa-eun scolded me later—how could the great Spicy Fabre possibly hold himself back now?

This was my one chance to find out what kind of creature Hwayang really was.

Right now, Hwayang was like an unscratched lottery ticket—I had to scratch it immediately. Who knew when another opportunity like this would come again?

If Hwayang’s diet were something cheap and easy like Cho or Bini, it would’ve been fine.

But his food was fire itself.

And that meant keeping him fed was a costly endeavor. To create a fire of this magnitude required a fortune—not something I could afford to replicate on a whim.

So even if I end up coughing blood, I’m not missing this chance.

I knew Seol was worried about my health, but I wasn’t recklessly touching Hwayang without a plan.

I was Fabre, after all.

A master of handling venomous creatures. Did she really think I’d grab Hwayang without preparing for the worst?

I had contingencies in place.

With Seol, Bini, and Dong on hand, detoxifying myself would be tough, but it was definitely possible.

Besides, having already been poisoned once, I probably had some level of resistance by now.

So, ignoring the sharp scolding behind me, I activated my light movement technique and leaped across the water channel Bini had carved, heading straight for the mountain’s base.

One of the four fire-starting points was just ahead, and now the entire mountain was blazing like an enormous bonfire.

The heat was intense, making it difficult to approach. If I wanted to feed Hwayang, I needed to start from the outer edges and gradually work my way in.

I’ll have to peel away the flames carefully, like slicing apple skin.

With that plan in mind, I reached the mountain’s base while still holding Hwayang.

As I arrived, I spotted Sword Dragon, who had been monitoring the fire, turning to me with a look of surprise.

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