Chapter 197: Blue Light (4)
The night was pitch black, with thick clouds covering the sky.
As I stepped outside with Cho and Hyang, Sister Seol followed behind, her face full of concern.
"So-ryong, be careful. Scorpions are savage, ruthless, and cunning."
Behind her, Hwa-eun also nodded with the same worried expression.
"Huh? Cunning? Ruthless?"
I was taken aback by the sudden hostility towards scorpions. It wasn’t like Sister Seol or Hwa-eun to have such prejudices, so I tilted my head in confusion. Seeing my reaction, my sister spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Well, haven’t you heard the saying about scorpions? That’s why you need to be cautious.
And considering that the Five Venoms Sect raised this one, it’s already proven dangerous enough to eat people."
"She’s right, So-ryong."
It was just a scouting mission, so their concern felt excessive. But more than that, Sister Seol’s words made me think.
This wasn’t just a problem with the Kunlun Sect’s prejudices—our own family had its own deeply ingrained misconceptions.
I had been thinking that the Central Plains needed a serious shift in perception regarding venomous creatures, but now I realized my own family wasn’t any better.