Chapter 316: Five-Poison Realm (1)
The name I gave the newly acquired mantis was Sandan.
In the Central Plains, wild red lilies are called sandanhwa, so I borrowed the name from that.
Sandan wasn't exactly red—it was more of a pink—but since I met her in the mountains, I thought the name fit.
It meant "a red child met in the mountains."
Though technically, sandanhwa isn’t quite red either—it leans more toward scarlet—and in this era, the term most often used for pink was yeonhong, so really, nothing about it matched.
‘Well, does the definition matter? What’s important is the meaning.’
“Your name is Sandan from now on. But are you a girl or a boy? Ah, earlier, Hyang called you unni, so... are you a girl?”
– Peep peep.
– Tsss. 『Yeah. Dad.』
“Oh ho. Is that so? Then I guess we can keep the name as is. That means I’ve got another little princess now. Nice to meet you. Let’s get along, okay?”
– Piiiii.
Just as I was about to name the mantis Sandan and gently pat her on the head—