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BROOOOO...don't just throw it on my face and let me deal with it. How, when, why heard of it?
My happy place (and don't say there was spoiler alert. The warnings beckon me)

That’s how I felt when I read the novel.

no after care after dropping that bomb?! WHYYYY WTFFF

to put it correctly - this little ginseng will use all his thousands years of cultivation and will sprout again, so no death, just quiet circle of plant life ╮(￣▽￣)╭

Girlll, i love u so much <33 thanks for clarifying it. (My heart almost sank)

I knoooow, when I was reading novel I cried buckets in that scene, but Thanks to authors pity on weak readers, it's somehow a happy ending (๑•ㅂ•)و✧

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NO I don't think he "died" bro that's not what it interpreted in the novel tho

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Yeah this!! AND IT'S MORE MAKE SENSE too since that's how they "grew" wild ginseng there in south korea, that’s why wild ginseng in South Korea is more expensive. Even from the shape of the leaves, it’s different from regular ginseng, and wild ginseng grows without any human interference. Everything happens naturally... from the 'seeds' being carried by birds and/or the wind, to being left to grow on their own, which usually takes decades.

So it makes sense that Mesan will continue to exist. As long as nature and the mountains remain, wild ginseng will keep growing. That’s why some mountains in South Korea are heavily protected. Since this manhwa contains many aspects related to the spiritual beliefs of the people, as well as cultural elements (especially those connected to Chinese literature and related traditions) so i bet the author made message clear.

Yeah, Mesan’s story was left open. He’ll probably come back, but since there was never any follow-up, it still felt unresolved to me, and that was kind of sad.

I kind of remember in novel there was a pot with ginseng sapling on windowsill in sunny spot, and MC was thinking about Mesan ╮(￣▽￣)╭. That was probably somewhere in last chapters, but MTL can be confusing, so not 100% sure (￣∇￣")

may i politely ask where did you read the novel?