Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 816

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Chapter 816
Sulche, Demonic Sect Leader.
Changwang Akjin, Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
Baek Rin-ui-seon, Leader of the Five Wheels Society.
The three sat together in one place.
“Despicable. Absolutely despicable. You truly are despicable.”
“I’ve known for a long time that this bastard is cunning and filthy. But I never expected he’d go this far.”
Sulche also spat out curses in agreement.
In the midst of this, Jegalling quietly sipped his tea.
Sulche erupted in anger.
“Hey! Are you ignoring what I’m saying now!? This is why old men pretending to be young are insufferable!”
“…I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean, sir.”
When Jegalling answered calmly, Sulche grew even more furious and burst out.
“Don’t play dumb! You’re the one who made Salsu and Salgeomru disappear from the Jeongsa Tournament! You… surely you haven’t forgotten the principle of non-interference between officials and warriors!?”
Jegalling chuckled softly and shrugged his shoulders.
“How could I possibly accomplish such a thing? Moreover, if I had done so, I wouldn’t need to hear the Martial Arts Alliance Leader call me despicable.”
Changwang Akjin finally interjected.
“I know you tampered with the supplies from behind the scenes. Hmph… At this rate, several sects within the Martial Arts Alliance face bankruptcy.”
At those words, Jegalling waved his fan.
“My, how you disparaged arithmetic as vulgar… This is precisely why one must not neglect any field of study. What a pity.”
At Jegalling’s words, the veins in Changwang Akjin’s neck suddenly bulged.
If he were to shout now, an ordinary warrior would have their spirit crushed and their legs go weak from Changwang Akjin’s fury. But the monster before him was different.
It only added to his amusement.
Sulche spoke.
“Detestable wretch… So you’ve overcome the Nine Yin Meridian now?”
In the past.
Everyone in Gangho knew that Jegalling would die young because of the Nine Yin Meridian. But now, his Nine Yin Meridian had been cured.
Though not completely resolved, at least the possibility of sudden death was now infinitesimally close to zero.
A miracle created by his sole disciple, Jin Cheon-hee.
How many who had hoped for his death were shocked by this?
And now.
The monster they had wished would sicken and die walks freely through Gangho, mocking people.
Sulche’s remark was sarcasm directed at Jegalling’s current conduct.
“It is a lifespan given by my disciple. Should I not make use of it?”
By rights, he should have died long ago and turned to dust.
Those who remembered the days of Hyeolrin Gwangssal all hoped for his death, did they not?
Yet now this man acts as though he’s done nothing wrong, and it burns the soul.
‘In the old days, he’d commit the deed, then brazenly ask what I’d do about it and demand proof. Now he acts as though he’s hearing it for the first time. Truly, he’s a snake, a snake.’
This is why experience is troublesome.
An opponent already difficult to handle becomes even more so when he gains such depth.
“Ugh, enough. Enough already! I know you’re betting everything on that man’s disciple’s ideology. This is a truce. A truce!”
At Sulche’s words, Changwang Akjin let out a small sigh.
What good would anger or lamentation do when the old fools before him had no intention of listening?
“Very well. The Righteous-Heterodox War ceases here in truce.”
Perhaps it was time to step down from the position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
Lately, it felt as though a stone had settled in my epigastrium. When I had my pulse checked, the doctor said it was due to excessive stagnation of resentment accumulated in my chest.
He warned that if it progressed further, it could become a heart demon, so I needed to find some stability.
‘I’ve already marked the next Martial Arts Alliance Leader in my mind….’
Namgung Un of the Namgung Family.
However, he had only recently inherited the position of family head, and there was the unfortunate incident where the previous head had dabbled in demonic cultivation, resulting in a damaged dantian.
Because of that, there were quite a few sects opposing his appointment.
‘The man himself is quite capable, though.’
But generational succession was never easy anywhere.
As Changwang Akjin watched with some amusement, Jegalling fanned himself with his fan.
“How honored I am that both of you have called upon this humble Jegalling as mediator for the truce! I shall gladly serve as your notary.”
Watching his bright smile, resentment surged again in Akjin’s epigastrium.
This man was clearly a doctor who healed people, yet why did his smile seem so detrimental to one’s health?
Thus the three of them affixed their seals to the treaty.
“Each of you should keep one copy safe.”
“Ridiculous! I’m leaving now.”
With those words, Sulche rose and dashed out immediately.
Watching him go, Akjin thought to himself.
‘The Elder manages his resentment well.’
Indeed.
To avoid developing anger sickness, one must distance themselves from its source.
Sulche had no desire to remain near Jegalling for even a moment.
It was an excellent practice for his health.
“I won’t bother to see you out. Safe travels.”
He didn’t even chase after him, as if he understood this himself.
Changwang looked at Jegalling and sighed again.
“Do you wish to conquer Gangho itself?”
“Well… it seems my disciple desires something different.”
At that arrogant attitude, Changwang was left speechless.
“So if your disciple wishes it, it can be done? Ha! I can only hope that Ilgwang remains devoted to saving lives.”
Changwang also ceased the conversation and left his seat.
It was bad for the heart demon.
Jegalling, and Ilgwang as well.
These priests who healed people were equally skilled at turning people’s moods inside out.
As Changwang departed, Jegalling took a sip of tea in the empty room and set down his cup.
“Yoo Ho, the tea has gone cold.”
The door creaked open as Yoo Ho entered.
“Has the work been completed successfully?”
“Of course. With this… the Heterodox Faction’s Kang Ho-ins have been reduced to roughly… about four hundred dead. The Righteous Faction side is about two hundred, but that hardly matters anyway. The Heterodox Faction’s vacancies will likely be filled by other Heterodox Faction members, but even so, at this rate the Demonic Sect will attempt to expand. And if the Demonic Sect attempts to expand, then Hyeolseonggyo will do the same as well….”
“Is drawing in Hyeolseonggyo your objective?”
“If Hyeolseonggyo completes all their preparations, it will be too late for us to respond. So I’m dangling bait like this. The bait of opportunity, that is.”
“From an external perspective, they would feel this is the opportune moment to intervene.”
“But it’s merely bait after all. The same applies to the Demonic Sect.”
Jegalling disliked Hyeolseonggyo needless to say, but fundamentally despised both the Righteous and Heterodox Factions.
“You’ve reduced the size of both the Righteous and Heterodox Factions, so you intend to diminish the remaining two as well.”
“That’s the idea.”
….
Yoo Ho fell into thought before speaking.
“You truly despise people, Master. For an existence like myself, that’s only natural, but you seem to operate on a different principle.”
Yoo Ho fundamentally despised humanity.
That’s why he had once slaughtered and devoured livers without hesitation. If Yoo Ho’s anger was of that primal sort, Jegalling was different.
It was more like carefully calculating and landscaping with specialized tools, pesticides, laborers to carry out the work, and even apex predators brought in to do so.
Jegalling wanted a beautiful garden where his disciple could play freely.
That was right. Both Yoo Ho and Jegalling disliked people equally, but what they did was fundamentally different.
“Is it for the young master?”
“Isn’t that obvious? Everything is for Hee. If I wanted to reduce patients by half, the answer is actually simple. I just need to reduce the Kang Ho-ins by half.”
“What of peace?”
“Peace in the history of Gangho? It might be possible if I mastered omnidirectional brainwashing techniques to cover all of Gangho.”
Even immortals couldn’t achieve that.
Jegalling spoke.
“In the end, blood massacres and righteous-heterodox wars occur because both sides judge they have excess strength. Having excess strength means there are simply too many people alive.”
Jegalling set down his teacup.
“Well then, since we’ve finished with various Gangho matters and collected the blood debt, shall we head back? Hee should already be home by now, yes?”
Yoo Ho closed one eye and opened his mouth.
“Yes. He finished his business in Namgyeong and has returned. He came home while still wearing shackles, wandering about quite freely.”
At those words, Jegalling chuckled softly, clearly amused.
This man rarely laughed so genuinely. Especially if it wasn’t about his disciple.
“Well then, shall we head back as well?”
Jegalling said so and rose to his feet.
* * *
“Hm hm hm♪”
[You seem to be in a good mood, Baekcheon-gun.]
[You certainly do.]
[Is it because you’re about to meet your younger sister?]
Various voices flowed from a jar.
It was a strangely shaped jar, with multiple human mouths crowded densely across its surface.
Each of those mouths had been rendered with lip wrinkles, teeth, and even tongues—a sight that would plague ordinary people with nightmares merely by witnessing it.
Strangely, different voices erupted from each individual mouth.
Upon a theatrical stage.
At the center of that stage, Baekcheon-gun danced.
The jars chattered among themselves like an audience.
“Ah. Of course! Very… very delightful. If my Hye-a had lived… she could have grown so beautifully. I’m quite pleased. But one of your words was wrong.”
[What do you mean, wrong?]
[Your younger sister is correct.]
[There’s nothing wrong.]
“Hye-a is certainly precious and beautiful, but she’s still a different Hye-a. Not my Hye-a. The difference is greater than you’d think~ quite substantial indeed♪”
[You remain unchanged.]
[Ah~ Baekcheon-gun. Truly, you are Baekcheon-gun~]
[We bestowed blessings upon you, yet you refuse?]
“Even so, don’t think of laying a hand on that Hye-a. All Hye-as are precious… even to you all. I’d want to tear you to shreds and kill you, wouldn’t I?”
[If you could, that would be fine too.]
[Hehehehe. Such a fierce man is rather appealing.]
[If you become strong enough to tear us to pieces, that too would be our great joy!]
Voices.
They were not mere entities.
Those whom only the Leader of Hyeolseonggyo, the commander of Sip Cheon-gun, could communicate with.
In the past.
Beings that had briefly possessed Kahuray Khan’s body.
Hyeolseon.
Their voices were flowing from the jars.
It was distinctly different from the other Sip Cheon-gun.
It was proof of just how special Baekcheon-gun was.
Baekcheon-gun laughed brightly.
“I once thought the entire world should burn to ashes… but you know, living this long, my thoughts have changed after all. Ahahaha. If I’d known this would happen, I should have survived longer! What a shame~”
[That is why we gave you this opportunity.]
[You’re strong with unconventional moves~ so, have you thought of a way to bring Banson’s seed into our fold?]
[We can certainly pull him over to our side. That one can become anything, after all.]
“Well~ I still need to think about it a bit more. Yes. Borrowing Sama Hyeon’s manner of speech, if Gaga… takes a liking to this concubine first, wouldn’t that come first?”
In an instant, his demeanor shifted as if a different person had been layered over him.
Or perhaps, fundamentally, he was the same person.
A muddled self drew forth the answer in one stroke, and in that moment, he precisely mimicked Sama Hyeon’s voice and manner of speech.
Baekcheon-gun, who had been dancing, reached out and removed his mask.
Click—
His true face was revealed beneath the mask.
The face of Baekcheon-gun revealed beneath it.
Resembled a Sama Hyeon who had aged somewhat and grown languid.
“That’s right. Now I can finally move forward to the next stage. Shall I take care of what remains for my Hye-a?♪”

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