Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 168
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Chapter 168
Bahn Uiwon wanted to lighten the atmosphere.
“If there are such people… their intentions alone would be sufficient.”
Physicians who couldn’t withstand the persecution of the Uiseon Sect and were making their move.
He held those physicians’ intentions in high regard.
“Yes. They are precious physicians who care for patients.”
“However, even if their intentions are noble, we must think realistically. What if we bring them because they’re said to have knowledge in medical arts, but when we actually meet them, their skills turn out to be lacking?”
In the midst of this, he didn’t forget reality.
He brought up the question of what to do if their actual abilities fell short of their reputation, despite valuing their noble intentions.
‘He has a more cynical personality than I thought.’
Should I say he’s extremely realistic?
Unlike his usual idealistic appearance of caring only for patients, he had an extremely realistic perspective.
Bahn Uiwon was managing to grasp both ideals and reality – two things that seemed completely incompatible – in this manner.
‘This is what makes him a true physician. That’s why I went to such lengths to find him.’
Jung Myeong inwardly evaluated Bahn Uiwon and continued speaking.
“If their skills are lacking, we must help them improve. Finding those with the right intentions is much more difficult.”
“I agree with that. But how do you fill in their lacking medical arts?”
“Two things are needed here.”
Jung Myeong had prepared two solutions for this.
“Two?”
“Yes. One is myself. The spirit medicines and heart methods I provide. Just using these two would advance their medical arts significantly, wouldn’t it?”
“That’s right!”
The Boyuan Heart Method he had created.
With just this alone, their medical arts could advance significantly.
Simply having internal energy greatly enhanced the five senses.
Based on this, when performing acupuncture, the effects would inevitably become stronger.
‘This is a method I’ve proven myself. There’s absolutely no way it could be wrong.’
Didn’t the Uiseon Sect operate in a similar way?
In Jung Myeong’s view, the Uiseon Sect was no longer a place where exceptional medical practitioners gathered.
‘When those with original intentions first gathered, it might have been so… but not now.’
The reason the corrupted Uiseon Sect could still produce numerous physicians.
It was simple.
It wasn’t because the Uiseon Sect was exceptional.
It was because the heart methods possessed by the Uiseon Sect were exceptional, producing those with high medical skills.
‘I hear they divide into inner and outer courtyards, teaching different martial arts to each? What an interesting place.’
This wasn’t just Jung Myeong’s opinion.
The leaders of the Uiseon Sect surely knew this well too.
That’s why they divided into inner and outer courtyards, and within those, they surely operated the Uiseon Sect by dividing ranks even more meticulously.
Jung Myeong intended to overturn all of this at once.
Through the martial arts he possessed!
“But are you really planning to give away those martial arts so easily? The saying about not teaching to outsiders doesn’t exist for nothing.”
“They’re people with noble intentions, so there’s no reason I can’t give it to them, is there?”
“Haha…”
Realizing this, Bahn Uiwon couldn’t help but be amazed. He hadn’t expected Jung Myeong to pass on those martial arts so easily.
In his amazement, he belatedly realized something.
“My goodness, I was blind.”
“What do you suddenly mean?”
“Thinking about it, you had this intention from the time you started teaching martial arts to the physicians at the branch, didn’t you?”
“Haha. You caught me.”
“As I thought! You weren’t just starting to expand the medical clinic. You had foreseen this far ahead, and now that you’ve reached it, you’re simply making your move. Amazing. Truly amazing.”
“You flatter me. I just prepared various small plans, and was lucky enough to have them work out.”
“Hmm… small plans, my foot!”
After his admiration, Bahn Uiwon asked again.
“Anyway, I understand the first one. But what’s the second one?”
“That’s what you’ll fill in, Bahn Uiwon.”
“Me?!”
Bahn Uiwon was shocked.
Him filling it in? For Bahn Uiwon, this was completely unheard of.
Jung Myeong didn’t beat around the bush with the surprised man.
He spoke directly to the point.
“Yes. How about you start putting effort into nurturing disciples now?”
“Does that even make sense! I’ve lived my whole life with the intention of only caring for patients!”
Resistance came back.
This was natural.
Jung Myeong had anticipated this.
“Why doesn’t it make sense? Where do your intentions lie? Isn’t it in caring for patients and healing them?”
“That’s right. That’s why…!”
“That’s exactly why I think this is more fitting. If you train physicians, you can heal more patients. Don’t you think so?”
“…”
Logically, Jung Myeong’s words were correct.
However, people don’t always move based on logic alone.
Sometimes humans were beings who would stubbornly cling to what could be called obstinacy.
Especially those who pursued ideals like Physician Bahn were prone to such obstinacy at times. Human beings tended to think that change meant admitting they were wrong.
Jung Myeong knew this well about him.
‘If not today, then tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then the day after – I’ll have to keep coming to persuade him.’
He was prepared to spend a long time convincing him.
Physician Bahn was the key to the medical clinic expansion he envisioned.
Only he could help draw the ideal vision that Jeongjin Medical Clinic should pursue.
So he was inwardly planning to invest considerable time and effort.
“…I understand.”
“Yes. Today isn’t the only day, so tomorrow… Pardon?”
“I said I understand. You’re right. Training future students is indeed the way to heal more patients, so that’s what we should do.”
“!!!!”
How unexpected. His prediction was beautifully wrong.
For Jung Myeong, this was a mistake he hadn’t experienced in quite a while.
But it wasn’t bad. No, it was good.
‘I wouldn’t mind having as many mistakes like this as possible!’
His prediction being so beautifully off the mark was even more beautiful.
“…Well then, tell me. How should I go about teaching?”
Physician Bahn’s following question.
To this, Jung Myeong laid out everything he had been thinking.
* * *
Quite some time had passed since the fierce blood wind that swept through Hangzhou and Anhui had subsided.
Many martial artists had come to visit. But Jung Myeong had not met with any of them so far.
He hadn’t even accepted letters from the Geumho Guild Leader, whose body was greatly heated with urgency.
Thanks to this, countless letters had piled up like a mountain.
Even this, Jung Myeong left openly untouched.
As if to let them know he wasn’t paying attention.
This was a signal.
A signal that Jung Myeong’s external movements had not yet been decided.
‘A kind of internal reorganization.’
At the same time, it was also a signal not to dare move before he did.
Those who understood this would be exercising restraint.
Those who failed to notice would quietly disappear.
Even amid all this, there was someone moving busily.
“Ugh… When might I be able to receive treatment?”
“Looking at the list, you’re next in line. Please wait just a little longer. It’ll be soon.”
“Yes… At this rate, I might stop breathing entirely.”
“Haha. Seeing how well you can speak, perhaps we could push you back further?”
“Oh my! Please have mercy!”
It was the patients.
While Jung Myeong had closed off all other external matters, he didn’t prevent patients from visiting the medical clinic. Rather, he encouraged it.
Thus, Jeongjin Medical Clinic had regained its original vitality and was bustling with patients.
Meanwhile, there was another movement taking place.
“Physician, word has come. At the back gate.”
At Chief Manager Old Man Jang’s words, Jung Myeong nodded.
‘Again today?’
As he had told Physician Bahn, he had secretly asked Elder Strange Madman of the Beggar’s Sect for a favor.
He had asked him to secretly find those who had the will but lacked the ability.
Or those who were blocked by reality and could no longer practice medical arts.
This was a task he had assigned right after the Anhui affair was concluded and he returned to Hangzhou.
The wall of reality seemed quite high even outside Hangzhou.
‘Faster and more numerous than expected.’
The work was progressing faster than anticipated.
When he went out to the back courtyard, Successor Candidate Geol Gae was standing there leading over ten people.
“Ah! Hangzhou’s finest, have you come?”
As soon as he appeared, Strange Madman’s face brightened with joy.
“Please stop teasing me.”
“Hehe. If you don’t like being teased, at least allow official visits! What’s with all this moxibustion talk, staying holed up in the medical clinic like this!”
There was substance within the teasing.
This was also a way of saying to reveal his hidden intentions soon.
Would Jung Myeong easily comply with this?
“It seems like many people would suffer unnecessarily if I moved around?”
“Suffer nothing! Everyone’s just busy with their own work.”
“Haha. Then let’s say I don’t want to create work unnecessarily.”
“Hmm…”
Words with substance behind them.
Since he too spoke with substance, old Strange Madman had no choice but to easily retreat.
After all, the one holding the initiative was none other than Jung Myeong.
After accepting Strange Madman’s jest, Jung Myeong turned his gaze toward those behind him. It was to examine the physicians Strange Madman had brought.
As soon as he saw them, Jung Myeong couldn’t help but click his tongue.
‘Well now, this batch is even worse.’
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