Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

 

 

Beyond the medical clinic, outside.

Even there, the flow of time was fair.

Unlike the medical clinic that was enjoying peace, the commotion in Hangzhou had spread quite far.

Coincidentally, Donghwa Guild was at the center of the commotion.

The corpses of Donghwa Guild members found everywhere, including the dark market.

Using this as a pretext, quite a few forces came looking for Donghwa Guild.

 

-Donghwa Guild’s power has grown quite large, hasn’t it?

-Even with Golden Tiger Gang’s protection, they’ve crossed the line long ago.

-Tsk. They should have done things in moderation.

 

From the beginning, justification was merely a means.

What was important to them was profit.

Many came seeking to bite into it.

In response, the Donghwa Guild Leader also made a decision.

 

“Shouldn’t Donghwa Guild resolve this matter?”

“Haven’t we already offered the Vice Guild Master’s head?”

 

The Vice Guild Master who had started this affair.

They cut off his head and hung it on a pole.

The eyes of the guild members who saw this shook violently.

But those outside couldn’t help but gasp upon seeing it.

They realized the Donghwa Guild Leader had made a major decision.

 

-Ha, the Guild Leader has truly gone mad.

-He even offered the Vice Guild Master’s head, so if we touch this… things will get big.

-Tsk. I was planning to take what I could and leave.

-Anyway, since the Vice Guild Master’s head is gone, would the guild members be okay?

-Their power must have diminished.

-Should we be satisfied with this for now? Hmm…

 

However, having already drawn swords, it was difficult to be satisfied with just the Vice Guild Master’s head.

Especially those who had drawn their swords first.

The dark market, where corpses were discovered everywhere.

For them, it was especially unavoidable.

Since the incident had started from their ships.

In other words, their reputation had been damaged.

This reputation might seem like nothing much.

But in this era, it was quite important.

Reputation was fame, which was credit, and also power.

Since such a thing had been cracked.

The Salt Merchants also had to gain what they could.

The Guild Leader wasn’t unaware of this either.

 

“Will that be enough?”

“What?”

“Ha. Wasn’t this meeting arranged because of that head? If so, that head has served its purpose.”

 

Still, he was the Vice Guild Master.

Hadn’t they cut off his head and hung it?

Yet, to come out like this.

 

“Group Leader, are you going to be like this?”

“What do you mean?”

“Isn’t this enough? We offered the Vice Guild Master’s head, what more is there? Should I offer my head as well?”

“…”

“Ha.”

 

The Guild Leader stared directly at the Yeomsang Group Leader.

His staring eyes burned like fire.

But the Group Leader seemed completely unaware, maintaining a calm demeanor.

 

‘What is this guy relying on to act like this?’

 

That was what the Donghwa Guild Leader couldn’t help but wonder about.

That person came as the Yeomsang Group Leader.

But this Yeomsang Group Leader was different from guild leaders or sect masters.

Though called by the single name Yeomsang.

Yeomsang itself was a hodgepodge created by various merchant groups coming together.

Since they only gathered for profit, the position of Group Leader itself changed every few years.

His status was different from the Donghwa Guild Leader from the start.

Even though he wouldn’t be unaware of this.

To take such a high-handed attitude.

 

‘There’s something there.’

 

However, as a Guild Leader, he couldn’t just back down.

Disposing of the Vice Guild Master.

That was accepting a major loss for him too.

 

‘Tsk. Things are getting complicated.’

 

Yet there was no sign of the situation being resolved.

What could be done?

Even so, the Donghwa Guild Leader wasn’t ordinary either.

This was the very person who had crawled up from the bottom and established a guild upon reaching his peak.

Meaning he had hidden resolve.

He too didn’t back down and made a bold move.

 

“You’re not denying that you need to take this head either.”

“Hmm…”

“Group Leader, are you suggesting we go to war with Donghwa Guild?”

“Is there anything we couldn’t do?”

“Hmm… war, you say.”

 

Though they spoke of war.

The Yeomsang Group Leader didn’t know when to back down.

He glared and even unleashed killing intent.

The Group Leader only swallowed his groan.

Rather, the Group Leader seemed displeased that killing intent had been directed at him.

His face turned bright red as he spoke.

 

“I’ll give you three days’ grace. If the Donghwa Guild doesn’t resolve this matter by then….”

“Then what?”

“Our Yeomsang Group will also declare war…. Gah…! You…!”

 

Thwung-

The Group Leader who had been shouting to gain justification.

Before he knew it, the Guild Leader’s sword had pierced through his chest.

 

“Wh, what are you doing!”

“Guild Leader! You called us here to talk and now you do this…!”

 

The Yeomsang Group members who had been guarding the Group Leader’s side shouted.

But the Guild Leader didn’t even react to them.

Instead, he spoke quietly to the Guild Members who were guarding the surroundings.

 

“These bastards. They came here aiming for war from the beginning. Kill them.”

“Y, yes!”

 

To deal with the Yeomsang Group Members occupying the area.

The moment the order was given, the Guild Members moved quickly.

Everything happened in an instant.

 

“Gu, Guild Leader… Gah!”

“Kraaaah!”

 

There was no way the Yeomsang Group Members with inferior Martial Power could withstand this.

Kwazzzzzk- Kwang!

They were cut down in an instant.

Like a massacre.

Puhwaak!

In the midst of the Guild Leader’s Office being stained with blood everywhere.

The Guild Leader didn’t even wipe the blood that had splattered on him.

 

“Hang that Group Leader bastard’s head first. This is war.”

 

He declared the war that the dead Yeomsang Group Leader had wanted.

Shortly after.

The Group Leader’s head was hung next to the dead Vice Guild Master.

 

“Attack! Take their heads and burn their Ships!”

“Yes!”

 

Before rumors about that head could even spread, Donghwa Guild Members launched a surprise attack on the Yeomsang Ships.

Many Yeomsang Group Members were caught in this attack.

 

“Gaaaah…!”

“It’s the Donghwa Guild! The Donghwa Guild is attacking!”

“Everyone run for now!”

 

They weren’t a pushover force either.

Group Members who had been Outside Hangzhou for smuggling heard the news and regrouped.

 

“How dare someone like the Donghwa Guild Leader do this to us?”

“Hah….”

 

They sought to counterattack.

It was the moment when the great war between Donghwa Guild and Yeomsang Group truly erupted.

Most Martial Artists based in Hangzhou expected this outcome.

 

-Even if Yeomsang has numbers, their Martial Power is lacking, isn’t it?

-That’s right. The Donghwa Guild Leader even launched a surprise attack… Can they even respond properly?

-The Guild Leader made a big move.

-How will this turn out?

-Only the Golden Tiger Gang above Donghwa Guild must be happy.

 

Most predicted Donghwa Guild’s superiority.

However, surprisingly.

 

-What? It’s not ending?

-Who are those guys again?

 

Surprisingly, the great war was dragging on quite long.

Martial Artists who hadn’t been seen in Hangzhou until now.

New Martial Artists from outside Hangzhou Castle were revealing themselves and lending strength to Yeomsang.

The great war that seemed like it would end anticlimactically was unexpectedly prolonged.

 

-There’s talk that the Golden Tiger Gang is getting involved?

-From what I hear, that’s the case….

-Hmm… What exactly is this? Is this something that should escalate this much?

-It is strange. Those Martial Artists too.

-Just where are those guys from?

-I heard they’re from Black Point… No. That can’t be.

-Ahem. Right. Let’s pretend we didn’t hear that.

 

After that, strange rumors circulated that Black Point was involved.

But before such rumors could grow.

The great war itself was gradually expanding in scale.

It was the moment when the Hangzhou Martial World became chaotic.

 

 

* * *

 

 

Now, a full month.

Amidst the intensifying war between the Donghwa Guild and the salt merchants.

Jung Myeong’s medical clinic remained the same as usual.

Peaceful, yet still bustling with the constant stream of patients.

 

“You suddenly felt dizzy? And your speech was slurred too?”

“Yes… But I’m fine now. It was just for a moment. Just a moment.”

“When did this happen?”

“Yesterday. I told him I was better now, but this child made such a fuss that we came.”

 

An elderly-looking father.

He was subtly scolding the child who had insisted on bringing him here.

From their appearance, it was clear they weren’t a well-off family.

Jung Myeong himself wanted to grow quickly.

To accept many patients, he had to charge less for treatment than other medical clinics.

Even that was clearly a burden for them.

That’s why he was scolding.

 

‘You brought him well.’

 

However, Jung Myeong realized even before taking his pulse that the child had done a great filial deed.

Slurred speech. Dizziness.

And recovering from symptoms without any particular treatment.

In his previous life, this was one of the quite famous diseases.

 

“Hmm… You should praise him when you go in.”

“What!?”

“Your son brought you well. If things had gone wrong, it could have been serious.”

“This has a high probability of being a minor stroke.”

“A stroke!?”

“Not a stroke. But the stage before it. If left like this… you could suffer a stroke. Let me take a look for a moment.”

 

Cerebral stroke. In other words, apoplexy.

As famous as it was, it was a fatal disease.

When it healed naturally in just one day like this, it was usually a minor stroke, which was a precursor symptom.

 

‘After a minor stroke manifests, at most about three months later… stroke symptoms appear.’

 

As a father, he seemed to think this was nothing serious.

But considering it could progress to a full stroke later.

The child had truly performed proper filial piety.

This was also proven by his skills.

 

[Pulse Reading Skill is activated together with Analysis Skill.]

[Diagnosis succeeds.]

[Traces of minor stroke are discovered.]

 

‘As expected…!’

 

It was just as he had suspected.

Minor stroke.

In other words, transient ischemic attack.

Traces of what happened when a blood clot in the heart temporarily blocked cerebral blood vessels.

Those traces were clearly read through the Pulse Reading Skill.

Others might not know.

 

‘I can see it. Originally, such traces are hardly visible.’

 

Jung Myeong could see it clearly.

He had no choice but to be confident.

Were they shocked by the mention of stroke?

 

“Th-this… what on earth… what should we do?”

“Oh my! A minor stroke!”

 

The father quickly erased his annoyed expression.

Combining panic and worry together.

He even trembled all over.

Why wouldn’t he?

This stroke wasn’t an ordinary disease.

Even if you got it, recovery was difficult.

Once it manifested, there were countless cases of people just lying down until they died.

The reality was that it became a fatal burden for poor families.

Moreover, treatment was no ordinary matter.

Unlike Jung Myeong’s previous life, physically removing or inserting blood clots was difficult in this era.

Knowing this, he was trembling like that.

If it had been a while ago.

This would have been a patient Jung Myeong would have agonized over considerably.

 

‘What to do? Gradually, patients with higher difficulty are coming.’

 

Colds, gastroenteritis, coughs and such simple diseases.

He could handle those easily.

But healing the inside, even for a minor stroke, was no ordinary matter.

If it had been right before his awakening.

He would have immediately told them to go see a bigger medical clinic.

Rather, he would have been the one making a fuss.

But now.

 

‘I can see how to treat it.’

 

He could see which energy channels needed to be opened.

When he could see it, was there any need to hesitate?

 

“It will sting.”

“Oh…!”

 

Thwack. Thud.

Fengchi (Wind Pool), Baihui (Hundred Meetings), Taichong (Great Surge), Zusanli (Leg Three Miles).

He inserted acupuncture needles infused with energy into each visible acupoint.

 

“Huh….”

 

In an instant, he could see the qi and blood circulation being restored.

While placing acupuncture needles and applying moxibustion to some areas.

Jung Myeong instructed Old Man Jang to bring medicinal herbs as well.

 

“Elder. Please bring cnidium, angelica, red sage, gastrodia, and peach kernel.”

“I’ll bring them right away. Please wait a moment.”

“Thank you.”

 

Cnidium, angelica, red sage, gastrodia, peach kernel.

Five medicinal herbs for improving blood circulation were instantly placed in his hands.

All of these were herbs that could be easily obtained without difficulty.

Just because they were easy to obtain didn’t mean their medicinal effects were poor.

 

‘They’re classified as useful medicinal herbs for a reason.’

 

However, just because he used them to make something.

Didn’t mean it would become a miracle cure.

It was still somewhat lacking.

How could Jung Myeong just stand by and watch this?

 

[Extraction Skill has succeeded.]

[Pill Crafting and Combination Skills work in harmony.]

[Successfully created an enhanced pill!]

 

He instantly extracted and combined the five medicinal herbs.

Through this, he instantly created pills with medicinal effects strengthened several times over.

The number of pills created this way was five.

He repeated this six times, instantly producing thirty pills.

 

“Phew….”

 

While he was demonstrating this tremendous miracle.

The patient’s moxibustion and acupuncture treatment had finished.

 

[Treatment has succeeded.]

 

The acupuncture and moxibustion treatment was successful.

It wasn’t a complete cure right away, but that didn’t matter.

 

‘The rest can be supplemented with medicine. Additionally, with long-term observation, I can prevent it from progressing to a stroke.’

 

Since he planned to provide long-term treatment.

 

“C-can I really take this?”

“You need to live first, don’t you? Please take it.”

 

Wondering if it might be expensive.

He forcibly pressed the pill into the hands of the father who was reluctant to take the medicine he offered.

Gulp-

And so, it was the moment when the father suffering from minor stroke swallowed the medicine.

 

‘Huh…?’

 

The signal he had been hoping for over the past month finally came.

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