Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 78
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Chapter 78
Tseujeujeuk-
The fishing line transforms.
Showing ceaseless changes was already commonplace.
The problem was what came after.
Chwaaaaak-!
The fishing line transformed into sword form. The movement contained within it was the problem.
It was ever-changing.
But it wasn’t light.
What was contained within it was the depth that revered the Three Teachings while not losing its foundation!
‘What…!’
The foundation of that martial technique that only descendants of the Quanzhen Sect could unfold was contained within the fishing line.
‘How does this person have traces of the Mutual Return Sword Technique?’
Was it a mistake? It wasn’t.
[Reading the opponent’s move.]
[Analysis successful.]
[Reading traces of the Mutual Return Sword Technique.]
The notification that rang out proved this.
The ki sensing he felt told him.
That what he was feeling wasn’t a mistake.
“Hurry and counter it!”
“!!!”
“Hurry!”
Was it that he could no longer continue unfolding it?
At Ju Tae-gong’s voice, Jung Myeong came to his senses and.
Tuaaaaaaang-!
Swung his sword toward the fishing line flying in the form of the Mutual Return Sword Technique.
As the sound of metal clashing rang out, the fishing line immediately retreated.
Puhwaaaaak!
Along with that, explosive sounds burst around them.
The shockwave created by their collision devoured all the surrounding commotion.
At the same time, it erased all remaining traces around them as if spitting them out.
Amid everyone watching this burst into exclamations.
“How was my proof?”
“The proof is finished. You have proven your qualifications.”
As if he had been waiting, Ju Tae-gong declared that Jung Myeong had accomplished his proof.
“Wooooo!”
“Wow…! He’s opened his eyes. He’s opened his eyes.”
“This is crazy…”
The cheers grew even louder.
While everyone watched in amazement.
[Hmm. Are you satisfied?]
To Ju Tae-gong’s sound transmission question, Jung Myeong answered honestly.
[No. Rather, it seems my confusion has only grown?]
[Hmm hmm. For someone whose confusion has grown, you speak well? Shall we now find out what the reason is together?]
[…Let’s do that.]
[Follow me. Ah, and bring that Young Lady over there who’s gaping with her mouth open too.]
[Very well.]
Fortunately, the direction after the proof was finished was positive.
* * *
Cheers burst out from all around.
They could assume that Jung Myeong truly belonged to the Jusan Archipelago.
But it wasn’t something that would actually happen. Even though they wouldn’t be unaware of this.
There might be some scheme behind acting like that.
Right now, this wasn’t what was important.
‘Where is he leading us?’
Ju Tae-gong led the two as soon as the proof ended.
The place he had prepared was more serious than expected.
Following inside the ship, they could see the inside decorated like a palace except for its size.
The ship itself had been made like a reception room. It was luxurious.
Normally he would have enjoyed this place.
But Jung Myeong could only stare intently at Ju Tae-gong.
“Hmm. What are you staring at so much?”
“You wouldn’t be unaware of the reason, would you?”
“Hmm…”
“How do you know that martial art?”
The Mutual Return Sword Technique.
How did he know it?
It was natural to ask this.
“I heard you’re a physician.”
“…What do you mean all of a sudden?”
“Just follow me.”
[I can’t speak easily even here. There are many listening ears.]
“Huh, really.”
“….”
Even though no one else was visible on the ship’s deck.
Ju Tae-gong’s mouth, leading Jung Myeong, wouldn’t stop talking.
What could be done.
Like a thirsty man digging a well, he had to follow along.
Ju Tae-gong entered the ship as if familiar with it.
Passing through the ornate corridor, going down several times below.
When they reached what seemed to be the lowest level.
“I’ll go in for a moment.”
Leaving behind words that were unusually quiet,
Creak-
He carefully opened the door leading downward.
‘It’s musty.’
The smell of stale air that wafted out as soon as the door opened.
Breaking through it and entering, inside was an unexpected presence.
‘The pulse is shallow.’
A person was lying on the bed.
With breathing so quiet it was deathly still, they looked ready to stop breathing at any moment.
Silent.
Yet the patient with the shallow pulse didn’t worsen beyond that state.
A patient whose bad condition was strangely being maintained.
‘How peculiar.’
It was a patient in a condition Jung Myeong had never seen before.
“This person is….”
“Heh. Didn’t I ask if you were a physician? This is a patient.”
“…Huh. You brought a patient here?”
“I had a hard time bringing them here.”
Ju Tae-gong’s words continued.
“Originally, I intended to show you this child.”
“…Ah!”
“Do you realize it now? You’re a physician. What else would I need to have a physician prove? If you had shown your medical arts, we could have passed through quietly.”
“I brought that up first.”
“Correct. After creating such a situation, how could we back down? People of the Jusan Archipelago absolutely cannot do that. Tsk. You limited the choices.”
“Oh my….”
“Well, it doesn’t matter anyway. We would have had to exchange moves at some point.”
“For the sake of that move you showed me earlier?”
“Correct. You’re quick to catch on.”
“I hear that often.”
“You take compliments well too. Heh heh. Don’t I need to show my moves for you to believe? Originally, I planned to share a move with you if you treated this child.”
“That would have been natural.”
“Correct. It would have been natural. But thanks to you, the order has changed. Heh heh….”
For some reason.
Ju Tae-gong clearly showed signs of regret.
The reason was soon revealed.
“Now, this makes it difficult for me to ask for treatment, doesn’t it?”
“Since the proof is already finished?”
“You got it exactly right.”
Even while inwardly calling them this child in a diminishing way.
There was affection in Ju Tae-gong’s eyes as he stayed by the bed.
‘Family perhaps? It could be.’
Looking closely at the face that had turned pale from the shallow pulse, it resembled Ju Tae-gong’s face.
Even if he was the leader of an evil sect, he was still human.
Affection for family was like an instinct.
He had wanted to use this opportunity for treatment, but seemed to feel regret at not being able to do so.
‘He must think it can’t be helped.’
Since Jung Myeong had proven himself through martial arts.
He saw it as unreasonable to demand treatment out of nowhere at this point.
So his regret would be even greater.
Regardless of whether treatment was possible or not, he thought the treatment itself couldn’t be performed.
‘This happened because I completely changed the game.’
The move called proof that Jung Myeong had thrown.
He thought he had properly succeeded with that one move, but now the situation had become unnecessarily complicated.
“Heh…. Still, bringing you here wasn’t for any other reason. Anyway, this place is the safest for conveying words.”
“Hmm….”
“Now, let me start by explaining how I know sword techniques.”
Nevertheless, Ju Tae-gong tried to explain the reason first.
He must have had some kind of principle of his own.
‘A belief?’
It didn’t matter if he was an Evil Sect Martial Artist.
No, because he was an Evil Sect Martial Artist, he needed beliefs even more.
Those without beliefs could never materialize their will.
That’s why even Evil Sect Martial Artists had beliefs.
That was their own code of chivalry and righteousness.
‘Even if that direction might be twisted. Being a hero doesn’t necessarily mean being righteous.’
In truth, Jung Myeong didn’t really care either way.
The reason he had brought his convictions with him.
Was because he himself had beliefs.
“That’s all well and good, but please spare me a moment.”
“Hmm? What for?”
“When there’s a patient here, how can a physician act like this?”
The belief that a physician never passes by a patient.
Even if that medical act caused conflict and brought losses, he would never turn away from a patient.
“I made one wrong choice and came a long way around. Didn’t you also take a long detour by turning your head unnecessarily?”
“Tsk tsk… Old man?”
“It’s hard to call someone who worries about family anything else. I’ll speak to you not as a martial artist, but as a family member with a patient.”
“Speak.”
“We’ve both landed a blow on each other, so now let’s return to our proper places.”
“You…!”
“It looks like it’ll only take a moment, so let’s see to the patient first.”
What was important to him was treatment first.
* * *
“She’s not waking up?”
“They called it narcolepsy.”
“This condition?”
“Yes.”
Narcolepsy.
A disease where one suddenly falls into sleep regardless of their will.
If she had simply fallen asleep, the symptoms would certainly be narcolepsy, but.
“Is it not?”
“On the surface it appears so… but this seems somewhat different.”
[Diagnosis successful.]
[Pulse is extremely weak.]
[Energy is clumped together.]
“If it’s because energy has clumped together… no, that’s not it.”
“Hmm? You knew?”
“How could I not? In my view, the current symptoms are side effects of spirit medicine.”
“Spirit medicine?”
“Yes. Spirit medicine. She was an extremely weak child from birth.”
“Her natural constitution seems to be like that.”
“Right. Strangely, she’s a child of a martial family but turned out that way. To save that child, I had no choice but to prepare medicine for her to take.”
“That must have required great effort.”
“Thank you for understanding. Anyway, after feeding her spirit medicine like that, the energy clumped together. But without it, she would have died.”
“Hmm…”
In its own way, it was correct.
There are those who are weak from their very constitution.
Feeding spirit medicine to somehow save those born that way was quite common. In fact, anyone would do the same.
But somehow.
‘It certainly seems like it was used to save her at first.’
But the cause seemed to lie in that very thing.
“Anyway, there have been many cases where touching that energy only made the situation worse. That’s not the way.”
“The situation gets worse?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm…”
“I said no. Clearly.”
He’s not being trusted.
However.
A physician only looks at the results of the medical treatment they perform.
“You brought me here because you trust me, right?”
“That’s right, but?”
“Then watch quietly. If not, stop me right now.”
“What…!”
Jung Myeong took out acupuncture needles from his chest.
There was no mistaking the signal his actions sent.
It was an action indicating he would touch the energy inside the body.
‘What should I do…!’
At this, Ju Tae-gong flinched for a moment.
This was a crossroads of choice.
Whether to accept his method. Or whether to stop him as things were.
Depending on this choice, what would happen to his beloved granddaughter would be decided.
What choice would he make indeed.
“…”
Instead of answering, Ju Tae-gong squeezed his eyes shut.
‘It’s a yes…!’
Understanding this, Jung Myeong immediately.
Tseuk-
Inserted a long needle connected to his energy into the patient’s palm center.
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