My Younger Siblings Are the Greatest Masters in the World - Chapter 79

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79.

“Young Lady! You need to get away!”

“But Hyemin…!”

At that moment, Namgung Hyemin suddenly shot up from between the rocks.

Since Namgung Hyemin was a daughter of the Namgung Family, her martial arts couldn’t be called weak by any basic standard.

It was just lacking compared to the name of the Namgung Family.

The rocks that fell around them exploded like firecrackers and struck the girls.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon covered her face with her arms and ran with all her might toward the cliff on the opposite side.

As long as she protected her head, she could somehow treat any other wounds.

“Chiyeon! Hurry!”

Sang Chiyeon was following right behind, protecting Hwangbo Ryeoseon.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon turned her gaze to the right.

Namgung Hyemin was dodging the rocks better than expected while performing her light body technique.

‘At this rate, she should be able to survive.’

But it was premature relief.

The thunderous sound of rocks hitting the ground and Namgung Hyemin’s scream were heard almost simultaneously.

Fragments from the rocks that shattered into pieces had struck Namgung Hyemin.

“Hyemin!”

Hwangbo Ryeoseon threw her body toward Namgung Hyemin, who had collapsed.

What caught her eye first, before anything else, was her face.

Her entire face from forehead to chin was covered in blood.

She hung limply as if dead.

Sang Chiyeon grabbed Hwangbo Ryeoseon, who was holding Namgung Hyemin, and leaped.

Crash!

A massive rock fell where Hwangbo Ryeoseon had been.

“Young Lady! Pull yourself together!”

Sang Chiyeon, who was shouting, was also bleeding from her head.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon tightly embraced Namgung Hyemin with her throbbing arms.

As Hwangbo Ryeoseon frantically performed her light body technique through the thick dust, something like a cave came into view.

“Chiyeon! That cave over there!”

The cave, half-blocked by fallen rocks, was still wide enough for them to enter.

“Young Lady, you go first!”

As Hwangbo Ryeoseon threw herself into the cave, Sang Chiyeon immediately followed.

And soon, with a thunderous sound, the cave was blocked by rocks.

In the sudden darkness, only their rough breathing echoed off the walls.

Hiss—!

Sang Chiyeon lit up the darkness with fire tongs.

Sang Chiyeon was covered in dust from head to toe, and Hwangbo Ryeoseon was no different.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon found a relatively flat spot and laid Namgung Hyemin down.

From the way her chest was rising and falling, she was definitely alive.

Sang Chiyeon moved the fire tongs’ light toward Namgung Hyemin’s face.

The world’s greatest beauty, Namgung Hyemin, was no longer there.

She had wounds on her forehead, cheeks, and chin, with stone fragments even embedded in her cheek.

Blood was still flowing from the gaping wounds.

“What do we do, what should we do?”

Hwangbo Ryeoseon, who was trying to remove the stone fragments embedded in Namgung Hyemin’s face, let out a short groan due to the pain in her arm.

Sang Chiyeon said to Hwangbo Ryeoseon.

“Let’s look at your wounds first, Young Lady.”

“Hyemin before me, please do something about Hyemin.”

The only medical arts Sang Chiyeon could perform were applying wound medicine and wrapping bandages.

Moreover, they had lost their luggage now, so she couldn’t even do that.

Sang Chiyeon urgently removed the stone fragments embedded in Namgung Hyemin’s face.

Each time a sharp stone fragment came out, Namgung Hyemin’s face convulsed.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon removed the stone fragments embedded in her own arm.

For bleeding control, she tore her clothes to use as makeshift bandages.

“Young Lady, are you alright?”

“I don’t have any serious injuries. What about you?”

“Me too. The problem is…”

Sang Chiyeon’s gaze naturally turned to Namgung Hyemin.

There was no way to take proper measures.

The fortunate thing was that Namgung Hyemin didn’t have any serious injuries other than her face.

Sang Chiyeon said.

“We need to find another exit before the fire tongs run out.”

Although light was coming in from the cave entrance blocked by rocks, it was as thin as thread and insufficient to illuminate the surroundings.

Sang Chiyeon, who went into the cave, had to return before taking even a few steps.

The cave was too short inside, and no other exit was visible.

Sang Chiyeon tried pushing the rocks at the entrance, but couldn’t create even the slightest movement.

Since it was quiet outside, the landslide seemed to have ended.

“We’re completely trapped.”

Unless someone rescued them, they would have to die of thirst here, but would they be discovered?

“Let’s catch our breath for now.”

Hwangbo Ryeoseon leaned her back against the cave wall.

Sang Chiyeon, who had extinguished the fire to save the fire tongs’ oil, also settled beside Hwangbo Ryeoseon.

“Mmm…”

Namgung Hyemin’s painful groan was heard faintly.

Even when they turned their heads, the too-thick darkness didn’t show them Namgung Hyemin’s form.

It was better not to see Namgung Hyemin right now anyway.

Sang Chiyeon said.

“It will take time for a rescue team to come, so let’s start knocking on the rocks blocking the cave after three hours.”

Even in this moment, Sang Chiyeon coldly chose the best method for survival.

“Will a rescue team come?”

“We agreed to send a messenger bird to the Sega when we arrived at Yeonji-ru. If the letter doesn’t arrive, the Sega will dispatch people.”

“Can we hold out until then?”

“We have to. I haven’t even held a man’s hand once, so dying like this would be unfair.”

“Pfft!”

Hwangbo Ryeoseon burst into brief laughter and patted Sang Chiyeon’s thigh.

“If we survive, the first thing you should do is hold a man’s hand.”

“Would Seol Podoo’s hand be okay too?”

Hwangbo Ryeoseon flinched and said as if doing a favor.

“What’s the big deal about holding hands just once.”

Having said that, both of them burst into laughter.

“Right, we have to live. It’s ridiculous for the great Hwangbo Ryeoseon to die here.”

But while the thread-thin light turned to darkness and changed again to the pale green light of dawn, no one came looking for them.

Only the sound of them knocking on the rocks with their sword sheaths echoed emptily around them.

Sang Chiyeon occasionally lit the fire tongs to check on Namgung Hyemin’s condition.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Namgung Hyemin did not wake up.

Only her rising chest and occasional groans indicated Namgung Hyemin’s survival.

It seemed they had repeated falling asleep and waking up about twice.

Whether two or three days had passed, even their sense of time had become dull.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The monotonous sound of Sang Chiyeon tapping the rock with his sword sheath reached him in his half-conscious state.

The throbbing pain in his arm was getting worse.

The thought ‘If I leave it like this, it’ll fester’ crossed his mind.

Perhaps he might die before the wound could even fester.

The parching thirst that made his dried lips feel like they were cracking had come long ago.

It seemed like more than a day had passed since he talked with Sang Chiyeon.

The agony of withering away without moisture was indescribable.

The thought ‘It would have been easier to die comfortably if I’d been crushed by the rocks’ naturally occurred to him.

Drowsiness overwhelmed him.

The feeling that if he fell asleep like this, he would never wake up again crept over him.

Yes, that would be good too.

If he died in his sleep, there would be no pain.

Sang Chiyeon’s voice seemed to be heard from very far away.

So noisy!

He wanted to shout, but his parched throat couldn’t even let out a voice.

Sang Chiyeon’s mumbling voice suddenly became clear enough to understand.

“Here! Over here!”

Sang Chiyeon’s voice, shouting while tapping the rock with his sword sheath, was hoarse like a hundred-year-old man’s.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon struggled to lift her eyelids.

Since Sang Chiyeon was under a thread-thin beam of light, his outline was faintly visible.

“Chiyeon… What is it?”

“It’s a rescue team!”

Sang Chiyeon’s vitality awakened Hwangbo Ryeoseon.

“Really?”

As she lifted her back from the wall, she heard a voice calling her.

“Ryeoseon! Ryeoseon!”

That voice calling out desperately was definitely Hwangbo Hunyong’s.

“Father…!”

Her throat was too parched for any sound to come out.

Hwangbo Ryeoseon mustered all her strength to create saliva and swallow it, then shouted again.

“Father!”

“Ryeoseon!”

The voice became much closer.

Then the sound of something breaking rocks began to echo.

Time that felt like eternity passed like that.

Even though it couldn’t be true, she thought Hwangbo Hunyong might give up and go back.

Finally, new light appeared beside the thread-thin beam of light.

A person’s face suddenly appeared through that light that had grown to the size of a watermelon in an instant.

“Ryeoseon!”

When she saw Hwangbo Hunyong’s face, she felt like tears would burst out.

But her completely dried-up moisture wouldn’t allow even a single tear.

The light grew bigger and bigger, then a person suddenly entered the cave.

When she squinted her eyes, she saw it wasn’t Hwangbo Hunyong but someone else.

“Seol Podoo…”

It was Seol Mujin.

As soon as Seol Mujin entered, Sang Chiyeon grabbed his hand tightly.

‘That damn bastard!’

Sang Chiyeon pushed Seol Mujin toward Hwangbo Ryeoseon.

“Move Namgung Sojo first!”

That’s right. The person with the most serious injuries was Namgung Hyemin.

“Quickly, Hyemin…”

Seol Mujin first handed the water container he brought to Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Sang Chiyeon.

While they gulped down the water, Seol Mujin examined Namgung Hyemin.

Seol Mujin soaked the bandage he brought with water and dabbed it on Namgung Hyemin’s lips.

Then he parted her lips and carefully poured water in.

Half went into her mouth and half flowed outside her lips, washing away the blood on her face.

Even at a glance, the wounds on her face were not shallow.

There would definitely be severe scarring.

While Seol Mujin was giving water to Namgung Hyemin, Hwangbo Hunyong pulled Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Sang Chiyeon outside.

After giving her enough water, Seol Mujin lifted Namgung Hyemin.

It was by chance that his gaze reached the end of the cave.

What caught the edge of the sunlight was a hole carved into the cave wall.

A hole in the cave wall wasn’t particularly remarkable, but what caught Seol Mujin’s attention was that the shape of that hole was special.

‘That looks like that thing?’

“Seol Podoo!”

At Hwangbo Hunyong’s call, Seol Mujin hurriedly came outside carrying Namgung Hyemin.

Hwangbo Seonyong and Hwangbo Hyeonguk were each supporting Hwangbo Ryeoseon and Sang Chiyeon, passing over the rugged rocks.

Seol Mujin, holding Namgung Hyemin, said to Hwangbo Hunyong.

“I need to take Namgung Sojo and go ahead first.”

Namgung Hyemin’s face, covered with dried blood, looked terrible.

“Does Hyemin seem okay?”

“She’s still breathing, so she won’t die. Then I’ll go ahead.”

Seol Mujin kicking off the ground was like an eagle swooping down to snatch its prey.

Seol Mujin running while holding Namgung Hyemin was anxious.

Her breathing in and out was too shallow.

The thought ‘I should have brought Doctor Yeon’ occurred to him, but regret is always too late no matter how fast.

Thanks to using his Light Body Technique to the maximum, he was able to lay Namgung Hyemin down in front of Yeongok Valley in just an hour and a half.

Seol Mujin asked while breathing heavily.

“Will she be okay?”

Unlike the urgent Seol Mujin, Yeon Gok’s answer was leisurely.

“Seol Podoo, you’re the one who looks like you’re about to collapse.”

Yeon Gok, who had checked Namgung Hyemin’s pulse, untied her clothes.

To Seol Mujin who hurriedly turned around, Yeon Gok said.

“You won’t be much help with the treatment, so please go outside.”

Seol Mujin said as he left the treatment room.

“Lady Hwangbo and Miss Sang will be coming soon too, so you’ll need to hurry with the treatment.”

“I can charge a generous treatment fee, right?”

“Just save her.”

Seol Mujin went outside to the well and scooped up a gourd dipper of water to drink.

His thirst was quenched, but the stuffiness in his chest remained.

After waiting about half an hour, the people from the Hwangbo Family Estate arrived.

Entering through the main gate, Hwangbo Hunyong asked.

“Is this really a medical clinic?”

Yeon Gok had stopped working as a physician long ago.

These days, Yeon Gok’s work was running a brewery and manufacturing Lotus Empress Attack Pills.

It cost a lot of money and the materials weren’t easy to obtain, so making about one a year was the most he could do, but even that alone was suffering that seemed to shorten his lifespan.

“You already know Doctor Yeon’s medical skills, don’t you?”

“Ah! So this is where Doctor Yeon is.”

Just then, Yeon Gok opened the treatment room door and stuck his head out.

“Next patient.”

Seol Mujin asked.

“How is Namgung Sojo?”

“I’ve put out the immediate fire.”

Everyone let out sighs of relief.

“That’s fortunate.”

“I wonder about that.”

“Why?”

“We’ll know when the patient wakes up.”

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