The Genius Doctor of the Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 11

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Huashan Sect Genius Physician — Chapter 11

Ever since Cheong In declared that he would teach Baek Hyeon,
visiting the Medical Chamber and Training Ground in turn had become his daily habit.
The elders made no particular effort to stop the two of them.
After all, Baek Hyeon—now recovered in health—taking up martial arts was perfectly natural, and moreover……
Cheong In had thrown himself into praising the boy’s talent with such unbridled enthusiasm that there was scarcely anything left to say.
So instead, it was the disciples of the Cheong generation and even some of the Un generation who grew curious and often came to watch Baek Hyeon’s training.
They were all astounded.
“Extraordinary!”
“Master, is that not the Seven Star Step?”
“To command a Step Technique so fluidly after only a brief period of study!”
Baek Hyeon did not hide his abilities or talent.
That much was only natural.
He was the man to whom Cheong Jin had entrusted the care of the Huashan Sect directly.
So how could he not concern himself with Huashan’s future?
‘But as merely a second-generation disciple, if I am to revive the declining Huashan, I have no choice but to employ methods somewhat… forceful.’
That meant first building enough influence to command Huashan completely, and then compelling them all toward strength by sheer will.
Yet for that to work, wielding significant influence was an absolute necessity.
So Baek Hyeon deliberately cultivated his presence within the Huashan Sect.
Dominating them through medical skill, restoring precious medicines, and revealing talent with the blade—all of this served that very purpose.
‘Though truth be told, setting that aside, the training itself is genuinely enjoyable.’
He was Hwa Seo Myeong, but he was also Baek Hyeon.
And Baek Hyeon had always yearned to master the martial arts of Huashan.
To study under Cheong In, the current master of the Plum Blossom Sword, was precisely the scenario he had dreamed of.
So his body moved before his mind could think twice.
Each day he threw himself into his training with genuine delight.
And Baek Hyeon possessed a talent that even the heavens—and Cheong Jin himself—recognized.
“I truly… find myself at a loss for words.”
This was the result.
Even Cheong In’s tongue hung slack at Baek Hyeon’s abnormally rapid progress.
“Whatever I teach you, you absorb into your own being in the very moment of instruction. I never imagined you would master the sword techniques, step arts, and fist forms all within less than two months……”
“It is only thanks to your excellent instruction, Master. Your explanations are so wonderfully clear that understanding comes naturally.”
“Even so, this transcends reason. It takes most men years merely to reach the level you have already attained……”
“Yet I remain so far from perfection, do I not?”
“Far? You have already grasped not only the Six Harmony Sword Technique, but the Lesser Qing Sword, the Seven Plum Blossom Sword, the Seven Star Step, and even the forms and subtleties of the Plum Blossom Fist. Such rapid advancement has not been seen since Cheong Jin’s days.”
“……”
“I felt it from the very first day, but you are clearly someone of exceptional talent. Yet your illness kept you from ever demonstrating your true potential until now.”
“You make me blush to say such things.”
Baek Hyeon smiled gently and deflected Cheong In’s praise with grace.
Cheong In’s eyes grew warm as honey, and he reached out to stroke Baek Hyeon’s head.
“Had Cheong Jin seen you now, he would have been truly delighted. Of that I am certain.”
“……”
“Ah, but how do matters stand with your duties in the Medical Chamber? Are you managing well?”
“Yes. Lately there is so little to do that I confess I grow somewhat bored.”
Baek Hyeon answered frankly.
It was the truth, after all.
“The senior disciples’ colds have long since cleared, you see. And so the Medical Chamber finds itself without patients……”
“Without patients?”
“I could hardly spend my days idle, so I have given thought to what work I might undertake myself.”
A true physician, by definition, must concern himself not merely with treating disease, but with its prevention.
Though it was said that common physicians deliberately allowed people to remain sick for their own livelihood, he harbored no such thought.
Beyond serious illness, the petty ailments born of poor sanitation could be easily prevented.
“This is the fruit of that effort.”
Baek Hyeon drew a Cleansing Pill from his robe and showed it to Cheong In.
The completed Cleansing Pill carried a subtle fragrance of plum blossom. Cheong In gazed at the small, square object with obvious curiosity.
“Un Sang mentioned some time ago that you had accomplished something again. So this is it, then. Does this perform the same function as a common Cleansing Pill?”
Cleansing Pills already existed as a commodity.
Yet their price was unreasonably high, and their efficacy so little known, that few people used them.
Baek Hyeon nodded at Cheong In’s words.
“Yes. With this, if you wash your hands, you can remove the Subtle Toxin that accumulates on them during daily life. And if you use it to launder clothes, you can clean even soiled garments thoroughly. With just these two uses alone, you can prevent all manner of trivial ailments.”
“Hmm, excellent. Though doesn’t it require considerable labor to produce?”
“Not necessarily. With just lye, oil, and a few medicinal ingredients, we can manufacture it in large quantities. Of course, the oil does add some cost…….”
Fortunately, the areas surrounding Huashan were abundant with natural materials—wild tea seeds, wild rose hips, and the like.
That meant they could extract oil locally and save a considerable amount of money.
Moreover, through the Qinghua Merchant Guild in Huayinxian, they could purchase lard and other animal oils at relatively low prices, so Baek Hyeon had long harbored plans to mass-produce Cleansing Pills eventually.
“It’s remarkable that something with such a pleasant fragrance is made from lard.”
“Isn’t it? I believe this will be of great benefit to Huashan’s finances.”
“Hmm? What do you mean by that?”
“For now, we’re simply creating the first batch as a trial, but once we stabilize our supply, I plan to distribute these through the Qinghua Merchant Guild to sell them. If executed properly, we could generate profits dozens of times the material cost.”
This was no idle boast.
The Cleansing Pills that Baek Hyeon produced were far superior in quality to anything circulating on the market.
Moreover, there was the symbolic weight of them being made directly by Huashan—one of the Nine Great Sects.
With a premium positioning strategy and appropriate promotion backed by that authority, they would sell like hotcakes.
“Using authority, you say?”
“I’m considering two basic methods. First, I intend to work as a physician in Huayinxian myself, treating patients there.”
“I see.”
“Then naturally my reputation will grow, won’t it? Once I’ve built such a name, I’ll publicize that the Cleansing Pill is my creation. That will draw considerable interest.”
“……!”
“The second method is to gift the Cleansing Pill first to people of high standing who have connections with us, including those from the Qinghua Merchant Guild. Since it’s a premium product with a plum blossom fragrance, they’ll be curious and try it. And when such people become regular users of our product, what do you think happens?”
“Those beneath them will inevitably want to use the same thing. Using the Cleansing Pill will spread like a fashion necessary for maintaining one’s dignity.”
“Exactly. That’s why I’ve taken special care to ensure the plum blossom fragrance lingers long. After all, there are few people—aside from the most vulgar—who dislike carrying a pleasant scent on their body.”
“You truly…… are remarkable. Were you calculating all of this from the start?”
“I had this plan in mind from the beginning. But I’d kept it only as a plan, nothing more. Still, if this succeeds, Huashan’s financial burden will be greatly reduced.”
“Your uncle Un Jung will be delighted to hear this.”
Un Jung was the name of the elder who oversaw the Financial Chamber of Huashan Sect.
Baek Hyeon smiled faintly. In fact, it had only been a few days ago that he’d gone over production costs and potential profits in meticulous detail with Un Jung.
“For this venture, the role of your uncle and the other senior disciples of Huashan is crucial. Please tell those senior disciples to wash themselves with this whenever they go on missions.”
“And why is that?”
“Then they’ll carry the plum blossom fragrance on their bodies every day. Wouldn’t it be beneficial if the scent of plum blossom followed the senior disciples of Huashan wherever they went? It improves people’s perception of us and spreads awareness at the same time.”
“That’s certainly true. I’ll make sure to mention it to the others.”
“Thank you, uncle.”
With that, Baek Hyeon returned the Cleansing Pill to his robes. The pills for their own use had been prepared separately; these were reserved for persuading the master of the Qinghua Merchant Guild.
“So you’re heading down to Huayinxian now?”
“Yes. I’ll be going with Yu Cheong-a today. I need to continue treating the young master there, and as I mentioned earlier, I need to secure investment by gifting these Cleansing Pills.”
The Qinghua Merchant Guild had already supplied them with materials for Lesser Plum Blossom Pills as compensation for their son’s treatment.
With those materials, Baek Hyeon had managed to produce ten additional Lesser Plum Blossom Pills. The remaining materials he’d set aside as reserves and hadn’t yet used.
But that had been support for Huashan’s benefit alone, setting aside Wang Yu’s treatment.
“Since I plan to entrust distribution of the Cleansing Pill to the Qinghua Merchant Guild, this should be a profitable proposition for them as well. So they’ll be receptive to my proposal.”
Well, he hadn’t presented the idea yet, so he couldn’t be entirely certain. But Baek Hyeon had an inexplicable feeling it would work out.
Cheong In smiled proudly and tousled his hair.
“You’re truly remarkable. At your age, I was overwhelmed just training in martial arts.”
“Well, I did spend all that time plotting and scheming while I was ill and bedridden. But uncle, it’s getting late—shall I head out now?”
“Yes. Training is finished for today anyway. Travel safely and return well.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
Baek Hyeon bowed respectfully to Cheong In and went looking for Yu Cheong-a.
Yu Cheong-a was waiting for him in the Medical Chamber with the Cleansing Pills prepared in advance.
“Sister, have you been waiting long?”
“No! I just finished getting ready!”
“Then let’s go. It’ll take time to descend from Huashan, so we should leave now.”
“Right! Let’s hurry.”
The two deployed their Lightness Technique, descended from Huashan, and arrived in Huayinxian.
They followed a path they’d become familiar with after several previous visits and headed toward the Qinghua Merchant Guild.
But before Baek Hyeon and Yu Cheong-a could arrive there,
“Well, well—if it isn’t the pitiful little disciples of that crumbling Huashan Sect.”
Someone called out to them sarcastically as they walked down the main street.
Without hesitation, both of them turned their heads to identify the speaker.
A man who appeared to be in his mid-thirties led a group of young disciples and laughed with open disdain.
To his words, Baek Hyeon responded in an even voice.
“Who do you think you are, blocking the road and saying such things?”
“Hmph. I am Yu Won, a disciple of the Baek Geom Sect. Surely you’ve heard of our sect’s name, haven’t you?”
I had.
The Baek Geom Sect had seized the opportunity during Huashan’s decline to expand its influence here in Huayinxian, or so I’d heard.
They apparently harbored ill feelings toward Huashan and made a habit of picking quarrels with them.
That’s why many members of the Huashan Sect disliked them. Baek Hyeon was no exception—he held no warmth for them either.
“I see. Pleased to make your acquaintance. Now that we’ve greeted each other, would you mind stepping aside and letting us pass?”
“……What?”
“My, it seems your hearing isn’t what it used to be. I’d be happy to examine your pulse, but I’m afraid I have another appointment right now.”
“You—you bastard, what are you saying!”
Baek Hyeon held Yu Won’s gaze and continued.
“If you didn’t understand, I’ll say it again. We need to get through now, so stop blocking the road and move aside.”
“……!”
At his words, Yu Won and the other Baek Geom Sect disciples widened their eyes.

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