The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 104

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Chapter 104

At my scream, the physicians of Maeuigam came rushing into the hospital room.

The physicians’ faces turned pale when they discovered Eok I-geon collapsed on the floor.

And for good reason – this was none other than Cheonma’s son.

If anything happened to Eok I-geon at Maeuigam, they might have to offer their heads.

“Lay him on the bed.”

Then a savior appeared.

“Elderly Ma!”

Pyo Jin-yang, the head of Maeuigam, walked in, parting the physicians.

“Everyone get out!”

At his command, the physicians fled the hospital room as if escaping.

“Is it true that the young master ended up like this while catching Dok Gak Hwa-ryong?”

I asked restlessly, stamping my feet in front of the bed where Eok I-geon lay.

I couldn’t believe that the great Eok I-geon had suffered such injuries fighting a spiritual beast.

And why did he suddenly need Dok Gak Hwa-ryong anyway?

From what I briefly heard earlier, it seemed like he said something about Elder Am-wang.

‘Grandmother would like it too?’

I couldn’t understand what this meant at all in my current state.

“Seolha, you should go out too.”

“What? Me too?”

Why?

Can’t I stay and watch you treat Eok I-geon?

Unless you’re going to strip off all his clothes and give him acupuncture, shouldn’t it be fine?

“I need to give I-geon this spiritual pill. Then he’ll be able to cleanly recover from the burns and get back on his feet. You should focus on nourishing your body for now. Staying here might affect you too.”

It was a medicine the size of a walnut with a subtle purple hue.

It gleamed as if it had just been manufactured.

“After that, I’ll explain everything.”

“Yes…”

At Pyo Jin-yang’s firm tone, I had no choice but to go outside and wait. In the meantime, the physicians checked my pulse and gave me warm water.

Though I couldn’t bring myself to drink it.

A moment later.

Suddenly the vibration in the air changed. An tremendous energy was surging, strong enough to be felt even outside the hospital room.

‘Is Maeuigam going to collapse at this rate?’

I was curious about what kind of amazing spiritual pill could create such a situation.

If it could heal burns all over the body, it certainly wasn’t an ordinary medicine.

I was newly grateful that Elderly Ma was Eok I-geon’s uncle.

Creak.

Pyo Jin-yang stayed in the hospital room for quite a long time before coming out. Sweat beaded on his forehead as if he had expended great effort.

“Let’s go to my room.”

“Yes, Elder.”

I wanted to hear the story quickly, but I exercised maximum patience and waited until he opened his mouth.

“I-geon’s condition will improve soon. There are no major injuries, but he’s exhausted from overexerting his stamina.”

“What about the burns on his body…?”

“As you already know, those were from fighting Dok Gak Hwa-ryong. How I-geon ended up like that was…”

What I heard from Elderly Ma was truly shocking.

So to summarize briefly, Eok I-geon had gotten injured like this trying to obtain Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core for my sake, even though it wasn’t immediately necessary.

Given my personality, I would leave to find Grandmother, and Grandmother would be overcome with sadness seeing the health condition of her father, Am-wang.

If Am-wang could be saved, both Grandmother and I would have a happy ending, so he went and obtained the extreme yang inner core without thinking twice.

‘This is quite moving.’

How could Eok I-geon do this much for me?

Even though his skills were excellent, he could have died.

Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, who had endured thousands of years to become a dragon, was definitely not an easy spiritual beast.

“Still, to think you made a spiritual pill with Ice White Snow Leaf Grass – without that, it really would have been a disaster.”

Thanks to Elderly Ma, I discovered what was just glossed over in the original work.

In the original novel, this was set up for Eok I-geon to kill Dok Gak Hwa-ryong to improve his internal energy just before revealing his true nature.

The text written in Macheongtian had no explanation about Ice White Snow Leaf Grass, so I had only focused on Dok Gak Hwa-ryong.

I didn’t know I would learn about this from now.

Not being greedy and waiting for the right time was truly characteristic behavior of Eok I-geon.

“Though not as much as Dok Gak Hwa-ryong, this spiritual pill will also do its job perfectly. You take one too.”

Elderly Ma suddenly handed me a spiritual pill.

I was startled and waved my hands.

“No! How can I eat something so precious!”

“You said you’re going to find Grandmother.”

“Yes, of course I have to.”

“Do you think you can go and return quietly without any armed conflict?”

“…No.”

I wished it could be that way, but reality and hope were always different.

Honestly, I couldn’t even guess what might happen in the process of finding Grandmother, who was a public enemy of the martial arts world.

“Take one.”

“You’re telling me to become stronger, right?”

“Yes. I want you, Seolha, to return alive and healthy. For everyone’s sake.”

“Thank you.”

When someone gives you something precious, it wouldn’t be polite to refuse further.

Moreover, an Ice White Snow Leaf Grass spiritual pill!

This was like a fateful encounter for me.

They say in the martial arts world, internal energy is king.

I’ve been diligently running my internal energy factory with Seven-Colored Rainbow Pills, so if I eat this, I think I’ll reach about one cycle of internal energy?

“This is just my thought for now, but I’m thinking of giving spiritual pills to those who will depart to the martial arts world with you too.”

“Wow, really?”

“However, yours and I-geon’s were made from roots, while the others’ were made from leaves. So the efficacy will be somewhat lower.”

“That’s still amazing! I won’t forget Elderly Ma’s generous heart!”

Who on earth would call him a demon after seeing this?

To me, he was just a skilled physician with a generous nature.

“Master, Prince Lee has awakened.”

“Already?”

Pyo Jin-yang and I immediately headed to the hospital room.

‘Oh my.’

Eok I-geon was sitting cross-legged with his upper body bare, practicing breathing exercises.

I saw his naked body plenty when I was his dedicated maid, but it’s been a while so I feel unnecessarily shy.

But every time I see it, his body is as perfect as his face.

A body without an ounce of excess fat, well-built muscles, and just the right height.

Except for his personality, Eok I-geon was a perfect man in every way.

‘Ah damn, what am I saying again?’

Get it together, Tak Seolha!

No being a fool over looks, forbidden!

My face is getting hot for no reason – it seems like time to pull myself together.

I never get used to that bastard’s handsome face, so I periodically need time to warn myself.

Elderly Ma and I sat quietly in the corner and waited for Eok I-geon’s energy circulation to end.

Eok I-geon’s body, covered with thin ice, had skin that sparkled as if sprinkled with silver powder.

It wasn’t just his body.

Around where he sat, ice had formed thinly for about one ja in radius.

“Huu!”

White breath flowed from his breathing, appearing and disappearing repeatedly.

How much time had passed like this?

“…!”

I thought laser beams might shoot out from Eok I-geon’s opened eyes.

His wide-open pupils were as cold as ice.

Crack crack crack―

At the same time, the surrounding cold energy rapidly disappeared, being absorbed into Eok I-geon’s body.

Originally, Eok I-geon was supposed to eat Dok Gak Hwa-ryong’s inner core.

But since he couldn’t eat it, the original story had changed again.

However, he had obtained the Ice White Snow Leaf Grass that was glossed over in the novel and made it into a spiritual pill to consume.

This is just my personal opinion, but since he consumed a similar substitute, perhaps the story hasn’t deviated too much?

After becoming a possessor, what scared me most was when the novel’s flow didn’t proceed as I knew it would.

If I knew the future and prepared for it, only for those preparations to become useless, how could I fill that sense of loss?

Therefore, I was trying to move within a range that didn’t deviate too much from the original work.

Though that doesn’t always work out well.

Actually, my very existence has changed the original story… Now I’m getting scared of what might happen.

“Huu.”

Just as my head was starting to ache from overthinking, Eok I-geon finally composed his gaze and got down from the bed.

As he approached me directly, I didn’t know where to look and ended up hanging my head low.

Please put on some clothes! Please?

“Are you still in pain?”

Finding my behavior strange, Eok I-geon asked with concern.

He seemed quite sorry about having me give him a blood transfusion.

“I’m fine. How about you put on some clothes?”

“Ah.”

Only then realizing he was shirtless, Eok I-geon hurriedly wrapped himself with the clothes hanging on the rack.

“During your treatment, I heard everything from Elderly Ma. That you caught Dok Gak Hwa-ryong for me.”

“It was fortunate that I knew where it was.”

I know you were planning to catch and eat it slowly later.

To readily give me something so precious.

Ah, I’m getting emotional again.

This absolutely wasn’t something just anyone could do.

The three most important things to martial artists were powerful weapons, advanced martial arts manuals, and spiritual medicines.

Gangho was a place where countless wars broke out over these three things.

Moreover, Eok I-geon was a man with the ambition to unify the world.

I may not know for sure, but it must have been a decision made after much deliberation.

‘I shouldn’t call him a psychopath anymore.’

Though Eok I-geon didn’t know it, I made this resolution alone.

There couldn’t be a psychopath in this world who would give up spiritual medicine for a former maid.

…Right?

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