The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 314

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Chapter 68

“Dismissed.”

The Bongwang-dae members who had been chattering cheerfully scattered in a hurry as if nothing had happened at my command.

Seeing how they wouldn’t even make eye contact with me, it seemed they knew they had something to feel guilty about.

Did I naively get played?

Such reasonable suspicion crossed my mind, but I decided to let it slide for now.

It was my own strategic retreat to enjoy the rest of my date with Eok I-geon.

“It already feels like the day is over.”

Left alone with Eok I-geon in the backyard, I leaned my head against his shoulder.

“Nothing else will happen now, right?”

To prevent any mishaps, I had ordered all Bongwang-dae members not to leave the inn until tomorrow morning.

“Seo-ryeon will handle it.”

Yes, I really hope so.

Since Seo-ryeon said she would properly educate them, I decided to trust her again for now.

“Shall we go out and eat some sweet pastries you like?”

Wow, Eok I-geon!

How did he notice I was craving sweets?

“Great!”

Sweet pastries were exactly what I needed right now.

“I saw they were selling a lot earlier, where should we go?”

Having left the inn, we fell into a moment of happy contemplation.

But that happiness was shattered in an instant.

“No way, surely not…”

I rubbed my eyes, wanting to deny what I was seeing.

But no matter how much I rubbed and rubbed again, nothing changed.

That person walking majestically with an imposing physique was indeed my maternal grandfather.

Grandpa Tak, whom I had always believed to be rational, had finally appeared in Wuhan.

“Young Master!”

Grandfather wasn’t alone. Cheon-gang, who spotted me and Eok I-geon, rushed over to us immediately.

“…You came?”

And I saw it.

For just a moment, Eok I-geon’s eyes wavered.

He had clearly completely forgotten about the existence of Cheon-gang, his right-hand man and bodyguard.

‘I hope Cheon-gang doesn’t get hurt by this.’

Of course, despite my concern, Cheon-gang showed no sign of it at all.

“I’m relieved to see you both looking healthy.”

He seemed genuinely relieved.

‘Come to think of it, I’m also problematic.’

I didn’t even ask where Cheon-gang was when Eok I-geon came.

He was even my favorite character, wasn’t he?

‘Why didn’t Seo-ryeon ask about him?’

Seo-ryeon must have missed Cheon-gang as much as I wanted to see Eok I-geon.

Thinking of Seo-ryeon who must have suffered alone in silence made me feel a bit sorry.

“Seolha!”

“You came, Grandfather?”

I deliberately raised my voice tone and greeted Grandfather brightly.

The way he grabbed my hands as soon as he saw me suggested he had been very worried.

“Is your body alright now?”

“I was hurt just a tiny bit.”

“Even a tiny bit hurt is still hurt!”

Yes, that’s true.

I decided to just keep my mouth shut. If I said another word, it was obvious I’d get lectured all day.

“Grandfather, instead of doing this outside, let’s go inside. This is the inn I reserved.”

I first escorted Grandpa Tak into the inn.

Just as I was about to order food and tea for Grandfather and Cheon-gang after reluctantly returning indoors.

“…S-Seolha!”

Suddenly, Grandpa Tak’s hands trembled terrifyingly.

“H-how did this happen?”

Still holding my hand, Grandfather wore an expression of complete disbelief.

‘To be discovered this early…’

As expected, I couldn’t escape the eyes of one of the Ten Masters.

‘Damn that Tamrang.’

Because of this cursed Blood Solidification, I was only increasing Eok I-geon’s and the grandfathers’ worries.

Grandpa Tak’s eyes as he pressed my wrist and began examining my internal condition looked ready to kill someone right then and there.

“Grandfather, please calm down and listen to my explanation first. This really isn’t a big deal.”

“Not a big deal when all your internal energy has solidified? What was Prince Lee doing? Can he still call himself my granddaughter’s lover?”

Angry Grandpa Tak blamed the innocent Eok I-geon.

“…”

Eok I-geon bowed his head apologetically despite having done nothing wrong.

“Grandfather, I’ll explain everything to you. What happened was, there’s something called Blood Solidification…”

Just as I was about to spill everything about the bloody battle with Tamrang.

“Bah! That old fool Tak finally came too!”

“In-law, you’ve come a long way.”

Dark Elder Grandfather and Bandit Grandfather, who had said they had business earlier, returned to the inn together.

“Don’t bother the sick child, come over here.”

“This one just pretends to be fine when she’s not, worried we old folks might fret.”

What do you mean pretending to be fine?

I really am fine!

How many times do I have to say that time is the cure for Blood Solidification!

Whether they knew of my frustration or not, Grandpa Tak immediately moved to where the two grandfathers were sitting.

“Still, it’s not too serious, so don’t worry.”

“It’s regrettable that we couldn’t personally deal with that Tamrang fellow or whatever his name was.”

Dark Elder Grandfather and Bandit Grandfather calmly relayed to Grandpa Tak the story of what had happened to me.

“So this Blood Solidification isn’t actually poison?”

“It’s like using medicine as poison.”

“The necessary medicinal ingredients are already prepared.”

“But why has it been like this until now?”

At Grandpa Tak’s resentful question, Bandit Grandfather pointed to the wooden box he was holding.

“The ingredients just arrived.”

“We’ll probably start tomorrow.”

“You need the Marrow Cleansing technique?”

When Dark Elder Grandfather confirmed this, Grandpa Tak spoke.

“I’ll lend a hand too.”

“Three of the Ten Greatest Martial Artists performing Marrow Cleansing. Hehehe, at this rate we might as well do Beol Mo Se-su.”

At Bandit Grandfather’s laughter, sparks flew in the eyes of Dark Elder Grandfather and Grandpa Tak. Then both their gazes turned toward Bandit Grandfather.

“…Are you serious?”

When Bandit Grandfather asked, both nodded simultaneously.

“Excellent!”

“Perfect timing.”

After that, the three of them put their heads together and began an in-depth conversation.

…What?

Am I going to do Beol Mo Se-su while treating Bloodsky Mountain?

The next morning.

I headed to the rear annex of the inn with Eok I-geon, skipping breakfast.

“Grandfathers, I’m here.”

“Come in.”

Before I could even reach out my hand, the door opened wide by itself.

Whoooosh―

And from inside, energy like the vast ocean flowed out.

I instantly felt as if I was falling into deep seawater.

The three grandfathers were sitting in the center of the annex’s living room, forming an equilateral triangle.

“Seolha, come to this center.”

“Young Master Eok, please stand guard outside.”

Feeling tense, I turned my head to look at Eok I-geon. Eok I-geon patted my head once and gestured with his eyes for me to go in.

Bang!

As I crossed the threshold, the door closed by itself.

“Sit down.”

“Yes.”

As I obediently sat cross-legged, a medicine bowl flew from midair as if it had been waiting.

I downed the dark brown medicinal decoction in one gulp.

A bitter and astringent taste with even angelica excluded.

As soon as I drank it, my danjeon became hot as if burned by fire.

“Do not resist the energy.”

Thump! Thump! Thump!

As the heat that started in my danjeon spread throughout my body, the energy of the three grandfathers who had been watching for the right moment poured into my body all at once.

In an instant, tremendous vibrations occurred as if I had become a drum.

‘Ugh!’

Grandpa Tak was the first to step forward.

Grandpa Tak’s energy was sharp like a keen sword blade.

It penetrated deeply centered on my danjeon, then cut and cut again the turbid energy and impurities accumulated within me, mercilessly annihilating them.

That pain was indescribably terrible.

My body trembled violently.

“You must endure it, Seolha!”

At grandfather’s earnest telepathic message, I gritted my teeth and held on.

Following that, Bandit Grandfather’s energy surged in.

It was rough and fierce energy like a tiger.

If Grandpa Tak had cleared the turbid energy in my danjeon and meridians, Bandit Grandfather had taken charge of my physical body.

Crack―

Crunch crunch!

Joints broke and bones split and shattered.

But that destruction was soon birth.

The shattered bones reconnected and attached, joints found their proper places. The torn muscles wove together as if sewing themselves, becoming one.

My vision flashed white.

“Seolha!”

At Ho Jeon Grandfather’s shout, I barely managed to pull myself together.

Last was Am-jon Grandfather.

“Endure just a little more. It’s almost over now.”

Am-jon Grandfather’s energy seeped into the places that had been cut and broken.

That energy was both medicine and poison, poison yet also medicine.

It was fierce yet merciful, healing and purification.

The moment the three’s energies achieved harmony.

Thoom―

A resonance from deep within my danjeon awakened me.

That resonance spread throughout my entire body through the meridians, and only then did I finally realize.

That I was being reborn anew.

‘Ahhh!’

At the very end of the extreme pain, a single thread of ecstasy bloomed like sweet rain during a drought.

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