The World’s Greatest Martial Arts Instructor - Chapter 101

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Chapter 101. I’m Really Grateful

 

 

‘What kind of poison is this?’

Ha Mu-baek frowned. The feeling of the poison clinging thinly and tenaciously to the blood meridians was terrible.

Although Ha Mu-baek claimed to have no expertise in poisons, he could tell that the poison currently lodged in Gung Mu-hyeok’s blood meridians was more vicious and terrible than any other poison.

He wrapped a portion of the blood meridians with truly minimal internal qi and slowly burned away the poison.

“Kugh.”

A groan escaped from Gung Mu-hyeok’s mouth.

Even though he was removing the poison from a truly small area with extreme caution, it was still like this.

Wrinkles formed on Ha Mu-baek’s forehead.

When discussing with Master, he had expected it wouldn’t be easy, but this was worse than expected.

Moreover.

‘The poison is trying to escape.’

As if it had a will of its own, when Ha Mu-baek’s internal energy burned and removed the poison, the surrounding poisons writhed and tried to move.

That movement also burdened the blood meridians, so another groan flowed from Gung Mu-hyeok’s mouth.

However, the reason the poisons couldn’t scatter was because of the acupuncture needles placed in advance.

They were even serving the role of fixing the poisons in the blood meridians.

This was something neither Ha Mu-baek nor Wi Ji-gun had thought of.

“It will be more painful from now on. If you wish, I’ll put you to sleep.”

Ha Mu-baek spoke calmly.

Gung Mu-hyeok rejected that proposal by shaking his head slightly.

Ha Mu-baek nodded slightly and began the work of removing poison again.

He wrapped a very small area thinly and burned it with internal energy.

Sizzle.

To Ha Mu-baek’s ears, it seemed like he could hear such a sound.

“Kughh.”

What he actually heard was only Gung Mu-hyeok’s groans as he tried to endure the pain.

Because he was protecting the blood meridians according to the mysteries of the Mugeuk Yeoui Heart Method, the pain was severe but the blood meridians were safe.

Two hours passed like that.

Not only Gung Mu-hyeok but Ha Mu-baek’s entire body was soaked with sweat.

“Whew…”

Ha Mu-baek let out a deep sigh and pulled out all the acupuncture needles.

“I’m really grateful. You worked hard.”

Gongsun Mu-oe said, handing over a towel to wipe the sweat. Having watched the entire treatment process, he fully understood what hardship Ha Mu-baek had endured.

“Not at all. Ryeon-ju is the amazing one. To endure that entire process.”

Gung Mu-hyeok, whose face had turned pale, smiled weakly. At the same time, the cloth he had been biting fell onto the bed with a thud.

Because he had clenched his teeth too severely to endure the pain, Gongsun Mu-oe, who had been watching, had given him something to bite on midway.

Most of the sweat on Gung Mu-hyeok’s body was cold sweat from enduring the pain.

“I’ve removed all the poison up to the left elbow. You won’t feel much difference with just this amount. The blood meridians are still in a narrowed state.”

Ha Mu-baek briefly explained the treatment progress.

“Thank you. I’m really grateful.”

“We truly thank you.”

Gongsun Mu-oe and Gung Mu-hyeok simultaneously offered their thanks.

“However, it seems too much for me alone. I’ll speak to Master so we can work together from next time.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Gung Mu-hyeok struggled to rise from the bed and bowed deeply.

Because he knew well what a great opportunity he had encountered.

“It seems dawn will break soon. I think we’ll have to postpone So Yu’s treatment to next time.”

“Do that.”

Ha Mu-baek lightly bowed to Gongsun Mu-oe and Gung Mu-hyeok and quietly disappeared.

From when Ha Mu-baek infiltrated until he left, none of the guards noticed his presence.

“He’s truly an amazing person. Not just treating me, but… that the warriors of the guard unit composed of Manmulryeon’s finest couldn’t sense anything…”

At Gung Mu-hyeok’s words, Gongsun Mu-oe nodded lightly.

“It’s not for nothing that the White Path Alliance is extremely wary of him.”

 

***

 

“Good.”

Gi Yu-chan nodded with a satisfied smile.

Then he picked up an enormous pile of documents and rose from his seat.

Where he was going was obvious.

To find his superior to make a report.

His superior was.

“Whew. What’s that now?”

Vice Director Yeon Baek-jin.

Peng Do-yul still hadn’t returned from the Peng Family.

“These are very, very important documents.”

“Isn’t everything you bring me important?”

Yeon Baek-jin looked at Gi Yu-chan with incredulous eyes as he spoke.

“That’s why I said it, didn’t I? That it’s very, very important.”

At Gi Yu-chan’s confident retort, Yeon Baek-jin looked at him with an incredulous expression.

“These are documents that completely organize all matters regarding the Winter Tournament.”

Gi Yu-chan spoke about the contents of the documents.

“Winter Tournament?”

Yeon Baek-jin asked back.

The Yeon Family had no interest in Gyoryong Hall at all, so each of those events was unfamiliar to him.

“Is it something like Hatuje?”

Thanks to the work he had handled so far, he at least knew about Hatuje.

It had happened before he came as Vice Director, but there were still minor matters related to it that needed handling, so several reports had come up.

“Yes. If Hatuje concludes the first half, the Winter Tournament concludes the second half.”

“Then the date would be the winter solstice.”

“That’s right. It’s a major event that concludes Gyoryong Hall’s year, so it’s very, very important work.”

Gi Yu-chan emphasized once more as he spoke.

“I understand. Whew.”

Yeon Baek-jin let out a deep sigh and received the enormous pile of documents.

Beside him, there were already four similar piles of documents.

“Since it’s that urgent, I’ll ask for quick approval.”

At those words, Yeon Baek-jin’s face contorted severely.

“How can you say that after seeing this! I still have tons of work to do!!”

Finally, Yeon Baek-jin exploded.

Because it was Gi Yu-chan who was pushing this enormous workload onto him.

“But all of that is reports I organized and submitted…”

Yeon Baek-jin was momentarily speechless. Because he understood the meaning of those words.

It was criticism, though not quite criticism, asking how the Vice Director’s work of just reviewing and approving could be slower than his own when report writing took him much more time.

“Whew…”

Yeon Baek-jin, whose response had become awkward, let out a deep sigh.

Because of that insane human who boasts tremendous work processing abilities….

Then his thoughts suddenly turned to the Academy Director.

Peng Do-yul must have experienced similar difficulties, but from what he’d seen while staying at Gyoryong Hall, he didn’t seem to suffer from such intense work as much as himself.

Though he hadn’t met the Academy Director yet, that’s what he gathered from listening to others around him.

“How did the Academy Director handle all this work?”

“I processed it all with full authority.”

At those words, Yeon Baek-jin unconsciously opened his mouth.

Full authority.

So in the end, it wasn’t the Academy Director but Gi Yu-chan who approved everything.

“Then why am I….”

“In the Academy Director’s absence, the authority to exercise full decision-making power on behalf of the Academy Director belongs ‘only to the Vice Director’… according to academy regulations. From the moment the Academy Director leaves his post, I have no authority to make final decisions.”

Gi Yu-han answered with a calm expression.

“Hah. Damn academy regulations.”

So that’s why such an enormous pile of documents had been waiting.

“I understand. I get it. I’ll process them as quickly as possible, so wait.”

With that, Yeon Baek-jin buried himself in the document pile once again.

Thanks to the insane workload flooding in, he couldn’t even pay attention to family matters.

Perhaps this was fortunate for him.

He could quickly forget his complicated thoughts.

 

***

 

“Ryeon-ju has arrived in Muchang.”

At his subordinate’s report, Gung Do-hyeok frowned.

“What is this all about suddenly….”

His brother who had been growing weaker day by day.

Suddenly the Seonyugok Lord came to examine his brother’s pulse, then abruptly took his brother and left Ryeon.

Ryeon-ju, no less.

From Gung Do-hyeok’s perspective, it was bewildering, so he had people follow them.

No, actually, among those who followed his brother like shadows, there were already his own people.

So reports about Gung Mu-hyeok’s activities were being delivered regularly.

“Any unusual activities in Muchang?”

“Well… he met two people, and one of them was….”

“One of them?”

“Ha Mu-baek, they say.”

At those words, Gung Do-hyeok’s face contorted with anger.

“Why does that bastard’s name suddenly come up?”

At Gung Do-hyeok’s irritation, the subordinate bowed his head.

As the one making the report, he couldn’t understand why his master was so angry.

He had received the name Ha Mu-baek and investigated, but with the information he could access, all he knew was that he had been the Hocheon Corps Leader and was now an instructor at Gyoryong Hall.

“Phew. Fine. What did they do when they met?”

“Well… by Ryeon-ju’s orders, none of the guard unit could be present. The time Ha Mu-baek met with Ryeon-ju was about two hours.”

Gung Do-hyeok’s mind became complicated.

What on earth was all this about?

First the Seonyugok Lord who suddenly appeared, and now the monster called Ha Mu-baek had met his brother.

Gung Do-hyeok was one of the few people who knew his true identity.

He learned about it when Gung Mu-hyeok told him there was an incredible martial artist.

It was an unbelievable story, but seeing his brother’s serious face, he carved that name into his mind.

He knew that he had fallen from grace in the Jeongcheon Alliance and gone to Gyoryong Hall, but to meet his brother.

‘Why on earth would brother….’

Gung Do-hyeok had done nothing.

He was simply monitoring his brother and nephew’s movements while absorbing Ryeon’s people under his command in preparation for what would come after.

If there was one other thing, it was that he occasionally met with them.

But this was done so secretly that no one in Ryeon knew about it except himself.

At Ryeon-ju’s unplanned movements, Gung Do-hyeok felt an ominous premonition.

“Investigate properly what he intends to do there.”

“Yes, sir.”

At Gung Do-hyeok’s command, the subordinate answered and quietly withdrew.

 

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Time passed quickly.

The weather had become chilly enough that breath was sometimes visible.

Winter was approaching.

“It’s cold, so what are you doing? Why don’t you go inside?”

Gongsun Mu-oe spoke to the two people with a worried expression.

At his words, the man and woman who had been quietly gazing at the back garden scenery turned their heads.

It was the father and daughter, Gung Mu-hyeok and Gung So-yu.

“The cold air feels good.”

“Yes, Grandfather. The air is so refreshing….”

At their answers, Gongsun Mu-oe smiled broadly.

He had to.

It was proof that both of them had become healthier, so he was in a good mood.

“That’s enough. It’s time to take the herbal medicine, so let’s both go inside.”

At Gongsun Mu-oe’s words, the two obediently moved toward the separate building.

Two bowls of herbal medicine greeted them.

The faces of the two who cleanly emptied them were full of bright energy.

They had gained considerable weight and their complexion was incredibly healthy.

“It looks good.”

At the suddenly heard voice, Gung Mu-hyeok and Gung So-yu were startled.

It was a voice they shouldn’t be hearing right now.

Ha Mu-baek’s figure standing in the reception room with a broad smile told them they hadn’t heard an auditory hallucination.

“How….”

Gung Mu-hyeok muttered with a surprised face.

“The security is actually stricter at night.”

At Ha Mu-baek’s words, Gung Mu-hyeok could only nod.

The guard unit was using all their strength to protect the separate building at night and taking turns resting during the day.

“What brings you here at this hour?”

Gongsun Mu-oe asked.

Knowing that Ha Mu-baek completely blocked sound with an energy barrier when he came to the separate building, he had no hesitation in speaking.

“I came to keep a promise I made with So Yu.”

At those words, everyone looked at Gung So-yu with questioning gazes.

Gung So-yu also tilted her head as if she didn’t know what this was about.

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