Episode 190
‘Honorific?’
I narrowed my eyes and looked at the old man.
I thought it was a greeting to Dang Sang-jin, but it wasn’t.
The old man was pointing his hand straight in my direction.
I felt slightly embarrassed.
It was reasonable for him to greet me first, as the leader of the group.
However, it was apletely different problem for a person who was a long-time member of arge literary sect to use an honorific term for someone who was a distant junior.
Jang Moon-in is the face of the sect.
Of course, Jang Mun-in’s actions were directly rted to the prestige of the n.
“Thank you for your hospitality.”
“Pleasee this way.”
“Please befortable with me. “I feel burdened by my juniors.”
“Don’t feel so pressured. “I am not a long-time writer.”
“……yes?”
I narrowed my eyebrows slightly at the unexpected story.
Dang Sang-jin, who was watching, nodded and spoke to the old man.
“I asked who it was and it was you. “It’s been a while.”
“Do you remember me?”
“Isn’t it the Cheongmyeong seal? “Was thest time I saw you twenty years ago?”
It seemed that Dang Sang-jin and the old man were old.
When I asked for an exnation with my eyes, the old man introduced himself with a kind smile on his face.
“My name is Seo Yu-won, an elder of the Jeomchang faction. The provincial name is Cheongmyeong. “I am currently serving as Jang Moon-in’s agent.”
Cheongmyeong.
It was a name I had heard of before.
He was the master of the Changin Dojo that I researched through Hao Wen.
‘On the outside, he only looks like an old man.’
ording to the contents of the letter sent from Hao Wen, he was a person of simr age to Tang Sang-jin.
In terms of distribution alone, he was a person who was ranked higher than the long writers of the time.
‘But you’re taking over the role of Jang Mun-in?’
Something strange was going on.
The face of the Changin Dojang who guided me here instantly shed through my mind.
‘He looked strangely restless. Was that because of this?’
I thought that maybe he was acting like that simply because of his bad rtionship with me.
When I think about it, it was strange that he, not anyone else, came out to the mountain gate to meet me.
I sat down at the seat rmended by Cheongmyeong Dojang and asked for detailed information.
The Cheongmyeong seal, who nced sideways at Tang Sangjin, sighed and said.
“Jang Moon-in is currently away.”
“What’s going on?”
“…Please keep what I say from now on a secret.”
Seeing the serious expression on his face, it seemed like something big was going on in the Jeomchang faction.
The Cheongmyeong seal nced sideways at Dang Sang-jin again and continued talking with difficulty.
“Currently, Jang Moon-in is suffering from illness.”
“By illness…”
“It is a demon that enters the fire.”
“…!”
I looked slightly surprised.
It is said that a member of a literary faction fell into the habit of coining a coin.
Indeed, it was not a matter that could be said carelessly to outsiders.
‘That’s strange.’
If the same thing had happened in a past life, there was no reason I wouldn’t have heard about it.
Isn’t this a major incident that caused Jang Moon-in of the Old Daemun faction to suffer from illness?
‘If Jang Moon-in overcame the disease on his own and woke up before the symptoms of the poisonous horse got worse, and if it ended up being ‘something that never happened’, then it is understandable that I don’t remember the current situation. But that possibility is probably low.’
The most powerful hypothesis was that history had changed again because of me.
I knew that even a small moment could greatly change the future.
I don’t know the exact cause-and-effect rtionship, but the things I did after the regression may have caused Jang Mun-in of the Jeomchang sect to fall into a state of witchcraft.
‘no wonder. I thought it was strange that even though I officially announced the schedule and visited, Jang Mun-in did not greet me in person.’
Even the king of that time personally visited Jeomchangsan Mountain.
Nevertheless, depending on one’s perspective, the fact that a representative other than Jang Moon-in showed up could be seen as a huge disrespect.
‘It seems like he wanted to at least avoid a situation where misunderstandings urred.’
Probably, if he had note with Tang Sang-jin, the Cheongmyeong seal would not have revealed the fact that Jang Mun-in was addicted to Juhwa Ilma.
The Cheongmyeong seal closed his mouth as if he could not tell any more details.
To change the topic, I told the story of why I hade to visit Jeomchangpa.
“I’m sure you know, but martial arts masters from all over are currently gathered at the Yunnan branch to handle matters rted to the Beast Pce.”
“yes. “I heard about it through my disciples.”
“The reason I visited Jeomchang Mountain today is to ask a favor of the Jeomchang Sect.”
“What kind of request?”
“I heard that the elder of the Beast Pce regrly conducts business with the Fortune Chang Sect. I would like you to contact the pce through him. “An envoy from the Murim Alliance will be visiting soon, so please greet me without being cautious.”
“It’s not a particrly difficult request to grant, but it may take some time. “I don’t know when the elder of the Beast Pce will visit the Jumchang Sect again.”
“Weren’t we exchanging transactions periodically?”
“It was like that before, but as the situation in South Manchuria became chaotic, it became difficult. “The cycle became jagged.”
“Umm… … .”
“As the factional fight intensifies, the Beast Pce is not paying attention to the people’s livelihood and security, and the side effects seem to be showing up everywhere. “Not only is it infested with thieves, but they also say that each tribe is not following control and is fighting.”
I licked my lips and scratched the back of my head.
I couldn’t set foot in Nanman without contacting them in advance.
Because it may irritate the Beast.
I wanted to avoid unnecessary conflicts as much as possible.
The warriors who grew up and grew up in the harsh environment of Nanman had a level of strength that was different from the Japanese soldiers and generals who had invaded Zhejiang in the past.
One of the three great weapons of the Japanese pirates I had previously defeated, the Red Ghost Double Sword, was barely capable of taking thest ce among the top hundred masters.
On the other hand, Prince Beast, who was praised as the best warrior in Nanman, was an absolute expert.
He was a man of powerparable to the Ten Heavenly Emperors of the Central ins.
‘Well, there is no business ahead of time. Although he is currently bedridden due to old age.’
It wasn’t just the Beast Pce Lord.
One of the two guardians who assisted the pce lord, the left guardian was also known as an expert who had reached the level of a wise man.
Although the level of Gokju of Dokgok, a mysterious assassination group, was not properly revealed, many people were specting that he was an absolute expert.
It was not for nothing that the Murim League was wary of the invasion of the South.
‘If a group of thieves attacks, just defeat them. All you have to do is avoid being involved in inter-tribal strife. However, being perceived as an enemy by the Beast Pce poses a different level of danger.’
After thinking for a while, I quickly came to a conclusion.
Even though there may be a slight dy in schedule, I decided to wait for now.
Cheongmyeong Dojang said that the cycle had be erratic, but it did not say that transactions had stopped.
“All right. “Then, can you contact me when the elder of the Beast Pce visits the Jumchang Sect in the future?”
“I will.”
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
After finishing my business.
As I was about to leave the office, a thought urred to me and I looked back at the Cheongmyeong dojo.
“There is one thing I would like to ask.”
“Please speak.”
“What is Jang Mun-in’s condition?”
“…Didn’t I tell you just a moment ago?”
“I’m not asking because I don’t remember that Jang Mun-in was addicted to the magic trick. What I’m curious about is how far the disease has progressed.”
“Why are you asking that?”
“Maybe I can help.”
“……?”
* * *
A bedroom located on the top floor of the main building.
An old man who looked to be in his seventies was lying dead on the bed.
Two disciples of the Jeomchang Sect were standing like folding screens on both walls.
-I hope there are no eyes watching.
A message was sent to Cheongmyeong Dojang, and he instructed his disciples to wait outside.
The two disciples, who nced at me and Dang Sang-jin with puzzled expressions, disappeared outside the room.
I pulled up a chair next to the bed, sat down, and took the patient’s pulse.
“It looks like it’s still in the early stages.”
“yes. The problem is that he has not regained consciousness to this day…”
“I think it will work out somehow.”
“Is that true?”
“I’m not brave enough toe all the way here and spout lies.”
I put a confident smile on my face and reassured the Cheongmyeong seal.
The Cheongmyeong seal looked at me and the patient in turn with a skeptical expression.
[Is that really possible? It is possible to treat a warrior who has fallen into a poisonous state.]
[That’s right. If the disease is deep, you may not be able to use your hands, but if it is mild, it may be possible to make it better.]
[Huh.]
There were two main reasons why the Cheongmyeong Dojo gave me, an outsider, the opportunity to examine Jang Mun-in.
Guaranteed by ourpany.
History of treating people who fell into mental demons due to demonic cults.
It was generally known that horseradish was not a disease that doctors could treat.
Symptoms can be temporarily alleviated, but in order to bepletely cured, the patient has no choice but to ovee the disease himself.
Nevertheless, the Cheongmyeong seal gave me a glimmer of hope in my seemingly vain assurances, thanks inrge part to the reputation of Cheonryong that had spread throughout the central ins.
Simma and Juhwaipma had many simrities in many ways.
This was especially true because it was a disease that urred during the process of practicing mental techniques.
I looked back at Cheongmyeong Dojang and Dang Sangjin in turn and said.
“The treatment itself is possible right now. However, since this is a task that requires concentration, no one should be around. So, I would like to ask you two to protect thew, is that okay?”
“I can stand as long as I can to protect thew.”
“Please vacate the room and prevent the disciples from essing this ce.”
“I will.”
Dang Sang-jin and Cheongmyeong Dojang leave the room.
Iid the patient on his side and ced my hand on the Myeongmunhyeol.
What had to be done was simple.
Juhwaipma was a condition that urred when the qi and blood became distorted due to a mistake in the movement of internal force while practicing qigong.
As the qi and blood be distorted, the cirction of qi does not ur smoothly and the internal energy that the patient has built up bes poisonous and causes continuous internal injuries.
What is the treatment?
‘All you have to do is correct the distorted energy and blood.’
A needle of condensed brain energy is injected to burn the debris and waste matter that is blocking the bloodstream, and then the patient’s internal energy is forcibly used to untangle the tangled threads.
I had learned all the necessary tricks.
The trick of using the needle of brain energy was learned while treating patients suffering from mental demons, while providing a gift to people around them and the trick of forcibly operating the patient’s inner energy.
Although this was my first attempt, the symptoms were still mild, so this alone would be enough to treat the problem.
‘An unexpected opportunity hase to pay my debt to the Jeomchang faction.’