NOVEL NEXT Chapter 59
Since the establishment of the newly opened Medical Hall.
Some changes have taken place in Yodong Province, where the Mo Yong Family’s estate is located.
The Martial World Alliance.
They hired a large number of workers to quickly erect buildings.
Martial World Alliance Yodong New Branch.
– Now, the Martial World Alliance will pay even more attention to Yodong.
Indeed, the Martial World Alliance had a branch in Yodong, but it was essentially a small branch that only communicated occasionally.
– Didn’t they just build a new building?
– I heard a righteous master from Namhae is coming.
– Who? No way…
This has now been restructured as a ‘new branch,’ and there are even rumors that a master of the Hua Gyeong level is coming up from Namhae to become the branch leader.
– If it’s a master known for fairness from Namhae, isn’t it the ‘Sword of True Justice’?
Why a Hua Gyeong master?
– Someone like the Sword of True Justice would thoroughly manage those sneaky individuals trying to take a peek over the Mo Yong family’s walls. It’s a good thing.
This is to control the martial artists loitering around the Mo Yong Family.
– How many drifters have been around the Mo Yong family all this time? Just to catch a glimpse of the face of the First Flower of the Martial World returned from death.
Some are hoping to see the face of Mo Yongseol, who has regained her vitality.
– Is that all? Among the women, the Sword Saint is said to have reddened his eyes at the rebirth of his daughter, or they say a smile might grace his previously icy face, wanting to see the Sword Saint’s lively demeanor.
Some are waiting to catch a glimpse of whether the Sword Saint’s expression has changed after the healing of his daughter, who had suffered from an incurable disease.
– Weren’t you also there?
– Hmm.
– Did you want to see their faces too?
– Physician Seok healed the Sickness of Absolute Meridians with Extreme Yang Reversal, so I was wondering if he could take a look at my mother’s illness.
– Ah.
And then there are others who are desperately wandering around the Mo Yong family, hoping to receive at least a single consultation from Physician Seok Muwol, thinking that if he could cure the Sickness of Absolute Meridians, he might also be able to heal another illness.
In response to this, the Martial World Alliance announced that they would directly manage the crowd around the Mo Yong family.
– No, why would the Martial World Alliance do that?
– Who else would manage it if not the Martial World Alliance?
– The government?
– If the government starts managing the Mo Yong family, then the Mo Yong family will become a power of the Imperial Palace instead of one of the five great families of the Martial World.
In order not to lose the Mo Yong family to the Imperial Palace.
At the same time, since the Martial World Alliance can manage those coming near the Mo Yong family themselves, it’s one of the things they ought to do.
Even if we consider it from a fundamental perspective, it had to be done.
– The Martial World Alliance’s new branch is not aiming to expand its power in Yodong; it is for the sake of ‘patients’ affiliated with the Martial World Alliance!
The construction of the new branch by the Martial World Alliance has the clear pretext that the building is not a local administrative organization of the Martial World Alliance but a place where those who come from afar can stay long-term and receive consultations at Physician Seok Muwol’s Medical Hall inside the Mo Yong family.
In other words.
The Martial World Alliance Yodong branch is a location for patients with the Sickness of Absolute Meridians and their families to wait, as well as to deal with any ‘pests’ caused by the influx of that crowd.
Externally.
* * *
The newly built Medical Hall beneath Seongnakwon.
“Have the deputy lord come?”
“I have some good news to share, Physician Seok.”
As soon as Mo Yongsan, the deputy lord of the Mo Yong family, saw me, he quietly approached as if he had some news to convey.
“Thanks to you, the profits of the inns operated or sponsored by the Mo Yong family have tripled.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Initially, they managed everything well, from the food to the accommodation environment, but as time passed with these guys observing for over a month, it became quite different.”
Mo Yongsan mimicked holding coins in his hand.
“At first, those who were cautious about how others viewed them ate simply; however, as they started to stay long-term, one by one, they began to eat expensive food, and those who hastily booked shabby places moved to clean, albeit expensive ones.”
“You mean that’s why this Medical Hall was built?”
“Not exactly. Even if those we sponsored and invested in are making a lot of money, it wouldn’t be right to collect taxes just because they’re doing well. Instead, we spread word among those who come to eat and sleep here.”
Mo Yongsan straightened up and cleared his throat.
“The Extreme Yang Reversal that Physician Seok developed is a medicine that clears the vital channels, and it has worked so well that Mo Yongseol survived. All this prosperity is thanks to Physician Seok.”
“Deputy lord…”
“There won’t be anyone in Yodong Province who dislikes you. Because you’re here, everyone’s pockets are getting heavier. Those who don’t like you are probably just like ‘them.’”
Mo Yongsan tapped his temple with his hand.
“Those foolish folks. I can understand if the patients have to make sense of the situation, but…”
“Linking patients with the Sickness of Absolute Meridians and their relatives to them seems insulting.”
There’s no need to say who, but there are still some creatures loitering around the Mo Yong family, dripping with greed.
“Physician Seok.”
Mo Yongsan looked at me with a serious expression.
“You look at everyone through the eyes of a physician. But patients and their families are not all the same, are they?”
“Word about the Purple Sword Gate has probably spread to some extent. And yet, are there really those hoping to reach a lower level than those individuals, or even lower than that?”
“I don’t know. Even though they are aware we’ve already thwarted the schemes of the Demon Cult, can there really be any fools hoping to poke a finger in?”
The Demon Cult must know about the Purple Sword Gate.
Pretending to suffer at the Mo Yong family while drawing in the Purple Sword Gate has ultimately evolved into a warning to the Demon Cult that ‘we can respond this way.’
Yet, if they come to approach the Mo Yong family or me again with appeals for sympathy, that would just be beyond foolishness.
It’s a level of sadness and pity that stems not from anger at their stupidity, but from wondering how they can possibly live as humans with such a head.
Essentially, they are on the same level as the Heavenly Demon.
“In that sense, to be honest, I’m worried about your decisions in many ways.”
Mo Yongsan pointed at the new clothes I was wearing.
“Are you really planning to conduct face-to-face consultations?”
“I have to. I need to control any potential ‘side effects,’ don’t I?”
I lightly held up the white robe, the attire worn by physicians.
“There are indeed those who only wish to have their Sickness of Absolute Meridians treated. … Certainly, it’s not just that, and you’re well aware of it, deputy lord.”
“That’s true. Both the elders of the Martial World and… ahem.”
Information about the side effects of Extreme Yang Reversal has already spread somewhat.
The most representative side effect is Reversal of Aging.
Reversal of Aging literally means going back to the age of ‘twenty.’
“All the women entering here will likely harbor other ambitions beyond just treating their Sickness of Absolute Meridians. Regarding this, I aim to tailor consultations and prescriptions rigorously based on the individuals concerned.”
“Just as you intended to do before?”
“Yes. Ultimately, medicine should be manufactured and consumed in a manner suited to the patient.”
There is definitely hope.
There are those who purely wish to treat their Sickness of Absolute Meridians, or those who, even with side effects, simply wish to return to a ‘healthy body at twenty’ like someone else.
“It’s alright. After all, many are on our side.”
Even if variables arise, I now have methods to adjust.
Moreover, now we have a powerful figure who can control those variables on our side.
“Bring her in. The Empress.”
Now, another powerful figure, who was once our adversary, can also be turned to our side.
“The decree that had long been considered inviolable in the Central Martial World, ‘Strictly Unapproachable,’ no longer holds.”
“I understand. Then, I will ensure they come in without anyone noticing.”
Mo Yongsan patted my back and pointed to the inner area of the Medical Hall.
“In fact, they are already inside, waiting.”
“……Is it okay to keep them waiting?”
“They came in disguised as mother and daughter, both when entering and leaving.”
“…….”
* * *
A short while later.
“Nice to meet you.”
I met a middle-aged woman in the consultation room of the Medical Hall.
“Since we need to pretend we don’t know each other, please call me ‘Dalgi,’ Physician Seok.”
“I’m honored to meet the Empress.”
“…….”
The middle-aged woman, the Empress, frowned immediately at my words, as if displeased.
“I asked you to call me Dalgi.”
“Rest assured. Only five people here can hear the discussions.”
“That’s quite a few.”
“Me and the Empress, my wife next to me, the Sword Saint who always hears about the Mo Yong family from wherever, and….”
I pointed to a girl who looked quite similar to Mo Yongseol, a woman resembling the daughter of the Empress.
“…a detail known only to Her Majesty.”
“Um.”
The Emperor, whom the Empress was holding onto tightly, nodded.
“Don’t think of it as the court, my lady. Physician Seok is—”
“My lady?”
“……Sister.”
“That’s exactly it.”
The Empress lightly smiled as she caressed the Emperor’s head.
While I had heard various tales, it was indeed true that the Empress resembled the gentle lineage of Danyuri.
“Alright, Physician Seok. Do you know the reason for my visit?”
“Yes, I do.”
I understand the reason the Empress is addressing me with respect as well.
“The Reversal of Aging. You want to return to your youthful appearance of twenty, don’t you?”
Because I can make the non-martial artist Empress young and beautiful again.
“Although you’re not a patient with the Sickness of Absolute Meridians, I can still induce the side effects. It’s as simple as changing the medicinal ingredients.”
It’s not just an issue of medicinal ingredients; it’s about the mindset of the Empress.
“I shall do it.”
“Thank you. But at the same time, I have one more request.”
Of course.
Humans always have insatiable desires.
“What is it?”
“Purity.”
“……Excuse me?”
“I wish for the purity lost during this person’s time as a man to return.”
“Not that…”
“And to again share love with this person as a maiden.”
The Empress.
“Being in such a position with a man and then being close to such a beautiful woman is an affront to Physician Seok, who created this body.”
She was sincere.
“Is it possible?”
“…Isn’t that man His Majesty the Emperor?”
“That’s that, and this is this.”
“…….”
Well then.
‘Is that a good thing?’
The request for purity is symbolic.
‘I thought my role was the opposite.’
Honestly, I was expecting a request to be turned back into a man, so I was incredibly relieved that this was not the case.