Surviving as a Rival in a Martial Arts Novel

Chapter 69 – Hope Remains in the Demonic Cult (02)

Kkiyi-

When I entered the room with the spicy medicinal scent flowing out, there were members of the Demonic Cult busy walking around and Geumseonmahu was supervising them while yawning as if she was bored.

“What is the elixir?”

“Soon. I had to drink it as soon as it was made, so I waited until you came.”

There were several reasons why the Demonic Cult gave this elixir.

First of all, he helped Geumseonmahu with internal injuries when he was Somahu, and he passionately saved the demons who suffered damage during the Demon Cult civil war. Lastly, in order to heal Taesangmahu’s deep internal injuries, he needed perfect medical skills without going blind. Cheonma first suggested this because he thought it was necessary.

When I asked why this kind of elixir couldn’t be made in Yakgok, I was told that it couldn’t be solved using general medical techniques from the Central Plains because it was made by mixing the medicinal herbs from the western region.

‘Isn’t refining alchemy… There won’t be any problems if you feed it strange chemicals for no reason, right?’

Although he was anxious, he decided to give it a try because he thought it would be effective after hearing about the ingredients and its efficacy.

Crrr……

Gyu Sojeo’s hand, still unable to hide his anxiety, was holding my hand tightly.

Even the sound of her heart pounding along with her hand was echoing loudly, and no matter how much I listened to the explanation, I guess she was anxious because she was told that her eyesight could be restored using a method that she did not fully understand.

“Now let it cool for a certain amount of time and it will be complete.”

The doctors of the Demonic Cult looked exhausted as they worked day and night treating patients and making decoctions, but they still had bright expressions on their faces, as if they were proud of the elixir of the Demonic Cult that had just been completed.

I thought about using the Okcheon Cold Sword to speed up the cooling process, but I couldn’t burn it without knowing anything and lose the effectiveness of the medicine, so I just stayed silent and waited for my time.

“That’s it. You can consume it right now.”

It was said to be an elixir of magic, but it was not a bead that was golden or exuded evil energy as commonly said in martial arts, but was an ordinary decoction.

It seemed a bit thick and difficult to drink.

“Young master…”

“Are you anxious?”

“A little…”

As I watched her lips flutter as if she wanted to say something, I tried to comfort her and tell her that she could give up if she found it difficult to trust or was afraid.

But she glanced at the position I was likely to be in with her unfocused eyes, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she fumbled and tried to take her medicine bowl.

“I’ll give it to you.”

“No, I’ll take it.”

If you consider her body, she is also an expert at peak level. Since she could briefly recognize people and objects around her, she was able to easily find a medicine bowl with the scent of medicine flowing out of it.

Gyu So, who was moving her lips while hesitating about something until the end, held up her medicine bowl and glanced back at where I was.

“……Even if…If I can be of help to the practitioner…”

I can’t hear you.

There was no way my hearing was bad. He was even checking the sound of her heartbeat.

It was just that she said something, omitting important words as Gyu Sojeo chewed and swallowed her own words.

‘What does it mean?’

The moment I was about to ask her for advice, unable to understand what she wanted to say, she put her own medicine bowl to her mouth and began to drink slowly.

Rather than hastily inhaling the bowl of medicine, she slowly closed her eyes and allowed the medicinal effects to circulate through her body. With her tantalizingly slow movements, she was drinking the elixir.

Just looking at it, it looks bitter in her mouth, but without a moment’s rest or hesitation, I slowly tilted the medicine bowl and swallowed all the elixir into her body.

Gulp.

Gyu So let the last drop that was in her mouth flow down her neck. I closed her eyes tightly and waited for her medicinal properties to circulate in her body.

“It should start to take effect by now.”

Despite what her lawmakers said, I still couldn’t open my eyes.

It must be scary. If your eyesight does not return even after doing this…

If the elixir doesn’t work. She will be very disappointed.

I thought that she may have given hope to Gyu So-jeo, who was rather resigned, but I still didn’t want to give up without even trying, so after hearing Geum-seon Ma-hu’s suggestion, I personally persuaded her and created this place. It was paid out.

So, at least I… If I don’t show that it’s okay even if there are no results…

“It’s okay.”

I carefully cupped Gyu Sojeo’s cheek as she closed her eyes and supported her head so that she could see my face.

“Even if things don’t go well, I will be your eyes.”

So, I was relieved and waited quietly for her to accept her results.

The frowning eyelids unfolded to close her eyes, and Gyu Soje slowly began to open her own eyelids.

“Can you see it?”

“……”

I couldn’t tell if those moist, wet eyes were looking at me, or if our eyes met by chance because I was holding their faces.

The eyes were still shaking without light or focus, but…

Flutter…

The candles surrounding the inside of the medicine room shook, perhaps because my energy flowed out due to my anxious mood, and at that moment, Sojeo Gyu’s eyes shook and his pupils moved according to the light.

‘Ah…!’

I’m back.

Previously, the eyes were completely dysfunctional and could not even distinguish between light and dark, but now they can distinguish between light and dark.

“Can you see it?”

“That…”

I could see on Sojeo Gyu’s face that he was afraid that he might disappoint me, perhaps because he thought I was expecting it.

“Blurry… Only a small light…”

A member of the Demonic Church who was listening to our conversation gave additional explanation while putting away the medicine bowl.

“The elixir is not that simple. Like the hex, your eyesight does not appear immediately, but your vision is restored over time.”

In that case, it was said that Sojeo Gyu’s eyesight would return with time.

“Your eyesight will be greatly weakened, but at least it will be better than now.”

“I’m glad. I’m really glad.”

But Gyu Sojeo was held in my arms with a slightly regretful, perhaps lonely expression, as if he had expected more.

* * *

To help her find stability in the sudden change in her body, Mahu Geumseon suggested that Yeon Cheong-ha, who had guided Gyuwol-hyang all the way here, to return first. Yeon Cheong-ha also thought that it was not her job to intervene from now on, so she took her sword and went to Cheonma’s house. I headed to the training ground.

For the last time, she came out of the pharmacy where her doctors lived and took her to the temporary residence of her daughter, Wolhyang, which was provided in the mahujeon of her taesang.

“Thank you, Geumseonmafu.”

“I had no idea that Saengbong, who is famous in the martial arts world and is said to help regardless of whether he is a member of the right or wrong faction… Or even a member of the demonic religion, would show up like this.”

“What are you saying…?”

“I guess you’re not happy that you can see.”

“……!”

To those words, Gyu Wolhyang lowered her head without answering.

“Until now, I couldn’t see, so I had to stop every time I moved, but that’s gone now, right?”

“……”

“My eyes haven’t fully returned, but I can see better than I thought. In particular, I can distinguish the face of the man in front of my face.”

“That’s not true…”

Looking at Geumseon Mahu’s red eyes pushing her face in front of hers, Gyu Wolhyang shrugged her shoulders and retreated behind her.

She felt the wind or a sign of presence, but Gyu Wol-hyang’s state was not at a level where she could distinguish a presence compared to the peak state that Geumseon Mahu had reached, and she deliberately moved while showing it to her eyes, so her eyesight was low. Otherwise, I couldn’t understand her movements.

This reaction was proof that her eyes had recovered to some extent.

“Saengbong-gyu Wolhyang. I didn’t expect her to be this kind of person. Does she look like she was scared?”

“……”

“If I tell you that I can see my eyes now, do you think that man will leave?”

Her words must have struck her to the core, and Gyu Wol-hyang could not bear to raise her head and kept her head down as if she had become a criminal.

In her normal life, Gyu Wol-hyang would just quietly recover her eyes and slowly rehabilitate them, while she would try to capture the face of the man who shook her heart in her eyes.

However, because she was anxious these days and guessed the reason why she deliberately visited Yeoncheongha every day under the pretext of getting medical treatment, her Jinseon Mahu did not push her any further.

‘Because the sister she had been looking for so desperately has returned.’

She couldn’t help but feel anxious.

She could not help but be anxious as she was left behind, fearing that she would disappear somewhere along with her sister-in-law at any time.

If she were a fellow martial artist, she would at least follow him, but as her medical maid, Gyu Wol-hyang, she could only do nothing but wait for someone at her position.

Of course, it was frustrating to see Gyu Wol-hyang like that from the point of view of Geum-seon Ma-hu, who was a human being to the core, but that did not mean that she did not understand her feelings, so she only scolded her once out of frustration.

“I won’t come pick you up anymore. I can go around on my own now.”

“…Yes…”

“If you are ready to show that man your condition, then come out on your own.”

She said so, but she sighed as she turned on the light for Gyu Wol-hyang, whose eyesight had returned.

“Who is nagging at whom? I also have a really bad temper…”

Maybe it was because she was angry, but suppressing her pounding heart, Geumgeun Mahu took control of her heart again.

As the only elder of the Demonic Cult, she has a duty to set an example for the Demons.

* * *

‘I can still feel the presence of her sister-in-law’

A cold energy similar to Seola.

It is said that while I was asleep, Seol-Ah added her energy, and after I had fully recovered and was in a normal, sound sleep, Seol-Ah followed her sister, following her familiar energy.

But that energy was felt weakly here and now.

She was watching me from around here.

Just in the nick of time, she confirmed my location and I was able to identify her as well.

“I’ve said it before, but I hate situations like this the most.”

I had to talk to Samae.

For a while, she tolerated it because she thought Samae needed time to sort out her feelings and because Gyu Sojeo told her not to overdo it.

That wasn’t the reason why Samae couldn’t even see me or her face while she was nearby for nearly 15 days.

“Samae. Let’s start playing tag… Shall we?”