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Yelu Ke felt a strange sensation.
I am clearly being hit, but I no longer feel any pain.
Could it be that the wound festered and festered so much that the nerves capable of feeling sensations have vanished?
Or do they think that even feeling pain is a luxury now?
Conversely, my body couldn’t even last half the time it usually did and fell backward.
I wanted to hold on longer, but I couldn’t put any more strength into my legs.
“Then let’s see each other again tomorrow…….”
Through my eyes that close involuntarily, I see Ak Ju-pyeong’s despicable face.
Strangely enough, even the desire I had so desperately wanted all this time—to ‘just hit him once’—did not arise. ‘Ah… I need to get up.’ The sound of fading footsteps.
A silent area where nothing can be heard anymore.
The sound of the wind tickling the ears also gradually fades away.
In the perfect silence, I gradually become numb to the surrounding air, which felt a little cold. ‘I have to go home… but if I get home, my eldest brother will be disappointed, won’t he?’ Why did I survive?
Wouldn’t it have been better if he had died and his second brother had entered the academy instead?
If my third brother hadn’t been injured, wouldn’t he have been able to perfect his martial arts?
Such vain thoughts get tangled up in my head.
I feel as though I am sinking into a bottomless sea. ‘I want to rest…’ If I get up and return to the dormitory, I can wash off the dirt on my body and recover, even if only for a short time.
Then we might be able to launch a counterattack against Akjupyeong’s gang, even if only a little.
But what is the use of all that?
I’ll probably get hit again the next day.
I can’t put any strength into my body.
No, my heart isn’t moved.
“I just don’t want to do anything like this. Maybe… maybe it’s okay to stay like this.” With his spirit broken, Yalu Ge lost even the will to move any further.
Silent darkness enveloped his body.#“Gasp, gasp, gasp, gasp.”
Lee Ja-gon, who was chasing Jin So-woon after receiving an urgent call, gasped for breath. ‘What kind of damn movement technique is this…’ Moreover, Jin So-woon stopped by the dormitory and twisted Ak Ju-pyeong’s legs in directions they should not have.
The instructors and schoolmasters joined forces to form a cordon, but Jin So-un calmly broke through it and went somewhere as if he didn’t care at all. ‘Is that really the Jin So-un?’ Even when he took the Enlightenment Messenger exam, Jin So-un’s spiritual power was clearly at the level of an outstanding late-career student.
However, this level of progress was achieved in a very short amount of time.
I couldn’t easily believe this fact.
However, no one is feeling a sense of urgency at that level.
The ignorant merely scramble to express fragmentary anger.
They say he went to Yangsanbong.
We must not just sit idly by regarding this matter.
“How dare you commit violence inside the school building!”
Lee Ja-gon gave a bitter smile.
Since when has violence within the school building been subject to such severe sanctions?
Isn’t the atmosphere within the academy actually one of blaming the victim for neglecting their training? ‘Is it the adults’ business?’ If you look at the instructors shouting angrily, they are all individuals who have some connection to the Baekdo Society.
“Since Ak Ju-pyeong suffered such a fate under their control, they will not be able to face the Baekdohoe in the future. Moreover, the opponent is not good.” Jin So-un had been continuing a lonely battle all this time.
“I thought I had held out quite well, but of all places, trouble has erupted right here.” “Didn’t I hear Ak Ju-pyeong’s uncle works at the Inspection Office?” With the Murim Academy already heavily influenced by personal connections, the situation is bound to spiral out of control if a position from the Murim Alliance is thrown into the mix.
For Jin So-un’s sake, stabilizing the situation quickly is the top priority.
at that time.
A signal was heard that the target had been spotted.
The instructors arrived at an open field on Yangsanbong Peak and found Jin So-un kneeling there.
“Jin So-un! You scoundrel! How dare you commit violence inside the academy! Come here immediately!”
One of the bridge heads spoke solemnly, but Jin So-un did not move a muscle.
The moment the instructors were about to approach Jin So-un to drag him in by force.
Lee Ja-gon, noticing something strange, stopped them.
Please wait a moment.
“Huh? This bridge head, that guy should be disciplined immediately…….”
No, that is not it.
A child is lying in front of Jin So-un.
As Lee Ja-gon slowly approaches, the child’s face comes into view.
A student from the academy I often saw in class.
Is it Yu Hwan-mun? I remembered him as a disciple from a sect so little-known that I even got his name confused. ‘Yalu… …
“Ugh! But did that kid have any connection with Jin So-un? Jin So-un is a major target of inspection even within the academy.”
The instructors had already figured out who he was close to and who he might clash with. ‘He was definitely a kid who wasn’t close to Jin So-woon…’ Just as Lee Ja-gon was having this thought, one of the instructors finally stepped forward, unable to hold back any longer.
“I will take you into custody for now. There is a risk of escape. Rise, Jin So-un.”
Gyodu grabbed Jin So-un’s shoulder and forcibly pulled him up.
Crack.
“Aargh!”
However, instead, Jin So-un grabbed Gyodu’s hand, twisted it, and threw it to the other side.
A bizarre method whose origin is completely unknown.
At Jin So-un’s move, the bridge commanders and instructors assumed a battle stance.
There were also some who drew their swords.
“Jin So-un! What kind of bizarre act is this! How dare you attack the bridgehead! Is this a challenge to the Academy!”
Jin So-un spoke while still sitting with his back turned.
“……
Why did you guys come here?
Jin So-un’s voice is low.
“Is it really worth making such a fuss about running around the school a little, to the point of using the word ‘arrest’?”
“Jin So-un! You harmed another student inside the academy!”
Is that guy dead?
Is it just Lee Ja-gon’s imagination that the low voice sounds eerie?
The sound of a voice chilling as if holding a blade makes me feel thirsty.
This bastard was beaten by those guys for months until he died.
Jin So-un turns his head and gazes at the faces of those surrounding him one by one.
“There must be some among the bridgeheads and instructors here who know this kid’s face, right?”
“…….”
The sound of people swallowing saliva could be heard from here and there.
“If you want to punish me, punish Ak Ju-pyeong and his gang first. Until then, you have no right to discipline anyone.”
Crack.
The bridge head, who had been thrown off with his arm broken on one side, stood up from his seat and hit the dislocated arm.
“Ugh! What are you all doing! This is a challenge to the authority of the teachers!”
The instructors, who had been hesitating, straighten up again at the instructor’s words.
Jin So-un slowly rose from his seat and looked at the leader who had given the order.
After seeing a mess like this, there’s no way to look upon it favorably.
“What on earth are you babbling about…….”
Sreuk
Jin So-un’s figure, having stopped abruptly, slowly vanishes like smoke.
puck.
And a loud impact erupted from a short distance away. ‘Before I knew it…!’ Jin So-un had already punched Gyodu in the jaw, leaving only an illusion behind.
He hit him so hard that three white pieces flew out of his mouth.
Starting with that, the other bridge heads and instructors also seemed to realize that things weren’t going well and tried to attack Jin So-un.
Just then, Lee Ja-gon discovered something and let out a loud shout.
“S-stop!!”
As the sound of Yangsanbong echoed loudly, everyone looked at Lee Ja-gon.
Yi Ja-gon slowly approached Ye Yul-geuk and checked the child’s condition.
Not only are there bruises on the face, but the whole body is covered in blood bruises.
“At this level, it is only natural to think that someone is dead.” But! Lee Ja-gon clearly saw it.
That Yelü Ke’s heart had moved, even if only slightly. ‘There is breath!’ It was so faint that it was hard to feel, but he was breathing.
I checked the pulse, and it was irregular and weak, but it was beating faintly.
Ah, I’m still alive!
“You’re alive?”
Jin So-un appeared next to Lee Ja-gon before anyone realized it.
“Uh, hurry to the Medicine Hall.”
Just as Yi Ja-gon was about to reach out, Jin So-un picked up Ye Yu-geuk first.
And without leaving a word, he vanished like the wind.
Whoosh—Lee Ja-gon could not shake off his uneasy feelings as he watched Jin So-un leave.
For some reason, it doesn’t feel like the work will end simply.
Jin So-un’s fading expression could not be easily forgotten. Upon arriving at the Medical Hall, Jin So-un ignored the female physicians’ instructions to register for treatment, went inside, and laid Ya Yul-geuk down on the bed.
Then, he immediately checked the pulse. ‘Th-He’s alive!’ Before he could even rejoice, uninvited guests barged in.
“You shouldn’t just barge in here like this!”
The sharp voices of the female physicians.
However, Jin So-un looked around.
Where are the medicinal herbs here?
“What… how dare you… there so carelessly….”
Where are the medicinal herbs!
At Jin So-un’s bold actions, the female physician who had been hesitating eventually pointed in one direction.
Jin So-un entered the medicinal herb warehouse without delay and, as if he already knew how, began putting the herbs into containers one by one with practice.
Just then, a man enters the interior.
“What on earth is going on?”
“M-Mr. Councilor! Why is there a man suddenly…….”
Sima Zheng, the head of the Medical Hall, looked back and forth between the new patient lying on the bed and Jin Xiaoyun, who had entered the medicinal herb storehouse, and spoke to the female physicians.
I’ll take care of this, so everyone get back to work.
“What? But…….”
Well, looking at it, it seems this young man roughly knows the treatment method. In times like this, it would be better to just watch.
The female physician, thinking that perhaps because he was from the Medical Office of the Murim Alliance, his way of thinking was different from that of the previous clan leaders, eventually left the place.
“Hmm……?”
Sima Zheng approached Yelü Ke and checked his pulse. ‘His vital energy is depleted, and his entire body is filled with congestion… What on earth did he do to end up in this state?’ It was a precarious situation, as if he could breathe his last at any moment.
In this situation, I was curious about the fact that they were making the medicinal herbs themselves rather than visiting a doctor.
When I got up from my seat and looked into the herbal medicine storage, Jin So-un was already preparing the herbs one by one.
Some were ground into powder, and others were cut into large pieces.
After wrapping the processed medicinal herbs in a cotton cloth, he cupped them in both hands. ‘Huh?’ A moment later, white smoke rose from his hands, and black liquid began to drip. ‘You make medicine like that?’ It was a method he had never seen before.
I was worried that doing it that way might cause the record to disappear, but Jin So-woon’s expression looked far too confident for that to be the case.
After filling a bowl like that, Jin So-un unwrapped the cotton cloth, selected a few of the medicinal herbs, and ground them into powder again.
Then, he mixed the powders with honey to make three pills.
Jin So-un, having finished preparing the medicine, looked at Sama Jeong, who was standing in front of the door.
Sama Jeong suddenly came to his senses and stepped aside.
Oh, sorry. I was just watching out of curiosity. Let me pass.
Then, Jin So-un walked past without a word and headed toward Yelu Ge.
Jin So-un opened his mouth and slowly fed him the medicine.
Do you know how to give acupuncture?
I would like to ask for your help.
It’s a relief to have work to do.
While Sima Zheng was administering acupuncture, Chen Xiaoyun crushed the prepared pills again, mixed them with the decoction, and had Yelü Ke consume them.
Sima Zheng checked Yelü Ke’s pulse in between attending to his sick.
“Surprisingly, Yelu Ke’s pulse was pulsating back to life in real time. ‘What on earth is going on…’ It is generally difficult for herbal decoctions to produce immediate effects.”
However, the medicine Jin So-un manufactured in a unique way was causing a reaction that seemed immediate.
As if Jin So-un also knew this, he then crushed the second pill and had Yelu Ke consume it.
Then, the pulse becomes even stronger again.
“Um… can I ask a question?”
Although Sama Jeong knew how dangerous it was to offend a warrior when the atmosphere was tense, as a physician, he too could not wait to satisfy his curiosity right now.
He soon realized that they hadn’t even exchanged names and hurriedly added.
“Ah! My name is Sima Zheng.”
“Sima Zheng? Tian Miao……”
Jin So-un stopped mid-sentence.
“Cheonmyo? What is that?”
“No. Are you affiliated with the Medical Party?”
“No. He was originally in Meng’s Medical Office.”
Sama Jeong felt as though Jin So-un’s eyes had flashed for a moment for some reason, but he continued his questioning.
May I ask a question? It seems there will be some time before I give the next pill anyway.
Jin So-un looked at Ye Yuk for a moment and nodded.
Please speak.
“I understand that it is difficult to achieve such rapid results with decoctions and pills. How on earth did you do it?”
Don’t you know?
As Sama Jeong searched for the ulterior motive behind those words, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.
“Surely they didn’t use poison?”
“Yes. Doesn’t the poison of the Nine Yin Sect have the side effect of spreading rapidly through the bloodstream and paralyzing the body?”
“Huh! You actually used poison?”
Jin So-un shrugged his shoulders as if it were no big deal.
Instead, I also included Yangyangcho to slowly track down and detoxify the poison of the Nine Yin Herbs.
Indeed, it uses the poison of the Nine Yin Snake to spread the medicinal effects and gradually detoxifies with Yangyang Herb.
As Jin So-un nodded, Sima Jeong marveled inwardly.
It is a method that even the assemblyman himself had only hypothesized in his head.
But to think that a young man who looks barely past his twenties is using poison so skillfully.
Sama Jeong was extremely curious about the young man’s true identity.
Then, when it was time, he gave the third pill.
The throbbing pulse gradually began to stabilize.
“Huh… You really saved him.”
Color slowly begins to return to Yelu Ke’s pale face.
The eyelids, which had been closed as if dead, flutter and slowly open.
Yalu Ke, with his eyes half-closed, looked around and spotted Jin Xiaoyun, then scowled his face.
“Jin So-woon, you……. I clearly warned you that I would never forgive you if you appeared before my eyes…….”
Sama Jeong, who was listening to the conversation from the side, was flustered.
If it weren’t for this young man, I would have been dead.
But to think that the first thing he says to his savior as soon as he wakes up is swear words.
Sima Zheng looked at Jin Xiaoyun with a tense expression, unable to even begin to guess what was going on.
However, contrary to his expectations, a slight smile hung on the corners of Jin So-un’s lips, who had been wearing a stiff expression until now.
“Haa, you ill-mannered bastard…….”
A strange sense of relief hung over Jin So-un’s bewildered face.
