Hyeonjilmusin - Chapter 36



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36. My heart is beating (3)

It was an interesting experience that my internal energy increased little by little every time I did the main circle. It wasn’t as fast as when I was going berserk, but it was incredibly fast because I completed one small circle in an instant (1 minute and 30 seconds). The speed at which my internal energy accumulated was also fast enough to be felt.

As I continued to do the Sojucheon, a whole night passed. I continued to eat Ungijok, so I didn’t sleep at all, but I was still conscious. It was a day when I realized why the unmanned people didn’t need much sleep.

“You, by any chance… … .”

The figure who came to see me early in the morning opened his mouth to look around. I already knew he would come.

“Do you want me to fix other people too?”

“… … How did you know?”

It was said that Hyung-sung was a man of integrity and thought a lot about the people. In fact, even if he was not an integrity-based official, it was only natural for officials to look for people who could treat the current epidemic.

I couldn’t miss this opportunity to pay off my debt to the future prime minister, so I was about to nod. But unexpectedly, Myeong-gyeong stepped forward before me.

“No, the priest needs to be healed now.”

“huh?”

“You saw blood in the room. It must have been very hard on your body during the treatment.”

Hyung-tae’s expression became serious at Myeong-gyeong’s words. It seemed like he hadn’t thought about it until then.

“… … I see. I guess I burdened you for nothing.”

“Priest, refuse.”

Myeong-gyeong was more resolute than I thought. I put my hand on her head because I thought it was cute that she had her mouth pursed as if she wouldn’t forgive even the slightest compromise.

“So what if it causes a little inconvenience? Nothing is more important than human life.”

“I told you not to.”

“It’s okay, sir.”

Hyung-sung looked moved by my words. Of course, I have no intention of sacrificing myself to cure others. I have the indomitable spirit now, and I have tried it once, so I think it is possible without bloodshed.

Even if it wasn’t necessarily Magi, if you used Gonghabeop and Siryeongtang, it wouldn’t have gotten so serious that it would have led to death. That’s because the person who died at that time had Yang symptoms, but they died because they had boosted Yang energy with Bujatang. On the contrary, I remember that people who just endured it without taking any prescriptions eventually recovered naturally and got up.

So I could have just told you the cure and told you not to prescribe anything that only boosts your yang. But this is an opportunity. Only fools would miss an opportunity.

“Of course I should help you.”

“Are you sure it’s okay? If it’s a burden on your body, I don’t intend to force myself to do it.”

“No. Although I am a layperson, I am a non-partisan. How can I just watch the people suffer?”

“They say that the non-partisan people are so courageous, and that is not wrong.”

The gaze that Hyung-tae gave me almost dripped with honey. I thought that I could look like a hero since I saved my own daughter and other people.

But I didn’t mean to help with such a noble intention.

First, the person in question was someone who would later become prime minister. If I could win his favor, it would definitely be helpful in some way later on.

“Then, please gather the people who need treatment at the Pojeongsa Temple. If you use the Gongha method and Siryeongtang, you can see the improvement, but if you want to get rid of the root, I have to treat them myself.”

“Okay, I’ll take responsibility for that.”

I smiled at the determined tone of his speech.

The second reason was that I wanted to develop my internal energy while treating patients. I could simply prescribe a prescription, but I didn’t know what effect the magic energy inside the body would have on people. From the patient’s perspective, I could remove the uncomfortable energy, and from my perspective, I could gain internal energy, so it was like killing two birds with one stone.

“Then there is no time to delay. The people are suffering even now.”

When I went outside, a carriage was waiting, as if it had expected me to follow it.

“Are you really going?”

Myung-kyung, who followed behind, asked with a worried tone. I laughed, hehe.

“It’ll be okay.”

“Then I will follow you.”

“No, we can’t. The plague patients will come, and what if the death penalty is transferred?”

“… … I’m on death row, but there are a lot of things I can’t do.”

Myung-kyung grumbled. But Myung-kyung was a good girl. She didn’t stop me any longer when I said I needed someone to take care of the girl here.

“Don’t get hurt.”

“sure.”

I smiled at Myeong-gyeong and got into the carriage with Hyeong-seong. Since it was an urgent matter, the carriage started moving as soon as I got in.

“Phew.”

Looking out the window, the streets looked quite dreary. People were not out and about because of the plague.

However, it was still a mystery as to why the plague was imbued with magic. Was it the demonic cult that caused this plague? Why on earth would they do such a thing?

Of course, there was something more important than that. It was that there was magic inside my body.

‘Magira.’

A disciple of a shamanist sect is a demon. If caught, he would be immediately called a traitor of the demonic cult and be executed by the martial arts alliance. The excuse that I ate the new demonic pill in my past life would never work.

However, the demonic energy was already deeply rooted in my body. If I were to learn another type of internal energy, I would be subject to the possession of the spirit. Since this was the case, I had no choice but to continue accumulating demonic energy.

The wind blew in through the window. The cold air rushing through the alley felt even colder, perhaps because there was no one there to warm it up. I curled up, my chin against my neck.

While I was thinking about this and that, I arrived at the government office. As soon as I arrived, Hyung-tae-seong started moving around busily. As I said, many people had to help gather the patients.

“Are you sure that young man can be cured?”

“My daughter was also cured by that young man. How could I lie?”

Some officials were suspicious of me. It was only natural that they would be suspicious of me, since I was curing a disease that even the most powerful members of the National Assembly were reluctant to treat.

But the popularity of the form was better than I expected.

“If that’s what you want, then it must be so.”

“I will have the soldiers post the notice.”

With the full cooperation of the Pojeongsa, a visit to Wuhan was quickly made. Fortunately, the epidemic did not seem to have spread to other prefectures in Hubei, so it was over if the epidemic was controlled in Wuhan. The epidemic originally started in Wuhan and spread throughout Hubei.

“People are gathering one by one.”

Originally, they had planned to set up a temporary tent outside the temple, but the crowd was so large that it resembled a flock of clouds. There were more people with infectious diseases than expected.

“… … Are you okay?”

“It’s okay. Before I see for myself, have the doctors prepare the medicine and prepare the sireum-tang for the patients.”

From the moment the patients started to flock in, there was no time to rest. The doctor ordered almost all the doctors in Muhan to take care of the patients. I was in the position of checking the pulse of the patients who had finished their work.

Everyone had the same symptoms, as if they were all the same. Unlike my daughter, I put my hand on the patient’s back. It was much easier to do the Jin-gi-do-in on the back than on the wrist.

Certainly, it was much easier than before because I knew how to handle my internal energy. The magical energy accumulated within each patient’s body was different, but the magical energy itself was fast, so the time it took to absorb it was about the same.

The guardians who came with me repeatedly thanked me after seeing that the patients’ arms and legs, which had been as cold as ice, had warmed up.

“Thank you so much, sir. I really thought my mother was going to die… … .”

“Now that you have completely drained the energy, you can give him some soft drinks while he is resting.”

“Thank you. You are my Bian Que and Hua Tuo.”

Some of them even tried to bow to me, but the police officer who was with them stopped them, saying that there were many patients left behind.

Patients were really pouring in, but I wasn’t particularly tired. I was getting energy from the patients. So, the more I treated the patients, the more energetic I became.

However, it seemed to the soldiers that I was trying too hard, so one of them advised me.

“The Minister of Taxation said that if you are tired, you can rest.”

“It’s okay. If I rest, won’t the patients suffer longer?”

I said, wiping the sweat that wasn’t even on my forehead with the back of my hand. These things would pile up and remain as warm stories to me.

I didn’t intend to act so ugly, but it came out naturally since the Minister of Taxation was paying attention. The Minister of Taxation was a high-ranking official of the third rank. Having such a high-ranking official watching over me was a huge opportunity for me.

I couldn’t even remember how many patients I saw. I gave up counting after a hundred. But the more I did it, the faster I absorbed the magic energy, and the shorter the time became.

The treatment started at noon and ended at 寅時. It took half a day and an hour. No matter how much I absorbed the magic energy, I was physically fatigued, but mental fatigue accumulated and I was completely exhausted.

As I was lying down on the chair, resting quietly, the door opened carefully.

“The people have all returned home. They have really suffered.”

The first person to enter was Hyeongseong. A middle-aged man came in behind Hyeongseong. He was obviously of a higher rank than Hyeongseong, so he straightened his posture and stood up.

“You don’t have to get up. Just sit down and rest.”

“You are the Minister of Taxation.”

The middle-aged man told me to sit down, but I couldn’t, since his appearance gave away his identity.

“This is Mukhwiyoung.”

“My name is Chen Wubi, and I am in charge of the Ministry of Taxation in Hubei.”

“It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Jin.”

“What an honor. You are my benefactor, the one who saved my life.”

Jinmubyeok came up to me in person, held my hands, and congratulated me on my achievements. I could feel his sincere gratitude. If this epidemic had grown bigger and spread throughout Hubei like it did in the previous life, not only the Zhenzheng but even the Pozhengshi would have lost their heads.

Actually, I don’t know the name Jinmubyeok. Maybe he lost his official position in his previous life, so I don’t know him. To him, I am truly a benefactor.

“As the plague grew bigger by the day, everyone was very worried, but you solved it.”

“It’s a good thing I caught it before it got any bigger.”

“That is indeed so. The Lord Commander will also praise your achievements.”

“I was just doing my job. Excessive killings are embarrassing.”

“Haha. You’ve accomplished so much, yet you’re so humble.”

Jinmubyeok patted my shoulder as if he was satisfied.

“You were too tired today, and it’s late, so rest at the government office. I’ve prepared a place for you to sleep.”

“I am grateful for your consideration.”

“Thank you.”

I followed the pattern and entered the Sarangchae prepared by the government office. It was usually a place for the officials on duty to rest, but it seemed like it had been emptied for me.

I tried to practice my skills quietly in a place where no one was around. My internal energy had increased noticeably. Even if it was just a fragment of magic energy, it was a natural result since I had absorbed the magic energy of hundreds of people.

‘… …Can I become unmanned too?’

If you look closely, there were some merchants who had great martial arts skills. In fact, the leader of the Cheonha Merchant Association, one of the best merchants in the Central Plains, was ranked first among the five great swordsmen of the world.

While living as a merchant, there were times when I envied the warriors who traveled the world with just one sword. However, I quickly gave up on the idea because it was an area I could not cross.

But now, something seemed to be vaguely visible.

A feeling I hadn’t felt since I got older and settled down.

My heart was beating.