The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 244

The Night.

At a meeting where everyone was gathered, Dan Akseon carefully broached the subject.

“Is there a way to secretly meet the Lord of the Hwangbo Clan?”

“Secretly?”

Neng Somil, who had been questioning with a puzzled look, soon widened his eyes.

“Don’t tell me you’re thinking of meeting him in person?”

“There are some things that bother me.”

Dan Akseon continued.

“The Hwangbo Clan is a family with a long history. After the collapse of the Mount Tai Sect, they are a prestigious family with enough power to absorb even them. For them to cooperate with the Seven Demon Army, no matter how I think about it, the risk is greater than the benefit.”

It was something that could turn the entire Orthodox Faction into an enemy.

“Perhaps they were caught with a weakness by the Martial Alliance Lord?”

Dan Akseon nodded at Sa Musim’s words.

“It’s just a possibility, but if so, we might be able to shake the Martial Alliance by using it.”

After pondering for a moment, Sa Musim shook his head.

“Meeting the Lord isn’t difficult, but doing it secretly will be.”

The strict security wasn’t a big problem.

Even one of the Three Divine Demons could do it.

However, the process wouldn’t be quiet.

There would definitely be a commotion, and the noise would go straight into Zhuge Yeon’s ears.

Dan Akseon sighed softly.

“It’s a shame. If only Uncle Shin Tu were here……”

With Ga Dudal’s lightness skill [a martial art technique focused on agility and speed] and stealth, he could come and go like his own house, no matter how strict the security was.

It was hard to find someone as capable as him in secretly delivering letters or leaving messages.

“Shin Tu? Are you talking about that guy, Gwiyeong Maja [Ghost Shadow Devil]?”

At Beom Gyewi’s question, Dan Akseon turned his gaze towards a shelf located on the wall.

On it was the Folding Fan that Ga Dudal had left behind.

“Why did he disappear so suddenly?”

A line of worry appeared on Dan Akseon’s face.

“I hope nothing bad has happened…….”

Cho Akryang scoffed.

“If I were to pick the most useless thing in the world, it would be worrying about that guy Ga Dudal.”

He was a man who was capable enough to take care of himself in any crisis situation.

It was then.

“Don’t worry! Doctor Dan. I’ll take care of that.”

Most of the people in the room frowned at Beom Gyewi’s confident shout.

The person furthest from moving secretly was Beom Gyewi.

Not to mention his conspicuous size, his personality was even further from being cautious.

The problem was that the only person in the room who wasn’t frowning was Dan Akseon.

“Well, Uncle is good at everything.”

Everyone looked back and forth between Dan Akseon and Beom Gyewi with dumbfounded faces.

After a while.

“Um……. If, hypothetically speaking.”

Neng Somil carefully asked Beom Gyewi.

“If you were to be caught by someone while infiltrating?”

Beom Gyewi answered nonchalantly as if asking something obvious.

“I’d break their neck, right? I can’t leave any witnesses behind.”

“Yeah……. Right?”

“You just have to keep the Lord of the Hwangbo Clan alive.”

Neng Somil sighed.

There was no answer like this.

Sa Musim smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.

“If this is the case, I think it would be better to reconsider the plan from the beginning. It seems easier to subdue the Hwangbo Clan with force.”

Neng Somil retorted with a frustrated expression.

“If that happens, the role of the hard-earned Gold Token will become meaningless, won’t it?”

Dan Akseon smiled and soothed Sa Musim and Neng Somil.

“Hey, you two. You were just joking, right?”

“Huh?”

Beom Gyewi blinked in embarrassment.

“Y-Yeah, it was a joke, a joke. Hahaha.”

Beom Gyewi laughed awkwardly and glared at Sa Musim and Neng Somil.

Neng Somil looked at Cho Akryang and Han Seolhwa with tearful eyes.

Eventually, Cho Akryang stepped forward.

“Doctor Dan.”

“Yes?”

“It seems better to entrust that task to someone other than that guy. There will definitely be someone suitable for the job.”

“Hmm…….”

Beom Gyewi frowned as Dan Akseon pondered.

“Brother Cho! Why are you ruining what’s already done? Why are you being so petty and jealous!”

“Jealous? Me?”

“I’m just trying to do something for Doctor Dan, so you’re jealous!”

“Ha!”

Cho Akryang, who was looking at him with a dumbfounded expression, turned his gaze to Dan Akseon.

“I’d rather do it myself. I’d be better than that guy, no matter what.”

Beom Gyewi snorted.

“Hmph! Are you going to go and come back half-dead again?”

“What, you punk!”

Neng Somil sighed deeply at the sight of the two glaring at each other.

“I have no choice. I’ll do it.”

Dan Akseon questioned with a puzzled look.

“Uncle? But you’re not good at lightness skill or stealth. Besides, you don’t have martial arts either. It’s a dangerous task that requires you to go into the heart of the enemy.”

“I said I would do it, but I didn’t say I would meet the Lord of the Hwangbo Clan in person.”

“……?”

“I meant I would find a way. In the end, isn’t the real purpose a private meeting between the Lord of the Hwangbo Clan and Master Gok? If we change the method a little, even if it’s not infiltration, it’s not impossible.”

At those words, Beom Gyewi burst out.

“Why is this bastard trying to steal my job?”

Neng Somil flinched at the sudden murderous intent.

However, he tried his best to fix his expression and persuaded Beom Gyewi.

“Senior Beom, you have to protect Master Gok.”

“Why me of all people? There’s Brother Cho and the Witch too.”

“But who could be better than Senior?”

“What?”

“Can you trust the other two to take care of Master Gok? As Senior said, both of them are weaklings…… Ugh!”

Neng Somil’s breath was suddenly cut off.

He was barely enduring Beom Gyewi’s murderous intent, but when Cho Akryang and Han Seolhwa’s murderous intent was added to it, he became dizzy.

At that moment.

“See, I was right?”

Beom Gyewi put his arm around Neng Somil’s shoulder and grinned.

Thanks to that, Neng Somil was finally able to breathe.

“Why are you oppressing people when I didn’t say anything wrong?”

Beom Gyewi burst into a hearty laugh as if he was in a good mood.

“I can’t leave Doctor Dan to these weaklings! Okay, I’ll leave such trivial matters to you.”

Neng Somil smiled awkwardly, looking at Cho Akryang and Han Seolhwa.

It was to ask for their understanding.

But they didn’t care about Neng Somil anymore.

The eyes of the two glaring at Beom Gyewi as if they were going to eat him alive.

Neng Somil could only swallow hard at their eyes, which were burning with anger that he couldn’t fathom.

Five days later.

A young man visited a tea house in Shandong Province, where the Hwangbo Clan was located.

A tall and sturdy figure with a refined atmosphere.

In addition, his unique confident eyes, which he couldn’t hide, made it clear that he was a descendant of a prestigious family.

“Welcome, Young Lord.”

As soon as he entered, the owner and servants of the tea house greeted him politely.

This was because he was the sole heir of the Hwangbo Clan, who could be said to dominate the area.

Hwangbo Gyeong nodded and headed to the stairs naturally.

At this time of day when there were few customers, it was one of his daily routines to enjoy a cup of tea on the third floor while admiring the nearby scenery.

Not long after he took a seat by the window, a servant brought him tea.

Hwangbo Gyeong, who was about to lift the cup to his mouth without thinking, frowned.

The tea tasted different from usual.

“……?”

Looking at the teacup with a puzzled face, he looked around.

But he was the only one in the three-story pavilion.

―West Auspicious (西吉) [A coded message indicating a meeting place in the west that promises good fortune]

Hwangbo Gyeong, who was looking closely at the letters written on the teacup, got up.

Hwangbo Gyeong, who left the tea house and walked silently, finally entered a deserted alley.

Hwangbo Gyeong, who found someone standing at the end of the alley in the distance, showed a dumbfounded look.

“Are you the one who called me?”

At Hwangbo Gyeong’s words, the man at the end of the alley slowly turned around and smiled.

“You found your way here.”

Hwangbo Gyeong snorted briefly at Neng Somil’s words.

“If you’re looking for a place in the west where people’s eyes can’t reach, this is the only place.”

“As expected of the Young Lord of the Hwangbo Clan, you are very clever. With such a great successor, the Lord must be very reliable.”

Hwangbo Gyeong’s eyes turned cold.

“You lured me out knowing who I am? I came here as you said, but let’s see from now on whether it will be auspicious or ominous.”

Neng Somil smiled and introduced himself.

“I am Neng Somil, who runs the Divine Demon Merchant Group.”

“Divine Demon Merchant Group?”

Hwangbo Gyeong flinched.

“How dare you…….”

Neng Somil lightly raised his sleeves with both hands to show that he had no hostility towards Hwangbo Gyeong, who was raising his murderous intent.

“Originally, I wanted to see the Lord, but the security at your house is so tight that I had no choice but to meet the Young Lord like this.”

Hwangbo Gyeong’s face was filled with doubt at Neng Somil’s calm attitude.

However, he soon stared at Neng Somil with calm eyes.

He guessed that there must be a reason for being so calm in the front yard of the Hwangbo Clan.

As expected.

“Our Master Gok wants to meet your father, the Lord, quietly.”

“Master Gok?”

Hwangbo Gyeong tilted his head, but soon thought of one person.

“Are you talking about that brat called the Divine Demon Doctor?”

At that moment, Hwangbo Gyeong’s spine turned cold.

It was because of Neng Somil’s eyes, which were flowing with a cold light instead of the good-natured smile that had disappeared.

Clearly, the other person was not a master [in terms of martial arts skill or social standing].

But the murderous intent in his eyes was not something to be taken lightly.

He possessed something extremely dangerous that even he, who prided himself on his martial arts, felt terrified.

“Hey, kid.”

“……!”

“Watch your mouth. Unless you want to die on the street without knowing why.”

“H-How dare you!”

“……That’s what someone else would have said.”

Neng Somil continued with a smile as if he had never shown any murderous intent.

“Originally, someone else should have been in this place instead of me.”

“Someone else?”

Hwangbo Gyeong asked absentmindedly, but his face turned pale at Neng Somil’s answer.

“You may have heard of him. The infamous Senior Beom, called Mangsang Choja [Reckless Madman].”

“……!”

“If that person, not me, had been in this place as originally planned, your life would no longer be yours the moment you said those words. Of course, it wouldn’t have ended with just that. There would have been a bloodbath in your family as well.”

Neng Somil gave a smile to reassure Hwangbo Gyeong, who was so surprised that he couldn’t speak.

“Just looking at that, you can say that your fortune today is very auspicious.”

“Do you think I’ll be intimidated by such threats?”

“Threats? If I had such impure intentions, would I be talking with a smile like this? The moment you insulted Master Gok, right away…….”

Neng Somil trailed off and raised a chilling smile.

Hwangbo Gyeong gritted his teeth at the chilling murderous intent lurking beyond that smile.

“Do you think you’ll be safe if you lay a hand on me?”

“Actually, it doesn’t matter much.”

“……?”

“I’ve already died once and came back to life. Living now is like getting something for free, so I have no regrets even if I die right away.”

“What?”

“If you don’t believe me, try using your hands in this place. See if I even blink an eye.”

With those words, Neng Somil approached Hwangbo Gyeong defenselessly.

Neng Somil, who stopped with a step between them, smiled brightly.

“Fortunately, you’re not foolish enough to be blinded by anger and kick away the good fortune that came your way.”

“Good fortune?”

Neng Somil nodded at Hwangbo Gyeong’s question.

“The meeting between that person and the Lord is an opportunity that your family will never have again.”

Neng Somil took something out of his pocket.

It was a letter that was burned and only partially remained.

“Go and tell the Lord that you saw this. Then you will know how great an opportunity has been given to your family.”

Neng Somil bowed to Hwangbo Gyeong, who couldn’t answer and hesitated.

“Then I’ll wait for your call.”

Hwangbo Gyeong could only stare blankly at Neng Somil’s figure as he turned around and walked away calmly.