The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 16

The Divine Doctor of New Demonic Arts (16)

“Advertise that we’re here.”

Instead of Bum Gye-wi, Cho Ak-ryang greeted them.

Cho Ak-ryang, who had chided Bum Gye-wi, looked at Han Seol-hwa as she walked into the valley.

“It’s been a while.”

Han Seol-hwa simply nodded at Cho Ak-ryang’s greeting.

Bum Gye-wi looked around and then turned to Cho Ak-ryang.

“Where’s Doctor Dan?”

“He went to the village. Said he needed some medicinal herbs.”

“So you sent the kid alone? What if he runs into wild animals?”

“He carries herbs that animals dislike.”

“What if he falls on the way at night? If our Doctor Dan scrapes his knee, will Brother Cho take responsibility?”

Cho Ak-ryang frowned.

“Why is that my responsibility?”

“When I’m not here, of course, Brother Cho has to take responsibility. Or should I tell that woman to take responsibility?”

Cho Ak-ryang was dumbfounded by Bum Gye-wi’s unreasonable demands. But when he thought about it, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

‘Should I have disguised myself and followed him?’

Bum Gye-wi’s fussing was annoying and made him more concerned. But that thought didn’t last long.

Han Seol-hwa, who was looking around inside the Divine Demonic Valley, sent a telepathic message.

—Why is it such a mess here?

“A mess? This is where you’ll be living too.”

—In a dirty place like this?

Han Seol-hwa passed by the two men with a blank expression.

—I’ll get sick even if I wasn’t before if I stay here.

After a moment of contemplation, Han Seol-hwa started cleaning.

She decided that it was better to do it herself than to leave it to clumsy humans to reduce her workload.

Cho Ak-ryang and Bum Gye-wi, who were watching her, exchanged meaningful smiles.

The plan was a great success.

“By the way, what’s that?”

Cho Ak-ryang asked, belatedly noticing the bowl Bum Gye-wi was holding.

“Don’t even think about it. It’s for Doctor Dan.”

Bum Gye-wi hugged the still steaming bowl.

* * *

“So…….”

Kwak Ga asked, kicking the corpse in front of him.

“You just happened to pass by where this guy was hiding, heard a groan, and found him?”

Dan Ak-seon nodded with his eyes closed.

All he offered was a brief explanation of what had happened a little while ago. He had no desire to talk to the man named Kwak Ga in front of him.

“All of that was a coincidence?”

A dry smile appeared on Kwak Ga’s face.

“Are you telling me to believe that?”

Dan Ak-seon bit his lip.

Same question, same answer. He couldn’t even count how many times it had been repeated. It was a question and answer that had been repeated for several hours.

This time, Dan Ak-seon glared at Kwak Ga without answering.

At that moment, Dan Ak-seon’s head was pulled back. Kwak Ga grabbed Dan Ak-seon’s hair roughly and asked.

“Kid, you have to answer when an adult asks you a question, right?”

Dan Ak-seon’s expression turned cold at the question that was radiating murderous intent.

“The Murim Alliance [a martial arts alliance] is truly fair and just.”

Kwak Ga’s face turned red.

He had put the corpse next to him to pressure the kid, and even radiated murderous intent to scare him. Anyone of this age would be trembling and begging for forgiveness. But this kid in front of him showed no such signs.

That made Kwak Ga even angrier.

Swish!

Kwak Ga drew his sword and held it to Dan Ak-seon’s neck.

“Kid, this is your last warning. Answer my questions obediently.”

Red blood formed on the skin that touched the sword, but Dan Ak-seon didn’t seem surprised at all.

“I’ve already answered everything. I won’t answer if you ask the same question again.”

“You!”

Just as Kwak Ga was about to give strength to the hand holding the sword, unable to contain his anger.

“Team Leader, this is your subordinate, Jang Wi.”

A subordinate’s voice was heard from outside the door.

“A carrier pigeon has arrived from Jin Seong-ui.”

“Already?”

The man who identified himself as Jang Wi opened the door and entered at Kwak Ga’s question.

“He says he’s coming here himself.”

“That guy, Poong Jin-seong, is coming himself?”

A look of surprise appeared on Kwak Ga’s face. He didn’t expect such an immediate reaction.

The reputation of Kwak Ga, a mere team leader of the Murim Alliance, was nothing compared to that of Jin Seong-ui. But the head of the family was coming himself. He could guess how much Poong Jin-seong cared about this kid.

“Stop it!”

Kwak Ga’s gaze turned to Dan Ak-seon.

Kwak Ga felt like he had won when Dan Ak-seon, who rarely got excited, shouted.

“Don’t drag him into my problems! He has nothing to do with this!”

Kwak Ga was rather relieved by those words.

“Well, we’ll see about that.”

Dan Ak-seon glared at Kwak Ga, but Kwak Ga didn’t even blink an eye.

“Now that I think about it, I don’t need you anymore.”

Kwak Ga gave an order to his subordinate.

“Take him out.”

“From the beginning…….”

Dan Ak-seon said, gritting his teeth.

“You were aiming for Uncle Poong.”

“It’s not something a kid should be involved in. This is an adult’s problem.”

Dan Ak-seon was thrown out of the inn by the subordinate’s hand.

“Get lost. Unless you want to hurt Poong Jin-seong too.”

Dan Ak-seon had no choice but to turn around. Dan Ak-seon trembled with the rising injustice and anger.

* * *

“It seems like something happened?”

Bum Gye-wi’s anxiety grew as the night deepened.

Cho Ak-ryang also had a serious expression. Dan Ak-seon had never been this late before.

“I think I should go.”

Cho Ak-ryang, who had been scolding Bum Gye-wi for being impatient, nodded this time.

“Let’s go together. You go to the village and inquire about Doctor Dan’s whereabouts. I’ll search the path to the village.”

As the two were about to leave the Divine Demonic Valley, they spotted a small figure trudging towards the entrance.

It was Dan Ak-seon.

“Doctor Dan!”

Bum Gye-wi’s face brightened as if nothing had happened. Bum Gye-wi ran towards Dan Ak-seon as if flying.

Dan Ak-seon, who found Bum Gye-wi, also raised his voice.

“Uncle!”

“Huh?”

Bum Gye-wi showed embarrassment.

Because Dan Ak-seon reached out and hugged his waist tightly as they got closer.

“I missed you.”

Bum Gye-wi was stunned for a moment.

He was embarrassed by Dan Ak-seon’s welcoming appearance. But on the other hand, he was very happy. It was hard to explain exactly, but he felt a strange feeling as if one corner of his heart was tickling.

“Oh, um……. Yeah. I missed you too.”

Bum Gye-wi hesitated and answered, feeling awkward for no reason. Then he reached out and patted Dan Ak-seon’s back.

But he felt strange.

Dan Ak-seon’s hands, which were hugging him, were trembling. Bum Gye-wi stared at Dan Ak-seon blankly.

A strange feeling, different from usual.

Come to think of it, his voice was also weak.

“I’m going to wash up.”

Dan Ak-seon tried to control his emotions and went to his palace. Then he turned his head again and smiled with difficulty.

“I’m glad you’re back.”

With those words, Dan Ak-seon turned around.

After Dan Ak-seon disappeared, Bum Gye-wi muttered.

“I smelled blood.”

“There was a wound on his neck too. He was definitely cut by a blade.”

Before Cho Ak-ryang could finish speaking, Bum Gye-wi tried to move his body.

“Wait.”

Cho Ak-ryang reached out and grabbed Bum Gye-wi’s shoulder, who was about to fly away.

Bum Gye-wi growled with a Yaksha-like face [a fierce, demon-like expression].

“If you stop me now, I won’t treat you like Brother Cho.”

“I’m not trying to stop you. I’m trying to make sure.”

The two villains locked eyes.

A thick murderous intent was flowing from Cho Ak-ryang’s eyes as well.

* * *

So Jeok-san was in a good mood.

The tribute he had collected today far exceeded his expectations.

“Haha! Let’s drink, let’s drink! When else would we get a chance to get properly drunk if not on a day like this!”

No sooner had So Jeok-san finished speaking than his subordinates raised their glasses together. They drank and talked boisterously for a long time.

As the revelry that had continued all night was heading towards its climax.

“Here, take it! I put in more than last month today!”

So Jeok-san placed a bundle of money pouches containing silver coins on the table.

Clang.

His subordinates cheered at the heavy sound of the silver coins colliding.

“As expected of our Great Leader! You are generous!”

“Is it just generosity? His martial arts are the best in the world. You guys should have seen the Great Leader’s power when he drove away the Sinhyobang bastards!”

“Now all that’s left is to defeat the Black Dragon Society?”

“Isn’t it obvious with the Great Leader here? Unifying the Sunuibang [a local gang] here in Muwi is up to the Great Leader. We just have to trust and follow him.”

All sorts of praises poured in from all directions.

So Jeok-san, who was enjoying this, opened his mouth to his subordinates.

“Yes. Muwi will soon be in our hands.”

After wetting his throat with a glass of alcohol, he continued his speech.

“Now that we’ve defeated Sinhyobang, the breweries and brothels they managed can also be said to be ours!”

“Wow!”

So Jeok-san nodded with a satisfied face at the sight of his cheering subordinates.

“You’ve worked hard so far. But you’ll have to be more careful in the future.”

“Is it because of the Black Dragon Society?”

So Jeok-san nodded at his subordinate’s question.

“They were also aiming for Sinhyobang. We’ll be more often entangled with those guys in the future.”

At those words, his subordinates, who were in high spirits, shouted from here and there.

“In that sense, please let us see the Great Leader’s martial arts!”

“That’s right! Show us a move of the Great Leader’s martial arts, who has reached the realm of the heavens beyond the heavens!”

So Jeok-san stood up from his seat awkwardly.

“Then I’ll show you a few moves.”

So Jeok-san took a fairly plausible stance.

At that moment, a wind that blew from somewhere swept through the room. At the same time, So Jeok-san’s figure soared into the air.

Crack!

The roof of the liquor store seemed to be torn off completely.

So Jeok-san’s figure soared into the air as if sucked in.

Silence fell in the hall for a moment.

“Wow! Did you see that just now?”

“I didn’t know the Great Leader’s lightness skill was this good!”

“The Black Dragon Society bastards should have seen this sight!”

The heavily drunk men began to talk excitedly.

* * *

The place where So Jeok-san regained his senses was in a deep mountain where even moonlight could not penetrate.

‘What happened? Where is this?’

So Jeok-san, who was looking around, stared at one place. Because he found a figure crouching in the darkness.

After a while.

As his eyes got used to the darkness, he could see the figure’s face.

“You!”

An exclamation of shock burst from So Jeok-san’s mouth.

A one-eyed man with one side of his face sunken due to burns. It was clearly Ga Hwi-seop, the head of the Black Dragon Society, who, along with them, divided the underworld of this Muwi.

He was famous for being as vicious as his violent nature.

But his face was a mess. His only eye was barely visible due to his swollen eyelids.

Moreover, his face was full of blue bruises.

He also seemed to recognize him, and began to emit murderous intent from his eyes.

‘Damn it!’

So Jeok-san also belatedly gathered his true energy.

No.

He was trying to gather it.

‘What?’

So Jeok-san couldn’t hide his embarrassment. The true energy was not responding to his will.

“Pay attention.”

So Jeok-san was startled and looked at the place where the voice came from.