The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 192

Bum Gye-wi was bored.

Extremely bored.

It was all because of those damned doctors.

From some point on, the number of doctors visiting the Divine Doctor’s House had been increasing, and now they were staying put, with no intention of leaving.

It was good that patients were being dispersed, so Dan Ahk-seon didn’t have to overexert himself.

But just because Dan Ahk-seon had more free time didn’t mean everything was good.

It was because of those doctors who followed Dan Ahk-seon around like goldfish droppings all day long.

He had heard that doctors were no less proud than martial artists, but this was something else.

They didn’t even seem ashamed of their ignorance, constantly bombarding Dan Ahk-seon with questions.

It would be nice if he could just ignore them and enjoy his newfound time, but the kind-hearted Dan Ahk-seon had to answer them all, keeping him busy all the time.

So, there was hardly any chance to spend leisurely time with Dan Ahk-seon.

Moreover, because of the overflowing number of doctors, his own workload had also decreased.

Idly loafing around was starting to reach its limit.

He was so restless that he couldn’t stand it any longer.

Out of boredom, Bum Gye-wi aimlessly wandered around the Divine Doctor’s House.

Without thinking, he ended up in the inner garden of the Divine Doctor’s House.

Dan Ahk-seon, engrossed in martial arts training in the center of the secluded garden, caught his eye.

Cho Ahk-ryang was instructing Dan Ahk-seon beside him.

Bum Gye-wi frowned as he silently watched them.

“That’s not how you teach.”

At his unintentional remark, a sudden chilling aura flew towards him.

“Always so quick to hear things…”

Bum Gye-wi turned away, clicking his tongue at the sight of Cho Ahk-ryang glaring at him.

“What should I do now?”

It would be nice to bicker with Han Seol-hwa; at least that would pass the time, but for some reason, she wasn’t around all day.

“Even dog poop is hard to find when you need it…”

Muttering to himself, Bum Gye-wi looked at the patients lined up in front of the Divine Doctor’s House.

He shouted at them, waiting in line for treatment.

“Anyone suffering from internal ailments, come to me!”

Several patients brightened up and left the line, approaching Bum Gye-wi.

But there were only three of them.

“Huh? Is that all?”

Bum Gye-wi was disappointed, but there was nothing he could do.

“Where does it hurt?”

At Bum Gye-wi’s question, the patients began to complain about their symptoms.

“I don’t know what I ate, but I’ve had diarrhea since dawn…”

“I keep shivering because of the chills.”

“I…”

Bum Gye-wi raised his hand to stop the patients from speaking.

Even if the symptoms were different, he only had one treatment method anyway.

Thwack, thwack, thwack.

Bum Gye-wi unleashed his finger strikes, causing the patients to pause for a moment.

After a short while.

“Oh! My stomachache has subsided.”

“My chills are gone too!”

“You’re truly miraculous. I feel refreshed like a lie.”

Bum Gye-wi nodded with a bothered expression, looking around.

“No one else?”

But no more patients came to Bum Gye-wi.

Leaving the patients’ gratitude behind, Bum Gye-wi turned around.

“What should I do to kill time now?”

There was still a long time until lunchtime.

Just then.

Someone rushed into the Divine Doctor’s House, panting.

Bum Gye-wi brightened up and approached him.

“What is it? A patient?”

The Divine Merchant Guild member was startled and sat down on the spot when Bum Gye-wi, with his iron tower-like physique, suddenly appeared before him.

“Are you so sick that your legs gave out?”

“Yes? Ah, no. That’s not it…”

The man, answering hastily, suddenly trembled.

A hot energy suddenly penetrated below his navel, near the Sea of Qi point [a vital energy center in traditional Chinese medicine], and then spread throughout his body in an instant.

At the same time, his whole body became hot, and beads of sweat began to form.

“Huh? What is it? Were you faking it?”

At the sight of Bum Gye-wi frowning, the Divine Merchant Guild member shouted with an aggrieved expression.

“It’s a message from the Vice-Leader!”

“Vice-Leader?”

Bum Gye-wi tilted his head, then recalled someone.

“You mean that So Jeok-san guy?”

“Yes. I came running to deliver his message to the three of you…”

Bum Gye-wi cut him off with a bothered expression.

“Okay, what’s it about?”

However, Bum Gye-wi’s expression brightened at the Divine Merchant Guild member’s next words.

“A group of Green Forest bandits has appeared.”

“Green Forest?” [Referring to bandits or outlaws]

“Yes! They are currently confronting Gok Dae-hyeop at the village entrance.”

Bum Gye-wi prepared to leave.

The light in his eyes, which had been dulled by boredom, had long since returned.

He was not one to pass up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

“The village entrance, you say? Got it.”

Just as Bum Gye-wi was about to fly away, he suddenly reached out his hand and grabbed the shoulder of the Merchant Guild member who was about to run off somewhere.

“Where are you going?”

“Yes? Of course, I have to deliver this message to the other two as well.”

“No, it’s okay.”

“Yes?”

“It’s okay since I heard it.”

“But…”

Bum Gye-wi glared at the Merchant Guild member, who hesitated and trailed off.

“I said it’s okay, didn’t I?”

“…!”

The Merchant Guild member swallowed hard.

But soon, with a pale face, he nodded repeatedly.

Still, he had finished delivering the message to one of the Three Venerables, so he had fulfilled his duty.

He quickly bowed to Bum Gye-wi and left as if fleeing.

Bum Gye-wi grinned.

His heart was already pounding at the thought of monopolizing this opportunity.

“Hehehe.”

Bum Gye-wi’s figure soared into the air with a meaningful laugh.

‘They’re both busy anyway.’

Originally, such chores were the responsibility of those who were free.

With that self-justification, Bum Gye-wi sped through the streets of Muwei.

After a while.

Gok Woon-kyung’s silk shop came into view in the distance.

At the same time, a group of people confronting Gok Woon-kyung could be seen.

Judging by the way they swaggered around, not knowing the fear of the world, they were clearly subordinates of the Evil Tiger Army.

“Senior. Have you arrived?”

Gok Woon-kyung bowed his head at Bum Gye-wi’s appearance.

So Jeok-san did the same.

On the other hand, Neung So-mil, who had rushed over after hearing the news, looked at the back of Bum Gye-wi with a puzzled expression.

“Aren’t the others coming?”

“Ah, those guys are busy right now.”

Bum Gye-wi answered casually and stepped forward.

“Are these the guys?”

The Green Forest bandits flinched for a moment when they faced Bum Gye-wi.

No matter how brave they were, their opponent was the Mad Mountain Choja [a title implying a wild and unpredictable nature].

Facing the owner of the ominous title, which they had only heard rumors of, they could not help but shrink back, no matter how much they prided themselves on their courage.

That was because, unlike other martial artists who were reasonable, Bum Gye-wi was an existence that could not be judged by the rules and laws of the world, so much so that he was called a walking disaster.

The leader of the Green Forest bandits stepped forward and respectfully clasped his hands.

“Yang Mo of the Green Forest greets the great senior of the Demonic Murim [a term for the martial arts world, often with a negative connotation].”

His polite demeanor was a world apart from how he had treated Gok Woon-kyung just moments before.

Even for him, a master ranked among the top ten in the Green Forest, Bum Gye-wi was that much of a burden.

Bum Gye-wi’s eyes narrowed.

And at his next words, Yang Wi-gun’s face was filled with embarrassment.

“Hey, do you know me?”

Yang Wi-gun was inwardly dumbfounded.

Even so, how could he not recognize himself, the second-in-command of the Green Forest and the leader of Bokwoo Stronghold, the second largest of the Green Forest Eighteen Strongholds?

“I am Yang Wi-gun, the Mountain-Breaking Great Axe.”

“Have we met before?”

“Yes. Fifteen years ago, at Yangneung Mountain…”

“Yangneung Mountain?”

Bum Gye-wi frowned and tilted his head, then exclaimed.

“Ah! You’re that kid from back then? The one who picked a fight with me and got a bloody nose? You probably peed your pants too, right?”

“…!”

Yang Wi-gun’s face turned red.

Back then, it was Bum Gye-wi who had started the fight, not him.

No, putting aside such grievances, he was furious that his past was being revealed in front of other Green Forest bandits.

Regardless.

Bum Gye-wi didn’t care anyway.

“So, what’s the matter?”

Suppressing his rising anger, Yang Wi-gun tried to reveal the purpose of their visit here.

“Actually, in this Muwei…”

But he couldn’t continue speaking.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Bum Gye-wi raised his hand and cut him off.

“No, don’t tell me.”

Ignoring the bewildered Yang Wi-gun, Bum Gye-wi asked Gok Woon-kyung.

“Hey, Ghost of Dueling. Have these guys done anything wrong?”

Gok Woon-kyung was also momentarily taken aback by Bum Gye-wi’s abrupt way of speaking.

Bum Gye-wi frowned at Gok Woon-kyung.

“There is, right? There has to be. So, think carefully. Otherwise, I might get very angry for making a pointless trip in the middle of my busy schedule.”

The reason for their visit was a matter for later.

First, he needed a justification to use them to test his skills.

Gok Woon-kyung smiled bitterly at Bum Gye-wi’s blatant pressure.

If Bum Gye-wi had arrived just a little later, he would have held them responsible for entering Muwei without permission, but so far, they hadn’t caused any particular problems.

At that moment.

Gok Woon-kyung suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Bum Gye-wi’s gaze, silently watching him, was gradually becoming more sinister.

“You better think carefully and answer cautiously.”

Bum Gye-wi’s voice was filled with blatant threats.

His eyes, already filled with intense killing intent, made even the great Gok Woon-kyung shudder.

“Those people…”

Bum Gye-wi’s face immediately brightened as Gok Woon-kyung opened his mouth.

“That’s right. Continue!”

“They did not answer even after I asked them several times for the purpose of their visit.”

“Oh? That’s all?”

A fleeting look of disappointment appeared on Bum Gye-wi’s face.

But as if nothing had happened, he nodded and glared at the Green Forest bandits.

“Really? Is that what happened?”

Bum Gye-wi grinned.

“I never thought I’d meet guys who dare to ignore me in my life.”

“Yes?”

An undisguised look of bewilderment appeared on the faces of the Green Forest bandits, including Yang Wi-gun.

“When did we…?”

“Ignoring the words of the gatekeeper we acknowledged means ignoring our authority in entrusting him with an important task. Furthermore, it’s the same as ignoring the will of our entire Muwei.”

The more he spoke, the more intense the killing intent Bum Gye-wi emitted became.

The Green Forest bandits were dumbfounded by Bum Gye-wi’s sophistry, which was driving the reason in his favor.

But even in the midst of that, the killing intent that Bum Gye-wi was emitting was growing even thicker.

“Oh, it’s a misunderstanding. That’s not it…”

Yang Wi-gun hurriedly opened his mouth, but Bum Gye-wi did not allow it.

“Excuses later. Let’s start with the punishment.”

Yang Wi-gun’s heart sank at the sight of Bum Gye-wi twisting up a sinister smile.

He already knew that he wasn’t in his right mind, but he never knew he was such a reckless madman!

But at that moment.

“Senior! No!”

There was someone who desperately cried out and blocked Bum Gye-wi.

Bum Gye-wi frowned and glared at Neung So-mil, who had turned pale.

“Why?”

Neung So-mil, who had suddenly been hit head-on by Bum Gye-wi’s killing intent, trembled and hurriedly opened his mouth.

“You have to think about Lord Gokju [another term for Gok Woon-kyung]. He worked so hard to make Muwei peaceful, he would be very sad if people died here.”

“Oh! Look at my mind. What was I about to do?”

Bum Gye-wi nodded, belatedly realizing this.

“That’s right. I can’t disappoint our Dan Doctor, of all people.”

“Of course! That’s very true.”

Neung So-mil, who had barely stopped Bum Gye-wi’s rampage, inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

The same was true for the Green Forest bandits.

They were almost swept up in a terrible disaster without even achieving their purpose here.

But…

Bum Gye-wi suddenly started walking.

And then he passed by the Green Forest bandits and reached near the boundary stone of the village.

After contemplating something for a while while staring at the boundary stone, Bum Gye-wi took another step back.

And then he suddenly asked Neung So-mil.