The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 212

Thanks to Beom Gye-wi’s lightness skill, the patient suffering from Inner Force Deviation arrived at the Shinma Clinic without delay.

“Where have you been? And who is that?”

Han Seol-hwa, noticing the person Beom Gye-wi was carrying, immediately scolded him.

“It’s a patient. This guy also practiced Demonic Art, and he’s suffering from Inner Force Deviation as well.”

“What?”

“It’s a long story. Doctor Dan, can you treat him?”

Beom Gye-wi pointed to the treatment room.

“Please move him inside first.”

As Beom Gye-wi laid the patient on the bed, Dan Ak-seon began treatment without hesitation.

His condition was more severe than Jin Yeong-san’s, but Dan Ak-seon had accumulated enough experience.

It was challenging, but not impossible to treat.

After a concentrated treatment lasting a full two hours, Mo Yong-jin was barely able to be pulled back from death’s door.

Creak.

Opening the door and stepping outside, Dan Ak-seon wiped away sweat and sighed.

“Now I know why Demonic Art is called Demonic Art.”

Dan Ak-seon wore a weary expression as he approached Beom Gye-wi and Han Seol-hwa.

“We’ll have to monitor his progress, but even if he survives, he won’t be able to practice martial arts again.”

Unlike Han Seol-hwa, who nodded silently, Beom Gye-wi looked uneasy.

Dan Ak-seon looked puzzled by Beom Gye-wi’s restless behavior, but soon realized the reason.

The warriors of the Hainan Sword Sect, led by Byeok Hwa-ryeong, had arrived.

“How is he?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong, entering with a desperate expression, immediately asked.

Dan Ak-seon blocked the entrance, shaking his head at her eagerness to rush into the room.

“He’s past the critical point, but he still needs to rest.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s gaze turned to Dan Ak-seon.

“You’re… the famous Shinma Euiseon [Divine Doctor]?”

She had heard of Dan Ak-seon, but this was her first time meeting him.

Coming face to face with Dan Ak-seon, she couldn’t hide her surprise at his youthful appearance.

Dan Ak-seon smiled and greeted her first.

“You must be Vice Sect Leader Byeok, the heroine of the Hainan Sword Sect? I’ve heard a lot about you.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong, belatedly regaining her senses, quickly returned the greeting.

“Ah, I apologize. I was too surprised.”

Correcting her posture, Byeok Hwa-ryeong gave a polite greeting befitting her position as Vice Sect Leader of the Hainan Sword Sect.

“I’m sorry for coming so abruptly. My name is Byeok Hwa-ryeong from the Hainan Sword Sect.”

“You don’t need to apologize, since you’re an old friend of Uncle Beom.”

“Thank you for your consideration, Doctor Dan.”

Dan Ak-seon smiled kindly, but Beom Gye-wi, standing beside him, did not.

He had no choice but to come, but the very fact that Han Seol-hwa and Byeok Hwa-ryeong were in the same space was like torture.

It was then that Dan Ak-seon spoke.

“However, visiting the patient is out of the question. It could worsen his condition.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong reluctantly nodded, then bowed to Han Seol-hwa, who was standing next to Dan Ak-seon.

“It’s been a while, Sister.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong offered a complex smile at Han Seol-hwa’s silent nod.

“Yes, it has been a while.”

Han Seol-hwa returned the greeting and was about to say something more, but Beom Gye-wi suddenly stepped in.

“It will take time for the patient to wake up, so Byeok, you should rest for now.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong, almost pushed out of the area, cast a pitiful glance at Beom Gye-wi.

“I really don’t understand.”

“Huh? What?”

“I saw the look in Seol-hwa Sister’s eyes when she looks at Beom Gaga [a playful, affectionate nickname]. How can you like such a cold and aloof woman?”

“W, well…”

Beom Gye-wi glanced over the wall, worried that Han Seol-hwa might hear.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong sighed at Beom Gye-wi’s behavior.

“Did you choose Seol-hwa Sister over me just to receive this kind of treatment?”

“Ah, that’s… she’s just shy. She’s different when there’s no one around.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong felt even more miserable at Beom Gye-wi’s attempts to defend Han Seol-hwa.

“I understand. Let’s just say that’s the reason.”

“It’s not just saying that…”

“I get it!”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong shouted, turning away to hide her rising tears.

“Then I’ll go rest.”

With those words, Byeok Hwa-ryeong entered the room assigned to her and slammed the door shut.

Leaning against the door for a while, Byeok Hwa-ryeong raised her hand and pressed it against her heart.

Why does it hurt so much?

“No. I promised. I promised to let Beom Gaga go.”

She wasn’t a sixteen-year-old girl; what was this disgraceful behavior?

She was, after all, the Vice Sect Leader of the Hainan Sword Sect.

If she seduced someone who was already taken and caused a broken engagement, she wouldn’t be the only one who had to bear the disgrace.

After calming her desperate and pitiful heart for a long time, Byeok Hwa-ryeong left the room.

She hoped that walking would make her feel a little better.

But…

Everywhere she went, she felt Beom Gye-wi’s gaze.

Stopping in her tracks, Byeok Hwa-ryeong spoke without turning around.

“Now that I’ve completely given up, you don’t have to worry anymore, Beom Brother.”

She felt a wavering energy nearby.

“So please don’t watch me.”

Beom Gye-wi, who had been peeking at Byeok Hwa-ryeong from the corner of the garden, flinched.

‘Well, she said that much, so there shouldn’t be any big problems, right?’

He felt a slight pang of conscience, but it wasn’t a big deal.

Ignoring the change in address from Gaga to Brother, Beom Gye-wi quietly left the spot, having successfully separated the two according to his plan.

Left alone, Byeok Hwa-ryeong sighed softly and began to walk again.

She left the Shinma Clinic and headed to the marketplace.

A short while later.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong, looking for a suitable gift to celebrate the two, spotted a shop that seemed perfect.

It was the woodcraft shop where she had previously met Dan Ak-seon.

Various crafts that showed the artisan’s skill.

Among them, Byeok Hwa-ryeong picked up a pair of wooden geese gazing affectionately at each other.

She thought there could be no better gift to wish the two a hundred years of happiness together.

“Yes.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong nodded, paying for the wooden geese.

“Let’s give this and end it all. My feelings for Beom Gaga… and all the memories until now…”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong smiled sadly, trying to steel herself.

She hated herself for even thinking that she wished she was one of those geese at this moment.

That night.

After treating Mo Yong-jin until late, Dan Ak-seon left the treatment room, and Han Seol-hwa gave him a pitiful look.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Dan Ak-seon smiled and nodded.

“I’m glad I stopped the Inner Force Deviation from progressing.”

Han Seol-hwa smiled back, as if she was proud of him.

At that moment, someone approached the two of them.

“I haven’t had a chance to properly greet you.”

It was Byeok Hwa-ryeong.

“Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Dan.”

“It’s nothing. It’s a doctor’s job.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s address for Dan Ak-seon had become more formal.

She had heard from people coming and going inside the Shinma Clinic that Dan Ak-seon was the de facto head of this clinic.

Han Seol-hwa, on the other hand, looked puzzled.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s gaze towards her seemed strange.

Sure enough.

“Congratulations, belatedly.”

Han Seol-hwa tilted her head, receiving the object Byeok Hwa-ryeong handed over.

Unwrapping the luxurious wrapping cloth revealed a wooden statue with an incomprehensible meaning.

“What is this?”

“It’s a gift.”

“A gift?”

“Yes. We have a history, and I thought I should congratulate you both.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong gave a sad smile to Han Seol-hwa, who was confused and bewildered.

“I’ll give up Beom Brother cleanly with this. So please don’t feel uncomfortable around me.”

“What does you giving up Beom Gaga have to do with me being uncomfortable with you?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s eyes turned cold at Han Seol-hwa’s question.

“Are you making fun of me?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong bit her lip, looking at Han Seol-hwa, who still looked clueless.

“I heard you promised to marry Beom Brother.”

“What?”

Han Seol-hwa’s eyes flashed with disbelief.

“Who said that?”

“Beom Brother and Cho Brother. When they came to Hainan last time…”

It was then.

“Stop it!”

With a desperate roar that echoed through the night sky, Beom Gye-wi fell from the sky.

Beom Gye-wi, landing between Han Seol-hwa and Byeok Hwa-ryeong, hurriedly opened his mouth.

“It’s late, so everyone should just…”

But Beom Gye-wi couldn’t finish his sentence.

A cold voice cut him off.

“I’m engaged to this idiot?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong also sensed the strange atmosphere, seeing Han Seol-hwa exuding a chilling aura and Beom Gye-wi looking particularly flustered.

“Were you deceiving me?”

Come to think of it, everything from Beom Gye-wi meeting her to his actions here had been strange.

“Answer me.”

Beom Gye-wi hesitated, unable to answer Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s cold tone.

However, Byeok Hwa-ryeong soon realized the truth through Han Seol-hwa’s murderous gaze.

Crack.

Frost that started from under Han Seol-hwa’s feet instantly covered the area.

A terrifying chill increased with explosive force.

Chchchch.

The number of eerie ice spears that began to form in the air exceeded a dozen.

Beom Gye-wi’s face turned pale under the gazes of the two people silently glaring at him.

Dan Ak-seon couldn’t hide his surprise at the sight.

It was the first time he had seen Beom Gye-wi so frightened.

At that moment.

Poof.

Beom Gye-wi’s figure disappeared from the spot as if it had been extinguished.

“Stop right there!”

“Stop right there!”

Han Seol-hwa and Byeok Hwa-ryeong began to chase after Beom Gye-wi, who was running away.

Beom Gye-wi did his best to escape, but Han Seol-hwa’s lightness skill was superior.

In the end, he was caught up in no time.

As Han Seol-hwa blocked his path, Beom Gye-wi turned around and tried to run to the opposite side.

But Byeok Hwa-ryeong was already standing behind him.

“To deceive me! How could you do this?”

Beom Gye-wi, his escape route blocked by Byeok Hwa-ryeong, spread his palms towards both sides.

“Okay, okay, everyone calm down! I’ll explain everything!”

Beom Gye-wi smiled awkwardly.

“Haha. They say frost falls even in May if a woman holds a grudge; it’s true, isn’t it?”

It was a joke to try to lighten the mood, but it backfired.

No, from the start, Han Seol-hwa had no intention of calming down.

A dense and thick murderous aura poured out from Han Seol-hwa’s eyes, which were emitting a storm of cold air.

“I will tear out your tongue in this spot, so you can never utter such nonsense again.”

Beom Gye-wi’s face turned ashen.

He knew Han Seol-hwa’s personality better than anyone else; she would do what she said.

“Can’t we talk after getting rid of them? Why are you being so hostile between us?”

“Are those your last words?”

Cold sparks flew from Han Seol-hwa’s eyes.

“Tomorrow next year is your memorial day. But there will be no grave. You won’t be able to find your limbs anywhere, no matter where you look.”

Gulp.

Beom Gye-wi swallowed hard.

It had been a long time since he had seen Han Seol-hwa so angry, not since the first time he went to find her.

Sensing the crisis, Beom Gye-wi mustered all his strength.

But then.

Something unexpected happened to anyone.

“No, Sister. Aren’t you going too far?”

A voice suddenly came from behind Beom Gye-wi.

It was Byeok Hwa-ryeong.