Volume 3 Chapter 5 – Physician

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Translated by Rain

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In a place where everyone had left, the two old people were facing each other.

“Did you hear, old man?”

“Of course I heard, old woman.”

The two laughed out loud.

The old physician raised his trembling hand and clenched his fist.

“There is no doubt that he is finally going to move.”

“He clearly said he would become busier from now on. My ears are getting deaf, but I heard those words precisely.”

The old woman, the priestess of the Fairy Cult, wore a meaningful smile.

“The time of prophecy is coming.”

The old physician clapped his knee.

“All of Luoyang will see his true colors!”

* * *

The Fourth Young Master’s warrior who was standing guard clicked his tongue.

“Incredible.”

His colleague who formed a pair with him also shook his head.

“They are the Eldest Young Master’s maids.”

Where their gaze directed, the figures of the triplet maids were visible.

Without any hesitation, they disinfected the affected area of a fracture patient, applied a splint, and wrapped bandages.

They squeezed out pus, examined the affected area carefully, and applied ointment.

Even when blood splattered on their faces and pus got on their clothes, they did not bat an eye.

At their precise and rapid treatment, even the medical maids who had grown old in this place could not hide their admiration.

“Seeing that they wear swords, they must be warriors.”

“Probably. They have been moving without resting for nearly an hour. Their basic physical strength is excellent.”

“And…”

The warrior’s face turned a little red.

“They are extremely pretty ladies…”

If they had known the inner thoughts of the triplet maids, their evaluation might have differed slightly.

‘Heh. We are getting attention.’

‘I am the one who even received a commendation in the field emergency treatment training of the Class-A Special Unit.’

‘I am one who completed even the basic training along with the apprentice medical maids of the Main Family.’

His colleague nudged his side with his elbow.

“No, man. If you talk about pretty, is that head maid not more incredible?”

Where his gaze directed, the figure of Jeong-ah was visible.

At the affected area where blood burst out to the point that it was hard to see properly, she precisely grasped the blood vessel to stop the bleeding, and picked out small bone fragments that could cause inflammation in an instant.

At that sight, even the physicians who engaged in the treatment with her were admiring.

“Well, I do not dare to look straight at that person…”

At the sight of his naive colleague, the warrior laughed out loud and stroked his chin.

“But that head maid also wears a sword. Are all of the Eldest Young Master’s maids warriors?”

“…Since they wear swords, do the ladies not look even more beautiful?”

“My friend, you have fallen hard.”

The warrior looked in another direction.

His expression turned a bit bad.

“In contrast, our people…”

His colleague also followed his gaze and scratched his head.

In that place, the Fourth Young Master’s scholars were failing to hold down a patient who was thrashing in pain, and were rolling on the ground.

They were on the better side.

A few with weak stomachs were just vomiting in a corner, looking up at the sky with pale faces.

The Fourth Young Master’s maids were dedicated to running small errands with haggard faces amidst the surroundings filled with blood, pus, and screams.

At least the Fourth Young Master’s head maid was working together with the medical maids with skilled hands.

“Ugh…”

“Hmm…”

The two warriors shook their heads all at once.

“Well, still, that is the normal appearance.”

“That is true.”

It was an undeniable fact that the Eldest Young Master’s maids were peculiar.

“Still…”

The warrior pointed in one direction.

“The most incredible one is indeed over there.”

Their gaze turned to the place where serious patients were gathered.

On a bed prepared outdoors, a patient whose condition was clearly not normal was losing consciousness.

His legs were twisted and half-torn, and he was a patient who had been carried on someone’s back all covered in blood.

When that patient was first carried on someone’s back through the main gate, they had shaken their heads.

Because unless he was a martial artist who possessed internal energy and whose body had entered the realm of a superhuman, he seemed to have no hope.

The three physicians who first attached themselves also seemed to share the same opinion.

But now they stood around the bed, not even daring to think of intervening.

“I heard in the past that the Eldest Young Master was excellent in medicine, but…”

Every time Yeon So-hyeon’s hands moved brilliantly, it was to the extent that they could see the patient’s condition rapidly improving.

The golden needle held in his hand sparkled every time it caught the sunlight, and because of the endless sparkling, it was to the point of being dazzling.

“…Have you ever seen that level of skill even in the Main Family’s Medical Arts Academy?”

Since it was a daily occurrence for warriors to get injured, most were practically regulars at the Medical Arts Academy.

“No. It is not just that we have not seen it…”

The warrior shook his head.

“That is a divine skill.”

Around Yeon So-hyeon, all physicians who had even a bit of spare time were gathering.

They admired, diligently recorded something, and did not take their eyes off Yeon So-hyeon’s movements.

Their ears focused on the words flowing from Yeon So-hyeon’s mouth.

He was currently giving a lecture while simultaneously finishing the treatment that fought for minutes and seconds perfectly without a single trace of disturbance.

“Just as our Lord usually says, he is by no means a person to be slandered behind his back.”

“Right. Seeing him in person today, is he not a completely different person from what we heard in rumors?”

“Indeed, rumors are…”

At that moment, a cheer burst out.

The cheer of the Fourth Young Master, who was guarding his eldest brother’s side, was heard loudest.

It seemed the patient, who had seemed absolutely impossible to save, had regained stability.

“…Incredible.”

* * *

Yeon So-hyeon was washing his hands at the well prepared behind the House of Benevolence and Love.

The blood washed down from his hands mixed with water and flowed along the drainage.

“Fuu…”

A sigh leaked from his mouth.

No matter how much he had obtained a superhuman’s body through the Scripture of Controlling Darkness and Shaking the Heavens, the consumption of concentration could not be ignored.

‘It was so easy to kill, but saving is still difficult…’

Every time the Dark Venerable waved his hand, flesh was torn and bones were shattered.

The power of words he spat had dragged more than a hundred people into death in an instant.

But what about Yeon So-hyeon?

He looked down at his hands.

“…”

Sensing a presence suddenly, his gaze turned backward.

Covered in large, old cloaks to hide their entire bodies, two human figures were there.

Receiving Yeon So-hyeon’s gaze, they approached him without a bit of hesitation.

“The reputation is not in vain. It was indeed an excellent skill.”

The one who raised a hand to reveal her face was a beautiful woman whose eye patch covering one eye could not fade her beauty.

“My Lord.”

She knelt down.

“It was just a trivial trick.”

Yeon So-hyeon smiled.

“It has been a long time since I saw your face directly instead of a report. Crescent Moon Pavilion Lord.”

She was none other than Se-ah.

The one bowing deeply by her side to pay respects was Se-ah’s bodyguard, Gyu.

* * *

Moving to a place where there was no one, Se-ah opened her mouth first.

“As you ordered, we notified the person in charge here in advance that the Eldest Young Master would come.”

It was the Crescent Moon Pavilion, which had investigated everything about the Fourth Young Master’s business for a while according to Yeon So-hyeon’s command.

“Well done. Though the staging was a bit excessive.”

At Yeon So-hyeon’s words, Se-ah waved her hand.

“Staging? I was also surprised by the residents’ reaction. As soon as the two elders announced that my Lord was coming, the residents swarmed out into the alley…”

Gyu took over the words with a hesitant expression.

“Even I was a bit scared.”

Yeon So-hyeon shrugged.

“It is the power of faith.”

Se-ah shook her head.

“I knew that my Lord was running the House of Benevolence and Love, and I also knew that you attracted donations from famous figures with whom you had relations. But seeing it in person is indeed amazing. I am full of admiration.”

It was not just words.

It was to the extent that it was hard to imagine that this was a work silently accomplished by him during his swordless days when he sat in a corner of his room reading books every day.

“What about the expert on the underworld?”

Se-ah nodded.

“We succeeded in contacting her. It was difficult. Since she is an extremely elusive person and always pursued by the underworld…”

“She is not just being pursued, right?”

“Of course. The underworld bosses she has hunted so far cannot be counted on both hands. Moreover, they were all those who held their heads high.”

Yeon So-hyeon nodded.

“Good. Bring her.”

“I will make sure she visits as soon as possible.”

Yeon So-hyeon turned backward.

“Then I will see her then.”

“Ah, a piece of information classified as urgent message just came in.”

Yeon So-hyeon’s steps stopped.

“They say Elder Yeom of the Sword Family has left the main gate of the Luoyang Sword Family. The destination is not precisely known, but the direction is definitely this way.”

He looked back.

“Elder Yeom? Along with his subordinates?”

Se-ah shook her head.

“It is difficult to observe a master who has reached that level of skill without being detected. We are currently questioning witnesses who were on his path, but for now, that is all.”

Yeon So-hyeon stroked his chin.

“Elder Yeom…”

With what thought was he coming here?

Lost in thought for a moment, he said to Se-ah:

“He will arrive soon anyway, so I will find out.”

Whether he would appear with a host of subordinates on hostile business, or…

“Yes. The report ends here.”

“Then see you la…”

At that moment, Gyu hastily intervened.

“I also have business.”

“What is it?”

Gyu spoke with a serious face.

“The transfer offer you mentioned to me last time, is it still valid…?”

Se-ah dragged her out by the scruff of her neck.

“Then see you later, my Lord.”

“Let go! This is the employer’s tyranny!”

“Shut up! I am truly embarrassed for you…”

Yeon So-hyeon shrugged.

They were still a close pair.

* * *

The ones who first discovered him were the Fourth Young Master’s warriors standing guard at the main gate.

Even in their surprise, they paid respects in a precise and polite posture.

“We greet the Elder of the Main Family!”

At that roaring voice, everyone’s attention turned to the main gate.

The Fourth Young Master’s scholar who discovered him hurriedly ran in front of him.

“We greet the Elder of the Main Family.”

The man, who was two heads taller than ordinary men and deserved to be called a giant, looked down at him.

Did he look even more gigantic because he held the position of an elder of the Luoyang Sword Family?

“Elder. May I dare ask what business brought you to this place?”

Elder Yeom’s eyebrows arched.

“Did I come here to get a meal or something?”

Cold sweat ran down the young scholar’s face.

“Ah, no, I did not mean that…”

Elder Yeom said:

“Is the Eldest Young Master here?”

At his question, the scholar hurriedly nodded.

“Yes, that is correct. The Eldest Young Master is currently treating patients over there.”

His eyes met with Yeon So-hyeon, who happened to look this way.

“I will guide you to the Eldest Young Master.”

“No need.”

He cut off the words firmly.

He stood at the very end of the line of patients leading to the Eldest Young Master.

“Since I also came for the purpose of having a patient treated, I will line up like them.”

“E-Elder?”

A strange light flashed in the eyes of Yeon So-hyeon, who was looking at him.

On Elder Yeom’s giant back, a girl who appeared to be in her mid-teens was riding quietly.

Her gaze, showing clear signs of illness, was directed toward Yeon So-hyeon.