Chapter 59

Whether Suryeon's life, bestowed by the heavens, was not light, masters from the Medicine King Sect attended this tournament. Chu Do-ok, the heir of the Medicine King Sect, had come to participate in this Dragon Phoenix Gathering. Moreover, Chu Do-ok had safely passed the first and second rounds.

Jeok Leegeon and Jeong Charyeon were on their way to the Sanghwa Inn, where they were staying.

Charyeon couldn't hide her excited expression. In contrast, Jeok Leegeon was calm.

Medicine King Sect.

A prestigious medical family that had produced three legendary physicians throughout its history.

Originally, they only produced physicians, but it had not been even a hundred years since they had fully entered Jianghu.

Before that, the Medicine King Sect was always entangled in Martial World Affairs. They were often robbed of precious medicinal ingredients and faced the crisis of annihilation. Each time, they maintained their lineage with the help of Sects that had been indebted to the Medicine King Sect, but the damage was enormous.

Twenty years ago, the Medicine King Sect secretly began to nurture masters.

As it was a long-cherished desire, they carried out this task carefully and secretly. Although they could not obtain the orthodox internal energy methods of the prestigious Sects, they produced masters with immense internal energy through elixirs. In the beginning, many masters lost their lives due to excessive greed. However, the Medicine King Sect did not give up. Eventually, they succeeded in raising the Medicine King Sect into a renowned Martial Arts organization in Jianghu.

The woman who partnered with Chu Do-ok this time was Ihwa-in, the second daughter of the Divine Sword Manor, called the best sword family in Fujian. The Medicine King Sect handed over considerable elixirs to promote this matter.

Although the Medicine King Sect had greatly developed, it still had many shortcomings compared to first-class Sects.

In any case, Chu Do-ok had safely passed the first and second rounds thanks to the Martial arts of Ihwa-in of the Divine Sword Manor.

"Do they have the antidote?"

Despite Charyeon's worries, Jeok Leegeon was carefree.

"They do."

"How are you so sure?"

"They say they can detoxify seven kinds of poisons. They came to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament, so they must have brought at least one such antidote."

That was certainly true. Hope grew a little more.

Charyeon was completely relying on Jeok Leegeon at this moment.

"How did you know Suryeon was sick?"

"I can tell at a glance. Can't a genius know that?"

She thought he might really be a genius. Or maybe he was the best con artist who even fooled Palbangchugoe. Anything was fine. As long as she could cure her sister.

When the two arrived at the Sanghwa Inn, a sight they never wanted to see awaited them.

Thwack, thwack, thwack!

Two men were being beaten.

The people beating them were young men around Charyeon's age. Men who appeared to be Martial Artists from the Medicine King Sect surrounded the young men.

"How dare you act up without recognizing our Medicine King Sect?"

Crack.

The club struck the man's shoulder again. The man collapsed, making a dying sound.

The young man didn't care whether the onlookers watched or not.

Listening to the whispers of the servants, he was Chu Do-ok, who was participating in this Dragon Phoenix Gathering. It seemed that two Wanderers had joked to the Martial Artists of the Medicine King Sect, asking why they came here instead of gathering herbs.

Chu Do-ok looked around at the people and shouted.

"See clearly what happens when you ignore this Sect!"

He raised the fallen man again and struck his head.

Crack!

The man collapsed as he was. Bleeding profusely, he looked like he would die soon if he didn't receive treatment.

Chu Do-ok said loudly.

"If there are still those who mistake this Sect for just a Sect that makes medicine, I will personally step forward and prove how wrong that thought is!"

He spat on the bloodied men and said.

"Throw these bastards away!"

Watching him enter the building, Charyeon sighed deeply.

Jeok Leegeon asked.

"Is your family close to the Medicine King Sect?"

"No."

"Will that bastard give us the medicine willingly?"

"No."

"Shall we kill him and take it?"

"...No."

She wanted to, but she couldn't. No matter if her sister's life was at stake.

"Then we have to find another way."

Jeok Leegeon's eyes began to shine.

"Follow me."

"What on earth is going on?"

Yoon was busier than ever these days.

The first and second rounds of the Dragon Phoenix Gathering were over, but there were still many things to prepare with the most important third round ahead.

Moreover, with the person in charge, Myeong, absent without permission for several days during this busy time, the work was suffering a huge setback. He wondered if he should report him missing, but he doubted there would be anyone to accept the report during these busy times.

Myeong was the one who had been killed by the woman of the flying swallow association. Yoon, unaware of this, was only burning inside.

"Senior, what should we do?"

His junior, Im, approached with a serious face.

"About what?"

"I'm talking about Senior Nagildo."

Yoon sighed. Even though the Dragon Phoenix Gathering had started, he still hadn't shown up. He wondered if he had died in some back alley while wielding his sword.

"Send another letter."

"That's the fourth one already."

"Send it if I tell you to! Why are you so talkative!"

He ended up shouting. It was because he had been on edge lately.

"I understand."

Im, who had become sullen, returned to his seat.

Yoon was in a sensitive state these days, enough to get angry when he didn't need to.

'Nagildo is causing trouble too.'

Still, if he sent a letter, there would be no complaints later. It was to eliminate excuses like not receiving the message in advance.

Yoon soothed Im in a slightly softened voice.

"Let's just do what we have to do for now."

Everyone was on edge, so it wasn't a big deal, and Im quickly calmed down.

'Nagildo is one thing... but where on earth did my brother go?'

All of this was the responsibility of Myeong, the person in charge of this event.

Because he was diligent and loyal, he was worried that something might have happened to him.

As he sighed, someone opened the door and entered.

Everyone working in the room stood up from their seats. Bong Suchan, who was in overall charge of this tournament, had entered.

"Sit down. Feel free to work comfortably."

Im guided him to his seat. Another subordinate Martial Artist quickly brought tea. Bong Suchan leaned comfortably in Im's seat and asked.

"Is the work progressing without any problems?"

"Yes."

"That's a relief."

Bong Suchan didn't ask in detail. That was originally Bong Suchan's way of working. He thoroughly delegated internal affairs to his subordinates. Such a method had two major advantages and disadvantages for those working below. The advantage was that it was easy to work, and the disadvantage was that they had to take responsibility if they made a mistake.

"Oh, and."

Bong Suchan lowered his voice.

"Myeong has been called up."

Then he pointed to the ceiling with his thumb. That meant he had gone to the Northern Sky Hegemon Clan's main house. Damn it, he should have said goodbye. Why is this event so secretive?

"It's a secretly handled matter, so just know that."

"I understand."

Myeong had died trying to reveal Bong Suchan's identity, who had been recruited by the flying swallow association.

If he knew this situation, he would be furious even in the afterlife.

"And you will take over the work that Myeong was in charge of."

"Yes?"

Yoon was startled. Usually, in such cases, a new person would be sent from above.

"Since we have important work ahead of us, I hope you will finish it."

Yoon nodded. They were going to exploit him thoroughly. But they weren't going to promote him to Myeong's position.

After all, his networking and sociability were both failing grades. They would exploit him to the fullest and then another guy would come down later. To take all the credit for his efforts. That was the nature of the organization.

"Well, then, good work. Oh, and this."

Bong Suchan left a pouch.

"You've all worked hard, so have a company dinner today."

Everyone's faces brightened.

As soon as Bong Suchan left, everyone gathered at Yoon's desk.

When they opened the pouch, there were ten nyang in it.

"Ooh!"

With this much money, they could have a proper night of drinking and fun.

Looking at the earnest eyes of his juniors, Yoon nodded.

"Okay, let's drink. Let's forget about work and everything else today and drink to our heart's content. That's it for today."

Everyone cheered.

And so, they all went outside.

A little later,

Thud.

The ceiling opened and someone gently came down.

The first person to come down was surprisingly Jeok Leegeon.

"Careful."

Following him, Jeong Charyeon descended.

Both were wearing masks.

"Shh, if we get caught, we're in big trouble. We'll be branded as enemies of the Martial World."

Even without Jeok Leegeon jokingly scaring her, Charyeon was frozen stiff.

Don't say such things!

Even when she decided to follow him, she never dreamed that Jeok Leegeon would climb over the wall of the Northern Sky Hegemon Clan.

It was easier to infiltrate than she thought.

Is this really the Northern Sky Hegemon Clan?

Even if they weren't their elite, but the Dragon Phoenix Unit hosting the event, this is too easy, isn't it?

But that was her delusion. It was only because Jeok Leegeon had infiltrated by choosing only the positions that were weak points in the sentry posts that she felt that way.

Jeok Leegeon rummaged through the desks here and there as if it were his own place.

Meanwhile, Charyeon slightly opened the door and looked outside.

Jeok Leegeon, who was rummaging around, found something.

It was a list of masters invited to the Dragon Phoenix Gathering this time. It wasn't exactly confidential, so it was placed on Yoon's desk.

Jeok Leegeon quickly flipped through it.

After roughly examining the contents, Jeok Leegeon looked at another desk.

This time, he found something else on Im's desk.

"This is it!"

Jeok Leegeon's eyes sparkled.

Yes, please show me that you're a genius, at least for this one thing!

Her sister's life was at stake.

What Jeok Leegeon held in his hand was the letter that Im had written to Nagildo just a moment ago, after being scolded.

Charyeon stuck close and asked.

"Why this?"

"There's a need for everything."

Looking at Charyeon's face, which showed that she couldn't understand at all, Jeok Leegeon was startled.

"Behind you!"

"Huh!"

Charyeon was startled and turned around.

Of course, no one was there.

"Fool."

Jeok Leegeon was climbing back up to the ceiling.

Okay, I'll put up with it for now.