Episode 66. Haomen (下午門) (1)
Upon hearing the painter’s words, Ru Ju and Cho Seol’s eyes were filled with suspicion.
Choseol’s body still had scars from suppuration, and the face, in particular, could be called a porpoise.
“Are you no longer able to treat me?”
“Could it be that Cho-seol has to continue living with a face like this?”
The painter let out a short sigh at the almost simultaneous question of the two.
“Since the germs of the hawksbill in the body are now dead, there will be no threat to life. Of course, I will continue the treatment to remove the remaining scars.”
“That’s right. thank god.”
“However, we cannot guarantee that the scar will completely disappear even if the treatment is continued. I will try to get rid of it as much as possible.”
“They say that they are different when they go to each other and different minds when they come out, so I am the perfect partner. When the first lawmaker came, I thought it was good to just live, but now I have a desire to regain my former self.”
“Such greed naturally arises in a woman or a person. Now I have to do a lot of saliva to get rid of the purulent marks as much as possible. Get down.”
“yes.”
Whoa ah.
As Cho-seol fell down, the painter unfolded a map of the human body in front of her and adjusted it to her size.
When I unfolded the map of the human body, the nerves and acupuncture points connected to the adrenal cortex came into view at a glance.
‘Hmm, is it because it’s related to the kidneys? There are so many places to sleep. First of all, I’ll put acupuncture on the limbs and ears, and then I’ll put it on the direct ball after seeing the reaction.’
After deciding the order in which to place the needles in his head, the painter placed small, thin needles in his palms, soles of his feet, and ears.
‘There is hardly any rejection. If this is enough, I can put acupuncture directly into the mouth with confidence.’
“I’m sorry, but I need to put acupuncture on my body, so I’ll take off my clothes.”
“yes.”
“I need to put acupuncture on a slightly embarrassing part, so keep that in mind in advance.”
Nerves related to the adrenal glands stretched far and wide throughout the body, so acupuncture had to be placed not only on the back and buttocks, but also on the chest and lower abdomen.
The painter stopped talking and even cleared his throat for no reason.
“Shall I take off all my clothes?”
“Oh no. You don’t have to take off everything, I’ll only hang the clothes where I need to put my bed.”
“yes.”
Choseol and Rouge remained calm, but the fireman’s face slightly blushed.
‘I’m not even a puberty boy, so why is my face so embarrassingly red? Awesome. Let’s wake up and focus on treatment.’
The painter immediately brushed off his hesitation and boldly lifted her top and lowered her skirt.
It was not for nothing that I heard that he was one of the three great gisaengs of Chohyeon, even though he was covered with reddish purulent marks.
‘Hup! Really, the body is an art…’
The painter immediately calmed down and began to set the needle calmly.
After placing the acupuncture needles, remove all the needles on the back, lie down facing the ceiling, and place the needles all the way to the chest, lower abdomen and thigh shin.
Watching the fireman’s bedtime, Choseol and Rooju had similar thoughts in their minds.
‘At first he seemed a bit hesitant, but now he has found complete composure. No matter how talented a doctor is, how can he maintain that kind of look while looking at a body that makes even the traces of purulent suppuration fade? He’s a pretty cool guy.’
Rouge admired the fireman quite a bit.
After a while, the fireman pulled out all the needles and slightly turned his head.
“You can put on your clothes now.”
“Thank you.”
“After looking at Choseol’s body, why are you turning your head now?”
When Rouge asked a slightly spiteful question, the fireman took time to answer.
“Careful. Ruju-nim seems to be very happy when I get flustered.”
“I’m just glad that the first one is better.”
The painter looked at Rouge for a while, then turned his head toward her when Choseol finished his clothes.
If the treatment you do works as you think, even the purulent marks will disappear completely.
“Then I will come back tomorrow.”
“yes.”
* * *
The painter grinded licorice the next day to extract the juice, mixed it with Geumchangyak, and stopped by Seonhyangru.
Unlike the previous day, two escorts followed behind the fireman, but they were farther away, wandering around and watching as if they were strangers.
The fireman acted calmly as if he did not know them.
“Luju-nim, aren’t you jumping out wearing tabi today?”
Rouge laughed.
“Rep. Hwa said it was fake, so I won’t do it from now on.”
“is it so. Well thought out. Actually, it was a little uncomfortable.”
“Yes, I will make it easier for you.”
“thank you.”
After the fireman spoke, he stood still and waited for Rouge to guide him to the dwelling place of Choseol. But Rouge did not move, sitting on the main hall.
“Aren’t you guiding me today? Because I don’t have much time.”
“Ah yes. As of yesterday, I also decided to trust Congressman Hwa. So, from now on, you can go straight without going through me.”
“Ah, but today, Lord Rouge needs your help. I have to apply the golden spear.”
“A golden drug? Ho-ho-ho!”
Rouge opened her eyes wide and suddenly burst into laughter.
“Do I really need to apply the gold-changing medicine since you peeled off the first snow day yesterday and didn’t feel anything? Just have the senator apply it.”
“It’s so swollen and weak…”
The fireman was about to say something, but he just nodded.
Seeing her constantly yawning from earlier, it was quite difficult.
“Whoa~ I see.”
Were there many guests overnight? His eyes are red like those of a rabbit.
“Then I’ll see you when I leave after treatment.”
“I will be sleeping by then, so you can just go.”
“All right.”
The painter slightly bowed his head to Rouge and went to Choseol’s residence.
“hello. A first introduction.”
“yes. But what about Rouge-sama, are you coming alone?”
“There must have been a lot of customers all night, so Ruju looked very tired.”
“Ah, it seems to be the right time.”
“Time?”
“It’s harvest season these days. This is the most popular time of the year.”
“is that so.”
The painter tilted his head, but did not bother to ask further.
After a while, I checked her purulent marks.
‘Hmm, is it because it’s only been a day? I’m not sure. Well, it seems that the scar has gotten a little smaller. I’ll know for sure after a few days.’
“I’ll go to bed first.”
“yes.”
Just like yesterday, the painter placed the needle on the back first, pulled it out after a while, and applied a thin layer of golden spear medicine to all the suppuration marks.
Then, wait for it to dry, turn it over, and repeat the same process.
‘ha-.’
Choseol opened his eyes slightly and lamented inwardly as he saw the painter’s calm expression.
Currently, he was almost naked, so there was no difference.
‘I don’t look like a woman at all. Well, I don’t think I’ll change my mind after seeing such an ugly appearance.’
It wasn’t that he was saddened by the painter, but that he was sad that the once popular himself had now lost so much charm.
Choseol felt this sadness, and on the other hand, he also thought that he was really cunning.
Until a while ago, while experiencing hell, I kept getting greedy saying that the situation had improved a little.
* * *
“What! You said all three of your friends are dead?”
Okju, the gray-haired man, asked back with a disbelieving expression after receiving the report from his subordinate.
“yes.”
“How could that… Didn’t you just say that it was just a doctor?”
“As a result of examining the traces, it seems that Lieutenant Cho noticed and intervened.”
“Professor Joe? Hmm – If it was Professor Jo, it would have been difficult for the fellow students to overcome. Shit, things were already messed up, but things got messed up even more.”
“And now, Vice Lieutenant Jo is digging through the prefectural office and conducting background checks on the alumni. If we continue like this, some of our friends may be discovered.”
“Haa~ Just because I came out, the system has already gone awry…” ”
And in 10 days, it’s the day when the Taepyeong messenger comes.”
The Taepyeong messengers are those who visit the Taiping branches of each prefecture to give thanks, and are also called the messengers of the underworld among the Taepyeongdo members.
“Know.”
“…..”
“When things go wrong, I have no choice but to receive a little less reprimand for being a Taepyeong lion. Cut off the tail.”
“Cut the tail? In that case, many church members will inevitably be sacrificed.”
“Anyway, as long as Lieutenant Cho has the twin lights in his eyes, sacrifices are bound to follow.”
“But minimizing sacrifices…”
“If you’re that good, you’re the branch manager.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Do what you’re told to do well. And quickly bring the head of the fireman who played a decisive role in turning things wrong. At least you have to have his head to have the face to greet the Taepyeong lion.”
“All right.”
“You’ll have to sacrifice ten people.”
“…..”
“What are you doing?”
“yes.”
When the subordinate disappeared, Ok-ju rubbed her temples as if she had a headache.
“It’s not about sacrificing stupid bastards. If things go further wrong here, you and I will die.”
throbbing.
When I thought of the Taiping lion, I suddenly got a headache.
Perhaps this headache will continue intermittently until the Taiping messenger arrives. And after taking the medicine given by the Taepyeong lion, it becomes quiet for six months.
‘Damn it!’
* * *
“I’m sorry I haven’t been here for a few days, beginner.”
Rouge Mae-hyang visited Cho-seol’s residence with a much more refreshed face than a few days ago.
In fact, she worked at night and slept during the day, so meeting the fireman in the morning was a tiring and embarrassing task. So for the past few days, I pretended not to know when the fireman came and slept properly, and now my face is blooming.
“are you okay. I know exactly what your sister’s life is like. But it’s not time for Mr. Hwa to come yet, so what’s going on?”
“I came to say hello before going to bed.”
Mae-hyang rubbed her eyes several times while she was talking.
As she continued to rub her eyes, Cho Seol let out a short sigh.
“You look very tired, don’t rub your eyes like that and go to sleep.”
“I’m not rubbing my eyes because I’m tired.”
“Then why are you rubbing your eyes?”
“It’s because I keep seeing empty things.”
“What are you talking about?”
Mae-hyang stretched out her hand that was rubbing her eyes and touched Cho-seol’s face.
Her face, which had been flushed just a few days ago, had become considerably smoother.
Although there was a bit of red energy gathered here and there, it was enough to hide it with just a good coat of paint.
“After all, my eyes weren’t dim.”
“Is it because the purulent marks are gone?”
“huh. How can it get better in just a few days?”
“I’m also curious, so I often look in the mirror these days. In the past, I was afraid to look in the mirror, but these days I live with the pleasure of looking in the mirror every day.”
“Haa~ I heard that Congressman Hwa is a name, but… it’s really amazing. It’s not the level of a name… I’ll believe it even if it’s trustworthy.”
“Right, sister?”
Choseol laughed bashfully.
“So it is. I’m grateful for just fixing your window…. To give back such a pretty face. It’s really trustworthy, it’s trustworthy.”
“Even if I think about it, I think Chohyun, no, Paeguk’s best name is Congressman Hwa.”
“Did your body also have almost no purulent marks like this?”
“yes.”
“Isn’t the treatment over yet?”
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