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Uiseon grumbled like that for a while, and when my reaction faded, she quenched her appetite.

Uiseon took out a long stick from her pocket, dipped it into the jar, tasted something on the end, and motioned to me.

“Come closer.”

“Yes…”

I decided to just quietly follow Uiseon’s attitude, which seemed to be quite at her own pace.

After listening to the story, it seemed like Uiseon had the elixir to receive as a reward, so there was no reason to go against her wishes.

Still, since he was a person who was making a name for himself in martial arts, I thought it would be good to expect a decent elixir.

“Now, this is the elixir I will give you. It is called Geumbaekbaekryeok (琴白竹瀝).”

“Geumbaek bamboo power?”

I looked into the small jar that Uiseon held out.

The small jar, which could barely fit a fist, was half full of thick liquid.

“Okay. It is a white bamboo sap that makes a sound similar to gold when struck. If a martial arts person eats it, it purifies the qi and blood and improves internal circulation, and if an ordinary person eats it, they can live a long, disease-free life.”

“Is it not very effective in improving internal strength?”

Perfect!

“Oh…”

“Tsk! Just talking about internal affairs in front of a lawmaker… That’s why martial people shouldn’t do this. Don’t worry, your strength will increase beyond your standards!”

Uiseon grumbled as she hit my head with the stick she had taken out.

‘Oh… my strength is increasing.’

Even when I was hit on the head by an old woman the size of Uiseon, it didn’t hurt at all. I laughed heartily when I heard that it was also helpful in improving my internal strength.

“I heard that you have already taken an elixir called Cheongundan made at Namgung. Normally, once you take an elixir, it is best to wait at least a year before taking the next elixir. However, after examining you, I found that all the energy of the elixir had already disappeared. Well, it’s good for me because I don’t have to worry about having to go to Namgung House again later.”

“Hehe… Then can I drink it right now?”

Suddenly.

I noticed that Ui-seon’s words seemed to be getting longer again, so I grabbed the jar containing Geumbaek Jukryeok.

Then Uiseon’s eyebrows twitched and moved. She slapped the stick on my arm to stop me from lifting the jar.

“Wait a minute, you’re so impatient… Let me make a suggestion.”

“……Didn’t you just give it to me?”

The corners of my mouth naturally lowered as I had a premonition that something troublesome would happen.

“This is the elixir that the head of the Namgung family owed me.”

“Well… I guess so?”

Ui-seon is not a volunteer, but rather a council member who is halfway across the martial world. It seems that the open islanders’ illnesses are treated for free, but that is ultimately due to a contract with the Ark.

There is no way that Nangongse would provide such a precious elixir to a large family like him without receiving anything in return.

“What I want is not money or the common medicines that are scattered around here.”

Uiseon did not hesitate to disparage the numerous medicinal herbs in the Namgung family’s medicine hall, saying they were common.

However, perhaps because of the value of his name and his years of experience, he did not appear to have an arrogant attitude.

“The head of the household may have to suffer quite a bit to pay the price later. I gave it to you out of curiosity, but it’s not an ordinary elixir. Even if you can’t do it, it’s much more precious than the Cheongundaan. But if you offer to help me study, I will wipe out the debt.”

“Studying?”

I tilted my head.

Uiseon continued calmly.

“This refers to studying medicine. I finally got to talk to you, but the reason I came to Namgung House in the first place was not to stay as a restaurant guest and take care of patients, but there was something else. I heard about your constitution from a beggar and wanted to take a look at it.”

Uiseon’s eyes shined sharply as she spoke.

At this moment, she did not give off the air of a chatty old woman, but rather of a congressman who had reached a level befitting the nickname Ui-seon.

“When I lost consciousness, I checked my pulse and found out. Your constitution is of a type I have never experienced before. When I heard about it, I heard that it also had strange abilities that resembled magic. Aren’t you curious about how you got those abilities? If I take the time to look, maybe I can figure out the secret.”

It was a proposal with absolutely no advantage to me, who already knew the cause of the ability, regardless of whether it was a secret or not.

“I feel a little reluctant. Do I really need to do that?”

When I showed a nonchalant attitude, Uiseon added hastily.

“You are now a member of the Namgung family, so shouldn’t you solidify your position in the family? Just because you’re a son-in-law, you can’t just hang around Hwaran like a pillar.”

“Hmm…”

“It is a debt that the head of the family directly owes to Uiseon. It is no small feat to have resolved that debt on behalf of the family. If you have any doubts, please let me know. ”

‘Well…do I really have to do that?’

Anyway, this is a reward for safely protecting the broken pistol and Namgung Hwaran.

Even if I reject Uiseon’s offer, I will not suffer any loss.

‘But it’s also true that there are good things about accepting an offer.’

It’s a little unusual that the person who looks after me is the head of the family, the elder, and the daughter of the head of the family, but if you think about it, I’m like a parachute in the Namgung family who suddenly entered the line of the chairman of a large company.

Until you have established yourself in the family, it is best not to give those who are jealous a reason to bite you, as Namgunghyeon advised during sparring.

If Daryl’s son-in-law has an accident before they even settle down, only the family head and Namgung Hwaran will be in trouble.

Of course, since the Namgung family is in charge of one of the pillars of the martial arts kingdom, all problems can be resolved to some extent with my own strength.

Even if the actual level of martial arts is at the top level, if you add the abilities and abilities, you can show a level of inaction similar to the top level.

‘But there’s no need to bump into people from the same family.’

Even if there are people who are dissatisfied, if you build up a cause peacefully, it will be easier for the head of the family to take Namgung Hwaran and my side later.

If you don’t want to be called a martial arts version of a bad rap or a baseless idiot, it would be a good idea to give credit to Sega in this way.

‘Guidebook, Uiseon won’t have any other thoughts, right?’

[Eui-seon Seo Ok-geum is a somewhat eccentric and impulsive person, but she is always sincere when it comes to medicine. She has spent her entire life traveling the world and living as a lawmaker, and she always puts human life first.]

The guidebook I read after a long time also testified to Uiseon’s character in the original work.

I deliberately gave Euiseon a suspicious look and asked.

“……Is the answer just to get a diagnosis? You’re not doing some weird experiment, right?”

“Eng… What are you looking at me for? Don’t worry, you won’t get hurt at all! As a member of the National Assembly, I have failed to save people, but I have never once harmed anyone!”

Seeing Uiseon reacting violently by spitting, I blocked the mouth of the jar with my hand and said,

“Well… it’s good. It doesn’t matter if you do as much as you want as long as it’s a medical examination.”

“Then…”

I stopped Eisun from saying something and continued.

“But, this was an offer I didn’t really need to respond to. Aside from eliminating the head of the household’s debt, Uiseon owes me a debt.”

In fact, it is correct to say that the person who is disappointing here is not me, but Uiseon, who walked all the way to the Namgung family out of curiosity about my constitution.

If you don’t like this, just pretend it never happened and take the elixir.

Knowing that, Uiseon seemed to stare at me for a moment, then opened her mouth and started grumbling.

“Anyway, these days, even old people try to win over things. Tsk… I got it, you idiot! If you need anything later, please contact me through the open channels. I’ll help you as long as you don’t ask me to kill someone.”

“Haha… I understand.”

All it did was allow me to conduct medical examinations, but I gained unexpected income.

But I was skeptical about whether Uiseon would gain anything from this deal.

No matter how excellent the medical techniques in the martial arts world are, they are ultimately methods that use internal energy and energy.

It would be impossible to find out anything about other world’s supernatural powers and abilities developed through advanced engineering through a simple examination.

If that were possible, this would not be martial arts, but a fusion genre that also features magic and supernatural powers.

From my perspective, it was a deal where I just had to spend a little time with Euiseon without revealing any secrets or anything.

‘I feel like I cheated a bit, so my conscience pricks me…’

Well, if you’re lucky, you might be able to get at least a faint clue.

After reaching a conclusion, we coordinated a schedule for the examination.

Uiseon wanted me to go to the medical center every morning, but that was out of the question.

I had no intention of sticking around with Eui-seon and smelling medicine all day while leaving Namgung Hwaran, his future wife, behind.

In the end, Euiseon decided to stay at the Namgung family a little longer, and the conditions were set to meet in her spare time after work.

When the transaction was over, I drank the elixir called Geumbaek Jukryeok while listening to Ui-seon’s grumbling in the background.

Gulp…

It has a whiskey-like color and a dark consistency. Although it had a honey-like texture, the taste and smell were quite spicy.

It was said that it would help improve internal strength, so I didn’t know that maybe I could reach the peak level with this.

‘Sword energy, Kazuah!’

Unlike Cheongwoondan, I endured the spicy taste to the point that it brought tears to my eyes, and I swallowed the elixir while shouting that to myself.