As Prophet - Chapter 151



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Episode 151. I Will Join the Army

Dalcheon wrote it down like a doctor prescribing a prescription and told me to get them all in one go. It would be strange if it wasn’t in the prescription. However, the face of the maker turned red because there were a few things missing. It was embarrassing. I had already forgotten about the podium a long time ago. I had long since considered it useless talk, thinking that it wouldn’t work. However, seeing Dalcheon write it down in a hurry, I thought that maybe it would work.

“Please bring me some vermilion sand and goulash.”

* Jusang: A red raw material used to make talismans. Also called Danju (丹朱), Gyeongmyeon Jusang (鏡面朱砂), Dansa (丹砂), and Jinsa (辰砂). It is a crystal of mercury sulfide (HgS), and is found naturally in a state that contains some mercury.

Without that, it wouldn’t make sense. At the manufacturing instructions, a special agent ran out and brought it right away. Dalcheon’s expression as he looked at the single shot wasn’t good.

“This one didn’t do the water flying properly.”

* Straining: A method of filtering using water. Grind it finely, pass it through a sieve, dissolve it in water, suck up the floaters on the surface with paper, and evaporate the remaining water. During this process, the mercury that was mixed is separated.

“I’m sorry. I bought it.”

“If you bought it, you should defend it even better. Hehe, I don’t know if this will work.”

The incompetent always blame the ingredients. While grumbling, he mixed a little water into the injection powder and checked the concentration, then drew a talisman on the Goehwangji. The red injection drawn on the yellow paper gave off an eerie feeling. The brush in Dalcheon’s hand flew briskly over the Goehwangji. Swinging the brush felt like wielding a sword.

After drawing four large talismans, he had them stick them in all directions. He had them bring in a stencil and mixed spells while going back and forth in all directions. A faint blue light surrounded the square stencil. It seemed to purify the surroundings. Since the location was not good, he surrounded it with talismans and prepared the conditions for the stencil.

There was no explanation, so I had no idea what was going on or why. I just followed the instructions. No one dared ask questions, thinking that I was doing something amazing. It was like the first time I had seen proper magic since I entered the Sogyeoksa.

I lit a charcoal stove and heated it up, then put in the herbs I brought one by one. I put some in with a spoon, and some with wooden chopsticks. Every time I did that, I was nagged at to bring something and do it quickly.

Those who had never seen the process of peddling watched with their eyes wide open and their mouths gulped. Learning through working, running errands, and being scolded is the law that has been set since ancient times. The reason they didn’t hate being abused like slaves was because they felt like they were seeing and learning something great. When had they ever seen such a sight? They learned as if they could just do a prayer that they couldn’t do all night and purify their hearts without any prior process.

He performed the process of the smelting process with great care, but he didn’t show the same dangling arrogance as when he first came in. He didn’t even seem to breathe. Someone next to him wrote down what ingredients were added, in what quantity, and in what order. At the end, he put in the cinnamon and turned down the fire in the smelting furnace.

At one point, the amulets surrounding him began to fade to white and burst into flames. When they floated into the air, Dalcheon clasped his hands together and prayed to the heavens.

“I want to seek the old law to separate the group that is disturbing the people. The materials are insufficient and my sincerity is lacking, but I had no choice because the situation was difficult. I sincerely hope that this medicine can separate the evil group and correct the politics for the people. On the Taebaek Mountain, Uheo, on the so-and-so month and so-and-so day of the so-and-so year.”

Everyone was surprised at the mention of Taebaek Mountain and Uheo.

Is it over? Dalcheon’s two hands went forward. An invisible force went forward and lifted the incense burner. As if he was holding it with both hands, something floating in the air approached him like a ghost and landed in front of him. Dalcheon checked the contents. It contained a bluish liquid with a color deeper than the ocean.

While everyone was unable to suppress their curiosity, Dalcheon called out to one person.

“Hey! You! Come to work!”

“Yes? Me?”

“Yeah. It seems like you two are different people.”

“No.”

“Just look at it and that’s it.”

Dalcheon dipped the brush that he had washed and dried cleanly in water and drew a line on the guy’s forehead. The guy who had not done anything wrong, but had not moved at all, just blinked. The blue light on his forehead faded and turned white.

“What’s going on with me?”

“The color is changing.”

Dalcheon calls another guy and puts a dot on his forehead. But the dot on the guy’s forehead turns black.

“Oh my! It was here too. Oh my! There’s something wrong with the letter of intent.”

Dalcheon put down his brush and grabbed a sword in his hand. Dalcheon placed the sword on the bastard’s neck as if he was going to cut it and asked.

“What’s going on here? A person from Il-dae-gye?”

“No, I am not a general.”

The bastard bent down, then twisted his upper body and stepped back. Dalcheon snickered. There was nothing to talk about with him. He quickly approached him, closed the distance, and hit the bastard’s bloodletting to prevent him from moving. The bastard’s body, crouching down as if he was about to run, stiffened and fell to the side with a thud.

“What’s going on?”

The manufacturer came over and asked in a hurry.

“When did this guy come in?”

“He is a friend who is very interested in Tao. It has been about half a year. He has been studying very hard.”

“If I had worked hard in my life, I wouldn’t have done this. I am a spy for the Il-dae-gye. When you are done, hand me over to Hanseongbu.”

“Should I do that?”

“Yes. But I need to put that in… … .”

The manufacturer placed the elixir in a silver clear jar and closed the lid.

“What kind of medicine is this?”

“It’s a medicine that determines whether I can do it or not, but I took it because I really needed to, and it really helped.”

“What should we do?”

“What should I do?”

“It is difficult to endure discrimination here. We are surviving day by day with the care of the royal family. Please show us the way. The good deeds of this land are now fading away.”

“What can we do if they hate us because we are heretics? If you have nowhere else to go, come to Taebaek.”

“Then, what about this land?”

“There is no need to stay and pray for them if they don’t like it. It was just a cultural phenomenon, but what more can we do for the country of these narrow-minded people who call it heresy? Just leave them behind and leave. If it’s for the salary and benefits they receive here, it’s truly a shame. It’s eating away at one’s own life.”

“What about the true person?”

“First of all, we must finish the battle today. And we must not hesitate to go to war with the Northern Army. After that, I might stay at the Yangju Academy.”

“I will follow.”

“Only those who can hold a sword may come.”

“I can use a talisman. I can sharpen the weapons of our soldiers. I can pressure them with the power of the Irangjin Army.”

Dalcheon nodded.

“It’s war. It’s going to be terrible.”

“It’s our chance to show our role.”

“What do you mean you’re a Taoist and are going to war?”

“We are also citizens of Joseon. Although we are discriminated against and have difficulties, we are citizens of Joseon who can eat and live thanks to the heavens of Joseon.”

“Excessive loyalty can make life miserable.”

“Doesn’t the true man do it too?”

“I got caught up in something wrong and ended up like this, but if you guys just stay home and say it’s none of my business, nothing will happen. Whoever wins, the winning side will need another letter of complaint.”

“I will join the army.”

Time was of the essence. There was no time to convince them.

“Go see General Yoo Seok-do of the Central Army. Take a lot of talismans with you, and bring back plenty of Goehwangji and Juju.”

“Loyalty!”

Dalcheon did not refuse their volunteering, because he thought that their methods might be helpful. If they joined, it would be helpful to the general soldiers.

Dalcheon, who came out of the small letter, went to Gwanghwamun and heard the news that the fake king, who was divided into several palaces, was attacked. Dalcheon asked Yu Seok-do, and Jo Dong-gil answered.

“What happened?”

“Deoksugung Palace is a sea of ​​blood. We couldn’t stop their attacks.”

“this.”

“It is said that Changdeokgung Palace saved lives because there were guards, but it is said that several people were injured.”

“What about this place?”

“It seems like the guys who finished their work are gathering. They are unmanned men dressed in black, and a group of them wearing thin robes over their heads and carrying swords were seen in the alley.”

“How many people were in the raid?”

“They say that Deoksugung Palace was attacked by only ten people. Changdeokgung Palace had a similar number.”

“Then there are five places with ten people each, so there are fifty people.”

“Can you add them arithmetically that easily?”

“Their calculations are simple… … . Ahem. Then, Mr. Jo Dong-gil, please protect His Majesty the King of Gangnyeongjeon. No, to be exact, I would like you to subdue ten of them.”

I feel bad when I want to be here but am told to go there. I even feel impatient because I think I am not being recognized.

“There’s going to be a big battle here, and I want to be here.”

“Gangnyeongjeon is still His Majesty’s bedchamber. Go quickly and subdue them all. Wouldn’t it be better if you came quickly?”

Jo Dong-gil bowed his head at the words that he could come quickly.

“Loyalty!”

When Jo Dong-gil saw him leaving, he asked about the group that had gone to Changgyeonggung Palace, and Yoo Seok-do answered.

“I will send troops there too.”

“Please do so. It’s not a good sight to see people being attacked here and there by sly assassins.”

“Loyalty!”

Yu Seok-do sent a unit to Changgyeonggung Palace, which was made up of archers and armored personnel carriers, to deal with the unarmed. Dalcheon grumbled to himself.

“But why are there so many palaces?”

The new king muttered.

“That’s what I’m saying.”

Dalcheon presented a white porcelain bottle to the new king.

“What is it?”

“It’s about distinguishing the piano you mentioned earlier.”

“Oh! Is that really possible?”

“Your Majesty, are you asking me to do something that is impossible?”

“That was my hope, but I never thought it would be possible in reality.”

“But why did you tell me to do it?”

“I heard that there is no one like you under this sky, so I secretly thought that various hopes might come true easily.”

Dalcheon explained without opening the lid.

“There is blue oil inside. It is made by roasting elixir, so you should not eat it. If you put a dot on your forehead, the color will change. If it is a healthy person, it will remain the same or turn white, and if it is someone with different inside and outside, it will turn completely black.”

The king, hearing the explanation, smiled brightly as if he had imagined something funny.

“I thought I’d try this on you first.”

“The belief turns completely black.”

“Why? Are your insides and outsides different?”

“Of course. It’s something I really don’t want to do, but I’m doing it against my will. On the outside, it looks like I’m doing well, but inside, I just wish this damn Joseon would just collapse.”

The king laughs instead. Who could say something like that in front of a king? It is only possible for him to say it.

“No, why are you saying such harsh words?”

“Well, since this is a life that will last only a short time, there is nothing difficult to say. If you take away the heart that cherishes and loves the people, there is really nothing to gain.”

“That is too much of an insult, Jin-in.”

“It means something you don’t want to do.”

“Still, in front of the king.”

“I am speaking in front of His Majesty. I cannot say such things to anyone else.”