Tangmunjeon - Chapter 300



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Episode 300 Namgung Se-ga

Dang Mu-jin looked back at Gwangyeom-ra’s condition.

‘A fairly deep sword wound on the side, and an unknown number of iron shards on the back.’

Judging from the fact that he ran away while holding his side with his palm, it must have been a serious injury that could have spilled out his internal organs. And there must have been quite a few pieces of iron digging into his flesh.

‘Half chance of dying. Half chance of surviving. Even if you survive, you’ll be in for a long, hard time.’

It seems unlikely that Gwangyeomra will continue fighting while teaching martial arts to the Sapa warriors with his seriously injured body.

Now that the Sapa martial artists have nothing to gain, they will not want to create friction with the Jeongpa martial arts world.

Dang Mu-jin recalled a story he had heard once.

The war between the two countries started off noisily and ended in a muddled manner.

The end of the Great War was approaching. Or perhaps it had ended without anyone knowing.

Dang Mu-jin wasn’t the only one who thought that way. Hyun-gong and Hong-geol-gae naturally finished preparing to return to Sacheon-seong.

“Dang Mu-jin. Have you packed all your bags?”

“Why the luggage all of a sudden?”

“Why, why? It’s time to go to the saint’s house.”

“···That’s my house. Why is it your house? Besides, my business isn’t finished. Just wait a minute.”

Unlike Hyun-gong and Hong-geol-gae, Dang Mu-jin had no intention of leaving for Sacheon-seong right away. There was one reason. There were many patients in Gae-bong.

Although doctors are not very good at treating trauma, there are things they can do for their patients.

Even though we cannot heal the bones and flesh, we can treat the symptoms that follow the wound.

A person who has suffered a serious injury suffers from a fever three to four times a day.

Suddenly, your whole body starts to feel hot and you lose consciousness. A capable member like Dang Mu-jin would definitely be helpful in such a situation.

And, the lawmaker currently in office is not the only one who is in charge of the party.

Before fighting the Sapa warriors, Dangmujin met several doctors in Gaebong. Doctors who had stayed at Danggajang, and doctors who had learned medicine from them.

Dang Mu-jin told them to leave Gaebong, and most of the members followed Dang Mu-jin’s advice and left Gaebong. However, two of them did not listen to Dang Mu-jin’s advice and continued to stay in Gaebong.

The party leader called the two members and spoke.

“I have something to ask you.”

“Yes? Oh, yes. Go ahead.”

“Why did you two stay in Gaebong? I told you to leave before the Sapha people came.”

The two lawmakers were almost as old as Dang Mu-jin’s father, but they seemed to have difficulty dealing with Dang Mu-jin and kept hesitating.

The answer they finally came up with was this:

“···But, where would a member of parliament go leaving a patient behind?”

Dang Mu-jin frowned.

“Fortunately, things have settled down quickly for now, so that won’t happen, but if you get entangled in the affairs of a martial artist like me, you’ll most likely lose your life.”

“I knew it was dangerous.”

“Are you saying that you stayed in Gaebong even though you knew about it?”

“Even if we are in danger, we are not more at risk than patients who are being stabbed and suffocating.”

“···.”

Dang Mu-jin shook his head, unable to overcome his frustration, but a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth without him realizing it. A feeling of dissatisfaction but also satisfaction.

Members of the National Assembly are also people. There will definitely come a time when they must compromise with reality.

It could be a minor compromise, like charging a little more for medicine to cover living expenses, or it could be a major compromise, like stepping away from the battlefield to save your life.

Dang Mu-jin also thought that such a compromise was not a bad thing.

But occasionally, a member of parliament appears who refuses to compromise.

They volunteer to stay by the patient’s side even though they know their lives are in danger. They feel satisfied only when they give up the food that goes into their mouths to give the patient medicine.

Dang Mu-jin thought such members of parliament were frustrating, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but feel sorry for them. They were simple-minded and upright, and therefore noble.

The party leader asked the two lawmakers.

“···What are your names?”

“You can just call them Yangga and Yeomga.”

“Congressman Yang and Congressman Yeom. Where are you from?”

“It’s near Heilongjiang. We’ve been friends since we were kids.”

Surprisingly, the name of a very distant place came up.

Heilongjiang is a place that is quite far north of Gaebong, and then a long way east. It is a place that even Tangmujin, who has a wide foothold, has never been to, and will never go there again.

“Do you have no family?”

Rep. Yeom answered the party’s questions.

“Yes. But since both of us, Yangga and I, are firmly entrenched in our ideology, our families have come to accept us traveling around the world. Neither I nor this guy are good husbands or fathers. Sometimes, we come back to help out with living expenses, that’s all.”

People who are said to have been possessed by a traitor cannot stay in one area.

Some people wander because their nature is such that they cannot stand staying in one place, but there are also people who like staying but cannot. People with a tendency to wander will leave for a new place no matter what happens.

After wandering around like that for a few times, you will soon accept your fate and wander the world without a fixed destination. Being a reverse horse is a kind of punishment from heaven.

“It was thanks to the reverse horse that I learned the work of a member of parliament. While wandering around, looking for a way to make a living, I thought that being a member of parliament would be the best. At first, I thought of making a living by deceiving people and pretending to be a member of parliament… But after about thirty years, I somehow managed to do the work of one person.”

“You are humble.”

The two spoke of themselves in a humble manner, but their skills were at a level where they could be considered quite outstanding anywhere. They could even be admitted as guests to a powerful family.

While we were talking like that for a while, Representative Yang slyly brought up the subject.

“Excuse me, Your Majesty. I have a favor to ask.”

“yes?”

“Actually, the cheap guy and I stayed at Danggajang for a while before. At that time, the doctor told me that there was a medical technique that he couldn’t tell you.”

The footnote refers to the three-quarters.

Of course, there was no actual building called Uigak. However, people used to call Chusam Uigakju, meaning that Chusam was one of the heads of the Tang family and was in charge of medicine.

“It has to be there.”

“···Can we possibly learn that medical technique?”

Of the medical skills that Dang Mu-jin learned, only a little over half were passed down through Chu-sam in Dangga-jang.

The medical techniques of Eui-seon are passed down without fail, but the medical techniques of Ma-ui are not taught at all. There was no intention of passing them down. Because they are not medical techniques for saving people.

The problem is the doctor’s medical skills.

Among the medical arts of the Goyi, the medicine for ordinary people is taught along with the medical arts of the Yiseon.

However, there are some areas that are difficult to pass on. For example, using the internal energy of a sorcerer to treat a martial artist with internal injuries. That is a medical technique that cannot be followed by someone who has not accumulated internal energy.

“It’s not that I don’t teach you, but I gave up teaching you because you couldn’t learn it even if I taught you. It’s a medical art that you can only learn after learning martial arts and building up your internal energy. Furthermore, if the treatment is done incorrectly, there’s a high chance that you’ll be harmed by the martial artists, so I’m careful about teaching you.”

If you talk to most people like this, they will give up and back off.

However, Rep. Yang and Rep. Yeom showed different reactions.

“That’s okay. I really want to learn it.”

“It won’t be easy.”

“Is it because of your age?”

Dang Mu-jin nodded.

“Yes. You know that the younger you start, the easier it is to build up your internal energy.”

“I know that much because I’ve heard about it.”

“Even if you start building up your internal energy now, it won’t be possible for you to become like other martial artists. It’ll be hard to win a fight, let alone defeat a back-alley thug. It would be fortunate if you could improve your constitution and reduce the number of minor illnesses. However, the actual training would be several times harder than for others. It’s not a good fit.”

“It doesn’t have to be a good fit.”

Dang Mu-jin smiled brightly and continued his explanation in detail.

“You’ll have to wake up early in the morning before the rooster crows, eat a healthy breakfast, avoid food and alcohol that are contaminated with heat, and train for hours a day. Even if you do that, there’s no telling how many patients you’ll be able to cure. There aren’t many opportunities to treat martial artists with internal injuries. Even if you practice diligently, you might never be able to use it in your entire life. Is that okay with you?”

There was only negative talk. However, there was no wavering in the expressions of Representative Yang and Representative Yeom.

“Isn’t it true that it can be learned?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“That’s enough. I want to learn.”

Representatives Yang and Yeom looked at the party leadership with expressions of firm determination.

Dang Mu-jin smiled brightly.

“Well then, since we’re talking about it, I guess we should get started right away.”

Dang Mu-jin pulled out his sword and tapped the back of the two people’s legs.

“For the next month, I will never fully extend my knees.”

“···yes?”

“Every moment, take the magic and live.”

Two hours later, Rep. Yang and Rep. Yeom were rolling on the ground, holding onto their trembling legs.

*

When the treatment of the unmanned personnel staying in Gaebong was over, and Assemblymen Yang and Yeom were used to walking unsteadily while taking a lying down position,

Manryeokseung came to see Dangmujin and talked to him.

“Your Majesty, the meeting will be held again soon.”

“I think so too.”

It was confirmed that the Demonic Cult was behind the conflict with the Sapa Murim, and it was even reported that the Demonic Cult leader was learning world-class martial arts.

Now, even if they want to stay still, they can’t. As soon as the martial artists of the Jeongpa find some stability, they will gather again to discuss future events.

Suddenly, it occurred to me that if Young-Heo-Ja were alive, he would have been secretly happy.

It was belatedly revealed that Youngheoja, who had insisted on uniting the martial arts world to fight the Demonic Cult, was right.

Dang Mu-jin asked back.

“There’s no way to know when or where the meeting will be held, right?”

“That’s true.”

Dang Mu-jin is the head of a household and a husband with children. He cannot stay in Gaebong waiting for a meeting that may be held at any time or place.

Dang Mu-jin and his party packed their bags. It was almost time to return to Sacheon Castle.

“I’ll see you again soon. Please take good care of the ghost king.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

The sorrow of the warriors who lost Jangmunin will not be shallow, and the Ghost King will most likely die. Even if he survives, he will not be able to escape the Shaolin Temple’s Repentance Hall. He will probably have to live with his danjeon closed and reciting Buddhist scriptures.

Of course, Hyun-gong didn’t seem to have any intention of actively defending the ghost king. People’s hearts are different when they go to the back room and when they come out.

The number of party members leaving for Gaebong had increased to a whopping seven, as it included Representative Yang, Representative Yeom, and even Seol-hwa.

Hyun-gong strongly insisted that he could not leave this nonsensical tale alone.

Seolhwa seemed to want to go see Baek Hyang-ah as soon as possible, but going to see Baek Hyang-ah now would be an incredibly foolish action.

The party headed south. As they had done every time they came to Luoyang before, they headed south again this time to take a boat on the Yellow River and head to Sichuan Province.

After moving around like that for about half a day, Namgung Myung, who had kept his mouth shut until then, approached Dang Mujin and spoke.

“Dang Mu-jin. I have a favor to ask.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Can you make me a new sword?”

“Why? The sword you were using is in bad condition.”

Namgung Myung treated the sword that Dang Mujin had made with great care.

But it wouldn’t be strange if his condition was damaged in this fight. It was a pretty intense fight.

But Namgung Myung shook his head.

“It’s been a while since I’ve used it, but it’s in good condition.”

“Then why do you need a new sword?”

Although it was a hassle to make them, Dang Mu-jin wasn’t asking that simply because he was too lazy to make a new sword.

Rather, the bigger problem is that there is no need to buy a new sword.

Contrary to popular belief, a sword is not an item that needs to be replaced with a better one every time a slightly better one becomes available.

As important as the sharpness of a sword is how familiar it is to the hand. A sword is something that gradually learns the master’s sword skills and is tailored to the master.

If you really use a sword for a long time, the handle will leave fingerprints rather than just fingerprints. When you hold the sword, the slightly dented handle will feel like it is lightly holding your hand.

Just as a handle adapts to its owner, a blade also gradually becomes accustomed to its owner’s swordsmanship. There is bound to be a slight difference in the power of martial arts performed with a familiar sword and martial arts performed with a new sword.

Namgung Myung said.

“···There’s a use for it. I need the best sword possible. You might be able to make a better sword.”

“What are you going to use it for?”

Namgung Myung smiled meaningfully, but quite seriously, at Dang Mujin’s question. It was different from before.

“What is it? I’m trying to do something big.”

“···You’re going to use a sword to steal? You?”

“It might be useful.”

“Are you serious?”

“of course.”

Namgung Myung is a thief. He sneaks in quietly and steals, but he doesn’t swing his sword and threaten to take things. That’s not a thief, it’s a robber’s domain. It’s something that Yoo Jin-kwang would do, not Namgung Myung.

Dang Mu-jin thought about the direction the group was moving in. What would happen if they continued south?

Two places came to mind.

First, Muhan where the non-competition was held.

Second. The Nanggong family of Anhui Province.

Dang Mu-jin figured out where Namgung Myung was going.

“Are you planning to go to Namgung Se-ga?”

Namgung Myung smiled and nodded.

And Dang Mu-jin was terrified when he saw that expression. This crazy guy was finally trying to steal the Namgung Se-ga’s treasure, the Hyeonwon Sword. The sword of the sword demon Namgung Jin-cheon!

“You want to steal the Heonwon Sword? Are you even planning to fight with your father?”

But Namgung Myung shook his head.

“No. The order has changed. The sword fight will definitely happen. And the Hyeonwon Sword is just one of the things I’m taking.”

It was a confusing story in many ways, but there was one expression that particularly caught my ear.

Taking away the Hyeonwon Sword? You’re not stealing it, you’re taking it.

“···You’re stealing it? The Hyeonwon Sword? No, not the Hyeonwon Sword, but you’re thinking of stealing something else too?”

“Yeah. I’ll take them all.”

Namgung Myung smiled brightly.

“Before my father ruins the Namgung family any further, I will take the Namgung family away.”