Mandokjeon (Temple of Poisons) 2
I was on my way from my quarters with Grandfather Mandokshingun to Mandokjeon.
In the residence, you had to pass through the backyard to get anywhere, but I noticed three people sitting in the pavilion chatting.
So···. The head of the household’s family.
No, first of all, there were three people: the father-in-law, the mother-in-law, and the older sister.
“Did you understand everything that you learned from your father on the first day?”
The master craftsman asks about today’s learning with a smile.
Today felt like an orientation day, so I answered politely.
“Yes, sir… No, master.”
Then suddenly Se-bun stood up and smiled at me.
“Okay, then, let’s all go together.”
“Are you talking about Mandokjeon?”
“Yes, since this is the first time you’ve become a member of the Tang family and are entering the Mandokjeon, we’ve all been waiting for you. When you first step into the Mandokjeon as a member of the Tang family, the whole family gathers together like this.”
I didn’t know, but it feels like going into Mandokjeon has some great meaning.
At the craftsman’s words, my grandfather took the lead, and my father-in-law and his wife, my older sister, and I followed quietly behind him.
‘You are really pretty, sis.’
They say beauty is in the side profile.
The side profile of my sister’s face that I saw absentmindedly as I followed her.
A sigh of admiration came out of me without me realizing it.
That was when I was once again amazed by my older sister’s beauty.
Laughter coming from ahead.
“Hahaha, you bastard. My daughter’s face will be worn out like this. Now that she’s your person, I’ll be able to see her without any regrets. How can you be so absent-minded? If you keep walking like that, you’ll fall over.”
“My son-in-law has only known Hwa-eun for a few days, but he seems to have fallen for her so quickly. As expected of a young couple, they seem to be developing feelings for each other so quickly.”
“Why are you teasing the kids like that, making them look so embarrassed? That guy who’s called Gaju.”
My father-in-law, who must have eyes in the back of his head, knows how I’m blankly staring at my sister and gives me a piece of his mind.
I looked at my older sister, startled, and apologized to my father-in-law.
“I’m sorry, Master.”
My sister spoke in a quiet voice, her face flushed.
“You have to look ahead and move forward.”
“Yes, ah, I understand.”
The place he arrived at with such a flushed face was the back of the Sihewon used by the direct line of the Tang family.
It was a mountain ridge that formed the Tang Gate.
A place surrounded by numerous temples and pavilions.
At what was thought to be the center of the Tang dynasty, consisting of a single large mountain, a cave appeared with its entrance blocked by a large iron gate.
“Are you here, my lord?”
“Yes, please open the door so I can show my son-in-law the Mandokjeon.”
“Understood, my lord! Let’s go!”
“””yes!”””
The warriors run towards the door with a loud answer.
There were about ten warriors standing in front of the Mandokjeon, and all ten of them rushed in and hung on the door.
And as the warriors simultaneously exerted their strength, the door began to slowly open with an eerie sound.
-Kugugugu.
Looking at the thickness of the door that opened, it looked like the iron door was about a foot thick.
I was wondering how thorough security could be in this day and age, but this is great security in this day and age.
‘Wow. Security is surprisingly tight.’
As we admired the grandeur of the iron gate, the gate opened wide and the warriors guided us inside.
“Please come in, Your Majesty the Mandokshin.”
“Then let’s go in.”
As we entered the cave with my grandfather in the lead, the cool air of the cave greeted us.
-Crunch, crunch.
The feeling of a smooth stone floor and cool air.
As we entered the cave about twenty or thirty meters, a huge cavity appeared.
Numerous medicine cabinets, jars, and sealed porcelain bottles.
This was probably where the finished poison was stored, and a smell like herbal medicine was slowly wafting out.
“This is the Mandokdang (萬毒堂) of the Mandokjeon (萬毒殿). This is where the finished poison is stored. Be careful not to touch it carelessly.”
“I see. So this is Mandokdang?”
“That’s right. Over there, various poisons such as paralyzing poison and sleeping poison are classified and stored, and there are also some in the form of potions and powdered pills.”
They say it’s called Mandokdang, but it wasn’t really ten thousand types of poison, it was thousands of types of poison stored there.
I was looking around, a bit surprised by its massive scale.
I felt like I was being watched, so I turned my head and saw that all the adults were looking at me together.
‘what?’
Since everyone was looking at me, I wondered why, so I looked at my body and back.
I said it because I thought you were seeing something other than me.
The craftsman’s question is heard at that moment.
“Are there any questions you have?”
“Yes? Well?”
I knew I had to know something to ask, but since I didn’t know anything, I couldn’t ask, so I answered awkwardly, and the adults quickly looked disappointed.
I feel like I made a mistake.
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As soon as I showed my bewildered expression, I heard my sister’s voice right in my ear.
[Ask what is the strongest poison here.]
First, I quickly asked as my older sister told me.
He said this with an expression on his face as if he suddenly remembered something.
“Oh! I have a question.”
“Right!? Right? Right, something?”
A voice and expression that made it seem like they knew this would happen.
After giving my older sister a glance, I asked as I was told.
“By any chance, which is the strongest poison?”
Then, the adults all exchanged glances at my question and nodded their heads.
Only then did the elders, who had a somewhat satisfied expression on their faces, smile and say:
“After all, aren’t you qualified to become a member of our family?”
“Then, then. If you are a direct descendant of the Tang family, you should naturally come to the Mandokjeon and ask what the strongest poison is. Of course.”
“I think I’ve chosen a good son-in-law.”
‘Was that it?’
It seemed like he was disappointed that he had come to such a great place and was wondering why no one asked.
“Then I will use the strongest poison from now on···.”
If you want to explain something to your father-in-law while approaching the medicine cabinet,
But as he was walking, the craftsman stopped for a moment, looked at his older sister, and smiled.
“Hwa-eun, would you please explain it for me?”
“Me?”
“I think Soryong would like you explaining it to him more than me. Haha.”
A craftsman who is so annoying that I want to pinch him.
The older sister nodded with a slightly embarrassed expression at the craftsman’s words.
“Okay, Father.”
The older sister walked towards the medicine cabinet instead of the father-in-law, following his instructions.
My sister explained, holding a thin stick like a whip and tapping on a bottle.
-Ting!
“I will now explain to you the strongest poison in the Tang family. It is very important, so do not forget it.”
How could I forget what my older sister said?
My older sister looked at my automatically nodding head and continued speaking.
“What’s in here is something that martial artists must be most careful of. It’s a sangongdok (散功毒). If you inhale it, you will immediately be unable to use your internal energy, so you must be careful.”
From what I’ve heard, in order to fly around in the sky, you need internal energy, which is a fuel.
I had heard that it was collected by doing something called Yun-gi Jik-sik, which is similar to sitting in meditation.
So that means that poison is a poison that depletes the fuel of the martial artists.
He nodded and asked again.
In the original game, there was a skill called Mana Burn that blew away the mana of wizards, and that was the scariest thing for wizards.
“Is that the strongest poison?”
But my older sister shook her head and tapped the other bottles next to her one by one.
-Teeing! Teeing! Teeing! Teeing!
“Intestine-splitting poison. It’s a poison that melts your intestines and kills you in excruciating pain. Soul-destroying poison. It’s a poison that causes your soul to leave you in terrible pain. Seven-step soul-splitting poison. It’s a poison that causes you to die in seven steps. Blood-burning poison. It’s a poison that causes you to feel as if your blood is burning.”
But not all of these poisons are the strongest.”
“Are you saying that even those terrible poisons aren’t the best?”
My sister’s explanation that it is not the most powerful poison, even though it is full of terrible explanations.
I was almost worried about what would come out next, but my older sister smiled brightly and pulled something out of her weakness.
Then he slowly approached me and put it directly in my hand, saying:
‘Wow, it’s soft.’
Today, I felt the soft touch of my intelligent older sister and unfolded what I was holding in my hand.
Then what I see is a fruit, a seed? A bean?
“Putting aside the poison of the teenage poison, this is the strongest poison in existence. It is the fruit of the castor bean plant, the symbol of the Tang family. It looks like a bean, right?”
The fruit my older sister put in my hand looked exactly like the tiger beans I loved so much in my past life.
It looked so delicious that I wanted to try it, but the word “castor bean” gave me goosebumps.
‘Crazy! You said you specialized in poisons, but you really are a crazy person! I thought the thing embroidered on your chest was maple, but it was castor bean!’
When I first met you, my older sister, and now the maple leaves embroidered on the chests of the Tang family members, I thought they were maple leaves, but I feel like they are probably castor leaves.
And the reason I was so surprised was because of the castor bean fruit my older sister gave me.
Since I am a poisonous insect and venomous snake expert who has been active as a YouTuber, you might think that I know nothing about plants, but I also know of a few highly poisonous plants.
I’ve covered the world’s top 10 poisonous snakes a few times, like the world’s top 10 poisonous snakes.
When dealing with poisons, one of the things that is of interest is how strong these poisons are.
Isn’t it natural to wonder where the venom of our insect and venomous snake friends ranks in the world?
It was also mentioned when talking about the strength of toxicity, and since lining up things was originally a men’s hobby, it was natural.
That’s why I know···.
The reason I was so surprised was because the poison of the castor bean fruit that my sister put in my hand was ranked third among the most toxic substances in the world.
Excluding the two microbial toxins, botulinum toxin and tetanustoxin, the strongest poison that can be obtained from nature is castor bean!
Excluding botulinum toxin, a toxic bacteria produced from spoiled canned food, and tetanus bacteria, which are the sources of the poison commonly known as botox, this is the third most poisonous substance in the world.
In my previous life, when I was broadcasting, I got a lot of questions like, “I put that castor oil on my head. What kind of poison is it?”
Castor oil is also called castor oil and is used for hair and industrial purposes, and is also used in various places such as brake oil and antioxidants.
But to be exact, the toxic substance inside the castor bean fruit is called ricin.
When warning about the toxicity of poison in a previous life, the standard used was potassium cyanide, or cyanide, but ricin is a deadly poison that is 100,000 times more potent than cyanide.
The most potent substance ever created by humans is 150 times more potent than VX poison gas, a substance called ricin.
“This castor bean poison can kill a person with a very small amount. It hardly leaves a trace. That’s why. If you have a grudge against our clan. Won-gak-hyeol (怨刻血), Eun-gak-seok (恩刻石). You will definitely experience this castor bean poison.”
My older sister continues her explanation with a bright smile.
Yes, to die from eating the castor bean fruit that my sister gave me, I would have to eat about seven of them, but if I were to refine this and extract the ricin and process it into a powder or aerosol form and spray it, the amount needed to kill a 70kg person would be just 0.5 milligrams.
It takes at least eight hours for it to start, like a cold, with a cough and high fever, and almost ninety-nine percent die from respiratory failure.
Ricin is a substance for which there is no antidote.
So, what I’m saying is that in this day and age, you can kill someone with almost no evidence left behind.
“As of now, it is the poison that is closest to the colorless, odorless, tasteless, and formless that the Tang sect is trying to achieve. That is why we call this poison the most precious of all poisons, Geumdok (金毒). Killing someone with this poison is called Geumsal (金殺).”
‘Ugh, horrible···.’
A situation where words from a previous life strangely come to mind.
“Remember, the strongest poison is not the one that kills painfully or horribly. It is the one that kills secretly and surely.
And our Sacheondangga’s Dokgo also aims for that. Secretly and surely. Colorless, odorless, tasteless, and formless.”
As soon as the older sister’s explanation ended, the adults continued their lecture with a very satisfied look on their faces.
The adults spoke with very satisfied expressions.
“Little Dragon, did you hear? You too should engrave the spirit of our family deep into your bones. After all, you are now a member of our family.”
“Then, that’s what it should be.”
“How come they match so well?”
The angelic older sister’s fierce explanation and the smile of the direct line of the Tang family felt extremely dangerous.
And oh, I thought, this must be the legendary assassination clan of Sacheondangga.
‘Damn it. If I run away because I can’t be a good son-in-law, I’ll be killed too. Will I be able to be a good son-in-law in this family?’
In my heart, I was so captivated by my sister’s beauty yesterday that I endlessly berated myself for not thinking about it more carefully.
The craftsman said there were thorns, but it wasn’t just his older sister, the whole house was not a thorn, it was almost like a landmine.
-Cluck.
