< Hebei Peng Family 6 >
Group insect collecting started at sunset.
I went into the room where Young-Young was staying, turned on the lantern, and looked inside.
Inside, the clothes and sweets that had been confiscated from Yeong-yeong and given to the Pang family were still placed on the table. Perhaps because there were no traces of people, ants were swarming the table, happily sucking on the sweets.
My older sister sighed at the sight.
“Ha… I guess I’ll have to ask the maids to clean up this mess. The magpies are tangled. It seems like the maids haven’t been paying attention because there have been so many guests.”
The Chinese word for ant is maeui.
I quickly went over and saw that there were ants gathered together.
Because the guys I’m looking for are probably there.
‘Let’s see, where the hell is this guy?’
It was when I was examining the ants.
I hear my sister’s voice from next to me.
“Little Dragon, are you looking for the devil? Is the devil a collaborator of the Bong clan?”
Unlike my older sister’s pseudo-taxonomy that says that a raccoon is a dragon, an ant is an insect of the ant family in the order Hymenoptera according to the standards established by scholars in a previous life.
So, it would be okay to describe ants as a collateral branch of bees.
But what I’m looking for is not a common ant, but an ant.
I asked my older sister to light the lantern for me.
“It is true that the devil is a collateral lineage of Bong, but that is not what I am looking for. Could you shine the lantern a little more in this direction?”
“all right.”
My older sister brought the lantern closer to the table with a curious expression.
Looking closely at the table, I was able to find one peculiar ant that was nimbly hunting other ants among the pitch-black ants swarming about.
‘I knew it!’
He quickly extended his fingers and gently grabbed the bastard’s torso.
Then, the guy who was struggling and moving the spit on his butt.
He held the thing he was holding and held it out towards his sister and Peng Ga-ju.
“This is the guy!”
“Is this Bong’s collateral line? Huh!? There really is spit on the butt!”
“Huh? The devil has a needle?”
A sharp needle visible on the buttocks of the guy I was gently catching with my fingers.
Everyone looked surprised to learn that ants have stingers.
Honestly, why would ordinary people observe ants so closely?
Because if you just crawl near it, you’ll get beaten up.
He nodded and explained to the three questions.
“This is the cousin of Bong who struck down Yeong-yeong. It is called Wangchimmaeui (王針螞蟻). The child collapsed after being stung by one.”
“The King’s Bed!”
“Wangchimmaui… It seems like a name that suits the family very well.”
“This!?”
The ant I held in my hand was clearly an ant, but it was a strange-looking creature with a stinger like a wasp or a bee.
Its Korean name is Wangchimgaemi, and it is characterized by a sharp, pointed stinger protruding from its buttocks.
Although it is hard to find in our country, it is quite common in China, and if you are bitten by an ant and experience anaphylaxis, this is most likely the culprit.
“Young-Young got stung by an ant and became like this?”
“Yes, that would probably be true.”
“Is this the collateral line of Bong?”
And there’s a reason these guys cause anaphylaxis, and that’s because they’re a collateral branch of the poisonous guys.
“Yes. To be exact, it is a collateral line of Hwangbong (黃蜂).”
“Hwangbong’s?”
Hwangbong is a Chinese word meaning wasp.
Yes, these stinging ants are relatives of wasps.
“Ah! Since you are a collateral branch of Hwangbong, you realized that these guys were the culprits after seeing Youngyoung get stung by a fine yellow beetle and collapse earlier?”
“That’s right, Miss Hwa-eun.”
A sister who teaches you one thing about who your future wife will be and teaches you ten things.
As my older sister said, I guessed that these guys were the culprits after seeing Young-young get stung by a wasp and suffer from anaphylaxis.
Pachycondyla chinensis is a member of the order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae,
An insect of the subfamily Ponerinae.
You may wonder what kind of sting an ant is, but the reason these guys have stingers is because they are a species that evolved from a wasp-like ancestor and still have many of the characteristics of a wasp.
So, if we look at it from a taxonomic perspective, the division of the Wasp superfamily into the Wasp family and the Formicidae family is the relationship between ants and wasps.
It is not simply a classification, but the general view among scientists is that wasps and ants diverged from a wasp-like ancestor in the mid-Cretaceous period about 100 million years ago, but recently, scientists analyzed the genetic data of ants and wasps and revealed that they are each other’s closest relatives.
That is why, in a study on the venom of stinging ants and wasps, it was found that patients who experienced anaphylaxis to stinging ants also showed the same reaction to wasp venom.
I explained, being careful not to get stung by the guy.
“This magician lives off of other magicians, which is unusual. I think it may have come to eat other magicians who fell from the same tree and were entangled in the same tree, but ended up shooting Yeong-yeong.”
“The sting marks were similar to the spots on the body, so it would have been impossible to tell what had stung her at the time, and when Young-young woke up a few days later, she probably just thought there was a spot left.”
“Oh! Is that true!?”
“Yes, sir.”
The head of the Peng family shouted in a joyful voice as he explained and showed the culprit who put Yeong-yeong in danger.
He grabbed my hand and asked.
“It was because of such a small thing! Thank you! Then, now that you know the cause, can you make an antidote, an antidote?”
The head of the Tang family asks the craftsman if he can make an antidote.
But the craftsman shook his head.
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“There is an antidote for bee venom, but in cases like Young-Young, where she is hypersensitive to poison, the antidote does not work well.”
“This… So my daughter has to live always being careful of these insignificant little things!? How can this happen!”
The head of the Peng family speaks in a lamenting voice.
Of course, he must have thought of an antidote, but of course, there was no way that the antidote would work on Yeong-yeong.
Anaphylaxis is a hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen.
This is because the toxin itself is not the problem, but rather a disease caused by a hypersensitivity reaction of antibodies such as IgE (IgE) or G-IgG (IgG) in the body.
It’s not that the poison attacks Yeong-yeong, but rather that the antibodies inside the body are surprised by the substance that entered and attack Yeong-yeong.
“But what if you just figured out the cause? Didn’t you avoid the danger of collapsing suddenly because you didn’t know the cause?”
“I see… Now that I think about it, I didn’t even say thank you. Thank you. Sohyeop.”
Peng Ga-ju becomes gloomy after finding out the cause of Yeong-yeong’s illness, but hearing that there is no cure.
There’s no way my brother can just sit still.
He asked the head of the Peng family in a cautious voice.
“There is one way to cure Yeong-yeong···.”
Peng Ga-ju grabbed my arms with wide eyes at my words.
He asked me, shaking me with incredible force.
“What the heck is that!?”
“That’s what is called desensitization···.”
“Desensitization!?”
“Take off your clothes, feel the sensation, and make a work of art···.”
“You’re taking it off again!?”
“No, that’s not it···.”
Peng Ga-ju asks if Yeong-yeong will be stripped again.
I had to explain with a startled face.
Desensitization is a treatment that many patients with anaphylaxis, such as those with asthma, receive through immunotherapy.
There is a premise that anaphylaxis occurs when a certain substance exceeds a certain concentration, so this is a treatment that gradually increases the amount of a small concentration of an allergen to reduce sensitivity.
It reduces sensitivity so that you don’t overreact when stung by ants.
Administering a very small amount of wasp venom that Young-young is sensitive to to prevent her from developing an overreaction to the venom.
“···So at first, once every seven days. After a certain period of time, once a month, to let the body adapt to the poison.
“It will take about three to five years of treatment, but it is not impossible.”
“Hmm, so that you don’t overreact to poison? That would certainly be a possible method. The Tang family also has a method of injecting poison little by little into the body to help it overcome the poison.”
It will be a long treatment, but as long as you receive treatment to the point where you don’t overreact to stings from bed bugs, you can live without worrying.
When my explanation was supported by the craftsman, who said it was plausible, Peng Ga-ju shouted in delight.
“Thank you! Thank you! You saved my daughter!”
The head of the Peng family, who was holding both of my hands and not knowing what to do.
He couldn’t contain his excitement and made a suggestion.
“I can’t just pass this up after receiving such help! Yes, I’ll give you whatever you want. Is there anything you want!?”
Is it normal for this person to write a blank check saying they will do anything if you help them, or is it the head of the Pangga family who will listen to anything?
I smiled and responded to his offer to write me a blank check.
“Young-Young is now like a younger sibling to me. How could I expect a reward for helping my younger sibling?”
“No, you bastard, that’s not right. You have to say it anyway! There’s no humility in our Pangga!”
Peng Ga-ju, who was once rejected out of courtesy, became serious.
He smiled, covering his hand that was holding mine.
“Well, I heard you came all the way to Sacheon. While you’re here, would you like to go see some famous mountains with me?”
“Famous mountain?”
“Yes, it is called Sacheon Gunggasan (貢嘎山) because it is a famous mountain with beautiful scenery and a beautiful stone statue···.”
When you come to a foreign land, don’t you go see famous mountains and such?
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Naturally, permission was granted to accompany the head of the Pang family and the Pang family’s armed forces.
Since Pang-ga was strong, there was no danger in going anywhere, so his father-in-law and grandfather readily gave their permission.
““But you must be careful. They said that it has enough divine power to make the military retreat.”
“Okay, Grandpa.”
Yeong-yeong had to stay behind to receive desensitization treatment at Dangga, and my older sister, Peng Ga-ju, Peng Ga’s military force, and the poison force were able to arrive at the bottom of the waterfall overlooking Mt. Gongga in five days.
-Kwaaaaah!
A jet of water crashing down, spewing out white foam and mist.
The head of the Peng family shouted, pointing to the other side.
“Over there!?”
“Yes, sir!”
“Come here!”
A water lily calling me to come to her side.
As I gulped and approached him, he placed my two feet on his large hands and spoke.
“You said you didn’t know how to use the trick of stepping on the waves and flying with a swallow, so I’ll throw you to the other side. Here you go!”
And then he threw me over the cliff on the other side.
‘You’re really into something special!’
“Kkaaaah!”
In my previous life, I was never afraid of any scary rides, but when a cliff came right in front of me, I screamed without realizing it.
I was able to come to my senses in time, turn around, and descend vertically down the cliff face.
‘I lived.’
As soon as I turned around and landed on the cliff’s rocks, the large body of the Pangga family flew down next to me as if it were a balloon.
“Hahaha. Your body is very agile.”
“Go, thank you.”
And then there’s my older sister crossing the river, fluttering like red flower petals against the backdrop of a waterfall.
On the other side, I saw the Pengga warriors gaping blankly.
After my sister crossed the river, some of the Dokmuldae who could perform lightness followed us, and our journey continued up the cliff.
After climbing up the cliff for a while, there is a small cave on top of a fist-shaped rock that the Murim Alliance soldier had mentioned.
“I guess this is it.”
As the Murim Alliance soldiers said, we crawled inside the cave and a hollow appeared after a while.
Up until now, the military’s words had been correct, but the joint plan was very different from what he had described.
“This is a bit strange. There’s no way the military would lie.”
“Definitely.”
My sister made a face as if she didn’t understand what I was saying.
