5. Sweet Plum Martini (4)
5. Sweet Plum Martini (4) – Will you give me a piece of cake if I catch you?
“Wait a minute, what is this all of a sudden······!”
“Inspiration, just wait a minute. Can you let go of my hand for a moment!?”
Before Gemini could react to Mokjin’s sudden impulsive action, Seolyeong, who was quick to understand the situation, got startled first and stepped between Mokjin and Hwarin, pulling Mokjin’s hand away. She was half a martial artist, but the other half an idol. If she got sued or something, the aftermath would be a huge headache.
However, Mokjin did not even pay attention to Serin and Gemini’s reactions and continued talking while looking at Hwarin.
“You’re not a color person, but there’s a bluish aura in your eyes. Your face is extremely red, but your chin is pale, so you look bloodless. I just felt your pulse for a moment, but I can tell that you’re not normal.”
“······I know my physical condition very well. I don’t know who you are, but you are rude when we first meet.”
Perhaps because her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a young man, Hwarin showed a look of displeasure and grabbed her wrist. At that moment, Surin let out an exclamation of “Ah.”
“Are you by any chance the Foolish Old Man?”
Dong-an-woo-gong? Mok-jin raised one eyebrow at Surin’s words. At first glance, it seemed like a nickname that didn’t have much seriousness. If you break it down, it would mean a foolish old man with a young face. I don’t usually put much meaning into nicknames, but I wouldn’t feel good if I was given a nickname that was so obviously teasing. Seeing Mok-jin reacting as if he didn’t like it, Se-ryeong made a gesture telling Surin to be quiet.
But the one who actually reacted to those words was Hwa-rin, not Surin.
“Dong-an-woo-gong? The one who defeated Seocheon Sword Lord······?”
“······I don’t like my ridiculous nickname, but there’s no doubt that I defeated the Sword Master.”
Is this really him? The two prospective idols, as well as Gemini, the volcano’s external path, opened their eyes wide and looked at Mokjin, who was grumbling. Since he didn’t look like he had trained in martial arts, they thought nothing of it and just assumed he was an ordinary person.
Despite the rudeness from earlier, the way he looked at her changed when he saw that she was the one who had defeated the absolute master. Mok-jin looked at Hwa-rin again and continued speaking.
“You seem to know your body condition well, so you can talk quickly. Do you know what your constitution is?”
“What’s your constitution? My diagnosis is hereditary intermittent hyperthermia syndrome.”
Hwarin tilted her head at Mokjin’s words. I thought it was a congenital disease, but now it’s a constitution. Doesn’t it sound like he’s saying that it’s not a disease?
Meanwhile, Mok Jin was also bewildered by the unheard-of illness.
“Hereditary… what syndrome? Is that what they call arrhythmia these days?”
“My illness is classified as a vascular disease.”
There are a lot of difficult words. Mokjin tilted his head for a moment, but then thought it was the future and continued speaking.
“Your body is said to have a type of blocked vein called Chiljongdanmaek (七種斷脈). Along with the Renmaek, half of the twelve meridians are blocked, causing yin energy to accumulate under the chin. Usually, unless they are children of noble families, they would die young, but it seems like you have grown up safely to that age.”
“Because there is medicine.”
Although many diseases of the palliative care are incurable or incurable, if you take the medicine regularly, there are no major problems in your life other than some side effects. Even Hwarin is taking medicine right now and is about to debut as an idol. In the past, even the incurable disease of the palliative care …
Gemini stepped forward and said.
“At our volcano, we are providing medicine tailored to manage this child’s illness. Your Majesty, you don’t have to worry.”
“Hmm. It’s a problem of constitution, but is it a problem that can be solved with medicine? I guess it would be different if it was just a temporary measure.”
“You mentioned constitution earlier, but do you know a way to completely cure this child’s illness?”
Mokjin shook his head quietly.
“How can you treat someone’s innate constitution? You just need to learn martial arts with strong yang energy to neutralize the yin energy accumulated in the body and treat it well so that it does not cause any strain to the body.”
“······Does that mean I should learn Qigong?”
Yes. Mokjin nodded. Regardless of his obsession with martial arts, the fundamental solution for a constitution like Jeolmaek was to learn qigong and control the body’s energy.
Hwarin was lost in thought at Mokjin’s words. How much time had passed? She asked while looking at Mokjin.
“If I learn Qigong, can I learn the Plum Blossom Sword Technique?”
“What are you talking about? Why is the Plum Blossom Sword Technique in there?”
“Didn’t you know? If I practice the Plum Blossom Sword Technique, my illness will get worse.”
What on earth is this? Mokjin tilted his head to the side at the words that he couldn’t understand at all. If you use the plum blossom sword technique, the Seven-tiered vein will get worse. This was something Mokjin had never heard of before.
However, if you think carefully about the flow of cause and effect, you can quickly find the answer. Internal energy drive and internal energy. The answer was there. Mokjin nodded.
“Now I know what happened.”
The plum blossom sword technique of the volcano is a martial art that basically uses yang energy. Since it draws out the yang energy that is already lacking from the body, it is bound to worsen the pulse.
Unlike my internal qigong, which improves the constitution by circulating qi throughout the body even when raising qi, as well as during the process of accumulating qi, the internal qi drive moves all internal qi through an extremely efficient path without wasting an inch unless intentionally induced. Therefore, it was natural that the more I used the plum blossom sword technique, the worse my Chiljongdanmaek would become.
In martial arts that are not pure Taoist martial arts, but rather various types of martial arts such as magic arts or extreme martial arts that can weaken the human body without the help of elixirs or experts, it may be right to use the internal energy drive. However, at least in the current exceptional cases, the internal energy drive is acting as poison.
“Yes. If I learn Qigong, you will also be able to use the Plum Blossom Sword Technique. No, it will actually help improve your constitution.”
“Is that true?”
Hwarin was noticeably delighted by Mokjin’s answer.
“But why the Plum Blossom Sword Technique? It’s not like there’s only the Plum Blossom Sword Technique in Hwasan.”
“I came to the volcano because I wanted to make plum blossoms bloom.”
“Indeed. These are remarks worthy of a disciple of the volcano.”
He entered the volcano because he was fascinated by the plum blossoms blooming from the tip of his sword. What a romantic motivation for a warrior. Mokjin nodded in satisfaction at Hwarin’s answer.
But not everyone sympathized with Mokjin’s feelings.
“Wait a minute, how can I believe that? I can’t trust Hwarin with something I’m not sure about.”
Gemini, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, interrupted. It was a natural reaction. To entrust a disciple of the sect to the words of an untrustworthy stranger. Objectively speaking, it was a ridiculous story.
“Elder, but if what I said is true, I also······”
“Hwarin, come to your senses! It’s not easy to believe what others say. And even if what they say is true, where are you going to get the qigong you need for martial arts?”
Even in modern times, the concept of internal qigong has not completely disappeared. It has simply survived in the form of a health method rather than a martial art. The internal qigongs that were popular in the past during the Mokjin era, which were used to build internal energy, have already developed into the form of internal energy drive, and have changed so much that the original form cannot be found.
Mokjin made a dark expression when he heard that story. He had already heard from Robert that the countless divine martial arts in the martial arts world had all been transformed into forms of internal energy drives, and that internal energy had been reduced to the level of a mere health method, but he could not believe it.
‘I will set this universe right.’
He may be just an individual, but the world of martial arts is a place where power rules over everything. If he were to reach the top of the world of martial arts, it would not be impossible to change the perception of the martial arts people.
There’s still a lot of time left for him. Mokjin tried to think positively and called Gemini.
“Then let’s do this. I’ll meet with the chief of the volcano and negotiate with him, right?”
“······yes?”
Gemini made a bewildered expression. The Hwasanpa is not a small-scale sect, and it was impossible for them to mention the chief of the Hwasanpa so casually. The attitude was so natural that it didn’t even feel awkward for a moment.
Gemini, who came to his senses late, frowned and opened his mouth to question Mokjin.
“Don’t speak carelessly about the length of the text······.”
“······Do my words sound like lies to you?”
I definitely wanted to meet the elders of the volcano formally.
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Mokjin stared at her blankly. Although he didn’t show any momentum, Gemini couldn’t disobey him for some reason. She reported Mokjin’s intentions to her superiors through the terminal along with the whole story.
And it was around the time when Seryeong and his party were about to return to the hotel satisfied after finishing a meal that the current leader of the Hwasan faction, Manhwageomjon (萬花劍尊), readily conveyed his intention to meet Mokjin.
“This is crazy. I never thought I’d actually see the head of the Hwasanpa clan.”
Seol-ryeong, who had entered the reception building under the Hwasanpa, spoke in a bewildered voice as if she still couldn’t believe it. Although she had been working as a bounty hunter and had experienced all sorts of incidents and accidents in the universe’s martial arts world, this was her first time facing the head of the Gupailbang.
“But why did you call us too? Normally, it would be normal for only Mokjin to be called.”
“I don’t know that either.”
Seolyeong scratched her head at Sunja’s words. She had thought that he would have called Mokjin, but she had never thought that he would mention him separately and ask to see her. As she had no clue, she could only feel a growing sense of unease.
– Come in.
As Mok-jin and his party stood in front of the reception room door, a thick male voice was heard from inside. The door opened quietly without a sound. Mok-jin’s eyes widened slightly as he saw the scene inside the door.
A man wearing a white robe embroidered with plum blossoms symbolizing the long-suffering man greets them. However, what caught his eye was that the long-suffering man did not look like the bearded Taoist he had imagined.
“I’ve been waiting for you. This great hero. He is called Yongjeoksan, who holds the position of the long gate of the volcano, even if it is lacking.”
A young man greeted her with a gentle smile. Mok-jin stared blankly at him, unable to respond.
The atmosphere he gave off was clearly that of a Taoist who had been practicing for a long time. However, because his appearance was so unconventional that he couldn’t help but blurt out the thoughts in his head.
“Is this a person or a monster?”
How can you call someone with horns on his head and scales on his skin a human?
Yongjeoksan, the volcano that greeted him, was not an ordinary person, but a dragon man.
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Seolyeong slapped Mokjin’s hand away and knocked it away.
Mokjin’s first nickname was Dong-an-woo-gong. In English, it is Young face dumb Boomer.
Mok-jin tried to accept the nickname positively, thinking that since Woo-gong was able to move the mountain, he too could change the martial arts world.
Although it is impossible to completely cure phlegm, you can prevent side effects by taking medicine on time. It is useless even for phlegm. Thanks to this reliable treatment, my physical constitution improvement gradually declined.
Although the Chiljongdanmaek is prone to dying at a young age, if you learn martial arts well, your five stats will noticeably improve.
Hwarin fell in love with the plum blossom sword technique performed by the male idol group of the Hwasanpa. At first, her interest started as a fandom, but she gradually became obsessed with the plum blossom sword technique itself.
From a third party’s perspective, Mokjin’s selling of internal qigong is not much different from selling of medicine.
The reason why the volcano chief wanted to meet with Mok-jin was because he had seen the secret video with Seocheon Sword Marquis. To be exact, he had been interested from the moment Mok-jin and Se-ryeong’s party entered the planet.
Yongjeoksan, a volcanic mountain, has been a long-standing mountain for nearly a hundred years. The lifespan of a Yongin person is slightly longer than that of a human being.
Unlike most aliens, the Yongin can use internal energy.
