The Heavenly Demon Wants a Quiet Life - Chapter 95
Chapter 95: It’s a Miracle Drug
Needle Master was carefully handling the herbs when he suddenly turned his head and glared at the Heavenly Divine Healer.
“Damn it, because of you fool…”
“Don’t place the blame on others. Was I the only one involved? You were just as much at fault. Why are you acting like this now?”
“If it weren’t for you, I would’ve spoken up! Look at the chaos you’ve dragged us into!”
Needle Master threw his arms out dramatically and gestured at the piles of medicinal ingredients scattered all over the ground.
The sheer quantity of herbs, piled high in the courtyard, was beyond excessive—overwhelming, even.
This mess was the result of their loose tongues after their last fight with Seo Daegun.
They needed to prepare the Heavenly Restoration Pill, as well as the Golden Wound Medicine and internal injury remedies.
Half-measures wouldn’t suffice.
Byeok Taesan had a precise grasp of the two men’s capabilities, and both Hao Clan and Yuk Taegu knew just how incredible their concoctions could be.
Though the Heavenly Divine Healer excelled in creating Golden Wound Medicine, and Needle Master specialized in remedies for internal injuries, their combined expertise and unique secret techniques could yield even more extraordinary results.
That was exactly the level of quality Byeok Taesan was demanding.
The problem lay in the time and meticulous effort required to produce such potent medicines.
While the Heavenly Restoration Pill could rely on the near-backbreaking labor of the two physicians from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, the Golden Wound Medicine and internal injury remedies were entirely the responsibility of these two men.
“At this rate, we won’t be able to sleep for the rest of our lives, stuck making medicine nonstop. And you don’t even feel the slightest bit sorry for me?”
The Heavenly Divine Healer widened his eyes and stared at Needle Master.
“Why are you saying what I should be saying? Be honest, was I the only one who talked back then? You were eagerly chattering away too, so why am I the one getting all the blame now?”
“You should’ve kept things under control! That’s always been your problem—you don’t know when to stop!”
The Heavenly Divine Healer waved his hand dismissively, looking exasperated.
“Stop talking nonsense and get chopping. If we don’t process all these herbs today, we really won’t be able to sleep starting tomorrow.”
Realizing the truth in those words, Needle Master stopped arguing, grabbed his knife, and started slicing the herbs with a resigned air.
“Ugh. What did I do in my past life to deserve this suffering?”
“Well, meeting me must have lessened a lot of the sins from your past life.”
Needle Master let out a chuckle.
“At least you know what kind of bastard you are.”
“Of course. Being around someone as virtuous and noble as me naturally dissolves past life sins. You’re lucky to have met me. Imagine where you’d be otherwise.”
Needle Master stared at him incredulously, his face gradually turning beet red, his fists clenching as he trembled with suppressed rage.
“You little—”
Before he could finish, the Heavenly Divine Healer cut him off.
“Anyway, senior, are we really going to keep doing this?”
“What? What are you rambling about now?”
“Ugh, I keep telling you to watch your language. If your crude words drag down my dignity, will you take responsibility?”
Needle Master glared at him with bloodshot eyes, prompting the Heavenly Divine Healer to continue quickly.
“At the very least, shouldn’t we get some assistants to manage the herbs? We’re still human. We need to sleep, don’t you think?”
“Well… we probably should. Got any plans?”
The Heavenly Divine Healer smirked.
“Do you even need to ask? I’m the Heavenly Divine Healer—I always have a plan.”
Intrigued, Needle Master leaned in to listen.
“We should bring in some people from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion.”
“The Heavenly Medicine Pavilion?”
“They’re decent enough with medicine, aren’t they? Let’s pull a few physicians from there.”
“Well, that’d be great if it works, but… is it even possible?”
“We can use those two over there.”
The Heavenly Divine Healer’s gaze landed on the two physicians from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, who were diligently stirring a large pot with ladles.
••••
Go Jun-kwang had sent a total of seventy men to seize control of Wuhan.
Among them, fifty were warriors, while twenty were scholars with no martial training.
The entire group was managed by Eung Jayeop, who had designated one person each from the warriors and scholars to relay his instructions.
In name, they were “supervisors,” but in practice, they were mere messengers, lacking any authority to take initiative.
Now that their commander, Eung Jayeop, and the only other potential leader, Seo Daegun, had disappeared, the group was in complete disarray.
Their final directive had been to distract the attention of the Murim Alliance, the Black Lotus, the Namgoong Clan, and the Zhuge Clan.
Once that mission was complete, their orders were to hide individually and await further instructions.
So, they scattered to hide.
Then came the news that Eung Jayeop and Seo Daegun had fallen to Byeok Taesan.
This information didn’t come from their own intelligence gathering—it was a rumor deliberately spread by Yuk Taegu and Hao Clan, who were allied with Byeok Taesan.
Their confusion was understandable—they had no way of receiving their next orders.
This led to warriors and scholars gathering in a small tavern, sharing drinks as they deliberated.
“What should we do now?”
At the warrior’s question, a scholar responded calmly.
“I believe we should return to base.”
“Abandon Eung and Seo Daegun?”
“Both of them are likely already dead.”
The warrior shook his head.
“They’re not.”
The scholar’s eyes widened as he looked at the warrior.
“I looked into it because of the rumors. They’ve been captured.”
“Both of them?”
The warrior nodded solemnly.
This changed the situation. The scholar’s expression grew grim.
“The half-Jiangshi are the problem.”
Hearing this, the warrior shook his head resolutely.
“Seo Daegun won’t break under their interrogation. He’s not that kind of man.”
“That may be true, but…”
The scholar still seemed hesitant. It was true—Seo Daegun wasn’t one to yield to torture or fear of death.
However, there were other methods of extracting information from someone besides physical coercion.
And this thought lingered in the back of the warrior’s mind as well, though he didn’t voice it.
“Is there a way to gain control of Seo Daegun’s half-Jiangshis?”
The warrior’s question made the scholar frown slightly.
“Someone would need to return to headquarters and receive new authority.”
“We don’t have that kind of time. Is there no other way?”
The warrior’s confidence suggested he believed the scholar had an answer.
And the scholar did have one—though it wasn’t definitive, it was a possibility.
“Blood Augmentation Pills might be the answer.”
“Blood-augmenting pills?”
“I heard that one of the ingredients in the Blood-augmenting Pills plays a similar role. If we burn the pills near the half-Jiangshi, we might be able to move them.”
“Just making them move isn’t enough. In order to bring the half-Jiangshi with us, we need command authority.”
Though the half-Jiangshi couldn’t live a normal life, they were almost indistinguishable from ordinary people when it came to simple movement.
Moreover, one could give them orders and scatter them in different directions.
As long as the route was given and a destination was set, the half-Jiangshi possessed enough intelligence to find their way there on their own.
“If you can erase the existing authority, I know how to obtain a new one,”
The scholar nodded.
“That’s good. Let’s try that. How many Blood-augmenting Pills are left?”
“Fortunately or unfortunately, the ones that Lord Seo took account for about three-tenths of the stock.”
“At least some remain. As long as we use only what we need and leave some behind, we won’t face major repercussions.”
The scholar nodded again.
“That’s right. If we leave some of the Blood-augmenting Pills and still manage to bring back the half-Jiangshi, rather than being reprimanded, we might even receive a reward.”
The warrior smiled faintly.
“That’ll never happen.”
“Then let’s hurry. Delaying things would only bring us trouble.”
The scholar added with a tone of advice.
“Ah, and it would be best to send the remaining men back first. They should report on the situation here too.”
“Agreed.”
•••
Yuk Taegu guided Byeok Taesan outside of Wuhan.
After leaving Wuhan and following the Yichang road towards Hubei Martial Alliance, they came to a small forest. The place where the half-Jiangshi were hidden was right there.
“How did you extract the information? Truly impressive.”
Hwaryeong, who had followed along, looked at Yuk Taegu with admiration.
Yuk Taegu grinned.
“It’s just a skill I have.”
In reality, it wasn’t exactly a “skill,” but rather one of the demonic arts.
It was called the Soul Fog Demonic Art. It scattered a person’s consciousness like mist, breaking down their mental defenses.
The reason Hwaryeong was so impressed was because, despite using drugs to cloud the mind of the Hao Clan, they had failed to extract information from Seo Daegun and Eung Jayeop.
When it came to interrogation, Yuk Taegu was undoubtedly superior to the Hao Clan.
“Anyway, the half-Jiangshi are located somewhere in the middle of this forest.”
Yuk Taegu said as he confidently stepped inside. Having already gathered solid information, he moved forward without hesitation.
When they nearly reached their destination, Byeok Taesan halted and raised his hand.
Immediately, Yuk Taegu and Hwaryeong stopped in their tracks.
Byeok Taesan slowly took a step forward again, but this time, all signs of his presence had completely vanished.
Yuk Taegu and Hwaryeong stared in shock at Byeok Taesan.
They hadn’t expected him to be capable of something like this.
Byeok Taesan’s presence had entirely disappeared.
Even though they were watching, if they didn’t focus, it felt like Byeok Taesan wasn’t even there.
The two were left staring blankly, unable to follow him, as Byeok Taesan silently moved forward.
On the other hand, Byeok Taesan strode confidently into an open area in the middle of the forest.
There was a massive pit there, and within it stood over a hundred half-Jiangshi, standing shoulder to shoulder.
Around them, two people were placing something on the ground in a circular fashion.
Byeok Taesan immediately recognized what they were placing.
It was an elixir that stimulated latent energy.
“Is that… the Blood-augmenting Pills?”
He had learned the name of the pills from Seo Daegun during interrogation.
Of course, the name wasn’t all that important.
It seemed that, aside from those two, no one else was present. But Byeok Taesan was curious about what exactly they were doing, so he waited for a while.
The two men, unaware that Byeok Taesan was watching from above, continued their task.
They surrounded the half-Jiangshi and began sprinkling the Blood-augmenting Pills around them, before lighting them one by one.
As the pills burned, acrid smoke billowed up.
At that moment, the half-Jiangshi began to twitch.
Byeok Taesan’s eyes lit up.
“I need to capture those two.”
The two men exchanged a few words, and then one of them, who had mastered martial arts, stepped forward and released his inner energy.
Byeok Taesan watched the scene closely.
The half-Jiangshi all turned their gaze towards the martial artist, and a thick smile spread across his face.
“It worked! I’ve gained control over these half-Jiangshi!”
The warrior exclaimed with joy.
At that moment, Byeok Taesan reasserted his presence and spoke up.
“Well done. Since you’ve given me such a good show, I’ll return the favor.”
The two men stared at Byeok Taesan in shock.
Byeok Taesan then leapt down into the pit below.
The warrior shouted at the half-Jiangshi.
“Kill him!”
Byeok Taesan grinned as he swiftly maneuvered between the half-Jiangshi.
The half-Jiangshi fell one by one, collapsing helplessly.
It only took a few blinks for the over a hundred half-Jiangshi to fall.
The scholar and warrior stood frozen, alternating their gazes between Byeok Taesan and the fallen half-Jiangshi.
Byeok Taesan flashed a grin as he looked at them.
“Not bad, huh?”
••••
Jin Sahong had been sent by the Murim Alliance to Wuhan.
He was also the leader of the True Sword Sect, the most frequently used faction by the Martial Alliance for external operations.
When he first received the mission to come here, he thought it wouldn’t be too difficult.
Despite the complicated matters at hand, he believed that once he took action, he could establish himself more quickly than any other faction.
But after arriving and experiencing the situation firsthand, he found it wasn’t as easy as he had expected.
First and foremost, the interference from the Black Lotus Sect was not to be underestimated.
On top of that, the involvement of the Namgoong and Zhuge Clans complicated matters further.
He recently reviewed the series of events that had taken place.
“Byeok Taesan…”
The name of Byeok Taesan had been tied to nearly all of the recent incidents.
That was why he was currently investigating him.
He had a general outline, but there were still some lingering uncertainties.
“In cases like this, meeting the person in question is the best course of action.”
It was Jin Sahong’s belief that the best way to judge a person was by meeting them face-to-face and speaking directly.
He had decided to meet Byeok Taesan.
At around the same time, the Black Lotus Sect, Namgoong Clan, and Zhuge Clan also began to make similar decisions and take action.