[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 278

“Next patient.”

“It’s me!”

Every time Shin Yi shouts loudly, the line of patients quickly shrinks.

“Where’s the affected area?”

“It’s not me, but the head of the Jo family, Lord Jangju…”

“If you’re in pain, crawl here yourself. Next!”

“Hey! Our Jo family is a renowned family among renowned families, how could you…!”

*Whack!*

The man who was arguing with Shin Yi gets slapped and flies far away.

“Next.”

The crowd, gathered like clouds, clicks their tongues in pity at the sight.

They had already seen this scene dozens of times in this very spot.

“Ah, Divine Healer. I feel dizzy and feverish.”

“Did you eat anything raw?”

“Not particularly, but…”

At Shin Yi’s words, the man, deep in thought, slaps his palm as if remembering something.

“Ah! Recently, I’ve been eating raw eggs every morning that my wife gives me.”

Upon hearing this, Shin Yi’s hand moves toward the man, and a faint light flows out.

“You shouldn’t eat raw things. Make sure to cook meat thoroughly and boil water before drinking.”

“Ah, thank you. I feel better instantly.”

“If it happens again, take two of these a day. It’s an antibiotic called Amoxicillin.”

“Thank you, thank you.”

Shin Yi hands the man the medicine and points to a basket in front of him.

“15 coins.”

“Ah, you should take more.”

“It’s fine. Just drop it and go. Next patient.”

At Shin Yi’s words, a man dressed in silk steps forward, hands behind his back.

“Ahem. I am…”

“5 gold coins.”

“What, what? I haven’t even said where it hurts! And five gold coins? That’s enough to buy a small estate and still have change!”

“If you don’t like it, drop dead. Next!”

Watching from afar, Master Hye Neung lets out a hollow laugh.

Depending on the patient’s condition, it usually takes at least half a month to a month for even a simple scratch to heal and the scab to fall off.

But Shin Yi was treating them faster than it takes to sip a cup of tea.

“Has he been practicing medicine like this all along?”

“Yes, Master. It’s no different from what we’ve seen so far.”

“Indeed…! The title ‘Divine Healer’ is well-deserved. A blessing to the martial world.”

*Whack!*

“The guy who just flew seems similar.”

“Haha… Amitabha Buddha.”

From what Master Hye Neung observed from a distance, most of the people who flew away were dressed in silk or martial attire.

However, as Jeon Ho said, Shin Yi didn’t bother the weak, but not all who flew away were commoners either.

*Whack!*

“Another one flies away…”

With treatments being quick, the turnover of patients was fast, and so were the people flying away.

“But why does the Divine Healer charge different amounts for each patient?”

“I once asked him about that, and he said it’s based on ability and wealth—charging more from those who have and less from those who don’t.”

“Haha…”

From what Master Hye Neung briefly observed, Shin Yi was an unpredictable person, but one thing was certain—he held a very dangerous ideology.

‘Standing on the side of the weak, disrespecting the strong, even despising them… Dangerous, very dangerous.’

No matter how you looked at it, Shin Yi was someone who didn’t fit the ideology of the Central Plains.

“A flaming thunderbolt would be less dangerous than him…”

At Master Hye Neung’s muttering, Jeon Ho tilts his head.

“Then why does that kid from the shantytown have to pay a single coin? It’s just money, which probably means nothing to Shin Yi.”

“It’s to make the patient feel like they’ve paid and are receiving treatment with dignity. So, at least a single coin is taken, they say.”

“Indeed…!”

Master Hye Neung felt enlightened upon hearing Jeon Ho’s words.

Even after living for so long, he had never thought of it that way.

“Also, by paying, it motivates the patient to follow the treatment guidelines given by Shin Yi, making them actively participate in their own healing. Ultimately, it’s for the patient’s sake.”

“Wow! Truly, one must call it divine, such deep thought…”

*Slap!*

Before Master Hye Neung could finish his sentence, a woman in silk clothes was slapped and sent flying.

“Deep thoughts, but the hand doesn’t discriminate between genders…”

“I’ve heard something about not discriminating between genders, something about ‘buckin’ naisestd’… I don’t know what it means though…”

“Amitabha Buddha.”

Shin Yi’s medical practice continued until sunset.

However, the speed at which people left was so fast compared to the crowd that gathered like clouds, that the crowd visibly thinned out.

Amidst this, Master Hye Neung, seemingly tireless, kept nodding as he listened to Jeon Ho’s stories about Shin Yi.

“Hoho, there’s no end to learning.”

“Indeed. I too am learning a lot by being by his side.”

“But didn’t the patron say that the Murim Alliance urgently needs Shin Yi?”

“That’s true, but…”

Even without hearing Jeon Ho’s words to the end, Master Hye Neung could guess.

Shin Yi had a fiery temper. Trying to force him to go would surely bring down a fiery wrath.

Judging by Shin Yi’s actions towards Jeon Ho, it seemed like he had already taken a strong dislike.

“It’s already getting late.”

Master Hye Neung’s words carried a complex meaning.

One was a question of whether it was okay to spend each day like this in urgent times, and the other was that the night in Murim was extremely dangerous.

In Murim, only rats and assassins moved at night. If not, it was those filled with malice to settle grudges.

That was Murim.

─Click, click.

“Phew─”

As darkness fell and the surroundings seemed to clear up, Shin Yi lit a cigarette.

Jeon Ho and Master Hye Neung approached Shin Yi.

“Shin Yi, what do you plan to do?”

“Haa─ What do you mean, old man?”

Shin Yi, seemingly not understanding Master Hye Neung’s words, just blew smoke towards the sky.

“Amitabha Buddha. Those people are not guilty. They’re just following orders.”

The rabbit in Shin Yi’s arms kept twitching its ears.

Looking at its owner, it seemed like it was trying to say something.

“Baekseol, Danpung, come inside.”

As Shin Yi slightly opened his black robe, the white rabbit and squirrel slipped inside.

“Phew─”

While Shin Yi kept blowing cigarette smoke without answering Master Hye Neung, the sound of at least dozens of footsteps was heard, and a group of people quickly surrounded Shin Yi’s group.

“Are you Shin Yi?!”

One of the group, holding a trident, stepped forward and shouted accusingly.

Master Hye Neung instinctively knew that something big was about to happen.

I felt like I was about to lose.

“Hey, patrons…”

“It’s official business. Monks, step aside!”

Upon hearing this, Jeon Ho twisted his face and stepped forward in front of Master Hye Neung.

“You fool! Do you even know who this person is to speak so rudely?”

As Jeon Ho’s intense aura flared up, the crowd that had gathered hesitated and stepped back.

“Y-you dare to lay hands on the government officers? We only arrest those who have committed crimes, so step aside!”

“Ah, but still!”

The person representing the officers, though trembling under Jeon Ho’s pressure, raised his voice with veins bulging on his neck.

“I repeat! Do not interfere with the government’s authority and hand over the criminal!”

“Looks like these guys need to see blood to come to their senses!”

Swoosh!

Unable to hold back any longer, Jeon Ho drew the sword from his waist.

“That’s enough.”

“Huh? But…”

“It’s fine. Put the sword away.”

At Shin Yi’s repeated words, Jeon Ho sheathed his sword and obediently stepped back, as if his duty was done.

“What crime have I committed? Upsetting your feelings?”

Since Jeon Ho had sheathed his sword, the officer became even more arrogant, lifting his chin.

“Didn’t you perform medical acts without government permission!”

Could it really be that they gathered here in the middle of the night just because of a lack of permission? No one present believed that.

Among Shin Yi’s patients since morning, many had been sent by the government.

They just needed a righteous cause to capture Shin Yi.

“Deputy Inspector Hyeonryeong will personally interrogate you! Arrest the criminal!”

“Phew─”

As Shin Yi removed her lips from the tobacco pipe, white smoke rose into the sky.

And her right hand slowly rose.

“Shin Yi! Please calm down!”

Smack!

Despite Master Hye Neung’s plea, Shin Yi’s finger flicked, and a sound pierced through the silent darkness.

**〈Rotation〉**

Thud!

At the same time, the sound of something snapping echoed from the eyes of the officers standing clueless.

“Ahhh!!”

Dozens of officers, without exception, clutched their eyes. Thick blood seeped through their fingers.

“Ah, Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha. How could human eyes…”

Seeing this, Jeon Ho, whose face had turned pale, looked back and saw Shin Yi smiling.

Jeon Ho felt a chilling cruelty amidst the rising beauty.

“Let’s go.”

“Uh, where are we going?”

Ignoring Jeon Ho’s question, Shin Yi walked away step by step.

Jeon Ho had no choice but to follow Shin Yi, though he wanted to cover his ears.

‘How… how can a human smile while hearing such agonizing screams…’

Shin Yi walked leisurely as if taking a stroll under the dazzling moonlight.

And the place they arrived at was where those who clung to her, complaining they had no way to survive, had told her about.

“Phew─”

There, gatekeepers were guarding the entrance, relying on a burning bonfire.

“W-who are you…”

Thud!

“Ahhh!!”

Once again, screams filled with pain and despair echoed.

“Shin Yi. No, Han So-jeo. Are you really planning to go in?”

As Shin Yi clenched her hand in the air, a dark space opened and closed, and something was caught in her hand.

Click.

“With you…”

“Grandfather is here. I’ll be back in a moment.”

“Gasp!”

When Shin Yi glanced back, a mask that could instill fear just by looking at it was on his face.

“Come here.”

As Shin Yi forced the door open, the thick bar locking the large wooden door broke, and the door opened.

As Shin Yi moved towards it, the door closed due to the recoil, and her figure disappeared.

“Master, what should we do…?”

“Amitabha Buddha, may the patron realize compassion…”

As Shin Yi disappeared outside the door, a chilling sound reached Master Hye Neung’s ears, who was chanting.

Thud! Thud!

Click!

‘Is that the sinister thing I saw during the day…?’

Aaaah—!!

Hearing the sticky scream echoing from inside, Master Hye Neung, who had been continuously chanting, flinched for a moment.

“Amitabha Buddha, may the patron realize mercy…”

Kyaaah—!!

“Amitabha Buddha…”

***

Thud!

The Sacheon Dang Family, known as the ruler of Sacheon and Sacheon itself.

A pigeon lands on the window of their office.

“Huh?”

Seeing the messenger pigeon, Dang Jeongmun, the head of the Sacheon Dang Family, couldn’t help but feel something was off.

There were only a few official documents that could come directly to him among the messenger pigeons arriving at the Dang Family.

Moreover, the pigeon’s leg had a red knot tied to it.

“Urgent?”

Confirming the color of the knot, Dang Jeongmun hurriedly untied and checked the document.

As Dang Jeongmun read through the document, his green eyes filled with venom grew darker.

“Is anyone outside?”

“Yes, Family Head. Did you call?”

A servant waiting outside Dang Jeongmun’s office immediately responded.

“Prepare to leave for the Murim Alliance immediately and issue a summons to the Elders’ Council!”

“Yes, Family Head. I will follow your orders.”

“Also, send urgent messages to the Peng Family, Zhuge Family, and Namgung Family!”

“Yes.”

As the servant left, the document in the hands of Dang Jeongmun, the Poison King, crumbled, soaked in venom.

“How dare…!”

***

“Let’s go!”

“Dokma, you fool! Did you eat something wrong? Why are you so jumpy at your age!”

Despite Changma’s scolding, Dokma just kept smiling as he got on the cart.

“Our Ga-eul said she’s studying poison, didn’t she?”

Hearing that, Changma propped his chin and asked indifferently.

“So?”

“So I brought my personally made Talbaek Swaekhon Poison and Manhwang Sin Poison. How much do you think the child will like it? Hahaha!”

In an instant, Changma panicked and shoved his butt to the far end of the cart.

“Are you insane! Why did you bring that on the cart! If even a little of that leaks, we’re all dead, you fool!”

“I don’t know about that, let’s go quickly!”