"Huh? What are you talking about?"
At Tang Hwagi's gaze, which was full of questions, Tang Somun had a hesitant face. He had co with his mind made up, but it was difficult to actually say the words. However, he had already taken the step. Tang Somun, who had bit his lip, revealed what he wanted.
"It's the Antidote Pill."
"Wh-what? The Antidote Pill?"
Tang Hwagi's face was flustered for a mont. However, Tang Somun's two eyes no longer wavered.
"That's right. Please give
the Antidote Pill."
Tang Hwagi glared at Tang Somun. And then, after looking at Tang Somun with a searching eye, he suddenly spoke.
"Why?"
"I'm going to give it to Young Lady Zhuge."
Tang Hwagi shook his head.
"I know that. There's no other reason for you to want the Antidote Pill."
"Then?"
"Tell
the reason why you want to give it to that child. I'll listen and then decide."
Tang Somun had a troubled face. It was because there was no particular reason.
"I just want to give it to her..."
Tang Hwagi had a look of disbelief.
"Is that all?"
"...Yes."
"You know what kind of thing that is, right?"
"Yes."
"And you're still going to give it?"
"That's right."
"Not for any other reason, but just because you want to give it?"
"Yes."
"Haha. This is really..."
Tang Hwagi still had a face that said he couldn't understand. It was because giving out the Antidote Pill was by no ans an easy matter.
So he asked again.
"Even though you or I could die without it?"
"I know that you're making it now."
"We've just started making it. No matter how fast we finish, it will be four years later."
"What could happen?"
"You brat, is that what a person who handles poison should say? How do you know what will happen and when."
This ti, Tang Somun could not easily reply. It was because Tang Hwagi's words were not wrong.
So as he was just keeping his mouth shut, Tang Hwagi clicked his tongue and then said again.
"Do you really want to give it?"
"Yes."
"You want to save her that much?"
"That's right."
"You're saying that without any particular reason?"
"Yes."
Tang Hwagi's brow furrowed. And then, he tapped the table with his finger out of habit. However, before long, as if he had co to a conclusion, he let out a deep sigh and said.
"Go and bring Moyong Gi."
"Can you save her?"
Hope was visible on Tang Somun's face. However, Tang Hwagi shook his head again.
"Don't expect too much. Even if we use the Antidote Pill, it's only for half a year. You know that too, don't you?"
"Th-then..."
"We have to buy ti first and then use another thod."
"Is there another way?"
"There is."
"What is it?"
"You don't need to know."
Tang Hwagi shook his head. So Tang Somun asked another question.
"If we use that thod, can Young Lady Zhuge be saved?"
"If it succeeds, she might be saved. But it's difficult. It's a very difficult task. If a hundred try, a hundred will fail, and even if a thousand try, a thousand will fail. If ten thousand try... maybe one will succeed."
The strange heat that had been revealed on Tang Somun's face cooled down. Still, he did not say to give up.
Tang Somun stood up.
"I'll bring that guy."
* * *
Moyong Gi, who had heard Tang Somun's words, rushed in. His urgency was fully conveyed in his rough breath.
"Have so water first and catch your breath."
"I'm fine. By the way, did you say that Yeon can be saved?"
"Why are you leaving out the last part? It's not an easy task."
"It doesn't matter. As long as there's a way. I'll save her."
Moyong Gi's face, as he spoke, was full of life for the first ti in a while. However, Tang Hwagi, whose mind was still in turmoil, clicked his tongue and said.
"It's a really difficult task."
"I said it doesn't matter."
"It's not an empty statent. It's very difficult. If you're not careful, your family might even be hard."
"That won't happen."
Moyong Gi replied firmly.
Tang Hwagi, who had a troubled face, let out a sigh and then took out a small wooden box from his bosom.
"What is this?"
"Have you heard of the Antidote Pill?"
Moyong Gi shook his head.
The Antidote Pill was a secret among secrets even in the Tang family, and only the direct descendants of the Tang family knew of its existence.
There was no way that Moyong Gi would have heard of the Antidote Pill, which had never even appeared in the martial world.
"It's poison."
"Yes?"
Moyong Gi's eyes widened. However, he soon had a feeling.
"Using poison to counteract poison!"
Tang Hwagi nodded and added.
"Half a year."
"Yes?"
"I'm saying that the period for which this can keep that child's breath is half a year."
To suppress poison with poison, an ordinary poison was not enough. A potent poison was needed.
And the Antidote Pill was a potent poison. It was a potent poison that could lt a healthy person into a handful of blood. Naturally, it was tricky to handle. Beyond being tricky, it was at a level that was impossible for anyone who was not a blood relative of the Tang family.
If he could not control the Antidote Pill, it would be the Antidote Pill, not Yuk Gyeongsa's poison, that would eat away at Zhuge Yeon's life.
However, Moyong Gi, who did not know the situation, bit his lip and glared at Tang Hwagi.
"I heard that there is a way to save her. Are you teasing ?"
"No matter how bad my personality is, there is no one who would tease soone with such a thing. Ah! Yuk Gyeongsa might have."
"Then?"
At Moyong Gi's question, Tang Hwagi lowered his voice.
"Have you heard of the Eccentric Physician?"
Of course he had. There would be no one in the martial world who did not know of the existence of the Eccentric Physician.
Moyong Gi's face beca urgent.
"Do you know the Eccentric Physician? He is..."
"Lower your voice."
At those words, Moyong Gi flinched, and Tang Hwagi continued to speak with a much more serious face.
"As you know, the Eccentric Physician is a man who has been branded as a public enemy of the Orthodox Justice Alliance. If it becos known that you have contacted him, you will be in a very difficult situation."
Only then did Moyong Gi realize the reason why Tang Hwagi had ntioned his family. However, there was no reason to be scared. He just had to not get caught.
However, Moyong Gi also lowered his voice with a slightly more serious face.
"Do you know his whereabouts?"
"I don't. But there is soone who knows his whereabouts."
Hope appeared on Moyong Gi's face.
"Who is he?"
However, Tang Hwagi could not easily reply.
As he hesitated with a his face contorted, Moyong Gi asked again.
"Who is it?"
Tang Hwagi, after eting Moyong Gi's eyes for a while, in the end replied with a bitter smile.
"The Heavenly Demon Fortress Lord."
At the end of those words, Tang Hwagi and Moyong Gi both shut their mouths at the sa ti.
However, the aning of their silence was different.
While Tang Hwagi had shut his mouth due to his instinctive rejection of the Heavenly Demon Fortress Lord, Moyong Gi was lost in thought about how to solve this matter.
'Of all people, the Heavenly Demon Fortress Lord...'
It certainly did not seem easy. Putting aside the Heavenly Demon Fortress Lord, it was difficult to even cross the threshold of the Heavenly Demon Fortress.
'It's also difficult to expect Muhan's help.'
If it had been the Cheol Muhan before his return, it would have been an easy matter to solve. However, the current Cheol Muhan, who knew nothing, had a high probability of being worse than a stranger.
'If only Yeon was here at a ti like this...'
He missed the Zhuge Yeon before his return. If it had been her at that ti, she would have found a way sohow.
However, Moyong Gi soon shook his head and clenched his mouth.
'I just have to turn it back.'
Moyong Gi looked at Tang Hwagi. And then, he shot up from his seat and showed his respect.
"I express my deep gratitude for Elder Tang's kindness."
Tang Hwagi shook his head.
"There's no need for that. This is a debt."
"I know. Even so, I am just as grateful. The grace that the elder has shown
will definitely..."
However, Tang Hwagi shook his head again.
"It's not . It's that guy, Somun, who stepped forward."
Moyong Gi shut his mouth. A lump of emotion blocked his throat.
Moyong Gi opened his mouth after a while.
"Please use it as you wish. Not just Somun, but the Tang family as well. I will not resent you even if sothing happens to the Tang family."
He was sincere.
It was the sa before his return and after his return. He had received too much from Tang Somun. The disappointnt he had towards the Tang family due to Moyong So's matter lted away like snow at this mont.
Tang Hwagi nodded.
"To do that, you have to co back alive, right?"
At those words, Moyong Gi showed a grin.
It was the first smile he had shown since Zhuge Yeon had collapsed.
However, Moyong Gi shook his head and said.
"I'm going to die."
***
Tang Hwagi, who had urged them not to let anyone in, entered Zhuge Yeon's residence.
Except for Johwasim, who was still having trouble moving, and Baek Unseol, who was taking care of him, the children of the Ascending Dragon Class and the elders took turns guarding Zhuge Yeon's residence. As if that wasn't enough, the warriors of the Iron Palm Sect filled the four corners.
Lee Shimhwan, who had co out to encourage the warriors on duty, discovered Moyong Gi wandering in front of Zhuge Yeon's residence with an anxious face and then soon moved his feet and approached him.
"Are you okay?"
Worry was contained in Lee Shimhwan's face as he spoke. It was because Moyong Gi's current state was beyond haggard.
However, Moyong Gi just shook his head.
"I'm fine."
"Don't be like that, how about you rest a little? I heard that you're not eating or sleeping, at this rate, you'll cause trouble first. If you look in the mirror, you'll see that your face is not in a good state right now."
Moyong Gi, who was about to shake his head again, suddenly looked back at Lee Shimhwan as if he had thought of sothing.
'By the way... I have to solve this gentleman's matter too.'
Although they had retreated for now, he knew that this was not the end. They, who had been injured, would start to aim for the Iron Palm Sect openly, and the Iron Palm Sect had no way to block them.
However, Lee Shimhwan, who did not know Moyong Gi's complicated feelings, just tilted his head.
"Huh? Why are you looking at
like that? Is there sothing on my face?"
"No. I was just thinking of sothing else..."
"Haha, this friend. Have you got so leeway now? After all, didn't Elder Tang step forward? There will be a good result."
"That's right."
"By the way... I was late to say hello. Thank you very much for this matter."
It was Lee Shimhwan, who had carefully examined the before and after of the matter.
And the conclusion he had co to was only one.
If it hadn't been for Moyong Gi, the Iron Palm Sect would have been greatly hard.
So he had expressed his gratitude to Moyong Gi.
"I was lucky. You don't have to do that."
"There's no need to hide it with such words. I've already looked into it. Didn't you recognize them and catch them? If not, our Iron Palm Sect would have been greatly hard. I will never forget this grace. No. Not just , but our entire Iron Palm Sect will. If you need anything, just say the word. I'll grant you whatever it is."
It was the sa as what Moyong Gi himself had said to Tang Hwagi. Moyong Gi, who was about to let out a chuckle and shake his head, suddenly looked straight at Lee Shimhwan as if he had thought of sothing.
"Really?"
"Huh? What is it?"
"You said you would grant
whatever I say, is that true?"
That was his intention. However, seeing Moyong Gi's face, who was asking for a definite answer with a serious face, he felt a sense of unease.
However, he had already said it. There was no way to take back the spilled water.
Lee Shimhwan nodded with a reluctant face.
"O-of course."
(End of Chapter)
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