Chapter 62 : Chapter 62
Chapter 62 : Ugh
It is the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb.
The Extreme Yin Qi felt from within the fruit is enormous.
"Can I feed something like this to Lady Seol?"
-Keul keul, when the body has become weak, medicinal ingredients that can replenish energy are the best. To an Extreme Yin Body, Extreme Yin Qi is practically the same as restorative medicine.
"Is that why you hoarded them like this?"
It is not just one.
There were several Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herbs inside the jar.
-Master, it seems your greed was excessive.
-Hahaha, it is a matter of the past!
Perhaps deciding to be brazen-faced now, a smile was prevalent on the Sword Venerable's lips.
"I will take everything."
-Haha, do as you please!
Perhaps because he returned to a place of memories after a long time, the Sword Venerable seemed excited.
And next to it,
Slosh-
"Is this... Clear Dark Marrow?"
-That is correct. It is a mysterious elixir that can wash away all evil energy and impurities if drunk. In the old days, it was drunk a lot for the purpose of Body Reformation.
To think it was an elixir for Body Reformation.
Really, there were a lot of good things in the old days.
"The Martial God wasn't called a Martial God for no reason."
I hoarded the Clear Dark Marrow too.
There were also several bottles of Clear Dark Marrow contained in bottles.
"The Small Snow Squad members can become stronger."
-Are you thinking of sharing it?
"Yes."
I cannot eat these.
I can absorb Extreme Yin Qi, but having energy that is the opposite of the Extreme Yang Body enter my body seemed like it would affect the martial arts I am currently handling.
-Just let your future wife nourish her body.
"They said too much is as bad as too little for everything."
If I make Extreme Yin Qi overflow even more in a person overflowing with Extreme Yin Qi, surely, trouble will arise.
-It will be effective for beauty too!
"Well, I guess I should keep at least one for emergency use."
It also seems like it would be good to be able to eat it later when we hold the wedding.
'Hmm.'
Suddenly, I was surprised to see myself thinking about holding a wedding with Seol Ye-rin.
'I should go up quickly.'
As I was packing the elixirs, I didn't realize time was passing.
"By any chance, is there anything else I need to take?"
Now that it has become usable as a hot spring, I can come anytime, but going back and forth seems quite bothersome.
-Well.
The Sword Venerable and the Demon Queen began to look all around the secret cave.
Since I took everything that would make money, there didn't seem to be anything big left to take.
-It seems there isn't really anything more.
"It seems just appropriate as an engagement gift."
Thinking that I hoped Seol Ye-rin would like the glittering treasures, I left the secret cave.
Splash!
Unlike coming down, going up was quick.
Whoosh!
As I was riding the hot spring water up and looking upwards.
"Where are you looking!"
Swoosh!
A pillar made of ice pounced upon me.
Whish- Whish-
Avoiding the pillar, I came up and soared into the sky.
"Pu-ha-"
I was surprised.
Come to think of it, I forgot I was below the water surface.
"I didn't see anything!"
No, but I already saw everything there was to see.......
Swoosh―!
This time, a spear made of ice flew in.
***
Leaving the brief commotion behind, I landed in front of Seol Ye-rin.
While shaking the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb I brought along with the gold, silver, and treasures.
"This is......."
"It's an elixir. If you eat this, you will get a bit better."
"If, if you were going to gloss over it with something like this."
"Here, eat it first."
After handing the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb to Seol Ye-rin, I went behind Seol Ye-rin's back.
"Why did you go behind me?"
"I have to guide the flow of true qi."
To do that, this method was best.
My palm touched Seol Ye-rin's back.
"...It's warm."
"Is it?"
"I will eat it."
Seol Ye-rin put the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb into her mouth.
As it touched the tip of her tongue, the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb, melting softly, went down her esophagus.
Then,
Hum-
Enormous cold energy began to rush toward Seol Ye-rin's qi center.
"Start circulating qi!"
This energy is energy that must not go to the qi center.
To drive out the poison accumulated in the acupoints at once, it had to circulate once through the acupoints.
Seol Ye-rin began to circulate qi.
The Extreme Yang Qi coming from my fingertips began to guide the Extreme Yin Qi.
Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin are opposites.
If energy enters the body, naturally, one has to chase it out to expel that energy.
But,
'Huh?'
Whoosh-
The Extreme Yin Qi began to pull the Extreme Yang Qi.
'How did this happen?'
The situation has changed from the last time during Yin-Yang Unification.
'Does it regard it as prey because it has absorbed the energy once?'
Of course, for Seol Ye-rin, the Extreme Yin Qi will be the main attraction.
It knows that Extreme Yang Qi is merely a byproduct that keeps Seol Ye-rin from freezing.
But that doesn't mean it is energy she can consume whenever she feels like it.
I needed to teach it that.
Thud-
So I flicked it once.
Seol Ye-rin's body rang.
"Continue circulating qi."
The energy spewing out from the qi center and the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb's Extreme Yin Qi began to harmonize with each other.
And they begin to flow between the poisons weakened by the Extreme Yang Qi.
At first, the poisonous energy rushed as if to eat the Yin energy, but soon it was swept away, and following that energy, it pushed out even the remaining waste accumulated in the blood vessels, and I can feel Seol Ye-rin's energy vessels becoming progressively harder.
The path is gradually widening so as not to be damaged by the Extreme Yin Qi, and enough so that there is no problem even if it travels together with the Extreme Yang Qi.
Before there was even time to think that with this degree of flow, it would become difficult to harm Seol Ye-rin with ordinary poison,
Whoosh-
Simultaneously, the Extreme Yin Qi fills up that path.
Then,
"Uh?"
She began to instantly feel the sensation of the inside of her body becoming refreshed.
-This old man knows well what that feeling is. Do you not feel a sense of coolness?
The Extreme Snow Sword began to shake.
The Sword Venerable was chattering as if he was the one who had eaten the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb.
-Master, please be quiet for a bit!
This was the first time for a person, no, a ghost, to be this annoying while circulating qi.
Although there was interference from the surroundings, I guided Seol Ye-rin's true qi continuously without being shaken.
Before long, after circling the whole body's eight meridians once,
Flash-!
Extreme Yang and Extreme Yin settled together in Seol Ye-rin's qi center.
Poison could no longer be found.
Just a lake of inner qi calm like a calm mirror surface was there.
"Sob."
"Are you okay?"
"......Yes. My body has become refreshed."
"That's a relief."
"It's a little regrettable."
"What is?"
Seol Ye-rin dipped her hand into the hot spring water.
"Because it is not hot anymore."
It seemed she no longer felt the warmth of the hot spring.
"Ah, is that so?"
Well, both I and Seol Ye-rin have constitutions that barely feel heat and cold.
"Next time, I should look into a method to block it so you can feel the heat and cold."
"To enjoy a half-body bath?"
"Something like that."
Slap-
I took off the hand I had placed on Seol Ye-rin's back.
It was because Seol Ye-rin leaned against my chest as she was.
"It's nice. Half-body bath."
Seol Ye-rin turned her head to the right and looked at me.
The moment she approached to a distance where our noses almost touched,
Snap-
My patience snapped.
***
The Divine Physician, Seong I-han, tilted his head seeing Seol Ye-rin return to the Ice Palace alone with a flushed face.
"Hmm, to recover enough to unfold lightness arts in just two hours?"
It is a recovery ability that is utterly unbelievable.
"But why did she come alone?"
He remembers clearly that Hyeokryeon Yeom carried her on his back when going out.
He asked where he was taking a sick person, but he didn't even give an answer.
"That's a relief!"
"It seems she has recovered."
"Then let us just continue preparing for the engagement ceremony."
"We will set up the banquet."
Did they say Small Snow Squad?
Seeing the unit escorting the Young Palace Head also preparing for the engagement ceremony carefree without escorting the Young Palace Head, the Divine Physician became curious.
"Did she eat something good for the body or something?"
"Well, we wouldn't know that either~"
"If you are curious, ask directly when the Captain returns."
"He seems to be returning just in time."
Rumble-
Stopping what they were doing and flocking together, it is clear they were curious too.
"Captain!"
"Young Master!"
"How did it go?"
The Divine Physician raised his senses.
"It was a success."
He was crazy curious about what was successful.
"Oh, congratulations!"
"What about Lady Seol?"
"She went inside first."
"Young Master, you should prepare quickly too!"
"Are we deciding to proceed with the engagement ceremony right away?"
"Yes! Since the Young Palace Head has recovered too, although it has become evening, I think you just need to proceed right away and enjoy the banquet!"
"Okay, then let's prepare."
"Yes!"
If Hyeokryeon Yeom went inside here, it seemed he wouldn't be able to resolve this curiosity until the engagement ceremony ended.
The Divine Physician approached stealthily and asked.
"Young Master, how did you do it?"
"Divine Physician Elder? What are you talking about?"
"Looking at it, it seems you detoxified her......."
"Ah, I obtained the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb."
"What? You obtained that precious thing?!"
"It was a precious thing."
"It... was a precious thing?"
"Shall I give you one root?"
One root... shall I give you?
Hyeokryeon Yeom took out something that looked like a medicinal herb and shook it as if it was nothing special.
He knew as soon as he saw it.
"Re, really... Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb?"
It is a precious spiritual object that even he, as a Divine Physician, has never seen before.
A precious thing that might have a great influence on his medical skills.
Above all... something needed more than life for the Divine Physician was in front of his eyes.
Whish-
The Divine Physician reached out his hand, but nothing touched his hand.
"Ah, since all the Divine Physician did to treat the Young Palace Head was perform a diagnosis, this seems a bit excessive. Let's talk again later."
Having said that, Hyeokryeon Yeom went inside with the Small Snow Squad.
"...Impudent fellow."
To tease an elder!
Gulp-
Greed began to dwell in the Divine Physician's eyes.
"If I just have that......."
He might be able to save the Divine Physician's granddaughter.
The Divine Physician did not return and followed Hyeokryeon Yeom into the engagement ceremony hall.
A reason had arisen why he couldn't return until he obtained the Black Yin Ten Thousand Year Herb.
***
After having time for reorganization.
The engagement ceremony started again.
Perhaps because they decided to talk about the discussion regarding the Murim Alliance and Saphaeryeon's raid after the engagement ceremony ended, everyone was waiting in the engagement ceremony hall.
"Guests, hello. I am the General Manager of the North Sea Ice Palace, Seol Su-hyeok, who has taken on the role of master of ceremonies for today's engagement ceremony. I did not think so many people would visit for an engagement ceremony, not even a wedding ceremony, between the North Sea Ice Palace's Young Palace Head, Seol Ye-rin, and the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult's Hyeokryeon Yeom. I had the thought that we should proceed with the event more grandly for the wedding ceremony. Ah, it seems my words were a bit long. Then we will start the engagement ceremony right away! First, I will introduce the two people who will be holding the engagement ceremony today!"
Flash!
Everyone's gazes headed to the platform.
On the platform stood the Palace Head of the North Sea Ice Palace, Seol Baek-ho.
And in front of him.
Hyeokryeon Yeom, dressed up nicely, and Seol Ye-rin, showcasing a fluttering palace robe, were standing.
They were truly a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
"Hmm?"
"The Young Palace Head's face seems a bit red."
The Clan Heads of the Ice Palace's Five Families were also sitting in the seats of honor watching the engagement ceremony.
"She must be nervous."
"Is she nervous?"
"Well, since it must be her first time standing in front of this many people."
"Then there will be a congratulatory speech from the Palace Head of the North Sea Ice Palace, Palace Head Seol Baek-ho!"
Everyone's attention was focused on Seol Baek-ho.
"Ahem, on this good day, I want to apologize first regarding the point that a problem arose with security. Along with a greeting of gratitude for visiting from afar. Since this engagement ceremony today is a place proving the harmony of the North Sea Ice Palace and the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult, I will offer a short congratulatory speech."
With those words, Seol Baek-ho's gaze headed toward Hyeokryeon Yeom and Seol Ye-rin.
"I congratulate you on the engagement."
"Thank you."
"Thank you."
"Then we will proceed with the engagement ceremony by pouring and drinking the Nuptial Wine with each other!"
At the words that they would share the Nuptial Wine, the Moyong Clan Merchant Guild's Guild Leader, Moyong Jae, asked Moyong Geum.
"Are they doing what is done during a wedding ceremony beforehand as a simplified form?"
"I prepared the liquor for the Nuptial Wine. I told them that even though it is an engagement ceremony, they should at least drink good liquor."
"You did well. As expected of my son."
Moyong Jae, having praised Moyong Geum, looked at Seol Ye-rin and Hyeokryeon Yeom again.
Trickle-
The liquor cup filled up enough for the liquor to ripple.
"Oh, it seems to be a famous liquor."
The fragrant scent of the Nuptial Wine could be felt even from afar.
At that moment,
"Ugh-"
Seol Ye-rin retched.