Novel Return of Mount Hua Sect Chapter 887
The situation that had unfolded like lightning was resolved just as quickly.
Mount Hua’s disciples, who had subdued the surrendering or injured Evil Sects, confined them temporarily in the warehouses of the Eunha Merchant Guild.
They had been granted the opportunity to enter a warehouse filled with treasures they had long coveted, but whether they were pleased with this fact was another matter.
Mount Hua’s top priority was, of course, the treatment of the injured and the handling of the deceased.
“How is it?”
“...Fortunately or unfortunately, it seems there will be no more deaths.”
“Yes?”
Since the number of injured exceeded the capacity of a single medical facility, Hyun Young had turned an entire hall of the Eunha Merchant Guild into a makeshift medical facility and gathered physicians from Xi’an.
At the statement made by the representative physician, Hyun Young asked with a puzzled look.
“Then it should be a relief, shouldn’t it? Why would it be unfortunate?”
“...That....”
The physician secretly looked at Hyun Young’s face and opened his mouth carefully.
“The treatment of such severe injuries will take a very long time. They’ll need to lie down and receive treatment for at least three months without moving.”
“And?”
“Even after they recover, they won’t be able to use their bodies as they did before.”
“Aah.”
Hyun Young nodded loudly as if he now understood what the physician was trying to say.
“Don’t worry about that.”
“However, as you know, treating such serious wounds requires expensive medicines. No matter how much we try to conserve...”
“Don’t worry, Physician.”
Hyun Young firmly waved his hand.
He was about to say that the cost of expensive medicines is something ordinary people cannot afford. Of course, they can’t help but feel anxious while proceeding with the treatment. They must have collected all the medicines available at the physician’s store, but they might not even be able to get the proper price for the medicines.
“All the medical expenses for those injured here will be covered by Mount Hua.”
“Is, is that true?”
“Yes.”
Hyun Young nodded as if it was natural.
“If you would do that for us...”
This was a matter already agreed upon with Hyun Jong.
In fact, there is no reason why Mount Hua should pay for their treatment. In the first place, they’re not targeting Mount Hua, but after Xi’an. With or without Mount Hua, they would have attacked Xi’an nonetheless.
However, such matters shouldn’t be approached with petty logic and cost-benefit analysis.
– If we only argue on the basis of logic, they too will do the same to us. A relationship where both sides reason with each other isn’t a bad thing, but the relationship I want isn’t like that.
It was the right thing to say.
Especially since someone, whose eyes roll when the topic of money is mentioned, nodded without a word, this must surely be the correct decision.
“I, too, do not wish to collect expensive treatment fees from those who have fought against the Evil Sects. However... if we use the medicine sparingly and do not perform the procedure properly, there may be many aftereffects.”
“Don’t worry about the money and please provide them with the best care possible.”
Hyun Young looked around at the injured lying in white clothes.
“They’ve shown their courage. Those people should not be denied the treatment they deserve.”
A sigh of admiration escaped the physician’s lips.
Applauding those who had shown valor was an easy task, but offering one’s own wealth for their sake was not something one could readily do.
In particular, Mount Hua was not obligated to take responsibility to this extent in this situation.
They might have just offered the place and taken credit for it, but to make such a generous offer naturally evoked admiration.
“Then I will do so.”
“Please take care of them, Physician. Our Medicine Hall will do its best to help.”
“Yes. We are receiving great help...”
Puuk!
“Aaaaaaaaaakh!”
“Ah, what a crybaby! Even when our Sahyung gets stabbed with a bigger needle, they don’t even groan!”
“Mi- Miss... it hurts so much...”
“Be quiet. Turn this way... Huh? Not here? Uh... It’s been so long since I’ve done this, I’m a bit confused...”
A sound that made one’s hair tingle just by hearing it came out calmly.
“Well, it doesn’t really matter. I’ll stick it in again.”
“Sa- Save me.......”
Puuk!
“Aaaaaakh!”
The foot of the person stabbed with the big needle stretched out toward the ceiling. Hyun Young and the representative physician, who was staring blankly at the trembling toes, turned their heads without saying a word.
“That....”
Hyun Young, who was about to say something, put his fist to his mouth and cleared his throat loudly.
“...We truly appreciate your efforts.”
“Yes... Elder-nim.”
What started as a warm conversation ended awkwardly.
“Have all the disciples’ bodies been collected?”
“Yes, Father-nim.”
Wei Lishan nodded heavily while remaining silent for a moment.
Considering the fierce battle they fought, the number of casualties wasn’t high. It was such a harsh battle that total annihilation wouldn’t have been surprising.
But as the leader of the sect, Wei Lishan couldn’t rejoice at the low number of casualties.
“...I’m ashamed to have survived.”
“Don’t say that, Father-nim. All the disciples saw how fiercely you fought as a munju.”
“They should be in the Dining Hall. It’s mealtime. It’s that large hall you can see over there.”
“Ah, thank you.”
Wei So-haeng nodded his head in thanks and slowly made his way toward the Dining Hall. But an inexplicable feeling of discomfort kept clinging to his ankles.
As he nearly reached the Dining Hall, he spotted a familiar face. Standing outside, hesitating to enter, and appearing as unsure as Wei So-haeng was...
“Buntaju-nim?”
“Uh? Somunju, it’s you.”
Hong Dae-gwang looked at Wei So-haeng and nodded his head, seeming a bit perplexed.
“What are you doing here?”
Wei So-haeng forced himself to swallow the words, ‘like a dog that wants to poop,’ that was about to come out after him. Then Hong Dae-gwang sighed deeply.
“I came because I had something to say to Mount Hua Divine Dragon... No, to Mount Hua Chivalrous Sword.”
“Yes.”
“That... Should I say something is a little uncomfortable?”
Wei So-haeng’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I understand how strong Mount Hua has become..... My, I’m so proud of that. But for some reason, the appearance of Mount Hua I saw this time was so different from anything I knew, so much that somehow....”
Listening to Hong Dae-gwang’s mumbling words, Wei So-haeng finally understood the discomfort he had felt on the way here.
‘I felt so distant.’
He was afraid of facing them, of finding that they were no longer like the Mount Hua he knew.
He thought it was a stupid worry, but it was strange to see that not only Wei So-haeng but also Hong Dae-gwang felt the same thing.
“...But we should still go in, shouldn’t we?”
“Hngg.”
Hong Dae-gwang made a groaning sound.
He could worry about it all he wanted in private, but he couldn’t very well keep hesitating in front of Wei So-haeng.
“Let’s go in.”
If Wei So-haeng hadn’t been there, Hong Dae-gwang might have pressed his ear against the hall to eavesdrop on the conversations inside, but now that this is the case, he had no choice but to barge in.
Hong Dae-gwang, trying hard to feign calmness, opened the door to the Dining Hall at once.
“Yoo, Mount Hua sword.......”
Hong Dae-gwang’s mouth, which was trembling, closed automatically.
The moment he entered, all those inside turned to look at him in silence.
No, it was definitely like that before he even came in.
‘This, this....’
It wasn’t the lively Mount Hua he knew. The faces of everyone looking his way were frozen.
This is something that was not seen in Mount Hua Sect of the past, which always welcomed foreigners warmly.
Hong Dae-gwang was about to groan as he realized once again that his guess was correct.
“No, look heeeeeeeeeere!”
‘Hm?’
A familiar back of the head shot up in the front, letting out a shriek.
“Hah, what! It’s not like they’re human bastards, so why are we giving them food? Food!”
“...How many times do I have to say it? They’ll die if they don’t eat, you know?”
“They can die of hunger or boiling for all I care! Anyway, I’m fed up with these? Do you know how many people in the countryside still can’t eat even one meal a day? But what? Food? Fooooooooood? You ask me to give food to those bastards who deserve getting their blood succked dry at any moment? If I had food for those rotten bastards, I’d feed a dog! A dog!”
“No... they really will die, you know? They’ll go ‘kwack’ and die.”
“Ah? Ah... Ah!”
Chung Myung clapped his hands sharply with a smack.
“I get what you mean now.”
“Huh?”
Baek Cheon, who had been desperately trying to persuade him with an exhausted face, felt a bad premonition and looked at Chung Myung.
Chung Myung asked with a refreshing face.
“So, you’re worried they might die?”
“Y- Yes. They might be people of the Evil Sects, but starving them to death is....”
“Then I’ll just make sure they die before they starve.”
“...Huh?”
“If I go and slit their throat now, it’ll all be settled, won’t it!? Just wait! I’ll go and make sure they never have to eat again!”
“Grab him!”
“Catch that guy!”
“Ah, for God’s sake! Just eat quietly for once, will you, you damned fool!”
“If you’ve got time to complain, then catch him!”
Chung Myung, who was about to draw his sword and make a dash for it, was suddenly swarmed by Mount Hua’s disciples and pinned down.
“Let me go! Let me go, won’t you? Have you shithead gone mad? Are you attacking me now to save those Evil Sect bastards? Since when did you guys start cozying up with the Evil Sects? It wasn’t like that in my time! In my time!”
“Ah, just shut up already! That mouth! That mouth!”
“Aack! Hold there properly! Properly!”
“Please... Please just let’s eat. Please....”
Hong Dae-gwang, who was staring blankly at the scene, heard a chuckling laugh in his ear.
“.......”
Wei So-haeng was laughing out loud as if he had never been nervous.
‘Nothing has changed.’
Even if they become stronger, even if they have a different status than in the past.
Mount Hua is just Mount Hua.
“Chung Myung Dojang!”
Wei So-haeng, realizing that, smiled brightly. Then he called out to Chung Myung and ran towards him.