"Please, just stop... Hyang-ah, give me back my clothes so I can change..."

The woman shyly bowed her head and pulled at Su Yeohyang's clothes.

"Aww, Sister Hwaryeong, you're so pretty, but already? Ah... my mistake..."

Su Yeohyang, having blurted out the woman's, Zhuge Hwaryeong's, name, lightly hit her own head and then winked one eye.

Although that appearance made one want to hit her, Tang Yuhwa and Cheon Suhye, without paying attention to such an appearance of Su Yeohyang, stared blankly at Zhuge Hwaryeong.

"Junior Sister Hwaryeong...?"

"Benefactor Hwaryeong...?"

The two, with their mouths agape in astonishment, realized that they had spoken at the same time, then glared at each other for a moment and then turned their gazes back to Zhuge Hwaryeong.

Zhuge Hwaryeong, as if that gaze were very uncomfortable, bowed her head deeply and twisted her body.

"P-please don't look at me like that..."

A beauty who could be called peerless was shyly twisting her body, and that figure was truly enough to shake a man's heart.

However, whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, there were only women here.

"Are you really Benefactor Hwaryeong?"

Cheon Suhye asked in astonishment with a slightly flushed face.

"Y-yes..."

"Isn't your voice different?"

"That's... one of my small talents..."

"Keuk..."

Zhuge Hwaryeong was still fidgeting as if she were shy, and Cheon Suhye, as if her chest were uncomfortable, clutched it and bowed her head.

Looking at that, Tang Yuhwa felt an unknown sense of crisis.

A feeling as if she would cross a river of no return if she left it as it was, and at the same time.

'Danger!'

With a premonition that she too might show an ugly appearance like Cheon Suhye, Tang Yuhwa desperately racked her brain.

And just in time, there was something that suited this place.

Tang Yuhwa took out a chest from her bosom.

"Since everyone is gathered now, I think it would be good to talk again."

At the chest that Tang Yuhwa had taken out, the atmosphere, which had been chaotic until just before, became solemn.

"S-Senior Sister... my clothes..."

"Shut up and just sit down."

Although there were people who were not, Tang Yuhwa, who had calmed the atmosphere for now, quietly glared at the chest.

The chest in which the recipe for the Great Return Pill was sealed.

Although the party members had been showing a bright appearance, they had not forgotten the purpose of coming here.

However, since nothing could be done with just sadness, they had just buried it in their hearts and were acting for the future.

And at the center of that was Tang Yuhwa.

"It's impossible for me to open the chest. Can't you do something with your knowledge of mechanisms, Junior Sister Hwaryeong?"

"I... think it will be difficult too. And if I try to open it by force, the contents inside might be damaged..."

"What about Monk Yeohyang?"

"...Even Sister Hwaryeong, who knows about mechanisms, can't do it, so what can I do...?"

Although it was a fact she already knew, as she confirmed it again, Tang Yuhwa let out a deep sigh with a frustrated heart.

"Excuse me, aren't you going to ask me?"

"Phew."

Although it seemed someone had spoken in the middle, since it was not important, Tang Yuhwa let out a sigh again.

"Phew."

"Hey, you're ignoring me on purpose, right?"

The fact that there was no answer was a fact that everyone in this place knew.

Although they had avoided mentioning it until now, the fact that had come out of Tang Yuhwa's mouth made everyone in this place gloomy.

"Don't ignore me! Still, I'm the strongest in martial arts here!"

However, unlike before, Tang Yuhwa did not become gloomy and, with her head held high, opened her mouth.

"Unless a Green Jade Fire Palm falls from somewhere, it's impossible to open. So I..."

Tang Yuhwa stopped talking and took a deep breath for a moment.

Since it required a certain amount of resolution for her as well.

"I will make a divine medicine that is comparable to the Great Return Pill."

A declaration that was arrogant if you say so.

Although there were many divine medicines in the Central Plains, what could be called a true divine medicine was rare.

Among them, the famous Great Return Pill of the Shaolin Temple.

Although there were many words about whether its existence itself was real in reality, it was a name that any martial artist who had learned martial arts and was interested in divine medicines would have heard of at least once.

Although Tang Yuhwa also did not know its weight when she had just heard its name from Hyejin, she had come to know its weight in the process of wandering around and investigating.

And so, having made a declaration that could be called her own declaration of war.

"Ah... Senior Sister can do it..."

"Benefactor Yuhwa can do it. And please don't ignore my words."

"You can do it! Benefactor Tang is a doctor who is called the Divine Doctor of Sichuan!"

But compared to Tang Yuhwa's resolution, the party members seemed to have no particular thoughts.

Tang Yuhwa was rarely flustered at the lighter-than-expected atmosphere.

"Don't you feel anything from my words?"

Tang Yuhwa, feeling uneasy for no reason, stared intently at Zhuge Hwaryeong, who was fidgeting.

"W-what is it?"

"It's the Great Return Pill. It's the Great Return Pill!"

Feeling dumbfounded, Tang Yuhwa looked around the party and emphasized the Great Return Pill.

However, the reaction that came back was just indifferent.

"Well... a divine medicine... isn't it something that street medicine sellers sell? Although the Great Return Pill of Shaolin would be different..."

"Isn't it just a medicine that's hard to make?"

"My master also said that most divine medicines are fake! He told me not to covet them and just train hard..."

In the first place, since most divine medicines were fakes sold by street medicine sellers, this reaction was a little strange.

At the party's reaction, Tang Yuhwa was at a loss for words.

Unable to continue her words, she quickly scanned the party.

"...S-Senior Sister?"

The first place her gaze rested was Zhuge Hwaryeong.

Since they had learned from the same master, she could guess the situation to some extent.

'Come to think of it, the grass in the backyard of Master's residence... was unusual...'

At that time, she didn't know because she lacked knowledge, but come to think of it now, most of them were things that could be called divine herbs.

However, Baek Yoonjun had treated those divine herbs as if they were some kind of weeds, and even if he used them, he had used them as spices or food ingredients.

Since even her master, Baek Yoonjun, had acted so, she could guess that Zhuge Hwaryeong, who had learned under him, would also treat them similarly.

Of course, although they had learned from the same master, Tang Yuhwa was an exception because she had also learned various external medical knowledge.

Tang Yuhwa's gaze moved past Zhuge Hwaryeong and to Cheon Suhye.

Although they had not had a deep conversation, she was originally a ronin from the streets.

It seemed difficult to expect any knowledge related to medicinal herbs.

"Phew."

"W-what is it? You're sighing after looking at someone's face!"

"Phew."

"Hey...!"

Tang Yuhwa, ignoring the grumbling Cheon Suhye, turned her gaze to Su Yeohyang.

'If it's the Emei Sect, it's still a well-known place...'

Although she had come to know the reality of the Emei Sect after coming here, it was strange that Su Yeohyang had almost no awareness of divine medicines.

"Perhaps, did your master not feed you anything good for your body?"

"Hmm... she did make me eat various things that were good for my body. Although they tasted very bad..."

"I see."

Tang Yuhwa nodded her head appropriately at Su Yeohyang's words.

It seemed Jihwa Shinni had not told Su Yeohyang any information about divine medicines. Tang Yuhwa finished her thoughts so.

'Looking at that personality, it seems she would go around blabbering everywhere...'

Tang Yuhwa finished her thoughts so.

At this point, it was not strange that people were ignorant about divine medicines.

'The perception of the internal energy heart method, which I had investigated just in case, was also like that.'

Wondering if it would be helpful for the divine medicine, Tang Yuhwa had also looked into the internal energy heart method.

The result was that it was just perceived as breathing or a scam.

'Of course, since it's a market, there are few martial artists, so it might be like that...'

Just in case, Tang Yuhwa opened her mouth to ask about internal energy.

"What do you think of the internal energy heart method?"

"Until Older Brother Baek told me, I just thought it was breathing."

"Phew."

"You really...!"

Since Cheon Suhye's answer was an answer that Tang Yuhwa could also predict, she just let it slide.

Since if she was a ronin, the information in her head would naturally be at the level of the market, and since she had obtained such strength, it was certain that she had learned the internal energy heart method along the way.

"Hmm... come to think of it, about the internal energy heart method. My master told me not to mention it outside if possible."

Su Yeohyang, who had been listening from the side, began to speak seriously, thinking of something.

"There was a story that in the past, they tried to collect all the martial arts that were not from the imperial palace, saying that they should not exist, right? She said that the places where the internal energy heart method and martial arts are being passed down now are barely maintaining their lineage, avoiding the eyes of the imperial palace. So she told me not to go around talking about it carelessly."

At Su Yeohyang's words, Tang Yuhwa could solve her question.

However, Su Yeohyang was flustered, wondering if she had brought up a story that had not been asked.

"Ah, I didn't bring up a useless story, did I?"

"No. Thanks to you, my question has been solved."

It was a useless question.

A simple fact that it was not known because the information had not been released.

Tang Yuhwa, who had recalled that fact, was engulfed in a strange sense of incongruity.

'It's as if someone intentionally...'

But she soon shook her head.

It was just a feeling, and the Central Plains was wide to intentionally control information.

While Tang Yuhwa was lost in thought, the gazes of the other people moved from the Great Return Pill to another place.

"Ahem, Benefactor Zhuge. Then can you also make Older Brother Baek's voice?"

"Ah? That? I can do it..."

"Then can you let me hear it once?"

"Ah, ah. How is it?"

"Ooh!!"

"It's exactly the same as Great Hero Baek!!"

Zhuge Hwaryeong's voice performance was being shown to great acclaim.

"Brother Hwaryeong! Then can you also do our master's voice?"

"Ahem. Yeohyang-ah. You are too restless. Be a little more serious."

"Wow! It's really the same."

Even Tang Yuhwa, who had been lost in thought, stared at Zhuge Hwaryeong, at a loss for words, at that sight.

Zhuge Hwaryeong, who had also noticed such a gaze of Tang Yuhwa, smiled shyly.

"Why? Does Senior Sister also have a voice you want?"

The request to say 'I love you' in Baek Yoonjun's voice came up to Tang Yuhwa's throat, but she barely managed to swallow it.

At that moment.

"Ah, really! Those women must have gone, right?"

"Unless they're idle humans like us, they won't be here all the time!"

The ruffians from before were talking loudly and were coming down from the second floor.

"..."

"..."

Their gazes met Tang Yuhwa's party's exactly.

The ruffians stealthily avoided their gaze and then began to step back.

And so, as a trivial farce was about to pass.

"Keuk!"

Suddenly, the ruffian leader clutched his chest.

His condition looked bad, and the ruffian leader, who seemed as if he would collapse at any moment, lost consciousness and collapsed on the spot.

In a situation that was clearly unusual, Tang Yuhwa's party was about to move.

At that moment. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Everyone, don't move!!"

The people who had been sitting in a corner of the inn stood up from their seats.

Their attire was not that of a martial artist or an ordinary person, but was neatly dressed, which made it difficult to ignore their words.

"This official is the magistrate of this Emei County! Everyone, do not move!!"

At the magistrate's words, everyone in the inn flinched, and Tang Yuhwa's party also could not move.

In that heavy atmosphere, Su Yeohyang's eyes sparkled.

"Wow, I've never seen a magistrate before."

At Su Yeohyang's words, Tang Yuhwa frowned and stared intently at her.

Since her face was one of truly not knowing, the retort 'it's your neighborhood's magistrate, so why don't you know?' naturally came up to Tang Yuhwa.

"Aigoo, I've been in business for 10 years, but it's the first time I'm seeing the magistrate's face. So there was a magistrate in our neighborhood!"

However, after hearing the following muttering of the inn owner, she gave up on thinking deeply.

Anyway, although the power of the authorities had weakened as much as it could due to the policy of reducing the number of officials from the imperial palace, since it was difficult to ignore, Tang Yuhwa's party just sat quietly for now.

The magistrate gave orders to the people who seemed to be his subordinates and investigated the ruffian leader.

"Tsk, to think something like this would happen when I came to have a drink."

Although the magistrate's attitude was annoyed, his investigating appearance looked quite serious.

And so, after a short time.

"It's food poisoning."

The magistrate stated the result.

A investigation result that was difficult for Tang Yuhwa to accept.

"That's not it... it doesn't seem to be."

Tang Yuhwa stood up from her seat and approached the magistrate.

"Stop! This is where the magistrate is investigating!"

Naturally, the people who seemed to be the magistrate's subordinates blocked Tang Yuhwa.

But Tang Yuhwa, without being discouraged, stated her opinion proudly.

"His face is black, and his breathing is uneven, and he has lost consciousness. It is suspected to be poison, not food poisoning."

"Tsk, what does a woman know!"

"I am a doctor."

"Don't be reckless and step back!"

But Tang Yuhwa's opinion did not even reach the magistrate and was ignored by his subordinates.

Tang Yuhwa seriously pondered for a moment whether to use poison to make the people faint and then examine the ruffian leader.

"Senior Sister..."

Zhuge Hwaryeong held Tang Yuhwa's hand and slightly shook her head, then dragged her.

Although Tang Yuhwa had also felt an impulse for a very short moment, since she knew that it would not end well if she carelessly touched a government official, she was obediently dragged by that hand.

And in the meantime, the magistrate's investigation continued.

"Tsk, since they're rootless, they must have picked up and eaten something they shouldn't have. To see such an ugly sight in my jurisdiction, how unlucky."

No matter how she looked at it, her initial serious appearance was gone, and at the sight of him just letting it slide, Tang Yuhwa's expression gradually hardened.

Since Tang Yuhwa was serious about her patients, her eyes, which were looking at the ruffian leader, whose death was not yet confirmed, gradually narrowed.

She fidgeted with her hands, giving off a strong presence as if she would force her way in.

Zhuge Hwaryeong was holding onto such a Tang Yuhwa, looking at her with anxious eyes.

"I can't stand it."

And so, as Tang Yuhwa's patience ran out and she was trying to forcibly escape from Zhuge Hwaryeong's hand.

"Wait a moment."

Su Yeohyang stopped such a Tang Yuhwa and opened her mouth with a smooth face.

"I have a plan, would you like to hear it?"

(End of Chapter)