Chapter 489

Chapter 489 – The Lazy Healer (4)

“Firstly…”

The voice of the Medical Hall leader giving the report sounded full of energy.

“All patients have entered the recovery phase. There were dangerous moments, but we overcame them well.”

“Oh!”

Tang Yongmin became elated.

“Is that true?”

“Yes. I can’t guarantee that everyone will fully recover or that there is no longer a risk of death. It’s a symptom never seen before. We don’t know what variables may arise. But we’ve already passed the most critical moment.”

“Incredible!”

Tang Yongmin applauded enthusiastically.

How could he not be happy?

Beyond the crisis in the martial world, these were young people full of life who were rotting alive. Who wouldn’t be affected?

The Tang Family is criticized in the martial world for being cunning and selfish. But that also means that the unity within their clan is stronger than anywhere else.

Those lying in the Medical Hall now range from distant cousins of Tang Yongmin to close disciples. How could he hide his joy knowing that those young people are recovering?

“Thank you for your hard work. Really, thank you, Medical Hall leader.”

“No, I wasn’t the one who worked hard. I didn’t do much. The one who really worked was…”

The Medical Hall leader’s gaze turned to one side.

“That fellow over there…”

Everyone followed his gaze to a point. Then they took a step back in unison.

“Ugh…”

“Ehh…”

“Tsk.”

Sighs escaped from their mouths. Feeling the gazes, Wei Yanho, who was drowsily nodding off, opened his sleepy eyes and looked around.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

“…”

“Ugh, why am I so tired? *Yawn*.”

When Wei Yanho stretched and yawned, everyone recoiled.

“Don’t yawn!”

“Turn your head to talk! Your head!”

“Damn it! Don’t put him in the same place as us! Even if this is the Tang Family, don’t we have human rights?!”

It was a desperate reaction.

“What’s wrong with you all?”

“Ugh.”

Jangil rubbed his face with his hands. His eyes were burning.

‘I’ve seen everything in this life now.’

Lowering his hands, Jangil stared at Wei Yanho.

‘It’s scary to think he might appear in my dreams.’

It was the usual Wei Yanho.

His squinting, sleepy eyes were the same, his hunched posture too. It was the same old Wei Yanho. The feeling of a sick chicken confirmed it.

There was only one difference.

And that difference was terrifying them.

The color of his skin.

Wei Yanho’s entire body was dyed a dark red. The toxins of the Haejeonghong had spread throughout his body.

“No…”

When Wei Yanho opened his mouth, a dark reddish smoke escaped slightly from his lips.

“Yikes!”

“Ahhh! Don’t talk, damn it!”

“…”

Jangil closed his eyes.

It might seem exaggerated, but it was a natural reaction. They were members of the Tang Family, experts in poisons like no other. Precisely because they knew so much about poisons, it wasn’t that they weren’t afraid of them.

Knowing better than anyone how dangerous poisoning was, it actually made them more afraid.

Moreover, the Haejeonghong that was now slowly emanating from Wei Yanho’s body was not a synthetic poison created by them, but a natural poison extracted from nature. They could try to detoxify him, but even they couldn’t guarantee a perfect detoxification. There was no specific antidote.

Who wouldn’t be afraid?

Tang Ping spoke with frustration:

“Isn’t there any way to fix that? In my entire life, it’s the first time I’ve seen something like this. Every time he speaks, poison comes out! How can we coexist with something like that?”

“Calling me ‘something’ is a bit harsh…”

Wei Yanho complained, but the others agreed with Tang Ping.

“With any other poison, we wouldn’t say this. But it’s Haejeonghong! It’s not some inferior poison like Chilbosan. If someone accidentally gets poisoned, there could be a massacre. Shouldn’t we isolate him?”

Tang Yongmin was also indignant.

Letting that walking poison roam free was a big problem.

He was a…

Poison Man.

A Poison Man.

Not only the Tang Family, but any sect that handled poisons dreamed of reaching that state. But the Poison Man they imagined and this Lazy poison-soaked individual were slightly different. The Poison Man they conceived was a mythical state where one could store poison infinitely in the body and expel it at will. But Wei Yanho was now like a pickle marinated in poison.

“Ugh.”

Tang Cheongun rubbed his eyelids.

Solving one problem only brought new problems.

“Medical Hall leader.”

At Tang Cheongun’s call, the leader shook his head.

“It can’t be detoxified.”

“Even with Haejeonghong, isn’t it completely impossible to detoxify him?”

“In a normal situation, we could try. But with young Wei, it’s impossible. In fact, we already tried, but the antidote doesn’t work.”

“Why?”

The leader replied weakly:

“It seems that the toxins and his energy have merged. When the antidote attacks the toxins, his energy blocks it and absorbs it.”

“…So that guy will have to live forever with that monstrous appearance?”

“Not exactly. The toxins are ultimately also energy, so over time they will purify and absorb on their own. As you can see, they’ve already cleared up quite a bit compared to before.”

That?

Was it terrifying to think what he would look like in dreams?

If this was “cleared up,” what did he look like at first?

“Ugh.”

Tang Cheongun rubbed his face hard.

Sichuan was a place with a lot of external exchange. That’s why they had fewer prejudices about skin color than those in the Central Plains. Tang Cheongun himself had seen not only people with light eyes but also those with dark skin like those from Kunlun.

‘It would be better if he was just black.’

For a person’s skin to turn a dark blood-red color was already enough to send chills down your spine. But for dark reddish vapor to come out of his mouth and nose every time he spoke…

It was as if an asura from hell had that appearance.

There was one advantage.

Until now, Wei Yanho had been excessively underestimated for someone of his power. Partly because of his youth and Lazy personality, but also because he didn’t seem physically strong.

Who could imagine a strong master nodding off like a sick chicken?

That lack of physical presence was now completely solved. With Wei Yanho’s current appearance, even the Nokrim bandits who lived by appearing strong would prostrate themselves and call him “big brother.”

Except for that, everything else was a disadvantage.

“If he can’t be detoxified, at least he has to be isolated!”

“Then do it yourself.”

“…”

Tang Yongmin closed his mouth.

Capture him and lock him up? That guy?

When he was healthy, he was already difficult to deal with. How to face him now that he was emanating Haejeonghong all over his body?

He would die stabbed or poisoned.

“So… are you okay?”

Tang Cheongun asked the question out of courtesy.

“Seems like there’s no problem. Nothing in particular hurts.”

“…Really?”

Tang Cheongun’s voice lacked energy.

‘I wish I would die soon.’

What did I live so long for, only to see something so terrifying?

The others seemed to feel the same.

“But some action has to be taken. If someone else gets poisoned…”

“We can’t let him walk around freely like this. We need a solution…”

“Enough.”

A grave voice attracted attention. It was Wei Jeonghan. With a serious face, he spoke:

“I tried to endure it, but this is too much. Before worrying about possible harm from Yanho, shouldn’t you thank him and praise his contribution? Who cured the young people of the Tang Family? Who absorbed into his own body the poison that should have been in them and saved them?”

The gazes scattered.

They felt ashamed.

As much as the Tang Family prioritized their clan above all else, they weren’t without shame.

“Who would want to help the Tang Family if they treat someone who does them a favor like this? Today, this Wei cannot hide his deep disappointment with the elders.”

“I’m… sorry.”

“The situation was so strange that we forgot the protocol. Please forgive us.”

The members of the Tang Family, known for their pride, made awkward apologies.

Wei Yanho looked at Wei Jeonghan, moved.

“Father…”

“Ah! Don’t talk to me face to face! The poison splatters on me!”

“…Damn it.”

Wei Yanho gnashed his teeth as he watched Wei Jeonghan step back in fright.

The emotion went to the trash in an instant.

“Does a father say that to his son when he wants to talk to him face to face? Huh?”

“Can’t you see that your father isn’t immune to poison?! If I get poisoned and die, what kind of death would that be! There’s no worse son than you, you damn brat!”

“Do you want to see what it’s really like to be a bad son? Huh?”

Wei Jeonghan turned his head at the sight of Wei Yanho’s gleaming eyes.

‘He’s my son, but what a disgusting sight.’

Being ashamed of his own son’s appearance was embarrassing, but he couldn’t help it. Wei Yanho’s current appearance went beyond grotesque.

“Can’t you fix that? Huh?”

“I’m detoxifying.”

“Do it faster!”

“But if I expel the toxins, I won’t be able to convert them into internal energy. I’m calming them down little by little to transform them. It’ll take about a month…”

“With all the internal energy you already have, what does a little more matter! Just expel it! Expel it!”

“You have to save to live well. Besides…”

Wei Yanho tilted his head.

“If I expel this, the entire Tang Family will be submerged in poison. Is that okay?”

“No! Absolutely not!”

Tang Cheongun shouted in fright.

“Almost no one survives Haejeonghong! Never!”

“You see?”

“Ughhh.”

Wei Jeonghan groaned.

Of course, this situation was a hundred times better than many fighting for their lives. At least there was no major damage. But why was it so irritating?

“…Let’s continue with the meeting.”

“Yes.”

Everyone nodded while looking at Wei Yanho uncomfortably.

“I want your opinions on whether this solves the problem of the Blood Explosive Dan.”

“That’s impossible.”

The answer came from Wei Yanho.

“We don’t even know the exact cause of the outbreak. If this occurs on a large scale, there’s no cure. I can’t go around the world curing one by one.”

“True.”

“We need a fundamental solution. We have to create a medicine.”

“That’s not easy, that’s why we’re saying it.”

“It will be possible. The Medical Hall leader already has an idea. By the way, there’s someone I want to introduce you to on that very topic.”

“Huh? Introduce?”

Tang Cheongun looked at Wei Yanho with eyes full of doubt.