Entomologist in Sichuan Tang Clan Chapter 302

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After pulling myself together, I asked Changryong to take care of the two grandfathers.

[Changryong, would you please check on the two of you? I will check on the children.]

[Okay, okay.]

While Changryong was waking up the two grandfathers, I decided to check on the children first.

It was because I was anxious about the situation that had just occurred.

‘Please wake up safely.’

The reason I was anxious was because I had the feeling that this wasn’t a marriage proposal.

Then what is it if not the art of concubine?

Medicine or poison.

The reason I am sure this is not a soul-taking technique is because I heard that a soul-taking technique is a technique that involves subduing an opponent’s body through the eyes and entering their mind’s consciousness to subdue their soul.

Just as in fantasy, looking into Medusa’s eyes would make one harden, so the magic of concubine must be done through the eyes.

Before coming here, I heard a little about the soul conjuration technique from Hwa-eun, whether it was out of concern for me or to make me an accomplice. She said that the soul conjuration technique was a combination of illusion and martial arts, and that it had to be done through eyes.

“”The soul-binding technique can only be performed through the eyes, so if you happen to encounter a Blood Cult master, avoid making eye contact. Soryong.”

“Okay, Hwa-eun.”

“No, it’s not that you avoid my gaze, but rather, avoid the eyes of the Blood Cult Master.”

“Oh, right? Without realizing it···.”

However, Hyang, Hongdan, Seol, Bing, and Dongi had been disguised in armor or hidden inside my body since they entered the village, so there was no chance of them being caught in the spell.

Never having to make eye contact with anyone.

What? Hyang-i and Hong-dan-i might have made eye contact with someone while glancing around, but how could they know that the children were living spirits and cast a spell on them?

Disguised in armor.

Moreover, the woman who was the offspring of the Blood Cult was afraid of the children’s minds, so there was no way she would fall for the spell of seduction.

When I remembered the dog I had seen as I entered the village, I was sure that this was definitely not a conspiracy.

Why would you use a charm on a dog when it’s so exhausting?

So, I even thought that this was some kind of medicine or poison.

Because it had to be one of those two things to either addict us all or put us to sleep.

A kind of poisonous gas that acts on both humans, insects, and reptiles.

So, it was inevitable that I would feel impatient.

If this is really a drug or poison, the mechanism by which it causes sleep may be different for children than for people.

Even if it was poison or medicine, if I woke up, my two grandfathers would have woken up without difficulty.

Because they are mammals in the same vertebrate family.

Because we are fellow vertebrates, drugs and poisons will have the same mechanism.

Symptoms of falling into deep sleep.

But children are reptiles or arthropods.

It may not have any effect, but if the drug has already had a drowsy effect, it could be a big problem because the drug’s ingredients are not being detoxified in the body.

Even if an onion is nothing special to humans, wouldn’t a dog suffer from anemia and die if it eats it?

Since humans, arthropods, and reptiles have completely different detoxification abilities, Dad couldn’t help but get impatient.

This is because there are many pesticides that take advantage of the difference in detoxification ability between the two types of chemicals.

[Hyang-ah, Hong Dan-ah, Seol, Bing, Dong-ah?]

I lifted Hyang-i’s head and shook it vigorously, but she was so soundly asleep that drool was dripping from her mouth.

It fell on Hongdan’s forehead, but neither of them seemed to have any intention of waking up.

Although it didn’t seem to be deadly poisonous, my worries were not completely dispelled.

Because it seemed like he was sleeping more deeply than I, a human being.

What if I fall into a permanent sleep like this?

‘No, stop acting cute and get up!’

My heart is racing so fast, but why does this look like I’m pretending to be cute?

The sight of Hyang-i lying down, drunk on sleep, was so cute.

That’s why, while I was shaking the incense, I almost kissed the guy’s forehead without realizing it.

[Hyang-ah, wake up! Daddy is worried!]

But then they came to their senses again and hugged Hyang-i, Hong-dan, Seol, Bing, and Dong-i in their arms and shook them.

My mind was busy, but my hands were full.

Even if you keep shaking them, they still don’t move at all.

Eventually, I had no choice but to stop whispering and start speaking loudly.

“Hyang-ah, Hong-dan-ah? You guys, come to your senses!”

At that moment, I heard the sound of the grandfathers coming to their senses from the other side.

“Are you in your right mind, sir?”

“Okay.”

“Sleep is unpleasant. How did you get here? What on earth is going on?”

Just as my grandfather said, I didn’t feel refreshed when I slept and when I woke up, I felt uncomfortable, but they both woke up quickly, just like me.

“I waited until morning to receive word, but there was none, so I secretly hid in the village.”

“We were all seduced by this magic spell without even knowing it? How on earth!?”

“It’s fortunate that nothing happened.”

Two people shaking their heads while touching their temples.

They both seemed to think we had been seduced, but I relayed my thoughts to them when they woke up.

Without stopping the hand that wakes the children.

“Grandfathers, it doesn’t seem to be a marriage rite.”

“It’s not a marriage proposal?”

“Yes, the art of soul-taking is to subdue a person through their eyes and hide in their mind to subdue their spirit. But my children fell asleep like this when they entered the village without anyone seeing them?

“It’s clearly not a conspiracy, but some kind of drug or poison.”

Then, the herbalist got up from his seat and staggered toward the door.

Then he stood by the door, looked outside, and asked Changryong.

“Was there any threat outside? Any watchful eyes?”

“Yes, the elders’ village was completely asleep and as quiet as a mouse. They might have been caught, but there was no movement. I couldn’t confirm any surveillance.”

“If you were going to touch me, you would have done it at night, right?”

“I guess···.”

“The townspeople will wake up soon.”

If they were going to poison us and touch us, they would have already moved, just like Grandpa said.

Grandfather Yakseon quickly asked Grandfather Uisun to protect the dharma.

“Sir, I ask you to protect the law. If it’s medicine or poison, I can find out. You look outside.”

“Okay, I understand.”

“Okay, sir.”

It seemed like the herbalist was trying to figure out what the poison was right away.

I heard that the herbalist grandfather’s internal energy is specialized in detoxifying medicines and poisons or finding out their effects.

““My brother and I have different internal energy. I have learned the internal energy called the medicine-regulating divine energy, and my brother has learned the moxibustion and acupuncture energy.

“I am a practitioner of internal energy that helps me make medicine and find out the effects of medicinal herbs, and Sa-hyeong is a practitioner of internal energy that helps me with moxibustion and acupuncture.”

Yes, if this was something that happened due to medicine or poison, there is no way that the herbalist grandfather would not have known.

Our family is the best in poison, but my grandfather also has medicinal skills that are comparable to them.

The herbalist grandfather immediately closed his eyes and began to channel his internal energy.

And then, the antennae of Hyang-i, which had been drooling and hanging down, began to move.

“Hyang-ah!?”

-Tsk tsk. Tsk tsk.

Then comes the cute coughing sound of Hyang-i.

As if waking up in the morning and washing up, Hyang-i’s antennae automatically went towards the guy’s mouth.

The children started washing their faces by wiping their antennae, but when they woke up, they seemed to be moving unconsciously.

If the guy were a person, he would be praised for washing his face and brushing his teeth as soon as he wakes up in the morning.

In my mind, she’s already a lady, but she’s only about a year old.

-Tsk tsk.

A guy who starts digging from the roots.

Seeing the guy’s behavior, my anxious heart is finally starting to feel at ease.

Grooming their antennae was a sign that the foxes were healthy.

‘Our daughter is neat even in this situation.’

“Hyang-ah, are you awake?”

At my gentle question, another tentacle perked up, then quickly lay down on its side again.

And then a cute question was asked.

-Huh? “Dad?”

It seemed like he had finally completely woken up.

Then, Hongdan, Seol, Bing, and Dong also began to wake up.

-Squeak.

-Kkukkuu.

-Okay.

That was fortunate.

I don’t know what kind of poison or medicine it was, but it didn’t seem to cause any major problems.

‘thank god.’

When I pat the children’s heads, they wrap themselves around my body or climb on top of me.

And after one more time.

The old man with the medicinal herbs opened his eyes wide and nodded.

“There’s definitely something. When on earth did you get it in your body…”

“There’s something?”

“Yes. Death penalty. I don’t know what it is, but we’re addicted.”

“When on earth did this happen···. Heh heh···.”

Two people who are considered the best in medicine in the Central Plains.

And it was surprising that he was able to avoid the eyes of the Tang family’s me, the little dragon, and poison us, even though it was only a pattern.

So the two of them could only sigh with expressions of incredulity.

After a while, Grandfather Uisun asked Grandfather Yakseon.

“So, did you figure out what kind of poison it is?”

I thought I asked how it would work if I was poisoned, but the herbalist shook his head with a dark expression when I asked him that question.

“I don’t know. It’s a poison I’ve never encountered before.”

“The priest doesn’t know?”

“yes.”

A situation where everyone is addicted, but no one knows what the poison is.

No, I didn’t know anything about it except that it would make me sleep until lunchtime, but the herbalist, who was lost in thought for a moment, gestured to Changryong.

“Come here.”

“Is that you?”

“okay.”

The herbalist quickly took Changryong’s pulse as he approached, then spoke with a somewhat relieved expression.

“Thank goodness you haven’t been poisoned. The sun will be high in the sky soon. Hurry up and head outside. If you stay here, you might get caught by the villagers or get poisoned.”

“Understood, sir. Are there any other instructions?”

“Not for now. Oh, go outside and tell the commander that no one is allowed to enter this village.”

“Okay, sir.”

Changryong quickly lowered his head and disappeared into the path outside the village.

And as he disappeared, the herbalist took out his bag and began to practice his medicine, eating a little bit of each herb.

“What is Grandpa Yak-seon doing now?”

“It’s a method of examining the medicinal herbs that react to the poison in the body through the magic of adjusting medicine. For now, this poison doesn’t seem to cause any major problems other than making you sleepy, but it seems like they’re trying to detoxify it quickly because if the poisoning continues for a long time, you never know what will happen.”

So what that means is that he is conducting human experiments on his own body.

The martial arts of the herbalist grandfather were almost the same as those of poison.

***

The rest of the day was similar to yesterday.

While the herbalist grandfather stayed in his room, searching for a way to detoxify the poison, the doctor looked outside and examined the patients more closely.

To see what symptoms people with long-term addictions show.

From time to time, I searched around my grandfather to see who might be the thief, but there was no one suspicious.

It didn’t feel like anyone was trying to do anything at all.

“It looks like this will take quite some time to cure. It’s a disease I’ve never seen before, so my priest will need some time to find a cure.”

“There is nothing uncomfortable other than falling asleep, so you can take your time, sir.”

“I guess so. I’m grateful just for you looking at it.”

The townspeople tell him not to worry, as they say it will take some time to heal.

Eventually, dinner time came, and after I finished eating, the herbalist called me in a hurry.

“Little dragon, come in for a moment.”

As I entered the room, the herbalist handed me a black pill.

“What is this?”

“This is a mixture of ingredients that I found effective against poisons throughout the day. You can expect some detoxification effects.”

“Why are you giving me this?”

I said that because I thought it would be good for my grandfather to eat that, and my grandfather looked out the window and said.

“Even if I eat it, I won’t be able to stop myself from falling asleep today. My internal energy method is a method of making medicine and increasing its effectiveness, but an unfinished medicine won’t have much of an effect.

But you have a body that has mastered the poison. Eat that today and do your best to endure while practicing the poison.

“It seems like you have to stay awake at night since you can sleep at night, but we can’t.”

The kids will all be asleep, so no matter what happens, I have to endure it alone.

I nodded, although I was a little scared at the thought of being alone for the first time.

“Okay, Grandpa.”

Time passed like that and it became night.

I swallowed the pill my grandfather gave me.

Then I felt a bitter taste that was so crazy.

This one pill alone was enough to drive me out of sleep, but how long had it been since I closed my eyes and started to exercise?

Suddenly, I started feeling incredibly sleepy.

The symptoms clearly indicate that this is not a feeling of normal drowsiness.

I kept on chanting like crazy and trying to keep my spirits up, but when I thought I would eventually lose my mind, a voice touched my heart.

“‘Little Dragon, you’re in a dangerous place, so I told you not to talk to me first, but why haven’t you spoken to me all day? I was about to go to sleep when I tried to talk to you.'”

‘Gyaaaah!’

Thinking about it, Hwa-eun asked me to contact her every day because she was worried when she sent me away, but I never got to contact her even once, and I ran away as if I had lost sleep.

***

As I prayed to Hwa-eun, all the sleepiness I had left disappeared.

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‘sorry.’

‘I see. If something big like that happened, then that’s understandable. But is it okay? Poison…’

‘Yes, there’s no major problem other than falling asleep, so don’t worry.’

‘I feel a little relieved now that you’ve mastered the solo technique…’

I thought Hwa-eun would be furious if I got addicted, but surprisingly, Hwa-eun is tolerant of addiction.

My body, which has accepted the venom of four spirit-level poisonous creatures, is at least somewhere between a hundred and a thousand poisons?

At that moment, Cheong Yu-so’s voice was quietly heard from the group chat.

-Sia. (Is everyone finished speaking? This is Cheongyu. I have something to tell you.)

‘Ah, Mrs. Cheongyu.’

‘Oh, today was the full moon, right?’

Thinking about the sudden appearance of Cheongyu Sojeo in the group chatroom, I realized that today is the full moon.

It seemed that he had just replaced the King of the Gold Screws, but Cheong Yu-so quickly interrupted us and spoke.

-Siaaaa! (That’s not important right now. What’s over there isn’t a blood cult or anything!)

‘You’re not a blood relative?’

‘Are you saying that it is not a blood relationship?’

‘-shii. (Yes, So So-hyeop. You caught the leader of the Blood Yin faction, right? How long ago?)’

‘Right?’

-Sia. Shii. (I know the organization well because I investigated it when I was in Odokmun to get my hands on the Blood Cult. The Blood Yin Leader of the Blood Cult only works within the Blood Cult and does not go outside.)

‘Oh, then?’

As she said, the one who knows the most about the Blood Cult among us is Cheongyu Sojeo.

So I was sure what she said was true, but she urged me on.

-Siaaaa! (Are you awake, Little Dragon? Then check outside! Under the full moon!)

I quickly opened my eyes and spit on the paper-covered window, making a small hole.

It was because I was somehow afraid to go outside, but what was revealed under the moonlight through the hole in the window was an unbelievable sight.

The countless lanterns hanging from every house had all turned into red lanterns, and the roofs and yards were dyed red as if they had been sprinkled with blood.

‘What, what is this!?’

The moment I was surprised and cried out in my heart.

The voice of Cheongyu Sojeo suddenly continued in the group chat.

-Siaa. (It blooms red under the full moon and makes people fall into dreams and illusions, so in ancient times it was called this. Blood Flower Dream Illusion Butterfly.

Under the moonlight, something red was floating across the sky with its huge wings spread, and red powder was falling from the sky like snow.