174 Chapter 47 (1/2)
Gulp.
The mayor repeatedly gulped down saliva in his dry mouth.
Even though he praised Kanghyok's medical skills a lot, it was the first time he witnessed Kanghyok doing surgery.
He heard Kanghyok was using strange tools during the surgery, which turned out to be true.
”Whew!”
The mayor could hardly breathe when Kanghyok put the scalpel into the monk's mouth.
But Yoju was seated right beside Kanghyok to draw his operating process close up.
”Now, let me cut it open, Dolsok.”
”Yes, master.”
”Are you holding a cotton swab?”
”Yes, yes.” Dolsok waved a small cotton swab.
It was inevitable to see blood come out the moment he used the scalpel.
”Good!”
In fact, it was the first time that Kanghyok put a scalpel into the mouth.
ENT doctors typically did that, but not general surgeons like Kanghyok.
Yujong's mucous membrane inside the mouth was cut open. At the same time, blood filled his mouth instantly.
”Wipe it, wipe it.”
”Yes, sir.” Dolsok moved the cotton swab here and there busily.
”Stop it now.”
Dolsok quickly took it off.
There was bleeding again from the affected area. Though the amount of blood was reduced, it stood in the way of his surgery.
”Hey, it's bleeding again. Wipe it again.”
”Oh, yes.”
”Just press on it.”
”Yes, master.” Dolsok did exactly as instructed, but what he got was Kanghyok's rebuke, not praise.
”It's very important from now on. So, watch and learn this.”
Dolsok opened his eyes wide at Kanghyok's reminder.
”Watch it well.”
Kanghyok gently stroked the cut area with a new cotton swab.
Some of the pus and rotten saliva pooled inside came out.
Dolsok murmured with a happy look, ”It's coming out. That d.a.m.ned stuff.”
”This is not the end of the surgery.”
”Really?”
There was a reason why the salivary gland was filled with pus. All diseases were supposed to have their causes. Pus was only the result of what went wrong with the salivary gland.
”It will hurt a lot, sir.” With such a warning, Kanghyok applied a strain to his hand holding the swab. With a light popping sound, something came out.
It was as large as Dolsok's index finger. As soon as it came out, the saliva and pus pooled on its pa.s.sage gushed out.
”Ughhh!”
The mayor, who had a weak stomach, threw the door open quickly.
”What the heck is this disgusting smell!?”
Even Yoni, who rushed into the room, pinched her nostrils together.
It smelled disgustingly bad.
Only Kanghyok, Dolsok and Yujong were holding their ground.
”Give me the tweezer.”
Dolsok threw the swab and quickly searched for the tweezers in the bag.
”Do you want this?”
”No, that one right there.”
”Oh, okay.”
Kanghyok picked up the strange lump with the tweezers and put it on the gauze.
”Wipe the blood and pus from it.”
”Yes, master.”
Dolsok began to clean the lump busily.
”Oh, this is…”
”Wow, this one!”
The more he cleaned it, the more the chief priest and the mayor's faces changed strangely.
”What's wrong with you? Wipe it off more strongly. It won't break!”
”Master, what the heck is this?” Dolsok asked, pointing at the white lump.
”It's a stone, man.”
”Yeah, I know. Why did this stone come out of his body?”
”Well…” In Kanghyok's mind, it was quite an academic question. He felt Dolsok deserved the credit for being bold enough to ask that question.
'Yeah, I feel great delight in teaching him.'
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This was the first time in a long time that Kanghyok had the chance to recall the reason why a stone can be formed within the salivary gland.
He was thinking hard about the right answer when he was surprised to see people around him making a strange expression on their faces.
They looked strange.
In particular, Dolsok was even about to bow to the stone taken from Yujong's salivary gland.
Even Yoju stopped drawing for a moment.
The mayor and the chief priest, who were watching Kanghyok's surgery, were seen standing up awkwardly.
Only Yujong, the patient, and Kanghyok, the doctor, stayed calm.
”Hey, what are you doing, Dolsok?”
”This must be sari… Yes, sari.”
Dolsok found himself unable to touch the stone found in the salivary gland.
Instead, he took turns looking at Yujong and the stone as if it were an immense honor to see them.
”Sari? Bollacks! ...What?”
”He's an incarnation of Buddha. Yes, he is indeed a living Buddha!” said Dolsok.
Kanghyok was just speechless.