Chapter 191 (1/2)

Chapter 191: Chapter 64

“You want me to lie on my back like this?” Sungryong said with a tense look, which was unusual for him.

Kanghyok, Dolsok, Yoni and Yoju were in his room.

“No, push up your hips a bit upward.”

“Like this?”

“Yes.”

“Do I really have to push up my hips like this?”

To put Sungryong's position in one word, 'shameful' was the most appropriate expression.

Little did Sungryong expect that he would have to take this kind of humiliating hip position as a n.o.bleman.

“Yes, you should.”

“Oh my G.o.d….”

Sungryong was letting out a deep sigh of remorse.

“Are you sure you can cure my hemorrhoids completely if I follow your direction?”

“Yes, sir. It won't recur if you do as instructed.”

“That's nice to hear!”

Though his whole body was tied up for the operation, Sungryong was still nodding with joy, which suggested that he had been going through extreme pain up to now.

Kanghyok heard from Soonsin that Sungryong could not carry out the king's order due to his pain. King Sonjo told him to go on an inspection tour of provinces, but he had to be sick in bed.

“Now, let me take off your pants…”

“Gee…”

Thinking he had to remove his pants, Sungryong felt he had better go to sleep while Kanghyok was doing the surgery.

“Can I take that medicine you mentioned earlier?”

“Sure”

Kanghyok gave him the herbal decoction with the right dosage.

In fact, he tested it several times.

For the past several days the five members of the bandit had to fall asleep and wake up several times during the day.

Thanks to this intensive testing, Kanghyok could find out the right dosage that was very safe and effective.

Watching Sungryong taking the medicine, Kanghyok nodded, thinking 'They deserve the credit.'

“As the saying goes, bitter medicine is good for one's body, but this medicine doesn't taste nasty,” said Sungryong.

“I'm glad to hear that it didn't taste bad.”

“Now, what should I do?”

“You will soon fall asleep if you stay still.”

“Really? I'm still sober…”

When Kanghyok counted up to seven, he immediately fell to sleep.

The anaesthetic effect of the medicine that Sungryong took was powerful enough to make patients anesthetized in a modern hospital.

'That doesn't disturb his breathing at all.'

Of course, Sungryong was not completely insensitive to pain, but Kanghyok could deal with it by applying a local anesthesia.

“Now, remove his pants.”

“Yes, master.”

But Dolsok was still cautious because a commoner like him had to take off a n.o.bleman's pants.

“Hey, do it quickly!”

“What? I want to do it politely…”

“Treating, not manners, does matter!”

“Got it, master.”

When Dolsok took off his pants, Sungryon's a.n.u.s was a mess.

'Oh my G.o.d… how could he put up with it so far?'

His hemorrhoids couldn't be worse.

His condition left Dolsok and Yoni slack-jawed with surprise, who didn't know anything about it.

“Are these his hips?”

“Yes. This bulging thing is called a hemorrhoid.”

“Hemorrhoid?”

“Yes, it is supposed to be inside his a.n.u.s, but it has been pushed out like that.”

Kanghyok was grateful for the fact that he didn't let Yoni out because he needed at least two a.s.sistants to help him with this type of surgery.

“You should stay alert during the surgery. This is pretty difficult.”

“Yes, master.”

Kanghyok seemed to experience the most tense moment since he was thrust into Joseon.

'Let me give him an injection of local anesthesia first…'

He had to do the surgery in a way that could minimize his bleeding as there was no way of getting blood transfusion. Worse, Sungryong was suffering from anemia.

“Give me the syringe.”

Yes, master.”

Kanghyok began to give him an injection several times.

In Dolsok's eyes he did it dozens of times in a clear contrast with the mayor of Ansung who had the same disease.

“Master?”

“Why?”

“It looks like you're taking special care of this n.o.bleman.”

“Well, I always pay special attention to patients.”

“Did you forget the mayor of Ansung?”

“Oh, that n.o.bleman? Hahaha.”

Kanghyok laughed awkwardly at Dolsok's unexpected reminder.

“You have made special medicine for this man, along with many shots…”

“He deserves such a special care. Just wipe off the blood.”

“Yes, sir.”

How could Dolsok understand Kanghyok at this moment?

Kanghyok was now treating one of the most famous premiers in Joseon.