At the mention of a new physician, Dong Baekdan looked around.Then, spotting Shin Dogwang, he bowed in greeting.“Uncle, forgive me. I was so flustered that I only now pay my respects.”“It’s fine. Entirely understandable.”“Thank you. But where is the physician?”“Why, right here. Pay your respects.”“…What?”Dong Baekdan looked at Yeon Woojin with a startled expression.No matter how he looked, he seemed far too young.Was Shin Dogwang playing a prank?He looked at his face, half expecting it.No.It was the most serious he had ever looked.“…It’s a pleasure to meet you. For now, may I examine the child first?”It was hard to believe, but this was still the physician Shin Dogwang had brought.Clutching at straws, Dong Baekdan guided Yeon Woojin to the child.Yeon Woojin studied the child.Then he placed his hand upon the child’s chest.That was a part that had to be handled with utmost care.Startled, Dong Baekdan moved to stop him—But in that moment, he felt the child’s breathing gradually settle.The child, who only moments ago had been writhing in agony, now drifted off into sleep with a peaceful expression.“…What is this…?”Since the child had fallen ill, had he ever once fallen asleep with such a calm face?Not once.As the child breathed softly in slumber, Dong Baekdan and Dong Yeohae looked at Yeon Woojin.So too did the other physicians.What on earth had he done, that a child who had been at death’s door only a moment ago could now rest in peace?“For now, I infused my energy into the child’s heart as a temporary measure.”That merely breathing energy into the child could bring such tranquility…It was astonishing.If this method could be learned, then whenever the child suffered, perhaps one could instill energy and soothe him into peace.But he shook his head.This was the man who had calmed the child in an instant.If so, could he not also heal the child?A sliver of hope appeared.Cautiously, Dong Baekdan asked,“Then… could you cure the child?”At the question, Yeon Woojin’s expression grew grave.“Treatment is possible… but I don’t know if the child can endure the pain.”“Pain?”“Yes. The treatment involves strengthening the body, but the process is somewhat—no, greatly painful.”“How painful?”“Pain to the point that one might prefer torture instead.”Pain worse than torture?Just how unbearable must it be to say such a thing?Dong Baekdan turned his gaze to the child.Tears welled up.He wished he could bear it in the child’s place.At that moment, Yeon Woojin, as if recalling something, spoke.“Ah… perhaps it won’t be as painful as I thought.”“What do you mean by that?”“Thinking it over, body-strengthening is a process that naturally arises when long-unused muscles and bones are twisted into a form suitable for martial cultivation. But this child’s skeleton is not yet fully formed, and the muscles are still soft and pliant. The pain from that process may not occur.”At the suggestion that there might be no pain, Dong Baekdan’s face brightened.Dong Yeohae, who stood beside him, asked,“Then… you mean our grandson can truly be cured?”Yeon Woojin nodded.Then one of the physicians at the back shouted,“Nonsense! There is no cure for this! How can one strengthen the heart? Are you bewitching people with sorcery, not medicine?”At the physician’s outcry, Shin Dogwang flared up.“How ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) dare you speak such insolence, not knowing who stands before you! Do you have a death wish?”As Shin Dogwang glared murderously at the physician, Yeon Woojin stopped him.“Leave it be. From his perspective, it’s only natural he thinks that way.”“But he insulted you, sir. How can I stand by and do nothing?”Turning to the physician, Yeon Woojin said,“It’s not sorcery. Nor is it medicine. I intend to use Yogic Arts from Tianzhu that strengthen the body and transform the constitution into one suitable for martial arts cultivation.”“…Not medicine?”“That’s right. This child’s heart cannot be healed through medicine.”He did possess special abilities—but he was not an omnipotent god.There was but one way to save this child: bodily strengthening.At his words, Dong Yeohae and Dong Baekdan fell into grave contemplation.Then Shin Dogwang spoke.“Yeohae, trust me and allow it. If this man says he can, then he can.”Dong Yeohae looked at him with a puzzled face.“…What kind of relationship do you have with this physician, that you place such faith in him?”“A very special one.”“I want to trust your word, but how can I easily believe that my grandson can be saved not by medicine, but by some Yogic Art from Tianzhu that reshapes the body for martial cultivation?”“True. But if it’s him, then it’s worthy of belief.”Then he sent a sound transmission.—He is my lord. Therefore, believe.For a moment, Dong Yeohae thought he had misheard.—W-what? What did you just say?—You heard. I said, he is my lord.—And you expect me to believe that? That the Shin Family, ranked seventh among the Martial Gods of the world, has a lord?—It’s true. He is the lord my Shin Family serves. What stronger proof could there be? Trust him.Dong Yeohae stared at Yeon Woojin, pupils trembling.No matter how he looked, he seemed scarcely past his early twenties.That such a young man could be the master whom the mighty Shin Family called lord?Dong Yeohae glanced at Shin Dogwang again.Then he spoke to his daughter, Dong Baekdan, the Palace Mistress.“Let’s do as he says.”“What? Father? Are you saying we should allow our child to be treated with this Yogic Art?”“Yes. Do you have another way?”“I will search. Perhaps with elixirs or spiritual pills—”“Did he not already say it was useless? Strong elixirs and pills might strain the child’s heart and make it worse.”“Even so, I must try everything.”“This is also one of the ways. We won’t know unless we try. And didn’t he say he could cure the child?”“But he said it wasn’t medicine. How can we trust that?”“You fool. Dogwang brought him here. Would he have brought a man of unknown origins?”At the mention of Shin Dogwang, Dong Baekdan faltered.It was true—Dogwang would never bring someone unproven into this place.Dong Baekdan looked down at the peacefully sleeping child.When had she last seen her child sleep so soundly?Had anyone until now been able to make him sleep so peacefully?No.Dong Baekdan made her decision.“…Very well. I will trust him.”Then she tightly grasped Yeon Woojin’s hands, pleading.“I beg of you. Please, save my child.”Not only she, but Dong Yeohae also implored him.“I too earnestly beg you. Please save our grandson.”To their desperate pleas, Yeon Woojin nodded.“Understood. I will do my utmost.”“Tell us what we must do. Anything, whatever it may be.”“During the treatment, see that no one approaches this place. It will likely take about a week.”“A… a week? Are you saying in just one week the child will be cured?”To Dong Baekdan’s words, Yeon Woojin nodded.At once, the physicians behind them protested again.“Don’t believe him! How could a heart ailment be cured in only a week?”“That’s right! Even one who knows nothing of medicine would know that’s impossible.”“Don’t be fooled! He’s a fraud!”As Shin Dogwang’s face flushed with anger, Dong Yeohae gave the order.“I have chosen to trust this man. You all may leave.”“Palace Lord!”“Out!”At his stern command, the physicians cast Yeon Woojin resentful glares but filed out.“You’ll regret trusting him over us!”Even as they left, they flung bitter words.Once they were gone, Dong Yeohae spoke.“Please prove our trust was not misplaced.”“I will. I shall repay your faith. I’ll begin at once.”“What would you have us do?”“First, clear this room of all furnishings.”They didn’t understand, but obeyed all the same.“The bed must be moved to the center.”Once the bed was moved, Yeon Woojin began drawing something in a circle on the floor around it.No matter how one looked, it was not the work of a physician.Anxiety kept gnawing at them.Had they made the wrong choice?Then Yeon Woojin’s voice came.“This is the Yogic Muscle-Reversing Heavenly Endless Formation, a modified version of the Yogic Muscle-Reversing Formation from Tianzhu.”“…I-I see. But is a formation necessary for treatment?”“Yes. This formation will strengthen the child’s body.”It was impossible to believe.Never once had they heard of such a formation.Uneasy, Dong Yeohae looked to Shin Dogwang.He simply smiled and nodded, as if to say: trust him.Truly, all of this was unbelievable.A lord, to Shin Dogwang?That alone strained belief.Haah… it feels as though I’m possessed by a ghost.He even wondered if some spirit had taken Shin Dogwang’s form to deceive him.Whatever it was, there was nothing left but to believe.All he could do was fervently pray that his trust was not misplaced. ****The next day.With the formation established, the child opened his eyes.He was still too young to speak, merely gazing about curiously.Then he spotted Yeon Woojin.And smiled brightly.As though he knew this was the one who would heal him.“Have you ever seen our child smile like that at a stranger?”“No. More than that—when was the last time I saw him wake with such a peaceful face in the morning?”“Father, you’re right. To wake so serenely and smile like that…”As the two watched, Yeon Woojin approached the child.“Now, I’ll make sure it doesn’t hurt anymore.”Did the child somehow understand his words?He beamed with a wide smile.Yeon Woojin too smiled at the child.Then, slowly, he began bending the child’s arms and legs.At the sight, Dong Yeohae and Dong Baekdan leapt up in alarm.“W-what are you doing—!”They rushed to intervene.But Shin Dogwang stepped in their way.“Stop. He is treating him.”“Treating him? Look at that! Stop this! Enough!”The child’s arms and legs were bending more and more unnaturally.It looked as though they might break.As the father and daughter cried out, Shin Dogwang thundered at them.“If you cannot remain quiet, then leave! You were only allowed here on the condition that you keep silent.”“Silence! This is my house! If I choose to act in my own house, what’s it to you? Can you not see what that man is doing to my grandson?”“He is treating him. Trust me.”“And you still say trust, seeing this?”“Trust! Did you not see my son? Even you know how suddenly Woon grew strong. It was this very method that made him so.”“What? But your son was never ill.”“True, he wasn’t. But with the Yogic Muscle-Reversing Heavenly Endless Formation, I strengthened his body. That’s how he grew strong.”“You mean your son also underwent this?”“Yes.”“And that is why you told me to believe?”Shin Dogwang nodded.At that, Dong Yeohae exploded.“You madman! How can your healthy son and my ailing grandson be the same?”“What difference is there?”“The difference is that my grandson cannot even stand on his own! He is an infant! Not the same as your grown son!”“Did you not hear our lord? That it is precisely because he is an infant that it will not hurt, and his body can be strengthened.”

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