Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 568

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Chapter 568
“Soggakju!”
“Ah, I hope everyone has been well at the Prince’s residence?”
The five doctors from Baekrin Uiseon whom I had sent to the Prince’s residence bowed respectfully to me.
None of them bothered to hide their joy at seeing me.
“All the way here, we could only think of the meals Soggakju prepared for us.”
“And you don’t miss the work I put you through?”
“Oh my, please don’t say such things.”
They had all filled out considerably.
[Did you receive the secret letter properly?]
When I sent the message through spiritual transmission, they all nodded without dropping their smiles.
“The Prince was so insistent that we depart quickly. We’ve brought quite a lot of ‘preparations.'”
“Yes. Especially, there were many ‘items’ that were particularly necessary.”
Indeed, these chicks I had raised myself.
I had worried my instincts might have grown rusty since I hadn’t seen them while at the Prince’s residence, but they responded perfectly.
‘Their shamelessness has especially improved.’
Just as I had my own battlefield, these disciples had their own battlefields.
A rough stone becomes smooth as it rolls through adversity, leaving only the hardened core.
They had become more flexible and audacious.
“Still, I hope ‘such circumstances’ never arise.”
“Yes.”
I exchanged signals discreetly with the five chick doctors from Baekrin Uiseon.
They had grown far too much to be called chicks anymore, yet to me they still looked like chicks.
And so.
The five chicks I had once taught had returned as five phoenixes.
‘How reassuring.’
* * *
“This is not the will of the Hwa Empire. It is my personal choice, Pungju-ha. So it would be best to exclude diplomatic considerations. This has nothing to do with the Emperor’s will—I came of my own volition.”
Hmm, she’s telling a blatant lie without even moistening her lips first.
Our Prince Ju-wang, you see.
Prince Ju-wang deliberately laughed in a casual manner.
“So please don’t offer formal greetings or treat me as a distinguished guest. I came in the capacity of a spy, and King Aisha understands it as such.”
Prince Han-bing responded to that with equal nonchalance.
“That’s fortunate. If we were to perform all the proper courtesies, it would take at least a full day to complete them.”
“Hahaha, you exaggerate.”
Is it really an exaggeration?
If Prince Han-bing deliberately moved slowly, we wouldn’t finish even by today.
“Under my guidance, you will practice martial arts while simultaneously cultivating yin-yang techniques. Of course, my role is merely to guide you there. Ultimately, enlightenment is something you must achieve yourself.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“There’s no need for formal courtesy as a disciple.”
“How could I possibly do that? Even though we’ve each stepped away from our positions, Prince Ju-wang remains my master.”
“Then call me Ju-gong instead.”
“Yes! Ju-gong!”
Prince Ju-wang seemed quite pleased with the Prince’s response.
She chuckled and spoke playfully.
“With the spiritual elixirs you’ve already consumed and the Revised Grand Method, your inner strength has become pure and robust, and your body is now suited to accept martial principles. You’ll certainly achieve results.”
“I understand. However….”
He glanced at Jin Cheon-hee with concern.
“Even though my body has improved, I can only move slowly, so I worry whether I can properly master the Solar Divine Art.”
Prince Ju-wang answered.
“You don’t understand this, Prince.”
“What?”
“All martial arts are harder when moving slowly. Even if one were ordered to do it, it would be difficult, yet you’ve been doing it naturally all along. You’ll certainly be able to master it.”
Prince Ju-wang rose to his feet after saying this.
* * *
True to Prince Ju-wang’s bold proclamation, the Prince showed results within a week.
While the practice itself was confidential, Prince Ju-wang surprisingly allowed Gongseon Yeong to run errands for him, giving her glimpses of the Solar Divine Art’s principles.
“You’re quite a generous person. I could never show the practice forms of the Gongseon Sword Technique, yet you show them so readily. And I hear you even casually mention the secret formulas?”
“Ah… Sister…?”
There’s definitely an ulterior motive here.
One hundred percent an ulterior motive.
Though Prince Ju-wang claims to be distant from politics, behind her stands the Gold and Silver Emperor.
While this person dislikes politics, if you ask whether he’s incapable of it, that’s not quite right.
If he were truly incapable, he wouldn’t have been able to place his two younger brothers in their positions.
Rather than being unable, it’s more accurate to say he chooses not to.
“Hmm… Sister.”
“Yes?”
Should I warn him that he might suddenly be kidnapped in a sack and brought to the imperial palace, only to work himself to the bone in the military garrison?
‘Hmm… it could just be my imagination. Besides, with Gaju, the Black Ice Poison Dragon Gongseon Hyeon, she’ll probably handle things one way or another.’
The deliberation was brief.
Jin Cheon-hee achieved enlightenment from his worries and smiled brilliantly.
‘Right. Sister’s not good at hiding her expressions anyway. It’s better than making a constipated face in front of Prince Ju-wang and getting swept away for disloyalty.’
It took less than a blink of an eye to reach this conclusion.
“Prince Ju-wang has always had a generous nature since before.”
“Right? This is really…. It troubles me too. Hahahaha!”
Gongseon Hyeon needed to keep a close eye on her younger brother Gongseon Yeong.
He’d get kidnapped just for candy.
“Come to think of it, Prince Ju-wang seems to have quite a talent for teaching.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I thought he wouldn’t be able to teach others, but he saw exactly what was lacking in Prince Han-bing.”
“Wow! That’s impressive.”
“Prince Han-bing says Oseng is quite talented, so at this rate, he’ll break through the wall.”
“So he’s advancing from peak master to transcendent master.”
“Exactly. Among the three elements of body, energy, and spirit, his energy was sufficient, but his body and spirit were just slightly lacking.”
When I took his pulse and observed the energy flowing from his body, I had already suspected as much, but it was indeed as I thought.
It seemed his martial arts had also reached a state of perfection.
“They say people with severed meridians are born geniuses, so he’s a genius too. But hey, aren’t geniuses usually people like you or your master—a bit mad and twisted in personality?”
“…Sister… why are you insulting me while smiling like that?”
“No, it’s not an insult. Prince Han-bing is genuinely kind. He has good manners and is unpretentious.”
“Our Master is kind too! He has good manners and is unpretentious!”
“You’re as blind as Ilgwang.”
This is really too much.
I grumbled.
“Anyway, what are you doing with those four or five subordinates of yours?”
That was true.
The doctors from Prince Ju-wang’s residence were clinging right beside me.
They seemed to be doing something, but they moved in a way that avoided drawing attention.
I answered.
“What do you mean? We’re just discussing how the medical world operates in this rough Gangho after so long.”
“…It seems like more than that.”
I said.
“Gentlemen, was I wrong?”
At my words, the five medical staff members laughed awkwardly.
“Oh my, the Patriarch is right. We were just bragging about Prince Ju-wang’s residence snacks.”
“Yes, yes. Since His Highness Prince Ju-wang doesn’t spare honey, there’s plenty of it in the snacks. Isn’t that so?”
“And the soldiers who’ve grown accustomed to those honey-filled snacks are all worried their teeth will rot.”
“…Still suspicious.”
But there was nothing to fault about this.
What else would these people do when gathered together?
I said.
“And the upcoming procedures aren’t something I can do alone, so we’re holding planning meetings as well.”
“That seems to be the main purpose. Well, never mind. The final procedure is coming soon, right?”
At those words, I smiled meaningfully.
“Yes. The final one is coming soon. Whether a complete rebirth is possible now rests with fate.”
“You believe in heaven? Well done?”
Saying so, Gongseon Yeong scratched his head vigorously.
“Ugh, geez, you and your disciples are all so cunning! I’m going on another errand!”
Then my disciples and I waved our hands cunningly.
“Have a safe trip!”
“Safe travels, Gongseon the Swordmaster!”
“I won’t go far~”
Damn it.
Somehow, all the disciples I’ve trained have ended up resembling me.
* * *
The meeting of a great master and a genius is like lightning within a typhoon.
Before one can even regain their senses, they’ve already transcended their limits in an instant.
With movements so slow.
In the end, the Prince grasped the martial arts of yin-yang balance and became a supreme master.
Now only the final grand technique remained.
Jegalling’s secret transmission.
The Corrected Golden Needle Great Method.
The Prince drank the herbal decoction and entered anesthesia.
The medical staff member checking his pulse spoke.
“Mm, he’s sleeping very soundly. Patriarch.
“Wow, your anesthesia skills have improved since I last saw you.”
“It’s all thanks to you, Patriarch.”
Round stones are strong.
‘Because they’ve been worn down by so many hardships.’
A massive boulder rolls and tumbles, worn and polished, until it finally becomes a pebble smaller than a fist.
Round pebbles are treasures to children.
They’re perfect for playing jacks, perfect for hopscotch.
They’re ideal for territory games.
Small, round stones offer themselves to children and create memories in a fleeting moment.
Yet their hardness is no less than that of great boulders.
The soft parts have been worn away, leaving only what cannot be weathered.
Thus I see five pebbles of medical staff.
Pebbles that entered official service, went to the Prince’s residence, and claimed their own places.
There was even basalt that subtly looked down on me when we first met, thinking the Patriarch too young, and granite that grappled with the families of difficult patients.
There was sandstone that would run off to the bamboo grove and cry with its knees hugged whenever it felt frustrated.
Limestone that was never satisfied unless everything was perfect, actually ruining work in the process, and conversely, limestone that rushed to judge everything, also ruining work.
Those pebbles have now gathered in this place.
They were no longer great boulders.
Aunts, uncles, older sisters, and older brothers from the next house and the house behind.
With moderately weathered faces and appropriately gentle expressions seen anywhere, they look upon their master.
The first pebble, worn smooth earliest yet rolling unbroken and firm.
The first pebble spoke.
“We’re going to begin the Corrected Golden Needle Great Method. No one’s nervous, right?”
“Oh my, Patriarch. If we’re nervous, will you give us a vacation?”
“Hahahaha.”
With a strangely bright yet oddly manic brilliance, each takes their position.
I move my hands without a single mistake.
“Patriarch. If you’re going to do this, why not call the medical staff from the Acupuncture Department instead of us? They’d be far more skilled.”
“Ah, I’ve already decided on acupuncture, so why call those people? It would make them jealous.”
“We should listen to what Sama-byeong Dangju has to say about this too.”
“Wahahahaha.”
Though I’m joking, my hands precisely locate the acupoints.
However, the only people truly needed are the anesthesiologist and myself.
The remaining four are supposedly maintaining the formation, but they’re just standing with their arms crossed, chatting away.
“Patriarch, you’re applying acupuncture by adapting the Golden Needle Water technique, aren’t you?”
“Yes. Even though this patient’s body is healthy, it has the condition of severed pulses in all eight vessels. I must be careful.”
“Don’t show the patient this. When you do this, the martial artists keep pestering me, asking why you don’t use the Golden Needle Water technique. No matter how many times I tell them I’m a bone-setter, they won’t listen.”
“They’ll understand when their legs break. Then they’ll know what a bone-setter is.”

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