I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 85

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She became a doctor of Korean medicine for Divine Beasts.
#85
It was right as Oroji was locked in a silent contest with me, away from the others’ eyes.
The male MC quickly shifted the atmosphere.
“But that’s not where it ends! The situation is about to take an unexpected turn. Let’s watch together!”
The panelists leaned forward with interest.
“Oh?”
“There’s more?”
The screen switched almost immediately.
[Additional Observation VCR Revealed]
The footage began to play with the caption.
Yang Si-heon was back on the set of the period drama.
Under the scorching summer sun, the hem of his dark robe fluttered dramatically in the wind.
He repeated action scenes while mounted on horseback, seamlessly transitioning through emotionally demanding takes.
Between shots, he barely managed proper meals, only gulping down coffee.
“Wow… that’s really brutal.”
“That’s why actors end up destroying their bodies.”
The panelists clicked their tongues in sympathy.
And then, that moment came again.
A brief pause in the drama filming.
Yang Si-heon unconsciously pressed his back.
This time, his expression was noticeably worse than before.
[Pain Returns?!]
An urgent caption flashed across the screen.
“Mm…….”
Yang Si-heon let out a low groan.
His hand, which had been pressing his back, briefly grazed the area below his sternum.
“Today the pain is coming from deeper than before.”
“Sorry?”
When a crew member asked in surprise, Yang Si-heon’s brows furrowed slightly.
“It’s not just my back that hurts… there’s a stuffy feeling deeper inside too. Even my breathing feels a bit restricted.”
The studio atmosphere shifted instantly.
Soft murmurs rippled among the specialist panelists.
“Wait, what?”
“Is it not just a muscle problem?”
That’s when it happened.
Oroji jumped in hastily, preempting the moment.
“Well, muscular pain often doesn’t resolve completely in one treatment! Especially since Yang Si-heon has been doing horseback riding and action sequences continuously. His pain could spike temporarily!”
Even with her explanation, the panelists’ skeptical reactions didn’t fade. Then Kim Tae-geun, the orthopedic surgeon panelist, stepped in to provide support.
He was the one who had seemed quite close with Oroji in the waiting room earlier.
“That’s correct. With that level of activity, the muscles are bound to tense up again.”
At his words, the other specialist panelists fell silent.
It was only natural—Kim Tae-geun was an authority in orthopedic medicine.
Relief finally returned to Oroji’s face.
It was like a child puffing up with pride when a trusted uncle takes their side.
MC Han Seo-yun smoothly took over the proceedings.
“Excellent. Now let’s move on to the on-site treatment by Go Yeon-hee!”
She continued, turning her gaze to me.
“Director Go isn’t showing us a pre-recorded treatment VCR—instead, you’ll be conducting a live consultation right here in our studio.”
Whoosh!
Countless cameras and eyes naturally turned toward me.
My heart fluttered slightly.
‘… Am I right about this?’
This was real now. Truly real.
I had to conduct a diagnosis directly in front of all these people.
‘I wish I could see the Spiritual Energy.’
Since I hadn’t properly read his pulse yet, the clues remained fuzzy.
In the end, I had no choice but to investigate directly.
“…….”
I slowly rose from my seat.
A makeshift consultation area had been set up in one corner of the studio.
A bed, needles of various gauges, Sterilized Cotton, a Cupping Device, and an Electrical Acupuncture Device.
The setup was far more professional than I’d expected.
“Si-heon, if you could move over there as well.”
“Of course.”
Yang Si-heon followed the MC’s guidance and naturally headed in that direction.
And the moment he removed his upper garment again.
“Oh my, oh my!”
“Wow, seriously…….”
“And look at those abs.”
His toned abdominal muscles stood out sharply under the studio lights. The lean waistline and firm physique made it clear he trained consistently.
Soft gasps of admiration escaped from various corners.
Oroji in particular couldn’t take her eyes away, her ears turning red as she let out an unnecessary cough.
As for me—
‘First, I’ll check for tender points in the back muscles, then…….’
Muscle movement, breathing patterns, abdominal tension, and so on.
My mind was filled entirely with diagnostic sequence.
“I’ll begin by palpating the area of pain.”
I approached Si-heon and examined his back.
The muscles around the spine weren’t entirely free of tension. That was natural given the prolonged horseback riding.
But the muscular tension was less severe than I’d anticipated.
Neither the trapezius, erector spinae, nor latissimus dorsi were as rigid as expected.
‘Just as I thought. The back isn’t the real problem.’
I was quietly certain.
That’s when Yang Si-heon turned to look at me.
“Go Yeon-hee.”
I blinked.
Normally, he always called me “Yeon-hee”…….
He was probably being considerate, trying to elevate my standing in front of everyone.
I felt grateful, but then Si-heon asked.
“Should I lie face-down for the needling?”
“No.”
I shook my head and spoke deliberately.
“I’m going to examine somewhere other than your back now.”
“……Sorry?”
I looked at Si-heon and posed a question.
“Could you lie on your back, facing the ceiling? I need to examine your abdomen.”
At that, the observing panelists all wore puzzled expressions simultaneously.
“What did you say?”
“His back hurts but you’re examining his abdomen?”
“Why?”
Confused voices erupted from all sides.
Instead of answering, I surveyed Yang Si-heon’s condition with my eyes.
Observation Diagnosis.
It was the most fundamental diagnostic method in Korean medicine—using visual inspection to assess a patient’s external appearance.
Si-heon lay flat on the bed. Above his firm abdominal muscles, subtle tension became visible with each breath.
‘The rectus abdominis tension is more severe than I thought.’
When he inhaled, the ribs didn’t open smoothly, and the upper abdomen was subtly constricted.
Moreover, his breathing was shallow.
He couldn’t draw in deep breaths—they kept catching midway.
‘The abdominal tension bothers me more than the back.’
Below the sternum in particular was quite rigid.
I began to slowly press his abdomen with my fingertips.
“I’ll perform an Abdominal Palpation Diagnosis.”
Shangwan, Zhongwan, Juque, and so forth.
I worked through the acupoints closely related to digestion one by one.
And then—
“Ngh.”
Yang Si-heon’s eyebrows suddenly knit together sharply.
MC Han Seo-yun asked in alarm.
“Does it hurt?”
“……Yes, that spot does.”
I withdrew my hand and spoke calmly.
“There’s Tenderness upon Palpation at the Zhongwan acupoint.”
The male MC quickly interjected.
“Wait, Director Go. What exactly were you checking just now? If that spot is tender, what does it indicate?”
I pointed to the area slightly above my own navel.
“The Zhongwan acupoint is closely related to stomach function. Severe tenderness there suggests the stomach may be under tension or digestive function is impaired.”
“Ah……. The stomach?”
“Suddenly the stomach?”
Bewilderment spread across the panelists’ faces.
“I’ll examine his pulse to conclude.”
Finally, I took hold of Si-heon’s wrist for a Pulse Diagnosis.
As I pressed gently with my fingertips, the pulse became palpable.
‘…… The pulse is fast. And taut.’
A taut, bowstring-like pulse sensation emanated under my fingertips.
It approached a Wiry Pulse, but the beat was rapid enough to feel almost anxious.
‘A Wiry Pulse combined with a Rapid Pulse. It indicates the body is in a state of tension.’
Questioning a patient is somewhat like detective work.
Both involve gathering scattered clues to uncover the true cause.
And right now, the fragmented information swirling in my head began to coalesce into a single coherent picture.
In that moment of dawning understanding.
Whoosh—!
The golden Spiritual Energy flowing through Si-heon’s body finally became visible to my eyes.
While turbid energy was tangled in his back muscles, the real problem lay in his abdomen.
The Spiritual Energy around his stomach was severely congested, blocking its flow.
‘I understand now! I was right after all.’
The corners of my mouth lifted ever so slightly.
I slowly opened my mouth.
“The real cause isn’t the back muscles. The pain is appearing in the back because his stomach is under tension.”
The studio fell silent momentarily.
“Sorry? Hold on!”
The male MC asked, his expression bewildered.
“Director Go, I don’t follow. Why would back pain come from the stomach?”
“Because of Referred Pain.”
Referred Pain.
It’s a phenomenon where the location of actual pain differs from the site where the problem originates.
“Our body is interconnected through nerves and fascia. So when a particular organ becomes excessively tense or its function declines, pain can manifest in a completely different area.”
I pointed to Yang Si-heon’s back.
“Stomach tension in particular often leads to pain in the middle of the back, between the shoulder blades.”
At that, the orthopedic surgeon panelist immediately objected.
“But Yang Si-heon clearly had tense back muscles, and Director Oroji’s treatment did produce results!”
“Yes, that’s true. There’s definitely a problem with the muscles.”
I nodded graciously.
Then I continued calmly.
“What I’m saying is that there’s a deeper cause continuously tensing those muscles.”
At that moment.
I noticed Oroji, who had been watching with bated breath, gripping the hem of her well-pressed dress tightly in her fist.

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