The Granddaughter of the Manhyang Escort Agency Hides Her Magic - Chapter 40

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Chapter 40

“Mugyeol has come. How is your body?”

Cheonrim asked while having Shin Ah sit on his lap and massaging her arms and legs.

“Yes.”

Mugyeol sat in the chair that Chifung was patting.

“Put your sword down beside you for a moment.”

When Cheonrim spoke, Shin Ah and Mugyeol simultaneously looked at Chifung.

Cheonrim felt both disappointment and pride at seeing them prioritize their teacher’s words over his own.

Chifung nodded his head triumphantly.

The two children carefully leaned their swords against the wall and returned.

“I won’t speak at length.”

Chifung opened the box of Plum Blossom Pills on the table. A dizzying floral fragrance spread throughout the room.

At the fragrant smell, Mugyeol unconsciously sniffed. As Mugyeol’s face gradually drew closer to the box, Shin Ah blocked Mugyeol’s forehead with her palm.

When their eyes met, Mugyeol’s ears turned bright red.

Even though he had escaped from food scarcity, he was embarrassed that he couldn’t control his appetite. Mugyeol stroked his stomach and hung his head low.

But Mugyeol’s unconscious behavior wasn’t due to appetite. Chifung and Cheonrim, who noticed this fact, looked at each other.

‘Those eyes are different from craving food. He’s instinctively drawn to the energy contained in the Plum Blossom Pills.’

Sensing the energy of spirit medicine or inner cores was extremely difficult. If it could be easily detected, masters would have already swept up and consumed all the inner cores and spirit medicines in the martial world.

Yet Mugyeol, who hadn’t properly learned martial arts, sensed the energy of the Plum Blossom Pills.

Indeed, Mugyeol was different, born with naturally sensitive energy sensing and a heavenly constitution that might appear once in a thousand years.

‘He can distinguish whether it’s an inner core, spirit medicine, dung, or soybean paste.’

That alone would be of great help in the martial world.

At least he wouldn’t spend expensive money buying fake inner cores or spirit medicines.

“Eat one each.”

Chifung hurriedly offered the Plum Blossom Pills before Mugyeol’s face could turn red to the point of bursting.

Unlike Shin Ah who eagerly extended both hands, Mugyeol hesitated.

“What are you doing not taking it?”

“Should I, I, I, I really eat something so precious? It would be better if the young miss ate them all… mmph.”

“Such a small thing has so much to say.”

Chifung popped a Plum Blossom Pill into Mugyeol’s mouth as he tried to refuse, instinctively realizing how amazing the pill before him was.

Shin Ah, who smiled brightly, also swallowed her Plum Blossom Pill.

‘Finally, spirit medicine! If I eat this, my qi channels will become strong too, right? Mugyeol will also become stronger.’

Shin Ah’s heart swelled greatly with anticipation.

The candy-sized Plum Blossom Pill had no taste and disappeared after chewing a few times.

The reaction appeared immediately.

“Ugh!”

Chifung quickly reached out to catch Mugyeol as he collapsed clutching his stomach.

“What are you both doing? Hurry and do qi circulation and breathing.”

When Chifung scolded them, Mugyeol sat cross-legged on the floor, sweating profusely.

Though he wasn’t familiar with qi circulation and breathing since he had only recently learned it, thanks to his heavenly constitution, there was no problem in guiding the spirit medicine’s energy.

Shin Ah also felt the energy of the Plum Blossom Pill circulating within her body.

‘This is more incredible than I thought!’

Was it twenty years’ worth of internal energy?

It might be nothing special to a master, but to Shin Ah it was so precious that its value was difficult to measure.

Moreover, considering its effect of laying the foundation for rapidly accumulating internal energy in the future, it was worth more than twenty years of internal energy.

Shin Ah plopped down next to Mugyeol, who was sweating cold sweat.

Next, she blocked out all external stimuli and focused on making the spirit medicine’s energy her own.

‘It’ll be difficult to absorb everything. I hope I can absorb at least two-thirds.’

How much of the spirit medicine’s energy one could make their own depended on how well they operated their mind method.

If left for the energy to seep in naturally, even half would be difficult, but by maximizing efficiency through qi circulation and breathing, more than ninety percent could be accumulated in the dantian.

This was difficult to expect from Shin Ah or Mugyeol, who weren’t yet familiar with energy circulation.

“It would be good if they absorbed even half.”

Cheonrim muttered.

“That’s what will happen.”

Chifung watched the children with expectant eyes.

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Under the adults’ caring protection, Shin Ah and Mugyeol each fought their own battles.

Mugyeol was especially desperate.

The enormous energy couldn’t settle in his dantian and circulated through his qi channels.

Mugyeol’s instinct shouted.

‘I can’t let it escape! I have to catch and confine that thing.’

Mugyeol’s consciousness chased after the power. Soon Mugyeol was able to grasp the energy of the Plum Blossom Pill.

The energy struggled to break free, but Mugyeol’s will was stronger.

Mugyeol gently coaxed the energy and pushed it into the meridian leading to his dantian.

The enormous energy was sucked into his empty dantian through the wide-open qi channels.

‘I did it!’

Now all that remained was taming the internal energy accumulated in his dantian.

As Mugyeol’s expression became much softer, Shin Ah’s groaning sounds spread through the bedroom.

“Ugh.”

Shin Ah was also in the process of gently coaxing the spirit medicine’s energy.

Shin Ah drove the energy toward the path called the Fifteen Meridians. Opening the blocked qi channels with the spirit medicine’s energy was more urgent than putting internal energy into her dantian.

That process was not easy.

Delicate senses were needed to insert energy through narrow gaps.

Shin Ah recalled the sensation of drawing complex magic circles and drew out the energy thin like thread. When she sent it flowing into her qi channels, the energy passed through her circle toward her dantian.

‘It works!’

Shin Ah cheered inwardly. But she couldn’t be entirely happy.

The thread-like energy easily scattered and wandered around various parts of her body before futilely escaping.

Shin Ah boldly gave up on what had spilled out and focused on taking only what was possible.

Then the fist-sized lump of internal energy became smaller to the size of a fist, then to the size of a pebble, and was completely absorbed.

‘About ten years’ worth of internal energy remains. It’s disappointing, but I should be satisfied with this.’

Shin Ah, who exhaled a long breath, opened her eyes.

And she was startled. There were faces right in front of her nose. Three of them, no less.

“Shin Ah!”

Cheonrim hugged Shin Ah tightly. Over his shoulder, she could see Chifung looking relieved and Mugyeol shedding tears.

‘Why all this fuss?’

Shin Ah removed Cheonrim’s hair that was sticking to her from his sweat. Come to think of it, her whole body was drenched in sweat.

“Father, I need to go train now.”

She wanted to physically confirm the effects of eating the Plum Blossom Pill.

“What training when it’s late at night?”

Chifung flicked Shin Ah’s forehead.

Shin Ah covered her forehead with her small hand and asked.

“It’s night?”

Mugyeol nodded greatly and pointed outside the window. It was completely dark outside.

‘It took a whole day to digest just one of these?’

Shin Ah was dumbfounded.

“You worked hard.”

Chifung patted Shin Ah’s shoulder.

“Let her go now. Shin Ah needs to wash up and rest so she can receive training tomorrow.”

He separated Cheonrim and Shin Ah. Cheonrim gave Shin Ah one last look over and reluctantly let her go.

“You’re really okay?”

“Can’t you see for yourself? Shin Ah is perfectly fine. It just took time, but she absorbed it very well.”

Though Chifung appeared calm on the surface, he too had been burning with anxiety inside watching Shin Ah remain unconscious late into the night.

It was far too different from Mugyeol, who had digested the Plum Blossom Pill in just two hours.

‘To think it took this long to digest just one Plum Blossom Pill. Is it because of the Fifteen Meridians?’

Chifung made sure to remember this new information about Shin Ah.

His gaze shifted from Shin Ah to Mugyeol.

‘There’s something else I need to remember.’

When Mugyeol had fully digested the Plum Blossom Pill and opened his eyes, Chifung had checked his pulse to assess his condition and was inwardly shocked.

From what he could sense, the Internal Energy settled in Mugyeol’s dantian was equivalent to a full twenty years’ worth.

Mugyeol had absorbed the Spirit Medicine’s energy without wasting even a single drop.

‘That’s no easy feat.’

To fully absorb the Spirit Medicine’s energy required delicate Energy Circulation to maximize absorption efficiency.

In other words, it wasn’t something a person who had only recently learned a Mind Method could accomplish.

Yet Mugyeol had done it.

‘What terrifying talent.’

Chifung couldn’t even imagine how far Mugyeol might grow.

“Mugyeol, how do you feel? Can you feel yourself getting stronger?”

Shin Ah ran over to Mugyeol. Mugyeol nodded vigorously, then rubbed his stomach.

“Here, it got really solid here.”

Since muscles wouldn’t have developed immediately, he must be referring to the power he felt inside his abdomen, in his dantian.

“Me too!”

Shin Ah stuck out her stomach.

Mugyeol was happier about Shin Ah becoming healthier than about gaining power himself.

Mugyeol and Shin Ah praised and congratulated each other.

Chifung and Cheonrim watched them with pleased smiles.

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