The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 256

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Chapter 256

“Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?”

After finishing the acupuncture treatment, I asked Ha Namsu.

His eyes looked strange. I had a bad feeling about this.

“Yes… Please, a little more…”

Huh?

“I’ve placed them all. You can rest comfortably now.”

It’s not like I was stingy with needles either.

If patients can’t handle acupuncture well and are sensitive, I sometimes reduce it to less than 10 needles, but usually I insert 20-40 needles depending on the area and how well the patient responds.

And I had already placed about 30 needles.

“Ah…”

Ha Namsu groaned.

His face was filled with great disappointment.

“Hey, you shouldn’t get up.”

Then he looked up at me.

…That is, with eyes exactly like Kim Jaegyu’s.

“Clinic Director.”

“Yes?”

“I haven’t understood even half of what my master said until now.”

“…?”

“To think I could feel fajing this clearly and directly…”

I don’t know about Ha Namsu’s master, but I couldn’t understand what Ha Namsu was saying.

“Until now, I thought fajing was just a metaphorical expression for the whole body coordinating to effectively convert kinetic energy using inertia and acceleration. But, but, the qi is really…!”

Ah.

“The small heavenly circulation too. I felt like I understood it at some moments, but at other moments I couldn’t feel it at all. I was… I was wrong…”

Did he suddenly achieve enlightenment about qi…?

“Now I understand. The clear energy carried at the tip of the needle flowing along the meridians, only after feeling this… How should I express this emotion!”

“…”

I understand.

I too gained a kind of enlightenment.

The dojang master was an extremely ordinary person, but it seems something special was contained when I placed the needles.

There was no such phenomenon in the martial arts world.

Could it be that the Thousand Pine Poria that Cheongsori gave me was the cause?

– Divine Physician!

– Divine Physician! Don’t leave me behind and go somewhere!

…As soon as I thought that, several patients I had treated back then came to mind.

There was this phenomenon back then too.

It was really strange.

To say it was a problem with the Sichuan Dang Family’s mental cultivation method, there had never been a single patient who became like this after being treated by Master.

“Yes. Congratulations. Please continue… continue receiving treatment until you’re completely healed.”

I left the treatment room, leaving behind Ha Namsu who was overcome with emotion.

* * *

During the two weeks I mentioned, Ha Namsu diligently came to the clinic.

Sometimes coming with one or two of his three students, sometimes coming alone, he completely cured his pes anserinus tendinitis.

“My blood pressure is normal, but Kim Jaegyu said that if I get acupuncture on my head to lower blood pressure, I can feel the energy a bit better…”

Following his shy request, I placed needles on his head, arms, and legs several times.

“Oh my, you’re taking ten whole days off?”

Not only these patients, but many patients under my care were greatly disappointed about my vacation.

“Have a good trip. It’s sad not to see my clinic director, but what can we do when our clinic director is such an important person? I’ll lend you to foreign countries for just ten days!”

I left for the airport with Grandmother Heo Sunnam’s encouragement.

“Director Han! It’s been a long time!”

“Nice to see you. We’ve met often through video calls, but it’s really been a long time since we met in person. You must have had a hard time coming here, right?”

“Haha, what hardship!”

When I arrived at Gimhae Airport with Seo Inae, Kim Chunsik, who had come down from Seoul first, welcomed us.

“I’m happy that the clinic director is coming along too.”

“Me too. I’m relieved that Director Park is going with us.”

Not just the three of us, but Park Seon-yun and several members of her group were also invited together and scheduled to board the private jet.

The group members were also faces I often saw while going in and out of PK for business discussions.

But there was one person I hadn’t seen before.

The moment I looked at him consciously, the man stepped forward.

“Nice to meet you. You’re Director Hanyewon, right? I’m from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Korea. I’ll be helping you with all procedures related to your departure.”

He was a protocol officer dispatched from the embassy.

He wore a semi-formal suit and spoke gently, but somehow it felt formal.

“Please take good care of us.”

After briefly exchanging greetings, he led us to the VIP lounge.

Actually, when they said private jet, I wondered if a helicopter would land in the garden like in American dramas.

But to cross the Eurasian continent, such a helicopter would be impossible.

First, we had to go through departure procedures at the airport.

“You’ll be using the VIP exclusive lounge. We’ve already delivered various documents including the royal invitation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and airport authorities, so you’ll only need to go through simple procedures.”

It proceeded exactly as he said.

The departure procedures were processed in an instant while checking passports and visas.

Then we moved to the prepared private jet using another pre-arranged VIP vehicle.

“Wow… it’s incredibly large.”

Looking at the aircraft, surprisingly Park Seon-yun was the most amazed.

“Isn’t this what private jets are normally like?”

“No. Usually business private jets are much smaller than passenger planes. This is my first time riding a royal private jet too.”

Once we entered the interior, no one could keep their mouth shut.

It was different from typical passenger planes packed densely with just seats.

An ultra-luxurious structure complete with a spacious living room, bedroom, dining area, conference room, bathroom, and more.

“It’s not like an airplane but more like a hotel suite room?”

“Huh, thanks to Doctor Han, I get to ride something like this too.”

Kim Chunsik kept taking pictures.

And he bragged in the group message chat with his family and branch directors.

[Wow.]

[Is that a private jet? Wow]

[Crazy]

All the directors who checked the messages were amazed, but Chu Miyoung was especially envious.

“Hehe, at times like this, you should boldly take time off and leave. When else would I get to ride something like this before I die.”

Kim Chunsik smiled proudly.

[Now it’s almost takeoff time, so I’ll turn off my phone.]

After bragging to his heart’s content like that.

He tried to leave the group message chat, leaving behind the resentment.

“Our aircraft uses the highest level satellite-based internet.”

Surprisingly, even internet usage was no problem.

Everything worked except real-time streaming.

When I went to Europe, I had downloaded tons of fantasy novels and suffered from PTSD, but here there was no need to worry about such things.

The flight time wasn’t short, but with a bed and internet together, nothing was frightening.

I lounged around enjoying games.

When the hearts in the game ran out, I came out to the living room and chatted with people.

Though she could rest comfortably, Seo Inae remained tense and unable to adapt to the private jet for a long time even after takeoff.

“W-what do you do when you go to the palace on a royal invitation?”

“Well. Probably eat, drink, and enjoy ourselves?”

“Uuuuuuu…!”

Alternating between Western cuisine and traditional Arab dishes.

Taking a good nap.

Using the recharged heart currency to play games again, before I knew it we were in Saudi Arabian airspace.

“Wow.”

As the plane descended and the view outside the window gradually became clearer, Riyadh came into full view.

A city built on a desert where sandstorms blow.

Though I had spent decades overseas in my own way, this was my first desert.

It felt incredibly exotic.

What kind of people would I meet in this land?

“Director Han Yewon! Welcome to Riyadh!”

Before I could fall into such contemplation.

Prince Faisal bin Amir welcomed our group.

“Thank you for inviting us.”

I answered in fluent English that showed my studies had paid off.

Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!

Of course, it was accompanied by camera shutter sounds that were 10 times more numerous than in South Korea.

* * *

Though they say there are many princes in Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Amir Al Saud seemed to definitely belong to the influential group.

With an enormous number of attendants, he welcomed our group.

“Let’s go straight to the palace!”

I wondered if I’d have to respond to interviews like when he brought reporters to our Oriental Medicine Clinic, but that wasn’t the case.

Since they invited us to treat us well, they wouldn’t bother us with such things.

The group immediately got in cars and moved.

“Oh… how magnificent.”

Since we arrived precisely at dinner time, we immediately shared the banquet together.

“We’ve prepared abundantly, so please eat to your heart’s content. I’ve wanted to invite you for a long time, and finally got the opportunity.”

Faisal laughed heartily and spread both arms wide.

While in official settings he deliberately used interpreters to avoid misunderstandings, at the banquet he conversed comfortably in English.

“Thank you.”

“Haha, I should be the one thanking you. Among all the contracts signed during my recent trip to Korea, this one progressed the fastest and has the best reviews!”

The progress was certainly fast.

Park Seon-yun had prepared tremendously even before investors appeared.

“How are your headaches?”

“Ah, the headaches!”

Clap!

Faisal clapped his hands, then clasped them together as if in prayer.

“I had forgotten that I even had that terrible pain. How moving this is!”

At the banquet table sat several attendants who hadn’t accompanied him to Korea at the time.

Faisal told them about receiving treatment from me as if it were a heroic tale.

“It’s a shame I couldn’t see it directly.”

I had no idea why Park Seon-yun was disappointed.

She herself had received treatment multiple times, continuing even after being completely cured.

“I couldn’t even be there, so thank you for giving me this opportunity. Thanks to you, I’ve built good relationships with the Middle East and received major investment.”

“Who else but Director Park could meet my standards?”

“Haha, that’s true.”

Besides, Faisal made the investment, so why was she thanking me?

“The uncompromising quality must make the treatment effects even better.

In any case, both Park Seon-yun and Faisal seemed very proud.

“Many of my brothers invest in bio companies, but I’m the only one interested in Oriental medicine. And I’ve met the best partner. The acupuncture is good, but the preparations are also excellent.”

“We’ll continue supplying the highest quality. We’ll gradually increase the variety too.”

“I’m glad it’s helping so much. I’ll cooperate as much as possible in research and development.”

Besides discussing business with Park Seon-yun and me, Faisal, as the party’s host, showed interest in everyone in our group.

“Oh, you might come as Doctor Han’s representative in the future?”

She had handled things well at the clinic.

But coming to the banquet, the tension she had finally released on the private jet seemed to rise again.

“Yes. Please take care of me.”

Seo Inae barely managed to answer through the interpreter.

“I heard Director Kim is a former professor. Thank you for coming so far. If you could visit the Royal Hospital once, it would be good stimulation for the other Korean Medicine doctors there. Oh, of course it’s not mandatory.”

“I came here wanting to see the globalization of Korean Medicine firsthand anyway. I’d be happy if you could arrange meetings.”

He complimented Kim Chunsik on having an appearance that gave patients tremendous confidence.

Apparently the previous Korean Medicine doctor had a similar atmosphere.

“But how do you select locations for Seongsuhaneui Clinic branches?”

Showing great interest in our network, he asked various questions to Kim Chunsik and me.

“There’s no particular standard – we review it when a director wants to open one.”

“I heard you’re opening a branch in Italy too. Wouldn’t it be better to open a directly managed Seongsuhaneui Clinic branch in our country as well, separate from the Royal Hospital directors?”

No, that’s premature.

“You’re opening a branch in Italy?”

I was about to shake my head immediately, but Park Seon-yun asked in surprise.

Come to think of it, unlike me, Seo Inae, and Kim Chunsik, Park Seon-yun knew nothing about Sandro.

“There’s a doctor who came to study Korean Medicine, and even a potential sponsor, so it worked out that way. It’s still in preparation and will take several more years. Nothing’s decided yet, so we haven’t announced it. How did you know?”

“That potential sponsor – I’ve met President Ricci in Paris. It was an energy-related event. So, what do you think?”

Faisal’s triumphant proposal.

Park Seon-yun somehow looked disappointed.

“…I’ll think about it gradually.”

I just laughed heartily toward both of them.

What’s happened so far is already overwhelming. Direct overseas expansion is for much later!

* * *

After finishing our meal while chatting about all sorts of things.

We were guided to the palace where distinguished guests stay.

It would be nice to tour the garden a bit or talk with the group, but the dinner time had been quite mentally draining.

Since we had a schedule the next day, I immediately finished preparing for bed.

And I lay down on the bed intending to fall asleep right away, but.

“Hmm.”

The sound of someone pacing outside was really bothering me.

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