The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 329

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Chapter 329

I laid down the bewildered Kim Ijin and immediately began acupuncture.

Guheo , Sinmaek , Taegye , Gonryun – these were the main acupoints for the anterior talofibular ligament and deltoid ligament where the sprain injury had occurred.

“Aren’t you going to use Hapgok and Taechung ?”

But when I finished the proximal point selection and briefly took my hands away, Kim Ijin asked first, mentioning the acupoints.

Hapgok and Taechung are called the Four Gates , the four gateways through which energy passes.

Though located on the hands and feet, even when those areas aren’t painful, they’re basically selected when treating people who need qi and blood circulation.

I often used acupuncture on these points together when Kim Ijin visited the clinic for prevention and treatment purposes.

“I’m just disinfecting the ankle first. I’ll needle them now.”

“Ah, you must have your reasons. Sorry for being hasty.”

I was planning to do it this time too.

How does she remember all the acupoint names?

“When I receive treatment from the Clinic Director or practice the meditation breathing method you taught me, I feel energy entering through Hapgok and Taechung, circulating through my body once, clearing away waste, and giving me a feeling of being reborn.”

“You… feel that?”

“Yes.”

I got goosebumps.

Kim Ijin was feeling the flow of qi with incredible accuracy.

But the surprising part wasn’t over yet.

I disinfected the backs of her hands and feet and placed needles in Hapgok and Taechung.

“Haah-. Hoo-.”

Kim Ijin breathed on her own and moved her energy.

Of course, I had taught her the most basic qi circulation method under the name of meditation breathing.

But this time, without my guidance, she found and corrected the disrupted qi and blood flow herself.

‘…?!’

Paeo !

Even though I had only stimulated once with the needle, Kim Ijin dispersed the stagnant blood in the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang and Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin by herself.

She accelerated and completed the inflammatory response that the body had begun for ligament recovery, clearing away the dead blood.

She had advanced treatment that would have taken days.

‘That’s Ungiyosang !’

I couldn’t believe it and gaped.

“When somewhere feels stiff or strained, doing this makes it better.”

Even if she was close to having a Heavenly Martial Body, was Ungiyosang a technique that could be self-taught?

“You’re doing… well…”

“After realizing this sensation, I can immediately notice even slightly uncomfortable areas and maintain optimal condition at all times.”

No wonder she knew so well how injured she was.

She was feeling not only her five organs and six bowels, but also any misaligned parts in her muscles and bones.

“Try breathing the same way each time I stimulate with the needle.”

“Yes.”

If time hadn’t been an issue, I probably would have spent an hour being amazed.

Regardless of my shock, I had to continue treatment.

When I manipulated the needle in the most damaged anterior talofibular ligament area and infused my energy.

Kim Ijin accepted it with nearly 100% efficiency and utilized it for treatment.

‘This girl would have conquered the world if she’d been born in the martial arts world.’

If Cheonma or the Martial Arts Alliance Leader had seen her, they would have coveted her like crazy!

It’s fortunate she was born in modern South Korea, really fortunate. A peaceful life is the best, indeed.

When I finished the needle manipulation and withdrew my hands, the players removed the partition and crowded around.

“Are you done with all the acupuncture already?”

“Yes. You all worked hard.”

Since there were only a few minutes left in the 2nd quarter anyway.

It was perfectly timed for halftime.

“Jin-a, are you okay?”

“Does it hurt a lot?”

“I’m perfectly fine. I can run right from the 3rd quarter.”

After the concern, the Director sat the players down and summarized the situation.

“There was some scoring against us.”

The opposing team must have confirmed that Kim Ijin wasn’t completely out of the game.

They seemed to have pressed hard to score as much as possible while she was being treated.

From what I heard, they had been overtaken and were trailing by 2 points.

Though they hadn’t lost much, Myeong Seonju’s face was shadowed.

“We’ve been playing too centered around Lee Jin until now. We can turn it around again!”

Of course, experienced players like Lee Sora and other seniors still maintained their energy.

Since they hadn’t completely ignored the possibility of Kim Ijin’s injury.

The Director briefed them on positional strategies prepared for such situations.

“I’ll do as you say, but when my treatment is finished, I’ll really be fully recovered. Please don’t hesitate to pass me the ball when you have the chance, just to avoid overexertion.”

Kim Ijin agreed with the strategy while adding a word.

When there were 2 minutes left in the break, I performed acupuncture and then.

“I’ll try bending it inward once.”

I moved Kim Ijin’s ankle in front of the worried players.

“It’s fine. You can run.”

Actually, even when I came in to treat her, I didn’t expect it to recover this much.

Even if it wasn’t 100% healed, it was still the Olympic finals.

I was thinking of her enduring and playing, then treating it later.

‘She’s really completely healed!’

I never imagined Kim Ijin had already mastered the circulation of energy.

100%, no, 120% recovery.

She had received the energy I infused, overflowing with strength and stability as if her ankle was wrapped in internal energy.

Beep-.

So from the 3rd quarter, Kim Ijin was immediately put into the game.

“Waaaah!”

“Kim Ijin! Kim Ijin! Kim Ijin! Kim Ijin!”

She scored a goal right from the start, making the score difference 0.

The Chinese players glanced at Kim Ijin’s ankle instead.

But Kim Ijin showed even better athletic ability than when she started the 1st quarter, without any signs of being cautious or holding back.

“Waaaaaaah!”

Shortly after, Kim Yuha’s 3-point shot followed.

In an instant, we recovered a similar point difference to before Kim Ijin had left.

We did give up one point afterward, but the 3rd quarter was completely our flow.

Eventually, the quarter ended with us leading by 6 points.

“Let’s keep going like this.”

“Even if Ijin plays like this…”

“My condition is more perfect than ever.”

In the 4th quarter, Myeong Seonju also fought well.

She blocked several shot attempts by the gradually tiring Chinese players.

Even I, an outsider, could tell the strategy had changed.

Instead of concentrating the ball on Kim Ijin like in the first half, various players utilized their individual strengths to perform.

The score difference remained around 5 points.

Since there wasn’t much time left, would it be okay to play somewhat defensively and pass the ball around?

Thwack!

At that moment, the ball went to Kim Ijin.

Two Chinese players who had been focusing almost exclusively on her followed to steal it.

Lee Sora signaled for her to pass to her.

Swoosh!

Kim Ijin feinted as if passing.

She got past both players alone.

She dribbled straight to the hoop.

‘Yes, this is how Ijin should be!’

Fwap!

The Chinese team’s center jumped to block the shot.

“Huh?”

Kim Ijin’s jumping ability…

It was originally good.

But she jumped nearly half a span higher than I’d ever seen.

‘How many centimeters higher did she jump?’

She went straight for a dunk shot.

Thwoom! Thunk!

The basketball that went through the hoop fell to the floor.

“Waaaaaaaaah!”

Stadium-shaking cheers erupted from the audience stands.

“Uaaaaaaah!”

“Dunk shot!”

“Kim! Kim! Kiiiiiim!”

I hadn’t paid much attention to it until now, but we were actually losing in the cheering battle.

It was inevitable since Koreans made up less than 1/10 of the audience stands.

The Olympics has a structure where you book opening ceremony tickets without knowing which countries will make it to each event’s finals.

China was originally a women’s basketball championship contender, so their situation was different from ours.

Whether they were people originally in Saudi Arabia or had entered the country to watch the Olympics, they filled nearly 1/3 of the audience stands.

Of course, South Korea had also been making excited claims about being championship contenders since before the Olympics…

Except for fans who originally watched women’s professional basketball, people probably didn’t have expectations.

Eventually, most seats were occupied by those who came to enjoy the games themselves even if their country didn’t perform well.

Americans, Europeans, and locals from Saudi Arabia were mixed together.

“Kim Ijin! Kim Ijin!”

“My goodness! A dunk shot in the Olympic finals…!”

Everyone cheered for Kim Ijin’s dunk shot.

“Crazy, this is crazy.”

“See! What did I tell you! Player Kim Ijin would do it!”

The voices of the small number of Korean spectators and.

“Player Kim Ijin has made a dunk shot. Even counting all professional games, this happens maybe once a year in official women’s basketball games. It’s an event that’s almost nonexistent in the Olympics!”

The commentator’s excited shouts could be heard all the way here.

Even in the midst of this, Kim Ijin ran down the court radiating tremendous presence.

Playing defensively and passing the ball around?

Such a thing was impossible for the world’s strongest team.

Kim Ijin continued charging forward riding the momentum.

The other players also forgot their fatigue and ran together as if swept up in a typhoon.

They scored consecutive goals like that.

And finally, the last quarter had the highest score among all four quarters.

An overwhelming victory by 20 points.

“That was really cool. Absolutely amazing. So incredible!”

I too was swept up in emotion, looking at Kim Ijin and continuously spouting the same words.

“Thank you.”

Kim Ijin grinned broadly.

Soon after, the award ceremony began.

‘Wow… a gold medal. She’s really winning a gold medal!’

Was it because I’d been with them from the beginning?

When the players hung the gold medals around their necks and the national anthem played.

My heart swelled with overwhelming emotion too.

It was a completely different level of emotion from the award ceremonies I’d watched at archery or flag football stadiums.

* * *

After the award ceremony ended, familiar broadcasting station people rushed over and interviews began.

Right after captain Lee Sora, the microphone went straight to Kim Ijin.

“The star of this women’s basketball championship, player Kim Ijin! Please give us your thoughts!”

“I’m happy that I could show everything I had prepared. I’m grateful to everyone who cheered for us.”

Having done many interviews as a professional player, Kim Ijin answered skillfully.

“It was nerve-wracking when you fell at the end of the second quarter. Is your ankle okay? We thought you were seriously injured, but instead you showed incredible performance as the game progressed!”

The interviewer naturally mentioned the injury and the dunk shot.

I too wanted to hear Kim Ijin talk about the dunk shot, so I held my breath and waited.

“It’s all thanks to our team doctor. Our Director Han Yewon…”

But Kim Ijin.

Called my name.

“Huh?”

“Director, you’re here!”

Lee Sora pushed me forward, and Kim Ijin even pulled me over.

Does this mean I’ll appear on camera too?

Along with an awkward hand wave, Kim Ijin’s words continued.

“This is Director Han Yewon from Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic, whom I asked to bring as our team doctor. She’s my benefactor who treated my ACL injury. Thanks to her, I was able to overcome this injury too and even make a dunk shot. She’s the number one contributor to this game.”

Kim Ijin praised me wildly, then even took off the gold medal hanging around her neck and put it around mine.

“Huh huh huh?”

Then she smiled.

Her usual confident smile? No, it wasn’t.

Someone who had finally achieved their dream.

It was the face of a sage on the verge of transcendence.

‘Wh-what do I do if you do this here?!’

She’d been talking about winning a gold medal for a long time.

Even if she mentioned the clinic, I naturally thought it would be in an in-depth interview much later.

Since she’d often talked about the knee injury until now.

But to do this right after the game ended…!

“Ah, Teacher Han Yewon! You’re the team doctor for this women’s basketball national team.”

Since Kim Ijin went this far, the interviewer had no choice but to introduce me.

“Earlier, right after player Kim Ijin’s injury, you carried the player out. If it’s okay with you, could we get a word about your thoughts!”

He handed me the microphone asking for my thoughts.

But something about what he said earlier was a bit strange.

They… saw that?

Ah, you must have seen it.

Wait, was the Princess hug broadcast to the entire world?

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