Chapter 63: Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Taebok Can Do It

This was Elder Jeong's scream.

So surprised by Taebok—even with three martial artists in the training room, couldn't stop Elder Jeong from approaching.

"Heard a scream, so I came, but this, this, what's happening?"

She normally didn't come toward the training room, so why did she appear?

Must have been quite noisy.

"The baby's floating!"

Elder Jeong also sat down beside seated Jayeong—jujeoanjat.

Jayeong hugged her asking me:

"I also just came, so what's what? Honey, what's happening? Why is Taebok—"

Right, that next part is quite difficult.

I quickly looked at the Divine Physician.

The Divine Physician looked at Taebok.

"Why are you in midair... ah, this isn't it."

"What good does asking Taebok!"

A baby who can't even make sounds except crying, let alone speak.

Expressing intentions impossible.

The supreme authority at this place is the Divine Physician.

And he right now—scratching head, rolling eyeballs, subtly pulling back feet—revealing with his whole body that he knows nothing.

"Eh, why did this happen?"

Not only with body, but also revealed with words.

Can't just wait for answer.

First approached before Taebok.

Dungsil, dudungsil—still floating in midair.

Without opening sleeping eyes, Taebok smiled—heee.

"Oh my, he's smiling."

"That's not the point!"

Jayeong who approached at some point whispered behind my ear.

Ossak—spine stands on end.

Must somehow resolve this.

"Wait, just a moment."

Detecting through Eight Sensations—the principle was like Wind Essence.

Like Wind Essence where wind didn't leave a fist-sized area—wind gathered centered on Taebok.

However, not fierce wind.

Rather extremely calm.

"This is... should see it as floating not by creating wind but by natural energy itself."

Resonance with energy itself.

In some sense, Lingkong Xudao utilizing natural energy...

"Magnificent, Taebok."

Jayeong still stuck tight behind me.

The reason she herself didn't rush to Taebok—afraid of accidentally causing harm.

Carefully reached out hand.

Tried grabbing to bring down but felt resistance. Wind energy around Taebok reacted differently.

Yet forcing down made me worry about burden on Taebok's fragile body.

"Taebok. Come down. You can't stay floating ."

Just spoke words not knowing what to do.

Since the baby wouldn't understand anyway, was meaningless.

Seureureu—Taebok descended downward.

"He's coming down! Honey, seems he understood your words."

"That can't be? Wait, first let's put him in the baby basket."

Carefully received and held him, placing in basket.

Taebok remained deeply asleep as is.

Though surroundings were noisy, he sleeps well.

"This isn't it? Divine Physician sir, you really have no idea?"

He returned the question to me.

"First you speak. What did you experience during true qi channeling?"

Needed to know the phenomenon accurately.

"True qi channeling?! To a baby not even fifteen days old?"

Jayeong looked in surprise.

I quickly opened mouth giving no gap.

"Primordial Chaos! I saw Primordial Chaos. A body where nothing yet settled. The path I led true qi became acupoints. Felt like connecting between stars. Only felt the qi center heading there."

Poured out report blocking Jayeong's questions.

The Divine Physician also seemed to grasp a clue.

Jayeong also quietly focused on his mouth.

We waited in silence for the Divine Physician to finish thinking.

Saegeunsaeugeun—only Taebok's breathing sounds were heard in the training room.

"Ultimately this treatment."

Only after a while did the Divine Physician open his mouth.

"Isn't it creating a path to communicate with natural energy?"

"If the baby's body was Primordial Chaos itself—seems you paved a permanent and powerful great road. A great road to freely communicate with wind's natural energy."

So—if it were a child whose blood vessels all settled, treatment would have been opening existing blood vessels.

But became treatment creating blood vessels entirely?

"Rather good, isn't it?"

Freely handling natural energy—as a martial artist, no higher realm than this—

"What's good! The baby's flying!"

"That's right! Babies just need to grow matching other kids. Flying is too much!"

This time too, Jayeong's rebuke made my mind return. Elder Jeong was also on Jayeong's side.

"And! I clearly heard. Treatment? You just said treatment?"

Her eyes nailed into me.

"Whew. Must speak now."

Planned to tell after first treatment finished, but didn't know would show flying appearance first.

Thanks to that, can no longer delay.

Tried borrowing expert explanation looking at Divine Physician, but he played dumb.

Was examining training hall wall as if extremely interested. Though nothing's on the wall.

Ehyu—right, this is my share.

Who would I postpone to?

"Wife, first sit down. Might be surprised again."

Held Jayeong's hand seating her and started the story.

"—and invited the Divine Physician sir—"

"—that's how this happened."

By the end, I was holding Jayeong.

"Don't cry. I already found treatment. And the Divine Physician sir is at our house. What worry?"

Jayeong sniffled trembling slightly.

"Heuheuk. Though I knew something was strange about you from the first day..."

"As expected, you noticed."

Even trying not to show, my behavior changed so much from before.

Jayeong had said suspicious words before.

"I didn't know it was Taebok being sick. This is too harsh. Severed Meridian. Moreover, never even heard of such Severed Meridian."

"What does hearing first matter? Wasn't most about children things heard first? Let's think of this as one of those."

Even I couldn't think that way.

But before Jayeong, I try to pretend thinking so.

If I don't waver, Jayeong can lean on me.

"Now, baby's father. Then what was Taebok flying just now? And understanding father's words?"

With few words, Jayeong's surprise and sadness wouldn't subside.

As if replacing her, Elder Jeong asked questions.

"Flying was an unexpected result of treatment. Understanding my words—"

But Taebok was sleeping. Couldn't understand language.

"Intention was transmitted."

I had words to explain this phenomenon.

"Should call it resonance."

A very familiar word.

Like I exchange with Mukheun—between me and Taebok, even stronger resonance was felt.

"I feel it even now. Like some string connects between Taebok and me. That string seems to directly transmit my intention to Taebok."

Resonance that didn't form before regression.

Seems a phenomenon arising from entering Taebok's Primordial Chaos.

The Divine Physician nodded beside.

"To learn new facts about this Severed Meridian. A phenomenon even predecessors didn't record."

"I also didn't expect at all."

"Natural since it's your first encounter."

Not first but second.

Since situation differed from before, result also differed.

Differed greatly, so greatly surprised.

"Conclusively, we advanced Taebok's treatment, blood vessels that can communicate with natural energy were created, and I can control the resulting phenomenon, isn't it?"

"That's so. Ultimately went well."

The Divine Physician agreed with my words then looked at Jayeong.

"Look here, Iron Bead. Stop crying. After treatment finishes, your son will be sturdier and brighter than anyone in the world."

With still tearful eyes, Jayeong looked up at Divine Physician.

Sturdy and bright—if the child is so, nothing more to wish as parents.

"Can't help it since absorbing natural energy so fully. Will become an extraordinary child. No, already extraordinary."

"Of course! This Divine Physician guarantees."

The Divine Physician deliberately nodded forcefully.

Other times, Jayeong would have seen through that exaggeration, but now nodded together as if clinging.

I also patted her again.

"Now, wife. Be at ease. Be at ease. I'm here, and the Divine Physician is here. Taebok will grow into a sturdy child."

She burst into tears again.

It's okay. This time, tears of relief.

Taebok—father and mother both love you.

You grow sturdily too, and let's hug together and laugh, all three.

Smiling contentedly looking at Taebok—

Dudungsil—Taebok floated up approaching here.

"No, not now. When you're bigger. When control is good. Okay?"

Dungsil—dungsildungsil.

After the commotion in training hall—

Uuu. Must quickly ask brother to come. Spiritual medicine, need spiritual medicine, right?

First laid Jayeong down.

The Divine Physician also prescribed medicine saying she might get sick carelessly.

Even amid shock, she thought to contact her brother the Rogues' Guild Leader.

Can't leave such a child to other caretakers, right? Must stay longer for a while. Must leave midwife work to disciples.

Also took Elder Jeong to her room so she could rest.

She'd stayed longer saying Taebok was sick. After seeing him fly, she said she'd lend more help.

I gave thanks many times.

Must think more about this phenomenon. Curious what will happen if channeling true qi with other spiritual medicines corresponding to Eight Trigrams.

Cleared a guest room hosting the Divine Physician.

Though someone who could obtain quarters anywhere in Luoyang, he also needed rest.

After letting everyone rest—

I also caught my breath.

"Surprised, surprised."

Before true qi channeling, expectations and worries were great.

Afterward, full of surprise.

Though Taebok slept soundly before and after.

"Really a filial son."

Right—all these emotions we experience are adults' share.

Taebok, just sleeping well is fulfilling filial piety.

I looked around front, back, left, right.

"Father has something curious."

Seuljeok—seuljjeeeok—holding Taebok, came to the rear garden.

Made sure employees wouldn't approach either.

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Taebok in my arms just sleeping—keulkeul.

Well, if doting, so what?

After staring long, finally came to senses.

"Ah, right. Must do what I meant to."

Scanning rear garden floor, picked up one leaf.

Transmitted my intention to Taebok.

"Shall we try making a whirlwind?"

This was the reason for subtly bringing him out.

If Taebok can handle wind energy and resonates with my intention—can't he move not only himself but external objects?

But if telling other people, they'd scold saying why make the baby work hard.

By my resonance, seems fine though.

"Let's just try between us two and go in."

Now, I concentrated intention in my heart.

One leaf—mental image of leaf rising in swirling wind.

"Now, try moving the leaf with a whirlwind."

Words with simultaneous mental image.

Above all, no feeling of resonance.

Must be not yet at this point.

Or separate conditions exist.

"It was just an experiment anyway. Taebok, let's go in now."

If conditions exist, can discuss with Divine Physician.

Even if doesn't work at all, doesn't matter.

"Father will teach you martial arts later. Probably you'll master even better than father? Yes, definitely so."

Eight Trigram Unity Technique fundamentally based on natural energy.

If Taebok already communicating with natural energy learns martial arts, definitely will master.

I just smiled contentedly holding Taebok going in.

Jin Yeomyeong put Taebok down in the baby crib.

Baby crib has protective barriers on all sides preventing falls.

Thanks to that, he could go get water with peace of mind.

On the other hand, that's also why he couldn't see.

Hwiririк—the sight of one leaf swirling in a small whirlwind outside the window.

The leaf briefly rose then soon fell to the floor. Mixed among countless leaves, no one could know.

Hejuk—only Taebok smiled alone while sleeping.