‘The first thing we need is… … .’

Kang Tae-han put his hands on his father’s shoulders.

It’s different from the guests I’ve seen in Seoul before.

Although there was a difference in degree, all three people I met at that time were harmed because their vitality accumulated excessively and did not circulate. Simply put, the body was oily and had a lot of impurities.

In such a case, it is efficient to crush the takgi (濁气) that blocked the blood flow by pressing with strong force and directly stimulate the stiff muscles to wake them up.

However, Kang Ho-yeon’s case is different.

Vitality (shēng qi) in the body is literally at a minimum level. The muscles are awake, but due to lack of vitality, overall elasticity and vitality are reduced.

If I had to compare it to a dry tree branch.

If you apply strong force to it, it will harm rather than loosen it, and in severe cases, it may tear or break.

‘Besides, you’re old.’

In this case, the first priority is to gently relax the hard body. Kang Tae-han relaxed his hands and began kneading slowly, starting with the outer shoulder.

My hands are weak, but I am far from doing it roughly. Rather, this is a more difficult and demanding task. As much as the proportion of power has been reduced, it is because it is a pure technology area.

First of all, the gyeonjeong (肩井) on the outside of the shoulder, the gyeonwoo (肩髃). And the Daejeo (大杼) on the inside, the Gokwon (曲垣), and other major acupuncture points in between.

Move each of the ten fingers to simultaneously press, press, and knead each acupuncture point with appropriate force.

“Huh?”

“Are you sick?”

“Not that… Hmm.”

Kang Ho-yeon’s head tilted.

“Maybe it’s because I learned it in college, but the taste is different… Huh.”

Kang Ho-yeon suddenly lost his words. It wasn’t that I was evasive, it was the feeling that came from the loose shoulders.

‘What is this?’

I felt like blood rushing to my shoulder all of a sudden.

Funny thing. It sounds as if there was no blood in your shoulder before that. But what can I do? It was the only expression that could convey this feeling.

Sensation through the shoulder, forearm, wrist, and hand. It’s just that feeling of blood flowing, but that alone becomes a nerve-stimulating pleasure.

But it’s not just the shoulders.

neck, back, lower back. Every time Kang Tae-han’s hand passed along his spine, Kang Ho-yeon felt his whole body loosen up.

“Are you cool?”

“okay… That’s cool… … .”

Kang Ho-yeon said in a pleasantly tired voice. Before he knew it, he was lying face down on the table.

‘great.’

Finally, after finishing up to the waist, check the overall condition of the body once again. It was hard to believe that the body was the same as before, and it was full of elasticity and vitality.

‘But this is only temporary.’

The muscles were gently relaxed and the blood vessels were also opened. However, this is a temporary measure. If vitality (shēng qi) is lacking in the body as it is now, it is obvious that it will return to its original state soon.

However, it is difficult to replenish vitality in a short period of time.

You need to take the necessary nutrients and get enough rest to gradually fill it up, but even that will take a long time to reach the bottom.

However, now there is another way.

It was because Kang Tae-han had the extra energy, or energy, that he had absorbed from the guests earlier.

‘It’s good that you went to a part-time job. It’s really a small inner skill, but… … .’

Still, it’s not to restore any short circuit or revive blood, but it’s enough to revitalize one’s body.

Of course, Kang Tae-han’s inner strength was not enough even with empty words, and even such a small inner strength was important… There was no hesitation in Kang Tae-han’s actions.

‘As much as possible, similar to the natural energy… In pure form.’

It goes through the process of raising the inner hole of the lower part to the middle part as much as necessary and returning it to its pure form.

As it is a blood relationship, there is little risk of backlash due to differences in character, but there is nothing wrong with being careful.

‘great.’

After completing a series of procedures, Kang Tae-han carefully placed his hand on Kang Ho-yeon’s back, in the place of the Shinju.

Sinjuhyeol located on the back at the same height as the chest. In accordance with its location, it is a blood acupuncture point closely related to the lungs. Kang Tae-han slowly blew the energy he had gathered in his hand into it.

What is the basic way to accept external Qi into the body?

it’s just breathing

Therefore, when delivering qi to others, the method with the least resistance is also the method of blowing through the lungs. Kang Tae-han slowly energized Kang Ho-yeon, carefully controlling his blood flow.

“Uh, uh… … .”

The energy that flowed into the sinjuhyeol was gathered in the danteon for a while, then transformed into a form of vitality and spread throughout the body.

The energy of life that flows everywhere along the bloodstream. This feeling of being soaked in a dry body was a sensation that could be described as a feeling of pleasure.

“Uhhhh… … .”

A long breath coming out. My whole body loses strength, and it feels as if the sighs piled up in my chest are melting and leaking out.

However, losing strength is just a feeling.

Elasticity gradually returns to the skin that has lost luster, and vitality flows to the muscles that have no strength due to dryness. Although the scale was small, a spectacle that could be called rejuvenation was taking place if I added a little exaggeration.

‘And now all that’s left.’

right shoulder.

The place where the aftereffects of the operation had hardened.

However, now the muscles are relaxed smoothly, and the vitality is sufficiently flowing along the blood vessels.

sufficient preparation.

Kang Tae-han put his thumbs on the blood vessels on both sides, with the surgical scars between them. And with power, both sides were strongly stimulated.

“Ugh?”

For a moment, Kang Ho-yeon flinched and raised his head.

“Are you sick?”

“No, all of a sudden… I am a bit surprised.”

Kang Ho-yeon cannot bear to say that she is in pain. Kang Tae-han scratched his head shyly.

“I must have pressed a strange button. I’ll have to be careful.”

It was a lie, of course.

Kang Ho-yeon flinched and naturally shrugged her right shoulder. This meant that things worked out just as Kang Tae-han thought.

‘It won’t work right away, but… … .’

Maybe tomorrow, just waking up will have a definite effect. Taehan Kang smiled.

* * *

next day.

The rich man left the house together after a long time.

Kang Ho-yeon goes to the store to go to work, and Kang Tae-han goes to the terminal to catch the bus. The destination was different, but the road to the middle was the same.

“That’s right, it’s amazing.”

While walking, Kang Ho-yeon moved her body around.

Until yesterday, my body was sore and tired, but when I opened my eyes this morning, I felt as light as if I could fly away. Is that all? Unlike usual, the right arm naturally went up to the top of the shoulder.

A chronic disease that I had for a long time after shoulder surgery. Originally, I had to grit my teeth and move slowly to get up, but now my arm went up very easily.

“My body is very light, it seems like I have become younger.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Was a massage that effective? … ? Or is it different from what you learn in college?”

“I guess my father is good at massage.”

Kang Tae-han said with a smile. Just seeing his father’s brightened complexion made him happy.

“By the way, don’t you want to try handmade noodles again?”

“… What if you can’t handle it?”

“I saw yesterday that the place where you used to make noodles was still empty.”

A large glass window opens from the kitchen to the store entrance.

Kang Ho-yeon used to put a large kneading table on it and make handmade noodles. It was a spectacle worth seeing in itself, and at least one more guest came to see it.

Of course, it’s a thing of the past now, and I’ve removed the handwritten letters on the signboard, but… The kneading stand was still there, and only the glass window on that side was wiped clean, as if there were no regrets left.

In any case, handmade noodles were the greatest pride of Taehan Restaurant, no, Chinese chef Kang Ho-yeon.

“The desire to hit is a chimney. However… … .”

“Try it today.”

“… Could it be that I’m being extraordinarily trembling?”

“What if I get a little nervous? I saw yesterday that there weren’t many customers in the store.”

“This guy… Well, you are right.”

Kang Ho-yeon pretended to be angry, and then burst into laughter. As Kang Tae-han said, it was time to do something about it because the number of customers had drastically decreased for a long time.

No, I just wanted to leave it all and do it again myself. Hand-tipped noodles, which was once his most confident skill.

“Then I will go, Father.”

“Okay, come again next time.”

A fork in the road we arrived at. Kang Tae-han greeted him first, and Kang Ho-yeon patted him on the shoulder and said, It had only been one day, but the relationship between the rich and the poor was stronger than before.

“I’ll come back to massage your shoulder again.”

“Hey, be careful going.”

Kang Tae-han took the first step, and Kang Ho-yeon stood there watching her son’s back. Has it been that long?

“father!”

Kang Tae-han, a little further away, turned around and shouted.

“You must stay healthy for a long time!”

“… haha. Go ahead, you bastard.”

Kang Ho-yeon waving her hands as if urging her to go. However, the corners of his mouth did not come down. Is it because of the brighter complexion? It was the most happy look Kang Tae-han had seen of his father.

‘Just this moment is enough.’

This alone made Moorim worthwhile.