The Heavenly Demon Will Give You a Massage – Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Meanwhile, Kang Taehan took a step forward.

“Let’s see, your back first. Lie down.”

“Ah, yes.”

Assistant Manager Nam Woohyeon lay down on the bed without a word.

‘Is he older than he looks…?’

He looked like a college student at best.

But the atmosphere he exuded was completely different.

It felt like he had experienced all sorts of hardships, like a seasoned veteran.

He gave off the impression of a high-ranking official from a client company.

‘But… something’s strange?’

He drinks frequently, he’s tired, and he hasn’t gotten much sleep.

It sounded accurate when he heard it, but thinking about it, it’s a common story for almost every office worker.

‘Is he just saying things that sound plausible… Huh?!”

At that moment, Kang Taehan’s hand landed on Nam Woohyeon’s back.

That was all, but Nam Woohyeon involuntarily gasped.

‘Wh-what is this?’

The weight was different.

It was as if a rock had been placed on him, just from a single hand.

However, it didn’t feel threatening.

Rather, it was a strange feeling as the tension in his entire body relaxed around that hand, making him go limp.

“…Hmm.”

Meanwhile, Kang Taehan was briefly checking his condition by moving his hand little by little.

He couldn’t use his internal energy.

Expanding his Qi sense or circulating Qi was impossible.

But even with this much, he could figure out the necessary information to some extent.

‘There’s a significant difference in the pulse and flow between the Dazhu acupoint and the minor acupoints.’

The Dazhu acupoint, which acts as a pillar of the meridians.

The minor acupoints, which send blood to detailed areas throughout the body.

Such a difference in pulse and flow between the two meant that the blood flow was not only turbid but also had accumulated residue.

‘There are two main reasons for this.’

Either he was engrossed in demonic arts and tainted by demonic energy… or he had consumed oily food for a long time, more than necessary.

‘It must be the latter.’

Kang Taehan chuckled softly.

This was an era of surplus nutrition.

It was a rare symptom in Murim, appearing only in powerful figures, but in this world, it was a very common symptom.

‘How ironic.’

Oily meals left the body overflowing with nutrients, but they weren’t used and only accumulated.

Thick layers of fat wrapped around his belly and even clung to his liver.

Yet, his body lacked vitality.

His muscles were weak and limp, and as a result, his skeletal structure, which they were supposed to support, lost its center and wobbled.

“You live a busy life, but you don’t exercise.”

“Yes… I don’t have time because of work.”

“That’s a good excuse.”

Anyway, at this moment, Kang Taehan’s job was not to nag but to give a massage.

He placed both hands on Nam Woohyeon’s shoulders.

The Dazhu acupoint.

The midpoint connecting the head and upper body’s acupoints.

Spreading out half a hand’s width from there to both sides, he found the point where three large muscles converged.

He pressed deeply with his thumb to loosen it up.

“Gah?”

A strange sound escaped Nam Woohyeon’s mouth.

“Ah, it hurts!”

“Bear with it.”

A voice as cold as ice, indifferent.

It was a casual remark, but for some reason, it carried a sense of pressure that made him feel like he had to obey.

Nam Woohyeon quietly closed his mouth and swallowed the pain.

Meanwhile, Kang Taehan’s hand moved slowly.

Crack, crack, crack.

Every time Kang Taehan’s hand moved, there were cracking sounds like when loosening up neck or finger joints.

But the fact that the sounds were coming from his entire body was strangely unsettling.

Nam Woohyeon had his eyes closed, head bowed.

“Uh…?”

But then, after a while.

As Kang Taehan’s hand was massaging his lower back, a sudden cool sensation on his shoulders made Assistant Manager Nam open his eyes.

‘…It’s cool.’

A cool sensation flowed through his stiff shoulders.

It felt like opening a long-closed door and ventilating a dust-filled room.

From his shoulders to his waist, along his spine.

He loosened the tight muscles that were pressing on his spine and swept away the blocked blood flow, allowing the meridians to breathe.

At first, it was as painful as if his muscles were being torn, but the pain gradually disappeared, and it felt refreshing as if he had replaced them with new parts.

A chillingly refreshing sensation slowly swept through his body, following the path of Kang Taehan’s hands.

‘This is crazy… This is crazy!’

The pain from the massage remained.

A pain that made him clench his teeth.

But knowing the refreshing feeling that would follow, even that felt cool.

“Haa…”

His hands had now reached his arms and legs.

The corners of Nam Woohyeon’s mouth involuntarily turned upwards.

The strength and vitality flowing through his body gave him goosebumps.

‘I think I’ve loosened up the muscles…’

Meanwhile, Kang Taehan placed both hands on his shoulders again.

Now that the muscles were relaxed,

it was time to finish with the meridians.

“Uhhh?”

Press.

He simply pressed between the muscles with his thumb.

But what Nam Woohyeon felt was as if his body had been pierced through by a finger.

And the moment Kang Taehan pulled his thumb back.

The meridian was opened, and the stagnant blood flow circulated throughout his body.

The cool sensation that flowed through his muscles now seemed to be flowing through his blood vessels, from inside his body.

“Haaaa…”

Nam Woohyeon’s body went limp on the bed.

Meanwhile, Kang Taehan’s hand moved along the meridians of his spine, and his body was becoming more and more like a mollusk.

‘…Hmm?’

Then.

Suddenly, Kang Taehan’s hand stopped at one point.

Slightly below the navel.

To be precise, the dantian located inside.

‘I feel Qi?’

Kang Taehan frowned in puzzlement.

But the question was soon resolved.

Qi is something that all living beings possess.

It’s called ‘vital energy,’ referring to the basic level of Qi that is gradually replenished simply by eating and breathing.

However, even this can be excessive.

If vital energy only accumulates and doesn’t circulate…

‘The vital energy overflows and gets blocked, causing harm. The root of the problem was here.’

This man also had stagnant vital energy in his dantian, obstructing his blood flow.

It seemed like it happened because of excessive alcohol consumption despite his constitution.

‘What should I do about this…’

It was a simple symptom that could be resolved with a basic mental method, but it was a life-threatening symptom for ordinary people who couldn’t handle mental methods.

Originally, the best and virtually the only way was to directly open it up by circulating internal energy.

But right now, he didn’t even have that much internal energy.

Another way was to teach him a mental method to open it himself.

This method was also impossible.

‘No… Wait a minute.’

Come to think of it, there was another way.

‘The Star-Absorbing Great Method.’

If it was blocked due to excess vital energy.

It was enough to make it not excessive.

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Sir, sir.

“Sir?”

“Uh? Huh.”

Nam Woohyeon wiped his mouth with his hand.

He had drooled all over his hand while he was unknowingly asleep.

It seemed he had fallen asleep without realizing it.

“It’s finished.”

“Yes? Al-already?”

Checking the time, it was true.

The time Nam Woohyeon paid for was 30 minutes.

It felt like only 10 minutes had passed, but somehow that much time had already flown by.

Nam Woohyeon awkwardly sat up.

‘Anyway, I fell asleep without knowing when… Hmm?’

While picking up his wallet and smartphone from the table next to him.

Even in that brief movement, he felt a clear difference.

‘My body feels loose.’

He was simply reaching out his hand.

That was all, but the sensation in his body was completely different from before.

It was like stepping on the gas pedal for the first time after changing old engine oil.

Nam Woohyeon carefully stood up and moved his shoulders.

‘It’s refreshing.’

His body was light.

It was a body that used to feel sluggish even after a full day’s sleep and a sauna session, but now it felt light as if he had returned to his twenties.

A sense of strangeness, in a good way, was felt throughout his body, as if it was his body but not his body.

“Oh… Ohhh!”

At first, he hesitantly moved his shoulders, then shook his arms and legs, and now he was even hopping in place.

It was because the lightness of his body itself was enjoyable and amazing.

“Sir.”

“…Yes?”

“Is there something wrong?”

Kang Taehan’s voice called out calmly.

Only then did Nam Woohyeon objectively see his actions.

“Ha, hahaha… No. I’m just so happy.”

“That’s good to hear.”

Feeling awkward, Nam Woohyeon gathered his wallet and smartphone.