Doctor’s Rebirth

‘Before long, the day will come when we’ll bind the two sisters together and call them Opposite Twin Dragons.’

Gongson Hyeon continued.

“Time is short, and it’s no easy task to simultaneously track both of them. We can’t afford to let go of even a rabbit we catch while chasing a fleeing deer. We must make sure to capture at least one of them.”

“You mean ‘catch and release’,”

“Yes, exactly. It seems you’re not just ordinarily clever.”

To catch one, you have to let go of another.

This phrase originated from a story about Sama Kwang. In the tale, a child fell into a large water jar, and Sama Kwang saved the child by smashing the jar with a big rock. Although he lost the jar, he saved the precious life of the child through quick thinking. People praised him for making such a decision.

The current situation mirrored this concept. Obtaining both was challenging.

When it comes to prioritizing what’s most important, one must let go of the other.

She understood this.

“Gongson-nim, which side will you pursue?”

“I don’t know,” she replied. “I know about your amnesia, but those who have lost their memories often have a keen sense when it comes to matters related to themselves. Even if it’s just intuition, please share it with me,” she requested.

It was an indirect way of asking him to choose.

‘Xuzhou? First of all, the Magyos is not an option.’

As strong as Gongson Yeong was, she was still an inexperienced individual who could easily be poisoned by San Gong-Doku. Exposing her would mean endangering her.

‘Yunnan? But if we go that route, she will end up stained with irreparable bloodshed.’

The culprit in this case was the Magyo, and their accomplices were the elders of the Gongson family. They were two groups intertwined in a peculiar manner due to a common purpose, despite being unaware of each other’s existence.

Suddenly, Jin Cheon-hee regained his composure.

‘Come to think of it, in the novel, didn’t she head to Yunnan?’

Only now did Jin Cheon-hee realize that asking him about it was, in itself, a test.

She had already grasped some clues through her intuition.

“I think, instead of physical locations, it would be more fruitful to investigate motives,” Jin Cheon-hee suggested.

“Motives?” she questioned.

Jin Cheon-hee had made a decisive third choice.

“Yes. If such influential forces have arrived, there must be a reason, right? Let’s compare those motives first and then proceed to the most plausible destination.”

Upon hearing his words, she fell silent for a moment before breaking into a smile. Internally, she thought to herself,

‘I didn’t expect him to mention what I was thinking before I had the chance to say it.’

If we were to assign scores, he got a 100 out of 120.

He came up with the right answer when asked to rely on his intuition.

She sensed that the young boy standing before her had seen through her.

He had shed the mask of an innocent child and was revealing his true nature.

What intrigued her was that he didn’t show any signs of concern, even though he must have heard rumors or stories circulating about the people of Serpent Country. It was as if he was completely indifferent to such matters.

This meant that he either wholeheartedly believed Gongson Yeong’s words or had reached his own judgment based on his thoughts.

Considering his personality, he didn’t seem to be someone who would completely trust others, which indicated that he had made his own judgment.

“I should involve the Gongson family,” she concluded.

And she would do so with the support of Gongson Yeong’s influence.

Even though he was still a young child, he was intelligent, and his future was something to look forward to.

****

They engaged in many conversations.

This time, their discussions were more like casual small talk rather than a test.

Gongson Hyeon would nod with a faint smile when Gongson Yeong spoke.

She wasn’t someone who engaged in lengthy conversations with her younger sister.

She mostly listened.

Occasionally, Jin Cheon-hee would inject some enthusiasm into the conversations.

After finishing their talk, Jin Cheon-hee stepped outside.

Gongson Yeong accompanied him to the guest room to bid him farewell.

“Hey, it’s been a while since my sister had such a pleasant conversation with someone other than me,” she remarked.

“It was enjoyable. She never smiled in front of me,” he replied.

“My sister doesn’t smile often. You’re the only one who could make me smile even a little.”

“It’s not because of me. She was smiling a you.”

Gongson Hyeon’s usual self must be different. Only a brief description of the supporting character in the novel is known, which can only provide limited information.

Gongson Yeong said,

“You seemed more open-minded.”