Qinghe brought Yan to the physicians’ table after the three techniques. He held still while Dr. Shen checked his pulse, strength, channel flow and breath. She asked about fever, pain, numbness and fatigue. Yan answered plainly: he felt more vigorous after each art, with no hidden injury.
The court physicians repeated the checks using their own instruments. The readings agreed. No one claimed that instruments could prove every possible condition, but all three doctors found the same result.
Dr. Ren asked Yan to describe what he felt during the Torrent. Yan said the flow had been strong but smooth; the expected tearing had become clearer channels. During Black Lamp, he had felt renewed vigor as the concealment took hold. Thousand Thorn had given him a sharper sense of where the outward pulse would go.
“Were there any moments when you thought you might lose control?” Ren asked.
“No. I felt the methods clearly. I still chose how to use their outward force.”
Qinghe added that his report did not replace the instruments. The doctors could record the observed readings; Yan could describe the experience. Neither proved what would happen to another practitioner.
Dr. Shen asked him to stand and walk a straight line, then turn and return. He did so without stumbling. She checked his hands once more and found the same clear response as before.
