A Little Bit of Understanding~

"Save the Qi Family...?"

Luo Ruying asked, confused.

"Yes..."

"Actually, the Qi Family is about to be removed from the roster of Nan City's capital..."

Qi Yuan said with her eyebrows lowered and a dejected expression:

"In a few more days, it will be the trade association competition between the Qi Family and the Jiang Family."

"The trade association competition will decide the ownership of the trade associations on the major streets of Nanli City's capital."

"In the past, the Qi Family and the Jiang Family each occupied five-tenths of the trade associations on the streets in the city. But in recent years, the Jiang Family, relying on the backing of powerful forces, has begun to expand continuously, forcibly occupying our Qi Family's various industries!"

"Now, the trade associations under the Qi Family's jurisdiction are less than three-tenths..."

"How do you want me to save the Qi Family?"

Luo Ruying asked.

"I want to ask Sister Luo to represent my Qi Family in the trade association competition!"

Qi Yuan earnestly pleaded.

Conflicts and contradictions occasionally occurred between trade associations. Once these contradictions escalated, they could easily lead to bloodshed or even the annihilation of entire families!

Therefore, subsequently, trade associations established a new method for resolving contradictions by mutual agreement.

That method was the trade association competition!

When two trade associations had irreconcilable conflicts, one party could choose to initiate a trade association competition against the other.

The two trade associations would put up their respective stakes and each invite a cultivator to represent their trade association to participate in the competition.

The losing party would have to fulfill the stakes to the winning party.

Such competitions greatly avoided the situation where trade associations would secretly kill each other due to conflicts.

This solution was proposed by an entity called the Treasure Merchant Alliance.

The Treasure Merchant Alliance was an alliance formed by countless trade associations in the world.

Nominally, it was for mutual development and assistance among trade associations, and at the same time, it was responsible for mediating conflicts between trade associations and maintaining the stability of the alliance.

To ensure the fairness of the competition, when two trade associations initiated a trade association competition, there would usually be someone from the Treasure Merchant Alliance present as a witness.

This trade association competition was initiated by the Qi Family towards the Jiang Family.

Years of oppression finally led the Qi Family to decide to risk everything and challenge the Jiang Family with a trade association competition, hoping to reclaim all that they had lost.

However, the cultivators who had originally agreed to fight for the Qi Family either suddenly refused or died in various accidents...

After witnessing Luo Ruying's powerful strength, Qi Yuan conceived the idea of entrusting Luo Ruying with the task.

Actually, she didn't want to drag Luo Ruying into the dispute between the Qi Family and the Jiang Family, after all, there was another force behind the Jiang Family.

But she was truly out of options and had no choice but to request Luo Ruying's assistance.

"Alright, I can help you by representing the Qi Family in the competition."

Luo Ruying pondered for a moment and finally nodded lightly in agreement.

On one hand, it was to reciprocate for accepting the mansion, and on the other hand, she felt that if people like Jiang Li of the Jiang Family continued to hold power in the city, the city might not be able to live in peace and happiness.

That was why she was willing to help Qi Yuan overcome this difficulty.

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Sister Luo!"

Qi Yuan bowed gratefully, feeling a great weight lifted from her heart.

"You don't need to be so polite."

"I'll just consider it as compensation for accepting this mansion."

Luo Ruying said, shaking her head.

"Sister Luo! I have another request I'd like to ask of you!"

"Can you take me as your disciple?"

"I can pay you extra compensation!"

Qi Yuan's expression was conflicted for a moment, but she still looked at Luo Ruying expectantly and said.

From the first moment she saw Luo Ruying's elegant and beautiful figure, she was deeply captivated.

Although her family had been merchants for generations, she had always harbored a dream of cultivating and achieving enlightenment!

Luo Ruying did not expect Qi Yuan to want to take her as a disciple. She looked at her in surprise before apologetically shaking her head slightly.

"Sorry, I don't plan on taking any disciples."

Her choice to temporarily hide here and live was precisely to pursue a peaceful life, so she had no intention of taking on any disciples.

Moreover, she was still being pursued, which made her even more unwilling to implicate others.

"Alright, sorry to have bothered you, Sister Luo..."

Qi Yuan looked quite dejected after being rejected.

Since childhood, she had sought out many cultivators to take her as a disciple, but without exception, they had all refused her.

The reason was that she had been injured in her youth, leaving old wounds within her body. Her meridians were damaged and blocked, making it fundamentally impossible for her to cultivate effectively.

Qi Yuan felt that Luo Ruying must have also seen the problem with her, believing she definitely couldn't cultivate due to insufficient talent, which was why she had refused her…

"Sister Luo, if a person's meridians are damaged, does that mean they have no hope of cultivating for their entire life?"

Qi Yuan looked up at Luo Ruying, a hint of unwillingness in her voice, and asked.

Luo Ruying could tell from Qi Yuan's expression who she was referring to. Although she felt sympathetic, she still answered earnestly:

"Meridians are the spiritual pathways through which cultivators absorb and circulate spiritual energy within their bodies and between heaven and earth. They are the foundation of a cultivator's practice."

"Without the ability to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and without the ability to circulate spiritual energy throughout the body, one cannot truly cultivate."

"You could say that a person's entire network of meridians is equivalent to a path to immortality."

"The denser and wider your meridians are, and the smoother and longer the path, the further you can travel on your cultivation journey."

"Is that so… As expected, I should have no connection to the path of cultivation in this life…"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan's expression grew even more somber and dejected.

In truth, she wasn't too surprised.

She had already known this explanation for a long time. Asking again was merely to make herself completely give up.

"Then Sister Luo, I'll take my leave now…"

Just as Qi Yuan was about to turn and leave, Ning Yechen's light laughter echoed from behind her:

"While damaged meridians do prevent cultivation, isn't it enough to simply restore the meridians within the body?"

At these words, Qi Yuan froze on the spot and turned back to look at Ning Yechen in surprise.

Of course, she understood this logic.

But how many people in the world could restore damaged meridians?

She had never even heard of anyone who could restore damaged meridians!

And from Ning Yechen's words, it seemed he had a way to restore her meridians!

"Brother Ning, can you… help me restore the damaged meridians in my body?"

Hope ignited in Qi Yuan's heart, and she looked at Ning Yechen with expectant eyes.

"I know a little, a little~"

Ning Yechen said humbly, tilting his head up.

Luo Ruying, standing beside them, also looked at Ning Yechen with some surprise.

So he also knew medicine and could heal damaged meridians?

That was an extraordinary ability!

If it were her in her past life as an Empress, she could have easily healed Qi Yuan's old meridian injuries, but even she couldn't do it now.

Yet, he, a mere mortal, seemed to have a way?!

However, thinking back carefully, Ning Yechen had made medicinal porridge and very effective wound-healing medicinal soups when she was injured. It didn't seem so strange.

Perhaps he really did know a bit about medicine…?

"Brother Ning, quickly tell me what I need to do?"

"Do I need to prepare any medicinal ingredients?"

Qi Yuan eagerly leaned closer to Ning Yechen, asking with fervent eyes.

She had never been so excited before!

Ning Yechen smiled and shook his head, saying:

"You don't need to prepare anything."

"Just come inside with me, take off your clothes."

"I'll give you a few acupuncture treatments~"