I thought it over and was preparing to argue my case, but before I could say anything, Qingyang Qili stepped forward and said, "Senior Brother Luo is forging a sword and needs to know the path along which Qili's meridians circulate. That way, when the divine sword gives birth to a sword spirit, it can fully harmonize with my meridians. And it was Qili who brought Senior Brother Luo into the inner chamber to examine my meridians. What does this have to do with Senior Brother Luo?"
"Shut up. Let Luo Han speak." Qili Ruqiu said unhappily. Her daughter's words had completely absolved me, but matters involving a girl could not be handled through indulgence. As the saying went, no one knew a daughter better than her mother. She was afraid Qili had been deceived by me and was giving false testimony.
"This matter was indeed caused by the sword forging, but I had no intention of publicizing it. I even asked Miss Qili whether we should forge the sword according to my method and skip the process of examining her meridians, but Miss Qili rejected the idea. Senior, you should know that what the owner wants is sometimes not something we craftsmen can decide. Thus, to copy the meridian pattern and imprint it into the sword, I could only follow Miss Qili's suggestion and enter her inner chamber. Besides, my sworn younger sister was there as well. If I had intended to do anything improper, how could I have allowed someone else to know?" I said.
"I can guarantee that my sworn elder brother spent the entire time examining her meridians. He didn't do anything bad. Besides, it was Senior Sister Qingyang who asked my sworn elder brother to do it. As for why the senior brothers suddenly appeared