Volume One: Days in the Shantytown - A Sellout (Part Two)

Zhao Xihe felt guilty toward Luo Qian. Seeing him standing there alive left Zhao both relieved and awkward. Luo Qian went over to inspect the Jadewater Qilin and could clearly see that it was doing much better, though it still fell short of what he had expected. Zhao Xihe waited behind him. When Luo Qian turned around, Zhao let out a long sigh, clasped his fists, and bowed to the ground. "Brother Luo, this old man has wronged you!"

Luo Qian stood still and accepted the bow. "Mr. Zhao, you're my senior and one of the Nine Great Experts of the Heaven Ranking. By rights, I shouldn't accept a bow from you. But I saved your Jadewater Qilin, and you struck me for no reason. I keep favors and grudges separate, so I can just about thicken my skin enough to accept it." Zhao Xihe froze. Luo Qian smiled. "Well, sir? Now that I've accepted your bow, do you feel a little better?" Zhao Xihe understood and nodded quickly. "You're a generous man, young brother. This old man understands!"

"All right, sir. Now we should pay attention to the Jadewater Qilin." Luo Qian kept favors and grudges separate. If Zhao Xihe, a Heaven Ranking expert, had not shown such humility, Luo Qian might have held a grudge for the rest of his life. But Zhao Xihe had acted out of concern. He had not known Luo Qian was a Tribulation Immortal who could not withstand a single blow. And given the attitude this senior had shown, Luo Qian saw no need to press the matter further.

"Uncle Du, have you noticed anything unusual?" At Luo Qian's words, Zhao Xihe immediately grew tense. "What? Is something still wrong with my Bi'er?" Du Bo'an frowned. "The medicine's effect doesn't seem very pronounced.