He walked into his courtyard.
Qin Shujian sat down first, then looked at Ning Xuan, who stood beside him. "No need to be so formal. Sit."
"Uh, thank you, Sect Master!"
Ning Xuan froze for a moment, but quickly recovered and sat down somewhat stiffly.
Everything in the courtyard looked ordinary.
Yet it felt entirely different to him.
Never mind anything else.
Just breathing in the surrounding air made him feel as though every pore in his body had opened, and even his fatigue vanished completely.
Even after sitting down, Ning Xuan remained tense. He tried to calm himself, but his expression still betrayed his nervousness.
Seeing this,
Qin Shujian said nothing more about it.
His gaze settled on Ning Xuan, laying everything about him bare.
Blocked meridians.
A fully developed skeletal structure.
Baleful energy lurked within his meridians, seemingly present from birth.
At this discovery,
a hint of surprise appeared on Qin Shujian's face.
"Born with baleful energy?"
"Could this be the special constitution that old fellow Gong Mingze mentioned?"
Then he examined Ning Xuan several more times, inside and out.
Other than this unusual trait, he found nothing else remarkable about his body.
The baleful energy lay hidden within him.
In the short term, its effects were not apparent.
But as he grew older, if that baleful energy erupted, Ning Xuan would either die or be crippled.
Still, these issues were no great problem for Qin Shujian.
The baleful energy was innate.
Its source lay within his body.
He merely needed to find a way to remove it.
An idea arose in his mind, but his expression remained unchanged.
He poured himself a cup of tea and took a small sip, then said with a faint smile, "There's some boiled water here. Pour yourself some if you're thirsty.