“I heard that Miss Song was born sickly. I was more unlucky than her, as I was born with a deficiency in my meridians and was originally unable to breathe. But I was lucky enough to meet Elder Pei.”
Elder Pei fed him a pill, and he then followed him to the Sword Inquiry Sect.
He started as a menial disciple, saving up spirit stones. Once he had enough, he knelt in front of Elder Pei's cave, begging Elder Pei to save him.
"This old man despised me, but he still refined medicine for me. My congenital disability was difficult to cure. He consulted many medical books and pill formulas, and patched up my meridians. Over the past hundred years, he has actually helped me to establish my foundation."
“I’ve always known that I was just taking advantage of the old man’s kindness. The spirit stones I’ve paid over the years can’t even buy back the pill he fed me when we first met.”
"Am I being despicable?"
Pei Xiang'an said with a self-deprecating smile, her eyes lowered.
Her gaze lingered on the old man in the distance, and upon hearing this, she smiled: "Don't you know? For us alchemists, the most challenging cases are those that we can't cure."
"You should be happy. You've given Elder Pei a chair to rest and relax in that dead end he couldn't get out of."
Having been trapped in a state of mind from which he could not break through, the sudden appearance of a challenge might be a rare opportunity for the elder to forget his frustration with his cultivation.
is that so.
Pei Xiang'an stared blankly at Elder Pei. She had originally had ulterior motives, but unexpectedly, Elder Pei had enlightened her.
Having been in the business world for a century, he was adept at reading people's expressions and had seen the privileged, the poor, the rich, and the scions of noble families.
The woman beside him must be no ordinary person.
Including the woman in the first row, Baili Xijiang, who was adorned with jewels and magical artifacts, often did business with him, was very generous, and called him "Master".
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