Chapter 4

This is indeed a big problem, Zhang Liechen mused silently.

Lin Yuan suddenly asked, "Uncle Chen, how did you recognize this poison?"

Zhang Liechen replied, "I saw someone who was poisoned by it during my travels in my early years."

"Seen?" Lin Yuan immediately followed up, "Do you have a way to cure it?"

Zhang Liechen said, "I did see how that person resolved it..."

Lin Yuan's face lit up, "Uncle Chen, you wouldn't let someone die without helping, right?"

Zhang Liechen shook his head, "I learned the method that person used, but how can I help? If I resolve the Fengmo Zhen for you, and the Immortal Court finds out, how can I explain it? Lin Yuan, I live a peaceful life here and don't want to get involved in this trouble."

For Lin Yuan, this was an unexpected joy. He had come back prepared for the worst, and quickly persuaded, "Uncle Chen, no one outside knows I was poisoned. This is between heaven, earth, you, and me. Would I cause trouble for myself by telling others?"

Zhang Liechen looked very hesitant.

"Uncle Chen!" Lin Yuan called out.

"Ah!" Zhang Liechen sighed deeply, "My method is not a cure. From your condition, nearly half of your cultivation has been sealed by the Fengmo Zhen. If I forcibly resolve it, you will lose half of your cultivation."

Lin Yuan fell silent for a moment, then said, "Losing half of my cultivation is better than the poison spreading throughout my body."

Zhang Liechen said, "Are you sure you want to give up years of cultivation and not try to seek a cure from the Immortal Court?"

Lin Yuan slowly nodded, making his decision.

...

"Stop the car!"

Looking out the car window, Qin Yi seemed to have made a decision and suddenly said.

The three cars stopped one after another on the road. Bai Linglong looked back at her, puzzled, "President Qin?"

Qin Yi opened the car door, got out, closed it, walked to the driver's window, waved to the driver to come out, and sat in the driver's seat. She then said to Bai Linglong, "Get out of the car. Go and arrange things for Luo Sheng."

Bai Linglong was suspicious, "President Qin, where are you going?"

Qin Yi said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen in the city."

Bai Linglong said, "The welcome banquet for Luo Sheng..."

Qin Yi interrupted her, "I won't accompany him. You can entertain him. Just say I have something important to do."

Bai Linglong, reluctantly, got out of the car.

The car sped away, and Qin Yi drove off alone. Bai Linglong watched her go, sighed lightly, and guessed where she might be going...

The car stopped outside a first-class clinic, and the main door was tightly closed.

Qin Yi tore off the shawl on her shoulder, threw it aside, got out of the car, and walked to the door, knocking loudly and continuously.

The two people inside the clinic turned their heads at the sound. Zhang Liechen muttered to himself, "Who is it? I've already hung the 'closed' sign, and they're still knocking." He then said to Lin Yuan, "Wait here, I'll go see."

He left the clinic, opened the door, and saw the cold and beautiful face of Qin Yi, and was taken aback.

Without waiting for his greeting or his stunned look, Qin Yi pushed the door open and barged in.

Zhang Liechen didn't dare to stop her, looked outside, saw no one else, and immediately followed, smiling, "President Qin, what brings you here?"

Qin Yi looked around, "My tooth is a bit uncomfortable, can you check it for me?" She heard some movement from the clinic and quickly walked over.

Zhang Liechen was stunned for a moment, then quickly went to block her, "President Qin, no need to go inside, I can check it out here."

Qin Yi pushed his hand away and directly pushed open the clinic door and barged in.

Lin Yuan, who was sitting inside, turned his head and saw a woman burst in. Without pants, he quickly grabbed a leather coat to cover his legs.

Qin Yi saw the wound on his leg, her gaze lingering for a moment before finally settling on his face, her expression complex.

Lin Yuan looked at her, recognized who she was, and was surprised. He slowly examined her attire, which was completely different from the woman he remembered from three hundred years ago. Her charm, demeanor, and clothing had all changed, only her face remained familiar.

Seeing the two of them, Zhang Liechen seemed even more awkward than they were, scratching his forehead and falling silent.

"It's you?" Qin Yi broke the silence first.

Lin Yuan forced a smile, "Hello."

Qin Yi's high heels clicked as she walked over and sat down beside him, one white leg extending from her skirt, crossing her legs, and taking out a cigarette from her handbag to light it. She puffed on the cigarette, the smoke directed towards Lin Yuan, her actions filled with hostility.

Lin Yuan didn't avoid it, but was somewhat surprised, not expecting this woman to have picked up such a bad habit from the human world. His gaze lingered on her exposed white thigh for a moment.

He had no other intention, just surprised by her attire.

"How do we settle old accounts?" Qin Yi suddenly asked.

Lin Yuan smiled bitterly, "It's all in the past."

Qin Yi's hand holding the cigarette stiffened, she turned her head, and her cold eyes swept across the room, "Do you think I'm talking about what? I'm talking about the money you borrowed from me, the one million Zhu. Do you not plan to pay it back or not even acknowledge it?"

Zhu is the currency in the Immortal Realm, a form of currency made from the collective will of all beings.

Wish beads, both a currency in the Immortal Realm and a consumable that aids in cultivation.

"One million Zhu?" Zhang Liechen exclaimed, clearly shocked.

For the average person in the Immortal Realm, one million Zhu is not a small amount. Most people earn only about five thousand Zhu a month, and many earn even less.

"..." Lin Yuan was speechless.

Qin Yi pressed, "Will you pay it back or not?"

Lin Yuan looked very helpless, "I didn't say I wouldn't pay it back, but... I don't have that much money right now. Give me some time to raise it."

Qin Yi asked, "What kind of work are you doing now?"

Lin Yuan replied, "I don't have a job."

Qin Yi said, "Then how will you pay it back? Are you planning to rob or steal?" As she spoke, she reached out to lift the leather coat covering his legs, glancing at the wound on his thigh again.

Lin Yuan quickly reached out to hold the leather coat in place.

Qin Yi scoffed and let go, "I've seen you naked before, what are you shy about?"

Lin Yuan was speechless, wondering how this woman had changed so much. Where was the shy and innocent woman from before? He sighed, "Can we talk properly?"

Zhang Liechen, however, perked up. What did she mean by "I've seen you naked before"? The information in her words was worth pondering, and his gaze shifted between the two of them.

The cigarette butt fell to the ground, and Qin Yi stood up, stomping it out. She asked Zhang Liechen, "How long will it take for his leg to heal?"

Zhang Liechen wasn't sure why she was asking, glanced at Lin Yuan, and tentatively said, "It will take about five to eight days."

Qin Yi bent down, rummaged through her handbag, and pulled out a card, handing it to Lin Yuan, "Take it."

Lin Yuan hesitantly took it, recognizing it as her business card, and looked up in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Qin Yi said, "Nothing much. Debts must be repaid, it's only right. Since you don't have the money to pay back, come work for the Qin family to pay off your debt. In ten days, bring this card to the Qin family and find me."

Lin Yuan sighed, "That's not appropriate, is it?"

Qin Yi's attitude was very strong, "If I say it's appropriate, it is. I warn you, don't think about running away before you pay back the debt. I guarantee you won't escape from Buque City!" She then walked away.

"Hey, Qin Yi, Qin Yi..." Lin Yuan called out several times, standing up to shout, but she didn't even turn her head.

Zhang Liechen quickly followed, catching up to Qin Yi outside, "President Qin, your tooth..."

Qin Yi said, "Meeting someone like that, do you think I have the mood to check my tooth?"

Zhang Liechen escorted her to the door, and as Qin Yi opened the car door, she stopped and turned to remind him, "Uncle Chen, who owes the debt should pay it. Don't get involved where you shouldn't, or you'll be causing trouble for yourself. In Buque City, I still have some influence."

Zhang Liechen nodded and bowed, "Understood, understood."

Qin Yi bent down and got into the car, which sped away quickly.

To facilitate governance, flying within the cities of the Immortal Realm is generally not allowed without special reasons, but because the cities are vast, some forms of transportation similar to those in the human world have appeared. These are generally used only within the city, and outside the city, the terrain is rugged and unsuitable for such vehicles.

Of course, the Immortal Realm does not allow the kind of pollution found in the human world, and the power cores of the vehicles are different from those in the human world.

After waving goodbye, Zhang Liechen returned to the first-class clinic and closed the main door.

He eagerly returned to the clinic and grabbed Lin Yuan, asking, "She said she's seen you naked, what does that mean? Did you have a relationship in the past?"

Lin Yuan shook off his arm, "Uncle Chen, are you bored?"

Zhang Liechen beamed, "Not denying it means you admit it? I said it before, there are many people who want to pursue Qin Daobian's daughter. It's not like he would break your leg and ban you from Buque City for a hundred years just because you pursued his daughter. It must be... hehe!"

Lin Yuan said irritably, "Do you still have the nerve to say that? If it weren't for you not paying me, and if it weren't for your instigation, would I have ended up like this?"

Many years ago, he was a young wanderer, no different from a beggar, taken in by Uncle Chen to work as a helper at the first-class clinic.

Uncle Chen's intentions were good, but the wages were too low, only one thousand Zhu a month, and he only received one hundred Zhu, which was like pocket money, not enough to live on.

Uncle Chen claimed he