Chapter 138: Healing Wounds

Following the exposure of the news that Du Chuan had been brought to justice and had colluded with the Martial Arts Alliance, the news of the Zhang Family's collapse once again topped the major media outlets, maintaining a "red-hot" status.

These two events also shocked both the official circles and the martial arts world of Shanghai in less than half a day.

At the same time, thanks to the embellishments of the guests present at the Zhang Family's birthday banquet, Chen Che's name spread through every street and alley of Shanghai.

From the bigwigs in the official circles down to the small-time thugs in the martial arts world, everyone could accurately say Chen Che's name!

"This Chen Che, having laid low for ten years, returned to Shanghai only for revenge, yet I didn't expect him to stir up such huge waves. The Zhang Family is gone; it's not just the martial arts world—the old subordinates of Zhang Sheng from his time in office will also be implicated. This impact will completely change the existing landscape of Shanghai!"

"But this Chen Che is only twenty-five years old. To have defeated Du Chuan and Zhang Sheng at this age—it's not just his martial prowess, his strategy is also peerless. Truly, the younger generation is to be feared!"

"Even looking solely at Martial Dao Cultivation, among his peers, I fear no one can surpass him. He is a great talent, worth recruiting!"

Upon receiving the news, the bigwigs of Shanghai's official circles immediately investigated Chen Che's identity and background, expressing their admiration one after another and planning to extend an olive branch.

And the Qibao Association, which was already the leader of the Shanghai martial arts world, saw its momentum become unprecedentedly prosperous because of Chen Che's deeds!

For two consecutive days, whether it was martial arts factions or people from official circles, they almost trampled the threshold of the Qibao Association, scrambling to get a glimpse of Chen Che.

As the saying goes, when one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

It wasn't just the Qibao Association; the Cheng Family and Qian Family also had bustling doorsteps for several days in a row, and Cheng Kexin, who had been promoted to Patrol Justice Department Director, was constantly busy with social engagements, feeling physically and mentally exhausted.

Yet this situation did not last long; two days later, it almost returned to calm.

While there were still undercurrents in the martial arts world, no one in the official circles asked about it anymore.

Such a drastic change left Shen Qi and the others, who were in the thick of it, feeling puzzled, but they didn't think too much about it.

What they cared about most now was not the reaction of the outside world, but Chen Che's body.

Two days had already passed since the Zhang Family's birthday banquet, and during this period, Shanghai had been as lively as a raging storm.

Yet Chen Che, who had stirred up this "grand event," had not shown his face, but was instead receiving treatment from Li Qingyan.

Inside the SVIP private room of the Qibao Association, Chen Che was bare-chested, sitting cross-legged in meditation, practicing his breathing.

Li Qingyan was also sitting cross-legged behind him, meticulously inserting Ghost Gate Needles into the acupoints on Chen Che's back.

"Hoo..."

Li Qingyan put away the last needle, and she and Chen Che exhaled a breath at the same time.

"Senior Sister, there's no need for this. It's been two days since you dragged me away that day, and you've been performing acupuncture on me without a moment's rest. I know my own body; I'm fine."

Chen Che said while putting on his clothes.

Li Qingyan wiped the fragrant sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, hit him, and scolded, "You don't know a damn thing! You just love to act tough! That day at the Zhang Family, Lao Kui's desperate strike shattered your Array Diagram, and you suffered a backlash, but you acted like nothing happened just so we wouldn't worry."

"But you forgot, I am a doctor; I can tell just by looking at your complexion!"

Li Qingyan's eyes were resentful as she raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on the shoulders of his clothes.

Chen Che scratched his chin awkwardly and said, "Senior Sister, I'm really fine. I know my limits."

"You've fought too much lately. Most importantly, you've used your True Qi too many times, and the Great Red Sun Poison has taken advantage of your weakness more than once. I know you've been forced to suppress your strength, and you're reluctant to let go of that feeling of being at your peak, but that is a tempting trap!"

Li Qingyan said, "Every time the Great Red Sun Poison flares up, it causes damage to your body, and suppressing it again will be harder than the last time! If this continues, you will eventually be unable to suppress it and will be devoured by the Great Red Sun Poison!"

Chen Che sighed, turned around to face Li Qingyan, and said dejectedly, "I know, but if I can't find the person who hunted me down, I can't detoxify, and this risk will always exist."

Li Qingyan frowned and pondered, "It seems now that the person who hunted you down is likely from the Martial Arts Alliance. With my Martial Dao Cultivation, I can't help you, but I can go find your Fourth Senior Sister for you."

"Let her help research the Array for refining medicine, while I research the specific components of this Pill. If we can figure out what this Pill actually is, perhaps we can uncover the secrets of the Martial Arts Alliance, and there might be a turning point for your poison."

Chen Che looked surprised: "You know where Fourth Senior Sister is?"

"I don't."

Li Qingyan shook her head: "Your Fourth Senior Sister is proficient in Strange Gate and Hidden Trigrams and is a world-renowned Feng Shui Master. She is unrestrained and loves freedom, traveling the world without a fixed residence."

"I only know she once appeared in Ying Country, and I can only follow her tracks to find her, but don't worry, it won't take too long."

Chen Che nodded, lost in thought.

"Smack!"

Li Qingyan slapped him at this moment and said with feigned anger, "Are you thinking about your Fourth Senior Sister again?!"

"Uh..."

Chen Che said aggrievedly, "I really wasn't, Senior Sister! I'm not a pervert, and besides, I haven't even met Fourth Senior Sister."

"You mean you want to sleep with her after you meet her?"

Li Qingyan narrowed her eyes, which flashed with a dangerous light.

"Senior Sister, don't be so vulgar. That's called friendly and cordial communication."

Chen Che grinned.

"I knew you brat couldn't be serious for more than three seconds!"

Li Qingyan was annoyed and unleashed a Buddha Mountain Shadowless Kick on Chen Che's back, kicking him straight off the bed.

"Duang!"

Chen Che landed on his butt, bounced up quickly, turned around and pounced back onto the bed, and amidst Li Qingyan's exclamation, he tackled her and reached under her armpits to tickle her.

"Aiya~ Hahahaha... Hahaha..."

Li Qingyan twisted her body, struggling hard to avoid Chen Che's tickling assault.

"Don't, don't, it's itchy, too itchy! Hahaha..."

"Senior Sister, you've worked hard treating my wounds these past two days. Junior Brother will reward you well and make you happy."

As he spoke, Chen Che's hands grabbed Li Qingyan's small feet and tickled her tender soles.

"Go away, go away! It's itchy, too itchy! Hahaha..."

Li Qingyan laughed until her face was flushed, kicking her legs wildly, and with too much force, she let out a scream and flipped off the bed.

"Ah!"

Li Qingyan rolled onto the floor and landed on her butt, feeling some pain.

Chen Che hurriedly jumped off the bed to check on her condition, "Senior Sister, are you okay?"

"I told you not to mess around, but you insisted! Look at this now, it hurts me to death!"

Li Qingyan pushed him away, turned her face aside, and sulked, refusing to look at him.

"Senior Sister, I just wanted to make you happy, I didn't expect my good intentions to lead to a bad outcome. Come, let me see where you fell?"

As Chen Che spoke, he reached out to touch Li Qingyan's bottom.

"Smack!"

Li Qingyan slapped his paw away and pouted, saying:

"To heal your injuries, I haven't closed my eyes for two days, treating you the whole time and calming the violent True Qi in your body, yet you're thinking about other women!"

Li Qingyan pinched a small piece of flesh on Chen Che's chest, gave it a hard twist, and said resentfully: "Tell me, do you have a conscience?!"

"Hiss—"

Chen Che drew in a cold breath, grabbed Li Qingyan's stubborn little hand, and said with a fawning smile: "Senior Sister, don't be angry anymore, Junior Brother will make amends to you!"

Chen Che carried Li Qingyan back to the bed, kneading her shoulders and pounding her legs with great attentiveness, then asked: "Senior Sister, you've been healing me day and night for these two days, so what exactly is the mechanism of this Great Red Sun Poison inside my body?"

Li Qingyan closed her eyes to rest, thoroughly enjoying Chen Che's service, and said: "The origin of the Great Red Sun Poison is a strand of turbid Qi that clashes with the True Qi in your body.

When you suppress it normally, it avoids your sharp edge and stays honestly in your dantian, but once you are careless, it will dart out again to strike your Acupoints, causing irreversible damage."

Chen Che's expression turned grave as he said: "I've been thinking, all this time I've relied on my own True Qi to suppress the poison, is there a possibility of using another method to suppress it?"

Li Qingyan opened her eyes and turned to look at him, feeling that this line of thought was quite novel, and said: "What have you thought of?"

"Since the people of the Martial Arts Alliance can use an Array to create a pill furnace, can I use an Array to create a Seal Technique to replace True Qi in suppressing the turbid Qi!"

Li Qingyan's eyes lit up, and she said: "That's interesting! Let's try it right now!"

Seeing Li Qingyan's excited, eager-to-try expression, Chen Che gave a bitter smile: "Senior Sister, we can't just try it casually; if things go wrong, the poison will flare up again, and you know the symptoms after it's suppressed."

"What's there to fear? I'm here!"

Li Qingyan waved her hand grandly and carelessly stripped off all the clothes on her body.

"Gulp!"

Chen Che's eyes went straight, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and nodded: "Alright, then I'll begin!"

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A knocking sound rang out at this moment, and Shen Qi's voice came from outside the door: "Master, Divine Doctor, I've come to bring you your meal."

"Get lost!"

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