He can cure it?
Impossible!"
Almost instantly, this thought flashed through the minds of both father and son.
Qi Ming didn't believe it because he had been by his father's side every moment for the past ten years, and he knew deeply how severe the atrophy of his father's legs was.
Qi Yufeng didn't believe it because he understood the damage to his body even better than his son.
Back then, he had exhausted all his energy just to reduce the damage of the two pills to below his legs.
Ten years—only ten years—and he would be completely dead!
And now, Mu Yun, the infamous useless mentor of the Mu family, suddenly appeared, claiming he had a solution.
But if Mu Yun was lying, how could he have seen through his illness at a glance?
The Azure Spirit Pill and the Hundred Spirit Pill—only he knew the reason behind them; even his son Qi Ming had never mentioned them, yet Mu Yun saw through them instantly.
"You don't believe me?"
Mu Yun was stunned, somewhat speechless.
After all, he was too famous before—the infamous number one useless person in Beiyun City!
"Old Qi, it's time to pay this month's fees!"
Just as Mu Yun was feeling unable to explain, two or three figures suddenly gathered at the shop entrance, making the already dimly lit shop even more crowded and oppressive.
"Qin Mengyu, you're here again. We just paid our protection money seven days ago... fees, and now you're here again? What do you mean by this?"
"Huh? We just paid seven days ago? That's for this month. You can pay next month's too!"
A boy around sixteen years old, who was in the lead, curled his lip and said casually.
Qin Mengyu? That name sounds so familiar!
"Don't go too far!" After a long while, Qi Ming could only manage to utter these few words.
"Too far? Qi Ming, you don't know, when your father was down on his luck, he almost died. It was my Qin family that took him in, allowing him to eke out a living in this West Market. Don't even mention this month's fees, I'll collect next month's and the month after's protection money too!"
Qin Mengyu was dressed in a white martial arts uniform, with a slender figure and a handsome appearance.
But at this moment, he looked like a complete spendthrift, making his handsome face look somewhat lewd.
"Qin Mengyu! You've really gone too far!"
"Oh, Qi Ming, you're not as timid as your good-for-nothing Mu today. What? Don't want to pay? Fine, get lost!"
Qin Mengyu said smugly.
Damn it!
Hearing this, Mu Yun couldn't help but curse again in his heart.
Last time Qi Ming was scolded, and so was Mu Yun. This time, it's the same again!
Qin Mengyu, Qin Mengyao!
Isn't this guy Qin Mengyao's younger brother?
"Brother-in-law
, if your sister finds out what you've been doing outside, won't she skin you alive when she gets home?"
Just as Qin Mengyu was about to teach Qi Ming a lesson, a sarcastic voice sounded from behind.
Brother...brother-in-law?
Stunned by being called "brother-in-law," Qin Mengyu stood still, turned around, and sized up Mu Yun.
"You're not bad looking, but not as handsome as me, pretty boy. You think you can marry my sister? You're asking for it!"
Calling him Qin Mengyu's brother-in-law means he wants to be his sister's man!
What a joke! Countless people in the entire Beiyun City covet his sister Qin Mengyao, especially after her ice poison was cured. Every day, suitors are knocking down the Qin family's gate!
Pretty boy?
Mu Yun increasingly felt that this Qin Mengyu was really... cute!
"Let me tell you, my sister is the number one beauty in Beiyun City, and now her ice poison has been cured. She has already entered the ninth level of the Spirit Realm!"
Qin Mengyu said proudly. "Do you know what the Spirit Realm means? True Essence can be transformed a hundred times, and with each step, my sister will reach the Gathering Aperture Realm. Her physical strength, Qi strength, and True Essence will be unified, making her the top ten of the Physical Realm. You can forget about it for the rest of your life!"
Seeing Qin Mengyu's smug look, Qi Ming, standing to the side, felt a wave of embarrassment.
If Qin Mengyu knew that the person standing in front of him was Mu Yun, the very "good-for-nothing" he had called him, and the one who had cured Qin Mengyao's cold poison, what would he think?
"Hmm... so what's the reason your sister is so powerful?"
"Because... anyway, whatever the reason, it's none of your business, get out of my way!"
Qin Mengyu said impatiently. "Qi Yufeng, Qi Ming, I'm a little short on cash lately. Hurry up and pay next month's protection fee, otherwise, I know what those Qi family people are capable of..."
"Young Master Qin!"
Just as Qi Ming was about to unleash his anger, Qi Yufeng spoke up.
"Young Master Qin, how about a few more days? After all, this month's fee was just paid. Our blacksmith shop only helps farmers from the countryside forge iron; we don't earn much!"
"Get lost!"
Qin Mengyu said impatiently. "Qi Yufeng, you're asking for a beating. I'll drag Qi Ming out and beat him up, then you'll pay!"
With that, Qin Mengyu gestured for the two men behind him to attack.
"Who dares!"
At that moment, Mu Yun shouted coldly, stepping in front of Qi Yufeng and Qi Ming.
"Qi Ming is my student. If you dare touch him, I'll make sure you can't get out of bed for a month!"
"Hey, you bastard, you're still being tough. You two, break
this , then throw him aside. You say you can't touch his student? Bah!"
Qin Mengyu gave the order, and two burly men around thirty years old behind her took a step forward.
"Xiao Yu!"
However, at that moment, a delicate shout suddenly rang out at the blacksmith's shop entrance.
Damn it!
Hearing that delicate shout, Qin Mengyu's legs went weak.
That voice was all too familiar to him!
"Sister, what brings you here?"
Turning around, Qin Mengyu looked at Qin Mengyao with a flattering expression.
Today, Qin Mengyao wore a pink short skirt, her long hair was tied up in a bun at the back of her head, with a strand of black hair falling to her waist, looking playful yet alluring.
"If I weren't here, this Ximen Market would really have become your little territory, Qin Mengyu!"
"How dare I, sister, I just..."
"Qin Mengyu, how dare you! You actually dared to use our Qin family's Ximen Market as a profit channel, accepting fees from the vendors! I think we need to discuss this with Grandpa when we get back..."
Upon hearing Qin Mengyao's words, Qin Mengyu's face instantly turned ashen.
"Sister, please don't! I was just joking around with Qi Ming. Aren't you now a tutor in Mu Da's useless class? I'm just getting closer to Qi Ming!"
Mu Da's useless class?
Hearing Qin Mengyu's address, Mu Yun's face darkened again.
On the other side, Qin Mengyao chuckled, her smile as bright as a blooming flower.
"Well said!"
Qin Mengyao patted Qin Mengyu's shoulder and laughed, "Class 5 of the beginner level was ruined by Mu Da's useless class. Your sister is here to save those students!"
For a moment, Qin Mengyu was completely bewildered.
However, seeing Qin Mengyao's changed expression, he no longer cared about anything else.
"Yes, yes, Mu Da is a good-for-nothing, utterly useless. If it weren't for the Mu family..."
*Bang!*
But before Qin Mengyu could finish her sentence, a loud bang rang out. Qin Mengyu's face turned ashen, and she doubled over.
Seeing the pale-faced youth in front of her punch her in the stomach, Qin Mengyu tried to scream, but her eyes rolled back, and she fainted from the pain, unable to utter a single word.
"You've been cursing me for so long, are you enjoying it?"
Mu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the unconscious Qin Mengyu.
"Instructor Mu, why get so angry? Hehe..."
Seeing Mu Yun's displeasure, Qin Mengyao burst into laughter, unable to straighten up.
"I'm too lazy to argue with you!"
Seeing that Qin Mengyao seemed intent on embarrassing him, Mu Yun didn't mind.
Turning around, he looked at Qi Ming and said, "You rascal, from today onwards, you'll eat, drink, and relieve yourself all within the academy, and you'll be with me—forging weapons!"
"Once you defeat Qi Yun, I promise I'll heal your father!"
At this moment, Qi Ming wanted to refuse, but Qi Yufeng nodded and agreed.
Fifteen years ago, as a renowned weapon refiner in Beiyun City, Qi Yufeng wasn't stupid.
Mu Yun's punch just now displayed true essence, genuine true essence.
Seventh level of physical body—Condensing Yuan Realm!
These past few days, he had heard his son talk about his mentor's transformation, and at first, he didn't believe it.
But ask yourself, what kind of good-for-nothing could improve from a weak cultivator, not even reaching the first level, to the seventh level of Condensing Yuan Realm in less than a month?
Moreover, judging from the relationship between Qin Mengyao and Mu Yun, it wasn't just a nominal marriage between the Qin and Mu families, as rumored in Beiyun City.
Coupled with Mu Yun's previous analysis of his illness, and his simple analysis of the hammer blows and the few words about weapon forging, Qi Yufeng looked at Mu Yun with new respect.
Although his legs were crippled, his heart was not.
"Father..."
"Ming'er, spend this month studying hard with your Instructor Mu. You can put the noise from the blacksmith shop aside for now!" Qi Yufeng said firmly, "Father is willing to believe in your Instructor Mu. Don't let Father down!"
"Yes!"
Seeing his father's decadent expression suddenly rekindle with fighting spirit, Qi Ming's heart was filled with hope.
"Now is not the time for hesitation. If you can't beat Qi Yun, there's no hope of me curing your father's illness!" Mu Yun said, and strode away.
"Uncle Qi, Qi Ming, Mu Yun is just being stubborn. Don't worry, even if you can't beat him, he will definitely cure your father's illness!"
Watching Mu Yun's departing figure, Qin Mengyao smiled slightly, a sly look on her face.
Beiyun City, Qi Family!
The Qi family in Beiyun City could only be considered a second-rate family, second only to the four great families.
Moreover, the Qi family rose to prominence a century ago with a blacksmith shop, gradually becoming a major family in Beiyun City.
At this moment, inside the Qi family's weapon-refining room, a figure sat proudly cross-legged.
Before that figure was a furnace, radiating intense heat and emitting gurgling sounds.
"Young Master Yun!"
"Come in!"
A figure stepped out from outside, bowing slightly. "That Mu Yun really did go to Xifang City to find Qi Ming and his son Qi Yufeng. It seems he really intends to have Qi Ming fight you in a weapon-refining competition!"
As the words fell, the figure before the furnace trembled slightly.