Xiao Yi regulated his breathing, mobilizing his inner qi. Once deliberately mobilized, the qi in his body scurried through various meridians like hundreds of little mice. Under the guidance of the Profound Medical Canon, the medicinal power that warmed yang and unblocked meridians swept away the blockages in Xiao Yi's body like a force that could topple the withered and pull down the rotten. After ten breaths, Xiao Yi suddenly opened his eyes, quickly got out of bed, rushed into the bathroom, and relieved himself for quite a while. Moreover, Xiao Yi was satisfied to find that a layer of dirty, gray - colored stuff, resembling both ash and wax, thick and greasy, was attached to the surface of his body, emitting a stench. "These are the impurities in this body. Some are excreted through the digestive tract, and some are excreted from the body surface. After a few more times, the meridians will be completely unobstructed," Xiao Yi murmured to himself. After the excretion, Xiao Yi took a thorough hot bath, washing off all the dirty substances on his body. After that, he actually went back to bed, sat cross - legged, and continued to practice. This time, without so many blockages in the meridians, the qi flowed smoothly. The medicinal power of warming yang that he had taken just now, driving the unimpeded qi, continuously impacted and expanded various meridians of Xiao Yi. At this moment, Xiao Yi felt as if countless ants and mice were gnawing at his body. It was extremely painful. Moreover, under the skin on the surface of his body, waves of movement could even be seen with the naked eye. Wherever it passed, blood beads even oozed out from the body surface. However, Xiao Yi remained motionless, not even frowning. In the world of cultivation, this kind of pain during body refinement was just the first step. It was not until the sky gradually brightened that Xiao Yi slowly opened his eyes. Calming his mind to feel, his eyes lit up. "I originally thought that with the first body refinement, I could at most reach the early stage of the Human level. But I didn't expect to directly reach the middle stage of the Human level. It seems that being a virgin is indeed important for the body - refinement stage. Not bad," seeing that it was already bright, Xiao Yi pushed open the door with satisfaction and came to the front hall. There he saw the short and fat Old Qin, with his buttocks sticking up, rummaging through the medicinal dregs from last night. He held a pen in his hand and kept writing. Hearing Xiao Yi's footsteps, Old Qin glanced at him irritably. While recording, he said, "Last night, you used two taels of ginseng, one tael of atractylodes macrocephala, three taels of tetrapanax papyriferus... a total of sixteen kinds of herbs. You, you'd better not resign this year. If you work one day less, you can't make up for my losses." "Come and have breakfast," Qin Xiaoyue called out in a timely manner, coming to Xiao Yi's rescue. Xiao Yi sat down, made a face like Xiaoyue did, which made Xiaoyue giggle. Old Qin sat down at the table huffily, picked up a fritter, and took a big bite. "Dad, I have classes all day today. You two will have to figure out meals by yourselves," Qin Xiaoyue reminded. "Naturally, this guy should cook. Do you think the boss should cook for the assistant?" Old Qin said, baring his teeth and glaring. Xiaoyue and Xiao Yi looked at each other and smiled (The translation of seems to be an incorrect addition here, might be a wrong text from the original, so it's ignored in translation). "Hey, hey, do you think I'm dead? Flirting right in front of me. Xiao Yi, I seriously warn you, don't have any ideas about our Xiaoyue," Old Qin knocked on the table with his chopsticks, glaring. "Dad, what are you talking about? Really, I'm not eating," Qin Xiaoyue blushed, pretending to be angry to cover her shyness, and quickly ran out with her schoolbag. "Silly girl, always taking the side of an outsider," Old Qin drank the last bowl of soy milk, burped, and stood up. Xiao Yi ate this breakfast carefully, cleaned up the dishes, then moved a chair and sat down opposite Old Qin. There was not a single patient in the clinic. The two just sat there, staring at each other. Xiao Yi silently mobilized his qi and started practicing the Profound Medical Canon. With Xiao Yi's state of mind, even in a noisy marketplace, it would not affect his cultivation. By the time Old Qin had read a newspaper several times back and forth, it was already past ten o'clock. Old Qin stood up restlessly, glanced outside the clinic, then stood in front of Xiao Yi, hands on his hips, and said, "Hey, are you chanting Buddha here? You're so young, but you're acting like an old fogy. You haven't even moved a bit all morning." Xiao Yi slowly stopped his cultivation, opened his eyes, and said, "You've made this clinic so unwelcoming that even a fly wouldn't come in. What can I do?" Old Qin's face flushed, but he still retorted, "If no one comes in, can't you go outside and find someone to come in?" As soon as he said this, even Old Qin, who was so shameless, felt ashamed. However, after hearing this, Xiao Yi's eyes lit up. He stood up and said, "After listening to so much nonsense from you, this is the only sentence that makes some sense." "Ugh," Old Qin almost choked on his saliva. He stared at Xiao Yi in disbelief as he went out the door. "Could he really find patients when there are none?" He quickly moved his chubby legs and ran to the clinic door. There he saw Xiao Yi cross the road and walk towards the street - center park across the way. Old Qin picked his nose, wondering what Xiao Yi was up to. As for Xiao Yi, he strolled all the way to the street - center park. On the stone benches in the park, several old men were playing chess, and several old ladies were chatting while basking in the sun. Xiao Yi stood beside the old men, watching them play chess. In a short while, he became quite interested. He never expected that such a small chessboard could be full of so much contention, which surprised him greatly. After a few games, Xiao Yi couldn't resist the urge and started playing against one of the old men. How could that old man be a match for Xiao Yi, who had excellent comprehension? In one game, he was completely defeated by Xiao Yi. "Amazing, amazing. This young man plays chess really well," several old men praised. Old Qin across the street from Jishitang, after seeing where Xiao Yi had gone, was almost driven mad. He stamped his foot and turned back to the clinic. "Elders, I'm just a beginner at chess. Compared with you, I still have a long way to go," Xiao Yi said as he stood up after winning a game and gave up his seat. "Young man, you're being modest. You play chess very well. I haven't seen you before. Where do you work?" the old men asked casually. "At Jishitang across the street," Xiao Yi replied with a smile. "Oh, that stingy Old Qin actually spent money to hire someone?" "But he himself just sits around all day. Now he's hired another person. Are they going to drink the wind?" "Alas, that's right. Traditional Chinese medicine isn't as popular as it used to be. Now, whenever there's an illness or misfortune, who doesn't go to see a Western doctor first?" The old men started chatting.