"Is it that serious?" Nan Qiu was obviously taken aback, her little cherry mouth agape wide enough to swallow an egg.

Lin Tian first opened a slit of his eyes, stole a glance at Nan Qiu, then sighed leisurely and said, "What do you think? Qi Gong is not something that comes easily."

This statement could only fool someone like Nan Qiu, an outsider expert. If it were about inner strength, it would take a day to recover. Lin Tian’s Spiritual Qi would probably be full again in half an hour to an hour.

Looking at his state of exhaustion, Nan Qiu felt an unintentional wave of emotion. This man from Celestial Dragon Continent was so worn out just to save the guards. Even Mr. Xv Qibin hadn’t been this dedicated.

Suddenly, Nan Qiu stood up again, bowed to Lin Tian, and said, "I’m sorry! A few days ago, my attitude was bad."

Lin Tian waved his hand, "It’s okay, it’s okay. The ignorant are not to blame. It would be fine if you apologized."

"Then should I brew you a pot of tea?" Nan Qiu asked.

Lin Tian quickly said, "Forget it, with your tea-brewing skills, you’d waste good tea and good water. Forget it, forget it."

Nan Qiu immediately felt her face and ears turn a little hot.

She felt both angry and a little embarrassed.

"After all, it’s my first time brewing tea, and I’m a woman, how can you say that? You have no gentlemanly manners at all!" she thought to herself.

Nan Qiu almost forgot that three days ago when she first met Lin Tian, with her fierce tigress demeanor, she didn’t at all resemble a woman. She almost pulled out her gun and pointed it at Lin Tian’s head.

Suddenly, Lin Tian opened his eyes, sat up straight, and his playful gaze roamed over Nan Qiu. He smiled and said, "As for a thank-you gift, I’m thinking of something else."

"What do you want?" Nan Qiu’s face began to show discomfort.

"What do you think?" Lin Tian’s gaze still lingered on her.

Nan Qiu felt her face growing hotter, and she suddenly raised her hand, slamming it heavily on the solid wooden conference table, exclaiming, "Pervert!"

Lin Tian looked around and said, "Liu Mang has already gone out."

Nan Qiu was momentarily taken aback, and when she realized, she was even angrier. She slapped the table again and shouted, "I was talking about you, pervert!"

Simultaneously, she inwardly cursed Liu Mang for having such a lousy name.

Lin Tian, unfazed, crossed his legs and laughed heartily, "How am I a pervert?"

"You... you..." Nan Qiu pointed at Lin Tian, struggling to continue. Could the word "pervert" not express what she meant?

"I’m saying, don’t be angry. I’m not interested in your body."

"Hmph!" At that moment, all of Nan Qiu’s good feelings for Lin Tian vanished, turning negative.

This man from Celestial Dragon Continent was utterly shameless!

"Let me finish. I wanted to ask you, how did you train in your basic physical skills? You must have soaked in medicinal baths, right?"

Lin Tian was worried that Xiaocheng’s little girl wouldn’t understand if he said "inner expert."

"What?" Nan Qiu was startled again. "So what you want as a thank you is to ask me that?"

Lin Tian shrugged, "What else? What did you think?"

"Phew~" Nan Qiu let out a long breath, feeling her face turn even hotter. It turned out that the one with filthy thoughts was herself!

Lin Tian looked at her expressionlessly, but inside, he was bursting with joy. This girl was just too easy to tease!

"Ahem." Lin Tian cleared his throat and said, "If it’s inconvenient to tell me, then forget it. I don’t intend to force you."

"It’s nothing inconvenient. Actually, my life is very simple. I grew up in the army and started training at four. I remember clearly that during those two years, I almost died several times. Luckily, I survived. The following days were just training, endlessly crawling and rolling on the training ground, with the difficulty increasing as I aged. You mentioned soaking in medicinal baths; I did that for a few years. By fourteen, I was taken by the guards, and it was back to endless training and mastering new skills."

Lin Tian nodded, "As expected, your days were as monotonous as I imagined, meaning boring."

"Boring?" She raised her head to think, "I don’t feel so; I guess I’m just used to it."

Lin Tian paused to offer a silent condolence for two seconds, then asked, "How did you train when you were young? It must have been intense, right?"

"The intensity was high, but I can’t tell you the specifics," Nan Qiu said.

Lin Tian gave a faint smile, unbothered.

The basic training in Body Refining is just like that. What more can Longmen Continent offer? Moreover, it was clear from Miaoqiu’s perspective that their training wasn’t all that impressive. To use a word, it was "too outdated." If practiced according to the methods Lin Tian knew, the results would likely be twice as effective.

Of course, Lin Tian didn’t plan to tell her all that. Even the most basic method of utilizing inner strength in the body, Lin Tian didn’t intend to share.

He wasn’t the type to meddle idly, especially since the other party was someone from Longmen Continent. Helping Nan Qiu progress to a mid-tier Martial Artist was already a great benevolence.

Lin Tian closed his eyes again and said, "I’m going to rest a bit more, just in case I’m needed later."

Nan Qiu felt a bit puzzled, "Isn’t the bullet already removed?"

"The bullet’s out, but can you guarantee no unexpected situations will occur? Your guards’ bodies are really weak."

Nan Qiu wisely kept her mouth shut, unable to resist stealing a few more glances at Lin Tian. She couldn’t fathom that this man from Celestial Dragon Continent was even more meticulous than she had imagined.

The bullets have been removed, and the toxins suppressed. It’s fair to say the biggest problem with Jin Guard has been resolved.

Now, it’s about getting his body to recover and completely eliminating the toxins during this period.

These words are simple, but implementing them is quite challenging. Jin Guard’s body was now "riddled with holes," with many internal injuries. Whether he could wake up depended entirely on them.

Led by Zhao Xuefeng, several old Chinese doctors took Jin Guard’s pulse again. After understanding his condition, they were at a loss for what to do next.

Acupuncture was not feasible because many meridians were dead, leaving no options except for prescribing medicine to nurture the body.

At this point, it was the turn of Liu Mang and Han Ze, who led the Western doctors, to offer their suggestions.

The approach everyone initially agreed on was to stabilize the condition with medicine first, then perform surgery once things were stable.

But soon, different opinions emerged: to first perform an abdominal abscess drainage surgery.

Abscess refers to organ or tissue necrosis leading to pus formation. If not removed, it could infect the wound or even cause poisoning.

But no one expected that during the surgery, something unexpected would occur!