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A long, long time ago, a wealthy merchant was returning home by boat when he saw a severely damaged ship adrift on the vast sea. It looked as if something terrible had happened. The merchant ordered his men to approach, hoping to find any survivors.

After the merchant and his subordinates boarded the damaged ship, they found several women lying on the deck, the bloodstains already dry. However, one of them was still clinging onto life.

She was beautiful, and the merchant was moved with compassion. He brought her back and arranged for a doctor to care for her.

The merchant was amazed by her extraordinary resilience. Despite being at death's doorstep, she pulled through, she survived.

After a few days of care, the woman woke up. She expressed her gratitude to the merchant for saving her life and told him her name was Qian Qing, but she remained silent about her past experiences.