Ji Mohan led his troops to camp outside Huangzhou City. Huangzhou City was clearly not normal. It was an important transportation hub in the Northwest, but now the city gates were tightly closed, and everything about it was strange.

Ji Mosheng also saw this situation, and he frowned and said, "Brother, it seems your information was correct. There is indeed something wrong with Yunzhou City."

"Hmm," Ji Mohan said coldly, "After nightfall, I'll take a few men to sneak in and check things out." They're currently outside the city and have no idea what's going on inside. Only by going in and gathering information can they understand the enemy. After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory.

“Then I will go with my brother. If we encounter danger, it would be best to have someone to look after us,” Ji Mosheng nodded and said.

“Alright, let’s go in together,” Ji Mohan said as he turned to return to his tent.

——

"Your Highness, they have reached the outskirts of the city," a soldier said respectfully as he entered Ji Mo'an's tent.

"Yes, I understand. You may leave." Ji Mo Anhao said casually, waving his hand as he practiced calligraphy with his brush. Everything was going according to plan.

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

After the soldiers left, Ji Mo'an said in a deep voice, "Cang Ling, go and proceed according to plan. If necessary, have Jiang Bai lend you a hand."

"Yes, Your Highness." Cang Ling's figure emerged from the shadows, disappearing in the instant he finished speaking.

"Brother, brother, your two sons are about to perish here. Won't you be heartbroken?" Ji Mo'an said smugly. He had taken his position, so he had to pay the price.

Otherwise, how could he live up to the opportunity that God gave him?

——

"Mr. Gongsun, Lord Cangling has just arrived," the young apprentice said, running up to the old man fishing by the lake.

"Hmm, what did he say?" Gongsun Gua asked in an aged voice.

"Lord Cangling said the fish is about to bite. He told you to get ready," the young medicine boy replied truthfully.

"Haha ...

He had been seeking this for years without any results, but now that Ji Mo'an had given him a good idea, he was willing to give it a try and see if it would work.

If he succeeds, he will be able to solve a mystery that has lasted for many years.

Gongsun Gua looked at the fishing rod bobbing on the lake and said with satisfaction, "The fish has taken the bait."

——

"What? You sneaked into Huangzhou tonight? No, you can't go." Yan Wan stared at Ji Mohan and said, "No, if Ji Mohan is captured alive by Ji Moan, he will definitely not let Ji Mohan go."

If that happens, the ending in the book will come true. She has worked so hard for so long, she absolutely cannot let it all go to waste.

"Yan Wan, don't worry, I'll be right back, okay?" Ji Mohan reached out and patted Yan Wan's head, speaking patiently.

Yan Wan reached out and grabbed Ji Mohan's hand, pressing it against her face. "Ji Mohan, you can't go. Something will happen to you." Yan Wan was really anxious. The system only said that Ji Mohan would lose an arm in Huangzhou, but it didn't say when. So as long as there was danger, she couldn't let Ji Mohan take the risk.

“Yan Wan, but if we stay outside the city, we won’t know what’s going on inside. Besides, there are still many people in the city who don’t know what’s happening,” Ji Mohan said with some concern.

"Ji Mohan, I know your concerns, but let's discuss this matter further, shall we?" Yan Wan could only offer a gentle suggestion.

Before Ji Mohan could reply, Jing Xi's voice rang out from behind.

“You can’t go; there’s an ambush in the city,” Jing Xi said from behind them.

"Jingxi, what brings you here?" Yan Wan asked in surprise. Jingxi had been taking care of Jiang Bai in the carriage the whole way and rarely came out. Yan Wan thought that Jingxi was too worried about Jiang Bai and didn't dare to disturb the two of them.

"Wan'er, there's an ambush in the city. I was afraid you'd just walk right in, so I rushed over." Jing Xi didn't give a specific reason, but said somewhat vaguely.

"Jingxi, have you received any news or heard any rumors?" Yan Wan asked.

Jing Xi nodded silently and continued, "We need to go into the city to investigate, but we can't go in rashly."

"What are your thoughts, Miss Jing?" Ji Mosheng, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked.

Jing Xi glanced at him and then said, "I wouldn't call it insightful, but I do have some information. There's a capable person hidden in Huangzhou City, someone even His Majesty would have to give some face to. Rumor has it that this person can heal the dead and bring flesh back to life; he's quite an extraordinary individual." Jing Xi deliberately kept him in suspense and continued, "This person is none other than the Ghost Doctor Gongsun Gua."

"Gongsun Gua?"

"Gongsun Gua?"

Yan Wan and Ji Mosheng exclaimed in surprise at the same time. They never expected that the Ghost Doctor Gongsun Gua was now in Huangzhou City. Back then, when the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, the Emperor sent people to search for him for a long time, but they could not find any news of Mr. Gongsun. Now, he was actually in Huangzhou.

"What? You know him?" Jing Xi raised an eyebrow and said. This was not funny at all. She really wanted to slowly tell them the information she had found out from Li Shang, but she didn't expect that one or two of them knew about him.

"I've only heard of him." Ji Mosheng smiled apologetically. Master Gongsun prefers to live in seclusion, and unless he chooses to leave the world, ordinary people will not be able to find his whereabouts.

Yan Wan chimed in, "I've only seen descriptions of Master Gongsun's deeds in strange tales and anecdotes; I know nothing else. Jing Xi, please continue." Yan Wan secretly gave Jing Xi a wink, hinting that Gongsun Gua had appeared in novels.

Upon hearing Yan Wan's words, Jing Xi understood. If that was the case, then another turning point in the plot was about to arrive.

“There are very few rumors about Gongsun Gua, only a few scattered ones, but he does have a romantic affair, let me tell you about it,” Jing Xi said excitedly.

She loves gossip the most.

"Jingxi, hurry up and tell me," Yan Wan urged impatiently. Nobody ever says half a sentence.

“Okay.” Jing Xi glanced at Ji Mosheng and Ji Mohan, then looked at the excited Yan Wan and said, “I heard that Gongsun Gua was born without any emotions or desires. A monk in a temple saw him and took him back to the temple. Because he had no emotions, he was able to comprehend the Dao quickly and made rapid progress. From then on, he was known as the ‘Buddha’s Son’.”

"However, one day, he found a woman who had fainted on the road and brought her back to the temple. As they spent time together day and night, the aloof Buddhist monk seemed to soften and slowly began to express his emotions. But the other monks in the temple would not agree to this, so they took advantage of Gongsun Gua's absence and drove the woman out."

"By the time Gongsun Gua found out, the woman had already disappeared. From then on, he no longer believed in feelings or love."

"But one day, he suddenly went mad and wanted to prove the existence of love. However, because he had no emotions, he could only observe others. Later, he escaped from the temple and devoted himself to learning medicine and poisons in an attempt to cure his illness."

"Over the years, his skills in treating illnesses and poisons must have become unparalleled. Because he killed more people than he saved, he was revered by the world as the Ghost Doctor." Jing Xi took a breath and finally finished speaking.