The scenery outside the car window kept receding, and the group of people at the village entrance eventually turned into almost invisible black dots. Mu Huaixi turned back reluctantly.

The Zhang and Hu families were so welcoming that the entire back seat was filled with gifts they gave. Mu Huaixi sat in the passenger seat holding the wooden box left by his grandfather and couldn't help sighing.

She has always had complicated feelings towards Zhangjiagou. It was where she had her happy childhood and ignorant youth, but when she thinks about it carefully, it is cold and lonely. No one cares about her, and she has no worries either.

Now she finally understood what she had missed in her previous life. It turned out that there were people who remembered her parents' sacrifice, people who were grateful to her grandfather for saving lives, and people who were willing to wait for a long time on the way out of the village. All these made her broken heart feel the long-lost warmth.

She did not blame these people for not taking care of her on a daily basis. Every family has its own difficulties. Besides, her aunt's family is very powerful in the village, and they act arrogantly and like to form a clique. If Ying Mingcheng had not had his friends in the police station to cover for them today, they would have suffered if a fight had really broken out.

And all these changes are because of the man in the driver's seat.

Mu Huaixi looked over subconsciously. She thought that he was sitting so straight and driving seriously, but she unexpectedly found that he was peeking at her through the rearview mirror.

"......", Mu Huaixi pretended to be calm and looked away, but she couldn't help looking back. Only then did she realize that there was a long bloodstain on the side of Ying Mingcheng's neck. The blood had already coagulated, but the rolled-up skin and flesh was white, and it looked quite scary. He must have been injured in the conflict just now.

Perhaps her scrutiny was too obvious, so Ying Mingcheng suddenly parked the car on the side of the road and turned to look at her. "I'm going to go down and smoke a cigarette. Do you mind?"

While he was getting out of the car, Mu Huaixi opened the wooden box she had been cradling on her lap. Inside were a set of white jade medicine bottles, a copper pestle, and a set of golden needles her grandfather had left her. Beneath the box were her grandfather's medical notes and the Mu family heirloom—a complete set of the "Golden Chamber" with annotations from past dynasties. The Mu family's ancestor, a disciple of Wei Xun and a descendant of the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing, had also run a medical clinic, benefiting the local community, a legacy that spanned several generations. However, war had uprooted him, and his family's fortune had withered, leaving Grandpa Mu with a humble life in the countryside.

Grandfather had three sons: Boai, Shuren, and Jishan. All of them, except for her eldest uncle, studied medicine with him. If it weren't for the flood, her father would have inherited his legacy. Grandfather also said that her talent far surpassed theirs, especially in the art of acupuncture, and he hoped she would carry on this legacy.

But in her previous life, she betrayed her grandfather's trust and entrustment.

Mu Huaixi took out a slender jade bottle, and when he pulled out the cork, he smelled a pungent smell. This was the golden wound medicine prepared by his grandfather in his early years. It was very effective in stopping bleeding and healing sores. Later, because the "real dragon bone" became a protected cultural relic, it could no longer be made.

"Why don't you get out of the car?"

Mu Huaixi was tangled up holding the medicine bottle. She turned her head and saw Ying Mingcheng leaning over the car window with one hand, looking at her. "I'm going to go to the front to smoke. You can get off now."

"?"

She looked puzzled, but when she saw Ying Mingcheng leaning sideways to point at the woods beside the road, she suddenly understood what he meant. It turned out that he had misunderstood that she needed to relieve herself!

Even though Mu Huaixi had lived her life over again, she still felt extremely embarrassed. She coughed lightly and raised her hand to point at the wound, "I want to help you apply medicine."

Ying Mingcheng had just discovered that he was injured. He subconsciously wanted to say that it was okay, but when he met her eyes, he raised his head obediently.

Ying Mingcheng was probably the most cooperative patient in the world. He bent over and leaned against the car window, exposing his vital throat to her without any defense, and letting her discover that there was a wound on the inner edge of his chin.

"How did you get hurt?" Mu Huaixi muttered in confusion, then carefully cleaned the area around the wound with a wet handkerchief and gently applied gold wound medicine.

"He is not as tall as me."

Ying Mingcheng's incoherent words startled Mu Huaixi, who was applying the medicine, so much so that her hand trembled and she pressed directly on his exceptionally superior Adam's apple. She immediately pulled her hand away, but the tremor still reached her, causing a tingling sensation in her ears and heart.

Mu Huaixi pretended to be calm in disguise, but the tips of her ears gradually turned crimson, which retracted as soon as the medicine was applied. She did not notice that Ying Mingcheng's ears had also turned red.

After a while, she felt someone in the driver's seat. A few White Rabbit milk candies were placed in front of her, accompanied by a slightly hoarse thank you.

He really treated her as his sister.

The military green jeep drove all the way into the new guesthouse in the county town.

The new guesthouse is located on the street where the county government and the public security bureau are located. It is a newly built three-story building. The lobby is spacious and bright, and the walls are covered with fashionable floral wallpaper, which makes her seem a little out of place.

Mu Huaixi didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the beautiful lady at the front desk was looking at her. However, she was no longer at the age where she would be embarrassed by poverty, so she just lowered her eyes and stood aside, waiting for Ying Mingcheng to complete the formalities.

"Let's go."

Ying Mingcheng first sent her to the newly opened room on the second floor, then went downstairs to move the luggage without stopping, and brought back a bag of steaming hot buns. "Eat a little and have a good rest. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to find Wei Chengbao. We'll have dinner together tonight."

Wei Chengbao was the police officer who helped this morning. Mu Huaixi was also curious about what happened to Zhang Hongwei and the others, but she was really tired after making a fuss all morning, so she didn't insist on going with him.

When Mu Huaixi woke up, it was already sunset. She walked straight to the window, staring at the setting sun in the sky, unable to tell what day it was. Suddenly, she saw her cousin Mu Huaimin and the receptionist she had met earlier enter the door together, and the two of them walked into the lobby together.

Her dull mind suddenly became clear. It seemed that the wife Mu Huaimin found in his previous life was from the guesthouse!

Mu Huaixi immediately tidied himself up, went to the next door and knocked on the door, but no one answered. He immediately turned around and went down the far stairs, leaving only his back to Mu Huaimin who was catching up.

Mu Huaimin would not attack her, but he was annoying even though the toad did not bite. Her cousin was even better than her aunt who was sweet-mouthed but treacherous. He always used filial piety and kindness to pressure others.

"It seems that my uncle and his family are still being detained at the Public Security Bureau." Mu Huaixi wrapped her old cotton-padded jacket tightly and went to the Public Security Bureau against the wind. She didn't want to listen to Mu Huaimin's lecture!

"Huai Xi!"

"Mu Huaixi!"

Two calls came at the same time, one from the front and the other from the back. Mu Huaixi did not stop and ran towards Ying Mingcheng who had just come out of the Public Security Bureau. The latter's eyes lit up the moment he saw her, and he seemed surprised that she would come to find him.

Mu Huaixi nodded to Wei Chengbao beside Ying Mingcheng. Before he could greet him, he heard a scream from the yard, followed by a man's heartbreaking cry, "Help!!!"

"Help! Please!! Save my brother!"