Follow-up visit

Father Yuan looked at the heartbreak grass in his hand and remained silent for a long time.

The piercing white sunlight came through the window, stretching Yuan's father's shadow very long. The fallen leaves drifted silently. Yuan's father sighed deeply. Alas, was it really him?

Yuan Xuanlang peeled the orange, tasted a small half, frowned at the sour taste, and handed the orange to Lin Yuan, "Here, it's sour."

"Actually, you don't have to do that. It's easy to spread bacteria." Lin Yuan forced a smile.

Lin Yuan once told him that bacteria are invisible and intangible but smaller than mayflies, and many diseases are caused by bacteria.

"Oh? Is it so contagious, or is it so..."

Yuan Xuanlang kissed Lin Yuan on the mouth with a smirk on his face, "Or maybe go deeper? Hmm?"

"You...your father is here." Lin Yuan covered her mouth, her face suddenly turned red, and she said in a low voice.

However, kissing would exchange oral bacteria, which seemed to make it more contagious. She put the orange slice in her mouth and fell into deep thought.

Before I could figure out what was going on, I heard Yuan's father sigh.

"Xuan Lang, this heartbreak grass might be related to the case back then..."

Yuan and Lin both looked over.

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On Zhuque Street, there are many wine shops and people coming and going.

"Luoluo, are you saying that your master is here for a medical consultation? Then where is he?" Lin Yuan asked casually out of curiosity.

"Master...ah! Over there!" Yu Luo pointed to the "Xinglin Hall" next to the street. "Sister, do you want to meet my master?"

"This...seems a bit presumptuous."

"What's the big deal? Didn't Master treat my sister's depression before? Just consider it a return visit. Master also often asks about my sister's condition!" Yu Luo shook Lin Yuan's arm and acted coquettishly and cutely.

Lin Yuan nodded and thought, according to the Jinghu Sect, I must have died while on a mission, so my sudden appearance was too abrupt, but her master was the Fourth Elder, and she could find out from him whether Axuan's selection as the escort was a coincidence or intentional.

"Sister? As long as you don't reveal your identity, nothing will happen. Luoluo's medical skills are not as good as Master's, so it's better to let Master take a look." Yu Luo took into account Lin Yuan's hesitation.

Lin Yuan couldn't resist her coquettishness and smiled helplessly: "Okay."

"Take one qian each of Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, Angelica dahurica, and Phellodendron chinense, boil them into a soup, and eat it after every meal. You will recover in three days." Pei Sizhou was prescribing medicine for an old man in a steady and unhurried voice.

"Master!" Yu Luo took advantage of the last patient leaving and dragged Lin Yuan to Pei Sizhou, his joy overflowing with words: "I happened to meet Senior Sister Lin, so I came to take her back for a follow-up consultation."

"Uncle Master." Lin Yuan saluted.

"Oh?" Pei Sizhou, wearing a green futou and a red robe, had a hint of surprise in his eyes. He stood up and looked at Lin Yuan. "My nephew has come back to life?"

"No, the outside world is indeed dangerous. Lin Yuan escaped death and came here to relax and have fun." Lin Yuan lowered his eyes and glanced at Pei Sizhou again.

"Then I really should relax." The surprise in Pei Sizhou's eyes faded, and he returned to his calmness like the sea. He slowly said in a doctor's usual tone: "Have you been feeling depressed and insomniac lately?"

"No, everything is fine." As a patient, Lin Yuan sat obediently on the stool and answered.

After taking his pulse and asking questions, Pei Sizhou said calmly, "My nephew's depression is under control very well."

"Well. I, Lin Yuan, have not been in the sect recently. How is Master? How are my senior brothers and sisters doing recently?" Lin Yuan asked with concern.

Pei Sizhou: "It's all good, but nephew Yuan was sentenced to death because of a mistake made while escorting the imperial guards."

Oh, how could this girl not know about this in the capital? The consultation was fake, but the test was real.

"Ah? How could this be? My senior brother is dead?" Lin Yuan frowned and pretended to be sad.

"Please accept my condolences. The dead cannot be resurrected." Pei Sizhou comforted her symbolically, watching her performance with a sneer in his heart.

"Brother, why are you going on a escort mission?" Lin Yuan bit his lower lip and clenched his palms nervously.

"It has been a long tradition of our sect to cooperate with the royal family. Qualified disciples take turns to serve as bodyguards. What's so surprising about that? But you, with a history of depression, should not make random guesses, lest... you make a mistake..." He sneered.

"Yes, uncle-master is right. Please say hello to master and the others for me. Lin Yuan will take his leave first." Facing his gaze, Lin Yuan felt uncomfortable all over and stood up to leave. Even though this was impolite, she really couldn't stay for a moment longer.

"Will you become attached to Jinghu Sect after staying there for too long? Don't dwell on things that don't belong to you..."

A cold voice behind her stopped Lin Yuan in her tracks. She felt as if she were frozen. Turning around with difficulty, she heard herself speak with difficulty: "What do you know?"

"Master, sister, what are you talking about?" Yu Luo asked innocently.

"The fish has fallen, and we'll see you off."

Yu Luo pursed her lips and walked in front of Lin Yuan, "Sister, Master is a little tired, let's go first."

Lin Yuan calmed his mind and refocused his eyes: "Okay."

She has a slow mind and needs to sort out the chaotic and bizarre sounds and colors in her mind alone.

Pei Sizhou looked at Yu Luo's back as she walked away and couldn't help but frown. He thought to himself, by asking her to see him off, he was actually sending himself off as well.

Yu Luo pulled Lin Yuan to the street and walked into the restaurant. The sky was bright and the place was bustling with people. Lin Yuan actually felt like he had returned to the human world from the underworld, although the cold white light of autumn made people feel bleak.

"Why does my sister look so absent-minded?" Yu Luo asked puzzledly while sitting at the table.

Lin Yuan paused. Without solid evidence, it was better not to tell Luo Luo about her master. "I'm thinking, should I go back to Jifeng Tower? I'm not familiar with the place at all, and I'm just there with an identity." Lin Yuan supported her chin with her hand, her brows full of sorrow.

"A Buddhist monk from Xiangshan once said, 'Whether you are at the corners of the world or at the ends of the earth, home is where the heart is.' Do you think you are at peace now?"

"No, that's impossible. I'm shirking the responsibilities of my current position."

"Luoluo believes that identity gives a person a mission, carrying the expectations of so many people. They believe that you can protect them and lead them into the future. How great and sacred it is to have the mission of protecting a group of people in one's lifetime! God loves everyone, without bias or desecration, so how can I say that I don't care about those who are not involved?"

There were twinkling lights in Yu Luo's eyes, which were not dazzling but extremely eye-catching.

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. She pinched Yu Luo's cheeks with both hands, "What gods and ghosts? What's going on in Luo Luo's mind every day?"

Yu Luo pouted and frowned, dissatisfied: "I'm not wrong."

"Okay, Luoluo, you're right. I've decided to go back!"

It is not to become their God, but to regain the qualification of being a human being, to fulfill the unshirkable responsibility, and to remain sober and independent.

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The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the red roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Yuan's father knelt respectfully before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I, the guilty minister, and I, your unfilial son, come to you to apologize for my crime!"

The man sitting on the throne of supreme power was unexpectedly a young man of seventeen or eighteen, dressed in a bright yellow robe. He had delicate features, but his eyes were filled with mischief and anger. He curled his lips into a smile. "Oh? Elder Yuan is really thoughtful. I thought that kid wouldn't come back."

"My son escaped in preparation for today's appointment. I hope Your Majesty will see it." Yuan's father bowed respectfully again.

"What's so interesting? Bring it to me quickly!" The emperor leaned forward in anticipation.

The ministers grumbled in their hearts that the emperor didn't act like an emperor, but no one tried to dissuade him; no one wanted to be manipulated.

"The shadow play 'Heartbreaking Love' is related to my sins."

"Hahaha, Mr. Yuan, who was once my tutor, is actually guilty."

"yes."

"In that case, I want to see what crime Mr. Yuan has committed."

There was a playful glint in the emperor's eyes.