Missing Person
When Su Fangli and his group returned to the house, Ye Zhihui was already waiting at the door.
He came forward and went to see Su Fangli first. Seeing that she was in good spirits, he was obviously relieved.
"Doctor, I'm sorry for being rude earlier. Please come this way." Ye Zhihui walked the two of them to the door and said.
Luo Pu hesitated and turned to look at Su Fangli.
"Don't worry." Su Fangli noticed Luo Pu's hesitation and comforted him, "I'll go in with you."
Inside the house, there was a strange medicinal fragrance.
He Chenghuan sat quietly in a chair. He wasn't wearing his usual black suit, but a dark purple brocade robe. He looked particularly noble.
His long hair was tied into a ponytail, half hanging down to his shoulders. He had a bandage covering his eyes, and because his nose was too high, there was a small gap where it met his eyes.
His thin lips were tightly pursed, revealing a somewhat inhuman majesty.
"Thank you for your help, doctor." He Chenghuan said.
Luo Pu approached with the medicine box, but his hands and feet were stiff and he didn't move for a long time.
"But what's the difficulty?" Ye Zhihui asked.
Luo Pu: "No, no."
He moved closer and raised his hand to remove the cloth wrapped around He Chenghuan's face, but his hand trembled uncontrollably and he failed several times.
Su Fangli stepped forward and said, "Let me do it, okay?"
He Chenghuan's hands, which had been resting calmly on his knees, suddenly clenched.
The voice was low: "Yeah."
Ye Zhihui's words of obstruction were stuck in his throat. He stared at them, his expression turning cold for a moment.
Su Fangli gently removed the cloth covering He Chenghuan's eyes, and the medicine on it flowed down the side of the man's face.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped away the mark.
The elegant fragrance wafted by, and He Chenghuan's throat tightened.
"After cleaning, gently apply force to these areas and press in circles for the time it takes to stick of incense." Luo Pu said.
Su Fangli found the place he pointed, said "Excuse me", and pressed her fingertips there.
The body under the fingers suddenly trembled.
"Will it hurt?" she asked doubtfully.
He Chenghuan didn't answer, but his palm at the side of his body tightly gripped the armrest of the chair, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.
After a long while, he finally spoke: "Nothing, you continue."
Cool, soft fingertips massaged around his eyes, and He Chenghuan's breath and consciousness were affected by her every move. Not only did he have to force himself not to lose his composure, but he also had to fight for control of his body with the other soul inside.
In just a stick of incense, my back was soaked with sweat.
"Look up." Su Fangli's voice was very close to him. In He Chenghuan's dark world at this moment, it was his only guide.
He did as he was told, exposing his fragile neck.
The cold ointment covering his eyes made his hair stand on end and his breathing quickened.
The fragrance from the woman's body mixed with the scent of medicine completely enveloped He Chenghuan in circles.
"Okay." The faint fragrance disappeared.
Su Fangli withdrew her hand and realized that sweat had already formed on her forehead. She took out her handkerchief and touched her forehead.
Halfway through wiping, her movements froze slightly, remembering that she had just used the handkerchief to wipe the medicine juice off He Chenghuan's face. She could only pretend to be unintentional and silently retract it.
She moved away somewhat awkwardly, and suddenly noticed the star chart above He Chenghuan's head.
The astrolabe floats, emitting a dark golden light, and the phase lines slowly move through each house.
Su Fangli was astonished, his eyes passing over the edge of the star disk.
What's this?
How come he has two horoscopes?
A mirror separates the two worlds. Two astrolabes fit together, rotating in correspondence.
He Chenghuan was blind, so he naturally didn't know Su Fangli's expression at the moment, but Luo Pu and Ye Zhihui, who had been paying attention, noticed it immediately.
"Master?" Luo Pu whispered beside him.
Su Fangli came back to her senses and retracted her blank gaze.
Normally, each person can only have one horoscope, and it cannot be changed. But He Chenghuan has two...
This made sense, Su Fangli suddenly realized. No wonder this person's personality and temper were always changing.
There must be two personalities in him. Could it be that he has schizophrenia?
When Su Fangli opened a fortune-telling shop in modern times, she received a schizophrenic customer.
She has 12 personalities in her body, each corresponding to a horoscope, which is extremely valuable for research. This is similar to He Chenghuan's current situation.
After they returned to the courtyard, Luo Pu took a breath and said, "Thank you, young lady."
"It's okay." Su Fangli washed her hands with water and took out the lottery box from her bag.
She laid out the cards and drew them, then told Luo Pu the result of her divination:
"Your sister is still alive, but judging by the divination, she must have gotten married."
Luo Pu was overjoyed: "Really?"
He walked around the yard happily, then thought of something and frowned to confirm again: "Are you married?"
"Yeah." Su Fangli nodded and looked at the fortune stick in her hand: "To the east, near the water, it should be there."
"Is it possible to find it by heading east?" Luo Pu muttered to himself, "Then I'll set off now."
"Doctor, will you listen to me?" Ye Zhihui watched for a while, roughly understanding the situation, and stopped him. "The world is in chaos now. Doctor Luo might encounter refugees or bandits if he travels alone. Why don't you stay here for a few days? We can set off together and you can take care of him on the way."
Luo Pu looked at Ye Zhihui in surprise, and hesitancy began to rise in his heart. It would be nice if they could go together, at least he wouldn't have to hire other people to escort him. However, he was not sure about the identities of these people.
If I have more contact with them, I won’t get into trouble, right?
"I'll go look for it too." Su Fangli put away the fortune stick. She had just done another fortune-telling for herself and discovered some turning points in the east that would affect her future.
Ye Zhihui's face was still full of joy, but when he heard Su Fangli's words, he immediately frowned again.
He held himself back and arranged for someone to send Luo Pu back to the clinic to arrange matters. He only spoke when he and Su Fangli were the only ones in the yard.
"Grandma Fang, how is she?"
What Ye Zhihui regretted most was not keeping Granny Fang in the camp when she was about to leave. This way, perhaps Su Fangli could have stayed in the camp forever.
He looked at Su Fangli intently, and when he saw her frown slightly, he felt a surge of regret in his heart.
Su Fangli shook her head: "I didn't find it."
"How could it be that she hasn't been found?" Ye Zhihui asked in surprise. But looking at Su Fangli's expression, she didn't seem anxious. He then asked, "Do you know where she is?"
Su Fangli thought about Ji Lichuan's note and the words of Ah Fu from the inn, thought about it, and did not answer.
If she had been taken away by Ji Lichuan, would she have been reunited with Grandma Fang by now? Su Fangli didn't know and could only sigh in her heart.
"How long will it take for his eyes to heal?" Su Fangli suddenly remembered something and asked.
Ye Zhihui paused. "I'm not sure. The doctor said I need to apply medicine and massage frequently to dissolve the blood stasis and I'll be cured."
The girl had a quiet and gentle face, and there was a light in her eyes that made Ye Zhihui feel impressed, but what she said and what she did had nothing to do with him.
He looked puzzled, and wanted to ask: Why don't you ask me? Why ask him, and why go to find a doctor for him?
But he still held back.
It doesn't matter, just take it slow, he has plenty of patience.
Ye Zhihui chuckled: "Are you tired? I'll take you to your place."
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Three days later.
After some discussion, everyone decided to set off together and give Su Fangli and Luo Pu a ride along the way.
Maybe someone was helping them clear the area ahead, but Su Fangli and the others didn't encounter any other people along the way.
Su Fangli and Luo Pu were in the same carriage. Luo Pu wanted to say something several times, but when he thought of what happened before he got on the carriage, he didn't dare to speak.
"How did your clinic handle it?" Su Fangli asked.
Luo Pu breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "My little apprentice will stay to look after the shop, so it should be fine."
Su Fangli saw his worry and said, "I've looked at your sister's horoscope. She's safe and sound now, so there's no need to worry."
"Do you know where she is now?" Luo Pu asked.
Su Fangli took out his own lottery stick, drew one, looked at it and said, "Go east."
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped.
"Please wait here for a while. I'll be back soon." Su Fangli got off the carriage and walked towards the carriage of He Chenghuan and Ye Zhihui.
When Ye Zhihui saw her coming, a look of joy appeared on his face, but when he thought that they were about to part ways, he looked worried.
He glanced at He Chenghuan beside him.
He Chenghuan's eyes hadn't fully recovered yet, and he could barely see a faint shadow. He faced Su Fangli, pursing his lips.
Ye Zhihui: "Do you really want to go with that doctor to look for someone? Can't you send someone else?"
"Yeah." Su Fangli responded, "I'm also looking for it as I walk. If you don't follow me, it's easy to get lost."
Ye Zhihui was worried: "How about bringing a few more people?"
"No need. Just help me find a driver with strong martial arts skills." Su Fangli looked at his expression and said, "Once I find one, I'll go back to your camp. That location shouldn't change, right?"
"No." He Chenghuan suddenly said.
There was silence for a moment, as if no one expected He Chenghuan to speak. After a while, Ye Zhihui said softly, "Go, the sooner you go, the sooner you'll be back."
After saying goodbye to the others, Su Fangli and Luo Pu headed east to find someone.
The carriage swayed as it passed a valley, and someone poked his head out from behind a tree.
"Boss, look at this..."
The rough voice said with satisfaction: "Well, finally a good one, keep a close eye on it."
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After walking and searching for a few days, Su Fangli and his companions arrived at a village by the sea.
Following the guidance of the hexagram, I arrived at the door of a house.
The driver took the lead, listened to the voice inside, nodded to Su Fangli and the others, and said, "Someone is there."
Luo Pu looked nervous and walked forward to knock on the door.
After waiting for a moment, the door opened from the inside.
"Who are you?" a woman with a bun asked from inside the door. She looked to be around 10 years old and was dressed simply, with only a pearl flower in her hair.
"Sister...sister?" Luo Pu looked at the woman's face carefully for a long time before asking tentatively.
Luo Zhi first stepped back cautiously, wanting to close the door, but seeing they didn't move, he looked at them carefully for a long time, then tentatively asked, "Are you... my brother?"
"Sister, I finally found you." Luo Pu looked excited.
Luo Zhi was not sure at first, but seeing Luo Pu like this, his eyes couldn't help but feel sore and his eye circles turned red.
"Come in and sit down first." Luo Zhi opened the door and retreated back to the yard.
There was a loom in the yard, and it was that that made the noise just now. Su Fangli glanced around and found a blacksmith's platform in the corner.
The courtyard is not big and is very tidy.
The Luo Pu siblings hugged each other and cried, their words incoherently. They looked very similar, and it was obvious at a glance that they were related.
At this moment, the courtyard door opened and a man hurried in: "Madam, what happened?"
The man was very tall, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and a deep voice.
Li Tie looked at the three strangers in his house warily and asked, "Who are you?"
He noticed that Luo Zhi was crying bitterly, and her expression became even gloomier. He walked over and pulled Luo Pu away.
Luo Pu was crying when he was suddenly thrown to the gate of the yard and wiped his face.
Could this be my sister's husband?
How can he be rude and overbearing enough to be worthy of his gentle sister?
Luo Pu looked dissatisfied.
"I'm fine." Luo Zhi quickly grabbed her husband and shook her head, saying, "That's my brother, don't hurt him."
Li Tie looked back at Luo Pu, suspicious: "Your brother? How did he know you were here?"
Luo Zhi's choked sobs paused.
Yes, she had been sold to Lijia Village for over ten years. There were only a few families in the village, and the neighbors rarely interacted with each other, and she herself never left the house.
How did my brother know I was here?
Luo Zhi hid behind Li Tie, looking at Luo Pu with a bit of vigilance and suspicion in his eyes.
Seeing this, Luo Pu felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
He stood up and straightened his wrinkles. Looking at the two people standing close together in front of him, he became even more displeased with his brother-in-law.
"It's the master's fortune teller who helped me predict that you are here." Luo Pu walked up to Luo Zhi and the other man.
He said with pity: "Sister, it was my fault before. I made you suffer so much for nothing. Come home with me and I will make it up to you."
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