letter
Shangguan Ying wrote:
Young Master Ouyang: The carrier pigeon has arrived safely, its feathers as beautiful as snow. My name is Ziling, and thanks to your help, my injuries have healed. Recently, I arrived in Sifang City and encountered a man known as "Young Master Nong Yue," who aided the Sifang City cult, the Moon Worship Cult, in its numerous crimes. He is a man of refined talent, well-versed in poison techniques and battle formations, practically knowledgeable in astronomy and geography, and his intelligence rivals yours. His intelligence is almost demonic, and I hope you can explain how to deal with such a person.
Ouyang Mingri replied (the handwriting was neat and the scent of ink was clear):
Zi Ling: Those who play with the moon mistake illusions for reality. There must be a hidden place in their hearts that cannot be penetrated. You can play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, and do the opposite. If you find it difficult, you can lead them to Tianshan!
Shangguan Ying's Letter (The letter paper has a light fruity scent, and the handwriting is lively)
Tomorrow: You'll be spending all day with medicinal herbs, so remember to balance work and rest. Also, I've noticed that everything Young Master Nong Yue uses, from his zither to his sachets, is exquisitely ornate and overly feminine. I suspect... he might be a woman in disguise! This woman is both talented and beautiful, and she's deliberately approaching. While you possess unparalleled talent and intelligence, you're still a man, and I'm afraid you might... fall into a trap of gentleness.
Ouyang Mingri's reply (the ink seems a little hastily written, as if too much ink was applied)
Zi Ling: You worry too much. Whether Nong Yue is a man or a woman is none of my business. Amidst the world's chaos, only medicine and... one person hold a place in my heart. This person is both far away and... right before my eyes.
Shangguan Ying wrote: (There was a small question mark on the letter)
Tomorrow: "Far away, yet so close"... Could it be... you're talking about Yi Shan?! (The ink smudges, as if the writer himself finds this outrageous) Yi Shan is loyal to you and inseparable from you, but he's not interested in men... If that's the case, I... I will keep it a secret for you!
Ouyang Mingri replied (with a stick figure in the corner holding his forehead helplessly)
Gao Ziling! I think you've been with Gao Yishan for so long that your brain has been assimilated by him, right? I'm as good as Hua Tuo and can cure all diseases, but I can't cure a brainless girl like you!
Shangguan Ying replied (her handwriting danced with anger):
Humph! Ouyang Mingri! Who are you calling stupid?
You are the pig! Big stupid pig! If I talk to you again, I will be a puppy!
Shangguan Ying wrote (the handwriting was sloppy and anxious):
Tomorrow! Something happened! That bitch Nong Yue has kidnapped my good friend Xiaomi! He left a note saying, if I don't go alone, then... I know it was just a tirade, so please... Woof woof, woof woof, next time we see each other, I'll bark like a dog!
Ouyang Mingri wrote back (the ink was thick, the strokes were sharp, and it seemed to be filled with anger):
...Never mind, he's able to make you bark like a dog. It seems Nong Yue has you cornered. Don't agree to anything he asks! Turn the tables and exploit his weaknesses to counterattack him!
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Ouyang Mingri wrote a letter (with a nightingale drawn in the lower right corner of the letter):
Zi Ling: You'd never guess that Yi Shan went to Su Xin the other day with a bouquet of chrysanthemums, and the first thing he said was, "Su Xin, these flowers are for you. They really suit you." He ended up getting chased and beaten by Su Xin. I think he wasn't going there to woo her, he was going to make an enemy!
Shangguan Ying replied:
Tomorrow, if you want to give something to someone else, don’t learn from him!
Ouyang will write to you tomorrow
Zi Ling: I'm writing to you. Yesterday, when I was doing divination, I saw a stray light swirling around your natal star, which made you feel uneasy. Are you feeling any worries today?
You've been writing very little lately. Is it because the heat in Sifang City is too intense? Or are you still digging through case files at midnight? If I find out you're pretending to be close to someone suspicious in order to investigate...
(The ink smudges here)
Anyway, let me ask you straight: Last night I divined and got the Xian hexagram. Gen on top and Dui on bottom, meaning a young man and a young woman meet for the first time. Has the Red Luan star been active recently?
(The reply was wrinkled, as if it had been rubbed and then flattened, with the handwriting leaving a blotch of ink on the character "Zhao").
Shangguan Ying's reply
Tomorrow: Last month, I rescued Zhao Lei, the son of Sifang City's richest man, and he surprisingly fell in love with me. Young Master Zhao is pure and kind, a rare talent. I did see him the day before yesterday. He said he'd been waiting outside the police station every day for the past month for me to get off duty, and he even knew I loved the sugared pear paste from Li Ji on East Street... I suddenly felt... I felt...
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Gao Yishan's letter
Ziling, something bad has happened!!! I've been drunk every night these past few days. Yesterday, I hugged me and said, "I hate you! I hate that you like someone else! I hate that you've turned a blind eye to him!" I may be a bit slow-witted, but I know I love you. I even told my master I was going to treat an epidemic, which is too dangerous! I asked him if he'd given up on himself because he couldn't get my love. He told me I was talking nonsense and that he hated you. "Come see me soon! I've never seen me like this." My master is busy with the epidemic at the foot of Tianshan Mountain. I'll wait for you in the warm pool.
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Shangguan Ying's letter (handwriting slightly hurried, ink splattered): Tomorrow, if the pigeons haven't returned in half a day, I'm getting incredibly anxious. Suddenly, I remember back in Tianshan, you asked me if I understood the concept of "harmony between yin and yang"... Now I seem to truly understand. It's not just the mutually beneficial, win-win situation you talk about in books, but more like... You can't live without me, and I can't live without you. Ouyang Mingri, if you play chess, I'll be your pawn; if you practice medicine, I'll be your medicine. I'll be with you for the rest of my life.
Ouyang Mingri replied (with a picture of two geese in the lower right corner of the letter):
Ling: A lifetime, a generation, a pair. When a pigeon tires of flying, do not miss me. I once named myself "Tomorrow," chasing after a fleeting light. Now I finally understand: you are not the sunlight I chase, but the earth I stand on, the air I breathe. The old man from the frontier is my mentor, and you, Gao Ziling, Shangguan Ying, are my life. When this business is over, I will come on the moon, and with heaven and earth as witness, I will marry you. Ouyang Tomorrow, I will never let you down in this life!
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