Chapter 123: Sudden Disappearance
They are not real husband and wife, so where does the hard work and care come from?
Wen Wan really didn't know how to answer the doctor's question.
She asked softly, "Doctor, can I still be saved?"
The doctor was stunned. "What are you talking about, little girl? I said you have a serious problem, but I didn't say you have a terminal illness. In fact, this kind of mental illness is very simple. Relax your mind, worry less, and it will naturally get better."
Wen Wan sneered, "Less worry? Less trouble? These two things are easy to say, but too difficult to do. Just ask, how many people in the world can do it? Those who can do it are either Confucian saints or enlightened monks."
Hearing this, the doctor nodded in agreement.
"That being said, from my observation of your face, you are not an ordinary person. What others can't do, you can definitely do."
Wen Wan twitched the corner of her mouth and asked, "Can you also read faces?"
The doctor stroked his beard and nodded. "Although I'm a doctor, I also practice Taoist karmic principles, so I understand a little bit. In my opinion, your current mental distress is caused by people around you who are unlucky. If you want to get rid of your mental distress and reduce your worries and troubles, you must stay away from those who are unlucky."
Wen Wan: “…”
Isn't this just letting her leave her current environment and go out to relax?
She remembered a saying that Taoist thought is about self-centeredness, and no matter what happens, it is not one's own problem.
You are heartbroken and sad. Taoists say it is not your problem, it is because he is unlucky for you.
If things aren’t going well at work, Taoists say it’s not your problem, it’s your boss who’s causing trouble for you.
In life, we should be more considerate of other people's difficulties. Taoists would say that who does he think he is? Why should we be considerate of him? He might even be your nemesis.
The doctor in front of him had indeed mastered the true Taoist art and could use this kind of rhetoric to heal people's mental illnesses.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan couldn't help but smile gratefully.
"Thanks."
When the doctor heard her thank you, his face was stunned, and then he sighed deeply.
"Young lady, too much wisdom can lead to harm. You can actually understand the intention of my guidance. Your mental illness is troublesome. It's the same as a doctor who doesn't treat himself."
The doctor shook his head and prescribed her a tranquilizer.
Wen Wan took the prescription, paid the consultation fee and left the clinic.
*
It was already getting dark.
There were only a few dim lanterns hanging on the streets.
Wen Wan frowned, remembering Granny Li's instructions before she left. She had wasted time talking to the doctor, and by now there must be a whole house full of people waiting for her to eat.
She quickened her pace and walked back.
As soon as I turned a corner, I heard a child crying from the alley next to me.
The voice sounded like a four or five year old child.
Wen Wan stopped and looked deeper into the alley.
The alley was pitch black and nothing could be seen. It was the most common scene of evil happening in horror movies.
There's no need to think too much about it. With her thin arms and legs, even if she goes in to check out out of kindness, she'll be giving the evildoer a head.
She knew her own limitations, so she didn't plan to go into the alley. She planned to leave and then call for help.
Unfortunately, the person hiding in the alley was more decisive than she expected.
A hand suddenly stretched out from the dark alley. The knuckles were slender and the joints were distinct. It moved extremely fast and grabbed her arm and pulled her into the alley.
Wen Wan's hand had already grasped the handle of the dagger, but she heard the person behind her snort coldly and twisted her wrist hard.
Her hands suddenly lost strength and the dagger fell to the ground.
Just from these two moves, Wen Wan could tell that the person coming was a martial artist and she was no match for him.
"If you don't want to die, don't make a sound."
A strange but cold voice sounded in my ears.
There was a stinging sensation on my neck as if a sharp blade had cut through my skin.
Wen Wan swallowed and tried her best to calm herself down.
She pretended to be calm, "Are you asking for money? If so, everything can be discussed. After all, money is only material possessions..."
"You're really brave. Even in this situation, you're still trying to test my background."
The person behind her interrupted her with a hostile tone.
Wen Wan's face darkened. If he wasn't asking for money, then he was deliberately targeting her?
But she was absolutely certain that she had never heard this voice before.
"What do you want?" Wen Wan asked coldly.
The man sneered, "Don't worry, you'll know soon."
After saying that, he slashed Wen Wan's neck with a knife, causing her to completely lose consciousness.
Wen Wan didn't know that just as she was pulled into the alley, the young man in the distance rushed over.
The young man is a soldier in the border town garrison, and has been secretly protecting Wen Wan under the order of Chen Yu.
But when he rushed into the alley, it was empty and there was no trace of Wen Wan.
"It's over!"
This is the girl that the general cares about. If something happens to her, he dare not imagine what the general will do.
*
The lanterns at the gate of the yard had been hung up long ago.
Granny Li lingered at the door, constantly looking toward the street intersection.
Old Man Hu also came out on crutches and glanced at the empty street. "Miss Xiaowan hasn't come back yet?"
Granny Li grew increasingly anxious as she waited. "That's right. It's been dark for quite some time now. I wonder if something has happened."
After a pause, she made up her mind, "I still have to go to the government office to report it. A living person is lost just like that. This is no joke."
Old Man Hu stopped her and said, "We've only been gone for a while, why would the government care about such a thing? I think we should go find the captain of the mountain and water army. With the help of the border town garrison, maybe we can find the person faster."
Granny Li: "But the border town's garrison is outside the city. How long will it take to go back and forth?"
As the two men were hesitating, a group of cavalrymen rushed over on horseback.
The leader was Shen Yu.
The two old men had seen him before and knew that he was Wenwan's ideal man.
"Miss Xiaowan is missing!" Grandma Li shouted loudly.
Shen Yu reined in his horse and stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Without dismounting, he said in a cold voice, "I know."
After saying that, he directed the soldiers behind him to surround the entire street.
"Don't let any of the people on these two streets go unpunished! Check them thoroughly and make sure to find the spies!"
The two old men saw the huge border town garrison knocking on doors from house to house, and soon they heard cries of grief coming from every courtyard.
When the interrogation was in progress, the prefect Wu came hurriedly with the bailiffs from the yamen.
When Governor Wu saw Shen Yu's situation, he was a little worried, but he had to ask one more question.
"General Shen, isn't it a bit too much to disturb the people with such a big fanfare and to interrogate everyone on this street as if they were criminals?"
Before this, General Shen had always treated the people in the border town well. This was the first time that he broke into the homes of ordinary people to search them, despite all the complaints.
Hearing this, Shen Yu's eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a cold voice:
"I've been secretly guarding these two streets. No one with unknown origins can get in. My people were kidnapped on the street. I don't believe there's no collusion between the inside and the outside!"
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