The villagers only knew that Ruan Ruan's appearance changed drastically after she had a serious illness, but they did not know that this was a way for her to protect herself.
Of course, only he, Ruanruan, and her mother knew about this, and perhaps his father also knew about it from the moment he asked for the prescription.
The medicinal effect is short-lived, and they have to come back here every month to soak the herbs again.
She hadn't seen Su Ruanruan's true appearance for five or six years.
At this moment, Su Ruanruan had already left the sulfur water and moved to the middle pool where her skin was nourished. Bathed in the hot spring water, her small face, no bigger than a palm, became even more rosy, like a ripe peach.
Her skin was as smooth and delicate as a peeled egg.
After soaking in the beauty pool for another half an hour, she put the disguise herbs into the ordinary hot spring. Once the herbs took effect, she went into the pool, held her breath, and sank into the water. When she came out again, her snow-white skin had turned sallow and black, and her appearance was like the bright moon covered by dark clouds, having lost its original radiance.
She leaned against the pool wall and closed her eyes to rest, but unexpectedly, she fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up, all she saw was darkness, with only a small oil lamp casting an eerie, dim yellow glow on the ground in the distance.
But soon, even that dim light was completely extinguished.
Being in this almost completely enclosed and dark space, even though it was very hot, my whole body felt cold.
My heart suddenly tightened, and panic and fear surged into my heart like a tide.
In a flash, the memory of being locked in a dark basement in my past life reappeared.
With a trembling voice, Su Ruanruan called out, "Gu Ji, Gu Ji, where are you?"
But no one answered.
"Don't leave me alone... I'm scared, sob..."
Su Ruanruan trembled all over and huddled in a corner of the pool.
Tears streamed down her face, and her breathing became rapid.
"Can't you live without a man? The man who was in your room before wasn't him."
A cold voice echoed in the empty cave, like a midnight ghost, startling Su Ruanruan.
"Who? Who are you?"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar. If Su Ruanruan were calmer, she would be able to recognize that it was Huo Yan's voice.
But she was gripped by fear of her past life. All she could see was darkness, and even though she couldn't see, she could clearly hear the footsteps approaching her.
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