A life of two souls traveling through time

On a cold night, except for the bright voices in the entertainment venues, most of the city was asleep in darkness. In the east courtyard of the city, only the inner room of Prince Yan was dimly lit. Wearing a black cloak, Yan Zong sat in front of the stove. The candle in the lamp suddenly flickered slightly, and a dark shadow climbed in through the window from outside.

"Your Highness." Yu Cheng pulled off his black veil and saluted Yan Zong.

"Come over and warm up first." Yan Zong nodded and looked at Yu Cheng, who was cold, with concern.

Yu Cheng responded and sat down next to Yan Zong. Under the warmth of the stove, the coldness in his body slowly melted away and he relaxed.

"How's the investigation going?" Yan Zong handed Yu Cheng a cup of hot tea and asked.

"Your Highness, there is indeed an organized and premeditated revenge force hidden in this Mucheng. Their target is you, Your Highness. The assassination at the anti-epidemic ceremony in the south of the city was also carried out by them through the hands of that brothel woman." Yu Cheng took the hot tea and drank it down, and continued: "In addition, Mucheng County Magistrate Situ Ting did conceal something from Your Highness. Although he had nothing to do with the assassination, he concealed his entanglement with the brothel woman."

"Revenge? Bandits?" Yan Zong narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice.

"They are not bandits. They are all the remaining secret guards from the Feng Kingdom that Your Highness destroyed three years ago. They are now lurking in various industries in Mucheng."

"Feng Kingdom, they have been struggling for three years." Yan Zong was shocked at first, then he sneered.

Feng State was originally a vassal state of Xiyue State. Three years ago, Xuanyun, the new ruler of Feng State, wanted to break away from the control of Xiyue State and planned to rebel against Xiyue State. He was later destroyed by Yan Zong's army. Xuanyun and his family disguised themselves and fled through Mucheng, but were discovered by the government. He was shot to death by arrows for resisting.

"Who is the leader of this revenge force?" Yan Zong continued to ask.

"We haven't found them yet, but I have sent people to keep an eye on them."

"Well, what's going on between Situ Ting and that brothel woman?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember the bandit leader, Xue Mei?"

As soon as Yu Cheng finished asking, he was stared at coldly by his master. He was so scared that he coughed lightly and continued, "Xue Mei is most likely the son of that brothel woman and Situ Ting. The affair between the two of them back then is known to all the women of a certain age in the brothel."

"It seems that the brothel woman was silenced by Situ Ting." When Yan Zong heard that Situ Ting had an entanglement with the brothel woman, he had already guessed the relationship between Xue Mei and Situ Ting, so he was not surprised at all.

"That stupid woman had it all her own fault. She was used as a scapegoat by the Fengguo rebels first, and then became a stumbling block in Situ Ting's career. To protect himself, Situ Ting had to shut her up forever... But unfortunately, his cleverness backfired. The more Situ Ting tried to cover up the truth, the more he muddied the waters. Not only did he help the Fengguo rebels, but he also dragged himself into it."

"What happened to the fire in Huang's mansion?" Yan Zong stared at the stove in silence for a moment and asked again.

"This...there are no clues to investigate. We only know that the fire started in a strange way and burned in a strange way..."

"What's the difference between this and what's being spread among the people?" Yu Cheng was interrupted by Yan Zong's displeased tone before he could finish his words.

"I am incompetent!" Yu Cheng immediately knelt in front of Yan Zong, trembling with fear.

"Now that the water is clear, there is no need to worry about the fish escaping. You should keep a close eye on the rebels in Feng State first. They are the nails that I want to pull out on this border." Yan Zong waved his hand to signal Yu Cheng to get up, and reminded him.

"Yes, Your Highness." Yu Cheng said and then climbed out the window again.

Yan Zong stared at the gradually cooling tea in the cup expressionlessly, shook his head and sighed: "Situ Ting, Situ Ting, you have muddied such a clear pond of water. I don't know how you can be a county magistrate."

The next day, heavy snow began to fall again. In a backyard room of a winery west of Mucheng, a fat middle-aged man with swollen legs was lying on the bed. He was groaning in pain and groaning. Huifeng sat beside the bed and felt his pulse.

"Mr. Huifeng, is my father okay?" a young man nearby asked nervously.

"How has he been going to the spring these past two days? How often?" Huifeng looked at the young man and asked.

"Not much, just drops." The young man glanced at Si Yao behind Hui Feng with some shyness at first, and replied after hesitating for a moment.

"The lower body is swollen and the lower spring is blocked. Where should the needle be given?" Huifeng turned and asked Siyao.

"Water content, water channels, Yinling, Diji and Sanyinjiao." Si Yao blurted out without thinking. After learning acupuncture for more than half a month and with Huifeng teaching her step by step, Si Yao has made great progress.

"Give me acupuncture." Huifeng nodded.

Si Yao took out the needle bag from the medicine box and came to the bedside, while Huifeng got up and wrote a prescription on the table by the window.

"Your father is not seriously ill. It is just dampness invading the body, trapping the spleen yang and causing it to overflow to the lower body. You just need to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, promote yang and promote diuresis." Huifeng handed the written prescription to the young man and continued, "Go to the pharmacy to get the medicine according to the prescription."

"Thank you, Mr. Huifeng." After hearing Huifeng's words, the young man felt relieved and went out to get the medicine with the prescription.

Half an hour later, Si Yao and Hui Feng walked out of the alley, each holding an umbrella. Suddenly, they saw a mysterious man in a dark cotton jacket passing by them in a hurry.

Si Yao looked back at the mysterious man and felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

"What's wrong? Do you know him?" Huifeng looked at Si Yao nervously and asked with pretended curiosity.

"I don't know him." Si Yao shook her head.

"The snow is a bit severe. You should go to the teahouse and sit down first to avoid the wind and snow. I have something else to do and will be back soon." After Huifeng finished speaking, he handed the medicine box to Si Yao and turned away.

Si Yao didn't think much about it and walked towards the teahouse with the medicine box on his back.

"Hey, Miss Si Yao is here. Please come upstairs. Would you like a pot of Xianwu Fengming tea?"

As soon as Si Yao lifted the curtain outside the teahouse, she felt a lot warmer. The waiter came forward to greet her warmly.

Si Yao nodded and went upstairs.

"Sister Yao!"

When they arrived at the second floor, Si Yao just found a place to sit down, and Arnold poked his head out from behind the screen in front of him and smiled at her with surprise. The boy's bright smile was like the warm sun in winter, making people feel particularly comfortable.

Si Yao was also very happy. She hadn't seen him since Laba. Just as she was about to curiously ask him why he was here, she noticed a tall figure behind the screen. Si Yao hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:

"Si Yao has met the King."

"How are you doing at Sanxiu Pharmacy?" Yan Zong asked coldly from behind the screen.

"Everything is fine. How is the prince doing recently?" Si Yao also asked with concern.

"okay."

The two people across the screen did not speak again. When Si Yao was about to return to her seat, Yan Zong spoke again:

"I heard that Mr. Sanxiu's apprentice is teaching you medical skills now?"

"Well, although Mr. Sanxiu is unwilling to accept more disciples, he still tacitly allowed me to study medicine with Mr. Huifeng. I am very grateful. Of course, Si Yao should thank the Zong Wang the most. Without the Zong Wang's help, there would be no Si Yao who can concentrate on studying medicine in Sanxiu Pharmacy today."

"Is this what you really think?" However, in the eyes of Yan Zong, who had always been suspicious of her, Si Yao's frankness became a superb acting skill.

"Of course." Si Yao nodded firmly.

Yan Zong didn't say anything else, but a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Si Yao and Arnold naturally couldn't see Yan Zong's expression as they were separated by a screen. Seeing that the other party didn't say anything for a long time, Si Yao bowed and turned back to sit. Arnold hesitated for a moment and followed Si Yao.