Xinghai wasn’t too surprised when he tasted the food, but he clearly liked the flavors here, not only eating quite a bit but also drinking a few more glasses of wine.
As night fell, everyone was a bit tipsy. Bai Ruozhu and the other won withdrew, but the n kept drinking, all in high spirits.
Gao Zhou was drinking with so of the younger generation and was not putting on airs. He seed a few years younger in his expression, making Bai Ruozhu worried that Jiang Yichun might drink too much. As she wandered around the yard keeping an eye on the room, Gao Zhou seed to have gotten tipsy. Qiu Zhi said sothing that irritated him.
"You little brat, you’re asking for a beating!" Gao Zhou directly threw his wine cup out. He never lost his habit of throwing things when he got angry.
Qiu Zhi scread, hurriedly dodging to one side, while Tang Feng reached out, caught the wine cup, and said with a grin, "Elder, don’t break it. Ruozhu’s wine cups are quite expensive, she’ll be mad."
Before Tang Feng could finish, Gao Zhou’s folding fan went flying out, "I don’t worry about my things getting broken!"
Bai Ruozhu was bent over with laughter in the yard. Despite his age, Gao Zhou was still so ridiculous.
This ti Qiu Zhi didn’t dodge in ti and got hit in the face by the folding fan. He yelped and stumbled to the side, and Xinghai had to reach out to support him.
Who knew Qiu Zhi was a bit tipsy, and even after being helped, he flailed around, accidentally hitting Xinghai’s face. With a smack, Xinghai’s mask was knocked off and fell to the ground beside him.
The room fell into an unusual silence, Xinghai’s eyes filled with panic. He suddenly stood up, didn’t bother to pick up his mask, and darted out, disappearing into the night.
Bai Ruozhu stared dumbfoundedly at the wall. He left over the wall, why was he in such a hurry?
Could it be that deep down, he cares about others seeing the scars on his face? Previously, being watched didn’t bother him because he pretended to be indifferent, but after drinking, he couldn’t hide his true nature?
At this mont, Gao Zhou rushed out of the room, shouting, "Stop him, those scars on his face are fake!"
With this shout, everyone sobered up a bit. Jiang Yichun stepped forward and asked, "What’s going on?"
"He drank too much, his face was flushed, but after the mask fell off, those scarred areas were his original color. I often use the Facechanging Technique, how could I not know they’re fake?" Gao Zhou stomped his foot in anger, "My eyes are bad, I didn’t see it at first."
"Jianqi, Tang Feng, we’ll split up and search for him. If you find him, don’t act rashly, bring him back nicely." Jiang Yichun said quickly.
Soon, the three of them disappeared into the night. Xinghai’s side was dazed and asked Bai Ruozhu, "Why would he use the Facechanging Technique to deceive us? Could it be him?"
"I’m not sure, but I feel he resembles my senior by sixty percent, especially those eyes. But my senior wasn’t skilled in the Facechanging Technique, while Xinghai is very clever. He didn’t completely disguise his face, otherwise, my adoptive father would have seen through it. He used the scars to shock everyone, and not many would focus on examining soone else’s scars out of respect, so no one noticed the flaw at first."
Bai Ruozhu said with a bitter smile, "This ti, Qiu Zhi made an unintentional contribution."
"If it is really him, why would he use the Facechanging Technique to hide from us?" Xinghai couldn’t understand, "If he didn’t want to acknowledge you, he could have stayed far away, right?"
Bai Ruozhu was also confused, "I don’t know either, and I don’t understand who is orchestrating things behind the scenes."
"I’ll arrange for people to search as well, for now, I must take my leave." Xinghai bowed and left, but it was clear his mood was very low.
...
In a cold basent, Xinghai had just hidden inside when a hoarse and harsh voice asked, "Where’s your mask?"
"It accidentally fell off, so I quickly hid away." He replied hastily, his tone cautious.
"How many tis have I told you, never let anyone see your face, especially the Astrologer Family, or how will you avenge yourself?" the shadowy figure said fiercely.
"I’ll be careful in the future, but..." Xinghai paused. He had interacted with Xinghai but didn’t feel the anticipated hatred, and he didn’t even want revenge.
The shadowy figure let out a cold laugh, "Why don’t you want revenge? Spineless fool! Don’t forget she’s still waiting for you to save her, and only the Astrologer Family’s treasure can save her life."
Xinghai’s eyes dimd, and he lowered his head, "Yes, I must quickly obtain the Astrologer Family’s treasure."
The shadowy figure snorted, then was silent for a while. When Xinghai looked up, the figure was already gone, having left through another exit.
Xinghai sat down in despair, montarily unsure of what to do.
He hadn’t told that person that his disguise had been discovered. If he did, he really didn’t know what that person might do to her. Previously, when he didn’t want to follow the person’s orders, that person actually broke one of her fingers!
Thinking of this, Xinghai’s eyes filled with deep hatred. He must not let anyone hurt her again, absolutely not!
...
Jiang Yichun and the others searched all night but found nothing. For the next three days, Xinghai almost turned Kyoto upside down, yet Xinghai was still not found. For this, Gao Zhou felt very guilty, thinking it was his oversight that let the person escape.
On the fourth day, the few continued to search in the city separately. Bai Ruozhu felt that Xinghai wouldn’t leave so soon, surely he had a purpose in coming to Kyoto.
As dusk fell, Yuan Licheng suddenly returned, covered in blood.
"She Zongyi," was all Yuan Licheng managed to say before he coughed up blood and fainted.
Fo Lanying was frightened and cried out, clinging to Yuan Licheng, "Ah Cheng, wake up! If you don’t wake up, I’ll marry soone else!"
Bai Ruozhu hurried over to pull Fo Lanying away, "Let go of him, let save him first."
Yizi also had red-rimd eyes as she helped support Fo Lanying, crying alongside her.
Bai Ruozhu couldn’t afford to be sad now. She quickly began treating Yuan Licheng. Upon examination, she discovered not only had he suffered severe internal injuries, but he also had over a dozen hidden weapon wounds and was poisoned by three different toxins. Fortunately, he had taken the green detoxification pills Bai Ruozhu provided on his way back, which allowed him to hold on.
Additionally, his thigh had a deep knife wound, so deep that the bone was visible, which might affect his ability to walk in the future.
Bai Ruozhu didn’t dare to think too much and quickly began using needles to stop the bleeding, then cleaning, suturing, and imdiately using her inner strength along with acupuncture to guide his Qi, helping him stabilize his chaotic inner strength.
After all this was finished, more than half an hour had passed. Yuan Licheng’s face also showed so improvent, no longer as pale as before.
"Ruozhu, is he okay?" Fo Lanying asked anxiously.
"He’s out of danger. You need to take good care of him these days and don’t act on impulse." Bai Ruozhu frowned, as even she wanted to rush out and kill She Zongyi.
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