Long Fei Cheng followed Lin Fan and Lin Ruo Fu to the hospital and returned not long after.
When he got back, Yan Shou Yi and Lin Zi Tong were making tea on the villa's terrace.
Seeing them enjoying themselves, Long Fei Cheng grumbled, "So while I was out working, you two were hiding here enjoying yourselves!"
"Once you've learned skills, you need a place to use them. Otherwise, who are you showing off to?" Yan Shou Yi asked.
Long Fei Cheng smiled, "That's true."
Yan Shou Yi poured Long Fei Cheng a pot of tea and asked, "How was it? Was it resolved?"
Long Fei Cheng hurriedly drank the tea, scalding his mouth. He couldn't help but suck in cold air, and after a while, he covered his mouth and replied:
"It was just some simple folk curses. I resolved them shortly after arriving."
Yan Shou Yi nodded. It seemed the debt collector hadn't gone all out yet.
Long Fei Cheng mumbled, "I wonder when that debt collector will appear again."
"He's the one who wants West Lake, so he'll show up sooner or later. We should just do what we need to do," Yan Shou Yi said. "Get some rest. Tomorrow morning, we'll go see some old friends."
Rong Cheng had many friends, including people from the Lu Shan Sect, Luo Ning, A Gong, the Liu family, Officer Xia Zhi, and those young security guards from Shang Hang Arts School.
The three of them drank some tea, chatted for a bit, and then returned to their rooms to rest.
The next morning, Yan Shou Yi and the other two arrived at Old Jin's Huichuntang pharmacy on the outskirts of the city.
In the month they'd been gone, Huichuntang had changed drastically.
Firstly, the adjacent shoe shop had closed. Old Jin had taken over the original storefront, separating the consultation area from the dispensing area. Furthermore, the place had been tidied up and looked quite presentable.
The previously messy pharmacy, which practically had "quack doctor" plastered on its signboard, now, after being tidied up, finally had the semblance of a place to practice medicine.
Yan Shou Yi and the others observed for a while from the car. They noticed that the people working at Huichuntang were always two young men. Upon closer inspection, they appeared to be the two medical students who had followed Old Jin to learn ancient medicine initially to get closer to his female disciple, Duo Duo.
Later, the two of them witnessed Old Jin's skills and understood the concepts of ancient medicine, so they formally began studying under Old Jin.
Now, Old Jin was likely using them as assistants, letting them look after Huichuntang.
"Why isn't Old Jin here?" Long Fei Cheng mumbled.
"We'll find out if we ask," Yan Shou Yi said, getting out of the car.
The three of them got out of the car and walked to the entrance of Huichuntang. The two students were so busy they didn't have time to look up at people, and hastily said, "Please queue for consultations. We primarily see internal medicine here. For gynecological issues, please turn left outside."
A few dark lines appeared on Yan Shou Yi's face. He stopped one of the students and asked, "Where is Old Jin?"
The student paused, recognizing Yan Shou Yi, "Hey, aren't you that... that guy..."
"Where's Old Jin?" Yan Shou Yi was too lazy to introduce himself.
The student chuckled and said, "Turn left outside."
Yan Shou Yi: "..."
He took two steps back and looked to the side. He saw that next to the original Huichuntang, a third shop had opened.
It was named: Second Spring Hall!
Long Fei Cheng looked at the plaque and couldn't help but say, "Old Jin is truly a talent! This name, at first glance, seems like a second branch of Huichuntang, but upon closer thought, it feels both lewd and licentious... That's right, this is that scoundrel Old Jin's style!"
Lin Zi Tong looked helpless. If they hadn't gone through hardships together, she would have turned around and left right now.
They walked into Second Spring Hall and saw a curtain inside. Old Jin's plump silhouette was behind the curtain.
"For gynecological issues, please come this way!" the silhouette shouted.
Alas, even the shadow exuded a lewd aura.
Yan Shou Yi signaled for everyone to remain silent and walked behind the curtain himself.
Old Jin observed Yan Shou Yi's shadow behind the curtain and couldn't help but frown, "Miss, your physique is a bit robust. You don't seem like someone prone to illness?... Never mind, let me feel your pulse to check your condition. Please extend your hand first!"
Yan Shou Yi obediently extended his hand, and Old Jin was immediately startled by the strong, powerful arm.
But he still reached out to feel the pulse.
Upon taking the pulse, Old Jin's expression changed drastically. "You, you, you, what are you?"
Yan Shou Yi was a Heavenly Corpse Puppet. Strictly speaking, he had no heartbeat and no pulse.
So Old Jin was directly frightened and his expression changed, even threatening to call for help.
Yan Shou Yi directly emerged from behind the curtain and said to Old Jin, "It's me!"
Old Jin's soul finally returned to his body, and he slumped onto the chair, utterly drained. "Damn it, so it was you, you brat... You scared me to death! I thought a zombie had come to my Second Spring Hall for gynecological treatment!"
Long Fei Cheng: "Old Jin, your imagination is quite something."
"You guys are back?" Old Jin saw the three of them and was delighted. "What did you gain from your trip to Chi City?"
"We gained quite a bit. I'll tell you slowly later," Yan Shou Yi asked, "Where are A Gong and Luo Ning?"
Old Jin replied, "That brat A Gong has been a live-in son-in-law at the Liu family in Guling for more than half a month. I haven't seen him in a long time. Luo Ning took on a big job yesterday and went to herd corpses for someone. She just left this morning, and I don't know when she'll be back."
As it turned out, while Yan Shou Yi and the others had returned, everyone else was busy with their own affairs. He felt a little regretful, as he had been looking forward to reuniting with everyone.
Long Fei Cheng sat down at this moment and enthusiastically recounted their experiences in Chen Family Village.
Things like encountering ghost carriages, a snake spirit saving villagers, and entering Jian Wang's tomb to kill Jiang Wu Sheng...
However, Long Fei Cheng's version was clearly different from the real one. In the story told by Long Fei Cheng, Yan Shou Yi was not the protagonist. It was as if everything was orchestrated by Long Fei Cheng from behind the scenes, ensuring everyone's survival.
Yan Shou Yi didn't mind Long Fei Cheng's boasting; instead, he listened with great interest.
As he finished his boast, Long Fei Cheng said, "...When we left Chen Family Village, the villagers followed our car, crying and shouting for us not to leave. They chased us for five miles, passing three gas stations. In the end, I couldn't bear it and got out to bid them farewell one by one. Only then did the villagers reluctantly return..."
Old Jin listened, his face showing a forced smile, as if telling Long Fei Cheng: Keep bragging, and I'll believe you if my head gets kicked by a donkey!
However, through Long Fei Cheng's description, Old Jin roughly understood what had happened in the past month.
He couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought the entanglements of a past life would be concluded in this life... I wonder what kind of person I was in my past life."
Yan Shou Yi smiled, "General Qing Jiang and Princess Yu Shu were once saved by the Ghost Doctor of Qing Hou Mountain. Who knows, maybe your past life was that Ghost Doctor of Qing Hou?"
"Hmm... that's possible!" Old Jin laughed. "Lately, I've been dreaming of being chased and killed."
Yan Shou Yi coughed twice and took out a golden mask from his satchel.
"What is this?" Old Jin asked, confused.
"This is the golden mask I obtained from King Jian in King Jian's tomb. King Jian's rusted sword and fire-repelling armor were given to the Ma siblings. I only kept the golden mask, but I've never figured out its use, so I've brought it for you to examine. Perhaps you can discover its special properties," Yan Shou Yi explained.
Old Jin took the mask and studied it carefully, even putting it on to test the feel.
Finally, he deduced, "The effect of this mask should be to shield or alter a person's aura."
"It has such a function?" Yan Shou Yi was surprised.
It had been mentioned before that some extraordinary individuals could identify people by their aura. For instance, when the voodoo master approached Jiang Ting, it was by sensing her aura.
A person's appearance can be changed, their voice can be changed, even their physique can be changed, but their aura is unique and unchanging.
But with this golden mask, it could alter one's aura. This meant that as long as Yan Shou Yi wished, after putting on the mask and disguising himself, no one would be able to recognize him!
Long Fei Cheng also commented, "This is simply an indispensable artifact for thievery, lock picking, visiting prostitutes, and murder for profit!"
Lin Zi Tong said with disdain, "Why is it that when such a precious treasure is described by Little Long, it sounds so sinister!"
Yan Shou Yi said, "But this thing is indeed a good treasure."