44. What Is Going On?
Before Gong Yiling could think further, Gong Musheng beside her suddenly acted.
With a wave of her hand, two talismans flew towards the man.
Soon, the black qi around him dissipated, and he collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
“Ah… damn it, this place is not for humans.” The man sighed. “I say, Big Sister Gong, if you had this thing, why didn’t you give it to me sooner?”
Gong Musheng slowly walked up to him and looked down, her arms crossed. “Didn’t I give it to you?”
“When did you give it to me?”
“That steamed bun, for warding off evil. Did you eat it?”
“Huh!?” The man’s lips twitched. “A steamed bun? You didn’t say it was for warding off evil! How was I supposed to know!?”
“When I gave it to you, did you hear what I said?” Gong Musheng said, “This thing is for emergencies. Were your ears clogged back then?”
“Holy crap.” The man was stunned, as if struck by lightning. “You weren’t clear! How the hell was I supposed to know it was for warding off evil and not for when I was hungry!”
Gong Musheng raised an eyebrow. “Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed too obviously. I’m a person who cherishes her life. I don’t want to die before I can spend all the money I’ve saved.”
“Well…” The man was speechless and rubbed his forehead. “My sister and I are so lucky to have met you.”
“Is there any doubt? Isn’t that a fact?”
As the two were talking, Gong Yiling and Yan Chuyue were completely bewildered.
These two… actually knew each other?
“Wait… wait, wait!” Miss Gong quickly stepped forward and asked, “Is this person really Gui Jian Yue!?”
“Of course not.” Gong Musheng shrugged. “I don’t know that guy. Why would he be looking for me?”
What the hell!?
This move from her Little Auntie, did it mean that there was never a Gui Jian Yue here from the beginning… but… who was this person?
“Then he is?”
Gong Musheng said to the man, “Tell them who you are.”
The man then got up from the ground, straightened his clothes, and put on the air of a talented young man, saying seriously,
“You two young ladies will surely be surprised when I tell you my name. I’m called Feng Liqu.”
“What’s so surprising about that? It’s just Feng Li… Feng what!?” Gong Yiling suddenly froze. “Feng Liqu?”
Feng Lili, Feng Liqu.
These names clearly belonged to the same family, and even the same generation. If not brother and sister, then sister and brother.
And the man’s earlier words about having an older sister, meant…
“Are you the Ghost Physician’s younger brother?” Gong Yiling asked, puzzled. “But isn’t the Ghost Physician an orphan raised by ghosts? How could she have a younger brother?”
As she asked this question, Gong Yiling recalled everything she had seen since arriving here and felt something was amiss.
“Because that’s what she said herself.” Gong Musheng smiled. “The Feng family is no small family. Their ancestors were the renowned masters of the Liuli Immortal Pavilion, a legendary music house.”
“Even now, the Feng family is famous in the world of music. But she’s the odd one out, uninterested in music but passionate about medicine.”
Feng Liqu also added, “My sister has a natural affinity for ghosts and spirits. Ghosts and humans are very ordinary in her eyes. She gave herself the title ‘Ghost Physician’.”
“Everything was fine until she came to this Hundred Ghosts Ridge. Then everything went wrong.”
What was the real story?
This Feng Lili was not an orphan raised by ghosts. She was a prodigy of the Feng family.
And part of the earlier story was true. She did indeed hide in this place because she was annoyed by the various visitors.
“At that time, I didn’t know what this Hundred Ghosts Ridge was. She never took me in to see it, so I just set up an illusion formation at the entrance to keep people from disturbing her. But…”
But one day, Feng Liqu suddenly found her.
Gong Musheng had some acquaintance with Feng Lili and also knew her younger brother, Feng Liqu. She had even told him how to break the illusion. She was initially surprised when he suddenly came to find her.
Until Feng Liqu told her about the strange things he had encountered.
Because a girl from a side branch of his family had contracted a strange illness, and the surrounding physicians were helpless, Feng Liqu had come here to ask his sister.
He passed through the formation set up by Gong Musheng, entered the village, and found his sister, but was told a very confusing thing.
Feng Lili didn’t recognize him at all, let alone agree to help him treat the sick.
Although he eventually managed to persuade her to listen and prescribe some medicine, and the girl’s illness was indeed cured, at this time, Feng Lili didn’t even know she was from the Feng family.
After several fearless inquiries, he finally got an answer: Feng Lili considered herself an orphan, a child raised by ghosts.
—This was truly baffling.
After several failed attempts, Feng Liqu had no choice but to seek out his sister’s old friend, Gong Musheng, hoping this resourceful miser (strikethrough) could help his sister recover.
If you listened to it this way, then it all made sense.
As for Gui Jian Yue, it was all a fabricated story by Gong Musheng, or a plan written in her little notebook.
This incredibly magical scam not only deceived Feng Lili, but also completely fooled her own people.
“Such a thing, and Little Auntie only told me now.”
Miss Gong was a bit dissatisfied, but she actually admired this move.
It had to be said, this was the most spiritual adventure.
“You know, I don’t know what this Hundred Ghosts Ridge is like. To ensure the plan goes smoothly, since I’m bringing you, I have to make you believe the story I told you at the beginning.”
Gong Musheng said with a hint of apology, “Now that there are no more worries, I can tell you the truth.”
Yan Chuyue suddenly asked, “So we’re here to find the cause of this cognitive impairment?”
“That’s about it.”
As Gong Musheng finished speaking, a furious aura suddenly came from behind her.
It seemed the Ghost Physician had discovered that the thing had been swapped, and now she was here to demand an explanation!
