"Guyuan, has Manyue's soul really left my body?" I asked seriously.
Guyuan poured me a glass of water and then took out a pill of unknown origin and handed it to me.
"Take this."
I took the water and the pill. Then he picked up a mirror from the head of the bed. The mirror was positioned just right to show my collarbone. Sure enough, the red mandala flower tattoo had disappeared.
"Has it really left my body?" A smile appeared on my face.
Guyuan moved the mirror up a bit so that it was directly facing my face.
"My goodness, who is this?" I was startled by the person in the mirror.
I pinched my face and looked at it from side to side. Was this really me? Did I just roll in a flour sack? My face was whiter than that of a paper effigy.
Seeing this, I just wanted to throw the water cup away, cover my face and hide myself.
"Do you still want to go out looking like this?" Guyuan asked.
"Why is this happening? Has all my blood been drained?" I was extremely aggrieved. If I looked like this forever, wouldn't I be just like the White Impermanence?
"You originally had two souls in one body. Now that one soul has been taken out, and the remaining one... So take the medicine obediently and have a good rest. If you don't recover well, you may look like this forever." Guyuan's tone was like scaring a child, but I believed him.
I quickly stuffed the pill into my mouth and was about to wash it down with water when I saw Guyuan's solemn face. I understood immediately.
What Guyuan asked Bai Qi just now must have been about this. My soul had been in a mess before. It was definitely impossible to repair it in three days. Guyuan must have seen it when he separated the souls, which was why he had such a strong reaction.
"You saw it all, right? Is it as beautiful as the window grilles?" I chewed on the bitter pill and forced a smile at Guyuan.
"It must have hurt a lot, right?"
It did hurt, but for him, it was all worth it. Painful but also happy.
I bit my lip. I didn't want him to worry, so I always kept a smile on my face and said casually, "It wasn't as painful as you think."
After hearing this, Guyuan frowned even more tightly. A strong sense of heartache flashed in his dark eyes.
"Silly girl, don't make your own decisions in the future, okay?"
I leaned my head on his chest and nodded weakly.
"By the way, what about the surprise you mentioned? I've been waiting to see it."
When I said this, Guyuan's chest trembled slightly. I noticed something was wrong right away and quickly looked up at him.
His face was still as cold as usual. Seeing my expectant eyes, he lowered his head and kissed my forehead.
"This is the surprise."
What kind of surprise was this?
I was a bit disappointed. Pouting, I thought he was being insincere. "Didn't you say you left something on me? This is just too perfunctory."
Seeing that I wasn't very satisfied, Guyuan told me to lie down obediently and said, "I lost the thing. I'll make it up to you later."
"Then you should at least tell me what it is." I still persisted in asking.
"It's called a surprise. If I tell you, it won't be a surprise anymore."
Guyuan's eyes dimmed. Without looking at me any more, he turned around and left the room.
I didn't think too much about it. Lying in bed, looking at my pale face, I just couldn't fall asleep.
I picked up my phone and scrolled through it randomly. By chance, I came across the notice letter sent by my instructor.
I swiped past it dejectedly. But out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the corner of the photo. My heart skipped a beat.
I quickly swiped back and zoomed in on the photo several times. My instructor had taken the photo while pinching the paper with her hand.
However, in the gap below, a black-and-white eye was showing, staring straight at her hand.
This scene scared me so much that I almost dropped my phone.
I quickly dialed my instructor's number. She answered the phone quite quickly. Before I could say anything, she started scolding me.
"Lan Chiyu, you finally showed up, huh? I thought you'd never call me in your life..."
"Instructor, listen to me..."
"You listen to me..." My instructor babbled on like the Monk Tang, not giving me a chance to say a word.
I was already weak and it was hard for me to speak. She talked so fast that I couldn't get a word in edgewise. I was so anxious that I kicked my legs.
"Old Witch, shut up and listen to me..." I swear I didn't mean to be offensive. I just blurted it out in a hurry.
This trick really worked. She really shut up.
"Have you been somewhere recently and offended something unclean? I advise you to come to our shrine and have a look. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable."
As soon as I finished speaking, my instructor suddenly came to her senses.
"Who are you calling Old Witch?" Her shrill voice was breaking. She was still stuck on the fact that I called her Old Witch.
Then came another barrage of scolding. There wasn't a single nice word.
I held the phone far away from me, but I could still hear her roaring.
Just then, Guyuan walked in with a plate of fruits. Seeing that I was sitting up again, he snatched the phone from my hand.
His voice was cold as he said, " Lanlan has already warned you. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
There was no sound from the other end. Guyuan hung up the phone decisively and then threw it on the sofa.
"Guyuan, our instructor has really offended something unclean. We have to go and have a look quickly. Otherwise, something bad will happen."
"You've done your duty. If she wants to live, she'll probably come to you soon. Don't worry. She's not ready to die yet."
While Guyuan was peeling an apple for me, He Bi came to knock on the door.
Guyuan tilted his chin and said, "Here she comes."
"Lanlan, there's a Teacher Li outside. She says she's your instructor. She heard you're sick and came to visit you."
"It really is my instructor." Guyuan was really a great immortal. He could even predict this.
"Let her in." I shouted towards the door.
A moment later, He Bi led my instructor into my bedroom.
She got here so quickly. Could she have been waiting at our door?
Seeing that my face really didn't look good, my instructor quickly stepped forward and exchanged a few words of greeting with me.
I couldn't get out of bed, so I just smiled and echoed her words.
Finally, when there was nothing more to say, she changed the topic and started talking about herself.
" Lanlan, I heard that the immortals in your shrine are very powerful, right?"
I nodded. I wasn't exaggerating. You couldn't find someone as powerful as Guyuan for miles around.
"To be honest, I really have something I need your help with. Can you help me deal with it?"
I didn't answer her right away. Instead, I showed her the photo she had sent me.
At first, she thought I wanted her to withdraw the notice.
"This... I haven't submitted it yet. I thought you were faking illness. I'll withdraw it for you later."
"No, instructor. Look at this part below." I zoomed in on the photo on my phone and showed it to her.
When my instructor saw the eye showing through the gap in the paper, she was so scared that she sat down on the ground.
She quickly grabbed my hand and said, " Lanlan, you have to help me..."
My instructor was so scared that she almost knelt down. I really couldn't bear this kind of gesture.
"Instructor, please get up. Please talk to me properly. I'll try my best to help you."
My instructor quickly sat back on the stool and told me the whole story in detail...