Chapter 3: Dissociative Fugue

  Hua Yunfeng didn't pretend to be mysterious, at this moment his heart was extremely shocked.

  The day before yesterday, when Li Tao was rescued from the river, Hua Yunfeng had already taken his pulse. Except for catching a cold, Li Tao's inch, guan and chi pulses were all weak, and felt empty on heavy pressure. This is a typical case of a weak pulse, with symptoms of dual deficiency of qi and blood, and insufficiency of qi and blood. For this reason, Hua Yunfeng had specially prescribed a tonic for Li Tao to replenish his qi and blood. Unexpectedly, just two days later, today when Hua Yunfeng took his pulse again, Li Tao's pulse had become normal, with one beat per breath, neither floating nor sinking, with an even rhythm, smooth and gentle, flowing and forceful, and the chi pulse was deep and continuous.

  As the saying goes, "Illness comes like a mountain collapse, and illness leaves like pulling out silk threads." No matter how fast Li Tao recovers, it's impossible for him to change from a weak pulse to a normal one in just two days. Unless the person in front of him is not Li Tao, but after observing for a long time, the person lying on the bed is indeed the real Li Tao. Hua Yunfeng has been practicing medicine for decades and has never encountered such a strange situation.

  "Li Xiaolang, stop pretending, quickly open your eyes, I have something to ask you!"

  Actually, Hua Yunfeng knew from the start that Li Tao was pretending to be unconscious. He had seen this kind of situation many times before, and it was just a childish trick, so he didn't expose him. However, now that he had used three of the "four diagnoses" - observation, listening, and pulse-taking - and still couldn't get a clear understanding, Hua Yunfeng could no longer afford to be so careful. He had to pin his hopes on the "asking" diagnosis, hoping to get some clues from Li Tao's mouth.

  Du Bin did not expect Hua Yunfeng's gaze to be so sharp, and with one glance, he saw that Du Bin was pretending to be unconscious.

  Now that he had been exposed, Du Bin might as well open his eyes wide and be frank.

  Yuan's family helped his son sit up, and Hua Yunfeng also got straight to the point, asking: "Li Xiaolang, tell me the truth, what's wrong with your body?"

  Hua Yunfeng's question left Du Bin speechless.

  Du Bin was thinking about how to fool Hua Yunfeng, but he caught a glimpse of Hua Yunfeng staring at him with piercing eyes. His heart skipped a beat, knowing that making up nonsense would never deceive Hua Yunfeng.

  Then, Du Bin let out a sigh and said: "I... don't remember anything from before!"

  "What?" Huayunfeng and Yuanshi were both shocked at the same time.

  "Li Xiaolang, you'd better clarify things, what's going on?" Huayunfeng asked in a low voice, suppressing the surprise in his heart.

  "After waking up, I don't remember anything that happened before! I don't know who I am, I don't know who you are, and I don't know what I've done in the past!"

  "Do you know who she is?" Hua Yunfeng asked, pointing at Yuan Shi.

  Mrs. Yuan looked at her son with tension, fearing he would say he didn't recognize her.

  "She's Ah Nang!"

  Hearing her son's response, Madame Yuan let out a sigh of relief.

  But Du Bin's next sentence made Yuan Shi somewhat at a loss: "This is what she told me when I just woke up!"

  Du Bin's face showed a painful expression: "The reason I don't dare to open my eyes is that I don't know what to say, I really don't remember anything!"

  Du Bin's suffering was not pretended, and he could accept the transmigration. Even if he had transmigrated into a skinny and weak little kid, he could still accept it. However, after transmigrating into this little kid, he didn't know anything about his past, his mind was completely blank, just like an infant learning to speak, everything had to start from scratch, which indeed made him feel more painful.

  When Du Bin was speaking, Hua Yunfeng stared at him tightly. After Du Bin finished speaking, Hua Yunfeng sighed deeply. Over the years, Hua Yunfeng had seen countless people and naturally could see that what Du Bin said was not false.

  Du Bin stopped talking, and Hua Yunfeng also stopped talking, the room fell silent.

  Yuan's family eventually returned, and she couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Hua Lang Zhong, what do you think is the best course of action now?"

  Hua Yunfeng's face was solemn, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "Mrs. Li, I won't hide it from you either. If I'm not mistaken, Young Master Li may be suffering from a case of soul departure!"

  Yuan's complexion changed as he heard this strange and terrifying name, and he exclaimed in alarm: "Hualangzhong, please, you must save Tao'er!"

  "Mrs. Li, don't be anxious, listen to me carefully." Huayunfeng hastily advised: "This illness is also the first time I've seen it, according to ancient records, humans have three souls and six spirits. People with soul loss syndrome have two souls and six spirits wandering outside their body, only one soul remains inside, on the surface they are no different from ordinary people, but they will forget everything they did before completely. It is said that those who contract this illness are all revived dead people who were subjected to the 'Borrowing Corpse Returning Soul Technique' by a deceased spirit master, and the summoned soul clashes with the residual soul in the corpse, so after reviving, most of them don't remember anything from before."

  After hearing Hua Yunfeng's words, Du Bin was shocked: Did ancient times have a saying about crossing over?

  He couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and he secretly glanced at Huayun Peak. Seeing that Huayun Peak's expression was as usual, he felt slightly more at ease.

  As expected, Hua Yunfeng's words completely put Du Bin at ease: "Of course, I don't believe in such absurd and evil talk. Apart from that, our family's traditional medical book 'Miscellaneous Diseases' also records another reason for contracting this illness - when a person is subjected to too many external thoughts they do not want to accept, until they can no longer bear it, their body will forcefully forget the past by triggering its internal energy..."

  Hua Yunfeng diagnosed himself with such a strange disease, Du Bin secretly rejoiced in his heart: This is great, saving him from finding another excuse to make up nonsense.

  After hearing Hua Yunfeng's words, Du Bin finally put his mind at ease, but Yuan Shi on the side had already cried uncontrollably.

  From Yuan's abnormal behavior, Hua Yunfeng suddenly realized that Li Tao's illness was probably related to her.

  Huayunfeng said to Yuanshi in a serious tone: "Madam Li, as the saying goes, 'the one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.' If you can tell me the cause and effect of this matter, I might still be able to resolve it. Otherwise, I am also powerless!"

  Yuan hastily wiped away the tears on his face, stood up and bowed to Hua Yunfeng: "Hua Langzhong, it's all my fault. I'll tell you the cause of the matter. You must cure Tao'er's illness! Otherwise, I can only apologize with death!"

  "Madam, no need to be polite, treating illnesses and saving lives is my duty, I will certainly do my best!"

  Mrs. Yuan's face was stern: "My late husband had exceptional literary talent and unparalleled martial arts skills, unfortunately, heaven envies talented people, and he passed away at a young age. The reason I moved to this remote place and vowed not to remarry is to avoid the disturbance of the world and raise Tao into a man who is as versatile in both literature and martial arts as his father."

  "Alas, the hearts of parents all over the world are pitiful!"

  "My family's loyal servant Pei Yue once followed my late husband to the ends of the earth, with martial arts skills that were not weak. I am also literate and can recognize characters. Every day when Tao'er returns from private school, I always make him practice his martial arts diligently or have him read more books by sages."

  Du Bin couldn't help but secretly cluck his tongue: Why does this Yuan Shi have some similarities with those parents in later generations who hope their children will become dragons?