Когда мы вернёмся

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Volume One: Among the common people, there is a woman named Qingyun Juechen Valley.

The sun was blazing overhead, and there wasn't a breath of wind in the air; the weather was extremely hot and humid. Pedestrians on the street were drenched in sweat, and the cicadas in the trees chirped listlessly, their monotonous calls making the heat even more oppressive.

Fengxi Kingdom has a summer resort, which is Juechen Valley on a hundred-foot cliff.

Juechen Valley is the residence of the divine physician Li Ge, but no one in the world knows exactly where Juechen Valley is. Moreover, those who can enter Juechen Valley must be proficient in array formations or have extremely high lightness skills.

Every January, Li Ge will leave the valley to practice medicine and help people, but Li Ge never shows his true face and always leaves the valley in a different guise.

However, anyone who has been treated by Li Ge always speaks highly of him: Li Ge is gentle, polite, and charitable, truly deserving of the title of the number one doctor in Fengxi.

Dustless Valley.

The valley was filled with pear trees. A gentle breeze blew, and the pear blossoms drifted in the air, carrying a faint fragrance. Suddenly, several pear trees in the grove shifted rapidly, and a white shadow, following their movement, precisely tiptoed across the correct pear leaves, heading straight for the house in the grove.

Bang!

The door was roughly pushed open by a gust of wind. When the white figure saw the woman lying comfortably on the ice bed, his light brown eyes flashed with a fiery light, and his calm expression was like the calm before a storm.

The white figure roared, "Woman, the ice bed in my valley is a rare healing treasure, a treasure that has been around for a thousand years! You actually used it to escape the heat! You...you...get up!"

The woman on the ice bed wore a light purple dress that revealed glimpses of a white strapless top underneath. Her long, silky hair cascaded over the pillow, with a few strands falling softly over her shoulders. She was alluring yet refined, exuding charm and captivating beauty.

Hearing the roar, the woman narrowed her eyes, glanced at the furious white figure with slight displeasure, and then slowly sat up from the ice bed, leaning against the wall, her voice carrying a hint of sleepiness: "Li Ge, you're disturbing my sleep."

Seeing her half-asleep state, the fire in Li Ge's eyes silently dissipated. He shook his head slightly, walked straight to her, and said helplessly, "Woman, do you know how long I've been looking for you?"

She nodded unconsciously, preparing to drift back into the dream. She murmured, "That's why I'm hiding here with you..." Suddenly, realizing what she had said, she opened her eyes wide and shook her head frantically, saying, "Of course I don't know!" with a determined look on her face.

"Really—" Li Ge said with a forced smile, "Do you know what your Qingyun Pavilion is filled with this month?"

A bad feeling gradually rose in Qingyun's heart. She whispered, "Could it be..." She looked into Lige's eyes, hoping he would shake his head.

“That’s right, woman! It’s exactly what you’re thinking. Your Qingyun Pavilion is overflowing with letters, and they’re all urging you to write!” Li Ge narrowed his eyes. “If you don’t start writing your book soon, you might be drowned in letters before you even step inside the door when you return to Qingyun Pavilion.”

"Ah—" Qingyun cried out, leaning forward and suddenly wrapping her arms around Lige's neck, hanging on him and whispering in his ear in a coquettish tone, "Good Lige, I know you will definitely help me sort out those annoying letters."

"Woman, you really think you can have me figured out." Li Ge sighed and said irritably.

Judging from his tone, Qingyun immediately knew that he had already packed her things. A beautiful smile immediately curved her lips. She released her hand from his neck and looked at him with a grin. "No way! Li Ge has me wrapped around his little finger! I'll only start writing if you urge me! If someone else urges me, I won't listen to them!"

"I don't know if I owed you something in my past life..." Staring at her fair face, Li Ge couldn't help but smile without even realizing it.

Upon hearing this, Qingyun's eyes were filled with a gentle smile, like that of a pure and happy child.

A pear blossom quietly drifted in, swirling between the two before silently landing, leaving behind a faint fragrance.

After a long while, Li Ge's smile faded, and his face turned serious. "Qingyun, it's time to go back."

Qingyun frowned slightly. Suddenly, she looked at him pitifully, "Lige, are you trying to send me away? Waaah, as a doctor, you should have compassion!"

Li Ge gently tapped her forehead with his finger. "I have compassion for everyone, except for you, such a wicked woman." Then he tilted his head back slightly, as if recalling past events. He shook his head and looked at Qingyun, looking at her very seriously, and asked, "Qingyun, do you know what the biggest lesson I've learned in my life is?"

Before she could answer, he continued, "I shouldn't have wandered around the palace, I shouldn't have helped a disfigured princess with medical treatment, and most importantly, I shouldn't have brought a clingy woman back to Juechen Valley!"

"Waaah!" Qingyun threw herself at Lige, tears streaming down her face, and said, "Lige, you despise me! You regret it! You can't bear to let me into your Juechen Valley! You heartless divine doctor! You..."

After she finished her long string of words, Li Ge finally spoke up: "Woman, are you done acting? No wonder you write books, even your lines are longer than people's."

Qingyun laughed heartily, all her so-called snot and tears long since vanished into some unknown corner. "As expected of Li Ge, who has known me for so many years. You are the only one who has seen through my acting skills so far."

"Alas! Poor prince, you've completely fooled him."

"How pitiful is he?! He's surrounded by beauties every day, he doesn't even remember his ugly wife!" Thinking of Situ Xingyun, her brows furrowed tightly, and there was a faint look of disgust in her eyes, but behind that disgust seemed to be something deeper.

Li Ge gently stroked her brow until it was completely relaxed, then he softly said, "The day after tomorrow, there is a banquet at the Pingyan Prince's Mansion, and countless people have been invited." His voice was as soft as a feather, yet it weighed heavily on Qingyun's heart.

"I know, I know, I know, it's just another one of those annoying banquets!" Qingyun pursed her lips, pushed his hand away, and got out of bed. "Lige, help me disguise myself! I'm going back."

"Okay." Li Ge replied and casually helped her disguise herself.

Qingyun muttered, "I've never seen you this straightforward before!"

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a scarred face appeared before Li Ge. He touched the scars on her face and shook his head helplessly, "Qingyun, why did you do this to yourself?"

She gently pushed his hand away, put on a pale white veil, and turned to walk into a room. When she emerged, her previous light and airy attire was gone, replaced by a magnificent, dignified, and elegant brocade robe. Her expression was no longer casual; every gesture exuded the quiet grace of a royal princess.

A hint of bitterness flickered in her clear eyes as she gazed at him: "Li Ge, it's a pity you were born into royalty."

After speaking, she lightly tiptoed and disappeared as quickly as lightning.

In an instant, pear blossoms danced in the air, their delicate fragrance quietly spreading throughout the room. Li Ge picked up a pear blossom, gazed at it silently in his palm, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "Qingyun, sometimes I really don't understand you."

The wind blows, the flowers fall, and there is no trace.

Volume One: A Woman of Famous Name Among the Common People; Chapter Two: The Prince of Pingyan's Mansion

Chapter 2 Pingyan Prince's Mansion The mansion was filled with blooming flowers and fluttering butterflies, a breathtaking sight. Even passersby could smell the fragrance of the flowers, making it a place they lingered in.

"It smells so good." Passerby A stopped in front of the Prince's Mansion, took a deep sniff, and said to the person next to him with a sigh, "If I could enter Pingyan Mansion and see the Hundred Flowers Garden, I would have no regrets in this life."

"Hmph!" another person sneered, "I'm afraid the 'hundred flowers' you speak of aren't the flowers in the Hundred Flowers Garden, but rather the prince's beautiful concubines!"

"Prince Situ is a model among the men of Fengxi. He has a wife named Fengxue, a hundred concubines, and is the most valued minister of the current emperor."