Have You Met My Brother?[Comprehensive Martial Arts + Sword Three] Chapter 17

Chapter 17 The scent of the ointment The wild goose does not return: Haha~

Xie Donghai, who was pretending to be faint, naturally had no serious problems. Even though he was not focused enough before, he was still well aware of everything happening in the outside world. After he was sent to this hospital, a doctor checked his pulse. Because no problem was found, he was just not awake, so no injections or medicines were given. The woman in white who had followed him all the way also stayed outside the hospital.

Xie Donghai didn’t care whether the woman in white was under orders to monitor or was caring out of good intentions. He pretended to be weak and glanced at Bai Renyu, who was acting as a wooden sculpture at the head of the bed. He raised his upper body and said softly to the woman in white who just walked out of the door: “Thank you for your concern, girl. I think I’m fine… But, I don’t know where this is. Has the girl ever seen my closest relatives?”

“This is Baiyun City, and the young master is currently in a medical clinic in the city.” The woman in white made a vague gesture of supporting the “patient” to continue lying down. “To be honest, we found the young master on the beach. Apart from the two birds, one big and one small, we have never seen anyone else.”

In fact, the huge sea eagle with snow-white feathers was just a glimpse, and now it has disappeared. Only the parrot with gorgeous fur but many beaks is still here – these seemingly insignificant details were not mentioned by the woman in white. One of the reasons is that it is not clear whether the sea eagle is related to the person in front of her. After all, the parrot has recognized it before, but who knows if it is lying.

“Is there anyone else…” Xie Donghai also pretended that he had not noticed the little temptation of the woman in white. He frowned slightly, and then as if he remembered something, he straightened his back again and bowed politely, “You haven’t asked the girl for your name yet? Thank you very much, Xie, for saving the girl. I will never forget this kindness.”

The woman in white turned aside slightly and returned a salute: “Young Master is serious. My name is Shaoyao, and I am the maid under the command of my city lord. It was not me who first noticed the young master, but the city lord. If you want to thank me, you should not thank me.”

“Even so, I still need to thank Miss Shaoyao for taking care of me.” Xie Donghai looked stunned, and then said, “I wonder if I can ask the girl to tell the city lord of your city for me that when I recover in the future, I would like to meet the city lord for a while and express my thanks in person?”

The woman in white replied: “I will tell the story for you. As for the city lord’s thoughts, we don’t know.”

Xie Donghai smiled slightly and said: “That’s good, I’m here to help you, girl.”

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“Sorry to excuse you, have you seen the person in the portrait?”

“I don’t know, I’ve never seen it.”

“Okay, thank you.”

After receiving a negative answer again, Yan Bugui sighed silently.He was not discouraged, and soon approached a strange warrior and asked the same question… The cycle continued, busy from sunrise to sunset. He touched his flat belly, returned to the inn, and ordered a dinner on the first floor.

“Brother Yan!”

Just when the swordsman was pressing the cross knife on his legs with one hand and lifting the chopsticks with the other hand to start eating, he suddenly heard a crisp and familiar cry. He looked up and saw that it was the lively and smart Guo Xiang. Guo Xiang, who had “disappeared” for two days, had changed into apricot clothes. The same was the bead chain around her neck and the gold hairpin on her head. There was also a crystal clear jade ring around her waist, which made her even more wealthy.

“Miss Guo, please sit down.” Yan Bugui greeted the other party and asked politely, “Have you eaten?”

“Eat, eat! I just happened to see your back, Brother Yan, from a distance when I was out for a walk after dinner. I talked to my family before I came to talk to you.” Along with a slight fragrant breeze, Guo Xiang giggled and sat down opposite Yan Bugui. Seeing the swordsman, the expression on her face suddenly became serious and serious.

“Brother Yan, I want to formally introduce myself to you – my surname is Guo, and my single name is Xiangyang – Xiangyang, because I was born in Xiangyang. I am indeed the second eldest in the family and have a twin brother. It is indeed my eldest sister who kidnapped me two days ago. She has a bad temper, but she is not malicious. If she is offended by words, I will apologize for her.”

At this point, the girl clasped her palms together and looked at Yan Bugui pitifully, as if “Please, please, don’t blame” was written all over her face.

“It’s okay, I can understand, you don’t have to take this matter to heart.” Yan Bugui really didn’t care about what Guo Xiang and her sister said. Most normal people might be a little concerned or unhappy, but he wouldn’t – firstly, he knew that the person did not have any malice, but just had such a personality; secondly, no matter how bad the stranger’s attitude and words were, they could not have a big impact on him.

Guo Xiangduo glanced at the swordsman and realized that he really didn’t take it to heart. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the seriousness he deliberately pretended immediately relaxed: “Brother Yan really has a chivalrous demeanor! Speaking of which, I have to apologize for my previous concealment – I didn’t mean to hide my name and family background from you, but I just feel that we should not rely on the reputation of my father and mother when we travel in the world.”

Yan Bugui nodded, poured the girl a cup of tea, then raised the cup in front of him and drank it first: “You did nothing wrong, there is no need to apologize for it.”

If the elders in the family – whether they are grandparents, parents, teachers, etc. – are too famous in the world, it will indeed bring a great burden to the younger generation – whether their reputation is good or bad, it will be a bit heavy for the younger generation.Even though he would never hide his origin and training, he could respect and understand those who chose to hide it for various reasons.

Guo Xiang’s eyes were bright, and the smile on her lips was a little more sincere. She held the teacup in both hands and drank the cup of tea in two or three sips, knowing that this matter could be completely over.Then she refilled each other’s tea and asked curiously: “By the way, Brother Yan, where is Brother Chu? Is he not with you?”

Yan Bugui took the time to reply while eating his meal leisurely: “Brother Chu has something to do. I haven’t seen him in the past two days. I don’t know where he is now.”

Guo Xiang said “Oh” and nodded: “What about you, Brother Yan? How long will you stay in Junshan? Is there any news about your two brothers?”

Yan Bugui shook his head and sighed: “There is still no news. I will stop for a few more days. If I still can’t find any clues, I will leave and continue searching elsewhere.”

Guo Xiang suddenly asked: “Brother Yan, do you have many of the portraits you painted? Give me one, and I’ll go back and ask my parents to ask someone to help you look for them.”

There aren’t many portraits of wild geese, but it won’t take him long to paint them.But although Guo Xiang’s words made him very moved – if her parents were this famous hero in the Central Plains, their appeal would naturally be much stronger than that of an outsider, but… “Thank you for your kindness, but it is not a good idea to bother your father-in-law with this kind of private matter.”

Guo Xiang shook her head: “This is just a small effort, Brother Yan, don’t worry too much. I went back with my eldest sister that day, and my parents saw my message and knew what I went through in those days. I am very grateful for your generous help. I wanted to see you and say thank you. It’s just that they are still on the road and can’t do it, so they specially told me to thank you for your life-saving grace!”

The girl blinked at the swordsman and continued: “We haven’t figured out how to repay such kindness, but we can do this small thing of helping you find the person first.”

Yan Bugui looked at Guo Xiang thoughtfully, and took out two portraits of Xie Donghai and Liu Yuan from his arms: “Miss Guo and your father-in-law are so broad-minded and heroic, and it would seem too stingy for me to be tactful – I’m tired.”

Guo Xiang took it with a smile, folded it carefully and hid it in his arms: “Brother Yan, why don’t you let us help look for your eagles and parrots?”

Yan Bugui shook his head: “They don’t have to.”

After putting away the portrait, Guo Xiang looked at the sky: “It’s a little late today, I have to go back first. Brother Yan, where will you stay? I will find time to talk to you tomorrow or later?”

“I’ve been staying at this inn these days.” Yan Bugui looked at her again, and suddenly asked, “Have you changed the perfume powder in the past two days?”

When he was traveling with Guo Xiang before, the girl’s smell was very refreshing. She must have brought something like a sachet.When I saw it today, the smell on my body was a little more different than the original one, and it became a little more mixed.

“Powder? No.” Guo Xiang was stunned for a moment, then raised both arms in front of her nose and smelled it. Unfortunately, she didn’t feel any special aroma.

Yan Bugui didn’t take advantage of this point to continue, but replied: “That may be because you accidentally picked up some medicinal and flower fragrance when you came here, or maybe I smelled it wrong.”

However, Guo Xiang tilted his head and asked, “Brother Yan, is there anything wrong with this aroma?”

Yan Bugui shook his head: “No problem.”

Guo Xiang responded with “Oh” again: “That’s it… I won’t delay your meal. See you next time!”

Yan Bugui also replied: “Be careful along the way.”

Watching the girl’s back go away, Yan Bugui retracted his gaze and continued to quickly finish the rest of the meal – what he did not tell Guo Xiang was that the smell he smelled on the other party was something he had smelled two nights ago when he followed Chu Liuxiang up the mountain to investigate the hut.

According to “Brother Chu”, a couple lived in the thatched cottage before. The husband was a benevolent and righteous hero with a well-known reputation in the world of chivalry, and the wife was a great beauty who conquered the country.Now that the husband has died and his wife has been kidnapped, “Brother Chu” and his friends intend to rescue the lady.Unfortunately, there are others with the same goal as them, and many have visited the hut without finding any further clues.

Yan Bugui was not good at investigating cases, and even after a trip to help, he couldn’t find anything special. He just had a particularly keen sense and noted the smell of the rouge, gouache, ointment and perfume placed in the dressing table – although he didn’t quite understand why the rouge, lipstick and the like didn’t seem to be used, but instead a lot of ointments with unknown uses were used.

What Guo Xiang smells today is not the scent of rouge and gouache, but the scent of herbs and flowers – as blurry and distant as dew, elegant yet mysterious, completely unsuitable for a girl of this age.Yan Bugui didn’t understand, but he didn’t say much. He just thought that if he had a chance to meet “Brother Chu”, he might be able to talk to him.

However, the swordsman had not met Chu Liuxiang yet. Early the next morning, when he came back from practicing swordsmanship in the city, he met Guo Xiang first.After they greeted each other, the girl came up and asked: “Brother Yan, can you tell me where you smelled the fragrance you noticed on me yesterday? Was there anyone else with you at that time?”

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