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Gu Huaishan's daughter is named Gu Nian.

She arrived at Baizhi Valley three days before the full moon.

Gu Huaishan drove her there, bringing along a middle-aged woman who said she was the child's aunt.

After the car came to a complete stop, Gu Nian got out of the back seat.

When Ye Chen first saw her, his heart skipped a beat.

The girl was extremely thin, her face was pale with an unnatural bluish tinge, and there were two dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't slept a full night in a long time.

She was wearing a faded gray sweatshirt, with the hood pulled up over her head, half her face hidden in the shadow of the brim.

After getting off the car, he didn't look at anyone, but stood behind his father with his head down, one hand gripping Gu Huaishan's sleeve until his knuckles turned white.

Gu Huaishan patted her hand and said softly, "Niannian, this is Doctor Ye. He told you he's here to treat your illness."

Gu Nian then slightly raised her eyelids, quickly glanced at Ye Chen, and then lowered her head again.

Ye Chen didn't rush to speak to her, but only said to Gu Huaishan, "Settle down first. I've had a room prepared; it faces the sun and is quiet."

Gu Huaishan thanked him repeatedly and led his daughter inside.

As Gu Nian passed by the greenhouse, she suddenly stopped and glanced inside.

Aygul was squatting in front of the seedling tray, holding a spray bottle in her hand.

The two exchanged a glance through a layer of plastic film.

Gu Nian quickly lowered her head again and followed her father.

That afternoon, Ye Chen took Gu Nian's pulse.

The pulse is thin and wiry, beating sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if being chased by something but unable to move.

He made her stick out her tongue so he could see it; the coating was thin and white, but the tip was a dark red.

Ye Chen stopped what he was doing and asked Gu Huaishan, "When did her illness start?"

Gu Huaishan said, "Last autumn, a few days after her grandmother passed away, it started. The first time it happened, we thought it was a cold. She had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius and was taken to the hospital for three days of IV fluids before it subsided. But the following month, around the same day, the fever returned. We went to the hospital for blood tests and X-rays, but they couldn't find anything. Later, an old Chinese medicine doctor said that it might be due to some kind of stimulation, coupled with poor blood circulation, and prescribed Chinese medicine to regulate it. After taking it for a while, it didn't work, and then it got worse and worse."

Ye Chen nodded.

He recalled the book Su Qinghan had flipped through, which described the causes of "tidal disease," the first of which was "emotional distress leading to disordered qi and blood."

Gu Nian's illness was most likely related to her grandmother's death. He didn't prescribe any medicine immediately, but only told Gu Huaishan to take her to rest first, saying that they would discuss it in detail tomorrow.

That evening, Ye Chen sat in the medicine hut flipping through the old book Su Qinghan had given him.

Aygul returned from the greenhouse, pushed open the door, and came in carrying a basket of freshly pulled moonflower seedlings.

The seedlings are still tender, with wet mud clinging to their roots.

Aygul said, "This batch is enough; another crop will grow before the full moon next year."

Ye Chen took the basket and looked at it. The roots were white and had a slightly bitter fragrance.

Ye Chen said, "You've taken good care of it."

Aygul said, "My adoptive father's notes said that moonflowers prefer shade and are afraid of direct sunlight. The light in this greenhouse is too strong, so I covered it with a layer of straw curtain."

Ye Chen nodded and gently placed the seedling on the medicine table.

The next morning, Gu Nian was led to the medicine shop by her aunt.

She seemed more relaxed than yesterday; she took off her hat, revealing a pretty face.

Ye Chen had her sit down next to the medicine table and poured her a cup of warm medicinal tea.

Gu Nian held the teacup, her fingers still trembling slightly.

Ye Chen said, "Today we won't give you acupuncture or strong medicine. Let me tell you what's wrong with your illness first."

Gu Nian looked up, her eyes brightening as if it had been a long time since anyone had spoken to her properly.

Ye Chen said, "After your grandmother passed away, did you often have trouble sleeping, or did you keep having dreams when you were asleep?"

Gu Nian nodded.

Ye Chen continued, "Your illness, in the end, is not because your body is broken, but because the qi in your body is disordered. Qi is related to the moon. When the moon is full, it is particularly prone to turbulence, which is why you get a fever around the time of each full moon."

Gu Nian listened attentively, and her fingers gradually stopped trembling.

"Can it be cured?"

Ye Chen said, "Yes, but we have to take it slowly. In the first month, we need to get the qi flowing smoothly. In the second month, we can start to adjust it. If you trust me, just stay here with peace of mind. There are medicinal seedlings in the greenhouse and medicinal fields in the fields. You can go and take a walk when you have time, or help Guli water the plants."

Gu Nian thought for a moment and then softly hummed in agreement.

In the days that followed, Gu Nian stayed in Baizhi Valley.

She's not talkative, but she's never idle either.

Every morning I go to the greenhouse with Ayiguli to help her water the moonflower seedlings.

Aygul didn't chase her away or deliberately teach her. The two of them just squatted in front of the seedling tray, one spraying water and the other pulling weeds, each doing their own thing.

Sometimes she wouldn't say a word all morning, but Gu Nian's complexion improved day by day. On the fifth day, she asked Ayiguli for a small shovel and started learning to loosen the soil.

Aygul told her, "Don't dig too deep, the roots are shallow."

Gu Nian nodded and squatted down to dig slowly.

Her movements were clumsy but very careful, as if she were touching something that was afraid of breaking.

Ye Chen takes her pulse once a day and adjusts the prescription accordingly.

He revised the formula for Yinyue Decoction again and again, adding jujube seed to calm the mind and bupleurum to regulate qi.

The fresh roots of the moonflower are crushed and used in medicine, with only a small spoonful used each time, mixed into the decoction.

Gu Nian frowned when she took the first sip and said it was bitter.

Ye Chen said, "Good medicine tastes bitter."

Gu Nian glanced at him, stopped complaining, and finished drinking the bowl one sip at a time.

On the day of the full moon, Ye Chen was a little nervous.

He had Gu Nian stay in a quiet room behind the medicine shop, with double-layered paper pasted on the windows and only one lamp lit.

Aygul dug up the best-growing moonflower plants from the greenhouse, wrapped them in a damp cloth, and placed them on the medicine table for later use.

Su Qinghan also rushed over from Medicine King Valley and sat guarding the medicine hut. Gu Huaishan stood guard outside the door, pacing back and forth.

That night, Gu Nian did indeed have a fever again. But it was milder than before, reaching a maximum of only 38 degrees Celsius, and it subsided faster than before.

She fell asleep peacefully before dawn.

Ye Chen took her pulse and breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Qinghan said, "The medicine is effective. We'll have another treatment next month, and it should be completely cured."

The next morning, when Gu Nian woke up, she found that she was not as weak as before.

She sat up and saw a small bunch of moonflowers on the bedside table. They had just been picked by Ayiguli and were still covered in dew.

The flowers are very small, grayish-white, and have a very faint silvery sheen in the morning light.

Gu Nian picked up the bouquet of flowers and brought it to her nose to smell it.

The smell was both refreshing and bitter, but she found it pleasant. She got dressed and went outside, where she saw Ayiguli squatting in the yard dividing the flower seedlings into pots.

Gu Nian walked over, squatted down next to Ayiguli, and said, "Let me help you."

Aygul handed her an empty basin and said, "Don't compact the soil too much."

Gu Nian nodded, reached out, and slowly moved a moonflower seedling into the pot.

Her hands stopped shaking.