Soul Separation Syndrome

Su Ziyang thought for about five minutes, but still couldn't come up with a perfect solution.

Then he asked, "When these symptoms appeared, did you notice any particular cause? Did you experience anything unusual? Or did it just suddenly happen without any special feeling?"

Su Ziyang asked this question, Ye Yichen lowered his head and remained silent, falling into a very depressed state.

"You can speak your mind. There's no need to shy away from seeking medical help." Su Ziyang could tell that Ye Yichen must have had some special experiences that led to his current state, and these experiences were probably difficult to talk about.

Ye Yichen looked up at Su Ziyang, then back at the door of the consultation room, before stammering, "I... sigh. I don't know if it's directly related to this, but it's true that it was after that that I started to feel like I was split in two."

"Then tell me about it. It might help me diagnose the condition and better solve your problem."

Su Ziyang gestured to Ye Yichen to speak freely, assuring him that he would keep it a secret.

Ye Yichen stared intently at Su Ziyang's face for a while, then sighed, "I had a girlfriend before. We dated for about six years. Our parents have met, but we haven't set a wedding date yet."

"Then one day she suddenly broke up with me. I don't know why, she just broke up with me very suddenly and decisively. No matter how much I tried to win her back or begged her, she wouldn't turn back. She was so heartless, so I was really sad at the time."

When Ye Yichen said these words, his eyes became a little red, showing that he still liked this girl.

"And then..." Su Ziyang didn't interrupt, but simply gestured for Ye Yichen to continue.

Ye Yichen suddenly felt a little embarrassed, a somewhat awkward expression on his face. "It's alright to talk about it. I think we're about the same age, so I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me for saying this."

"It's impossible for two people who've been together for so many years not to have sex. When I first broke up with her, I didn't think much of it, but as time went on, things got a little... you know."

Ye Yichen looked at Su Ziyang Su Ziyang and gave him a knowing look.

Su Ziyang didn't speak, but simply nodded, signaling Ye Yichen to continue.

"So I missed her terribly. As time went on, I couldn't tell if it was love or just a stubbornness I was struggling with inside. Later, when I had free time, I liked to look at photos of us together. The more I looked, the sweeter they felt. But one time, while I was scrolling through short videos, I came across someone I might know."

"The video shows two hands clasped together, but it's clearly filmed while the person is lying on their back in bed. That's why I clicked on it."

"When I clicked on it, I was stunned."

As Ye Yichen spoke, he swallowed hard, and his hands began to tremble slightly. Seeing Ye Yichen 'Ye Yichen reaction, Su Ziyang quickly poured him a glass of water and handed it to him.

Ye Yichen took the disposable cup, took a big gulp, stared at the ground, and continued, "In this person's short videos, there's a pinned one. I clicked on it, and it's a guy shirtless with a really scary big tattoo on his arm. My girlfriend is nestled in his arms, and the man's neck is covered in hickeys."

"I... I... I, my hands and feet suddenly turned ice cold, I felt extremely cold all over, and I also felt nauseous in waves."

After hearing Ye Yichen's tragic love story, Su Ziyang felt somewhat uncomfortable. "So, is that why you suddenly feel like you've been split in two?"

"No." Ye Yichen's paper cup was already slightly deformed from being squeezed, and some of the water inside had spilled onto his pants, but Ye Yichen didn't notice.

"Since then, I've missed her even more. Aside from work, when I can relax a bit, I worry about her whenever I have free time. I wonder if she's doing well? What is she doing now?..."

"Later, the situation got worse. I dreamed about her every night, dreaming about playing with her, and occasionally I even had erotic dreams..."

"Since I started having more erotic dreams over the past six months, I've gradually realized that my whole being has split in two, becoming two people. One half is used for work, and the other half is used for thinking about her. Later, the half that's thinking about her started to know many things I couldn't see before, and it's somewhat beyond my control."

After listening to Ye Yichen's story, Su Ziyang wrote four characters on his medical record, "Love-sickness."

"Pretty pathetic, huh?" Ye Yichen muttered to himself after saying that.

Hearing Ye Yichen's words, Su Ziyang quickly shook his head. "Brother, don't think like that. Everyone has their own life, and everything is about fate. Since our fate has ended, let's cherish ourselves and learn to look forward. After all, we can't change the past, right?"

After saying that, Su Ziyang patted Ye Yichen on the shoulder. Ye Yichen nodded after hearing Su Ziyang's words. "I feel better now that I'm not thinking about it anymore. But what should I do about this schizophrenia?"

"I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Drink the herbal decoction!"

"OK!"

Su Ziyang spoke readily, Ye Yichen agreed even more readily.

When Ye Yichen said that, Su Ziyang remembered a disease that Mr. Mengfei had told Su Ziyang about before: Soul Separation Syndrome.

The Qing Dynasty physician Chen Shiduo compiled a set of medical books called "Record of Syndrome Differentiation".

The book consists of 14 volumes, divided into 126 categories and more than 760 symptoms. The first 10 volumes cover typhoid fever, miscellaneous internal medicine symptoms, and diseases of the five sense organs, while the last 4 volumes cover gynecological, surgical, and pediatric diseases.

Among the 126 gates, one is called the "Soul Separation Section".

At the time, in order to entice Su Ziyang to read this book, Mr. Mengfei specifically mentioned several interesting prescriptions in it, including the ones recorded in the Soul Separation Section: Soul-Soothing Pill and Soul-Returning Decoction.

In his book, Chen Shiduo wrote, "Some people think of their lovers all day long, but cannot see them, so much so that their souls meet in their dreams. When they wake up, they are still separated by vast distances. They yearn for each other day and dream of each other night. They feel as if they have lost something, and then they feel as if their body is divided into two. They can still know what is happening outside the house. People think this is a disease of separation of the soul."

Mr. Mengfei talked and talked, but Su Ziyang only remembered a few useless sentences. And he didn't even remember them all, except for the phrase "longing for each other day and night, dreaming of each other every night."

However, Chen Shiduo was, after all, a doctor, and he called on people to believe in science, so Chen Shiduo added another sentence.

Who knows the stagnation of qi in my heart and liver?

In other words, it is said that the soul is not attached to the body, but it is actually caused by stagnation of heart qi and liver qi. There is a way to treat it. The treatment must soothe the stagnation of liver qi, nourish the dryness of heart qi, and strengthen the spleen. When the earth qi is nourished and produces fluids, the soul can return.

Therefore, Su Ziyang prepared to give Ye Yichen the Soul-Returning Decoction.

15g of white peony root

5g of ginseng

5g of Fritillaria cirrhosa

Cyperus rotundus 5g

5g of turmeric

3 pay.

Su Ziyang only prescribed three days' worth of medicine, but with the addition of the precious Chinese herb Fritillaria cirrhosa, the price of the three doses still skyrocketed.

"I've prescribed you some herbal medicine; you can brew it yourself at home. Take it after dinner and before bed. Then go to sleep. This medicine can solve your physical problems, but it can't solve your psychological ones, so you still need to adjust your mindset! Okay!"

After prescribing the medicine, Su Ziyang gave a few more instructions, and Ye Yichen thanked him and left.

After Ye Yichen left, Su Ziyang rummaged through the bookshelf in his clinic and found the dusty copy of "The Record of Syndrome Differentiation" that Mr. Mengfei had given him.

In fact, one of the main reasons why Su Ziyang did not read the book "Record of Syndrome Differentiation" was that Chen Shiduo's preface to the book was too mythical. He said that the book he wrote was dictated by the Celestial Master Qi Bo and the Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing.

Therefore, Su Ziyang had always felt that the book was not very credible. However, today he happened to encounter a patient who was extremely similar to the one described in the book, which made Su Ziyang take it seriously and read it carefully.

Time stands still in the mountains, and time stands still in books.

Su Ziyang immersed himself in the book, soaring freely, and when he came back to his senses, it was already time to leave work in the afternoon.

"Xiao Su, do you want to go out for dinner tonight?"

Just as Su Ziyang finished packing his things and was about to leave, Fairy Li appeared precisely at the door of Su Ziyang's clinic.

"No, I'll just cook something at home today. Eating out every day isn't a good idea."

After what happened that day, Su Ziyang was a little unsure how to treat Fairy Li.

There's an interesting joke: If you're alone in a room with a girl, and you do something, you're a beast. If you do nothing, you're even worse than a beast.

Yes, Su Ziyang is now worse than a beast.

"Great! I just learned a new dish recently, I'll make it for you!"

With Fairy Li putting him in a difficult position, Su Ziyang could only smile and agree.

After buying groceries at the supermarket, the two went home together.

"Why don't we call Daoist Master Xiao Yang Daoist Master Xiao Yang over too?" Su Ziyang suggested, fearing that the two would feel awkward.

"Great, let's grab a meal together."

Without a second thought, Fairy Li agreed. After making a phone call to Xiao Yang, Daoist Master Xiao Yang and Yang Ming appeared at Su Ziyang's house together.

"Hey, we're here to freeload! We're here for a free meal! Come quick, what delicious food did Zijun make?"

The two arrived at just the right time, when Fairy Li had finished cooking.

"Oh my god, Kung Pao Chicken, Braised Pork Belly, Cumin Lamb. Are you trying to kill me?"

Yang Ming glanced at the dishes on the table and immediately laughed and scolded.

"You made these three dishes for Xiao Yang to eat? Seriously? All he ate was staple food! There wasn't a single edible dish!"

"Hey, what are you yelling for? Do you think I'm that kind of idiot?"

Fairy Li brought over two more dishes: one was stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar, and the other was stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers.

"I wouldn't wrong anyone but my Xiao Yang! Try it, my vegetarian dishes are absolutely amazing!"

Fairy Li was right; there were four people at one meal.

All the vegetables were eaten, but all the meat dishes were left over.

"A grown man eating this little bit of food, how can you possibly have the strength to protect these beautiful girls?"

Seeing that Su Ziyang was eating very little, Yang Ming kept making sarcastic remarks about Su Ziyang.

"As if you guys ate a lot." Su Ziyang rolled his eyes at Yang Ming, put the remaining meat and vegetables in the refrigerator, and Daoist Master Xiao Yang took the initiative to wash the dishes.

Has that Zhang Guozhou contacted you again?

After tidying up, Su Ziyang took out a tea set and began to brew tea. While brewing the tea, he asked a question.

"I was just about to tell you," Yang Ming chuckled. "Zhang Guozhou told Zijun that he was going to take Zijun home, but you got jealous and that's why you beat him up. He made sure Zijun believed him, and he acted completely innocent."

"We initially thought he was simply attracted to Zijun's beauty, but now we've discovered that he seems to be trying to swindle money from her."

"Scamming money?" Su Ziyang was taken aback by these words, then glanced at Fairy Li and asked in surprise, "You're quite rich, aren't you?"

"Anyway, I'm richer than you!" Yang Ming retorted to Su Ziyang.

How did he lie?

Su Ziyang ignored Yang Ming, but still felt quite surprised.

"Based on what he said to Zijun later, we guessed that he probably didn't know the true nature of your relationship with Zijun, and likely saw you as a competitor."

Daoist Master Xiao Yang explained.

I'm still very curious about how they scam money.

Su Ziyang persisted in asking.

He said he had a master who was extremely skilled at treating illnesses and had a set of secret formulas, plus one-on-one private lessons on how to diagnose diseases. The sixteen secret formulas cost a total of 50,000 yuan, and the private lessons cost 20,000 yuan. The total was 70,000 yuan.

Su Ziyang frowned upon hearing this.

"Wow, this... this... does anyone actually believe that?"

"Some people believe it. This Zhang Guozhou pulled Zijun into a group, which is full of students who bought his private lessons. We observed them for a few days, and these people don't seem to be shills."

Fairy Li interjected, and then said...

"I was thinking of buying these recipes to see if you could use them. It would be nice to give them to you."

"Sister, stop! Didn't you say you were going to trick people out of their way? Why are you actually buying it?"

Su Ziyang was terrified when he heard what Fairy Li said.

"This is all a lie, don't believe it... Really, I'm begging you three, please stop trying to trick them. Just delete this person from your friends list."

"No, no, no, look, it really works! The private lessons even include advanced techniques like pulse diagnosis, acupressure, and acupuncture. I've seen great feedback from the students." Fairy Li held up her phone, scrolling through screenshots, and showed them to Su Ziyang. "Look, look!"

Su Ziyang clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Fairy Li: "Stop messing around, okay? I'm begging you, I know all of these things. Let's not talk about this anymore, alright?!"

Despite Su Ziyang's suggestion, Fairy Li and the other two persisted in their persuasion, suggesting that they give it a try.

"Who is his master?" In the end, Su Ziyang couldn't stand the three little girls who were somewhat brainwashed.

"He said his name is Guo Tianren, and he's supposedly very skilled. He not only knows ordinary healing techniques, but also Zhuyou Technique."

Upon hearing Fairy Li's words, Su Ziyang's eyes widened immediately. "What did you say it's called???"

"Guo Tianren!"

"Holy crap, what a coincidence!"

Su Ziyang quickly took out his phone and, under the surprised gazes of the three beauties, dialed Mr. Mengfei's number.