问药 The Quest for a Cure

嘉良身上所中之毒，似乎另有隐情… There seems to be something else going on with the poison in Jialiang's body...

前往轻策庄西郊 Go to the west of Qingce Village

派蒙：哇，这边竟然还有间屋子？好隐蔽，之前都没发现过…

Paimon：Whoa, there's a house all the way out here? It's so well hidden, Paimon's never noticed it before...

白术：我常到轻策庄附近出诊，也没有留意过这里，或许…是师姐不想被旁人发现吧。

Baizhu：Nor have I... and I've hosted clinics at Qingce Village many times in the past. If you ask me... Jiangli was trying to remain unnoticed.

派蒙：对哦，之前急着赶路都忘记问了，失踪的江蓠…原来是你的师姐吗？

Paimon：Oh, that reminds Paimon. We meant to ask earlier, but it slipped our minds in the rush to get here... Could you tell us more about Jiangli? You said she was your fellow disciple, right?

白术：嗯，当年我与师姐一起随师父，在沉玉谷附近学医。

Baizhu：She was indeed. We studied medicine together under the same master near Chenyu Vale.

白术：师姐长我数岁，很早就独自出去游历了，所以，我与她相处的时间并不算多。

Baizhu：She is several years older than I and also began her travels far earlier than me. As a result, the time I spent studying alongside her was rather short.

长生：听说她在游历期间，跟一名采药人成了家，看来就是嘉良那小子了。

Changsheng：Supposedly, she met an herb gatherer sometime during her travels and decided to settle down with him. That must have been Jialiang.

派蒙：欸？听长生这说法…你们以前没见过嘉良和阿雩吗？

Paimon：Wait... Changsheng, are you saying... Neither of you had actually met Jialiang or Ayu before all of this?

白术：…师姐偶尔会回沉玉谷看望我跟师父，但不知为何，很少提及自己的家事。

Baizhu：...Jiangli did occasionally come back to Chenyu Vale to see our master, but for whatever reason, she hardly ever talked about her family.

白术：最后一次回谷时，师姐似乎跟师父起了争执…自那以后，她便不再与我们联系，连踪迹也被刻意隐藏了。

Baizhu：The last time she visited us, she and master had some sort of a quarrel... We never heard from her after that. It almost seemed as if she'd gone into hiding.

派蒙：欸？争执？发生了什么？

Paimon：Quarrel? What happened?

长生：不知道。那时候，就连我也不在场。

Changsheng：I don't know. I did not witness the argument myself.

白术：师父从未解释过此事，只是嘱咐我，若将来有缘能再见师姐或其家人…就尽可能地施以援手吧。

Baizhu：Nor did Master ever explain it to me. All he would say is that, should I ever encounter Jiangli or her family in the future... I should do everything in my power to help them.

派蒙：哦…所以白术你才会冒着这么大的风险来救嘉良啊。

Paimon：Oh... So that's why you went to such extreme lengths to help Jialiang.

白术：不，即使没有师父的遗愿，救死扶伤也是医者的天职，我一样会这么做。

Baizhu：No. Even if my master had never said anything, it would still be my duty as a doctor to help him. My decision would have remained the same.

长生：…唉。

Changsheng：sigh

派蒙：原来白术你人这么好…抱歉，以前还总觉得你在算计什么。

Paimon：Paimon never knew you were so selfless, Baizhu. Paimon always had you down as the sneaky scheming type... Sorry.

白术：呵呵，只凭一句话就打消掉疑虑了吗？那你可得小心了，要知道所谓好人…也是可以为自己做打算的。

Baizhu：Heh, so a few words from me is enough to dispel all your suspicions, hmm? You ought not be quite so quick to relax your guard, Paimon... Sometimes, even the "good guys" have their own private agenda.

派蒙：欸欸——突然又变得话里有话了！

Paimon：What the... Okay, that was the most suspicious-sounding thing you've ever said!

白术：哈哈，闲话就先说到这里，此地既然是师姐隐居之处，应该会留下一些线索。

Baizhu：Hahaha... Let's leave the idle chatter there for now. Jiangli has lived in this house for many years — there must be something here that can shed a little light on this whole situation.

白术：我们分头搜寻，如果有什么发现，再一起看看吧。

Baizhu：Let's split up, but if anyone finds anything, we'll examine it together.

在附近收集线索 Look for clues in the area

观察梁柱：（梁柱上刻着道道浅浅的划痕，或许是用来记录阿雩身高的。）

Observe Wooden Pillar：(Several faint marks can be seen on the pillar. Maybe it was used to record Ayu's height as he grew up.)

观察梁柱：（「阿雩快快长…早早走…」靠近底部的划痕旁，刻着已经模糊的小字。）

Observe Wooden Pillar：(There's some faded writing near the bottom mark: "The more quickly Ayu grows up, the sooner... can leave...")

观察梁柱：（…从划痕的数量推断，一家人已经在此隐居许久。）

Observe Wooden Pillar：(...Judging by the number of marks on the pillar, the family has led a secluded existence here for many, many years.)

在附近收集线索 Look for clues in the area

观察柴堆：（木柴码放得整整齐齐，剖面平整利落…劈柴人平日的气力应该不错。）

Observe Stack of Wood：(The firewood is neatly stacked, and the logs were cut with great power and precision. Whoever chopped the firewood must have been physically fit.)

观察柴堆：（…底部的一些木柴已经受潮，似乎有一阵子未添新柴了。）

Observe Stack of Wood：(...Some logs at the bottom of the pile have begun to rot. It must have been a while since any new wood was added to the pile.)

在附近收集线索 Look for clues in the area

字迹稚嫩的日志：「…屋顶的瓦片坏了，我和妈都够不着。还好有爹在，马上就修好了！」

Diary With Childish Handwriting："...Some roof tiles broke. Mom and I tried to get up and take a look, but we didn't manage. Luckily, dad was able to fix them in no time!"

字迹稚嫩的日志：「…今天吃饭的时候，桌子有点摇，爹想修，却反而掰坏了桌子腿…」

Diary With Childish Handwriting："...The dinner table was a bit wobbly today when we sat down to eat... Dad tried to fix it, but ended up breaking one of the legs by accident..."

字迹稚嫩的日志：「…爹又开始忘事了，我得帮他把这些事都记下来，等他病好些，再念给他听…」

Diary With Childish Handwriting："...Dad's forgetting things again. I'll have to write it all down for now, and read it back to him when he's feeling a bit better..."

长生：旅行者！派蒙！你们快过来——

Changsheng：Traveler! Paimon! Come quick!

与白术对话 Talk to Baizhu

你们发现了一瓶古怪的药剂…

You discovered a bottle of some strange potion...

派蒙：这是…什么东西？

Paimon：Wh—What is this?

白术：刚才我与长生在屋内发现了一处暗格，里面装的…就是此物。

Baizhu：Changsheng and I found a hidden compartment... This is what was hidden inside.

旅行者：魔神残渣…的气息？

Traveler：...God remains?

长生：看来你们也感觉到了？没错，这是用魔神残渣炼制的毒药。

Changsheng：Ah, you sense it too? You're right — this is a poison concocted using god remains.

派蒙：呜呃——它、它是不是还在呼吸？我没有看错吧？

Paimon：Uh... Is it... breathing? Paimon's not seeing things, is she?

白术：嗯…恐怕，这还是一瓶「活着」的毒药。

Baizhu：No, your eyes do not deceive you. I do believe the poison in this bottle is... alive.

旅行者：「活着」？

Traveler："Alive"?

白术：带有「生命」特质的毒，我在《诸病源候杂记》中见过：古有诡毒，性分子母…虽隔千里，息息相连…

Baizhu：Some toxins act a lot like living organisms... I read about this once in "The Origins and Symptoms of Diseases." This ancient class of poisons consists of "mother" and "minor" lodes, capable of sustaining a connection over vast distances.

白术：如果这毒真是仿照此法炼制，那嘉良身上所中之毒，以及我们眼前所见的，应该都是「子毒」…只是一个分体而已。

Baizhu：If it's a concoction of this kind we're dealing with, then both the poison in Jialiang's system and this one here are likely minor lodes... offshoots, essentially.

派蒙：分体？还会有本体吗？

Paimon：Offshoots? So... the main body is somewhere else?

白术：嗯，施毒之人可以通过本体，间接影响中毒者的行为，或是心智。而中毒者，也会在一定程度上受到本体的感召。

Baizhu：Correct. Whoever is administering the poison can manipulate the source to indirectly control the poisoned individual's behavior and even cognition. Similarly, the poisoned individual will hear, to a varying extent, the call of the source.

派蒙：感召…啊！难道说，嘉良他一开始失踪的方向！

Paimon：The call of the... Wait! So back when Jialiang ran off, maybe that explains where he was heading!

旅行者：——是往轻策庄来的！

Traveler：...He was going back towards Qingce Village!

白术：吸引着他的…想来就是这毒的本体——作为炼制原料的魔神残渣了。

Baizhu：Only one thing could've been drawing him there. The source of the god remains used as the poison's key ingredient... the mother lode.

派蒙：居然会有这种事情？这、这到底是谁下的毒啊！

Paimon：Ugh, this is getting crazier and crazier! What kind of person would do all this just to poison Jialiang?

白术：……

Baizhu：...

旅行者：……

Traveler：...

派蒙：怎、怎么一下子都不说话了？

Paimon：Hey... Why's everyone gone quiet all of a sudden?

长生：…既然这毒被妥善保存在暗格里，那么施毒的人，大概就是这间屋子的主人了。

Changsheng：...Since this poison was carefully hidden away in a secret compartment, the one who concocted it is likely a resident of the house.

派蒙：你是说嘉良？可他干嘛要对自己用毒啊？

Paimon：You mean, Jialiang? Why would he poison himself?

长生：你再好好想想，精通药石，又常住在这儿的人…

Changsheng：Think a little harder, Paimon. Someone else who lives here... and who might have expertise in crafting drugs...

派蒙：啊？你的意思是…江蓠！

Paimon：Huh? So you're saying... gasp It was Jiangli!?

派蒙：不对不对！江蓠也没有理由对自己的丈夫用毒啊！

Paimon：Wait, but that doesn't make any sense either! Why would she poison her own husband?

白术：…我也不觉得，师姐会做出这种事。

Baizhu：...I agree, it makes little sense. Jiangli does not strike me as the kind of person who would do such a thing.

长生：但是有能力拿魔神残渣来炼毒的人，翻遍璃月怕是也找不出几个了吧？

Changsheng：Look at the facts, though. How many people in the entirety of Liyue have the ability to concoct a poison from god remains?

白术：…现在妄加猜测，还为时过早。我们大可等医好了嘉良，再问问他能否想起更多线索。

Baizhu：...It's too early to draw any conclusions. We should question Jialiang about it once he has made more progress in his recovery.

旅行者：已经找到解毒的方法了吗？

Traveler：Do you know of a method to neutralize the poison?

白术：嗯，据《诸病源候杂记》所述，母毒既清，子毒自除…

Baizhu：Yes. According to "The Origins and Symptoms of Diseases," the minor lodes will disappear if the mother lode is purged...

白术：只要清除掉作为本体的魔神残渣，嘉良身上的毒，多半就能不药而愈了。

Baizhu：So, if we can find and destroy the source of these god remains, the poison will leave Jialiang's system without the need for any further treatment.

白术：旅行者，关于轻策庄的魔神残渣，你有什么了解吗？

Baizhu：Do you know anything about god remains in Qingce Village?

【选项1】

旅行者：只听过一些传说…

Traveler: I've only heard the rumors...

【选项2】

旅行者：不太清楚详情…

Traveler: Nothing concrete...

长生：唉，这种史书上都没影的事，估计也就只有那帮活了千百岁的老家伙们还有印象了。

Changsheng：sigh Even the history books have no record of this. The only ones who'll know anything are those old fogeys who've been hanging around here since the beginning of time.

派蒙：咦？长生你不是说，当年连仙人们都得给你面子吗？难道你没听说过这里的事？

Paimon：Hmm? Didn't you use to be on good terms with the adepti, though? You sure they didn't tell you anything about this?

长生：这个么…呃…

Changsheng：Well, uh... Ahem...

白术：长生的记忆与法力，较其鼎盛时已经消散了许多。

Baizhu：Changsheng's memories and powers are not what they were in her prime.

白术：现在甚至要靠与凡人签订契约、共享生机来维持生命，恐怕已经记不起这些旧事了。

Baizhu：These days, she has to enter a contract with a mortal and share their life force just to sustain her own life. I fear that such ancient events are long gone from her memory by now.

派蒙：——啊？签订契约、共享生机…听着怎么像是妖魔鬼怪会做的事…？

Paimon：...Whoa, what? Enter a contract? Share life force? Sounds like some pretty spooky sorcery if you ask Paimon...

长生：喂！请仙上身这种事，多少人求都求不来？

Changsheng：Hey! Plenty of people would jump at the chance to join forces with a powerful being like me!

长生：有我帮忙调理气息，不仅延年益寿，还能强身健体，吃什么东西都不会闹肚子！

Changsheng：With my assistance in rebalancing your qi, not only can you extend your lifespan, but you will also be stronger, healthier, and able to eat whatever you like with no risk of upsetting your stomach!

派蒙：强身健体！哦哦——原来是这么回事…

Paimon：Stronger and healthier? Wow, that's amazing...

派蒙：嘿嘿，白术你哪天要是退休了，能不能让长生也跟我签几天契约…

Paimon：Hehe, Baizhu, maybe when you retire, you can let Paimon sign a contract with Changsheng for a few days, hee-hee...

白术：可惜，继承这门契约，对心性亦有要求，历代契约者莫不如是，怕是不能如派蒙所愿了。

Baizhu：Unfortunately, Changsheng's contract has strict requirements regarding the host's temperament. None of her hosts have ever been exempted from these rules. I fear that I will be unable to accommodate your wishes, Paimon.

派蒙：…心性？喂，你们没在绕着圈子损我吧？

Paimon：...Temperament? Hey, what are you trying to say? Did you just subtly insult Paimon to her face?

旅行者：（从前听说，白术平时的身体并不好…）

Traveler：(Strange, Baizhu has a weak constitution...)

旅行者：（而且他们的师父已逝，似乎也没有延寿至今…）

Traveler：(And didn't his master pass away at an early age?)

派蒙：唔唔唔…气死我了！我要给你们起难听的绰号——蛇架子！白绳子！

Paimon：Ughhhh... Paimon's mad! You're getting ugly nicknames, both of you! Baizhu, you're Mannequin Man! Changsheng, you're just... a Pain in the Neck!

长生：唉，所以才说你心性不佳呀！

Changsheng：This is exactly why your natural temperament makes you woefully unsuited to being my host!

白术：好了好了，话归正题，旅行者，你可有别的办法，能从哪位仙人处求问线索吗？

Baizhu：Alright, everybody, calm down. Back to the matter at hand. Is there any way at all for us to seek counsel from the adepti about this?

长生：——仙人哪是想见就能见的？这群老家伙，个个恨不得一辈子不见人…

Changsheng：Hmph, with how antisocial they are? If it were up to them, they'd go their whole lives without showing their faces to the common folk...

【选项1】

旅行者：说不定…

Traveler: Actually...

【选项2】

旅行者：还真有一位。

Traveler: I do have someone that I can call.

长生：——还真有啊！

Changsheng：What?

白术：呵呵，不愧是交游颇广的旅行者，能请到你们相助，真是一件幸事。

Baizhu：Seems you're as well-connected as they say, Traveler. We are truly fortunate to have you on our side.

派蒙：唔…我大概能猜到你说的是谁了，那我就不凑热闹了…

Paimon：Oh... If you're talking about who Paimon thinks you're talking about... you'd better do the honors.

旅行者：……

Traveler：...

一个熟悉的声音自屋顶响起…

A familiar voice came from the ceiling...

魈：唤我何事？

Xiao：You called?

派蒙：呜哇！

Paimon：Waaah!

派蒙：…每次都要被你吓一跳！

Paimon：...Ugh, gets Paimon every time!

长生：…仙人都喜欢这么出现吗？

Changsheng：...Are all adepti in the habit of materializing out of thin air like this?

白术：竟然是这位…

Baizhu：...Well, this is unexpected.

魈：…嗯？是你？

Xiao：...Huh? It's you?

白术：不卜庐白术，见过仙师。

Baizhu：Baizhu, of Bubu Pharmacy. I do believe I've had the pleasure before.

白术：…当年的海灯节，不识仙师真身，如果有什么怠慢的地方，还请见谅。

Baizhu：...The Lantern Rite when we met briefly, I was unaware of your true identity. I... must apologize for the discourtesy.

派蒙：欸，原来你们俩以前见过吗？

Paimon：Huh? You two already know each other?

魈：一面之缘。

Xiao：Our paths have crossed once before.

魈：…有「妖邪」的气息。你找我来，可是为了此事？

Xiao：...I sense the presence of evil spirits. Is this why you called me?

【选项1】

旅行者：我觉得告诉你会比较好…

Traveler: Let me explain...

【选项2】

旅行者：我想问些有关魔神的事…

Traveler: Actually, I wanted to ask you about dead gods...

将事情经过告知于魈…

You tell Xiao everything that has happened...

魈：竟以「妖邪」炼毒…

Xiao：So someone has been concocting demonic poison...

魈：可叹，妄念…总教凡人将生死置之度外。

Xiao：Too often, fervent desires drive mortals to abandon all regard for their own safety... It is lamentable.

魈：…你的愿望，我俱已知晓。轻策庄下，确有魔神残躯。

Xiao：I now know what you seek. It is true that a god's remains are buried beneath the foundations of Qingce Village.

魈：昔年此地曾有恶螭作乱，后来被帝君镇压…

Xiao：A vile monster known as the Chi once wrought havoc over this land, before it was subdued by Rex Lapis...

魈：…帝君镇之以尊像，令其无法再荼毒生灵，这才有了后来的轻策庄。

Xiao：The land was finally cleansed of poison when Rex Lapis used statues in his likeness to seal the serpent's remains. Qingce Village was founded sometime after that.

魈：眼下封印大体无恙，你们要寻的所谓「本体」，或许是从地底泄露的少许「螭血」。

Xiao：The seal is still mostly intact. If the Chi is the source, then it must be some of its blood leaking from deep underground.

魈：但…气息隐蔽，难以感知，具体是自何处泄露，还需继续查探。

Xiao：However... its aura is faint and barely detectable. You will need to investigate further to identify the location of the leak.

旅行者：…原来如此。

Traveler：...I see.

魈：若无必要，我不想对凡人动手。

Xiao：I do not like to intervene against mortals unless absolutely necessary.

魈：但如果妖邪生孽，不可挽回…记得再唤我的名字。

Xiao：But when demonic forces are involved, things can spiral out of control... If that happens, be sure to call my name again.

【选项1】

旅行者：嗯，我会的。

Traveler: I will.

【选项2】

旅行者：谢谢你，魈。

Traveler: Thank you, Xiao.

魈：……

Xiao：...

长生：…嗯？

Changsheng：...Hmm?

魈：…罢了。

Xiao：...Nothing.

魈：我本无意出言干涉你们凡人的选择，但…

Xiao：I do not wish to sway decisions that are mortals' to make, but...

魈：…长生不死，或许没有你们想象的那么美好。

Xiao：...Immortality may not be the blessing that you imagine it to be.

白术：…仙家教诲，自当铭记在心。

Baizhu：...I shall treasure your words of instruction, Master Adeptus.

魈：再会。

Xiao：Farewell.

长生：真是个奇怪的仙人，跟我印象里的好像有点不一样。

Changsheng：What a strange adeptus... Rather different from the way I remember them.

派蒙：——因为是魈嘛！多亏了他，现在可算有点眉目了。

Paimon：That's Xiao for ya! And thanks to him, we've finally got some concrete info to go off of.

白术：魔神残渣是自地底泄露，师姐若需「采药」，附近必有一处可达地下的洞窟，只要找到…

Baizhu：If the god remains are leaking from underground, Jiangli must be paying a visit to a subterranean cave on her "herb gathering" trips. If we can find the cave...

阿桂：师…师父！师父——不好了！

Herbalist Gui：Mas... Master! panting Master — there's a problem!

派蒙：阿桂？你怎么从不卜庐跑来了？

Paimon：Gui? ...Did you run all the way from Bubu Pharmacy?

白术：出什么事了？不要着急，先喘口气再说吧。

Baizhu：What happened? Don't panic, just catch your breath, and tell me everything.

阿桂：不…不好了…

Herbalist Gui：It's... It's Jialiang...

阿桂：嘉良…嘉良的情况，突然恶化了！

Herbalist Gui：He was... he was fine one minute, and then... he suddenly took a turn for the worse!

长生：——什么？这么快？

Changsheng：Already? How?

长生：按往常推断…至少还有三天啊…

Changsheng：Based on past experience, he should have been fine for the next three days at least...

白术：…看来，最不妙的预想成真了。

Baizhu：...It seems that my worst fears have been confirmed.

白术：——诸位，我们立刻返回不卜庐！

Baizhu：Everyone, back to Bubu Pharmacy, now!

返回不卜庐 Return to Bubu Pharmacy

阿雩：爹！你怎么了？爹！

Ayu：Dad! What's wrong? Dad...

嘉良：唔…唔…

Jialiang：Ugh... Urghhh...

七七：不要怕，白先生，会回来。

Qiqi：Don't be scared, Dr. Baizhu will be back soon...

白术：情况怎么样了？

Baizhu：How is he doing?

阿雩：白先生！爹他刚刚还好好的，突然就咳出血了！然后…然后就又连话都说不清了…

Ayu：Dr. Baizhu, you're back! My dad was doing fine earlier, but then he suddenly started coughing up blood! Now, he can't even get a full word out anymore...

七七：阿桂，出门的时候，还有意识，现在…

Qiqi：When Gui left, he was still conscious. But now...

白术：…阿桂，先把嘉良扶去内室诊治吧。

Baizhu：...Gui, please take Jialiang to the back room and prepare for treatment.

阿桂：好、好的！

Herbalist Gui：Yes, of course!

白术：阿雩，你放心，我会治好你父亲的。

Baizhu：Don't worry, Ayu. I will cure your father.

等待至次日早晨（8-10点） Wait till the next morning (08:00 – 10:00)

与阿雩等人对话 Talk to Ayu and the others

阿雩：爹，你感觉怎么样…？还有哪里不舒服吗？不会又突然病倒吧…

Ayu：How are you feeling, Dad? Are you still hurting anywhere? You're not gonna suddenly collapse again, are you...?

嘉良：好多了，已经好多了。虽然，说不上是怎么回事…但总感觉，身体比之前还要轻快。

Jialiang：Much better, Ayu, I'm feeling much better. In fact... I can't explain it, but somehow I feel even better than usual.

嘉良：嗯？说起来…白先生在哪儿？我还没跟他道谢呢。才一清醒过来，人就已经在这里了。

Jialiang：Hmm? Wait... Where's Dr. Baizhu? I still haven't had a chance to thank him... Seems he moved me here before I came to.

阿桂：师父说自己想先休息会儿，嘱托我扶您出了内室…然后他就没再出来过了。

Herbalist Gui：Master said he needed to take a quick rest, and asked me to bring you out of the treatment room... He hasn't emerged yet, so he must still be resting.

旅行者：……

Traveler：...

嘉良：这样吗…也是，这都让白先生操劳两夜了。

Jialiang：Oh, really? ...Well, he must be tired from treating me for two nights in a row.

嘉良：唉，这份大恩，可真不知道该怎么报了。等找到江蓠，我们得好好谈谈…

Jialiang：sigh I don't know how I can begin to repay him for saving my life. I'll have to discuss it properly with Jiangli once we find her...

嘉良：唔…说起来，现在有她的消息了吗？

Jialiang：Hmm... Speaking of which, has there been any word of her whereabouts yet?

阿雩：冒险家协会还没有给我回信，一会儿我再去看看吧。

Ayu：No, the Adventurers' Guild hasn't gotten back to me yet. I'll go check with them again in a bit.

嘉良：那我也…呃！

Jialiang：I'll come with— Ugh!

阿桂：师父吩咐过，您现在的情况还不稳定，还请您先在不卜庐里歇息吧。至于阿雩这边，我会陪着一起去的。

Herbalist Gui：Don't forget what Master said — you're still not out of the woods yet, Jialiang. I strongly suggest that you stay and rest at Bubu Pharmacy for now. I can accompany Ayu to the Adventurers' Guild.

嘉良：…唉，只能这样了吗…真是麻烦你们了。

Jialiang：...sigh I suppose you're right... I'll have to rely on you this time.

嘉良：也好，等白术先生休息完，还得当面向他道谢啊。

Jialiang：Though, on the bright side, this means I can thank Dr. Baizhu in person once he's finished resting...

派蒙：旅行者，白术一直没露面，难道说…

Paimon：Traveler, Baizhu hasn't shown his face ever since he went in to treat Jialiang again. Do you think he...

旅行者：…我们去找他。

Traveler：...Let's go check up on him.

派蒙：欸？等等我！

Paimon：Huh? Hey, wait up!

在内室…

In the back room...

白术：……

Baizhu：...

长生：…醒了吗？就算有我调息，你这么做，也还是太冒险了。

Changsheng：...You're finally awake? Phew. That was far too risky, even with me here to help you balance your qi.

白术：…时间紧迫，不得不为。况且，不算没有收获。

Baizhu：...There was no time, I had no other choice. In any case, it was not completely without benefit to myself — I managed to learn something.

白术：师姐的构思实属精妙，有不少值得借鉴的地方…唉，可惜了。

Baizhu：Jiangli's design is quite brilliant. She makes numerous innovations that I can learn from... Alas, if only there wasn't a catch.

派蒙：…你说，白术他还得睡上多久啊…

Paimon：...So, how much longer do you think Baizhu's gonna nap for?

长生：你睡觉的时候，他们/她们一直在外面守着，出去看看他们/她们吧？

Changsheng：They've been outside waiting for you the whole time while you were asleep. Shall we at least go and show our faces?

白术：…嗯。

Baizhu：...Alright.

白术和长生走出了内室…

Baizhu walks out of the back room with Changsheng...

派蒙：他不会…不会就这么…

Paimon：Surely he hasn't... There's no way he could've just—

长生：——是谁在背后念叨呢？

Changsheng：Who's talking behind our backs again?

派蒙：啊！白术！长生！

Paimon：Ah! Baizhu! Changsheng!

旅行者：你们没事吧？

Traveler：Are you both okay?

白术：没事，只是抽调了不少生机，需要一点时间，让长生帮我调养而已。

Baizhu：Of course, there's no need to be concerned. I merely had to transfer a rather large amount of life force on this occasion. But with Changsheng's help, I will recover in time.

派蒙：嘉良昨天不还是好好的吗？怎么突然就又要用这法子来医治了…

Paimon：Jialiang seemed fine yesterday. Why did he need more life-saving treatment again so soon?

白术：是我最开始的判断有误——嘉良身上的病，不止一种。

Baizhu：I made an error in my initial diagnosis. Jialiang is in fact suffering from more than one ailment.

白术：…所以生机消耗的速度，也超乎了我的预期。

Baizhu：...And as a result, his life force depleted at a greater rate than I had anticipated.

派蒙：——什么？除了魔神残渣炼的毒…居然还有别的吗？

Paimon：What? You mean, even if you got all the poison out of him... he'd still be sick?

白术：不如说，他所中的毒，从一开始，就是为了压制原有的病情而施用的。

Baizhu：Yes... but more pertinently, the poison in Jialiang's system is there precisely because it is being used to manage his underlying medical condition.

白术：嘉良天生患有罕见的心病，必须设法护住心脉，不然轻则喋血昏迷，重则伤及肺腑。

Baizhu：Jialiang has a rare congenital heart condition, and ongoing treatment is essential to maintaining healthy functioning of his heart meridian. Left untreated, it puts the patient at risk of coughing up blood and fainting, and in the longer term, causes irreversible damage to the internal organs.

白术：…魔神残渣于他而言，不是毒，而是药。

Baizhu：Though it was created from god remains, this formula is not a poison in Jialiang's case. Rather, it's his medication.

长生：如果没有这剂药，他怕是好些年前就已经死了吧。

Changsheng：Had he not taken it all these years, he likely would have died a long time ago.

旅行者：所以江蓠才会…

Traveler：So that's why Jiangli did it...

白术：但以毒攻毒，也非长久之计。时间一长，毒物在其心脉中淤积，便损害了他的神志。

Baizhu：Still, using poison to treat a disease is hardly a viable long-term solution. As time passed, and the poison accumulated in his system, it began to impact his cognition.

白术：而且长期用毒，会令嘉良的身体产生抗性，药效愈减…师姐必须不断为其炼药，来延续他的生命。

Baizhu：Moreover, the longer he relied upon this medicine, the more resistant his body became to it. Jiangli had to concoct ever greater quantities to ensure its continued efficacy, or he could have still perished at any moment.

派蒙：阿雩最开始说的…嘉良情况变差、江蓠出门采药…原来是这么一回事吗？

Paimon：That explains why Ayu said his dad has been getting worse... and why his mom went off to "gather herbs"...

白术：魔神残渣凶煞至极，非常人可以抵御。以凡人之躯，如此频繁地接触…

Baizhu：God remains are extremely dangerous to be around, because humans have no natural defense against them. I shudder to think how many times Jiangli has exposed herself to them...

白术：只怕就如那位仙师所言，为了挽回嘉良的性命，师姐…已将一切置之度外了。

Baizhu：I fear that the situation is just as that adeptus described... In an effort to save Jialiang's life, Jiangli has abandoned all regard for her own safety.

长生：没想到，就连江蓠，最后也走上了这条老路，这就是宿命吗…

Changsheng：I never suspected that even Jiangli would turn to the same path as so many others over the years... Perhaps this is the inevitable course of fate...

长生：为了救人，不惜害己；为了人力难为的奇迹，不惜一切追寻非人之力…

Changsheng：To sacrifice one's own life to save others... To go beyond human means in order to do the impossible, whatever the cost may be...

旅行者：宿命…？

Traveler："Fate"...?

白术：…现在就说什么宿命，未免也太早了。

Baizhu：...Well, I think that it's too early to say with any certainty what fate has in mind.

白术：眼下嘉良的情况我已设法稳住，当务之急，是回轻策庄找到师姐。

Baizhu：In any case, I have stabilized Jialiang's condition for now, so our immediate priority should be to get ourselves back to Qingce Village and find out where Jiangli is.

白术：频繁接触魔神残渣，对她自己的身体也有极大的损伤。

Baizhu：Her regular exposure to god remains over such a long period will have been catastrophic for her health.

白术：如今失踪多日，我怕凶多吉少…

Baizhu：And given that she's already been missing for several days... I am fearing the worst.

【选项1】

旅行者：——！

Traveler: !

【选项2】

旅行者：——是谁？

Traveler: ...Who's that?

嘉良：…是我，白先生，旅行者。

Jialiang：...I—It's me, Traveler, Dr. Baizhu.

派蒙：嘉良！你…不会都听到了吧…

Paimon：Ah, it's Jialiang! ...Don't tell Paimon you overheard everything already...

嘉良：白先生…请您带上我吧！

Jialiang：Dr. Baizhu... Please let me come with you!

嘉良：您已经帮了我们一家太多，我不能再干看着您为江蓠冒险了。

Jialiang：You have already done so much for my family. I can no longer just sit here and watch while you put yourself at risk for Jiangli's sake.

嘉良：况且就是因为我，江蓠才会陷入这种境地…我知道自己没有救她的本事，但我至少能为你们引路。

Jialiang：After all, if it wasn't for me, she wouldn't have had to put herself in harm's way in the first place... I know I won't be of much help in battle, but at the very least, I can show you the way.

嘉良：…我能想起来的，她每次都是去哪里「采药」…是在哪里跟我告别…我必须想起来！可恶…咳！

Jialiang：...I'm sure I'll be able to remember, I know there's a spot where she says goodbye to me every time she goes to "gather her herbs." I'm sure I'll remember... I—I have to remember! Ugh... cough

长生：当心！气血上涌，会伤到你的心脉，还是先留在这里吧。

Changsheng：Be careful! If you get too agitated, your blood pressure and stress levels will rise, putting further pressure on your heart... For your own safety, you should stay here and rest.

嘉良：不行！得快点…快点…

Jialiang：No! We're out of time! We have to go now... right now...

嘉良：在我把这些事，再次忘掉之前…！

Jialiang：Before I forget everything again...!

白术：唉…

Baizhu：sigh...

白术：…此行可能有诸多凶险，你可有赴死的觉悟？

Baizhu：...This trip will be extremely dangerous, and there is a very real possibility that you will not return from it... Are you sure you're prepared for that?

嘉良：哈…好些年前我就该上路了，现在还有什么可怕的？

Jialiang：Hah... I never expected to live this long in the first place. My death is already long overdue... So why should I fear it?

嘉良：我只怕…在找到她之前，再一次，忘掉她的事…

Jialiang：There's only one thing I fear now... and that's that I'll forget her again before we manage to find her...

白术：…既然如此，就随我来吧。

Baizhu：...Very well. Then, follow me.

暗处一片衣角微动，一个人影默默离开…

Someone leaves with subtle, unseen movements...

七七：白先生，又要出门了吗？

Qiqi：Dr. Baizhu, are you heading out again?

白术：嗯，一趟远门。七七，能托你准备一下平时那副药吗？

Baizhu：Yes... This could be a long one... Could you please prepare a dose of the usual formula?

白术：多添一份雾虚花粉，再加上药匣第三格，和第五格里的东西…希望能起效。

Baizhu：Please add an extra measure of Mist Grass Pollen, and one dose each of the ingredients from the third and fifth compartments of my medicine cabinet... I hope it works.

七七：白先生…这是…

Qiqi：Dr. Baizhu... Do you mean...

白术：去吧，记得看好药炉，不要再被烧着了。

Baizhu：Hop to it, now. And remember to be careful with the cauldron this time... You don't want to burn yourself again.

七七：…好。

Qiqi：...Okay.