The snow and wind were raging and the cold wind was biting.

The dark sky was filled with large flakes of flying snow, bringing a biting chill.

The candlelight in the room was dim, and the small flames flickered.

The table full of delicious dishes has turned into cold leftovers.

Wei Xiyin touched the wine flask, and when the warm wine had cooled, she asked softly, "What on earth happened in Li County?"

"Nothing happened before February of the 27th year of Tianyuan." That was the year before last.

Chu Yu said calmly, "But a few years ago, something happened that was neither big nor small. I have a guess, but I don't have any basis for it. Would you like to hear it, young lady?"

"It's just empty words, not enough to be used as evidence. If the girl believes it, it's there; if she doesn't, it's not there." He made this point clear.

Wei Xiyin sat upright in front of the danger and nodded slightly, "Sir, please speak."

Chu Yu raised his eyes and looked across the table. Their gazes met, and he lowered his gaze and spoke slowly, "In the 24th year of Tianyuan, a meteorite fell into Li County. The governor of Jingzhou was overjoyed. However, the sage and he were visitors from outer space, a bridge to the heavens, and messengers who could hear the voices of the gods."

When Wei Xiyin heard this, she suddenly raised her head, her heart skipped a beat, and she felt like her throat was blocked by something. She opened her mouth slightly, but no sound came out for a long time.

People of this dynasty regarded meteorites as bridges to heaven or messengers reaching the ears of heaven.

Meteorites are called "sky iron" and are sacred objects bestowed by God.

Chu Yu actually went beyond current cognition and associated it with the zombie virus.

So, it’s no wonder that she had previously suspected that Chu Yu had traveled through time or was reborn.

In fact, after the zombie outbreak, she had been wondering why the zombie virus suddenly broke out when there were not so many pollution sources in ancient times and no one was doing biological research.

If it was caused by a meteorite...

"Sir, do you suspect the disaster is related to a meteorite?"

But there is something that doesn't make sense here, there is a contradiction.

Wei Xiyin frowned, "People consider this a good omen, so why do you say it's not a big deal?"

"Since it was a meteorite landing, it must be a major event. Why didn't the Jingzhou governor report it to the court?"

It would be a very good opportunity to flatter the emperor by making up this incident into a good omen, complimenting his majesty on his great achievements, and then presenting the meteorite as a gift.

As long as the governor of Jingzhou wanted to climb up the ladder, there was no reason for him to conceal the truth.

If he reported it, his grandfather, who was the Minister of the Central Secretariat, would definitely not be unaware of it.

Others may not know the reason due to their limited knowledge.

But with her modern thinking, she knew it clearly.

These meteorites are meteorites, which are cosmic meteors or dust fragments that have deviated from their original orbits outside the planet. Meteorites come from space, and it is not impossible that they carry unknown energies and unknown viruses.

As long as the governor of Jingzhou reports it to Kyoto in time, even if there is only one case outside, she will easily associate it with the zombie virus, and become alert and take precautions in advance.

Why has Kyoto never received any news?

"Because the meteorite was stolen before the Jingzhou Governor was ready to report it, he had a hard time speaking out. Thinking less is more, he was forced to keep the news secret, even the King of Changsha didn't know about it."

Chu Yu's words had just fallen.

The atmosphere in the room stagnated.

He spoke again, "As a governor of a province, how could he be so stupid? The governor of Jingzhou might have noticed something, but he concealed the theft of the meteorite and failed to report it to the court in time, which is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

"If I reveal it later, it is very likely that His Majesty will hold me accountable, and I will lose my position and life, and even my entire clan will be implicated."

"So he planned to report it as a common plague, hoping to cover up the truth by ordering a massacre in the city before the medical officials and the imperial envoys arrived."

Unfortunately, people's cognition cannot foresee the horror of this virus.

"One wrong step leads to another..." Until it could no longer be covered up, the worst-case scenario was prepared and the envoy had to be sent again.

Chu Yu spoke in a calm tone, but he couldn't help but look up to observe her expression.

The candlelight flickered, and the vision was dim.

The girl's face was terribly gloomy, and she seemed to believe it without a doubt.

Chu Yu was slightly surprised. It seemed that the girl, like him, associated the meteorite with the disaster.

You know, meteorites falling from the sky have always been considered auspicious.

Everything he said was speculation, without any basis, and could even be described as alarmist.

When the spies found out that the governor of Jingzhou had lost the meteorite, they reported it to the King of Changsha. He suspected that the meteorite was related to the disaster, which angered the King of Changsha. The King thought that the governor had ulterior motives and wanted to use this to stop him from sending troops to Jingzhou.

Chu Yu did not deny that he did have ulterior motives.

But what he guessed and thought were all true. Even though he was so close, the lord faced an unknown crisis and only wanted to take the opportunity to rebel, without any vigilance towards the disaster.

Obviously not a good master.

Since his tracks had been exposed, he simply packed up and left.

Wei Xiyin gradually regained her composure as Chu Yu explained in a calm voice. Her emotions were swirling. "Mr. said the meteorite was stolen. If the zombie virus really came from a meteorite, then could the spread of the disaster be related to the group that stole the meteorite?"

If someone did it on purpose...

More terrifying than a virus falling from the sky!

There were three years between the meteorite landing in the 24th year of Tianyuan and the explosion in Jingzhou's Li County in February of the 27th year.

In the next two or three years, it would be impossible to rely solely on refugees to spread the virus. But if someone stole the meteorite, discovered the virus, and deliberately spread it everywhere...

These were just her guesses, just like Chu Yu's, all her guesses and thoughts were without basis.

But her sixth sense told her that this was very likely!

Chu Yu was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "It's very likely."

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