Chapter 277: Only muscles but no brains

"Once the plague breaks out, it won't just be one or two people who will die. It's possible that the entire city's population will die in a short period of time, and a prosperous town may become ruins in just over a month." Xie Yingmian said.

Plague and city massacre are just four words for those in power.

For the common people, their loved ones died one by one in front of their eyes, their entire family’s household registration was invalidated, there were endless corpses to be burned, and endless villagers to be buried.

It is a world of widespread grief, separation of life and death, and even more of a purgatory on earth.

No matter what era, even in the 29th century with cutting-edge medical technology, the power of plague cannot be underestimated.

Because, as medical skills improve, viruses are also mutating.

At the end of the 28th century, there was a large-scale plague that killed many people.

Technology and medical care are nothing compared to the mutated plague virus.

It was also because of that plague that the development of bionic human technology was promoted.

She didn't want to see the plague raging.

"I'm here to write a letter to Qingxiao." Xie Yingmian said to Yu Lingye.

Yu Lingye sighed, but finally did not stop him.

Xie Yingmian finished writing the letter and tied it to the leg of the letter eagle.

Several small porcelain bottles were tied under the wings of the carrier eagle, with a prescription attached.

The place where the carrier eagle landed was Shencheng.

Qingxiao got the pills and prescription, his eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered Fat Tiger to return to the plague area.

Just as Yu Lingye guessed, Zhou Ying left some medicine in his hand.

However, after Zhou Ying entered the plague area, he saw an old woman who was terminally ill and dying and a child who was less than three years old.

The old woman had a high fever and was unconscious, and the young child was crying heart-wrenchingly beside her.

People in the plague area saw death every day and were used to it, so no one came forward.

Zhou Ying couldn't bear to see this scene, so he gave his medicine to the old woman and the child.

The medicine is not a panacea, but it can relieve the symptoms.

The old woman and the child recovered from their fever and survived by relying on each other.

Zhou Ying did not dare to relax, and since he was strong, he held on for quite a while.

I felt relieved when Qingxiao, the reinforcement, arrived.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and his body, which had been holding on for many days, reached its limit and he fell ill.

Zhou Ying had a high fever, his forehead was burning, his body was cold, and he kept talking nonsense.

Zhou Ying's men were anxious and found a veterinarian who treated cattle and horses in the plague area.

The veterinarian mostly treats cattle, horses, pigs and sheep in the village, and occasionally treats people as well. In the absence of doctors, this veterinarian has become a popular choice.

The veterinarian opened Zhou Ying's pupils, shook his head and said there was no hope.

Zhou Ying, who was sentenced to death by the veterinarian, thought he would not survive.

When he was dying, he was very glad that he had delivered the letter to King Ling before he died.

He still has some regrets, regrets that he has not yet started a family.

After feeling regretful, she felt lucky that she didn’t get married. If she did, and had children, what would happen if he died, leaving her and her widow and orphan to be bullied?

Zhou Ying was in a daze and his thoughts were all over the place.

His eyesight began to blur, and he seemed to see an energetic old man appear in front of him.

The old man looked about 50% similar to him. He was tall and strong, holding a cane. When he saw him, he swung the cane at him without saying a word.

The old man beat and scolded him.

They just scolded him for being an unfilial descendant, for leaving the Zhou family extinct, for not being in the right place here, and for telling him to get out of here.

Zhou Ying was beaten so badly that it hurt.

My head hurts, my shoulders hurt, my back hurts, everything hurts.

The old man was so fierce that he could only run away in a sweat.

Strangely enough, after sweating profusely, my heavy body felt light.

Although my body still hurts, it's bearable.

The only thing that is unbearable is,

The old man with a cane got roast chicken and roast duck from somewhere.

The smell became more and more fragrant, so fragrant that he felt hungry and wanted to grab it.

Zhou Ying sat up in shock from his dying illness.

He yelled at the source of the aroma, "Old man, it's fine if you hit me, but eating roast chicken in front of a dying man, is that what a human being would do?"

Qing Xiao, who was sharing a roast chicken with a few of his subordinates, said: ...

"Boss, are you awake?"

"You finally woke up!"

"You had a high fever for three days, and the vet said you were beyond saving."

"Fortunately, Miss Qingxiao brought back the princess' medicine."

Zhou Ying's men came over, talking in a flurry and as noisy as old ducks.

Zhou Ying felt dizzy.

Some people can't distinguish between reality and dreams.

"I don't know if I'm dead or alive." Zhou Ying was confused. "I think I saw my great-grandfather before."

"My great-grandfather beat me up, scolded me for being an unworthy descendant, and even ate a roast chicken in front of me..."

When Zhou Ying said this, he saw Qingxiao holding a roast chicken.

Qingxiao's face overlapped with Taiye's face.

Zhou Ying: ...

Help!

He treated Qingxiao, that dead girl, as his grandfather.

Seeing Zhou Ying staring at her roast chicken, Qing Xiao immediately took two steps back and ate the roast chicken in two or three bites: "Don't even think about it, I didn't buy it for you."

Zhou Ying: ...Although he was very hungry, he really didn't want to eat roast chicken.

He touched his forehead.

The high fever has subsided, but my whole body aches and my throat hurts.

"The princess's medicine is working. It can reduce the fever and delay the symptoms, but it can't cure it." Qing Xiao said, "We still have to take some risks."

Zhou Ying didn't understand what Qingxiao meant.

It wasn't until Qingxiao asked someone to collect blood that he knew what Qingxiao was going to do.

"You want to send the blood of plague victims back to Shangjing?"

Qing Xiao: "That's what Princess Ling instructed in the letter."

"She couldn't reach the scene and had to resort to this method."

Zhou Ying: "Then, will Princess Ling be infected? It's too dangerous, it's really too dangerous."

"Bring me a pen so I can write to the princess."

"The prescription given by the princess can relieve the symptoms. This is in the mountains, and it is not difficult to find herbs. The prescription is enough. There is no need for the princess to take risks."

Qingxiao gave Zhou Ying a cold look.

"All brawn, no brains." Qing Xiao threw Xie Yingmian's letter to Zhou Ying, "Read it for yourself."

Zhou Ying read it over and over again twice, but didn't understand a single word.

"Who drew this ghost symbol?"

Qingxiao forgot that Zhou Ying couldn't understand it.

She picked out the important ones and read them to Zhou Ying.

Zhou Ying's eyes widened as if he was struck by lightning.

It took him a while to find his voice:

"You mean, those who have recovered from the plague area are still carriers of the plague? Someone sent them to Shangjing and asked them to poison Shangjing, and then spread the plague to all parts of Dayu during the Spring Festival?"

Qing Xiao: "That's what Princess Ling said."

Zhou Ying murmured, "How dare they!"

"This is a plague."

"This is a plague that could kill countless people in just a few days. How dare they?"

Zhou Ying was a general. He was taught to be loyal to the emperor, patriotic, and to protect the people.

He couldn't accept someone doing this.

He was so angry that his face turned blue and his hands were shaking.

Qing Xiao said: "So, Princess Ling needs to develop a special medicine as soon as possible."

"Without a specific medicine, a catastrophe will be waiting for us."

"Let me go first." Zhou Ying took the initiative to extend his arm.