Beian City is located in Mengzhou, a three-day journey from the capital.

Xiao Qingyin, Yi Shuihan, and the others all rode horses. The beautiful woman and the white horse rarely got to go out for a break, so they ran like the wind, shortening the journey by a whole day.

In such cold weather, it's certainly not pleasant to be swept away by the howling wind.

Upon arrival, Xiao Qingyin felt an urge to give the beauty a good beating.

But seeing its big, blinking eyes, it was incredibly cute, so I instinctively reached into my pocket and gave it a handful of sunflower seeds.

The beauty ate only half of the melon seeds, and then called the big white horse over to eat the other half.

After they finished eating, the two horses stood head to head and body to body, inseparable.

Xiao Qingyin felt like she had hit a wall.

"They're so sweet together."

When they first met, they were at odds, but in the blink of an eye, they became a loving couple.

Yi Shuihan reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"We can be sweet too."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

However, this is on the street, isn't doing this attracting too much attention?

But she soon realized she was overthinking it.

There were hardly any people on the road, and the few pedestrians who were there all looked worried and no one paid any attention to them.

"How many people live in Beian City?" she asked Yi Shuihan. "Why does it feel a bit desolate?"

"Around 30,000 people."

Yi Shuihan replied.

He also felt that something was off about the place. It was noon, the busiest time of day, and there shouldn't be so few people.

He then instructed Yi Wu: "Go and investigate."

"OK."

Yi Wu accepted the order and left.

Xiao Qingyin and Yi Shuihan continued walking and soon arrived at their destination, the home of Manager Yu.

Manager Yu probably already knew Xiao Qingyin's identity from the manager of Zhenbaozhai, and treated her with utmost respect.

"It is truly my wife's honor to have the miraculous healer treat her."

He spoke to Xiao Qingyin with a respectful expression.

"Let's go see Madam Ling first."

"Okay, this way please."

Manager Yu led Xiao Qingyin to the inner courtyard, while Yi Shuihan, unable to enter, remained in the reception room to wait.

"This is my wife, Madam Wu."

Once inside, Manager Yu introduced the place to Xiao Qingyin.

“She developed a high fever a month ago, and then hard lumps appeared on her neck, armpits, hands and feet, some of which became infected.”

Ms. Wu was delirious with fever, but when she heard her husband's voice, she forced her eyes open.

“This is a renowned doctor from the capital,” Manager Yu said, holding her hand. “Tell her how you are feeling right now.”

Wu said weakly, "My head hurts so much, and I feel so uncomfortable all over."

Xiao Qingyin stepped forward to examine her.

They discovered that her lymph nodes were severely swollen all over her body, and many of them were ulcerated, which looked shocking.

She not only had a persistent high fever, but also headaches, nausea, vomiting, and chills.

The symptoms match those of many malignant infectious diseases.

If it weren't for the fact that her skin didn't turn cyanotic, she would have suspected that she had contracted the plague.

"She still has a fever even after taking fever reducers, right?"

She asked Manager Yu.

Shopkeeper Yu nodded: "Yes, he's been burning up, and he's lost a lot of weight."

Xiao Qingyin couldn't diagnose her illness in a short time.

We could only temporarily remove the ulcerated lymph nodes to prevent them from worsening.

After the surgery, Ms. Wu fell into a deep sleep.

"Thank you for your hard work," Manager Yu said respectfully. "Lunch is ready. Please move to the banquet hall."

"good."

When she arrived at the banquet hall with Manager Yu, she found that Yi Shuihan was already waiting there.

"How is it?" Yi Shuihan asked her, "Can it be cured?"

"It's not certain yet," Xiao Qingyin replied. "We don't know exactly what illness she has, so it's difficult to prescribe the right treatment."

Yi Shuihan frowned.

He knew how good Xiao Qingyin's medical skills were; if even she found an illness difficult to treat, it must not be a minor ailment.

"It looks like we'll have to stay here for a few more days."

"Um."

Xiao Qingyin nodded.

The two stayed at the Yu family's house for the time being.

The next day, when Xiao Qingyin went to give Wu a follow-up examination, she found a black cat lying on her body.

The cat looked fierce, and as soon as it saw Xiao Qingyin, it arched its back and growled at her.

The maidservants serving inside quickly went to hold the cat.

"I'm sorry, this is my wife's cat, and it has a rather bad temper."

No sooner had she finished speaking than the black cat scratched the maid with its claw.

The maid instinctively withdrew her hand, and the black cat suddenly jumped to the ground and darted away.

"show me."

Xiao Qingyin said to the maid.

How could the maid dare to let the master invite the renowned doctor who had specially treated the madam to treat her minor injury?

She hid her hands behind her back.

"I'm fine. Wuyun often scratches us, and even if it draws blood, it will heal in a few days."

“Being scratched by a cat is not a trivial matter,” Xiao Qingyin warned. “Cat claws may carry germs that can be transmitted to humans.”

"I understand," the maid replied. "I will definitely wash it properly later."

After saying that, he left.

Seeing that she didn't take her words to heart, Xiao Qingyin had no choice but to give up.

The next day, when she came for a follow-up appointment, the same maid was still serving her in the room.

I was just about to ask her how she treated her wound yesterday when I saw the maid scratching the back of her hand.

Xiao Qingyin's gaze darkened.

"Come here, let me take a look."

She spoke in a commanding tone.

The maid dared not disobey, so she stepped forward and extended her right hand.

There are three scratches on the back of my hand, one of which has scabbed over with blood, and there is a ring of red papules around the skin.

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