The group looked at each other, then shook their heads: "We don't know either. We went to the mountains last night, and the symptoms started on the way down, and then they got worse."

Someone answered like that, but didn't dare look at Zhuzhu, clearly not telling the truth.

Zhuzhu immediately became angry: "I'm saving you now, and I'm saving the whole village. If you don't talk, everyone will die. Do you want to become the sinners who kill the whole village?"

Her words were firm and resolute, startling the group.

The group exchanged glances, hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "We...we found some corpses in the mountains. We thought they might have some valuables on them, so we searched them, but we found nothing and ended up getting sick..."

They regret it now. If they hadn't been greedy and hadn't cared about the corpse, they wouldn't have ended up like this, and they would have harmed the villagers.

Zhuzhu immediately grasped the key point and continued to ask, "What did those corpses look like? What were they wearing? Was their hair long or short?"

Seeing that Zhuzhu had stopped getting angry, the group grew bolder and tried hard to recall:

"They were all men, and they all had short hair."

"The clothes they were wearing were strange, unlike those of our country, but they were all white robes."

"It looks like he's been dead for several days; he has lividity on his body."

"They looked to be in great pain, their expressions were contorted."

One person said one sentence, and finally the situation of those people was described.

Zhu Zhu had basically determined who those people were, and nodded, saying, "Alright, just lie down and relax. Someone will bring you the antidote once it's developed. Don't go out and cause trouble."

As she was about to leave, the men hurriedly called out to her, "Miss!"

Zhuzhu turned around, and the group said apologetically, "Could you give us something to eat? We haven't eaten for two or three days..."

Zhuzhu was speechless. She recalled the villagers' opinions of them: they were all lazy good-for-nothings in the village who never worked hard and were now worried.

She still had some snacks she had bought while shopping earlier, which she hadn't eaten much of herself. She was reluctant to take them out now, but she had no choice but to give them to them. She left amidst their profuse thanks.

After returning home, Zhuzhu truthfully told Jiang Jiuniang and Ruozheng the information she had found out. As soon as she told them, Jiang Jiuniang knew what had happened.

The corpses on the mountain must be from the Experiment Bureau. Originally, as long as they returned on time, nothing would have happened, but Jiang Jiuniang blew up the time machine, so they couldn't go back, nor could they stay in this time and space indefinitely, so they all died.

The reason for the virus is that people who stayed in that era for a long time accumulated toxins in their bodies and dealt with zombies every day. It wasn't a big problem for the virus to break out after they died.

These corpses would be fine in the apocalypse, because humans in that world have evolved a lot and wouldn't be affected. But humans in this era are still very vulnerable and extremely susceptible to infection, which is why these things happened.

Once you understand these reasons, things become much simpler.

"Zhuzhu, do as those people said and go to the mountains to burn the body to prevent secondary infection."

Jiang Jiuniang kept her head down and continued her experiment, not even glancing at Zhuzhu when she spoke.

Zhuzhu didn't mind. On the contrary, she felt at ease knowing that she could help, and that she was no longer just a good-for-nothing.

When the emperor learned of this, the Lu family had already made all the necessary arrangements. Relieved, the emperor immediately ordered everyone to obey Lu Baichuan's commands and to ensure that the plague would be brought under control.

This is, after all, the capital. If things escalate, it will affect the entire court. At that time, the Eastern Court and the island nation will definitely cause trouble. The Southern Tai and the Western Teng are also preoccupied with their own thoughts, facing enemies on both sides. They will suffer.

"Fortunately, this happened to Madam Lu, otherwise it certainly wouldn't have been so easy."

He exhaled a heavy breath as he spoke, his back covered in cold sweat, and he felt a little better now.

But some people just can't stand to see him doing well. Seeing that the emperor didn't blame the Lu couple for their self-determined actions, they immediately said sarcastically, "General Lu and his wife are really starting to follow their hearts more and more. They don't even ask the emperor's opinion. Doesn't that mean they don't respect the emperor at all?"

Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately glared at the source of the voice. The man was a newly promoted chief eunuch who had been in the palace for many years and had some connections and methods. The emperor had summoned him to serve in the imperial court because he had performed well over the years. He never expected that the man would speak in such a sarcastic tone.

In the past, the emperor would have thought twice, but now, he would only think he was blind to have promoted such a person.

But the man boldly continued to fuel the fire: "Your Majesty, please don't be offended. This servant is only speaking out on behalf of Your Majesty. General Lu's actions of acting first and reporting later are indeed somewhat inappropriate. Although he has resolved the matter, Your Majesty should still find an opportunity to give him a warning, lest someone climb over your head."

His tone was extremely humble and ingratiating, and he kept his head down, not daring to look at the emperor's face, as if he had been forced to speak out against all odds.

The emperor snorted coldly: "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch hurriedly knelt down and begged for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This servant had no other intentions; it was all for Your Majesty's good!"

"Ha, for my own good?"

The emperor snorted coldly, the words almost squeezed out between his teeth: "Those who truly care about me are arranging for the sick outside the city gates, doing practical things to relieve my worries. You, a traitor who does nothing of substance but spews filth and sows discord, dare to claim you are doing it for my own good!"

"Guards! Drag this traitor out of the city gate and make him do hard labor. Tell Madam Lu not to give him any medicine. I want to see how much he can actually do for me!"

The emperor gave a direct order, not allowing the man to beg for mercy, to have his mouth gagged and be dragged away.

Afterwards, he warned the other eunuchs and maids in the palace: "Anyone who dares to speak ill of General Lu and his wife again will be executed!"

Everyone immediately knelt down, saying they dared not, but in reality, they had a thousand different thoughts in their hearts.

These people are in the palace, but many of them have been bribed by officials outside to pass on messages. If the emperor's words get out, who knows what kind of uproar it will cause.

At this moment, no one said anything; they kept their eyes down and their minds focused on preserving their lives.

Lu Baichuan and Jiang Jiuniang were busy and had no idea that this was happening in the palace until the eunuch was brought before them.

Looking at the chubby eunuch, Jiang Jiuniang said with great disdain: "What can someone as fat as him do? Go away, don't delay your aunt's work."

The eunuch was now terrified and knelt before Jiang Jiuniang, pleading, "Please, Madam, grant me the medicine!"