Su Luo turned to the door, grabbed Lian'er, and asked, "What exactly happened?"
Lian'er's hands trembled, as if she were very scared: "Your Highness, the Chiyu Army outside the door said that His Highness is in the military camp watching the military doctors make insect repellent powder."
As she spoke, Lian'er even started to cry. Although she was still young, the fact that Prince Yu was so worried that he stayed in the military camp to make insect repellent powder meant that this matter was definitely not simple.
"Your Highness, last year Beiliang attacked Beichuan City with poisonous insects, and many people died in Beichuan City at that time."
I witnessed it with my own eyes. The uncle next door had just come back from the fields and hadn't even had a sip of water when an insect appeared out of nowhere and bit his ankle. Just one bite, and he died.
Those insects are only about the size of a fingertip, and sometimes you have no idea where they're hiding. Because of this, many people have died from them.
Lian'er still vividly remembers that war against the poisonous insects. Although the insects were aimed at the army, the people of Beichuan City still suffered.
One by one, people were carried away for cremation. After being poisoned, purple spots appeared on their bodies and faces. Just thinking about it terrified her.
"Lian'er, tell me, what exactly was the war against the poisonous insects like last year?"
Last year, Su Luo was in Changping Village and did not receive any letters from Nangong Chiyu for a long time. The later letters he received only reported good news and not bad news.
She had heard about the war of poisonous insects at the imperial court, but Nangong Chiyu never explained it to her in detail, and she still doesn't know the stakes involved.
Nangong Chiyu always reassured her, saying that he would take care of everything outside and that she could do whatever she liked.
Su Luo had Lian'er sit on a stool, poured her a glass of water, and reassured her not to be afraid, assuring her that Prince Yu and she were there and would do their best to protect them.
"Lian'er, tell me, you know that my medical skills are very high. If I can cure your mother, I can definitely make a powerful insecticide. Tell me what you know."
Lian'er gripped the water glass with both hands, her eyes lifeless as she pinned her hopes on Su Luo.
How could she forget that the princess was also skilled in medicine, must know a lot about pharmacology, and must also know how to kill insects?
"Alright, I'll tell you everything I know, Your Highness..."
Lian'er recounted everything that had happened last year. It turned out that one of the wealthy people in Beichuan City had moved away because of the war.
Another reason is the poisonous insects. In war, the Akabane Army would protect them, and they wouldn't leave unless absolutely necessary. But poisonous insects are different; they rely on luck, and one wrong move could cost someone their life.
Therefore, Beichuan City is no longer a suitable place to live, and these benefits are insignificant compared to life.
Lian'er concluded, "Your Highness, those poisonous insects are afraid of fire, but how can fire guarantee that it will extinguish every single one of them?"
In the end, it was because of the cold weather that their limbs stiffened and they froze to death, thus ending this war of venomous insects.
It's April now, the weather is warming up, and everything is coming back to life. They must have gotten some new poisonous insects, Your Highness. There are still several months until the next cold season.
I'm scared. I'm scared that poisonous insects will come to our house. I'm scared that something will happen to my mother and brother. I don't want anything to happen to them.
So that's how it is. It seems that Nangong Chiyu received the news in advance, otherwise he wouldn't have been discussing deworming medicine with the military doctor in the military camp until now.
"I understand, Lian'er. Apart from the Chiyu Army and you and me, you must not tell your mother and the others, or anyone else in Beichuan City, about this matter."
Beichuan City is already very vulnerable. If it learns of this news, it will surely descend into chaos. You must trust Prince Yu; before Beiliang makes a move, he will definitely find a way to resolve the situation.”
"Yes! Lian'er, as long as my mother and brother are alright, and as long as Prince Yu and Princess Yu are alright, I don't care what happens to me."
"Okay! You're a brave girl, and we'll definitely be alright this time."
Su Luo told Lian'er to go downstairs first. She couldn't sleep because Nangong Chiyu hadn't returned.
After taking a shower, she turned around and went into the space, searching among a pile of weapons to see if there was any insecticide powder.
She searched for a long time but couldn't find any usable medicine. How could she forget that there was no place for insects or the like to survive in the apocalypse?
There were only zombies and artillery fire there; even if she picked up everything, she wouldn't find this kind of medicine.
Having no other choice, Su Luo went to the books to see if there were any prescriptions for killing insects.
The creatures that Beiliang wants to create are poisonous insects, so ordinary insect repellents won't work. That's why Su Luo is spending sleepless nights searching for more potent medicines.
She flipped through several books but still had no clue, since she didn't know what the poisonous insects of Beiliang were.
This left her feeling powerless. If she knew the types of poisonous insects, she could better study what they feared and how to destroy them.
Since she couldn't find it, she took the book out of her spatial dimension and placed it in her room to browse through, planning to search for it again when Nangong Chiyu arrived.
When they left the space, it was already late at night. When Nangong Chiyu returned, he thought Su Luo had already gone to sleep.
But when she returned, she found that the lights were still on in the room in the courtyard. When she opened the door, there was a tall stack of ancient books in front of Su Luo.
There was also a pot of tea, and the tea in the teacup accidentally overflowed and dripped onto the table.
Hearing the door open, Su Luo turned around and saw Nangong Chiyu looking exhausted.
"You're back."
Nangong Chiyu was exhausted, and Su Luo was in no better shape. After reading by candlelight for a long time, her eyes were sore, dry, and itchy.
"Luo Luo, why aren't you asleep yet at this hour?"
Nangong Chiyu sat down next to Su Luo, picked up a book from the table, and saw that it was a pharmacopoeia.
"I know everything..."
Su Luo looked into Nangong Chiyu's eyes with deep affection and heartache and said.
"Nangong Chiyu, last year's war against poisonous insects was not easy, was it? This year, with the weather warming up, Beiliang has started planning another war against poisonous insects. Now, all the pressure in Nanning rests on your shoulders, is that right?"
Yes, Nangong Chiyu is under so much pressure that he can hardly breathe. Last year they were completely unprepared, but thankfully they were able to find out in advance this year.
If he had insect repellent powder, he would still have a chance of winning.
"Did Lian'er tell you? So... you're looking for a way to get rid of poisonous insects?"
"Hmm! I also have some knowledge of pharmacology, so I thought I'd see if I could help you."
This time, the poisonous insects were different from those of the past. According to Nangong Chiyu, they were not afraid of fire and seemed to have no autonomy, only attacking recklessly.
At present, he can only develop more drugs to drive them away; he really has no confidence in eliminating them.
"Luo Luo, thank you. You should prepare to go back to Changping Village in the next few days. Beichuan City is not suitable for you."
With the poisonous insects approaching, Nangong Chiyu truly had no way to protect Su Luo at all times. Last year, anyone bitten by a poisonous insect could die, and he really didn't want Su Luo to continue staying in this dangerous place.
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