"Chang Ying, take a few guards with you and go to Fanyang County ahead to check the situation." Wei Xiyin tapped her fingers unconsciously and ordered, "If everything is normal in Fanyang County, buy some cattle and horses."
"yes."
Thinking of what the postmaster said yesterday, Wei Xiyin's expression turned a little ugly, and she confided: "This may be related to the plague in the south. In short, we must be careful and rush back to Yizhou as soon as possible."
Chang Ying's expression changed slightly when he heard this. If this was really an epidemic from Jingzhou, then it would be a big disaster.
He asked, "Should we inform Lord Gou, the governor of Fanyang?"
Wei Xiyin shook her head. "It's just a suspicion at the moment. We have no evidence to prove it's related to the epidemic."
"However..." she added, "You can give Lord Gou a proper reminder to pay more attention to the surrounding areas and take precautions as soon as possible if anything unusual happens."
"Yes." Chang Ying took the order and left.
Everyone stayed where they were, guarding their bags and waiting.
After waiting for about two hours, Chang Ying finally returned with the newly purchased cattle and horses. It was almost dark by then, and they had not taken a single step that day.
"Everything in Fanyang County is normal, nothing unusual has been discovered," Chang Ying reported. "I've also alerted County Magistrate Gou, and he said he'll be keeping a close eye on it."
Wei Xiyin didn't say anything more after hearing this. She walked forward to check the newly bought cattle and horses. After making sure that there were no problems, she asked the guards to quickly harness the carriages and pack their luggage to prepare to travel overnight.
We must at least rush to the next inn tonight. It is too unsafe to sleep in the wild.
A few days later.
No abnormalities occurred along the way, and the newly purchased cattle and horses did not show any discomfort.
But Wei Xiyin always felt uneasy in her heart. In her two lifetimes of knowledge combined, she had never heard of any poisonous weeds or viruses that could cause animals to mutate into such a ferocious appearance.
Thinking of this, she began to urge the team to speed up and ordered them to adjust their work and rest schedule, trying to rest more during the day and travel more at night when the temperature was suitable.
In this dynasty, it was very inconvenient to travel at night. Curfews were set in various towns and cities. The city gates were locked and closed on time in the evening. No one was allowed to enter or leave without official documents.
But rules are dead, people are alive.
Whenever there was a town that needed to be passed through, Wei Xiyin would use the name of the Qinghe Wei family to force the local city to let them pass.
Chang Ying disagreed with this and advised: "Girl, there is no need to be so anxious. If this action gets out, it will probably damage your reputation." If she gets a reputation of being arrogant and domineering, wouldn't that ruin the girl's good reputation that she has built over the years?
Wei Xiyin certainly understood these principles, but she couldn't explain to him what a woman's sixth sense was.
Seeing that she still did her own thing, Chang Ying felt helpless. He had no choice but to spread the news on his own initiative every time he passed through a town.
"The girl and Erlang were worried about their grandfather who was traveling alone ahead. They were worried about whether he had enough food and sleep, and whether his body could hold up. They had no choice but to break into the city at night..."
Wei Xiyin: “…”Okay, as long as you are happy.
And at this time.
The envoy from Jingzhou was staggering along the official road. He was covered in blood, his skin was purple, his eyes were cloudy and sunken, his pupils were filled with red lines, and there was not a trace of black in his eyeballs.
Not far behind him, a horse, eaten beyond recognition, lay in the middle of the road.
In a small village under the jurisdiction of Fanyang County, some hungry villagers picked up horse grass left on the official road and took it home to cook and eat.
Overnight, the entire village became a purgatory, with villagers attacking and devouring each other...
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