"What's going on? Could it be that someone is attacking our Great Gan Dynasty?"
"How could that be? It's right under the capital's nose; unless someone is plotting a rebellion!"
The people were talking about it, and the original welcome turned into a gloomy one. Many people took their children and backed away, afraid that they had seen something unclean.
Just then, a gasp suddenly erupted from the crowd.
The soldier, who was lying on the stretcher, suddenly went berserk, jumped up, grabbed the person next to him in a daze, and bit the person's neck, killing them instantly.
Then, some soldiers who were dying on stretchers suddenly stood up. They were in good health and showed no signs of dying. They didn't care about friend or foe and started biting living people as if they had contracted the legendary madness.
The imperial city instantly descended into chaos. Some people tried to maintain order but were accidentally bitten and then joined the attacking frenzy. This scene was exactly the same as what they had seen when they passed through Yongzhou City. General Lu's pupils widened slightly, and he shouted for the crowd to disperse and for everyone to pick up spears and other weapons and stay away from those infected with the plague!
The living dead.
It appears to be alive, but is actually dead, like a soulless body that rampages around, only knowing how to attack.
The news quickly reached His Majesty the Emperor, who, though alarmed, soon became interested.
If we had these things as soldiers to attack other enemy countries, wouldn't that be a great weapon?
The only problem is the lack of medicinal herbs capable of controlling these things, otherwise...
"Your Majesty, perhaps we could let Miss Min give it a try?"
Noticing His Majesty's worry, the chief eunuch beside him spoke up to offer a suggestion.
"Miss Min?" Seemingly trying to recall who this was, he looked at General Lu, who had come to report to the Crown Prince, and then laughed loudly, "Yes, how could I have forgotten her?"
“Min’er is kind-hearted by nature, has superb medical skills, and is the heir of Medicine King Valley. She certainly can’t bear to see these people suffer. Don’t you agree, General Lu?”
Although unwilling, General Lu had no choice but to accept the imperial decree. Besides, if an antidote could be developed, his soldiers could also recover.
But before the news even reached the Min family compound, Miss Min was already carrying her medicine box and preparing to leave.
Such a big thing happened in the capital, and everyone already knew about it. The Min family was not an isolated family, so they naturally received the news as well.
"Miss, you can't go!" Hongdou rushed out in a hurry. "I heard those people are terrifying. They grab people by the neck, gnaw on them, drink their blood, and eat their flesh. Miss, if you go to treat people's illnesses, you might get yourself into trouble!"
"Red Bean, how have I been teaching you?"
"Medicine practitioners are supposed to do good deeds and save lives. How can I stand idly by when such an unknown plague is raging?"
"Then why did I learn all these medical skills?"
With that, Miss Min left the mansion alone and headed to the eastern district of the city where the plague victims were being held.
After her, General Lu arrived with the imperial edict. Before he even entered the room, he heard what Hongdou said, and he hurriedly turned around to look for her.
With General Lu's protection, Miss Min had a relatively good time in the East District. She consulted doctors every day and checked on everyone's condition. After more than a month, she actually managed to concoct a spice blend.
"Although this can't completely cure the problem, it can make them more clear-headed. At least those who smell this fragrance won't kill indiscriminately."
The implication is that with this incense, one can control those inhuman and strange things.
When the news reached the palace, the emperor was overjoyed and immediately bestowed honors upon the Min family, even personally arranging a marriage, granting them immense favors.
The plague seemed to have been suppressed, temporarily contained by the incense. Miss Min no longer needed to rush to prepare the antidote. Days passed, until the day of her wedding.
"Your Majesty is really something, why send your son-in-law out of the capital on this day!"
"We should wait until after Miss and her husband are married before we talk about it," Hongdou said, feeling sorry for her mistress, but her hands continued to help her with her makeup.
"It's alright, the evening is the best time anyway, we can just wait."
"Go out and help greet the guests. We can't let outsiders look down on the Min family!"
The scene abruptly ended there. Su Luo blinked again, and before her eyes was the familiar lotus platform and the coffin table. When she looked up again, the person sitting opposite her was not General Lu from before, but Miss Min, whom she had just seen in her memory!
Miss Min, dressed in a red and white wedding gown, sat opposite Su Luo. Her skin was as thin as paper. To say she was a real person would be more like saying she was a paper doll, only more ornate and detailed. At first glance, she looked no different from an ordinary person.
"Miss Min?"
Upon hearing Su Luo's address, the elegantly dressed beauty nodded, glanced at Su Luo with appreciation, and then took out a brocade box from her bosom. The box was carved with a camellia flower, and upon closer inspection, one could see traces of dark red blood on it.
"This is?"
Miss Min didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Su Luo. After a while, her neck began to turn red, and the paper-mache skin quickly broke open, revealing the withered and rotten camellia inside, like exposed flesh, which suddenly appeared on her neck, as if it had been forcibly broken by something.
"Min'er!"
With a gasp, the paper figure before her began to come to life, and warm blood splattered all over Su Luo's face.
At the wedding banquet, a plague broke out, and the group of people were biting and nibbling at everyone like madmen. One of them couldn't dodge in time and bit through Miss Min's neck.
"Min'er!"
General Lu fought his way through the enemy ranks, and when he looked up, he saw Miss Min's neck being bitten by an infected person. With a swift stroke of his blade, he ended the fight around him and quickly arrived at Miss Min's side.
Looking at the room full of monsters, Miss Min looked at General Lu with a guilty expression.
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