Chapter 93: Doubts
Liang Yixiu collected the things in his hand and said, "In that case, I'll go over and take a look. Miss Tao, you come too."
When he pushed the door open, Han Yueshan was awake, pouring himself a glass of water with a sad heart. He moved very slowly, fearing that the wound on his abdomen would burst open. That was not enough, he also had to carefully avoid his fellow junior brothers and sisters who were sleeping by the bed or at the table.
The good doctor looked back at his disciple, and his beloved disciple looked back at his master innocently. He didn't know that these two junior brothers and sisters were so unreliable.
Tao Zi walked in, helped him to the bed, and asked in a low voice: "How do you feel?"
"It hurts, but it's getting better."
Han Yueshan said this while looking at the master and disciple at the door. He guessed that the old man must be the medical practitioner who helped them yesterday, and thanked him, "Thank you very much, good doctor, for saving us without asking for any money."
The good doctor smiled and said modestly, "No, no, curing illnesses and saving lives is my duty. How can I ask for payment?"
The beloved disciple looked up at his master in confusion and said, "Master, didn't you save them so that they could move the bodies? Yesterday you were calculating when this immortal would be able to work. Isn't this a reward?"
Everyone was silent. Han Yueshan wanted to laugh, but was afraid of involving his wound.
Liang Yixiu looked at his apprentice who had ruined his career and said gloomily, "Master is willing to help others, and they are also willing to help by helping to move the bodies, don't you know?"
The young apprentice nodded with a look of sudden enlightenment.
He stepped forward to check Han Yueshan's injuries and said, "Yes, there is no sign of the wound opening. Just continue to recuperate."
Then he glanced at his beloved disciple and said earnestly: "You saw what happened just now. This immortal cannot leave you. You must take good care of him and don't run around."
The beloved disciple nodded seriously, but Han Yueshan looked confused, feeling that something was not right with what the medical practitioner said.
"Miss Tao, we won't disturb your junior brother's rest here. Let's go out." Senior Liang pulled her out.
Han Yueshan looked at this scene off guard. He still had something to ask his senior sister, and what's more, his senior sister would not disturb him. What was this medical practitioner thinking?
On the empty and quiet street, the two of them remained silent. Finally, it was Liang Yixiu who couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Miss Tao, aren't you curious about what's going on here?"
She said calmly, "We can see with our naked eyes that there is a plague."
"Aren't you curious about how this plague will be resolved?"
Tao Zi stopped and looked at him and said, "I'm not a medical practitioner, so there's no point in being curious. Senior Liang, what do you want to say?"
The Good Doctor sighed and said slowly, "In the beginning, we and the mortals were one, not on guard against each other like we are now. But five days ago, someone encouraged the mortals to kill the doctors and infect others, and that's how things turned out."
She looked over in surprise, and had to admit, even with what had just happened as a prelude, she was still puzzled.
"What about him?"
"He died. He was a doctor and the first doctor to be infected."
The Good Doctor's eyes darkened, and he said sadly, "I don't agree with his actions, but I have to admit that he truly cares about his patients. He's a very good doctor and often treats the poor for free. The reason he got infected so quickly this time is because he was in too much contact with patients."
Tao Zi turned the matter over in her mind and got straight to the point: "What are you hiding?"
He was silent.
"Why are you silent? Isn't that what you were going to tell me?"
Liang Yixiu exhaled and said, "You are right. I did intend to tell you this, but I am not sure yet."
Tao Zi looked at him.
"Where did this all begin? About ten days ago, we discovered something was wrong with the plague, so we asked for help from the Jiuzhuanmen. But all they got in return was a complete lockdown of the town, with not even any news getting out. I repeatedly asked the guards sent by the Stewardship Hall, but the only thing I heard was that the Jiuzhuanmen didn't have enough manpower available, so we had to hold out for a while longer."
The good doctor smiled bitterly and looked around, muttering, "How can we hold on? Half of the people died in ten days. It's only been ten days! If we hold on any longer, I'm afraid it won't be..."
Tao Zi understood and said, "So, after holding out for five days, the doctor lost hope and encouraged the people to attack the stewardship hall and the medical practitioners, hoping to gain the attention of the Nine Revolutions Sect."
He said helplessly, "He had a good idea. As long as the Jiuzhuanmen noticed this place and sent people over, we couldn't just ignore it. As for these things, the leader is dead, and the rest are just mortals. The law doesn't hold everyone responsible, and the Jiuzhuanmen can't do anything about them. He told me that this is the only solution. But it's not that simple."
"Later, the situation gradually spiraled out of control. Some people were clever enough to guess what he was trying to do and followed his lead. Some, unwilling to risk their lives, also followed his lead. And some, completely hopeless and numb, simply did whatever others told them to do. This is truly... eh."
Tao Zi listened to his chatter without saying a word. In such a desperate situation, even a glimmer of hope would drive people crazy.
After he had said enough, she asked, "What's wrong with this plague?"
"Come with me." The good doctor led her to the morgue.
They had only rested for a short while when the number of corpses increased again, including mortals in ordinary clothes and guards.
"Look carefully at these bodies and see if there is anything strange."
Tao Zi looked at him.
The exposed parts of these corpses were covered with corpse spots and had a strong smell of rotting flesh that was disgusting. Some of the corpses that were seen in the morning even had their bones exposed.
etc!
Her expression was horrified. These bodies had just been moved in, so how could they develop corpse spots so quickly? And how could they turn into bones in less than noon?
Turning back, Liang Yixiu gave her a wry smile and said, "Did you find out?"
She nodded.
"Let's go in and talk."
The two walked into the pharmacy.
The doctors in the pharmacy were busy making medicine and didn't notice their arrival.
The good doctor led her to the backyard, where a coffin was placed. He said, "There was a corpse in this coffin."
"And now?"
"It's empty. No one knows where the body went. Maybe it ran away."
Ordinary people might think that Liang Yixiu was joking. But Tao Zi keenly noticed the fear in his words. In other words, the corpse really ran away on its own.
"Corpse demon..." she whispered.
Liang Yixiu didn't hear the rest of the words clearly and asked, "Miss Tao, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing." She walked towards the coffin.
When the coffin was opened, a faint demonic aura came out and then dissipated.
"You've never opened a coffin before?"
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