At the end of the afternoon, Chu Qi and Lin Yue had a simple lunch and decided to go down the mountain to look for Shang Shuyao.
The two of them hid in there originally to avoid being hunted down by Xuanyuan Nan's forces.
Now that the real culprit is dead and the masters behind him have suffered heavy losses, it is impossible for the Chen Palace to spare the time to deal with her, a little ant.
Therefore, there will be no problem in going out.
It had been two months since Lin Yue came here, and it was the first time she left the valley. She was a little excited, and was looking forward to what she would say when she saw Sister Shuyao later.
Unexpectedly, what she saw when she came down the mountain was different from what she had imagined: peace and tranquility.
Arriving at the entrance of the village, Chu Qi keenly sensed that there was an ominous aura hidden in the quiet village.
This ominous feeling does not refer to the subjective ominousness, but rather to the invisible thick sickness hanging over the village.
"The situation has changed. Don't go in yet. I'll go check the situation."
Chu Qi let her stay with the two horses.
Holding the reins of the two horses, Lin Yue frowned slightly and said obediently, "Yes."
The two horses looked at the delicate hostess, silently and carefully moved their necks down, and then happily nibbled the slightly yellowed grass on the ground.
Lin Yue lowered the height of his wrist following the force of the horse.
She was wearing a light yellow dress today, paired with light green shoes, and a bright light yellow hairpin on her head, making her look bright and delicate.
Her unmade, slightly childish face was painted with a light layer of red rouge, adding a touch of purity and charm to her complexion.
The girl stared at the young man's back infatuatedly, but in just a few breaths, he disappeared deep into the village.
Reluctantly looking away, the girl looked down at her light green shoes in a daze.
Suddenly, a middle-aged woman smelling of agarwood appeared next to him.
The horse suddenly noticed the stranger and looked up at her. The grass in its mouth no longer tasted good and it stretched its head and nudged the hostess's arm anxiously.
Lin Yue also noticed that there was an extra person next to her. She was startled and quickly turned her head to look, and her eyes met the middle-aged woman.
"Who are you?" The girl's eyes widened. She subconsciously tightened the reins and leaned towards the horse.
"who I am?"
The middle-aged woman murmured to herself, her calm gaze lingering on the girl for a moment, then she looked back to the village, which was the direction Chu Qi left.
"Maybe I am the mother of Number Seven." After a long while, she uttered these words.
***
The village was abnormally quiet.
In the past, there would be villagers walking on the road, chickens, ducks, dogs roaming around, and children playing.
But none of these existed today, and the village seemed to have fallen into a deathly silence.
Chu Qi stuffed the universal detoxification pill given by Shang Shuyao under the root of her tongue, releasing the medicinal power all the time.
The Breath-Containing Technique was also running all the time. With safety guaranteed, she quickly searched for Shang Shuyao in the village.
Walking from the beginning to the end of the village, Chu Qi finally saw a large open space at the end of the village. Shang Shuyao was squatting on the ground grinding herbs, and a small group of villagers gathered beside her.
In front of Shang Shu Yao, a bronze tripod was hanging above a huge fire.
Inside the bronze tripod, black ink was bubbling and the bitter smell of medicine spread throughout the world.
"Who are you?" Two sickly young men in coarse cloth covered their mouths and noses and shouted at Chu Qi from a distance: "Don't come over!"
Chu Qi: "I am Shang Shuyao's friend, I came to see her."
Shang Shuyao heard the noise and looked over. Seeing Chu Qi, her tired eyes showed a little surprise:
"That's my friend, let him come."
"Oh, okay, you.....you should cover your mouth and nose."
One of the sickly young men pointed to a handkerchief on the side.
"Be careful not to get infected." added another young man.
"It's okay." Chu Qi did not choose the handkerchief, and quickly came to Shang Shuyao and asked in a low voice: "What happened?"
"Phew, you came just in time. There's an epidemic here, and I'm making an antidote for the villagers."
Shang Shuyao simply handed the copper cup to Chu Qi: "I have been tinkering with the herbs for two days, my hands are so tired, you do it."
Having known each other for such a long time, Shang Shuyao already treated Chu Qi as her own and ordered her around without any courtesy.
Chu Qi took the copper cup, gripped the pestle with her slender fingers, and easily ground the herbs into powder.
Even some strange medicinal ingredients such as clam shells were ground into very small pieces.
Shang Shuyao pressed her slightly sore neck, and seeing that No. 7 did it so easily, she couldn't help but say with regret:
"If I had known, I would have gone back to ask you for help sooner."
Chu Qi pursed her lips slightly, then asked:
"Why would an epidemic suddenly break out when everything was fine?"
"I don't know."
Shang Shuyao shook her head slightly, and pinched her aching waist when she stood up. Then she came to the bronze tripod, stirred it for a while with a wooden spoon, scooped out a bowl, and brought it to the table.
"The new medicine has been made. Who of you wants to try it out?" she asked loudly, and promised:
"Don't be afraid. Even if you fail, no one will die."
All those present were patients. After several rounds of treatment with medicine by Shang Shuyao, their health was much better than when they first contracted the epidemic.
However, when they heard about drug testing, the elderly, children and even young people all showed expressions of slight resistance.
This resistance is mixed with bitterness.
After hesitating for a few seconds, an old man came over with a sigh and said, "Let me try..."
Holding the thick, bitter medicine soup, the old man blew on it to cool it down, then drank it while pinching his nose.
A terrible bitter taste mixed with an unusual stench spread in the old man's mouth, and his face became more bitter. If it weren't for his strong willpower, he would have almost vomited on the spot.
After finally swallowing a bowl of hot medicine, the old man was completely unable to speak and sat aside, barely breathing.
A child held the old man's arm to prevent him from falling.
Generally speaking, it takes half a day to a day for the medicine to take effect.
At 4 p.m., the old man who had been testing the medicine earlier suddenly felt the urge to defecate, and he rushed into the toilet trembling and defecated violently.
When he came out again, the old man's face was ruddy and his cloudy eyes were much brighter.
"I feel...I feel that I am better!" He said excitedly with a trembling face.
At that time, Chu Qi had already left the village to bring Lin Yue in, and they were arranged to rest in Shang Shuyao's house together with Chu Qi.
A villager ran over to inform Shang Shuyao of the good news.
The latter's eyes lit up, and without caring about eating, he stood up suddenly and said anxiously:
"I'll go check Grandpa Lin's pulse!"
"Okay." The villager was several feet away from Shang Shuyao, with two layers of handkerchiefs covering his hands, fearing that he would pass the disease to the doctor.
Although the other party emphasized that she would not be infected with the disease at all.
Shang Shuyao left quickly. After checking the old man's pulse, she couldn't help but curl her lips and smiled:
"Grandpa Lin's body really can't feel the presence of the epidemic anymore..."
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