☆, Chapter 237 Gradually Turning Dark
"Gillian! Gillian, wait for me!"
Li Changyi, clutching his injured arm, chased after him: "Is this the first aid technique you were talking about? What amazing technique! I regret that I've only focused on studying and haven't learned more useful knowledge. If I knew first aid, I could have saved Xiaobao just now!"
“If you knew first aid,” Zhou Mujiao paused, turned to look at Li Changyi, smiled faintly, and added the second half of her sentence, “you couldn’t save Xiaobao either.”
"You're looking down on me, Gillian!"
“I’m not looking down on you, but you… have lost your former pure heart. You’ve become distant from us, from these people. You look at them with an air of superiority. You would never kneel on the ground for half an hour like me and those doctors to save the life of a ‘foolish’ son. You would only say, like just now, that he deserved to die.”
Li Changyi and Zhou Mujiao looked at each other for a moment, then Li Changyi suddenly smiled: "So you care about me this much, Ajiao. Otherwise, how could you have noticed the change in my feelings in just a few days? Ajiao, I am truly flattered."
"No matter what you want to do, I only have one thing to say: Li Changyi, stay away from me and Zhao Yunjing. Don't wait until one day we have to become enemies."
Ignoring Li Changyi's reaction, Zhou Mujiao strode away.
The next destination is Xia Lian Village.
The villagers of Xia Lian Village were much more proactive than those of Shang Lian Village. They carried out disinfection three times a day, and there were also patrols at night to see if anyone was breaking the rules by burying dead poultry in the village. However, the dead poultry were not buried outside, but some people couldn't bear to just throw away the chickens and ducks, thinking that they could be eaten after being cooked.
This one meal caused problems, and because of the influence of Shanglian Village, the disease spread to the entire Xialian Village in just a few days.
The entire village is now trapped inside. Although the government provides them with food and drink, they are worried that if the disease is not cured and the government abandons them, the entire village will have no way to survive.
As the group talked, they started cursing the first person who secretly ate the dead chicken. Of course, no one dared to admit that they had eaten the dead chicken, and it was impossible to find out, because the number of deaths in those days was too concentrated. If a thorough investigation were conducted, it was possible that every household had eaten the dead chicken or duck.
"Dr. Zhou, the preliminary assessment is that this disease has developed into a plague. If it is not handled properly, it will spread to the entire city. If the scope expands further, it will become uncontrollable," said Dr. Lin from Nanjiang City.
Dr. Lin was nearly seventy years old and a very thin old man. More than forty years ago, when he first started practicing medicine, he encountered a plague and participated in the rescue efforts. So when these words came from him, Zhou Mujiao did not hesitate at all.
"Expand the quarantine area to five miles from the village, and triple the number of people in the existing workforce," Zhou Mujiao instructed. "Tell Zhao Yunjing that if even one case of this disease spills out within half a month, I will offer my head to him."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Changyi's voice rang out: "Since Ajiao has made a pledge, I can't possibly lose to a woman, can I? If there is only one new case within ten days, I will commit suicide on the spot to atone for my sins!"
Li Changyi is a member of the royal family. Even if his illness spreads throughout the entire Liang Dynasty within ten days, no one would really make him atone with his death. The court would only investigate the local officials for their incompetence. Now that Zhao Yunjing is in charge of Nanjiang City, Li Changyi's oath at this critical moment is clearly an attempt to drag Zhao Yunjing down with him!
The pressure suddenly fell on Zhou Mujiao's side!
Li Changyi, seemingly unaware of anything, winked at Zhou Mujiao: "Ajiao, I am willing to stand with you through thick and thin. Even if the court wants to investigate, it will investigate me first. You don't need to be afraid."
—Thank you so much, grandpa!
Zhou Mujiao didn't know why someone could suddenly become so repulsive. She only knew that she didn't want to see Li Changyi for the time being. But Li Changyi had completely lost his previous gentlemanly demeanor and had become a complete playboy.
Oh no, she forgot that Li Changyi was originally a playboy before returning to Lan Academy. He is just being himself now!
"Ah Jiao..."
"Ah Jiao!"
"Ah Jiao~~"
Here we go again!
Zhou Mujiao plugged her ears with cotton and said to the doctors, "Don't listen to the barking dogs, let's continue."
Li Changyi walked directly in front of her, without saying a word, just propped his chin up and looked at her with such intense gaze that any other girl would have been unable to lift her head.
But Zhou Mujiao did not.
She looked back at him, her eyes clear and cold, devoid of any emotion. She stared at him intently until Li Changyi looked away first, and then she followed suit.
After being glared at, Li Changyi became much more obedient and went to do other things on his own. However, the smile that occasionally flashed across his face always sent chills down people's spines. Not to mention others, even Si Jiu sometimes felt a chill down her spine when she saw it.
After finishing his work, Li Changyi sat down to drink water. His moon-white robe dragged on the ground, and his face was covered in sweat. Even when he was still Chen Liangjin, no matter how handsome he was, he would still look disheveled in this situation. But now, his robes were covered in mud, and his hair was messy, yet he could not hide his noble air.
It turns out that when a person has confidence, their spirit and energy will change.
He asked Si Jiu, "Are you scared?"
Si Jiu shook his head: "Master, Si Jiu is not afraid."
"Still 49? Your name is Chen Shijin."
"In the master's eyes, 49 will always be 49."
Li Changyi laughed, and after laughing, he looked for Zhou Mujiao's figure again, staring at her intently, as if he were muttering to himself or asking Sijiu: "Tell me, if I really can't live without her, will Father chop off my head, or imprison me in the Imperial Clan Court, or demote me to a commoner?"
Si Jiu was startled and opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back.
Li Changyi's smile grew even brighter.
Zhou Mujiao had just finished her work and was about to hold a brief meeting with her doctors when she felt Li Changyi's gaze. She suppressed her anger and looked over again. This time, Li Changyi did not look away but walked over instead.
"Ah Jiao, did you call me?"
Zhou Mujiao cursed his ancestors eighteen times in her heart, and said with a forced smile, "Yes, Your Highness, there is a rather tricky case right now. Your Highness is very knowledgeable and would like to hear your opinion. Everyone, Prince An Ding is exceptionally talented and knowledgeable, especially in medicine. If you have any questions, you can ask His Highness directly."
The doctors' eyes lit up with eager anticipation.
Li Changyi spread his hands and said, "I still remember the first time I met you, Ajiao, you didn't hide your disgust for me at all. I didn't expect that after only a few days, you would have to fawn over me and be subservient to others. Ajiao, I am truly heartbroken."
Zhou Mujiao couldn't help but unleash a long string of profanities, words that would enrage any man, but Li Changyi simply looked at her with a tolerant and indulgent gaze.
Zhou Mujiao couldn't hold back and grabbed a stool, smashing it over there!
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