Chapter 312 Water Source
The water source is something that every villager comes into contact with every day. If we are looking for the source of the disease, the water source is indeed a big suspect.
"Pangda people!"
Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu found County Magistrate Pang where the doctor was boiling medicine.
I have to say that County Magistrate Pang is really a good official who cares about the people. Since he came to Xiahe Village that day, County Magistrate Pang has been personally helping to boil medicine.
"Young Master!" When County Magistrate Pang saw Huo Xifei coming over, he hurriedly bowed.
"Master Pang!" Huo Xifei got straight to the point. "Do you know where the villagers of Xiahe Village get their water from? Is it the well or the river?"
"My Lord, it's the river water!" County Magistrate Pang said hurriedly, "Xiahe Village got its name because it's located downstream of the Qingshui River. There's another village called Shanghe Village upstream of the Qingshui River, and the two villages share the Qingshui River. The villagers of Xiahe Village usually draw water from the Qingshui River."
"What about the water for boiling medicine?" Huo Xifei asked hurriedly.
"They were also picked from Qingshui River!" County Magistrate Pang asked curiously, "My Lord, is there anything wrong?"
Huo Xifei narrowed his eyes and asked, "Have any villagers in Shanghe Village been affected by any epidemic?"
"No!" said County Magistrate Pang. "When I first arrived, I sent people to check on the villagers of Shanghe Village, and no one was infected with the disease."
"So, the only people infected with the disease are the villagers of Xiahe Village?"
"Yes!" County Magistrate Pang said hurriedly.
"Has Master Pang checked the situation in the Qingshui River?" Yuan Ziyu asked from the side.
"This... I didn't send anyone to investigate!" County Magistrate Pang said, "Master Yuan, could there be a problem with the water source? Because the villagers of Shanghe Village didn't show any unusual symptoms that day, I didn't think about the water source!"
"Right!" Yuan Ziyou thought of a question and asked, "Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village are both adjacent to the Qingshui River. Logically speaking, the heavy rains and floods caused by the Qingshui River haven't had any impact on the villagers of the two villages?"
"That's not true!" County Magistrate Pang said, "There's a dense forest between Shanghe Village and Xiahe Village, and the Qingshui River runs through it. I think the Qingshui River hasn't flooded, maybe because of the dense forest!"
"Has Lord Pang sent anyone to investigate in the dense forest?" Yuan Ziyou asked hurriedly.
"We've investigated, and the investigators reported nothing unusual," County Magistrate Pang said. "Also, that dense forest isn't the only way between the two villages, and few people usually go there."
"Oh?" Yuan Ziyou asked curiously, "This dense forest isn't in the mountains. Logically, there shouldn't be any large wild animals, so it shouldn't be dangerous. It should be a place people from the two villages often go to. After all, there must be some wild fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and the like in there."
"Uh!" County Magistrate Pang smiled awkwardly, "Master Yuan, I'm not quite sure about this!"
"I know something about this!" At this time, a doctor nearby hurriedly said, "My Lord, Master Yuan, I've heard that there's a cursed area in that dense forest. If you enter it, you'll suffer mental breakdown at best, or even death at worst. So, the villagers of Shanghe and Xiahe villages will never enter that dense forest unless they have no other choice."
"Is there such a saying?" Yuan Ziyu asked curiously.
"Yes!" the doctor said hurriedly, "Many people in Lotus Town know about this incident. I heard that some time ago, someone, not believing in superstition, entered the dense forest and has never been seen since."
Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu looked at each other and both frowned.
Huo Xifei asked Magistrate Pang, "Did the scouts get out of the dense forest safely?"
"Yes!" County Magistrate Pang responded, then his expression changed: "My Lord, this..."
"Go back and ask about it in detail!" Huo Xifei said lightly.
"Yes!" County Magistrate Pang responded quickly. Thinking that he might have been fooled by his subordinates, he became angry.
"I have another question!" Yuan Ziyou thought for a moment and asked, "When I treated those villagers before, did their conditions continue to worsen, or did they show signs of improvement?"
As soon as Yuan Ziyou asked this question, another doctor beside him thought for a moment and then suddenly realized something: "I was there when they were treating those villagers before. Now that you've asked me, it reminds me that some villagers' symptoms did improve, but for some reason, they got worse again."
County Magistrate Pang was shocked when he heard this: "Could it be that this is really a problem with the water source?"
"It's not clear yet. We need to investigate further. Okay, you guys get busy!" After Huo Xifei finished speaking, he and Yuan Ziyu were about to leave.
"Your Highness!" County Magistrate Pang said hurriedly, "Do you want to go take a look in the dense forest? If you do, I will gather some men right away."
"Let's not look at it for now!" Huo Xifei thought for a moment and said, "You guys go ahead and get busy!"
When they were far away, Yuan Ziyou asked Huo Xifei, "Brother Xi, do you think there are any secrets in that dense forest?"
"It's hard to say!" Huo Xifei shook his head. If it were in the past, he would have concluded without hesitation that someone must be playing tricks to cover up something. But now, knowing Yuan Ziyu's rebirth and Qiongjiang Pavilion, Huo Xifei was not so sure in his heart.
"Then... let's go and take a look quietly at night?" Yuan Ziyu said quietly.
"Aren't you afraid?" Huo Xifei asked Yuan Ziyu with a smile.
Yuan Ziyou blinked: "I'm scared, but don't I have you and that thing?"
Yuan Ziyou's reaction amused Huo Xifei: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go and have a look tonight!"
"Um!"
As the two were talking, Pingshan came running over: "Prince, Second Young Master, another villager has been infected with the disease, and this time it seems to be extremely dangerous."
"What!" Yuan Ziyou asked in surprise, "Where is the person?"
"The man is still at home, and a doctor is giving him medicine!" Pingshan responded quickly.
"Let's go and take a look!"
"yes!"
When Pingshan brought Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu to the villager's home, they saw several women crying in the yard and two doctors sighing in the house.
Yuan Ziyou didn't care about anything else and entered the room first: "Two doctors, how is the patient?"
"Mr. Yuan!"
When the two doctors saw that it was Yuan Ziyu, they hurriedly saluted her. Over the past few days, these doctors had been full of admiration for Yuan Ziyu and were extremely respectful when they saw her.
"No need to be so polite!" Yuan Ziyou asked hurriedly, "How is the person?"
"We've given him some medicine, but..." one of the doctors said, "The patient has been unconscious and we can't find the cause!"
Yuan Ziyu stepped forward to take the man's pulse and couldn't help but frown. The man's pulse was more disordered and the situation seemed to be more serious.
how so!
Yuan Ziyu was puzzled. Why was the epidemic becoming more and more serious?
"Take this pill first and see how it works!" Yuan Ziyu handed the pill to one of the doctors.
"yes!"
Yuan Ziyu frowned and walked out of the house. Before she took a few steps, she smelled the scent of a medicinal herb. She was sure that this kind of medicinal herb was definitely not among the herbs she brought with her!
(End of this chapter)
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