Chapter 315 Assassination
"Brother Xi!" Yuan Ziyou said, "There's no telling how many medicinal herbs like this there are in this forest. You'd better not come out. I can do it myself!"
"I can drink some spiritual spring water before I go out!" Huo Xifei said hurriedly: "You'er, I'm worried about you being out there alone!"
"It's okay!" Yuan Ziyou said, "I'll deal with these herbs and then leave. Don't worry!"
As he spoke, Yuan Ziyu found a few herbs that were still in good condition in the field that could barely be considered a medicinal field, pulled them out by the roots, and placed them separately in a corner of the space: "Brother Xi, don't touch these herbs yet, they are quite poisonous!"
"good!"
Seeing that Huo Xifei agreed, Yuan Ziyu gathered all the remaining herbs in the medicine field together, took out a fire starter and set them on fire. Fortunately, the rain had stopped temporarily for two days, and this was a slope, so it could not retain much rainwater, and those red leaf stems could still be burned.
After the fire was extinguished, Yuan Ziyu looked around again and found three more similar medicinal fields. He followed the same method one by one and burned all the medicinal materials there.
Finally, only after making sure that there were no more such medicinal fields did Yuan Ziyu enter the Qiongjiang Pavilion!
"You'er!" Huo Xifei saw Yuan Ziyou come in and hurried forward, frowning and asking, "How are you? Are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Yuan Ziyu said with a proud smile, "Brother Xi, you forgot, I'm immune to all poisons, I'm really powerful!"
"You!" Huo Xifei helplessly tapped Yuan Ziyu's forehead. "Don't do this again. No matter what, I must be by your side. Tell me, if there's a master in this forest, how will you deal with it?"
"Okay!" Yuan Ziyou knew Huo Xifei must be extremely worried, so he quickly comforted him, "I'll listen to you."
"What kind of medicinal herb is this?" Huo Xifei changed the subject only after seeing Yuan Ziyu agree, and asked, pointing to the small pile of red leaf stems in the corner.
Yuan Ziyou shook his head: "I don't know either. I've never seen it before, and..."
Yuan Ziyou paused, then said to Huo Xifei, "Brother Xi, I'm now certain that the so-called curse in the dense forest was deliberately released by someone in order to grow these medicinal herbs in the dense forest. I suspect that those who were said to have touched the curse of the dense forest must have died at the hands of those people!"
"Someone is deliberately planting medicinal herbs in this dense forest?" Huo Xifei narrowed his eyes. "It's a pity, I don't know who it is."
"I don't know!" Yuan Ziyou said, "But I guess we won't know for a while. We've already alerted the enemy!"
After saying that, Yuan Ziyou shrugged his shoulders and said, "I burned all four medicinal fields!"
Huo Xifei raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and said with a smile, "You've completely cut off the roots!"
"Yes!" Yuan Ziyou laughed and said, "If this stuff gets out, it will be a disaster. It's better to burn it. No matter who is behind it, even if we want to replant it, we won't be able to do it in a short time!"
"Well, I'll send someone to monitor the area. If we find anyone sneaking into the forest to plant medicinal herbs, we should be able to catch the person behind it!"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Brother Xi!" Yuan Ziyu said with a smile.
On the second day, Huo Xifei ordered Governor Pang to lead his soldiers into the dense forest, and use boats to fish out all the red leaf stems from the Qingshui River. After collecting them together and drying them, they were completely burned.
"Your Majesty, Young Master Yuan!" County Magistrate Pang asked, "Are these the poisons that caused the illness?"
"Yes!" Yuan Ziyou nodded. "These originally grew in the dense forest. The rain was so heavy this time that many of them were washed into the Qingshui River. Then, they mixed with the leaf mud that washed into the river, and became trapped here. As a result, the Qingshui River flowing into Xiahe Village is now contaminated with toxins!"
"Ah, so that's how it is!" County Magistrate Pang opened his eyes wide in shock: "After that..."
"Master Pang!" Yuan Ziyu said, "Please send someone to inform the villagers that from now on, any water brought back from the Qingshui River must be boiled before drinking. Absolutely no one can drink it raw. After all, no one knows if there are any residual toxins in the river water, so it's better to be cautious!"
"Yes, yes, I will definitely pass the instructions on!" County Magistrate Pang responded quickly.
"Mr. Pang, there is no need to be so polite. I don't hold any official position. I'm just a commoner!" Yuan Ziyu said with a smile.
"No, no, Mr. Yuan has profound medical skills and I admire him!" County Magistrate Pang said sincerely!
Seeing this, Yuan Ziyu didn't know what to say.
The pathogenic factors in Qingshui River have been eliminated, and things will be much easier afterwards.
Gradually, more and more villagers recovered their health, and the entire Xiahe Village regained its vitality!
After the matter in Xiahe Village came to an end, Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu returned to Hehua Town with County Magistrate Pang.
After spending these days together, Huo Xifei had come to recognize County Magistrate Pang, but County Magistrate Pang was not very tactful in his actions, which resulted in many things being ineffective.
Huo Xifei made a few suggestions, and County Magistrate Pang suddenly became enlightened. He hurriedly bowed to Huo Xifei to express his gratitude.
Afterwards, Huo Xifei saw that County Magistrate Pang was gradually getting his way, so he left some rice, grain, and medicinal herbs and set off for the next prefecture.
The further south you go, the heavier the rain!
On this day, because the rain was so heavy, the group had to find an inn in a small town to rest.
This rest lasted for three days.
"Brother Xi, the rain is getting heavier!" Yuan Ziyou sat at the table in the inn room, looking out the window at the rain, and said worriedly, "I don't know when it will stop."
In her previous life, she only knew about this flood, but forgot when it ended.
"I don't know." Huo Xifei frowned and said, "Qianjiang Prefecture is next to Qianjiang River. With such heavy rain, I'm afraid the Qianjiang River will burst its banks. I don't know how the governor of Qianjiang Prefecture will deal with it!"
"The situation in other prefectures is so bad, I think Qianjiang Prefecture is probably even worse!" Yuan Ziyou sighed.
"Don't worry!" Huo Xifei comforted him, "I've heard that the governor of Qianjiang Prefecture, Hu, is quite honest. I think if we handle the situation properly, it shouldn't be too bad."
"I hope so!" Yuan Ziyu pursed her lips. During this journey, she felt the same pain as the flood. She couldn't bear to witness such a tragic situation, let alone the common people who were suffering from it?
"It's late. I'm going back to my room. You should go to bed early." Huo Xifei said after looking at the sky.
"good!"
After Huo Xifei left, Yuan Ziyu packed up and prepared to rest. This time, she still didn't bring any of Qingying and Qingzhi with her. In addition, she had always been dressed as a man, so packing was easy for her. Therefore, Yuan Ziyu didn't let Huo Shier accompany her to serve her in her daily life.
Just as he was about to lie down, Yuan Ziyu suddenly heard a noise coming from next door. It was the sound of swords clashing.
Yuan Ziyu's heart suddenly tightened. Huo Xifei was next door, and her first reaction was: someone is trying to assassinate her!
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