Yi Shuihan wanted to persuade her not to think that way, but he was too exhausted, and his body temperature was so high that it felt like it could melt his brain.
His eyelids closed heavily, plunging him into darkness.
Xiao Qingyin, disregarding her own distress, quickly administered acupuncture to try and lower his fever.
But it was all in vain.
She used all her knowledge, but she couldn't stop his condition from worsening.
Three days later, Yi Shuihan's hands and feet also turned black.
For the first time in her life, Xiao Qingyin felt despair.
However, fate will not sympathize with you or help you just because you are in despair; it will only create more hardships for you and make you fall into a deeper abyss.
On the day Yi Shuihan's hands and feet turned black, Yi Wu and the others were also infected.
At the entire treatment center, only a handful of people remained without fever.
Xiao Qingyin felt extremely tired.
Although she hadn't developed a fever yet, she knew she was close to falling ill.
After lunch, she asked someone to notify Magistrate Xu to come to the treatment center.
The treatment site had long been surrounded by several walls.
She could only communicate with Magistrate Xu through several walls.
“Almost everyone at the treatment center is infected,” she said in a low voice. “I also show signs of infection.”
Magistrate Xu's heart sank.
Xiao Qingyin continued, "Later I will have the uninfected people moved between the second and third walls, and you can have someone put food on them."
"If no one develops symptoms for half a month, let them come out. If someone does develop symptoms, let them go back inside."
"After they leave, burn down the treatment site for three days and three nights, then fill it with lime and designate it as a restricted area. No one should be allowed to enter for ten years."
"Write down the epidemic prevention measures and report them to the imperial court. When you report, remember to ask the imperial court to include the prohibition of contacting, hunting, eating snow pigs and using snow pig fur in the law."
"..."
Magistrate Xu's eyes reddened halfway through the conversation.
"And what about you, you and General Yi..."
"We can't get out."
Xiao Qingyin said softly.
Magistrate Xu burst into tears instantly.
"I'm sorry, I should be the one staying in the treatment center, not you..."
He was so old, he had no regrets about dying.
These two people were so young, one in his early twenties and the other not even twenty yet, how could they have died here?
Xiao Qingyin smiled.
“You’re not a doctor, what are you doing staying in the treatment center? There are so many people outside, we can’t manage without someone in charge.”
“Remember to do as I say. You must burn this place down completely, and the same goes for the funeral home. Don’t let germs remain in the city, and don’t let the same mistake happen again.”
Magistrate Xu agreed with tears in his eyes.
Xiao Qingyin returned to the house and summoned everyone who had not yet been infected.
There were five in total: Yi San, Yi Shi, and three young doctors from Beian City.
“I know that no one wants to give up on the patients here, but we only have a few people left. If you stay here, you may become the next infected person.”
Xiao Qingyin addressed the five people.
"It would be better to retreat; every life saved is a life saved."
As soon as the words fell, Yi San and Yi Shi said in unison, "Wherever the young master is, we will be there. We will not leave."
Xiao Qingyin frowned: "Your young master does not wish for you to do this."
Yi San replied, "This is our choice."
“That’s right,” Yi Shi echoed, “We are willing to live and die with you.”
Xiao Qingyin sighed.
She looked at the three doctors: "And you?"
She thought they would choose to leave, but to her surprise, they said in unison, "We'll stay too."
"Why?"
She asked, puzzled.
Don't you want to go back and reunite with your families?
“I want to,” one of them said. “But I’m worried that it will spread the germs. We’ve finally managed to control the plague and keep it contained in the treatment center. If it spreads again, all our efforts will be wasted.”
“Yes,” the other person said. “Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance of infection, I don’t want to take the risk. I hope my family can all live well.”
The remaining person nodded: "That's what I think too. Besides, we're short-staffed here, so let's stay and continue taking care of the patients."
Xiao Qingyin's eyes welled up with tears.
"Thank you, I thank you on behalf of the people of Beian City."
"No, it should be us thanking you and General Yi on behalf of the people of Beian City."
The three replied.
"Without you, Beian City would have been a dead city long ago."
They were originally from Beian City, and their relatives and friends were all here. It was only right that they would go through fire and water for Beian City.
But Xiao Qingyin and Yi Shuihan were different. They had no connection with Beian City, yet they were willing to risk their lives for it.
This kindness and fearlessness are what make them willing to follow them and stay here.
Unfortunately, fate was not kind to them because of this.
The next day, when Xiao Qingyin developed a high fever, the three young doctors and Yi San also developed fevers.
Only Yi Shi was left at the entire treatment center, struggling to keep going.
Xiao Qingyin used acupuncture on herself to barely maintain her mental clarity.
She dragged her weary body to see Yi Shuihan.
Yi Shuihan's lymph nodes were ulcerated and oozing pus, and his skin was covered in black charcoal.
Xiao Qingyin struggled to clean his festering wound.
"Don't... waste your energy," Yi Shuihan said weakly. "Rest well."
"No, I don't feel comfortable looking at it."
"Why don't you just close your eyes?"
"If you close your eyes, you might never be able to open them again."
"..."
Yi Shuihan sighed.
"I told you not to come in that day, but you insisted on coming in anyway. Now you regret it, don't you?"
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