Chapter 97: Spring Returns (2) Perhaps she will strike again...
It has been half a month since the imperial court ordered the closure of Baixia City, and now Baixia City is like a dead city.
After Yan Lang was escorted back to the capital, Lu Lingyu and Yu Xian naturally learned that Xie Yun was in Baixia City. Yu Xian immediately took the token left by Yan Huinan to the Imperial Hospital to mobilize people, and rushed to Baixia with Lu Lingyu.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne, Yan Huinan has served as regent, and Yu Xian has been promoted to General Protecting the Nation and Minister of Justice. Since Yan Huinan's departure from the capital, Yu Xian has served as regent, and Li Wei has served as tutor to the young emperor. With one of these three in place, the government can be stable.
The journey from the capital to Baixia was long, but thanks to Yan Huinan's personal guards, a swift message was delivered, and the two groups finally reunited before entering Baixia. Two surging rivers converged, coalescing into a greater force, rushing towards Baixia to save the city from collapse.
At that time, supplies and medicines were in short supply in Baixia City. Among the several doctors left behind by Xie Yunqiang, two were highly skilled doctors. However, due to their advanced age, they could not find a solution in a short time and collapsed.
The epidemic situation in Baixia City is now complicated and serious. Even though the county lieutenant knows that Xie Yun and Yan Huinan have a close relationship, he dare not let anyone out of the city to collect herbs without orders from above. He can only notify other prefectures to send support supplies.
But after waiting for many days, the supplies still did not arrive.
Now that there are not enough beds in the city's traditional Chinese medicine clinic, the government can only simply take over all the houses on the street that used to be Yunjitang, temporarily requisition them, and set up a special isolation area. All those with serious illnesses are concentrated in the houses on this street and then isolated separately.
Others who had just contracted the disease and whose symptoms were not severe were to self-isolate at home. Daily, a special enforcement team would fumigate every household along the streets with medicinal herbs to dispel the pathogenic qi and slow the spread of the disease.
But if the supplies and medicines are delayed, Baixia may be unable to recover.
Three days later.
"The city gates are open!"
What? !
Someone shouted along the street, "The city gates are open! The regent is here with the doctor and supplies! We are saved!"
"We are saved!!"
"Great!! The Imperial City hasn't given up on us! The Regent hasn't given up on us!"
In an instant, the streets were filled with cheers of people crying with joy. The originally dead silent air was instantly ignited, and the severe cold seemed to dissipate at this moment. The only fire left in the hearts of the people in the city was the fire of faith, burning fiercely.
The person who ignited the fire in everyone's hearts was Yan Huinan.
He once again became the god of war of the Great Zhou, the invincible general who was willing to sacrifice his life for his country and his people. He became their king and once again pulled them back from the abyss of death.
At this moment, Xie Yun, who heard the news, couldn't help but smile for the first time in such a long time.
She couldn't help but follow the people of the city and put her last hope on Yan Huinan. It seemed that she could trust him again and again.
For some reason, because of Yan Huinan's arrival, she felt like she had a backer and was more confident.
The officers and soldiers in the city were maintaining order in the quarantine area. Xie Yun put down the pen in his hand and hurried to the city gate as if his feet were out of control.
She needed medicinal herbs, something that could bring hope of life to Baixia City.
Along the way, one could see carriages loading in and out, slowly heading towards Yunji Hall. Xie Yun ran with some urgency, but before reaching the city gate, he met Yan Huinan's men halfway.
Yan Huinan, sitting on his horse, recognized the woman at a glance. She wore a cloth scarf covering her mouth and nose, a light cloth shirt, and her long black hair was tied up high in a bun. This simple hairstyle must have been thought up to save time.
But no matter how simply she dressed, Yan Huinan still recognized her in the crowd at a glance.
He immediately dismounted, unable to suppress his inner longing any longer. He rushed to Xie Yun in two steps and hugged her tightly in his arms.
A long-awaited embrace, the long-lost scent of medicine, after traveling day and night, he finally saw Xie Yun. Dozens of days and nights of fear finally dissipated the moment he saw Xie Yun. She stood before him, healthy and sound. All the hardships and dangers seemed insignificant.
Xie Yun was caught off guard by the sudden hug and opened her mouth to ask him to let her go: "Yan Huinan, the epidemic is raging now, you, you let me go first. I don't want to hurt you."
Yan Huinan had already taken thorough precautions under the guidance of the imperial physician several times before entering Baixia. He wasn't afraid of contracting illness or dying, otherwise he wouldn't be here now.
"Long time no see." He hugged Xie Yun, but only said this. It was in line with his personality, not cloying, and just the right amount of expression of his longing.
Xie Yun opened her mouth, but in the end, no sound came out. She was still reluctant to give Yan Huinan a good word.
Yan Huinan was satisfied just by this simple embrace. He smiled contentedly and after hugging her for a while to relieve his longing for her, he let her go according to Xie Yun's wishes.
They still have a lot of work to do.
On the two horses beside Yan Huinan sat Yu Xian and Lu Lingyu respectively. They had not seen each other for several years, and when they met again, they both felt as if they had been separated by a lifetime.
"Xie Yun!" Lu Lingyu dismounted and walked towards Xie Yun slowly and heroically.
It had been a while since they last met, but the moment she saw Yan Huinan and his group, her eyes followed Lu Lingyu closely. She was dressed in a dark riding outfit, her hair tied high in a bun with a bamboo-patterned jade crown, looking capable and heroic.
Lu Lingyu: "We haven't seen each other for a long time."
Xie Yun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it's been a long time since we last met. Sister is still as beautiful as ever. I thought I would never have the chance to see you again in this life, but I didn't expect to see you again."
No matter how calm and rational she was, the only thing in her mind at this moment was the help Lu Lingyu had given her.
She has admired her elder sister since she was a child.
Xie Yun and Lu Lingyu felt deeply for each other, and their eyes became red and moist at the same time.
"There's no time to reminisce about the past. Yanyan, you should first tell the imperial physician everything about the situation in the city, and then we can discuss countermeasures together." Lu Lingyu put on a stern expression and patted Xie Yun on the shoulder.
Xie Yun nodded: "Well, everyone please follow me."
Xie Yun led the imperial doctors to Yunjitang. In the room where Xie Yun usually worked, there were many books piled on the desk. They recorded the last epidemic, the cases of this epidemic from the beginning to the present, as well as Xie Yun's thoughts on the disease and the many solutions she came up with.
"I have tried many methods, but perhaps because I lack some knowledge, I have not been able to find a cure." Xie Yun couldn't help but feel a little regretful about this. She could only pin her hopes on these imperial doctors who were much older than her and had more knowledge and experience.
This time, Yan Huinan wanted to ask the old doctor who had treated him for the poison, but he had retired a few years ago and was now too old to travel.
He then sent out his most capable disciple, who is now also serving as the imperial physician in the palace.
It took Xie Yun about an incense stick of time to sort out the current situation for everyone. After that, the imperial physician went to the ward with Xie Yun to take everyone's pulse and diagnose them.
After figuring out the situation, Xie Yun gathered with several imperial doctors to discuss the cause of the illness.
The transportation and distribution of medicinal materials and various supplies were directed by the two brothers Siwen and Siwu.
Lu Lingyu led the imperial kitchen and brought people to prepare food for everyone. All the clothes that were originally contaminated with the disease were transported to an uninhabited place and burned, and all the replacements were clean clothes that had been fumigated with medicine.
Yu Xian and Yan Huinan went to the government office to discuss resettlement measures for the surrounding refugees. On the way there, Yan Huinan had already encountered many refugees fleeing disasters. These people needed to be resettled promptly, otherwise there was a high risk of war and epidemics breaking out, threatening the country's security and interests.
Everyone was busy all day and before they knew it, it was already late.
They all stayed in the house that Yan Huinan had purchased in Baixia. On the way to Baixia, Lu Lingyu had heard Yan Huinan say that someone might want to kill Xie Yun, so for safety reasons, Lu Lingyu discussed with Xie Yun about living with her.
Since it was Lu Lingyu's intention, Xie Yun did not refuse.
She had slept in the same bed with Yan Huinan here before, to coax Yan Lang to sleep.
After dinner, Xie Yun was called to the courtyard by Yan Huinan.
"When I went to Daliang, I learned from Xie Shaohua that the person who wanted to murder you this time might be Xie Yan." Yan Huinan said.
Xie Yun never thought it would be her.
Because she, like everyone else in the Xie family, once thought she was dead.
After all, being abandoned by Xie Qingyun under such circumstances would make it difficult to have a chance of survival.
However, Xie Yun thought about it carefully. With Xie Yan's proud character, she would do anything to survive.
If she doesn't get what she wants, she will definitely use any means necessary. In order to take revenge on the person she wants to take revenge on, Xie Yan will definitely not be soft-hearted.
"If she were alive, it would be normal for her to want revenge on the Xie family," said Xie Yun.
Yan Huinan asked, "Do you still remember Wu Si?"
Xie Yun naturally remembered that he was the person who almost killed both her and Yan Huinan.
"Of course. You and I both nearly died at his hands."
Yan Huinan: "When Wu Si was dying, he had symptoms very similar to those in Baixia City today. The doctor who accompanied us at the time studied Wu Si's condition and found a man-made plague toxin. I suspect that this plague may be related to Xie Yan. She was exiled to Daliang and hid by the eldest prince of Daliang, searching for useful people for him. She found the Wu Si brothers herself."
Xie Yun immediately understood Yan Huinan's suspicions. "So, you speculate that Xie Yan might be near Baixia right now?"
Yan Huinan nodded: "That's right. Did you feel that there were any strange people around you before?"
Xie Yun shook her head. "No. With the plague raging right now, perhaps she wouldn't risk staying in the city. But she might be waiting to reap the fruits of her labor not far away."
"That's exactly what I was thinking. If she doesn't show up, perhaps we'll need to lure her out of her hole before we can catch her at her weakest point. That's why we have you staying here; it's closer to us and safer. If she's not far from Baixia City, she should be aware of what's going on there. She must also be aware of my troops bringing medicinal herbs and the imperial physician to the city. If we can resolve this concern, her plan will be thwarted, and she'll surely strike again."
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