The people standing there were Amu and Ayina. They were both surprised to see Zhao Yi, who was about to enter the city.
They spotted Jiang Bai inside the car and immediately decided to return to the city with the two of them.
Inside the city, Amu led the two to a house, which was his residence there.
Amu first inquired about the two men's condition: "How is Boss Jiang's health? Have you found Old Master Fu?"
Jiang Bai nodded: "Yes, we found it. The poison has been mostly neutralized. Now we need to go to the Witch Clan to neutralize the remaining half of the poison."
"The Witch Clan?" Amu frowned. The Witch Clan did not leave a good impression on anyone.
“I’ll go with you. It’s dangerous there. I’ve lived on the frontier for many years, close to the territory of the Wu tribe, so I know a little about them,” he suggested.
Jiang Bai immediately refused him: "No, not to mention you still have things to do on the frontier, the Wu tribe is dangerous, I can't let you accompany me on this adventure."
Upon hearing this, Ayina spoke first to answer the question for Amu: "Don't worry, Master Jiang, our master has already resolved the turmoil in our dynasty. Things have calmed down now. Our master and I came here to find you anyway."
Amu continued, "I owe you my life, so going with you is my way of repaying you."
He is not the kind of person who is ungrateful or cowardly.
Zhao Yi had been watching the two of them the whole time. After what happened last time, he had a better understanding of Amu's strength. This man was skilled in martial arts and had excellent strategy and temperament. If he were to go to the Witch Clan with Amu this time, the chances of Jiang Bai being able to get rid of the poison would be greater.
Thinking of this, he smiled at Amu and said, "Brother Mu, you are very kind. I, Zhao Yi, will remember this kindness of having you accompany me."
Jiang Bai turned and glanced at him, then called out to him in a sinister tone, "Zhao Yi!"
He made decisions arbitrarily, disregarding her wishes.
"Zhao Yi and I are fine. You don't need to say anything more. I won't agree."
Jiang Bai still refused with a cold expression. Amu had helped her a lot with the matter at the herbal medicine shop last time. If it was a matter of repaying a debt of gratitude, he had probably already done so. He didn't owe her anything, and there was no need for him to take risks with her again.
Amu smiled at her, then looked at Zhao Yi. The two bowed to each other and said politely, "We hope Brother Zhao will take good care of us on this journey."
"It is Brother Mu who has taken care of us, there is no need to be so polite."
The two of them made the appointment to travel together right in front of Jiang Bai, completely ignoring her expression.
Ayina wisely went down to instruct the kitchen to prepare the meal.
After lunch, the four continued their journey.
Jiang Bai stayed in the carriage, and Ayina also stayed in the carriage to take care of her. Zhao Yi drove the carriage, and Amu rode his horse at the front.
They traveled quickly, and a day later the four arrived at a village with extremely beautiful scenery.
The village is surrounded by farmland, and only a cluster of houses can be seen in the distance, from which wisps of smoke rise.
Amul stopped his horse and looked into the distance: "It's getting late. Why don't we ask for lodging in the village ahead for the night and set off again tomorrow?"
Zhao Yi nodded. This was the middle of nowhere, and having a house to stay in was better than sleeping outside. Jiang Bai couldn't stand the cold right now.
Amu rode ahead on horseback, followed by Zhao Yi in his carriage.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the village entrance.
At this moment, Amu and Zhao Yi realized that the village was deathly quiet from the entrance. It was the time when farmers were returning home from their work, but there was no one on the road.
There was only a few houses with smoke rising from their chimneys; most houses had their doors and windows tightly shut.
"How dare you come here? This place has long since become hell. Yama, the King of Hell, has come to collect people; no one can escape!"
An aged voice came from the side, instantly alerting the two men, who both looked in that direction.
A person was lying under a bush about waist-high, with only their feet sticking out.
He was struggling to get up, and a head popped out from the leaves; he was an old man with a gray beard and gray hair.
When he saw Amu and Zhao Yi looking at him, he immediately grinned, revealing a few broken teeth: "Hehe, you'll die if you go in."
Zhao Yi frowned; he couldn't bear to hear the word "death" right now: "Old man, what do you mean by that? What's wrong with the village ahead? Is there any danger?"
The old man grunted twice: "Plague, many have died. There's nothing we can do, it can't be cured, we can only wait to die."
His words shocked everyone present; it was an epidemic!
Jiang Bai lifted the curtains and poked his head out: "Uncle, is what you're saying true?"
She couldn't help but think of Wang Xiufen's illness before. Some people said it was an epidemic, but it wasn't; someone was just causing trouble.
Will it be the same this time?
She quickly asked the old man a few more questions.
"What were the symptoms of those people's illness? How many people in the village are sick now?"
The old man stared at her intently, and upon hearing her question, his gaze darkened. He said, "Those who are infected will experience fever, weakness, vomiting, and their bodies will rot. The whole village has been infected, the entire village."
This is a disaster for the whole village. Jiang Bai's face turned pale. Unlike Wang Xiufen and the others, these people are probably really suffering from the plague!
Amu understood that this was most likely an epidemic, and he immediately decided: "Let's go around it and travel as far as we can today. Maybe we can stay in the next village."
Jiang Bai glanced at him but didn't answer whether he was leaving or not; he simply continued listening to the old man talk.
This village was the epicenter of the epidemic. The infected person was discovered in time, and the government officials intervened quickly.
However, those who came into contact with that person were all infected, leaving no choice but to isolate them and restrict the movement of villagers outside.
However, the good times didn't last long. Just when everyone thought the disease was under control, some of the remaining villagers started to fall ill again, and eventually, the situation spiraled out of control, with more and more people getting sick.
Seeing this, the government officials were even more unwilling to release those people, and no one ever found a way to cure them.
They blocked the road leading out of the village with rubble, effectively surrounding the entire village.
"Yesterday, no one in the village could move around normally anymore before the soldiers withdrew, not wanting to get infected. I'm an old man in this village, and now all I can do is warn passersby not to unwittingly enter hell."
After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand at the group, indicating that the place had been abandoned and entering would only mean certain death.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi shared the same thought as Amu. They were not safe either, as Jiang Bai still needed to be cured of his poison, and they couldn't afford any accidents.
But as soon as he turned his horse around, Jiang Bai stopped him: "Wait, let's go into the village and take a look. Maybe I have a solution."
Zhao Yi froze, disagreeing: "But the poison in your body hasn't been cured yet. We should hurry to the Witch Clan first."
Jiang Bai shook his head: "It's alright. I'm feeling much better now. It won't take long to detoxify. Let's save the person first."
Zhao Yi fell silent. If Jiang Bai had a solution, how could he let her stand by and watch him die?
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