After a long three hours of burning, the wounded soldiers trapped in the Southern Shu camp, who had been like walking corpses due to the roadblocks, were finally reduced to ashes and ceased their attacks on people.
Meanwhile, on the land where the Dongyue soldiers, who had been buried in the valley by the Southern Shu army the previous night, were located, wisps of thin black smoke were slowly rising from the ground, spreading a nauseating stench.
The once-firm soil seemed to begin to loosen, and even the wild dogs that were digging graves couldn't help but let out a mournful howl and flee in terror.
In the Southern Shu camp, a carrier pigeon took flight, carrying a letter from Mu Yan requesting assistance from Nangong Min.
Mu Yan pushed open the door and walked back into the council room, saying, "I have already sent the message to Nangong Min, but it will take at least two days for the carrier pigeon to fly there."
"If Nangong Min is willing to lend a hand and write down the treatment method and send it to us, it will take at least four or five days for them to come and go. We just don't know if Su Yuntian has any other insidious or cunning tricks up his sleeve."
Upon hearing this, the generals' expressions turned solemn. Su Yuntian's move was extremely insidious, and until a solution was found, they could only remain in Liangcheng and hold their ground.
Su Yi wanted to seek the opinions of the generals, but when he noticed Mu Jin's tired expression, he spoke to the people present.
"Everyone must be tired today, so go and rest. Also, send word that until we can find a way to deal with this difficulty, everyone must seal off all the passes in Liangcheng. Also, send messages to the border posts of Southern Shu and tell them what we have seen today so that they can take precautions."
The generals stood up, clasped their hands, and left to receive their orders, but Mu Jin called them back.
"Generals, please pass down the order to check each camp to see if any soldiers were injured today. If so, regardless of their status or whether they are ill, place them in the wounded soldiers' camp outside the city to prevent a recurrence of today's incident."
The generals looked at Su Yi, who nodded and said, "Do as Deputy General Mu says."
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Seeing that everything was alright, Mu Jin followed the generals out of the council room, but was stopped by Su Yi.
Su Yi touched her forehead with the back of his hand and said, "Are you feeling unwell? Should we call the army doctor to take a look?"
Mu Jin shook her head, "Perhaps I'm tired today. Besides, I know medicine myself, so there's no need to trouble the military doctor."
Su Yi said, "Then I'll take you back to rest. Anyway, until we receive a reply from Nangong Min in the next few days, you should stay in your room and rest. I and the other generals will take care of everything else."
Mu Jin nodded, and then Su Yi escorted her back to her room. After watching her enter the room, Su Yi turned and left.
Exhausted after a long day, Mu Jin took off her clothes, wanting to take a hot shower, since the stench of the wounded soldiers' corpses that she had picked up that day was quite unpleasant.
But when her whole body was submerged in the water, the back of her neck stung slightly as the water washed over her.
Upon arriving at the military camp, she was used to fighting with knives and guns, and getting bumps and bruises was commonplace. She was somewhat unconcerned and planned to take a hot bath before applying some medicine.
As she gently washed her body with a cotton towel, she suddenly seemed to remember something. With a "splash," she abruptly stood up from the bathtub, stepped out, and walked to the bronze mirror.
Mu Jin brushed aside her wet hair, revealing the painful area. She saw a shallow scratch on the back of her neck, and the skin next to it was grayish-white from being soaked in water. As if realizing something, the bronze mirror in her hand accidentally fell to the ground with a "clang" due to her dazed state.
Mu Jin seemed to be awakened. She quickly found a silver needle and inserted it into her wrist. She saw that the blood on her wrist was pink, and the silver needle was faintly grayish-black because it was stained with her blood.
Mu Jin then realized that earlier that day, when she stabbed a wounded soldier with her spear as he was about to climb out of the roadblock, the soldier had tried to strangle her. Fortunately, Mu Jin reacted quickly and stabbed him down, but the soldier's long fingernails seemed to have scratched the back of her neck.
However, at that time, a steady stream of wounded soldiers tried to climb over the roadblock, so she joined the next round of fighting with the wounded soldiers and quickly put the matter out of her mind.
Thinking of this, Mu Jin's eyes froze. She immediately took out the antidote pills she had previously refined and swallowed one. However, she also knew in her heart that the antidote pills were not a panacea, and the virus was spreading rapidly; she was probably doomed this time.
Touching the throbbing wound on the back of her neck, Mu Jin closed her eyes helplessly, her heart filled with resentment.
She has been in this era for two years. After going through countless hardships, she finally had a family. This hard-won happy life has just begun, but she has been spending it in scheming and intrigue, suffering domestic violence or being hunted down.
Seeing that Nan Shu and Su Yi were growing stronger, and that her father and brothers had come to her side, and that Su Yi was really good to her, even saying that there would only be her in the harem, she was just about to open her heart and join Su Yi to destroy Dong Yue Bei Qi and become the woman of unparalleled glory in the world, when she was defeated by a little zombie. How could she be willing to accept this?
Mu Jin sighed in frustration, decided to pack up, leave a will for Mu Weihou and his son, and then climbed over the city wall and left the city that very night.
After all, she knew that even if she turned into a zombie, Su Yi and Mu Yan probably wouldn't have the heart to harm her, lest she cause unnecessary harm to others. She might as well leave quietly, find a secluded place, take a sleeping pill, and burn herself before she passed out, so as not to cause any harm to the world.
After writing her will, Mu Jin changed into a set of night clothes, thinking that if she was going to die, she should die with dignity. She also put on some light makeup and looked at her beautiful face in the mirror. She sighed repeatedly, "Beauty is short-lived! I wonder if I can travel back to the present world after I die this time."
Mu Jin sighed and put down the lip rouge in her hand, intending to leap out of the city under the moonlight, but then she heard a soldier outside the door report, "Deputy General Mu, General Mu says that a distinguished guest has arrived. If you are not resting, please move to the council room."
Is there anything urgent?
The soldier said, "Just now, a man came to see you outside Liangmen Pass, saying he knew General Mu. When General Mu went to see him, he was overjoyed. Now, General Mu not only sent me to inform you, but also instructed several other soldiers to go to the council room with the Emperor and the generals to discuss matters."
Seeing that Mu Yan had made such a big fuss, Mu Jin couldn't help but feel suspicious: "Do you know who the person who came is?"
"I don't know! I only heard from General Mu that this person is an old friend of yours, and he wants you to go there quickly!" The soldier's voice outside the door was somewhat urgent.
"Then wait a moment while I change my clothes and then I'll come with you."
Mu Jin stood up, a sudden wave of dizziness washing over her. She quickly grabbed the table next to her to avoid falling. She sighed inwardly and prayed that she wouldn't turn into a zombie so quickly in the council room.
Mu Jin hurriedly changed into a narrow-sleeved brocade robe that she wore daily in the army, forgetting even to remove her makeup, and rushed with the soldier toward the council room.
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