Chapter 152: The Key, Calming the People's Anger
When Lin Miaoyin arrived at Shiqiao Town, it was getting dark.
It was dinner time, but there was no smoke from cooking in the nearby villages, let alone the sound of human voices.
The sound of cicadas chirping makes the surroundings even quieter.
"Why is it so quiet?" Yuzhu felt uneasy in the carriage.
Lin Miaoyin shook her hand, and then told Mai Dong who was driving the car outside, "Speed up."
At this time a few days ago, in the villages around here, you could hear children playing and spatulas hitting the edges of pots, but now there was no sound at all. Even if they were infected with smallpox, it wouldn't be so quiet.
As the carriage moved forward, the village became even more deathly silent.
There is weirdness everywhere.
"Princess, hold on tight!" Maidong swung the whip fiercely.
The country roads were difficult to walk on, and Yuzhu was afraid that Lin Miaoyin would be bumped around, so she almost cushioned her entire body under Lin Miaoyin.
Just as the carriage was speeding, a thumb-thick hemp rope was suddenly pulled up on the path covered with fallen leaves.
Maidong secretly cried out that something was wrong and quickly pulled the reins.
Although the horse stopped, the carriage was pushed forward due to inertia.
"Princess!" Yuzhu was shocked.
The car curtain fluttered and Lin Miaoyin was thrown out.
The moment she was suspended in the air, her mind went blank. It is said that before a person dies, scenes of his or her previous life will flash through his or her mind like a movie, but she did not have time to think of anything and did not feel afraid.
Just as he was about to hit the ground headfirst, Maidong flew up.
"Princess, I'm sorry!" He hugged Lin Miaoyin's waist and held her steadily.
It was not until her feet were firmly on the ground that her heart began to beat violently and she belatedly felt fear.
Without having time to catch his breath, Maidong raised his hand to grab Yuzhu who had fallen out.
"Are you okay?"
Yuzhu felt her legs go limp, but she still shook her head and hurried to help Lin Miaoyin, subconsciously looking at her belly, "Princess, how are you?"
"It's okay." Lin Miaoyin took a deep breath and suppressed the fear in her heart.
The carriage hit a big tree nearby and overturned, with half of the carriage broken into pieces, making it impossible to sit in it.
But fortunately, this place is not too far from the plague relocation center, and it doesn’t take too much time to walk there.
But... who is plotting against them?
The three frightened people looked around vigilantly.
However, apart from the occasional leaves rustling in the night breeze, there was no other movement around.
"Princess, please get on the horse first..."
Maidong untied the harness and led the horse over.
Just after he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and his cold eyes shot like sharp arrows behind the tree, "Come out quickly!"
With a rustling sound, several people in cloth clothes rushed over from all directions.
Several people's faces were covered with red papules.
"Are you... the people nearby who have been infected with smallpox?" Lin Miaoyin guessed the identities of several people.
Several people had been hiding nearby, but they didn't notice at all.
Even a martial artist like Maidong failed to discover their hiding place, which shows that these people are very familiar with the terrain in this area.
It must be someone who lives here!
Yuzhu was puzzled. "Why don't you just stay at home and lie down when you are sick? Why are you running here?"
These people ignored Yuzhu's words and looked directly at Lin Miaoyin, with deep hatred in their eyes, "You are the Princess of Ning!"
When Yuzhu saw this scene, she subconsciously protected Lin Miaoyin behind her.
Maidong calmly placed his hand on the scabbard, ready to take action at any time.
"We were just worried about finding you, and here you are!"
The few of them were not afraid at all, and looked at Lin Miaoyin in anger, "You clearly knew that vaccination would cause smallpox, so why did you still vaccinate us!"
"We trusted you so much, yet you wanted to harm us. You are so cruel!"
"The princess never intended to harm you. There is nothing wrong with the smallpox pus she left behind. You won't get smallpox at all." Yuzhu couldn't help but stand up for Lin Miaoyin.
"We're all in this state, and you still say there's no problem?" the man asked, pointing at his pimple-covered face.
"princess……"
Yuzhu wanted to say something else but was interrupted, "Bah!"
"This witch is so cruel to human life. Her bullshit vaccination method has killed us all. She is not worthy of being a princess at all!"
"We are going to die anyway, so we might as well die with her."
"That's right! I'll take someone with me even if I die!"
"We are worthless, but we have a princess buried with us. It's worth it!"
The more they spoke, the angrier they became. They roared and rushed towards Lin Miaoyin and the other two, with vicious eyes as if they wanted to eat them alive.
"Protect the princess!"
Maidong glanced at Yuzhu and drew his sword to meet him.
When several people saw this scene, they shouted around: "Come quickly, Princess Ning is here!"
After a while, many dense crowds of people came from all directions.
"We killed Princess Ning and reported..."
Before the man could finish his words, he was kicked away by Mai Dong. The moment he landed on the ground, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing the long sword about to be sent over, Lin Miaoyin frowned, "Don't hurt them."
She glanced at the angry people and said loudly, "Everyone calm down! Even if you kill me, it won't solve the problem, and you will be charged with murdering the princess. Think about your family and don't be impulsive."
When some people heard this, they stopped and hesitated.
The man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "Don't listen to her. We are all going to die, so why would we care about the crime?"
The people who were originally hesitant stepped forward again, "Kill her, kill her..."
"What if I tell you I can save you?"
Everyone looked up in disbelief, "What did you say? You can save us?"
"How is this possible? Smallpox is a terminal disease, there is no cure!"
"Yes, I can save him!" Lin Miaoyin said loudly.
There was no specific medicine for smallpox, but if the fever could be reduced early and complications controlled, there should be hope. Even so, she was not completely sure, but she had to say so at this time.
The most important thing at the moment is to calm the anger of the people.
And curing the disease is the key!
Seeing everyone's half-believing and half-doubting expressions, Yuzhu said anxiously: "If the princess says she can save him, then she can save him. She can even save the emperor, let alone smallpox? You must believe the princess!"
Many people were moved by this statement and were about to ask about the treatment method when the sneer came again, "This is a delaying tactic. She is waiting for rescue and deliberately deceiving you!"
Lin Miaoyin gave Mai Dong a look.
Maidong understood, and immediately rushed over with sword in hand to subdue the man.
If a normal patient hears that there is a way to cure his illness, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will desperately grasp it. But this person is indifferent to the treatment. Instead, she has been inciting the people to take action against her. She has ulterior motives!
"Who are you?" Mai Dong asked sternly.
A hint of viciousness flashed in the man's eyes. He quickly pulled out a dagger from his arms and stabbed him, and the two men began to fight.
"There's something wrong with this guy!" Yuzhu also reacted.
Just when she was worried about Maidong, a cold sword with a chilling glow came from behind and pierced Lin Miaoyin's back!
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