Chapter 28 [VIP] Jianghu (9)

The plague is a node in the original text, in which Su Mo accidentally got infected with the virus.

Xiao Guanxue tried her best to find a cure for the disease, while Xie Yu stayed with her and took care of her without taking off his clothes, and eventually he himself was infected with the disease.

The two supported each other in the face of life and death. In the end, Xie Yu was the first to reveal his feelings, and Su Mo was moved by his feelings. She gradually leaned towards Xie Yu and gave him a chance. She gradually gave up the figure that she had liked in her heart that year, and Xiao Guanxue was slowly eliminated.

Later, Xiao Guanxue found a way to cure the plague and saved Su Mo, Xie Yu and those villagers who were infected with the plague but had not yet completely died, becoming the villagers' savior.

The three of them became famous overnight and had a certain status in the underworld, and were known as chivalrous men.

Watching the two of them struggling through hardship and crying in each other's arms, Xiao Guanxue realized that he might never have another chance, and Su Mo had probably already fallen in love with Xie Yu and was sure of her feelings.

After that, she began to retreat behind others, silently guarding her lover and solving all problems for him/her so that Su Xie and she could be together smoothly.

Gu Nanyan missed this incident, and by the time she caught up, everything had already been settled.

She just felt that something was different between Su and Xie. Although no one told her what happened, her intuition was always right. The look in their eyes, their smiles, their every move revealed an intimacy that was difficult for others to intrude upon.

What's not to understand?

Later she started to take revenge. This girl's way of thinking was different from that of ordinary people. Just because Su Mo said that her lover was Xiao Guanxue, she started to approach the other party without thinking.

It's like a childish revenge mentality: if you steal my fiancé, I'll steal your lover. But her behavior is useless except creating opportunities for the other two people.

Xie Yu didn't like her and didn't have any mood swings at all, so Xiao Guanxue took advantage of the situation and added fuel to the fire. This happened to be the opportunity to help the two break up their engagement, allowing Su Mo to have the qualifications to stand by Xie Yu's side with full legitimacy.

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Several people came all the way to Wufang Village, which was not far from the town. The mountains and rivers were clear and bright. It was originally a self-sufficient and prosperous village. However, due to the plague, the whole village was shrouded in an atmosphere of death and sorrow.

The entrance to the village was guarded by soldiers sent by the government. They had their faces covered with white cloth and wore long swords at their waists. They did not allow any villagers infected with the disease to go out.

It is easy for normal people to enter, but once in the village, it is not easy to get out, unless someone can completely cure the disease.

Seeing such a serious and dangerous situation, Xie Yu immediately pulled Nan Yan off the carriage and forbade her to take another step forward. "Yan Yan, the plague is no joke. You have always been in poor health, so you are not allowed to go in this time."

This was the first time that the hero took the initiative to talk to her since that day, but Nan Yan did not appreciate it. She bit her lip, looked at the stern situation at the entrance of the village, and then looked at Xie Yu in front of her.

Then he shook his head and said, "No, I want to go with you."

Xie Yu frowned slightly, refusing to compromise, "Be obedient, Yanyan, the three of us are all skilled in martial arts, and our bodies are stronger than ordinary people, so we don't get sick that easily. But you are different, so stay here and wait for us to come back, okay?"

Nan Yan shook her head again, and held his hand with her backhand, refusing to let go. "I don't want to. I'll go wherever you go. Even if you don't let me in today, you won't be able to control me after you leave, so I will still sneak in alone."

Seeing that the other party was still unwilling to agree, Nan Yan said in a soft voice, "Brother Ayu, let me accompany you, okay?"

When she said this, her voice was extremely gentle. Xie Yu lowered his head to meet those clear, moist eyes. He suddenly saw the affection hidden deep in those eyes, and for a moment he was a little flustered.

Yanyan treats him...she treats him still...

Xie Yu was a little bit unbelievable about this realization, but the strange emotions surging from deep in his heart made him subconsciously let go of her hand.

"no……"

He didn't know why he was so nervous?

Didn't he always know Yanyan's feelings for him? He didn't care in the past, why did he become so abnormal recently?

"Then I'll go in alone. Brother Yu, you can't control me." The girl turned her face away in a depressed mood, and her voice carried a rare hint of sarcasm.

Hearing this, Xie Yu felt helpless. This little childhood sweetheart was very stubborn and refused to give up the idea of ​​going in no matter how much he tried to persuade her. If he really abandoned her, this girl would probably sneak in. There would be no one to protect her by then and who knows what big problems might arise.

It would be better to let her follow behind him and keep a close eye on her. With his protection, the danger should be much less.

Finally, he had to frown and agree, "Then you should stay by my side and don't wander around or approach those sick villagers casually."

Nan Yan pursed her lips and smiled, and naturally agreed.

A carriage carrying a load of herbs arrived at the entrance of the village. The guards looked the people up and down. When they heard that one of them was a miracle doctor, their eyes immediately became more respectful. After everyone registered, the guards were willing to let them in.

After entering the village, we found that the disease was more serious than we had imagined, and the doors and windows were all closed everywhere we went.

The villagers who were not infected looked at them with fear and expectation in their eyes. The old people held their children tightly. From time to time, there were cries of crying and wailing all around. The air was filled with the smell of death, and it was very pitiful to see.

All the villagers who were infected with the disease and were dying were locked up in the charity house on the mountain.

The only road down the mountain was guarded by villagers and surrounded by sharpened wooden stakes, for fear that any patient would sneak out.

This method does isolate the infected and healthy villagers to prevent the disease from spreading rapidly, but if a cure is not found as soon as possible, these people will not be able to survive sooner or later.

The village is still safe for now. The village chief's son led the group into the ancestral hall, where the doctors discussed countermeasures and discussed the condition.

Because of Xiao Guanxue's reputation as a miracle doctor, they were treated quite well in the village.

The group arrived at the ancestral hall. The room was much larger than the outside and was separated by curtains on all sides. Some villagers who had contracted mild diseases were lying on the beds and being treated by doctors.

The medicines used are all ordinary herbal medicines for strengthening the body, so the effects are not obvious and at most have some psychological effects.

But once someone is about to die, they will be forcibly sent to the charity home on the mountain.

When Xiao Guanxue saw the conditions of those patients, they all had blue faces, high fevers, and chapped lips. Some of them even vomited blood from time to time, and the blood was so dark red that it was almost black.

As we walked further in, the faint fishy smell in the room became stronger, mixed with a faint smell of alcohol.

Rubbing the body with strong liquor can indeed help patients dissipate heat, so it seems that these doctors are not completely helpless.

After looking at the symptoms of these patients, Xiao Guanxue was completely at a loss for a moment. No epidemic would ever present like this, which left him confused.

If they wanted to find the cause of the disease, they had to start from the beginning. Several people approached nearby villagers to ask about the cause and effect.

At first, several elderly people who were working in the fields fainted. When they were found, their faces were blue and they had high fevers. They were thought to have caught a cold and were cured after taking a few medicines.

However, he never recovered, and later his family members who took care of him fell ill one after another. They all vomited blood and fainted. The color of the blood became darker and darker. In the end, it seemed that there were small insects jumping around in the blood. He died. Later, an old charlatan in the village saw something and realized that he might have contracted the plague.

Everyone knows what happened next.

The disease spread quickly and spread within just half a month. All the villagers who had slight contact with it were infected, and even the doctors could not escape the disaster.

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While everyone was taking care of the patient in the ancestral hall, Xiao Guanxue began to go to the fields where the disease occurred to investigate the details, while the medicine boy followed him and recorded his journey.

Nan Yan and the others were also busy. They came to help. The carriage of herbs needed to be reclassified, so they recorded the scarce herbs with the villagers.

Because of what he said before, Xie Yu's attitude towards her finally softened, and the two of them returned to their usual intimacy.

But when his eyes met hers, Xie Yu would subconsciously avoid her.

He didn't know why, but every time he saw her looking at him with those gentle eyes, Xie Yu would feel an indescribable tremor in his heart, which had never happened before.

There was a secret joy mixed with tension and entanglement, and even he didn't know why he was feeling this way.

Nan Yan still pretended not to know, and her attitude was indifferent as usual, but the affection in her eyes inevitably made Xie Yu feel strange...

He suppressed this emotion deep in his heart, but the more he suppressed it, the more he cared. Sometimes his eyes would even unconsciously follow her figure, and he would only feel relieved when he saw that she was fine.

When he was with Nan Yan, he thought of Su Mo less and less, but when he was with Su Mo, he would think of Nan Yan unconsciously.

He didn't know what was wrong with him. He clearly liked Su Mo, but he was still distracted by Yan Yan... Was he really so irresponsible? He said he liked one, but in his heart he was thinking about another?

So in the end, even he himself is not quite clear what he wants?

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On the other side, Xiao Guanxue walked along the fields all the way to the mountains and found nothing unusual.

It was not until we reached the river that we realized something was wrong.

This small river is where the villagers get water every day. It has existed for hundreds of years. The water is clean and sweet, and there are fish and shrimps jumping around in the water. It doesn't seem to be a big problem.

But Xiao Guanxue still felt that something was strange. He asked the medicine boy to catch some fish and shrimps with a net. He found that the fish and shrimps in the water were unusually fresh. When he turned the fish over, he discovered a circle of insect eggs attached to the bottom of the belly. He caught several fish in a row and found the same thing in all of them. Xiao Guanxue now had some idea.

After removing the eggs, the medicine boy put the eggs into a bottle and then followed the villagers back to the ancestral hall.

After returning, Xiao Guanxue did not rest immediately, but asked the doctor who was taking care of the patients for some dirty blood. After comparison, he found that the worms in the blood were the same kind as the eggs attached to the fish.

This discovery surprised everyone.

Xie Yu took the bottle of insect eggs from the medicine boy with a very heavy expression.

"You say this is poison? But who has such a strong poison and wants to poison a group of innocent villagers?"

Xiao Guanxue also frowned, "To be precise, it's not poison, it's probably a maggot. The maggot-killer uses the blood and essence of the poisoned person to feed the maggot. When the maggot matures, it will leave the human body, and the host will die."

"In addition, these insects reproduce very quickly. When you are poisoned, it is like being pricked by a needle. It is gone in a flash and there is not much pain. After that, they will slowly develop and mature inside the body, and gradually eat people's vitality."

After Xiao Guanxue explained it, everyone finally understood how the poisoning happened.

But there are more important things to ask:

"Since you know this is a snake poison, do you know where the snake comes from? Is there a way to cure it?"

Nan Yan asked this question. She glanced at him, then looked at the insect eggs in the bottle, her tone somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Guanxue was silent for a moment.

Then his eyes fell on Su Mo who was standing beside him. After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "This dragon is a thousand-thread dragon from the Demon Sect. Because it is so old, not many people know about it. I also read about the characteristics of this dragon in an ancient book, so I have some understanding of it, but the medical book does not record the method of detoxification."

Demonic sect?

As soon as he finished speaking, the other two people's eyes fell on Su Mo beside them. Although they were confused in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces.

But this obvious suspicion of her behavior made Su Mo's expression instantly become extremely ugly, and her face turned a little red, "What do you mean, why are you looking at me like this? Are you suspecting that I'm poisoning someone?"

Xie Yu looked embarrassed and subconsciously explained, "No, you're overthinking it. Of course we believe you, but we thought you were a member of the Demonic Cult, so we wanted to ask you if you have any clues about this matter."

After hearing these words, Su Mo not only did not feel comforted, but felt that she had been greatly betrayed.

Especially the way they looked at her, she felt as if no one trusted her. Tears welled up in her eyes, "So what if I'm a member of the Demonic Cult?"

"I have never harmed ordinary people. Although we in the Demon Sect act as we please, we never harm innocent people. You are being too harsh in looking at me like this."

Seeing her sad expression, Xiao Guanxue felt that what he had just said was too direct.

Although the Thousand Silk Dragon is a poisonous dragon from the Demon Sect, there is no guarantee that there will not be people with other intentions who frame it and provoke disputes between the righteous and the evil sects.

He should have considered more other factors instead of saying it out loud, but it was obviously too late to regret it now.

The looks from those people just now probably left a knot in Moer's heart.

He was about to say something to comfort her when he heard Nan Yan beside him speak first, "Sister Su, don't worry. We know what kind of person you are. We won't distrust you. Besides, you have been with us all this time and have never had the opportunity to come into contact with these things."

"Even if it was really the poison from the Demon Cult, it has nothing to do with you. People in the martial arts world always distinguish between gratitude and resentment, and they will not hate you for this."

What she said was true, but when she said it, it made it sound as if the person who poisoned her must be someone from their cult. Su Mo's expression immediately became even uglier.

Because she was born into a demon sect, she had suffered a lot of contempt when she was traveling in the world. Those so-called righteous people claimed to be righteous, but they looked down on her as a woman. They simply couldn't stand her background.

The more Su Mo thought about it, the more distressed she felt. Even when Xie Yu first met her, hadn't he been very difficult and rejected her?

The Demon Sect had done a lot of bad things in the past and killed many people, but in the past hundred years, the two sides have maintained peace and have lived in peace for a long time.

Why do they still doubt her so much?

So Su Mo became extremely sensitive about this matter. She was also impulsive by nature, so she simply could not listen to their consolation at this moment:

"You keep saying that it was the Demon Cult that poisoned me, but do you have any evidence? You put the blame on the Demon Cult right in front of me. Have you ever thought about how I feel?"

"We just suspect, but we are not sure..."

"Yanyan, don't say anything for now."

Xie Yuchong shook his head at her, with some embarrassment in his eyes.

Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something. She looked at Su Mo, then at Xie Yu, and finally pursed her lips, turned her face away and refused to speak, looking sulky.

Xie Yu had been watching her recently, and seeing that she looked unhappy, he subconsciously wanted to say something to comfort her.

Su Mo watched the two interacting, and for some reason, she felt even sadder.

She stood up suddenly, looking at them with red eyes, "I don't need your hypocritical trust. I will get to the bottom of this matter. If it really wasn't done by the Demon Sect, I want you all to apologize to me."

After she said this, she rushed out of the door, shocking everyone. Before they could react, the figure disappeared into the night.

It was already late at night, and Xie Yu was worried about her safety and wanted to chase her out, but he still subconsciously glanced at Nan Yan.

But when I saw that he was looking down with no reaction at all, I felt an inexplicable sense of annoyance in my heart.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally chased after her.

Afterwards, Xiao Guanxue informed the village chief of the matter, but concealed the source of the snake poison. Now the reason why the villagers were sick was finally understood.

However, when people heard the news, they were shocked. Who would poison a group of helpless villagers? What would be the point of poisoning them?

For a while, people were in panic.

However, for safety reasons, the water in that river can no longer be used, especially the living creatures in the river, which must not be eaten.

As for Su Mo, she rushed out and avoided the crowd and ran directly into the depths of the woods. By the time she came to her senses, she could no longer tell the directions.

It was dark at this time, and there were wild animals looking for food at night. It was really difficult to find a way out for a while. She then realized that she was too impulsive.

There are many poisonous insects out there now. If you get infected by accident, it would be a disastrous loss. With this in mind, she started to prepare to go back in the direction she came from.