Yang Er returned to the room and packed his things. The others went downstairs to buy some food, and quickly left the city on horseback.
The journey took a whole day. They stopped by the river to rest at night. Jiang Sheng sat by the river fishing and preparing to cook something for dinner. He hadn't eaten fish for a long time after traveling for days.
The firewood burned, making crackling sounds.
"Third Young Master, do you want to make lotus leaf fish?"
"No, let's make grilled fish. We'll have a good meal tonight. We should be in Pingcheng the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Sheng was distracted while looking at the fishing rod, and asked casually, "Yang Er, have you ever heard of silkworms before, or is there any tribe that specializes in these things?"
He didn't believe that this thing was made by the Huns. Those simple-minded people who only knew how to burn, kill and loot would never bother to study such a thing.
Yang Er was sitting by the fire, and paused when he heard this.
"...No, I've heard of Miao Gu before, but that usually controls one person, and the Gu disappears when the person dies. I've never heard of a Gu that can infect people."
"The person who can turn a living person into a bloodthirsty beast and create such a vicious thing cannot be a good person. He must be hiding something very deep."
"When we get to Pingcheng, we'll ask the eldest master if the spies we've planted in the Xiongnu camp have discovered anyone behind the Xiongnu. Then we can follow the clues and investigate."
Jiang Sheng nodded, having no idea what to do for the moment. There was no point in worrying, so he might as well enjoy the tranquility of the moment.
I looked up at the moonlight, which was bright and clear.
The fishing rod in his hand moved, and he came to his senses and lifted it up. A three-pound fish was thrown onto the shore and was jumping on the ground.
Jiang Sheng picked up the fish, scraped the scales off it, cut it into pieces, fried it, and then braised it with various wild vegetables and mushrooms. Soon the aroma wafted out and was very tempting.
Yang San came over and said with a smile: "Third Master, when the world is peaceful in the future, you may want to open a restaurant. With your cooking skills, you will definitely make a lot of money if you open a restaurant."
"Haha, if that day ever comes, I might choose to travel around as a leisurely doctor, and stay there for a few days when I get tired."
"Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. When I get old and can't walk anymore, I'll find a place to spend my remaining years. I'm afraid this world won't allow that."
The people who died in the village before, and the incident with the silkworm this time, are obviously different from the previous life. Many things have changed a lot with his rebirth.
Jiang Sheng sighed softly: "It's not easy to travel around the world like this. It's so hard to have peace in the world. How many emperors don't have ambitions?"
"Greed and ambition are bound to lead to instability. Who knows what will happen in the future? For now, it's enough to just eat and drink well."
Yang San sat aside and nodded: "Yeah, let's just live a good life first, eating and drinking is also good."
Several people sat around and ate together. After eating the hot food, they all felt much warmer.
The night passed quickly.
The next day at dawn, Jiang Sheng continued on his journey.
They finally arrived in Pingcheng in less than two days. They were checked along the way and were only allowed to enter after being confirmed to have no wounds on their bodies. Jiang Sheng was taken to the back house of the City Lord's Mansion and saw a familiar figure sitting in the yard.
The corners of his mouth curled slightly and he shouted, "Brother, I'm here."
Jiang Ling turned her head to look over, put down the book in her hand, walked over, raised her hand to pat his shoulder, and said with a look of relief: "It's good that you're back. You've become much stronger after this trip."
Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Yes, it's so windy and rainy outside, it's hard not to be strong."
"I've arranged a room for you. Go wash up and have a good sleep. We'll have dinner together tonight. I'll tell you about the situation here then."
"Well, are those people under control?"
"Those with mild symptoms were saved. But those whose blood had turned black after being soaked in water had already become mummies when they were brought up. They were dead beyond death and naturally could not be saved."
Jiang Ling still feels a lingering fear when she thinks of that horrific scene. Anyone who sees a living person with so many red-line poisonous insects crawling out of his body would be intimidated.
When I came up, it felt like all the blood had been drained out. I was afraid I was going to have a nightmare. It was so weird and scary.
Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and whispered, "So the silkworms survive and reproduce by relying on blood, right? Once the silkworms in the bodies of living people are gone."
"The whole person will be like a dried corpse without blood, and naturally cannot be saved. Then the other mild cases are probably due to lack of blood and weakness."
"Yes, those who were rescued have been sent to the manor and are being cared for separately. They will come back after they recover."
Jiang Ling led him to the room, smiled and waved, "Go in, wash up and have a good sleep. Look how much thinner you've become. Yeah, you've also become a lot darker."
Jiang Sheng touched his face and smiled childishly: "It's okay, I'm a man and don't need to care too much about my appearance. I'll go take a rest."
"Go ahead."
The guard came over, glanced at the closed door, and whispered, "Major General, did General Gu send someone to see you?"
"Got it. Let's go."
Gu Chen nodded when he saw him coming, and said respectfully: "Young General, please take a seat. This is a letter sent by the Xiongnu. They demand that Da Gan compensate them with 100,000 dan of grain before they are willing to cease fire."
Everyone: “……?”
Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow and looked over, her tone calm but a bit cold: "Oh, they are a defeated country. They must be crazy to ask us for compensation."
"He's definitely got something wrong with his brain. He's saying this bloodthirsty plague is related to Dagan, which is why tens of thousands of their soldiers died. He's demanding compensation from us for that."
"Besides this incident, Donglin also sided with the Xiongnu, openly accusing Dagan of being unkind and unrighteous, and spreading the plague for his own selfish desires..."
After Gu Chen finished speaking with a stern face, he turned his head to look at the silent person.
Jiang Ling was silent for a moment, then casually asked, "Have the other two countries gotten involved?"
"No, Yan State probably doesn't know about this. Beixia is an independent island country that is isolated from the outside world. Its relations with the other three countries are generally average, so it probably doesn't know about this."
"Well, Donglin... you really know how to fan the flames. But who said we spread the plague? It clearly broke out in the Xiongnu camp. Why should we suspect it was a Xiongnu conspiracy?"
"They deliberately chose this time to start the war, wasn't it just to spread the plague? No matter if they directly deny it, if the Xiongnu refuse to accept it, they can continue to fight."
Jiang Ling said firmly, "It's just a defeated country. They lost in southern Xinjiang and on the border. How dare they ask for compensation?"
"Oh, General Gu, increase the losses in the city tenfold and put the blame directly on the Xiongnu. Send a letter to them demanding compensation, otherwise my soldiers will not be polite."
Gu Chen pursed his lips when he heard this, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, the Major General is right."
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