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When she heard that it was a fellow disciple of the master, her first reaction was confusion. She had been adopted by the master for more than ten years and had never heard that the master had a fellow disciple.
But now she was a little uncertain, not because Gu Pingyuan revealed her name and her relationship with her master, but because of the robe on Gu Pingyuan's body.
The white robe was embroidered with the story of a young man's birth, growth, apprenticeship, and learning to be independent. Her master had a similar one, and the illustrations were so unique that she remembered it.
But what does this mean?
“…I’ve never heard of a master having fellow disciples.”
Gu Pingyuan's expression darkened a little after hearing this, but he immediately returned to normal and let go of the young man in his hand.
"It's not too late for you to know now. I heard about what happened in the palace and came to find you immediately. Now the world has no room for you, so come back with us."
go back?
Mingyu subconsciously looked at the terraced fields, where densely packed people were lying, including Xueliu. Did they want her to just leave?
Following Mingyu's gaze, Gu Pingyuan also looked towards the terraced fields: "Take my advice, people like us shouldn't get too close to the mortal world. They have their own destinies. You can't save them, so come back with us."
She had no place to go back to.
Mingyu withdrew his gaze, pushed Wu Pi who was blocking his side away, and walked closer to Gu Pingyuan.
"girl."
Wu Pi wanted to say something, but Mingyu shook his head and spoke to Gu Pingyuan.
"I've never heard of Master having any fellow disciples." Mingyu's expression turned somewhat cold. "Then I'll assume I don't have any uncles or fellow disciples."
Gu Pingyuan knocked the ground hard with his crutch.
"Oh, your master is stupid, are you stupid too?" Gu Pingyuan didn't know what he was thinking about, and his expression was filled with anger.
"Think carefully, what will be the final outcome for you and them? Your master was invited into the palace back then, but what about now? Who knew he was a sorcerer? You've been kicked out of the palace now, and this is a great opportunity. Wake up!"
Perhaps thinking that Gu Pingyuan was speaking too directly, the boy pulled Gu Pingyuan.
Gu Pingyuan shook off the young man's hand, tapping his cane and saying, "I just want her to understand the current situation! Am I going to watch my senior brother plunge into the deep palace and then see her jump into the fire pit? This matter is obviously..."
"Obviously what?"
Yu Tongan interrupted Gu Pingyuan coldly, holding a paper bag in his hand, with Wu Ren following behind him, and walked quickly to Mingyu.
"What's going on?" Yu Tongan asked Wu Pi.
"This guy has been pestering Miss Ming since early morning."
"I'm pestering you?" Gu Pingyuan pointed at Yu Tongan's nose and cursed, "It's you who are pestering my girl, right? What do you want to do with her?"
The noise made his head hurt even more. Mingyu sighed and wanted to make things clear with Gu Pingyuan.
"I'm very grateful for coming to see me, but it's not just your decision. Sulou County is not suitable for you to stay here now. I'll find someone to arrange for you to live out of town."
"I can arrange it." Yu Tongan took the job for himself consciously.
"You don't have to believe me, but there's no need to follow them," Gu Pingyuan said sincerely. "Listen to me, kid. Don't get involved anymore. Leave now. I've heard the government is taking over this place. There's no need for you to stay here any longer."
She knew about the government matter, and it was Yu Tongan who contacted them.
"I still have a lot of things to do." Mingyu turned to Yu Tongan and said, "I'll leave this matter to you."
"good."
Yu Tongan handed over the paper bag: "Breakfast."
"Thanks."
"Why are you so stubborn, kid?!" The crutch knocked loudly, and Gu Pingyuan looked extremely angry.
Mingyu ignored him, thinking that Yu Tongan would take care of it. He took his breakfast and left, accompanied by Gu Pingyuan's scolding and the young man's consolation.
…
Things will not get better just because Mingyu is in a bad mood.
Mingyu was busy with a bunch of patients and rarely had time to stop and look at the prescription he had written, or to be more precise, the antidote.
What is the role of Panax notoginseng in this medicine? It is used to replenish blood when poisoning causes a large amount of blood loss.
Is there anything in the medicine storehouse that can replace the effect of this medicine?
Depending on different physical conditions and populations, poisoning symptoms generally worsen within one to one and a half months after poisoning, leading to death.
Xueliu has been poisoned for nearly three weeks, and the people sent by County Magistrate Sun will need another two weeks to catch up.
In the worst-case scenario, Xueliu would have to wait at least another week for Governor Sun's medicine.
How could she not notice that something was wrong with Xueliu? What on earth was she doing in Sulou County?
Mingyu shook his head, his headache became even worse, but he finally became more sober.
The important thing now is how to save Xueliu.
"It seems you've been to see Xueliu?"
Yu Tongan's voice came from behind.
"Why are you always so elusive?" Mingyu didn't look back.
"Rather, why are you so hard to find? You never stop."
"What can we do?" Mingyu leaned his head against the wall and looked up at the ceiling. There was a small hole in the ceiling through which he could see the stars outside.
The stars outside were shining brightly, and Mingyu was a little confused. He muttered to himself, "Why is it Xueliu? Why is it Xueliu among us?"
"I thought you would care about Gu Pingyuan's affairs."
"Then why don't you care about Xueliu?"
Yu Tongan raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "I care, why don't you care?"
Mingyu did not answer and remained silent.
"But you don't care. I'm more surprised." Seeing Mingyu looking at him, Yu Tongan spread his hands. "Xueliu and I don't spend much time together. She mostly works under Mumian. I originally arranged for her to follow you because of her lively personality."
"That's why I'm surprised by what Gu Pingyuan said, not because I care. I personally completed my master's funeral. I trust my master more than an uncle who he never mentioned." Mingyu said softly, "So, have you found out anything?"
"It will take time."
"I thought you would tell me directly that he came from the palace and had bad intentions towards me." She had such doubts when she asked Yu Tongan to arrange accommodation for Gu Pingyuan and his apprentice.
Knowing that the master was a witch, it was either true as Gu Pingyuan said, or he came from the palace.
"Indeed, this is the best way for us to benefit. It keeps you close to us." Yu Tongan also relaxed and leaned against the wall. "But I'm not used to lying."
Mingyu looked at Yu Tongan and felt that he was disdainful of lying.
This matter had no conclusion, and Mingyu thought of Xueliu again.
"Why is that?"
Mingyu peeked at the starry sky through the small hole again. The starry sky was vast and people were like ants.
"Why is it Xueliu, why is it..."
As Mingyu spoke, he seemed to have grasped something, straightened his head, and left the wall.
"Why Sulou County?"
"It may be a problem with my intelligence. If it has been spread throughout the country, I have only collected information from Sulou County." Yu Tongan began to think after being asked by Mingyu.
"Sulou County is the southernmost part of the country I have information on. The rest may be beyond my reach."
It is indeed very south, and the temperature in winter is not high enough to make the green leaves fade.
"Will this make any difference?" Mingyu frowned, thinking about what she had seen and heard since she came to Sulou County. Suddenly, she thought of the lingering corpse outside the temple.
"rot."
"What?" Yu Tongan didn't follow Mingyu's train of thought.
"The temperature causes decay to accelerate."
"Does this have any impact?" Yu Tongan also frowned.
Impact? What impact?
Mingyu thought of the corpses scattered outside the temple, the pungent smell, the unrecognizable people under the moonlight, the compassionate statues, and the swarms of insects.
Mingyu and Yu Tongan looked at each other, somewhat uncertain.
"insect?"
“Does temperature cause mosquitoes to intensify and then cause transmission?”
Yu Tongan's expression became cautious and hesitant after he finished speaking: "I haven't noticed the temperature changes here. If the fluctuating temperature causes mosquitoes to multiply, then the temporary spread makes sense."
"We ate and drank together, but Xueliu, who stayed alone at home, might have been poisoned."
"The recent increase in poisoning cases is also due to..."
Mingyu continued.
"Because spring is coming."
…
They returned to the outside of the statue. The pungent smell was still there and mosquitoes were still everywhere.
It was almost as if it were a mockery that they got the answer so easily.
There was blood in the insect's abdomen, thick, coagulated blood.
"So this disaster happened in Sulou County." Mingyu found it unbelievable, but his mind was still analyzing clearly.
"Initially, the poisoning was limited in scope. Local residents, unaware of the cause, panicked and refused to travel outside the city. They drove away those who were physically weak and were unwilling to help with the cremation of bodies. As bodies piled up, mosquitoes thrived and the poisoning spread."
Inexplicably, Sulou County fell into a vicious circle.
"Mingyu, let's leave first." There are mosquitoes everywhere here, it's not a place to talk.
"…good."
Mingyu looked back at the temple, but she couldn't see the face of the statue clearly.
Away from the temple, Mingyu felt a little calmer.
"The residents thought it was an epidemic, so they wrapped themselves up tighter. Plus, with the arrival of winter and Spring Festival, the temperature dropped, so fewer people were poisoned. We hadn't stopped in Sulou County and had been wrapped in thick cloth the entire time, so we were bitten by the snow willows inside the house."
After saying this, Mingyu sighed. What's the point of knowing now? It still can't change the current situation.
Yu Tongan remained silent, and Mingyu stopped and looked at him.
"What's wrong?"
"I thought of a question. We have already said that we will start spring."
"right."
"The arrival of spring brings with it a rise in temperature." Yu Tongan took two steps past the Mingyu before stopping. "So, is there another wave of transmission?"
The entire Tianqi Kingdom will become warmer. What will happen to the entire country because of voodoo?
Mingyu really couldn't understand.
"What exactly is going on in the palace? Why is voodoo being spread throughout Tianqi?"
"I don't know." Yu Tongan felt that Mingyu's thoughts had gone a bit far, so he pulled Mingyu back a little. "But I'm talking about Sulou County. What if the news spreads in the spring? Should I hire someone to burn the body?"
Everything takes time. No matter what they do, whether to encourage the people in the city or to hire people to come, they don't have much time.
Yu Tongan looked at Mingyu, who was pursing her lips, with a vague look in her eyes, and seemed a little hesitant, before finally starting to speak.
"I can try."
Yu Tongan didn't understand.
"Try what?"
"Try to ask God for help."
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