In the room, one person and one fox sat opposite each other.

The Taoist sitting cross-legged was very tired. The fox had traveled continuously for more than a thousand miles. When he came back, he was fighting with the gods again, and he couldn't even open his eyes.

Lin Jue touched its head with some distress:

"Thank you so much for your hard work."

"Hey!"

The fox had no strength and let him stroke it.

"When did you find them? I thought you wouldn't be able to come back until tomorrow at least." Lin Jue said.

"Run very fast~"

The fox replied briefly.

"Thank you."

"No thanks!"

"How many senior brothers have rushed back?"

"Fifth Senior Brother~"

"Fifth senior brother? How did you come back?"

"Ride the horse!"

"I don't know when we will be able to come back." Lin Jue frowned and said, "Cuiwei has sealed the city now. If the fifth senior brother arrives and we don't pick him up, he may not be able to get in."

"I met him on the road and pressed his paw prints!" the fox replied simply.

"Huh?" Lin Jue was surprised, "You are smart."

"Hmm~"

"Did you have meal?"

"My stomach is growling! I want to sleep!"

"Then wait, I'm going to cook something for you. At this moment, the innkeeper, cook, accountant and waiter are all gone. We are the only ones left. I have to go to the back kitchen to see if there are any clean ingredients. Just in time.

It’s better to sleep soundly when you’re full, so just eat and then sleep.”

"Woo~"

The fox then lay down obediently, put his chin on the floor, and narrowed his eyes to a narrow slit. But he had to wait for the meal, so he couldn't bear to close his eyes, so he blinked and blinked. The whole fox was wandering between sleeping and not sleeping.

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It's true that no one is taking care of the inn anymore.

Perhaps because of frequent contact with people, the innkeeper, cook, accountant and clerk were all spared. Fortunately, although this disease is terrible, it does not kill people in a day or two. This morning the inn's cook was still in a daze.

I cooked a pot of rice and ate it until evening.

But Lin Jue went to take a look and found that there was nothing left.

Even the pots and dishes were not washed.

Lin Jue then washed the pots and bowls, found a piece of bacon and some spring bamboo shoots, and cooked a pot of bacon and bamboo shoot soup.

Back in the room, the fox was still in the same position, lying on the ground like a big fluffy white blanket, and had closed his eyes and fell asleep.

But it has a special ability——

Just put the food in front of it, and it will wake up naturally when it smells the smell.

Get up, not wake up.

Maybe it won't open its eyes, or maybe it won't be conscious when it opens its eyes. Anyway, this dazed state does not affect its ability to eat, and it can still finish the meal, and continue to sleep after eating, seamlessly.

There was a chirping sound in the room.

Lin Jue also lay on the bed. He was also tired and sleepy. He covered himself with a bearskin blanket, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The next morning.

Lin Jue was still pouring potions in the lobby of the inn, while the fox sat motionless at his feet, watching the people coming and going and being alert to see if any official ghosts would come back to cause trouble.

The city government has begun to quarantine all those who are sick. Because of Lin Jue's presence, there were also powerful officials in the city among the people who came to receive the potion yesterday, so the quarantine location was set here.

In this day and age, it was called a disaster place, and this is what the saying goes: "Those who are sick of the people will give up their empty houses to buy medicine."

This makes it easier for people to receive medicine.

People still lined up in long queues.

But Lin Jue's medicine is about to run out.

One after another, Chinese doctors from the city came to him and respectfully asked him how the elixir was refined and what methods it had to cure the epidemic. When they heard that it was a spiritual elixir refined by Taoists, they had no choice but to give up with regret.

As for how to treat the epidemic, Lin Jue didn't know how to do it. He could only say that his senior brother was already on the way.

About noon——

The fox was concentrating on guarding. He turned his head as if he noticed something. He turned his head and glanced south, then looked at Lin Jue.

"Woo!"

"Um?"

Lin Jue immediately understood its meaning.

So he put down the melon gourd in his hand and glanced at the half bucket of water left next to him. It happened that the doctor who had just come to ask him, who was also infected with the plague, had not gone far, so Lin Jue called him back and asked him to cast the potion for him.

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At the same time he said to everyone:

"Sorry, my senior brother has already arrived outside the city. Maybe he can find a way. I have to pick him up and take him into the city. I will leave for a while."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out.

This area of ​​​​the neighborhood has been sealed off, but the guard guard also knows Lin Jue and knows that he is a wise man. When he sees Lin Jue come out, he immediately respectfully lets him go.

Lin Jue went all the way to the city gate.

The city gate has also been closed long ago and is guarded.

"Who is coming? Stop!"

"The county magistrate has issued an order that no one can leave the city!"

"Don't be rude! That's the immortal master who used the elixir in the city! My mother and younger brother have both gone to ask for his elixir!" Someone recognized Lin Jue and saluted quickly, "Where are the immortals?"

"I'm just a Taoist, not a god. Don't worry, I won't leave the city."

Lin Jue was afraid of scaring them, so he stopped a few feet away from them and said to them:

"My senior brother majors in medicine. He heard about the severe epidemic here. He traveled through the starry night and rushed here. At this time, he has arrived outside the city. If you see a Taoist priest on horseback, please let him in."

"Fairy senior brother..."

Many guards couldn't help but look at each other.

In fact, from the night before yesterday to the day today, people have been getting sick one after another, but there is a sequence. There have been rumors in the city that everyone has been sick. Those who don't seem to be sick are just because the worms in their stomachs have not hatched yet. Still

Some people say that if the epidemic cannot be cured, the military camps outside the city may besiege the city and not let anyone out, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Therefore, even though they may not appear to be sick, they are actually feeling anxious and uneasy inside.

Now I heard that a Taoist who is good at medical skills is willing to come to the city, and he is still the senior brother of this immortal. I am grateful before it is too late, so how can I have any intention of rejecting him.

"The county magistrate has an order not to go out, but he didn't say not to come in. Senior brother who doesn't know the gods..."

As soon as I said this, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

At this moment, it was much quieter than usual outside Cuiwei City. The sound of horse hooves seemed to be echoing in the mountains. It came from a distance, but it was very clear.

Many guards looked towards the city wall.

There are also guards on the city walls.

But at this time, they did not shout or report.

All because they were already stunned at this time——

Although I saw the Taoist coming on a horse from afar, the horse seemed to be riding on the wind. It was several feet away with one step, and like an ordinary horse, it took a few steps in the blink of an eye, so there were some twists and turns in the mountains.

It jumps directly over narrow curves in the air, and jumps over some ups and downs as if walking on flat ground.

The horse is like a divine colt.

The people on horseback look like immortals.

At first, the man and the horse were still in the mountains in the distance, but in just a few blinks, they were halfway through the road that didn't look close. After a few more blinks, they had arrived at the city. Even at this time

The dust and sand in the distance have not yet fallen to the ground.

"I am Jing Qi, the descendant of Fuqiu Temple in Fuqiu Peak, Yishan Mountain. I heard about the severe epidemic here and came to help. My junior brother is in the city. Please open the city gate quickly."

"Someone..."

Before the guard above had finished speaking, the guard below had already pushed the city gate open under the command of the city guard.

The horse took a step forward, another few feet.

A Taoist priest who looked to be in his thirties was sitting on a horse, with a sallow complexion and a tired look on his face. A person and a fox were already greeting him behind the city gate.

"Senior brother! You are here!"

"Junior brother! How is the city?"

The fifth senior brother also immediately got off his horse. Regardless of his fatigue, the first thing he asked him was to ask him about this matter.

"Almost half of the people in the city are suffering from the plague, and I don't know whether the rest are not suffering from it or have not suffered from it. Since I have been in the city for the past two days, and the city has long been isolated from the outside world, I don't know about the villages outside the city or even other places.

What happened to several counties and cities, the epidemic ghost was not caught."

Lin Jue quickly talked about the situation in the city in simple words:

"People who are sick will first feel dizzy and feel weak, and then they will vomit acid water, insect eggs, and long worms as big as earthworms, which are still alive when they are vomited out."

"Where are they?"

"The plague is located in the south of the city, not far from here."

"He knows how to build a hospital, and he is considered a good epidemic officer in the city."

"Where are the other senior brothers?"

"He's on his way too, I guess he won't arrive in a few days."

"This way!"

Lin Jue took him through the streets and alleys.

As soon as they entered the prison, the fifth senior brother sniffed.

Then I heard the sound of vomiting in a nearby house.

“Go check it out!”

The fifth senior brother did not do anything to protect himself, not even covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, and entered the house in one step.

Sure enough, someone just vomited.

The ground was mostly filled with light acidic water, exuding an unpleasant odor, and there were insect eggs as big as peanuts and some wriggling insects.

The fifth senior brother squatted down, picked up the insect, and examined it carefully.

Lin Jue looked calm.

The fox looked curiously.

"how?"

"It looks like a ghost plague that the predecessors of Fuqiu Temple have recorded, called snake plague." The fifth brother said, "This plague is brought by plague ghosts and comes from the north. According to ancient books, those with the plague spit out snakes.

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"north?"

Isn't this plague ghost from the south?

Lin Jue couldn't help but wonder.

"I don't know, and there's no need to worry about it. Epidemic ghosts are just like people, they will move around," said the fifth senior brother.

"Is there a cure?"

"I have just seen it. Although the disease is in the intestines and stomach, it is neither terminal nor directly damaging the root cause. I have acupuncture, and I think I can cure this disease." The fifth brother said as he walked, "As for the prescription, I only

I have heard that snake meat and snake gallbladder are useful for this, but it is only one of the prescriptions. In addition, the epidemic ghosts and plagues will change over the years. How to prepare the medicine specifically, the emperor and ministers will help me to see the pathology and think about it.

It takes a few days to reconcile the principles of yin and yang.”

"It would be great if we could come up with a prescription."

Lin Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

The medical skills learned by his senior brother are actually the medical skills of those who practice Taoism. When they reach advanced levels, they can become medical immortals or bring people back to life. He does not doubt that his senior brother cannot cure this disease.

Just using acupuncture is too troublesome.

Even if it can be cured, there are so many people in the city, and there are still people outside the city, and maybe there are other counties. With the efforts of the fifth brother alone, day and night, there are not many people that can be cured.

"Senior brother is still very knowledgeable. If you need me to run errands, just let me know."

Although the plague has not yet been eliminated and the prescription has not been developed, as soon as the senior brother came, his worries were naturally gone, and Lin Jue immediately felt much more relaxed.

This is what Fifth Senior Brother is capable of.

Everything that happens after that is also the fifth senior brother’s business.

During the day, the fifth brother used acupuncture to cure several people who were seriously ill and were about to die.

Each person vomited two or three liters of snake.

However, in addition to being proficient in medical skills, the Fifth Brother also knew how to treat people. When he administered the needles, he did not make people feel better, but made them suffer so much that they even felt like they were dead for a while, and the wailing sound spread throughout the whole place.

Coupled with "Prescriptions are being developed", some words such as "If you can be cured by acupuncture, you are not sure whether you will get sick again in the city", "Acupuncture can only be done when you are seriously ill and dying", etc., you can guarantee that everyone who comes to him for acupuncture will be able to use it.

It is a dying person, not the dignitaries in the city or the common people looting.

The needle tip is used to save lives, and there is more time to prepare prescriptions.

At night, Lin Jue accompanied his fifth brother to study the yin and yang theory of plague and medicine, and another figure flashed outside the door.

Just when I was alert, I took a closer look and saw that it was the military attaché from the City God's Temple who was patrolling at night and quietly came to report:

"Thanks to the real person who informed us about the epidemic ghost, and also thanks to the real person who forced the city god to report to heaven and inform other city gods. Currently, among the surrounding counties, except our Cuiwei, only Liuyun County is in trouble. After hearing this, the other counties have banned the entry and exit of the people. The city god's place

The gods have also been out in force, guarding day and night. To this day, although the plague ghost has not been found, there is no sign of the spread of the plague."

The fifth senior brother is still focused on understanding the yin and yang of pharmacology.

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief.

It is a meritorious deed that the county magistrates from various places can be alerted and avoid suffering in one city. It is not in vain that I have to suffer so much and come to report it.

This news was undoubtedly a comfort to him.
Chapter completed!