When I got up in the morning, I washed my face and ate the stewed sauerkraut made by my aunt, and the sticky rice noodles and potstickers.

At six o'clock, very punctually, the mountain dog drove a horse-drawn climbing plow.

We each took our belongings, and I borrowed a sickle from my aunt's house, got on the plow, and left.

It was very cloudy, and the mountain dog said that it would snow.

So we have to hurry.

Fortunately, it wasn't very cold when it snowed, and there was basically no wind, so we had a smooth journey.

At ten o'clock in the morning, we came to the foot of a mountain.

The mountain dog settled the horse in a small pine forest, led us into the knee-deep snow nest, and walked step by step towards the mountain.

There is not much to say about the hardships along the way.

Anyway, Xiao Xian'er was the first to shout that she couldn't walk, she wasn't pretending, she really couldn't walk.

Walking in the snow is no better than dry land, and the difficulty is really unimaginable if you haven't tried it.

As a result, the mountain dog carried the little fairy on his back and continued to walk.

An hour later, Xiao Rou couldn't stand it anymore.

I couldn't help it, I carried Xiaorou on my back again, carried the queen, and staggered through the snow.

At noon, we found a random mountain recess, got some baked potatoes, ate a bite of the bacon that my aunt had pretended, and then left.

Walking on the road, I felt that if it were not for the mountain dogs, it would be impossible for us to enter this hinterland of the mountains blocked by heavy snow.

But even with the mountain dogs leading the way, we were still three hours later than expected, and it was not until half past four in the afternoon that we arrived at Luomanta Lingzi.

Falling Manta Ridge.

It is a very steep mountain (i.e., a cliff full of stones. ）

The mountain dog led us to stand at the bottom of the ridge, pointed to the high mountain and said, "Brother Ji, look at the top of there, there is a stone crack more than one person wide, and there is a hole there, the boss, and there are bats in it. In addition......"

The mountain dog took a breath and said: "Put this mountain, the back, turn over, there are a few exits, it is also a cave, there is a cave inside, an underground river, a few years ago, there were people who investigated, said that they wanted to develop a tourist area, but people came, went in to see, and said that the environment in the cave is too complicated, not suitable for tourism, and they all left." ”

I looked up, squinted, and looked at the fifty or sixty meters high. From my angle, I can't see the stone cracks that the mountain dog said. Therefore, it is impossible to tell whether Fan Jinnan is on the mountain or not.

Xiao Xian'er, sitting in the snow at this time, clasped her hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted loudly: "Dad...... Father...... I'm coming...... Where are you? ”

Xiao Rou also shouted: "Master, Master......"

I shouted: "Old Fan, old Fan......"

The mountain dog also shouted: "Then big brother, are you still alive?" Alive, squeak, your daughter is coming for you! ”

Suddenly, just as we focused our attention on the stone stone and roared.

Behind us, a voice rang out.

"Ahem! What are you shouting! I'm here. ”

When I heard this, my eyes lit up, and I suddenly turned around and took a look.

Oops, I'll go!

I saw a big snow bag that seemed to be natural, slowly outward, and a head was drilled out.

Gradually, it was two arms, the upper half of the body, the waist, and the legs.

Eventually, the man came out, slapped the snow on the thickened winter suit twice, stood still, smiled, squinted, and looked at me with pleasure.

The little fairy cheered.

"Dad!"

In an instant, like a cheerful bird, he jumped into the other party's arms.

Xiao Rou didn't move, just stood still, her eyes were full of tears, and she murmured, "Master...... Master, why did you get here? You...... Are you hiding from me? ”

I folded my arms, smiled, looked at Lao Fan'er and said, "Brother Fan, are you going to be born to practice, or do you want to cultivate immortals, why did you come to such a place?" ”

Old Fan laughed, pointed at me and said, "You, you!" I'll count you until you come. Come...... Sit down here. ”

As he spoke, Lao Fan'er pulled the snow bag a few times, revealing a hole for one person to enter.

I approached and bent down to take a look.

There's no cave here.

It turned out that Lao Fan'er first used the snow in the mountains to build a huge snow bag, and then used the military shovel he brought with him to shoot the snow bag, and then poured the snow water that had been cremated on it. Wait until the outermost layer of the snow pack freezes into an ice crust. Then hollow out the inside to create a snow house that resembles a tent.

Here, there are professional polar sleeping bags, small blankets, and other items, all available.

Curious, we slipped into the snow bags.

Sit down on the floor.

I couldn't wait to ask Lao Fan'er: "You guy, which one is this?" ”

The old fan was happy, and then he was right: "Collect specimens, prevent epidemics, and exercise the duty of a doctor!" ”

Among the people present, except for the mountain dog, he is an authentic mountain man who does not understand medical science.

I, the queen, Xiao Rou, and Xiao Xian'er were stunned when they heard this.

Instantly, we all understood!

What is the epidemic?

In modern parlance, it's an infectious disease.

How scary are infectious diseases?

If nothing else, let's talk about the recent "SARS" (I have friends around me who died in this disaster. It's ferocious, it's so powerful that it's far beyond any of us can imagine.

Normally, infectious diseases such as cholera, plague and other types. Thanks to the advanced treatment plans and control methods, the source of infection can be extinguished and the development of the epidemic can be controlled in a few days.

But the epidemic is different.

When the epidemic comes, it is violent, and it is often a variant of a certain virus, and most of it is transmitted by the respiratory tract, which makes it difficult to prevent it.

Moreover, there is no cure for the onset in the early stage. The patient accepts that there is no second way other than death.

Recently, SARS and the outbreak of influenza A virus in Mexico, the United States and other places from the end of March to mid-April 2009 were one after another, and then the virus was quickly dubbed "swine flu".

Far away, the most terrible outbreak in human history was the Spanish flu that swept the world in 1918.

The Spanish flu of 1918 infected an estimated 1 billion people worldwide and killed nearly 40 million people.

It is no exaggeration to say that every time there is a major outbreak of the epidemic, it is a monstrous slaughter launched by God against human beings.

This......

It was a catastrophe that could not have been imagined!

I couldn't help but hear the word 'epidemic', and I hurriedly asked Lao Fan'er: "Is there another outbreak of the epidemic?" ”

Lao Fan'er shook his head and said: "Of course there is no epidemic now, but what I am doing is a work that cannot be understood and disclosed, and it is extremely dangerous......"

I thought about it, and I suddenly remembered a sentence mentioned by my grandfather, which came from the mouth of a friend of my grandfather, and the original words were as follows.

"Heaven and earth are selfless and trustworthy and do not violate the four seasons, and people are selfish and greedy and untrustworthy and violate the time, and act against the laws of heaven and earth. Out of time. Then the qi will be chaotic in the body, and it will be susceptible to the disease of the evil qi of the epidemic for a while. ”

To put it simply, it is when human activities are contrary to the normal order of heaven and earth.

When the epidemic broke out.

So what is the work of Lao Fan'er?

Lao Fan'er spoke at this time: "Hey, this epidemic, in ancient times, Zhang Zhongjing's predecessors exhausted their life's efforts and wrote a treatise on typhoid fever and other works that have been handed down to the world. However, in the later period, Zhang Zhongjing found that in order to get rid of the epidemic, fundamentally, it was necessary to absorb Taoist thoughts, and use Taoist techniques to deduce the many symbols produced when the four seasons and six qi of heaven and earth intersect with the changes in human social activities. Thus it was finally determined where the root cause of the epidemic came from. ”

As a result, generations of Taoist predecessors began to engage in this obscure and unknown work. In ancient times, it was okay, many people revered Taoism, and when Taoist doctors practiced this, they could get funding from local governments and wealthy people. But now, especially in China......"

Lao Fan smiled and said, "Now, how many Chinese people know Taoist doctors?" I'm afraid that as soon as I say it, I will be labeled as a feudal superstition. ”

We nodded in unison, indicating that people only know Chinese medicine, and few people know, Taoist medicine.

Lao Fan also said: "In the 60s, the crazy movement in China completely destroyed the foundation of Taoism. Fortunately, at that time, there were many people of insight who secretly operated their relationships, escorted several batches of Taoist doctors, left the country, and went to all parts of the world, like spreading fire, all of them were scattered. ”

"These people have never forgotten that they are the inheritors of the Dao. They did business abroad, used their understanding of the Tao, earned a great deal of wealth, and eventually formed an unbreakable community. ”

My heart moved, and I hurriedly asked, "What's the name of this group?" ”

Lao Fan smiled: "Famous, nameless." This, I don't know. Moreover, the word group was also given to Ann by me, and I don't know in what kind of way people exist. It is estimated that the word group can only be used instead. ”

Lao Fan said: "They are abroad, and they are all practicing Taoist medical methods. In addition, he always pays attention to domestic trends, and uses his own techniques to deduce the changes in the direction of the four seasons and six qi of heaven and earth. Then, according to the geographical characteristics of different regions, we can make some early warnings of epidemic outbreaks. ”

I said, "That's a good thing, why not work with the health department?" ”

Lao Fan smiled, took out an iPad from his mountaineering bag, started it, flipped out a paper and said: "You see, this is an epidemic analysis paper written by a Taoist predecessor who used the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine as much as possible, that is, the theory of yin and yang and six evils to distinguish diseases, combined with the Yellow Emperor's Neijing and typhoid theory. I was asked to pass it on to an officer of a certain department. But I handed it in and returned it to me quickly. ”

I asked, "Why?" ”

Lao Fan'er: "People say that this is feudal superstition and ghost and god metaphysics." Hahaha! ”

Old Fan raised his head and burst out into a string of bitter laughter......

They said that this was the metaphysics of ghosts and gods, but they secretly went to the temple to burn incense and pray to the gods, praying for prosperity and wealth. Also, look at the land of China, the Buddha standing everywhere...... They want to take out fifty percent of that money and invest it in the cause of Taoist medicine, and the domestic ...... It's really talented. ”

Lao Fan'er sighed and said: "Ten years ago, through the relationship of my master, I got acquainted with several Taoist doctors in the UK, and after returning to China, they entrusted me with a task, asking me to conduct field investigations based on the results of their deduction and prediction, and strive to find and find the initial pathogen before the outbreak of the epidemic, and then collect the pathogen to a certain number before handing it over to them. Through the Western medical community, they sent out a report on the epidemic and notified the relevant domestic departments as soon as possible. ”

I smiled bitterly: "I don't need my own Taoist doctors, on the contrary, other people's Western things are used as treasures." In the end, I didn't expect it to be the result of our Taoist doctor's calculation. ”

Lao Fan shook his head helplessly: "Yes, that's the case." In the past ten years, I have traveled countless times and collected countless specimens, some of which are in line with the predictions, and some of which have nothing to do with the results. To sum up, the accuracy of this prediction is only one-tenth. ”

After speaking, Lao Fan'er fainted: "Even if it is one-tenth, it is precious." Because, once a pathogen can be identified, a treatment plan can be developed in a short time. No matter how dangerous it is, it's worth it! ”

I said, "It's worth it!" It's a risk worth taking! ”

Lao Fan then told me that he had been to this place three times. But every time I get lost in the cave. In the end, it had to be returned in vain. This time, he planned to take a more dangerous path to the interior of the mountain. Considering that great danger may occur, there is such a message for Xiao Xian'er.

I asked Lao Fan'er: "Why did you choose to come out this season?" This heavy snow covers the mountains, and the road is not easy to walk. ”

Lao Fan'er said: "Time waits for no one, according to the instructions I received before and the results of my personal calculation, there are still three days, this pathogen will develop and take shape, and when the time comes, if you intervene again, it will be troublesome." ”

I thought for a moment and asked, "Brother Fan, what do you say the source of disease in this place can be?" ”

Lao Fan'er rubbed his hands and said: "I analyzed, the biggest possibility is the bats here, you haven't seen that hole, you will know when you go in, there are too many." Bats go anywhere and are an important vector for the spread of the virus. In addition, in my hexagram deduction, I also said that this pathogen has a lot to do with bats. ”

The queen said coldly: "That's easy to do, all the gasoline, a fire, all the bats inside, it's a problem." ”

Lao Fan'er smiled and pointed at the queen: "Western medicine, is it Western medicine?" ”

The queen hung her head in embarrassment and said, "The West ......"

Lao Fan'er haha: "This, it is incorrect to use Western medicine thinking." If you have a fever, will the epidemic not appear if you burn? In addition, the area where the epidemic occurred is by no means here. Many outbreaks have shown that the organism is in one place and the outbreak is in another. ”

Lao Fan'er said: "For example, a bat here carried a pathogen body, and then bit a chicken here, the chicken was sick, and it was sent to the market to be sold. After finishing the work, the next day, I took a car to the provincial capital and took a plane back to Shanghai. As a result, on the fifth day, he became ill in Shanghai. ”

"In addition, it could be two people from Hebei, two people from other places, in short, people from anywhere. I ate it, and after the incubation period, I became ill. This often confuses medical workers, not knowing where the virus came from. In particular, some viruses with a long incubation period have an incubation period of up to dozens of days, which makes it even more impossible to query. ”

When I heard this, I felt a chill run down my back.

This thing really kills people invisibly.

In the end, Lao Fan'er said again: "In the epidemic, collecting specimens is one thing, and the most important thing is to eradicate the root cause of the epidemic, which is what Taoist doctors really have to do." ”

Knowing this, I understand it thoroughly. This is an action that will not be accepted by the mainstream, an action that is free from science and metaphysics. And it's a dangerous operation.

So, I turned my head to the three girls and said, "In a while, you can go back with the mountain dog, and Brother Fan and I will stay here." ”

The three girls cut in unison!

"Don't look down on women! You can't do it! ”

Lao Fan'er smiled, waved his hand and said, "Today, you can come here and find me, just according to fate." Let everything go its course. ”