The streets are already in chaos.

The people of Yangcheng, who were still holding back their anxiety and talking and laughing, pretending that everything was the same as before, could no longer maintain the illusion of calmness at this moment, and at the same time got up and hugged their heads and ran away.

Like a bunch of rabbits with collapsed nests.

Ruan Qingzhi saw with his own eyes that three or four tables of diners had run away without paying their bills, and no one cared about it at this time, because the stall owner and his men at the wonton stall had also run away. There was still firewood under the pot on the stove, and the little man who burned the fire hurriedly took two bricks to block the stove pit, jumped up and ran into the backyard.

The streets were filled with only the sound of footsteps, occasionally mixed with a few shouts and curses, that is, someone ran in a hurry and bumped into a place, and then avoided each other as if they were facing a great enemy, got up and continued to run.

Keep running, run home, close the gate and maybe it's safe. Ruan Qingzhi seemed to hear them shouting.

This may indeed be the case. But if it is really a plague, how can a gate be closed?

After the outbreak of the plague, the sickness permeated the heavens and the earth, and the world was like steamed buns stuffed into a steamer, and they still wanted to be alone!

Ruan Qingzhi stood on the side of the street with Ye Han's sleeve and thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say, "I'll go see those people." Whether it's a plague or not, we must first know in our own hearts, it's really tiring to wait like this! ”

Ye Han grabbed her hand and shook his head: "Don't go, it's dangerous." ”

Ruan Qingzhi was unconvinced: "This is nothing dangerous!" I can totally ......"

"It's not a question of whether you can!" Ye Han's voice unconsciously raised, "The problem is that this matter is clearly a bureau set up by Ling Xiao, and it is waiting for us to drill into it with a net open!" Now that courtyard is heavily guarded, how do you get in? Go tell the prince that you are a phoenix? Or do you run and tell the people that you will heal? They might believe you in two points, but it's not 'usual' anymore! Now the whole city is frightened by rabbits, who bite whom, can't be reasonable, you know? ”

Ruan Qingzhi was yelled at by him and didn't dare to say a word. Standing until all the passers-by in front of her ran away, she lowered her head and muttered aggrievedly: "What are you fierce!" ”

Ye Han suddenly lost his temper, and hurriedly gathered his anger and smiled, grabbing her hand and shaking it flatteringly: "Where do I dare to murder you?" Isn't it all because I'm worried about you? You are lonely and fearless, how do you know that nothing is more important than your safety in the hearts of others! ”

Ruan Qingzhi tilted his head and blinked, feeling as if he had heard something strange.

Chu Weiyang covered his chest next to him and vomited: "Ling Laosan, you are enough!" The good commander of the Northwest Army is now about to become Miss Ruan's little daughter-in-law, do you know! ”

Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help laughing.

Ye Han breathed a long sigh of relief and took her hand: "If you want to see a patient, you don't have to go to that courtyard, let's go to the West Campus and wait." ”

Without waiting for Ruan Qingzhi to answer, Chu Weiyang had already jumped up next to him: "Are you crazy?" Others coax the little girl to take her to the garden, the temple fair, the garden, only you are different, you take the delicate little girl to see the burned people! ”

"Are you going to burn that old woman?" Ruan Qingzhi's eyes lit up, "Yes!" I'm going! I've never seen a burner! ”

Chu Weiyang was speechless for a moment, and resigned himself to go back to the inn according to Yehan's orders, and rushed to the carriage and carried everyone to the school grounds.

All the way unimpeded. There was no one in front of the inn, no one on the street, and almost no one on the west school grounds. If it weren't for the fact that there were still a few soldiers who were busy setting up a platform and setting up firewood and grass, everyone would almost think that the government had changed their minds and let the old woman go.

At noon, the platform was finally erected. The surrounding firewood and grass were almost piled up into a hill, and the periphery was sprinkled with thick lime, which looked very solemn.

A flatbed carriage came slowly from the direction of the government. The soldier in the car was tightly wrapped, revealing only a pair of eyes. The pair of grandparents and grandchildren in the car were tied like rice dumplings, motionless and seemed to be asleep.

After the carriage stopped, Ruan Qingzhi couldn't help but take two steps forward. The soldiers around him suddenly felt like they were facing a great enemy: "What are you going to do?" Stand back! Don't want to die?! ”

Ruan Qingzhi did not retreat, Ye Han simply stepped forward to accompany her, and the two stood nearby, watching earnestly as the soldiers lifted the ancestors and grandchildren to the high platform and tied them with iron chains, and then lit a fire below.

When the flames flickered, Ruan Qingzhi's heart ached, and his brows furrowed slightly. Ye Han hurriedly pulled her back a few steps and raised his hand to block her eyes.

"Let's go, don't look at it." Ruan Qingzhi said gloomily.

At this time, there were very few "people" standing near the school ground, and the soldiers of the government did not bother to shout those reassuring words such as "the source of the disease has been burned, and the people need not panic", so they were busy fanning the fire.

Ye Han pulled Ruan Qingzhi to stand upwind and asked, "What do you see?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi's face was a little ugly: "I haven't seen this kind of disease." If it's really a plague, I'm afraid it's even more troublesome than I thought. ”

"Don't think about it if you can't cure it," Ye Han didn't hesitate for a moment, "It's not your responsibility to cure the disease and save people, you just need to ensure your own safety." ”

Ruan Qingzhi immediately continued: "But the peace of this world is my responsibility, and it is also your responsibility. ”

Ye Han lowered his head and sighed, shook his head and said, "Let's go, let's go back to the inn to discuss." ”

For the sake of now, it can only be so. Ruan Qingzhi answered and was about to get into the car.

At this time, a hoarse scream suddenly sounded on the high platform behind him: "The country is in great trouble, and there will be demons rampant!" ”

It's the old woman.

Ye Han immediately looked back at Chu Weiyang: "Didn't you tell you to shut her up?" ”

Chu Weiyang's face was gloomy: "Time is too tight, and no one around her dares to approach, so ......"

Ye Han Heng didn't say anything more at him, and he heard the old woman scream: "The demon is in Yang City!" You Yangcheng deserve a big disaster, God wants to punish you, what's the use of you burning me! ”

A few soldiers on the side of the high platform hurriedly searched for bows and arrows, and the old woman was choked on the smoke and coughed. Then the tongue of fire burned on her, and all that left her throat was a scream, and she could no longer scream.

Ye Han helped Ruan Qingzhi into the carriage, and he was about to be comforted, but when he saw Ruan Qingzhi change his previous depressed appearance, he actually curled the corners of his lips to reveal a shallow smile.

Is this crazy? Ye Han asked with his eyes to carry the cloud and the moon.

The two girls shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know, Ruan Qingzhi hugged Ye Han's arm by herself, and said calmly: "I thought she was just a little selfish, but now it seems that she is an outlaw with a conspiracy to deliberately kill people, so there is no need to feel sorry for her." ”

"You don't need to pity her in the first place." Night Han patted her on the back as a sign of comfort.

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head and sighed, "You don't understand. If you and I have harmed innocent people, we will harm our cultivation. ”

Ye Han smiled: "What practice? Do you want to cultivate immortals? ”

Ruan Qingzhi rolled his eyes and ignored him, and Chu Weiyang hesitated outside and sat in the driver's seat: "Let's go back?" ”

Ye Han replied "back", opened the curtain to look at a few pedestrians outside the school field, sat back and smiled at Ruan Qingzhi: "That old woman died quite heroically, but she was quite suspicious of adding to the snake." You see, the people of Yangcheng didn't dare to come forward to join in the excitement, even if she shouted through the sky, it would be in vain if no one heard it. ”

"But," Nguyen Thanh Chi was not as optimistic as he was, "the soldiers of the government heard it. And even if the old woman didn't shout, this kind of rumor would still pop up on its own. King Rui's ambition is so big, there must be many people in Yang City who are his, right? ”

Ye Han sighed, leaned forward and lowered the curtain on her side: "Don't look at it." Ling Xiao has the means, we are not waste, what are you afraid of him doing? ”

Ruan Qingzhi smiled reluctantly and shook his head: "It's not that I'm afraid of him, I just think that the people of Yangcheng ......"

Before he finished his sentence, he suddenly heard footsteps and talking in the distance, and Ruan Qingzhi immediately became nervous: "What's going on again?!" ”

Banyue was looking out the window, and immediately replied when she heard the words: "There are a lot of people over there!" Some drove horse-drawn carriages, some carried burdens, and dragged their families with them...... Is this a fugitive? ”

Ye Han lifted the curtain and glanced at it, and his face immediately changed: "I'm afraid it's really a flight!" Ah Chu, immediately call someone to notify the government and stop them! ”

Chu Weiyang immediately received the order, stopped the carriage and galloped away. Banyue looked back at Ye Han: "Why stop it?" Let them escape than stay here and wait for death, right? ”

Ye Han looked out the window intently and didn't answer, Ruan Qingzhi explained for him: "Of course, it's best if you can escape safely." I'm afraid that someone in the city is already sick at the moment, so ...... To escape is to take the source of the disease elsewhere. If the plague spread everywhere at the same time, the consequences would only be a hundred times worse than it is now. ”

Ban Yue hurriedly said: "But if you don't escape, won't everyone die here together?" So what do we do? Shall we be like the old woman and her grandson, who were born with rotten sores and tortured to death? ”

Ye Han turned around and gave her a cold look.

With the moon's face, he turned pale for a moment.

Ruan Qingzhi patted her hand and smiled, "You said something wrong. We are not here to die with them, but to turn the tide. ”

Ye Han's eyes lit up: "Do you have a way to do this disease?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi's smile froze, and he thought for a while before saying, "There will always be a way." Although I have never seen this disease before, any kind of prescription is not innate, it is the painstaking work of the previous doctors. If we don't have ready-made experience before, we have to redouble our efforts and be the one who tastes the herbs for future generations. ”

After she finished speaking, Ye Han's expression became solemn: "If this disease can be cured, it will be a great success." ”

"It's just not easy," Ruan Qingzhi looked at him and smiled, "After I go back, you can help me find some of this dynasty...... Judging from the medical books of this place, it is best to have a record of this disease, and the more the better. ”

Ye Han agreed, and then noticed that the carriage was sinking, and Chu Weiyang's voice had come in from outside: "This time you are worried in vain!" Akan, you definitely don't know what kind of bastard Li Zhongdao old thief has done! ”

Li Zhongdao is the name of the prince of Yangcheng Mansion.

Ye Han already had a guess in his heart, and immediately asked, "What's wrong with him?" Ran away? ”

"It's not just running!" Chu Weiyang shook his horsewhip and scolded angrily, "That bastard, he moved the whole family out of the city by himself, and then turned around and led the garrison of nearby Shenggong Mountain back to besiege Yangcheng!" Now that the four city gates have been closed, not to mention the people, not even a single mouse can fly out! ”

"Rats can't fly out in the first place." Ye Han said calmly.

Chu Weiyang was even more angry when he heard this: "When is it, you still have the heart to pick my words!" Ling Han! His Royal Highness! We're going to be trapped in Yang City! The lord of the family knew that you were in the city, but he ran away without saying a word! You didn't die on the battlefield, you didn't die in the trap of Luoyun Mountain, but you were going to die in Yangcheng! ”

Ye Han thought for a moment and smiled softly: "I won't die." And Li Zhongdao did nothing wrong, the plague is merciless, and it is better to give up the lives of people in a city than to give up the lives of people in the whole world. ”

Chu Weiyang didn't want to argue with him about this, so he cursed in a low voice, and with a flick of the horsewhip, he drove the car into the fleeing crowd.

At this time, the street was already overcrowded, children cried and adults screamed, people's burdens and backpacks collided with each other, and after walking a few steps, you would see someone being knocked to the ground, someone losing a child and crying, and someone who lost the old lady.

War is in chaos.

The carriages were crowded in such a procession, and it was almost impossible to move an inch. Chu Weiyang was anxious in his heart, and kept shaking the horsewhip, except for a few angry scoldings.

And that's just the beginning.

Half an hour later, the return journey was barely halfway there, and the news had already arrived.

It's lockdown! Yangcheng is not allowed to enter or exit, it has become an isolated island! It's a coffin! We're going to trap all our people inside!

If it is safe and sound, how can the city be locked down? Because the plague spread, of course! All the people of Yangcheng have been given up by the Southern Qi court!

How can that work! The common people want to live! We don't get sick at all, so why should we die with us!

Out of town, out of town, out of town!

Isn't it just a city gate? Crash away! If the soldiers dare to stop them, fight with them!

The crowd was raging, and the people flocked to the city gate like a tidal wave.

Chu Weiyang drove the carriage through the crowd, and it took a lot of effort to turn into an alley and return to the inn with difficulty.

It's just that everyone is not in the mood to rest at this moment.

"There's going to be chaos at the city gate, right?" Ruan Qingzhi asked.

Ye Han sighed: "It's going to be messy." But the problem won't be too serious. Outside is the garrison of the imperial court, which will not easily do anything to the people, at most kill chickens and monkeys. ”

That's not much of a consolation.

To make an example of chickens and monkeys, you still have to "kill".

Ruan Qingzhi stood at the door for a while, then turned around decisively: "I don't understand these things, and I'm afraid I won't be able to help much." I'm going to take a break, and you can get the medical book I want as soon as possible. ”

Ye Han promised to take Yun Banyue to accompany her in, and then immediately rode away with Chu Weiyang, and Ruan Qingzhi didn't ask him where he went.

Obviously, the other party has already made a move, and now it is time to meet the enemy with all his might.

Ling Xiao's methods were even more ruthless than they had originally expected.

Originally, Ruan Qingzhi thought that he would create a little panic at most, fabricating rumors that she and Ye Han were demons or liars or something, but who knew that he didn't have any fancy at all, and he directly shot to kill them.

Moreover, it was buried with the people of a city.

It's just mad.

Ruan Qingzhi has been smooth sailing for hundreds of years, and although he has heard of this kind of thing in the past, he has never understood it in depth. The cold and darkness of this world has always had nothing to do with her, she is only responsible for wealth and peace, and motherhood.

But now there is no wealth and peace.

Ruan Qingzhi took a break, and soon a guard outside brought a large stack of medical books to Xieyun and piled them on the table.

Ruan Qingzhi immediately got up and sat down at the table, flipping through them one by one.

It's okay not to read it, but after reading it, she realized that what Yehan said to her earlier was actually simplified and understated enough.

The reality was ten times worse than what she had heard before.

Sores like never before, a plague that spreads faster than usual, and extreme pain that is worse than death......

The doctors were helpless, and the court could only treat those sick people as pigs and dogs, except for slaughter and slaughter.

But the soldiers who carried out the massacres were often not spared.

Therefore, that disaster is called "heavenly punishment". Although it was King Ji who was charged with this crime in the end, the emperor, who had not been on the throne for a long time, was still forced to issue an edict of guilt, and it took a whole year to eat fasting and recite Buddha before the surging public anger was perfunctory.

What a catastrophe!

Ruan Qingzhi looked through several books in a row, and all he saw described how terrible the epidemic was, and none of the books mentioned ways to alleviate the epidemic.

Not a word.

Ruan Qingzhi was so anxious that he had to shout to bring Yun Banyue over and rummage through it together.

The three of them spent an entire afternoon flipping through the books, and finally came to the conclusion that all the methods that had been tried by the doctors before were ineffective.

It's not an ordinary rotten sore, nor is it an ordinary plague, so what detoxification and swelling and lime vinegar are useless.

Almost all of those who got sick died. Occasionally, one or two survivors are also covered with sores, and they are miserable, and in the end, they often choose to die on their own.

What's more, there is a purge of the imperial court later.

"That's not right!" Banyue frowned and said, "That was more than ten years ago, the imperial court was obviously very clean at that time, how can there be such a disease after so long?" Could it be that it is really a punishment from heaven? ”

Ruan Qingzhi closed the book and shook his head: "I don't know if the one more than ten years ago was a heavenly punishment, but this time in Yangcheng at this moment, it must be artificial." ”

Xianyun wiped a handful of tears, gritted his teeth and said, "King Rui dares to do such a thing, is he really not afraid of setting himself on fire?" ”

"He," Ruan Qingzhi sneered, "I'm afraid I really think that I am destined for heaven, right?" He thought that no matter what he did, God would help him, but he didn't know ...... The sin is too great for Heaven to let him go. ”

While he was talking, the guard brought in another batch of books, but instead of turning away, he stood in the doorway and stopped talking.

"Say whatever you want." Ruan Qingzhi looked at him calmly.

The guard bowed his head slightly, respectfully and worriedly: "There are already rumors outside, saying that it is because His Highness and you are here that the heavenly punishment has been provoked." ”

Ruan Qingzhi waved his hand and didn't care: "Let them go." You don't have to worry about that, just go about what you normally do. ”

The guard bowed his head and replied, adding, "Now there are many people who are blocking the door of the inn, clamoring for the shopkeeper to hand you and His Highness over. The shopkeeper refused, so they clamored to burn the inn. ”

This was to be expected, but a little earlier than originally envisaged.

Ruan Qingzhi frowned and thought for a while, and ordered: "You go out and blow to them about my previous ability to cure the sick and save people back to life, and say that I already have a way to cure that kind of plague, but I am in a bad mood at the moment, if they come to provoke me again, I will not save them, let them all go to Hades together!" ”

When the guard heard her say that she was relaxed, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed and ran out.

After closing the door, Xianyun suddenly became even more worried: "The cowhide has been blown out, if it can't be saved by then, the people of Yangcheng are afraid that they will tear us up!" ”

"Not really," Ruan Qingzhi smiled coldly, "When it's certain that I won't be cured, they will almost not have the strength to tear me apart." ”

Yiyun laughed dumbly.

At this time, Ye Han hurried back from outside, and as soon as he entered the door, he hugged Ruan Qingzhi into his arms: "Did it scare you?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head and patted his back soothingly: "It didn't scare me." Don't be afraid. ”

Ye Han smiled: "Why did you comfort me again?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi said seriously: "I'm hiding at home, I can't see any danger outside, of course I'm not afraid; You are the one who stood on the front line in person, and you suffered all the fright and hardship, shouldn't I comfort you? ”

"You always have a point." Ye Han hugged her hard, and then quickly let go of his hand and sighed with a smile: "I admit that you are right. However, it always feels a little strange to be comforted by you like that. ”

"It's not weird!" Ruan Qingzhi smiled and groaned, "You are my little daughter-in-law!" What's wrong with me hugging you and patting you? ”

Banyue laughed sneeringly on the side, and Ye Han was not laughing for a while: "You really don't miss any opportunity to take advantage of me!" ”

Ruan Qingzhi laughed, pushed the medical book on the table to the side, watched Banyue put the tea on the table, and then asked with a straight face, "How is the situation outside?" ”

"Not so good." Ye Han said in a deep voice, "The prince is not here, and people's hearts are in turmoil." For a whole afternoon, people were storming the gates on all sides. Although our people have also gone to help persuade them, they are still not very obedient to the control of life and death. ”

This is also to be expected, Ruan Qingzhi was silent.

Ye Han paused for a moment, and then said: "Those people who said in the morning that they had begun to itch had indeed shown signs that their skin was about to have sores. Before the soldiers and horses could make a move, the people who were locked together spontaneously tied them up and burned them to death. ”

Ruan Qingzhi shuddered and looked up in astonishment.

Ye Han sighed, "This is just the beginning. When the epidemic spreads, there will only be more things that will exterminate humanity. ”

Ruan Qingzhi subconsciously glanced back at the books.

She now knew how terrible it was for people to be controlled by fear. Maybe tomorrow, maybe tonight, maybe even in the next moment, something unheard of will suddenly appear in front of her.

No way!

Ruan Qingzhi slapped the table and stood up: "I'm going to see those patients!" Can't put it off any longer! ”