Li Yi hurriedly turned his head to follow the prestige, only to see that in a clearing on the edge of the city wall, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy was kneeling on the ground, shaking a ragged woman lying on a broken straw mat and crying bitterly.

Li Yi hurriedly stepped forward and saw that the woman lying on the seat had clenched her teeth and her face was burnt, as if she had lost her breath.

But the young man still had no intention of giving up, still shaking the woman's body, and crying hoarsely: "Mother! Mother! Wake up, don't throw Yang'er, uncles, who of you will save my mother! I kowtowed to him. ”

Li Yi lowered his body and probed the woman's breathing and pulse, and found that she had indeed lost signs of life because she was too weak, and at this point, even the king of heaven could not save her.

In desperation, Li Yi turned around and helped the crying young man, and comforted him softly: "Child, your mother has passed away, people can't be resurrected after death, and it's useless to be sad and sad, you go to the porridge shed over there to eat some food and replenish some strength, and I will help you take care of her old man's funeral." ”

Before Li Yi's words fell, an old man with gray hair and crane hair and a medicine box squeezed into the crowd, and he came to the woman's side while whispering, "Let me go, I'll take a look."

He put his second finger on the woman's wrist, quietly probed for a while, then sighed, turned around, and said to the young man who had just stopped his grief, as if he had seen hope: "This little brother, your mother is overworked and injured, and her muscles and veins are broken, I am afraid it will be difficult to save, you better mourn and change!" ”

After saying that, he took out a small piece of broken silver from his body and stuffed it into the young man's hand, and then turned around and walked out of the crowd without saying a word.

At this time, an elderly medical officer from the government on the side seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly took a few steps closer and shouted to the old man: "Old gentleman, please stay, are you the old gentleman Xuanyuan of Lingnan?" ”

The old man turned his back to everyone and nodded slightly, but he didn't mean to stop at all, and still walked towards the remote path like a fly.

Li Yi's heart moved, although he didn't know what the origin of this person was, but since he was called the Lingnan Miracle Doctor, and he had a beard and a good bearing, he must be a master of the world, if he could get his advice, maybe he would be able to save Yunnan from the plague and relieve the suffering of the people of Lishu, but this great opportunity could not be missed.

Li Yi hurriedly took a few steps forward, rushed to the old man's side, bowed and saluted: "Please stay with the old man, Li Yi will meet Mr. Xuanyuan, and ask Mr. Xuanyuan for more advice." ”

"Oh! You are Li Yi, but Li Yi, who was an official in the capital and is now an official in Yunnan? The old man stopped, turned around, looked at me carefully, and asked with a surprised expression.

Seeing Li Yi nodding and admitting, he looked me up and down for a while before he arched his hand and said, "The old man is not talented, it is Xuanyuan Shu." The old man originally wanted to pick some scarce wild medicine in Yunnan, but he didn't expect to meet Master Li, the Xuanfu envoy of Yunnan, and he was disrespectful! Disrespectful! ”

Li Yi hurriedly showed a long-admired appearance and said: "Li Yi has been studying for a long time, and he has long admired the name of the old gentleman, but he only hates to see it, and today he can see the old gentleman's sage demeanor, and he also asks the old gentleman to give advice to solve the crisis in Yunnan." ”

Xuanyuan Shu saw that Li Yi was young but graceful and calm, and his speech was decent, neither humble nor arrogant, and his face also showed a look of appreciation, and suddenly said: "Lord Li has a good reputation. The old man is unknown, so what kind of sage demeanor can he speak of, Master Li is polite. ”

"However, although the old man is in the wilderness, he has already heard of Master Li's resounding reputation! does not avoid the axe above the court, and according to reason, he can really be called a good official who has the world in mind and worries about the people, which is really rare! Rare. ”

Li Yi's face turned red, and he hurriedly thanked him: "The old gentleman has killed Xiao Ke." I, Li Yi, only know how to do things according to my conscience, and I don't have any worries, even if I add an axe, I won't change my will, and everything else is just going with the flow. ”

Xuanyuan Shu raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Lao Ziyun's 'good builders do not pull out', 'the world's virtue is to be bo', Lord Li has no desire, he is rigid, and he stops at the best, and the old man is difficult to look forward to!" ”

Without waiting for Li Yi to speak, Xuanyuan continued: "Alas! Don't talk about these, in fact, this time the old man came to Yunnan to collect medicine, and he also wanted to see the demeanor of Lord Li, but unexpectedly met this hungry people, and only after asking did he learn that Lord Li did not follow common sense, regardless of gains and losses, he dared to introduce tens of thousands of hungry people into Yunnan, and personally held the spoon and porridge. ”

"If you don't have the heart of the world and the belief in benefiting all sentient beings, how can you do such an earth-shattering feat. The old man practices medicine in the world, and he can only heal people's suffering, but Master Li is helping the world to save people and purifying all sentient beings. ”

Hearing this, Li Yi hurriedly and humbly said: "The old gentleman has won the award, what Li Yi has done, but if you have a clear conscience, how can you stick to common sense." Nowadays, the common people are in difficulty, no matter whether they are high or low, they are all flesh and blood people, not ants. Besides, people are not plants and trees, how can they be ruthless, what Li Yi sees in his eyes, how can he ignore it and abandon it? ”

"With such a gesture, how can it be compared with the old gentleman's righteous act of practicing medicine in the world and helping the world and saving people!"

Xuanyuan Shu nodded appreciatively, and said with a slight smile: "Hehe! Master Li, don't be too humble, this is all what I have seen and heard with my own eyes, how can there be anything wrong! However, the hanging danger in Yunnan mentioned by Master Li just now, according to what the old man saw, I am afraid that it is already close at hand. ”

"Alas! It is not that the old man is alarmist, in the past, the wind in Yunnan was early, and the rain did not fall, but now it suddenly turned into too much rain, which led to the dampness and could easily cause the plague. ”

"If you add that so many hungry people are flocking in, the flow of people is dense, and more unknown patients are brought in, and if one is not handled properly, Yunnan will be in danger!"

"Therefore, when the old man saw this situation, he originally wanted to go to Ningzhou, personally talk to the Xuanfu envoy, and present a few doses of epidemic prevention prescriptions in case of emergency, but he didn't expect to meet the adult here, which saved me the pain of a long journey."

As he spoke, he took out two pieces of yellow paper from his arms and handed them to Li Yi's hands.

Li Yi took it with great surprise and said gratefully: "Li Yi has long had such worries, but I don't know how to deal with it, but now with Mr. Xuanyuan's immortal prescription, my heart is much more steady." ”

Xuanyuan Shu pointed to the two pieces of yellow paper and said: "The so-called plague, most of them are evil from the mouth and nose, and the qi is strong, no matter how strong or weak, those who have a little weakness in righteousness will get sick when they touch it." ”

"And the so-called plague is focused on defense, and the 'Yinqiao Detoxification Dispersion' on this first prescription is a prescription to strengthen the foundation and boost righteousness, as long as you drink it for seven days in a row, it is enough to resist the effect of warm evil and damp poison;"

"If the plague is at the beginning, you can also get miraculous results by using the 'Clear Plague Poison Drink' on the second prescription. The other 'Yinqiao Detoxification Powder' can be applied immediately, and Yunnan people can drink it. ”

"These two prescriptions are the old man's prescriptions accumulated over the years, and the effect is still good, please put it away. Now that this is the case, the old man is going to say goodbye. ”

After speaking, he smiled slightly, turned around and was about to leave.

Li Yi was surprised in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Mr. Xuanyuan, how can you leave, you are the great benefactor of hundreds of thousands of people in Yunnan, no matter how you say it, you have to go to Ningzhou to take a rest, and it is good for the people to see your old demeanor." ”

"And so many victims have poured into Yunnan, and I am also worried, maybe there are still many things to teach you!"

Xuanyuan Shu originally insisted on leaving, but seeing that Li Yi was sincere, and under his many earnest requests, he had to agree to go to Ningzhou, but he couldn't make the trip until he finished picking wild medicine in the mountains, so Li Yi had no choice but to agree.

After sending Xuanyuan Shu away, Li Yi immediately handed over the prescription to Qian Cong, asked him to quickly copy a few copies, and sent them to nearby Baiwuguan, Huize, Xuanxian and other places, and instructed the counties to quickly boil 'Yinqiao Detoxification Powder' according to the prescription, distribute it to these victims for free, and tell the prescription to the residents of the county, and they will make their own decoction.

For those poor families who cannot afford it, all the cost of the decoction is borne by the government, and no fees are charged.

The prescription of 'Qingwen Septic Drink' was left in the county for later use, and in the event of an outbreak, the prescription should be quickly activated to control the spread of the plague.