Chapter 92: The Man-Eating Plague
The carriage ran non-stop for a day and a night, and finally stopped, and Qin Feng said outside: "Master, it's here." β
Qin Nanxian got up and lifted the curtain to take a look, and asked, "Can't you get around?" β
Qin Feng nodded: "According to your instructions, we have bypassed the two cities, and this place is the only way to go to Jiangzhou." β
There seemed to be an invisible pressure that forced Qin Nanxian to feel uneasy, and he turned around and called, "Zui Yao, it's time to get out of the car." β
For a day and a night, Jiang Zuiyao has always been groggy, half-asleep and half-awake sleep very unsteadily, and when she opened her eyes at this moment, she only felt tired.
"Have you arrived?" , Jiang Zuiyao asked, this is too naΓ―ve, where can you get to Jiangzhou so easily?
Qin Nanxian shook his head: "Not yet." β
Jiang Zuiyao reluctantly got up and helped Qin Feng's men get out of the car, and a gust of wind blew, sweeping the dust, blowing Jiang Zuiyao to close her eyes and avoid the dust.
He frowned slightly, thinking, what is this dusty place?
When she opened her eyes, Jiang Zuiyao was slightly stunned.
The pavilions and pavilions of the past have become ruins, and the streets that used to be busy with traffic are deserted at this time.
The ground was in ruins, a mess, and occasionally the doors of the houses were wide open, but the inside was empty, as if there were robbers plundering them, and there were even scenes of flight and defeat.
This is Lihuaizhou, a once prosperous place in the north, and it is also a transportation hub connecting the east and west.
"This ...... Where is this? Jiang Zuiyao asked in surprise.
Qin Nanxian guarded her and replied solemnly: "We are going to pass through this city now, you must follow closely." β
Then, Qin Nanxian took out a dagger and handed it to Jiang Zuiyao, and replied coldly: "Once you see someone with an epidemic pounce on you, kill him." β
Jiang Zuiyao's heart trembled suddenly, she didn't understand why the first reaction of people who saw the epidemic was not to help him, but to kill him.
Next, Jiang Zuiyao followed closely behind Qin Nanxian and Qin Feng, followed by a team of more than a dozen people.
The street was empty, and the sound of their footsteps was exceptionally crisp, and Jiang Zuiyao didn't understand why he didn't take the carriage.
Everyone was looking around vigilantly, even if there was no one, but they were afraid that someone would come out at this moment.
"Bang!" , a crisp sound, frightened everyone to hear the sound, and the more vigilant guards even drew their swords out of their sheaths to prepare for a battle.
When you look closely, it is an empty house, and the iron objects inside are blown down by the wind and the sound of falling to the ground.
Jiang Zuiyao breathed a deep sigh of relief, and Fang Cai was really startled.
When they reached the center of the city, they found that the road was blocked by a pile of stones, and several corpses were pressed under the stones.
Qin Feng jumped to the stone and looked at the other side of the stone, he didn't know what he saw, he was startled, and hurriedly squatted down.
Jiang Zuiyao, who was blocked by the stone, didn't know what was on the other side, and he could scare Qin Feng, who knew martial arts.
Without waiting for Jiang Zuiyao to ask, a sound came from the side of the stone: "Ah...... Ah......h
It was a hoarse, long-pitched roar, as if a beast was about to eat people, and there was more than one voice, as if it were a group.
The unknown always makes people feel scared, Jiang Zuiyao subconsciously took a few steps back and asked, "What is this sound?" β
As soon as the words fell, he suddenly saw a dry pair of hands suddenly appear on the stone, Jiang Zuiyao wanted to see it clearly, but suddenly a human head appeared under those arms, a bloody human head!
Without a trace of hesitation, Qin Feng drew his sword and pierced his head, and with a scream, the bloody human head was out of breath and died.
Jiang Zuiyao suddenly took a breath of cold air, is that the epidemic patient that Qin Nanxian said?
But before it was over, many arms suddenly appeared on the stone, and then seven or eight twisted people climbed up the stone and rushed towards Qin Feng, who wanted to eat Qin Feng with their teeth and claws!
Qin Feng yelled: "Master, run!" Then he raised his sword and stabbed out.
Qin Nanxian pulled Jiang Zuiyao's arm, turned his head and ran.
Jiang Zuiyao, who didn't know what the situation was, ran wildly with Qin Nanxian, and didn't forget to hold her stomach when she ran, shouting: "What is that?" β
Qin Nanxian ran without looking back, and replied loudly: "They are all infected with epidemic diseases, and they will be infected if they bite them!" β
Regarding epidemics, Jiang Zuiyao has seen a lot, but he has never seen that biting people with illness can be contagious.
Only then did she know why Qin Nanxian gave her a dagger and why she killed those patients.
Jiang Zuiyao looked back and saw a group of patients who had crawled over from the side of the stone, Qin Feng had already been unable to parry, and flew up to the beam of the house and rushed towards her, shouting hysterically as he ran: "Run!" Come on! β
Jiang Zuiyao didn't dare to look back, her grip on Qin Nanxian's hand tightened, and a group of people ran towards an alley, and they didn't stop until they couldn't hear those terrible low roars.
"Whew...... Whew......", Jiang Zuiyao was tired and panting, leaning against the wall and sliding to the ground, looking into the distance with empty eyes.
She caressed her lower abdomen stiffly, she was really afraid that something would happen under such a violent situation.
Qin Nanxian handed Jiang Zuiyao a pill, Jiang Zuiyao took it to her nose and sniffed it, the medicinal materials in it were unknown to her, and asked, "What is this?" β
Qin Nanxian replied: "For tire protection, I won't give it to you unless it is absolutely necessary." β
Jiang Zuiyao, who was holding the pill tightly, looked at him nervously, only then did he know what they would encounter in the morning, so he had prepared the medicine in advance.
Qin Nanxian said in a solemn tone: "I don't know what will happen next, let's eat it." β
In such a situation, Jiang Zuiyao must have believed him, and threw the pill into her mouth when she opened her mouth, the pill was difficult to eat, sour, crying and astringent, but she still swallowed it hard.
Walking along the intricate alleys, Qin Nanxian didn't know how to let go of this place for the first time, so he could only let Qin Feng stand on the roof to observe, for the sake of safety, they wanted to avoid those epidemic people, so they sent a few more escorts to follow Qin Feng to stand on a high place to investigate.
They did not dare to make too much noise for fear of attracting the plague, so they could only walk cautiously until it was getting dark, and they could not get out of the city.
The road was dark at night, and I didn't dare to light a fire, so I found a house and rested for a while.
Looking at the empty house, Jiang Zuiyao guessed that this should be a house, but the person had long since disappeared.
Everyone did not dare to light a fire, fearing that the light of the fire would attract those terrible man-eating monsters, so they could only eat in disguise, and then lie down to rest.
In such a tense atmosphere, Jiang Zuiyao couldn't sleep, and the slightest wind and grass would make her open her eyes and watch nervously.
Under the tension, so much so that Qin Nanxian covered her with a blanket, which frightened her.
Qin Nanxian replied softly: "There are people outside who take turns keeping vigil, let's sleep in peace." β
Jiang Zuiyao nodded, but in this case, how could she sleep peacefully?