Chapter XVIII
The other party mistakenly thought that Li Yue was an official errand, and he seemed very restrained, and his voice was trembling when he spoke.
"We're not officials, but we're going to Wuchang from here, since you're here from there, can you tell me about the situation there?"
Li Yue asked with interest.
"What, you're not an official? So what are you going west for? The west side was full of plague, and the ten rooms and nine empty rooms we passed through were literally hell on earth. ”
The young man had an expression of disbelief on his face, and as he spoke, he couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"I see, then we have to go, I know that this plague spreads quickly, and I want to come here to solve the plague problem."
Li Yue said confidently.
"What do you say? You're here to treat the plague? How is this possible, the government has already withdrawn, and many soldiers have died there. ”
The young man looked at Li Yue with a shocked face, and at the same time, the people who came with him also gathered around.
These people looked yellow and thin, as if they hadn't eaten in days.
"Since we met, it's fate, Gao Wu, take some dry food and give it to them, let's continue on the road."
Li Yue looked nervous, as if he was a little afraid of these people who came up.
If the famine escapes, then there will be no more words, but the people who come from the plague area are afraid that they will carry the plague virus on their bodies.
"Yes, young master, you guys come here with me, don't grab anything, that's all, let's leave after eating!"
Gao Wu looked nervous, and led the young man to the distance and began to distribute dry food.
Li Yue, who was sitting by the river, had a new idea at this moment.
could have gone directly to Wuchang, but he changed his mind and wanted to change his route and go straight to Huangzhou to see the epidemic.
"Young master, send them some dry food and send them away."
Gao Wu said hurriedly.
"Let them go? These people go east, relying on their feet, it will take at least two days to reach the nearest county seat, and they will not be able to survive at all! ”
Li Yue said worriedly.
"Young master, we don't have much dry food, can't we take them with us?"
Gao Wu asked puzzled.
"Don't you see, if these young people can carry it, their physique will definitely be much stronger than ordinary people, and this is the person I want."
Li Yue said with a solemn face.
"But young master, this place is still a long way from Huangzhou, even if we take them there, we may not be able to find a place to stay."
Gao Wu's brows tightened, and he didn't seem to be able to understand what Li Yue said at all.
"Why are you so stupid? Are there a few more people behind us? You send a man to join them with those people, and let them arrange for them to return to the city of Huai'an. ”
Li Yue said helplessly.
Hearing this, Gao Wu immediately understood, then turned around and left, riding alone to catch up with the fleeing crowd who had left.
Half an hour later, Gao Wu hurried back again.
At this time, Li Yue and four or five people were already preparing to get on the horse and leave.
"Young master, I have already arranged for someone to let them go home, now are we really going to Wuchang? Seems to have a plague in that place, right? ”
Gao Wu said with a worried face.
"What's the use of going there if you don't go to Wuchang?"
Li Yue said indifferently.
Hearing this, Gao Wu immediately smiled, thinking that he would turn back and head north towards the original route.
"That's great, young master, let's go back now, I believe it won't be long before we can go to Yingtianfu."
Gao Wu said excitedly.
"Who said you went to Yingtianfu? I said to go to Huangzhou, that place is already spreading the plague, let's go there to solve the problem of the plague, and bring some people back by the way. ”
Li Yue looked at Gao Wu with a bewildered expression.
"What? Young master, you are going to Huangzhou?! That place is already a place for the dead, aren't we going there to die? No, absolutely not. ”
Gao Wu was shocked, shook his head again and again, and seemed to say that he would not agree to Li Yue going to Huangzhou.
In the middle of the argument, the aquatic plants on the riverside were swinging irregularly, and at this time, a noisy human voice could be heard in the distant woods.
Li Yue, who originally wanted to insist on going to Huangzhou, was silent and hurriedly ran to his horse.
Gao Wu also felt the change in the surrounding environment, and even if he hurriedly held the saber with both hands and looked left and right, the remaining entourage also took out the firearms prepared in advance.
"Gather the horses together in a circle, don't let them run away in fright, and fill all the firearms with ammunition."
Gao Wu immediately ordered the remaining four people and began to prepare to meet the enemy.
Li Yue took out the porcelain bottle of potion from the luggage on horseback, and then put on a cotton mask.
"Gao Wu, don't be afraid, aren't you just some thieves? What can there be to be afraid of. ”
Li Yue said loudly.
"Young master, come over quickly, it's dangerous to be alone there, we may not meet a bandit."
As soon as Gao Wu finished speaking, dozens of people in black robes suddenly burst out on the water.
Everyone rushed forward with their blades in hand, and the sound of horses' hooves in the woods was heard at the same time.
Dozens of sturdy men on war horses sprang out of the woods, looking extremely rugged.
"Not a single living person is left, all of them are killed as meat, and as for those horses, they can't be hurt, you know?"
A man with a full beard and a black war horse under him brandished a plate axe in his hand and shouted loudly.
"Third master, just take a look, these few thin skin and tender meat, I will give them blood and clean them, and they will definitely taste delicious when they are cooked."
A scruffy, but sturdy young man ran past the bearded man, holding two sharp blades in his hands.
And his target is Li Yue, who is lonely.
The distance between the two was only 50 meters away, and the sloppy man's sturdy body rushed up at an extremely fast speed in the blink of an eye.
Li Yue didn't panic when he saw this scene, he had already made preparations, but he was also a little surprised to see so many people.
"Just in time! Let you taste the power of the master. ”
Li Yue slammed the porcelain bottle in his hand to the ground, and suddenly the porcelain bottle was mixed, and the medicinal powder instantly spread.
And the sloppy man who rushed up at this time was also startled and hurriedly stopped.
But what he didn't expect was that just after smelling a few mouthfuls of the potion floating in the air, he immediately felt extremely nauseous.
"It's not good, it's poisonous!"
The sloppy man saw the danger and hurriedly retreated, but as soon as he turned around, his eyes were black and he fainted to the ground.
"Who do you look down on? I still want to find a soft pinch of persimmons, and you don't know if it's a cactus. ”
Li Yue said coldly.
"Bang!"
With a fiery gunshot, Li Yue's war horse fell to the ground at the same time as him, bleeding profusely.