After settling down, Xu Mochen and Tang Derun left the inn and came to Ningtai City.

It is worthy of being the capital of the former dynasty, and even after the war, it is now very prosperous.

"Jiangnan and Ningzhou are particularly rich," Tang Derun carefully studied the information, "In the troubled times, it was rarely attacked by war, and it was the last time that His Majesty was unified, and the army came in."

However, His Majesty was merciful and cared for the people of the former Southern Guard, so he recovered quickly after reunification.

Speaking of which, in the Great Qianguo, Ningzhou can be ranked in the top five. ”

However, these have nothing to do with Xu Mochen.

Most of the resources were intercepted by immortal cultivators, and only one percent could be handed over to the imperial court.

In the past, he focused on reunification and led troops to fight all day long, always believing that after the troubled times, it would take time for the country to recover.

Now that I see the grand occasion of Ningzhou with my own eyes, I am even more emotional.

No matter how prosperous the human race is, it is just a stepping stone for immortal cultivators.

"What are the main forces of immortal cultivators in Ningzhou?" Xu Mochen asked as he walked.

"There is a branch of the Mo Alliance, after all, Ningzhou is a continent," Tang Derun recalled, "There is also a more famous one, which is the Reflecting Moon Sect of the Netherworld, that is, Shen Changfeng's sect.

Others, scattered sects from all walks of life, with different strengths and weaknesses, and their attitude towards the imperial court is relatively neutral. ”

Xu Mochen was silent for a while: "The resources are in the hands of Momeng and Yingyue Sect, do they know about Shen Changfeng's affairs." ”

"You should know something, Shen Changfeng is holding the Soul Pill and has an intersection with the immortal cultivators here," Tang Derun frowned, "But Shu Weichen is incompetent, and he hasn't found out for the time being, who bought those Soul Pills." ”

"The emperor is far away, and the embroidered envoy is only a mortal, so it's good to be able to find clues," Xu Mochen didn't mean to blame, "Since you're here, it's only a matter of time before the water comes out." ”

Tang Derun also thought so: "Yingyue Sect's words have little to do with King Ning's side, because they are supporters of the former Southern Defenders. ”

It is actually involved with the previous dynasty, it seems that the water in Ningzhou is very deep.

When the two came to a medical center, they saw a group of people crowded at the door, and the scene was a bit chaotic.

These patients, the clothes are not very bright, and they are obviously of low status.

Some people have a fever, some have abdominal pain, and some have constant vomiting, and the symptoms are similar.

Xu Mochen's consciousness turned and swept over these people, and it was rare that he didn't find anything abnormal.

He glanced at Tang Derun, who also shook his head.

In other words, the divine consciousness judged that the cause of these people's illness was not because of foreign viruses and bacteria.

"Childe," Tang Derun whispered, "I think it may be a Gu plague." ”

Gu, Xu Mochen had seen it in ancient books, and it was a popular method in the south.

Among mortals, there are also ways to refine Gu.

However, mortal Gu refining is something that is difficult to allow for the rulers of all dynasties, so for many years, Gu refiners are often wanted by the imperial court.

Now, among the mortals who have the ability to refine Gu, Xu Mochen is estimated to be some people from the rivers and lakes, that is, the Gu Wu faction, and the number is scarce.

"Childe," Tang Derun also thought of it, "If it's an ordinary Gu poison, it's usually infected with specific people, and there aren't many of them."

Such a large-scale is a Gu plague, and in the next opinion, I am afraid that it is inseparable from immortal cultivators.

The Reflecting Moon Sect belongs to the Netherworld, and it is very researched in this aspect. ”

"Thinking of the plague in the capital not long ago," Xu Mochen sneered, "This Gu plague should be the handiwork of the same person."

The purpose was to bring me here, and it is an unforgivable sin to sacrifice so many people for this! ”

He had a rare layer of anger on his face, and what he hated most was that immortal cultivators would attack mortals.

That's a dimensionality reduction blow, and I have the ability to rush to me.

If the Gu worm enters the mortal body, it belongs to the community of sojourners, and it is basically considered to be a part of the human body.

If it's bigger, the consciousness can be recognized, but if it's still an egg, it's normal that the consciousness can't be analyzed.

The two of them went to other medical centers, and what they saw was similar.

Xu Mochen roughly knew in his heart: "Outside this Ningtai City, there are rivers and waters, look at these people, they are all people who are active in that area." ”

Shoes, trouser legs and other places, there are mud and water plants.

Tang Derun's eyes lit up: "Childe thinks that the Gu plague comes out of the water source." ”

"It's just speculation, and we have to go and see it." Xu Mochen's attitude has always been objective and pragmatic.

After asking the people in the city and pointing out a road, the two of them came to a small town outside the city.

There are large paddy fields in the town, and there is a river around it, and many fishing boats go back and forth on the river.

In the paddy fields and in the rivers, there are shirtless people working.

The water from the paddy field is taken from the river, and you can see several small waterwheels, turning to draw water.

Xu Mochen's divine sense swept through the paddy fields, and he could clearly feel that there were a lot of frogs, small fish, small snails and other things in it.

These are all common things in the Jiangnan waters.

One by one, they are all alive and kicking, and they don't look like there's a problem.

But Xu Mochen didn't dare to take it lightly, before the Gu worm hatched, he could hide himself well, and his divine sense might not be useful.

But he is from the 21st century, and when he takes a sample and analyzes it, there is another important indicator: that is, homology.

That is, analogies of the same kind keep coming up over and over again, and maybe the problem is there.

He walked along the paddy fields, his consciousness swept over piece by piece, and finally came to the river, carefully perceiving the grass and trees under the water.

Gradually, his frowning brow soothed.

He remembered one thing, even in his time, there was still no completely eradicated infectious disease.

Schistosomiasis!

In his memory, his time, through the vigorous efforts of his predecessors, schistosomiasis was controlled and even extinguished to a large extent.

However, in the 21st century, people are still infected in problem waters.

However, in the beginning, the fatality rate of schistosomiasis was not low.

In his time, it could be cured and prevented.

If it was a schistosome, Xu Mochen was silent.

The antibiotics developed by the National Medical Center are not resistant to this disease.

Shen Changfeng! It's really time to be killed!

"Childe," Tang Derun looked at his uncertain expression, "Is there a result?" ”

He is an immortal cultivator in the demon beast realm, and he is not very proficient in the spells of the Gu worms in the Netherworld.

"Well, it's just a guess," Xu Mochen continued to move forward, came to a relatively remote corner, and pointed to the water, "You see those small snails, I guess they caused it."

They are intermediate carriers, and there is a kind of eggs called schistosoma in the body, which hatch out of the water and can enter the body through drinking and skin invasion.

It then multiplies and hatches in the human body, causing various deadly diseases.

If it is in the later stage, the person's stomach is full of worms, and it will bulge, just like pregnancy. ”

Tang Derun listened, and couldn't help but feel a little numb in his scalp.

This Gu plague is so powerful.