The wide main road is sparsely populated and no longer bustling.

Although Xicheng is poor and dilapidated, there are endless vendors on both sides of the road, and now as far as the eye can see, there are only dirty debris lying in all directions, there are shriveled and rotten vegetable leaves, there are bamboo strips dotted with holes, and there are wooden planks for stalls......

At this time, three wooden raft trucks were slowly approaching the west gate, and there were few bumps in the rolling wheels. The car was covered with a large white cloth, and an indescribable rancid smell wafted everywhere. Something under the white cloth was raised high, and it was obvious that there were quite a few things stacked on top of each other. The chariot was driven by soldiers wearing armor and scarves, and soldiers were also followed on either side of the cart, but they all deliberately kept a distance from the cart.

The people who had just entered Anping saw the wooden raft cart coming, and they all hid far away, like avoiding snakes and scorpions. Dugu Zhishui was also one of them, the wooden raft cart slowly drove in front of him, he watched the wooden raft cart pass through the city gate unimpeded before retracting his gaze, and there was a little more haze between his eyebrows.

"Again, what time is this today?" someone said.

"Who knows, every day it is sent out one by one. Not to mention, there are still 100 cars a day. ”

"How many people have to die then......"

"Let's go, if you can, it's better to hide in the mountains or other urban areas. ”

"Are the rest of the city alright?"

"In other urban areas, there are many dignitaries and dignitaries, and there are many private residences. Everyone has a private well in every house, and there is also a stockpile of grain, and this disease cannot be spread. ”

"Alas......" someone sighed softly, "how can we live with small businesses?" ”

Dugu Zhishui walked silently, and the conversation of the crowd gradually faded away. Xicheng has a large population, many yards are shared, and there are even shack areas, as for drinking water, only a few large households have private wells, in this case, if the plague is allowed to develop, Xicheng will become a hell on earth sooner or later.

Now Anping is not very peaceful, and Chen Hu is not very familiar with Anping, so he subconsciously wants to follow Dugu to stop the water. Dugu Zhishui wanted to say goodbye to Chen Hu after entering the city, and everyone went their separate ways, but seeing that Xicheng had become this scene, he acquiesced to Chen Hu and continued to follow.

After walking for a long time, Dugu Zhishui returned to Tsing Yi Lane. He stopped at the door of his house and found the door locked, his brow furrowed slightly. He was not surprised by this, Gu Boqing should still be in the Drunken Dream Pavilion at this moment. Chen Hu stopped with him, looking at the magnificent house in front of him and was speechless in shock.

"There is no one in my house now, my brother occasionally tinkers with flowers and plants, and lately he has been too busy to take care of the yard. If you want to follow me, then be a handyman, two taels of silver a month. If you want to leave in the future, just let me know in advance. Dugu Zhishui said as he opened the door.

"Thank you...... Received by Mr. Xie. Chen Hu hurriedly bowed his head and saluted.

"It's good to call Mr. in the future. ”

Dugu Zhishui walked into the yard, but he didn't feel the existence of the two little foxes. He suppressed the worries in his heart, placed Chen Hu and hurriedly went out.

In the hanging pot medical hall, the shopkeeper rarely did not lie down. He stood at the door, looking at the pedestrians on Guangyuan Street with a flat expression. Although the plague has been rampant in recent days, Kwong Yuen Street has not been affected too much. Even though the plague had been confirmed to be infected, most of them did not take it seriously.

When Dugu Zhishui arrived at the Hanging Pot Medical Hall, he happened to meet Mr. Feng.

"You're done?" asked Mr. Wind.

Dugu Zhishui was a little embarrassed for a while, and replied: "Not yet, some medicinal materials in the "Hundred Herbs" have special origins, and some medicinal materials are scarce and precious, and it is almost impossible to find them all. I've found most of the common herbs, but one person's ability is limited, and I don't think I can complete this task in a short time. ”

Hearing this, Mr. Feng nodded, and a smile appeared on his face: "Manpower is exhausted sometimes, and he knows where his abilities are, and he is not too wise to pursue those things that can be met and unattainable." ”

Dugu Zhishui hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, these days when I am away, there has been a plague in Anping. ”

"I know. Mr. Feng nodded, "I'm afraid it's cholera, and there will be a large-scale outbreak on the coast of the East China Sea every few decades, and countless people will die each time." Great Xia is located in the western part of the Eastern Plains, and the water source is not abundant, and this kind of plague is extremely rare, but for some reason it suddenly broke out this year. ”

"It could be a man-made disaster......," Dugu Zhishui said.

Mr. Feng's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam, and he stared at Dugu Zhishui tightly, and said, "It seems that you know something." ”

"I'm just guessing at the moment. Dugu Zhishui said calmly. He briefly recounted his experience in Chenjia Village.

After listening, Mr. Feng was silent for a while, his expression was flat, and Dugu Zhishui couldn't tell what he was thinking.

"Whether it's a man-made disaster or a natural disaster, now that the plague has appeared, it doesn't help to say that. Mr. Wind sighed suddenly.

"Sir, do you know how to treat patients with this disease?"

"In ancient times, this disease was frequent, and according to legend, Shennong had found a way to treat this disease. However, since the disease rarely occurred in ancient times, the treatment method was gradually lost. ”

"Sir, I seem to have seen a cure for cholera in a book, but I don't know if it's true or not. Dugu Zhishui said tentatively. In the vision, he once read a book called "Shennong's Materia Medica", which contained a method for curing cholera.

"What book?" Mr. Wind's expression changed slightly.

"I can't remember ...... clearly," Dugu Zhishui's face was "embarrassed".

Mr. Feng didn't get to the bottom of the matter, but instead said, "Let's hear about it." ”

Dugu Zhishui told Mr. Feng about the relevant records in "Shennong's Materia Medica", and Mr. Feng sometimes nodded, sometimes frowned and pondered, and his face was full of brilliance.

"What do you think, sir?"

Mr. Feng was still in thought, and was stunned for a while before he realized it, and said, "You can give it a try." ”

Dugu Zhishui breathed a sigh of relief, said goodbye to Mr. Feng and came to the Drunken Dream Pavilion.

"It's been a long time. Xiangxiu smiled at Dugu Zhishui.

"Recently, the plague has been rampant in the city, so the two sisters should be careful. Dugu Zhishui stood in front of Xiangxiu, "Is my little follower still in the pavilion?"

"The plague is rampant outside, and there is no shortage of food and drink in the pavilion, so it is safe for the time being. Lord Han Xiangfang was afraid that Gu Gongzi would make a mistake outside, so he left him in the pavilion two days ago. Xiangxiu said, she looked at Dugu Zhishui, her expression was a little playful, "Gu Gongzi not only paints well, but the two little foxes he raised are also extremely pleasing." Now Gu Gongzi is a celebrity in the pavilion, and all the masters are rushing to invite him over. ”

"This kid, it's really a good life...... Dugu Zhishui sighed, then turned around and left.

"Why don't you go in and have a look?" said Xiangxiu in surprise.

"No, it's okay in the cabinet, I have something to do now. ”

Tsing Yi Lane.

Dugu Zhishui was tinkering in the kitchen, and curling smoke rose. Chen Hu watched Dugu Zhishui set up a large casserole to make a fire to decoction medicine, but because his arm was still injured, Dugu Zhishui didn't let him interfere.

The pungent smell of medicine filled the kitchen, and Dugu Zhishui filtered out the decoction and let it cool, then stared at the medicine bowl for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and dried up. After waiting for a while, not feeling any discomfort, he breathed a sigh of relief. Next, he called Chen Hu into the kitchen, and under his instructions, Chen Hu also drank a bowl of medicine.

Chen Hu looked at the large casserole used for boiling medicine in Dugu Zhishui, and said puzzledly: "Sir, what does this medicine do?

"He who fights the plague. Dugu Zhishui said while scraping the medicine into the bucket.

"It would be great if my father and mother could drink this medicine......" Chen Hu's expression was gloomy.

"It is not known if the drug is effective. Dugu Zhishui shook his head, and went out with a bucket. Chen Hu wanted to follow the bucket, but was ordered by Dugu to stay at home.

Chen Hu stood at the door, looking at the back of Dugu Zhishui, who was walking away, and muttered, "Sir, you must be careful......"

West Side, shack area.

The narrow alleys were filthy and messy, with rags, thatch, rotten wooden planks, and even the filth expelled by people. The pungent sour smell hit Dugu's nostrils, and he wanted to vomit. On both sides of the alley are simple huts made of wooden planks, and the furniture in them is extremely simple, most of them only have a table and a bed, and some even have no furniture, and they are covered with thatch, and people lie directly on the thatch.

Passing by a shack, Dugu Zhishui took a look inside, and found that it was covered with thatch, and a family of three was lying on it, all of whom were no longer breathing. The man and the woman were in their thirties, and there was a little boy of about ten years old. Dugu Zhishui looked away and found that there was silence around the shack where the family of three was lying, and it was obvious that the people around had fled. Elsewhere, there was a cacophony of supplications, laughter, moaning, crying, scolding, and chasing.

A group of soldiers in moverns walked towards Dugu Zhishui, and the leading officer shouted from afar: "Damn untouchables, stay there and want to die?"

Dugu Zhishui frowned and ignored it. He had expected the soldiers to come and pick up the bodies, but they suddenly stopped far away. The officer hooked his hand forward, and the ranks of soldiers suddenly stepped aside, and seven or eight people in tattered clothes walked towards Dugu Zhishui. Among these people are children in their teens, middle-aged people in their thirties and forties, and old people with gray hair.

"Hurry up! After cleaning up this piece, you will have food. The officer said lightly.

Dugu Zhishui turned around and walked in the other direction, the roads in the shack area were horizontal and vertical, and there were many paths, but he was not afraid of meeting those soldiers. The noise gradually became louder, and the general scene of the vegetable market came into the eyes of Dugu Zhishui. There are children frolicking in the streets, women arguing, and men talking about women......

Although Dugu Zhishui is wearing coarse cloth clothes, it is also neat and clean, and there is no sewing on his body, which looks a little unusual in this shack area. In the observation room of Dugu Zhishui, there was a young man in tattered clothes sitting on the ground on the side of the road staring at him, the young man's face was messy, and a few knotted strands of hair were hanging down on his forehead.

The young man suddenly got up and walked towards Dugu Zhishui, and when he was about to be side by side with Dugu Zhishui, he was about to collide with it. However, the young man's eyes suddenly emptied, and Dugu Zhishui disappeared out of thin air. The young man was stunned for a moment, as if he had seen a ghost in the daytime, and a layer of white sweat broke out all over his body.

Dugu Zhishui appeared in the distance, and the people on the street stared at him strangely, as well as the bucket in his hand.

"Does anyone know who has the plague around here?" Dugu Zhishui asked aloud, looking around.

"Why do you ask this?" asked a shirtless middle-aged man sitting on the side of the street.

Dugu Zhishui spit out two words: "Heal." ”

There was an uproar on the street, and those pairs of eyes stared at the bucket in Dugu's hand.

"Is there medicine in that bucket?" asked a middle-aged woman.

"Yes. Dugu Zhishui nodded.

"Do you want money?" asked again.

"It's free. ”

"Then I'll drink a bowl and taste it first!" The middle-aged man who spoke first rushed up, and the other onlookers were not far behind, and suddenly rushed up in a swarm and surrounded Dugu Zhishui.

"You all don't look sick. Dugu Zhishui frowned.

"Just because you're not sick now doesn't mean you won't be sick in the future, since it's free, whoever drinks it doesn't drink!"

"Who's drinking, isn't drinking!"

"Everyone, divide this bucket of medicine, don't grab it, everyone has a share. The middle-aged man who was the first to gather around greeted him.

"You drank the medicine, what will happen to those who are sick?" Dugu Zhishui asked.

"It's about Lao Tzu's, since it's free, then everyone should have a share!" The middle-aged man reached out and grabbed the bucket in Dugu's hand.

"Whoever meets who drinks, who let them not meet, we are lucky to meet it, and we should give it to us!"

"Yes, give us a drink!"

Seeing the middle-aged man reaching out to grab the bucket, the people who were close to him reached out to grab the bucket. Dugu Zhishui grabbed the medicine bucket, and the group of people couldn't pull it no matter how hard they tried. Dugu Zhishui was squeezed in the middle, and he noticed that someone was grabbing his chest. His eyes were indifferent, and when the hand was about to open the placket of his chest, he only heard a few clicks, and a miserable scream immediately attracted the attention of the crowd.

A young man in tattered clothes rolled on the ground screaming, and on closer inspection, his right hand was twisted into a knot like a twisted flower. The people who grabbed the medicine were all stopped for a while, and they didn't know what was going on.