Arayanzong pondered for a moment, and felt that the goal of going to Vikchi Mountain City during the day was too obvious to be close, so he decided to check it out in the evening.

During the day, the two of them foraged for herbs in the mountains.

Finally waited for the golden wuxi to fall, and the jade rabbit rose eastward. Although there is moonlight, it is not very clear, and it can still be hidden by the night.

Alayanzong left the package behind, leaving Ula Peach to guard the grass nest in the mountains and run alone to the mountain city of Vikchi. He was going to the city to find out what was going on, so that he might be relieved of the doubts in his heart.

In order to reduce the trouble in the future, Alayanzong covered his face with a towel. I secretly thought that I was like a robber.

In the faint moonlight, the castle shone brightly.

On the top of a hill not far to the north, a figure came to the edge of the cliff in a few vertical leaps, turned over, and fell lightly down to the mountain road, and then rushed away to the castle.

The military tents outside the city were neatly arranged, and the people shouted and neighed during the day, and there was silence at night. On both sides of the city gate, there were torches, and several soldiers stood in order.

Arayanzon stayed away from the gates of the city and turned for the city. The castle is built against a hill and has no moat.

Alayanzong stood facing the wall, picked up the brick cracks by hand, climbed up, and soon climbed to the top of the city.

Running into the city without encountering anyone, Alayandzong saw that the streets were not as straight as Allah's Primal Citadel, but they were built along the hill.

Occasionally, several torches can be seen moving along the streets. Alayanzong searched for steps on the city wall and went down the steps.

There was light in the city, but it was sparse, dotted with stars, from the windows of the houses.

At this hour, just after dinner and before going to bed, as long as there are people in the house, the lights will be on.

Those whose lights are darkened will have no one in their house.

In order to avoid encountering the patrolling army, Alayanzong jumped onto the roof of the house and walked on the ridge without making a sound under his feet.

The roof is easy to observe, which house has lights.

Looking for a candlelight, Alayanzong jumped down and fell into the courtyard. This family has a wide courtyard and a tall house, presumably a wealthy family.

Someone was reflected in the window, dangling, hearing the voice in the room, Alayanzong tiptoed to the window, squatted down and listened.

A woman sighed and said, "The officials and soldiers have come to surround the castle and seal the door, so we can't go out to the streets anymore, so we can only stay at home." ”

A middle-aged man's voice, "Woman's opinion." This is isolation and epidemic prevention, saving you from the plague. It's just that in recent days, there has been no fish to sell, and there is no income from sitting at home. ”

The woman added, "I heard that there are areas outside the city and inside the city, and we can continue to sell fish." ”

The man said, "I hope this is true, and tomorrow we will know." If trade resumes, the white-haired tiger will definitely come back to us. They sell their own fish, and they want to stay here for a day, and it only takes a few moments for us to make the deal. ”

"They wish they wanted!" the woman chuckled.

Alayanzong understood that this was a fishmonger in the city, and the source of goods came from the white-haired tiger, and they had nothing to do after the city gate was closed for half a month. And the two subordinates of the white-haired tiger had to sell fish in the city by themselves.

After listening to the conversation between the husband and wife, they knew that the two of them were in good health, not infected with the plague, and of course did not slaughter the city.

Alayanzong left the fishmonger's house, climbed onto the roof again, and jumped over the unlit courtyards of a dozen houses, and faintly heard a faint cry.

Alayanzong listened carefully, and the cry came from the house under his feet, so he turned over and fell gently into the courtyard.

The yard is narrow, the house is low, and the indoor light is like a bean, very dim, but the window is a little bright.

Alayanzong went to the window to listen.

The cry came from the old woman in the house, "Now there is no food in the house, and we are going to starve." The son was not filial, did not listen to his mother's advice, and went up the mountain with the fox friend and dog friend. If he's here, we'll get some food and drink. ”

An old man sighed: "How could he have listened to his father's advice, learned martial arts in vain, and acted at home, bullying men and women, and causing trouble, which is a scourge." Do you eat the things he brought, and take those fox friends to the mountains and fend for themselves!"

Alayanzong understood, this seemed to be the father and mother of the bandit leader. Raising a child is not filial, it is sad, and it is a sin to harm the people, and the two old people have to live hard.

Alayanzong left the house, walked along the ridge of the house and walked a few more courtyards, and when he saw a light on the north side, he jumped down from the room and climbed into the courtyard.

There was the sound of a baby and the murmur of a mother in the house:

"If there is no milk to eat, the child will starve. ”

Then a man sighed, "Alas, I can't get out of the city, otherwise I can hunt some prey and nourish your body, and naturally I will have milk." It's been so long, and there should be prey in that trap. It's just that you can't get out of the city, and you don't know. ”

Alayanzong remembered the trap that caught the sika deer, maybe the trap was not set by the current man, but Alayanzong was also a little apologetic in his heart.

Nowadays, the child has no milk, and he feels more pity, and touches his body, but he does not bring the money bag, but fortunately, a silver dollar and a dozen copper plates returned by the proprietress of the mountainside inn are taken and placed on the conspicuous ground outside the door of this house.

Walking on the roof, Alayanzong thought, since the official army did not slaughter the city, where did the corpses that were transported out during the day come from?

Corpses, the dead, the plague!

It must be the dead infected with the plague!

In the other house, the lights were dim, and there was a coughing sound in the room, and a man said: "Father drank the medicine of the imperial doctor, but the cough is less, it seems that the medicine is still working." ”

An old woman said in a dumb voice: "I hope that your father will get better as soon as possible and suffer less crimes." The same Geng died with him, and he didn't know where he was buried, and there was nowhere to burn the paper. ”

The plague is still prevalent, but there are fewer people and fewer sick people in the city. The imperial doctor has come to treat him, and if the prevention and treatment is not good, it will spread, and even a small number of residents in the city will not be spared.

Arayanzon feared that the hill city of Vikchi would share the fate of Allah's Primal Citadel and become an empty city.

The lights in a large compound were bright, and Alayanzong only heard the sigh in the house, "I have been practicing medicine for many years, and I have seen a lot of incurable diseases, this plague is different from the past, I have thought of all the prescriptions I can think of, but I don't know which one is better." ”

Another old man said: "It will take time to overcome new diseases, and trial and error are also necessary, but patients can't wait." Alas, there will always be people who are unlucky. ”

It was the imperial doctor who was discussing the prescription, but he was undecided. Alayanzong thought about it and searched for it in the courtyard.

There is a pavilion in the courtyard, and the stone table and stone chairs under the pavilion. Alayanzong took out a flying knife and quickly slashed it on the stone table by the moonlight.

A prescription had been carved into the stone, and Alayanzong placed a stone bench in the middle of the stone table.

Alayanzong climbed over the high wall, and as soon as he landed, a group of soldiers patrolled by, and when they saw Alayanzong coming out of the wall, they chased after him while shouting.

"A bold thief, he dared to break into a house at night, and Hugh had to escape!"