My child's father is me

Qi Mo was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Huaibi beside him.

Shen Huaibi didn't care what ghosts and monsters he was, and asked: "Did the people who blocked us say anything about his background?"

The general who came to report was a little hesitant, and said slowly: "They claimed to be sent by the prefect of Xuzhou City... They said that a plague broke out in the city, and the city has been sealed off, and no entry or exit is allowed."

Shen Huaibi asked strangely: "It's only been a few days? I haven't heard of any plague when I left. Why, are you saying that this will be the plague god?"

"It was discovered suddenly. The city was closed overnight last night, and the horses and horses who were going to contact other cities were stopped in the city, so they didn't go out. So General, we don't know."

The general thought that Mercury would be retrograde in the coming year, so he was sent here to serve such a great god as Shen Huaibi.

"Go and bring them here." The whip in Shen Huaibi's hand flicked lightly, as if to declare his majesty.

The general didn't dare to disobey, so he could only bring those who blocked the way with his tail between his legs.

Sure enough, the Xuzhou prefect's subordinates all wore veils that could cover their faces and avoid plagues. A thick layer was pasted on their faces, and they could barely see a pair of eyes exposed outside, which looked rather weird.

Seeing their outfits, the surrounding soldiers were more or less apprehensive.Unknowingly, the surroundings of Xuzhou officers and soldiers were empty.

Shen Huaibi did not move, and asked directly: "What's the situation in Xuzhou now?"

"General Shen, I am Xuzhou Sima." The Xuzhou Sima in Tsing Yi walked out from the group of officers and soldiers, and bowed to Shen Huaibi: "At noon yesterday, several cases of diarrhea and vomiting suddenly appeared in the city's traditional Chinese medicine clinic. At first, I didn't take it seriously. , Later, more and more people with this disease appeared in the city, which alarmed our prefect."

Qi Mo rode up to him, frowning and listening to him continue.

"This disease is extremely contagious. The doctors in our city can't find out what the disease is. They can only roughly judge that it is a plague."

Qi Mo interjected, "Apart from diarrhea and vomiting, what other symptoms do people infected by the plague have?"

Xuzhou Sima glanced at him, and replied politely: "I have seen His Highness the Eleventh. In addition to these symptoms, there is also a high fever that persists. In severe cases, a black mark the size of a copper coin will appear on the right side of the wrist... At present Those who were found to be seriously ill have all passed away."

Shen Huaibi was silent, and his slender fingers slid gently on the handle of the whip.

Qi Mo, who was standing beside him, suddenly said: "General, why don't we go to Xuzhou City to investigate. Xuzhou is at a critical moment, and human life is a matter of heaven and earth, so we have to take care of it."

Shen Huaibi nodded, turned around and said: "Xu Dutong, you take people to station outside the city first, and I will go into the city with His Highness the Eleventh to investigate one or two..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Yi shouted: "No way! Not to mention how important the general is the backbone of the Jiangbei military camp, how important is it to say that His Royal Highness the Eleventh Prince has a thousand gold body, how can he risk his way in alone?"

Qi Mo didn't expect such a level just now. Shen Huaibi is the backbone of their subordinates. If they leave him, the entire army will be dispersed, so he said: "I didn't think carefully... I It’s good to go alone.”

Shen Huaibi didn't say a word, but looked back at Xu Yi, and said indifferently: "You stay here and take care of these soldiers of the Eastern Daying Camp for me. We will be back after entering the city in a few days."

The officers and soldiers who came out of Xuzhou City saw him like this, and just wanted to stop him, the Xuzhou Sima took the lead and said: "General, Your Highness, cholera is breeding in our city, I am afraid it is not suitable for the General and Your Highness to enter at this time...... A detour to Binzhou is faster than crossing from Xuzhou."

"According to Master Sima, if we don't go in, what will you do in Xuzhou? Leave it as an empty city, or wait for the plague to spread slowly, causing the entire Central Plains to become a mess?"

Xuzhou Sima hurriedly said: "General, you have to be cautious! I am a little Xuzhou Sima, but I can't afford such a crime... If the general and His Highness insist on entering..."

Qi Mo answered: "We bear the consequences at our own risk, and you don't need to be responsible."

Shen Huaibi got on the horse, the body of the whip was slender, and the tail of the whip fell from his hand, meandering to the ground.

Qi Mo rode his horse to follow, and the spare Xuzhou Sima and the group of officers and soldiers sent by Xuzhou prefects to reject them looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Lord Sima?" Shen Huaibi saw that he was still in place, not moving for a long time, and said, "I need to trouble Lord Sima to open the city gate for us."

Xuzhou Sima didn't want to bear the charge, and was stunned by Shen Huaibi, he couldn't help it for a while, so he could only yell: "Open the city gate!"

The city gate of Xuzhou gradually opened a small crack, allowing only one person to pass through at a time.

Outside the city gate is a troubled world, and inside the city gate is plagued by plague.

The prosperous times are about to fall, and the troubled times have come.

Qi Mo couldn't tell for a while, whether it was better to be tortured by the plague, with uncertain life or death, or to be in the ups and downs of the world, wandering and wandering.

The last time they came to Xuzhou City, they came for the little bandits of the Qinglong Gang in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is a water town, which is much richer and richer than the general northwestern regions. When they came last time, it was still here with silk and black tiles, green water and green walls, and flower girls peddling along the street.Xuzhou is originally the hometown of small bridges and flowing water, known as the Jiangnan in Northwest China.

But now I revisit the old place, only a few days apart, and everything has changed.

The whole of Xuzhou was shrouded in an ominous gray, and everywhere was dusty and gloomy.The restaurant, which would have had a lot of traffic when it was open for business, had already closed its doors to thank customers, and instead set up a blue-gray tent in front of the door, for no idea what it was used for.

"Your Highness, General, wrap this around your nose and mouth, at least it will prevent you from doing it."

Xuzhou Sima stopped them all at the door before they could fully see the situation, and took out two pieces of white cloth from his black cloth pocket, which were the same as the things wrapped around their faces.

Qi Mo also got a piece, and obediently wrapped it around his face. For a moment, only one pair of eyes was exposed to the air on their entire face.

Shen Huaibi straddled the horse and walked slowly to the blue-gray tents. Just as he was about to open them, Qi Mo took a step ahead of him and opened the curtains.

A strong stench burst out from the tent, even Qi Mo's face was covered with a thick white cloth to no avail.That smell also seemed to be alive, and it went straight into the nostrils without hesitation.

Qi Mo frowned, resisting the extremely uncomfortable smell, and checked the situation inside.

There are some lying on the beds made of simple wooden boards. Their faces are not covered with white cloth, and their faces are all blue and white.

Qi Mo guessed that these were the people who were infected with the plague.

Sure enough, Xuzhou Sima who came up was afraid of their inquiries, so he explained first: "These blue-gray tents are an order from our prefect, first set up these tents for these sick people to stay, and let the doctors in the prefect's mansion act as volunteer doctors first." , the right to ease the condition."

Those lying on the plank bed were either moaning/groaning in pain, or writhing in pain on the bed.Some people didn't move at all, leaving only a mouthful of inhaled but not exhaled breath.

There was a little fear in Xuzhou Sima's words, and he discussed: "Your Highness, this place is really dangerous, why don't you go out to get some fresh air?"

Qi Mo nodded, put down the raised curtain, and turned to look at Shen Huaibi.

The other party was squatting down/body slightly, pinching the wrist of a corpse through a layer of cloth, and looking carefully at it.

Seeing him coming, Shen Huaibi said to him lightly, "Come here, take a look at this."

Although Qi Mo didn't know what he was going to do, he walked over as he said, and squatted down like him, looking at the blackened and rotten arm.

The familiar stench rose from the ground again, making Qi Mo almost jump away.

But Shen Huaibi didn't seem to feel the pungent smell at all, and his eyes were still shining, and they still had a stern look.

"Look at the black mark on his arm, what does it look like?"

Qi Mo looked at the wrist grabbed by Shen Huaibi, there was a flower that was already blurred, but the outline could still be clearly seen——

"lotus?"

Qi Mo felt strange, and asked: "Why is it a lotus? Is there only a lotus on this corpse?"

Shen Huaibi shook his head: "No, all the corpses have a lotus flower on them. Some corpses are already decomposed, so it's hard to detect."

"Brother, have you ever heard of a plague where a lotus flower will appear on a person's body after death?" Qi Mo stood up and looked up at the gray sky: "Have you ever thought that maybe this is not a plague? "

Shen Huaibi put down the wrist of the corpse, stood up, and said "hmm" calmly: "What is that? A curse?"

Someone yelled on the road and passed the wooden frame carrying the person.Those were all dead people, who passed away without even saying a hasty parting word after being tortured by the plague.

Qi Mo took a step back unconsciously, so that he could let them carry the dead man over.

No matter how lively and beautiful the face is, it will be the same in the end, blue and white, like a flower that has withered after blooming.

Once Qi Mo came back to his senses, he found that Shen Huaibi was looking at him intently.

He was a little embarrassed, and continued: "No, it's Gu poison. I have heard that outside of Daqi, there is a place called Miaoxi. Gu' right?"

Shen Huaibi still looked at him, his light-colored pupils were folded by the polarized light, and turned a warm yellow: "What does it have to do with the lotus flowers on these corpses?"

"One of the four major Gu poisons in Miaoxi is called... Lotus Gu. Because of it, people who die from it often have a black eight-petaled lotus on their bodies, each about the size of a copper coin."

Qi Mo's expression didn't change, and he continued: "Some people think that Gu poison is a bad thing. It's mysterious and fantastic, and people are often confused. But they forget that there are many poisonous mosquitoes in the deep mountains of Miaoxi. Gu was made to solve the problem of these mosquitoes infesting. The best Gu is better than the most poisonous secret medicine in the court, the red poison."

Shen Huaibi didn't move, and said quietly: "You have said so much and know such details, where did you hear about it?"

Qi Mo was silent for a long time this time, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

He said: "Because my mother and concubine are the daughters of Miaoxi clan."

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-02-1817:00:17~2021-02-2120:50:35期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 cosmic trotters; 1 fox is not good;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!