Opposite the entrance hall

Ji Si walked through the gate of ghosts for a while, and just woke up, his mind is chaotic, his spirit is not good, his thoughts are not clear, and all these things are all over his head. He endured the discomfort and raised his hand to pull Qi Ran's clothes .

The latter looked over with lowered eyes, glanced at him and then retracted his gaze, frowned and said, "Why did you die all of a sudden?"

Cui Hao walked to the table, straightened the upside-down cup, poured out a cup of herbal tea and drank it all, and said, "The cell just sent a message that Wang Zhigui suddenly vomited blood during the interrogation. Immediately afterwards, he convulsed and fell to the ground, and by the time the doctor arrived, he was already out of breath, and his body was a little stiff."

"Have you found out the reason?" Du Heng asked.

"I can't find out," Cui Hao shook his head, "The doctor didn't find out why. What we can know so far is not poisoning, and there is no explanation for the rest."

Du Heng's expression was tense, and he hurriedly asked, "Does Wang Zhigui have symptoms of fever, flushing, coughing and retching?"

"How do you know?" Cui Hao turned his head and looked over with a complicated expression, "Could it be..."

"The chief envoy is worrying too much." Qi Ran seemed to understand what he was thinking, and defended aloud: "The refugee station also just came to the news that a few people died. There is no hidden disease, but the symptoms are similar with minor differences, so Master Du just asked me a lot."

"The refugee died?" Cui Hao didn't know the news when he came. Hearing what they said at this time, his face suddenly became serious, and even his tone was a little shocked.

"Yeah." Qi Ran nodded.

Hearing this, Cui Hao pursed his lips and thought for a long time before he finally said: "The officers and soldiers who came to deliver the message didn't make it clear. Dou Yuanliang left a mess and didn't clean it up. I don't know what happened to Wang Zhigui. I just heard that he died. to let you know."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment and added, "If Wang Zhigui also has the same symptoms, the refugee camp is far away from the prison, and nothing will happen after a day, and it must be the problem of the past few days. But the disease?"

As soon as these words came out, there was no sound in the room.

They all knew what the word "epidemic" represented.

The city is besieged by floods, and food is in short supply now. If there is an epidemic, the weather is cold and wet and the sun cannot be seen all day. In this environment, it is raining and soaking in water. I am most worried about getting sick. The environment was like this at that time It's bad, and the supplies can't keep up, so they can only wait for death.

Nearly [-] people in Xiangzhou, whether refugees or residents, are now all squeezed together, separated by only a few thin wooden boards. The sicknesses have been passed one by one, and when all of them get sick, then Xiangzhou City will be over, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the end of the road!

Several people knew the trouble here in their hearts, so they didn't make a sound, and all of them frowned with worry.

Qi Ran's eyes froze, and he lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time before he said: "I don't know what's going on now, instead of waiting, it's better to go and have a look and find out. I have to trouble Master Cui to find some doctors with better medical skills. , you and I will go to the prison cell and the refugee camp separately. We don’t care if it’s an epidemic or not. We can only draw conclusions after the doctor has seen everything. The epidemic is not a trivial matter. , Tens of thousands of people in Xiangzhou are in distress, so don’t make any noise to avoid uneasiness among the people, and wait until it’s confirmed.”

Cui Hao also understood the seriousness of this matter, frowning tightly, nodded after the person finished speaking, turned around and immediately started to arrange.

When people left the room, Qi Ran looked down at Ji Si, hesitated for a while and said to Du Heng: "Master Ji is still injured and needs to rest more, I have to trouble Master Du to take care of the left and right."

"The duty of the lower official," Du Heng nodded slightly, "Mr. Qi should be more careful. If there is an epidemic and the cause of the disease cannot be found, then the current refugee camps and prison cells are extremely dangerous places. Mr. Qi needs to be careful during his trip. Just have to pay more attention.”

"Maybe it's not a disease."

Du Heng sighed, "I hope so!"

Qi Ran didn't reply, just lowered his eyes and glanced at Ji Si, who was as quiet as ever from beginning to end, opened his mouth but swallowed the words back, pursed his lips tightly and turned to leave.

As soon as he took a step, he felt that the hem of his clothes was being pulled, so he turned his head and said softly: "Master Ji, do you have any orders?"

When Ji Si opened his mouth, his throat still hurt a little. He was anxious in his heart, and he was extremely worried about what was going on with this endless illness, but he also knew that it was useless to be anxious, and that the most urgent thing was to listen to the doctor's advice and cultivate well, so he just kept silent. Listening silently, seeing Qi Ran's inquiry, she just lowered her eyes and took his hand, and slid it a few times, a word "An", safe "An".

Qi Ran didn't move, and let him trace in his palm. The numbness spread through his palm, flowing into his heart and brain, arousing an indescribable feeling. Behind him, there was still that warm touch on the palm, which lingered for a long time, "Your Majesty knows, Mr. Ji is good to rest."

When someone hurried out of the room, Ji Si stretched his head and looked eagerly, until he could no longer see the figure, then retracted his gaze, squinted his eyes and meditated.

He couldn't just sit still, he raised his eyelids and looked at Du Heng, without making a sound, just staring at him.

Du Heng was baffled by him, he thought for a moment and said uncertainly: "Master Ji has something to tell the next official?"

Ji Si nodded and pointed to his throat.

He was held hostage by Dou Yuanliang and almost died when he came back. Du Heng learned about it from other people, and also knew that the man's neck was injured. The doctor asked him to keep silent for a few days. Handed it over and said: "Master Ji, please tell me."

After taking the pen, Ji Si immersed himself in writing a few words on the paper:

【Where is that doctor】

The moment Qi Ran appeared on the short slope, he immediately understood in his heart that the doctor must have understood what he said and went to the Yuanliang Liang, so that he could escape the disaster. The two of them only had one side. No one knew each other's surnames, so it was just a gamble at that time, and the facts proved that he was right.

Du Heng leaned down and glanced at the words on the paper. Although he didn't name them, he immediately understood who was asking, and said softly, "Doctor Cen went back earlier."

Doctor Cen?

Ji Si repeated the title in his heart, and wrote another sentence:

[Painful Cunxiao, take a trip and find him for me]

When he woke up, the first order he gave was about Dr. Cen. Du Heng frowned, remembering what happened before, and asked cautiously: "Master Ji also thinks that Wang Zhigui and the others are infected with the disease?"

[It's always good to be prepared. 】

Keith wrote.

Du Heng looked away from the paper and met the eyes of the person in front of him, with a lot of thoughts in his heart, sorting out the cause and effect back and forth, and said in a low voice: "I'll go now."

People dispersed one after another, and the room became quiet again. Needle drop could be heard. Ji Si leaned against the bed rail without moving, staring at the empty fingers with downcast eyes, like a sculpture. The sound of birds chirping, one after another, formed a sharp contrast with the silence in the house. The sky was getting darker, and the dark yellow light came in through the doors and windows. Little bits and pieces.

He maintained this posture for a long time, when there was a sound of pattering footsteps outside the house, Ji Si moved his fingers lightly, turned his head to look at the door, saw a maid standing at the door holding a candle, saw him looking over, tremblingly said: " My... my lord, this servant will light the lamp for you."

Ji Si licked his dry lips and did not make a sound, just nodded. The servant girl walked into the room carefully and lit the candlesticks one by one. The warm yellow candlelight immediately illuminated every place in the room. He raised his eyes and looked at Outside the window, I suddenly found that at some point, the sky outside was already dark.

It's getting dark!

Candles were lit one after another in the city of Xiangzhou, illuminating the streets and houses. Qi Ran had never seen a refugee camp where the sky darkened. Groups of three or four gather together to talk about family affairs, enjoy the cool and have fun, and are more casual and comfortable than usual.

When Qi Ran led the officers, soldiers and doctors in, they received a lot of curious and probing eyes. They carefully avoided the crowds, picked places where there were few people, and spent a lot of time going around to the refugee camp where the corpses were temporarily parked. Inspecting the open space, many villagers have died in the past few days, and everyone put the corpses together in grief. After all, Tianliang's corpses rot slowly, so they can wait for the government to arrange burial.

After examining them one by one, the old doctor with a gray beard was sweating a lot on his forehead.

"How?" Qi Ran went up to him and asked.

The old doctor tore off the handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, wiped the sweat with the back of his hand and sighed, "This is not a cold, this is a contagious disease! It will kill people!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the rest of the doctors and officers and soldiers all changed.

Qi Ran frowned and pursed his lips. He glanced at the row of corpses and then at the old man in front of him and said, "Are you sure it's an epidemic?"

The old doctor sweated wildly in a panic, raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and said anxiously: "The old man has seen many diseases for many years in practice. These people have the same death appearance, and there are still foreign objects in their throats that have not been retched. The heat has not cooled completely, it must be an epidemic disease, this disease has never been seen before, and there is no way to prescribe the right medicine, let alone find the cause of the disease, the old man thinks that this disease should be extremely ferocious. There are nine out of ten people who won't be able to survive, this place is full of people, and there may be many people who are sick, my lord! You can't stay here! You can't stay here!"

The other doctors also spoke up.

"My lord, this disease is different from the wind and cold. It is a difficult and miscellaneous disease. Every disease is different. There is no exact prescription in medicine to solve it. Why don't we drive the refugees out of the city before the disease spreads?" , so that the people in the city can be protected!"

"If this refugee camp is the source of the disease, it's better to solve it at the source first. If the source is pinched, the disease will be cured without treatment!"

"That's right, that's right!"

Qi Ran didn't make a sound until he finished speaking. He stared at the dead body wrapped in straw mats in front of him. It was a child not over fifteen years old. Muddy and skinny looking.

"My lord, this refugee center is now a big sick place. You can't come here. The people in it may be infected. If you stay any longer, you will get infected. The most urgent thing is to tell the people in the city about the disease, so as not to be dragged down by them. Let's go Let's go! Can't wait! Can't wait!" Seeing him standing still, the old doctor stomped his feet anxiously, wishing he could run first.

"Come here!" Qi Ran ordered, "Send some doctors out."

"Yes"

The faces of those doctors were overjoyed, they couldn't even stay for a moment longer, they hastily said goodbye and walked along the way they used to go back and forth behind the officers and soldiers, and when the people were almost gone, Qi Ran said coldly to the people beside him: "Don't let them go back, first knock them unconscious and send someone to watch them in the Dou Mansion, everything will be discussed tomorrow."

"Knock everyone out?" The officer and soldier didn't understand his intention.

Unexpectedly, Qi Ran didn't make a sound, but just frowned and waved his hands, the crowd looked at each other in dismay, they could only turn around and follow.

The sky was completely dark, and the light was cast from all directions, and finally merged into the darkness.

When Qi Ran came back from the refugee camp and stepped into the courtyard, he raised his eyes to see the burning candlelight in the middle room, stopped for a while and just turned around when he heard a creak, the door in front of him suddenly opened, and the room A large piece of bright light spilled out, stretching the figures of the two inside and outside the house thin and long.

Suddenly the wind blew up, and the rustling sound of the wind blowing the leaves was very clear, and it also blew their hair.

The two looked at each other, and Ji Si grinned after a while, and then ran back to the pen and paper in the room to write:

【came back】

His handwriting is very large, occupying more than half of the paper, the strokes are strong and powerful, and the words are like dragons and snakes. I have to admit that they are extremely beautiful. Qi Ran stared at the three words for a long time, so long that Ji Si was a little puzzled. wrote again:

【how】

Qi Ran moved his gaze away, finally stopped on Ji Si's face, looked at it for a moment and said: "It's an epidemic."

【I know】

Keith replied.

Seeing this, Qi Ran frowned.

The words here are not clear in a few words, not to mention that it is inconvenient for Ji Si to speak now, so he had to skip the question and ask:

【What are your plans】

Qi Ran said seriously: "Save people."

【How to save】

"Look for the pathogen, isolate the patient, avoid infection, fumigate the epidemic, turn over medical skills, and look up ancient books. There will always be a way. I am not a saint, nor a wicked person. I just seek what I can do. Although I know it will be difficult, I will go for it." !"

Ji Si looked up at him without any surprise, as if he had guessed that Qi Ran would make such a decision a long time ago, and then wrote:

[Although it is difficult, I will go there! 】

Taking a step forward, Qi Ran looked at him, hesitated for a moment and said: "Master Ji, is there someone who doesn't know you?"

Ji Si was puzzled.

Qi Ran continued: "Young Lord of Yong'an Palace, Li Si."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

There is no small theater in a hurry!

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Original text: Although there are thousands of people, I will go on

It means that even in the face of tens of thousands of people (blocking), I will go forward bravely.From "Mencius Gongsun Chou [-]"

This means that even if there are many difficulties, I have to go forward?