The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

Chapter 145 Imperial Edict

But no matter what, this is their chance.

Song Yan arranged things and found a village infected with miasma the next day.

Miasma is dangerous, but it is common in the southwest. Most people have their own way to fight miasma. Some use plant juice to apply, while others use herbs they pick themselves.

The reason for this is unknown, it is only said to be a recipe passed down from the older generation.

Although this prescription was sometimes effective and sometimes not, it was regarded as a life-saving elixir by the people in the southwest. In their view, as long as one took the elixir, one would not be infected by the miasma. If one still contracted the disease after taking the elixir, it meant that the person had offended the miasma ghost and deserved this disaster.

The village that Song Yan's men found is called Ximei Village. There are many mountains and forests in the southwest. Ximei Village is located at the foot of Ximei Mountain, hence the name of the village.

Song Yan briefly learned about the situation in Ximei Village and sent someone to deliver the news to Doctor Wu and his team.

Doctor Wu came here just to try out the medicine. After getting the address, he quickly packed up his things and headed straight to Ximei Village with his men.

When they arrived, Ximei Village was surrounded by a fence set up by officers and soldiers. The surrounding officers and soldiers had scarves on their mouths and noses, and they were far away from the fence, as if they wished they were a million miles away from it.

The leading officer frowned as he looked at Ximei Village behind the fence, spat, and cursed, "What bad luck!"

As the leader of the southwest army, he knew the harm of the miasma best. When he thought of the scene when the army was infected with miasma on a large scale, he felt a chill in his heart, and his eyes turned sharp when he looked towards Ximei Village.

At first, when people in the army were infected with miasma, they simply isolated them, but for some reason, more and more people in the army were infected with miasma. In the end, they could only gather all the soldiers infected with miasma together, set fire to them, and burn them.

That scene was simply purgatory. He still couldn't get over it. There was no cure for miasma and once infected, the only thing to face was death. In this case, it would be better to suffer a short pain than a long one. It would be better to give them a quick death from the beginning.

He came to Ximei Village this time to burn the village. Of course, not everyone was burned. Only those who were infected with malaria were burned. Other people in the village were also at risk of being infected with malaria, but they had not been infected yet, so the arrangement for them was to stay in the village for observation.

According to the original plan, the village needs to be closed for a year, and it can only be unsealed after everyone is safe. If anyone still contracts miasma during this period, they will be handled according to the previous method and the closure time will be extended.

He had intended to proceed as planned yesterday, but he suddenly received a letter from the general asking him to wait a moment and not to rush to deal with Ximei Village as a doctor would come to take over.

Miasma is the result of the evil spirit of miasma ghosts, which cannot be cured by ordinary medicine. He does not believe that any doctor can cure a person suffering from miasma, but after all, military orders are like mountains, so he can only wait.

"Captain He, someone is coming." the soldier reported.

Captain He frowned and turned to look at the road behind him. He saw a team coming towards them.

"It should be them." Captain He jumped down from the small slope and walked towards the roadside.

The end of this road is Ximei Village. They must be the people the general mentioned. Captain He saw that there were people wearing the uniforms of their Southwest Army in the team in the distance, but there was also a group of equally capable men. Judging from their stature, momentum and pace, they should also be in the army.

This made Captain He curious. The people of the Southwest Army did not do what he thought. They must have been arranged by the general. Who were they to make the general do this?

Just as Captain He was thinking, Doctor Wu and his party had arrived. The carriage stopped, and Doctor Wu lifted the curtain and got out, followed by a young man holding a large bundle.

"You are Doctor Wu, right?" Captain He stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, you must be Captain He."

"It's me, Doctor Wu. We have received orders from the general to wait here.

The entire Ximei Village has been sealed off, and you will be quarantined as well when you go in. The miasma is dangerous and highly contagious. I hope you can understand our difficulties.

There are tens of millions of people in the southwest, and we have too many people to protect.

But don't worry, our people will be guarding outside Ximei Village. If you need anything, you can tell us directly and we will do our best to help you solve it. "

Doctor Wu had already made preparations for this. As for the others, except for the Southwestern Army who had just been assigned to Doctor Wu and his party, the others had also been prepared for this. However, they were not afraid. After seeing the efficacy of hemostatic and anti-inflammatory drugs, they were full of confidence in the medicines for treating malaria that Doctor Wu brought on this trip.

Not only the people in the north knew that there was a mysterious man in the Zhenbei Army who was good at making medicine, the people in the Zhenbei Army also knew it. Of course, they also didn't know the identity of the mysterious man, but their trust in him was unquestionable.

After Captain He finished speaking, Doctor Wu and the Zhenbei Army soldiers who followed him looked calm.

"Captain He is right. We have already made preparations for this. I'm just afraid that we will have to trouble Captain He in the future."

But the faces of the Southwestern Army members who followed them were pale and pale. Although they already knew what they were going to do before they came, they were still afraid when the time came.

Captain He glanced at his colleagues who had ugly expressions on their faces and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. What a pity.

But after all, military orders are as strong as mountains, and the Southwestern Army still followed Doctor Wu and his party into Ximei Village.

As soon as they entered, Captain He's men sent someone to seal the fence that had just been opened.

Behind me, I heard the muffled sound of a fence hitting the ground.

Doctor Wu didn't look back and walked straight into the village.

……

On the other side, Jiayuguan, Li’s courtyard.

"What?!" Li Xi looked at Gu Jingzhi in shock and said uncertainly, "I must have been hallucinating just now. Can you say it again?"

Gu Jingzhi put down the teacup, looked at Li Xi, and repeated, "An imperial decree came from the capital, asking me to return to the capital to report on my duties. His Majesty asked you to accompany me, and he wants to see you."

"Just go back to Beijing and report on your work if you are asked to. What does it have to do with me? What's so good about me? I just have a nose and two eyes."

Li Xi didn't want to go for various reasons. The capital city sounded like a den of trouble. Her life in Jiayuguan was too easy relying on the local tyrants in the north.

Also, the journey from Jiangning City to Jiayuguan alone was enough to nearly kill her. The north is so far away from the capital, she must have died on the way.

There was also Hu Zi and A Wei entrusted to her by Doctor Wu. She had too many reasons not to want to go to the capital.

"I heard from Doctor Wu that the current emperor treats you like his own son. How about this? You tell him and I won't go." Li Xi looked at Gu Jingzhi expectantly.

Gu Jingzhi had long known that she was a person who feared trouble, so he was not surprised that she would say this.

But, despite this, he could only dash her hopes, "I'm afraid not."

Li Xi's face fell and she stared at him, "Why?"