I would like to apologize to everyone in advance. This time I went to the hospital for surgery and it was hard to explain, so I wasted a lot of time. Only now did I have the time and energy to recode.
Pindao was particularly miserable this time. Before the operation, his whole family was gone and there was no one to accompany him. Pindao climbed onto the operating table alone and climbed down from the operating table alone. During the entire hospitalization, he relied on his own efforts, whether it was to turn on the water or to turn on the affected area.
Not to mention the taste of cleaning and eating.
Pindao's condition was very serious. He was hospitalized for three weeks and was still bleeding. He was discharged from the hospital. He had no choice but to stay in the hospital and was heartbroken about the money. For the next month, he couldn't lie down for long.
It is even more impossible to sit down, and bleeding will occur even if you stand for a long time.
In fact, until now, Pindao was still bleeding a little, but when he thought that he could not live up to the hopes of his brothers and sisters, Pindao resolutely sat in front of the computer and started typing.
Due to the long pause in updating, Pindao also deliberately re-read the previous 100,000 words to avoid mistakes in writing.
Finally, I kowtow to all my brothers and sisters here to apologize.
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After that, he drew the Taoist techniques of Chunyang Temple one by one in the form of talismans.
By the time he went to bed, he had almost fifty percent understanding of Chunyang Guan's Taoism as a whole.
After getting up early the next morning, Fang Xiaoyue and his party left the county town in a carriage and continued on their way.
Even though Fang Xiaoyue was lying in the carriage, she was still analyzing the Taoism of Chunyang Temple in her mind.
After his understanding reached 50%, he could easily unleash the various Taoist techniques of Chunyang Guan, and at the same time, he could analyze the Taoist techniques in his mind out of thin air.
Half a month had passed, and when she was halfway through the journey, Fang Xiaoyue had reached a 100% understanding of the Taoism of Chunyang Temple.
It can be said that the power of the Taoism he is releasing from Chunyang Temple will not be lower than that of Chunyang Zhenren who created Chunyang Temple, or even higher.
In the next journey, Fang Xiaoyue began to optimize the Taoism of Chunyang Temple.
After all, in his opinion, the Taoism of Chunyang Temple is still a bit crude, and he can completely develop his own Taoism based on it.
In fact, by the time the group entered the Green Plains Province, Fang Xiaoyue had optimized the nectar technique to the extreme.
After they entered Luyuan Province for a certain distance, both Fang Shangou and Cheng Xiaoyue and others had a new understanding of the barrenness of Luyuan Province.
The Gobi desert can be seen everywhere here. The few green grasses that occasionally appear on the roadside are rare green. There are large areas of salt-alkali land and stone sand everywhere.
They seemed to have entered a gray and white world.
Only near some villages where humans live can you see some green.
"Save my dad! Save my dad!"
Only three days after entering Luyuan Province, they encountered someone who blocked the road and asked for help.
A little girl with a dusty face suddenly rushed out and stopped the carriage.
If the driver of the first carriage was not an experienced driver and reined in the horse, otherwise, the horse's hoof would have trampled over the little girl.
The groom was also shocked and broke into a cold sweat. If the horse trampled the little girl to death, wouldn't he have been sued for life in vain?
So the groom jumped out of the car and roared at the little girl.
"Okay, Lao Ma, I'm just a child."
Fang Xiaoyue, who jumped out of the car, had already seen two bodies lying on the roadside.
Well, he should still be alive, because Fang Xiaoyue's sharp eyes have seen the slight rise and fall of breathing on the corpse.
"Save my parents, please? Master! Please save my parents."
This little girl looked to be only about seven or eight years old. When Fang Xiaoyue stopped yelling at her coachman, she knew that this was someone in charge, and immediately threw herself on her knees in front of Fang Xiaoyue.
"Xiaoyue, take the child to wash his face."
Fang Xiaoyue asked Cheng Xiaoyue to take her children to the carriage behind, while she went to the roadside.
The two people's faces were yellowish, they looked dehydrated, there were small pools of vomit next to their heads, and they smelled like feces.
Although this world has restricted many of Fang Xiaoyue's abilities, his medical skills have been unlocked. Just looking at the status of these two people, combined with the rumors of plagues in several places in Luyuan Province, the two cholera came to mind.
Character.
It must be cholera, otherwise, he wouldn't be so dehydrated.
Before he had learned the Chunyang Guan Taoist technique, this would have been quite troublesome.
After all, in this deserted place, you can't even find any green grass, and you don't have any medicinal materials. Even if you want to treat it, you can't do anything.
But it's different now.
Fang Xiaoyue immediately asked Fang Shangou to go to the carriage to get two bowls of water, then split the finger-sized nectar into two, put them into two bowls of water, and drank them for the two patients.
Based on his current understanding of Taoism, the condensed nectar is enough to relieve the pain of hundreds of people.
Therefore, these two patients were originally dying. After taking the potion, within five minutes, their faces became rosier and they were able to stammer.
It's just that the previous illness made them so dehydrated that they might not be able to recover for a while.
Afterwards, Fang Xiaoyue continued moving forward with the patient.
However, when they arrived at a small town, they were refused entry.
It turned out that the people in this small town were afraid that patients would enter and cause the plague to spread, so they collectively made such a decision.
For this, Fang Xiaoyue did not blame the residents of the town.
After all, in matters related to life and death, there are always only a few people who are willing to help others selflessly.
The town was inaccessible, so the group had to live on the riverside outside the town.
This river is one of the few rivers in Luyuan Province. Basically all towns in Luyuan Province are located near these rivers.
After all, water is the source of life for all things. Without water, people cannot live.
A bonfire was raised by the river, and Fang Xiaoyue set up a tent, letting the two patients take a hot bath and change their dirty clothes. Of course, the little girl also washed them.
When the family of three came out, Fang Xiaoyue was slightly stunned.
This family can be said to have good faces.
Although the two of them were ill and disfigured, it can still be seen that the man is about thirty years old, has a simple face and a graceful demeanor, while the woman has a delicate face, and the little girl also looks like a beautiful woman.
"Fang Jinyue's family would like to thank Mr. Fang for his great kindness."
After coming out of the tent, the first thing the family of three did was kneel down to Fang Xiaoyue.
This is not surprising. They knew how serious their illness was and were about to meet the Lord of Hell.
Fang Xiaoyue also accepted their gratitude calmly. Although he showed no intention of repaying his kindness, in many cases, if you don't accept the other person's gratitude, it will make the other person think that you have other ideas, which is not beautiful.
Fang Xiaoyue asked them to get up and sit down, and then invited them to eat the barbecue grilled by Fang Shangou, and then asked them about their situation.
It turns out that this family of three escaped from Qiongshui County, Chitu County, and Fang Jinyue was one of the few talents in Qiongshui County.
You must know that the culture and education in Qiongshui County are extremely poor. It is considered lucky to be able to produce a scholar every year. In many cases, there is not even a scholar.
It was precisely because he was admitted as a scholar that Fang Jinyue was attracted by the Sun family, a wealthy local family. He married Sun Hongxiu and later gave birth to his daughter Fang Mingyue.
The reason why we escaped from Qiongshui County this time was because of the cholera plague that broke out in Qiongshui County.
In fact, Qiongshui County at this time was closed to entry and exit, and was surrounded by a northwest regiment transferred by the northwest governor.
This is not surprising, this is how Daze Country dealt with the plague.
Whenever a plague breaks out, the affected area will be sealed off.
Of course, Fang Xiaoyue did not criticize Fang Jinyue's family for escaping from the epidemic area despite being sick.
After all, no one has much knowledge about epidemic prevention these days. They only know that after being blocked, Qiongshui County will become very chaotic and unsafe.
After roughly understanding the situation in Qiongshui County, Fang Xiaoyue also renewed her family tree with Fang Jinyue while chatting, and found that the other party was her relative who had not been in the fifth server.
To be precise, his great-grandfather is the other party's great-great-grandfather.
In other words, the other party should call him uncle.
After the family tree was clear, Fang Jinyue took his wife and daughter and knelt down towards Fang Xiaoyue, saying he was meeting his uncle.
However, after Fang Xiaoyue learned about the situation in Qiongshui County, she told Fang Jinyue the next morning that she was the newly appointed magistrate of Qiongshui County and asked Fang Jinyue to lead the way to Qiongshui County.
Fang Jinyue was hesitant about this request.
After all, he had just escaped from there and now he was going back?
Anyone else would have categorically disagreed.
But the other party is his uncle after all, and he also saved his family. If he disagrees, it would really go against his conscience.
After thinking about it, Fang Jinyue finally agreed to take Fang Xiaoyue to Qiongshui County, but his family would not follow Fang Xiaoyue into the county.
In this way, everyone got on the carriage and headed to Qiongshui County according to Fang Jinyue's instructions.
In fact, Fang Xiaoyue was right to let Fang Jinyue lead the way.
Because if you follow the official road, you need to go to the county seat of Chitu County first, and then transfer to Qiongshui County. In that case, too much time will be wasted.
Qiongshui County is now under the influence of the plague. Every day of delay, many people die.
And he is the new county magistrate of Qiongshui County.
If all the people in Qiongshui County died, I might not be able to continue serving as county magistrate.
The road Fang Jinyue took was an abandoned official road from the previous dynasty. There were many weeds on this road, but it was three days faster than taking the official road to the county town and then changing roads.
Two days later, the carriage entered Qiongshui County.
Continuing forward, the crops along the way are growing very poorly.
Fang Xiaoyue knew that this was because most of the fields in Qiongshui County had a high alkali content, not far behind saline-alkali land, and there was a long-term water shortage throughout the year, so the yield of these crops was naturally very low.
The carriage was stopped when it was about ten kilometers away from the county seat.
Blocking the road was a group of sergeants wearing khaki leather armor.
"In the epidemic area ahead, do you want to die?"
These sergeants sound mean in their words, but they actually mean well.
Indeed, a plague has broken out in Qiongshui County. The purpose of setting up a roadblock here is to prohibit traffic, not only to prevent people in the county from escaping, but also to discourage outsiders.
"I wonder which battalion of the Northwest Army you belong to? This officer is Fang Mingrui, the new county magistrate appointed by the imperial court to Qiongshui County."
Fang Xiaoyue heard the sound, got out of the car, came to the sergeant, and introduced herself.
"It turns out to be Mr. Fang. We are from the Fengxiao Camp of the Northwest Army. We have set up a road card here under the orders of the Governor. Mr. Fang, please go back."
The captain at the head was kind-hearted, but as he said before, Fang Xiaoyue couldn't go back at all.
"When I came to Qiongshui County to take up my post, how could I possibly leave immediately after a plague broke out?"
After speaking, Fang Xiaoyue called everyone to get in the car.
But those sergeants were a little bit surprised that this officer actually knew that there were tigers in the mountains and went to Hushan, and he only wanted to enter the county town.
This made them somewhat admired.
However, if the other party wanted to do this, they could not stop them, so they gave way to Luka and allowed the carriage to drive in.
Only Fang Jinyue and his family got off the carriage and looked up at the back of the carriage as it left.
In any case, it is impossible for them to rush to the county town regardless of life and death like Fang Xiaoyue.
The carriage had not traveled very far, and Fang Xiaoyue, who was looking out of the carriage, saw the body lying on the roadside.
There is no doubt that this is a patient who wanted to escape from the epidemic area, but he was too ill and collapsed here, eventually turning into a corpse.
"Boost."
Before coming here, Fang Xiaoyue could walk leisurely, but when he arrived at this place, he could no longer take it easy.
At this time, the faces of the cook's family, Cheng Xiaoyue and Fang Shangou, were all a little pale.
No way, they are not Fang Xiaoyue after all. Although they followed Fang Xiaoyue into the epidemic area for various reasons, at this time, the fear in their hearts was still uncontrollable.
After all, this plague has been a sword of Damocles suspended over the heads of the people since ancient times.
Even though Fang Shangou is not timid, he has heard the stories told by the village elders since he was a child, and he also knows the severity of the plague.
Even Fang Shangou looked like this, not to mention Cheng Xiaoyue and the cook's family. After all, they were just ordinary people, not accomplished Taoists. If they contracted the plague, life or death would be unpredictable.
Fortunately, Fang Xiaoyue was not an ordinary person. Seeing everyone's cowering appearance, she immediately asked the driver to stop the car and hastily drew a few anti-epidemic charms for everyone to bring.
This anti-epidemic talisman is only a low-level talisman among the talismans of Chunyang Temple, but it can prevent people from contracting the disease, and it lasts for one day.
Although the anti-epidemic talisman lasted a little longer, it also made everyone more courageous.
After all, they have been following Fang Xiaoyue for so long and know a lot about some of the magical things about Fang Xiaoyue.
The carriage drove all the way, and after seeing more than ten corpses lying on the roadside, Qiongshui County finally appeared in front of them.
What a shabby county town this is!
Cheng Xiaoyue, Fang Shangou and others who came from the capital felt that their future might not be easy.
The city wall is low, only a little over two meters long, and is in dilapidated condition.
The battlements, parapets, towers and other defensive facilities that were originally there have long since disappeared.
What's more, it has collapsed in many places, and the cracks can even allow people to enter and exit at will.
A few tattered flags hanging on the city walls lowered everyone's expectations for Qiongshui County.
The carriage stopped at the city gate, which was half open. Several skinny county soldiers watched the carriage arriving in a daze, without even turning their eyes. Their eyes revealed despair for the future.
"Who is coming?"
Perhaps due to the stereotyped habits in his memory, one of them finally raised his voice weakly and asked.
"I am the new magistrate of Qiongshui County! Take me to the county office quickly!"
Seeing the seriousness of the epidemic in Qiongshui County, Fang Xiaoyue was a little anxious and rushed to the county office to meet with the current county magistrate to understand the situation.
Seeing a young man getting off the carriage and claiming that he was the new magistrate of Qiongshui County, the eyes of several county soldiers suddenly became lively.
The leading county soldier hesitated for a moment, then turned around and hurriedly led the way.
After entering the county seat, Fang Xiaoyue realized that the dilapidation of Qinshui County was far beyond what she knew on the surface.
But what shocked him even more was the severity of the epidemic.