Everyone nodded and acquiesced to what Elder Muyue said. This was indeed a hidden danger!
"We will split up and search the area early tomorrow morning. We will not miss anyone." Han Cheng agreed with Elder Muyue, but it was more dangerous to operate at night. For the sake of the brothers, it was safer during the day.
Since the temple was fine, Han Cheng had no choice but to take his brothers back to the camp and report the situation at the temple to General Yuwen.
Keser couldn't sleep all night. He just checked the corpses of the sick villagers. They didn't look like a common plague. To be precise, this was not a plague at all!
Combined with the results of his on-the-spot investigation today, as well as what he saw and heard just now, and all these behaviors, he felt that these villagers should have been poisoned by corpse poison.
When they are sick, their eyes are red, their limbs are stiff, their bodies are as impenetrable as steel, and they are as strong as an ox. All these symptoms are likely to be caused by being infected with corpse poison. If it is a small number of people, it may be possible.
It was a head-dropping or poisonous spell, but if something like this happened in several towns, it definitely means that not everyone can control it.
Staying awake all night, he rummaged through the ancient books he had brought, hoping to find some clues...
Early the next morning, Yuwen Tuo sent Han Cheng to lead the team, and asked the brothers to form a group of thirty, and sent out ten groups to search the area.
Ke Se didn't even bother to eat breakfast. After working hard all night, he finally found a clue and quickly found Yuwen Tuo to discuss with him.
Muyue and Guiguzi arrived just in time to share his thoughts with everyone.
"My old man stayed up all night last night. Thinking about the symptoms of those villagers, I am certain that they definitely did not have any plague, but were infected with corpse poison!" Keser said with great certainty.
His words shocked Mu Yue and Gui Guzi who were present. They were infected with corpse poison? How could several nearby towns be infected with corpse poison?
"Doctor Keser, what do you mean by this?" Yuwen Tuo also asked him again in disbelief.
Keser took out an ancient book with a tattered cover from his hand, spread out the contents inside, and pointed to a certain page for Guiguzi and Muyue to read. The record in the book was very clear. Anyone who was poisoned by corpse poison would have his body damaged.
It will slowly become stiff, and the body will become invulnerable and powerful, until the body is completely stiff, and the person will slowly die because the body cannot move.
"This is very similar to the symptoms of the villagers, but the symptoms that appear on the villagers are that the eyes are glowing red, and there is no subconscious presence. It is like a mad dog, scratching and biting everyone it sees!"
Yuwen Tuo remembered very clearly that these villagers no longer looked like one person at all.
Yuwen Tuo's words made several people present look at each other, as if they had a consensus in their hearts.
Keser thought about yesterday when he, Qinglong and Baihu were checking in the town and saw many dead livestock corpses lying stiff and dead on the street. It seems that this so-called plague was indeed transmitted from animals to humans, but in the end
What kind of animal is it? How did the corpse poison spread to people, and how did it affect the villagers in several towns?
"I remember that there is a cemetery nearby. We should go to the cemetery to have a look!" Since he was poisoned by corpse poison, it must have something to do with the dead body.
"Okay, could you please lead the way, sir?" Yuwen Tuo must find the source of the corpse poison.
Guiguzi had lived in Wuji Mountain for decades and knew the terrain very well. The group of people followed him and crossed the village to the back mountain, where they saw a large cemetery. Fortunately, it was broad daylight.
If it were at night, it might be quite eerie.
"This is where the villagers of this town buried their bodies. The disease was first discovered in this town. I believe the source is most likely here." Guiguzi pointed to a cemetery in front of him and said.
Yuwen Tuo walked forward with hundreds of soldiers behind him: "Brothers, be careful. If you find something is wrong, you must shout out. The three of you walk together and don't get separated."
The soldiers all obeyed General Yuwen's words, and the three of them walked forward together. There were cemeteries everywhere, and it was so gloomy. If the sun didn't shine, there would be a layer of gray mist here.
In front of each grave are the sacrifices sent by family members at the beginning of the new year, as well as the ashes of some burned candles, paper money, and almost all of the deceased relatives in this town. Yuwen Tuo led the soldiers to search around the cemetery.
, I didn’t find any inappropriate cemetery.
Ke Se, Gui Guzi, and Mu Yue stood aside and looked around. They really didn't find anything wrong. Could it be that the source wasn't here?
Mu Yue looked around. If something happened here, the villagers who came to pay homage would have discovered it. But now there are no clues here. Maybe the source is not in this cemetery, but someone else.
Where?
"I don't think we need to search here anymore. We should expand our scope a bit." Muyue shouted to Yuwen Tuo from the side.
Yuwen Tuo stood there, listened to her advice, and asked the soldiers to expand the search area and continue searching.
For several days in a row, Yuwen Tuo asked the soldiers to go out and search every day. In order to control the intoxication of the villagers, Guiguzi made incense from medicinal materials and lit it in the temple. At first they regained consciousness.
You can let them drink medicine when they are in a coma, but when they are in a coma, you can only use this method to continue to control them.
Keser prepared many medicinal materials according to what was recorded in ancient books, and prepared the antidote in the camp day and night.
The three once lively towns are now three dead cities, and all the officials in the towns have fled. If it weren't for the elder Mu Yue of the Wuji Mountain Holy Moon Sect who mobilized the official guards from the neighboring county, there would be no one to manage this place.
control.
Loulan capital city
Shan Xiong delivered the latest urgent message to Helianzhi. After reading Yuwentuo's report, Helianzhi did not expect that the villagers in several towns were actually infected with corpse poison?
According to the letter, Dr. Coser was preparing antidote medicine, but he also checked a few medicines. The medicine sent from neighboring counties was far from enough, because hundreds of people were affected and poisoned, and those who were not persecuted also had to drink it.
Serve a bowl, just in case.
"Old Prime Minister, Yuwen Tuo's letter said that these herbs are lacking. Can you please recommend who can take on this important task of delivering herbs to the epidemic area?" Helianzhi already knew it, but he still wanted to hear from others.
suggestions.
After Shan Xiong touched his white beard, he slowly said someone: "Prince Su!"
The candidate recommended by Shan Xiong is exactly what he wants!
"Okay, then let the Prime Minister draft the decree on your behalf and appoint Prince Su to deliver the medicines needed to the affected areas." Helianzhi stood condescendingly in front of the desk and said sternly.
"Old minister, I obey the order!"
Early the next morning, at Prince Su's Mansion, Helianqi received an imperial edict, ordering him to prepare all the medicinal materials within three days and set off for Wuji Mountain immediately.
Helianqi looked at the imperial edict, his eyes full of dissatisfaction. When did the king think so highly of him? What happened today? He was asked to take on such an important task. Could it be that someone was instigating it around him?
Kuromuzana, he thought of this name immediately. Could it be that she was speaking out to the king and transferred herself away from the capital to avoid ruining her plan?
It didn't matter whether it was her or not, in short, the king's imperial edict had been issued. He had to go on this trip. He took so many medicinal herbs to and from Wuji Mountain, and it would take ten days at the earliest. How did she want to attack that woman?
Helianqi couldn't figure out Zana's plan for a while. Anyway, he would be back in ten days. If she still didn't take action, don't blame him for being rude!
In the Immortal Palace, Zana was very happy to learn that Helianqi had been appointed to deliver medicinal materials. She was also worried that he would miss her important event. Now that he is not in the capital, her plan can be completed smoothly. When he comes back
By that time, everything was in her hands~hum~!
In three days, Helianqi was ordered to collect medicinal herbs. After everything was prepared, he set off for the epidemic area. Zana stood on the tower and watched the team he led slowly leaving, feeling bursts of pride in her heart.
Next, she will start her plan!
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In Wuji Mountain, the medicine concocted by Keser has indeed had some effect. Most of the villagers have regained consciousness, but their hands and feet still sometimes can't control themselves. However, people's consciousness is very clear, and they no longer bite or catch people casually!
Guiguzi and Keser looked at the symptoms of these villagers. It was obvious that they had not been completely eradicated. There must be some hidden secrets that they had not discovered yet, so the medicine still did not work together and there was no cure.
"Doctor Coser, we have discovered something!" outside the camp, a soldier shouted.
When Guiguzi and Keser heard the shouting, they immediately got up and rushed out of the camp to see what was going on.
"What happened?" Guiguzi looked at everything normal outside and asked unclearly.
"The searching soldiers found a corpse in a mountain col. The body was severely decomposed and there were signs of being bitten. General Yuwen has already rushed over. The Qinglong guards asked the young one to come back to pick you two up to check it out." Simple.
After giving an overview to let them understand, he immediately led them forward.
Guiguzi and Keser followed a dozen soldiers and walked for about a stick of incense before arriving at this mountain col. It was very remote. Usually only people who cut firewood and collect herbs would come in. Others would not come here at all.
place.
Yuwen Tuo and Qinglong arrived here first. The soldiers pointed their fingers at the pile of earth pits in front of them. When they got closer, they could vaguely see a rotting arm, and could clearly smell the stench of rotting corpses.