After settling in, Xu Mochen and Tang Derun left the inn and came to Ningtai City.
It is worthy of being the capital of the former dynasty. Even after the war, it is now very prosperous.
"Ningzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is particularly prosperous," Tang Derun carefully studied the information. "In those troubled times, it was rarely attacked by war. Even when His Majesty finally unified the country, the army came in.
However, His Majesty was kind and loved the people of the former Southern Guard, so he recovered quickly after reunification.
Speaking of which, Ningzhou can be ranked among the top five in Daqian Country."
However, these have nothing to do with Xu Mochen.
Most of the resources were withheld by the immortal cultivators, and only one percent could be handed over to the court.
In the past, he focused on unification and led troops to fight all day long. He always believed that it would take time for the country to recover after troubled times.
Now that I have seen the grand occasion of Ningzhou with my own eyes, I feel even more emotional.
No matter how prosperous the human race is, it is just a stepping stone for cultivators of immortality.
"Who are the main forces of immortal cultivators in Ningzhou?" Xu Mochen asked as he walked.
"There is a branch of the Mo League. After all, Ningzhou is a continent," Tang Derun recalled. "There is also a more famous one, the Yingyue Sect in the Netherworld, which is Shen Changfeng's sect.
Others include scattered sects and sects from all walks of life, with varying strengths and weaknesses, and their attitudes toward the court are relatively neutral."
Xu Mochen was silent for a while: "The resources are in the hands of Mo League and Yingyue Sect. Do they know about Shen Changfeng?"
"You should know something. Shen Changfeng holds the soul pills and has interactions with the immortal cultivators here," Tang Derun frowned, "But I apologize for my incompetence. I haven't found out who bought those soul pills yet."
"The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the embroidered clothes envoy is just a mortal. It would be good to find clues." Xu Mochen did not mean to blame, "Now that we are here, it is only a matter of time before the truth comes to light."
Tang Derun thought the same way: "The Yingyue Sect has little to do with Prince Ning, because they are supporters of the former Southern Wei Kingdom."
It is actually related to the previous dynasty. It seems that the water in Ningzhou is very deep.
The two came to a medical clinic and saw a group of people crowded at the door. The scene was a bit messy.
The clothes of these patients are not very flashy, and they are obviously of low status.
Some people have a fever, others have abdominal pain, and constant vomiting. The symptoms are similar.
Xu Mochen's consciousness turned and he scanned these people. What was rare was that he found no abnormality.
He glanced at Tang Derun, who also shook his head.
In other words, the spiritual consciousness determines that the reason why these people are sick is not because of foreign viruses and bacteria.
"Sir," Tang Derun whispered, "I think it may be a plague."
Gu, Xu Mochen has seen it in ancient books, is a popular method in the south.
There are also ways to refine Gu among mortals.
However, the refining of Gu by mortals was something that was difficult to allow for rulers of all dynasties. Therefore, for many years, those who refined Gu were often wanted by the imperial government.
Nowadays, among the mortals who are capable of refining Gu, Xu Mochen is estimated to be some of the Jianghu people, that is, the ancient martial arts sect, and their number is very few.
"Sir," Tang Derun also thought of it, "if it is a general poison, it usually infects specific people, and the number is not large.
Such a large-scale plague is caused by a plague. I believe that it may have something to do with immortal cultivators.
The Yingyue Sect belongs to the Netherworld and has done a lot of research on this aspect."
"Reminiscent of the plague in the capital not long ago," Xu Mochen sneered, "This plague should be the work of the same person.
The purpose is to lure me here, and it is really an unforgivable crime to sacrifice so many people for this!"
His face was rarely filled with anger. What he hated most was immortal cultivators attacking mortals.
That's a dimensionality reduction attack. If you have the ability, come to me.
As for Gu insects, when they enter the body of a mortal, they belong to the community where they live, and they are basically considered to be part of the human body.
If it is larger, the spiritual consciousness can identify it, but if it is still an insect egg, it is normal that the spiritual consciousness cannot analyze it.
The two of them went to other medical clinics and saw similar scenes.
Xu Mochen roughly knew it by heart: "There must be rivers and waters outside Ningtai City. Look at these people, they are all common people living in that area."
There are mud and water plants on shoes, trouser legs and other places.
Tang Derun's eyes lit up: "Young Master believes that the plague comes from the water source."
"It's just speculation. You have to take a look to find out." Xu Mochen's attitude has always been objective and pragmatic.
After asking people in the city for directions, the two of them came to a small town outside the city.
There are large paddy fields in the town, and there is a river surrounding it, with many fishing boats plying back and forth on the river.
In the paddy fields and rivers, there are naked people working.
The water in the paddy field comes from the river, and you can see several small waterwheels turning to draw water.
Xu Mochen's consciousness swept through the paddy field and he could clearly feel that there were many frogs, fish, snails and the like inside.
These are common things in the Jiangnan waters.
Everyone is jumping around and it doesn't look like there is a problem.
But Xu Mochen didn't dare to take it lightly. Before the poisonous insects hatched, they could hide themselves very well, but their spiritual consciousness might not be useful.
But he comes from the 21st century, and when he takes samples for analysis, there is another important indicator: homology.
In other words, if similar things keep appearing over and over again, the problem may lie there.
He walked along the paddy field, his consciousness sweeping over it piece by piece, and finally came to the riverside, carefully sensing every plant and tree under the water.
Gradually, his frown relaxed.
He remembered one thing. Even in his time, infectious diseases were still not completely eradicated.
Schistosomiasis!
In my memory, in his era, through the vigorous efforts of predecessors, schistosomiasis was controlled and even eliminated to a great extent.
However, in the 21st century, people are still infected in problematic waters.
However, at the beginning, the fatality rate of schistosomiasis was not low.
By his time, it could be treated and prevented.
If it was schistosomiasis, Xu Mochen was silent.
The antibiotics developed by the National Medical Center cannot resist this disease.
Shen Changfeng! He really deserves to be killed!
"Sir," Tang Derun looked at his uncertain expression, "has there been any result?"
He is a cultivator in the world of monsters and beasts, and he is not very proficient in the techniques of Gu and Insects in the Netherworld.
"Well, it's just a guess." Xu Mochen continued to move forward, came to a relatively remote corner, and pointed to the water, "Have you seen those small snails? I guess they are the cause.
They are intermediate carriers. They have eggs called schistosomiasis in their bodies. After hatching, they are in the water and can enter the human body through drinking and skin invasion.
Then they multiply and hatch in the human body, causing various fatal diseases.
If it reaches the later stage, the person's stomach will be full of bugs and will swell, just like pregnancy."
Tang Derun couldn't help but feel his scalp numb as he listened.