Lin Jue ran a few steps quickly with his sword in hand. Although he didn't have much skill, he was very fast and powerful. He used his strength to kick a few feet on a wall with peeling and mottled skin. He raised his hand and turned over, and then he went up to the roof.
Standing under the moonlight and looking around, you can see the continuous and well-proportioned eaves and corners of the tile roofs.
In a daze, he saw the figures of gods running around the city. Some went to the roof like him, some stood guard on the city wall, and some were running in the streets, as if they were looking for something.
It finally started moving.
If you are searching for monsters and ghosts in the city, it is obvious that these earth gods are better at it.
However, the streets gradually became chaotic——
I don't know who started it, but more and more people opened the doors, carried patients on their backs, and rushed to the hospital regardless of the curfew.
The doctors in the city also put on their clothes and got up at night.
If Lin Jue walked back to the inn at this time, he would definitely not have to worry about being discovered by the night watchman and charged with breaking the curfew. But if there is a demon, he may also be a cover for the demon.
Just seeing this scene, Lin Jue already realized that the possibility of the gods in the city finding the plague ghost was very low.
Seeing the guy vomiting eggs and worms, it can be seen that he must not have contracted the plague tonight. Unless the plague ghost can stuff worms and eggs into his stomach, it will take time for the eggs to hatch, right?
And if this is the case, how can we explain that so many people in most of Cuiwei City fell ill on the same night?
Think about it, even if it is a plague spread by ghosts, it must have time to spread, incubate and attack, right?
However, Lin Jue still held on to the possibility and did not return to the inn. Instead, he sat on the roof of this room, holding a sword in his arms and holding a magic pill in his hand at any time.
Right here, watching the gods running around in the city, watching people coming and going in the streets, vomiting and crying, a peaceful city gradually became noisy, making people panic in just one night.
A red sun gradually appeared in the sky.
The gods kept searching in vain.
Cuiwei became an epidemic city.
…
The boundary between the green mountains and the morning mist is blurred like the ink and white space on a painting. A mountain road winds randomly among them, but several Taoists are already on their way.
"Brother, how far is it from Zhongzhou?"
"Zhongzhou? It's still a few hundred miles away!"
"How can there be a plague?"
"Why does the Taoist ask such a question? We have not seen any plague along the way!"
"Just ask."
Taoists and merchants who got up early passed each other and exchanged a few words.
The junior sister held a vegetable dumpling in her hand and gnawed it, walking on the road in silence and boredom.
I bought this at a tea stall on the road. It is a coarse powder made from coarse grains. Add wild vegetables and wrap it into a dumpling. It is steamed. You chew it in your mouth and the dregs fall off. You swallow it and your throat is broken. After chewing it, it looks like a mouthful.
Therefore, you should not breathe too hard when eating. It is easy to spit out powder when exhaling, and it is easy to choke when inhaling. You have to drink a sip of water after every bite.
Add water to the bran and it becomes even stranger.
She was just bored, not only because the dumplings were unpalatable, but also because her senior brother had gone to the front and no one was talking to her.
It’s quite strange to say——
When the senior brother was around, he didn't talk to her all the time. Most of the time, she was walking alone pushing the tree branch cart. But when the senior brother left, she was left alone behind, even pushing the tree branch cart.
She was tired of it, and in the first few dozen miles, she bumped into her belly several times due to bumps and rocks, so she had to reluctantly abandon it.
Not only her, but Cai Li too.
The junior sister glanced at the trolley.
I saw Cai Li lying lazily on a package, as if he was used to being alone, but from time to time he raised his head and glanced at the forest or the road ahead covered by thick fog.
The younger junior sister also raised her head and looked forward.
Just at this glance, I saw a slender and elegant white shadow riding on the wind, like an ancient god or an elf in the mountains, passing through the thick fog and arriving in front of the group of people.
Still landing lightly, bending down to release the force.
But the fox couldn't help but open his mouth and exhaled:
"Ha~ha~"
He seemed very tired.
At the same time, all of its hair was soaked with dew. When it shook its body, water droplets splashed everywhere.
The junior sister couldn't help but feel a little dull.
Because the fox that beats her senior brother has always been full of energy since she grew up. Whether climbing mountains or wading in water, running or jumping, it has always been as light as the wind, so she always thought that Fuyao was
You won't be tired.
This is the first time I have seen it so tired.
Many Taoists in the mountain stopped immediately and looked at each other. They all knew the result, but they still felt a bit lucky.
"how's it going?"
"Junior brother, did you ask you to bring a message?"
"Where is the letter?"
The fox listened to their questions, calmed down a little, then raised his head and said to them:
"plague!"
"Plague? Where is it?"
"Cui! Wei!"
"Cuiwei County? Is it urgent?"
"Emergency?" The fox stood still, feeling like he had been running all night. Not only was he out of breath, but his mind was also blank. After thinking carefully, he said again, "Hurry up!"
"How many people got sick?"
"Spit worms!"
"The symptoms are vomiting bugs? Are there any deaths?"
"What's at stake!"
"Have you caught the plague ghost?"
“Stay in an inn!”
Many Taoists looked at each other again.
"There are still hundreds of miles to go. There are so many of us. It's impossible for us all to rush there at once. We have to go first. The fifth junior brother has to go first." The second senior brother spoke first.
"Fifth Junior Brother may not be able to survive even taking a few Shenxing Pills, so it's better to ride a horse." Third Senior Brother untied the cart horse and tied a saddle on it, "When you have two hundred miles left, feed the horse one pill.
Shen Xing Dan, feed it something good after arriving in the city."
"good!"
Not long after, the fifth senior brother carried the package and rode quickly through the thick fog ahead.
Everyone had no choice but to let the donkeys pull the cart and speed up their pace again.
The fox was already lying on the cart, motionless with his eyes open, as if he had no hope of life. A colorful raccoon stood next to it, trying hard to lick its fur.
"Fuyao, have something to eat."
The junior sister handed a vegetable dumpling to it.
The fox got up again and started eating.
"When did you set off?"
"night!"
"How late at night?"
"moon!"
"You ran hundreds of miles in one night? No wonder you are so tired! After eating, rest in the car for a while!"
"In a moment!"
The fox answered casually and continued to eat fiercely.
Neither of the two vegetable dumplings tasted anything, so they went into his stomach quickly. After eating, he jumped off the cart without hesitation, and then turned to look at the Taoists, as if saying goodbye to them.
.
"you……"
Just as everyone wanted to say something, it had already left.
Without any effort on his feet, he immediately jumped forward a few feet, just like an elf, and disappeared deep into the mist in a few clicks.
…
At dusk, Cuiwei seems to have become a purgatory.
At this time, the city was full of sick people.
Dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, and then constant abdominal cramps. Maybe yesterday I was a strong worker, lying in bed all night and day, almost unable to walk.
The whole city was full of sorrow and sorrow.
This is something the gods in the city can see with the naked eye.
"what to do?"
In the official residence, the city god was extremely anxious.
After all, having been a god for more than a hundred years, I still have some knowledge.
Not only had this type of plague never been heard of before, but just from the fact that it was so ferocious and spread so widely in a short period of time, we also knew that it was definitely not a natural spread and that there must be human factors involved.
If it is a matter of human affairs, it should be managed by others. If he, the city god, can provide advice through dreams, it is a meritorious service to help him. Doing nothing is not a sin. However, if there is a plague, he, the city god, can hardly escape the blame.
Even if there was nothing to do with the Taoist in the first place, the dereliction of duty is still within limits. After all, even the City God of the capital cannot guarantee that there are no monsters and ghosts in the city. Everyone even knows that the monsters hidden in the capital are just like the prosperity of the capital.
Be number one in the world.
The city god could only say to avoid the evil spirits in the city, and to stop those evil spirits whose evil and deadly energy could be smelled from far away.
But people have already come to remind you. If you don't take it seriously and still go drinking, it's a big mistake.
If this matter is not handled well, many people will die, and the priests guarding the city gate will be mainly responsible. Especially the two priests at the south gate are the most guilty, and they may not escape the end of being wiped out.
I am afraid that I will also be dismissed from heaven and have my statue smashed on the ground.
It seems better than them, but how can it be so much better?
I am not one of those real people in ancient times who ascended the Tao and became immortals and gods. Those great gods took off their official uniforms and lost their positions and incense. At least they still had the Taoism around them, which could sustain them for some years, but I had already died.
Once a human being, without the incense of the priesthood, he is just a ghost. How long will it take before he disappears into ashes?
"Report to the City God! No plague ghost found!"
"One night and one day! Haven't found it yet?"
"I'm afraid he's no longer in the city!"
"this……"
The city god rolled his sleeves and became furious.
"What should I do?" The city god circled anxiously and asked the assistant officer next to him, "I asked you to ask for the dragon-touching hand in your dream, but have you invited him?"
"Back to the City God, the Dragon Touching Holy Hand is not in our Cuiwei and is not under the jurisdiction of our divine power. I had no choice but to ask Hongyan to help carry the dream over, but Hongyan couldn't find him when he went to his home."
"Trash! What do you want from the incense offered by the people?"
"this……"
The assistant officer stopped talking.
The city god turned around a few times and then looked at the two priests, one fat and one thin, at the door.
These two people were already dead in his heart.
But they seemed to have something to say.
The city god frowned and asked:
"Do you have any idea?"
The two priests had already turned pale. When they heard his words, they felt as if they had received a savior and said quickly: "City God! We do have something to say!"
"When is it! Why don't you tell me quickly!"
"yes……"
Before the two spoke, they looked at each other.
"What I want to report to the City God is that the Taoist priest is probably weird!" The fat priest said first, "City God, think about it, why did the plague not come earlier and later, but the plague came as soon as the Taoist priest came? And first of all,
Start from the place where the Taoist priest lives!"
"That's right!" The thin priest quickly answered, "He walked around the city last night, and after he finished walking, the plague spread in the city!"
"Um?"
The city god was stunned for a moment, turned around and stared at them.
"City God Mingjian, we have been guarding the city gate day and night these past few days, and we have never let a single demon or ghost in. The only one was the fox following that man. It was a demon fox. And since last night, that demon fox
He disappeared without a trace."
"Yes, it's not that we are slandering the Taoist priest, but this matter is really a bit strange. Besides, it is really wrong for him, a Taoist from Yishan, Huizhou, to come to our Cuiwei County. Due to circumstances and reasons, the city god should ask the military attache to arrest him
Come and conduct a thorough review. This can be regarded as fulfilling our duties and giving an explanation to the people." The thin priest said, "Even if, even if this matter has nothing to do with him, maybe, maybe we can persuade him not to accuse us of dereliction of duty.
status."
"..."
The City God put his hands behind his back and looked at them one by one.
How could he not know their thoughts?
The two priests were equally anxious as he was at this time.
But this is a way.
The city god thought for a moment and turned around to look at the auxiliary officer.
The auxiliary officer also saw his thoughts and wanted to persuade him, but he did not dare to disobey. He just said helplessly: "What the two priests said is reasonable and reasonable. That Taoist practices spiritual law. Since he has embarked on the road of spiritual practice,
When you are in a hurry, you don’t have to be considered a mortal, but a Taoist who teaches the Dharma, and you may have the ability..."
"I just invited him to ask. Let's give him some benefits first. He is just a Taoist from the Lingfa Sect. Maybe what he said last night was to ask for these from us."
The city god had made a decision and immediately summoned the military attaché.
…
At dusk, two military attaches from the City God's Temple, plus four soldiers, had arrived at the door of the inn. Although there were not many, they were all the military attaches from the City God's Temple.
However, at this time, there was already a long queue at the door of the inn.
From a distance, they could see an aura of awe coming from the lobby of the inn.
Before I even got close, I started to feel frightened.
Chapter completed!