Qin Xiao knew that at this time, there were many people who wanted to see him.
How many gentry and wealthy people in the city have always wanted to see him, and the purpose is self-evident. He has been dealing with a lot of things these days, but he doesn't have time to see them all.
But at this moment, if someone is in a hurry, things will definitely not be simple.
He motioned for everyone to continue eating and went out. He saw a guard outside and asked, "Who wants to see me?"
The guard said: "General, this person claims to be from Tieshan Hegu. He has urgent matters and needs to see you immediately!"
Qin Xiao was greatly surprised when he heard this and whispered: "Where is he?"
"Still outside the house."
"Take him to the study to meet me." Qin Xiao ordered.
Qin Xiao did not expect that the people who came to see him were people from the Tieshan Hegu tribe.
The Hegu tribe is located in the northeastern part of the desert, under the Iron Mountain, hundreds of miles away from Shunjin City.
Although Qin Xiao had a close personal relationship with He Gu's Lutang Kedun, and He Gu's tribe also traded with merchants of the Tang Dynasty at the Black Mountain Trading Ground, Long Ruijun and He Gu's tribe were not very close.
There were many direct exchanges, and the two sides had almost never sent envoys to each other before.
Tonight, someone from the He Gu tribe suddenly came to ask for a meeting. Qin Xiao knew that something big must have happened at He Gu's side, and the envoy sent was probably on the orders of Luo Ting Ke Dun.
In recent days, Long Rui's army's target is the Liaodong Army, so he doesn't pay too much attention to that side of the grassland. Qin Xiao's first thought at this time was that He Gubu was probably threatened by a powerful enemy.
Out of desperation, they sent someone to ask for help.
When he arrived at the study, he only waited for a moment before the guards came with the two of them.
Qin Xiao was a little confused when he saw the person coming.
The two of them were not dressed in the most common way for Hegu people. They were tightly wrapped in linen robes, and even their entire heads were covered with gray cloth hoods, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Qin Xiao is not worried that the other party is an assassin. With his current strength, unless the Grand Master comes in person, he will have the strength to fight even if he is in the eighth-grade Great Heaven Realm.
When the two of them saw Qin Xiao, they immediately knelt down and said in unison: "See you at Hido!"
Qin Xiao was startled at first, but then he immediately thought that since he had made an unparalleled contribution in He Gu, Luoting Kedun granted him the title of Xiangri household in public, granted him two hundred households, and rewarded him with five hundred cattle and sheep.
He refused to close the household and cattle and sheep, but Xianghuhu finally accepted it under the insistence of the other party.
Xianghuhu means Master Khan, whose status is equivalent to that of the Taifu of the Tang Dynasty, which is extremely respected by people.
The two men addressed Xiang Hihu directly, which made Qin Xiao feel much closer. He raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk."
The two of them were about to get up, but they saw that one of them had just stood up halfway. I don't know if it was because he was too tired. His feet softened and he almost fell. The man next to him hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him and asked with concern: "You...
How are you?"
"No...it's okay!" The man waved his hand, but then he coughed violently.
When Qin Xiao saw this, he knew that something was unusual.
The man was coughing extremely violently, much like the tuberculosis patients Qin Xiao had seen.
Seeing the two people covered tightly again, Qin Xiao was a little surprised. He couldn't help but take two steps back and frowned: "What's wrong with him? Is he sick?" "Xiang Hito, we...
We are haunted by evil spirits!"
"What kind of ghost?" Qin Xiao felt that something was strange and said coldly: "Who are you?"
"I am Mangtu, the son of Mangdel!" The man supporting his companion said, "Does Hito still remember my father?"
"Mang Dele?" Qin Xiao was slightly startled.
Of course he still remembered the name.
Mang Dele was the captain of He Gu Bone Breaker. He was once the most powerful general in He Gu, and he was very loyal to Luo Tan Ke Dun.
When Tusun Qili Khan led an army to attack Hegu, both sides sent troops to the Lianghe River. In the end, the victory was determined by fighting between warriors.
Two hundred bone-crushers from He Gu and two hundred wolf-slayers from Tusun fought a bloody battle at the Galiang River. Mang Dele and Qin Xiao fought side by side, but in the end they died bravely.
He Gu naturally regards Mang Dele as a great hero of the tribe, and Qin Xiao also admires Mang Dele's bravery and loyalty.
He remembered that Mandler left behind two sons, and after Mandler died in the battle, they were all incorporated into the Bonebreakers.
At this time, this man claimed to be the son of Mang?????????????????? To Qin Xiao, he was also regarded as the son of an old friend.
"What's going on? Tell me quickly." Qin Xiao knew something big was bound to happen to He Gu, and was worried about Tan Ke Dun, so he asked anxiously: "Is Ke Dun okay?"
Mangtu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "No...it's not good, but Atsushi's life is at stake, she...she wants to see Hito one last time."
Qin Xiao was taken aback and was about to rush forward, but after taking a step forward, he was still wary and asked: "What's wrong with her?"
"Kedun is also haunted by evil spirits." Mangtu said: "Although the great witch in the clan has tried his best to drive away the ghosts,... it is still getting worse and worse."
Qin Xiao said: "You keep talking about bad ghosts, what kind of bad ghosts are you?"
"Kedun was weak and sent three of us to report the news, but on the way... one person was killed by a demon." Mangtu said with a choked voice, "Abul is also in a serious condition now.
It took a lot of effort to get here."
Qin Xiao already understood a little bit at this time and asked: "How are you doing?"
"It's just an occasional cough, so it's not a big problem for the time being." Mang Tu said: "Xiang Hito, Kotun told us that if Xiang Hito can spare time, she hopes to see you before the ancestor's soul takes her away. If it's your business
If we are busy, we can only meet in the next life." At this point, he thought of something and took out a letter from his arms. He did not hand it to Qin Xiao directly, but just said: "This is the letter that Ke Dun asked me to send. The letter has been
Contaminated by the evil ghost, I dare not let him touch it."
Qin Xiao already knew in his heart that if nothing unexpected happened, a plague was occurring in the Hegu Department.
When he was in Xiling, he experienced a plague, but fortunately Meng Zimo rescued him.
That plague caused the death of a large number of creatures. Thinking about it now, I still feel frightened.
He is now at the Great Heaven Realm, and his physique is very human. Ordinary poisons cannot do anything to him.
But he was not sure whether he could withstand the plague.
Now it can be determined that Mangtu and the others must have been infected with the plague, but due to their physical constitution, their reactions were quite different. One of them could not hold on and died on the way. Abul's current condition is also very serious. Only Mangtu
Suddenly it looks like it's in good condition.
"Can you meet other people on the way?" Qin Xiao asked immediately.
These people coming from the Hegu Department must pass through the Zhenyu Grassland, enter the Tang Dynasty, and all the way to Shunjin City. If they come into contact with people on the way, they are likely to bring huge disasters to the Northeast.
"No." Mangtu said immediately: "We knew that evil spirits were haunting us, so we didn't dare to come into contact with anyone along the way. We carried dry food and water, and traveled very fast day and night. We didn't dare to touch any water sources along the way, let alone
Come into contact with anyone." He added: "Although this evil ghost is fierce, as long as you wrap yourself up and have no physical contact with other people, you will not be entangled by the evil ghost."
"Where are your dead companions?"
"His body has been burned." Mangtu said: "We dug a deep pit on the way and buried the burned remains in it."
Qin Xiao nodded slightly, thinking that these two people were smart and took precautions. Otherwise, if they had casual contact with people on the way, the consequences would be disastrous.
"The people in the tribe who are haunted by evil spirits have been isolated individually." Mangtu said: "Ke Dun said that the evil spirits are too fierce and cannot be allowed to spread."
Qin Xiao asked: "When did you get entangled by the evil ghost?"
"It's unclear when exactly." Mangtu said: "After being haunted by a demon, you will first cough violently. If you cough continuously for several days, your body will become hot and your whole body will lose strength. After a few days, red spots will appear on your body.
"After a pause, he continued: "Within two or three days after the erythema appeared, breathing began to become difficult. It felt like there was a needle pricking in the chest. It was extremely painful. If it didn't last for seven or eight days, it would be gone.
Breathing, life will be taken away by evil spirits." After thinking for a moment, he said: "Being haunted by evil spirits, you will die in less than a month."
Qin Xiao glanced at Abul and said: "So Abul has just started not long ago." Then asked: "What step has Ketun reached now?"
"When we set off, Ke Dun had already started to feel hot all over his body." Mang Tu said: "If nothing goes wrong, Ke Dun should have started to have red spots on his body by now. The situation is serious. According to other people's conditions, Ke Dun...
.Ketun can only last about ten days at most...!" At this point, he was already choking.
Qin Xiao's heart trembled, and after thinking for a moment, he asked: "The devil only appears in He Gubu?"
"When we passed by the True Feather Department, we found that some people in the True Feather Department had begun to show symptoms." Mangtu said: "There is also the trading place. We came from Montenegro and passed by the trading place, and we also found that a few people started to show up at the trading place.
Symptoms appear.”
Qin Xiao was even more surprised.
He knew that there were close exchanges of people over there in the trading place. Once the epidemic started to spread in the trading place, it would likely spread to the northeast. Anyone who had physical contact would be infected. If it could not be controlled in time, it would be a terrible disaster.
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"You guys wait here." Qin Xiao didn't talk nonsense. At this time, there was no time to read what was written in Ke Dun's letter. He hurriedly went out and ordered the guard outside the door: "Immediately send someone to the city to ask for a doctor. The more people there are, the better."
Okay, bring them here overnight." He looked back and said, "Send someone to guard here and prepare meals for the two people in the house, but you must not have physical contact with them, let alone let them leave here."
The guards took the order and went down to make arrangements. Qin Xiao hurriedly returned to the elegant hall and saw several people talking. When Qin Xiao came back, they all looked over.
"Things are a bit troublesome." Qin Xiao looked solemn, glanced at a few people, and said: "There is a plague in the east of the desert, and it may have invaded the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"