Hesitating that time was running out, Li Qi made preparations the night before and set off directly the next day with Tang Yun, Wei Xinshan, and Weigang.
As for not taking Zhang Chuang with him, Li Qi felt that Tang Yun and Weigang's martial arts were already high enough, and Wei Xinshan also knew some martial arts.
Unfortunately, I wasn't jealous of my Qing Gong skills, so I didn't consider bringing Zhang Chuang with me.
After all, Zhang Chuang and Xiao Man, although they are very reliable at critical moments, they are really difficult to manage.
As for Zhao Wenjie, she also went on the road with them to prepare to fly to Yanzhai.
Before dawn, the group got on the carriage and left Kyoto directly.
By noon, we had arrived at the nearest port in Kyoto.
Due to time constraints, it was obviously too late to take a horse-drawn carriage. The fastest transportation in this era was only by boat.
Taking a boat is undoubtedly the most time-saving option.
Because the four lines of the poem about Jueqing Palace were too abstract, Li Qi looked through geography books on Daxia before selecting two places.
These two places are 90% similar to the place mentioned in the poem. As for whether they are actually these two places, we can only say after going there.
A few days later, the ship docked at Qucheng.
After everyone got off the boat, they said goodbye to Zhao Wenjie. She set foot on the road back to Feiyan Village alone, while Li Qi and others rushed to Kuncheng in a carriage.
Accompanied by two beauties along the way, Li Qi was not bored at all.
Tang Yun takes care of her daily life, and Wei Xinshan will also accompany Li Qi to chat.
They said they were chatting, but Li Qi was actually doing the talking alone.
On the carriage, Li Qi said: "Do you know that the world we live in actually has a name?"
"Name? What name?" Wei Xinshan asked curiously.
"I'll name it Earth for now."
"Earth?"
"Yes, the earth is round."
Li Qi began to impart some basic knowledge to Wei Xinshan and Tang Yun, but he went off track while talking.
"You should have all heard the story of Journey to the West, right?" Li Qi said.
Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan nodded.
"Then do you know the difference between me and Tang Seng?" Li Qi asked.
The two women shook their heads at the same time.
"How stupid." Li Qi said, "Tang Monk's purpose is to learn Buddhist scriptures, but my purpose is to marry you."
The two women have completely adapted to Li Qi's earthy love words in the past few days.
Tang Yun pursed his lips and said with a smile: "How many wives are you planning to marry?"
This time, Li Qi was stopped.
Damn it, is this girl teasing me?
"Guess." Li Qipi said after a moment.
Tang Yun smiled and said: "I can't guess."
"Then do you want to know?" Li Qi raised his eyebrows.
Just as Tang Yung was about to say something, the carriage suddenly jolted and everyone was shaken to and fro.
"Monk, how did you catch the bus?" Li Qi yelled angrily.
He opened the curtain of the carriage and saw that the carriage had stopped. Wei Gang looked a little solemn.
Li Qi got out and stood at the front of the carriage. He saw many corpses lying on the road not far away, and the smell was disgusting.
Looking around, I saw that the corpse stretched out with no end in sight.
"What's going on?" Li Qi asked with a frown.
Wei Gang said: "Sir, I'm afraid it's a plague."
When he heard the word "plague", Li Qi's neck suddenly shrank.
In this era of underdeveloped medical care, the most terrifying thing is the plague.
If this thing is infected, there is no cure even if you want to.
"Is there any other way?" Li Qi asked.
Wei Gang shook his head: "This is the only way."
Grandma, what should I do?
Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan also joined in at this time.
"Brother Li, I have medicine to cure the plague." Wei Xinshan said.
Li Qi was stunned and looked at her. Wei Xinshan continued: "When I came out, I brought a lot of medicine. I also brought medicine for the plague, but not much."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Monk, when you are driving the car, cover your mouth and nose with a cloth."
Wei Gang nodded.
Then Li Qi pulled Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan into the car, found a piece of clothing from the package, tore it into strips of cloth, and made a simple mask.
After taking precautions, the carriage continued to move forward.
After more than an hour, everyone came to a town and saw that the whole town was lifeless, with no sign of livelihood at all.
By this time, the sky had also darkened.
Li Qi thought for a while and said to Wei Gang: "Monk, don't go in. Go find a place to spend the night in the suburbs."
"Okay, sir."
The carriage turned around and continued moving towards the official road. After the sky completely darkened, it finally found a fairly good open space.
After parking the carriage, Wei Gang found some firewood and lit it. Everyone sat around the fire and took out some dry food and ate whatever they wanted.
"Sir, it seems that the plague in this place is quite serious." Wei Gang said, "When I passed by the town during the day, I couldn't see a single living person."
Li Qi said: "Monk, you go and have a rest in a while. The three of us will keep watch overnight. You can come back to replace us in the middle of the night."
After all, Wei had just been driving for a whole day, and it would be impossible if he didn't take a rest.
Wei Gang nodded and said nothing more. After eating, he got into the carriage and fell asleep.
Li Qi, Tang Yun and Wei Xinshan were sitting in front of the fire, no longer interested in chatting.
After all, when Li Qi came all the way during the day, he felt an indescribable feeling when he saw those corpses.
It is really not easy at all to survive in this era.
"Sir, are you tired? If you are tired, you can go to rest first, and Xinshan and I will stay overnight," Tang Yun said.
Li Qi shook his head: "I'm not too tired, I just wonder why such a big plague suddenly broke out here?"
Tang Yun pursed his lips and said, "Young master, I don't know. This is the case in the southwest. Plagues often appear."
"Have you been here before?" Li Qi asked.
Tang Yun nodded: "Master and I came here once before when Master was still here. At that time, a plague also broke out here, but it was not as serious as this time."
"What happened next?"
"Later?" Tang Yun looked confused.
"How was the plague solved later?" Li Qi asked.
Tang Yun reacted and said helplessly: "It has never been solved."
"Isn't it solved?" Li Qi was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't there anyone who cares about it?"
Tang Yun nodded.
"What about the government? Doesn't the government care about it?" Li Qi said.
Tang Yun sighed and said: "That's how it is in the southwest. The government only cares about themselves. Every time a large-scale plague occurs, they will choose to close the city. They will only send people out to dispose of the corpses when most of the people infected by the plague are dead."
Hearing this, Li Qi frowned: "Aren't there any doctors practicing medicine or something?"
Tang Yundao: "Yes, there are, but not many. After all, the plague spreads too fast."
While they were chatting, suddenly there was a noise in the woods...