When a doctor saw her, he laughed a lot: "Hey, new here?"
Liu Ruyan nodded quickly: "Exactly, I wonder how many of them are?"
The fat man raised his chin and introduced himself to her: "Xinglin Maitreya Zhuge Ming, have you heard of him?"
"It turns out to be Dr. Zhu, whom I have admired for a long time."
"I said, what are you shouting about? Our surname is Zhuge!"
Liu Ruyan nodded: "Doctor Zhuge is like thunder piercing his ears."
Zhuge Ming nodded with satisfaction, pursed his lips again, and looked at the lean man next to him: "This is Dr. Zheng from Taiyuan Prefecture."
Liu Ruyan smiled at him, but Doctor Zheng turned his head away with disdain.
Zhuge Ming continued to introduce: "And this is the doctor at Renxintang in the town, Dr. Zhang."
Dr. Zhang Huairen, who was already in his sixties, had a few deep wrinkles on his thin face. His brows were kind and he looked at Liu Ruyan: "Young man, what do you call me?"
Liu Ruyan bowed respectfully to the old man as a junior, but her hands and feet were tied, which made her look a little awkward.
"My wife, Liu Ruyan, is not a doctor. I came here on this adventure just to find someone."
All three of them were shocked, and even Dr. Zheng looked at her carefully.
Doctor Zhang asked in surprise: "Who are you looking for?"
Liu Ruyan looked at the old man, her red lips parted slightly, "The medicine fairy Bai Zhi."
Zhuge Ming was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. He wanted to shout loudly, but was afraid of disturbing the outside world.
So he lowered his voice and whispered: "You are crazy. You want someone to come to this ghost place. Do you know who these people are? They are bandits!"
"Aren't they from Taiping Village?" Liu Ruyan couldn't help asking.
Zhuge Ming took a breath and stared at her like a monster: "So you know everything, so why are you here?"
Liu Ruyan smiled helplessly: "I was captured by them."
"They only arrest the doctors." Zhuge Ming emphasized again.
He carefully glanced outside and continued to Liu Ruyan: "Let me state in advance that these villagers are ruthless masters who kill people without blinking an eye. Later, be sure not to let them discover that you have sneaked in.
If you have the chance, escape as soon as possible, as far away as possible."
"What about you?" Liu Ruyan looked at the doctors.
Zhang Huairen sat among the straw and said slowly: "I'm old and can't run away. If you can escape, go to the town government office and report it to the official. As for the Bai Zhi you mentioned, I've been here since I entered
I have never seen this person in the village."
"Junior knows." Since Bai Zhi is not in the village, she has no need to stay, "It's just..."
"Just what?" Zhuge Ming looked at Liu Ruyan.
With his skinny skin and tender flesh, could this kid be like an embroidered pillow and not even know how to run for his life?
Liu Ruyan showed doubts on her face and asked simply: "I saw that many new graves were added to the cemetery. I wonder what kind of disease the villagers have contracted, so they dared to risk their lives to imprison the doctor."
"Based on the pulse and symptoms, it should be a febrile disease. Warmth evil is a yang evil." Zhang Huairen answered her, with a hint of confusion on his face, "Everyone who gets the disease is sent here, but the plague is still rampant in the village.
, villagers are infected with diseases every day.”
Zhuge Ming also went on to say: "This epidemic is different from previous ones, but due to the limited conditions in the village, it is impossible to identify the cause and completely block the source."
"What's the difference?"
Doctor Zheng said in a disdainful tone: "You ignorant person, what's the use of telling you."
Zhuge Ming explained patiently: "The symptoms this time are poisonous and hot, affecting the lungs, coughing, sore throat, sudden onset, and quick death. Most of them are the elderly and young children. However, Yanglinpo is located in a remote area, and there are few doctors. Even if
Even if you encounter them, their medical skills are uneven."
"So the villagers came up with the idea of using Huang Zhi as bait to imprison the doctor and rob the merchants of their money. But where is Li Zheng in Taiping Village? Why didn't he report the situation and let the court give medicine to help the people?"
"When you talk about Li Zheng, I get angry. This family has packed up and ran away a long time ago!"
"Run away?" Liu Ruyan was surprised.
"It is said that this man, who has no children, has the idea of taking a concubine. There is a sesame-picking girl in the village named Yun Niang. She has a decent appearance and is very popular. In addition, Yun Niang's parents died early, so she can be regarded as a concubine.
A carefree person."
As soon as Li Zheng made the calculation, he gave some coarse cloth as a betrothal gift and settled the matter between him and Yun Niang.
But not long after, word spread that Yun Niang was raped in Yang Shulin.
Li Zheng was feeling depressed, and wanted to go to someone's house to argue with him, but he found out that the other person was a member of an aristocratic family.
The young master was visiting here, and when he was hunting in the woods, he saw Yun Niang's beauty, and he became interested in her.
Therefore, this marriage is considered completely pornographic.
Li Zheng didn't dare to stand out, but the matchmaker said it was bad luck. Even the unmarried girls in the village were pointing fingers at Yun Niang, saying that she was flirting with others, was shameless, and was deliberately trying to gain access to others.
Yun Niang was withdrawn and faced with being scorned by everyone, her life was very difficult. Until later, Yun Niang became pregnant and her belly gradually appeared.
It was still a cold day, and Yun Niang was tied up with stones by the villagers and sank into the river.
Hearing this, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but interrupt: "Why did I hear people say that she threw herself into the river?"
"Nonsense!" Zhuge Ming corrected him, "Well, for some reason, Yun Niang, no matter how harshly the villagers scolded her, she still endured her life and endured it. She suddenly couldn't think about it. I also heard that the rope tying the stone broke for some reason.
Queen of Heaven, the corpse floated up, and the scream was scary."
Having said this, Zhuge Ming moved to Liu Ruyan and whispered to her: "This epidemic is strange. Someone saw Yun Niang by the river, and that woman... came back."
"So you suspect that the plague in the village is related to Yun Niang?"
Zhuge Ming quickly shook his head: "I didn't say that."
Liu Ruyan opened her mouth and finally fell silent.
Taiping Village is located in a remote area. In the past few years, the entire village was sealed off due to the Ganoderma lucidum incident. The villagers rarely interacted with the outside world and were almost isolated from the outside world. This epidemic came a bit strangely.
Rumors of female ghosts by the river, women in the cemetery in the forest, and Yunniang, the sesame-gathering girl.
Could it be a long-planned revenge?
Until there were footsteps outside the cave, she immediately kept silent: "Someone has come in."
Zhuge Ming shuddered and quickly lay down on the ground, looking miserable.
Doctor Zhang closed his eyes and half leaned on the grass.
Doctor Zheng stared at the cave entrance with a wary expression.
Several men walked in.
The villagers here are good at riding and shooting, and everyone carries a saber in their hand. The blade is heavy and slightly curved, making it easier to fight on horseback.
One of the villagers at the head roughly pulled Zhuge Ming up and shouted: "Why are you pretending? Get up quickly!"
Dr. Zhuge was so frightened that his fat body trembled and he stared at the visitor nervously.
The villagers cut off all the ropes on their bodies.
"You guys all come here." He took the lead and walked out of the cave. Suddenly he remembered something and turned back to look at Liu Ruyan in the corner. "And you, the new guy, follow me too."