Chapter 540: The Clouds Are Cleared, Qi County is in Danger
Hearing Li Daoxuan's words, Liu Mingyue's voice became a little awkward.
"Sorry, I talked too much."
For a tree, she is indeed a bit chatty.
After a pause, she continued, "Qingfeng later passed the imperial examination and served as the county magistrate of Guanyang County for ten years. He worked diligently, restrained himself and loved the people, but because he was not good at socializing and flattering, he was not promoted."
"I knew he had great ambitions. At that time, I had already successfully ascended to the Yang God Realm. I was very proud of myself, so I cast a spell to help him calculate the secrets of the universe and help him ascend."
Li Daoxuan understood. No wonder Xia Qingfeng had been a county magistrate for ten years without being promoted. After that, he seemed to be assisted by God. He made great achievements one after another and was quickly promoted to the governor of Dengzhou.
However, Liu Mingyue had leaked the secrets many times, and he probably suffered considerable backlash, which is why his cultivation had not improved for many years.
"Originally, everything was going smoothly, and Qingfeng finally realized his ambitions. He built water conservancy projects, cracked down on the powerful, and rectified the administration of officials, giving Dengzhou a brand new look. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long."
"Qingfeng is upright and honest. He beat up the gangster with the locust tattoo, which caused rumors to spread. He didn't care at first until Juye County was really hit by a locust plague."
"This little girl wearing the Lightning Mother mask came to Juye County to investigate. She was very smart and noticed the connection between me and Qingfeng, so she became suspicious. However, her cultivation was still shallow, so she did not find my true identity at that time."
Li Daoxuan remembered that Jia Huo had said that after Dianmu went to Juye County, she ordered him to send someone to monitor Xia Qingfeng.
It was also at that time that Li Chunfeng received a letter from the Mother of Lightning, which said that Dengzhou had suffered a locust plague and that the governor, Xia Qingfeng, was suspected of colluding with demons, so she planned to conduct a thorough investigation.
"Two days ago, Qingfeng came at night. He was worried that the locust plague would sweep across Dengzhou, so he asked me for a way to defeat the locusts. At that time, I knew it was not good because of this little girl, so I quietly followed him."
"After finding my true form, the little girl fought me without any reason. Although she was young, the thunder magic she had learned was extremely advanced. Her body could transform into thunder. I was unable to defeat her for a while ."
"But fortunately, she was still a novice, and after a hundred moves, she had used up most of her magic power. Qingfeng explained to her, but she didn't believe it at all. She also said that Qingfeng intended to destroy the grain in Dengzhou. She used the last bit of her magic power to send a letter to the court."
Li Daoxuan thought of the second letter written by Dianmu that Li Chunfeng took out. The handwriting was sloppy and it was only half written. It seemed that in addition to the urgency of the situation, his magic power was not enough.
"Xia Qingfeng colluded with the demons and attempted to—"
The last unfinished words should be an attempt to destroy the grain in Dengzhou.
If what Liu Mingyue said was true, then Dianmu was indeed a little impatient this time. Perhaps this was also related to her practice of thunder magic. Her state of mind was not cultivated enough, but her strength increased by leaps and bounds.
"I knew that once this letter reached the court, Qingfeng would never be able to wash away his guilt even if he jumped into the Yellow River, so I persuaded him to leave the Tang Dynasty with me, but he refused and begged me to tell him how to defeat the locusts."
There was a hint of emotion in Liu Mingyue's voice.
"He is a stubborn person. He said that as a governor, he would rather die than let the people go hungry. But he didn't think about the fact that the imperial court's butcher knife was already on his neck."
"Under his persistence and pleading, I finally agreed."
Li Daoxuan said calmly: "I'm afraid this matter is not simple."
"Yes, in fact, when Juye County suffered from the locust plague, I already realized that something was wrong. This is not a purely natural disaster, but a man-made disaster, and it is deeply involved!"
Li Daoxuan's eyes sparkled, and he was quite concerned about this matter. He said, "Tell me in detail."
"Yes, when there was a locust plague in Juye County, I helped. When I came back, I found that some people had dug up something near the valley where I lived."
"What?"
"A bronze box that looks very ancient, with many runes and forbidden spells on it."
"I wanted to stop them, but the aura coming from the bronze box made me wary. Plus, I had just fought the locusts and had used up a lot of mana, so I could only watch them go away."
Li Daoxuan vaguely felt that this matter was of vital importance.
"What do those people look like?"
Liu Mingyue said with certainty: "Although they are wearing Han clothing, their appearance is different from that of Han people. I know the leader among them, he is Jia Huo, the chief of Dengzhou!"
"This person has been against Qingfeng many times. If Qingfeng hadn't stopped me, I would have cast a spell to teach him a lesson long ago, so I definitely wouldn't have been wrong!"
Hearing this, Li Daoxuan's heart moved.
There are too many suspicious points about Jia Huo, but one thing is certain: he definitely has another hidden identity.
"Back to the previous article, what strategy did you come up with to defeat the locusts for Xia Qingfeng?"
"I calculated the secret and told him that an old woman riding a donkey would pass by the Xiaoqing River in the evening of the following day. She is the locust god and the manipulator of this locust plague."
"I asked him to go forward and beg the locust god, kowtow three times and nine times, offer tributes, light talismans, and ask the locust god to return home and spare Dengzhou this time."
"This matter is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. I advised him not to go, but he didn't listen. I had no choice but to break off a life willow branch and let him carry it with him. On the one hand, it can protect him and conceal his breath, and on the other hand, I can use it as my eyes and ears to see what was happening at the time."
"And then, did he succeed?"
Lou Ling couldn't help but ask.
Liu Mingyue's voice paused for a moment, and when it sounded again, there was a hint of indelible sadness.
"No, Qingfeng may be dead."
"I miscalculated. The one who passed by Xiaoqing River that night was not the locust god, but the plague god."
Li Daoxuan's eyes fixed.
"Qingfeng saw the God of Plague holding a gourd and preparing to release the plague into the Xiaoqing River. I kept reminding him to flee quickly, but he didn't move."
The sadness in Liu Mingyue's voice became more and more intense.
"He said he had prepared a gift for me in Qi County, but unfortunately he couldn't take me to see it in person. Then he rushed over, snatched the gourd from the God of Plague, and swallowed all the poison into his stomach."
Lou Ling and Lu Chunliang looked at each other and could see the shock in each other's eyes.
Xia Qingfeng, as a mortal, dared to go against the God of Plague, and even swallowed all the plague to protect the people of Qi County.
Such courage and spirit are truly admirable.
"The willow branch I gave him broke, and the Plague God discovered him. I don't know what happened after that. I only know that the Plague God found me soon and tried to kill me."
"But the Plague God seemed to have just awakened at that time, and his strength was not very strong, so he could not do anything to me. In order to increase his strength, he trapped me while poisoning the people of Juye County to death, absorbing their pain and fear to strengthen himself."
"Faced with the Plague God who had greatly increased in strength, I gradually lost the battle and could only hold on. By the way, this little girl wearing the Lightning Goddess mask also helped me to fight the enemy. She was very brave. Although she herself was injured by the miasma, she still wanted to cover my retreat and asked me to inform the court."
"It's a pity that none of us escaped under the siege of the Plague God. If fellow Taoist hadn't arrived in time and waited for a few more days, I'm afraid we would have died together."
Liu Mingyue finally explained the whole cause and effect, which made Lou Ling and Lu Chunliang sigh.
They didn't expect that the events in Dengzhou would be so complicated and tortuous.
If what she said was true, then Xia Qingfeng not only did not collude with the devil, but was an absolutely good official. He swallowed the poison of the plague god, and I really don't know how he is now.
Li Daoxuan remained silent for a long time, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.
…
Qi County.
"Senior Medicine King, we are finally here!"
Changle was carrying a medicine basket on his back and seemed extremely excited and jumped for joy.
She finally arrived in Qi County and will be able to meet her master soon. Hehehe, her master will definitely be surprised then.
If my master scolds me, Senior Yaowang is here to speak well of me.
Sun Simiao stroked his beard and smiled, looking at Changle with a very kind look.
During this period of time working together, he discovered that this young girl from Longhu Mountain was exceptionally intelligent. Just by watching him give acupuncture and boil medicine for patients, she was able to understand the mysteries of it. In just a few days, she had already gained some understanding of the basic medical skills.
Moreover, she possesses the miraculous power of wood element, which allows her to easily find various herbs, identify their medicinal properties, and even increase the medicinal power of herbs. She is simply a natural medical genius!
Sun Simiao planned to discuss something with her master after meeting him.
He wanted He Jia to learn medical skills from him. She didn't need to become his disciple. She would still be a disciple of Longhu Mountain. He, Sun Simiao, did not want any status and was willing to teach her all his medical skills.
As long as Hejia can hold more free clinics in the future and provide free medical treatment to the people, it will be enough.
Of course, he was also a little worried. Longhu Mountain was the leader in Taoism and a powerful sect. Even the world-renowned Tang Dynasty Imperial Master was a disciple of Longhu Mountain. The other party might not necessarily think highly of his medical skills.
Walking in Qi County City, looking at the willow trees swaying in the streets, the green all around makes people feel soothed.
"Senior Medicine King, the air here is so fresh!"
Changle took a deep breath and smiled.
Sun Simiao smiled and said, "This governor is thoughtful. You should know that there are two kinds of qi, one clear and one turbid. The flow of blood depends on qi. People with weak bodies, weak qi, and weak internal organs can improve their condition by living among trees for a long time and breathing in fresh air."
The two continued walking and slowly arrived at the Xiaoqing River.
For some unknown reason, Changle suddenly felt a sense of danger, and the magic power in his body began to flow faster.
Sun Simiao stopped and his expression gradually became serious.
Plop!
A pedestrian suddenly fell down. Her face was as hot as fire, her whole body was twitching, and her face was covered with scar-like pimples. It was a hot summer day, but she kept complaining about the cold.
The others wanted to help, but were stopped by Sun Simiao.
"Stay away from her, it could be a plague!"
Crash!
A single stone caused a thousand ripples. The crowd immediately fled like birds and beasts, covering their mouths and noses, their eyes full of fear.
In ancient times, plague was almost synonymous with death.
If a plague occurs in a place, it will spread quickly, and then people will die one after another, and in the end it will even become a deserted city!
People who are infected with the plague are hated by gods and ghosts, and most of them will drag their entire family into the abyss.
Even if someone was powerful and influential, they would be in danger of death if they got the plague. Even the maids in the mansion did not dare to take care of them. They could only wait for their last breath and leave everything to fate after taking medicine.
"mother!"
The woman's child, however, was not afraid of his mother. At about seven or eight years old, he bravely ran towards his mother and tried to help her up.
Changle grabbed him and then cast a longevity talisman.
As the golden light entered her body, the woman stopped twitching and her expression became a little more relaxed, but she was still unconscious. As time passed, the pimples on her face began to fester.
Changle was startled, this was the longevity talisman drawn by his master himself, not only could it bring the dead back to life, but it could also dispel bad luck and drive away all kinds of diseases. But it seemed to have little effect on this woman.
"it's useless."
Sun Simiao came over and said solemnly, "Her internal organs have been invaded by the virus and destroyed. No medicine can cure her. Your talisman can temporarily keep her alive, which is already very rare."
Even with his medical skills, he couldn't help but feel that there was nothing he could do.
If it could be discovered earlier, there might still be hope.
Changle looked at the crying child in her arms, bit her red lips lightly, formed seals to mobilize the Yi Wood Energy into the woman's body, making a final attempt.
There was an effect, but as soon as she stopped, the woman's condition rapidly worsened.
Sun Simiao sighed lightly, walked up to the woman without any hesitation, and pierced the many major acupoints on her head with silver needles.
The tail of the needle trembled slightly, as if a stream of air was sweeping through it.
The woman's complexion seemed to be better, and Changle stopped consuming his magic power.
"Senior Medicine King, can she be saved?"
Sun Simiao shook his head and said, "As long as she still has a breath, she must try her best."
After saying that, he stood up and looked around.
"When facing a plague, the most important thing is to first find the source of its spread and then block it. Otherwise, once it spreads completely, it will be a disaster that is difficult to control!"
Having practiced medicine for many years, this was not the first time he had encountered a plague.
Each epidemic is different, but blocking its spread is often the key to defeating it. Only by controlling the source of the plague can we study the antidote.
Crash!
The water surged and a corpse floated up.
He was wearing a purple official robe, had a thin face, a teardrop-shaped blue birthmark at the corner of his eye, and was tightly grasping a half-willow branch in his swollen hands .
The skin of the corpse was a strange black and purple color, and even the river water around him was stained with a hint of color.
Floating down the river, floating up and down.
Sun Simiao's pupils suddenly trembled, and he shouted quickly: "Xiaoqing River, it turned out to be Xiaoqing River, hurry up, salvage the body and burn it immediately!"
However, no one responded to his words.
Plop!
Plop!
Pedestrians on both sides of the river fell down like dumplings, and all showed the same symptoms as the woman, some mild, some severe, some acute, some slow.
They have all drunk the water from Xiaoqing River or washed fruits and vegetables with the water from Xiaoqing River.
Sun Simiao's gaze became extremely solemn.
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Juye County.
Li Daoxuan frowned slightly, looked in the direction of Qi County, and said, "It is admirable that Governor Xia took poison with his life, but where is his body now?"
Lou Ling and Lu Chunliang were shocked.
Yes, if Governor Xia swallowed the plague, then he himself would have become the poison. Logically, he would have died for sure, but why has no one in Qi County found Governor Xia’s body in the past few days?
Either Governor Xia is still alive, or... his body is hidden somewhere!
"Let's go back to Qi County."
Li Daoxuan was ready to take the two away, but after thinking about it, he said something to Liu Mingyue.
"Perhaps I know what gift Governor Xia wants to give you."
Liu Mingyue was still immersed in sadness and was stunned for a moment when she heard this.
"He planted 100,000 willow trees in Qi County. They are fully grown this year. When the breeze blows, the willows look like smoke. If you have time, you might as well go and take a look."
There were ripples in the void, and the figures of Li Daoxuan and the other two disappeared.
In the valley, there was only a willow tree as crystal clear as jade, swaying gently in the wind.
The leaves fall like rain, rustling.
