Chapter 94: Symbolic Water

"You said you are Feng Ling Du Ren?"
This woman finally explained her origin, but it made Chen Ren frown!
This woman joined the team three days ago, and the incubation period of cholera, if he remembered correctly, seemed to be several hours to seven days, which is very unstable.
"The government imposes heavy taxes, and many people in Yunzhong cannot make a living and are running to Hedong. It is said that there are people hiring laborers there, offering three meals a day! My husband originally planned to take our whole family there, but who knew, while we were sleeping peacefully, the land deity came to conscript people, and our house collapsed, and the ferry was destroyed..."
The woman started sobbing, and Chen Ren's brows furrowed even deeper!
"Sister-in-law, do you remember if those outsiders we encountered at Fengling Ferry had seen anyone else with symptoms like this child, suffering from persistent diarrhea?"
"Yes, yes, many people have it. They say they are so hungry that they eat grass!"
Chen Ren glanced at Gong Sunhong, who was also a smart person and immediately understood!
"Boy! This is trouble!" Gong Sunhong sighed softly. "There might be a major epidemic outbreak in Yongzhou. No wonder the Prince of Yong is so anxious, deploying thirty thousand Tianwei soldiers to Tongguan! I thought it was to guard against rebellious civilians in Yuzhou, but it turns out they're hiding from the plague!"
"Immortal, are you saying all those people are infected with plague?" The woman's lips were trembling with fear!
"Have you also been experiencing abdominal pain recently?" Chen Ren glanced at the bloodshot eyes of the woman and asked.
"Yes... yes..." the woman said nervously.
"Don't worry, this illness can be cured!" Chen Ren assured her, then turned to Gong Sunhong and said, "Uncle, this illness can be treated, but I need a large amount of cinnabar, writing brushes, and talisman paper!"
"If we were in Liangzhou, this wouldn't be a problem!" Gongsun Hong shook his head and said, "Yongzhou doesn't produce cinnabar, and there are no caravans to transport it. Apart from Zhangye, you won't find a large quantity of cinnabar anywhere else! And also...this is cholera, can you really cure it?"
He can also be considered as a half-disciple of the Daoist school, naturally aware of the Daoist art of preventing pestilence, but it's only prevention! If we're talking about curing... unless those sect leaders are willing to risk their own cultivation, they can invite the Pestilence God to cure the pestilence! His nephew is only a seventh-ranked official, how could he possibly invite a true god!
"Try it and you'll know!" Chen Ren took out a cursed talisman: "Bring me a bowl of water!"
One of Gong Sun Hong's guards glanced at his commander and, seeing him nod, quickly brought a bowl of water.
"Supreme Xuan Du, Four Bright Escaping Talisman. Nine True Four Drives, Heaven's Army Rear Followers. Collecting Souls and Capturing Spirits, Five Dragons and Eight Talismans. Emperor's Order, Capturing the True Slaves. Five Plagues Ghost Poison, Transferred to Fengdu!"
"Burn!"
The talisman in my hand burned with a "whoosh" sound, but it was not like ordinary paper talismans. Instead, it turned into ashes as if it had transformed into some kind of powder, falling into the bowl!
"Feed the child!"
Chen Ren handed the water to the stunned woman, who quickly cradled the water bowl and fed the child bit by bit.
He had been observing the child's abdomen, and as the water was swallowed little by little, the indentation in the child's belly quickly disappeared. A trace of black energy, invisible to others, floated out from the child's abdomen and floated into the Taiyi Treasure Seal in his hand, quickly transforming into a true spirit. He let out a big sigh of relief!
It really works!
Gongsun Hong was extremely surprised watching from the side! Ten thousand Fu Shui, actually cured the evil touch?! And it was cured in the blink of an eye?!
This kid, which sect's Daoist techniques did he learn? Only the Lingbao charms of the Zhengyi Sect have such power, right? Could this kid have obtained the inheritance of the Zhengyi Sect?
Shouldn't be like that. Since the establishment of the Zhengyi sect by Zhang Tianshi, the transmission has been continuous, and there has never been heard of a dispersed inheritance of the Zhengyi sect...
"Alright, sister-in-law, go back and give the child some rice porridge, don't give them meat."
"Hey hey~"
The woman thanked profusely as she hugged her child and left. Chen Ren looked at Gongsun Hong, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke up, "Uncle, can you find a way to get cinnabar in Zhangye? If it's too difficult, then forget it. I will have done my best."
"This is not difficult!" Gong Sunhong chuckled and shook his head. "The Prince of Yong worships the Tao, so there should be plenty of cinnabar in the royal palace. But what about these common people?"
"Find a secluded place and set up camp!"
"Where is the food?"
"These people carried some food when they fled. Zhangye is not far from here. I can ride the polar end and go back in one day! There should be enough time!"
"Since you have a plan, then do it that way," Gong Sunhong smiled. "But you don't need to give a ride to your uncle!"
With that, Gong Sunhong took out a shiny silver metal whistle and blew it, but it didn't make any sound!
Chen Ren looked up in surprise and saw a tiny black dot rapidly enlarging in the sky. When it got closer, he could see that it was an incredibly massive white-headed eagle!
Is this the mythical beast that the Lai brothers were talking about?! It must be an ancient exotic species!
(*Puff~*)
角端打了个喷嚏，似乎对大雕扬起的灰尘有些不满，瞟了那大雕一眼，后者居然小心翼翼的收了双翼，退了两步，似是有些惧怕角端。
"Sure enough, it's a spirit beast!" Gongsun Hong laughed heartily and jumped onto the back of the giant eagle. "Gongsun Jia, Gongsun Yi, protect the young master! The identity of the uncle is not easy to come by, Princess!"
Chen Ren nodded and glanced at the two bodyguards who had been following Gong Sun Hong.
Wearing black leather armor with a black cloak on top, they had hoods on and covered their faces. They rarely spoke and had names that carried a touch of masculinity. They must be Gong Sun Jia's private armed guards.
When he led Ji Jiao to find Wang Zhishui, the latter was busy gathering the soldiers again.
"An epidemic?!"
"That's the situation," Chen Ren sighed, "we can't leave now. We don't know how many people have already been infected. Most of these civilians simply followed the crowd without thinking. We have no administrators among them, so it's impossible to conduct thorough investigations. The only way is for each person to drink the anti-epidemic water every night, completely cutting off the spread of the epidemic!"
"Oh, by the way, you have the anti-epidemic talisman on you, so you don't have to worry about infection. You can continue to move forward with the people and set up camp when you find a water source. I should be able to return within three days!"
"We may have to use our food reserves..." Wang Zhishui looked at Sui Tong, whose expression was somewhat gloomy.
"We should prioritize food supplies." Sui Tong also knew how terrible the epidemic was, and said with determination, "If necessary, we can kill the horses for food!"
"I'll take a look to see if there's a chance to buy some grains on the way." Chen Ren said, stepping onto the back of the corner: "That's it, Miss Liu, you come with me. I'm not familiar with Zhusha, I'll need your help to identify it!"
"Okay!" Liusa, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, happily grabbed the tail of the horned creature and climbed aboard. She had wanted to ride this big guy for a long time!
"Duan, just give her a ride."
Comforted the impetuous Liú Qīng, to make the restless little girl sit down, and the horn rose into the air!