Capítulo 1177: Chapter 1127: Do You Have dicine? (3)
Fear spread like the plague, rapidly disseminating, the panic grew larger, and the cries grew heavier, causing the chaos to beco even harder to quell than before.
Ding-ling.
A bell chid, spreading out, the sound of the bell was light and ethereal, like a gentle spring flowing through, seemingly soothing all agitation, gradually calming people’s hearts.
Daoist Lin and the others stared at the Sanqing Bell in Qin Liuxi’s hand, their eyes gleaming. It was the Sanqing Bell, and this single chi contained Daoist intent; if it weren’t for the dire circumstances, they would have all wanted to sit down and ditate on it.
Qin Liuxi shook the bell a few tis, seeing the chaos subside, and imdiately gave Daoist Lin a reassuring look.
Everything was carried out in an orderly manner.
Among the refugees, so saw Qin Liuxi and the others covering their mouths and noses with cloth and followed suit, tearing their clothes to cover up. Others saw the Taoists busy, and after having their pulses checked and confirming no illness, actively helped distribute the dicinal soup, while the strong and healthy volunteered to help maintain order, separating the sick from the healthy into two different areas.
Within the Daoist Temple, dicinal soup was continuously being brewed and sent out.
Qin Liuxi personally went to inspect the deceased, confird it was the plague, and had the body burned. As for those unwilling to see their relatives burned after death and obstructed, she did not waste words reasoning with them, simply allowing them to guard the corpses if they wanted to die, hugging them to die together.
This forceful operation scared the people enough and severely deterred those who wanted to say no.
Good heavens, the temple master of Qingping Temple might be a bandit Enlightennt, too fierce!
Just as Qin Liuxi pacified this area with her people, she was joined by the local magistrate of Li City, ironically a familiar acquaintance.
Qin Liuxi looked at Wang Zheng, now with a beard, sowhat surprised.
Wang Zheng looked haggard, with dark circles under his eyes, unclear how long he hadn’t slept. When he saw her, it was as if he saw his savior, grabbing her hand excitedly: “Heavens have not forsaken , you were indeed in the Daoist Temple, your disciple truly predicted it correctly. Temple master, you must save my neck, save the people and all living things.”
Qin Liuxi disdainfully shook off his hand: “Talk is talk, why are you grabbing and pulling? And you haven’t said why you’re here? Are you the magistrate of Li City?”
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“Not exactly, I’m just acting temporarily. The previous County Magistrate was arrested for corruption, and no replacent has been appointed yet, so I’m acting in the interim. By the way, I’m now the County Magistrate of neighboring Yu City.”
“Li Family Village seems to be under Yu City’s jurisdiction, you ntioned my disciple’s prediction, have you t him?” Qin Liuxi squinted.
Ningzhou Prefecture consists of four boroughs, among them, An Nan Prefecture has four cities, and Yu City is one of them. Although Li Family Village is under Yu City’s jurisdiction, it’s less than fifty miles from An Nan Prefecture, so more people prefer calling it An Nan Li Family Village.
Wang Zheng said: “If I hadn’t seen him and heard about the outbreak of the plague here, how would I dare to leave everything and co over? It’s because your disciple said you were in the temple that I rushed over nonstop. Since you ntioned Li Family Village, you must already know its tragic condition?”
“A mother and daughter who fled Li Family Village are in my Daoist Temple, no, there’s only one left now,” Qin Liuxi said. “I should have guessed, once Li Family Village was sealed, if a large-scale plague spread here, it would surely be sealed too. I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly, was it your idea?”
“It’s both yes and no. If there’s a plague outbreak, sealing it off for quarantine is correct, it also prevents a larger outbreak,” Wang Zheng said. “Although I suggested sealing the village, the asures should be moderate, otherwise, it would cause major unrest. But the plague spread too quickly there, many have died, the Magistrate wants…”
He glanced around, whispered: “Regardless of dead or alive, he wants to burn all those infected.”
Qin Liuxi’s pupils constricted: “How dare he, that’s murderous!”
Wang Zheng’s face was bitter: “Indeed it’s murderous, but compared to a large-scale spread, even if he uses this thod, he can justify it.”
A village of deaths for the survival of a borough is just too worthwhile.
Even though this act would be criticized, a report presented above would surely elicit a remark of its justifiability.
Life amidst the plague is the least valued!
Qin Liuxi was speechless, saying: “It’s not at that point yet. The dead must be burned, but those not yet deceased still have a slim chance of survival.”
“Temple master, you dual cultivate Daoist doctor traditions, your spells and dical skills are formidable, whether they can be saved depends on you!” Wang Zheng pleaded eagerly: “Therefore, I ca specifically to ask, do you have dicine?”
Qin Liuxi: “…”
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