That night, they connected with the garrison in the city and had a place to stay for the night.

The defense camp was stationed under the side wall of the city. There were about a dozen large cowhide tents with firewood burning brightly, reflecting the whirling shadows of shadow puppets. Groups of seven or eight soldiers holding halberds were patrolling back and forth.

These battalions were all private soldiers of Lord Mengchang Xue Di. They had been stationed in Caocheng to arrest the thugs and maintain public order in the city. However, there was no order from the superiors to dispatch them, so they had been lingering in the city on guard.

There are four such camps in the city, namely in the east of the city, in the west of the city, in the south of the city, and in the middle of the city. The one connected to Lord Mengchang is a garrison in the east of the city.

The camp here was led by Qi Ruishi Pao Ji. He heard the report from the soldiers outside the tent and learned that Lord Mengchang and Mr. Feng had arrived. He immediately went out of the camp to greet him with surprise. The night was deep and he did not dare to delay chatting, so he focused on

Expedite arrangements for their accommodation and rest.

Chief Peinan, who came out of the tunnel, had already woken up, but after waking up, he seemed to have forgotten some things, such as how he suddenly fell asleep in the tunnel. But what Wei Xi and Zhang Yi said was that

After that Chunyu young man "Chen Rong" rescued him, he became inexplicably silent.

And after the villagers who they bumped into Jitian at the beginning were "taught" severely by Mengchang Jun, they mourned Xiaoguai and no longer dared to cause trouble. However, Feng Chen was far-sighted and did not let them go.

They found a dilapidated civilian inn nearby, imprisoned all the people in it, and sent a few soldiers to guard it, not allowing them to return to Caocheng and reveal their whereabouts.

They thought that everything would be fine in this way, but unexpectedly, just after they rested for the night, the next day, there was a burst of noise of varying levels outside the camp.

The patrolling camp soldiers immediately stepped forward to take a look, but at some point, hundreds of Caocheng men, women, and children had surrounded their camp.

They were aggressive, some were holding wooden sticks, some were picking up rocks from nowhere, some were holding old and poor farm tools, and some were even holding torches with ill intentions and waving them in demonstration, standing outside the wooden fence of the camp.

shouted.

"Hand over the person who killed our envoy last night!"

"Caocheng's affairs have nothing to do with outsiders. You just want to make trouble again. Get out of Caocheng!"

"If we don't hand them over, we will set the camp on fire!"

Chen Baiqi didn't sleep well that night, and having Meng Changjun clinging to her side made it even more uncomfortable. Therefore, as soon as she heard the noise, she immediately got up and ran out of the tent quickly.

She straightened her clothes and left quickly, and at the same time, some people who heard the news followed her.

She saw Pang Ji leading the battalion in front of them to block the rioting crowd. However, there were so many people on the other side that they could not be driven away or persuaded to retreat. The two sides were in a stalemate.

The main road of these city residents was blocked by snow-capped mountains and wilderness, and they were plagued by cholera. They could not travel far, so they were trapped in Caocheng for several months without communication with the outside world. Needless to say, the food and water were rudimentary. The situation in the city is now chaotic, and the merchants

Those who could escape fled, and those who couldn't took advantage of the cholera epidemic and began to distribute disaster money (Mengchang Jun also had a hand in this), so the ordinary people in the city were almost starved of food, and even the linen clothes they wore were torn from the wear and tear of life.

Fishy smell.

It’s not that they have no solution to this predicament, it’s just that many people here are seriously ill at this time. This disease does not impair people’s thinking and action at the beginning, but will corrode people bit by bit as it worsens.

Their exposed skin is covered with pustules of various sizes, causing them to be discriminated against and driven away wherever they go.

The big ones can be as big as a fist, the small ones are as small as peas, some are ulcerated and pus-filled, and some are inflamed, red and swollen. Not only do they have them on their bodies, but some serious cases even have them on their faces.

At a glance, their eyelids are swollen and their fingernails are dirty and black. They look like dead zombies with rotting skin and bald hair.

Chen Baiqi paused for a moment. The thick fishy smell wafting from the distance was almost suffocating. He didn't react until a hot and majestic body came up behind him.

It was Mr. Mengchang who woke up.

He pressed her shoulder with one hand and looked ahead expressionlessly, while the hand under his sleeve robe automatically took Chen Baiqi's soft little hand and walked forward.

At this time, Pang Ji noticed the movement behind him. When he saw Lord Mengchang, Mr. Feng and the teachers and students from Yuelu Academy heard the sound, he hurriedly gave some instructions to those around him, and then hurried forward to block Lord Mengchang and others.

"No, Lord, there is cholera in the city now, and the people in the city are suffering from the disease. Don't get close easily, otherwise they will be infected."

As soon as he said these words, the expressions of everyone behind Mengchangjun changed.

When their eyes turned around on those who were infected, they all felt a chill, and the timid ones even took a step back quietly for fear of being infected.

Feng Chen squinted his eyes, looked at him, and said doubtfully: "Why is Pang Ji not afraid?"

Mao Ji turned his head and showed a wry smile to Feng Xuan, a strange embarrassed look flashed on his face: "This disease can be prevented, but if the Lord and Mr. Feng insist on going forward to see what's going on, they will have to temporarily feel aggrieved.

It’s time for you all.”

Can it be defended?

When everyone heard this, they relaxed their tense hearts.

They all stared eagerly at what kind of "defense" Pang Ji was planning, but for a moment they ignored where the word "grievance" in his mouth came from.

Pang Ji asked the soldiers behind him to quickly get the "anti-handkerchief".

Soon, the camp soldiers used a bamboo basket to bring a basket of cloth stained with a strange and pungent smell, and asked them to cover their mouths and noses with it.

The handkerchiefs were hand-made and assigned to them. Chen Baiqi saw that the handkerchief was still wet and dripping with yellow water. The smell that hit his face was strangely familiar, but he couldn't think of what it was for a while, so he took it as a handkerchief.

When he handed it to her, although she picked it up with her hands, she did not cover her mouth and nose.

But the others were probably afraid of the illness, so they quickly covered their mouths and noses as soon as they took over.

But as soon as I covered it, I couldn't help shouting: "Hey, it's so smoky, what kind of potion is this?"

"Hmm, the smell is too strong..."

Many people said they couldn't bear it and wanted to take it off.

Pao Ji was speechless for a moment. He wanted to speak but didn't know how.

On the other hand, the soldier who took the handkerchief said straightforwardly: "This is urine. Don't worry, it's all clean. What we are flushing is children's urine."

puff--

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone covering the handkerchiefs were not explained one by one. Chen Baiqi's expression froze and he threw back the handkerchief in his hand. Seeing that Mengchang Jun was also holding it with a look of disgust and collapse,

So he quickly threw it away too.

"It doesn't have to be this way to prevent bad diseases. Master and I don't need this."

She couldn't imagine that he would use the hand that held the wet diaper to lead her all the way.

Wouldn't that be the urine on her hand?

She took out two qi-enhancing pills from her arms (system), swallowed one for herself, and then fed him one.

While feeding him, he explained: "This qi-enhancing pill can prevent diseases and strengthen the body... I think it's at least more effective than that urinal handkerchief."

Although the main effect of this "Yi Qi Pill" is to replenish qi and replenish energy, it also has certain auxiliary effects in preventing serious diseases and enhancing physical fitness.

The others reflexively threw off their handkerchiefs, resisting the urge to vomit and wash their hands and faces, with tears in their eyes, and they all crowded over in pain and indignation.

"Good man, if you have any extra, give me one."

"Yes, I wonder if this young gentleman can give us one as a gift to solve this urgent need."

"The lochia is so bad that it's so offensive!"

Chen Baiqi turned his eyes and glanced away. Seeing them like this, he couldn't help laughing, but he still shook his head regretfully.

"It is not easy to obtain this elixir, and there are not many of it available."

When other people heard this, they felt like the sky was shattering and the earth was thundering, and they were all filled with regret.

Chen Baiqi actually deliberately kept the medicine and planned to give it to Chief Peinan and Zhang Yi.

However, they saw that Mountain Chief Peinan, Zhang Yi, and Wei Xi did not use the urine handkerchief. Zhang Yi had sharp eyes and quickly identified what was wet on the handkerchief and stopped it. However, his reaction was slower after all, and he could not stop the disciples.

With the fast rhythm of his hands, he could only swallow his words and sigh silently.

In fact, each of them also had self-defense medicine. After all, if they had known that they would encounter cholera on this trip, how could they not be prepared before setting off.

Although these Yuelu disciples also had medicines prepared, most of them only had some medicines for trauma, and those that were too precious were definitely not available. However, Zhang Yi had a few medicines for self-defense around him, but not many, so it was naturally not enough to distribute them to all the disciples.

Yes, so since diaper towels can prevent infection, just tolerate it and get over it.

He thought with all seriousness and sincerity, it was just a matter of exercising and sharpening his will.

Now Yuelu disciples only have two choices left, cover their noses with a urine handkerchief, or simply stay far away and stop leaning forward in this direction.

But in the end, they still had no choice, because their mountain leader was going to go, so even if it was a sea of ​​swords and fire, they could only endure the pain and rush forward.

There are also people brought by Lord Mengchang. Although they also feel disgusted, they have lived a rough life in the army, so their resistance in their hearts is not that great.

As long as they can survive, they can endure it no matter what.

Chen Baiqi has studied medicine and knows that most diseases can only be infected through close contact with the human body and generally cannot be transmitted through the air.

I don’t know where this old man learned that he should cover his nose with children’s urine to prevent infection.

Anyway, this idea is really damaging.

Mr. Mengchang didn't know whether he really believed in her medicine or whether he disliked the diaper handkerchief. After taking the medicine, he really didn't need the handkerchief anymore.

Others could only cover their noses with handkerchiefs and stand aside. This process was almost unsettling, like torture.

There was no way. Firstly, they had no medicine, and they did not have the calm spirit of Lord Mengchang and others who were not afraid of death. Secondly, they were afraid that if they were too late, they would become as ugly and despicable as the city residents covered with pustules and sores.

"Who dares to make noise and trouble here! Don't you know that this is the camp where Duke Xue is stationed?" Wei Yan covered the handkerchief with one hand, raised a long knife with the other, and slashed hard at the ground. The speed of the knife was so fast that the wind made a buzzing sound.

The sound of stirring the air was followed by a bang, and the stone surface suddenly cracked and shattered into several large pieces.

Seeing such a powerful sword, I thought that if this sword was struck on a human body... the city residents who were still pushing and screaming fell silent for a moment. They all stared blankly, like frightened quails, their eyes opened.

Showing panic.

At this time, a voice from the back of the crowd showed no fear, and even shouted angrily and righteously: "You not only killed the envoys of the gods last night, but also killed all the people who worshiped the gods. It is simply unreasonable. You all will do it."
To be continued...