Chapter 153: Traveling all night

Nan Wu doesn’t believe in evil and wants to find the source.

As long as you follow the smell of corpses, you can easily find the source.

Su Yin, Nan Jingzhi, Nan Wu, Doctor Li, and others stood on the field ridge behind the village, looking at a large pit in front of them.

They saw densely packed rotten corpses lying in the pit.

These corpses were in different stages of decomposition. Some of the corpses on the top layer seemed to have been thrown in recently, and the degree of decomposition increased as you went down.

Doctor Li looked at the relatively well-preserved corpses on the top layer. Even without getting close, he could clearly see the red bumps on the faces, exposed arms, and other parts of the corpses from a distance.

The same symptoms could be seen on every relatively intact corpse, which meant…

“Let’s go!” Dr. Li’s expression changed drastically.

Not only did Doctor Li see that there was a problem, but several other knowledgeable people did as well.

Without Doctor Li’s instructions, they all ran away quickly.

“There is a plague here.”

As soon as Su Yin came back and spoke, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.

Old Man Zhang’s voice trembled, “Miss Su, are you telling the truth?”

They all knew Su Yin’s character, so they naturally believed her, but they still couldn’t help but have a little hope that she was joking.

The plague was no joke.

In the Yong Dynasty, where medical care was underdeveloped, once a plague broke out, most of the houses would be empty, and every village or city would die.

When the superiors did not develop a cure for the epidemic, they usually imprisoned all the people in the outbreak area to cure the disease once and for all.

There was no need for Su Yin to speak, Doctor Li answered first.

“It’s true. A huge pit was found behind the village, and the people inside it were people who died of the disease.”

There must be a plague outbreak in Baiji County.

They didn’t see any corpses on the roadside, so they assumed that the magistrate of Baiji County had them disposed of.

“You can’t stay here for long, leave immediately.” Su Yin ordered with a stern face.

Doctor Li then said: “If you still have mugwort in each house, you might as well smoke it up. Don’t use it all, it may be of great use later.”

With Doctor Li’s instructions, no one dared to be careless, especially after hearing about the plague outbreak here. Who would dare not listen to advice?

Mother Su took out the mugwort from the package and muttered, “Fortunately, when you go into the mountains, you will pull out the mugwort and dry it when you see it.”

“You kid, you dare to go anywhere.”

Mother Su said, her tone full of worry, and smoked the lit mugwort back and forth on her body, making Su Yin unable to open her eyes.

“Mom, it’s almost done.”

“No, smoke it for a while longer.” Mother Su slapped her rebellious hand away.

Su Yin had no choice but to let her mother roll the smoke back and forth like bacon.

The people following behind saw Su Yin and his party lighting mugwort on fire, and some people were using mugwort to smoke their whole bodies, and they were very puzzled.

The old man’s second son frowned, “What are these people doing?” “Whatever they do, we just don’t care.”

Su Yin saw the old man’s family and knew that they listened to his words and thought about the epidemic.

It’s better to inform them of the matter, lest they fall into harm’s way. If you can save someone’s life, just lend a hand.

When the old man’s family saw Su Yin coming, they were a little wary, but the old man smiled very kindly.

“Is something wrong, girl?”

Su Yin went straight to the point, “Old man, let me tell you that a plague has broken out in Baiji County. If you have any mugwort, smoke it as soon as possible.”

“What?”

The expressions of the old man’s family changed drastically.

“Girl, don’t be joking.” The old man’s voice became stuttering.

The old man’s second son said angrily: “Don’t lie to us. This place is clean and peaceful. It doesn’t look like a plague.”

Su Yin did not argue with them, “Don’t you smell that there is a thick corpse smell here?

If that doesn’t work, you can go to the back of the village and take a look. There is a huge corpse pit there, filled with people who died of the plague.”

Seeing her assurance, the old man’s family already believed her.

“We can’t stay here for long, you should leave Baiji County as soon as possible.”

After Su Yin informed them, she followed her team and left.

This time there was no need for anyone to urge them, everyone moved forward faster.

The carriage started running for the first time, and the people walking behind it were running all the way, as if there were wild beasts chasing behind them.

After finally getting here, no one wants to die, so naturally the sooner we get out of here, the better.

The old man’s family looked at their speeding carriage, and then looked at the group of people running wildly, and their hearts were pounding.

“I’ll go take a look.” The second child still didn’t believe it.

The old man wanted to stop him, but the boy refused to listen and went straight to the back of the village.

In less than half a cup of tea, the second child came back rolling and crawling.

No need to ask, the whole family knew just by looking at him that what the girl just said was true.

“Dad, let’s go, let’s go quickly.” The second child’s face turned pale with fear.

The refugees who followed them also heard about the plague. Many of them did not believe it, but as he came back crawling, it was difficult for everyone not to believe it.

The old man’s family quickly lit the mugwort, and following their example, others burned the mugwort and hurried forward, running all the way, fearing that if they were a step too late, everyone’s life would be in danger.

So did everyone else.

They had previously thought that soaking mugwort in water was unnecessary, but now it had become a lifesaver.

No one dared to say that this was wasted.

After passing through that area, Su Yin and the others didn’t stop and kept going all night.

This wasn’t the first time they had traveled at night.

The last time was because they were afraid of being chased by people from Hui’an Prefecture; this time it was because they feared the plague.

In the face of the plague, Hui’an Mansion’s pursuit seemed insignificant.

This time, there was no need for Su Yin to explain the stakes clearly. Everyone agreed to travel at night and leave Baiji County and Nanshan County as soon as possible.

Su Yin walked at the front. In the middle of the night, she and Su Baozhu drove the carriage together, one holding the torch and the other steering.

Meanwhile, Su’s eldest cousin, Yang Rong, and Mother Su took turns driving. Su Yin and Su Baozhu rested in the carriage.

The two children, Xiao Taohua and Xiao Yang Gui, rested in their cart, along with Yun Niang and second cousin Yang Shuilian’s two boys, as well as eldest cousin Yang Rong’s one-year-old baby, making the carriage full to the brim.

Uncle’s family carriage was also crowded with people, mostly the elderly and children, including Doctor Li’s family children and those of Li Rui’s family.

At this time, it was crucial to help each other; otherwise, the group wouldn’t be able to travel far and could easily become disloyal and fall apart.

They persevered through the night, gritting their teeth.

When warm light appeared in the sky, they saw a stone tablet on the official road ahead, with three large characters “Jinghe County” engraved on it.