Doom Roar

Standing in front of the gate holding Xu Mo's arm, looking at the deserted alley where there were many people in the past but now empty, Gu Pan bit his lip in embarrassment, and tentatively said: "Master, when I went shopping for vegetables, I heard that the Jin Kingdom's army The collection of boats has already started, and the ferry on the Yangtze River has stopped, and it is estimated that it will only be a few days before crossing the river... Otherwise, let's go to the south to avoid it."

Xu Mo didn't answer, just looked up at the sky thoughtfully, after a long time, he suddenly asked: "Sister Pan'er, if I remember correctly, yesterday should be Xian'er's birthday, right?"

Gu Pan knew that Xu Xian'er was taken away by a master of the world, because only she and Li Gongfu in the family knew that Xu Mo had such a biological sister, so she rarely mentioned it on weekdays. The silent meeting suddenly mentioned Xu Xian'er who hadn't seen him for nine years, but after thinking about it, he replied: "Sister Xian'er's birthday is August [-]th, which is easy to remember. It was indeed yesterday... Sister Xian'er was only nine when she left home. At the age of nine years, I think she should be a big girl now."

"That's right...Xian'er is gone."

Xu Mo still remembers the battle with the centipede spirit, and when he was buried underground by the mysterious cultivator, he heard that the other party told Xu Xianer the truth of that day after she became an adult, and allowed her to go down the mountain to worship. The time to meet again is not far away. [

Xu Mo was not worried that Xu Xian'er would not be able to find him. The tomb that day had long since ceased to exist. The girl worshiped at that place, so she would naturally go home to have a look. With the huge plaque of "Xu's Mansion", she would not lose it .

"Boss! Boss! Something is wrong!"

Xu Mo and Gu Pan were about to return to the house, but the housekeeper, Uncle Niu, suddenly ran all the way in panic.

"Uncle Niu, what's the matter? Talk slowly if you have something to say."

Gu Panxiu frowned slightly. Ever since Uncle Niu was appointed as the chief housekeeper of the Xu Mansion, he has gradually acted like a rich family. It is rare to see him lose his composure.

Uncle Niu stopped in front of the two of them and panted for a while. He kept wiping the sweat from his forehead and neck with his cuff, and said anxiously, "Boss, hurry... run away... something serious happened..."

"What? Could it be that the Jin army crossed the river?" Xu Mo asked doubtfully.

"No, it's not the Golden Army...it's...the plague!"

"plague?!"

Gu Pan's face changed drastically, and he didn't even know that the brocade handkerchief in his hand had dropped to the ground.

In ancient times, when there were almost no preventive measures, the horror of a plague was even far greater than the war between the two countries. It was often a thousand miles of white space, and there were not even one living person in ten.

In addition to the super high death rate, the shadow of death that hangs over the heart all the time will completely destroy a person's will, and the entire social order will collapse to varying degrees.

Although managing the Xu family's property for many years has given Gu Pan a calm demeanor, the sudden encounter with this kind of natural disaster still makes her feel a little overwhelmed, and she can't help turning her eyes to the mountain-like steady figure beside her.

Xu Mo patted Gu Pan's catkins to show her peace of mind, then turned to Uncle Niu and said in a deep voice, "Uncle Niu, what's going on? Why is there a plague all of a sudden? Could it be a lie in the market?"

After all, the Xu family runs a pharmacy, and under the influence of his ears and eyes for several years, Xu Mo can be considered to have a rough knowledge of medicine. The so-called catastrophe must be followed by a catastrophe, and the plague mostly occurs following natural disasters such as floods. The weather is good, and it is a cool autumn at the moment. No matter how you think about it, it seems that it does not meet the basic conditions for the occurrence of the plague.

"If it is true, how dare the little old man come to alarm the owner... At first, the news of the plague was only spread in the market, and then with the arrival of a large number of refugees, all the pharmacies in the city received many patients with strange diseases, even our security guards... Tang also received one.

These patients were hot and cold at first, accompanied by severe diarrhea, and then large and small blisters appeared on their bodies, and the whole body was swollen beyond recognition, and they were very scary. "

This kind of large-scale contagion is quite characteristic of the plague, but the symptoms inevitably made Xu Mo feel unbelievable. He couldn't figure out what kind of disease it was after reading all the medical books. He asked, "What did the sitting doctor say?"

"The few doctors sitting in our Baoantang only said it was a plague, but they didn't know what kind of plague it was...not only the doctor in our pharmacy said this, but also the consultation results of doctors in the entire Qiantang County." [

Hearing what Uncle Niu said, Gu Pan couldn't sit still anymore. The epidemic is hard to prevent and cure, not to mention this is a brand new epidemic that has never been recorded in the book. He hurriedly said: "Master, the plague has been as fierce as a tiger since ancient times. Let’s avoid it first! My family knows that you want to wait for Sister Xian’er, at worst, we will leave a letter at home explaining where we are going, Sister Xian’er is so smart, she will always find us..."

Uncle Niu also persuaded: "Yes, Master, hurry up and leave before the news of the plague spreads. If you don't leave, it's really too late! I heard that the county magistrate has already planned to order the city gate to be sealed..."

Xu Mo was also a little shaken. His only power awakened person's physique can not be afraid of the epidemic, but Li Gongfu Gu Pan and other wives and concubines in the family are ordinary people. They have no defense against the fierce plague. Survival can only be based on luck , this is absolutely unbearable.

However, there always seemed to be something familiar about this inexplicable plague...

Xu Mo suddenly had an idea, and asked Uncle Niu, "Uncle Niu, have you ever asked where those patients came from?"

Uncle Niu was stunned for a moment and replied: "I heard that they are all refugees who escaped from Suzhou Mansion..."

"Suzhou?"

Xu Mo finally knew what the light in his heart was.

According to the original plot, at this time Xu Xian should be implicated in Cen Biqing's theft of treasury silver and sent to Suzhou Mansion, and then met Bai Suzhen again in Suzhou and opened Baoantang Pharmacy.

During this period, Bai Suzhen's former enemy Toad Jing Wang Daoling will appear. In order to attack Baoantang Pharmacy, he uses his own toad toxin to poison the wells in Suzhou City, and then Bai Suzhen defeats him.

But because of the collapse of the setting of this spiritual world, coupled with the butterfly effect caused by Xu Mo, Xu Xian'er, who was supposed to be the protagonist, was far away from the place where the plot took place, and the security hall that should have opened in Suzhou City was also opened in Qiantang County Naturally, it is impossible for the Toad King Daoling to meet Bai Suzhen again.

But I didn't expect the plot inertia of the original book to be so strong. In the absence of the protagonist, Wang Daoling was forced to cause a plague in Suzhou, and judging from the symptoms shown by the patients, the toxin was obviously stronger than The painless diarrhea in the original book is much more violent.