Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

51. Evil spirits. When something goes wrong, there must be a demon. If a person goes wrong, he hides a knife.

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Dao Zhi noticed the man and called him to the city wall. A man who looked like a warlock also came over and asked:

"What happened?"

"Sir, people suddenly died in Shikou Village in the remote north."The man replied.

The magician rushed to say:"This is a disaster sent from heaven, and it is spreading everywhere."

"Who are you and where do you come from? Actually here you are being deceived by evil words."Suosuo changed his tone.

The warlock quickly defended:"Sir, Pindao is a practicing warlock. He just came from Wu County. It is not what Pindao said. The old man in the village said it."

"How?"When Suosuo saw this kind of warlock who deceived all living beings, he couldn't help but feel angry.

"Death is caused by evil spirits. It has already begun in Wu County, and all the people in Chenzhou will not be able to escape."Warlock.

The people around Su Su recognized Warlock Yuan and whispered:"When the brother of Hubu Shangshu was the governor, he raised a group of warlocks. He was among them. He was once a guest of the governor's mansion. After he was driven away, Just go around slandering the female governor"

After Su Su took over, he asked people to drive away some warlocks. This person was not impressed. Suosuo asked again:

"Have you ever been to a village?"

"Never."Yuan Warlock

"How to determine whether it is caused by evil spirits?"Sosuo

"Good causes have good consequences, evil causes have bad consequences, and only evil causes will give rise to evil spirits."Yuan Warlock

"Evil cause? What is the cause of evil?" Suosuo asked

"It is a bad cause for women to serve as governors. Female governors are unlucky people who attract evil spirits and the people suffer bad consequences."Warlock Yuan.

Susuo looked at the people around him. Susu had an ugly expression and continued to ask:

"According to this, you can know the good and evil of people. In your opinion, is this woman an ominous person? Will she bring disaster to Chenzhou?"

When Yuan Warlock saw that they were all wearing plain clothes, only Chenggang was wearing armor, he replied:"Although the girl has experienced hardships, she has a noble face. She will have smooth sailing in the future. If she is not an ominous person, she will naturally not bring disaster. Suosuo turned back and pointed at Susu:"

What about her?" Will it bring disaster to the people?"

Warlock Yuan saw Su Su standing behind her, looked at her for a while and replied:"She was born well, but she was destined to be an orphan. Although she is a little nobler than a girl, she is not good at all."

Suosuo looked back at Susu, looking slightly satisfied, and then asked:

"Since there is evil in Chenzhou, why is it still here?"

"Now this place is indeed unknown, and Pindao is about to leave this place for an auspicious place."Yuan Warlock

"Where is the auspicious place?"Suosuo asked again.

"The north is unknown, so naturally we will go to the south."Yuan Warlock

"The female assassin has served for a long time in history, why did she leave now?"Sosuo

"Pindao tried to eliminate the evil and reduce the disaster, but unfortunately the Taoism was still shallow. Now the evil was getting stronger and stronger, and the disaster could no longer be changed. Pindao was powerless and had no choice but to leave."Warlock Yuan sighed after finishing speaking.

"A so-called warlock like you, who thinks he knows everything, is just trying to make ends meet by talking nonsense."Suosuo couldn't help but cursed

"Why did the girl say such dirty words?"Warlock Yuan was confused by this sudden scolding.

"The one I am scolding is you, you are a bastard who doesn’t let go of the world, doesn’t meditate and practice Taoism, and spends his days cheating, confusing people, and deceiving the world."The more Suosuo scolded, the fiercer he got.

Yuan Warlock saw that Suosuo got more and more scolded. He was so angry that he replied with a trembling voice:"It is difficult to raise a villain with a woman. I am not as knowledgeable as a woman like you."

After saying that, Warlock Yuan shrank aside. Su Su didn't expect Suo Suo to have such a fierce side, but the scolding did make everyone feel comfortable. Suo Suo turned his eyes to the person next to him:

"Have you ever been to Shikou Village?"

"We have been there, and people in the village died for no reason, and then the same happened in Wu County, but there were rumors of evil spirits, so we fled to Chenzhou."The man replied.

Suo Suo saw that this man did not look like an ordinary person:"Who are you?"

"Sir, I am an aide to the Grand Master of Wu County. My surname is Liu."

"Since he is a staff member, he must have read the books of sages?"Sosuo

"Been studying for several years."Liu Staff

"Do you believe in the theory of evil spirits? Staff Liu hesitated for a while:"I don't know.""

Su Su on the side didn't say anything. She realized that her previous behavior was a bit impulsive, and then Daozhi asked Su Su to gather the famous doctors in Chenzhou. It didn't take long for several of the most famous doctors in Chenzhou to arrive. At the North City Gate, after seeing the people outside the city, a doctor said his opinion:

"Lord Shangshu, Lord Governor, since this disaster is caused by evil spirits, I don’t think human power can do anything about it."

"I have heard that Shikou Village is located in the mountains, facing the sea. The poor mountains and rivers are full of unruly people, and the valley leads to a place where no one cares. It is rumored that it is an evil place. I also think it is caused by evil spirits."Another older doctor said

"Well, it's evil. If people infected with evil are allowed to flow into Chenzhou, there may be great disaster, and the city gate must not be opened."The third doctor said.

Su Su's expression was stiff. A middle-aged doctor remained silent and asked:

"Mr. Li, I heard that you once served as a doctor in Dongdu City. Do you think it is evil?"

Li Langzhong glanced at the other doctors and said slowly:"Between heaven and earth, life, old age, illness and death are all physical and emotional. Even if it's impossible to do it manually, it doesn't necessarily mean it's evil. Staff Liu also knew a little bit about medical skills. Judging from his description, the corpse was purple-black. When I was studying medicine, I remember that my master mentioned similar symptoms. I think it was some kind of disease, just like a cold (cold), only more serious."

"Impossible, I have never seen people die like this for no reason. It is evil."The first doctor

"The national fortunes of our country, Dongfu, are not good, and evil spirits have arisen."The third doctor

"Since it is a disease, it can be treated. I dare to ask Mr. Li, how to treat it?"The old doctor asked back

"I don't know about this. My master never mentioned any treatment method."Li Langzhong

"In this case, why not invite your master to ask carefully?"Old doctor

"To be honest with you all, unfortunately my ancestor passed away from illness long ago."Li Langzhong

"Sick to death! How convincing are the words of a doctor who died of illness?"The old man looked contemptuous.

"That is, if you don’t know how to treat your own illness, how can you talk about healing others?"The first doctor said in a light tone.

"No one can cure the disease, and it is not how to cure the disease. To save them, I am afraid that the only way to save them is to ask the Supreme Laojun to come down to earth."The third doctor.

Several doctors argued for a while, and the other three doctors disdained Doctor Li's opinion and concluded that it was caused by evil spirits that could be cured by extraordinary medicine.

After the three doctors left, Su Su looked dull. She understood this. Maybe they didn't say it directly because of their own presence. They must also think that the evil spirits were caused by women entering the court, and they couldn't help but suspect that it was because they came to the court that they caused trouble in Chenzhou.

Noticing Su Su's expression, Dao Zhi consoled him:"You don't talk about the strange power and chaos of the gods. It's not because you don't believe in them. Respect the ghosts and gods and stay away from them. (Revere the ghosts and gods, but don't attack them with words. In real life, phenomena that are difficult to explain with scientific principles must remain humble." Attitude, awe. Confucius’ attitude towards ghosts and gods was very rational). If you cannot serve people, how can you serve ghosts (if you have not served the people in front of you well, how can you talk about serving invisible ghosts and gods? Everything should be done down-to-earth and based on reality."The Analects of Confucius. Advanced"》）The birth, old age, illness and death of animals are like flowers blooming and fading. Everything on earth has certain laws, which are not determined by God. From birth to final death, very few people actually die of old age. As we get older, we are more likely to get sick, so most of them die of illness. , these people either die of old age or die of illness. It's just that this disease comes and is strange, and I panic because I don't understand the cause. In times of disaster, evil words will arise and human words will be feared. Such warlocks never disappear. Whenever a disaster occurs, they will pop up, but the content is similar. It is nothing more than the so-called offending God, which causes such disasters. In essence, they use disasters to mislead the people to achieve their ulterior motives. the goal of. It may be more useful in other countries. They believe in gods more. We in Dongfu Country believe in our ancestors. If that is the case, how can our ancestors harm their descendants? Monster words never last long and can only be used for a while. As long as we If you can solve the problem, the lies will be self-defeating."

"Well said, well said."Li Langzhong praised, Chenggang couldn't help but nod.

"General, are you saying that someone is taking advantage of this disaster?"Sosuo

"It's not certain yet. There must be a demon when everything is abnormal. If a person hides a knife abnormally, you can check it, but the demon's words will not stand up to the investigation. They just want to use this disaster to attack the court or someone. How can we be fooled by these people. Daozhi invited Li Langzhong to the tower again:"Li Langzhong, if you get sick, how should you deal with it?""

Li Langzhong thought for a moment:"If it is a disease, so many people are suffering from the same disease, and they should be infected with each other. We must try to isolate them and keep them closed.

Chenggang asked:"General, what if it is really evil?""

"If it is evil energy, if the evil energy does not suppress the good and does not allow the evil energy to enter the body, how can it be evil?"Daozhi.

Susu was dazed at the side. Daozhi shouted several times but didn't hear him:

"At this time, you should show off your previous momentum. You are the official of Chenzhou, and you cannot let the people starve to death and freeze to death here. Isn’t this what you said?"

"what should we do?"Susu

"Of course, the people of Dongfu cannot be turned away, nor can they be put directly into the city. The people in the city are densely populated. If it is an infectious disease, once it spreads to Chenzhou, the consequences will be disastrous."Daozhi

"Mr. Li, what should we do as a matter of urgency?"Daozhi

"The most urgent thing is to separate the victims outside the city from the people in the city. They can easily get infected if they mix together."Li Langzhong

"Then vacate the houses near the north city gate."Daozhi

"This is the only way to start."Li Langzhong

"There were more than a thousand people outside, covering at least 50 yards."Cheng Gang

"A notice was posted to blockade Chenzhou City. Only the north gate could not enter or exit. The number of victims would increase. They stepped up efforts to evacuate the courtyards and let the people of Chenzhou move to the south of the city. They would find ways to evacuate as many people as they came from outside the city. There was no such thing as the south gate. The governor's approval documents are not allowed to come in or out, and those who disobey will be punished on the spot."Daozhi

"Mr. Li, if it is an infectious disease, is there any way to avoid it?"Daozhi

"The method is not yet known, but it should be effective if the soldiers cover their faces and avoid direct contact."Li Langzhong

"How long will it take to vacate 50 courtyards?"Tao Zhi asked Su Su

"With the cooperation of the people, it takes about two to three days."Susu replied

"Su Su is responsible for vacating the house, and will compensate those who move out. Those who do not want to move will be regarded as obstructing the official affairs of the court. The weather is cold at night, and they must be allowed to stay in the house overnight before the night after tomorrow. Notices are posted in the city that there is an illness. In order to To avoid infection, the city gates have been closed and the entire city is on war alert.

Daozhi then said to Chenggang:"Continue to provide food and wood to the people outside the city. After the houses are vacated, follow Li Langzhong's instructions and enter the city.""

"What about you, General?"

"I'll go back to Dongdu."Dao Zhi turned to leave, but suddenly stopped and turned around and said,"This matter will definitely be used by people with ulterior motives. You know the truth best, so don't be affected by external rumors."

In the city, Susu and her people worked day and night to evacuate houses. Outside the city, more victims were arriving one after another. Everyone was anxious and working hard, but they all knew that no matter what, it was far from enough.