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Based on the standards of Gu masters in ancient times, Situ Zhi's Gu skills have already reached a level that no one has ever seen before, and no one will come after.

It was only because he was too condescending and refused to hide in the dark to appreciate the achievements of his voodoo skills, but he had to go to Suzhou City for field investigation, so he was captured by the imperial palace enshrined Shen Tuyu.

Wang Bofan said: His student Yu Shi has also inherited 80% or 90% of his voodoo legacy.

Situ Zhi has been captured by the Zhenfu Department, so what about the plague?

Some clan elders hesitated and panicked: Could it be caused by this so-called rainy world?

The dead of the plague disease will be covered with lumps and black spots all over the body, and the skin will turn black and purple. The horrible shape is unheard of, and it is more tragic than the great plague recorded in the history books.

During this time, the members of the family who were buried one after another have left an indelible shadow in the hearts of the survivors.

Wang Bofan shook his head and said, It wasn't mentioned in the letter.

What did the letter say?

Another clan elder frowned and said, Wait, no, now that Taiyuan City has been blocked by the Zhen Fusi, how did this letter get into your hands?

I found this letter on the table when I returned to the study in the afternoon.

Wang Bofan said solemnly: I have been secretly inspected, and there is no sign of the formation of the family mansion being shattered, and no one has entered or left the study all day today.

Zhao Ming's methods were amazing, somehow he bypassed the formation and delivered the letter to me.

As for the content of the letter, Yu Shi claimed that he wanted to make a deal with our Wang family.

trade?

A white-haired clan elder narrowed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, Can he cure the plague so that my Wang family will never die again?

No, but he can let Wang prevent the plague in advance.

Just as Wang Bofan reached out to open the envelope, the white-haired elder raised his hand to stop him.

The latter formed a handprint, released the power of thought, and enveloped Wang Bofan's body, forming an invisible ball, isolating Wang Bofan from other spaces in the darkroom.

It's better to be cautious.

There was light in the eyes of the clan elder, and he put down his palm.

Wang Bofan nodded indifferently, knowing the reason why the other party did this in his heart - if the envelope was opened and the source of plague erupted inside, the Wang family's big house might be wiped out here.

He deliberately slowed down, slowly opened the envelope, and pulled out a weird talisman from it.

The reason why it is called weird is that what is written on the yellow paper talisman is not a rune, but a stick figure of a child.

The child has a bright smile, braids slanting upwards and backwards, a thin and thin neck, a big and round belly, and looks indescribably annoying.

The letter claims that this talisman is the plague ghost talisman invented by someone in the late Han Dynasty.

Wang Bofan said in a low voice: In the 22nd year of Jian'an, plague was prevalent, and the foolish people hung amulets and hated it.

The faces of everyone in the dark room changed slightly. Wang Bofan’s words came from Cao Zhi Cao Zijian’s Speaking of Epidemic Qi.

The people at that time hung the talisman in front of the door, trying to resist the plague ghost outside the door,

Cao Zijian didn't take this seriously, claiming that it was the work of foolish people, and that the real cause of the epidemic was the dislocation of yin and yang, and the wrong timing of cold and heat.

This sentence should take into account the background at that time. Cao Pi, Cao Zijian’s elder brother, became the son of the prince in the 22nd year of Jian’an. The so-called yin and yang are out of place, and the cold and heat are at the wrong time are actually a metaphor. .

Every member of the Wang family has read scriptures and knows this allusion very well. The only question is, what is the use of this epidemic ghost talisman?

In terms of usefulness, it is indeed useless. After all, after Jian'an, there will still be plagues, and the act of hanging talismans can't stop the plague at all.

And the results of the research on the epidemic ghost talisman by the talisman masters of later generations, including the scholars of the academy, also showed that this talisman did not have any effect.

At the very beginning, they were liars who did not know the Tao, and they were drawn to deceive fools and foolish women.

Wang Bofan said with a gloomy gaze: However, Yu Shi said in the letter that he studied the ins and outs of the Epidemic Ghost Talisman in detail, found a way to turn the Epidemic Ghost Talisman into reality, and improved the Epidemic Ghost Talisman.

The current talisman does have the ability to drive plague ghosts.

As long as someone copies the Plague Ghost Talisman and sticks it on the door of other people, then the plague that should have happened to him will be passed on to others in the future.

How can it be?

A clan elder scolded: It's nonsense! Plague ghosts don't exist at all!

Wang Bofan glanced at the clan elder, who was not only a member of the Wang family, but also a member of the Neo-Confucian Society.

Since Ji Xingwang of Luli Academy invented the microscope a few years ago, the Society of Science has been using it to observe various objects.

First, numerous bugs were found in the water, and new terms such as plankton, bacteria, and cells were created.

It was also discovered that the human body is actually composed of countless cells, which destroyed many previous concepts in one fell swoop,

Later, it was discovered that many diseases, such as malaria, were actually caused by bacteria and spores. Including this plague.

Since diseases have their carriers, the so-called plague ghosts and malaria ghosts are all imagined by people, so the talisman cannot be effective.

There really are no plague ghosts that exist like ghosts and gods.

Wang Bofan nodded and said, But at the end of the talisman, it is close to a god, who can tell?

Maybe the plague ghost talisman can really deflect the plague bacteria, which are too small to be seen by the naked eye?

For example, it is biased towards infecting people affected by talismans?

Similar to drinking unboiled water, it is easy to get diarrhea and dysentery, and eating pork with worms will cause worms to grow in the stomach.

. Bo Fan.

Another clan elder took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: We know that your eldest son was also infected with the plague and was bedridden. But this is not the solution to the problem.

Junqianzi, Situzhi, Guishao, Yuansou and others in Zhaomingli are all heinous criminals wanted by all countries and even Mount Taihao. Being involved with them is already on the verge of treason.

I know, I'm very clear-headed, and I didn't ignore Mrs. Wang because of Jie'er's affairs.

Speaking of his eldest son, Wang Bofan paused, exhaled, and said slowly: The reason why I took out this letter is that Situ Zhi is indeed the most brilliant Gu master in the world. With such great strength, the letter was secretly sent to the palace, and it was not for the purpose of entertaining us.

Second, we can experiment in private to test whether the so-called Plague Plague Talisman is really useful.

If it works, then our Wang family will have room to maneuver.

You mean

The clan elder hesitated.

We spread the plague ghost talisman and how to use it quietly to the people, and let the people draw the talisman themselves and paste it on the doors of other people's homes.

A stern look flashed in Wang Bofan's eyes, If so, Taiyuan Mansion will be in chaos.

The faces of the elders all showed disbelief. Some gasped, while some immediately calmed down after being shocked.

The plague ghost talisman cannot prevent the plague ghost, it can only transfer the risk of contracting the disease to others.

This means that once the plague ghost talisman spread among the people, people would draw talismans and post them on the doors of neighbors and enemies in order to prevent their family members from being infected with the plague.

The plague ghost talisman would quickly spread throughout the city, even if the Zhenfu Division came out in full force, while confiscating the folk talismans, they issued repeated orders in the newspapers, explaining that the plague ghost talisman was invalid.

It is also impossible to forbid the human nature of seeking survival, and it is impossible to put an end to the behavior of folk drawing symbols.

The common people are always worried, even if the government says it is full of hype, they will not believe it all. What's more, it's something that concerns the lives of the whole family.

In this way, the plague ghost talisman will spread to every corner of the city like a real plague.

The result is that there are symbols at the door of every household.

The spread of the plague lies in people.

When the common people fled to various squares and cities and posted talismans, the plague would inevitably spread through this. Regardless of whether the Plague Talisman is effective or not, it will spread chaos and plague in the city.

Wang Bofan said: And if the Epidemic Ghost Talisman is effective, it will be even more beneficial to my Wang family - there are guards outside the Wang family's house, no one can put the talisman on it, and we can transfer the risk to others.

At this time, countless people in the city were killed or injured, we can predict Li Ang's reaction again.

Either his reputation will be ruined and he will be rolled down from the position of observer. Change someone who we Wang can influence to come up. Wang takes this opportunity to withdraw from Taiyuan Mansion to protect himself.

Or, His Majesty and Xuegong must keep Li Ang no matter what, and he will continue to stay in the position of observer.

And in order to confiscate the plague ghost talismans among the people, at least to prevent the epidemic ghost talismans from Taiyuan Prefecture from spreading to other prefectures, he can only borrow the power of my Wang family.

Wang Shi could still take this opportunity to force Li Ang to agree to Wang Shi leaving Taiyuan Mansion.

Either way, it is beneficial to Mrs. Wang.

...Even at the cost of the lives of the people in the city?

It's not a price.

Wang Bofan said calmly: Over the years, my Wang family has made enough contributions to Taiyuan.

Which road, which bridge, was not built by my Wang family?

Even the Taiyuan Infirmary where his Li Ang students live now was built by my Wang family.

Everything should be family first.

Wang Bofan's last words became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Most of the clan elders nodded silently.

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The oldest clan elder looked around the dark room, refocused his eyes on Wang Bofan, and said quietly: Bo Fan, I only have two questions.

First, if the matter is brought to light, will it be found out by the Zhen Fusi or the Academy that the Plague Ghost Talisman was spread by me, Mrs. Wang.

Second, this Zhaoming, what is the picture.

We will find a rural Taoist priest to take the place of the dead ghost, and blame him for all the accidents of spreading the plague ghost talisman. And let him die of the plague soon, so that the governor's death has no evidence.

In any case, I couldn't find out the connection with my Wang family.

Wang Bofan already had a countermeasure in his mind, and said slowly: The reason why Yushi sent me this letter is also to hope that he can use this plague to ask the Fusi of Yuguo Town to return his imprisoned master Situzhi. .”

The Zhen Fusi will not agree to such a condition.

The clan elder said decisively: Yu Kingdom never negotiates with Gu Masters. What's more, how can we release a more powerful Gu Master in order to solve a plague.

This is what Zhao Ming thinks about, it has nothing to do with us.

Wang Bofan said in a deep voice, These days, the death rate of my family Wang is more than double the average in the city.

Since His Majesty regards me as a pig and a dog, why should I, Wang, think about the country of Yu anymore. I, Mrs. Wang, just want to live, and I only want to live.

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Situ Zhi.

In the laboratory of the prefect's mansion, Li Ang, who was standing in front of the table silently observing the bacterial culture dish, once again thought of the Gu master from the Zhaoming organization.

Strictly speaking, Li Ang only met Situ Zhi once at the bottom of Taihu Lake.

During that meeting, the black worm on Situ Zhi's body and the Gu monster that he released like a giant porcelain ball left a deep impression on Li Ang.

Back then, it was Li Ang himself who used the siren transformed by Mosi to attract Shen Tuyu from Suzhou City, and arrested Situ Zhi.

Since then, Situ Zhi has been imprisoned in the prison of Fusi in Chang'an Town until the Qixi Festival, when the prison of Zhenfusi was breached by Zhaoming's ghost spade and Yuansou, and Situ Zhi himself was also missing.

It is very likely that it has been robbed by Zhao Ming.

This news was only known to a very small number of people in the entire Yu Kingdom, not even the four officials in the academy.

A few days ago, when reporting to the Daming Palace through the close insect, Emperor Yu asked himself cryptically whether the plague this time was related to Situ Zhi.

Li Ang could only answer that he didn't know.

If I hadn't been completely relieved after Situ Zhi was imprisoned by the Zhenfu Division, but had often gone to the Zhenfu Division to study Situ Zhi and his Gu skills, would things have been different?

Li Ang thought silently, poking out strands of ink lines with his fingertips, scribing across the bacterial culture dish.

On the one hand, I really didn't want to have anything to do with Situ Zhi at that time, and he was still wearing Zhaoming's communication iron plate at that time,

Worried that if he went to the Zhen Fu Division to study Situ Zhi, he might be discovered by Zhao Ming,

Even when Zhaoming asked himself to find a way to rescue Situ Zhi,

That's why he refused the invitation of Zhen Fusi to torture Situ Zhi together.

On the other hand, I might have been too confident at the time.

I feel that there is an entire otherworldly memory bank, no matter what kind of epidemic disease, a solution can be found. There is no need to go back and study Gu techniques.

Moss breaks up the plaques in the bacterial petri dish,

In the more microcosmic world, countless bacteria are attached to the ink silk, ready to multiply on the surface of the ink silk,

However, as the black silk thread continued to change its shape, all the bacteria were completely wiped out.

A hundred poisons are invulnerable.

The current Li Ang can indeed ignore all diseases. He was already indistinguishable from Mosi. No matter where the disease was, Mosi could directly target the pathogen and kill it precisely.

It would be great if this ability could be used on other people.

Li Ang sighed softly, his eyes gradually became firmer.

There can be no more deaths. In Jia Luo's letter, it was said that there were also cases of plague on the grassland. If it turned into a plague that swept across the land countries, it would inevitably spread back to the Yu country from other directions, and it was unknown how many more deaths and injuries would be caused.

He sank his mind and awakened the Mosi clones scattered all over the place.

Awakening so many distant clones at one time immediately caused the backlash of the moss in the body.

Countless silk threads spread throughout his body, competing for control over his body.

The pain pierced his mind, and Li Ang's body trembled slightly. He instinctively reached out and pressed down on the table, crushing a corner of the long metal table.

While trying his best to suppress Mosi, he manipulated all clones firmly and slowly, analyzing and separating the soil samples.

Friendly book.

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