Once upon a time there was a mountain of secrets

It turned out that they were all refugees who escaped from Nanhui.Originally wanted to go to Guixiu, but didn't want Guixiu to block the official road because of the Ji family's affairs.They dared not enter the forest again, so they had to turn back.

It was really unlucky to say it, they finally turned back to Nanhui, but they were not allowed to enter the city because of Nanhui's strict protection, so they could only live in hiding outside.

Don't blame them, but they only care about their own survival in the face of national disaster.Let's blame them, they are all mortals, and everyone wants to live in peace and security.

When the dozen or so men in charge of the robbery brought Feng Poyun and Gong Jiuqing all the way back to their temporary gathering place, they were slightly shocked.

Because the number of refugees gathered here is more than double what they imagined.What's even more strange is that they seem to have a strange disease, and there are black spots on their faces.

There are about 50 people here, and these infected people are isolated and penned in the middle like sheep.Among them were men and women, old and young, who were imprisoned as if they were waiting to die.

Those dark spots must not only be on the face, probably the rest are covered by clothing, so they can't be seen.And some people who are more serious, especially women, directly cover their entire faces with a cloth, and then only show a pair of painful eyes.

Gong Jiuqing also immediately understood why they couldn't enter the city.

But Gong Jiuqing looked at their illnesses, but couldn't tell what they were.

"Two heroes, let me just say that we are all cursed people, we...we... really have no way to think of robbing. And this is the first time we have done such an outrageous thing, you want Trust us." The butcher said in tears.

Gong Jiuqing frowned slightly, expressing sympathy and comforting: "I know you are forced to do so. In this wilderness, there are almost no people who want to rob. So I trust you. Take me to see those people first."

The butcher wiped away his tears and said, "You, do you know how to see a doctor?"

Gong Jiuqing stroked her mustache and said, "I understand a little, I understand a little."

The butcher seemed to have seen a savior, and even the rest of the people knelt down at Gong Jiuqing's feet again, crying for help.

Gong Jiuqing couldn't bear this kind of scene the most, and hurriedly shouted: "Enough is enough, if you kneel again, I will leave."

Sure enough, everyone immediately stood up.

Gong Jiuqing said to the others: "I only need one person here to explain the situation to me. There are too many of you, and I can't understand what you are saying. So, do you have a little more reading? Know more about the specific situation people?"

When everyone looks at me, I look at you.

Finally, a thin man in the 'sheepfold' raised his dry hand and said loudly: "Sir, I know. I have read books."

Gong Jiuqing looked over the head in front of him, looking at the thin boy who was only about ten years old.The boy was as thin as a stick, and his face was sallow, which should be caused by malnutrition.But his eyes were shining brightly, and he didn't seem to be frightened by the illness.

When Feng Poyun saw Gong Jiuqing's eyes, he knew what Gong Jiuqing was thinking.Immediately pushed aside the crowd and let the surrounded Gong Jiuqing go out.

Gong Jiuqing walked up to the young man, with one hand behind his back, and the other hand stroking the goatee in an old-fashioned way, and said: "Okay, it's you, tell me."

The young man looked at Gong Jiuqing with curious eyes. When he first looked at it from a distance, he still thought that Gong Jiuqing should be someone of a certain age.But when he got closer, he realized that this person was much younger than before.

Even the boy felt that if he didn't have that goatee, maybe he would be as old as himself.

The young man said: "This disease started a month ago. At first, it was just a black spot the size of a sesame seed on the arm, and then it slowly spread all over the place. I don't know who started the infection first. No reason for the infection. It started with us, and now it's just us. No one died, or felt pain there."

Gong Jiuqing nodded, the young man described it in detail, and said everything that should be said.According to the situation and age of a young man, it is really rare to have such calmness.

Gong Jiuqing asked again: "Then..." Gong Jiuqing pointed to the fence surrounding them.

The young man looked at the people outside indignantly, and said, "They said they were afraid of being infected, so they separated them. But this is not an infectious disease at all."

This is, a person outside said: "This is not an infectious disease, what is it? Tell me? If you are not infected, why are so many people sick?"

Gong Jiuqing did some calculations and found that the number of infected people is about half of the total number of people here.

The boy retorted: "It's been half a month, have you seen anyone infected?"

"Then we have separated you."

"Nonsense, such isolation is useless at all." The boy continued to retort.Suddenly, Gong Jiuqing felt that this young man... seemed to have extraordinary knowledge.

"Who said it's useless..."

"Okay." Gong Jiuqing scolded loudly.The people around were immediately silent.

Gong Jiuqing turned into a boy and asked, "How can you be sure that this disease will not be contagious?"

Looking into Gong Jiuqing's eyes, the young man felt guilty for some reason.Because he really has no evidence to prove that they will not be infected.

Gong Jiuqing looked at the distressed look of the young man, and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

The boy was slightly taken aback, and said, "Student Ke Mingjiang."

"student?"

"Yes, I have been studying in private schools before."

Gong Jiuqing nodded, and said: "Well, yes, it's better to study." After speaking, she waved to Ke Mingjiang, motioning him to come closer.

Feng Poyun was not sure whether the disease would be contagious, saw Ke Mingjiang walking towards Gong Jiuqing, and naturally stood in front of Gong Jiuqing, scaring Ke Mingjiang back.

Gong Jiuqing said confidently: "It's okay, I'm sure."

Feng Poyun had no choice but to step aside and let Ke Mingjiang approach Gong Jiuqing.

"Stretch out your hand, I'll give you a pulse first."

Ke Mingjiang was not pretentious, rolled up his sleeves and handed his wrist to Gong Jiuqing.

Feeling their steady pulse, Gong Jiuqing couldn't help frowning.All similar records related to it flashed in my mind, from around Guangyang Pass, to the entire Nanhui, and from Nanhui to Daoguixiu.It seems... Even after recalling the records about Gu art, no similar symptoms were found.

But the only thing that is certain is that they should have been poisoned by some kind of poison, not an epidemic.

Gong Jiuqing let go of Ke Mingjiang's hand and asked, "Did you eat something different from them?"

Ke Mingjiang replied: "The students thought the same way before, but in retrospect, it doesn't seem to be any different. Because food is scarce, we all hunt and eat together."

The rest of the people also nodded repeatedly, indicating that Ke Mingjiang was telling the truth.

Gong Jiuqing frowned and thought for a long time, everyone held their breath, waiting for his answer.

"Tch, it seems that you can't do without Master." Xin Mufei's disgusted voice sounded.Gong Jiuqing turned her head and saw Xin Mufei appearing in the crowd with arms folded.

Only this time, Xin Mufei didn't have a scruffy beard.Instead, he shaved his beard to reveal his true colors.He looked radiant, like a prodigal son and a knight-errant.

Gong Jiuqing knew that Xin Mufei was not forgiving, but he was actually very loyal in his heart.

Gong Jiuqing asked with a smile: "May I ask what advice this hero has?"

Apparently, Xin Mufei was very receptive to Gong Jiuqing's flattery.He said proudly: "They, they ate plankton."

Gong Jiuqing suddenly realized, and asked: "Did you eat a kind of grass in the river? It looks similar to the water celery that people often eat."

Ke Mingjiang thought for a while and said, "We eat water celery, and it's possible that we ate it wrong. But they all ate it too." After speaking, Ke Mingjiang pointed to the people outside.

The people outside also nodded, saying that they did eat all of them, and that they have nothing to eat recently, and they are all eating.

Gong Jiuqing said with a smile: "If it's just planktonic grass, the toxicity is not so strange, nor is it that big. I think you should still eat spring vegetables, right?"

It was only then that everyone suddenly realized, because the taste of spring vegetables is so strong that ordinary people can't eat them at all.So among these refugees, half of them don't eat.

Gong Jiuqing explained: "This kind of poison will only appear if you eat spring vegetables and plankton at the same time. Generally speaking, it will be fine in a few days. I think it may be because you have been eating plankton by mistake all the time, so you just eat the plankton. It's going to get worse."

Everyone nodded again and again, looking at Gong Jiuqing as if seeing a savior.

Ke Mingjiang quickly asked: "Sir, is there a way to save it?"

Gong Jiuqing shook her head, seeing everyone's lost and desperate expressions, Gong Jiuqing smiled and said: "As long as you don't eat it within half a month, it will be eliminated automatically."

"Really?"

"really."

"We're not sick, we're really not sick."

"Mother...Mother..."

"My lady, that's great, I'm not sick."

"Master..."

Gong Jiuqing watched them hug each other as if they had been reborn, and smiled brightly unconsciously.

Xin Mufei muttered some words of dissatisfaction, but in the end he was infected by the smile on Gong Jiuqing's face, and he also started giggling...

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