My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 330 - 331: Strange Forces and Chaotic Spirits

Chapter 330: Chapter 331: Strange Forces and Chaotic Spirits

After she mentioned the Emperor’s name, the emotions of the few people finally calmed down somewhat.

"Rest assured, I will definitely not abandon you."

After Chu Nanli’s firm words, the emotions of the few people finally calmed down somewhat.

But there was still someone with a doubtful expression, "Since you are here to cure the sickness, then what do we need to do?"

Chu Nanli had actually finished collecting her samples, but to dispel the panic in these people’s minds, she decided to talk to them a bit more.

"Do you know who among the sick people was the first one from which village?"

Her question made them ponder for a good while.

In the end, it was the young woman who had just spoken up to defend the little girl who opened her mouth.

"I remember, it seemed that the first time I heard someone had fallen ill, it was someone from Tianshui Village."

"My uncle is a peddler and often travels around here. That day he came back and specifically told me not to go to Tianshui Village for no reason, as someone there had contracted a strange illness."

Perhaps feeling that her attitude had been a bit harsh, she was somewhat embarrassed when she replied.

"What’s your name?" Chu Nanli vaguely felt that this could be a breakthrough, "Is your uncle still in the village now?"

It was not that she was overly suspicious, but this plague had arisen too mysteriously.

The current weather was not too hot, and there were no natural disasters, not aligning with the conditions that allow a plague to spread widely.

She was more concerned whether someone might be taking advantage of this confusion.

"My name is Liu Yinyin, and others usually call me Yinyin."

"She’s my cousin Qiaoqiao, and her father is the peddler uncle I mentioned, who passed away a few days ago."

Mentioning the death of a relative, sadness inevitably appeared on her face.

But she quickly recovered, "If you need to know anything, just ask me. Before my uncle passed away, he also told me a lot of things."

Chu Nanli had just observed that Yinyin’s condition seemed to be the best among these people.

She had only a low fever, and her demeanor was not listless.

Could it be that she possessed antibodies?

"First I will have someone send you all back to rest, and then Yinyin and I have some matters to discuss."

Even if the conditions of other people were relatively good, they were still patients after all.

Before finding a medicine that could completely cure the disease, their condition could worsen at any time.

After the others had left, Chu Nanli continued to speak.

"Think carefully about everything your uncle told you, and relay it to me exactly as it was."

Liu Yinyin nodded and quickly began, "I remember my uncle telling me that after he came back from Tianshui Village, he saw several villagers’ complexions turning somewhat black, and they started vomiting as they talked. He felt something was wrong at the time, but the people in the village not only did not take those people to see a doctor,"

"they even planned to take them to some kind of witch, as the villagers apparently believed that this witch had the power to cure all diseases."

"A witch?"

Hearing such nonsensical things, Chu Nanli found it even more absurd.

"Yes, my uncle also heard that the sick didn’t need to take any medicine, they just had to get a piece of talisman paper from the witch, burn it to ash, drink it, and the sick person would be immediately cured," she said.

Liu Yinyin also showed suspicion as she mentioned these things.

"My uncle had originally planned to go to Tianshui Village again to inquire about the situation, but then people in our village also fell ill. My uncle came down with a high fever, which didn’t subside for several days, and then he was gone."

"Sorry, if I had known the situation was this serious, I should have come earlier."

Chu Nanli, though she had proposed coming to quell the rat plague as a means to extricate herself, would never sit idly by as the plague spread through the capital suburbs.

In fact, even if these things hadn’t happened, she would have certainly not ignored the rampant spread of the plague.

She had thought, based on what Zhuang Lin had said, that the rat plague was contained within a small area and had not led to severe consequences,

It was only upon her arrival that she realized nearly every household had someone dead; such a dire situation was likely unforeseen by anyone.

But Liu Yinyin’s words also served as a wake-up call for Chu Nanli.

Matters of strange forces and spirits were the most likely to affect the hearts of people, especially in the current situation.

It seemed necessary for her to ask Ye Jiuxiao to investigate thoroughly the origins of that witch.

"What does it have to do with you? When the Imperial Court first sent soldiers here, I thought they were coming to resolve our problems; I didn’t expect that they were actually coming to save people."

"But the Imperial Court only sent you alone, it seems that before this, they were still adopting an attitude of letting us fend for ourselves, right?"

Liu Yinyin let out a bitter laugh, and it was clear that she didn’t have much trust in the people of the Imperial Court.

However, that was to be expected, given that her own uncle had just died from the plague, and the villagers she lived with day and night had also suffered.

It was likely not just her; most of the common people in these villages were probably in the same state of mind.

Chu Nanli sighed and could say no more.

However, before Liu Yinyin went back, she still shared with her several methods to reduce fever and told her that if there was anything, she could always come to her for help.

After doing all this, Chu Nanli then had the soldiers escort her back.

"Later, I need to study the prescription in the house. No matter who comes, do not let them in."

Ye Jiuxiao was indeed very considerate in his actions, afraid that she would be inconvenienced, he specifically left two female Hidden Guards to protect her closely.

With the two of them here, she could be much more at ease when entering her space.

Once inside her space, Chu Nanli quickly placed the samples she had just collected into the machine.

Fortunately, she had always had a habit of stockpiling things.

So, she had prepared a set of the most advanced inspection machines from the military and placed them in her space.

Otherwise, she would truly be at a loss right now.

The machine quickly produced results.

In her space, she actually had medicine that could treat the rat plague.

These drugs were produced by the technology of 2090 and were naturally easy to use against the plague of this era.

What troubled her, however, was that there was not much of these medicines, and even if all of it was used, at most a hundred people could be treated.

But in just one village, there were several hundred common people, and when combined, the number of infected could be several thousand.

The medicine she had was simply not enough.

The components of these drugs contained many elements that did not exist in this era; therefore, she had no way of fully replicating these medicines with the ingredients available.

It seemed her only remaining option was to combine the current era’s medical knowledge with her own to think of a new treatment method.

However, doing so would inevitably be more troublesome than when she had treated smallpox before.

She also didn’t know how long it would take to come up with a new cure.