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If in those moments before this night, everything was considered appropriate and traceable, then what happened tonight could really be described as a "headless injustice." This is because most people who have experienced it can only remember that it was a silent fire: no one knows where it came from or why it came.
People at the time only knew that this silent fire had completely swallowed up their hopes.
It is said that the first person who discovered the fire was the medicine boy who was responsible for keeping watch at the Zhangjia Pharmacy. It was still half-time at that time, and people had just gone to bed and rested for a short time.
At first, there was just some black smoke coming out of the place where medicinal materials were stored in the back hall. The medicine boy was surprised when he saw this, so he walked away with a lantern, intending to find out.
Unexpectedly, in an instant, a strong beam of fire burst out, illuminating the entire warehouse where the medicine was stored. And because the roof of the warehouse was made of ordinary haystacks, the fire spread quickly. Seeing that the situation was not good, the medicine boy stood outside the warehouse door and shouted into the dark night sky: "It's on fire! It's on fire! Come put out the fire! Come quickly..."
He shouted hoarsely while banging the wooden clogs, watchmen, or other useful objects that could make a sound. Those people who had just begun to calm down were so startled that their thoughts were confused, and they all rushed out of the door and came to the back hall.
I don’t know if the grass spontaneously combusted due to months of drought, or if someone set the fire deliberately. At this time, everyone in the pharmacy only knew that the fire was spreading as fast as if someone was behind it. If they could, they would really rather believe that this was God's will.
After a while, the fire quickly spread to the huts, huts, and medicine houses nearby. If others hadn't drawn water to put it out in time, the fire would have spread to the entire Zhang family.
People took wooden barrels, wooden basins, and all containers that could hold things, filled them with a small amount of water that was originally meant for drinking, and tried to open the warehouse door and go in to put out the flames. Just as soon as the door was opened, the strong fire inside killed the desire to move forward. The inside of this small thatched house was like a red-hot medicine pot, and the heat-filled air was filled with bursts of heartbreaking medicinal fragrance.
The sudden explosion of flames will lift off those roofs like a whirlwind, causing the flames inside to completely burst out. At night, it was more like a big fire, with people dancing around it and pouring water on it without hesitation. In the end, it only fueled the flames.
In desperation, in order to save the pharmacy, people had no choice but to cut off the way the flames spread, and watched helplessly as this unwarranted fire burned all the medicinal materials they had worked hard to pick for days to ashes!
"No... no!" A man with disheveled hair said sadly, facing the building that had been burned out of shape: "Those are life-saving things! They can't just disappear like this!" Although others were watching. The people around him tried their best to stop him, but they still couldn't let him give up the idea of going to rescue the medicine.
Xiaohu, who went to Xiahe Town to ask for help, took his gong and kept ringing it along the way, conveying the news of the fire in the pharmacy to the people in the town. The able-bodied people took the water jars at home without saying a word, pushed the carts and rushed to help; the weak women and children also knew that they could not be alone at this time, so they tried their best to help others.
The Zhang Family Pharmacy, surrounded by flames, was suddenly surrounded by a chaotic sound of people. Everyone does their best and is not afraid of hardships. Some medicine boys were worried that the medical books that had been passed down for thousands of years would be burned, so they wanted to petition the master and plan to transport all the important books out.
Little did he know that Zhang Yi had completely lost his fighting spirit at this time. He knelt down on the ground dejectedly, looking at the sparks floating in the night sky, muttering in his mouth: "God's will... God's will... I will never be able to defeat him..."
E Feiying on the side also kept comforting her, saying that she could ask others to bring the medicine back from elsewhere. All in all, there is no need to be so negative.
Maybe Zhang Yi already knows that as a doctor, all he can do is treat illnesses and save people. When faced with something beyond one's control, one can only raise one's head and sigh.
"There isn't much medicine left in the mountains. It will take at least ten days to transport the medicine from elsewhere. What's more, we don't have time to plan anymore..." Zhang Yi said and let his Apprentices should not act rashly. Soon they stood up, straightened their clothes, and walked into the fire scene. They planned to go to the dormitory in person to take out those important books and manuscripts: "You are still young. This kind of life-threatening matter should be left alone." Let me, the 'master', do it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yi took advantage of the flames before they spread, bypassed the place where the flames were strong, walked to the dormitory and packed up the necessary things. But after a while, E Feiying also came with a few people. When Zhang saw that they were friends, he didn't say anything to stop him and allowed them to help.
If it leans a little, the flame will die out, and everything it passes will turn into nothingness. People with faces stained with sweat and plaster sat beside the pile of ruins and lamented to themselves, completely losing the joyful atmosphere they had when playing in the mountains. Maybe you are still thinking about your sick family member and what to do in the future.
It was at this time that those people who were ghosts and monsters came one after another.
After a long time that night, the sound of soldiers and horses roaring outside the pharmacy. I saw E Binghuan and the town official Mr. Li each leading a team of people waiting outside, with red lanterns hanging in their hands. Among them, there is also a unique sedan parked.
Xiaohu, who had been standing outside the house to organize the comings and goings, saw the officials and went up to invite them in. Seeing this battle, Mr. Li immediately dismounted and invited the people in the sedan out, saying, "Taoist Master Wu Gu is really good at predicting things! He really figured it out, but it's a pity that we arrived a step too late!"
"Stop talking so much, go in and take a look!" E Bing said, then dismounted and followed Xiaohu one step ahead. He completely ignored Mr. Li behind him who was always giving compliments, and the long-bearded Taoist who seemed confident.
E Bing was still worried about his little daughter's safety, so he asked everywhere where he was when he entered the house. After learning that she was in the back hall, he hurried to greet her. Unexpectedly, what he saw was not only E Feiying, whose clothes were covered with mud, but also Zhang Yi, who was sitting on the ground reading books and was very disappointed.
"Good nephew, this..." E Bing saw the mess in front of him and hesitated to speak. Then, the two figures also walked in, and he turned around and waited respectfully: "Mr. Sima, do you think this is really the monster 'Song Wuji' who is causing trouble?"
"The divination indicates that 'Song Wuji' will descend to this world at that time. And because Wuji sets fire, there will definitely be a fire." After Sima Tu answered, he came to Zhang Yi and consoled him: "Doctor Zhang is kind. My heart is kind, Quan was unable to inform us in advance because of Pindao, so please don’t blame yourself too much. If you in the village have any difficulties in the future, Taiping Dao is willing to lend a helping hand."
As soon as Zhang heard this, he laughed absurdly and said: "Sima Tu, Sima Tu! I understand what you are thinking! There are thousands of households in Xiahe Town, and basically every family has the disease. It can cause death. There are so many people, doesn’t your heart hurt?”
"Zhang Yi, what are you talking nonsense about, you old boy!" Mr. Li said angrily from the side.
Zhang Yi immediately stood up and said back to Master Li: "Master Li, I have nothing more to say. The rest can only be left to you adults..."
After finishing speaking, the doctor, who was already exhausted physically and mentally, went into the bedroom to rest and wait for dawn with the help of his friends.
