At noon the next day, on the plain.
The Taoist passed two more villages. As usual, he only stopped briefly and didn't stay for a long time. Then he walked north along the official road, and the calico cat beside him also followed with small steps.
Suddenly, the cat stopped, its ears stood up, and its head turned, looking in a distant direction.
This is something cats do all the time.
Walking on the road, no matter what strange disturbances there are, they will attract her attention.
Cats have different senses and brains than humans, which are used to contact a world that is different from humans.
Only this time she stopped and looked for a while, then turned around and saw that the Taoist had walked a little further, so she immediately ran after him and said to the Taoist:
"Someone is shouting over there!"
"Really? What did you shout?"
"Shout, there are wolves."
"Um?"
Song You followed her gaze.
There seemed to be a real howl of wolves and loud shouts blowing in the wind. They were vague and almost undetectable. If Sanhua Empress had not had a keen sense of hearing, even if people had heard it, they would probably have thought it was noise in the wind.
There happened to be a small slope in front of us.
The Taoist and the swordsman both stood on the slope and looked into the distance.
The land is flat, the fields are mostly barren, and the official road is broken. Some figures are faintly visible entangled in the distance. The three tall and upright ones are obviously people, and the rest are short black spots. Everyone gathered around and tested them from time to time.
"I go first!"
The swordsman immediately turned around and ran back. He turned over and mounted his horse with clean and decisive movements.
"thorough!"
"Ask if it's Dr. Cai."
"Know!"
The black horse immediately started galloping and rode swiftly.
Song You and Sanhua Empress also quickened their pace and rushed there.
This place is too vast, and many places look close, but in fact it takes a long time to walk. However, the swordsman has already left on horseback, so Da Xia Shu is trustworthy.
When one person and one cat approached, the swordsman had solved the problem.
I saw three people standing behind the swordsman, headed by an old man, wearing clothes commonly worn by doctors these days. He was sixty or seventy years old, with a thin figure, hair like three winter snows, and a beard like nine autumn frosts. It's just that maybe it's due to the exposure to wind and sun and exhaustion from walking in the north in the past few years. His skin should be rosy and fair-haired, but at this time his skin is inevitably a little dark, his cheeks are also a little chapped, and his lips are also peeling.
There were two apprentices around him, about thirty or forty years old, wearing similar clothes. One was carrying a medicine box and a medical flag, and the other was carrying a suitcase with his trousers legs torn. They were both in shock.
Three wolf corpses nearby.
One had his head shot through by an arrow, another had half of his head cut off by a sword, and the other also had a bloody hole in his body.
The other wolves had already been frightened and ran far away, looking at this place from a distance, not knowing what they were thinking.
"gentlemen."
The swordsman came up immediately and said, "This is the Divine Doctor Cai."
"As expected, it's Divine Doctor Cai, so polite."
"Don't dare."
Doctor Cai was still in shock. He returned the gift to Song You and quietly took a look at the Taoist priest.
Just looking at it was a surprise.
He has the ability to tell people's illnesses by looking at their faces, and he also has the ability to tell their strength and weakness by looking at their anger. Just like the swordsman who saved them just now, he can tell at a glance that his martial arts skills are among the best in the world. Doctor Cai has never seen him again. Such vigorous vitality, but looking at the man in front of him, even he didn't know how to describe it.
"I wonder what I call you, sir?"
"My surname is Song and my name is You, from Lingquan County, Yizhou."
"Thank you Mr. Song and Master Shu for your help." Doctor Cai said quickly, "Who would have thought that Hezhou has been deserted for so long and there are so many wild beasts on the roadside?"
"It's always been like this." Song You replied, "As soon as people retreat, the beasts and demons will come back immediately like weeds."
"If Mr. Song hadn't happened to pass by here, we would have suffered a big disaster!"
"This is no coincidence." Song You smiled and said, "We chased Divine Doctor Cai all the way here."
"oh?"
Doctor Cai looked at him blankly.
Song You did not answer in a hurry, but asked, "Doctor Cai want to go to Hansu County?"
"Go to Lingze County first."
"That's on the way. I don't want to delay, so please talk while walking."
"good!"
"Does the miracle doctor want to ride a horse?"
"I can walk, I can walk."
"..."
Song You did not try to persuade him. He only looked back at the wolves on the distant field ridge that were still staring at his group. He waved his hand and the wolves immediately turned around and left. Then he said as he walked: "I believe the miracle doctor is here today." This is the first time I heard your name, but we have admired the miracle doctor for a long time."
"I don't dare to take it seriously."
Divine Doctor Cai just thought that he had heard about what happened to him in Hezhou, and he waved his hand quickly.
"I don't know what the miracle doctor is. We came from Changjing and have heard of the name of the miracle doctor as early as when we were in Changjing."
Song You turned his head to look at this legendary doctor with miraculous medical skills. He was not sure before, but now that he has walked through Hezhou, he already knows that this is a figure who is destined to be famous throughout the ages.
Thousands of years later, perhaps the names of many emperors will not be as loud as his.
Song You naturally has great respect for such a person.
Of course, it is not because he will be famous throughout the ages that we have much respect for him, but because his skills and virtues are outstanding, so he has been passed down through the ages, and he is respected for this.
"When I was in Changjing, I went to Beiqin Mountain to visit the miracle doctor twice. One was in the early summer of last year, and the other was in the cold winter of last year. The most recent time was already a year ago. Later, when I came to Hezhou, I often heard about the miracle doctor Cai. The good deeds of practicing medicine to save people despite the epidemic are even more admirable."
"Sir, have you ever gone to Beiqin Mountain to look for Lao Chan?" Doctor Cai seemed a little surprised, and then said, "Sir, Lao Chan has come to the north a long time ago. He must not have found him, but he made him run away empty-handed."
"The second time I went to Beiqin Mountain, I already knew from the mouth of the Snake Fairy that the miracle doctor came to the north." Song You replied, "Besides, the scenery of Beiqin Mountain is outstanding, and it is impossible to run on empty, let alone go to Beiqin. Although Shan did not find Divine Doctor Cai, he also gained something else."
After a pause, he said to the miracle doctor Cai: "Now that I think about it, I didn't meet him the second time I looked for him, but I just missed it temporarily. But my fate with the miracle doctor is here."
"Snake fairy?"
Doctor Cai was a little surprised again: "Sir, you actually saw the snake fairy?"
"Yes." Song You still replied, "Speaking of which, Snake Immortal is still an old friend of the ancestor, and I am half of his junior. Chatting with him for a day will be very fruitful."
"I don't know, Mr. Shi's sect..."
"It's called Fulong Temple."
"..."
Doctor Cai seemed to have never heard of the name Fulong Temple, but he immediately said: "It turns out that Mr. Song is an expert in Taoism. No wonder it is so unusual."
"Bo Youdaoxing."
"Why did you come here, sir?"
"I'm traveling down the mountain, walking around the world, traveling to Changjing, and then to Hezhou. I want to go to the northern border, so I naturally pass by here."
"The north is in chaos."
"How can this place not be chaotic?"
Hearing this, Divine Doctor Cai couldn't help turning his head to look at Song You. Song You also looked at him, and the eyes of the old man and the young man met.
I want to ask why Song You went north.
It's better to ask the miracle doctor why he went north.
"The north is in chaos, monsters are everywhere, and diseases are rampant. Although I don't have the medical skills of a miracle doctor to save people, I am still proficient in subduing monsters and eliminating them." Song You said to him, "I came to the north first to see this troubled world. What kind of situation it is, and secondly, I also learned how the demons in this troubled world have some grace, and I happened to meet the miracle doctor, which was an unexpected bonus."
"But……"
Doctor Cai frowned and said to him after careful consideration: "I heard that there is a snowfield in the middle of the road from Gui County to the north. There are huge monsters that even the gods can't get rid of. Even General Chen Ziyi passed the north a few months ago. After Fengguan, we bypassed Guijun and went to Yanzhou from the other side."
"That's just right."
"Sir is amazing!"
"Bo Youdaoxing."
Song You didn't want to talk about this anymore, and then asked: "The north is in chaos right now, and the miracle doctor is walking among them. Why don't you bring one or two guards with you?"
"The plague is rampant here, how can any bodyguards be willing to follow? Besides, I, a medical practitioner, will not be in trouble even if I encounter bandits." Doctor Cai said, paused, "But there was indeed some time ago. Two Jianghu people from Yanzhou were willing to escort Lao Chan, but the plague was like a tiger. Unfortunately, they both got sick and died in Wuxue. It is said that the plague came from the demons in the snow field, and Lao Chan and his two disciples were probably also in Beiqin. I have lived in the mountain for many years and have absorbed the immortal energy of the Snake Immortal, so I can survive this disaster."
Doctor Cai couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.
"I see."
Song You nodded, looked at the abandoned fields on the side of the road, and continued to ask: "I heard along the way that the miracle doctor has a cure for the nine-day plague?"
"It can't be said to be a cure, at most it can be called some coping methods." Divine Doctor Cai immediately frowned, "This nine-day epidemic is quite strange. I have been studying it for a long time, but I do have a method. Although this method is It’s not perfect yet, sometimes it can be cured well, sometimes it cannot be cured, but the strange thing is that even if it is cured, it will relapse within a few days, and no matter what you think, it is useless, it is like an evil method.”
"It is indeed evil."
Song You nodded and confirmed his guess.
Since ancient times, doctors and witches have not separated families.
People with excellent medical skills these days also understand some superficial metaphysical knowledge. Because when practicing medicine, it is inevitable to encounter symptoms of evil spirits and soul loss. It is difficult to distinguish whether the disease is a disease or an evil disease, so naturally there are some methods to deal with metaphysical symptoms. The more contact you have, the more you will understand. Even now, there are still many doctors in remote places who treat diseases and save people not mainly through prescriptions, but mainly through mysticism.
"Sir, do you also understand?"
"I did some research along the way, and then I dared to talk to the miracle doctor."
Song You told the doctor Cai truthfully: "To be honest with the doctor, I am afraid that the nine-day epidemic came from demons. There are both demons and sorcery as well as epidemics and diseases. The two are so entangled that it is difficult to separate them." , use demons and sorcery as a boat and epidemics and diseases as soldiers. If you only remove the demons and sorcery without treating the illness, it will be difficult to save people. If you only cure the illness without eradicating the demons and sorcery, even if you are cured , will be posted again.”
"As expected!"
"It seems that the miracle doctor has also thought of it." Song You said to him, "I can easily get rid of evil spells. However, the pathology of the nine-day epidemic is extremely complicated. The patient's symptoms are from head to toe, from the inside to the outside, but they are not in the next path. Spiritual power can cure it, but the helplessness is exactly the opposite of that of a miracle doctor. If you want to conquer the demon epidemic, you have to share medical skills and Taoism."
"Is this true?"
Doctor Cai's eyes instantly became eager.
"I would like to help the miracle doctor."
Song You met his gaze and said: "On the way down, some of the villages I passed in the past two days have been given medicine by the miracle doctor. Although the medicine given by the miracle doctor cannot cure the disease, it seems that with my spiritual power, it can cure the disease." It has a great effect on treatment, but it’s a pity that I was in a hurry to find a miracle doctor, so I didn’t dare to stay longer, and I didn’t observe it carefully.”
"If it is true as Mr. said, maybe it will be cured."
"I came down here to look for the miraculous doctor. I just wanted to inform the miraculous doctor so that the miraculous doctor would not take too many detours in a hurry and just try his best to deal with the symptoms of the demonic epidemic. I believe it is not difficult with the miraculous doctor's ability. As for the evil magic and evil It's really something that cannot be cured by medicine, so just leave it to me."
"..."
Doctor Cai thought as he walked, pondered for a while, and then said: "I have already done some research on it. It will be much easier if I have help from my husband."
(End of chapter)
