The two people hanging on the wall outside were hit by the window that was suddenly pushed open, and their bodies fell back. Just when they tried their best to cling to the window sill, they were sprinkled all over by Chu Yue's newly developed medicinal powder. They couldn't move, so they could only let themselves fall downstairs.
Soon, three or two men in black with swords jumped out, held the two unable to move men with their swords and left.
Chu Yue clapped her hands and closed the window again.
Lu Yufang, who was covered in quilt, seemed to hear the noise and touched her side. Seeing that Chu Yue was not beside her, she immediately sat up from the bed.
"Yueyue, where are you?"
Chu Yue turned around and walked towards the bed, "Am I here?"
Lu Yufang breathed a sigh of relief, "What are you doing if you don't sleep at night?"
Chu Yue sat down on the bed and covered herself with the quilt, "I woke up when I fell asleep, so I walked around the room. Go to sleep, I have something to do tomorrow."
Lu Yufang glanced in the direction of Chu Yue, still wondering if the cry for help she just heard was a dream.
At this moment, Xu Heng's anxious voice came from outside the house.
"Miss Chu, are you okay?"
Chu Yue hurriedly replied, "I'm fine. Mr. Xu, please continue to sleep."
"Okay, you're fine."
Hearing Xu Heng's voice, Lu Yufang was sure that the voice she just heard was not a dream.
She looked at Chu Yue beside her, "Yueyue, what happened just now?"
In order not to cause Lu Yufang to panic, Chu Yue shook her head and said, "It's nothing, but starting tomorrow, I'm afraid we won't be able to sleep together. I see there are mice in the house."
"Hey! What do I think?" Lu Yufang said nonchalantly, "I used to fight mice with my father, so I'm not afraid."
Chu Yue didn't speak anymore, but she didn't sleep in the inn the next day. Instead, she directly found an empty room at the gathering point of the victims.
There are officers and soldiers guarding the place, as well as victims and people providing relief. It is much safer than an inn, and Lu Yufang will not be harmed by this.
However, the other party seemed to see that Chu Yue was on guard, and did not make any move for the next four or five days.
Moxa fumigation and pesticides were being used everywhere in the entire county. After eight days, the epidemic in the county was finally under control. Those with mild symptoms had already recovered, and those with severe symptoms, except for a few who died due to lack of timely relief, have basically improved. Just need to have a good life and keep it up.
During this period, the Jiang family also gave her the Zhuangzi land deed and one thousand taels of silver that Jiang Yuanwai had promised to compensate Chu Yue.
Chu Yue didn't dare to carry the land deed or money with her, so she asked Xu Heng to help her send it to Lu Xinghe to keep it that day.
After seeing the last patient, Chu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her residence at the concentration point.
Although there are many people in the county, they are concentrated. People in towns and villages are relatively scattered, and the real tiring work is still to come.
In the past eight days, almost everyone in the county had heard of Dr. Chu's reputation in Nanping Town.
She is a rare miracle doctor who can turn the tide by herself. If she hadn't taken action in time, the city would not have been able to restore peace so quickly.
The people were all grateful for Dr. Chu's kindness.
When the person behind the scenes learned the news, his expression was gloomy and terrifying.
A man dressed in black with a black metal mask on his face said, "Now the people in Tongzhi County regard that woman as a god. This is not a good phenomenon. If Luo Yuanzhong tells what she did to heaven, we will There will be no chance to take action. By then, the two imperial doctors will be dead, and the one above is likely to follow the clues and find the master."
Another man in black clasped his fists.
"Sir, after the woman has taken care of the matter with the magistrate, she will definitely go to town next. I am willing to lead someone to ambush her on the way so that she never returns."
The leader thought a little.
"Okay, I will assign six killers to you. If the woman is not killed, you don't have to come back."
The man in black quickly replied, "Yes!"
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After resting for a night, Chu Yue took a carriage and set off for the surrounding towns, accompanied by Lu Yufang and Xu Heng.
In addition to Nanping Town, there are four other towns under the jurisdiction of Tongzhi County, namely Canghe Town, Wuxi Town, Huangsha Town and Qingshi Town.
Among them, Nanping Town is a relatively prosperous town, and the other towns are not much different.
What they are going to now is Wuxi Town, which is relatively nearby.
From Tongzhi County to Wuxi Town, you have to pass through a long, narrow and relatively steep mountain road. Although it is an official road, the winding and rugged mountain road still makes the people on the carriage dizzy.
Half an hour later, Lu Yufang finally couldn't bear it anymore, opened the curtain and vomited outside.
Seeing that she was feeling uncomfortable, Chu Yue quickly asked the team to stop first.
"The carriage containing the medicinal materials goes first, and we will follow soon."
"Yes, Doctor Chu."
As soon as he finished speaking, the five carriages behind them all circled around the carriage where Chu Yue and the others were, and moved forward.
Chu Yue and Xu Heng helped Lu Yufang out of the carriage and gently stroked her back.
"Are you feeling better?"
Lu Yufang's face was pale, "I feel better after vomiting."
Xu Heng held Lu Yufang's arm with one hand, looked at Chu Yue and asked, "Miss Chu, do you know how far this journey is?"
Chu Yue looked around.
"Master Chai and I have walked through this mountain road before. Based on the driving time, we are now about two-thirds of the way here, and there is still about one-third of the remaining mountain road."
Xu Heng frowned and looked in Lu Yufang's direction.
"The carriage must travel two quarters of an hour."
It is farther than Banpo Village to Nanping Town.
If the distance was shorter, he could walk with Lu Yufang, but walking such a long distance might not be possible.
Lu Yufang covered her chest and replied, "It's okay, I can hold on, let's keep going and get to Wuxi Town early, while it's still early, we can save a few more people."
After saying that, he was about to climb onto the carriage.
Seeing this, Xu Heng hurriedly held her shoulders and lifted her onto the carriage.
Feeling the big hands supporting her shoulders behind her, Lu Yufang got on the carriage and looked back at Xu Heng with a little shyness, "Thank you, Brother Xu."
Xu Heng scratched his head and smiled.
"After all, I promised Brother Lu to take care of your sister-in-law."
After hearing Xu Heng's words, Lu Yufang's eyes flashed with an imperceptible loss. She nodded slightly, got into the carriage, sat on the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.
The carriage continued to move forward, but the further it went, the more panicked Chu Yue felt.
"Master, stop the car!"
The driver stopped the carriage and looked in the direction of the carriage, "Doctor Chu, what's wrong?"
Chu Yue lifted the car curtain and looked at the surrounding mountains and forests. It was quiet, not even a bird. Although she couldn't see anything, she just felt uneasy, and she didn't even want to go along this road again. Go ahead.
Her sixth sense has always been accurate, and it is not groundless that she has this kind of resistance.
Chu Yue looked at the driver.
"Master, is there another way to Wuxi Town?"
The driver thought for a while and then pointed in the direction he came from, "The forked road you passed five miles back can lead to the canal through the woods. You can follow the canal down to Wuxi. It will take about 10 minutes to reach the ferry in Wuxi Town. At more than half an hour, the whole trip will take a quarter of an hour longer than taking a carriage directly, but Doctor Chu wants to take the waterway?"
