After the formation was activated, one could see countless thunder and fire forces gathering between heaven and earth, constantly integrating into the formation.
Everyone in each corner worked together and continuously gathered strength. Then, with Yanhua Mansion as the center, they began to sprinkle thousands of thunder and fire power around.
Thunder fire spread out and hit the epidemic air everywhere, dispelling the epidemic air in large quantities.
Of course, mortals can't see all this, but they just feel that the pain on their bodies has eased and is no longer so severe.
In the smelting plant, after three days of running-in and production, the mold making of the "hollow needle" was finally completed. Under Mr. Bai's personal supervision, a large number of "hollow needles" began to be produced and sent to various places.
In the past few days, all the cattle in Yanhua Prefecture have been requisitioned by Gao Xide. Not only are there yinzai, bull demons, etc. secretly spreading cowpox, but some people who are familiar with cows are also spreading cowpox consciously in order to cure everyone.
Especially those who had mild symptoms after contracting smallpox were trying to find ways to save themselves.
At this time, on a mountain in Yanhua Prefecture, the plague demon Smallpox, who was sitting cross-legged in the air and constantly casting spells to spread the plague, sensed that the other party was using formations to clear away the plague it had spread.
"Hmph, that's ridiculous. Do you think that setting up such a formation can combat the spread of this disease?"
For thousands of years, it has spread smallpox epidemics many times, and it knows very well how humans can resist.
Even if the other party comes out with a big formation, it will completely ignore it.
While he was confidently continuing to spread the plague and planning to fight his opponent for a long time, the plague demon Xiaopox suddenly felt an inexplicable panic.
Then, an unnatural feeling arose as if he had met his nemesis.
This feeling frightened its disgusting little face covered with red rashes and twitched.
"What's going on? Why do I feel a sense of fear?
Is there any way to threaten me?
No, it's impossible. I have been in this world for thousands of years, what methods have I not seen before?
There is absolutely no way to restrain me in this world, absolutely! "
Although he said this, the brows of Bane Demon Smallpox were twitching, and the feeling of being faced with a powerful enemy and the end of the world became stronger and stronger.
"What's going on? Is it this formation?
No, this formation is only for dispelling the epidemic, and it cannot be said to cut off my power from the source..."
The upset Demon Smallpox stopped spreading the plague, and in a flash, he left the mountain and reached the outside.
Go straight to the nearest medium-sized town.
At a glance, I found that most of the people in the town were still suffering from smallpox.
Seeing this, the smallpox demon comforted himself:
"Sure enough, it's just an illusion. My methods are still deadly."
Just as he was talking, he saw a group of "weirdos" suddenly coming outside.
These "weirdos" were all dressed in white, and those who didn't know better thought they were attending a funeral.
But after seeing these people, the people in the town were overjoyed and flocked to them.
Seeing this, the smallpox demon also looked curiously.
Looking at it, I suddenly felt a strong sense of threat.
The sense of crisis does not come from these weirdos, but from the strange things they bring.
It can clearly feel that when people in the town are pricked by those strange things, its own power cannot affect those people.
Seeing this, the smallpox demon finally knew the source of his fear.
"What is this?"
With fear in his heart, the smallpox plague demon released a large amount of plague energy directly at the group of weirdos responsible for acupuncture, trying to kill them.
But it is a pity that even if it takes action in person, it will only cause these people to have a few blisters-like pimples, which are just a little itchy and not fatal at all.
"This, this, this is impossible! How could it be so?"
It feels that its more than a thousand years of life have been in vain. It was clearly unable to fight against its own people a few days ago, but now it is not afraid of its methods?
This seems outrageous no matter how you think about it. Could it be that my thousand years of cultivation is just a joke?
The angry plague demon smallpox once again triggered the epidemic.
This time, it's targeting those already sick.
Sure enough, under its influence, some people who were already sick suddenly suffered from massive bleeding and died miserably.
Seeing this, the smallpox epidemic finally regained some confidence, and there is still hope for everything.
It's just that the sudden death of a group of patients made other people trust the rescuers even more and rush to seek help.
Seeing this, the smallpox demon snorted coldly. He was still worried in his heart, but he still comforted himself and said:
“This method is either extremely costly or extremely difficult to spread on a large scale.
The other party must have known that I was nearby, so they deliberately used this method to scare me away. "
With that said, he went to other towns to check the situation.
But the result is undoubtedly heart-wrenching. In every town, there are those weird men in white pricking people with strange needles.
It feels that its threat to these people has diminished significantly.
A sense of fear of imminent death made him very uncomfortable, and he wanted to flee Yanhua Mansion immediately and never come back.
In fact, it did the same thing, but it ran to the edge of Yanhua Mansion and stopped again.
"No, this method of restraining me must be clarified. If this method spreads all over the world in the future, wouldn't I have no way to escape?"
Thinking of this, the plague demon smallpox will turn back to the mountain where it was before.
It must continue to spread the epidemic with all its strength and fight these people to the end.
By the way, wait for the three demons to come back with their helpers.
Even if his own methods were defeated, the helper would not be affected at all.
At that time, we will join forces with him to break through Yanhua Mansion and completely wipe out this method. Only in this way can we ensure our stability in the future.
After making up his mind, the plague demon smallpox once again released a large amount of plague air.
It's just that his mentality is no longer as calm and relaxed as before.
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Not much of the epidemic air penetrated into Yanhua Prefecture. Fortunately, the impact was not very serious and was contained in time.
But to say it stopped completely, that’s not the case.
For example, Zhao Mansion became the only place where it didn't stop.
Since the smallpox outbreak, Zhao Mansion's behavior has been extraordinary.
When everyone is afraid of infection and choose to cover their faces with gauze scarves and cover themselves with gauze clothes, the Zhao family chooses to remain as usual.
While everyone was looking for cowpox, the Zhao family remained unmoved.
And all of this is naturally because the current person in charge of the Zhao Mansion is Zhao Yuwan.
She doesn't like these new "fads" that have recently emerged.
Especially those doctors who were dressed in white gauze and looked like people attending a funeral, which was really shocking.
She looked very disgusted in her eyes, and naturally she would not allow her family members to dress up like this.
Unfortunately, a man in the house contracted smallpox and was in great pain.
Even though the government has announced that cowpox and variola can cure smallpox, Zhao Yuwan is not willing to let her servants use this method, so she still uses chrysanthemum tea and other ancient medicinal recipes to treat it.
This method is obviously useless, and it has some initial effect.
When his condition worsens, it is no longer useful.
In the end, the man died in pain.
Because he had interacted with many people in the past few days, half of the people in the mansion were infected with smallpox.
This also includes Zhao Yuwan's biological mother and Mr. Zhao who is paralyzed in bed.
Zhao Yuwan was very anxious and heartbroken that her biological mother and brother were sick. She used all kinds of ancient medicines and stayed by her side day and night.
Seeing the two of them getting sicker and sicker, Zhao Yuwan became really sad.
Sadness is sadness, and the method of sowing "pox" is absolutely not allowed.
A servant who was sick at home wanted to secretly receive free acupuncture treatment from the government, but was also prevented.
This method of pricking people with needles is really shocking. It is the biggest enemy of "the way of heaven" and should never be used.
As a result, within two days, Mrs. Zhao, who was already in poor health, and the paralyzed Young Master Zhao died of illness one after another.
All her relatives passed away at once. Zhao Yuwan was heartbroken and cried endlessly. She followed the ancient rituals and arranged the funeral arrangements for her relatives.
Masters Feng Xingping and Ma Cunyong were overjoyed to see the young lady observing such etiquette. They believed that this was the proper attitude for those who mastered the principles of heaven.
But unfortunately, Ma Cunyong, who thought Miss Ma Cunyong had done a good job, unfortunately contracted smallpox due to frequent contact with the body of a servant who died of illness at home.
Generally speaking, practitioners are far stronger than ordinary people in all aspects and are basically free from all diseases.
But similarly, once a practitioner becomes ill, it is much more difficult to treat than an ordinary person.
Under this method originated from the smallpox epidemic, Ma Cunyong, who was not a good practitioner, did not escape.
After he was infected with smallpox, Feng Xingping, as a master, was very concerned and took care of him like a father.
However, they also only use ancient methods to treat their illnesses.
There is no doubt that the ancient method was ineffective, and Ma Cunyong's condition deteriorated rapidly.
At the moment when he felt that death was coming, Ma Cunyong finally panicked, and for the first time he doubted the way of heaven.
On this day, he decided to make a decision that went against his master.
While Feng Xingping was boiling medicine, he sneaked out of Zhao's house and planned to give himself a shot of cowpox.
Just less than ten feet out of the mansion, I heard Zhao Yuwan's slightly sullen and cold voice coming from the mansion:
"Don't violate etiquette!"
When Ma Cunyong heard this voice, he felt it was not pleasant for the first time. He even felt a sense of fear that made his soul tremble.
No matter what he thought, as soon as the voice sounded, he was dragged back to Zhao Mansion by an invisible force.
He fell down directly in the yard. When he looked up, Zhao Yuwan, who was wearing hemp and mourning, and Feng Xingping, who was holding a medicine bowl, looked at him.
Feng Xingping looked at him full of anger and disappointment, his fingers trembling:
"Yong'er, isn't it bad for you to be a teacher?"
"Master treats his disciples very well."
"Didn't my teacher take care of you and treat your illness?"
"The master's concern is deeply felt by the disciples."
"Then why do you still do bad things that disgrace the teacher?"
"Disciple, disciple, I just want to live..."
"Who didn't want you to live? My master worked day and night to take care of you, prepared medicine for you and even read ancient books, just to save you.
I didn't expect that you would be so stubborn and disloyal to your teacher! "
"Master, can it really be cured by following ancient methods?"
"That's natural. This is a treasure left by the ancient sages. If you treat the disease with this method, you will definitely be cured!"
"But the first few people in the house died of illness..."
"That's because they have bad moral character and deserve their fate. It's not a problem with the medicine!"
"Master, I have never asked you for anything in my life, but I am asking you for this moment.
Please let me break the rules once, just this once, okay? "
"Presumptuous! I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Life and death are small matters, but etiquette is big.
As a disciple of Foolish Stubbornness, you actually broke the rules and made an exception. This is really unreasonable and inexcusable.
As a teacher, I will discipline you now! "
Feng Xingping said, seriously asking for the rules of the house, which requires twenty strokes of the stick and horse.
Ma Cunyong, who was already seriously ill and frightened by the imminent death, was willing to accept the cane. He got up with difficulty and tried to escape.
But how could Feng Xingping let him do what he wanted? He would directly cast a spell to hold it in place, and then raise his staff to strike.
Even twenty blows were given, and none were too many, and none of them were favouritism.
After this beating, Ma Cunyong, who was sick and injured, was bleeding profusely on the spot. His whole body was breathless, his face was as white as paper, and he could not speak.
After completing the sect rules, Feng Xingping began to feel sad and quickly stepped forward to rescue Ma Cunyong.
Zhao Yuwan also valued this minion who was used as a stepping stone and helped with the treatment.
Under the careful care of these two people, Ma Cunyong failed to survive that night as expected.
Finally, under Feng Xingping's heartbroken gaze, his soul passed away.
Feng Xingping, who had always regarded Ma Cunyong as half a son, was heartbroken and burst into tears.
While crying, he said:
"Yong'er, obviously as long as you stick to the 'Way of Heaven' and don't waver, everything will be fine. Why didn't you stick to it at the last moment?
Yong'er~~~"
Zhao Yuwan also sighed:
"People's hearts are not ancient, and there are too many immoral people in the world, which makes the laws of nature unstable, so disasters abound.
Only by clarifying people's hearts and restoring the order of the world can everything be stable. "
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