I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

Inside the carriage, Shen Rong looked at the road scene that was constantly moving backwards, and it felt a little unreal.

Did she go to Jiangnan so easily?

Shen Rong retracted her gaze and looked down at the green purse in her hand.

The palm-sized purse contained only a seed the size of a mung bean.

In Shen Rong's mind were the words that Master Taixu had said in the carriage when they had just set off.

"It took me half a year to find this. The plant can cure the epidemic. Madam Gong, please help me grow more. The more the better."

Shen Rong looked at Master Taixu riding a horse outside the carriage and took a deep breath.

The fact that she had a space was already known to Master Taixu. Although the two of them did not say it explicitly, they both understood it tacitly.

Shen Rong knew it.

But if this thing was really found by Master Taixu after half a year of searching, what does this mean?

Zhenren Taixu had long known that a plague would break out in Jiangnan, and that this plague was extremely dangerous, or would kill many people.

If not for this, Master Taixu would not have spent half a year just looking for a medicine that could cure the plague.

This also happens to show that ordinary medicines are probably of little use against the plague.

Shen Rong raised her eyes and looked at Master Taixu through the car window. She couldn't help but ask:

"Master, how long will it take us to get to Jiangnan?"

Master Taixu looked at the road ahead and said, "At the fastest it will take a month, at the slowest it will take two months."

Shen Rong thought about the journey she and Changsheng had taken from Yunmeng County to the capital, and she also had an idea of ​​how far Jinhu County was.

"Did you know that a plague would break out in Jiangnan?" Shen Rong gripped the window sill with her hands, a hint of anxiety on her face.

If that's the case, a month is enough time for a lot to happen.

Master Taixu glanced to the side and saw Shen Rong's anxious face. He said, "Don't worry, I am also in a hurry. When we get to Tong County, we will take a boat and go all the way south to Jiangnan. It will take a month, so we still have time."

Upon hearing this, Shen Rong loosened her grip on the frame of the car, "It's good that we made it in time!"

On the afternoon of the day of departure, Shen Rong and her companion boarded the boat heading south.

Shen Rong lived alone in a room. Since she got on the boat, she had stayed in the room except for eating.

After she entered the room, she locked the door, and with a thought, she came into the space.

Shen Rong dug a hole in the medicinal field and carefully planted the brown seeds in the purse.

Cover it with soil and water it some more.

Shen Rong then came out of the space and lay on the bed. She thought she would not be able to sleep, but as the ship swayed slightly, Shen Rong slowly fell asleep.

A dreamless night.

In the morning, Shen Rong entered the space as soon as she woke up.

She was worried that the seeds given to her by Master Taixu would take several days to grow like before, so as soon as she woke up she rushed in to take a look.

Fortunately, a herb as tall as her calf has grown where Shen Rong buried the seeds yesterday.

The leaves of this herb have five pointed corners and a black line in the middle of the leaf, as if it was drawn with ink.

Shen Rong had never seen such herbs before, but ever since Taoist Taixu gave her those strange seeds, there were so many herbs she had never seen before that Shen Rong was no longer surprised.

After all, Master Taixu is a master, so the things he brings out are naturally not ordinary.

Shen Rong waited for another day, and the herb bloomed and produced many fruits as big as fingertips.

Shen Rong hurriedly showed the fruit to Master Taixu.

Taoist Taixu didn't seem surprised at all that Shen Rong grew the things so quickly.

He looked at the fruit for a moment.

Before Shen Rong could figure out what he was doing, she saw him pick up the scarlet fruit and throw it upwards. The fruit was thrown into the air. Then, Zhenren Taixu opened his mouth and the fruit fell into his mouth.

Shen Rong was stunned. "Real person... isn't that medicine..."

Along the way, Master Taixu did not put on airs in front of Shen Rong at all.

But Shen Rong didn't expect that Master Taixu could be so casual.

Zhenren Taixu closed his eyes, chewed it for a while, then spit out a seed as big as a mung bean and nodded.

When he found the seed of the red Liu fruit, the entire branch had already withered, and the fruits on the branches had fallen to the ground. The flesh had long since rotted, leaving only some rotten seeds. Zhenren Taixu searched for a long time before he found one that was not rotten.

However, it was the first time that Master Taixu saw the real thing, and he felt a little uncertain.

When I saw the fruit this time, I naturally had to taste it.

Master Taixu took out a handkerchief, wrapped the seeds in it, and handed it to Shen Rong, "The more the better."

Shen Rong looked at the handkerchief in front of her, and when she thought that it contained the core that had been spat out by Master Taixu, she was reluctant to take it.

However, thinking that this thing could save lives, Shen Rong finally reached out and took it.

When Master Taixu saw Shen Rong taking it, he smiled and said, "This journey is long and boring. Pick all the fruits as soon as possible so that we can taste some."

What was there for Shen Rong not to understand? The fruits could be picked and eaten, and the cores could be used for planting. This cycle would continue, and the fruits would increase in number. This way, there would be no need to worry about not having enough.

However, medicine is three-quarters poisonous. There are many on that half-man-high tree. It should be fine to eat one or two occasionally. "Master, medicine is three-quarters poisonous... I am a woman with limited knowledge. I don't know what this thing is... Which part is used as medicine?"

Master Taixu was a little surprised. "This thing is called Chi Liu Fruit. It is true that we cannot eat too much." He paused and said, "From what you said, you know medical principles?"

Shen Rong felt a little embarrassed. Although she had studied medicine with her grandfather for several years, she was still a half-baked expert. How could she show off in front of a real person?

"I have studied with my grandfather for a few years. I am stupid and can only roughly recognize a few herbs."

Master Taixu stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "I know a little about medicine. Would you like to be my disciple?"

If he became the master of this little girl, he would be able to grow those rare and difficult to grow herbs, and this apprentice would not be at a loss.

Not only did I not lose money, I made a huge profit!

The more Master Taixu thought about it, the happier he became.

Shen Rong was stunned. What did the real person say just now?

Apprenticeship?

After Shen Rong realized what was happening, she quickly knelt down in front of Master Taixu and said, "I am willing to take Master as my master!"

"Haha... after talking for so long, I'm a little thirsty." Master Taixu smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

Shen Rong understood immediately, and immediately stood up to pour a cup of tea for Master Taixu, and held it in front of her master with both hands.

"Master, please have some tea."

"Okay, good disciple."

After sitting on the boat for a month, Shen Rong planted herbs intermittently for a month.

The ship sailed smoothly all the way south, and it was a month later when Shen Rong and Master Taixu arrived in Jiangnan.

In order to save time, after arriving in the Jiangnan area, Shen Rong did not take a carriage, but rode a horse like Master Taixu.

Along the way, she wore men's clothes, and Taoist Taixu took out a set of Taoist boy's clothes from somewhere, which fit Shen Rong well.

All the accommodations along the way were arranged by Master Taixu, which saved Shen Rong a lot of trouble.

If Shen Rong had gone to the south of the Yangtze River alone as she had originally planned, she would have had to put in a lot of effort just because she didn't know the way.

It was already midwinter when the two entered Jiangnan. The wind there was damp and cold, and it seemed to chill people to the bone.

Fortunately, Shen Rong brought a lot of winter clothes and wrapped herself up like a ball, barely able to withstand the cold current blowing towards her.

Shen Rong sat on the horse's back, exhaled a breath of cool air, and couldn't help but glance at Master Taixu.

No wonder those people in the capital said that Master Taixu was a great man. In such a cold day, the master only casually wore a cotton robe and sat on the horse's back without any sign of shivering.

Shen Rong gathered her clothes and looked into the distance.

It is said that Jiangnan is a prosperous place, but Shen Rong met countless displaced and ragged people along the way.

It was still okay when we first entered Jiangnan, but as we got closer to Jinhu, we saw more and more beggars and refugees on the roadside.

If you have good eyesight, you can even see one or two bodies of people who have frozen to death, died of disease or starvation in the dry grass by the roadside.

Pei County, a county town close to Jinhu County.

Just pass through Pei County and walk forward another 150 miles to reach Jinhu County.

Shen Rong couldn't help but squeeze her legs against the horse's belly, wishing the horse could immediately take her through Pei County and reach Jinhu.

"Master, should we enter the city or go directly to Jinhu?"

When they were near Pei County, Shen Rong discovered that the horses were moving slower and the ground beneath their feet was much muddier than other places, just like it had been soaked in water for a long time.

Shen Rong looked at the deep footprints left by the horse's hooves and frowned slightly.

It has been more than two months since the news of the flood reached the capital, but now when we enter the Jiangnan area, the roads are all wet. Could it be that the rain has never stopped?

Taoist Taixu kicked his horse's belly and rode ahead to Pei County.

Shen Rong quickly rode her horse to catch up.

Since entering Jiangnan, both the master and the disciple have been riding horses. Every time Shen Rong rides on horseback, she always feels fortunate that she learned how to ride in advance, otherwise she would not be able to travel on such a road in a carriage.

At this time, Master Taixu was riding his horse halfway when he suddenly stopped.

Shen Rong followed on horseback, following Master Taixu's gaze. She saw crowds of people at the foot of the city and could faintly hear cries of grief.

"Master...this is..." Shen Rong was a little confused.

"Let's go over and take a look first!" Master Taixu did not give Shen Rong an answer.

As the two men drove their horses closer to the city gate, the wailing sounds from below the city wall became clearer and clearer.

"Please, sir, let me in! My son is sick, I want to take care of him..."

"Son! My son is still in there! My son is not infected with the disease, please let my son out!"

"Wuwu... Sir, please be merciful. My daughter is only five years old. She is not sick. She will die in there alone. She is not sick. Please, Sir!"

Shen Rong looked at Master Taixu, "Master, this matter..."

Master Taixu closed his eyes, nodded, and said, "I'm afraid Pei County has been sealed off."

Shen Rong's heart suddenly jumped, "That Jinhu..."

Master Taixu nodded.

The plague came from Jinhu. Linxian and Peixian have been sealed off, and the situation in Jinhu will only get worse.