The cruel little princess

Shen Youyou's side is progressing in full swing and in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, His Royal Highness Prince Jin was also actively preparing and deploying personnel.

The raging fire burned for five days and five nights!

Fortunately, with the help of the plague prescription provided by Shen Youyou, the plague was temporarily brought under control! After everyone drank three bowls of herbal soup daily, no new cases appeared. This made the people excited. Perhaps... they really had hope this time?!

It is said that the progress made by Doctor Yang is also quite smooth. Although the seriously ill patients did not get better immediately, their symptoms have been alleviated, proving that this prescription is indeed the right medicine!

Tongniu County was no longer shrouded in despair and sorrow. The people were full of gratitude towards Princess Jin and even praised her as the Bodhisattva Guanyin who saved people from suffering!

However, Shen Youyou, fully aware of the saying, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind," humbly stated that all credit should go to the current emperor! It was the emperor who did not abandon the people, promptly allocating funds and manpower to combat the plague! It is precisely because of the emperor's wise governance and benevolent heart that the people can now live and work in peace and contentment.

The previously lifeless atmosphere has gradually become lively and lively, and everyone is willing to move around more.

That morning, Shen Youyou quietly sat in the makeshift clinic, taking everyone's pulses. She listened to everyone gossiping about their daily lives. Somehow, the conversation turned to the origins of Tongniu County. "Princess, you don't know the origins of our Tongniu County, do you?" the aunt who was taking Shen Youyou's pulse asked.

"I really don't know." Shen Youyou concentrated on taking the pulse.

"Uncle Li! Tell the princess the story of our Tongniu County!" someone in the crowd said.

Then an old man in his seventies stood up and said, "Since the princess doesn't know, I'll just tell her a story to cheer her up!"

"It's said that a god once descended to our Tongniu County and was so captivated by the stunning scenery that he couldn't help but linger. When the time came, the god hurried back to heaven, but he forgot his mount—the bronze bull—here!"

As the old man spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at a mountain outside. "Princess, please look! That's our Tongniu Mountain! This mountain is shaped like a bull! On a sunny day, you can see Tongniu Mountain glittering in the sun! It's like a bright bronze statue! That's why it's also called Tongniu Mountain!"

Shen Youyou looked in the direction of the old man's finger. Under the morning light, Tongniu Mountain was indeed shimmering with golden light. Just as the old man said, it looked like a standing bronze bull! "It really lives up to its name!" Shen Youyou sighed inwardly.

"Oh no, oh no! Little Tiger has fallen into the water! Please, Princess, save him!" A woman's cry was heard from afar. "Please, Princess, save my son!"

As the sound approached, a middle-aged woman ran in quickly holding a little boy about three or four years old.

The boy had his eyes closed, his face was ashen, and his stomach was swollen. As the woman ran and swayed, something seemed to be overflowing from his mouth.

The aunt who was taking the patient's pulse immediately stood up and made room for him: "Mother Hu Zi, what's going on?"

Hu Zi's mother said anxiously, "Aunt Wang! Hu Zi...just now when he went to the pond with me...wuwuwu...when he was washing clothes...wuwuwu...he accidentally fell into the water!" After that, she sobbed again.

Shen Youyou walked forward, lifted the child's eyelids and took a look. Fortunately, it was still in time and there was still hope!

"An Er!" she shouted.

"I'm here!" An Er quickly walked out from behind her.

"Let him put his feet on your shoulders, and run back and forth with him on your back!" Shen Youyou ordered hurriedly.

"Yes!" An Er didn't hesitate at all and directly carried Little Tiger on his back according to the princess's instructions. Because there were too many people here, he strode outside and ran around in circles in the open space with Little Tiger on his back.

While running, the little tiger vomited a lot of water, his stomach gradually became flat again, and his face was no longer ashen, but became a little rosy.

"Okay! An Er, bring him in!" Shen Youyou saw that the situation was almost ready, so she asked An Er to bring Xiao Huzi in and put him on the table in front of her.

She gently lifted up the little tiger and patted his back rhythmically. As the little tiger spit out the last mouthful of water, he also started crying loudly!

"Hey! He's alive! Little Tiger is alive!" Aunt Wang shouted in surprise!

"Yes! Yes! This princess's medical skills are really great! She can even save people who are on the verge of dying!" Uncle Li also praised her repeatedly.

Hu Zi's mother knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess! I will do anything for you in the future to repay you for saving my life!"

Shen Youyou asked her to get up and take Hu Zi home to rest.

Aunt Wang started chatting with another lady there.

"Oh my! What a sin! Wutong County insisted on widening the river to irrigate the farmland! Our county magistrate said it was dangerous, but he didn't listen. Now, they widened the river to irrigate the fields, and here we have too much water and a flood!" Aunt Wang said angrily, slapping her thigh.

"Yes! The place where we washed clothes was not very deep before. Even if a child as small as Xiao Huzi fell in, he would not be able to get out and would not be in danger. But now look what happened! He almost drowned! If it weren't for the princess's good medical skills, Huzi's mother would have been a widow who lost her son - there would be no hope!" Aunt Li continued.

"Well, that's right. Our ancestors have lived in Tongniu County and it was pretty good. There has never been a flood! There used to be more rain in the summer but we have never been flooded! Why is it not possible this time?!" Aunt Wang sighed.

"It must be that Wutong County has changed our feng shui!" Uncle Li also interjected.

"That's right. They also said that the floods occurred because the terrain in our county is low. But we have lived here for so many years and this has never happened before!" another villager echoed.

"I think they just want to shirk responsibility and don't want to admit that they did something wrong!" Aunt Li said angrily.

"Yes, they only care about their own interests and don't care about the lives of others!" Other villagers also expressed their dissatisfaction.

"Then what do you think we should do? Are we just going to let it go like this?" someone asked.

"Of course we can't just let it go like this! Once we get better, we have to go to Wutong County and ask the county magistrate for justice! Let him give us an explanation!" Aunt Li suggested.

"Yes! Let's go together! Let the princess and the prince make the decision for us!" Others also responded.

"Yes! Yes! It's their fault for destroying our feng shui!" The people waiting for their pulse to be taken here also started discussing indignantly!

"Our feng shui has been broken, so the bronze bull will no longer protect us!" someone speculated.

Shen Youyou couldn't help laughing as she watched everyone discussing various superstitious beliefs.

She thought to herself, "People are always filled with fear and doubt about the unknown, often attributing it to supernatural forces like ghosts and gods. Even theories like feng shui are used as explanations."

However, how can modern humans accurately predict natural disasters?

Faced with such a huge natural disaster, human beings seem extremely small.

Even in modern times, whether it's floods or earthquakes, there are still massive casualties! It's unavoidable, there's no escaping it! We never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident, so we must cherish the beautiful life we ​​have now!

However, Shen Youyou suddenly realized a problem: "That's not right!"

At that moment, a flash of lightning flashed through her mind, as if illuminating a dark space. She had felt something amiss in Wutong County before, but she couldn't pinpoint where it was.

After listening to the two aunts' words, Shen Youyou suddenly seemed to have a sudden realization, sorting out her thoughts! Tongniu County was ravaged by such severe flooding, but its two neighboring counties were completely unscathed? There were no losses at all? This clearly defied common sense!

"What if these disasters are not natural, but man-made?" This sudden thought startled Shen Youyou.

She couldn't help but be frightened by her own thoughts.

"Is this... possible? After all, this involves the lives of more than 10,000 people!"

As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. If someone really created this disaster for profit, how much wealth could they have gained?

But looking at Tongniu County in front of us, I really can’t see what is particularly valuable about it.

Shen Youyou's gaze suddenly turned to the Tongniu Mountain, which she had glanced at before.

Maybe... the real answer is hidden in here!

Something was fishy going on. Shen Youyou didn't care about anything else but wanted to verify whether her idea was correct! She looked around and saw that there were still more than 30 villagers who hadn't had their pulse checked!