Daily life in the academy

"But...the epidemic..." Doctor Hu finally said.

Bai Zhi was horrified. "What? How could there be an epidemic all of a sudden? Doctor Hu, are you sure your diagnosis is correct?"

"I have encountered similar pulse conditions when traveling to various countries before. I felt it repeatedly several times and confirmed that it was correct." When he entered the professional field, Doctor Hu regained his composure.

Plague... Plague...

The original book didn't mention the epidemic at all?

Could it be that her arrival really caused a butterfly effect?

"Then Doctor Hu, can you cure this disease?"

Doctor Hu's answer was straightforward: "It can be cured, but it's just an epidemic, and it's highly contagious. Our clinic may have to close for a few days until Granny Liu is cured."

Bai Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. Since it could be cured, then the problem wasn't serious. However, as a potential carrier, she couldn't leave the clinic either. She pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll stay in the clinic for the next few days. If I get infected, I won't spread the disease."

Doctor Hu nodded in agreement, and then began to instruct the medicine boys to prepare the medicinal materials.

Baizhi asked Aman, who was standing by, to give her paper and pen, and wrote a letter asking for leave. She then sent someone to deliver it to Prince Ning's mansion before the clinic closed.

Fortunately, there were no other patients in the clinic today. The medicine boy prepared the medicine according to Doctor Hu's prescription and fed two doses of medicine to Grandma Liu throughout the day, but there was no improvement at all.

Doctor Hu comforted everyone. After all, Grandma Liu was old and frail. Neighbors said that she had no children to take care of her, so her health was not good. If she prescribed some nourishing medicine at the same time, perhaps she would feel better.

Everyone in the entire clinic had a sad face. The happiest person was Ah Man. She didn't care about the epidemic. Her adoptive father said it could be cured and it definitely could be cured. The most important thing was that Ah Zhi could stay here with her for several days, and she had more energy to light a fire and cook.

After dinner, Aman brought out the stewed black chicken soup and gave everyone a bowl, so that no one could tell that she had cooked it specially for Azhi.

Bai Zhi drank bowl after bowl of what A Man fed her. After the third bowl, she could no longer drink any more. She put down the bowl and asked, "Doctor Hu, since you can cure this epidemic, do you know where it came from?"

Doctor Hu had traveled extensively in his early years and had experienced many difficult and complicated illnesses. Coincidentally, he knew the origin of this epidemic. He put down his spoon and told the story:

"This disease was originally called water plague. It was eight years ago when I first arrived at Duoluo Town, which borders Di State and Yange in the east. There were frequent battles on the border, and the bodies of the soldiers were left uncollected. They were then eaten by hungry animals, and the rotting pus flowed into the water sources. The water sources were unclean, and the villagers in the surrounding villages were all infected. The disease mutated in humans and eventually evolved into an uncontrollable epidemic."

Bai Zhi asked, "Did the Di Kingdom send doctors to treat such a serious epidemic?"

"Most of them were traveling doctors like me. However, this kind of waterborne disease isn't fatal, so in the end there weren't many casualties."

"So...we don't have to worry so much?" The medicine boy seemed relieved.

Doctor Hu shook his head solemnly. "Although it's not fatal, it's highly contagious. Yan State has enjoyed peace and prosperity in recent years, so the people are likely taking little precautions. They might treat it as a common fever, which could damage the underlying condition over time."

Bai Zhi understood part of the principle, but what she didn't understand was that the source of infection for this epidemic came from rotting corpses. Sheng'an was the capital of Yan State, with strict governance. How could such an epidemic occur?

"According to what you said, Doctor Hu, it's really unreasonable for this kind of epidemic to appear in Sheng'an City."

Doctor Hu recalled the situation in the villages surrounding Duolo Town at the time and felt that there might be something fishy going on. "When Granny Liu wakes up, we can ask her a few questions and maybe we can find out."

“For now, that’s all we can do.”

At night, Aman made the bed for Baizhi and insisted on sleeping with her. However, she persuaded him with all her might, and he left reluctantly.

After a busy day, Bai Zhi lay down and her thoughts flew into the clouds soon. Before falling into sleep, she suddenly remembered the dream she had not long ago. However, before she could fall into it, her tired body sent her into sleep.

...

After three days, Grandma Liu finally woke up.

Doctor Hu and Bai Zhi thought they could get some useful clues from it, but Granny Liu just kept shaking her head and couldn't say anything.

Moreover, in the past three days, not only did no one in the clinic get sick, but the city also seemed calm. Doctor Hu said that he was worrying too much, but when Bai Zhi left, he prepared ten prescriptions and handed them to her.

"This is medicine to prevent epidemics. Even though I'm worrying too much, it's always good to be more cautious."

Baizhi was very grateful. She wanted to pay but was stopped by Doctor Hu.

"Azhi, if you really find it hard to accept, you can help Aman find her brother. The people I saw next to you that day seemed to be from the General's Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion. With their help, things will go much faster."

It turns out that he was asking for something.

Bai Zhi thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll remember that."

When I returned to the academy, it was just time to get out of school, and I ran into Yan Qingchen and others.

Mu Bailian strode forward, grabbed Bai Zhi's shoulders with both hands, and shook her exaggeratedly: "Azhi, are you okay? I haven't seen you for a few days, why do you feel thinner? You look like a bamboo pole."

This gloating tone really deserves a beating.

"Mu Bailian, you are sick, you are the bamboo pole."

Bai Zhi pushed his hands away and quickly hid beside Yan Qingchen to prevent him from harassing her again.

Yan Qingchen glanced at the medicine in her hand and glared at Mu Bailian, who then restrained himself.

"you are sick?"

Wenzhe also looked at Baizhi with a worried look on his face: "Where have you been these days?"

Bai Zhi felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and she smiled and shook her head, "I'm fine. This is a long story, but you're all anxious to get back to the city right now, or else the gates will be closed. How about I tell you all about it tomorrow?"

"But I'm very curious. Why don't you reveal a little bit first?" Mu Bailian moved closer to Bai Zhi again, but due to Yan Qingchen's pressure, he didn't dare to move closer.

The other three ignored him. Mu Bailian folded his arms, snorted coldly, and turned his head to the side.

Yan Qingchen made the final decision: "In that case, you can go back."

Wenzhe smiled gently at Baizhi and pulled the reluctant Mu Bailian out of the academy.

After many twists and turns, Bai Zhi finally returned to the dormitory and put the plaster properly into the cabinet. For some reason, she always felt uneasy. Her intuition told her that something must be happening next.

I just hope that she won't be involved. The most important thing is to save her life.