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As Jin Shuai waited anxiously, chaos erupted outside the capital, Tokyo. Rumors spread like wildfire, terrifying the populace with whispers of a devastating plague. Meanwhile, some of the palace staff responsible for procuring supplies contracted chickenpox. Faced with this sudden turn of events, the Imperial Medical Academy immediately went on high alert, focusing their attention on this thorny illness. However, with no clue whatsoever about the disease, the physicians could only resort to conventional methods—primarily focusing on reducing fever. Unfortunately, these measures proved largely ineffective, and the condition seemed far from under control.

As evening fell in the inner city, the chickenpox epidemic worsened, with more and more people becoming infected. At that moment, a large crowd gathered around a residence in the inner city, anxiously pounding on the door and shouting, "Doctor Qiu, please open the door quickly and examine our patient!"

The physician Qiu stood in the courtyard and loudly replied, "Please go back, everyone! I am truly powerless to help with this plague. However, you may try drinking the decoction made from the root of *Ipomoea aquatica*; perhaps it will have some effect. Go back quickly." If General Jin were present at this moment, he would surely recognize this physician Qiu as the very man who had been frightened and fled in terror that day.

However, the crowd outside the door did not leave easily, and continued to plead, "Doctor Qiu, we beg you to have mercy and visit the patient at home!"

"Alas! It's not that I'm unwilling to go, but that I myself have contracted this disease. If you have any doubts and don't believe my words, then I will stand still in the courtyard, and you can find a high place outside the wall to look out and you will naturally know the truth," Doctor Qiu shouted again.

A murmur of whispers suddenly arose outside the wall, followed by the actions of two people. One crouched by the wall, while the other carefully stepped onto his shoulders, peering over the wall into the courtyard. Sure enough, the physician's face was covered in red spots, making him look quite frightening.

"See? You should all leave immediately," said Doctor Qiu, shaking his head.

Not long after, the people outside left slowly, their faces filled with resentment and disappointment. Doctor Qiu returned to the room with a sigh of relief, secretly rejoicing, "Thanks to that young man's timely reminder that day, otherwise I would have made a huge fool of myself if I had treated it as a common fever."

He sat quietly for a while, then went to rest. At the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Qiu Langzhong got up and was about to pick up a towel to wipe his forehead to cool down when he suddenly heard another urgent knocking on the door...

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Yesterday evening, in the Funing Palace within the Imperial Palace, Empress Cao sat regally on the main seat, her dignified and beautiful face revealing a hint of worry. Opposite her stood a physician, standing ramrod straight. Empress Cao softly asked, "What is the cause of this illness? Why has your medical academy been unable to find the root cause until now?"

The physician quickly lowered his head, replying with trepidation, "Your Majesty, all we know is that the patient began experiencing unusual symptoms shortly after returning from a shopping trip outside the palace. First, her entire body was covered in red spots and blisters, followed by a persistent high fever. Although we have tried various decoctions to expel pathogens and reduce fever, her condition has not improved in the slightest. I am truly powerless to help; please forgive me, Your Majesty." With that, he lowered his head deeply, avoiding Empress Cao's gaze.

Empress Cao sighed softly and said gently, "Alas! This is not your fault. After all, there are many diseases in the world, and some difficult-to-diagnose illnesses are indeed hard to find. Here's what we'll do: quickly send someone to inquire at the major medical clinics in the city to see if any other doctors have encountered similar symptoms. If a good solution can be found, it will solve the immediate crisis." Upon hearing this, the physician readily agreed and then hurriedly left the palace to arrange the relevant matters.