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Chapter 1466: Solution (Part 1466) [Seeking monthly votes]

Immortality?

eternal life?

Dong Dao pounded his fist on the table: "This is ridiculous."

Is there any such thing as eternal life in this world?

Even mountains, rivers, lakes and seas cannot remain the same forever, otherwise how could the literati and poets lament the changes in the world? How could a mortal want to live forever? How arrogant and ignorant would one have to be to have such an idea? Dong Dao cursed again: "You have spent a mere hundred years in a muddle, how dare you covet eternal life? How dare you create such a harmful thing?"

If he knew who had committed such a heinous crime, Dong Xingdao would be the first one to not let that person go and would skin him alive!

Among the people present, some agreed with him, while others opposed.

The thing is indeed harmful, but the courage is commendable!

If mortals don't fight against the heavens, what hope is there in this life? Isn't the profession of a medical practitioner to fight against the King of Hell for human lives? There's nothing wrong with trying to break the limit of life span, right? But I dare not say these words openly, for fear of accidentally running into a gun.

Dong Dao couldn't swallow this.

He said viciously: "If everyone is immortal, how many descendants will there be in a lifetime? How many descendants will the descendants of their descendants give birth to? You don't understand such a simple truth, you are stupid!"

With more mouths to feed and insufficient resources, war will happen sooner or later, and the population will be decimated through war. Dong Dao probably spent his life in turmoil and poverty, and grew up watching the tragic scene of starving people everywhere. He knows how much suffering war and famine will bring.

He hates all this!

At this time, someone whispered something.

"How can an ordinary person have eternal life?"

If there really is an elixir of life, it is only available to the upper class nobles and high officials, who always control the best resources of the entire society, while the lower class common people are just consumables for mass production. The population explosion that Dong Xingdao is worried about is simply impossible to happen.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Dao gave him a sidelong glance.

Adhering to the principle of harmony and friendship, a doctor from Xinglin took the initiative to step forward to ease the atmosphere: "It's useless to argue about this right now. The most important thing for us is to come up with a solution as soon as possible. At present, this thing does meet some of the characteristics of Gu worms."

It looks like a Gu worm but it is not a Gu worm.

However, they can try to use the idea of ​​detoxification.

"…The patient's body's energy is only flowing out, not taking in. If this continues, he will die of internal exhaustion before we can come up with a solution."

Dong Dao ordered people to prepare nutritious liquid food.

Not long after, the temporary soldiers from the Si-Rui Prefecture reported that feeding was not going well, and the patients were struggling madly and unable to swallow. Dong Dao waved his hand and said, "It's easy. You can use your martial energy to condense a soft tube and insert it from their nasal cavity into their throat and directly into their stomach."

Then use a funnel to pour the blended food into the tube.

Guaranteed to satisfy your stomach in one step!

The Si-Rate-Fu Wuzu didn't expect that this could be done.

But it did solve a big problem.

Everyone speculated that the source of the disease was a special existence similar to Gu worms, so they naturally had to consult more Gu worm books, which were not complete in the medical department. Since Jimo Qiu and Lin Feng were not in the capital, Dong Dao could only ask Ning Yan for instructions. He got the warrant from Ning Yan and then went to borrow it.

Although it is called borrowing, it is actually no different from "house raiding".

All the books in their homes were taken away.

"In an extraordinary time, extraordinary things need to be done. I hope you two will not blame me. I will personally come to your house to drink and apologize one day." The books collected were not all related to records of Gu worms, but might also involve some private information. Dong Dao did not ask others to help him look through them. He read them all by himself for two days and two nights without closing his eyes to take a nap. He put away the private contents and took out the rest.

He was holding a scroll in his hand, lost in thought.

Dong Dao prided himself on being old, but he had not suffered as much of a shock as he had today - the source of the disease was most likely not created by some medical practitioner, but a product of the previous civilization. Thousands of years ago, this disease had also ravaged the earth, leaving corpses everywhere.

If the Gongxi Chou brothers or Lin Feng were present, they would recognize that the note was left behind by a certain high priest. The Corpse Vine that Lin Feng raised was also brought back by her from a mass grave in a deep forest. There were several notes and different annotations beside the record. Lin Feng's handwriting added some details. The mass grave was located near the battlefield where Kang and Gao fought.

But what really made Dong Dao pay attention to it were the other annotations.

It is better to say that these are some guesses rather than annotations.

The corpses in the mass graves were all ordinary people who had been killed by the disease. After these ordinary people died, the disease in their bodies was attracted by something and controlled their bodies to gather in the mass graves. A notebook owner left a joke next to it: [Cutting meat to feed the eagle is quite interesting. ]

Dong Dao lowered his eyes and rubbed the words with his fingertips.

"...cutting flesh to feed the eagle, is this a selfless act of compassion?"

A flash of inspiration seemed to occur in his mind.

A wave of hesitation appeared in the lake of my heart, but it returned to calm in an instant.

Dong Dao felt that he had refuted his colleague's words too early. This seemed to be a good solution and the only way to break the deadlock that could give him hope. The medical department used nasogastric feeding to feed the patient liquid food, but the doctor who was taking care of the patient also reported that the patient's spiritual breath in the sea of ​​consciousness was getting weaker and weaker, and it could not be delayed. Dong Dao stood up and pushed open the heavy wooden door.

With a creaking sound, the light from outside poured down on him.

"Dong Ling, something terrible is happening!"

Dong Dao had just adjusted to the change in light when the medical officer from the medical department came running over, panting: "The Fourth Prefecture has reported that someone in the East City Market has fallen ill and bit several people. Two hundred and thirty-six patients have been sent here!"

This news was like thunder exploding in Dong Dao's ears.

"what?"

He could hardly stand.

Are there incidents of patients biting people on the streets?

In fact, the situation is not as simple as biting people. Last night, a night watchman in the poorer areas of the city was bitten to death. When he was found at dawn, only half of his body was left. The four-rate government has been out in full force recently, arresting people everywhere.

There are no impervious walls in the world.

No matter how tightly they tried to keep it secret, the news eventually leaked out.

Rumors of a strange disease that cannibalize people have spread among the people, and every household has been so scared that they have to stay indoors. This has also made the work of the Four Rates Prefecture difficult. Some bodies have died at home but no one has discovered and reported them in time. If it weren't for the fact that warriors are more sensitive to the aura of such patients and can use the fastest reaction speed to capture and imprison them, the casualties would have exceeded a thousand at least.

Even so, the Si Rate Prefecture was busy as a top.

While arresting and investigating, the news also had to be blocked.

The public panic is very serious.

Once panic reaches a critical point, common people will flee the city, which will not only make it easier for the disease to spread, but also make it more difficult to track down the patients. By then, even if the king of heaven comes, the situation will be completely out of control! The capital Fengluo may fall!

Dong Dao took a deep breath and said, "I want to enter the palace."

Because the number of patients exceeded the capacity of the hospital, and in order to prevent the situation from getting out of control and affecting the surrounding areas, all the patients have been quietly transferred to the temporary field hospital. There are heavy guards around the field hospital, and if there is any sign of something wrong, the guards will cut the root of the problem!

Ning Yan has already thought about closing the city.

The upper echelons are always the most informed.

The common people only heard rumors of the disease, but the civil and military officials in the court already knew most of the truth. The timid ones began to take sick leave and move their families out of the city as soon as possible. Those who were slow to react found that the city gates had been blocked before they could move.

The four leaders of the government came to visit.

The flashing cold light of the weapons and armor made people feel cold.

There was a quarrel in the palace: "What does Minister Ning mean by this? My wife and I just went out of the city to burn incense and pray for blessings, why are you detaining us? Who gave you the power to do this? You detain the family members of the court officials without authorization. Even if you are the Minister, I will report you!"

Ning Yan said: "Then you go and report. You report and I will approve."

The officials in the room were so angry at her words that they fell backwards.

She lowered her voice and pleaded weakly, "Ning Tunan, why do you have to kill them all? You kept those ignorant people in the dark and they don't know what happened. Do you think I don't know? You will die if you continue to stay here! My family hasn't enjoyed happiness with you these years, but you must not make the family die out! Why are you still thinking about the grudges in the past and want to make my whole family die?"

"I didn't mean to hurt you."

"You are going to kill me now!"

Over the years, Ning Yan had been indifferent to her parents' family, and refused to visit them during festivals. She even sent someone to visit her father when he was seriously ill. He knew that Ning Yan had a grudge and refused to forgive him, but he didn't expect her to be so cruel.

He wanted to trap the Ning family members in the city. "It's not just you, it's everyone."

"You and Yan Xingning's evil...daughter is the same?"

Ning Yan sneered: "My daughter is in the city. As an uncle, do you want to go and see her and confirm her identity?"

"You won't let me go?"

"No, I'd rather die in the city."

Once a gap is opened, more and more people will escape and the panic will become more and more severe. At that time, there will be no hope.

"Okay, okay, Ning Tunan, just wait!"

The middle-aged man in the robes of a fifth-rank official walked away in a huff.

Dong Dao took a cold glance and recognized the young man at a glance.

Three years ago in the winter, Ning Yan's father had a serious illness that triggered an old illness. The illness came like a mountain, and within three days, his condition deteriorated to the point of near death. Everyone in the Ning family began to prepare for the funeral. Ning Yan went to ask Dong Dao for help, and Dong Dao came to see her for her sake.

It took a lot of effort to pull the man back from the brink of death.

The middle-aged man is Ning Yan’s brother, the head of the Ning family.

Dong Dao remembered that he was an arrogant person. No wonder Ning Yan didn't like to hang out with the Ning family. The two siblings just didn't get along.

When he entered the hall, Ning Yan's face showed no negative emotions after the quarrel with her relatives. She was calm and even her breathing was not disordered.

"Does Dong Ling have a solution?"

"There is one, but it requires the approval of the Minister."

Ning Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and the worry accumulated in her eyebrows also visibly dissipated a little, but as Dong Dao explained one by one, her heart was covered with a layer of gloom again. Dong Dao waved his hand to interrupt her hesitation: "Don't worry, Minister, I know what to do."

To show her determination, Ning Yan didn't even send her only daughter away. How could Dong Xingdao be so afraid of death? Either break the situation or die.

Dong Dao was not prepared to explore a third way.

This is not the only thing that bothers me.

Not long after, Dong Dao heard another urgent message coming from outside the hall.

Ning Yan's face suddenly changed when she heard this.

This round is aimed at Ning Yan.

The well-informed officials who wanted to escape did not dare to challenge Ning Yan's iron-blooded tactics, so they deliberately leaked the news to Ning Yan's brother and pushed the latter out as a shield. As long as Ning Yan couldn't bear it and gave in, they could use this as a handle to make her surrender.

Ning Yan is partial and violates the law, so how can she have the face to stop them?

When the matter is settled and the Lord returns to the court, their letting their families flee will not affect their careers, and it can also be used as a bargaining chip for them to overthrow or control Ning Yan. Whether Ning Yan's future can be secured depends on their mood! But Ning Yan is tough and ruthless, extremely cold-blooded!

Her brother's family was stopped by the Silu Prefecture.

Brother Ning Yan went to the palace to ask for an explanation but was met with a rebuff.

However, the fun will not end easily.

Under Fengluo City, hundreds of people and horses were stopped by the soldiers guarding the city. The guards surrounded the soldiers and confronted them. The noise from both sides was so loud that the common people nearby could not help but come out to watch the excitement despite the risk. Soon, the news that the powerful and wealthy had taken advantage of the chaos to escape spread like wildfire.

The common people who witnessed this scene were filled with indignation.

"Isn't this a disregard for human life?"

"The dog officials have all run away. It looks like something serious is going to happen."

"You just realized it. My neighbor's family of three was murdered. The people from the Fourth House dragged out a bloody pile of flesh. Was it an epidemic or an evil ghost that cultivates to kill people?"

Rumors abound among the people.

Some said it was an epidemic, others said a murderer had committed the crime.

The latter is better, but if it were the former, no one would be spared.

Seeing high-ranking officials and wealthy people fleeing in broad daylight, wouldn't the common people be worried? The guards even clashed with them, and it seemed like a fight was about to break out. The leader of the team was a man with gray hair, who looked only thirty or forty years old.

He drew his sword, but did not point it at the guards.

It was placed directly across his neck.

"Give me a promise today, I won't leave the city!"

The guard said expressionlessly: "No one is allowed to leave!"

Someone recognized the man based on the logo on the carriage. Wasn't he the old man of the Ning family, the father of Minister Ning?

Haha, the guard also recognized it.

So he dare not act rashly now.

I was afraid that this old man would be provoked to commit suicide here.

"Let Ning Tunan come out to see me. I want to ask her what she means! Does she have to kill them all?" The man looked around and saw a group of old, weak, women and children getting off the carriage behind him. He said in a gentle tone, "I understand that it is not easy for her and I don't want to make it difficult for her, but the people in this mansion are innocent after all. If she wants to stay, I will give up my life to accompany her, but I hope she will consider her blood relationship and at least leave a way for her nephews to live. Isn't that okay?"

The guard's fingers rubbed the engravings on the scabbard impatiently.

I was wondering why the people from Silue Mansion hadn’t come over to clean up the situation yet.

If this old man continues to speak without restraint, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause. But if he kills someone in public, public opinion will not be able to suppress it and it will continue to cause panic. He doesn't want to take the blame, so he can only pray to God in his heart.

Let anyone take the blame.

"Mother is very busy with government affairs, and Grandpa knows that."

A girl in thin clothes came out from the crowd, looking elegant and graceful.

The age is between teenagers and young adults.

The man narrowed his eyes slightly and recognized that this was his granddaughter whom he had not seen for more than ten years. He recognized her because the girl's appearance was a mixture of the advantages of her parents. Even though she was not yet twenty, this appearance was enough to make people praise her as having a fairy-like appearance and unparalleled temperament.

"Family disgrace should not be made public. Grandfather, why don't you go back with your grandson first? Is there anything that can't be discussed peacefully among family members?"

In just one sentence, the matter was characterized as a family scandal.

As for what kind of family scandal it is, let outsiders guess.

The man glared at her: "How can a junior have the right to speak?"

With a swish, the sword was unsheathed.

Before the servants around the man could react, the head had already rolled to the ground, and blood sprayed on the girl's shoes, staining the white skirt red. She raised her cold eyebrows and looked directly at the man whose pupils trembled: "The city gates are closed, and you are gathering here to rebel!"

"Those who rebel against the emperor will be killed without mercy!"

With one hand she pointed a sword at her cousin who was trembling in his aunt's arms, and ignoring everyone's gloomy faces, she raised a token.

The defending general was overjoyed and half-knelt with his fists clasped.

"Grandfather, please be kind and don't force your grandson."

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