I have a long pupil

Chapter 151 The Plague Begins from the North

The mountain road after the rain is extremely muddy.

The people and horses moved forward with difficulty, and with every step, mud splashed under their feet, the wheels creaked, and they often fell into mud puddles.

On both sides of the road, towering dense forests obscured the light, coupled with dense fog, so that people had to hold torches to move forward during the day.

"Master Immortal, I didn't think carefully."

Zheng Yongxiang's face was a bit ugly, "I thought the road to Duliang Mountain was close, but I didn't expect that no one had walked it for several months, and it was so rotten."

Zhang Biao waved his hand slightly, "It's okay, the mountain road is difficult after the rain, and the other roads are not much better. Instead, we have to take a long detour."

After getting the news from Lingchong, he sent someone to inform Zheng Yongxiang that day, and called the team to Lushan City the next day.

The road to Duliang Mountain is the closest, although Xuan Duguan ordered it to be blocked, but they will naturally not stop them, but they didn't expect that the mountain road has been destroyed by the erosion of weeds for several months.

"That's what the fairy said."

Seeing that Zhang Biao didn't blame him, Zheng Yongxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and shouted to the rear: "Be careful, don't crash anything."

This time he brought hundreds of people, all of whom were experts in the clan. One was to participate in the auction, and the other was to open up business.

Inside the wooden box of the carriage, there are all boxes made of stone and jade from Qingfengzhai, in various shapes and shapes. They are best used to store medicinal materials, and they are barely regarded as cultivation items.

This thing is just a test.

There are few people in Qingfengzhai, Zhang Biao promised that if he makes any practice products in the future, he will sell them to him.

As for what to sell, Zhang Biao already had a plan in mind.

Liu Ling created the God Realm in the spirit world, which can be used to plant some medicinal herbs, such as the refreshing grass. The seeds he collected in the dragon corpse medicine field came in handy.

Also, the bones of those wild monsters and river monsters that were killed can also be made into amulets according to the method of Yinfu Liuzhu.

Maybe monks don't like it, but it is very useful for ordinary people. Walking on the mountain road can avoid some evil spirits in advance.

Not to make money, just to exchange some materials from the market.

The mountain road is difficult, and it is even more difficult after the rain. Coupled with the cover of heavy fog and dim vision, it is difficult for mortal caravans to move without the protection of monks.

Zhang Biao wore a Nuo mask on his head, so he was naturally unaffected.

He looked up and saw that the surrounding mountains were green and covered with strange peaks and canyons, old apes were climbing on the cliffs, and birds were flying across the clouds.

And they walked through the rugged road in the winding mountains.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhang Biao said: "Everyone hold on for a while, and find a place to set up camp."

Zheng Yongxiang hurriedly said: "Master Immortal, if I remember correctly, there is an inn ten miles ahead. After Duliangshan Road was blocked, it should have been abandoned and it was time to set up camp."

"Okay, work harder!"

"Look at your feet..."

Everyone cheered up and speeded up.

But as the saying goes, haste makes waste, and there was a mudslide and landslide on the way. Fortunately, Zhang Biao was aware of it in advance and escaped the catastrophe.

Because of this, it was already night after leaving Panshan Road.

The surroundings were pitch black, they held torches and walked forward, there were strange roars echoing from time to time in the distant mountains, even with Zhang Biao beside them, everyone was terrified.

"Here we are, right ahead!"

Zheng Yongxiang pushed aside the roadside stone tablet, and led the team around a ridge. The road was finally much easier, and it turned out to be a mottled ancient bluestone road.

"This is Gu Yan's marching path."

Zheng Yongxiang explained to Zhang Biao: "Xianchang, we have already left Duliang Mountain. From here to the north, we can go directly to Yunxia Pass, which borders Luzhou."

"Now that Luzhou is in chaos, in order to prevent the attack of the rebellious army, the king of Huaizhou has sent more people to guard the pass, and my Zheng family is responsible for supplying food and grass..."

As he was speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

Just around the ridge, I saw a little fire on the hillside a hundred meters away, through the thick fog, it looked dim and yellow.

"There are still people in the inn?"

Zheng Yongxiang was really surprised.

Zhang Biao also frowned, and thoughtfully said: "It's okay, let's see and talk."

Everyone raised their vigilance and proceeded carefully.

Before they got close, they smelled a smell of meat.

"Someone is making soup..."

A disciple of the Zheng family sniffed it and said, "It smells so good. I remember the owner's surname is Feng, and his craftsmanship has improved again."

"Just know to eat!"

Zheng Yongxiang slapped him hard on the back of the head, and said with an ugly face: "Who would cook soup in the middle of the night, the smell is not right."

As soon as the voice fell, the lights in the inn were instantly extinguished.

call out!
In the darkness, a cold arrow suddenly struck.

Zhang Biao grabbed it with his hand, and the arrow that hit the front door immediately fell into his hand. He lowered his head, frowned and said, "The armor-piercing arrow is from the army."

Ordinary arrows are cone-shaped arrows, and armor-piercing arrows are only used when they need to penetrate the enemy's armor on the battlefield.

shhhhhh!
Before he finished speaking, there were constant arrows in the dark.

Hearing that it wasn't evil spirits, the Zheng family's children lost their fear. Some raised wooden shields to block the front, and the rest, led by Zheng Yongxiang, touched it from both sides while it was dark.

Zhang Biao was too lazy to make a move and waited quietly.

These Zheng family children are well-trained, and they were considered experts in the world before, and they are handy in handling such matters.

Sure enough, the backstabbing stopped soon, and the sound of ping-pong-pong sounded in the inn, and then candles were lit.

"Master Immortal, I have been caught!"

Zheng Yongxiang shouted, and the team also came to the inn.

Zhang Biao pushed the door open and frowned.

The inn has long been abandoned, the roof is leaking and dust is everywhere.

In the lobby of the inn, a cauldron was set up, and the tables and chairs were smashed and set on fire.

The broth in the pot was boiling, and the boiled human head was floating up and down.

"vomit!"

Several people immediately vomited out.

On the ground, lay a few corpses, all dressed in tattered armor, and a soldier was pressed to the ground, with a thin face and a face full of sores and pustules.

"It's the Huaizhou Army."

Zheng Yongxiang's face was gloomy, and he kicked hard, "Not going to guard the gate, but eating people here, say, what's going on!"

"Hey hey hey..."

The soldier didn't panic at all, his eyes were full of madness, "Shou Guan, guard your mother's ass! If you want to kill, kill, grandpa, I..."

Call ~
Zhang Biao didn't want to listen to nonsense, so he directly sprinkled ecstasy powder.

"what is it call?"

"Liu Sanjin."

"what happened?"

"Half a month ago, a group of deserters from Luzhou arrived at Yunxia Pass. General Chen let them in and asked about the battle situation in Luzhou. The next day, the plague broke out. The sick people wanted to eat flesh and blood, and they cannibalized people in private."

"General Chen saw that he couldn't control himself and was afraid of being punished, so he wanted to burn us to death, but there were many sick people and the army camp was in chaos, so I ran out at night..."

Zhang Biao nodded slightly, checked again with the eyes of spiritual vision, shook his head and said, "It's corpse plague."

"Corpse plague?"

Zheng Yongxiang was stunned, cupped his hands and said: "I'm not very talented, I've never heard of it, how dare I ask the immortal master what's wrong?"

Zhang Biao said in a deep voice: "Plague, if there are many corpses and zombies on the battlefield, this kind of plague will be bred."

"People infected with the plague are bloodthirsty and photophobic at first, and then greedy for human flesh, and finally turn into walking dead, and become zombies after death."

As he spoke, he said thoughtfully: "This kind of plague is nothing in the first place. It can be eradicated after exposure to the scorching sun, but now that it is shrouded in mist, I am afraid it will be a lot of trouble..."

"Ah, the plague!"

The disciples of the Zheng family jumped in fright and quickly backed away.

Especially those men escorting the deserters, looking at the pus and blood stained on their hands, wanted to cry but had no tears.

Zheng Yongxiang's scalp was also numb, and he said harshly: "Damn Chen Changming, you dare to hide such a big matter. Immortal Master, is there a cure for this plague?"

"It's okay, it can be solved."

Zhang Biao nodded and said, "Slaughter this guy first, burn all the corpses, and don't let the used guy go."

As he said that, he took out a few Xingshen Pills from his bosom, "This thing can detoxify the plague, if there is glutinous rice porridge, it will be fine."

"I have!"

A disciple of the Zheng family said with lingering fear: "I bought some rice for my relatives in Lushan City, and there happened to be a bag of glutinous rice."

"Cook porridge and turn it into pill, drink a bowl."

"Listen to the fairy master, hurry up!"

Everyone moved quickly, cleaning the inn, burning the corpses, cooking porridge and drinking medicine, and they were busy for more than half an hour.

After doing this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Tired from the whole day's journey, after leaving a few people to watch the night, they snored and fell asleep one after another.

Zhang Biao looked into the distance and sighed.

Plague, war, evil... Even if he didn't go there in person, he could still imagine the hellish scene in Luzhou at this time.

He once asked Lingchong sideways, and the other party didn't hide it. The fog disaster was caused by the revival of spirit energy, a natural change in the world, not caused by any evil thing, and it would last at least three years.

I don't know after the chaos,
How many people are left...

…………

"stop!"

"Don't get close, get off your horse and check!"

As Zhang Biao expected, the corpse plague had spread.

Several mountain roads outside the Lushan City Basin were blocked by soldiers, wearing pungent wormwood masks, and ordered inspections from afar.

"So it's Brother Yongxiang from Sanyin..."

"Don't worry, I've heard about this on the way, there is an immortal master, no one is infected, how is the situation?"

"Hey, don't mention it. Fortunately, the Taoist priest of Xuandu Temple found out, but the plague has spread. Chen Changming fled to Luzhou in fear of crime. King Huaizhou was furious and killed his whole family..."

Lushan City is also under the management of the Zheng family, and the commander of the soldiers happened to be a son of the Zheng family, so they started talking with Zheng Yongxiang.

On the other hand, Zhang Biao looked gloomy and looked into the distance.

Thousands of kilometers away, corpses were piled up like mountains, flames were raging, and thick smoke was everywhere. Even if they were far away and separated by thick fog, they could still smell a burnt smell.

Several Taoists from Xuandu led soldiers to guard the pile of corpses, set up a sacrificial altar, and chanted scriptures to eliminate disasters and resentments, so as to avoid evil spirits.

After being allowed to enter, there were wooden carts transporting corpses along the road from time to time, which made everyone feel heavy.

Zheng Yongxiang couldn't bear it, and said in a low voice: "Master Immortal, is the elixir easy to make?"

Knowing what he meant, Zhang Biao shook his head and said, "It's easy to make, but the medicinal materials are hard to find. It's impossible to supply so many people."

As he said that, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "If I guess correctly, Xuandu Temple has sent people to Duliang Mountain. If they succeed there, the plague of corpses will be relieved."

What he said was, of course, the Human Mandrill Avoiding Poison Pill.

During the war, the plague was too common, so Xuanduguan valued that thing, but he didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.

Entering the city, it was even more bleak.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, and every house closed its doors and windows, even the inns and restaurants were closed.

The cold wind blows, and the ground is full of paper money.

"Go, go to the Heaven and Earth Gate first."

Zhang Biao whispered to Zheng Yongxiang.

Before they left, a group of people entered the city gate, and the leader laughed loudly:
"But friend Tai Sui?!"

(End of this chapter)