Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 60 Heading South

The ginseng had taken the medicine, but it was still clearly somewhat listless.

She won't cough up blood, so the illness on the top of her head won't go away.

Wen Xiangyi looked at the little one on the table, wanting to reach out and touch her, but then worried that she was too weak, so she withdrew her hand.

Some time ago, the maids in the mansion kept saying that Lin Jiang was hiding in his room talking to someone. Although Wen Xiangyi was curious, she didn't ask for details. Today, she finally found out.

“This herb is a good friend of mine. I didn’t introduce it to my grandma before because I was worried it would frighten her.”

Grandma is unwilling to learn skills herself, and who knows what her reaction might be if she sees Little Ginseng. But now Little Ginseng is sick, and Lin Jiang can't keep carrying her around in her sickly state. He can only find a place to put her down for now.

"Greetings, Divine Herb Lord. My grandson has a difficult personality, please bear with him."

Wen Xiangyi said gently.

"A true hero should take on the responsibilities of others!"

The young ginseng puffed out his chest with great confidence at first, then immediately slumped down and started coughing.

Even the leaves on its head withered.

"But the hero is feeling a little unwell right now." Little Ginseng curled up into a ball.

Lin Jiang was very worried, and he turned to look at Lin Shengfeng:
"Grandpa, do you know what to do?"

Lin Jiang was still somewhat worried that Lin Shengfeng's mental state wasn't good and he couldn't offer any effective advice, but Lin Shengfeng simply stared at the small ginseng for a while before saying:

“The Divine Herb has a special constitution, and it is not easy to get better once it has a lesion. However, if the root of the disease can be eradicated, it can be cured without medicine.”

Who is the root cause of the problem?

"I don't know," Lin Shengfeng blinked, "but I can try."

Lin Shengfeng beckoned to the guard next to him and asked him to bring some papers over.

After taking the paper, he wrote the four characters for east, south, west, and north on it in a crooked manner, crumpled it into a ball, and shook it in his hand.

Then he threw out a crumpled piece of paper, which he opened to take a look.

It says "South".

"The root of the problem lies in the south."

"I go."

Lin Jiang did not hesitate.

"No!" Wen Xiangyi replied without hesitation, "Although I don't know what the root cause of the illness is, it would be too dangerous for you to go, grandson!"

“It’s not dangerous.” Lin Jiang patted his arm. “I know how to make the medicine, and I’m in great health. I won’t get sick.”

"You won't get sick? How come you won't get sick..."

Wen Xiangyi pursed her lips.

She could tell that she probably couldn't persuade Lin Jiang.

Should we have the guards subdue Lin Jiang?
“Grandma, this illness is probably not a natural disaster, but a man-made one. If we don’t get rid of this man-made disaster, Cangsong will not be able to live there anymore, and even more people will die.” Lin Jiang held Wen Xiangyi’s hand: “I was sick a while ago, but Grandpa cured me. I won’t get sick again. Everyone on the street was sick just now, but I was fine. You can rest assured and let me go.”

"When will you come back?"

Wen Xiangyi's lips trembled as she said these words.

"At the latest, three days."

“I’m going to host a feast in three days. If you don’t come home for dinner, I’ll definitely complain.”

"I will definitely rush home for dinner."

Lin Jiang directly asked his family for a carriage and also checked out the medicinal herbs that could cure the illness, planning to treat the illness along the way.

Before being discharged from the hospital, Chen Dajiang jumped directly onto the carriage.

"You're not staying here to guard the house? You insist on coming with me?"

Chen Dajiang is very stubborn: "The illness is beyond the care of the nurses, but I might be able to cure the root cause of the illness. I'm an inner-house doctor, I'm very capable!"

"Get down quickly."

"I won't go down, I want to help the young master!"

"You can't help me, you're not as capable as me."

Chen Dajiang originally wanted to retort, "I've already reached the fourth level of the Inner Hall, how could I not be as capable as you, young master?"

However, Lin Jiang simply reached out and grabbed Chen Dajiang by the collar.

Chen Dajiang was startled and instinctively tried to struggle, but found that he could not break free from Lin Jiang's grasp.

Lin Jiang then pushed him aside:
“I told you, you’re not as capable as me, so just stay here and guard this place.”

Chen Dajiang remained silent and could only watch Lin Jiang leave.

Wen Xiangyi rushed over from behind. She hadn't seen what had just happened, so she could only frown and ask Chen Dajiang:

"Didn't I tell you to go after my grandson?" Chen Dajiang said with a mournful face, "Master, I'm not as capable as the young master."

……

After pushing open the door, Lin Jiang immediately saw Liu Pang, who hadn't left yet, rushing over with his men. Niu Xiashui was also squeezed in among the group of minor officials.

Seeing that Lin Jiang was alright, Liu Pang breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Jiang threw him the prescription.

"The city is likely to be in chaos, and Han Bai might also contract the disease. I would be grateful if the governor could help the people of both cities."

After a pause, he said again:

"There is a medicinal herb inside, which is a key ingredient called Heart-Growing Grass. It may not be readily available in the city. If you don't have enough people, go to Sanxing Town in the north. There are plenty there."

Liu Pang took the prescription, still a little dazed and not quite understanding what was happening. He could only nod repeatedly, watching as Lin Jiang rode his horse to Niu Xia Shui's side.

"You said your home was over there before, is your granddaughter over there now?"

"Yes, to the south, not far."

"boarding."

The cow immediately climbed onto the vehicle after it went into the water.

With a flick of the reins, the horse immediately took off and charged forward.

The horses walked swiftly, their hooves clattering on the road.

The streets were bustling and chaotic. This strange disease had clearly just appeared, and most people hadn't realized it yet, only feeling unwell.

The constables quickly moved through the crowd, calling out to pedestrians to go to the yamen gate to drink their medicine. Some people felt fine and didn't plan to go, while others felt really unwell and decided to drink their medicine.

Lin Jiang couldn't stand it any longer and reached out to grab one of the constables:
"Don't tell them they're drinking medicine; tell them to drink soup! The Spring Festival banquet is coming soon, and the government is hosting a banquet for all families. Go quickly!"

The constable was bewildered, and Lin Jiang didn't have time to pay him any attention, so he drove away.

As the horse galloped south, Niu Xiashui pointed in the direction along the way, and Lin Jiang could also see that many pedestrians coming and going by the roadside were coughing.

The lesion has been detonated.

His face grew increasingly gloomy.

He had seen this disease in Sanxing Town before. It seemed like a severe plague. Strong adults might be able to survive it, but the elderly and children could not.

A great plague can devastate a town and its inhabitants.

As they traveled further south, an intoxicating fragrance wafted through the air. Niu Xiashui coughed uncontrollably after smelling it, and red beads reappeared on his head, clearly a relapse.

Lin Jiang gave the prepared medicine to Niu Xiashui, who could only hold on for a while after taking it.

The horse also started coughing. It was the first time Lin Jiang had ever heard a horse make such a sound, and it was even having trouble pulling the cart.

Lin Jiang gave the medicine to the horse, and the horse perked up.

Lin Jiang saw some people hurrying along the roadside, squatting on the ground coughing, as if they wanted to go home.

Lin Jiang couldn't bear to leave them, so he gave them some medicine and a prescription, telling them to return to their residences and distribute the prescription as soon as possible.

Lin Jiang also saw some dead people by the roadside. Most of them were elderly people and children who had died of illness, and flowers were blooming on their bodies.

"What a tragedy... what a tragedy..."

Niu Xia Shui mumbled to himself, his heart pounding in his throat.

The carriage traveled for a long time, and finally, when the sun was halfway down the sky, Lin Jiang spotted a village in front of him.

The whole village was a reddish color, almost blinding.

The roof beams were red, the mud was red, and the fields were also red.

Those were all flowers, blooming and piling up along the way.

And in the very center of this village, wisps of smoke rose from the chimneys.

Lin Jiang was a little puzzled, so he drove the carriage closer.

Upon arriving here, he discovered that there were quite a few soldiers around him, fully armored, busily delivering medicine to the people in the surrounding area.

Sometimes they don't even notice when they cough, and only realize at the end that they haven't left themselves any medicine, so they have to go to the middle of the village to look for it.

Upon seeing the approaching carriage, several soldiers immediately drew their weapons and aimed them in Lin Jiang's direction.
"who!"

Lin Jiang stopped the carriage:

"The medicine delivery person!"

The soldier frowned, clearly not recognizing Lin Jiang, and was about to pull him off his horse for questioning when he suddenly heard a voice calling from behind:

"Master Lin?"

Zeng Yan brushed off the red flowers that were climbing onto her face and looked at Lin Jiang in surprise:

"Why are you here?"

(End of this chapter)