I became a fox girl and was captured by the True Dragon Saint

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There are still two days until the Shenzhou Cup final.

Shenzhou has suddenly become strange recently.

When the monks met each other, the words of greeting they usually said turned into the same old “Ahem.”

Clearly something was wrong.

However, no matter how the monks used their spiritual sense to examine their bodies, they could not figure out exactly where the problem was.

Because there are basically no other symptoms except coughing, most monks don't take these things to heart for the time being. They just want to take some elixirs to nourish the throat, and everything will be fine in a few days.

For a time, the throat-clearing pills were sold out, and several sects that produced throat-clearing pills would wake up laughing in their dreams, then get up and cough twice, continue to sleep, and continue to wake up laughing.

Because throat-clearing pills were in short supply, the monks who could not bear the coughing set their sights on going to places outside the Dasi Kingdom.

News came from the three continents of Xiniuhezhou, Nanzhanbuzhou, and Beijuluzhou—there is plenty of throat clearing pills! Hurry and buy them!

The transportation in Shenzhou is extremely developed. Although the distance from Dongsheng Shenzhou to the other three major states is too far and there is a huge ocean in between, so there is no direct cloud boat... but there is a more convenient teleportation array!

Although it is very expensive to activate the teleportation array once, ordinary cultivators cannot afford it, but there is a chamber of commerce there.

There was no way the Chamber of Commerce would miss such a golden opportunity to make a fortune, so they rushed into the teleportation array in a hurry and spent a huge amount of money, suppressing their coughing throats, and rushed directly to the pharmacies in the other three states.

After they had sold out all the throat-clearing pills in the pharmacies of the other three states, they immediately set off back to the Dasi Kingdom and sold them at fifty times the price!

Normally, a bottle of throat clearing pills that cost a few spirit stones suddenly became unaffordable for most people. For a while, the Great Siguo was full of curses. But the monks could only curse, they were weak and had no other options.

Even so, throat-clearing pills are still in short supply.

At this time, most monks thought of becoming medical practitioners.

The medical treatments in Shenzhou have always been cheap. Although they are not as quick and convenient as medicinal pills, they are still useful after all.

However, when the anxious monks arrived at the doors of the clinics in various towns, they were all dumbfounded when they saw the closed doors of the clinics.

【seal up】

Long seals in the shape of a cross were placed on the doors of all the clinics, and the officers and soldiers viciously drove away any monks who tried to enter the clinics.

The clinic was deserted and the medical staff had to take away the equipment and medicines and leave sadly.

When Emperor Jing threatened to remove the medical practitioner from the list, it was not just talk.

The Great Siguo has issued new regulations. Any monk who dares to practice medicine under the guise of a medical practitioner will be charged with treason and will be put to death without mercy!

For a time, countless medical practitioners were displaced.

The belief they had upheld all their life was shattered overnight because of a piece of paper. They were already exhausted and poor, and they felt disheartened.

God knows how much determination they put in when they chose to become a medical practitioner rather than a combat practitioner with the ability to protect themselves.

Having come this far against the general trend and looking at the seal before my eyes, no matter how much passion I once had, it has now been completely extinguished.

Fortunately, there is Lingyin Valley.

[Lingyin Valley is willing to accept all displaced medical fellows.] As early as the day when the resurrection match just ended, Lingyin Valley sent the above message to the whole of Shenzhou.

So about four days ago, before the coughing problem occurred, most of the medical practitioners in Shenzhou evacuated to Lingyin Valley and hid in the barrier formation with Taiming Sect.

Only a few hot-tempered righteous men were left who chose to die outside the gates of Jiangdu Palace, using their own blood in a futile protest.

"With a large influx of foreign monks, we need to do a good job of preventing the spread of the virus," Lingyin Valley Master Yiqin repeatedly warned, "Carefully check the bodies of each monk and use your keen eyesight. If there is any abnormality, immediately isolate and place all contacts."

In ancient medical texts, there was once a mention of a terrible "epidemic poison". This poison has the ability to self-reproduce, which completely violates the dilution theory of conventional toxins. As time goes by, not only will the concentration not decrease, but it will multiply wildly and infect people around it.

Preventing epidemics and viruses is a course that medical practitioners in Lingyin Valley must learn.

Although the plague has been extinct for tens of thousands of years, the tragic scenes of the plague rampant in ancient times were recorded in ancient books and passed down for tens of thousands of years - it once caused too much pain to the creatures of China.

In line with the idea of ​​being prepared for the worst, and with the strong request of their grandmaster Luya, the medical practitioners in Lingyin Valley have never neglected the prevention of epidemics.

It's always better to be careful, and even though most of the time their behavior would be regarded as "unnecessary neurosis," they still persisted.

"Cough cough cough..."

The coughing sound coming from the observation room caught Yiqin's attention.

Monks are protected by spiritual power, so any coughing sound is extremely abnormal behavior, and the same applies to medical practitioners.

This was a medical practitioner who entered Lingyin Valley three days ago. Due to close observation, his body was found to be contaminated with unknown small particles, so the medical practitioner of Lingyin Valley immediately sent him to the observation room for isolated treatment.

But now it has been three days, and the medical practitioner's condition has not deteriorated at all, nor has there been any sign of improvement. However, every cough will spray out several times more black particles than before.

Yiqin looked at the black particles with a serious look.

"proliferation?"

No way……

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89. Be proud of ignorance (1)

The ability to self-reproduce is a prominent feature of the virus.

From current observations, it is clear that the number of this unknown new toxin has increased out of nowhere, which is consistent with the characteristics of the epidemic toxin recorded in the legend.

And if this is really a virus...

Yiqin hurriedly ran into the locker room, destroyed the chemical protective equipment she was wearing, changed into a new set of equipment, and headed straight for the mountain gate.

"Junior Sister Yiqin, what are you doing..." The master of Xingluo Peak was standing at the gate of the mountain to guard the formation. Seeing Yiqin's strange attire and anxious look, he asked in surprise.

"Something happened. People infected with the virus were found in the valley, and the source of infection is unclear. The situation outside the valley is probably even more critical. I have to go and tell Emperor Jing." Yiqin said in a deep voice.

"Epidemic? What is that?" It was the first time that the Starfall Peak Master had heard this term. "Whatever it is, it's probably not appropriate to go to Emperor Jing at this critical moment. You know how that guy views medical practitioners."

"This emperor is a bastard, but ordinary people are innocent," Yiqin clenched the peach blossom stick, "Even you have never heard of the word epidemic. Emperor Jing and those people in charge outside probably don't understand how terrible the epidemic is... If we leave it alone, Shenzhou will be in danger!"

"Is it that serious?" The leader of Xingluo Peak was shocked. "Then... I'll go with you. At this moment, Emperor Jing won't believe anything you say. He might even chop off your head! Xingluo Peak can live without me, but Shenzhou cannot live without you!"

"No, you stay here to help the master manage the valley and tell him the seriousness of the situation. Tell no one to approach the observation area, and only leave Mu Shuang and a few trained disciples to be responsible for treatment and research. At the same time, tell the disciples in Lingyin Valley to enter the highest level of epidemic alert, they will know what to do!" Yiqin's face was full of worry, "This poison is infinitely contagious, so we must be vigilant!"

The leader of Xingluo Peak raised his hand to try to persuade her to stay, but in the end he just sighed and helped Yiqin open a passage in the barrier: "I know I can't persuade you, but you must come back safely... If Emperor Jing doesn't listen, let's find another way. Don't quarrel with that stupid tyrant."

"Ah."

Yiqin nodded, raised a gust of wind, and flew rapidly towards the Jiangdu Palace.

In fact, just after leaving the Taiming Sect's barrier, Yiqin discovered that the auras of several venerables were following her.

Emperor Jing obviously did not give up his pressure on the medical practitioner.

Yiqin felt furious. It was obvious that people in China had no idea of ​​the seriousness of the problem.

She did not rush to fly to the Jiangdu Palace, but stopped in Jiangdu City to check the situation at the market.

Before she could activate her microscopic vision, the continuous coughing sounds in her ears made her shudder.

Although not every monk was coughing, the coughing sounds continued one after another.

Under the observation of keen vision, mouthful of black mist was sprayed out by the monks through coughing, and sprayed directly towards the pedestrians without symptoms on the street.

Then, with the breathing of the passers-by, all of it was absorbed into their bodies.

Everything she witnessed made Yiqin’s head buzz.

She hurried towards the palace gate, but before she could reach the gate, she was surrounded by several powerful auras.

The four venerables surrounded Yiqin and without saying a word, they raised the chains and tied her up.

Yiqin did not resist. She knew that she was outnumbered and it would be impossible to meet Emperor Jing by force.

However, after tying up Yiqin with the Immortal Binding Rope, the four venerables began to pull on Yiqin's protective suit and helmet.

"Stop talking!"

"What? Have you done something shameful and want to hide it from others?" a venerable said disdainfully, but his men did not stop their actions.

Yiqin had no choice but to let them tear her protective suit into pieces.

"How could you, the master of Lingyin Valley and the backer of all the medical practitioners in the world, sneak into my house in such a secretive way?"

Emperor Jing sat quietly in the palace waiting. Apparently he had already received the news that Yiqin had left the formation and was looking forward to this meeting.

It would be a great and satisfying show, and he was looking forward to it very much.

"I don't have time to argue with you. On the way here, I've seen epidemics everywhere. I'm afraid that the lives of people in China are in danger." Yiqin said to Emperor Jing with a serious face.

Emperor Jing was stunned.

Then he laughed: "I thought you had given in and came to apologize to me, but I didn't expect that you are not only stubborn but also have a problem with your brain."

"Please be serious. The epidemic is not an ordinary toxin. From what I just saw on the road, I'm afraid that most of Dasi Country has been infected by the epidemic. The situation in other places is unknown." Yiqin sighed, "Under the current situation, the little grudge between us is not worth mentioning at all. Please understand the priorities."

"Oh?" Emperor Jing smiled, "Okay, then tell me what I should do now."

"Immediately issue a notice to the entire Shenzhou, asking all cultivators to stay in their homes and not travel far. Close all large gathering places such as markets and auction houses, close teleportation arrays and cloud boats, and seal off the sects. Provide conditions for medical cultivators to study the epidemic, and send troops to maintain order..."

"Stop, stop, stop! Let's not talk about what the plague is that scares you like this..." The more Emperor Jing listened, the more he wanted to laugh. He looked at Yiqin as if she was a fool. "Do you know what kind of damage this will cause to Shenzhou? Closing the market auction house, let alone whether the Jiugong Chamber of Commerce is willing or not, what about my tax revenue? What about my treasury? A while ago, in order to build the Sitianyi, the treasury was empty. Do you want me to destroy my country with just a few words? Well, you have a brilliant plan!"

Seeing Emperor Jing’s indifferent look, Yiqin was so angry that her eyes almost spit fire.

"In ancient times, epidemics have repeatedly put the creatures of China in danger of extinction. If the medical practitioners had not developed anti-poison pills at the critical moment, I'm afraid you would never have the opportunity to sit here and leisurely command the country," Yiqin said with a pale face. "The treasury of the Dasi Kingdom is nothing! Do you know what the scene would be like if the epidemic spread?"

"Don't worry, don't worry," Emperor Jing leaned back on the dragon chair and crossed his legs. "Of course I don't want to be a sinner for all eternity. First, tell me what the epidemic outside looks like, how serious it is, and why it scares you like this... Let's start with the symptoms. How severe are the symptoms of the epidemic you have seen?"

"It's just a cough at the moment," Yiqin frowned, "but coughing means that it has a strong ability to spread through the air, and this toxin can be transmitted from person to person, so..."

“Hahaha! Just a few coughs scared you like this?” Emperor Jing laughed and pointed at Yiqin’s nose. He interrupted her before she could finish. “People are coughing everywhere right now. According to the Alchemy Saint, Alchemy God, and Alchemy Immortal, they have found a special elixir to fight coughs. It won’t be long before they can mass-produce it to solve the problem… and I own more than half of the revenue from this elixir, so you don’t have to worry about it!”

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90. Be proud of ignorance (2)

"Coughing is just the beginning! This is only the transmission stage!" Yiqin said hurriedly, "The virus has the ability to increase its own value. New symptoms will only appear after it accumulates to a certain amount in the human body! And now, in just a few days, Shenzhou has been infected to this extent. This means..."

"Okay, shut up, I'm tired."

Emperor Jing waved his hands impatiently.

Yiqin looked at him helplessly.

It wasn't the first time she'd felt despair at the prospect of ignorance.

But these people are always proud of their ignorance.

"Put this traitor in jail," Emperor Jing stood up and said lazily.

"I understand now. I finally know why Qingyi said you would ask her to come back." Yiqin stopped struggling. She suddenly shook her head and looked at Emperor Jing with sympathy. "It turns out that she had anticipated your stupidity."

"I begged her?" Emperor Jing was almost amused by Yiqin again. "Okay, then you just watch from the prison and see who begged whom in the end."

"I'll give you one last piece of advice, whether you want to listen or not," Yiqin calmed down and said expressionlessly, "The Shenzhou Cup finals must be postponed immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"There are no more medical practitioners in Shenzhou. You are just an ordinary prisoner now. You don't need to worry about these things. There are alchemy practitioners who can handle them... The Shenzhou Cup will be held as usual! Not only that, I will also increase the intensity of the event and celebrate this victory!"

"Ah."

Yiqin knew clearly that it would be extremely difficult to ask these guys who had never heard of the epidemic to give up their current interests for the sake of the epidemic.

Fortunately, she did what she should do and said what she should say.

Emperor Jing may not listen now, but one day he will regret his choice.

It’s just a pity for the innocent people of China.

At this critical moment, the only medical group that could suppress the epidemic was blocked in the mountains.

In addition, the monks of Shenzhou have no experience in dealing with epidemics and have no antibodies in their bodies. Shenzhou is now in a state like a lamb to be slaughtered.

However, as the first person to realize the seriousness of the problem and warn others, he was treated as a fool who exaggerated the situation and was locked up in a sky prison.

It’s ridiculous just thinking about it.

But she couldn't laugh.

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Emperor Jing was not stupid. Although he felt disdainful of Yiqin's serious warning, he would still send his confidants to investigate the situation.

"What is the conclusion of the three hermit alchemists?"