Chapter 178 The Fifth Brother Arrives In the room, a man and a fox sat opposite each other. The Taoist who was sitting cross-legged was already very tired, and the fox had been running for more than a thousand miles and had just returned to fight with the gods, so he could hardly open his eyes. Lin Jue touched its head with some distress: "Thank you so much for your hard work." "Hey!" The fox had no strength and let him touch it. "When did you find them? I thought you wouldn't be back until at least tomorrow." Lin Jue said. "Running very fast~" The fox answered briefly.

"Thanks to you." "Not much loss!" "How many brothers are heading back?" "Fifth Brother~" "Fifth Brother? How did you get back?" "A horse to ride!" "I don't know when he can come back." Lin Jue frowned and said, "Cuiwei City is now sealed. If Fifth Senior Brother arrives, he may not be able to come in without us to pick him up." "I met him on the road and left my paw prints!" the fox answered simply. "Huh?" Lin Jue was surprised, "You are quite smart." "Hmm~" "Did you have meal?" "My stomach is growling! I want to sleep!" "Wait a minute, I'll go cook something for you. The innkeeper, cook, accountant and waiter are all dead, leaving us alone. I have to go to the kitchen to see if there are any clean ingredients. You'll sleep better if you're full, so eat first and then go to sleep." "Woo~" The fox obediently lay down, put its chin on the ground, and narrowed its eyes into slits. However, it had to wait for food, so it was reluctant to close its eyes, so it kept blinking, wavering between being asleep and not being asleep. The inn is indeed no longer managed. Perhaps because of the high frequency of contact with people, the innkeeper, cook, accountant and waiters were all affected. Fortunately, although this disease is terrible, it will not kill people in a day or two. This morning, the inn's cook got up in a daze and cooked a pot of rice, which was eaten until the evening. But when Lin Jue took a look, there was nothing left. Even the pots and dishes were not washed.

Lin Jue washed the pots and bowls, found a piece of bacon and some bamboo shoots, and cooked a pot of bacon and bamboo shoot soup. When I returned to the room, the fox was still in the same position, lying on the ground like a large, fluffy white blanket, with its eyes closed and asleep. But it has a special ability - Just put the food in front of it, it will smell the food and get up naturally. It means get up, not wake up. Maybe it won't open its eyes, or maybe even if it opens its eyes it won't be conscious. Anyway, this confused state doesn't affect its eating. It can still finish its meal and continue sleeping after eating, seamlessly. There was a clacking sound in the room. Lin Jue also lay down on the bed, equally tired and exhausted. He covered himself with the bearskin blanket, closed his eyes and fell asleep. The next morning. Lin Jue was still pouring potions in the lobby of the inn, while the fox sat motionless at his feet, watching the people coming and going, and also being wary of any ghost official who might come to cause trouble again. The government in the city has begun to isolate all those who have fallen ill. Because of Lin Jue's presence, many of the city's powerful officials came to get the medicine yesterday, so the isolation site was set up here. In those days, it was called a plague place, which meant "people who were sick with epidemic diseases would be placed in empty houses and provided with medicine." This makes it convenient for people to get medicine. People still lined up in long queues. But Lin Jue’s medicine was running out. One after another, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine in the city came to him, respectfully asking him how the elixir was made and what methods he had to cure the epidemic. When they heard that it was an elixir made by a cultivator, they had to give up with regret. As for how to cure the epidemic, Lin Jue had no idea what to do, so he could only say that his senior brother was on the way. Around noon - The fox was guarding seriously and attentively. He turned his head as if he had noticed something, glanced to the south, and then looked at Lin Jue. "Woo!" "Ok?" Lin Jue immediately knew what it meant. So he put down the ladle in his hand and looked at the half bucket of water left next to him. Coincidentally, the doctor who had come to ask him about the plague and was also infected with the plague had not gone far, so Lin Jue called him back and asked him to prepare the medicine for him. At the same time, he said to everyone: "I'm sorry, my senior brother is already outside the city. Maybe he has a solution. I have to go pick him up and bring him into the city. I'll be away for a while." After saying that, he stood up and walked out. This neighborhood had been blocked off, but the guards knew Lin Jue and knew that he was a man of great spiritual power. When they saw Lin Jue coming out, they immediately let him in respectfully. Lin Jue headed all the way to the city gate. The city gates had already been closed and were guarded.

"Who are you? Stop!" "The magistrate has ordered that no one is allowed to leave the city!" "Don't be rude! He is the immortal master who casts elixirs in the city! My mother and brother have both gone to ask for his elixirs!" Someone recognized Lin Jue and saluted quickly, "Where is the immortal?" "I am just a Taoist priest, not a deity. Don't worry, I will not leave the city." Lin Jue was afraid of scaring them, so he stopped several feet away from them and said to them: "My senior brother majored in medicine. Hearing about the great epidemic here, he traveled day and night and rushed here quickly. He is now outside the city. If you see a Taoist priest on horseback, please let him in." "My immortal senior brother..." The guards couldn't help but look at each other. In fact, people have been falling ill since the night before yesterday, but there is a sequence. There have been rumors in the city that everyone has been infected, and those who don't seem to be infected just haven't hatched the worms in their stomachs yet. Some people also said that if the epidemic cannot be cured, the military camp outside the city may surround the city and not let anyone out, leaving them to fend for themselves. So even though they are not sick, they are actually very anxious inside. Now, hearing that there is a Taoist priest who is good at medicine and is willing to come to the city, and he is also the senior brother of this immortal, he is so grateful that he has no intention of refusing. “The magistrate has issued an order that we cannot go out, but he did not say that we cannot come in. I wonder if my senior brother who is a fairy…” Just as he said this, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance. At this moment, the area outside Cuiwei City was much quieter than usual. The sound of horse hooves seemed to echo among the mountains, coming from far away but very clear. Many guards looked up at the city wall. There were also guards on the city walls. But at this time they did not shout or report. Because at this time they were already stunned—— Although the Taoist was seen riding a horse in the distance, the horse seemed to be riding the wind. It took a few feet with each step, and just like an ordinary horse, it took several steps in the blink of an eye. So it jumped over some winding and narrow bends in the mountains directly from the air, and also jumped over some ups and downs directly, as if it was walking on flat ground. The horse is like a divine horse. The person on horseback looks like an immortal. At the beginning, the man and the horse were still in the distant mountains, but in just a few blinks of an eye, they had already walked halfway on this seemingly long road, and in another few blinks of an eye, they were already at the foot of the city. Even at this time, the dust in the distance had not yet settled. "I am Jing Qi, the successor of Fuqiu Temple on Fuqiu Peak of Yishan Mountain. I heard about the great epidemic here and came to help. My junior brother is in the city. Please open the city gate quickly." "Someone..." Before the guard above could finish his words, the guard below had already pushed open the city gate under the order of the city guard. The horse took a step forward, and it was several feet away. A Taoist who looked to be in his thirties was sitting on horseback, his face dark and yellow, and he looked tired and exhausted. A man and a fox were already welcoming him behind the city gate. "Brother! You are here!" "Junior brother! How is the city?" The fifth senior brother also immediately dismounted from his horse, and despite being tired, his first question was to ask him about this matter.

"Almost half of the people in the city have been infected with the plague, and I don't know whether the rest have not been infected or have not had an attack. Because I have been in the city for the past two days, and the city has long been isolated from the outside world, I don't know what is happening in the villages outside the city or even in other counties, and the plague ghost has not been caught." Lin Jue used simple words to quickly describe the situation in the city: "The patient first felt dizzy and weak, then his stomach turned upside down and he vomited acid and worm eggs, as well as long worms the size of earthworms, which were still alive when he vomited them out." "Where are they?" "The plague is in the south of the city, not far from here." "He knows how to build a plague center. He is a pretty good epidemic official in the city." "Where are the other brothers?" "They are also on their way. It will probably take a few days to arrive." "This way!" Lin Jue took him through the streets and alleys. As soon as he entered the plague center, the fifth brother sniffed. Then I heard the sound of vomiting coming from a house next door. "Go and see!" Fifth Brother didn't take any protective measures, not even using his sleeves to cover his mouth or nose, and he just strode into the house. Someone really just vomited. The ground was mostly filled with thin acidic water that gave off an unpleasant odor, as well as insect eggs as big as peanuts and some wriggling insects. The fifth brother squatted down and picked up the insect directly to examine it carefully. Lin Jue's face was calm. The fox looked on curiously. "how?" "It looks like a kind of ghost plague that was recorded by the ancestors of Fuqiu Temple, called snake plague." Fifth Brother said, "This plague was brought by plague ghosts and originated from the north. Ancient books record that the plague victims vomited snakes." "north?" Doesn’t this plague come from the south? Lin Jue couldn't help but feel puzzled. "I don't know either. There's no need to worry about it. Plague ghosts are just like humans. They will move around." said the fifth brother. "Is there any cure for this disease?" "I just checked. Although the disease is in the stomach and intestines, it has not entered the critical stage and has not directly damaged the root. I have acupuncture skills and I think I can cure this disease." Fifth Brother said as he walked, "As for the prescription, I have only heard that snake meat, snake skin and snake gall are useful for this, but they are only one of the ingredients in the prescription. In addition, the plague ghost epidemic will change over the years. How to prepare the medicine specifically and how to coordinate the monarch and ministers will require me to look at the pathology and think about the principle of balancing yin and yang for a few days." "It would be great if you could give me a prescription."

Lin Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief. The medical skills that his senior brother had learned were actually the medical skills of those who practice Taoism. When one has reached a high level, one can use them to become a medical immortal, or even bring the dead back to life. He had no doubt that his senior brother could not cure this disease. Just using acupuncture is too troublesome. Even if it can be cured, there are so many people in the city, and there are people outside the city, and maybe in other counties. With the strength of Fifth Senior Brother alone, he can't cure many people even if he works day and night. "Brother is really knowledgeable. If you need me to run errands for you, just let me know." Although the plague had not yet been eradicated and the prescription had not yet been developed, with the arrival of his senior brother, he naturally had nothing to do, and Lin Jue immediately felt a lot more relaxed. This is the ability of the fifth brother. Everything that happens after that is also Fifth Senior Brother’s business. During the day, the fifth senior brother used acupuncture to cure several seriously ill and dying people. Each person vomited two or three liters of snake. However, Fifth Brother was not only proficient in medical skills, he also understood the principles of treating people. When he gave people acupuncture, it did not make them feel comfortable, but caused them great pain. At one point, they even thought that death would be a good thing, and their wailing sounds spread throughout the plague center. Combined with statements like "a prescription is being developed" and "even if acupuncture cures you, there is no guarantee that you will be infected again while in the city" and "only the seriously ill and dying can be given acupuncture", he can ensure that those who come to him for acupuncture are dying people, not the city's dignitaries or the common people who want to snatch the medicine. The needle tip is used to save lives, and there is extra time to prepare prescriptions. At night, Lin Jue accompanied his fifth senior brother to study the theory of yin and yang in plague and prescriptions, when another figure flashed outside the door. Just as he was alert, he looked carefully and saw that it was the military officer of the City God Temple who was on night patrol and quietly reported: "Thanks to the Immortal for informing us of the plague ghost, and also thanks to the Immortal forcing the City God to report to the heavens and inform other City Gods, currently, apart from Cuiwei, only Liuyun County has suffered from the disaster. Upon hearing the news, the other counties have banned the people from entering and leaving, and the City Gods and Earth Gods have also come out in full force to guard day and night. Until today, although the plague ghost has not been found, there is no sign of the plague spreading." Fifth Brother is still concentrating on understanding the pharmacology of yin and yang. Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief. If I can alert the evil spirits of county officials in various places and prevent a city from suffering, it can be considered a merit, and it is worth it for me to suffer so much to come and report it. This news was undoubtedly a comfort to him. (End of this chapter)