Chapter 371: Chapter 371 He Was Not Truly Killed.

Two days had passed, and the Imperial Physician from the Capital City had not arrived, yet many people amongst the citizens had turned into Frozen Men.

Angry citizens once again stormed the Governor’s Office to demand an explanation from Feng Liang.

But what could Feng Liang say?

Since he himself did not know when the Imperial Physician from the Capital would arrive, he could only repeatedly use the long journey as an excuse to pacify the citizens.

In fact, the Imperial Physician in the Capital had been afflicted himself, how could he possibly come to Longnan?

According to the latest news from the Black Feather Guard, after her husband Hu Keqing died, Lin Keke, the daughter of Prime Minister Lin, seized the chance to flee the Longnan County Government.

No one knew why she fled, but she had made her way back to the Capital City!

That very night, the Prime Minister called in the Imperial Physician to his residence.

In the following days, people around Lin Keke developed blisters sequentially, a phenomenon that terrified the Imperial Physician, who immediately surmised it was a contagious disease.

Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister immediately sent his daughter and those around her far away to the Capital Suburbs.

However, he overlooked the first Imperial Physician who had been summoned, and, a few days later, that physician also developed blisters.

Suddenly, the entire Imperial Medical Institute was thrown into chaos and was completely sealed off.

As of the day the message was delivered, Lin Keke and those with her had already begun to freeze.

The news of this spread, causing panic throughout the entire Capital City.

Not only the Prime Minister but even the Emperor of Beiyuan, who was normally ensconced in the pleasures of the palace, made a rare appearance to inquire about the situation.

After all, it was the Capital City, densely populated; an epidemic outbreak could spell disaster for the nation.

In such circumstances, it was doubtful that the Capital City itself could be saved, let alone dispatch an Imperial Physician to the Longnan County Government.

In the front hall of the Qi Mansion, both Qi Yue and Huang Zai’an were stunned by the news.

If this continued, the Capital City of Beiyuan might well become the next Longnan County Government!

However, Zhao Xiyan remained expressionless, seemingly pondering something.

At that moment, Hei Lie came in with two others, saying that Feng Liang was again maligning Qi Yue outside, claiming that she had single-handedly created the epidemic.

But this time, he had learned his lesson and did not mention taking over the Longnan County Government, only stating that such an unprecedented disease could not have naturally occurred and that no one but Qi Yue could have concocted it.

“Master, Marquis, how about I go kill him and end this once and for all?” Hei Lie said, patting the knife at his waist.

Qi Yue quickly waved her hands.

“No, killing him would be easy, but it would only make me seem even more guilty.”

“Then what should we do now? We can’t let him keep spouting nonsense!”

At that moment, Zhao Xiyan, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly looked at Qi Yue.

“Yueyue, when you left the Governor’s Office earlier, did Chu Yuntian not say anything?”

“No,” Qi Yue shook her head, puzzled, “What does this have to do with him?”

“Hmm,” Zhao Xiyan narrowed his eyes, hesitated for a moment, “… I just feel that it’s about time he did something.”

Qi Yue quickly understood the implication.

Previously, Chu Yuntian had reported sick, leaving all affairs in the Governor’s Office to be managed solely by Feng Liang, which had led to her being maligned.

If Chu Yuntian could now step up, expose Feng Liang’s true face, and deliver the truth to the citizens, the situation would be different.

With his reputation among the citizens, it could immediately turn the tide.

However, at that stage, Qi Yue would need to present something substantial to pacify the citizens.

Thinking about it, Qi Yue snorted.

“I couldn’t care less about him doing that; I really don’t care what the citizens think.”

Seeing her tough exterior but soft heart, Zhao Xiyan couldn’t help but press his lips together and smile.

Huang Zai’an and the others didn’t understand what they were talking about and were completely baffled.

“Apprentice, what are you two talking about? Is it about Lord Chu? Isn’t he your adoptive father? Why do you keep calling him Chu Yuntian?”

These consecutive questions made Qi Yue’s head start to ache again.

She held her forehead and waved her hands repeatedly.

“My dear mentor, can’t you be less curious?”

Huang Zai’an, who was very astute, saw the situation and knew there was some reason, so he did not ask any further.

“Alright, if you don’t ask, you don’t ask, but tell me about the progress of the last two days–perhaps I can provide some advice.”

Qi Yue twitched the corner of her lips.

This mentor of hers always had this virtue–forever passionate about medicine!

Even if he couldn’t directly participate., he still wanted to know!

Qi Yue organized her thoughts and briefly introduced the latest findings of her research on active neurons.

Simply put, it was like this:

After further simulation experiments, she discovered that those active neurons divided and grew at a constant temperature.

If the temperature was increased or decreased, they would stop dividing and growing.

Huang Zai’an, who was listening quietly, suddenly spoke up.

“Disciple, last year when we discussed the fever prescription, you seemed to have said that the human body is homeothermic, constantly maintained at a relatively fixed temperature, which is healthy. Whether the temperature is lowered or raised, it could lead to sickness.”

Upon hearing this, Qi Yue laughed and gave Huang Zai’an a thumbs up.

“Right, old man, you have a good memory, and your associative thinking isn’t bad either, but…”

She stopped mid-sentence, shaking her head incessantly, making Huang Zai’an ask anxiously.

“What’s the matter? If the old man got it right, what else could there be?”

“…..I understand what you mean, master. These two things seem to be related, but they still don’t explain why patients become frozen, nor do they clarify the transmission route.”

Truthfully, the fact that Huang Zai’an could associate body temperature with the experimental results so quickly showed that he was seriously pondering all the research findings she had discovered.

It was a pity that the old man didn’t understand computers and couldn’t conduct scientific experiments, otherwise, he really could have been another helper!

After listening to Qi Yue’s explanation, Huang Zai’an fell silent, and after a while, he said, “So, to find the cause, we still need to dissect the real pathological human body.”

Qi Yue nodded.

“Yes. That is likely.”

Actually, that path was impracticable.

She had visited the Hu Residence again yesterday.

As she had anticipated, more than fifty people had successively become so rigid they could no longer move, but strangely, no one had died.

Normally, having gone several days without food or drink, they should have been nearly starved.

Yet the severely frozen Madam Hu and several concubines were all hanging in there, as if waiting for something.

When Qi Yue examined them, they were motionless, but still looked at her with pleading eyes.

Their expression clearly indicated they wouldn’t die anytime soon!

Hei Lie, who had remained silent until now, suddenly drew the knife at his waist,

“Master, should I go in and kill them all?”

Qi Yue understood why Hei Lie would think this way, for she had considered this action before.

One death to save millions–it was a worthwhile deal, especially since the one to die would be the despicable Madam Hu.

However, after discussing it with her assistant, she realized this approach might cause them to miss the real cause of the illness, so she had abandoned the idea.

It was only now that Qi Yue truly understood the words Qing Nanzun had said before his death, as well as that expression of his that signified he wouldn’t die easily.

In a sense, she had killed Qing Nanzun but hadn’t truly killed him.

At the very least, if she couldn’t develop an antidote, she was losing to Qing Nanzun in the endeavor of saving others.

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