Chapter 1197 Laiyang Prefecture

The old woman choked up as she spoke of her youngest son.

Qiao Ran was deeply moved as she listened to the old lady's story.

Such a good official, who is wholeheartedly devoted to the people, should not be buried, much less die quietly.

She comforted the old woman:

"Grandma, don't worry, your son will be alright. I'm on my way to Laishui County to treat the disaster victims. As long as your son is alive, whether he's injured or infected with the plague, I will bring him back. When that happens, I'll tell him where you are, and he will definitely come to reunite with you."

"Thank you, Princess Anning! I can never repay your kindness in this lifetime. If I can reunite with my children and grandchildren, I will definitely have them repay you properly!"

"No need, it was just a small favor. I can see that your family has excellent upbringing. Good people like you should live well. Everything your son has done for the people is the best way to repay him."

Before long, the four of them arrived at the local government office.

When the local magistrate heard that the two elderly people were refugees who had escaped from Laishui County, he jumped three feet high in fright and screamed repeatedly, ordering his yamen runners to drive them out.

It wasn't until Mo Beihan read out the imperial edict and Qiao Ran produced the Medical Saint's Decree to prove that the two people had been cured of the plague that the county magistrate had no choice but to order people to arrange for the reception of the refugees.

"The relief team will arrive soon. I will send someone to investigate your refugee reception situation. If you dare to disobey, that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor! You'd better think twice about your official hat and the heads of your entire family!"

Before leaving, Mo Bei coldly intimidated the county magistrate, who still avoided refugees like the plague.

The magistrate, with a pained expression, repeatedly said he dared not.

With the imperial edict already issued and the Medical Sage's decree in place, how could he dare to disobey?

With the county magistrate and refugees seeing them off, the two mounted their horses and continued their journey toward Laishui County.

Along the way, imperial edicts and medical decrees were issued simultaneously, and government officials and doctors took action, finally providing the refugees with proper accommodation and treatment.

Laishui County was indeed remote. It took the two of them more than a month to reach Laiyang Prefecture, even though they set off from the capital and rode at full speed.

Before even reaching Laishui County, the two witnessed the horrors of the plague.

At this time, the plague had spread to Laiyang Prefecture by refugees from Laishui County, and the roads and streets were filled with people with red eyes who looked like zombies.

They weren't panting or coughing, but their eyes were bloodshot and they were weak all over. Their slow movements made them look just like a group of zombies.

This was the first time Qiao Ran had ever seen such a plague. She took a virus sample and put it in the space laboratory for testing. She discovered that it was a virus that had mutated from a rotting animal carcass.

It is likely that due to a series of major disasters, some refugees were so hungry that they ate rotting animal carcasses, which mutated into a new virus in their bodies.

Human-to-human transmission occurred again, and the government failed to act, leading to the rapid spread of the plague.

Although Qiao Ran's antidote pills can cure all poisons, her individual strength is limited, and she cannot immediately refine enough pills to supply the people of an entire prefecture.

So she came up with a plan: she distributed the toad detoxification liquid, diluted tens of thousands of times with spiritual spring water, and a prescription for an antidote to other healers, so that they could use the prescription to collect medicinal materials and the liquid to brew an antidote decoction to distribute to those infected with the plague.

Although the effects of the decoction prepared in this way are not as immediate as the detoxification pills made by Qiao Ran, it is still effective.

After drinking a cup of herbal decoction, the patient vomited and had diarrhea, which was the expulsion of toxins from the body.

Within a day, the red eyes can gradually return to normal.

The next day, he was able to move freely just like a normal person.

Three days after detoxing, my whole body felt incredibly light and refreshed, even more so than before I got sick.