novelaction Chapter 147 Plague
Chapter 147 Plague
Master Yan thought quickly and knew that if they did not take care of this matter, the child would definitely lose his life.
My wife and I have been married for many years and have no children. If I watch this child being taken away and losing his life, oh my!
But the team only had a limited amount of water and food, and it would be impossible for me to take them all with me in the future.
Soon, Master Yan made up his mind and bowed to the old man:
"I'm Yan Chengrui from the Yan Clan Martial Arts Company. Old man, this locust plague and earth dragon rebellion are affecting several counties. They really have nothing to do with this kid!"
"For sacrifices like this, using chickens, ducks, and livestock is fine, but human sacrifice is truly against the harmony of nature!"
The old man's face became even gloomier as he listened to Master Yan's words.
He looked at the men in the village and saw that most of them were avoiding looking at him.
I also know what they are thinking, I sighed in my heart and said:
"Stranger, I'm kindly reminding you that these two are not good people. These days, taking them with you will cost you a lot of food. Have you thought about it?"
When the woman heard this, she was afraid that Master Yan would not be willing to take them, so she hurriedly said:
"We can pay for food, but we won't eat your team's food for free. Please!"
Master Yan whispered to the woman:
"We don't have much water or food in our group. I can only get you out of this village. I won't take you with me on the rest of the way. Have you decided whether you want to stay or come with us?"
The woman felt very disappointed when she heard this.
If they were to rely on the mother and daughter, it would be difficult for them to survive. Thinking of this, the woman wanted to ask Master Yan for help.
"We're willing to pay for the journey, but we ask you to take us to the next town, okay?"
Master Yan shook his head and looked at the woman, waiting for her reply.
The woman was filled with disappointment, but she also knew that the most important thing now was to escape first, so she replied:
"Staying here will only lead to death. Please, benefactor, save us!"
When Master Yan heard this, he bowed to the old man and said:
"Don't worry about it."
Then, Master Yan helped the woman and the child into the car.
The old man looked at the two evildoers being taken away with gloomy eyes, glanced at the villagers behind him, snorted coldly, and returned to the village with his hands behind his back.
Master Yan and his group quickly left Baishi Village and headed towards Lu Tianming and his group ahead.
In the carriage, the woman saw that Madam Yan's heart softened when she looked at the child, so she said:
"This child has a miserable life. Because his father went out and got caught by bandits, the villagers spread rumors..."
When the woman said this, she choked and covered her mouth.
Seeing this, Madam Yan hurriedly comforted him:
"The child is innocent. Those people are just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart. Having a child is not easy. It's the right thing to do to raise him well."
The woman stole a glance at Madam Yan, covered her face and cried:
"How can I, a woman, survive on this famine-stricken road with my child?"
Madam Yan also reacted at this time. Her attitude was no longer as enthusiastic as before, but she still said in a gentle voice:
"This area hasn't been affected by the earth dragon. I heard you say you still have some money, so you can go back to your mother's house to find your brothers and leave together."
The woman was about to say something when the door curtain was suddenly opened and Master Yan said coldly:
"This place is already seven or eight miles away from your village. The villagers haven't chased us yet. Get off the car!"
When the woman saw him starting to drive people away, she knelt down and opened her mouth to beg.
Master Yan then grasped the knife handle and said in a cold voice:
"I've already done my best to rescue you. If I delay any longer, I'll lose even this favor!"
The woman looked at Madam Yan and saw that she also turned her head away, knowing that there was no turning back.
So, she got out of the car reluctantly, holding the child.
In front, after Lu Qingqing walked for a while, she heard a carriage catching up from behind.
Looking back, I saw that Master Yan and his group had stopped the carriage, and the woman who had asked for help earlier got out of the carriage.
After Master Yan dropped the mother and daughter off, he drove the carriage on his way.
Three days later, Lu Tianming became worried as he saw more and more refugees on the road.
From the conversations of the victims on the road, I learned that they were coming from the west, where many people had died due to the landslide.
However, the main reason that forced them to flee on a large scale was the plague!
There is already an epidemic there, and those who escaped said that at first some people just had abdominal pain.
But soon, these patients began to vomit and have diarrhea, accompanied by high fever.
Often these people would die within a day, with large blood stains and bruises appearing on their bodies.
At the same time, people around him were also infected and died soon.
Along the way, listening to the conversations of these people, Lu Qingqing came to a conclusion.
This plague spread quickly, the disease became severe rapidly, and the mortality rate was extremely high!
And now, their team is traveling together with those who have escaped from the epidemic area!
Yes, even though they got up early and worked late to speed up their journey, they still walked with these people.
Lu Tianming had no choice but to ask everyone to wear hats and scarves and try not to get close to other refugees.
Everyone knew how serious the situation was, so they sped up their journey while trying to avoid other refugees.
But soon a new problem arose: water shortage.
It has been very hot these days, and even though everyone is very frugal, the water in the team is still consumed very quickly.
Especially Lu Tianming's family. There are many people in his family and they have to feed the horses, so there is very little water left in the bucket.
Even though he spread a lot of oilcloth in the low-lying areas every night, the dew he collected was still not enough to keep up with the dew he consumed.
On the ninth day after the earthquake, there was little water left in the bathtubs of all the families in the team.
Fortunately, at noon that day, they encountered a small river.
A group of refugees gathered by the river, and they were very hot.
Some people lay down by the river and drank water, while others jumped into the river. After getting soaked all over, they felt less hot.
Lu Qingqing frowned as she watched, not to mention whether these people were infected with the disease.
Take the river water they drink, for example. Who knows what has floated in the river before, and whether it will soak corpses like the river water they encountered before.
Lu Tianming didn't want to get too close to these people, so he led the team a little further upstream along the river.
After the last giant sighting phenomenon, everyone stared at the riverside unconsciously, fearing that another corpse would appear.
Fortunately, I didn't find anything unusual during the journey.
In fact, everyone in the team knew that even if another corpse appeared, they had to get water.
After Lu Tianming stopped, he shouted to everyone:
"Everyone, after you draw water, make sure to boil it before pouring it into the tub. The buckets you used to draw water must also be rinsed with boiling water in the pot. Do you understand?"
In fact, Lu Tianming didn't need to say much. After seeing the corpse of the giant, everyone consciously boiled water to drink.
Later, after listening to Lu Tianming's words, Master Yan also instructed the people in the team to follow suit.
Lu Tianming looked at Master Yan's team behind him and felt relieved when he saw that they had also started to build a fire and boil water.
This team has been following them. If someone gets sick after drinking the raw water, they might be infected.