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    ☆、Reunion

    Shen Qingqiu sat upright suddenly.

    Floating corpse, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

    As soon as I said “The water is so clear,” you floated a floating corpse over to me and slapped me in the face. Don’t be so serious!

    Liu Qingge hooked the floating corpse with a boat pole and turned it over. It turned out to be a white skeleton again.Because the whole body, including the head, was wrapped in black cloth, and the face was soaked down, I didn’t notice it just now.

    Shen Qingqiu asked: “Junior Brother Mu, do you know what kind of plague in this world can turn a person’s body into bones instantly?”

    Mu Qingfang slowly shook his head and said, “Unheard of.”

    Sail against the current, retreat if you don’t advance. After standing still for a while, the boat has retreated a certain distance. Liu Qingge held up the pole again and said after a while: “There is more ahead.”

    Sure enough, five or six floating corpses floated in one after another from the front. They were all white bones wrapped in black cloth, just like the first one.

    Shen Qingqiu was thinking carefully when suddenly, Liu Qingge inserted the long paste into the stone wall next to him.The thin and brittle bamboo pole was actually inserted straight into the hard and seamless stone.The ship’s hull was secured and stopped in place.Shen Qingqiu also noticed something strange and stood up suddenly: “Who?”

    Deep in the darkness ahead, there was a rapid breathing, and the lights on the bow of the ship faintly illuminated the silhouette of an individual.I heard a young man’s voice saying: “Who are you? What do you want to do sneaking into the city from the underground river?”

    Shen Qingqiu said: “I would also like to ask you, who is also here, this question.”

    Although he is standing on a small broken boat, he has a pleasant appearance, with green clothes and black hair, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a calm and calm manner in his movements. He also looks quite immortal.In addition, Shen Qingqiu is now pretending to be experienced and has his own style. This image is still very capable of intimidating people.

    The young man was stunned for a moment, and was shocked by his demeanor. After a long while, he shouted: “You guys go! You are not allowed to enter the city now!”

    Liu Qingge hummed: “It’s just you? Who can stop me?”

    The young man said: “There is a plague in the city. If you don’t want to die, get out!”

    Mu Qingfang said warmly: “Little brother, this is why we are here…”

    Seeing that he was refusing to leave, the young man said angrily: “You don’t understand what people are saying, do you? Get out of here! Otherwise, I won’t be polite!” Before he could finish his words, a spear and a spear came towards him, which was very scary.Liu Qingge sneered.

    After 5 seconds, the boy was defeated and his body sank in the water.

    Liu Qingge flew the he into the water with one finger.Shen Qingqiu heard the young man still yelling in the water and asked, “Should we fish it out?”

    Liu Qingge: “What are you fishing for when you are full of energy? We are entering the city.” He pulled out his pennies and continued rowing.

    The three people came out of the underground river and did not tie the illegal boat to the shore. It floated back into the darkness along the current.This exit was in the most deserted shallow swamp in the city, and no one was seen. The three of them walked toward the center of the city for a while, when suddenly someone came up behind them.

    The drowned boy rushed up and said angrily: “Don’t let you go into the city! What’s the use of coming in? I said before that there are so many people coming to save the plague. The great monk Niubi, the Flower Palace, not all of them can get out! You are looking for death, alas!”

    It turns out that this young man ambushed in the dark with them in mind.Shen Qingqiu suppressed a smile and said, “Then we’ve all come in, what do you think we should do?”

    The young man said: “What else can you do? Follow me and don’t run around! I will take you to find the great monks.”

    When Shen Qingqiu saw that the other two people had no objections. They were all unfamiliar with Jinlan City, and it would be best if someone could guide them and avoid taking detours. He lowered his head and asked, “Little brother, what’s your name?”

    The young man puffed up his chest and said, “My name is Yang Yixuan, and I am the son of the gold-lettered weapons shop in the city.”

    Couldn’t he be the weapons shop merchant who risked his life to report to Zhaohua Temple for help?

    Liu Qingge saw Shen Qingqiu looking at the young man and asked, “What are you looking at?”

    Shen Qingqiu said in a low voice: “I think this kid can do a few tricks under your hands, and he has a good temperament. Both are rare, but he is a malleable talent.”

    Entering the main city, there are gradually more pedestrians.

    But this “many” is only compared to the lack of people just now. There are at most three or four figures on one street, and they are all buried in black cloth from head to toe. They are walking in a hurry, like frightened birds or fish that have slipped through the net.Yang Yixuan took the three of them to his home.This weapons shop is not small in scale, occupying four storefronts on the widest main road, which are connected together to serve as a family. It also has an inner courtyard, an inner hall, and a cellar.

    Master Wuchen is in the cellar.He was lying on the bed, with the quilt covering his lower body. When he saw the reinforcements from the Cangqiong Mountain Sect, he got up “Amitabha”.

    Shen Qingqiu said: “Master, the situation is critical, I won’t say much else. What kind of plague is prevalent in Jinlan City? Master, why can’t you enter the city and there is no news? Why is everyone wrapped in black cloth?”

    Wuchen smiled bitterly and said, “What Master Shen Xian asked is actually the same question.”

    With that said, he lifted the quilt from his lower body.Shen Qingqiu froze.

    Under the quilt, there was only a pair of thighs and nothing below the knees.All the places where the calves should be were gone.

    Liu Qingge said coldly: “Who did it?”

    Wuchen shook his head: “No one did it.”

    Shen Qingqiu was confused: “Who did it? Could it be that it didn’t do it on its own?”

    Unexpectedly, Wuchen nodded and said, “It’s exactly what I don’t have in these legs.”

    He The legs above the knees were still wrapped with black cloth. Wuchen reached out and struggled to untie it, and Mu Qingfang hurriedly helped.Wuchen said: “This thing may make you fellow Taoists feel a little uncomfortable.”

    After untying the black cloth layer by layer and seeing clearly what was wrapped inside, Shen Qingqiu paused for breath.

    Master, do you call this “slight discomfort”?!?!

    The place where his thigh used to be was completely ulcerated, the skin was necrotic, and carrion was everywhere.After the black cloth was loosened, there was a stench.

    Shen Qingqiu: “…Is this the plague in Jinlan City?”

    Wuchen said: “That’s right. When this disease first occurs, erythema appears in a small area for as short as three to five days or as long as half a month. The erythema will expand and rot. After another month, it will ulcerate to the bone. It must be wrapped in black cloth and rarely see the scenery, so as to delay the onset.”

    No wonder, everyone in the city wraps themselves up like a black mummy.

    Shen Qingqiu said: “The attack lasted for a month, but why did Mr. Yang, who went to Zhaohua Temple to report the news at that time, turn into bones instantly?”

    Wuchen said with a look of sorrow on his face: “Ashamed, I only found out later that a person infected with this disease can survive for about a month if he is in Jinlan City. But if he is too far away from Jinlan City after contracting the disease, the onset will be accelerated. My two junior brothers hurriedly left the city and returned to the temple, and had an attack on the spot.”

    No wonder I have to be able to enter, but I can’t get out!

    Liu Qingge asked: “What is the source of the disease? How did you get it?”

    Wuchen only sighed: “I am ashamed. After entering the city, I have been hesitating for many days and still have no clue about the root cause of the plague. I don’t know where the disease is or how it is transmitted. I don’t even know whether it is contagious.”

    Mu Qingfang was stunned and said, “How do you interpret this?”

    But Shen Qingqiu seemed to have some enlightenment and said: “Look at the son of the weapons shop, he has been taking care of Master Wuchen for so long, but he has not wrapped a black cloth around his body. It can be seen that his skin is intact and he is very healthy. If this is indeed a plague, it is indeed strange that Master Wuchen has not infected him.”

    Wuchen said: “That’s exactly what I mean. I didn’t succeed when we started, but it made you tired. I really feel sorry for you.”

    Shen Qingqiu said: “Master’s original intention is to save people from fire and water, please don’t say that.” Seeing Mu Qingfang studying the ulcer on Wuchen’s leg intently, as if he couldn’t smell a trace of putrid smell, he asked: “Junior brother Mu, what have you discovered? Can you come up with a treatment prescription?”

    Mu Qingfang shook his head: “This doesn’t seem… like a plague.” He looked at a few people: “I need to observe more patients before I dare to draw a conclusion.”

    Shen Qingqiu came out of the cellar and saw the weapons shop owner’s son walking back angrily with a long knife on his shoulder. He asked with a smile: “Young master, what’s wrong?”

    Yang Yixuan said angrily: “Someone is coming to the city again. They are all rushing to die!”

    It is estimated that someone from another faction has come to send a helping hand.Shen Qingqiu saw that his face was bulging like a bun, and he deliberately teased him: “Little brother, I think your kung fu is pretty good, can anyone teach you?”

    Yang Yixuan ignored him.Shen Qingqiu said again: “I tell you, you go find the brother who knocked you into the water today. He is very powerful. If you fight him a few times, it will be more useful than learning from anyone else.”

    Upon hearing this, Yang Yixuan’s eyes sparkled with excitement, and he left Shen Qingqiu behind and ran away.Shen Qingqiu found Liu Qingge a troublesome person, feeling very happy. He took a few steps and turned the corner, and stopped when he saw the scene ahead.

    The city was lifeless, every door was closed, and many formerly homeless people could not find a place to go and gathered on the streets.In the past, the street was bustling with traffic and people came and went, but now it was empty, and they were unscrupulous. They set up a big iron pot, piled firewood under it, and boiled water. Some people plucked chickens they had stolen from somewhere.Everyone was wrapped in airtight black cloth. They were not surprised at all when they saw Shen Qingqiu, whose painting style was incompatible with theirs. He looked at him like he was looking at a dead person.After all, these days, no matter how majestic the monks come to the city to rescue them, they have all been seen.Die faster than they!

    The man holding the spoon knocked on the iron pot: “The soup is ready! Come and serve it!” Suddenly, many homeless people who were lying next to them catching lice got up and came over with their bowls.The scene looks like relief for hungry people.

    This plague has disrupted the rhythm of life in the entire city. Such self-organized big pot meals can actually save lives.

    The source of the epidemic must be discovered as soon as possible so that Jinlan City can return to its former glory as soon as possible.Shen Qingqiu secretly made up his mind, turned around to leave, and came face to face with a person, leaning on a cane, with a stooped figure, and his hands were shaking so much that he almost dropped the bowl. She seemed to be an old lady.

    When he saw this, he wanted to make way for her, but she, either because of old age, frailty or hunger, tilted her foot and bumped into Shen Qingqiu.

    Shen Qingqiu gave her a hand, and the old lady said in a confused voice: “I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m so confused…” Then she hurriedly walked past him, probably because she was afraid that the soup would be taken away.

    Shen Qingqiu took two steps and suddenly paused, feeling something was wrong.

    wrong.

    This old lady looked like she would fall over like a candle in the wind. Why did her body feel so heavy when she hit her just now?!

    He turned around suddenly, and among the crowd vying for hot vegetable soup, there was no sign of the “old lady” just now.

    There was an entrance to the flower alley on the left. Shen Qingqiu chased after him and happened to see a figure with a curved back flash past at the end of the alley.

    Wu Cao’s speed is not worse than the 100-meter sprint hurdle, right?!Still an “old lady”!I was so blind just now!

    Shen Qingqiu rushed after him.Although the image of this old lady is indeed suspicious now that I think about it, can you blame him for not noticing the abnormality earlier? Now in the entire Jinlan City, everyone has this suspicious image of walking huddled and covered in black cloth!

    While chasing, he suddenly felt a little itchy on the back of his hand, so he raised it to take a look.

    …This hand is really troubled.It was the one that was pierced with holes by Elder Tianchui, and now it is the one that started to grow red spots first!

    Speaking of which, it was also the one who opened the strange book “The Way of the Arrogant Immortal and Demon” with his stupid hands.Ahhhh, I really want to chop off this hand!!!

    Being so distracted, Shen Qingqiu took a step slower, and suddenly felt someone above his head coming with sword energy. He unfolded his folding fan, ready to fly out with a wind knife at any time, and shouted: “Who?!”

    The man suddenly fell to the ground from the eaves on the side.The two of them met each other, and Shen Qingqiu blurted out: “Gongyi Xiao?”

    The young man immediately withdrew his sword, surprised and delighted: “Senior Shen?”

    Shen Qingqiu said: “It’s me. Why are you here too?” Suddenly he remembered that Yang Yixuan just said that someone else came into the city from the underground river. It must be Gongyi Xiao’s group, and asked: “Huanhua Palace sent you to bring people into the city to investigate?”

    Gongyi Xiao said: “This junior was indeed ordered to go into the city to investigate, but… I am not the leader.”

    Shen Qingqiu was surprised.Gongyi Xiao was the most favored disciple of the old palace master of Huanhua Palace. Before Luo Binghe appeared, he was basically the next generation leader. The old palace master’s only daughter also fell in love with him. Whenever something happens to the disciples, he must lead the team. Besides Luo Binghe, who can beat him with the halo of the male protagonist, who can compete for his position?

    But there was no time to think about it now, all kinds of thoughts passed by in an instant, Shen Qingqiu said: “Let’s chase!”

    Gongyi Xiao responded loudly, and both of them jumped out.

    The rickety figure flashed into a five-story platform.Standing outside this building, you can feel the smell of fragrant powder, and the stage is decorated with flowers and branches. It seems that it used to be a kind of place like Goulan.But now there is no laughter, singing or dancing. Only the door is open, and the hall on the first floor is deserted.

    The two held their breath and stepped forward to the threshold.

    The tables and chairs in the hall were overturned and it was a mess.Shen Qingqiu glanced at Gongyi Xiao and said in a low voice: “Separately investigate. Look at the room on the left. I’m in charge of the right.”

    he used the folding fan to push open the door of the nearest room.He could vaguely see someone lying on the bed. He raised his eyebrows at first, and then quickly put it down.

    It was just a white skeleton, wearing a colorful shirt, with a head full of pearls, lying in a very peaceful posture.Probably the woman in the building knew that her death was coming, so she dressed up, put on her best clothes, and slept peacefully to die.It is probably a woman’s nature to even die in the most beautiful manner.Shen Qingqiu sighed for a second, then exited the room, still closing the door.

    In several rooms in a row, there are the corpses of women in formal attire.It seems that this Goulan was almost completely wiped out.Shen Qingqiu was about to push open the sixth room when noises and voices came from the second floor.

    The two flew upstairs.Shen Qingqiu was ahead, still on the stairs.Suddenly, a young man’s gentle voice came: “It’s okay. You don’t have to worry about me.”

    Upon hearing this sound, Shen Qingqiu felt as if he was struck by lightning, and the folding fan in his hand made a clicking sound.

    In an instant, even breathing seemed to have stopped.

    He was stuck stiffly on the stairs, but he could already see the Accord at the end of the corridor on the second floor.A group of disciples in Huanhua Palace uniforms were surrounding a person in the center.

    It was a handsome young man wearing mysterious clothes.Her hairband fluttered with her black hair, and she carried a simple long sword on her back.His face was like a crown jade, and his eyes were like two stars sinking in the pond, looking over here inadvertently.

    Although he has grown a lot and his temperament is very different from before, this face could be chosen as the cover of a romance novel from any angle, and Shen Qingqiu would never admit it even to death!

    At the same time, a familiar voice that was still dusty, accompanied by a stereotyped tone like Google Translate, a large number of reminder messages exploded in his mind one after another like a cannon:

    【Hello.The system has been successfully activated.】

    [Universal activation code: Luo Binghe.】

    [Self-test: The total energy source is operating normally and in good condition.】

    [Sleep mode is disabled.Standard mode starts.】

    [Update package download and installation completed]

    Wait a minute, let me tell you, have you really updated?!

    【Thank you for using us again.】

    Can I return it?

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