Chapter 460: Feeling Guilty
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“That’s right, Sir Fan. The doctors in your city’s Chinese medicine hall reacted very quickly. If they hadn’t responded in time, I’m afraid the consequences would have been even more serious.”
“Based on your description, my preliminary judgment is that it should be a highly contagious disease with a high mortality rate. Prompt quarantine is definitely the most important thing.”
“However, we can’t neglect the investigation in the city. We still don’t know how many people are the potential source of infection. Chu City is a medium-sized city. With such a high population density, the consequences will be unimaginable if we are careless.”
MO Ruyue took a few more glances at Fan Yi. It was not that she had never met a doctor with extremely high medical skills. She had also met many quacks. However, it was rare to see someone with such a keen sense of smell and such a decisive treatment.
This small official of Chu City was different from the others. Even the doctor was the same. It was really surprising.
After leaving Chu City, the carriage traveled for the time for two incense sticks to burn before finally stopping at a small village at the foot of a mountain.
The original villagers here had been evacuated. Those who had relatives went to their relatives and friends. Those who had no relatives were arranged by Fan Yi to go elsewhere.
This was equivalent to using the village as a quarantine site. Although it was more like an undeserved disaster for the evacuated people, it also ensured that they would not be infected by the epidemic.
The small village had been surrounded by the soldiers who had been sent over.
Countless wooden sticks as thick as wrists were pointed in the direction of the village, and the other end was deeply embedded in the ground, making it look like a barricade.
This was also to prevent the people in the village from sneaking out. However, with their weak bodies, it was difficult for them to get out of bed, let alone sneak out.
MO Ruyue saw that everyone was covering their mouths and noses with a cotton cloth. They were also covered with a strange square box. Their hands were also wrapped in cotton cloth. At their waists hung medicine sachets, mugwort, and… Garlic?
She didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Garlic was indeed something that could kill bacteria, but it looked a little nondescript at the moment.
“My Lord.”
When the soldiers saw Fan Yi alighting from the carriage, they immediately greeted him.
“Alright, where is Doctor Tian? Get him here immediately!”
Fan Yi didn’t have the mood to make small talk and directly gave an order.
“Doctor Tian? Is that Imperial Doctor Tian from Huichun Hall?”
MO Ruyue asked in surprise.
If Imperial Doctor Tian was really here, then it would make sense for the doctors in the clinic to be able to make such a swift judgment and treatment.
“Oh, right, right. How could I forget? Lady Qin, you were a doctor at Huichun Hall previously. How could you not know Imperial Doctor Tian?”
Fan Yi said in realization. This answer was just as MO Ruyue had expected. The person who was treating the patient here was really Imperial Doctor Tian.
This was what it meant to be able to find it without any effort!
However, Imperial Doctor Tian should have been with the Bai family. Why did he appear in Chu City and even stay here?
Could it be that he had seen the epidemic in Chu City, so he had stayed behind with the Bai family? Then where had the Bai family gone?
All sorts of thoughts flashed through MO Ruyue’s mind, but she suppressed them in the end.
All of his questions would be answered after she met Imperial Doctor Tian, so why was she in such a hurry to let her thoughts run wild and disturb her mind?
Soon, footsteps could be heard coming from the village. An old man with white hair was leading the way. He was Imperial Doctor Tian, whom she had not seen for more than a month.
‘Elder Tian!”
MO Ruyue couldn’t help but stand up and greet him.
“Ruyue, it’s really you!’
Imperial Doctor Tian had heard from the soldiers that the Magistrate had arrived with a beautiful and valiant woman. It was said that her surname was Mo. He had been wondering if it was MO Ruyue. He had not expected to rush over and see that it was indeed MO Ruyue!
He was also overjoyed. However, after taking a few steps, he stopped a distance away.
“Ruyue, you must have heard that there was an epidemic in Chu City, so you rushed over, right? The situation here is indeed very serious. I can only temporarily suppress it, but if I want to cure it…”
He shook his head slightly.
The cleverest housewife could not cook a meal without rice. Some of the related medicinal herbs for treatment were missing. If they wanted to replenish them, they would have to transfer them from other cities. This would take time.
However, time was what these patients lacked the most.
“I have the herbs. Elder Tian, I’m going to visit the patient now.”
MO Ruyue was carrying a medicine box with her. She casually opened the lid of the box and revealed the bottles and jars inside, as well as the various herbs in the middle layer of the box.
“Right, how could I forget? You’ve already refined a batch of herbal essence? It seemed to be condensed… Sigh, I’m old. I really can’t remember these new things.”
Imperial DoctorTian shook his head with a bitter smile.
Actually, it wasn’t a matter of his age. It was just that he didn’t know what MO Ruyue was talking about.
“Hmm, I see that you’ve also made some protection, but it might not be enough. Put on this set of protective armor first.”
MO Ruyue took out a set of onesie that was as thin as a cicada’s wing from the medicine box. The material looked ordinary, but in fact, it had been added with a protective film using high-tech technology. It ensured that it was airtight, and at the same time, it also guaranteed an absolutely foolproof protective effect.
Of course, from the outside, it was just an ordinary onesie.
“I used alcohol to disinfect it at any time, and I also used wormwood to suffocate it. I heard you say many protective measures before, and I used them one by one, so now it seems that the effect is not bad.”
As Imperial Doctor Tian spoke, he sprayed alcohol all over his body again before changing into the onesie.
“I saw some soldiers with garlic hanging around their necks. What’s going on?”
MO Ruyue could not help but ask.
“The smell of garlic can kill bacteria. The soldiers’ protection is also very simple. Moreover, the disease is transmitted through the mouth and nose. Therefore, I thought that letting them chew garlic in their mouths on top of their masks would also have some protective effect. ‘
This was an extremely simple principle. It could be said that when resources were scarce, it could still be used to deal with them.
“I’ve brought the poison repellent pill, but the number will be far from enough for all the citizens of Chu City. Now, we can only wait for the protective personnel at important positions to come.”
MO Ruyue had actually prepared a considerable amount of protective medicine, but she could not take it all out at once. She could only take it step by step.
As the two of them spoke, they had already finished dressing up and walked all the way to the courtyard where the patients were isolated.
“The doctor who was initially infected was isolated here. After I found out that he entered the mortuary, I immediately gave him medicine. However, it was still a little late. I could only keep him alive. It was only a matter of time.”
“This old man’s medical skills are not good. Looking at such a huge epidemic, I can’t help much. It’s really… I feel guilty!’
A guilty and sad expression appeared on Imperial Doctor Tian’s face. It was obvious that he was sad that he could not help the person inside..
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