C276 inner city metamorphosis(1)

Gu Qingli was slightly disappointed. She thought, "Even if I know all this, I still don't know how to treat this disease. All I know is that she only found out about it in the middle of the night." This way, she could trace the source and find out where this Gu came from. Perhaps it would also be useful for the Gu in his body.

Ding Lang recalled while he spoke, "There must be an antidote within a hundred steps from the place where the poison appears. So I think, although your prescription looks good, in fact, it's still lacking a drug."

With trembling fingers, he wrote a few shallow words on the muddy ground: Golden Agarwood, Phoenix-Tail Grass, Halfway Lotus.

"These... Try it, I remember that the surrounding areas where the Gu were raised were these herbs. "

Gu Qingli couldn't help but feel a tinge of joy. What a turnaround! These medicines weren't rare, so she decided to add one to each prescription for people to try out. If one looked closely at these three herbs, they would see that they were all related to the insect disease. If one were to give these three herbs to the three of them and consume them separately, they would be able to determine which one was the correct one.

Feng Zi busily helped her to fry the medicine, then asked if anyone was willing to try it out. Ding Lang joined in, and two other patients with severe injuries dispiritedly agreed. For the past few days, the effects of the medicinal plants were not obvious. On the contrary, the heaviest of them were being dragged out every day and could no longer be treated.

Ding Lang was trying out the Golden Thread Tower, while the other two were the Phoenix-Tail Grass and the Lotus.

Gu Qingli then discussed with Ding Lang for a while. She felt that the plague wasn't spread by the Poison Bee Gu alone, but by the Gu itself. The poison could actually be spread through human secretions such as saliva, sweat, and contact.

As he was speaking, someone poked their head out the door, but they didn't dare to come in. They only called out to Gu Qingli, "Gu Lengfei."

Gu Qingli walked out and saw a tiger with wings on its back tattooed on the armor on that man's chest. She knew about the Winged Tiger Camp, so she asked him what he wanted.

That person replied with a flattering smile, "The construction of the simple fortifications outside has been completed. I would like to invite Imperial Concubine Gu to move over first." Recently, everyone had found out about Gu Qingli's identity. All of them were respectful and didn't dare to act rashly.

"What about them?" Gu Qingli turned around. These patients obviously couldn't walk over easily, and she couldn't expect the soldiers to carry them over.

"I was prepared."

Gu Qingli walked out and saw simple carriages and carts. The severely ill patients who couldn't move at all were carried up on wooden planks. When the carriages moved, those who could still get up and sit on them were carried by carts.

In the past few days, no matter how well the grass hut was covered, it was always ventilated. At night, even burning charcoal could be used as a form of comfort. Fortunately, the weather was good, and there was no rain or snow.

Gu Qing Li watched the tightly wrapped up soldiers of the Winged Tiger Camp carry the patients onto the carriage before following them out of the quarantine area and moving to a new simple fortifications.

Cheng Chanling was on patrol outside, checking to see if there were any flaws, when he met Gu Qingli.

Compared to the time he was in Chi Yue, he was much more stable and mature. He had a rather capable demeanor, only that his previously white skin had become a bit suntanned. When he saw Gu Qingli, his eyes brimmed with joy. He walked up to her and said, "Gu Beiyue, are you still here?"

"I haven't left the restricted region in the past two days. I've been staying with them the entire time."

Cheng Xiang was stunned, "Prince Mo doesn't have to worry. I'll let a weak girl like you stay here!"

Gu Qingli smiled. "It's easier to bring an epidemic disease out of the restricted area if you're in and out frequently. For safety reasons, you should stay here."

The Gu on her body seemed to be the nemesis of many Gu worms. Previously, Zhou Qianxi's golden Gu worm avoided it the moment it saw her, and later when the Poison Bee Gu landed in her hands, it first faked death, then formed a cocoon on its own, which also seemed to be a type of self-protection for insects. All of this showed that these Gu worms possessed low level of intelligence, and knew how to avoid disasters, so she was not worried that she would be infected by the plague.

Cheng Kai shook his head in disapproval: "If you stay here, it will be safe outside, but what about you? Even the officers and soldiers guarding these patients outside the grass shack view them as if they were ferocious beasts. Their entire bodies were dressed well, and since you have such a golden body, how could you take such risks? "

"If everyone feels that their lives are more precious than a thousand gold, then who will treat these patients?" Gu Qingli smiled faintly. She felt that Cheng Ji had grown too much and had become full of authority. He was not as adorable as he was in the past at Chi Yue.

Cheng Qi was stunned for a moment before he nodded his head, "Yes, that's true. I just feel that a weak woman should be more considerate."

Gu Qingli finally understood what he meant, and couldn't help but sneer. "When my wife was treating the water in Chi Yue, she was controlling the waters to split the mountains, and even kissed the dam. Since when was she treated like a weak woman?"

Cheng Ji smiled as he thought about it. "Gu Shaoyang's wife is heroic and won't yield to anyone."

Gu Qing Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked him a few questions in a low voice. The smile on Cheng Jia's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became serious. He also responded with a few words in a low voice.

Gu Qing Li went into the simple fortifications. In fact, they were made of thin wood made from Tong Pai wood, and the roof was made of people. The beams and columns were made of straight wood, but in the end, there were doors and windows to protect against rain, snow, and cold winds.

The other rooms were adobe, a little more cumbersome for the seriously ill and doctors. In the past few days, the two imperial physicians had also finished their diagnosis and treatment, but they were very old and experienced, and some of the treatment methods were not quite the same as Gu Qing Li's. In the case where they couldn't determine whose method was more effective, the two imperial doctors used the prescription that they had discussed, while Gu Qing Li used his own prescription to separate the two patients to see what would happen afterwards.

As expected, the effects of the medicine these few days were immediately apparent. The two imperial doctors had relied on their seniority and experience, but the prescriptions were not only ineffective, but they were also being aggravated. Gu Qingli was improving.

The two imperial physicians had no choice but to admit that they had made a mistake. Their respect for Gu Qing Li had changed from the expression of respect on their faces to a deep admiration within their hearts.

The day after she moved to the simple fortifications, after confirming that she should join the Golden Threaded Tower, Gu Qingli copied the prescription and gave it to the imperial physician. They would adjust the dosage according to the patient's priority, while she herself left the epidemic area, planning to return to the palace.

When they got to the entrance of the inner city, Gu Qingli found it to be a mess. There were even people making a ruckus, blocking the inner city and outer city entrances so that not even a drop of water could leak out.

She was extremely tired, so she hired a carriage to lie down and rest. She was barred from entering, and was agitated by the noise, so she got out of the carriage, only to find that it was indeed a quarrel. The guards at the city gate were doing their best to prevent the people at the inner city gates from going out, and the people inside were actually armed and well-trained in leather armor.

"What's going on?" Gu Qing Li went down to ask, but was almost smashed by the back of the guard's blade.

She reached out to grab the spear shaft and swung it in a circle, using her bare hands to force the two people who were retreating and attacking her back with two shots. Then she sneered: "The people in the imperial camp are getting more and more unqualified, what are you trying to do?"

When a soldier saw her skill, he revealed a bit of fear and threatened, "Little girl, you're forbidden from leaving the inner city. You're not allowed to enter the outer city, no matter who you are …"

Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Qingli had already pressed the tip of her spear against his throat. The smile in her eyes grew colder: "I'm Prince Mo's side consort, yet you insist on entering the city. What do you plan to do with me?"