January 24th.

It has been ten days since Xi Yunfei returned to Chang'an from Ryukyu.

In ten days, too many things can happen.

As a country composed of many tribes, Jiuzhen still lives a primitive life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

Of course, it is not closed. There are two city-states in the Jiuzhen Kingdom, namely Qinghua and Nanjing. The names are said to be taken by an official of the former Sui Dynasty. In fact, one or two can be judged just from the literal meaning of these two names.

The area of ​​the two cities is not large, with a permanent population of about 20,000 to 30,000. Qinghua is close to Linyi, and the city is not large, but there are endless merchants coming and going every day. It is considered a major city in Annan and the capital of Jiuzhen Kingdom.

The stork was originally the name of a large tribe of Jiuzhen.

This tribe is located on the western border of Jiuzhen Kingdom. Because it is close to the inland, the tribe members make a living by hunting and farming.

Such a peaceful and peaceful tribe was facing a natural disaster five days ago.

First, the divine thunder descended from the sky, and the fire destroyed a large area of ​​mountains and forests, forcing more than 3,000 people in their clan to move east in a panic.

If it were just like this, the stork clan might not be too miserable. After all, although wildfires do not occur every year, they are not rare.

But the worst thing is that during the migration of the tribe's tribe's people, some elderly people and children in the tribe had strange symptoms one after another.

The wizards in the clan were not only helpless, but also experienced the same symptoms the next day.

First, I had a fever and headache all over my body, then diarrhea and vomiting continued. On the third day, some scarlet herpes gradually appeared on my skin.

In less than five days, more than a dozen elderly people in the clan died and died one after another.

For a moment, the people of the stork tribe were in panic.

The patriarch was quite knowledgeable and immediately thought of the plague.

So he sent people to Qinghua for help without stopping.

At this time, at the gate of Qinghua City.

More than a dozen men from the Stork tribe just arrived, but were stopped outside the city gate.

"Sorry, I really can't enter the city. Brother Ruodan, other tribes have also appeared in the situations encountered in your clan, and it's a few days earlier than you. The king has ordered that Qinghua City will be allowed to leave or enter."

"Brother Zhao, I don't make things difficult for you, but please help me find two doctors. My father and his tribe members are suffering from plague. They need timely treatment. In the whole of Jiuzhen, there are only doctors in the city. Please."

On the city gate tower, the general responded with a embarrassed look: "Rodan, have you not heard clearly yet? It's not just you who have encountered a plague. At present, the entire Jiuzhen has broken out of a deadly plague. The king has ordered that unless a way to eradicate the plague is found,..."

Ruodan's expression changed drastically: "Otherwise, would you just watch us die?"

The general surnamed Zhao did not answer his shout, but his silence had already explained everything, and the king gave up his people.

Ruodan clenched his fists and stared at the former comrade-in-arms on the city tower fiercely.

"Okay, I, Ruodan, swear that as long as I survive this disaster, I will definitely join Linyi... Let's go."

Facing Ruodan, who spoke out treason, the soldiers on the city tower all looked helpless.

In fact, this group of people is no longer the first wave of people coming to Qinghua for help. Before them, more than a dozen tribes along the coast sent people to seek medical treatment, and even one of the tribes brought a sick tribe member.

However, after learning that it was a plague, the king immediately ordered everyone to be burned, not only the sick person, but also all the tribe members who sent him, leaving him to prevent future troubles.

After that, Qinghua was blocked, and everyone was allowed to leave and not enter, in order to prevent the plague from spreading into the city.

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Ruodan took his tribe members to rest in a forest in a daze.

The failure to get the help of the king made him disheartened by this country. Jiuzhen is actually the name of a tribe.

Like the "Stork", it was only because of the strength of the Jiuzhen tribe that gradually annexed the surrounding tribes and established the current country.

For the Stork clan, their relationship with Jiuzhen is only a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate.

With this situation happening now, the Stork clan has no need to work hard for Jiuzhen.

Recalling the scene when Jiuzhen was fighting with Linyi border two months ago, Ruodan looked angry.

Bang!

Ruodan kicked a small tree with one leg and knelt on the ground with red eyes.

The tribesmen handed over the hope to him, but he failed the tribesmen's expectations. Thinking of the tribesmen's father who was seriously ill and bedridden, as well as the elderly and children who were plagued by illness in the tribe, Ruodan's heart was broken.

After eating a little dry food at noon, Ruodan asked the Shang tribe members to plan to return to the tribe.

Just as they packed their bags.

A team came over not far away.

The leader saw them and waved to them excitedly.

Ruodan looked into the distance and recognized the person: "Kan, is it Kan?" he shouted loudly.

The lean man in the team laughed and ran towards them.

As he approached, he asked happily: "Rodan, are you going to go on a pilgrimage too?"

"pilgrimage?"

Ruodan showed a question mark on his face.

Kan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ruodan and his tribe members, frowned and said, "Aren't you going to pilgrimage?"

Ruodan shook his head and said in a depressed mood about his experiences with the Kan.

"Hmph, that Zida is a selfish villain. If you want to ask him, it's better to go on a pilgrimage with me."

"Rodan, do you believe that there are really Bodhisattvas in this world? I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it."

"My tribe members have also encountered the same plague as you, but with the help of the Bodhisattva, they have gradually recovered."

Kan said excitedly: "Rodan, if you want to save your tribe, follow us to go on a pilgrimage."

Ruodan frowned and said, "Kan, don't tease me anymore. Where did the Bodhisattva come from in this world? If there are, then the Bodhisattva will only protect the rich people who offer money to them, just like those selfish people in Qinghua City."

"No, you are wrong. The real Bodhisattva will not bless selfish people at all. The Bodhisattva is selfless. She allows us to unite and love and let us learn to support each other. Ruodan, you believe me. The Bodhisattva really exists. It is she who saved my tribe members. Similarly, she will also save your tribe members."

Ruodan's expression gradually became solemn. He looked at his former comrades and his pious expression, and showed a hesitant look.

At this time, the group of tribesmen from Kan also came over.

Their backs were filled with all kinds of fruits and tributes.

Ruodan's face changed drastically, and he pointed at one of the middle-aged men with herpes scars on his face: "Kan, why did you bring out the plague tribe members? You, you..."

Kan looked back at the middle-aged man, and the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Kan pulled the middle-aged man over: "Rodan, don't you believe it? Look at Uncle Walin, he had suffered a plague a few days ago, but under the treatment of the Bodhisattva, he only drank holy water for three days and was now free to move."

As Kan said, he pulled two middle-aged people out of his tribe, lifted their clothes, and pointed to a piece of herpes that had not yet been cured: "Rodan, look, they all had plagues before, but now they are all gone. The Bodhisattva also said that as long as they drink holy water, they will not get plagues again. Not only them, I also drank holy water, otherwise, why do you think I dare to say hello to you in a big way?"

Ruodan stared at the familiar herpes in a daze. His father also had similar herpes on his body, and he would not admit his mistake.
Chapter completed!