Chapter 84 Human Face Epidemic Unearthed

The man was a tall man who ran like crazy. He knocked down several pedestrians on the street, and they were all dissatisfied: "What are you doing!" Once I saw someone walking without a face."

While talking, several people laughed, but they weren't really angry. Who knows, the man went on a rampage and crashed into a tall and gorgeous carriage, blood spattered on the spot!

He fell on his back and the passers-by who were joking were screaming. The owner of the carriage was also taken aback, stuck his head out and said, "Who hit it? Who hit it?"

When the incident happened suddenly, Xie Lian had to put the young man down and hurried forward and asked, "What happened?"

The man slammed his head into the hard carriage, and seemed to pass out, with a mess of hair covering his face, and many people were watching carefully. Before Xie Lian approached, he suddenly jumped up and screamed: "I can't take it anymore! Kill, kill! Who is coming to kill me!! Come!"

There were a few big men among the passersby who couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Which madman escaped from the house before he was locked up. He should be taken back and taken back..." They wanted to go up and wrestle this man, but who knows, just surrounded him. , seeing the face of this madman, he also shouted several times, and hurriedly avoided: "What kind of monster is this!!!"

The mad man ran towards them and shouted wildly, "Kill me to death!!!"

Those few people were terrified, and they just came up to thank him. When they saw that it was His Royal Highness, they rushed behind him as if they were being forgiven. Xie Lian didn't think about it, he lifted his leg and kicked the mad man into the air and turned a somersault, and fell into a gentle dog to chew the mud. Several people pointed to the ground and said: "His Royal Highness! This person... this person... he has... he has!!!"

Needless to say, Xie Lian also saw it - this person has two faces!

To be precise, it was a face that grew out of another face. This second face is squeezed on half the cheek of this madman, the size of an adult's palm, this madman is a young man, but this face is like a wrinkled little old man, extremely ugly!

Xie Lian was extremely astonished, and all he thought about was one sentence:

What monster is this?!

He immediately grabbed the saber at his waist and drew it out. This sword is the strange sword given by Emperor Shenwu - the red mirror. Ever since he met the strange man in white, he has always carried this sword with him, just in case one day he needs it, maybe one day he will be able to see the true face of that thing. Right now, it just came in handy, the long sword was unsheathed, and the light of the sword surpassed the snow. However, when looked down, the scene projected by the blade did not change in the slightest. It's still the same person, and these two terrible faces. In other words, this madman is not any kind of monster, he is a person!

However, is there really someone in the world who grows up like this? If it is born with such a natural appearance, in Xianle Imperial City, how can it be that it has not been spread for so many years? : "He... how did he become like this?"

When Xie Lian heard it, he put the red mirror blade back into the sheath and turned his head: "You know this person? Wasn't he like this before?"

Several people said: "Know, we worked with him. Of course not like this, he used to have this on his face... Where is this thing!!"

Seeing the onlookers gathering more and more, almost blocking the street, Xie Lian looked dignified, and said loudly: "Everyone, don't approach, it's okay, spread out!" The bandaged boy helped him separate the crowd, thank you But didn't notice. He was busy with Fengxin admiration and channeling: "Quickly come to Shenwu Street in Huangcheng!"

Putting down his hands, he saw someone hesitating and hesitating, and Xie Lian took the initiative to take a step and said, "Do you have anything to say?"

Seeing the Prince asking, the man finally summoned up his courage and said, "His Royal Highness, there is one thing, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Xie pity where there is still time to wait for him to greet him, and said concisely: "Speak straight!"

The man said: "A few days ago, I had a few small dimples on my chest, three big and two small. I didn't feel it, it didn't itch or hurt, but it was quite comfortable to dig it. I'm not big. I care, but after seeing this brother, I feel a little... a little guilty, haha." He unbuttoned his clothes with a dry smile, opened his chest, and said, "Look at me... is there any problem?"

As soon as he took off his clothes, everyone fell silent. Where are the "small pockets" on this man's chest? He clearly has all the five senses, and can see a vague woman's face!

The man looked down and was shocked: "How could this happen?! It's obviously not like this before... so..." Lifelike? Vivid? No matter which word is used, it is full of horror!

Everyone was horrified, and this person couldn't help but grabbed the hem of Xie Lian's clothes and shouted: "His Royal Highness save me!"

At this time, Fengxin and Mu Qing received the psychic and rushed over from the tower. Seeing this, the two frowned, and Fengxin shouted: "Get up, where is this trouble?"

Xie Lian didn't have time to explain, he patted the man on the shoulder and reassured him: "It's okay. You are calm." His tone was calm and firm, serious and calm, the man thought he had a plan in his heart, and he believed that this little thing was easy for His Royal Highness. down. However, Xie Lian's heart was quite turbulent.

This kind of "human face" actually grows gradually! And there are more than one person who has this symptom - let's call it a symptom, then, can you guess that there are actually more?

He immediately gave a brief description of Fengxin and admiration, and said: "Notify the palace, send the order down, search the whole city, and whether there is anything similar to anyone else, be sure not to miss any!"

Because this thing is too terrifying, the country lord attaches great importance to it after getting the news, and dispatches a large number of people to conduct a search and investigation, which is extremely efficient. In the middle of the night, it was confirmed that in the entire Xianle Imperial City, there were already five people with clearer faces on their bodies. These five people either didn't take it seriously when they saw it, or the "human face" grew in a part that was not easy to detect, and it was not itchy, so they didn't notice it. In addition, there are more than a dozen people, with shallow pits and bumps already appearing on their bodies, which are suspected to be "human faces" that have not yet been formed.

Among the more than twenty people, most of them were women and teenagers. After being sent to Xie Lian together, they were all apprehensive, greeted each other, and comforted each other a few words. Xie Lian was originally explaining things to others. When he noticed this section, he felt something was wrong and asked, "Do you all know each other?"

The official who had been busy all night glanced at the brochure and said, "Your Highness, many of these people live in the outskirts of the imperial city, and they live relatively close to each other. It may be that the neighbors communicate with each other on weekdays."

Many live in the same place? Mu Qing said stunned: "A group of people who live nearby have human faces? Is this thing contagious?"

Xie pity thought faster than him, but it was not as fast as he said it, and immediately said: "Separate! Dispatch the crowd, no one should move around. Find a place and isolate everyone here!"

"There is a strange disease, it will be contagious." When these six words are leaked out, it is more useful than evacuating and evacuating soldiers, not only the crowd of onlookers have dispersed? Most of the houses in the street are empty. Thanks to the pity, the officials and soldiers who came to obey his deployment were fully armed and protected, and brought these more than 20 people to the wilderness of the imperial city where some of them lived.

There are large tracts of woods near the residential area in the suburbs, which are called not secluded forests. The ministers intend to build an area here to temporarily house the "patients". However, walking into the woods, others were busy setting up camp, but Xie Lian became more and more ominous as he walked. Fengxin and admiration naturally also found out. Fengxin took the lead: "His Royal Highness, this is that Lang Ying..."

Thanks for the pity, Shen Mei said: "Yeah. It's here."

This piece of forest is not secluded, isn't it the place where Lang Ying dug a pit and buried his son's body!

The three noticed this section and looked at each other. Although it was not clear what it was, there was a vague conjecture that drove them to start looking for the place where Lang Ying was buried that day. However, several months have passed since that day, not to mention that there are so many trees in Buyoulin, where can you still remember which tree Qing was buried under?

Just at this moment, an indescribable stench drifted over.

The stench was a bit like a rotting corpse, but it was more suffocating than that. Just one breath, the whole person seemed to faint. The rest of the people also smelled it, and backed away one after another, covering their noses and fanning: "What's over there?" "What's the matter! It's more stinky than being marinated in a sauce jar for ten years..."

Xie Lian grabbed it and followed the terrible smell all the way. Sure enough, he found a tree with a crooked neck that looked familiar. A piece of land under the tree bulged slightly, forming a gentle little dirt bag. The soldiers gathered with their swords to protect him, Xie Lian raised his hand to block him, and said solemnly: "Be careful. Ordinary people don't come here."

Fengxin, who is not an ordinary person, copied a shovel and stepped forward. After a few shovels down, the dirt bag became a dirt pit, and the stench became stronger and stronger, and he became more careful with the shovel. After a few more shovels, a little black thing appeared under the soil, which seemed to be wriggling slightly.

He slowed his movements, and the soldiers seemed to be facing a great enemy. Suddenly, the soil surface arched high, and a swollen and swollen huge figure broke out of the soil and was exposed in front of everyone holding torches.

The rancid stench instantly soared, and many people spit it out on the spot. Xie Lian's pupils also shrunk.

That thing can no longer be described as "human", and anything is more human-like than it. No one can see that this corpse, which can almost be described as "huge", was once just a thin child!

A nauseating impulse rushed to his throat, Xie Lian turned his head to the side. Fengxin and Mu Qing were also stunned, and both blurted out: "What is this?!" "Is this a curse or simple corpse decay??"

No matter what it is, Xie Lian knows what to do now, and said: "Go away! The farther away, the better! Burn this thing clean!"

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and a flame burst out. The fire was blazing into the sky, and the smoke was billowing in. At this moment, a shrill horn sounded from the distant city tower, woohoo!

The three looked up at the same time, this is the signal of the enemy's coming, Fengxin scolded: "Damn, just hit the door at this time!"

Mu Qing's face was calm, and it looked uncertain under the firelight, and said: "Maybe, they did it on purpose?"

Xie Lian said decisively: "Mo Qing stayed and dealt with it here. Fengxin, you come with me, repel them first, and remember not to let them see any flaws!"

It was night, and the two rushed out of the city in a hurry and had a hasty fight.

Although this game was caught off guard, he still won; although he won again, all Xianle people, including Xie Lian, did not have the slightest joy of victory.

This sudden "strange disease" is called "human face epidemic". In the Xianle Imperial City, it spread with lightning speed and made people panic.

The lord of the country also considered blocking the news, but the first patient rushed out on the street, and there were countless witnesses, and they couldn't hide it from the beginning. Moreover, the spread and outbreak of the human-to-face epidemic were extremely fast. In just six days, more than 50 people with suspected symptoms were found.

At the same time, Yongan's attacks were also frequent. Under the attack of many parties, Xie Lian almost had no time to go to Yong'an to rain, and most of the mana and energy originally used to do these were consumed in the isolation area of ​​the imperial city.

In the cool and cool forest, there are large tents and shacks that are suggested. Thanks for walking through the patients in one place. This isolation area has evolved from more than 20 people at the beginning to the scale of nearly 100 people at present, and it is getting bigger and bigger. Every day, thank you for coming here whenever you have time, and use mana to relieve the terrifying patients here. symptom. But relief is not a cure after all, what people hope is that he can cure himself. Thanks for walking, a young man lying on the ground suddenly raised his hand, grabbed the hem of his clothes, and said, "His Royal Highness, I won't die, right?"

Xie Lian was about to speak, but he felt that this person was kind. Looking closely, wasn't it the passerby who gave him an umbrella on the day he learned that Xianle was short of water and the imperial city was raining?

Thinking of that day, that rain, that umbrella, Xie Lian felt warm in his heart, squatted down, patted the back of the man's hand, and said earnestly, "I will do my best."

The man seemed to have the hope of life, his eyes flashed with joy, he said goodbye, and lay down again. It was evident in the eager eyes of these men that they believed deeply that he could do it. Therefore, every time they look at them, Xie Lian feels a little self-blame in his heart and wants to find a solution faster.

After walking around in the isolation area, Xie Lian found a place to sit, and his admiration raised a bonfire, and he sat and meditated. In the distance, a few small handymen carried a stretcher and left, whispering, but didn't know that they were all received by thanks and pity:

"How many is this?"

"The fourth or fifth."

On the stretcher were patients who died in Buyoulin. In fact, it is very difficult for people to die from the epidemic. However, immortality is scary, immortality, which means that you will have to carry this kind of thing on your body in the future, and thinking about it makes you lose the courage to live. Especially some young women, who cherish their appearance, if it grows on the important part of the face, most of them will choose to die in the end.

One person sighed: "Alas! When will it be a head?"

Another person said: "With His Royal Highness the Prince, I won't be defeated, don't worry."

Originally, the man complained a little: "I'm not worried about defeating the war, but in this situation, what's the use of not defeating the war? We ordinary people still have a hard time living, sigh... Forget it, I am not. Complaining. You think I didn't say it, when I didn't say it."

If Fengxin is here, he will definitely scold people right away. And Mu Qing glanced at Xie Lian, continued to make a fire, and didn't speak. When the two people completely walked away, he said lightly: "It's really the opinion of the common people, and they will only blame others. Do you still want a martial god to take over everything?"

Xie Lian shook his head. What the man said made sense. He is the god of war, and the army with him is invincible. However, at this time, what is the use of just being able to win the battle? The army was originally built to protect the people, but the people in the rear are being attacked by the plague. Isn't the original advantage a joke?

At this time, the bonfire swayed slightly, and one person sat beside Xie Lian, but Feng Xin came back. Xie Lian immediately said: "How?"

Fengxin shook his head and said: "It's still the same as the result of your previous exploration, I can't find Lang Ying on Beizipo, and I can't see any strange people in white clothes. I don't know where to hide, and I can't check if they are there. What a fool. Also, the Yongan people are really good, and none of them have been infected."

Mu Qing poked the fire and said: "The imperial city and Beizipo are so close, it is impossible for one of them to be uninfected. Obviously, they must have done the wrong thing."

Many people secretly think this way, and it is indeed very reasonable to think so. However, even if they knew that they were from Yong'an, or to be more specific, Lang Ying was doing the trick, but the other party hid so deeply that they couldn't get the handle.

They suspected that the human face epidemic was caused by a curse, and the corpse of Lang Ying's son was the source of the curse. However, if it is a curse, this curse is really very beautiful, leaving no traces that can let them go back, what can prove this suspicion? No. Who knows if this human-faced epidemic is just a brand-new plague that was born naturally? Unless you catch the object of their suspicion, Xie Lian will have a way to determine what the human-faced epidemic is.

He also hurriedly reported his conjecture to the heavenly court. However, it has been said long ago that Xie Lian is forbidden to go down to the world. It is not what it used to be. What should I report in the past, I just stepped into the Shenwu Temple and told him loudly in the ear of Jun Wu, but now I have to come as usual. It should be noted that the so-called routine, if you are lucky, you can pass a few merits and pass it to the priest; if you are not lucky, you may be forced to follow an extremely cumbersome and complicated procedure and delay indefinitely. After the walk, it is nothing more than a subordinate priest to deal with it, and Xie Lian himself is a priest. Except for Jun Wu, there is no one who can surpass his right in the heavenly court. The priest sent down is not necessarily stronger than him, and Jun Wu bears the burden. It is so heavy that it is impossible to come down and help him in person. Therefore, this notification is only symbolic, and there is no real hope.

However, what Xie Lian is thinking about right now is not these, but another question. He said: "If it is said that Yong'an issued a curse in order to destroy the imperial city, then the most effective attack should be to attack the army. As long as the army is defeated, doesn't it mean that the city gate is wide open? But in fact, the human face epidemic It didn't spread to the military at all."

It's not that there are no patients with the virus in the army, but relatively speaking, the number is really extremely small, but three or four people, and after they were sent to isolation, the situation was immediately brought under control and did not spread. Fengxin has always thought of what to say, saying: "Maybe because they feel that even if they defeat the army, they will definitely lose if you are there, so they simply don't deal with the army, and directly deal with the civilians."

Hearing this, Mu Qing laughed, and Feng said: "What are you laughing at?" Mu Qing said: "Nothing. You can always put forward very reasonable opinions, and I have no opinion."

Fengxin is the most annoying to him. He wants to stab people in his heart, but he always pretends to be gentle, and ignores it directly, saying: "If they really did it, I would look down on it. If you have the ability to see the truth on the battlefield, you will use some sinister tricks to mutilate. What are innocent people?"

Hearing this, Xie Lian took it seriously, sighed, and said, "I've been thinking about how I can be infected for the past few days. I have to know how it's infected, so I can control it."

Feng Channel: "Isn't it very clear? The closer you are, the more contact you will have. If you drink water, eat, sleep together, etc., you will be infected."

Xie Lian rubbed his eyebrows and said, "On the surface, this is true. However, let's take the army as an example. The soldiers in the army also drink water, eat and sleep together, which is more than the contact with ordinary people. It's closer and more frequent, but why are so few soldiers infected?"

Mu Qing frowned: "What you mean is that under the same conditions, with different physiques, some people will be infected and some will not. What you want to ask is what kind of people can resist the epidemic."

Xie Lian raised his head and said, "I understand my feelings. That's how it is. If you can find this out, there will be a way to cut off the spread of the epidemic."

Mu Qing nodded and said: "That's good. Let's look at it the other way around. What kind of people are more likely to get the disease. Among these patients in Buyoulin, what kind of people are the most?"

Xie Lian has walked countless times in Buyoulin these days, and he can answer with his eyes closed, and immediately said: "Women, children, teenagers, the elderly, and young men who are not very tall."

Fengxin said suspiciously: "Could it be that the weak will be infected? Should I ask the lord of the country to order and call on all the people in the imperial city to exercise diligently?"

"..."

"..."

Both Xie Lian and Mu Qing glanced at him, and they didn't seem to want to answer.After a pause, Fengxin said to himself: "No."