"General!" the soldier beside him immediately saluted.
Chu Qianli raised her eyes and looked at the gray-clothed general before her.
The man was about twenty years old, and she couldn't see his features clearly because he was wearing a mask.
However, judging by his physique, he was full of vigor and spirit, clearly a robust individual.
Since the soldier called him General, he must be the leader sent to aid Tuo Xi Village.
Chu Qianli cupped her hands and said, "I am a doctor. I was passing by Tuo Xi Village and saw that there was a plague here. I want to come in and help."
"No need!" the gray-clothed general said coldly. "The imperial court has already dispatched imperial physicians and medical officers to provide treatment. All other extraneous personnel are not allowed to enter."
"But this patient clearly still has a chance to live. Why have you given up on him?"
Chu Qianli pointed at the patient not far away.
If nothing else, this person right here could still be treated.
The gray-clothed general looked back, a hint of compassion in his eyes.
But when he turned back to face Chu Qianli, his face turned ashen, and he said displeasedly, "Whether he can be treated is for the imperial physicians to decide. It is not for others to dictate."
"Human lives are at stake, how can you..."
"Husband! Husband!" Before Chu Qianli could finish speaking, a woman rushed out from the depths of the village, crying out,
"Husband! Why did you carry my husband here? My husband isn't dead! My husband is still alive! Why did you abandon him here!"
"Husband! Husband! Say something! Promise me something! Husband! Wuwuwu..."
But she was held back by two soldiers and couldn't get through.
The man lying on the ground opened his mouth, and his hand slowly lifted, as if wanting to say something.
However, he ultimately lacked the strength, and his hand fell back down.
The woman cried heartbrokenly, "No! Husband! You can't die! Don't leave me and our two children, Husband! Husband, you can't die!"
Her cries were truly pitiful.
Even the gray-clothed general, who was blocking Chu Qianli, had a solemn expression on his face.
They had been here for some time, and every day they witnessed such partings of life and death.
But they could not be swayed by emotion, or more villagers would perish in this plague.
"Miss, as you can see, it is very dangerous here. Please... Miss! What are you doing?"
The general looked incredulous. The young lady in white had, while he was distracted, bypassed him and rushed over.
The gray-clothed general wanted to stop her, but Chu Qianli had already crouched down beside the man.
"Don't come any closer!" she said sternly. "Now that I have come into contact with him, if you come over, you will also be infected!"
The soldiers hastily retreated, none daring to approach.
The gray-clothed general was furious. How could there be such a willful woman!
But she was so close to the infected man, and it was unknown if she had truly been infected.
If she were allowed to leave now, she would endanger people outside!
This person could not be allowed to leave!
Seeing that no one dared to come and bother her, Chu Qianli breathed a sigh of relief.
She glanced down at the man, pursed her lips, and reached out to touch his wrist.
"No!" the gray-clothed general strode forward, anxious. "You cannot touch him!"
"It's just a common strain of influenza, what's so scary about it?"
She had a vaccine in her body, so this minor flu would have no effect on her at all.
What was frightening was that the medical environment and technology in ancient times were too backward.
It was truly difficult to cure influenza using ancient methods.
But she was a modern doctor, and this matter was too simple!
Chu Qianli immediately wanted to buy disposable syringes and medication from the system.
However, her thoughts turned to the system, and her heart sank by half.
There was no money in the system!