Fu Ruhai wanted to stop her, but Guo Xiufang had already pushed Liu Sandao.
He had covered for Liu Sandao several times before.
He thought that if nothing unexpected happened, Liu Sandao would get enough information.
Who would have thought...
Liu Sandao turned back and asked, "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? My mom asked why you've been so quiet?"
Bai Suxiang looked at Liu Sandao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, and thought he was just habitually quiet.
She didn't expect that even when her mother nudged him and asked, he didn't say anything.
When he finally spoke, he asked "What's wrong," making the situation incredibly awkward.
"Oh, I'm really sorry. I was lost in thought just now and didn't hear clearly what Auntie said. My apologies!"
Liu Sandao made an excuse, hoping to smooth things over.
"Alright, alright, you're such a busy person. You're here, but your mind isn't!"
Guo Xiufang said indifferently.
Liu Sandao didn't pay attention to the meaning of her words and fell silent again.
"Hey, Auntie, you have to show off your skills today. I've been craving your Zha Jiang Mian. I wonder if I'll have the good fortune to taste it today!"
Fu Ruhai changed the subject, saying to Guo Xiufang.
"Oh, right, I want to borrow your room to write some work-related things. Is it convenient for me to go in?"
Liu Sandao said.
"Yes, of course. What's the problem?"
Bai Suxiang answered readily.
Guo Xiufang was about to say something when Fu Ruhai spoke first: "Auntie, how about this? Let them go write, and I'll help you cook. I really want to learn from you today, so I can cook for myself when I'm not here."
"Okay, okay! It's not difficult to make, I'll teach you, you'll definitely learn!"
Guo Xiufang said with a smile.
Liu Sandao followed Bai Suxiang into her room. It was the first time.
He had only been to the living room on previous visits and had never stepped into Bai Suxiang's boudoir.
The room was decorated simply and was spotlessly clean.
"Close the door!"
Liu Sandao said.
If the door wasn't closed, Bai Suxiang felt relatively calm, but as soon as it was closed, she felt uncomfortable.
Her thoughts became chaotic, but she still closed the door.
"You stand guard beside me. I need to investigate something. You help me protect the Dharma and be ready to deal with your mother's arrival at any time!" Liu Sandao instructed.
Bai Suxiang nodded, understanding Liu Sandao's meaning.
He was an immortal, so of course, he had other things to do.
She thought they would be alone together, but now it seemed she would be alone after all.
Liu Sandao's thoughts were not that complicated. He was eager to see the middle-aged couple with the wedges and to understand the effect of that spirit-healing plaster.
A moment later, his divine sense had reached the girl's home.
From returning to his body to arriving here, it took only half an hour.
The middle-aged couple had woken up and were feeling much better.
They were even able to walk around, though they still coughed occasionally.
"Mom and Dad, you're better? You can walk?"
The girl asked her parents, surprised and delighted by their condition.
The man nodded.
The girl said, "This spirit-healing plaster is truly a miracle medicine. How can it be so magical? With just one plaster, you can walk. Perhaps in a day or two, you'll be as good as new!"
Liu Sandao saw that the wedges on their backs were indeed growing vigorously, exactly like their own state, and felt very strange.
What was the reason for this?
As long as the soul-spirit was not collected, would they become more energetic than before, like normal people?
In the past, whenever the wedges reached this state, the collector would personally come or send someone to collect them.
Liu Sandao, uneasy, could only continue to hide in a secluded spot in the girl's house.
The girl turned on the TV, and her parents sat on the sofa.
"According to the morning news reports from Hua Xia media, a new wave of plague infections has suddenly occurred in Sandong City. Relevant departments have coordinated control measures to try to contain the source of the epidemic as soon as possible."
The news on the TV played along with the scrolling subtitles.
"Fortunately, I managed to get the medicine. Otherwise, you would have had to go to the hospital!"
"Yes, yes! With this spirit-healing plaster, our plague will be gone soon!"
The man said happily, listening to his daughter.
Avoiding hospitals meant avoiding disaster. Who could guarantee that one would survive after entering a hospital?
The plague had been going on for a long time.
The news on TV continuously broadcasted information related to the plague, including the locations where the plague was discovered, the hospitals where patients were concentrated, and the current market situation of several medicines to treat the plague.
Although "Tuiyi Bao" was also mentioned, it was only a fleeting glimpse.
On the other hand, the spirit-healing plaster was reported for several minutes.
Liu Sandao didn't care about the comparison of medicines.
From the TV news, he learned where the people infected in the market were now concentrated.
He quickly adjusted his divine sense and headed to the First Hospital of Sandong City.
This place was more familiar, and Liu Sandao could investigate it with ease.
In just a moment, he determined that all the people infected this time were concentrated in a building at the back of the hospital.
The patients who originally lived there had been transferred to other wards.
As the strongest hospital in Sandong City, the First Hospital bore the responsibility of treating plague patients without hesitation.
Led by Professor Jin Zhong, it undertook the treatment of most plague patients, especially severe cases.
Of course, Professor Jin Zhong used the treatment method taught by Liu Sandao, which included "Jieyou Powder."
In addition, another medical team in the hospital was treating the plague with the spirit-healing plaster.
In terms of effect, both medicines worked reasonably well.
In terms of treatment duration, the spirit-healing plaster took less time than Tuiyi Bao, but it was expensive, and ordinary families could not afford it.
The price of Tuiyi Bao was affordable for many families, although the effect was slower.
Therefore, families with ample financial resources chose the spirit-healing plaster for treatment, while families with poor financial conditions considered Tuiyi Bao.
Of course, Professor Jin Zhong favored Tuiyi Bao for treatment.
This was because Tuiyi Bao offered a more comprehensive treatment, and no large amount of auxiliary medication was needed later on.
There were about four to five hundred people in the concentrated patient area.
The sudden appearance of so many infected individuals in a short period explained why the Sandong City government had urgently implemented control measures.
Across the entire Jiangjiu Province, and even the entire Hua Xia nation, the total number of cases did not exceed that of Sandong City in a single day.
Seeing this situation, Liu Sandao couldn't help but feel a tightening in his chest.
Nowadays, as soon as the collector made a move, many people would surely die.
As expected, the collector and his large entourage arrived as scheduled.
The plague patient area had about three floors, with the most severe cases concentrated on the first floor.
It seemed to be for convenient handling of the deceased.
"Everyone, begin!"