The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Chapter 1478: Chapter 1478: Mummified Corpse (2)

Military Doctor Bao hurriedly took the Medicine Pill, but out of habit he sniffed it first. His eyes immediately brightened— although he couldn’t identify all the herbs within, there were a few he was certain of, such as the millennium ginseng. Just for this single ingredient, the Medicine Pill was worth a fortune. Despite feeling it was a waste to consume it, he dared not be negligent and popped it into his mouth anyway.

The situation in the Peng Residence was now quite serious. The two crazed individuals who had bitten people were locked in a room with iron chains, yet they were still alive.

However, the two soldiers who were initially bitten had passed away. It was said that as soon as they took their last breath, their corpses dissolved into pools of black blood, within which something was wriggling, but in just a moment, it all vanished.

Currently, there are roughly dozens of infected individuals here, among them a few were contaminated while dealing with the corpses of the two deceased soldiers. At the time, no one was aware that the infection could spread post-mortem, so they had contact with others, resulting in further contagion, including two Military Doctors.

Of course, the infected can be divided into two states: those who have already fallen into a feverish coma and those who have not.

Yang Ruxin did not examine the sick; instead, she ordered people to open the room where the two madmen were detained.

These two lunatics weren’t actually crazy to begin with—they were just beggars. However, after being captured and fed some kind of poison, they went mad, biting anyone they saw and thus spreading the virus, which essentially followed the same principle as rabies.

The two lunatics were confined in a side room, and after so many days, logically speaking, they should be nearly expended, starved to death. Strangely though, they had become skin and bones, yet remained alive; they seemed to retain their consciousness to direct their actions and resembled mummies.

This reminded Yang Ruxin of the herbalist incarcerated with Tang Wanqian in that underground chamber. Could it be... she couldn’t help but take a deep breath... could this have something to do with the Flame Sect?

”Xinxin.” Gu Qingheng took Yang Ruxin’s hand; he had clearly thought of this as well.

”Let me take a look first,” Yang Ruxin glanced at Gu Qingheng.

”Be careful,” Gu Qingheng nodded.

Yang Ruxin walked over and stood in front of one of the ”mummies”.

The ”mummy” bared its teeth and grimaced at Yang Ruxin, looking ready to bite, with its iron chains rattling disorderly.

Yang Ruxin slightly furrowed her brows and pulled out a stick of incense, handing it to Military Doctor Bao: ”Light it.”

Military Doctor Bao hastily did as instructed.

As the scent of the incense wafted through the air, in a short while, the volatile lunatic calmed down, and even its eyes seemed to settle.

Only then did Yang Ruxin begin to focus and scan the body of the other party...

Indeed, just as Yang Ruxin suspected, this was not any epidemic; instead, the person’s body was crawling with Little Bugs, a type of fast-growing Poisonous Insect.

Collecting her thoughts, Yang Ruxin couldn’t help but sway a little.

”Xinxin.” Gu Qingheng quickly reached out and embraced Yang Ruxin.

”I’m a bit tired,” Yang Ruxin leaned against Gu Qingheng’s chest, ”This person is not suffering from a plague...” If it were truly the plague, so many experienced Military Doctors would not be at a loss with no clue at all. Therefore, she had her suspicions, and now, it seems there indeed was a hidden truth.