Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 154 Found it

Xiao Guoer returned to the room with the remaining snacks in her hands. She originally planned to taste the delicious pastries with her boyfriend and then ask Tangji Pastry Shop in Shangjing City to imitate them and sell them.

However, she did not see Tang Jingchen in the room. Only his servant Shun'er was waiting for her with a bowl of pitch-black medicine.

Shun'er said respectfully, "The young master has to go out of the house for something, so he specifically asked me to wait for you here. This is the medicine to remove snake venom, please drink it while it's hot."

Xiao Guoer pouted her lips. She didn't know what Tang Jingchen was busy with and why he had no time to accompany her.

The medicine made people feel nauseous just by looking at it. Although Xiao Guoer didn't want to drink it, she still suppressed her nausea, frowned, pinched her nose and forced it into her mouth.

My god, I have never drunk such bitter medicine! It was so bitter that she almost cried!

Xiao Guoer put down the bowl and quickly stuffed a piece of dessert into her mouth with tears in her eyes. She felt better when the sweet taste slowly spread in her mouth.

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This is the last day to find the cause of the plague.

Xiao Guoer went shopping at dawn, buying everything she could without hesitation, including food, clothes, toys and other items that the children liked.

She took a large horse-drawn carriage and rushed to Shanglin Village.

She didn't let Jingchen follow her today. Firstly, the snake venom he was infected with was more serious than hers, so he shouldn't be running around any more. Secondly, she didn't know what the Eighth Prince had arranged for him, so he didn't have time to accompany her.

However, she was accompanied by two guards, so she didn't have to worry about her safety.

When we arrived at Shanglin Village, we happened to meet the old doctor who had just arrived.

He told her that after taking the medicine, some villagers' symptoms did improve, but soon became serious again. If the root cause cannot be found, the disease may not be cured.

Xiao Guoer nodded with a heavy heart.

When she saw Yuanyuan again, the little girl had become completely familiar with her. She asked her in a baby voice, "Brother, why didn't you come yesterday? I waited for you all day. Can you come to see Yuanyuan every day from now on?"

Xiao Guoer felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Facing the innocent and expectant smiles of the children, she didn't know how to respond... If she still couldn't find the cause of the plague today, this place would have to be sealed off tomorrow...

Lin hugged her son and coaxed him gently, "Brother has important things to do, so how can he come to see you every day?"

Yuanyuan scratched his head, not really understanding what the serious matter was. "What is my brother doing? Why can't he come to see me every day? I'm very good and won't be naughty and annoy my brother."

"Yuanyuan is the best. I'm busy catching bad guys. When I'm free, I'll come and see Yuanyuan, okay?"

"Where is the bad guy? Can you catch him, brother?"

"Brother doesn't know where the bad guy is hiding yet, but brother will do his best to catch him! When brother catches the bad guy, Yuanyuan's illness will be cured. Then brother will take you out to play, okay?"

"Wow! That's great! I want to play with my brother!"

The little guy's eyes were sparkling with excitement and he looked extremely happy, but his complexion seemed a little worse than the previous two days.

Maybe the condition has gotten more serious...

"Okay, brother is leaving. If he doesn't leave now, the bad guys won't be able to catch him." Xiao Guoer waved goodbye to the little friend with mixed feelings. She didn't know if she would see him again in the future...

The little guy waved his hand reluctantly and said sadly, "Goodbye, brother."

Xiao Guoer walked around Shanglin Village carefully again, examining every detail, and then rushed to Meilin Village.

Although she had observed these villages the day before, she could not go up the mountain now. She could only hope to make new discoveries after visiting these plague-infected villages again.

This time, she observed more carefully than last time. She even asked about how many chickens and pigs there were in the village, whether there were any livestock that died for no reason, whether there were any strange flowers or grasses suddenly growing on the ground in the village, and whether she had seen any insects that she had never seen before.

But unfortunately, there was still no gain.

She walked through every corner of the village, and the sky was gradually covered by night. The wound that had just healed this morning was aching again. Frustration surged into her heart like a tide, and she felt weak all over, as if all her energy had been exhausted.

She was extremely discouraged and fatigue was evident in every part of her body.

She walked for a whole day and was really unable to walk anymore, so she sat blankly on a big rock, staring at the brilliant fiery clouds in the sky with confused eyes, her heart filled with endless helplessness and frustration.

At this moment, her mood seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

In a trance, she heard the faint complaints of the two guards behind her.

"I'm so thirsty. I've finished all the water in the kettle. It's so hot. Let's go ask the villagers for a kettle of water."

"Isn't there a small river in front? Why don't you go there and have a drink? The villagers nearby all drink water from this small river..."

Xiao Guoer could no longer hear the rest of the words. A light flashed through her mind, making her thoughts clear instantly.

She hurried to the river and looked into the distance along the river's flow.

There is a winding river in Shanglin Village, and there is also one in Meilin Village. Other villages that have been attacked by the plague also have such a river!

There was no river near Xilin Village, and they drank well water, so they did not get infected with the plague!

Without exception, those villages located at the foot of the mountains that were not affected by the plague all relied on well water for their survival!

Only the villages through which this stream flows are plagued!

Because the people in these villages have been drinking the water from this small river flowing down from the mountains for generations, she has never had any doubts about this river.

She always focuses on finding things that have never been seen, new and weird, but ignores that old things will also change!

Although she doesn't know what changes have happened to the river yet, she will definitely find out the reason by following the river!

The two guards looked at the young man in surprise. They first hurried to the river, looked around, and then muttered happily, "So that's it, I found it!"

Then he ran wildly into the distance.

The two guards hurriedly followed. This morning, the Eighth Prince had asked them to make sure to protect the safety of this young master!

The two guards felt something was wrong as they walked. They had been walking along the stream for a long time and were about to enter the mountains!

That mountain is very dangerous! It's almost dark now! Where does this young man want to go?

"Young Master, if we go any further we will enter the mountains. We can't go any further!"

"I want to go up this river to the spring. Now it's not completely dark yet, let's go and come back quickly!"

The two guards looked at each other and saw astonishment in each other's eyes.

The two men rushed forward and stood in front of Xiao Guoer, trying to dissuade her in an anxious tone.

"Absolutely not! This mountain is too dangerous, and without the guidance of local villagers, how can we rashly go in? Moreover, it will be dark soon, which will double the danger! The Eighth Prince ordered the two of us to protect the safety of the young master, and the two of us will never let the young master take risks!"