Lin Mengya flipped through the letter from top to bottom. Apart from the diseases described in the letter, there were only a few prescriptions written by the doctors in the epidemic area.
Although the prescription might not necessarily be useful, she was able to make some guesses from the medicinal ingredients used by the doctors.
The first few herbs in the prescription were all herbs for clearing heat and detoxifying.
But right after that, a medicine called the Bone Changing Flower was added.
There were not many commonly used herbs recorded in the music score for the green stringed instrument. But there was a prescription called Marrow-Cleansing Powder, which was commonly used to relax tendons and activate collaterals.
Why did they use a medicine to relax tendons and activate collaterals when they came here to treat the plague?
Apart from Bone Changing Flower, there were a few other herbs that could only be used to promote the healing of bone injuries.
According to the information recorded in the letter, the plague was fierce and the death rate was extremely high.
Could it be that this disease would hurt people's bones?
This was too strange!
Looking at Lin Mengya, Long Tianhao was lost in thought. He knew that she must have found something.
He didn't disturb her, but just sat quietly beside her and waited.
After a long while, Lin Mengya exhaled. She tidied up the letter and the prescription and returned them to Long Tianhao.
"What did you find out?"
Long Tianhao took the letter and flipped through it. He knew nothing about these things, so naturally, he couldn't help Lin Mengya.
"This disease is very strange. Look at this prescription. There is nothing special in the front, but the medicines at the back are very strange. There's something I'd like to ask you. "
Lin Mengya sat up from Long Tianhao's arms and looked at him seriously.
Long Tianhao nodded. Looking at her serious expression, he also knew that things seemed to be a little trickier than he had imagined.
"If you are a martial arts practitioner, how long would it take to break all the bones in a person's body?"
Long Tianhao was a little confused by this question.
But since Lin Mengya had asked, he had to think about it seriously for a while, and then answered,
"I heard there is a kind of martial arts called Mighty Vajra Palm. If it is practiced to a high level, it only needs one palm to break all the bones in a person's body. But I've never seen it. If it were me, it would take at least a quarter of an hour. "
Since Long Tianhao said so, Lin Mengya naturally believed him.
Although Lin Mengya did not know about Long Tianhao's martial arts, Qinghu had told her that if he were to fight seriously with Long Tianhao, he would not be able to last more than ten moves.
But who was Qinghu? He was the owner of the Peach Blossom Dock, who had once terrorized the world. Such an expert had long since surpassed the limits of ordinary people.
Such a person would need a quarter of an hour to break all the bones in a person's body. If it was an ordinary person, breaking a bone would probably take a long time.
However, almost all of the patients in the letter would die in a very strange state after they got sick.
Every part of his body seemed to bend in the opposite direction at the same time.
They even spat out pieces of organs from their mouths.
One must know that the internal organs of the human body were usually protected by layers of strong rib cage bones and thick muscles.
Now it seemed that the reason why they spat out pieces of organs was probably because the bones in the rib cage had shifted.
In this case, the bones and muscles that were supposed to protect the function of the organs had become the culprit that was oppressing the organs.
Moreover, the prescription showed that the amount of herbs such as the Bone Changing Flower had been added.
Therefore, the whole prescription looked more like a medicine to treat bone fractures than to treat the plague.
Could it be that at the early stage of the patient's illness, such a terrifying situation had already occurred?
After straightening out her thoughts, Lin Mengya subconsciously tucked her stray hair behind her ears, and then explained to Long Tianhao in a low voice her suspicions.
"According to the description in the letter and the medicine used by the doctors, I suspect that the plague this time should be targeting the bones of the human body. But because the bones of the human body are very hard, we should not find anything in the early stages. Most people will experience back pain. Maybe no one has thought that this is the precursor of an epidemic infection. "
Lin Mengya thought about it for a long time, so she could only tell Long Tianhao what she could be sure of.
"However, in the later stages of the illness, because the disease was not effectively prevented, by the time the patient realized it, the virus had already infiltrated into the patient's bones. In just a few days, the patient's bones would show different degrees of deterioration. In the end, the patients would curl up into a ball with their limbs pointing in the opposite direction, as described in the letter. This is my preliminary analysis. But when we arrive at the epidemic area, I want to dissect the corpses myself to see what is going on. "
Long Tianhao frowned. Lin Mengya was able to analyze so many things from the letter and the prescription. He had not paid attention to this at all.
If they arrived at the epidemic area, it would be of great help.
But if they dissected the corpses …
"Let someone else do it, and you can just watch from the side. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Yun State now, but there are only a few left. Your safety is naturally the first priority. "
Lin Mengya naturally knew that Long Tianhao was doing this out of kindness. After all, corpses were an extremely effective means of transmission.
However, the ancient coroner's technique was, after all, contrary to the modern anatomy she had learned.
She covered Long Tianhao's slightly nervous big hand with her small hand and gently comforted this man who always worried about her.
"I'm fine. You know, my mother was the only personal disciple of the Chief Elder of the Pavilion of Herbs. So, when I was born, I was fed special medicine. My body will have antibodies against the common plague. That is to say, I won't be infected. I'm afraid that even the royal family doesn't have such treatment. "
What Lin Mengya said was not a lie.
Modern people had to be vaccinated from birth.
In this way, it was effective in preventing and treating diseases like smallpox, which had been rampant for a while.
However, Lin Mengya felt that there was something strange about the plague this time.
She was well-read, and she had graduated from medical school. This was the first time she had seen such a strange virus that could make people's bones move in just a few days.
Somehow, Lin Mengya had a feeling that this plague was not simple. Why did the situation of bones moving in reverse seem to be a little familiar?
She began to recall violently in her mind.
Finally, Lin Mengya had a flash of inspiration, and her eyes lit up.
She grabbed Long Tianhao's hand excitedly and said,
"Xiao Yixin! Xiao Yixin! Long Tianhao, do you still remember him? "
Seeing Lin Mengya's excited look, Long Tianhao couldn't help feeling a little strange.
Xiao Yixin. Was he the ugly hunchback that they had seen in the inn?
At that time, he was a little concerned. In this way, he remembered him clearly.
"Yes, I still remember him. Why? Do you think he has anything to do with the plague this time? "
Lin Mengya calmed herself down and nodded vigorously.
"He once said that he became like this because he was heavily poisoned. At that time, I once felt his pulse and found that it was because the drug reversed the muscles all over his body, so he became like this. But that was before. What if, after such a long time, the drug has been perfected? "
Long Tianhao was naturally a smart man. Lin Mengya's words immediately enlightened him.
According to Lin Mengya's guess, maybe the plague this time was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!
"Moreover, the plague mostly occurred in densely populated places. You also said that this time, the first place that was found was an unknown town. I think if you send someone to investigate, there must have been strangers in the town before the plague broke out. Or, it is very likely that the virus was used as a test site there. But now, we are just guessing, and there is no conclusive evidence. "
The surprise just now had gradually turned into helpless failure.
Now the plague was rampant. Not to mention that small town, even Yunzhou, which was the most seriously affected, was about to become a dead city.
Lin Mengya felt a little suffocated. The civilians were so innocent. They had to be involved in this fight for power, and the lives of their families had to be sacrificed.
"There will be. If this is the case, we'd better go back to the capital city first. If it is really intentional, I'm afraid that father will encounter tricky problems. "
Lin Mengya analyzed a lot, but Long Tianhao thought more.
Yunzhou was the birthplace of the Long family. Even now, there were still many aristocratic families from Yunzhou.
If it was really as Lin Mengya said, this plague started from a man-made disaster. He was afraid that not only Yunzhou, but also the people around it would be in a panic.
Some powerful aristocratic families would probably be uprooted.
In this way, he was afraid that there would be a turmoil in Dajin.
Therefore, he must report these things to father to prevent the country from being unstable.
"Well, by the way, I don't know how Baishao's injury is. We must take her back with us. Also, on the way back, let's go to see Xiao Yixin by the way. Okay. If he is still there, we will take him with us. If it is really as I guessed, Xiao Yixin may be the key to solving this catastrophe. I'm afraid that he is the key to solving this catastrophe. "
Lin Mengya's watery eyes were a little worried.
She subconsciously grabbed the quilt with her jade-like hands. It was really a disaster after a disaster.
In the constantly shaking carriage, the two of them had their own thoughts. They frowned, and there were different complicated feelings in their eyes.
Outside the carriage, the night was as dark as ink. The crescent moon was covered by layers of dark clouds.
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