Li Mu forced himself to save a few more people. Finally, he could not squeeze out a single drop of mana.
Constable Zhao helped him sit down and handed him a piece of spiritual jade. "The rest of the patients have mild symptoms. Their lives will not be in danger for the time being. You should recover your mana first. It won't be too late to save them later."
Li Mu held the spiritual jade in his hand and meditated. At the same time, he was observing the psyche power in his body.
This power was not like soul power and charisma, which could be refined directly by him. Instead, it was hidden in his body.
After he rested for a while, a group of people walked in from outside the village.
The village had been completely sealed off. An old official from the county government stood at the entrance of the village and said sternly, "Halt!"
A stout man in official robes looked at him and said, "I am the county magistrate of Yang County. Is Constable Zhao here?"
Constable Zhao walked out and saluted the stout man. "Greetings, County Magistrate Chen."
County Magistrate Chen smiled and said, "There is no need to trouble Constable Zhao to come here personally for such a small matter."
Constable Zhao said coldly, "If I didn't come here personally, County Magistrate Chen would have sealed off all the people in the village, wouldn't he?"
County Magistrate Chen shook his head and said, "No one wanted such a thing to happen. Once the plague spreads, it will cause an even greater disaster. As a county magistrate, a hundred or so lives are nothing compared to a thousand or ten thousand lives. I have to look at the big picture. I believe that even the imperial court can understand my actions …"
Constable Zhao did not say much. Strictly speaking, County Magistrate Chen did not do anything wrong in this matter. However, as long as the local magistrate still had a conscience, he would not treat the lives of a hundred or so people under his jurisdiction as a cold number.
In his eyes, there was probably only political achievement.
Constable Zhao said calmly, "The epidemic in this village has been controlled. There is still a way to save the plague. The county government will deal with the epidemic in Yang County. You don't have to worry about it anymore."
County Magistrate Chen smiled and said, "That would be for the best. If Constable Zhao needs any help, just let me know."
With that, he left with the group of yamen runners.
The villagers knelt on the ground and kowtowed a few times to Li Mu and the others. The village chief breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for saving our lives. Otherwise, the county magistrate would really let all of us die …"
Li Mu recovered his magic power and continued to save people.
In the process of saving people, he learned that the County Magistrate of Yang County did not have a good reputation in the county. The citizens were quite critical of him.
Arrester Zhao sighed and said, "It's really hard for the people of Yang County to have such a parental official."
Li Mu had just heard that County Magistrate Chen was inactive and lazy in his administration. He had his ways of exploiting the people and had even disregarded human lives. As he used Buddha's light to save people, he asked, "Isn't County Governor going to do anything about it?"
"I can't do anything about it." Arrester Zhao shook his head and said, "He has people in the imperial court. County Governor has also reported this to the imperial court several times, but it was suppressed."
Li Mu could understand this point. The position of county magistrate was not high, but it was not low either. At the very least, the chief official of a county did not have the power to appoint or dismiss a county magistrate. Only the imperial court had this power.
Even if it was just a small county magistrate, as long as he had people in the upper echelons, even the county governor could not easily touch him.
After saving the last person, Arrester Zhao said to Li Mu, "You rest here first. I'll go to the village ahead with them to take a look."
Li Mu said, "It's okay, I can still do it."
Although he wanted to rest, saving people was more important. The village ahead was the source of the plague. The epidemic was even more serious and patients could die at any time.
Compared to human lives, his tiredness was nothing.
Arrester Zhao tried to persuade Li Mu, but seeing that he insisted, he did not try to persuade him anymore.
The few of them arranged everything and left the village. As for the situation of the few villages ahead, they had already made some preparations in their hearts.
However, when they arrived at the next village a few miles away, the scene in front of them was beyond everyone's expectations.
The village did not have the tension and panic of a plague. At the entrance of the village, there was a large pot with black medicinal concoction boiling in it. The villagers of this village were lined up in an orderly manner and each person scooped a bowl of medicinal concoction from the pot.
Arrester Zhao walked to the side of a villager and asked, "How is the plague in the village?"
That person revealed a smile and said, "Originally, more than half of the people were sick and everyone thought that the village was finished. Fortunately, a godly doctor came and said that it was the plague. He gave us a wonderful prescription and we followed the prescription to get the medicine. That's how everyone was cured …"
Lin Yue thought for a moment and asked curiously, "Can I take a look at this prescription?"
The villager looked troubled. He thought for a moment and said, "This, I'll have to ask the godly doctor."
He strode away and quickly came back. He said embarrassedly, "The godly doctor said that this prescription is only for this type of plague. If there's no cure for the disease, the antidote will become poison. Once it's spread out and used by quacks, it will lead to a disaster …"
Lin Yue looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry for being rude."
He walked to the large pot at the entrance of the village and looked at it. Then, he lined up and scooped a bowl of soup. After tasting it, he walked to Li Mu and the others and said doubtfully, "That's strange. These are the most basic and common soups for clearing heat and detoxifying. How can they be useful for the plague …"
Arrester Zhao smiled and said, "There are so many prescriptions in the world. How can you know all of them? It doesn't matter if it's common or uncommon. As long as it can cure the plague, it's a good medicine …"
He leaned against a tree at the entrance of the village and let out a long sigh. He said, "It's good that everything's fine. It's good that everything's fine …"
Li Mu had already asked around. Because of the godly doctor's appearance, the infected villagers in the previous few villages had all been cured. No one had died.
The godly doctor's timely appearance had allowed him to complete his task ahead of time. He might even be able to return to the county capital today.
It was a pity that if Li Mu had personally saved the patients in these few villages, the amount of Virtuous Thought Power he could obtain would be incomparably huge.
Li Mu leaned against a big tree at the entrance of the village to rest. Suddenly, he felt a familiar energy fluctuation.
It was the fluctuation of Virtuous Thought Power.
He silently chanted the Clear Heart Mantra and felt this energy from all the villagers.
However, this Virtuous Thought Power did not belong to him, so Li Mu could not absorb it.
It was produced from the villagers' bodies and surged towards a certain place.
Li Mu looked over and saw a middle-aged man in a gray robe walking out of the village, surrounded by a crowd.
A few of the villagers asked, "Godly doctor, are you leaving?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "The plague here has been resolved. It's a matter of life and death. I still have to go to other villages to prevent more people from suffering."
The Villager walked over and held a cloth bag. He said, "The Zhou Family Village has no way to repay the Godly Doctor's kindness for saving our lives. We have gathered some money to express our sincerity. Please accept it."
The middle-aged man shook his head and smiled. He said, "A doctor has a benevolent heart. I didn't save people for this. You can take this money back."
The Villager insisted a few times, but he was rejected by the Godly Doctor.
The Villager could only give up. He turned around and said to the villagers, "The Godly Doctor will not accept the money. Everyone, kowtow to the Godly Doctor to thank him …"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the villagers at the entrance of the Zhou Family Village knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully to the Godly Doctor.
Li Mu noticed that even more Virtuous Thought Power floated out from their bodies and surged into the Godly Doctor's body.
He was a little envious of this scene, but not jealous.
He saved the dying and healed the injured for free. This Godly Doctor had a benevolent heart and deserved their kowtow.
This Godly Doctor had a noble character. He gave Li Mu the feeling that he was a cultivator.
Li Mu habitually used his Heavenly Eye to observe for a while, and then couldn't help but be stunned.
The Godly Doctor's body was surrounded by a demonic aura. He was actually a demon.
However, the demonic aura on his body was clear and pure without any impurities. He walked the path of righteous cultivation.
In the eyes of the people, demons were strange creatures that harmed people. However, many demons were very pure and kind. They worshipped Buddhism and were kinder than humans. Instead, it was the human heart that made people more fearful.
This Godly Doctor's cultivation was clearly much stronger than Li Mu's. He was at least a fourth level demon cultivator. Li Mu could see his demonic aura, but he couldn't see through his true body.
He was curious. He held Baiyi in his hand and secretly communicated with Madam Chu. She passed a portion of her Dharmic powers to Li Mu through the scabbard.
After a while, Li Mu felt that his body was filled with Dharmic powers. He used his Heavenly Eye again and looked at the Godly Doctor.
In front of the Zhou Family Village's people, stood a monster in gray clothes.
The demon had the body of a human and the head of a rat.
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