In the end, only two people from Lou Province were left. Lou Xiaoyi, who had survived, and Ping An, who was immune to poison!
Lou Xiaoyi insisted on going to the streets every day. He walked along the streets and told everyone about his experience with the epidemic. He told everyone to wash their hands and not to gather together, even though he would be chased out by the residents most of the time and covered in bruises from being thrown bricks and tiles.
The only thing they did not dare to do was to stay too close to him. They were afraid that they would be infected by the terrible epidemic. The most they left him was:
"Troublemaker Lou, why don't you die? You've caused so many deaths. You shouldn't be living in this world anymore! Shouldn't you give everyone an explanation? Shouldn't you be accompanying your mother in the underworld? How can you still have the face to talk nonsense on the streets and continue to harm people? "
However, none of this could stop Lou Xiaoyi. At night, he would return to Lou Province, which was like a graveyard, to rest. Then, he would come out in the morning and continue to explain to everyone about how to avoid catching the epidemic.
Looking at the loyal Ping An, Lou Xiaoyi asked, "Do you also think that I deserve to die?"
Ping An was submissive. "Young Master, it's not like that … I just feel too lonely and bored. Everyone is gone … It's not you who deserves to die, it's all of us who deserve to die!"
Ping An's family, including his mother, wife, and several children … The reason they were still with Lou Xiaoyi was because of the deep-rooted habit they had developed over the past few decades. They did not feel that they should do so!
Lou Province was empty, and soon Pu City was empty as well! Due to the limited execution of this world's dynasty and their carelessness in the beginning of the epidemic, the epidemic was not controlled in the end. It began to spread around Pu City and spread.
Perhaps one day, it would spread to the entire Zhaoye Kingdom and the entire mainland!
Pu City was empty. The remaining people had nowhere to go. There were no targeted drugs or effective methods, so they could only rely on their own bodies to survive!
Funerals were held every day. Later, no one cared about such things anymore. They wrapped themselves in straw mats and buried them hastily.
There was no hope, and they could not see the future. The late ban prevented the people of Pu City from leaving the city. However, the remaining people were already immune to the epidemic. They were the strong ones who had been eliminated by nature.
He couldn't explain this to them because no one listened to him even when it came to the most basic knowledge of epidemic prevention!
The only thing these survivors could do was to direct their anger at the first infected person — Lou Xiaoyi! Everyone unanimously demanded that Lou Xiaoyi commit suicide to appease the anger of the people. The remaining few officials probably had the same idea. They did not even bother to cover it up. Everyone looked at Lou Xiaoyi with the same expression: Why aren't you dead yet?
In Lou Province, Lou Xiaoyi and Ping An were munching on pancakes. They didn't have much food left!
"Ping 'an, do you think this young master is a kind person?" Lou Xiaoyi swallowed the pancake in small bites. This was the first time he had experienced something like this as a second-generation heir. Moreover, it was likely that he would not be able to avoid it in the future.
Ping An pulled a long face. "Of course Young Master is! Ever since he was young! It's always been like that! "
Lou Xiaoyi said, "Do kind people deserve to die?"
Ping An was speechless. He was now a walking corpse. He had no interest in anything until the day he collapsed like everyone else.
Lou Xiaoyi muttered to himself, "When the epidemic came, no one wanted it to be like that!
Everyone said that it was me, Lou Xiaoyi, who brought disaster to this city! Perhaps! But if it wasn't for me, would the epidemic not have appeared?
No, it would still have appeared! This has nothing to do with any individual! It's Mother Nature's choice. It's telling us that it's time to make changes in certain aspects! "
He did not care if Ping An understood him. The most important thing was to vent his anger.
"My mother taught me to be kind since I was young! I have always done so. I have never given up on any chance to prove my kindness!
But I want to tell you, Heaven is watching. There's a bottom line to doing evil!
There's also a bottom line to being kind! "
Lou Xiaoyi was almost roaring. "I won't take on responsibilities that I shouldn't take on just because I want to fulfill the wishes of others, even if it's the wishes of the vast majority of people!
This isn't a matter of being kind or not! This is a matter of principle!
I can't become an excuse for people to blame me for no reason just because I'm kind!
Let alone Lou Province, Pu City, even if the whole world thinks that I deserve to die, I won't die! "
That was what Lou Xiaoyi had said, and that was what he had done!
When the epidemic spread in Zhaoye Kingdom, the closure of Pu City was in vain. Lou Xiaoyi left the place where he was born and raised. He carried the thirteen secret manuals and brought his only loyal servant, Ping An, out of Pu City.
Everywhere he went, he spared no effort to pass on his method to others. He never hid his identity. Even though the legend of the former Sima Lou's son being the source of the epidemic had already spread throughout the Kingdom of Illumination, he was still calm and collected as he went about his own business.
Until he reached Zhaoye City, his efforts did not have much effect on the spread of the epidemic. In front of Mother Nature, humans were so small, especially those who had no power and no special powers!
The gates of Zhaoye City were tightly shut, and he was denied entry!
A Taoist stood on the city wall and shouted, "Junior of the Lou family! How dare you walk around when you're infected and pollute the place? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the heavens and struck by lightning? "
Lou Xiaoyi was still calm. "Taoist, you're a cultivator. You should know the reason better than ordinary people! This is not something a person can do. Let alone a mortal like me, even a cultivator might not be able to do it! In that case, why do you have to follow the crowd and be so aggressive? "
The Taoist shouted, "Because I know, that's why I'm here to advise you! Follow the trend of the people's hearts, regardless of right or wrong! If you commit suicide here, at the very least, you can get rid of the demons in the hearts of all the people in the world. With hope, it will ignite their desire to live. There are countless people alive. This logic is not difficult to understand. How can a learned scholar like you not understand? "
Lou Xiaoyi looked at him. "I can die! For example, you can kill me right now!
But I won't kill myself! This is not in line with my philosophy! "
The Taoist shouted, "Your death can save millions of people, and you don't want to?"
Lou Xiaoyi shook his head. "You're contradicting yourself! Heaven is strong, and people should be strong! If my death can only ignite the desire to live, then they don't have to live! "
The Taoist's voice was like thunder. "I know you're interested in Dao and have the heart of cultivation. Then you should know about the reincarnation of cultivators! You've done a good deed today, and you'll be successful in your reincarnation! On the other hand, you'll be entangled with karma. Not to mention reincarnation, even your bloodline in Lou Province may not be able to continue!
Are you still unwilling to do that? "
Lou Xiaoyi was very serious. "No!"
Ping An, who was behind him, cried out in sorrow. He could not bear the pressure anymore. Maybe the young master could, but he could not!
A dagger pierced his heart. He sat down slowly. "Young master, when you go to hell, Ping An will continue to serve you!"
The Taoist turned into a celestial phenomenon. "The whole world spurns you. Are you still stubborn and want to live in this world?"
Lou Xiaoyi looked at him coldly. "Don't say that I haven't let down the world. Even if I did, so what?"
In an instant, the world collapsed. Ping An turned into a clown struggling on the ground. The plague particles that filled the sky disappeared without a trace …
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