books44 Chapter 152 Return to the Valley
Chapter 152 Return to the Valley
When the old emperor first learned of the large number of patients, he sent his imperial physician to treat them. The physician reported back that many people were suffering from an infectious disease, so he had them locked up. The physician brought them medicine through the door. Some of the patients were so seriously ill that they couldn't get their medicine or food, and some died. They were buried on the spot.
The old emperor felt a little regretful when he thought about it. He should have asked the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess for help earlier and spent some money. But unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret.
As agreed, the old emperor sent the remaining 500,000 taels of gold to Qiqi and her friends. He also gave Qiqi many precious Chinese medicinal herbs to build a good relationship with her.
Seeing that the patients had recovered, Qiqi said goodbye to the Seventh Prince. She asked him to tell the old emperor that any animals bitten by bats must not be eaten and should not be buried deep, but burned to ashes. She also told the crown prince to either dig up the bodies and burn them, or cover them with a large amount of quicklime, to prevent the virus from leaking out in the rain and infecting more people.
The Seventh Prince quickly informed his father of the news. The Emperor then consulted the civil and military officials in the Great Hall. They all suggested digging up the body, dousing it in oil, and burning it to put an end to it.
The old emperor ordered the general to secretly burn the bodies of the patients and sprinkle a thick layer of lime on them. The lime was bought from the Great Zhou.
The old emperor was so thoughtful that he gave each person involved in the exhumation and burning of the bodies a pill given by Qiqi to prevent them from being infected. The generals and soldiers were deeply impressed by the old emperor's attentiveness. They were very grateful to the old emperor. They were also afraid of being infected while excavating the bodies.
Although the old emperor spent one million taels of gold, he was very happy. After all, he saved his son and many ordinary people. The gold was not much. It took only two years to dig it out from the gold mine.
He was also grateful to Zhou Jingze and his wife. If they hadn't come, he wouldn't have thought of going to the Great Zhou for help. So, without hesitation, he gave the Crown Princess some of the finest ginseng, deer antlers, and ganoderma lucidum, hoping to establish a good relationship.
Qiqi sat in the carriage and opened the gifts sent by the Zhao emperor. She saw ginseng that was hundreds of years old, ganoderma lucidum, and deer antlers. She smiled slightly. This was the old emperor showing his goodwill.
She showed everything to her master's wife, her master, and Zhou Jingze. Zhou Jingze smiled slightly. "The old emperor is very smart, isn't he? He is paving the way for the future."
Yun Jizi also agreed with Zhou Jingze's statement. The master's wife did not comment.
"Don't worry about what he did for us. We've made a fortune this time. One million taels of gold! The entire Great Zhou doesn't have that much gold. Master and Master's Wife, you've all made contributions. I'll give you each 100,000 taels of gold. We'll keep 800,000 taels of gold and see how much each of the two dynasties leaves them.
"Qiqi, Master's wife and your master don't need it. We often stay in your space. There is everything in your space. You can even sew your own clothes. Qiqi, we don't need it. Don't forget that you are still supporting Lingxiao Sect. You should leave some gold for Lingxiao Sect. It will be used for expenses on the mountain. The things in your space will eventually be used up." Master's wife said.
Yun Jizi also agreed. "Qiqi, your master's wife is right. You should keep it for yourself. We don't want it. You will have many other places to spend money in the future."
Zhou Jingze also said, "Qiqi, don't give it to the emperor. The emperor has a gold mine, and they only need enough to spend. If they have too much, they will become lazy and forget about working hard. Just give Liu Junyang's father a little gold."
Qiqi thought about it and said, "Okay! I'll put it in my space first and talk to you later. If you need it, just ask me."
"Brother Jingze, Master and Mistress, where should we go back to? To the Imperial City or to the valley of Laojun Mountain?"
"Qiqi, didn't you want to stay home with your parents last time? We stayed there for just one night right after returning home, and then we went to the border to treat the people and help them get rid of the epidemic. We stayed there for half a month. Now we are in Zhao State again, and we have been here for twenty days, treating patients and curbing the epidemic. All together, it has been nearly two months.
"You're three months pregnant, and in another six months you'll be due. Qiqi, wherever you want to go, Master and I will follow you to protect your safety. Although our martial arts skills aren't as high as yours, we're confident we can still help," Master's wife said.
Yun Jizi looked at his wife and nodded. "Your master's wife is right. You decide for yourself."
Qiqi turned her gaze to Zhou Jingze again. "Qiqi, I'll listen to you," Zhou Jingze said.
"Master, Master's Wife, Brother Jingze, let's go to the valley of Laojun Mountain. I want to try my luck in the Nine-Colored Exquisite Tower and see if I can reach the ninth floor and control the Nine-Colored Exquisite Tower?" Qiqi said.
"Okay, let's go to the Laojun Mountain Valley. There is a cosmic tree there that is suitable for cultivation." Yun Jizi said.
Zhou Jingze ordered the secret guards to go to Laojun Mountain. After entering the Great Zhou, the secret guards changed their route and headed to Laojun Mountain.
Qiqi stayed in the space all the way, played with the four beasts, and fought a poisonous scorpion.
Qiqi and the others soon returned to Laojun Mountain. They first went to Lingxiao Sect. Qiqi met her brothers.
"Brother, Qiqi is back. I brought you a lot of things." Qiqi gave them all the gifts she had bought for everyone along the way. She bought a gold hairpin for her eldest sister-in-law and gave it to her. She happily accepted it. She also made a cloak for Qiqi and gave it to her.
"Sister-in-law, thank you." Qiqi said.
Yuntian, Yunlei, Xie Lei, and Sun Baoyu all came over to thank Qiqi. They told her that their martial arts had improved significantly. Their formations had also improved significantly, and they were now able to fight Xiaorui and Zhao Yu's clones on equal terms.
Qiqi was very happy to hear this and decided to let Brother Jingze compete with them some other day.
Zhou Jingze and Qiqi separated. Zhou Jingze went to the guards' training area. He accompanied the guards in training for a while. Now the guards were training in competition. Zhou Jingze smiled and praised them. They were stunned. Is this their prince? Their prince can smile and praise us.
Zhou Jingze looked at them, "What's wrong with you? Is there something on my face? Or is there something dirty?"
"No, no. We were just a little surprised to see you smile," said the guards.
"You guys practice well. I'll come to compete with you in a few days." After Zhou Jingze said that, he went back to find Qiqi.
Qiqi arrived at the place where Xiaohua and Xiaolan were training the female disciples of Lingxiao Sect. She saw them practicing the formation. The formation was becoming more and more refined.
"Qiqi, please sit down. Don't get tired since you are pregnant. This is hawthorn cake, this is glutinous rice cake, and this is osmanthus cake." They brought Qiqi a lot of food.
Qiqi was very happy, holding a plate of hawthorn cake and started eating. Seeing Qiqi eating happily, they all smiled happily.
Qiqi realized she wanted to train a disciple who could make pills. She gave Xiaohua a wink, and Xiaohua sent all the female disciples off to train.
Qiqi asked Xiaohua, what is the name of the little girl who knows medicine?