Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers

Chapter 129: At Least a Freak.

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: At Least a Freak.

The next day, the rain had stopped, and the sun instantly scorched the earth. Swarms of mosquitoes flew everywhere, enveloping Longnan County Government in a hot, humid air, and the number of citizens suffering from diarrhea increased again.

Qi Yue worried that the pathogen had mutated, so she tested again in haste. Fortunately, her luck wasn’t too bad—the virus hadn’t upgraded or mutated. It was just that some citizens were disobedient, thinking they were cured, and continued to drink raw water as usual.

And some people were confused and used water from places that were not designated.

After sharing the situation with Chu Yuntian, he immediately ordered soldiers to beat the gongs through the streets in warning, informing the citizens of the severity of the diarrhea.

But it was already too late.

By nightfall, a large number of citizens were in unbearable abdominal pain; some even died on the streets on their way to the hospital.

This sudden change once again cast a shadow of death over the entire Longnan County Government.

Fortunately, Chu Yunfei persuaded the city’s pharmacies and medicine merchants to unanimously help overcome this difficult time.

Cure centers were established throughout the city, offering free medicinal materials and clean water sources.

Since Qi Yue’s pharmacy was relatively large, it took on a major part of the treatment efforts, and the citizens nearly filled the entire pharmacy.

Qi Yue immediately tested the deceased patients and found the virus had intensified, transmitted by a large number of mosquitoes.

For this situation, the best method was to boil the water before drinking, and to continue doing so in the future.

In Beiyuan, having boiling water to drink at any time was a luxury.

After all, there were no thermos flasks here, and not every ordinary household had a stove burning day and night to boil water.

Most citizens would just scoop a bowl of raw water and gulp it down when they were thirsty.

Generations had become accustomed to this, and they couldn’t change overnight, nor did they have the conditions to change.

Qi Yue had no choice but to change her original message, telling everyone that there were invisible insects in the water that could be killed by boiling the water and letting it cool.

With this change, the common folk understood much better and began to follow the instructions immediately.

Qi Yue mobilized all the servants in her house and on her estate, and they worked overnight, tirelessly concocting medicines and distributing the adjusted prescriptions to various treatment points.

Everyone was busy throughout the night, and finally, by noon the next day, they saw noticeable results.

The citizens who had been in unbearable abdominal pain saw their symptoms ease, and no new cases emerged.

Two days later, the citizens’ symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal pain were completely cured.

Citizens whose lives had been saved by Qi Yue’s free distribution of medicine brought various types of food as tokens of gratitude.

Some brought corn, others vegetables and fruits, and some even gathered medicinal herbs from the mountains…

Qi Yue didn’t accept any of the items from the citizens, but she did accept the medicinal herbs.

Suddenly, stories about Qi Yunzhang and Qi Yue began to circulate in Longnan City.

Some said that the Qi family were protectors of Longnan Ridge, with the Great General protecting Longnan Ridge’s homeland, and Qi Yue safeguarding the lives of the citizens.

Suddenly, Qi Yue became the most trusted and respected person among the common folk.

Whenever they saw her, everyone respectfully greeted her as “Divine Doctor!”

But Qi Yue always remained cautious, because the person responsible for the poisoning had still not been caught.

That morning, after seeing patients, she planned to rest at home in the afternoon. Suddenly, she thought of a detail that might be useful to Chu Yuntian in capturing the poisoner, and decided to make a trip to the Prefectural Office.

The weather outside was overcast, seemingly about to rain, and there was no threat of sun exposure, but just as she stepped out of her residence, that feeling of being followed returned.

When she turned around to look, there was no one around.

Suddenly, several villagers appeared from an alley nearby, startling Qi Yue.

Upon closer inspection, these few people were simply dressed, with straw hats on their heads and bamboo baskets on their backs, clearly just back from the fields.

Upon seeing her, they immediately bent down to greet her, continuously saying, “Divine Doctor, are you heading out?

They all vied with one another to offer the vegetables in their baskets to Qi Yue, with an eagerness that made it difficult to refuse.

Qi Yue reluctantly accepted them and casually tossed a silver piece into their baskets.

Qi Yue couldn’t help but feel amused when she thought about how she had just suspected that they were following her.

She sent Xiaolian home with the vegetables and proceeded to the Prefectural Office with Mrs. Zhang.

Just as they crossed the alley, the sensation of being watched suddenly returned, thoroughly annoying Qi Yue.

“Mrs. Zhang, do you feel it? Someone is following us.”

“Yes, Miss,” Mrs. Zhang bowed slightly and whispered, “Even on such a bright day, they’re not afraid to jump out.”

While they were speaking, a few people in silk robes came along the road, and upon seeing Qi Yue, each of them put away their fans and greeted her.

“Divine Doctor, all the best! Do visit our store when you’re free!”

Recognizing them as the wine merchants, Qi Yue chuckled as well.

“Good health to all of you too, I’ll visit soon!”

They then started discussing their experiences with the Life-Extending Pills, each expressing a desire to purchase more.

“Divine Doctor, sell us a few bottles each, no matter the cost!”

“Divine Doctor, for the sake of my elderly mother at home, even just one bottle would do.”

“…”

Qi Yue merely claimed she had none left and would deliver them once they were available, thus managing to dispense with the merchants.

Thus, she stopped dozens of times along the street to talk with people.

This indeed made Qi Yue feel like a celebrity.

No, it was even more exhilarating than being a celebrity.

Imagine, everyone on the street shouting “Divine Doctor” upon seeing you, stuffing whatever they carried into your hands—it was quite a feeling.

Even though Qi Yue was usually aloof, she found herself warmed by the situation.

However, the person secretly watching her had not left, which made her quite agitated.

This sensation lasted until they reached the Prefectural Office.

Qi Yue instantly surmised that the person lurking in the shadows might not have much skill, as they couldn’t even enter the Prefectural Office.

After discussing the poisoning incident with Chu Yuntian, she had intended to stay a little longer, but upon hearing him bring up a young man named Feng Liang, who was supposedly outstanding and from a good family, clearly intending to play matchmaker, Qi Yue hastily excused herself and left.

But just as she exited the main gate of the Prefectural Office, that feeling of being watched returned.

Qi Yue looked around repeatedly but saw not even a ghostly shadow, which really made her uneasy.

“Mrs. Zhang, do you know where to find skilled and decent people?”

“Does the young mistress wish to make a purchase? They’re available in the black market.”

“Really?” She was surprised; skilled individuals usually had a lot of pride and usually wouldn’t sell themselves.

Like the experts in large family estates, they were trained from a young age and were reliable.

“Yes, now that the war has calmed, the black market should be opening soon. I will inquire tomorrow,” the old maid replied.

“Good.”

The two of them chatted along the way, stopped to eat the local wontons, bought some pastries, and then returned to their residence.

All the while, the person watching her never left.

Seeing that the person had been watching her for so many days without further action made Qi Yue puzzled.

Mrs. Zhang, however, advised her to relax, suggesting that perhaps the person meant no harm.

Qi Yue couldn’t believe it.

Who would stare at her incessantly without malice? At the very least, the person might be a pervert.