Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 489 - The Rain Stops

Chapter 489: Chapter 489 - The Rain Stops

The bug was entirely a bright red color, two inches long but very thin. After it had burrowed out of the wound, it curled up into a circular shape, making it difficult to distinguish its head from its tail.

Seeing it motionless, Wang Jingzhi was full of curiosity, but looking at Yuanbao who was also gazing at the bug attentively, he decided to keep quiet, waiting for the second master’s next move.

A small black bug then emerged from Shen Wenchen’s flesh, heading straight towards the red bug.

In just a moment, the black bug bit into the red one as if it had discovered a delectable delicacy, refusing to let go.

The second master’s furrowed brow finally relaxed. He extinguished the incense in one hand, and placed the iron box back onto Shen Wenchen’s leg with the other.

Seemingly understanding his intention, the black bug didn’t dawdle any longer. Holding tightly onto its meal, it pulled the red bug back into the iron box.

After securely closing the box’s lid, the second master then carefully put the iron box and the remaining incense stick away, before lightly brushing non-existent dust off his body.

"Okay, now we just wait for him to wake up." After speaking, he turned to Wang Jingzhi as if he had just remembered something.

"The Gu worm has been eradicated, but he is extremely fatigued and has caught the wind-cold. I leave the rest to you."

"Yes, sir!"

Having witnessed a Gu worm for the first time, Wang Jingzhi was filled with excitement and quickly agreed.

Though some of the returned people were still resting due to severe conditions, most had already awakened. The aunts from the village were taking care of them. Now that elder brother Shen was safe and sound, and he had witnessed the true form of the Gu worm, it’d be hard not to be thrilled.

It was only after the second master had left that Yuanbao let go of the corner of his clothes, which she had been tightly clutching.

"Yuanbao, where is the second master from, and how does he know so many things!"

Wang Jingzhi seemed to be asking Yuanbao, but also seemed to be marveling at the second master’s talents.

"Uncle Wang, I’m only five, how would I know?"

Yuanbao pouted slightly, speaking somewhat helplessly.

"I misspoke."

Wang Jingzhi apologized, smiling as he ruffled her hair.

"Yuanbao, go play with Xiaoqi quickly. With so many sick people in the courtyard, be careful not to catch the disease."

"I..."

The little girl suddenly blushed and stammered, unable to finish her sentence.

Although she and Brother Xiaoqi had reconciled, she had been throwing tantrums for so long that she felt a little embarrassed...

While the situation outside the city was slowly improving, Yan City was eerily quiet.

While everyone was rushing into the medical hall and medicine shops to grab medicine, an unknown number of rats had already poured into the city through the dog holes under the walls.

Underneath the collapsed ruins were numerous burrows dug by the rats, with bite marks scattered across the wood.

The discarded houses were filled with a putrid stench, and the rats, hiding in the shadows, watched the people passing by on the streets with their beady eyes.

Once they had bought their medicine, everyone retreated back into their homes, leaving only the echoing sounds of rain hitting the empty streets.

Dark swarms of rats weaved through the streets and alleys before converging in an abandoned house in the northern city.

The huge He Residence was empty and deserted, its plaques covered in spider webs. The rats wandered aimlessly around the courtyard, startling the shadowy figure on the wall, who almost lost balance and fell off.

The young boy was shocked by the sight in front of him. He could only curl up tightly and try not to draw attention to himself.

The heavy rain persisted for seven days.

Finally, on the eighth day, a beam of sunlight broke through the dark clouds and hit the ground.

After the rain, frost formed across the houses, returning Yan City to an icy world.

Nanzhi had lost a lot of weight. Once plump and fair, her limbs were now thin and frail. But her protruding belly reminded everyone that she was still pregnant.

"How’s everything today?"

Nanzhi’s eyes had dark circles underneath, but she never stopped moving.

Seven days ago, Xiaomi returned to the city master’s residence, soaking wet.

The young boy looked terrified and flustered.

He claimed he had seen thousands of black rats in the He Residence and had also smelled the same horrible stench that wafted from outside the city.

Faced with their questioning and puzzled looks.

Xiaomi only said that he had initially intended to brave the rain to look for herbs outside the city and bring them back to Wenwen’s house.

Many children in the city had developed high fevers. Some recovered after taking decoctions, while others ranted deliriously all day due to unsubsiding fevers. Xiaomi’s health seemed to be better than the Lin Family’s three children, perhaps because he had suffered many hardships in the past. He had never fallen ill.

Xiaomi had been worried about Wenwen ever since he had decided to help her out of the blue last time.

That poor girl was so frail, and her mother was weak too; he had no idea how they were doing...

An idea popped into his head to go and check on them. He tried hard to suppress it, but whenever he closed his eyes, he would see the picture of the little girl looking scared and helpless.

After a day of inner conflict, he couldn’t resist any longer and snuck out of the residence.

As expected, life was grim for Xu Qiuju and her family. Wenwen was delirious with a persistent high fever.

Xiaomi knew that the medicine from the medical hall and pharmacy might not work, so he decided to slip out of the city again through the dog hole.

After all, it was raining heavily, so the rats probably wouldn’t come out.

Although the soil outside the city had been ruined by the rain, if he could find even one herb, Wenwen could be saved, and if he could find more, it would give the people in the city a glimmer of hope to survive.

But before he could leave the city, he saw a hair-raising scene from the top of the wall of the He Residence.

The He Residence was crammed full of rats, the sound of their squeaking drowned out by the rain, but the white rat in the middle was particularly conspicuous.

The rats were following the commands of the white rat in the center!

Upon realizing this, Xiaomi almost fell from the wall.

Fortunately, it was raining, so the scent on his body was diluted by the rain, and he wasn’t discovered.

Forget about herbs, he didn’t even have the time to look for them. He scrambled back to the city master’s residence and told Nanzhi about the situation.

Nanzhi was also stunned to hear that so many rats had invaded the city.

But thinking about the fact that both Shen Zhiyu and Xiaomi were able to crawl out of the city through the dog holes, she realized there must be many such exits in a city as big as Yan City.

Moreover, the rain was peculiar and probably boded ill.

A few days ago, she had ordered Liu Jie to notify the people and distribute the remaining Five Toxic Powders from the warehouse, which were left over from the Dragon Boat Festival.

Even though these rats were not included in the Five Poisons, it might still have some effect.

For some unknown reason, there had been no major actions for seven consecutive days. Today, the rain had stopped. This morning, Adai flew back from outside. She was set to send a letter to the villages outside the city to inform Shen Wenchen about the situation in the city.

Adai had gotten fatter, and when Nanzhi finished writing the letter, he just obediently rubbed her palm with his head.

"Adai, be quick on your journey."

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