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Chapter 1264 - Chapter 1264 Chapter 556 Sorrowful That Human Feelings Are

Chapter 1264: Chapter 556: Sorrowful That Human Feelings Are Not Like Water Chapter 1264: Chapter 556: Sorrowful That Human Feelings Are Not Like Water The Yulin Pavilion, situated on a fairy mountain in the Southern Region of Longzhou, naturally would not be lacking in spiritual medicines and treasured herbs. And since Lu Shaolin proclaimed his intent to suppress the epidemic, the pharmacy of Yulin Pavilion naturally would not hold back from this main lineage Grandmaster.

In just half a day, Grandmaster Mo Li, accompanied by a dozen physicians with Fierce Realm cultivation, arrived in Chaochang. With them were a hundred head of ferocious beasts, several hundred boxes of plague-suppressing medicinal herbs–a total of several hundred thousand plants.

It was believed that such efforts would surely eliminate the epidemic, but only when this group of veteran physicians entered the city did they realize the severity of the plague.

The noble families of the Upper City District were somewhat better off–aside from the fact that most of their servants had martial arts backgrounds, the families also had their own supply of herbs. Even if the treatments were not specifically targeted, sustaining life was not an issue.

However, the noble families have always comprised only a minority of a city’s population. Even in a developed city like Chaochang, they did not exceed twenty percent. Moreover, in the early stages of the outbreak, a large number of wealthy families and merchants had fled.

The remaining noble families accounted for only about ten percent of Chaochang’s total population, yet this ten percent had access to nearly ninety percent of the city’s clean water sources.

This was the core issue that made the epidemic so severe, but could one say that they were wrong to act as they did?

Under this nearly apocalyptic plague, everyone was vulnerable. In this clear hierarchy of survival, clean water naturally became a resource only the strongest could enjoy.

There might be room for sentiment between noble families, but between the common people and the noble families, they had no choice but to beg.

But would the noble families show benevolence at such a time? Honestly, it was unlikely, because no one knew how long the epidemic would last. Thus, the noble families also did not dare to freely distribute their kindness, but they were aware of the drawbacks of holding back completely.

So, they would distribute ten or twenty buckets of water to the common people every day. However, as soon as this water appeared, it would be fought over, and often more would be spilled than consumed.

Among them, there were many strong and able men who were already infected. After the struggle, dozens more would be infected.

As a result, nearly everyone in Chaochang was stricken with illness, rendering several hundred thousand plants of medicinal herbs a mere drop in the ocean!

Grandmaster Huangfu, accompanied by Liang Liang, walked through the Middle City District. The deeper they went, the colder their hearts felt. Bodies were everywhere, with the sickly green miasma of the plague mixing with the wind, drifting aimlessly. In such a situation, relief efforts seemed impossible.

“We must collect and burn the bodies, otherwise the miasma from the corpses will deepen the virulence, making it even harder for those infected to recover!”

While Liang Liang had little experience with medicine and was not adept at healing, she still had sharp eyes. Upon seeing the condition of the streets, she quickly advised Grandmaster Huangfu.

But the old man merely shook his head, “Impossible! The common people do not understand this. As long as they have a shred of strength, they will bury their loved ones. From what we’ve observed along the way, unless a family is entirely wiped out, there are traces of the bodies being moved!”

This was the disparity between reality and ideals. The additional losses due to ignorance were often more severe than the direct damage caused by the epidemic itself.

Yulin Pavilion was faced with such a dire situation. If not for the faint glimmers of hope in Chaochang, perhaps the common people would have already perished.

“Regardless, we must first distribute the medicinal herbs. Saving some is better than none.”

Huangfu instructed Liang Liang, “You take your fellow disciples to each clean water stronghold, urge the noble families to create quarantine zones, gather the sick, and tell them that our Pavilion will provide the medicinal herbs. Encourage them to do all they can to treat the common people!”

“Understood, Grandmaster Huangfu!”

Liang Liang nodded, took to the sky, and descended into the inner city of Chaochang.

“Yulin Pavilion will provide disaster relief herbs in unlimited quantities, allowing the noble families to freely save and treat the common people.”

This piece of news spread rapidly throughout the Upper City District of Chaochang. Following the notification from Lu Liangliang, the noble families began to take in the common people and, after tallying their numbers, reported to Lu Liangliang the herbs they needed.

Lu Liangliang had thought that with the help of the noble families, disaster relief efforts would greatly accelerate. However, she soon discovered that not only had the number of victims not decreased, but it had actually increased.

“What is going on?”

The angry Lu Liangliang questioned the noble families of the Upper City District and received the following response:

“Lu Tianjiao, we have treated the people just as you commanded. But people need to eat and drink. Right now, Chaochang is like a dead city, and the noble families have no surplus food either!”

“Lies!” Lu Liangliang was furious. “Which one of you noble families doesn’t have several granaries, enough to support hundreds of thousands for half a year? How can you be out of food!”

“Lu Tianjiao, you can’t just say that. We noble families are mostly martial artists, and this food is the life-saving grain that our clans have bought at great cost. So the lives of the common people count, but the lives of us don’t?”

“Bullshit, utter bullshit!”

Lu Liangliang’s face turned crimson with rage. “I only asked you to share some life-saving food and water sources with the people. The drainage purification system will be repaired in one more day. Can’t you even spare that one day?”

“This is just what Lu Tianjiao’s family says. Unless we truly see clean water flowing from the pipes, no one is willing to give up their food and potable water.”

With the conversation reaching this point, the representatives of the noble families no longer cared about appearances and bluntly said, “Out of respect for Pavilion Master Lu, we have already treated the populace once. As for what happens after, it naturally has nothing to do with us. We hope Lu Tianjiao will not press too hard and damage our relationship!”

“Fine, fine!”

Lu Liangliang laughed out of sheer anger. “From today on, let the noble families of Chaochang not expect to receive a single herb!”

The negotiations broke up in discord. The uncontainably furious Lu Liangliang drew her sword and shattered a high-rise building, but this did nothing for the plague afflicting Chaochang.

The selfishness and greed of the Chaochang nobility showed her the darkest side of human nature.

Without the restraint of order, everyone indulged in the malicious hope of getting lucky, shamelessly turning the human heart black.

The young hero finally understood that some things really couldn’t be accomplished just because one’s martial skills were strong or their cultivation high.

On the fifth day of the plague, patients died in droves.

In the Central District, there were large quantities of herbs piled up, but due to the lack of physicians, their effectiveness was not as great as people had imagined.

Lu Liangliang didn’t dare to venture into the Lower City District, afraid to face the corpses strewn everywhere and the rampant plague. If the Upper City District and Central District were in such states, she couldn’t even begin to imagine what a bloody battlefield it was outside.

These young disciples from the sects once naively believed that as long as they emerged from seclusion, they would be able to lead the noble families of Chaochang to suppress the plague, support the collapsing building, and turn back the overwhelming tide.

But it was only when they truly faced the epidemic that they realized what was truly difficult to cure was the poison in people’s hearts.

Despondently sitting atop a wild beast, as Lu Liangliang was engulfed in self-pity, she encountered a group of people who had rushed from the Lower City District, covered in dust. Leading them was a woman with bright eyes and white teeth, who, upon seeing the herbs piled up like mountains, clenched her fists in excitement and waved them lightly!

“Fantastic, Chaochang is saved!”

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