Chapter 1972: Chapter 1959: Treating the Disaster Illness

Because this disaster disease has never appeared before, the medical staff don’t dare rashly start treatment, and can only wait for the research results from the county. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

But the earliest patients who caught the disease are clearly about to die, so the town mayor wanted Chen Yang to think of a solution.

"Alright."

And of course, Chen Yang didn’t hesitate to take it on.

Coming to the bedside of a critical patient, he immediately began carefully observing the patient’s condition.

After a simple examination, he found that the patient’s condition was exactly as the town mayor had described.

But he also noticed something extra: the bodies of these severe cases seemed to have lost all sensation, and their bodies appeared swollen.

For an ordinary person, this kind of situation is a very dangerous signal.

"Chen Yang, how is it?"

The town mayor waited at the side for a while before asking.

Chen Yang stopped observing and replied, "Mayor, the patients’ conditions are very dangerous, but it’s not that they can’t be treated."

"So that means, Chen Yang, you’re confident you can treat them?" The town mayor’s face lit up with joy.

"Yes, but I need some time to prepare the medicine." Chen Yang said.

"Good, good, as long as they can be treated, that’s all that matters. Is there anything you need my help with?" The town mayor was overjoyed.

"No, just let Kexin come back with me once."

Chen Yang said.

"Alright."

The town mayor agreed immediately.

To save time, Chen Yang didn’t say anything more. After giving the mayor a few instructions, he hurriedly took Wu Kexin out of the village, got in the car, and drove back to Linghe Village.

"Chen Yang, how confident are you about treating this disaster disease?"

On the way back, Wu Kexin couldn’t help asking.

"I’m more than ninety percent confident in treating it." Chen Yang said in a low voice.

"More than ninety percent confident?" Wu Kexin was pleasantly surprised; she hadn’t expected the cure rate to be that high.

But she quickly noticed that Chen Yang’s expression still seemed preoccupied.

"Chen Yang, is there something else wrong? Your face doesn’t look very good." Wu Kexin knew Chen Yang very well and knew he had something on his mind right now.

As for this question, Chen Yang didn’t answer right away. He stayed silent for a moment, as if thinking about whether to tell her or not.

After thinking for several seconds, he finally chose to speak.

"This disaster disease is very unusual. I suspect it isn’t naturally occurring." Chen Yang said.

"Not naturally occurring? You... you mean man-made?" Wu Kexin was a bit shocked.

"Mm, that’s my suspicion." Chen Yang nodded and explained his view: "On the way here, I carefully checked the environment of Linghe Village. The hygiene here is actually quite good, and there are no industrial sites nearby. By rights, a disaster disease shouldn’t appear here."

"Also, this disease is very severe from what I’ve seen, so we can’t rule out the possibility of it being man-made."

Chen Yang carefully laid out his thoughts.

After listening, Wu Kexin’s expression changed with shock.

When this suddenly happened, she had also considered that angle, but with no evidence she couldn’t say it out loud.

She hadn’t expected that she wasn’t the only one thinking this way.

"This disease actually doesn’t do that much damage to the human body; it’s just that with ordinary medical methods it really is hard to cure. Fortunately, I happen to have a prescription that can deal with this illness."

"But right now I don’t think the most important thing is treating the disease anymore, it’s finding the cause. If we can’t find the cause, then even if I can completely cure this illness, that still won’t do."

Chen Yang calmly stated all of his views.

After hearing this, Wu Kexin felt it made a lot of sense and strongly agreed.

"You’re absolutely right. I’ll text the mayor right away and have him ramp up the investigation into the cause."

As she spoke, Wu Kexin took out her phone, drafted a text message, and sent it to the mayor.

And Chen Yang didn’t say anything more, quietly driving back to Linghe Village.

In fact, what he’d just said was already the conservative version.

His true thoughts were not just as simple as "man-made."

It was very likely not the work of ordinary people.

It was very likely the handiwork of a cultivator.

Because from the patients’ bodies, he had sensed a trace of Spiritual Energy.

What can be tainted with Spiritual Energy? Only a cultivator can cause something to become imbued with Spiritual Energy.

Of course, it might also be a coincidence. Before the concrete results of a proper investigation come out, everything can only be speculation.

The most important thing right now is still treatment.

Only after the patients’ conditions stabilize can they move on to the next step.

A few brief minutes later, Chen Yang returned to the clinic.

Once home, he immediately went inside to prepare several medicinal herbs, and then went to the herb plot in the courtyard to pick an herb called Demon-Blocking Flower.

This herb was a marvelous medicine for dealing with disaster diseases in ancient times.

It’s very rare.

"Using Demon-Blocking Flower as the main herb, matched with these other herbs, there shouldn’t be any problem solving this."

After carefully checking the herbs and confirming there was no problem, Chen Yang took Wu Kexin with him again and drove to Linghe Village.

The situation in the village was still grim, and more and more staff were gathering.

They had even brought in police dogs, which were searching back and forth through the village like they were trying to find the source of the disease.

"Chen Yang, you’re back."

The town mayor was pacing anxiously inside the house full of patients. Only when he saw Chen Yang return did his expression ease a little.

"Mm. Mayor, have someone decoct these herbs. One pot of water, boil over high heat for two hours. Also, bring me some silver needles." Chen Yang handed the prepared prescription to the mayor.