Real Cthulhu Running Game

Zhang Jingxu took a deep breath and continued: "Half a year ago, there was a smallpox epidemic in Wuling City. This smallpox epidemic killed thousands of people, and because I had mild symptoms of smallpox when I was a child, I He escaped the smallpox epidemic."

After hearing that "Zhang Jingxu" had suffered from smallpox once, Liu Xing and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, people who have had smallpox once will develop immunity to the smallpox virus and basically will not get smallpox again.

"Speaking of the smallpox epidemic, I still have fresh memories of it, because a smallpox epidemic also occurred in my village at that time. Almost 90% of the villagers were killed by smallpox, including my parents and friends. And I didn't get smallpox because I was fishing outside." Yin En said with a scared look on his face.

Zhang Wenbing on the side said: "It seems that Ding Kun and I are pretty lucky. We grew up together. We have always only heard about smallpox in name but never seen it. But then again, since we have There is now a smallpox epidemic in Taoyuan Village, which means that there should be no smallpox virus in Taoyuan Village before this, so we brought the smallpox virus here, right?"

Ding Kun nodded, touched his cheek and said: "Yes, we most likely brought the smallpox virus into Taoyuan Village, and I always feel that I also have smallpox, because I also have smallpox on my face. Some rash."

Liu Xing took a closer look and found that Ding Kun and Zhang Wenbing both had some rashes on their faces, while Zhang Jingxu and Yin En were just as normal.

At this time, Yin En said with some regret: "It seems that I brought the smallpox virus into Taoyuan Village because I found that there were no clean clothes after returning to Wuling City, so I put on the clothes left by my father. , and this dress is the dress my father wore when he got smallpox... It seems that the smallpox virus still remains in this dress."

Hearing what Yin En said, Ding Kun couldn't help but take out the dagger and said viciously: "You damn guy, you actually caused us to get smallpox. Look, I won't take your life this time!"

Yin En waved his hand quickly and said with a horrified look on his face: "No, Brother Ding, smallpox is actually not as scary as you think. There are many people who only get pockmarks, which are not life-threatening."

After hesitating for a moment, Ding Kun put away the dagger and said: "In that case, let you put your head on your neck for a few more days. If I find that something is wrong, don't blame me for being cruel."

"Ding Kun, Zhang Wenbing, although you want to kill me, I still have to remind you that it is unrealistic to rely on your own physical fitness to resist the smallpox virus, so I still recommend that you leave Taoyuan Village as soon as possible and return to Wuling I need to find a doctor for treatment." Zhang Jingxu said seriously.

After Zhang Wenbing and Ding Kun looked at each other, they said to Zhang Jingxu: "You are right, we can no longer stay in Taoyuan Village, so you go to the royal family elder now and tell him that we are going back to Wuling city!"

Zhang Jingxu nodded and turned directly to the royal family elder's home.

Now that it's this time, Liu Xing will of course follow Zhang Jingxu and others.

When Liu Xing and others returned to the settlement in Taoyuan Village, they found that many Taoyuan Village villagers who had smallpox fell to the ground, looking confused.

A smallpox epidemic has begun in Taoyuan Village.

I don’t know if it was due to the environment in Taoyuan Village. Liu Xing felt that the smallpox virus broke out too quickly after it passed its incubation period.

Now Liu Xing also feels that his limbs are gradually losing strength.

When they arrived at the door of Wang Clan's home, Liu Xing and others received a piece of news - Wang Clan's elder was found to have driven westward just a few minutes ago.

"Should we go and say goodbye to other clan elders? Or should we leave Taoyuan Village directly?" Zhang Jingxu said with a frown.

Obviously, this should be the most important two-choice question in this module.

Both options have pros and cons. If they want to leave directly, Zhang Jingxu and others may still be trapped in the illusion as before, thinking that they have left Taoyuan Village and returned to Wuling City, but in fact they have been wandering around Taoyuan Village. However, it is also possible to leave Taoyuan Village without any pressure; if he goes to meet other clan elders and gets approval from these clan elders, then Zhang Jingxu can justifiably leave Taoyuan Village. However, it is also possible that he will be controlled by these clan elders and leave directly. Maybe because of the death of the royal family elder, Zhang Jingxu and others could leave Taoyuan Village without any hindrance.

Because Zhang Jingxu couldn't make a decision at the moment, he asked this question to Liu Xing and others.

However, Liu Xing and others looked at each other, not knowing how to make a choice, because Liu Xing and others still know too little information now, and they still don’t know the relationship between the royal family elders and other clan elders, and the authority they control. What is the difference.

Therefore, the final decision-making power was returned to Zhang Jingxu.

After Zhang Jingxu thought for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go find Elder Liu. I think Elder Liu should be the most friendly elder to us."

Of course Liu Xing and others followed Zhang Jingxu's lead.

As a result, Liu Xing and others soon arrived at the door of Mr. Liu's house.

The Liu family elder's home is different from the royal family's home. It is a large two-story wooden building.

At this time, the Liu clan's hometown was already very busy. It seemed that many people in the Liu clan's hometown had also contracted smallpox, and most of the Liu clan's elders would not escape the disaster.

After all, the physique of the elderly is very poor.

Because Zhang Jingxu was a distinguished guest in Taoyuan Village, the son of Mr. Liu invited Liu Xing and others into his home after hesitating for a moment.

Just as Liu Xing thought, Elder Liu was already dying due to smallpox. When lying on the bed, he was taking in too much air and not getting out too much.

When Mr. Liu saw Liu Xing and others walking into his room, he waved his hand to reject the others.

"Mr. Zhang, what I have is probably smallpox." Mr. Liu asked seriously.

Zhang Jingxu nodded and replied with some confusion: "Elder Liu, how do you know about smallpox?"

Mr. Liu sighed and said helplessly: "When our Taoyuan Village was first established, we originally planned to be completely isolated from the outside world, so at the beginning we selected the heads of five families to serve as clan leaders. Elders, and only clan elders can pass on some knowledge related to the outside world, so that after several generations, Taoyuan Village can be built into the state of a small country with few people in the "Tao De Jing", so that Taoyuan Village can exist for a long time. If we go on, we will not fight with each other over the issue of profit distribution, which will lead to destruction in a short time. Therefore, in such a large Taoyuan Village, only five clan elders including me still know about the existence of smallpox."

Liu Xing thought for a while and said, "Elder Liu, last night I saw a group of people wearing yellow scarves gathered around a pond. Mr. Zhang said those people seemed to be the Yellow Turban Army more than two hundred years ago?"

Elder Liu frowned and said with a surprised look on his face: "What, you actually saw someone's head wrapped in a yellow scarf, and they were gathered around a pond? Did you see clearly what they were doing?"

When Liu Xing saw Elder Liu's appearance, he knew that Elder Liu and the "Yellow Turban Army" were probably not the same people.

Ever since, Liu Xing told Elder Liu what he saw and heard last night.

"So that's it. Sure enough, it's God who commits evil, but it can be forgiven. Man's evil is unforgivable. It seems that this smallpox was caused by the old man of the royal family." The elder of the Liu family said with a sigh.

Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Liu Xing and others couldn't help but look at each other and found that each other's eyes were full of joy.

It was obvious that his group had found the right person when they came to the Liu clan this time.

After pondering for a few minutes, the elder of the Liu clan continued: "I know what you all want to know, so I will tell you the truth of the matter here. In fact, our Taoyuan Village was not established during the Qin Dynasty. It was established two hundred years ago by a defeated Yellow Turban Army. What’s more important is that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army was not the Zhang Jiao you are familiar with, but an immortal who called himself the King in Yellow Clothes.”

Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, and it was exactly what he thought.

"At that time, the ancestors of the royal family were Zhang Jiao's personal guards, so after Zhang Jiao became seriously ill, the ancestors of the royal family were arranged to lead a troop disguised as refugees and came here, hoping to find the King in Yellow who lived here. With help, the King in Yellow told him that Zhang Jiao's life was over and that the Yellow Turban Army had no way to recover. Then he asked the old ancestor of the royal family to take everyone to live in Taoyuan Village, which could be regarded as preserving the fire of the Yellow Turban Army. After that, the King in Yellow left here, and our ancestors stayed to establish the current Taoyuan Village."

"I believe you have discovered that Taoyuan Village is actually located in a fairyland, so it is not easy for you to get in and out of Taoyuan Village, because most of the time Taoyuan Village is in a semi-closed state, and only those who are destined to do so are If you are lucky enough to enter Taoyuan Village, if these destined people do not choose to stay in Taoyuan Village, they will be required to swear that they will not reveal the situation of Taoyuan Village to outsiders after leaving Taoyuan Village, otherwise they will be controlled by the caster. , this spell was also left by the King in Yellow, and now only the royal family can use it."

"Of course, not everyone wants to live in Taoyuan Village, so the five clan elders found a list of brewing ingredients in the residence of the King in Yellow. The brewed wine is what you drank two days ago. That kind of liquor, and this kind of liquor can keep people awake all the time, so after getting this kind of liquor, another clan elder who was originally a disciple of Zhang Jiao used a kind of medicinal powder in all the water sources in Taoyuan Village. Planting medicinal powder can make people become confused, lose a certain sense of autonomy, and become more easily controlled by others. Therefore, by controlling the distribution of liquor, villagers who want to leave Taoyuan Village become walking zombies. It’s the villagers outside the settlement.”

"When it comes to my generation and the elders from the royal family, because an outsider entered Taoyuan Village more than ten years ago, and we also know that the Jin Dynasty replaced the Han Dynasty, the elders from the royal family have thought about leaving Taoyuan Village, and other clan members and I have thought about leaving Taoyuan Village. The elders don’t agree with the royal clan’s actions, so the royal clan pretends to agree with our idea, but in fact they are planning a big conspiracy behind the scenes, that is, they want to summon the servant of the King in Yellow who stayed in Taoyuan Village - a A very scary monster, this monster was sealed under the pond, so the royal family always wanted to unblock the monster by feeding it." Elder Liu said in a calm tone, "As for why the royal family is so interested in Mr. Zhang, you are so kind, I am afraid that the royal family always wants to use you to change the taste of that monster."

I see.

Liu Xing and others all looked like they suddenly realized something.

Although Liu Xing and others also roughly guessed all this.

"So Mr. Liu, do you need me to take you to Wuling City to treat smallpox now?" Zhang Jingxu said seriously, "I have some status in Wuling City, so I should be able to hire many famous doctors to treat you. .”

Elder Liu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "At this point, everything has been settled. I actually know very well what kind of disease smallpox is, because my ancestor is actually a doctor, so I am still very fond of smallpox. I understand, so I realized something was wrong when I developed symptoms of smallpox, because the attack of smallpox was so fast, and the disease process that originally took several days was completed in just a few hours, so I knew Those villagers in Taoyuan Village who got smallpox will definitely not be able to leave Taoyuan Village, and I am now able to chat with you for so long because of my reflection."

At this time, Liu Xing suddenly felt that his feet were weak, and he couldn't help but collapsed on the ground. Then he felt that his vision continued to blur, and the sounds in his ears became smaller and smaller.

Liu Xing, rush to the street.

After tearing up the card, Liu Xing entered the spectator mode. After watching the elder Liu say a few words to Zhang Jingxu, he took out a jade pendant and gave it to Zhang Jingxu.

Then Zhang Jingxu took Ding Kun and others out of the Liu family's home, and summoned the villagers in Taoyuan Village who had not yet contracted smallpox to follow him and leave Taoyuan Village.

At this time, the number of people still standing in Taoyuan Village was less than three digits.

Halfway through, Ding Kun and Zhang Wenbing also fell to the ground one after another.

"Here I go, it turns out that smallpox is so cruel. It instantly killed me without even making a judgment." Zhang Wenbing said in surprise.

Liu Xing shrugged and said with a smile: "No, no, no, logically speaking, smallpox will not kill people so quickly, so we just encountered a plot kill, but it seems that Zhang Jingxu can pass this module. "

Ding Kun on the side laughed, patted Liu Xing on the shoulder and said, "Classmate Liu Xing, do you think farming is fun?"

The smile on Liu Xing's face froze instantly.

At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly saw a familiar face in the crowd - Zhang Shiwu? !