The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!

Chapter 1381: Chapter 1376 She Changed

Mu Rongche, having delivered the documents to Long Guan City, did not receive a reply from the old king, so he could not directly go to the capital of Ji Yun Country, so he stayed two more days in Long Guan City.

One reason was to bury the guard who had died, the other was to protect the citizens of Long Guan City.

In the two extra days he stayed, he split the guard into two to protect the citizens, and he himself, along with Luo Heng, visited various places to inquire about the timing of the appearances of those poisoned by the Gu and their origins.

He discovered that the ones who had died in Long Guan City were mostly young and strong men, leaving behind mostly the elderly, weak, women, and children, even some grandfathers.

Aside from the women who could explain some of the situation, the remaining grandfathers in the village all seemed to avoid the topic. Whenever they saw Mu Rongche, they would look at him with pitying eyes, often advising him, “You, quickly leave this place! Otherwise, you too will turn into a man-eating monster!”

“That won’t happen, elder,” Mu Rongche reassured, taking a grandfather’s hand in an attempt to comfort him.

But before he could say anything more, the old man began to weep, his eyes filled with horror and fear.

After Luo Heng’s investigation, he reported back at their place of lodging, “Your Highness, the calamity of the Gu poison began two years ago. They have never seen what the poisoner looks like, but ever since the first victim of the Gu appeared, there have been an endless number. And those poisoned, all men, mostly young and strong, in the two years that have passed, nearly all the young and strong men in the villages around this mountain have perished or been injured. Now, it’s starting to turn to these old men.”

Mu Rongche’s hand slowly clenched into a fist, his brow furrowed with a trace of heaviness, “No wonder that elder advised me to leave, fearing for my life.”