I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 340 - 26: The Great Kyushu Migration and the Gu Clan’s Sage of Medicine
Various noble families successively exerted their strength... to promote and contribute to this great migration.
In the twenty-third year of Qianji, in July;
The first group of nearly thirty thousand people set out from the Central Plains heading towards Lingnan.
Before departure—
Liu Chen organized a grand sacrificial ceremony by the Luoshui River for this purpose.
He wanted to provide this group of people with a more steadfast belief spiritually.
If possible, Liu Chen wished he could personally attend.
His character is such that he dislikes being a mere observer.
But as an Emperor—
Once he ascended to this position, he had to shoulder the responsibilities that come with it.
He was no longer young.
Similarly, he understood well.
This event might be the last thing he could do for the Great Han.
....
This journey was destined to be arduous.
Compared to the expedition of Gu Ye in those years, today’s roads had become much easier to traverse.
Not only because Gu Yi never ceased developing the ancient path of Mei Pass, but also due to the stabilized situation.
Yet even so—
Along such long journeys, casualties were unavoidable.
Diseases... including unforeseen events encountered along the way.
Compared to the more robust soldiers, the casualties among these common people would only be greater.
This was a reality that no one could overturn!
Yet even so, everyone could only keep moving forward.
Gu Ling was tirelessly running among the people.
This time the court also enlisted numerous physicians to assist her in controlling the spread of various diseases, and Gu Ling was also implementing her years of research for prevention.
Even Gu Yi never anticipated that someone from this generation of the Gu Clan would walk this path.
It wasn’t until he received the letter that he became aware and concerned himself with Gu Ling.
To Gu Ling,
This was destined to be an extremely arduous journey.
Women naturally have lesser physical resistance compared to men; not to mention Gu Ling was always amidst the patients.
There was no surprise that she suddenly fell ill.
Fortunately, Gu Yi had been paying attention to her and thought of providing some basic help, first clearing all hidden hazards in her body, and from afar used the "Immediate Cure Talisman" to save her life.
If not, she would surely have succumbed during this journey.
Concerning Gu Ling’s severe illness this time, several of the accompanying descendants of the Gu Clan were all deeply frightened.
They all advised Gu Ling, unwilling to let her participate further.
But Gu Ling remained resolute.
If Gu Yi were here, he would surely discover that Gu Ling was inherently a healer, someone who held life in extraordinarily high regard.
She absolutely would not give up!
Having just recovered from a serious illness, Gu Ling immediately ran towards the isolated patient group again.
Cries echoed all around.
In this unfamiliar environment and sweltering weather, the torment of disease was far beyond what it used to be.
No one is unafraid of death.....
And no one is willing to die in a completely unfamiliar foreign land.
Many diseases such as malaria, water-borne toxins, heatstroke, and dysentery were tormenting these people.
They inflicted continuous psychological harm both physically and spiritually.
Faced with Gu Ling’s return, all the physicians were astonished, never expecting Gu Ling to recover so quickly.
"Miss... you are..."
Someone even looked as if they had seen a ghost, shaking slightly.
As fellow physicians,
Only they understood the severity of Gu Ling’s illness before; surviving was already a miracle, let alone recovering in such a short time.
"Ancestors’ protection."
Gu Ling responded with a composed expression, showing not a hint of hesitation.
Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present changed, a glimmer of light flashing across their exhausted eyes.
Ancestors’ protection?
Other people might not believe this, but the Gu Clan was different!
Chants and superstitions are not entirely unbeneficial.
Often this spiritual solace becomes a ray of light piercing through darkness.
"What’s the current situation?" Gu Ling did not bother with their astonishment and immediately asked about the current matters.
Upon hearing this, everyone snapped back to reality and proceeded to discuss the current situation.
The number of deceased was considerable.
It increased almost every day.
While listening, Gu Ling was also reviewing the illness record that she had compiled.
In fact, Gu Yi had helped the Gu Clan descendants in many ways, granting them an inherent advance in perspective.
Only when it came to medicine was Gu Yi powerless as well.
He could only spread basic knowledge.
The professionalism of medicine was far too high for Gu Yi to comprehend in a short period.
As for transcribing original texts of medical books online,
There was no need for that.
Not to mention the potential troubles, in conditions where he couldn’t comprehend them himself, transcribing such things might as well impose restrictions.
Most of these were experiences Gu Ling herself had summarized.
She absorbed herself in the records, carefully recalling everything she researched in Julu over the years.
Then she began treating again.
She could only try repeatedly, using different medications for different symptoms, observing them to determine the efficacy.
But this time—
In addition to medicinal treatment, she employed spiritual solace.
She had people spread the word that after being severely ill, she dreamt of the ancestors of the Gu Clan, who did not only heal her but also protected these people.
There were no particular rituals.
In such situations, even simple spiritual solace had a significant effect.
