In fact, Zuo Ci has already made some small moves related to this.

The water stains he left on the stone table and bucket lid this morning were sending messages to Wu Liang and Dian Wei.

However, if Zhang Liang deliberately arranged this so that they had the opportunity to make contact, those fleeting water traces may have been controlled by Zhang Liang, but it did not involve the information he wanted yet, so he stayed put.

So what should Wu Liang do in this situation?

Wu Liang thought carefully about this issue while following behind the steward.

It's best to stay put.

If Zuo Ci delivers another message, even if he knows it well, he will continue to pretend that he has not seen anything, let alone respond. Even if he cannot avoid it, he will still pretend that he does not understand, otherwise he will

It may arouse Zhang Liang's suspicion.

As for Zuo Ci.

There is no need for Wu Liang to be on his side if he is neither a relative nor a friend, but if the situation repeats, he would not mind teaming up with Zuo Ci to fight against Zhang Liang when necessary. After all, Zhang Liang can be regarded as their common enemy.

certainly.

Even if he joins forces with Zuo Ci, Wu Liang will still have a hand.

Because judging from the current situation, this incident must involve many unknown things, and it is very likely to be something that he is interested in. Although Zuo Ci appears here, it seems that he was held hostage by Zhang Liang, but it may not necessarily be the case.

He has no motive of his own, and Wu Liang still has no idea what this motive is. This means that Zuo Ci may stand on his opposite side at any time, so he must be on guard against it.

In short.

Now Zhang Liang has been temporarily stabilized.

And whether it is for Zhang Liang or Zuo Ci, he still has some use value. If he doesn't act recklessly, his life will not be in danger for the time being.

You can simply hold your nerve and wait for the situation to change, waiting for more information before making a decision.

…

The next few days.

Wu Liang and Dian Wei's life was pretty good. The servants in the Zhang Mansion were very polite to them. Even the soldiers no longer yelled at them. It was just a little boring because they couldn't go out freely.

In addition, Zhang Liang also authorized Wu Liang to exchange letters with his "family members".

However, the content of the letter must be read by the steward before it can be sent or delivered to the house.

It can be seen that Zhang Liang actually underestimated Wu Liang's methods. He had no idea that Wu Liang could pass information to each other through Zhen Mi's dreams, so he allowed him to use this method to report to his "family members" that they were safe.

Wu Liang was naturally happy to accept this, and of course he had to keep a full schedule. He would write an innocuous letter every day and ask his servants to help deliver it.

The Huren Army will also reply with a letter and send it back.

There are nothing more than some greetings and cares such as wearing more clothes and eating well.

These days.

Zuo Ci did not continue to convey other information to Wu Liang through some extraordinary means. His door was kept tightly closed every day except for washing and delivering meals, and he never made any difference.

Ordinary movement.

As for his wounds.

It seems to be a lot better, at least the linen covering his eyes no longer oozes blood... This is also a Xiaoqiang. With the medical level of this era, it is lucky that the wound is not infected, otherwise Zuo Ci will definitely not be able to withstand this winter.

.

So unconsciously.

It has arrived the "twelfth lunar month" that Zuo Ci had secretly mentioned to Wu Liang.

After these days of eating and sleeping, Wu Liang's body has gained a layer of winter fat, and even the skin on his face is much smoother.

The same was true for Dian Wei. The strong edges and corners on his face had rounded up at a speed visible to the naked eye. The creaking sounds on the couch became more frequent when he went to bed. Wu Liang even felt that he should mention it to the servant who came to deliver meals every day.

, and taught him to think of ways to strengthen Dian Wei's bed so that it wouldn't accidentally collapse due to Dian Wei sleeping on it.

It is also the first day of the twelfth lunar month.

Wu Liang met Zhen Mi in his dream again at night.

In fact, except for the first time when she entered the Zhang Mansion, there was no news worth conveying when they met in dreams. Therefore, every time Zhen Mi came to her in a dream, she would flirt with Wu Liang and seduce Wu Liang.

After that, Wu Liang almost couldn't control himself before leaving quietly several times.

But this time, Zhen Mi finally brought some different news.

"Suddenly, some people in the city went mad, biting everyone they saw. At least hundreds of people were killed or injured today. Everyone is in danger. Zhang Liang has also issued a ban on people. There are no people with government responsibilities.

No going out."

Still wearing very cool clothes, Zhen Mi held Wu Liang's neck and sat on his lap and said in a lazy voice.

"Do you know the reason?"

Wu Liang swallowed, struggled to look away from the "see no evil" place, and asked seriously.

Zombies?

Through Zhen Mi's description, such a word first flashed in Wu Liang's mind.

In fact, according to the cultural tradition of the Chinese dynasty, the word "zombie" should be more appropriate, but for the current situation, Wu Liang feels that the word "zombie" is more appropriate. After all, it is not that the corpse changes after death, but that it directly loses its mind and goes crazy.

.

"We can't go out either, we don't know yet."

Zhen Mi smiled sweetly and said, "But just now I ordered a few little things to go out at night to investigate. It's hard to say how much I can find... But I suspect that Zhang Liang should have known that this would happen.

Therefore, the defenders reacted extremely quickly, and almost instantly dealt with those who had lost their minds, using clean and efficient methods."

"You mean this matter may be related to Zhang Liang?"

Wu Liang frowned.

He couldn't help but think of the sacrificial ceremony held a few days ago. If Zhang Liang had any direct relationship with this incident, he immediately thought of the wine and meat distributed at the sacrificial ceremony.

Living in Zhang Mansion these days.

He has already seen Zhang Liang's position in Jinyang City. He is also a typical bureaucrat. It is okay to make some superficial remarks at the sacrificial ceremony, but don't expect to have fun with the people. Therefore, except for the sacrificial ceremony and the

Except for those who had contact with the people in the city, at other times they were not even allowed to approach the door of Zhang Mansion.

"It's hard to say. I've heard that there are no clear divisions between people who have lost their minds. They appear in all directions in the city. Apart from the sacrificial ceremony, there have been no other large-scale gatherings in Jinyang City recently.

I'm afraid it would be difficult for transmission through other channels to cause the current situation..."

Zhen Mi nodded slightly, but when she said this, she suddenly stopped and was silent for a moment before saying, "Those little things are back. The situation seems to be worse tonight than during the day. More people are suffering from mental illness.

They didn't even recognize their family members, and they would bite any living thing they saw, even poultry and livestock. The guards running around at night couldn't properly control it, and some people had their families wiped out because of this."

"this……"

Wu Liang's brows furrowed even more tightly, and he pondered and then asked, "Where are our people, have similar situations occurred?"

"If something like this happened to one of our people, I would not have this tone when talking to you."

Zhen Fu smiled.

"What about the Jinyang City defenders?"

Wu Liang continued to ask.

"It's not surprising that at least so far the Jinyang City defenders have not experienced any chaos. It seems that no one has suffered from madness. Otherwise, they have too much to take care of themselves at the moment. How can they still be running around to control the situation?"

Zhen Mi said.

"Where are the noble families in the city?"

Wu Liang asked again.

Zhen Mi should have asked her fox servant again, and after a moment she said: "Most of the mansions of noble clans are concentrated in the east of the city. The doors of these mansions are all closed, and they are quiet and peaceful, unlike the scene of howling ghosts and howling wolves in the south and east of the city.

Completely two worlds."

"Emmm..."

After asking about these details, Wu Liangzhi already had a rough guess.

I am afraid that this matter is really related to Zhang Liang, and it is most likely related to the wine and meat distributed at the sacrificial ceremony that day.

Because the defenders who participated in the sacrificial ceremony that day had never touched those wine and meat, the noble families had never touched those wine and meat, and the Hu army had never touched those wine and meat...

This statement is not entirely accurate.

To be precise, none of the soldiers of the Hu people's army had ever touched the wine and meat, while basically all the backbones of the Hu people's army had touched it, but it was not like the common people who ate it with open stomachs, but just symbolically.

I tasted a little bit to confirm the authenticity of the wine and meat.

Even Dian Wei, who was quite greedy for wine, just dipped his tongue into the wine and tasted the taste.

At present, the backbone of the Hu army has not experienced a similar situation. Wu Liang and Dian Wei are also safe and sound. It is most likely because the dose of wine and meat is not enough.

However, it still cannot be taken lightly.

in addition.
To be continued...