Yi Shuyuan's medical skills were naturally extraordinary. By day he examined illnesses; by night he communed with ghosts and gods. What ordinary physician could have patients tell him their final sensations after they had died, let alone see the changes in each person's fate?
To be honest, witnessing the epidemic in Zhao Province was an exceptionally valuable experience for the physicians who went through it, especially as they studied it little by little from the moment it worsened, adjusted their methods step by step, and finally achieved cures through targeted treatment.
When the treatment was correct, the patients were willing to cooperate, there were plenty of helping hands, and medicinal supplies were abundant, eradicating the plague was only a matter of time.
This was no simple epidemic. It presented all manner of strange symptoms, some acute and some chronic, some severe and some mild.
As a studious young physician, Hu Kuangming could hardly be considered outstanding among the many doctors, including renowned physicians, who had gathered in Zhao Province from across Lingdong. But he was exceptionally good at keeping records and drawing conclusions.
With Yi Shuyuan's guidance, Hu Kuangming recorded many specific cases, as well as the experiences of many others.
To leave valuable experience for future generations of the Medicine Dao, a book titled "Treatise on Strange Epidemics" gradually took shape. Many physicians, Yi Shuyuan included, found it deeply moving after reading it, even feeling that they had gained new insights by reviewing what they already knew.
Naturally, Hu Kuangming was not the only name credited in the book. Many physicians who had fought the epidemic and contributed valuable experience were named, and Yi Shuyuan's name was indispensable.
Before the Beginning of Winter, the epidemic had begun in Baishi County, then spread throughout Zhao Province before erupting in a