Upon returning to Qingfeng Temple, Lin Hui quickly arranged for how things would run in his absence, instructing Xue Meng to handle any issues that arose. Then, he gathered his various pieces of equipment and medicines.
He didn't rush straight to the Inner City. Instead, he first visited many of the town's elderly residents to ask about the current situation of those who didn't eat Wanfu Meat.
But upon careful inquiry, he was shocked to discover that the number of people in town who truly and completely abstained from Wanfu Meat was extremely small.
"Not eat Wanfu Meat? That's easier said than done. It's very, very difficult."
An old woman living on the edge of town spoke, her words muffled by a shrunken, toothless mouth.
The dim stone house was blackened everywhere by soot. Taped to the walls were various paper records her son had created when he worked as a town clerk.
