Gao Gengxin nodded and motioned for two soldiers to carry the body out. He then looked at his master's tired face and said, "Shifu, you should rest for a while. You can't go on like this without rest. If you are also sick, what should the patients do? Only you can find a cure for this disease. Your body—"
Gu Wei raised his hand to interrupt his disciple's words, and said, "I know you are worried about me. But we are rushing against the time right now. I can't rest when I know that someone is going to die when I'm resting."
He then looked at the tent full of patients, and said, "It's only been seven hours since the first patient showed symptoms of diarrhea, but the death rate has already exceeded two thousand lives. This is the first time I have seen a disease spread this quickly."
