His expression paling, Guard Wu stood frozen for a moment before recovering. Putting a palm on Fu Hao Xin's head, he hesitated for a moment before lightly ruffling his hair and saying in a gruff voice, "Let's go, if we're any later, the pharmacist will be overrun."
Of course, although Guard Wu said that, the order in the village was rather good, so despite the panic in the air, nobody did anything crazy like running out to stockpile food and medicine, and everyone remained indoors, speaking in hushed whispers about what was to come.