Bai Erlang said, "Smallpox originally came from foreign countries into the Central Plains. If they are afraid of smallpox, they shouldn't go west. The further west, the more people get smallpox, right?"
Assistant General Nie was not well-read; he only knew that smallpox was terrifying and truly didn't know where it came from. He couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "Smallpox was transmitted from the Western Regions to the Central Plains?"
Because Manbao is a doctor, Bai Erlang followed them while flipping through some medical books, plus her discussions with Bai Shan, so he knew a bit more. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is said that during the Han dynasty, when fighting in the Western Regions, too many people died on the battlefield, leading to rampant outbreaks of epidemics. Some soldiers contracted the disease, and once recovered, their faces were pockmarked, hence the name 'smallpox'."
