Qingniu Medical Hall transformed overnight into a gigantic garlic-scented amusement park. Huwa, wearing glowing ox-horn headbands and holding a megaphone, shouted across the grounds: "Step right up, don't miss out! Today's amusement park is all about thrills and keeping dysentery germs at bay! Clear the stages and win a limited-edition 'garlic-scented' prize from Xiaotao Eatery!"
As soon as they stepped inside, the townspeople were left dumbfounded. The "epidemic prevention arch" at the entrance featured two stone ox sculptures that puffed out not mist, but bubbles carrying medical chants from Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold, which left glowing words reading "Spit in the spittoon" on anyone's clothes they touched. Walking further in, a yak caravan belonging to Tibetan apprentices carried a "mobile Tibetan medicine labyrinth," its walls randomly popping out scrolls inscribed with Tibetan epidemic prevention songs. Silla apprentice Kim’s "arithmetic roulette" was even more ingenious: spin the pointer, and whichever square it landed on would pop out a garlic-flavored chocolate corresponding to an epidemic prevention formula from The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art.
Garlic steamed buns underwent their ultimate evolution. Huwa had modified the buns into "park guides"; these hopping little buns not only gave directions, but would suddenly perform backflips while shouting, "Disinfection pool ahead, begone, germs!" One bun got too excited and dove headfirst into…
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