The Lord of Yue City has been sitting in the study for half an hour. There is a sandalwood brocade box on the desk, which has a faint fragrance.
Inside the brocade box was a gift from the Rizhao County Sheriff.
The Lord of Yue City sighed again, opened the brocade box again, and looked at this "gift" - a human head preserved by Taoism.
Lifelike, it is Qin Nianmin.
With Jiang Wang's help, he did escape from Yuecheng City, but he failed to leave Rizhao County and was directly stopped by soldiers who blocked various places.
Qin Nianmin, who was eager to escape, clamored to complain to the Rizhao County Sheriff, and indeed he met the Rizhao County Sheriff based on Mr. Qin's reputation. The end result...is this.
What made the Lord of Yue City sigh was, of course, not the head itself, but the price he had to pay for it.
Having stayed in Rizhao County for such a long time, he knew the old guy who was the governor of Rizhao County very well.
The person kept the head and sent it over, just to tell him - I will solve the problem for you, you can pay the bill yourself.
Just like Yue Cheng behaved so badly in the face of the plague, he was only scolded a few words without any pain. The real price he paid was all hidden, in the carloads of gifts he sent to the county.
Now here comes another head.
The city lord of Yue City couldn't stop feeling pain in his heart.
This is not a problem that hundreds of Dao Yuan Stones can solve!
For a moment, he would rather Qin Nianmin sue the emperor. But after all, it’s just a thought.
"You said this old guy worked so hard, first to deliver the news, and then to file an imperial complaint. It is of no use to the country and will not help the situation. What is it for?" The Lord of Yue City looked at Qin Nianmin's head and frowned. asked.
The newly appointed guard commander said respectfully: "It is difficult to predict the evil intentions of the people..."
"When a mortal is alive, he must seek something. If he doesn't seek wealth, he seeks fame!" The city lord of Yue City sneered: "It's just like his father, who wants to be virtuous. I will let him be innocent during his lifetime and nameless after his death!"
He closed the brocade box and said angrily: "Qin Nianmin, this thief, is kind on the surface, but vicious on the inside. He has evil thoughts and is unforgivable! He secretly colluded with evil demons to sabotage the plan of the city lord's palace, so that the plague spread! Mr. Qin was the one who was killed He was pissed to death."
The more he talked, the angrier he became, as if this was already a fact, he slapped the case and said, "Let us spread the news of this thief's head to all parts of the city! As a warning to others!"
"This thief is so hateful!" The new guard commander showed that he was stronger than his predecessor. He was so angry that he was itching his teeth on the spot. It made people even worried that he would be so angry that he would eat Qin Nianmin's head.
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Qin Nianmin's head began to circulate throughout the city in the morning along with the condemnation notice. At this critical moment in the fight against the plague, manpower was allocated to do such a thing. It must be said that the lord of Yuecheng was indeed a talent.
Buddhists believe in cause and effect. As the saying goes: "Cause and effect cycle, retribution is unpleasant."
I don’t know if it’s retribution—at least that’s how the City Lord of Yue City felt for a moment.
Because rumors began to spread throughout the city in the morning to accuse Qin Nianmin, in the afternoon, he received a piece of news that made him tremble.
The people responsible for burying Li Yang, the guard commander of the city lord's palace, and two extraordinary detectives... were all infected with the plague.
Among them, there are extraordinary monks.
Moreover, the extraordinary monk died within just three hours after becoming ill!
It is worse than the performance of ordinary people after encountering the plague.
If we talk about the deaths of Li Yang and the three others, it is possible that they were tampered with by evil magic, or that they were invaded by the plague after their death.
So the latest extraordinary monk who fell ill and died can undoubtedly prove that the plague raging in the Yang Kingdom has completed its advancement and can begin to harm extraordinary people.
In other words, the force that has been most able to deal with the plague head-on so far is no longer safe in itself!
this means……
This plague may be out of control!
The city lord of Yue City immediately reported the death of Li Yang and the other three people to Yangting.
But in fact, he himself didn't quite believe it, after all, it was difficult to prove it with isolated examples. And now...
Or maybe it was an illusion, but the city lord of Yue City actually felt that he was a little hot, and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, but his tentacles were cold, covered in cold sweat.
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In Qingyang Town, Dugu Xiao temporarily prepared a coffin and hurriedly buried Xi Zichu.
However, on the way back, he found that in front of the warehouse of the Sihai Merchant Alliance, the Merchant Alliance guards were withdrawing in large and small bags, so he hurried over to report to Jiang Wang.
At this critical moment in the fight against the plague, Jiang Wang naturally could not let them withdraw.
When he arrived at the scene, Xiang Xiang was blocking the guards from the Sihai Merchant Alliance, preventing them from leaving. If he hadn't been concerned about the Four Seas Merchant Alliance's brand, he would have taken action long ago.
As soon as he saw Jiang looking over, the bald guard commander immediately shouted: "Sir, Master, Master Jiang! Let us go. We haven't touched any of the supplies in the warehouse. All we brought are our own things. !”
Seeing that this group of people didn't want to cause trouble, Jiang Wang didn't take action without coming up, and asked directly: "Why are you leaving suddenly? Isn't it a pleasure to cooperate?"
"This..." The bald guard commander of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance hesitated for a moment and then said: "I am very homesick and really want to go back!"
"If you are so attached to your family, why did you come out in the first place? I have made an agreement with you, Deacon Qian. The town is so short of manpower now, do you want me to send someone else to look after the warehouse?" Jiang Wang said slowly: "If you don't tell the truth, I'm afraid Can’t leave.”
The bald head looked around, gritted his teeth, and came closer to Jiang Wang and said, "Master Jiang, I'm telling you not to tell anyone else. This is top-secret news! I heard that the plague in Yang Country has mutated, and now it's not just infection. Ordinary people can also harm extraordinary monks! You should leave quickly, if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!"
As soon as these words came out, Dugu Xiao suddenly turned pale with fright.
Even moving forward, he couldn't help but look left and right, keeping some distance from other people.
"Who said that?" Jiang Wang frowned: "Since the matter involves confidentiality, the confidentiality measures are so poor?"
Baldhead knew that it was impossible to escape without telling him clearly, and there was no chance of success in forcing him.
So he came closer and whispered: "I have a good brother who is now working for Master Qian. Originally, this matter was not allowed to be spread... You must not betray him."
Seeing how smart he was talking, Jiang Wang's frown deepened: "Where is Deacon Qian now?"
"To be honest... I'm afraid Deacon Qian has returned to Qi State by now."
I didn’t make a lot of money, so I ran back to Qi!
As one of the largest chambers of commerce in Qi State, the Sihai Commercial Alliance is undoubtedly well-informed in terms of information.
Jiang Wang knew in his heart that this matter was probably not false.
Especially since he has personally experienced the outbreak of the epidemic on his body, and seen the plague bell shatter before his eyes...
Could this epidemic virus really progress? Rather than just being catalyzed by the plague bell during combat?
Could this be the real back-up plan of the White Bone Path?
If even extraordinary monks can't withstand this epidemic, then I'm afraid it's no longer a matter of one city or one county.
It’s not even just a Yang country thing!
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