Without a doubt, Old Man Li was a qualified spy.
He had been selling pies in Jia City for many years. His pies were really good, not inferior to those old brands.
All these years, he had been well-behaved and had good relations with his neighbors.
He would only occasionally return to his "home" in Yue City. Although he called it home, it was just a smokescreen to confuse people.
Anyone who came to investigate him would find a mess. No matter how smart they were, they would still have to spend a lot of effort.
He lived his life normally. He would only do things when Hu Shaomeng looked for him.
After seeing the world of Transcendent cultivators, what was a bit of worldly gold and silver?
This time, he went to World Tower's Transcendent cultivator and hired a hitman to assassinate another Transcendent cultivator. Just thinking about it made his old body's blood boil.
After escaping the country, he stopped at a small city on the border of Rong.
He had long been prepared to roam around, but he didn't expect that he would be able to return to his country. No one came to investigate him. His meticulously planned escape route became empty talk, and the path he had painstakingly chosen was ignored.
He had already prepared himself to die, but the ending he had been waiting for didn't come.
He had even fantasized many times that he would use his remaining life to perform in front of an angry Transcendent cultivator. He would play tricks on that Transcendent cultivator and lead him in the wrong direction …
It was always a good thing to not die.
After going around in circles, he finally returned to his country.
Since he couldn't return to Jia City, he might as well recuperate in Yue City.
Fortunately, working for a Transcendent meant that he didn't lack money. The woman in his "home" wasn't good-looking, but she was sensible and considerate.
His days were the same as before. If Hu Shaomeng didn't contact him, he planned to continue living like this. It was no different from opening a pie shop in Jia City. It was nothing more than a dull day.
He found out that he was sick three days ago.
At first, he thought that it would be over after a while, but he didn't expect that his body would become weaker and weaker.
He thought that his old bones weren't afraid of death.
How could he be afraid of death if he dared to participate in a beheading?
But for some reason, when he saw the ugly woman he had married as a cover and saw the tears and snot on her ugly face …
He … was suddenly afraid.
He took out a box of gold leaves from a secret compartment under the bed and threw it on the ground. He told the woman to invite a doctor, the best doctor!
Money makes the world go round.
Old Doctor Qin came. Probably because he was old, his eyesight was blurry. He couldn't even take her pulse properly.
He looked and observed again and again.
In the end, he even took off his clothes. After taking a look, he fell to the ground on his butt!
He got up and left immediately without taking a single piece of gold leaf.
Old Man Li knew that he was finished. It was hopeless.
Fortunately, he had left behind some gold and silver.
Money was just a worldly possession. She couldn't bring it with her when she was born and couldn't bring it with her when she died. However, it was enough for this ugly but kind-hearted woman to live a good life.
Unfortunately, he was unable to continue working for that powerful Transcendent master.
For the rest of his life, he could only approach the world of Transcendents in this way …
At this time, Old Li did not know that Hu Shaomeng, who was like a demon in his heart, had been killed.
He had his own old cares.
He lay on the bed and closed his eyes tiredly. He didn't know what kind of impact his death would have on this land and this world.
His half-deaf, ugly woman didn't even touch the gold and silver.
She just hugged his body that was gradually turning cold and cried in a very unpleasant way.
…
However, the neighbor who was carrying gifts out saw the white banner hanging in front of the Li family's door.
The two groups of armored soldiers guarding the door also made him tremble in fear.
Adulterous couple? Murder for money?
A lot of messy thoughts flashed through his mind. He turned his head and was about to return to his house.
"Stop! What are you doing! "The soldier shouted loudly, but he didn't go near.
"Sir." The man walked forward, wanting to get closer to explain. However, he was shocked by the soldier who suddenly pulled out his sword.
"Just stand there. Don't come near!"
"Yes, yes, yes. I won't go near." He was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly explained, "I heard that Old Man Li was sick. As a neighbor, I wanted to buy some gifts to see him. I don't know what happened in his house, sir! "
The soldier asked, "You have a good relationship with this family? Do you usually move around? "
"I haven't had the chance. He hasn't been home all this time. It wasn't easy for him to come back recently. As the saying goes, 'a close neighbor is better than a distant relative', so I wanted to move around. "
The soldier turned around and looked at his comrade. He turned his head and scolded, "Go back to your room. You're not allowed to go out for the next few days!"
The man didn't dare to say anything. He lowered his head and scurried back to his room.
His heart was filled with doubts and a trace of haze that could not be removed.
…
In the largest and most famous medical hall in the west of Yue City.
At this moment, the atmosphere was gloomy.
All the disciples had been chased out of the backyard. Only Old Doctor Qin sat alone in the courtyard.
When the disciples talked to him, they could only shout from half a courtyard away.
The City Lord of Yue City was standing at the door.
Old Mister Qin was in his nineties this year. His body was still strong, and his words were still full of energy.
However, for some reason, the eyes of the disciples blocking the door were red and swollen.
"The patient shivered and had a high fever. Since then, he had a headache, weakness, and pain all over his body, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. I took off his clothes to check and found that there were bruises and bleeding on his skin … "
Old Mister Qin said, "There were lumps on his body, suppuration, and ruptures. From the onset of the illness to death … there were only three days! "
"There is no doubt that it is the plague, the most terrifying type of plague!"
The City Lord of Yue City stood at the door and asked with a sullen face, "Is there a way to cure it? How can we prevent the infection? "
Old Mister Qin said miserably, "Once the illness strikes, there is no medicine to save him. He can only wait for death! The only way to prevent the infection is to seal off the entire street and trap all the people who have come into contact with the infected person. They are isolated from the outside and are not allowed to come into contact with others. I don't know if I have been infected, so I can only imprison myself here and see what kind of fate the heavens have arranged for me! "
"City Lord, this matter must not be concealed. It needs to be raised to the highest level of vigilance. The entire city must immediately be under martial law and enter a state of combat readiness. No one is allowed to go out. The necessities of life have to be mobilized with transcendent being powers. Only transcendent being cultivators can withstand the infection of the plague. At the same time, contact the imperial court. In this great disaster, we can't handle it alone. We have to ask for the imperial court's support!
At present, we don't know the source of the plague, nor do we know where Old Man Li has been. We have to mobilize the entire country to deal with it. We even … need the help of the sovereign country!
And we can only wait. Wait for the infected person to die on his own and then burn the corpse! We have to be locked up for at least a month before we can recover! "
"Old Man Qin." Yue City's City Lord couldn't help but say, "It can't be like this, right? I've already ordered people to seal off the street where the infected person is and not allow anyone to come into contact with him. It's just this one case. I don't see what can be done … Why do we have to cause the entire city to panic? "
"If a rat is discovered, there must be a nest of rats! If a case of the plague breaks out, there are at least five cases lurking! "Old Mister Qin advised earnestly," Your Excellency City Lord, you have to guard against the slightest thing. You must know that a thousand-mile dike can be destroyed by an ant's nest! Besides, how can this be a slightest thing? There are already people who have fallen ill, and the plague has already spread! This is a tsunami and landslide! "
Yue City's City Lord was silent for a long time. "I know. Old Man Qin, you can rest at ease. You might not be infected. The prevention and control later will still require your strength. "
Without waiting for Old Mister Qin to speak, Yue City's City Lord left with his imperial guards.
Old Mister Qin sat alone in the courtyard and suddenly burst into tears.
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