Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 107: Jiacheng Anmin Book

Throughout the history of Daqi, the "Yuanfeng" is also worthy of competing for the title of the longest reign.

There have only been two reigns that have lasted for more than fifty-four years in the long history of Daqi.

As a vassal state, Yangguo naturally followed the reign of Qi.

Jiang Wang came back to his senses from his cultivation and suppressed the faintly visible Heaven and Earth Gate.

If he wanted to break through the Heaven and Earth Gate, he could start trying now.

Inside the Tongtian Palace, the nine major star river paths silently rotated, and the entwined star spirit snake moved agilely, shuttling back and forth in several star river paths. The Ming Candle was no longer enough for it to hover.

The warning before the destruction of Fenglin City made Jiang Wang feel that the Ming Candle seemed to have its own intelligence. But in the following time, it never showed a similar situation again.

Moreover, the Ming Candle had become very short and small. If he found a way to light it, Jiang Wang estimated that it would not last more than a quarter of an hour.

The sudden palpitations made Jiang Wang stop his cultivation and push open the door.

He still lived in the mine, staying with these simple and hardworking miners, which made him feel grounded.

"What happened?"

The anxious expression on Dugu Xiaoxiao's face cast a shadow over Jiang Wang's mood.

Having experienced Ge Heng's death and feeding the broken body of the Pig Bone Face Eater and Hu Shaomeng's severed finger to the dogs, Jiang Wang thought that there shouldn't be many things that could make her anxious.

"A lot of people died in Qingyang Town!"

With just a few words, Jiang Wang's heart skipped a beat.

He grabbed Xiaoxiao and rushed towards Qingyang Town, giving her shelter with his abundant Dao Yuan reserves.

The familiar scenery kept retreating in his sight, and Xiaoxiao felt that her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

"What... happened!"

What Jiang Wang didn't know was that Dugu Xiaoxiao's panic was not because many people died in Qingyang Town, but because she was worried that this incident would incur Jiang Wang's dissatisfaction and anger.

He also didn't have the mood to care about the emotions of the little maid anymore.

He couldn't understand why, no matter what the disease was, even if it was a plague, Qingyang Town had already prepared for it. How could so many people still die?

Jiang Wang rushed to Qingyang Town with his Transcendent cultivation base, and Zhubi Qiong, Xiangqian, and Zhang Hai followed him when they heard the commotion.

The Hu Family Mine was not far from Qingyang Town, but when Jiang Wang rushed to Qingyang Town, many people who saw his figure remembered that he had rushed here last time when he beheaded Hu Shaomeng with his sword.

In Yangguo, the yamen where the pavilion chief presided over was called the town hall.

At this time, the haggard Hu Laogen was in the town hall.

He didn't have the ability to turn the tide, nor did he have the courage to face it.

He was appointed to this position in the first place because he was obedient and familiar with the local area.

When Jiang Wang landed in front of the hall, his legs suddenly went weak, but he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tell me what happened." Jiang Wang said directly.

"Sir... Sir, it's like this, we... we..." Hu Laogen struggled to explain for a long time, but still couldn't make any sense.

Jiang Wang's dissatisfaction was no longer concealed.

Dugu Xiaoxiao, who was behind him, said, "Master, I have summarized the information before, but I haven't had a chance to report it to you. The situation of the outbreak in the entire Qingyang Town is the same as the first two deaths! As of the time I knew the news and reported it to you, there have been twenty-seven deaths today, and a total of fifty-three deaths in these days. There are currently no accurate numbers for those who are currently sick or suspected to be sick!"

It was obvious that Hu Laogen was in charge of Qingyang Town, but Dugu Xiaoxiao was familiar with these data.

"Why am I only finding out now?"

"I only found out today... It's probably because the outbreak today was so severe that it couldn't be concealed anymore!"

"It can't be concealed."

Jiang Wang pondered over these words and looked at Hu Laogen with a cold gaze. "Did you conceal it?"

"I... I didn't know it was this serious before." Hu Laogen became even more flustered and said incoherently, "Those who died in the villages below, I didn't report it. I only found out yesterday, and I thought I could control it."

"I have already ordered to implement strict control measures in the town according to the level of epidemic prevention. How did things escalate to this point?" Jiang Wang stared directly into Hu Laogen's eyes, his hand already resting on his sword.

If he said something wrong, he would kill him!

The little bit of goodwill from the past was not enough to earn Hu Laogen forgiveness.

When Jiang Wang was still concealing his identity, he showed goodwill to Hu Laogen in the first place because Jiang Wang, as a Transcendent cultivator, treated him as a person.

What Jiang Wang couldn't accept was that because of this reason, he trusted Hu Laogen, but after Hu Laogen became the pavilion chief, he didn't treat the other townspeople as people and disregarded their lives!

According to the household registration statistics, there were 36,671 people in the entire Qingyang Town area. Half of them were in Qingyang Town, and the other half were scattered in more than thirty villages.

The total number of deaths, fifty-three, was just a light number on paper.

But in reality, among the living crowd, it was extremely terrifying relative to the population of Qingyang Town. Once it was announced, it would be enough to cause widespread panic!

Hu Laogen couldn't say a word.

It was Dugu Xiaoxiao who explained on the side, "Many townspeople couldn't stay at home and refused to do so. There are too many people busy with their livelihoods or attending banquets. They are all our fellow villagers, and they haven't committed any crimes. The constables in the town can't really do anything to them. In my opinion, the main reason is the announcement from Jiacheng!"

"Jiacheng's announcement?""Every town has a 'Peaceful Citizen Notice', and they all need to be posted." Old Hu finally reacted, taking a notice from the desk and handing it to Jiang Wang with both hands: "Because of this, the townspeople don't believe it and refuse to stay. No amount of persuasion works."

What Old Hu didn't say was that even he himself felt that Jiang Wang was making a mountain out of a molehill. He also didn't think anything significant would happen.

Of course, Jiang Wang could see this.

But at this moment, his entire attention was drawn to the thin piece of paper in his hand.

The paper was not thick, but because of the seal of the Lord's Mansion of Jiacheng City on it, it carried weight.

What was added to it was the credit accumulated over hundreds of years by several generations of the Xi family in managing this area of Jiacheng City.

It was the trust of hundreds of thousands of people in the Jiacheng City area in the Lord's Mansion of Jiacheng City!

Just one piece of paper, but it was heavier than anything else.

The paper read—

"There is a disease disturbing the people, and rumors are spreading.

The mansion, in the name of Xi Zichu, a Transcendent cultivator from Dongwang Valley, clarifies the private discussions!

Up to now, we have not detected any signs of contagion in this disease.

Xi Zichu, a Tenglong cultivator from Dongwang Valley, the current Medical Sect.

This minor disease can be eradicated with a flip of the hand!

The actions of everyone in the city area need not be disturbed by the disease.

Hope for the people's peace!"

After reading this "Peaceful Citizen Notice".

A chill rose from his tailbone, shooting straight to his crown.

Then, it was an uncontrollable rage!

They say there's no contagion, yet fifty-seven people in Qingyang Town have died from the same disease.

They say the disease can be eradicated with a flip of the hand, yet fifty-seven people in Qingyang Town have already died!

How many people in the entire Jiacheng City area are sick, and how many have died?

What kind of bullshit is this 'Peaceful Citizen Notice'.

It's clearly a "Death Encouragement Notice!"

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