"No. The plague broke out is Ankang City." Lin Chongwei shook his head. When talking about this rare and serious plague, his face became serious and said in a deep voice, "The six cities in the northwest were the territory that the late emperor granted to General Mu Chengyan of Shenwu when he was alive. He held 200,000 Shenwu Army. After all, the six cities in the northwest are the boundaries between our Jing Kingdom and Luo Kingdom, and are a very important military place. Thanks to General Mu's dedication over the years, the people in the northwest could live a stable and worry-free life. This plague broke out inexplicably, and it was also his decisive decision to seal Ankang City, which suppressed the spread of the plague. However... As soon as this natural disaster came out, I'm afraid that the Luo Kingdom would be unstable again!"

"Where is his mansion?" Chu Ci asked again.

Lin Chongwei replied: "It's in Ankang City."

Chu Ci thought about it for a while, then said to Lin Chongwei: "Zhongwei, you and I know that the assassination tonight was just for me personally. Since that's the case, it's better for me to take a step to Ankang first, you--"

"You want to go to Ankang?" Lin Chongwei frowned and interrupted Chu Ci's words. He was confused and thought for a while, and suddenly changed his face, "You have brought these people out to experience it, are you going to go to Ankang?"

I had long expected that he would react like this, so Chu Ci nodded and didn't say anything.

"Are you crazy?" Lin Chongwei stared at Chu Ci in disbelief, and couldn't help but raise his tone and asked, "Are you kidding the lives of these thousands of people?"

Chu Ci looked at his excited expression and patiently explained: "The plague in Ankang City is raging now, and the people are killed and injured. It is already a place where everyone panics. But Luo State is still eyeing him. At this time, no matter how smart and powerful Mu Chengyan is, he will definitely be unable to do so. But if I can't go there to help solve this crisis--"

"You said it simply!" Lin Chongwei interrupted Chu Ci's words roughly and asked her, "How do you solve it? Can you cure the plague with medical skills?"

"I'm not going to save people." Chu Ci said lightly, "I'm going to kill people."

Lin Chongwei didn't listen to what Chu Ci meant, and shouted angrily at her, "You are using the life of my Dragon Soul Guard Sanqianerlang to exchange for your future!"

Chu Ci waited for him to yell, his face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "Lin Chongwei, calm down and think carefully, how did this plague occur? Jingguo has never had such a natural disaster in the past century. You don't really think it was a coincidence, right?"

Lin Chongwei was stunned when he heard it. Before he could say anything, Chu Ci said again:

"On the contrary, although the founding time of the Kingdom of Luo State is almost no different from that of Jing State, they frequently experienced disasters such as plagues! And now, plagues broke out in Ankang City, at the junction of Jing State and Luo State. Is this really just a coincidence?"

Lin Chongwei was shocked and almost immediately understood what Chu Ci said. He looked at her with a look of shock and couldn't help asking: "Then... what are you planning?"

"I want to find the source. Only by finding the source of the plague can I follow the clues and find a way to cure it." Chu Ci said lightly, "And all you need to do is wait outside Ankang City. If I can resolve it smoothly, you don't even need to enter the city. Just follow me back to the imperial capital to receive merits. But if there is any violent conflict during this period, you need to enter the city to maintain stability."

After saying this, Chu Ci sighed silently.

She knew that even if she could take the lead in stopping Gu Shengge from entering the city, she might not be able to stop him from resolving the plague.

What's more, Gu Shengge's martial arts skills are too profound, and if he insists on going, she can't stop him.

So I can only take one step ahead and resolve the crisis for him.

It’s not that I don’t believe in his abilities, but that I worry about his body.

From the first time Chu Ci saw Gu Shengge, he could see that he was weak, especially after healing her, he was always so weak that he even smiled pale. Although he recovered a lot after so many years of recuperation, after he came back from Jiangnan this time, Chu Ci found that his body was not as good as before, so she didn't dare to think about what kind of harm he would cause to him if he entered the city!

"Hey! What are you thinking?" Lin Chongwei asked after interrupting Chu Ci's thoughts.

Chu Ci returned to normal and began to deploy: "Talk my meaning to Ning Yizhi and the others, please pay attention to it and try to keep the secret as much as possible to avoid panic. As for where I go, I will tell them--"

"Say that you have asked now, take the lead in solving the ambush on the road." Lin Chongwei continued.

"Yes, you're not too stupid." Chu Ci laughed, then picked up the salute she had prepared long ago, and said as he walked, "There's one more thing."

"Hmm?" Lin Chongwei asked.

"I am not exchanging your lives for my future, but betting on my own lives and fighting for a future with you."

Three days later.

Chu Ci looked at Ankang City, whose city gate was closed in front of him, and began to think about how to get in.

She traveled for three days in a row. During these three days, she almost never got off the horse. She ate the dry food she carried with her when she was hungry, and endured it when she was sleepy. She couldn't bear it, so she immediately took a break and took a shorter time. She was rushing all night long. Finally, she shortened the original five-day journey to three days, and came outside Ankang City on the evening of the third day.

Along the way, she noticed that the other cities in the six northwest cities were bustling and lively, everything was normal, and no plague was found.

When passing by Yecheng, the closest to Ankang City, Chu Ci stopped once and asked a vendor selling buns on the side of the road: "Xiaopan, I'm going to Ankang City, do you know how to go?"

The vendor looked frightened when he heard this, and waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Young Master, I advise you not to go there anymore. Go back wherever you come from!"

Chu Ci made a puzzled statement after hearing this and asked, "Why did you say this?"

"Young master, don't know yet! Ankang City has an epidemic! Now the entire city has been sealed up by General Mu. People outside cannot enter, and people inside cannot get out!" the vendor explained.

"Plague?" Chu Ci continued to pretend to be stupid, "How is that possible! We, Jingguo, have never had such a thing before!"

"That's right, that's why I said this is a natural disaster!" The vendor sighed, then suddenly approached Chu Ci, and said in a low voice, "Everyone is rumoring that it is the current majesty's debauchery that has brought us a natural disaster that has never happened in a century to our Jing Kingdom!"

Chu Ci couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why are there such rumors?"

The vendor was also a gossiper. When he heard Chu Ciwen, he said excitedly: "I heard that since Emperor Yue ascended the throne, he not only imprisoned the National Master in the deep palace, but also appointed treacherous ministers as prime ministers, indulging him in crime and domineering. However, he only knew that he was hiding in the harem and indulging in wine and sex, and even God could not bear it, so he was punished by Jingguo!"

The more Chu Ci heard, the more he was confused. Isn’t the national master practicing in seclusion? Why is it said that the emperor was imprisoned? And the treacherous minister here refers to the left prime minister or the right prime minister? If it is the right prime minister Ning Yekong, it is understandable, but if it is the left prime minister, it would be strange.

"But why did I hear that the emperor sent someone to inspect the plague?" Chu Ci asked, and she wanted to know if Gu Shengge had come here.

"Who? I didn't even see anything!" said the vendor disdainfully, then changed his respectful expression and said, "Thanks to General Mu, if he hadn't sealed Ankang City in time, he would have died here!"

It can be heard that Mu Chengyan has a very high reputation in this area, otherwise even a hawker selling buns would have said that.

Since that's the case, you might as well make use of it for her.

"I am General Mu's confidant. I have been studying in the Jiangnan area before. I have not seen you for a long time and want to go to Ankang to see what he has done recently." Chu Ci said sincerely, "But now I heard that Ankang City has been blocked, so how should I get in?"

"Are you really General Mu's confidant?" The vendor was a little suspicious, but he couldn't see the flaws when he saw Chu Ci's expression. After thinking about it, he said, "If you really are General Mu's confidant, you don't have to go in. Go directly to the county magistrate of our Yecheng, and he will arrange it for you."

Chu Ci asked curiously: "What does this mean?"

"General Mu's family lives at the county magistrate's mansion." The vendor explained, "When the plague broke out, General Mu sent someone to send his lady out."

After hearing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but say, "Since you can send out your daughter, why not send out the people inside?"

However, the vendor glared at Chu Ci like an idiot, and then said for granted: "There are so many people, and almost all of them are infected with the plague. It is so dangerous, how can I send them out at will? Besides, Miss Mu is General Mu's only granddaughter. She has been weak since childhood. How can I protect her if I don't send her out?"

"..." Chu Ci deeply felt Mu Chengyan's prestige in the local area, and felt that it would be nonsense to talk too much, so he simply continued to rush.

So she is outside Ankang City now waiting for darkness.

Ankang City is now too cautious, and the city walls are full of soldiers. It is difficult for her to break in openly - especially when she was running around for three days and two nights, she was even less sure.

After waiting for a long time, it was finally completely dark, and torches were lit on the city wall. Chu Ci abandoned his horse and used his light skills to come under the city wall. Just as he was about to act, he suddenly heard a scream from the wall:

"Come here! Another one fell here!"

Then there was chaos, and the sounds of cursing and complaining were mixed together. It was obvious how much panic the plague caused to the soldiers here.

Unexpectedly, he encountered such a good opportunity. Chu Ci did not hesitate and immediately took advantage of the chaos to jump into the city wall. As soon as he landed, he immediately dodged and hid in the shadows around the corner, avoiding the soldiers who happened to patrol.
Chapter completed!