Jiang Wang put away the Carp Pattern Red Banner and leaped down from the city wall.

The City Lord’s Seal of Jiacheng was truly a treasure, and he could have saved it, but he didn’t.

The current state of Jiacheng’s territory was in dire need of replenishment.

The Legalist school solidified its power through authority, unifying power through law, which was a righteous and proper path.

Gathering the power of the entire city territory and distributing it in all directions was originally a mutually beneficial endeavor that could foster growth.

But now, the hearts of the people in Jiacheng’s territory were wounded, and forcibly squandering resources was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Letting it dissipate, the entire city territory’s fortune would be returned to the people at this moment, which might save countless lives.

Leaping down from the city wall meant being inside the inner city.

The entire city was even quieter.

It gave one the illusion of being in a dead city.

With the city lord and his extraordinary guard all dead in battle, no one dared to step forward.

Or rather, no one was willing to stand up for the Xi family anymore.

Jiang Wang continued to walk forward, also adapting to the changes in his body.

Not to mention the many mysteries of the Nether Candle.

It should be said that the newly perfected Four Spirits Body Refinement Technique saved his life. If not for the physical defense provided by the Four Spirits Body Refinement, he might not have been able to withstand that Judgement Lightning Strike, even though it wasn’t at full power.

The military strategists’ methods of gathering people to form armies and the Legalists’ methods of implementing laws through power were both righteous and proper paths, worthy of being prominent schools of thought in the present era.

He was simply following his heart and practicing reason, but the Heaven, Earth, and Human Swords had made breakthroughs because of this.

He was stronger, but the Gate of Heaven and Earth was also more solid.

Unlike the Ethereal Vein Realm and the Cosmic Cycle Realm, which built the foundation, the Heaven Reaching Realm was right before the separation of heaven and man.

It naturally had vast space for exploration.

Many people regarded the limit of the Heaven Reaching Realm as the limit that a mortal body could reach. But historically, only those exceptionally gifted individuals could reach it.

Jiang Wang was now gradually approaching that limit.

Turning the street corner, there was a soldier in leather armor in front, who didn’t know what he was originally doing. As soon as he saw him, he turned around and ran away.

But he hadn’t even reached the extraordinary level, so how could he possibly escape?

Jiang Wang easily caught up, grabbed the back of his neck, and slammed him to the ground: “Where is Xi Zichu?”

This person was clearly trembling with fear in his heart.

But he gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t know!”

“I won’t kill you. There aren’t many people who are willing to protect this city at this time!” Jiang Wang said, and strode away.

“Young Master is too!” the soldier suddenly shouted from behind, “Young Master Xi is also protecting this city!”

Jiang Wang ignored him.

It wasn’t difficult to find Xi Zichu. Tracing Thoughts could point the way, and the place where the extraordinary cultivators in the city gathered should be where Xi Zichu was hiding.

Finally, he arrived in front of a small courtyard, Xi Zichu’s other courtyard outside the Xi family.

Jiang Wang had been to this courtyard several times.

Each time, what he saw was different.

The first time he came, beautiful maids led the way and beautiful women poured wine.

The second time he came, he didn’t even enter the gate.

This time when he came, the gate was wide open, and the former rockery and pavilion were all gone.

Everywhere were patients suffering from the plague, lying in every place they could lie down.

Moans, cries, coughs, mixed with the smell of medicine and blood, rushed over all at once.

Of course, there were no beautiful maids or beautiful women, only doctors wrapped tightly hurried back and forth.

Jiang Wang walked in the courtyard, and no one came to ask him.

No one cared who he was, what he was doing, or what he wanted to do.

Finally, he walked to Xi Zichu.

The sword was held brightly in his hand, having killed so many people, the Everlong Sigh still had not been stained with a trace of blood.

At that time, Xi Zichu was administering acupuncture to a patient, and behind him, there was still a long queue, all plague sufferers.

If he hadn’t entered the extraordinary, he would have probably died of the plague long ago.

Jiang Wang sheathed his sword. Coming from Qingyang Town and traveling all the way to this place, his killing intent had been exhausted.

Xi Zichu finished with the patient in front of him, glanced at Jiang Wang, and quickly devoted himself to treating another patient.

He said, “Messenger, please go back. I don’t have time to deal with you now. And I don’t have time to fight with you.”

Perhaps he was really tired, or perhaps his time spent with the plague sufferers had brought about some kind of subtle change in him.

In the past, he wouldn’t have been able to say such direct words.

Jiang Wang looked around. There were many extraordinary cultivators in this small courtyard, but everyone was very busy, not asking about external affairs, and wholeheartedly devoted to fighting the plague, just like Zhu Biqiong and others before.

“How long have you been doing these things?”

“I don’t remember, there’s no need to remember!”

“Has no one told you?” Jiang Wang asked.

“Told me what?” Xi Zichu said impatiently.

Perhaps it was disappointment, perhaps it was fear. Perhaps there was no one to spare the time to find out the news.

In short, no one had told him that Xi Munan was dead.

“Your father was derelict in his duty, I killed him!”

Xi Zichu suddenly stood up, glaring at Jiang Wang, his tired eyes filled with killing intent.

“Not all jokes can be made!”

Jiang Wang noticed that just as he said this sentence, the atmosphere around him changed. Almost all the patients, doctors, and extraordinary cultivators harbored killing intent towards him.

This instead made him feel somewhat comforted. It showed that at least here, Xi Zichu still had some support.

“You treat people first. I’ll be here, I won’t run away!” Jiang Wang said, “This city seems to be sick. Medicine is not my strength, I’m here to ask you for answers.”

He asked, “Treat a serious illness with strong medicine. What do you think?”

“You are not welcome here!” Xi Zichu said coldly, sitting down.

He absolutely did not believe that Xi Munan, who held the City Lord’s Seal of Jiacheng and the Carp Pattern Red Banner, would be killed by this Heaven Reaching Realm Jiang Wang.

No matter how strong he was, it was impossible.

Even so, he couldn’t stand such a conversation. He was only unable to act immediately because of the dying patient in front of him.

“Now, you should be clear that your treatment here is just a drop in the bucket, it can’t solve the spread of the plague! You should immediately seek help from Yangting and announce the real situation to the people of the entire territory. Mobilize all forces, seal off the entire territory, isolate the infection, and then investigate each household! Treat each person!”

Xi Zichu was silent. As a cultivator from the Eastern King Valley, and especially after personally contacting countless patients during this time, how could he not know this?

Jiang Wang said that the Jiacheng City Lord was derelict in his duty, and that was right!

“This thing can help you.”

Jiang Wang took out the Carp Pattern Red Banner from his arms and threw it in front of Xi Zichu.

This banner was the Jiacheng City Banner. Although it was incomplete, it was still a treasure.

Jiang Wang threw it out without a trace of reluctance.

Because at this time, only Xi Zichu could mobilize all forces to fight the plague to the greatest extent in Jiacheng. And the Carp Pattern Red Banner could only play its greatest role in his hands.

When Xi Zichu saw the Carp Pattern Red Banner, he was first stunned, and then furious!

This city banner was here, which was enough to show that what Jiang Wang said was true. He wasn’t joking, he wasn’t speaking with resentment, he had really killed Xi Munan!

The Dao energy in the Heaven Reaching Palace surged, and Xi Zichu stood up.

But a pair of hands pressed on his shoulders.

The surging Dao energy flowed continuously. Jiang Wang pressed on Xi Zichu and directly collided Dao energy to Dao energy in the most direct way.

The result of the collision was that Xi Zichu sat back in his original position again.

“I can kill you now, and you can kill me now! But the most important thing right now is to save the people of the entire city. The matter between us is a private matter, your death and mine are as light as a feather, we can decide it later!”

“The hatred of killing my father is irreconcilable!” Xi Zichu had been exhausted for a long time, and was temporarily subdued, but he couldn’t stop the hatred. He roared, baring his teeth.

“Your father, as the city lord, concealed the plague. How many fathers and mothers did he kill? How many sons and daughters did he kill?”

Jiang Wang shouted in a louder voice: “You can seek revenge on me, but you must first welcome their revenge. Resolve the hatred of hundreds of thousands of Jiacheng people. Otherwise, what qualifications do you have to die, and why talk about hatred?”

Xi Zichu couldn’t move, but his eyes were bleeding: “I will definitely kill you. Jiang Wang! I will definitely kill you!”

“Do what you should do, and then, I’ll wait for you to come!”

Jiang Wang let go of his hand, turned around, and left this place amid countless complicated gazes.

After Jiang Wang left.

The Jiacheng City Lord’s Mansion finally posted a new notice to the people, officially starting a city-wide curfew, isolating each household.

However, this day came too late.

The plague had completely broken out.