Jiang Wang pondered for a long while, and under the expectant gaze of the bald-headed commander, he said, “If this plague can really harm extraordinary cultivators, then where can you run to now? Which route do you plan to take back to Qi? How can you ensure that the people you meet on the way are not carrying the plague?”

“This…” The bald-headed commander hesitated.

Jiang Wang continued, “In the Qingyang Town region, at least all those infected have been isolated, which won’t affect you and me. Once the plague really mutates, we can detect it immediately.”

“If the situation is really as bad as you imagine, running around will be more dangerous at this time. Staying in Qingyang Town is the safer option.”

Jiang Wang wasn’t really admiring this guard commander or considering him that much. He was thinking about the lack of manpower in Qingyang Town.

The more difficult the environment, the more necessary it is to unite more forces. This group of guards from the Four Seas Merchant Alliance can do a lot of things if used well.

But the bald-headed guard commander hesitated for a long time, and finally said, “I still want to go back to Qi, Master Jiang. Even if I accidentally get infected with the plague on the way, I’ll accept it! It’s better than waiting to die here.”

He gritted his teeth and said, “Our merchant alliance has dealt with many Yang officials. To tell you the truth, I don’t trust the Yang court! As long as we return to our Qi, everything will be fine!”

Since he had said so much, Jiang Wang had no reason to stop him.

Fighting the plague is different from other things. Forcing people to stay is meaningless. Dissatisfaction will only bring the opposite effect.

“What about them? Are they all aware of the dangers of running around now? Who wants to go back with you, and who wants to stay?” Jiang Wang asked.

“We want to go back to Qi!”

“We all want to go back!”

“Master Jiang, you should leave too. This broken place is really not good.”

None of the guards from the Four Seas Merchant Alliance who remained in Qingyang Town were willing to stay. They all wanted to return to Qi, even though staying in Qingyang Town was safer in the current situation.

Whether these people were good or bad, wise or foolish, they had an almost blind faith in Qi.

This is the cohesion of a hegemonic country.

It is also the pride and belonging that a powerful country brings to its people.

Jiang Wang sighed inwardly. He waved his hand, “If you want to leave, then leave, but don’t take any supplies from Qingyang Town.”

He let these people go and said to Xiang Qian and Xiao Xiao, “Let them go. Don’t spread this news for now. Call everyone to the town hall later, and we’ll talk about the specifics.”

Jiang Wang returned first, intending to take a look in the Mirage of Taixu.

If even a deacon of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance had received the news about such a big matter, then Chong Xuansheng should not have missed it either.

Upon entering the Mirage of Taixu, Chong Xuansheng’s fat paper crane had been circling for a long time.

Jiang Wang opened the letter and saw: “Leave Yang immediately. The rat plague has worsened and can now kill the extraordinary.”

He hadn’t entered the Mirage of Taixu for only two days, but he almost missed such big news.

From the timeline, the time when Chong Xuansheng sent the message should have been earlier than when the Qian deacon of the Four Seas Merchant Alliance received the news.

But Jiang Wang was naturally unwilling to leave.

Not to mention what he had said to the merchant alliance guards, the safest option in the entire Yang country at this time was to stay put. Nor was it necessary to say that his “escape” would be a declaration of abandoning all his previous efforts in Yang.

Just to say one thing, just to say so many innocent people in the Qingyang Town region.

Once he left, Zhu Biqiong, Xiang Qian, Zhang Hai, Dugu Xiao, and even the two medical cultivators from the Chongxuan family, would not stay either.

In the current situation in Yang, withdrawing all the extraordinary power, which has also been the mainstay in combating the rat plague… the entire Qingyang Town would immediately collapse.

In this moment, abandoning… is equivalent to murder.

He immediately wrote a reply to Chong Xuansheng, waited for a while, but there was no reply. He then exited the Mirage of Taixu.

In the town hall, Zhu Biqiong, Xiang Qian, Zhang Hai, and Dugu Xiao had all arrived, and the two medical cultivators that Chong Xuansheng had sent had also been called over. They were medical cultivators cultivated by the Chongxuan family themselves, and they had no connection with medical sects such as the Eastern Wang Valley.

Medical cultivators are valuable talents. Since Chong Xuansheng had delivered definite news, Jiang Wang didn’t need to force them to stay if he wasn’t leaving himself.

He directly asked, “How many infected people are there? How soon can the treatment be completed?”

The two medical cultivators were sent by Chong Xuansheng, so they would naturally not put on airs in front of Jiang Wang.

The older Tongtian Realm gentleman said, “There are still twenty-three cases of infected people. If we don’t rest in the middle and there are no new cases, the treatment can be completed by tomorrow at the earliest.”

The younger one was his disciple, only at the Youmai Realm, and didn’t speak to the side.

“Chong Xuansheng sent me a letter saying that the rat plague in Yang has mutated and can now harm the extraordinary… You naturally understand what this means, and I don’t need to say more. After treating all the remaining infected people in Qingyang Town, you can decide whether to stay or leave.”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biqiong and Zhang Hai were startled, but Xiang Qian and Dugu Xiao already knew about it, so their reaction wasn’t as strong.

“If we leave, what will happen to the infected people who haven’t been diagnosed in the town?” The old gentleman thought for a moment, “Young Master Jiang doesn’t plan to leave, does he?”

The reason was simple. If Jiang Wang wanted to leave, he wouldn’t have said so much to them. He would have directly gathered the team and left, and no one could stop him now.

“I naturally won’t leave.”

Hearing Jiang Wang’s words, Zhang Hai couldn’t tell if he was relieved or worried.

At this time, only he and Dugu Xiao in the town hall were native Yang citizens.

Speaking for himself, his thoughts were very complicated. If possible, he certainly hoped that Yang would be peaceful and prosperous. But at the same time, he absolutely didn’t want to put himself in danger. Avoiding harm and seeking benefit is the instinct of living beings.

While he was hesitating, the old gentleman from Qi had already said, “Then I won’t leave either. However, in case of any unexpected changes, let my disciple leave.”

Doctors have the hearts of parents.

In the past, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, risking his life countless times. What was it for? “Saving people” alone.

The medical school was born from “benevolence.”

“Old gentleman, your disciple can leave now.” Jiang Wang took out a ten-thousand yuan stone from his storage box and placed it on the table, “In addition to the diagnosis fee paid by the Chongxuan family, this is my personal gesture.”

“Master…” The young medical cultivator looked reluctant.

The old doctor didn’t hesitate, picked up the ten-thousand yuan stone, stuffed it into his disciple’s hand, and said with a stern face, “Now hurry and get back to Qi. This mere plague can’t do anything to me.”

The old doctor was usually quite strict and deeply respected. The young doctor didn’t dare to argue, but stood there with the ten-thousand yuan stone, rooted to the spot.

“Go!” The old doctor kicked him, and he left the town hall, looking back every step.

This kind of plague that could harm extraordinary cultivators deeply understood its horror as a medical cultivator – just think, the kind of powerlessness when ordinary people are infected with the rat plague and can only wait for death!

And the old doctor’s choice to stay at this moment better reflected his medical benevolence.

His choice to stay relieved Jiang Wang. If there were no medical cultivators, there was actually only one path for newly added infected people – it was nothing more than isolation and letting them live or die on their own.

Relying solely on Jiang Wang’s devouring poison flower, he would probably have to devour until the end of time, and it might not even be effective.

After first reaching a consensus with the “outsiders,” Jiang Wang said to a few “insiders,” “You all know the situation, I don’t have much to say. It’s up to you to decide whether to leave or stay. Those who leave, I won’t force them. Those who stay, we will work together to overcome the difficulties.”

After talking for so long, everyone had a certain amount of psychological preparation. Those who had to make a decision had naturally already made their decision.

“Wherever you are, old master, that’s where I’ll be.” Dugu Xiao said first.

“People are bound to die.” Xiang Qian said indifferently, “It’s all the same how they die.”

Jiang Wang wanted to spit on him, even expressing determination could be so demoralizing. Thinking that it was a time to use people, he reluctantly gave up.

Zhu Biqiong hurriedly stuffed something into her arms and said with great momentum, “The six months I promised you haven’t arrived yet. I keep my word.”

Jiang Wang looked at her quietly, “The fortune ball is very calm?”

“There’s a little bit of misfortune, like drizzle!” Zhu Biqiong waved her hand boldly, suddenly realizing what she had revealed, stuck out her tongue, and shrank up like a quail.

This time Zhang Hai was truly relieved. Even if he wanted to run, he really had nowhere to go. Yang was his motherland. He had personally participated in the fight against the rat plague during this time and had much more confidence in the environment of Qingyang Town compared to other parts of Yang. Moreover, Zhu Biqiong’s fortune ball hadn’t moved, indicating that at least the next few days were safe.

“Master Jiang! Of course I won’t leave either.” His voice was very loud.

“This matter doesn’t need to be announced.” Jiang Wang made a decision, “Move all the people from the villages below the town region to the town for unified resettlement, and leave the suburbs to the fierce beasts. All other measures will remain as before.”

The various fierce beasts in the Jiacheng city region, whose harm was severe, were handled by Jiacheng dispatching extraordinary cultivators.

The Hu family and his son took over Qingyang Town and also took over the responsibility of resisting fierce beasts.

The same is true for Jiang Wang now.

However, now that they had to fight against the even more terrifying rat plague after the mutation, it was no longer possible to deploy manpower. Abandoning the suburbs and concentrating management, as long as Qingyang Town’s four gates were sealed, it would be enough to prevent the intrusion of foreign rat plagues. With the internal rat plague already under control.

In the current situation, this was the least stressful method.

After personally taking a trip, Jiang Wang finally understood the current situation in Yang.

The information verified by Chong Xuansheng and the Four Seas Merchant Alliance was correct. The rat plague raging in Yang had indeed mutated to the point where it could harm extraordinary cultivators.

The first extraordinary cultivator who truly died from the rat plague appeared in the Yuecheng city region.

After that, there were two more consecutive cases.

For a time, the entire Yuecheng city region was in panic. The situation, which had finally improved, fell into chaos again… and even directly collapsed.

The main reason why Yuecheng city region collapsed so quickly was that –

After confirming the mutation of the rat plague, the city lord of Yuecheng actually chose to abandon the city and run away at the first moment.

Abandoning hundreds of thousands of citizens in the city region!