Just as Li Chengfeng was stirring up trouble in the divine capital, in the distant Taiyang, a plague broke out without warning again.
Early in the morning, the east gate of Taiyang City opened early, and carriages filed out of the city gate one after another. The guards hid far away, as if avoiding ghosts and gods, and did not even dare to look here. Take another look.
Sitting on this carriage was a coachman who was wrapped up tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Behind the coachman, the carriage was dragging a flatbed cart, with corpses stacked like a hill on top of it. There are no rules and no dignity.
Not only did they not get a coffin, a cemetery, or even a shroud when they died, they could only be pulled one by one by carriages three miles away from Taiyang City in the early morning. Buried in huge mass graves.
Almost no one knows why the plague that had been suppressed suddenly broke out violently. The patients who were supposed to be cured quickly became sicker and sicker, and some even suffered from vomiting and diarrhea in just one day. There may even be blisters and pus, and the body will be rotten and smelly, leading to death.
Such a terrifying plague was even more violent than the plague spread by Jue Wuji before. People in Taiyang City were panicked for a while, and the people frantically wanted to escape.
This city quickly turned into a terrifying ghost town at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"What should we do? What should we do!?"
Prefect Li Tian hurried back and forth in the lobby of the Prefect's Mansion. He looked anxious and frightened. He had heard about the situation outside, but he didn't even have the courage to go out and see for himself.
"Master, please say something!!" Li Tian suddenly stopped, stamped his feet and looked at Ji Chen who was standing with his hands tied, and shouted loudly.
Ji Chen lowered his head, his expression full of pain, anger and unwillingness.
As a person involved, he could vaguely guess what was going on with this sudden plague...
It seems that since the monster disappeared, the plague suddenly started to break out!
He originally thought... that he would be able to catch monsters and make a great achievement, but now it's better, he didn't catch the fish, and he got into trouble!
Why is his fate so miserable? Why is God treating me so unfairly
When Ji Chen was shouting with grief and anger in his heart, he suddenly found a fat figure stomping in front of him, his fingers almost poking into his eyes. Only then did he come back to his senses, and the sound of Li Tian's shouts buzzed in his ears. The buzzing is getting clearer and clearer.
"Speak! Master, what should we do now?"
"How about we run away quickly! A plague broke out in the city, and more than a thousand people died in one day! If this continues, everyone in the city will be dead in a few days!!"
When Ji Chen heard the word "escape", he was immediately frightened. He cupped his hands and said, "Sir, no, absolutely no!!"
Li Tian said angrily: "Are you just sitting here waiting to die?!"
Ji Chen said: "My lord, if you abandon the city and flee, there will be no place for me in that world! Not only can the prince not protect you, but even if my lord wants to seek refuge with the fourth prince, the fourth prince cannot protect you!"
Li Tianbei came out of it, sat down on the ground, and cried loudly: "This won't work, and that won't work either. Doesn't it mean that God wants to destroy me?"
As he spoke, he said angrily: "If I can't survive, you all won't be able to survive!!"
"Come here, come here!!" Li Tian jumped to his feet and roared loudly.
Thanks to the rectification of Taiyang City by the prince, the administrative power of the entire officialdom has been greatly enhanced. The deterrence and cohesion left by the prince have not dissipated. Otherwise, with the prestige and irritability of the prefect Li Tian, at this time the officials of Taiyang City came to Everything is gone!
Soon a servant came in, Li Tian waved his arms and shouted: "Send the order, seal Taiyang City, no one can escape!!"
The man was startled. He quickly and cautiously glanced at Ji Chen aside. When he saw that he didn't speak, he turned around and ran away.
Ji Chen quickly said: "Wait, I'll go with you!"
Ji Chen quickly found an opportunity and ran out by himself. He didn't want to stay in the prefect's mansion for a moment, even though the safest place at the moment was the prefect's mansion.
But staying there, Ji Chen always felt like he was staying in a coffin.
At present, Taiyang has obviously become a place of death, including himself, and he is also trapped in a dilemma!
Staying here is obviously a dead end. Even if they are not infected by the plague, everyone in this city will die, and the prefect Li Tian will be held accountable, and they are also involved.
But if you run away, your guilt will be even greater! Neglecting one's duty, disregarding human life, and abandoning the city are all serious crimes of beheading!
This is really a desperate situation where one can advance or retreat with one sword!
Ji Chen felt extremely heavy. He looked up at the sky and felt that although the world was big, there was no place for him to stay. He wanted to leave Li Tian, but he didn't know where to go!
He finally climbed to this position. If he left Li Tian and left alone, not only would all his reputation be lost, but everything would have to start from scratch...
This is tantamount to destroying Ji Chen's political life!
Ji Chen moved with heavy steps. As soon as he reached the corner of the street, he suddenly saw a person standing in front of him. He looked up and saw this person dressed in black with his hands behind his back. He was looking at him up and down.
Ji Chen's eyes were very vicious, and he could tell at a glance that this person was definitely not from Taiyang City.
Firstly, he has been rooted here for several years, and he knows all the officials and merchants in Taiyang City. Secondly,... fear and confusion can be seen in the eyes of almost everyone in Taiyang City right now. Only the eyes of the man in front of him showed no fear, but instead looked at him with scrutiny.
Who is this person
The only thing Ji Chen can be sure of is that this person is probably an official, or at least a relevant person. Moreover, this person is here for him, otherwise he would not look at himself like this.
Why is the other party going after me at this moment
No, the most important thing is, who is interested in me and why are they coming after me? If you have malicious intentions, there is no need to look at yourself like this!
First of all, the prince can rule out that he just left not long ago. If he wants to use himself to recruit himself, the most likely possibility at the moment is...
Ji Chen is always a person who dares to think and act. When he dared to take a few servants to catch monsters, you can see that this person is very bold!
Ji Chen tidied his clothes, stepped forward and bowed deeply to the other party, saying: "Ji Chen, please send greetings to Your Highness, Fourth Highness!"
This man was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he heard Ji Chen's words, his expression suddenly changed, and he blurted out in shock: "How did you know that I am from His Highness the Fourth?"
Ji Chen smiled slightly and said: "Anyone who dares to enter Taiyang at this time and is interested in Taiyang, apart from those who come to accuse me, is the prince or the fourth prince's people. If you wanted to accuse me, you would have already taken action. , why are you looking at me like this? And when the prince was in Taiyang, I was lucky enough to follow you for a period of time. If the prince wanted to recruit me, he would have done it long ago. Why wait for today? Therefore, you can only be the fourth prince!"
The middle-aged man was filled with shock. He stared at Ji Chen and nodded slowly: "Yes, His Highness the Fourth Prince is fine. Just follow me, this is not the place to talk!"
Ji Chen felt excited and realized that the time had come for him to change his destiny!
He had even guessed why the fourth prince came here and came to him!
Without him, let him betray Li Tian and let the prince take the blame!
And now there is only one way to betray Li Tian and make the prince take a big blame!