The leader of the troops was Sun Xianwei of Yongkang County. The imperial court stipulated that each county should have a garrison of fifty men.

Sun County Lieutenant had only thirty men under his command, and the wages of the extra twenty men reported went into his own pocket.

Yesterday, he suddenly received an order to lead his men to surround Daxing Town and not let a single person go. The legal advisor who delivered the message secretly told him that someone in Daxing Town had contracted an epidemic, and in order to protect Yongkang County, not a single person could be spared.

The epidemic was a disaster, but County Magistrate Sun only had a few men. How could he surround the area? He couldn't say he didn't have enough men, so he had to force the issue. Fortunately, the people of Daxing Town were all honest and would never dare to cause trouble.

Unexpectedly, when people are forced into a desperate situation, no matter how honest they are, they will become crazy at times.

County Magistrate Sun was relieved. If the people had not caused trouble and had obeyed him, he would only be able to guard outside the city and would not have any credit.

As soon as the people start to cause trouble, the nature of the situation changes. They are no longer ordinary people, they are a mob, and the court will reward those who shoot the mob.

"Ready, draw the bow...!" The bow is strung and drawn to full length...

When the people on the city wall faced the soldiers, their natural timidity made them retreat unconsciously.

Sun County Magistrate was delighted, as this way he could gain merit by shooting down the rioters. It would also frighten the people and serve as a warning to them. If a few people died, they would all behave themselves.

Archers in unison aimed at their targets.

In an instant, the shrill cries, screams, and gasps…all turned into despair, and everyone shouted two words in their hearts: "It's over!"

When County Lieutenant Sun raised his hand and prepared to give the signal.

At this critical moment, several black figures suddenly jumped over the archers' heads.

Several large black birds descended from the sky, slashing and kicking at the archers. Their attacks were as fast as lightning, and the archers had no time to react before they were knocked down.

The men in black were not satisfied and only stopped when they crippled the hands and feet of the thirty officers and soldiers one by one.

Especially the frightened County Lieutenant Sun, who had his neck twisted and thrown to the ground before he could even introduce himself.

From the start to the end, it only took a moment.

Looking again, they saw that it was the officers and soldiers lying on the ground wailing, and the people on the city wall were all dumbfounded.

The five people who came were all wearing the same black uniform, with black leather vests on their upper bodies, which made it clear that they were not ordinary people. In addition, they each had a strange white scarf on their face.

The people who came were naturally the Xiaohei members of the Dragon Shadow Guard. The ones who made a brilliant appearance today were Mo Yun, Mo Bing, Mo Feng, as well as Mo Xiaowu and Mo Xiaoliu who hid in the dark and dared not see anyone.

Murray was guarding in the bamboo forest, while Mo Xiaoba and Mo Xiaojiu were digging in the coal mine.

These five people were the ones who were ordered to stay in Beijing. Because they were late, they were punished and could only stay outside the bamboo forest to guard the gate and dig.

The five felt wronged. They had come at the agreed time, but were still rejected. They could only make amends. Boss Mo said that as long as they completed the task assigned by Master Mu, they would be allowed to see him.

After hearing Mu Qingcheng's story, the five people were eager to work hard, hoping to show their faces in front of Master Mu as soon as possible.

Mo Yun threw the body of County Lieutenant Sun to the officers and soldiers, and stood in front of them with great momentum.

"Go back and tell your county magistrate that as an official appointed by the imperial court, he dares to take human lives lightly and disregard the lives of the people. He is truly audacious."

Then, Mo Yun took out a piece of paper from his arms and threw it in front of the officers and soldiers.

"These herbs must be delivered here before noon tomorrow. If anyone dares to delay, I will kill him immediately."

A soldier who was less seriously injured picked up the paper and asked tremblingly, "Excuse me, sir, what are your names? We can explain this to the magistrate."

"Hmph!" Mo Yun snorted coldly, "Who am I? Do you think you deserve to know? Go back and tell that official that I'm from the capital."

"Ah!" The officers and soldiers were surprised. He actually came from the capital. Needless to say, if he dared to kill people at will, his official position must be higher than their county magistrate.

"Get out of here!" Mo Yun shouted again.

Several officers and soldiers were so frightened that they felt like they had seen the devil. They did not care about their injuries and hurriedly carried the body of County Lieutenant Sun and ran back.

Mo Yun and his companions leaped onto the city wall. The people on the wall were frightened by their momentum and made way for them. The people below the city had no idea what was happening and only saw a few men in black appear on the wall.

Mo Yun glanced around at the people in the city. Luckily, Mu Qingcheng had foreseen the situation. They had arrived just in time, and fortunately, no casualties had occurred. And most of the people hadn't been infected. But even so, sealing off the city was a good idea to prevent the disease from spreading.

Now they just need to appease the people and implement Mu Qingcheng's plan step by step to control the epidemic.

Mo Yun gathered all his internal energy and shouted loudly, "Where is the guardian of Daxing Town?"

The people of Daxing Town looked at each other in confusion. They had no idea that there were guards in Daxing Town.

After waiting for a while, a skinny old man came running over, panting.

"Sir, sir, I am Ma Youcai, the head of the Daxing Town."

In a small town like Daxing Town, the head of the village is also a local garrison.

The old man came running over panting, sweating all over his forehead in the middle of winter.

Ma Youcai could never have imagined that disaster would strike when he woke up in the morning. Why didn't anyone come to inform him, the head of the pavilion, and tell him to seal off the city?

Mo Yun stood on the top of the city wall, looking down at him condescendingly.

"Did you know there's an epidemic in town?"

"Your Excellency, I am wise. I really don't know." If he knew, he would definitely send his wife, children and grandson to the county town.

Mo Yun's face darkened. "How did you manage to be a pavilion chief? Didn't you notice anything unusual?"

He is not a doctor, so how does he know if someone has contracted the disease?

Ma Youcai had a hard time speaking out: "Sir, I have failed in my duty. I beg your pardon."

Moyun didn't want to embarrass a pavilion chief like him: "It's never too late to correct your mistakes."

He looked at the people again, used his internal energy to make a sound, the sound was not loud but it could travel far.

"We are here on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to help you through this difficult time."

After saying this, he took off the bronze badge of the Dragon Shadow Guard from his waist. Regardless of whether the people here knew the value of it or not, the title of the prince was still intimidating.

As expected, as soon as Moyun finished speaking, there was a hush. Moyun was not in a hurry, so he gave them some time to relax.

It took Ma Youcai a long time to react, and he knelt down and kowtowed in panic.

"This humble servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

The people were even more confused. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Was that the same "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince" that was played on the stage?

Who is the prince? Where is he?

Mo Yun said calmly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passed by here and discovered the epidemic a long time ago. He immediately invited the imperial physician from the palace to treat the epidemic. Time is short, and the imperial physician's prescription is still in the trial stage. Everyone, please don't panic."

After hearing Moyun's words, the people felt as if a ray of light was shining down from above their heads, and the clouds and fog finally cleared.

But there were also some cautious people who didn't believe it and asked warily: "Then why did you seal the city gates? Why didn't you let us out?"

"Yeah! Why don't you let us out? Do you want to trap us to death?"

Mo Yun said, "Everyone, please remain calm. The one who sealed off the city was not our Crown Prince, but your local county magistrate. He had long been aware of the epidemic, but he ignored it and allowed it to spread. Our Crown Prince is aware of his crime and will bring him to justice once the epidemic is over."

The people immediately cheered: "Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

I don’t know who shouted it out, but then many people followed suit.

Mo Yun and the others were all upset. It was a bit too early to shout. It wasn’t time to shout “Long live the emperor” yet!

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