The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

The situation was urgent, so after bidding farewell to the little emperor and leaving the palace, Xu Junjun immediately returned to the palace to pack her luggage.

The personal guards who were with her knew the situation and did not dare to delay. When Xu Junjun was packing her things, they immediately told the steward of the palace about it and asked him to guard the palace and wait for news.

Finally, under the tearful request of the old housekeeper of the palace, Xu Junjun rode a fast horse and set off for Jiangcheng.

The plague swept through several cities near Tianqi Border City.

As they set out from the Tianqi Imperial Capital, the closer they got to Jiangcheng, the more Xu Junjun realized how serious the plague was.

The population of several cities near Jiangcheng has dwindled, and the huge streets are deserted. A few scattered yellow leaves have fallen from the branches and are spinning and drifting down, creating a desolate and empty scene.

The air was filled with the strong stench of decaying corpses, and countless mosquitoes and flies were circling high above the city.

Dark clouds covered the city, the grass and trees withered, and the crows circling high in the sky swooped down to the ground, picked up pieces of meat torn from somewhere, and disappeared into the sky with strange cries.

Although it was spring in the city, Xu Junjun could not feel any warmth and felt cold all over.

"Miss Xu, across this city is Jiang City."

The guards following Xu Junjun smelled the foul odor in the air, rode forward, and whispered:

"Miss Xu, this place is too dangerous. We should leave as soon as possible."

Everyone was wearing simple masks covered in isolating powder. Hearing the urging in the guards' words, Xu Junjun nodded and was about to ride his horse forward when he suddenly heard a child crying helplessly.

This voice was not far from the crowd. Xu Junjun paused and said to the guards on the side:

"Go see what's going on."

The guard nodded and dismounted, following the direction of the crying and stopping in front of a house.

After seeing the situation in the house clearly, the guard quickly turned back and bowed to Xu Junjun on horseback to report:

"Miss Xu, the one crying is a little girl. It looks like her parents have been infected with the plague and have died."

Xu Junjun dismounted, walked quickly to the front of the house, and took in the scene inside.

The house is simply furnished but very clean, which shows that the owner was very fond of cleanliness.

A skinny, pale girl of seven or eight years old was throwing herself on the pale-faced middle-aged couple, crying non-stop. Her thin little face was flushed red from crying, and she looked very pitiful.

Xu Junjun took a quick look and didn't see any other adults in the room, so she walked in.

“Miss Xu, this family may have died from the plague. For your safety, please don’t go in.

If you have anything you want to do, just tell your subordinates to do it."

In the eyes of this group of guards, Xu Junjun is more important than the national treasure.

Only if she arrived in Jiangcheng safely would her master have a better chance of winning, and the guards were unwilling to let Xu Junjun take risks.

Xu Junjun raised her hand and pushed the guards away, her voice firm:

“I came to Jiangcheng to save people.

Saving Jun Xiaochen or saving this girl is equally important to me. You wait for me outside, I will come out after I have dealt with it."

The personal guards escorted Xu Junjun all the way and knew her temper well enough.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, he stepped aside and stopped talking.

After pouring out a pill and swallowing it, Xu Junjun walked into the room.

The little girl was so immersed in the pain of losing her parents that she didn't even notice that there was suddenly another person in the room.

It was not until Xu Junjun gently stroked her thin back that the little girl looked up in panic and looked at the person who came in fear.

"Don't be afraid, little sister. I'm here to save you."

The guards stood outside the house for a quarter of an hour before Xu Junjun came out holding the little girl who had changed her clothes.

Facing the guards' surprised looks, Xu Junjun didn't waste any words and threw a medicine bottle at them:

“Take the pills, go in and cremate the couple’s bodies.

Once that's done, we'll continue on our way."

The guards nodded in unison, took the pills, and walked into the house.

The guards carried the couple's bodies out neatly. Xu Junjun glanced at the red spots on the backs of the bodies' hands, then squatted down and looked at the tearful little girl.

"Little sister, you just said that you have relatives in Jiangcheng, right?

You can't live here anymore. Can I take you to Jiangcheng to find other relatives?"

Once the owner of the house died, death would be the only thing waiting for the little girl in this almost deserted city.

Xu Junjun couldn't bear to leave her here, so she planned to take her away with her.

At the age of seven or eight, under the teachings of her parents, the little girl already understood what death was.

Although she was ignorant, she knew that even if she continued to stay at home, her parents would not come back.

Thinking of the scene where her parents held her hands tightly to keep her alive before they died, the little girl looked up at Xu Junjun timidly, nervously grabbing the corner of her clothes.

"Okay, I'll go with my sister."

The sister in front of her was unfamiliar but gentle, and her smile was like the warm sun in the sky. If she listened to her sister, she would definitely be able to complete her parents' instructions.

Thinking of her parents, the little girl started crying again. She turned around to look in the direction where the guards were moving the corpse away, and took a few steps forward reluctantly, but was stopped by Xu Junjun in time.

The guards finished their work as quickly as possible and returned to reunite with Xu Junjun.

He asked everyone to clean their hands and clothes with strong liquor, ordered a personal guard to take the little girl, and Xu Junjun mounted the horse, and the group continued to move forward.

Because of this little incident, the plan to arrive in Xinjiang City one day later was forced to be delayed by half a day.

Riding at full speed, Xu Junjun and his companions finally arrived in Jiangcheng before dusk.

When they set out, they passed the news to Jiangcheng.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, Jun Xiaochen's men came to meet them.

When Xu Junjun found out that it was Weidong who came to pick her up, she frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

As expected, the first time he saw her, Wei Dong was so excited that he couldn't control himself. He suddenly jumped off his horse and galloped towards Xu Junjun:

"Miss Xu, you are finally here.

Please follow me quickly, the master is waiting for you at the City Lord's Mansion."

Time was running out, and Wei Dong didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with Xu Junjun. After a few words, he led his men on horseback to the City Lord's Mansion in Jiang City.

Xu Junjun observed the distance from the city gate to the city lord's mansion and found that the situation here was almost the same as the previous city.

The streets were empty, with no one around, and it was as quiet as a dead city.

At this moment, it was dinner time. After running down several long streets, Xu Junjun didn't even see any smoke from cooking. It can be seen that there are very few people living in Jiangcheng at the moment.

His heart felt tight, Xu Junjun frowned, and felt a pain in his forehead.

The situation is worse than expected. I don’t know how Jun Xiaochen is doing. If he is really infected, it will be troublesome.

As soon as he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Xu Junjun got off his horse and without even taking a sip of water, he went straight to a dark and stuffy room with Wei Dong.

It was broad daylight, and there was plenty of light outside, but it was dim inside.

As soon as Xu Junjun entered the house, the heavy and bitter smell of medicine in the room made her nose hurt.

Xu Junjun raised her nose uncomfortably, glanced at the shadow in the bed curtain, frowned and said:

"what happened?

Didn’t Jun Xiaochen take the elixir I made with him before he left?

How could I still be infected with the disease?"