My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

While Ji Yunshuang and Lu Yinheng were busy with their own tasks, Xuan Wang's men quietly set off for Ningxing Prefecture.

The guard who had gone back to report the news earlier was leading the team again.

The guard, Jiang Yuanliang, was eager to achieve great merit and return home with a higher rank and title. Upon arriving in Ningxing Prefecture, he immediately began spreading rumors as instructed by Prince Duan.

They attributed the fire in Ningcheng to Ji Yunshuang, claiming that she was sent by Prince Rui.

Her first step was to kill Prince Duan and then seize his troops while Ningxing Prefecture was leaderless.

"She's no savior at all; she's just a dog under Prince Rui's command."

……

Just then, many civil officials who had their plans ruined by Ji Yunshuang, and officials who hated Ji Yunshuang with extraordinary hatred, immediately joined Jiang Yuanliang in spreading bad things about Ji Yunshuang.

Public opinion spread rapidly.

Rumors that the fire in Ningcheng was orchestrated by Ji Yunshuang quickly spread among the people.

People's initial gratitude, admiration, and worship turned into anger and hatred...

The refugees began shouting, demanding that Ji Yunshuang come out and that they kill her to atone for the deaths of their loved ones in the fire.

They need her to return their home and compensate them for their losses; they don't want her to be hypocritical.

Unable to find Ji Yunshuang, some people began vandalizing soup kitchens and medicine stalls to vent their anger and dissatisfaction.

Prince Rui's reputation also changed from that of a hero who loved his people like his own children and fought to the death against the Qi army to a villain full of malice and scheming who disregarded the lives of the people for the sake of power.

Seeing that everything was going according to plan, Jiang Yuanliang was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to King Xuan, informing him of the progress in Ningxing Prefecture.

Little did they know, an unknown storm was brewing in the shadows.

That day, Ji Yunshuang was busy until midnight to prepare the necessary medicines, protective clothing, and other items.

After preparing everything, Ji Yunshuang immediately headed to Yaoguang County.

Before Ji Yunshuang even reached Yaoguang County, she saw a large number of villagers fleeing towards Ningcheng.

The fleeing people looked terrified, as if they were being chased by a ferocious beast. Ji Yunshuang frowned slightly, realizing that things were worse than she had anticipated.

She didn't stop, and rode her horse quickly towards Yaoguang County.

Someone shouted at her retreating figure, "Girl, you can't go! I heard there's a plague over there. If you go, you won't be able to leave. Please don't go!"

Ji Yunshuang pulled on the reins, turned back to thank the person who had spoken, and then rode away quickly.

When Ji Yunshuang arrived at Daoxiang Village in Yaoguang County, she saw many villagers foaming at the mouth and lying helplessly by the roadside.

Some villagers wandered around the village with blank stares, as if they had lost their souls.

……

Looking at the scene before her, Ji Yunshuang gasped.

If it weren't for the fact that everyone was dressed in ancient costumes and there were earthen houses everywhere, she would have almost thought she had returned to the apocalypse.

She took a deep breath, quickly took out the pills she had prepared in advance, pinched the soldier's chin, and fed them to him.

The soldiers were all wearing military uniforms, and most of them were foaming at the mouth, slumped on the ground, and unable to walk.

In Ji Yunshuang's view, these symptoms are considered mild and not the most serious.

Taking her purified pills can relieve the symptoms.

The more troublesome ones are the villagers who seem like ghosts. Judging from their symptoms, these villagers have been affected mentally, indicating that they have moved from the first stage to the second stage.

After taking the pills fed to them by Ji Yunshuang, the soldiers gradually cheered up.

"Are we rescued?" Jiang Liu struggled to sit up straight and looked ahead at the person who had just fed him the medicine.

Ji Yunshuang's outfit today looks a bit strange.

Because her clothes covered all her exposed skin.

Jiang Liu didn't recognize her at first. After looking at her for a while, he asked uncertainly, "Is it General Ji?"

Ji Yunshuang turned around from her busy work and looked at him. "Have you regained your strength? Come and help me when you have."

"Commander, is it really you?" Upon hearing Ji Yunshuang's voice, Jiang Liu instantly perked up. He stood up and walked towards Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang took out a porcelain bottle from her bag and handed it to him, saying, "Feed it to these villagers who are paralyzed, just like this."

"What about the others?" Jiang Liu pointed to the villagers whose eyes were vacant and lifeless, drool slowly dripping from the corners of their mouths, as if they had lost their souls. "Don't they need to be fed?"

"No need, just feed the villagers who are foaming at the mouth and limp on the ground," Ji Yunshuang said. "Bring your weapons, and be careful to guard against them attacking you."

Jiang Liu felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to Ji Yunshuang's words. He wanted to ask, why were they guarding against an attack on him?

Didn't they have the plague? Why are they being attacked?

Also, what kind of plague is this? It's acting strangely.

Clearly, Ji Yunshuang didn't have time to answer so many of his questions. Seeing that, following Jiang Liu, the remaining soldiers had also gradually regained their strength.

Ji Yunshuang continued to take medicine from her bundle and distribute it to them, instructing them to take the medicine and feed it to the villagers.

She then repeated to them what she had just told Jiang Liu.

The group took the medicine and began to administer it to the villagers as instructed by Ji Yunshuang.

The villagers, who had been like soulless people with vacant eyes, suddenly began to attack the soldiers as if they had come to life.

Before the soldier could react, Ji Yunshuang suddenly drew her sword and slashed the man's neck.

"Why did you kill my old man? You murderous devil!" A villager who had just been drugged by soldiers staggered toward Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang didn't even glance at the peasant woman. She gripped her sword tightly, watching the head she had just severed warily.

Sure enough, a moment later, a long white worm emerged from it.

"what!"

The soldiers, who were initially stunned by Ji Yunshuang's sudden action, also saw the long white worm.

One of the younger soldiers turned pale with fright and screamed repeatedly.

As he screamed, the worm suddenly sprang up and flew toward his body.

At the same time, Ji Yunshuang swung her sword, slicing the insect into several pieces.

Although the insect was dead, all the soldiers looked shaken.

The old woman who had just been shouting that she would fight Ji Yunshuang to the death was also terrified by the scene before her.

He collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide with terror, unable to utter a single word.

"Commander, what exactly is going on?"

After a long while, Jiang Liu finally found his voice and spoke.

The soldiers were all looking at Ji Yunshuang.

How can there be such a big worm inside a person's head?

Ji Yunshuang closed her eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

She witnessed the scene she least wanted to see.