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

Xu Xi, who was standing to the side, noticed Jia Junshi's suspicion of Ji Yunshuang and immediately said with dissatisfaction: "The danger period is an experience we summarized when we dealt with the insect plague before."

If a person has passed the critical period and has not yet developed symptoms, then they are likely not infected and will not be contagious. Such a person is then able to move around.

At this point, he paused, gave strategist Jia a deep look, and said, "Our lord is benevolent and cannot bear to see the insect people spread and cause suffering to innocent people, so he has come to help you despite past grievances."

"If you don't trust us, you can release these soldiers back home right now and see if they bring disaster to their families."

The soldiers who had previously planned to desert felt a chill of fear upon hearing his words. They were afraid of death and wanted to escape, but they didn't want to bring disaster back to their families.

Military Advisor Jia was furious at Xu Xi's words.

He had only asked a few questions when he was immediately berated, saying that he was treating them like grandchildren.

But given the current situation, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and resentment, and said with a forced smile, "Sir, you misunderstand. We did not doubt Lord Ji. We just don't understand this plague... so we asked."

To save face, General Yao had no choice but to step forward and explain, and expressed his gratitude to Ji Yunshuang.

Seeing the Qi general and his several strategists smiling and saying nice things to them, Xu Xi and the Zhou soldiers present felt extremely pleased.

How arrogant and domineering the soldiers of Qi were in the past?

When have they ever been so assertive in front of Qi generals?

But now, even the generals of Qi have to speak well of them and apologize. It's like rubbing the faces of the Qi army into the ground; it's truly satisfying.

This is all thanks to Lord Ji.

If it weren't for Lord Ji, where would they be today?

Ji Yunshuang was not complacent about this small victory. She said, "General Yao, for safety's sake, we must bring those deserters back."

Even if we can't bring all the deserters back, we must find a way to figure out their movements. Only in this way can we better control the plague and prevent it from spreading.

"Lord Ji is right!" General Yao said, embarrassed. "But now we have those insects threatening us, and the army is in chaos. I'm afraid it's not good to bring them all back."

Ji Yunshuang said, "I will be responsible for investigating matters within the Great Zhou territory. As for matters within your Qi Kingdom, if you are unable to investigate them, you can ask me for help."

Her words were a blatant denial of the incompetence of the State of Qi.

Unfortunately, their very survival now depends on her, which leaves strategist Jia and the others furious but unable to speak out.

General Yao endured the humiliation and said, "There's no need for Qi. I will send a letter to the king to inform him of the situation and ask the local officials to go out and investigate."

"That would be perfect," Ji Yunshuang said, taking out the document that General Yao had signed earlier.

"Then I'll trouble General Yao to sign and seal this document and deliver it to your king!"

Upon seeing that extremely humiliating document, General Yao's face paled even further.

The strategist and his companions also looked extremely humiliated.

But in the end, General Yao silently accepted the document.

Military Advisor Jia didn't dare to vent his anger and dissatisfaction. He simply endured the humiliation and handed over the things he had been keeping for General Yao.

General Yao took the document, stamped it at the end, and handed one of the copies back to Ji Yunshuang, asking, "Lord Ji, I just heard you say that the escaped soldiers are very likely to cause the spread of the plague."

"If I go back and deliver the message now, won't I pass the plague on to the King of Qi?"

The strategist and the others also turned their sharp gazes to Ji Yunshuang.

Ji Yunshuang said, "If it's not treated, you will naturally cause infection if you go back like this. However, I am a kind-hearted person, and for the sake of the greater good, I will not hold your mistakes against you for now. Therefore, I have prepared protective clothing for you for this trip. Wearing protective clothing can prevent the spread of the virus."

As she spoke, she took out a set of clothes from her bundle and handed them to General Yao.

General Yao had no choice but to accept the clothes.

“Besides wearing the special protective suit, you also need to pay more attention to your daily life.” Ji Yunshuang told him some daily precautions.

These were all things she had figured out on her own based on her experience. She explained them in great detail, and even offered suggestions on areas where implementation was inconvenient.

General Yao felt that he understood Ji Yunshuang less and less.

She seemed genuinely serious about helping them prevent the plague from spreading.

But given her position, how could she possibly genuinely help him? What is her true purpose?

He didn't know that although Ji Yunshuang had her own plans, she genuinely didn't want this insect plague to spread.

She longed for a peaceful haven.

If left unchecked, the insect people will eventually occupy the entire state of Qi, which will inevitably affect the state of Zhou where she lives.

This is something she doesn't want to see.

*

The stench of rotting corpses filled the air in Zhengcheng, making it feel like a living hell, while Jingyang City was thriving and prosperous.

Since Ji Yunshuang held a banquet in Jingyang City and spread rumors about wild potatoes and her astonishing words, Jingyang City has become the focus of attention from all sides.

Originally, many people had fled Jingyang City because of the war.

But after hearing about the yield of wild yams and how they could be made into a variety of delicacies, and the food processing workshop that was about to be built in Jingyang City, many people became interested.

Many business-minded people saw this as a huge opportunity. Seizing this opportunity might change the fate of their family.

Of course, this business opportunity also comes with its own set of dangers.

After all, Jingyang City had recently been hit by a plague, and the Qi army was stationed in Zheng City. Although they hadn't captured Jingyang City, who knew what would happen in the future?

Therefore, although many people saw the business opportunity, they did not dare to take action due to various concerns.

However, some bolder individuals decided to first go to Jingyang City to scout out the situation.

At first, many people were uneasy, worried that Jingyang City was not as the rumors outside made it out to be.

There's a fear that there might still be a plague in Jingyang City...

However, upon arriving in Jingyang City, many people were relieved, as the rumors outside were true: the plague in Jingyang City had been completely brought under control.

Moreover, many who had visited Jingyang City before felt that the city had changed dramatically.

Today, the streets of Jingyang City are clean and tidy, and there are even yamen runners patrolling the streets. The city has excellent public security.

The shops on the street were bustling with people coming and going, making it a very prosperous place.

There are still many construction sites in the city, surprisingly for public facilities such as public toilets planned by the government. These are all basic infrastructure projects aimed at better serving the people…

They don't understand what it means to serve the people, nor do they know what infrastructure is.

But it's clear that the rumors they heard were true; Lord Ji is indeed a very capable person.

It is no ordinary person that the plague could be controlled in such a short time and that Jingyang City could be restored to order and get back on track.

Even if the wild yam yield is false, Jingyang City's future development won't be bad. Besides, the wild yam yield might not even be false.