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

In Qiongdu, King Jing of Qi paced anxiously in the palace.

He paced around a few times, then impatiently ordered the guards in the palace, "Quickly, send someone to investigate and find out what happened to the convoy that was sending compensation to Zhengcheng. Report back immediately if you find out anything."

Grand Tutor Li bowed deeply and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please withdraw! Three groups of men have already been sent out, and none have returned. Something must have happened to General Yao. Qiong is in danger. If we don't make a decision now, it will be too late! Order the withdrawal immediately!"

King Jing of Qi was unwilling to simply withdraw from the capital.

Abandoning the capital and fleeing with princes and ministers—what's the difference between that and the fall of a country?

What's even more shameful is that it wasn't because an enemy attacked and they were unable to defend themselves. It was simply because of the spread of the plague, which they were powerless to control, and in the end, they fled with their princes and ministers.

If this gets out, neighboring countries will laugh their heads off.

His initial attack on the Zhou Kingdom was merely the first step in his ambition to dominate the continent.

His plan was to first conquer the Zhou state, and then take over the surrounding neighboring states one by one. But now, not only has he failed to conquer the Zhou state, but the entire Qi state has also fallen into this state.

King Jing of Qi was filled with hatred and could not accept this outcome. He actually spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

"Kings!"

"Kings!"

……

Instantly, a chorus of exclamations erupted in the hall.

Grand Tutor Li was closer to King Qi Jing than the palace servants were, so he quickly stepped forward to help the king up.

However, he was old, and the support almost strained his back.

Fortunately, the guards nearby reacted quickly and rushed over to help him up after noticing something was wrong. With the guards' help, he didn't fall to the ground with King Qi Jing.

This unexpected turn of events caught everyone completely off guard.

So shocked and bewildered were they that no one reacted in time to call for the imperial physician. Grand Tutor Li, rubbing his aching back and grimacing in pain, scolded the palace servants beside him, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly, call for the imperial physician!"

His shout snapped the palace servants out of their shock, and they scrambled to get to work.

A palace maid went to summon the imperial physician, and another palace maid immediately brought ginseng water, which King Qi Jing drank.

King Qi Jing was still young. Although he vomited blood and fainted, he slowly woke up after drinking ginseng water.

Seeing King Qi open his eyes, Grand Tutor Li hurriedly stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, you must take care of your health! As the saying goes, 'Where there's life, there's hope.' As long as you are still here in Great Qi, we can turn the tide and become the most powerful nation."

King Jing of Qi, breathing weakly, finally ordered, "Arrange for evacuation, evacuate to..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's retreat to Yixing first."

Grand Tutor Li breathed a sigh of relief and bowed, saying, "Yes! This old minister will make the arrangements immediately."

……

While the nobles and nobles of Qiongdu were busy evacuating to avoid the plague victims, Ji Yunshuang and Lu Yinheng left Yumu Mountain and headed towards Qiongdu.

According to Zhu Qi, he first discovered that the people of Shengcheng were infected with the plague. When they set off for Zhengcheng, they encountered many refugees on the way.

After finding out the direction the refugees were fleeing, Ji Yunshuang decided to go directly to Qiongdu.

Judging from the time it took Zhu Qi to go to Shengcheng, far too much time has passed. Shengcheng is now likely completely lost.

Going to Shengcheng at this time is not very meaningful; it would be better to go to the front lines to stop the spread of the plague and prevent it from spreading to more places.

After listening to Ji Yunshuang's analysis, General Yao and other officials of Qi felt heavy-hearted.

General Yao found it hard to accept and said, "Does Your Excellency mean that the people of Shengcheng... have all been killed by those insects? Is there no hope of saving them?"

Ji Yunshuang felt equally distressed.

Although he was from the State of Qi.

But they are all just ordinary people; among them may be elderly people, newborn children, and many young adults...

They could have lived ordinary lives.

But because of the priestess, these people may have been infected with the plague and unknowingly become nourishment for the other party.

She was heartbroken, but there were some things she was powerless to change.

"I didn't want to see things like this either."

Ji Yunshuang sighed as she spoke, "Now, I only hope that the epidemic in Shengcheng is different from that in Yumu Mountain."

These insects on Elm Mountain are the latest evolutionary species. They are completely different from the earliest, lower-level insects.

The lower-level insects need time to hatch. The insects that eventually hatch are also larger and easier to strangle.

But the insects they encountered in Elm Mountain this time didn't give them any time to react.

It can directly enter a person's body and manipulate it.

As for why General Yao and the others were not controlled by the insects, she still doesn't understand the reason.

Perhaps there are people in Shengcheng with special physical constitutions like them, who are not controlled by the insects. But such people are definitely a minority.

Moreover, based on previous observations, they simply cannot control them, but they are not incapable of harming them.

Once those insects spot them, they can instantly devour their flesh and blood.

"I'll listen to my master. Wherever he says to go, I'll go." Compared to the people of Shengcheng, Fan Hongmiao was naturally more worried about his family at home.

Going to Qiongdu was also what he most wanted to do.

The other two civil officials echoed their sentiments, expressing their support for Ji Yunshuang's decision. And so, the group began their journey to Qiongdu.

On the way, Fan Hongmiao introduced Qiongdu to Ji Yunshuang. Besides the size of Qiongdu and its approximate population, he also mentioned the officials and factions in Qiongdu without hesitation.

Ji Yunshuang said, "The number of people I bring is not enough. After we arrive in Qiongdu, I will need soldiers to follow my command and assist me in controlling the plague."

Fan Hongmiao said, "That's easy! When Zhu Qi was in Qiongdu, he was deeply trusted by the king, and he can mobilize the imperial guards in Qiongdu."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Qi and asked, "I wasn't lying, was I?"

Zhu Qi met Fan Hongmiao's gaze with icy eyes, then bowed to Ji Yunshuang and said, "I was indeed a confidant of King Qi Jing in the past. If needed, I can cooperate with you to help you capture King Qi Jing."

Ji Yunshuang raised her hand to stop her, saying, "I don't need you to do such a thing. Right now, I'm afraid Qiongdu is already in chaos. At that time, I only need you to step in and control the chaotic situation."

"I... I don't think so!" Fan Hongmiao thought Ji Yunshuang was just trying to scare them. Qiongdu was the capital of Qi, how could it be so easily thrown into chaos?

Ji Yunshuang didn't say anything more, and regardless of whether they believed her or not, she urged everyone to speed up their journey.

After the group entered the main road of Qi, the first thing everyone noticed was the mess on the ground.

It looked like a chaotic battle had taken place.

At this moment, Fan Hongmiao began to panic.

Could what Ji Yunshuang said be true?

But then he quickly shook his head.

No, Qiongdu is the capital of Qi. Even if things are chaotic outside, Qiongdu will definitely not be in chaos.

His family is definitely staying at home safely, so he doesn't need to worry.

But as the team got closer and closer to Qiongdu, he dared not be optimistic anymore.

By this time, the road was no longer littered with discarded clothes, shoes, and hats. They saw a corpse right there by the roadside.

No, to be precise, it's an empty human-shaped shell.

It's as if something emptied the inside out, and then disgustedly threw it away.

The leather bag looked like it had been abandoned for a long time, and there were signs of decay. Many flies were buzzing around it.

Looking at the human-shaped skin on the ground, General Yao's eyes turned bloodshot as he glared angrily at the witch being pulled along the carriage.

These carriages and horses were brought by Ji Yunshuang when she led Xu Xi and the others to meet up with Lu Yinheng.

Xu Xi and the other soldiers all knew that these belonged to their superiors. These horses were celestial steeds from heaven, and the carriages were also divine objects.

However, in front of General Yao and the other Qi people, Xu Xi explained that they brought it with them when they came from the Zhou state.

After hearing Xu Xi's words, several officials from Qi felt that Qi's fate was truly sealed. Putting aside the current plague, the fact that the Zhou people, riding so many horses and in chariots, had so brazenly entered the heart of Qi territory was truly alarming.

But these important officials of Qi had not heard a single word about it.

Let's leave aside the turmoil in their hearts for now.

And so, Ji Yunshuang and her entourage rode their horses toward Qiongdu. The container holding the witch was placed on the carriage.

When traveling, Ji Yunshuang would make the witch fall into a coma.

When they stop to rest, they will use the mechanism in the container imprisoning her to awaken the witch. Then they will tell General Yao and the others without protective suits to stay away, so that the witch won't go berserk during the interrogation and hurt them with her voice.

The witch was very uncooperative during Ji Yunshuang's interrogation.

Every time Ji Yunshuang woke her up for interrogation, she would let out a piercing scream, trying to hurt Ji Yunshuang with her voice.

Instead of answering Ji Yunshuang's question, she tried to figure out what made Ji Yunshuang special.

She was imprisoned in a container, but in addition to being able to attack Ji Yunshuang with her voice, she could also use mind control techniques to bewitch people's minds.

Fortunately, Ji Yunshuang was cautious and did not fall into her trap.

Although she did not fall victim to the witch's schemes, she has yet to obtain any useful information from the witch.

But she can use death to change her body and be reborn, making her impossible to kill.

For the time being, Ji Yunshuang could only travel with the witch.

General Yao and Zhu Qi now knew why the witch couldn't be killed. General Yao stared at the witch hatefully for a long time before finally looking away.

He gripped the reins tightly in his hand.

He must find a way! A way to completely kill this monster! He absolutely cannot let so many innocent people die in vain!

Once he finds a way, he will tear her to pieces and make her wish she were dead.

Ji Yunshuang looked at the human-shaped skin on the ground with a heavy heart, wishing she could kill the witch, the culprit.

But for the sake of the bigger picture, she ultimately didn't act impulsively.

She instructed everyone not to linger, but to speed up and head towards Qiongdu at full speed.