To divorce his wife, the top scholar preferred being cuckolded to wearing a red hat.

Zhao Deyou was startled by the prince's words.

Shooting him on the spot is far too serious.

"Your Highness, if we kill them now, it might incite public outrage. Let's just arrest them."

“The leader is no ordinary person.” Xiao Zhan looked at the man in charge and immediately recognized that he was not an ordinary person and had come prepared.

"Bring me the arrows." Xiao Zhan said coldly, "I will do it myself."

Zhao Deyou ordered his men to bring bows and arrows. Xiao Zhan picked up the bow and arrows, aimed them at the leader below, and raised the bow and arrows.

The man below was still stirring things up when suddenly an arrow came flying and hit him just a hair's breadth from his chest.

The sudden appearance of arrows startled the group of troublemakers, causing them to take a few steps back.

"Who is it?" The man, clutching the blood gushing from his chest, looked up and saw a man in armor, like a god, standing on the city wall, looking down at him.

His eyes were ruthless and decisive; that arrow just now was shot by him.

Xiao Zhan descended from above, exuding a powerful aura, his voice leaving no room for doubt: "This man is a spy from an enemy country, attempting to disrupt the stability of my Qingzhou City. It is already merciful of me not to shoot him on the spot. Take him away and keep him under strict guard."

"Even if you are a prince, you can't just kill people indiscriminately. I am a citizen of Qingzhou City, not a spy."

"Strip him naked and let everyone see if he's a spy." Xiao Zhan's eyes were icy.

At Xiao Zhan's command, the man's clothes were stripped off, and a tag was found on his body. He also had strange tattoos on his arm.

“He’s from Western Qi.” Someone recognized the pattern on his body: “He really is a spy.”

Upon realizing his identity had been exposed, the spy from the Western Qi Kingdom bit into the poison in his mouth, vomiting blood and dying.

"Oh no, someone's dead."

"He really is a spy."

"To sow discord among the people, that's truly malicious."

Knowing he was a spy, the people no longer felt sorry for his death, but believed he deserved it.

"As everyone has seen, this person is a spy from the Western Qi. His goal is to incite chaos. If we leave the city gates wide open, they might be able to storm in. Then, Qingzhou City will be in turmoil both inside and outside. What do you think the consequences will be?"

The people looked at each other, and no one spoke.

The consequences are obvious. Qingzhou City's resistance is very weak right now; if the enemy attacks, how can it possibly hold out?

"We're sorry, we got too excited after hearing what he said, so we followed him. We didn't expect him to be a spy, trying to undermine our resolve so they could have a chance to get in."

"With me here, I will not abandon anyone. You must trust me and trust the court. Just now, the Kyushu Chamber of Commerce agreed to supply Qingzhou City with medicinal herbs. I will take as many as they are available. With the herbs in place and several outstanding doctors in Qingzhou, we will surely find a cure soon and restore our former lives."

"He is the invincible Prince Zhan. Wherever he is, there is no battle we cannot win. We believe that Prince Zhan will definitely lead the people of Qingzhou City to win this tough battle."

"Yes, we believe in the prince."

The common people had naturally heard of the name of the War King.

Prince Zhan utterly thrashed the Western Qi dogs, and they dared not make a move for several years.

"Thank you all for your trust. The lockdown is not to lock you all up, but to lock up the virus and prevent it from spreading outside. You have all seen how dangerous this virus is; it is terrifying. I think you can understand that."

"As long as you don't abandon us, we will believe in you."

"No. I assure you, I will not abandon this place and will do everything in my power to help you restore your former lives."

Everyone dispersed, and Xiao Zhan stood on the city wall.

The city of Qingzhou was lifeless. Outside the city, lush trees grew, and occasional travelers, seeing the tightly closed city gates, had no choice but to turn their carriages around and take a detour.

"Your Highness, you are truly remarkable. How did you recognize the enemy as a spy at a glance?" Zhao Deyou was worried that the enemy was a commoner from Qingzhou, and that if the prince shot an arrow, it would cause chaos and lead to a greater disturbance.

Unexpectedly, the prince had a discerning eye and recognized at a glance that the other party was not a citizen of Qingzhou, but a spy from Western Qi.

It was truly merciful of us not to kill the spy with a single arrow.

“I have dealt with the people of Xiqi many times and know their habits very well, so I recognized the other party as a spy of Xiqi at a glance. Only one appeared today, which means there are other spies in the city. If you encounter any trouble outside, be more careful.”

"I see." Zhao Deyou nodded admiringly: "After today's shot, they definitely won't dare to do anything bad for a while."

When Xiao Zhan returned to his residence, Su Mingyue had already returned as well.

However, she locked herself in her room and instructed Qingyu to stand guard at the door and not allow anyone to disturb her, as she was going to examine and analyze the collected blood.

Xiao Zhan was about to go in when Qingyu stopped him: "Your Highness, the Princess Consort has instructed that she is conducting an important examination, and even you are not allowed to go in. Please wait outside for a while."

"Did you find anything in Willow Village?" Xiao Zhan didn't go forward again, but only asked about their situation.

“I understand the situation. The princess drew blood from ten people to check if it was a problem with the blood or something else,” Qingyu said truthfully.

"Then you stay here and guard this place. I'm going to see Physician Hu."

Physician Hu is brewing medicine, and it's almost ready. Someone can send it to the patient to drink.

Seeing that Physician Hu's medicine was ready, Zhu Sha also wanted to go and deliver it.

"Just send them to the most critically ill patients in the innermost part; use a different medicine for the mild cases."

Zhu Sha frowned: "Doctor Hu, that's not what I told you before. I remember saying that this prescription is suitable for both severe and mild cases, so why are we treating them differently now? Or does Doctor Hu not trust my medical skills?"

Zhu Sha believed there was nothing wrong with her prescription. She had personally given it to the patients, and after they drank it, their symptoms almost disappeared.

"It was the Prince's order, and I just did as he instructed." Physician Hu explained with a smile, "The Prince said that even the best prescription needs to be verified, after all, it's a matter of life and death, and we can't just do it recklessly. Don't worry, the Prince is just being cautious, he doesn't mean anything else. In addition, the Prince said that the symptoms of severe and mild cases are different, so the medication should be different."

“I understand Your Highness’s concerns, but I did not give you a prescription for mild cases. I wonder whose prescription you used for mild cases? And whether it was effective?”

The prince has spoken; Zhu Sha should say no more.

"It's a prescription from the Imperial Medical Academy. I've discussed it with several other imperial physicians, and we think it's worth a try." Physician Hu didn't bring up Su Mingyue.

Although this Dr. Zhu is highly skilled in medicine, he doesn't seem to be very kind-hearted.