254: Chapter 106: Seeking dical Advice_1 254: Chapter 106: Seeking dical Advice_1 People crowded around the prison cart as it made its way to the south gate, while Jiang Wang went against the flow.
He did not know the circumstances leading up to this, nor did he have a profound sense of whether the officials of Jia City were just.
Although public sentint was tumultuous, he knew well that public sentint could easily be manipulated.
It would not serve as a basis for his judgnt.
All he could see was that the young physician nad Sun Ping had his tongue cut out.
This was not an appropriate matter, especially when he was subjected to public spectating.
Whether it was punishnt or penalty,
The man could not speak.
He could not defend himself before the crowd.
People could only listen to one voice, that of the cri bulletin which was being continuously read aloud.
Thereby leading to a singular public opinion.
On this point alone, Jiang Wang was unwilling to concur.
He moved against the tide of people.
To take pleasure in the misfortunes of others seed to be in human nature, and not unique to Jia City.
A prison cart passing through the market, a prisoner awaiting execution, drew large crowds of spectators.
After crossing through the throng, the streets beca much emptier.
Jiang Wang had no interest in idling, and quickly found the nearest dical clinic.
To his surprise, it was quite desolate inside.
An apprentice pounded dicine intermittently, while an old doctor lazily curled up on a recliner.
There were no patients in the shop.
Jiang Wang had been there for quite so ti, and not a single person greeted him.
He said nothing and silently made his way to the second dical clinic.
The situation at the second clinic was much the sa.
To others, this might not seem problematic, as it could suggest the city’s inhabitants were healthy and thus few were ill.
But to Jiang Wang, it indicated a serious issue.
From his experience with his family’s dicinal herb business, he knew that dical clinics and herb shops were places that were never without people.
Hunger and disease have been battles fought by humanity since the dawn of recorded history.
Transcendent cultivators can ignore most diseases upon reaching a certain level, and they even do not need to eat.
But not everyone has the ans to embark on the path of transcendence.
“Are you here for a consultation?
What’s ailing you?” Soone finally greeted him at the second clinic.
But Jiang Wang quickly left the place.
There was no need to look any further.
Following his mory, he made his way to the small courtyard where he had previously t Xizi Chu.
After he knocked on the door ring, as expected, Xizi Chu was in the courtyard.
Jiang Wang had not concealed his arrival, and if Xizi Chu had failed to notice him, that would have been the real surprise.
At this second eting, the man was no longer in the state he was before.
Despite trying hard to maintain a carefree deanor, signs of imnse pressure could be seen between his brows.
“What brings you here, emissary?” Xizi Chu asked without inviting him inside, standing at the entrance to the courtyard.
“Soone in the town has fallen ill,” Jiang Wang said.
“You don’t think just because I co from East King Valley, I should treat the illness, do you?
Moreover, the person is just an ordinary citizen of Qingyang Town?”
“I would think, if so terrifying disease were to erge, you, as a young master of the Xi Family and also a cultivator from East King Valley, would have an undeniable responsibility.”
“What sort of terrifying disease?”
“I do not know,” Jiang Wang admitted frankly.
“But two people from Qingyang Town have died from the sa illness, and before getting sick, they had both been to Jia City.
I think you should be on alert.”
“What symptoms?”
“High fever, and their sores were suppurating.”
“And the bodies?”
“Buried.”
“Now that everything has been dealt with, what else do you want to be cautious about?”
“As an advanced disciple from East King Valley, what do you think the disease is?” Jiang Wang asked.
“The two symptoms you ntioned correspond to at least a hundred diseases.
So are minor, so are terrifying.
How do you expect to answer?”
“What’s the worst-case scenario?”
Seeing Xizi Chu montarily lost for words, Jiang Wang went on, “As a Transcendent Cultivator, you must also bear Transcendent responsibilities.
Considering the safety of so many people’s lives, we should prepare for the worst.
For this, I’m willing to let bygones be bygones with you.
The compensation Xi Family promised to the Zhong Xuan Family can be reduced by half.”
In Xizi Chu’s eyes, both Jiang Wang and the Zhong Xuan Family were rely passing through the territory of Jia City.
It was the Xi Family that was the true, unchanging master here.
He was indeed surprised by Jiang Wang’s sincerity.
“The worst-case scenario is nothing but a plague,” Xizi Chu said.
“But it shouldn’t be one.
I will specially convene the Transcendent forces of the city to investigate the root cause of this matter.
For now, it seems to be related to that Bone-masked person from Bone Tao who ca to Jia City, pity that you didn’t leave any survivors.”
“Related to Bone Tao?
Bone Tao is heartless and would stoop to anything.
Brother Xi must be vigilant.”
“Of course, I’m aware of that.”
“When I was entering the city just now, a prisoner’s cart passed through the market…” Jiang Wangruo reflected, “It was holding a physician nad Sun Ping, whose tongue had been cut out, rendering him mute.
It is said he spread bewitching words…
What bewitching words did he say?”
“Jia City has its own governnt; I cannot possibly concern myself with everything.
However, to silence rumor-mongers by cutting out their tongues is, I imagine, quite the standard punishnt.”
Jiang Wang nodded and said no more.
Regardless, when it cos to the art of healing, East King Valley has authority, and Jiang Wang was also aware of the significance of Jia City to the Xi Family.
The Xi Family should care more about the safety of Jia City’s people than he did, and it was almost impossible for them to ignore any danger.
He planned to settle in Green Sheep Town and treat it as his main base of operations, which is why he wanted to ease relations with the Xi Family.
In the future, when he had developed his power, there might well be a conflict with the Xi Family, but at this stage, it was best to keep a low profile.
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Upon returning to Green Sheep Town, one of the first things Jiang Wang did was to instruct Hu Laogen to put the entire area under martial law.
All the secular guards from the mine site were called in to join the town constables and patrol the whole town.
The martial law would continue until he felt it was safe.
No matter what strategy or attitude ca from Jia City’s side.
If Xizi Chu said the worst-case scenario was a plague, Jiang Wang would treat it as such.
All the losses incurred during this period, including production halts and resources consud, would be borne by the town and Jiang Wang himself.
These losses were sothing Jiang Wang could afford.
Or rather, he was willing to bear them.
The Zhong Xuan Family’s assets in Yang Country mostly followed the model of the Hu Clan Mine Site: supporting local proxy enterprises, recruiting local Transcendent Cultivators, settling accounts annually or monthly, focusing solely on profits, not on other matters.
This approach was easy and did not affect their inco.
However, the problem was the lack of in-depth control.
The Zhong Xuan Family’s previous response was to keep a tight grip on the distribution of Transcendent resources.
Those dealing with local affairs could be locals, but the one distributing Transcendent resources had to be from the Heavy Mystery clan itself.
This was admittedly a good plan, but in practice, it didn’t work as well.
The Hu Clan Mine Site served as a typical example.
On any regular day, submission and tribute posed no problem, but once a priceless treasure erged, the Hu family could develop ulterior motives and single-handedly devise countless ways to drive the Zhong Xuan Family away.
Indeed, the Zhong Xuan Family had the power to make anyone who betrayed them regret it afterward, but the damage would have already occurred.
To integrate these assets and turn them into supply depots for Zhongxuan Sheng, the previous model was definitely no longer feasible.
Killing the Hu father and son as Jiang Wang did, and reaching an implicit agreent with the local Xi Family, was one of the solutions.
But it was impossible to continue with such massacres all the way.
He was not in a hurry to take over the Zhong Xuan Family’s businesses in Yang Country right away.
Instead, he intended to start with Green Sheep Town as the core base and then gradually expand.
This way, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
At the mine site now were Transcendent figures like Zhu Bijing, Xiang Qian, Zhang Hai,
Handling mundane affairs were Dugu Xiao and Hu Laogen,
which allowed Jiang Wang to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.
Besides sending a letter back to An’an and Ye Qingyu, he had no other concerns.
This situation continued until seven days later.
That is, in the Dao Calendar year 3918, Yuan Feng Era year 54, on the 4th day of the 6th month.
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