257: Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Unaware of Heaven’s Mandate_1 257: Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Unaware of Heaven’s Mandate_1 Li Jin watched with his own eyes as Hu Lao Gen committed suicide.
The market on the west side of town was always lively, so of course he wouldn’t miss out.
The older he got, the more he enjoyed the bustle.
Because life was too peaceful, without any excitent.
He had always looked down on Hu Lao Gen, a bumpkin old man, even after Hu beca the pavilion chief.
Li Jin was a proper scholar!
He knew what East King Valley was, understood roughly the location of the Ascending Dragon Realm.
He also knew the significance of the City Lord’s seal from Jia City.
Weren’t these things more trustworthy than Hu Lao Gen’s superficial understanding?
But Hu Lao Gen had jumped down in front of him.
So resolute, so swift… so desperate!
Although he always said he had reached an age of “knowing heaven’s mandate” and claid to understand everything and fear nothing,
he knew very well that there was nothing more important than life at his age.
He didn’t want to die, and he believed Hu Lao Gen didn’t want to either.
So why did this bumpkin old man still die so tragically in front of so many people?
People gathered around Hu Lao Gen’s body, so shocked, so scared, and others curious or puzzled, making a continuous ruckus, never stopping to be noisy.
“Get back!”
Old man Li suddenly bellowed and, grabbing a broom in front of the tavern, began to drive people away, “All of you, scram!
Don’t you know there’s an epidemic?
Are you clustering here because you want to die?”
“If you want to die, die at ho, don’t fucking co out and harm others!”
…
Jiang Wang had almost concluded that the cause of the massive deaths among the townspeople was the plague.
Xizi Chu said the worst outco could only be an epidemic, but if the deaths of so many people were not the worst outco, then what was?
At this stage, there weren’t many good solutions, and the resources in Qingyang Town were limited.
The strategy he formulated was simple and brutal.
He directly quarantined all the townspeople, cutting off the routes of infection, and then led the investigation from house to house as a representative of transcendental power.
He planned to identify everyone with the epidemic, concentrate them for treatnt, and isolate those who might be infected for diagnosis.
This was a very laborious task.
There were thirty-six thousand six hundred seventy-one people recorded in the entire Qingyang Town.
And Qingyang Town’s current transcendental forces included only Jiang Wang, Zhu Bijing, Xiang Qian, and Zhang Hai.
Each cultivator was responsible for overseeing more than nine thousand people.
Even with the help of the town constables, the workload was imnse.
Yet such matters could not be delayed.
All of Jia City’s transcendental forces were concentrated in Jia City itself.
Qingyang Town’s own transcendental force consisted rely of Hu You, the pavilion chief, and his son Hu Shaong.
Of course, there were simpler thods if the goal was only to stop the spread of the plague.
Send people to guard all sides of Qingyang Town’s borders, with the four transcendental cultivators each guarding one side, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.
Once everybody died, the plague here would naturally disappear.
Moreover, Jiang Wang could choose to completely ignore the situation.
He wasn’t originally from Qingyang Town and it was becoming increasingly difficult to reap more benefits there.
Leaving this place for Jia City or even Yang Country to worry about would seem to be the “smartest” approach.
But the world becos worse not because of people’s stupidity; quite the contrary, oftentis it is because there are too many clever people.
Like Tutor Liu, like… Xi Munan!
…
Jiang Wang held the map of Qingyang Town in one hand, rushing to Liu Family Village, the settlent nearest to the town, at the fastest speed.
Upon reaching the outskirts of the village, he drew his sword without a word in response to the scrutinizing or curious gazes of the villagers.
The Star River Dao Spiral revolved, Path Origin surged wildly.
The sword light surged, the sword’s howl piercing through the air.
In one strike, he slashed a giant fissure at the entrance of the village.
It was a fist wide and over two zhang deep.
The villagers of Liu Family Village had never seen such a formidable person; each was terrified and fearful.
Only then did Jiang Wang fully utilize his Path Origin, announcing to the whole village, “I am Jiang Wang, representing Qingyang Town’s pavilion.
I now suspect that there’s soone in this village who has contracted the plague.
For everyone’s safety, everyone must co out of their houses and wait at their doorsteps for my inspection.
Anyone who hides, refuses to cooperate, or conceals information will be found and severely punished!”
“I will say this only once!”
No one dared to oppose.
Even the hotheads who belatedly grabbed hoes and rushed out of their houses were stopped by the other villagers.
With a transcendental strongman who could slash a fissure in the ground with his sword, what could they oppose?
Let alone just an inspection, even if he was truly here to rob them, they would have to accept it.
To put it bluntly, even if the whole village’s n were ground to at, it wouldn’t be enough to fill that fissure.
For Jiang Wang, this was also a thod born of necessity.
In the face of the plague, he didn’t have ti to persuade each person with kind words.
Even if he were willing to speak nicely to each one, they might not even listen.
In that mont, intimidation by martial power was the thod that could achieve the goal quickest.
Only after confirming that the people of Liu Family Village had fully understood his ssage did he enter the village to observe each villager one by one.
No need for contact, the Dao Technique of Swallowing Poison Spike, strengthened on the Dao Practice Platform, couldn’t completely absorb the plague’s poison, but it still could reveal hidden cases.
Jiang Wang went door to door and dragged out those who, hoping to get lucky, hid under their beds, swelling their faces with a public slap.
He treated everyone equally, regardless of age or gender, and showed no rcy.
Fortunately, none of the villagers in Liu Family Village had contracted the disease.
After dispersing the Swallowing Poison Spike, Jiang Wang returned to the village entrance, pointed to the crack marked by the Longsword, and shouted to all the villagers, “Anyone from this village, within ten days, is forbidden to visit others or leave the village!
Violators will be split like this fissure!”
“You have no need to fear, I have co for the epidemic.
Officials from the governnt will co here regularly.
If you have any needs for clothing or food, you can apply for them!”
Jiang Wang repeated the symptoms of the sick once more, “Anyone who finds themselves with these symptoms can report to the authorities.
Once confird, a reward of ten Knife coins is given!
If you discover that you are infected, you must report it promptly, and the governnt will provide unified treatnt, do not drag others into it.
Those who intentionally hide and do not report will be charged with murder and will be executed!”
Having said these things, Jiang Wang turned and left, heading towards the next village without any hesitation or delay.
There was no ti to waste, every mont could save countless lives.
In every village within the realm of Green sheep town, he acted the sa way.
If he found anyone infected, he would isolate them and take them away, warning others to stay away from that household, and marked the village on the map as one requiring special observation.
For the ti being, all patients Jiang Wang had found were placed in a forest, ordered strictly not to move around, planning to bring them all back to Qingyang Town for treatnt once the investigation of all the villages was complete.
But no matter how many tis he issued his orders, panic was inevitable among those sick.
When he brought three more patients from the fifth village back to the gathering point, he found two patients had taken the opportunity to escape in his absence, and the rest also looked nervous and uneasy.
The people’s resolve was wavering.
Without a word, Jiang Wang imdiately used Dao Technique Trace Thoughts and set out in pursuit.
How could a re two mortals possibly escape his pursuit?
He crossed forests and startled flocks of birds, and it wasn’t long before he had captured each of the fleeing patients and brought them back to the gathering point.
In front of all the infected, Jiang Wang drew his Longsword.
The treasured sword glinted with cold light!
The two young infected knelt on the ground, begging for rcy, tears streaming down their faces.
They were terrified they’d been abandoned, thinking they would all be rounded up and killed together.
That’s why they had fled.
To be fair, such a ntality was normal and understandable.
“I understand your fear!
But at such a critical mont, once I’ve given an order, you must follow it.
Because what you’re delaying is not my ti, but the ti to save more lives!”
Though their fear was understandable, it did not excuse breaking the law.
If Jiang Wang did not enforce his orders, no one would heed them.
In troubled tis, strict laws are necessary.
This might not be a ti of chaos, but the tis are troubled nonetheless, and not much different!
Jiang Wang’s sword swung down, severing two toes.
In the end, he did not kill them, opting instead to cut off toes as a warning, showing his determination but also not too drastically affecting their future lives.
“If there’s a next ti, I will definitely take lives!
Do not test my rcy.
I am not choosing between compassion and reason, but between your lives and the lives of many others!
Believe , this choice is not difficult for !”
After warning them once more, Jiang Wang left imdiately, not having ti to console their emotions, and continued his inspections in the next village.
There was simply no ti to attend to everything.
Let these people be afraid or hate, it was out of his hands.
Anyway, after demonstrating Trace Thoughts in public, they all knew they couldn’t escape.
Emotions only have aning when you’re alive.
Ten days!
For ten whole days, without rest, day and night, he traveled everywhere within Qingyang Town.
Not only Jiang Wang but Zhu Biqiong, Xiang Qian, Zhang Hai – every one of them did the sa.
Only then did they finally complete Jiang Wang’s established schedule.
They found a total of one hundred and thirty infected people from Qingyang Town and gathered them all in the western district of the town.
All the houses and shops there were emptied to create an isolation area for the infected.
Even though they had all reached the Transcendent stage, they felt utterly exhausted in body and mind.
In those ten days, Dugu Xiao showed extraordinary patience and energy, completing all the tasks assigned by Jiang Wang with the physique of an ordinary person.
Whether it was emptying the houses, cleaning the environnt, or organizing patrols, she did them all well.
The work to co was much simpler: just regularly inspect each area, transfer any new cases to the designated zone, keep everywhere clean and tidy, and deliver supplies, ensuring people’s lives remained normal during the plague.
Jiang Wang had already sought aid through the Taixu Illusion Realm, asking Zhongxuan Sheng to send Cultivators skilled in dical practices to treat the patients.
By his estimate, they should arrive within two days.
Once those with Transcendent powers who were also dical Practitioners arrived, perhaps these one hundred and thirty patients need not die.
Having thoroughly handled the plague situation in Qingyang Town and contained it within a certain area…
Jiang Wang picked up his sword and stepped out of the town hall.
The sunshine outside was just right as he stepped into the light.
Behind him, a small person slept over the desk.
Zhu Biqiong and Zhang Hai were all sprawled on the ground, dead asleep.
Zhang Hai even snored loudly, with a smile on his face, possibly dreaming of completing his supre godly pill.
Only Xiang Qian still had so energy left, watching the back of Jiang Wang, filled with a killing intent, as he walked away.
He passed through the gate and went into the distance!
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