Ding Ziyun’s appearance scared all the people watching the excitement around them.
She was originally young and beautiful, but now she had a face full of wrinkles, piled up layer by layer on her face, with a dark bluish colour. At first glance, it looked like black paper stuck on her face, extremely ugly.
Everyone began to talk in twos and threes, and they were very shocked by her appearance. Some people even began to spit out malicious talk, saying that the wrath of heaven caused this situation for Ding Ziyun.
In a panic, she grabbed her scarf from Old Man Ding’s hand, covered her face carelessly, turned her head, and fled.
Since then, Ding Ziyun has disappeared.
But it didn’t take away that disease. In just two days, some people found that their skin was sagging, and then it began to become jet black and wrinkled. And they even began to be afraid of leaving them uncovered.
After Xie Zhaoxue received the report, he immediately took someone over again. And after a rough inspection, he found that several families in the Northern District had developed this symptom.
He immediately realised that this was most likely a contagious disease. If left unchecked, it would definitely spread to the city and cause great turmoil in the meantime.
So he sent additional bailiffs to enclose a part of the Northern District with wooden fences, strictly forbidding anyone from entering or leaving, and arranged for a doctor to go in and check the state of illness.
Xie Zhaoxue’s judgement was precise and decisive, and he acted quickly. If it weren’t for this, rumours would have already spread throughout the capital.
After Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei had finished eating, they went to the Northern District, passing through the bustling downtown for another quarter of an hour, and only arrived at the place when the scenery became desolate.
It’s just that the two of them came at a rather coincidental moment. As soon as they got off the carriage, they heard a noisy sound not far away, and a line of bailiffs with knives ran by them in a hurry.
Wen Chan glanced over there and vaguely saw someone arguing. So he turned around and grabbed Liang Yanbei’s hand, his movements natural and smooth, “Someone is making trouble over there. Let’s go over there and take a look.”
Liang Yanbei looked down at his hand and raised a silent smile, “Okay.”
The Northern District of the capital was the most desolate residential area. It was originally outside the city gate, but because it was close to the capital, it was also included as a part of the city.
Although there were not as many people here as in the city, there were also more than a dozen or so households scattered around. Usually, people go into the big city to do business. This time, when illness broke out in the area, Xie Zhaoxue sealed the place, and no one was allowed to enter or exit. Every family’s business was completely cut off. For a day or two, the people were afraid of the power of the officials and did not dare to say anything. But as the days went on, the voice of sorrow and resentment became louder.
What’s more, there were still some people who did not have the disease. They were also locked up with people who were sick and would definitely be infected. Many people have begged the bailiffs to let them out many times, but they have been ignored, and they have asked many times, too. In addition, the attitude of the officials also made the people angry.
This was what Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei saw when they came there.
The people were all squeezing out at the wooden fence; whether they were sick or not, they all wanted to escape from this circle.
The bailiffs struggled to stop them, and some even took out knives to intimidate the people to retreat, but with little effect. Some strong men even dared to resist with hoes.
When Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei arrived, the two sides were pushing and shoving fiercely. The jet-black wrinkled skin could be clearly seen on the exposed skin of some people. But they still followed the crowd to squeeze out.
Although there were only a dozen families, it was a large group of people gathered together. Not every bailiff was equipped with a knife, and they did not dare to really attack these innocent people. At this time, they were already at a disadvantage.
“We are all normal people; why are you locking us up!” Someone shouted from inside, “Bring Lord Xie here! We want to talk to him!”
“How dare you! You can meet Lord Xie just because you want to? If you keep being like this, don’t blame us for using force!”
“Who do you think you are? I don’t think you dare to fight me with your small body? I can even pinch you to death with two fingers!”
“Laozi can pierce your stomach with a single slash!”
As the two sides quarelled, they started to curse each other, and the more they cursed, the louder the noise became.
Wen Chan frowned, “What’s wrong with these people? How are they different from a mob?”
They clearly knew that they had an infectious disease on their body, but they still wanted to go out. Wasn’t this a clear indication that they wanted to take the disease out with them?
Once people become selfish, they will have no bottom line.
There were some people who had this disease themselves who felt fear and despair in their hearts, but they couldn’t bear to see others safe and sound, and they wanted to pass it on to others to accompany them in fear.
Liang Yanbei narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “At this time, the consequences of doing these things and what crimes they will be charged with are not important to them. Perhaps they are so fearless because they hold the mentality that the law does not punish the masses.”
“We can’t let them do whatever they want.” Wen Chan snorted coldly, raised his eyes, and pointed at the strong man who had rushed to the front of the crowd, “You go and beat him up.”
This man was the loudest when he cursed just now, and he was also the one who rushed to the front. He was equivalent to the spiritual leader of these mobs. If he were beaten till he became obedient, it would be much easier to suppress these people.
Liang Yanbei looked over in passing and saw that the dark-skinned man was shoving aside three people at once, constantly gaining the upper hand in the push. He nodded knowingly, looked around, conveniently picked up a wooden stick, and weighed it.
Wen Chan said with some concern, “Don’t hit without knowing the severity, or you’ll hurt someone.”
“Don’t worry; I have experience in beating people.” Liang Yanbei was full of confidence, and he ran to the chaotic place after responding.
Liang Yanbei’s figure was extremely fast. He flashed past in sight for a moment, then flew up, stepped on the shoulder of a bailiff, and chopped the man down with the wooden stick in his hand.
Wen Chan heard a crisp sound, and the wooden stick broke in response. The strong man was also stunned by the sudden blow, clutched his head, and retreated several times, immediately squeezing away a large group of people.
However, Liang Yanbei didn’t give him the chance to breathe. He used the remaining half of the wooden stick to hit again. The speed was so fast that he couldn’t avoid it at all, and the man was hit head-on again.
The whole wooden stick was broken into three pieces, which scared everyone and made them retreat. No one expected that there would be such a person who would come up and beat people without any prelude.
Seeing this good opportunity, the bailiffs hurriedly drove the people back again and again, completely suppressing their surging morale just then.
The man who had been hit twice just now finally reacted and glared at Liang Yanbei, questioning, “Where did you come from, you little b***? How dare you hit Laozi!”
People in the Northern District who went often to the capital to sell things knew Liang Yanbei. At this time, someone pulled the man’s sleeve and persuaded him, “Stop talking! This gentleman has a great status!”
The man was so angry that he shook his hand away, “Can a high-ranking gentleman hit us civilians as he wishes? What have we done wrong? Can the aristocrats do whatever they want?”
After hearing this, Liang Yanbei threw aside the stick in his hand and said with a smile, “Whether we can do whatever we want, you will know later.”
As he said this, he was about to untie his cloak and put on a posture of being about to beat him up. Many people retreated one after another when they saw him like this, for fear of bringing disasters to themselves. This move was actually more effective than the bailiffs trying to drive them away.
Fortunately, Wen Chan had already arrived and held down Liang Yanbei’s arm, “Why bother with this kind of person? Maybe this person also has that disease. So, don’t get your hands dirty.”
Though what he said sided with Liang Yanbei, Wen Chan’s gaze was far from friendly. He glared at him angrily and then turned around with an indifferent expression on his face, “Why are you making trouble here?”
Among the several princes, His Ninth Royal Highness appeared most frequently in the sight of everyone. When he stands there, there will be people who would naturally recognise him and be completely silent.
However, the man looked like he had never seen Wen Chan before. He looked him up and down and saw that he was dressed luxuriously. He just thought he was also a young master of a wealthy family. So, he sneered, “Young master, you are not capable of handling this matter! You’d better stay away, or you might bump your arms or legs.”
When speaking, he deliberately showed the muscles on his arms and bulged his sleeves to show his strength.
Seeing him like this, Wen Chan thought that this man did have some brute force, but his brain was too stupid. So it was not worth arguing needlessly with him.
He said to the bailiff next to him, “You arrest this man.”
Four or five of the officials hurriedly stepped forward and surrounded the man. The first two people were knocked over by the man’s two hands. He raised his head and shouted, “Come on! Laozi has never been afraid of anyone!”
Seeing him so arrogant, Liang Yanbei was about to roll up his sleeves again, “It seems that I still have to teach this idiot a lesson myself.”
Wen Chan stopped him, “Why are you joining in the fun? Don’t turn around and break someone’s bones.”
“I know how to control my strength,” He said.
“Then why did those two strikes you landed just now sound so loud?” Wen Chan retorted.
“Those were just hissing noises. The stick was too fragile and broke when it was struck. It didn’t take much power at all. It was just to scare him.” Liang Yanbei picked up the stick again and said, “If you don’t believe me, I’ll chop it again and you can watch.”
Before Wen Chan could say anything, Liang Yanbei took two big steps forward, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the man and said, “I think your head is pretty hard, and it should be fine if I chop it again.”
As he spoke, his hands moved. Although his movements were fast, the man was prepared this time and raised his right arm to block and protect his head.
Seeing him like this, Liang Yanbei raised his hand forward. First, his arm fell on the man’s arm, pressed it down, and then he hit the man’s forehead with the wooden stick. The only remaining piece of the stick was also broken to the length of his palm.
The man took a few steps back. He raised his head and looked at Liang Yanbei in horror, and finally there was a trace of hesitation in his expression.
The actions just now were all lightning fast. Others didn’t know, but this man became very clear about the terrible power of the man in front of him.
His arm was originally blocking his head, but the young man in front of him pressed his hand down, and he could not affect the speed and strength of the wooden stick at all, which showed that the young man’s strength was much stronger than his own, which was a terrifying, overwhelming force.
He froze for a while and didn’t dare to move anymore.
Wen Chan was afraid that Liang Yanbei would do it again, so he hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the person away, “Okay, throw away the things in your hand.”
Liang Yanbei threw it aside very obediently, smiled, and said, “Look, I told you that it was a false sound, right? I knocked three times, and he still looks fine.”
Except for the ugly expression on his face.
Wen Chan was about to believe him, but when he glanced at him, he saw bright red blood gushing from the man’s head, flowing down the top of his head, and quickly dying half of his face red.
“Like he** I will believe you.” Wen Chan said indifferently.
Liang Yanbei also saw the man’s appearance and muttered, “That forehead looks pretty solid. Then how come it can’t even take a hit?”
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