A few days later...
Even though Xiongshan County was under lockdown, people started dying on the streets, with horrifying screams frequently coming from the east, south, west, and north of the city.
The Li family, having completed preparations for lockdown and gearing up for a long battle, sent people out to investigate upon hearing the news.
Everyone was shocked when the investigation was over.
The city was sealed, but the plague somehow found its way in.
And once it did, it exploded rapidly, almost like they had just taken a breath, and the next moment, their hair stood on end.
The entire Li family was almost certain: soon, Xiongshan County would become another Hundred Flowers Mansion.
The first lady clasped her prayer beads, continually rolling them, reciting Buddhist scriptures, praying for the blessing of the compassionate Bodhisattva.
The second lady looked alarmed, holding Li Zhili's hand helplessly, gathered together in Master Li's study, not daring to go anywhere.
