After Xing Bang left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he returned to the Baoshi Office. It was unknown how many days he had been gone...

Haha, the family needs to be settled down!

"Sister, I have accepted the mission of curing smallpox. I came back to say goodbye and will leave the palace soon."

Xing Bang returned to the Baoshi Office and went to Madam Fanghua first...

She frowned at first, but soon relaxed her brows and said:

"I believe you can do it. For the sake of the people of the world, I am proud of you. You must return safely. We are waiting for you to come back."

As Madam Fanghua spoke, she pulled Xing Bang's collar tenderly, like a wife seeing off her husband who was about to leave, with some reluctance between her brows.

"Don't worry, I will come back safely..."

Xing Bang smiled slightly, and his confident expression made Madam Fanghua feel relieved.

Then, Xing Bang also greeted Bai Rushuang and Nangong Xueyi, and they all, like Madam Fanghua, hoped that he would be careful on the journey and return safely as soon as possible. We are waiting for you!

"Don't worry, I will take good care of Fanghua and Rushuang!"

Nangong Xue was very considerate and told Xing Bang not to have any worries...

Finally, Xing Bang returned to the torture chamber and called Xiao Jinzi and Xiao Xizi, telling them that he still had to give some instructions before leaving the palace.

"Master Xing, let me serve you..."

Xiao Jinzi volunteered to follow Xing Bang out of the palace. It was not a good job and his life might be in danger. His loyalty was evident. Xing Bang had already regarded him as his confidant.

"No, this torture chamber still needs someone reliable to stay. I appreciate your kindness, but you have to stay and look after the house."

"Well, fine. I will follow Master Xing's orders. Don't worry, I will not let anything bad happen even if I lose my life."

Xiao Jinzi had no choice but to agree obediently.

Of course, they didn't know Xing Bang's identity, let alone his relationship with Madam Fanghua and Bai Rushuang. They just knew that he took good care of Nangong Xue and her son.

Xiao Xizi had been silent until he suddenly spoke up, "Brother, since Xiao Jinzi is staying, please take me with you...

My family is in Qinglong Town. I have been feeling uncomfortable since I heard about this. My elder brother is leaving the palace. Please take me with you and take good care of him. This will be considered as a contribution to my hometown folks."

"Okay, then you can leave the palace with me."

Xing Bang agreed and indeed he should bring a caring assistant with him to satisfy his wish to go home.

"Thank you, brother!"

Xiao Xizi's face was filled with joy, and he was also dreaming of seeing his mother again. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know if he would be able to see her again in this life.

Not long after, the chariot and ceremonial procession arranged by Cao Zhengchun arrived at Baoshi Office...

After all, they are the royal family, so there is still a sense of majesty and ceremony. Of course, there are also masters from the imperial palace accompanying them, and there is a master in the late stage of Transcendental Realm leading the team...

Then, Xing Bang took Xiao Xizi out of the palace in a carriage.

Outside the palace.

Xing Bang first went to the Sixth Prince's palace. He was already unconscious, with smallpox all over his face. Even if he recovered, he would still have pockmarks all over his face...

If the imperial physician had not been watching over him day and night, an ordinary citizen would have probably died.

In fact, there is no point in coming to the palace. Just go directly to Qinglong Town to find cowpox.

Xing Bang pretended to check his pulse. No matter what, the sense of ritual must be there...

"My dear doctor, you have worked hard. The Sixth Prince is not in danger of death for the time being. I will definitely ask for your merit in front of His Majesty."

"Thank you for your kindness, my Lord. This is what I should do."

After Xing Bang took the pulse, he did not forget to act mysterious in front of the imperial physician. The old man was so grateful that he could not speak...

Without further ado, Xing Bang rushed directly to Qinglong Town, where the disease was most serious. That being said, if he didn't hurry up and look for cowpox, the Sixth Prince would probably die. This disease was useless even with advanced medical skills, and he had to use extraordinary methods.

If the Sixth Prince died, how sad would Queen Xiao be?

Liu Jing, Liu Jing, you are lucky to have a good mother!

Qinglong Town was not far away, probably only about a hundred li away from the capital, but it still took the group an hour and a half to walk there.

Judging from the imposing gate tower outside, this town seems to be quite prosperous. However, it has been taken over by the soldiers of Shuntian Prefecture and the Nine Gates. There are many sentries outside the city gates, and soldiers are guarding the important roads. Even birds can fly out of Qinglong Town.

When smallpox was not so serious before, people must have been quite lax. I guess some wealthy families could have released the people by spending some money. Plus the riots, otherwise, it would have definitely not spread to several nearby states and counties in just a few days.

How could Liu Xian sit still? If the epidemic spreads across the country, it will be out of control. Not only will public security be disrupted, but there may also be a large number of refugees who rise up in rebellion. The country will be unstable. Whoever can turn the tide will be a piece of cake. Enthroning a king of a different surname will be a piece of cake.

After entering Qinglong Town, Xing Bang and his party all put on masks prepared by the accompanying imperial physician, which were made of white cotton cloth. They were somewhat effective, after all, smallpox was mainly transmitted through the respiratory tract and contact.

Xing Bang and his party went directly to the Qinglong Town Yamen and informed the government office only after they arrived. The local officials came out to greet them in a hurry, truly high-ranking officials.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency..."

"Wait, sir, are you stuttering?"

The town master Xing Bang's face was red all the way to his neck, his clothes were a little disheveled, and the smell of alcohol was overwhelming, but he still knew what was going on.

Also, the government office was closed when I arrived, and the drums for complaining were all taken away...

The local official was startled and quickly replied: "No, it's not..."

Xing Bang pointed to the empty space where the grievance drum was located and said, "Sir, please explain to this imperial envoy what is going on. Did you eat this bullshit as a snack?"

"My Lord, how dare I? My wife has contracted smallpox, so the government office has been closed. Now the situation is beyond my control. Those unruly people... the people coming..."

"Are you afraid that the common people will come and beat the drums to cause trouble or are you just annoyed? Oh, by the way, your wife got smallpox, are you happy? You even drank to celebrate...

This imperial envoy suddenly becomes interested and wants to know how many concubines you have."

Xing Bang has seen through this guy.

The three biggest joys for men are promotion, wealth, and death of wife...

This guy is not young anymore, so naturally his wife is old and ugly.

The local official lowered his head and trembled, hesitating for a long time without daring to say a word, secretly cursing the little bitch in the room. Seeing that the yellow-faced woman was about to die, he had to drink to celebrate...

"Sir, our master doesn't have a concubine yet, but the mistress is very strict and now it's almost impossible..."

The bailiff next to them spoke for their master.

Xing Bang shouted: "Someone come..."