Regardless of whether the other party was a traitor or not, Su Yin had no intention of looking for the whereabouts of his brothers through the secret chamber.

There was no way. Their family was too deeply involved with the royal family, to the point where it could explode at any moment.

Although their orders may not necessarily be noticed by their superiors, what if?

Always be prepared for the worst.

"Well, the Dark Chamber is indeed dangerous." Su Yin asked, "What are your plans?"

"Lie dormant first, then strike back."

"Well, if you can use me, just let me know."

"Sure." Nangong Jingzhi didn't bother to be polite with her.

After leaving the house, Su Yin finally let go of the worry in his heart. He was able to avoid the death in his previous life, so his future path would surely be different.

Su Yin walked back and just as she reached the main street, the pedestrians on the street suddenly became agitated and many people headed in one direction.

Su Yin led the horse and followed the crowd forward. She noticed that the direction they were heading was towards the city gate and she had a premonition.

When they followed the crowd to the city gate, they saw the soldiers guarding the city closing the gate. When the refugees outside the city gate saw this, some of them rushed in regardless, but as soon as they reached the city gate, they were pierced by the soldiers' spears.

When the refugees who were trying to squeeze in saw this, some of them were frightened and stopped. Just as they were afraid, the city gate slowly closed, completely isolating them from the outside.

When the people in the city saw this scene, they were horrified.

"What the hell is going on?"

“I don’t know.”

"Did something happen in the palace? Why are the gates closed in broad daylight?"

"It's impossible to close the city gates for no reason."

"Something must have happened."

"Is there a prince rebelling?"

“It’s possible.”

…

The people in the city were talking about it and making all kinds of speculations.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way."

Suddenly, a group of yamen runners came hurriedly, holding rice porridge and instructions in their hands.

People on the street moved out of the way, and several yamen runners quickly posted a notice on the bulletin board, then hurried away to the next bulletin board for neighborhood events.

After they left, the people around came forward to check, and those who could read read aloud the contents of the notice.

"There is an outbreak of plague in the Jiangnan region, and it is spreading northwards... From today on, the city will be sealed off..."

When the scholar finished reading, the people present were shocked.

"I had heard about the plague in the south earlier. How come it suddenly reached Shangjing City?"

"Needless to say, he must have come here with those refugees."

"Oh, those people who went outside the city to distribute porridge, have they been infected?"

"Lock down the city. How long will it last?"

"No, go buy some rice." someone exclaimed.

When the others heard this, they woke up in shock, turned around and ran back to get money to buy rice, flour, grain and oil.

In an instant, people on the street left and hurried to the grain store, fearing that they would not be able to buy rice if they were a step late.

Those who got the news early grabbed the rice in the grain shop, but those who came later to buy were directly driven away and the grain shop was closed.

As soon as one store closed, the people who failed to buy rice immediately rushed to the next one.

Within half an hour, all the grain shops in the entire Shangjing City were closed, and the owners of each grain shop gathered in Zuixianju to discuss the price of grain.

It was not just food, but other daily necessities as well. The doors of every shop were crowded with people, all rushing to buy.

Many shops could not hold on and closed early.

The entire Shangjing City fell into a small-scale chaos. Su Yin led the horse towards Qingshi Lane and met her uncle Yang Dashan on the way.

"uncle."

When Yang Dashan heard the voice, he looked at Su Yin in surprise.

"Uncle, what are you going out to buy?"

Yang Dashan shook his head. "No, I'm not buying anything. I just heard a noise saying that the eight city gates were closed. I wanted to go and see if it was true. Before I even got there, I saw a group of people snatching food. Looking at this situation, there's no need to go and see."

When Yang Dashan mentioned the food issue, he lowered his voice and said, "Yinyin, we are really grateful for your reminder. Otherwise...

"I had also speculated before that something like this might happen later."

"My uncle admires you. You are the kind of person that scholars talk about, who is called something high and far-reaching."

Su Yin finished his words for him, "Foresight."

"Yes, yes, that's the word. Farsighted." The more Yang Dashan interacted with his niece, the more he felt that she was extraordinary.

I rarely saw it before, so I didn't really notice it.

"Yinyin, if you have any foresight in the future, just tell us. We will definitely listen to you." Yang Dashan said excitedly.

Su Yin really wanted to correct her uncle and tell him that the term foresight was not used in that way.

"Yeah, sure."

After Yang Dashan was happy, he became worried. "I don't know how long this city lockdown will last. Yinyin, you should take a long-term view and see how long this city lockdown will last."

Uncle!

This foresight is so far-sighted that it sounds like fortune-telling by counting on fingers when you say it.

"It won't take long. The food in the city is limited. If the people below have no food to eat for a long time, riots will surely break out. When the outer city is in turmoil, the inner city will follow suit. The officials in the court must be trying to find a way to solve the plague. Once the plague is solved, this disaster will be over."

When mentioning plague, Yang Dashan thought of the plague in Baiji County.

"Yinyin, the plague mentioned in the notice is one we have seen before?"

Su Yin was not sure either. "It could be, or it could be a mutation."

"Mutations?"

"It's just more brutal than what I've seen before."

Yang Dashan's face changed drastically.

"Uncle, please don't go out during this period. Try to go out as little as possible. Although the gates of Shangjing City are closed, there may be infected people entering the city."

Yang Dashan nodded solemnly, "Okay, I'll remember that. I'll tell the others about this later."

"Um."

As the two were talking, there was a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds on the street. The sound came from the direction facing Yang Dashan, with its back to Su Yin.

Yang Dashan subconsciously looked up at the group of people who were riding horses, and they hurriedly passed by them.

Su Yin noticed her uncle's gaze and turned to look at the team that was going away. She could only see their backs as they hurriedly walked away. Among that group of backs, there was a small figure that flashed quickly past her eyes.

That figure looked familiar.

"Uncle, what are you looking at?"

Yang Dashan shook his head, getting rid of the unrealistic thoughts. He smiled and said, "Nothing. Just now I saw a kid in that team who looked a lot like your brother."

"The team you're talking about?"

"Yes." Yang Dashan nodded. "The child seems to be surrounded by a group of guards. I think he should be the son of a powerful family in Shangjing City."

"Uncle, are you sure?"