Chapter 462: A Person Infected with Leprosy

In a small courtyard in the city, the guards had just finished feeding the people in the room when they heard abnormal rustling sounds coming from outside the gate of the courtyard.

One of the guards was curious, so he opened the door to see what was happening outside, but as soon as he stuck his head out, a big knife was placed on his neck.

The cold touch made the hair on his neck stand up. He turned his head and saw a large group of people standing on the other side of him.

"Who is it?" The guard inside asked when he saw that there was no movement after he opened the door.

"Crown Prince, Crown Princess is here." A report came, and before the people inside could react, a large group of guards with knives suddenly rushed in.

At this time, their partner came in with two people holding his neck.

There were only three people inside. When they saw this situation, they threw their swords to the ground.

"Greetings to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess." The three of them knelt down without any hesitation.

"Get up." Shangguan Nanxing saw that these three people were so sensible, so he didn't let anyone restrain them.

"Who's in there?" Shangguan Nanxing asked in a cold voice as he looked at the three people who stood up with extremely frightened expressions.

"It's the beggar that the princess asked us to find." One of the guards answered in a low voice.

"Beggar?" Shangguan Nanxing glanced at Su Yue, his doubts still lingering.

"They are indeed beggars, and they are the laziest kind. The princess asked us to lock them up here and feed them on time, and the princess does not allow us to get close to them."

Seeing this, the other guard also told what Fuping had said.

"Yuer, what do you think happened in there?"

Shangguan Nanxing looked at Su Yue and asked softly.

"If you want to know, just ask." Su Yue smiled faintly, then walked forward and stopped at the door.

"Can the people inside hear me?" Su Yue asked loudly, but no answer came.

"Yuer, do you want to open the door and take a look?" Shangguan Nanxing asked when he saw no sound behind the door.

"It's okay. If anyone inside wants to eat the pork elbow, just answer my question. If I'm satisfied, you can eat as much pork elbow as you want."

Su Yue shouted again, and just as she finished speaking, a sound came from inside.

"Are you serious?" A male voice sounded hoarse and weak. It was obvious that if it weren't for the temptation of Big Elbow, he would never say a word.

"Of course I'm serious. I can still afford to treat you to a meal with a few elbows. If I am satisfied with your answer, I will give you whatever you want to eat in the future."

Su Yue continued to seduce him. When she heard the guards say that the beggars inside were the laziest, she knew that for this group of beggars, the most important thing must be food.

Otherwise, most people would not be able to endure being locked up without seeing the sun.

The laziest person that Fuping was looking for must have considered this aspect.

These people, with food to eat, can lie down all the time, so they don't care about being locked up.

Outside, they have to worry about starving to death all the time. Here, food and accommodation are provided, so they are naturally very happy.

"If you have anything to ask, just ask." Another male voice came from inside, speaking loudly. It was obvious that this person was stronger than the previous one, and his voice was much louder.

"Tell me, do you have any red spots on your body?" Su Yue continued to ask, listing the most obvious symptoms of leprosy.

After Su Yue finished speaking, there was silence for a while, and then a faint sound was heard, like someone taking off clothes.

"Why do we have so many red spots on our bodies?" After the silence, several exclamations were suddenly heard, followed by even louder noises coming from inside.

"Nanxing, my guess was right." After hearing the frightened voice of the person inside, Su Yue turned to look into Shangguan Nanxing's eyes and said with certainty.

"Yuer, what's going on?" Shangguan Nanxing heard the noise inside getting louder and louder, and even the sound of the door slamming, so he hurriedly asked.

“Everyone inside should have been infected with leprosy. Before Fuping harmed me, he brought a few people here to be on the safe side and let them be infected with leprosy.

The appearance of red spots on the body is the earliest symptom of leprosy, and they are now in the early stages.

In this way, even if Fuping fails here, she still has a backup plan. Just now, I heard Ruofeng in the Prince's Mansion say that Fuping never lets anyone get close to her, so I guessed it. ”

Su Yue looked at Shangguan Nanxing and explained carefully.

"Leprosy, the people in there must not be let out!"

When Shangguan Nanxing heard this, his face changed drastically. Once the people inside were released, this would be the imperial city of Dongyou. By then, the leprosy alone would be enough to destroy Dongyou without the intervention of the Mo Kingdom.

When the guards at the gate heard the Crown Princess say that everyone inside was infected with leprosy, they were so scared that their legs went limp. No wonder the princess didn't let them get close.

Although they had never seen leprosy with their own eyes, they knew that it was an incurable disease and was highly contagious. Fortunately, they had not come into direct contact with it.

"Nanxing, the people inside are innocent, but leprosy is an incurable disease. Medical books state that if a village has one person infected with the disease, the village will be massacred to prevent future problems."

Su Yue looked at the shaking door and the banging sound of the iron lock on the door as the people inside moved, and spoke softly.

"I know what Yue'er means. Even if Yue'er doesn't say it, I have to do it. Otherwise, it's not worth it to harm the entire Dongyou for these lazy guys."

Shangguan Nanxing followed Su Yue's gaze and spoke in a cold tone.