"Taishi Ci? Is the general talking about that yamen runner?" Cai Boqi asked.
"Exactly."
"He went to Liu Village."
"Where are you going and what are you doing?"
"Rent collection."
"Collecting rent? Isn't this a waste of natural resources? Hurry and call him back and make him the chief defender of Huang County."
"General, isn't this too bold? He's just a young man."
Cai Boqi didn't like Taishi Ci at all. He felt that Feng Yun was a bit too aggressive.
Feng Yun would not say more to him. If he dared, he would bring him here before the other party defected to Kong Rong.
"Okay, I'm not discussing this with you, I'm giving you an order. Call him back immediately."
"Yes, I'll go get him back."
Fengyun felt that there was no point in him going there, so he waited for Taishi Ci to come back with peace of mind.
"My Lord, let's go around the city."
"Okay, I'll go with you. I'll also go outside and take a look. If there's any news about Taishi Ci, let me know immediately."
Fengyun also knew that it would take time to get from the countryside.
The four of them came to the street and saw that the pedestrians on the street had pale faces, and most of them did not have any joy on their faces.
“People here don’t look very happy.”
"Well, go ask."
Fengyun also felt it.
This situation is impossible to happen in his territory.
Zhang Jue caught someone and asked:
"My fellow villagers, why do you all look so anxious and in such a hurry? Did something happen?"
The people said anxiously, "Brother, please leave quickly. We can't stay in Huang County any longer."
"Why is that?"
The commoner looked at Zhang Jue in surprise and asked, "You don't even know about such a big thing?"
Zhang Jue wanted to clarify the situation first. He was afraid that if he revealed his identity, the other party would be afraid to speak out, so he said:
"Yes, we are peddlers who just came from other places and want to do some business in Huang County."
"Then hurry up and leave. You can't stay here for long."
"Huh? Why is that? Can you tell me the reason?"
As he said this, he was afraid that the other party would not tell him, so he took out a silver coin.
After seeing the silver, the other party finally showed a hint of joy and immediately grabbed it in his hand.
Then he told the story to Zhang Jue.
"Thank you for the money. I need it right now. Since you asked, I'll tell you."
After saying that, he looked behind him, as if he was afraid that someone was chasing him.
He continued, "It is like this. I heard that there will be a plague in Huang County soon. If we stay here, we will get sick and die."
The four of them were puzzled, and Zhang Jiao immediately asked:
"Is it because someone died because of this?"
"Yes, Aniu's family in the east of the city died of the plague. Even Aunt Wang's family next door has started to show symptoms. I'm going to go home and pack my things and run away. It's terrible."
"Aniu's house in the east of the city?"
Fengyun repeated it silently.
"My Lord, let's go to Aniu's house and take a look."
As soon as Zhang Jue finished speaking, the people who were about to leave quickly grabbed Zhang Jue and said:
"Don't go there. If you get infected with the disease, you'll die."
The other party was trying to persuade him out of the silver coin, but Zhang Jue didn't appreciate it and said:
"Don't worry, fellow. We'll be fine. I have magic water that can cure any disease."
Zhang Jiao is an old charlatan. Every word he says will make people associate with something, causing them to automatically imagine it.
"Brother, you're not lying, are you? Fairy water is for fairies to drink. How can we mortals get it?"
At this time, Zhang Jue didn't say much, and directly handed over a cup of water taken out of his storage belt.
The other party looked at the water that suddenly appeared in surprise and said doubtfully:
"You don't think that just because you've conjured this water up through some kind of trick, you can call it magic water, right?"
Zhang Jiao laughed and said:
"Fellow countryman, you can try a drink. This magical water of mine can cure any disease, and it can also strengthen your body if you are healthy."
The other party asked suspiciously:
"The fairy water is so precious, and you're just giving it to me so easily?"
You know, if this is really magic water, who would be willing to give it to others?
But Zhang Jiao said:
"It's okay, drink it. This fairy water is diluted with water, so I still have a lot. Although the effect is not as good as pure fairy water, it is still very good. Come!"
Zhang Jue raised the cup and gave it to him.
But the other party was still hesitating.
"Is there poison in this?"
He still couldn't believe that someone would be so kind as to give him magic water for no reason.
"Don't worry, the governor's mansion is right next to you. If I dare to give you poison, I will be arrested the next moment."
Zhang Jue pointed to the prefectural mansion not far away.
The other party then mustered up the courage to take the cup and took a look at the water inside.
It looks pretty clean.
So he picked up the cup and took a sip.
"Well, the taste is okay, slightly sweet at first."
Zhang Jue thought to himself: Of course it is sweet, this is the best mountain spring water, and it is a strengthening water made with the longevity talisman that I added myself.
When the other party felt that the water tasted good, he stopped testing it.
He picked it up and drank it in one gulp.
“Gurgle gurgle!”
"Mm, this water tastes really good, it's worthy of being called fairy water."
When he finished drinking the talisman water, he immediately felt warm all over and exclaimed in surprise.
"Is this really the elixir? It feels cool when I drink it, but my body is a little hot now."
"Yeah, try running and jumping now. Do you think it feels a lot easier than before?"
The man followed Zhang Jue's instructions and started running and jumping.
"Huh? It really seems to be easier now, and I can jump higher too."
Zhang Jue smiled secretly: This water of mine works all the time, it just has a time limit.
"Of course, the fairy water is changing your body."
"That's great, thank you so much. But I can't waste any more time, it will be too late if I'm late."
Zhang Jue grabbed him.
"Don't leave yet. Here's the money. Can you take us to Aniu's house in the east of the city?"
"No, no, no, I don't want this money, and I don't dare to go."
The other party waved his hands and shook his head, not daring to take the job at all.
Zhang Jue laughed again and said, "You've already drunk my magic water, so what are you afraid of? I'm not asking you to go alone. You just need to take us to his house."
The other party then asked suspiciously, "Aren't you a traveling merchant? Why are you so concerned about this?"
"Fellow villager, you don't understand, do you? This is a business opportunity. If my magical water can resist the plague, do you think people will leave their homes and move to other places? Don't you think I'll make a lot of money?"
After hearing what Zhang Jue said, the other party silently accepted the ten silver coins.
"Okay then, but we've got a deal. I won't go into his house. I'll just show you from a distance."
Seeing that the other party was still so afraid of death, Zhang Jue naturally would not make things difficult for him.
"All right. Just point it out to me."
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