Because of the doubts raised by a few people, the public, who had initially been somewhat convinced, began to stir again.
Zhong Muyu narrowed her eyes seriously. Although she hadn't seen all of the people who had shouted earlier, the few she had noticed were clearly different from the others.
Not only is his voice clear and loud, but even though he dresses like an ordinary person, his overall demeanor is different.
They were stronger and stood more steadily in the crowded streets, while ordinary people looked more destitute, with a look of dejection and anxiety on their faces.
This kind of worry and anxiety is something that ordinary people can't fake.
Just as she was about to call out to Lu Ziyuan, he stepped in front of her to protect her and whispered, "Be careful, there are experts in the crowd."
She observed for so long before she noticed the problem, but someone skilled in martial arts could tell just by glancing at her from behind.
Zhong Muyu nodded: "Go find the Crown Prince quickly and have him send men to surround these people here. We can't let the spies inside escape."
"But what about you?"
"Don't worry, I can handle it for a while."
After Lu Ziyuan quietly left, Zhong Muyu answered their questions one by one in detail, and even asked the doctors to show them the herbs and dregs.
But those people wouldn't let it go, and even incited the people to rush in and rescue their relatives.
The people, who had not seen their loved ones for many days, were naturally extremely anxious. Under the instigation of those spies, they gradually approached them.
Zhong Muyu had no choice but to shout at the top of her lungs, "I've shown you the medicine and the dregs, why don't you believe me? Do you think it's better to take the patient home to die than to leave them here?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, "Everyone knows there's no cure for the plague right now! You're just using these tricks to buy time! You royals and nobles don't care about our lives at all!"
One of the imperial physicians, unable to contain himself any longer, shouted: "Who says there's no prescription! We had the prescription a few days ago. Even if we showed it to you, would you understand it? Would you believe it?"
The imperial physicians, who were also quite arrogant, became even more enraged, causing the crowd to shove and push the doctors, trying to rush in.
Desperate people are easily swayed, and how could a few imperial physicians possibly resist those strong men?
They pushed the imperial physician aside, and in the crowd, Zhong Muyu was also bumped in the chest, causing her to gasp for breath.
At this moment, Lu Ziyuan descended from the sky and kicked the person at the front to the ground.
"Yu'er! Are you alright?"
Lu Ziyuan supported her, his face full of anxiety.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince was well-informed, and he saw his men arrive to control the situation halfway there.
Zhong Muyu clutched her chest: "That was really strong, I almost couldn't breathe."
Lu Ziyuan coldly looked at the group of people and ordered the soldiers surrounding them: "Arrest all the troublemakers and interrogate them thoroughly!"
Looking around at the group, there were only a few people who were leading the trouble. Apart from the most ruthless spy, the rest were just a few hot-headed young people.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the group of people tried to escape using their lightness skills, but Lu Ziyuan was prepared and worked with the soldiers to knock them down. Only two or three of them managed to escape.
"Pursue them quickly, they can't escape now that the city is under lockdown."
Seeing that everyone had been arrested, the remaining troublemakers, fearing they would also end up in jail, ran away faster than rabbits.
Once the matter was over, Lu Ziyuan immediately picked up Zhong Muyu and left without looking back.
Zhong Muyu struggled and said, "What are you doing? This isn't over yet!"
“You’ve done enough. Leave the rest to the doctor. We don’t know how many spies are in this city, or who they are. I’m not comfortable leaving you in such a chaotic place.”
Besides, Ziqing and Jinfei also need your care; we came here mainly for their sake.”
Reminded by Lu Ziyuan, Zhong Muyu finally remembered their previous concerns. It was her fault for getting so engrossed in her work that she completely forgot about their worries.
"You're right, I didn't think it through. I'll do my best to take care of Ziqing and the others these next few days."
As he spoke, Zhong Muyu let out a muffled groan, his brows furrowing.
Lu Ziyuan led her into the carriage, and then noticed her uncomfortable expression. He asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"It's okay. The place where that person hit me still hurts quite a bit. It'll probably leave a bruise. I'll just put some ointment on it when I get back."
"We can't be careless about this. I'll apply the medicine when we get back."
However, when they returned, Lu Ziyuan saw the bruise on her body and his expression changed: "Damn it, that person actually used internal force to injure you."
"Internal strength, indeed a master."
Zhong Muyu was not surprised at all. This world already had magic, so internal energy was not lacking either.
However, she was still a little nervous: "Is it serious?"
"Fortunately, the opponent's internal energy isn't very strong, but leaving it in the body will still damage the internal organs. I managed to force the internal energy out before applying the medicine. It will hurt a little, just bear with it, it will be fine in a while."
"Okay, you can start. I can usually handle the pain... Ahh ...
A scream made Lu Ziyuan's eardrums hurt, and Zhong Muyu lay back on the bed, curling up in pain.
"It's alright now, the pain will go away in a bit."
Zhong Muyu squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "You call this a little pain?"
As a healthy person who grew up in peacetime, she had never experienced any severe pain.
Lu Ziyuan gently applied the ointment to the bruise: "It was my oversight. It might really hurt you."
"It really hurts. I need to take better care of myself in the future and not be so reckless again."
After applying the ointment and getting dressed, Zhong Muyu remembered the people who had been arrested: "Who dares to cause trouble here? I wonder who they are. Should we go check on them in jail?"
"This matter can be left to the Crown Prince to handle, but I will have Chengfeng and Zhiyu help with the investigation, and we will know the results as well."
Zhong Muyu nodded. Lu Ziying also took this matter very seriously and was quite enthusiastic about it.
Three days later, Chengfeng and Zhiyu brought back the results of the interrogation.
"Just an ordinary assassin? That doesn't make much sense."
Zhong Muyu was somewhat disappointed.
Lu Ziyuan said, "If the person behind this is suspected, hiring an assassin is the best way."
"So their goal is to create chaos by taking advantage of the illness?"
"It's not that easy. It's possible that someone is targeting the Crown Prince, someone is targeting us, or someone is targeting Yuan Qi. They don't want the plague to be eradicated."
That would be too broad a scope.
At this moment, Zhiyu suddenly thought of something: "That's right, I've noticed that some of the assassins are different. They have pierced ears. One of them has three piercings in one ear. Although they're almost healed, the marks are still visible."
In Yuanqi, men don't pierce their ears, but people in surrounding countries might. Hearing that some men have three ear piercings, Lu Ziyuan immediately thought of a certain place.
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