When Ms. Wu spoke, she was very proud, and indeed she was very wealthy, so she could get whatever she wanted done with ease.
"My sister is exceptionally beautiful. She has very fair skin, a face the size of a palm, and a lovely smile..."
Xia Sen then told Miss Wu a lot about Xu Yuehuai's appearance.
Miss Wu listened carefully to these words and had her maid write down all the details.
"Okay, I understand. I'll have someone help you find your sister later. But how should I contact you after I find her?"
"I'm resting in a very dilapidated courtyard right now. If you want to find me, why don't we meet here at this time every day?"
“Oh, I see. But with this plague raging, it would be very dangerous for you to be outside. Why don’t you come with me to my house and I’ll find you a place to stay.”
Miss Wu was a very kind person and wanted to arrange for Xia Sen to come to her home, but Xia Sen quickly shook his head and refused after hearing this.
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss. I'm used to being carefree and don't like staying at other people's houses. I'm afraid I might do something bad if I go to your house later."
"I'm fine on my own outside. I'd feel bad if I caused any trouble, Miss."
Xia Sen immediately said goodbye to Miss Wu, intending to leave and return to his own place.
Ms. Wu was somewhat disappointed after hearing this, but she didn't say anything more and respected Xia Sen's choice.
"Alright, since you're not willing, I won't force you. I'll come find you here when the time comes."
Xia Sen nodded and then left.
The two of them walked in opposite directions, as if they were embarking on two completely different lives.
One is a homeless refugee, the other is a noblewoman.
Their paths may have crossed in this life because of these events, but they may never meet again.
Xia Sen quickly returned to his location and patrolled the area as usual, but still found no trace of Xu Yuehuai, which made him feel even more disappointed.
Every time he thought that Xu Yuehuai might come back here, he would search the surrounding area thoroughly, but each time he found nothing.
I just hope that what Ms. Wu said today is true and can really help her find Xu Yuehuai.
Xia Sen felt particularly lonely, hiding in the darkness, feeling no cool breeze.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai had already been arrested by the officials and was in prison.
The observers gathered them all together, completely ignoring their lives.
They only arrested them because they couldn't harm the people who had contracted the plague in front of so many people.
They are now imprisoned inside, and everyone there is infected with the plague, as are others who have not yet contracted the plague.
There are several hundred people in this prison. If we were to find an excuse to kill all of them at once, it would be an extremely serious matter.
If those around them noticed anything unusual, it would certainly be reported to the imperial court.
When the imperial court learned of this, they actually beheaded all the officials who had failed to handle the plague.
Xu Yuehuai had already experienced similar things before and understood what she would encounter next.
"Cough cough cough... Little girl, you look so young, how did you get the plague? It's such a pity!"
There was an old woman next to me who had also contracted the plague. Her face was bluish-purple, and she looked like she wouldn't live much longer.
Xu Yuehuai had seen these things over the past few days and had long since gotten used to them.
“I was fleeing from the village ahead, and I was accidentally infected with the plague by other people on the way.”
"I didn't realize at the time that the people around me had the plague, which is how I got infected."
Just as she was saying this, suddenly a man in the opposite cell started shouting and screaming, as if he had gone mad.
"I don't have the plague! Release me immediately! I'm innocent!"
"How can you officials arrest people arbitrarily? I have no plague at all."
But the officials ignored him as if they hadn't heard him.
That man had been shouting for days, and sometimes some of the officials would get annoyed and come over to beat him up.
But this person wasn't afraid of being beaten up at all, and on another day, he was still shouting the same thing.
Even the people around him were getting annoyed by his shouting, but he didn't change.
Xu Yuehuai heard that the man was shouting until his throat was hoarse, but no one responded. So she quickly said to him, "You'd better stop shouting here. Although you may not have had Wen Yi back then, you've been with us for so long now, you must have been infected by everyone."
"I advise you to stop shouting and conserve your energy. Maybe things will take a turn for the better."
After all, she always felt that someone might come to rescue her, which prevented her from thinking things were too bad.
But the other person kept shouting after hearing what she said, completely ignoring her good intentions.
Xu Yuehuai realized that no matter how she tried to persuade him, the man wouldn't listen, so she stopped trying.
They were then detained here for a long time, and no one came to see them normally, but three meals a day were delivered on time.
Their illness is getting worse. The whole area is under lockdown, but the people who deliver food to them are all fully equipped with protective gear and have not been affected.
Xu Yuehuai was thinking that these soldiers probably wanted to trap them here and kill them.
As long as they died of natural causes, even if the imperial court investigates, they will not be blamed.
After all, the plague was particularly difficult to cure, and they had no effective medicine to treat it, so they couldn't save those who had contracted the plague.
Are we just supposed to stay here and wait to die?
"Didn't those officials say they would rescue us properly?"
"Why don't they care about us at all? They won't give us any medicine. Isn't it obvious they're trying to wear us down?"
Some people didn't understand it at first, but it took them a long time to finally understand the root cause of the matter.
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