At the hour of Chen (7-9 AM) on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the gates of the capital city slowly opened, and Mu Jin, wearing a thick white face mask, stood in the middle of the gate.
From the moment the city gates opened, Mu Jin resolutely stepped out, followed by dozens of medical officers, hundreds of volunteers who had joined the fight against the epidemic, and hundreds of soldiers holding spears to maintain order.
As soon as they stepped out of the city gate, the gate slowly closed to prevent those infected with the plague from rushing into the city and causing secondary transmission.
These disaster victims must be treated and remain asymptomatic for more than 15 days before they can return to the city.
After the city gate opened, someone shouted, "The imperial court has finally stepped in to save us!"
The shouts echoed among the disaster victims, causing a large number of people, whether infected or not, who were stranded outside the city, to move closer to Mu Jin and the rescue workers.
They were pale and weak; many were on the verge of death, and some had only taken a few steps before being knocked aside and lying in the snow, their fate unknown.
The scene outside the city touched Mu Jin's heart. Although it was winter and she was wearing a thick mask, she could still smell the pungent odor of the filth left outside the city by the disaster victims over the past few days.
Even if Mu Jin had a heart of stone, she couldn't help but feel sad for these people.
Seeing the disaster victims rapidly approaching them, and fearing that some of them might accidentally injure Mu Jin, Shiyi stepped in front of her.
Mu Jin shook her head, telling Eleven to move aside, and shouted loudly at the disaster victims who were approaching them.
"Dear fellow countrymen, despite the epidemic, the imperial court has not abandoned you. In the past few days, the imperial court has developed a good remedy for the plague in the capital. I hope you will all stand in line as instructed by the commanders. Once we have sorted out the supplies, we will distribute them to you. I guarantee that everyone will receive some, so please do not worry."
Mu Jin's words did not stop the disaster victims from moving forward. These people had been stranded outside the city for many days, suffering from hunger and cold. When they saw clothes and food, it was like a drowning person suddenly grabbing a lifeline.
Soon, more than a thousand disaster victims rushed towards Mu Jin. Before Eleven could grab Mu Jin's hand, he was pushed aside by the crowd.
Mu Jin was being pushed and shoved by the irrational disaster victims. She was knocked back by the sudden force of the impact.
Just as Mu Jin was about to be engulfed by the crowd, a figure flashed past like lightning. The man possessed unparalleled lightness skills, using the lightness of his toes to lightly touch the shoulders of the crowd for leverage, and swiftly flew to Mu Jin's side.
The man extended his beautifully shaped hand with distinct knuckles, grabbed Mu Jin's hand, and then, using the momentum, turned around and tightly embraced Mu Jin's waist. Mu Jin instantly felt a powerful force pulling her out of danger.
The man carried Mu Jin and used his light-footed skills to weave through the crowd as easily as the wind. In no time, he flew away from the crowd with Mu Jin in his arms.
When Mu Jin's feet touched the ground, she looked up and saw that the person who saved her was actually Su Yi.
Seeing Mu Jin staring at him in a daze, he winked his smiling peach blossom eyes at Mu Jin and said with a smile.
"Are you scared out of your wits? Last night I told you that disaster relief is something only men can handle. Did you think disaster relief was so easy? The victims are all sitting here waiting for you to give them orders, and you're complaining that I'm being long-winded. If it weren't for my heroic rescue, you would be trampled flat by these people today."
As they spoke, Su Yi still held onto Mu Jin's waist tightly and didn't let go. When Mu Jin reacted, she stepped on Su Yi's instep and stomped on it forcefully.
"Thank you, King Yi, for saving my life, but even if you saved me, it doesn't mean you can take advantage of me!"
Su Yi cried out in pain as Mu Jin stepped on his instep, and the pain made him let go of Mu Jin.
Upon hearing Mu Jin's words, he remembered that he had just seen Mu Jin almost get hurt by the crowd. He was terrified and in a moment of panic, he jumped over the crowd to save Mu Jin. Afraid that she would fall back, he held Mu Jin's waist tightly and never let go.
Thinking that his concern had been misunderstood, Su Yi couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
"No, you woman! How did I take advantage of you? Holding me tighter, I was just afraid you'd fall again. How ungrateful you are!"
Mu Jin knew she had gone a bit too far with what she said, after all, if it weren't for Su Yi, she would have had a real hard time getting away from these disaster victims.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Mu Jin reluctantly said to Su Yi, "Alright, alright, it was my fault this time. I misunderstood you."
Su Yi didn't argue with her and said, "Forget it, it's not the first time you've misunderstood me. One more time or one less doesn't matter."
As the two were talking, they saw two more people using their lightness skills to fly towards them from above the crowd.
One was Eleven, who had just escaped from the crowd, and the other was Su Yuntian, who was watching Mu Jin from the city gate tower.
Shi Yi landed first. He felt extremely guilty and anxious because he had failed to protect Mu Jin today due to his carelessness. He quickly stepped forward and asked Mu Jin if she was injured. When he found that she was not injured, his heart slowly calmed down.
Su Yuntian is representing the Ministry of Personnel in this disaster relief effort today. As a prince, he does not need to go among the disaster victims.
As he stood on the city wall watching the movements of the disaster victims and rescue workers, he saw Mu Jin being pushed and shoved by the victims and in danger. In a moment of desperation, he disregarded the officials' advice and resolutely decided to jump off the city wall to save Mu Jin.
What Su Yuntian didn't expect was that Su Yi, who usually pretended to be indifferent to everything and only knew how to eat, drink and enjoy himself, would actually appear outside the city, which was full of plague. What he didn't expect was that Su Yi would hug Mu Jin's waist tightly in front of everyone and rescue Mu Jin from her predicament.
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