Chapter 698 - 695: Excuse_1
He thought that with his cousin’s skills, she wouldn’t be seriously injured. But looking at Bai Qingyan now, could the rumors outside be true?!
"Cousin..." Shi Huishu called Bai Qingyan softly, his eyes full of worry.
Bai Qingyan’s lips curled faintly. "General Shi, no need for such formalities. Sit down. Since General Shi is here at my uncle’s request, please speak directly."
Shi Huishu cupped his hands toward Bai Qingyan. "This time, it is not Lord Dong who has a message, but rather on my way here, I met a doctor coming from Huayang City. The doctor said... there is an outbreak of plague in Huayang City. At first, livestock started dying one after another, and then people began to fall ill. The doctor, after diagnosing the plague, immediately fled Huayang City with his whole family!"
Bai Qingyan tightened her palm upon hearing this, a plague in Huayang City?
"When did this happen?" Bai Qingyan looked up at Shi Huishu.
"The doctor said the livestock began dying one after another at the end of September. People started falling ill around October fifteenth. The doctor fled the city with his family on October twenty-fifth. I encountered the doctor that night, and he warned me not to enter Huayang City."
"When I circled around Huayang City, I saw a small group of refugees and sent people to investigate. These refugees said they are from Huayang. The doctors in the city had fled, saying there was a plague in Huayang City. They feared the city would be sealed, so they packed up and left. They were headed toward Shuoyang, hoping to get a meal as they heard Princess of Zhen was training troops here."