Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1017: Chapter 1018: Kill Without Mercy

Gong Juese brushed it off, ”Don’t worry, brother, with my skills, those who guard the city gates can’t stop me at all. I can enter or leave the city whenever I want.”

”My foolish sister,” Gong Juechen was almost infuriated. ”The junior soldiers guarding the gates can’t stop you, but can Changyi not stop you? His skills far surpass yours. The city is now sealed, anyone who enters will not be allowed to leave. Even if someone breaks out, they will probably be captured and killed.”

Gong Juese was stunned, ”Is it that serious?”

Gong Juechen explained, ”The epidemic is currently contained within Nanshen City, but if someone were to leave, it could spread the epidemic to other places, endangering the people there, or even threatening the entire Xiyun. Do you think that’s serious?”

After a pause, Gong Juechen continued, ”A few days ago, some people couldn’t bear it anymore and tried to leave the city by force. In the end, it was only after Changyi issued an order to kill without mercy that no one dared to charge at the city gates again.”

”Kill without mercy?” Gong Juese was shocked.

”Yes. Changyi and An Jing came here for what, other than to save the Crown Prince? It was to combat this epidemic. If your actions cause the epidemic to spread throughout the country of Xiyun, would the just and righteous Changyi and An Jing let you off? Unless this epidemic is cured, none of the people in this city can think about leaving.”

Gong Juese sighed, ”Brother, sometimes I really hate this about Jingjing and Brother Changyi, can’t they just live for themselves and leave others to their fate?”

Gong Juechen sighed, ”What they have is nobility, and what we have is selfishness.”

”I just don’t understand it anyway.” She had always lived for her own happiness.

Gong Juechen said no more, only adding, ”Hurry up and leave. Remember, don’t ever try to force your way through the city gates. When Changyi and An Jing get ruthless, they wouldn’t even spare themselves. Don’t ever cross their bottom line.”

”I get it.”

Seeing his sister’s perfunctory response, Gong Juechen couldn’t help but add, ”Just being able to have you make Fulan flower cake for me this time has already satisfied me immensely. I won’t crave it anymore, so please don’t risk your life trying to force your way through any city gates.”

When she saw that her brother was truly terrified of her forcing her way through the gates, Gong Juese became solemn, ”I know, brother.”

”Then head back to the palace. You’ve traveled such a long way here, and you didn’t rest at all to make the cake for me. You must be exhausted; take a good rest.”

”Mm, brother, I’m leaving now.” Gong Juese placed the basket on the table and left.

Gong Juechen watched as Gong Juese disappeared from sight, his peach blossom eyes growing increasingly somber.

Sister, just endure a little longer.

Take good care of yourself.

Don’t catch the epidemic.

If I really can’t cure this epidemic in the end, brother will risk his life to get you out of the city.

Obviously, if Gong Juechen wasn’t unsure about overpowering Xiao Changyi, from the moment he saw his sister, he would have relied on his own skills to forcefully send her out of the city.

Walking to the table, Gong Juechen lifted the cloth covering the basket and saw that it was filled with Fulan flower cakes, his favorite.

He picked up a cake and shoved it into his mouth. As he bit down, tasting the familiar flavor, his nose instantly soured.

If he and his sister hadn’t come down from the mountain back then, would there have been so much trouble?

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After one night, An Jing’s body temperature had risen so high it felt scorching to the touch.

An Jing had truly contracted the epidemic.

Although blisters had not yet formed, her face was already burned red from the fever.