Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

The victims stood outside their tents and watched the soldiers pulling flatbed carts to transport the bodies.

"How many people died this time?" asked the person who came out later.

"Two, one old and one young, a companion on the road to the underworld."

"There is no shortage of companions on the Yellow Springs Road these days. It won't be long before it's our turn."

The people gathered together did not even look at who was saying the words. Their eyes followed the cart like wandering souls, and on the cart were their bodies.

After a moment's silence, a bearded man suddenly showed a different emotion and spat fiercely on the ground.

"Tsk, we're all going to die here sooner or later, why should we be locked up like livestock in this remote place by these people? Even if I die, I want to die in my ancestors' graves, why should I be buried in a random pit dug by someone?"

Some people were moved by his emotions and said, "If I had known this would happen, I would rather be drowned or starved to death in my hometown than come to the capital!"

"This is not the capital city. We haven't even touched the city gates, and we are just trapped like this. The court has given up on us. They just sent some imperial doctors here for show. Otherwise, more and more people have been infected with the disease over the past few days, but we only see dead people being carried out, and no one alive and kicking comes out of the tent."

"These dog officials are greedy and ruthless!"

More people began to feel emotional.

"Then what can we do? There are so many soldiers guarding here, we can't get out."

"How do we know if we don't try?" the bearded man said, "They only have a few people, but we have hundreds of people. One-on-one is no match for them, but four or five of us can't lose to one of them, right?"

"But they all have weapons, and we have nothing..." Someone hesitated.

"We have fists! If you are scared, just wait to die here. If you go out, you may still have a chance to survive."

"That's right. Even if we really have to die, we can't die so miserably. Aren't those crooked officials in the capital afraid that we will bring the plague into the capital and infect them? Then I will drag them down with me!"

At this time, a team of patrolling soldiers came over and drove away the victims.

"Don't gather here, go back to your tents."

The bearded man looked at the people who had the same idea as him, clenched his fist and shouted: "Fight them——"

"Let's fight—"

In an instant, dozens of people rushed forward, and the five patrolling soldiers were pinned to the ground before they could react.

Dong Jiafu was feeding medicine to the unconscious woman. When she heard a noise outside, she turned around and asked Tan Hao, "Brother, something seems to be wrong outside."

"I'll go take a look, don't move." Tan Hao put down his things and walked out of the tent.

Soon he came back in a panic and whispered in Dong Jiafu's ear: "The victims outside are rioting. I saw them injuring some soldiers and were about to rush out of the camp..."

Dong Jiafu suddenly opened her eyes wide when she heard this. She looked at the patient lying there and saw that he didn't notice them. Then she asked quietly, "What's the situation?"

"I don't know. There are too many people. I can't see clearly. But with Master Cui and Lieutenant General Xu here, there shouldn't be any big trouble."

Dong Jiafu was not so optimistic about this. She did not expect that those indifferent disaster victims would riot collectively. What had stimulated them?

There were many of them, and although the soldiers and imperial guards had weapons in their hands, they would inevitably be cautious in the face of the unarmed disaster victims. If they were allowed to rush out of the camp, the consequences would be disastrous.

There is an even bigger hidden danger...

Dong Jiafu quietly looked at the hundreds of people infected with the plague in the tent and whispered a few words into Tan Hao's ear.

Tan Hao's face changed drastically. He calmed himself down and then stood up as if nothing had happened.

Afterwards, the people from the Imperial Hospital and the doctors in the tent left one by one.

There was chaos outside at this time. The strong victims rushed in front, followed by the elderly, the weak, women and children. Hundreds of people pressed towards the gate of the camp.

Cui Qi Yan led the imperial guards to stop them, and just as Dong Jiafu had expected, with their skills and the weapons they wielded, if they really came to a fight, these skinny and pale victims would not be their match at all. However, these were ordinary people, so they were cautious when they attacked.

It was this consideration that boosted the morale of the victims and brought them closer and closer to the camp gate.

Dong Jiafu calmly fed the woman the medicine. Seeing that almost everyone who should have left the tent had done so, she stood up and prepared to go out.

At this moment, someone outside shouted, "We don't want to be lambs to be slaughtered by these corrupt officials... Let's rush out and fight them..."

The sound was so loud that it could be heard clearly in the tent. Dong Jiafu thought to herself that something was wrong, and then she saw more than a dozen people sitting up from their beds at once.

"Get out, we want to get out!"

The next moment, those who were able to move got down from the ground and rushed out of the tent.

They had lost their minds and were infected with the plague. Dong Jiafu didn't dare to move anymore. She squatted quietly, hoping not to attract their attention.

At her signal, the other two doctors who had not left also followed her example and hid aside.

Tan Hao and others outside the tent were well prepared and brought wooden fences to block the exit. More than a dozen people used all their strength to hold off the victims through the fence.

On the other side, the soldiers and imperial guards were forced to retreat one after another. Lieutenant General Xu came to Cui Qiyan with an unsheathed knife.

"Sir, there are too many victims. We can't go on like this."

Looking at the disaster victims swinging their fists at their people, Cui Qiyan raised his hand and pointed, "Catch those leaders, as long as they don't kill them."

"Yes--"

Lieutenant General Xu went in that direction, drew his knife and attacked the limbs of those who were making the most trouble.

Soon, several victims were injured and covered their wounds and howled, "They are killing people! The soldiers are killing people! Folks, run for your lives!"

The victims behind caught up, all of them were the elderly, the weak, women and children, crying and shouting, and pushing their bodies against the people who were trying to stop them.

The soldiers held knives and could not bring themselves to attack them, so they could only use the handles of the knives to stop them.

The more reluctant the soldiers were to attack them, the more unscrupulous they became, and finally they pushed a group of children to the front.

"Don't be afraid, kids. These people won't dare to hurt you. Run, run out of this damn place—"

The children rushed forward and forced the soldiers back to the camp gate.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cui Qi Yan rushed over and picked up a boy.

"Everyone stand back!"

The boy struggled and cried loudly.

The crying stopped the victims from moving. Just when things were about to turn around, the bearded man suddenly shouted, "Let him kill. He doesn't dare. He is just trying to scare you. Even if he really dares to do it, it's worth it to sacrifice the lives of a few children so that all of us can escape!"

After his instigation, the victims began to rush forward regardless of anything.

Cui Qi Yan held the boy under his armpit and was about to give an order when he saw an arrow flying through the air, passing over everyone's heads and shooting into the bearded man's throat.