"From today onward, I'll issue an order. No one's allowed to leave the city, let alone go north," Shen Si said sternly.
Yu Yunxi and Shen Hezhi exchanged a look when they heard this. Complicated emotions could be seen in their eyes.
Closing the city gates meant that whether Xinan lived or died, they were on their own. Although this would stop the outbreak of the plague, it also stopped people from escaping north.
Shen Si hated the imperial court, but he was righteous and did not want to involve innocent people.
At this moment, Shen Hezhi launched into a coughing fit. In order not to waste time, he had been enduring his discomfort the entire journey back. At this time, he finally could no longer endure it.
"Hezhi."
"Brother."
"Young Lord."
Several worried voices called out at the same time.
"I, I'm fine…" Shen Hezhi said, shaking his head and panting slightly.
