Year 1074 of the Zhang Dynasty - City Lord Domain of Greedy Taotie city - City Lord mansion

(Family head POV)

We bow to her.

“Long live the empress“ Family head

“Long live the empress“ Family head B

“Long live the empress“ Family head C

“Long live the empress“ Family head D

Standing in front of us, there was the most beautiful cultivator of the world.

“Ufu“ Female city lord

She was as fair as snow with hands that exuded a dazzling gentleness and softness. A charming look was expressed by eyes as clear and transparent as a pool of translucent water.

Her creamy face shone like jade. Her lips were the world’s most delicate petals and her nose was like the most beautiful of sculpted white jade, high and proud with an innate divinity.

Long, elegant hair fell past her waist as her curvy feminine body almost slipped out of her half-open robe.

Murong Xiu, She was truly the beauty of jade among the beauties of jade.

“Any significant changes?“ Murong Xiu

We break out of our daze and hurry to respond.

“YES, yes“ Family head B

*Uhum*

All the cultivators in the Greedy Taotie City with any level of competency drooled over her.

“We have lost communications with the Unheeding Taowu City since...“ Family head D

“I don't care about that bald idiot, next“ Murong Xiu

“Some cultivators from the secondary sects section are having some discomfort due to an illness“ Family head B

“Illness?“ Murong Xiu

“Yes, Its origin seems to be from commoners in the Outlands of the city“ Family head B

“Again with those...“ Murong Xiu

There has always been trouble with them. That there is a famine, that they need clothes, that they are dying of hunger, they really are useless.

“It is enough“ Murong Xiu

“Do you have a solution, Empress of the South?“ Family head C

“This branch of commoners is useless, lets kill them all and buy new ones from the other cities“ Murong Xiu

“OHHH!!“ Four family heads

“Yes, let's get rid of those bad weeds all at once“ Family head

“To prevent the spread, I order that only the family heads take action“ Murong Xiu

As expected of the named Empress of the South, she is beautiful and intelligent.

“I will go to the south“ Family head

“I will go to the west“ Family head B

“I will go to the east“ Family head C

“I will go to the North“ Family head D

“All in the name of the Empress of the South, Murong Xiu!“ Four family heads

(Commoner POV)

We are dying, slowly and painfully.

First, it was the lack of rain that killed the crops.

After was the winter cold.

And now it is this.

In my legs, armpits and neck, strange lumps appeared and started to release yellow liquid and blood from my insides.

...

I drop on the ground leaving the sky in front of me and disgusting liquids on my back.

“...“

Tears appear on my face.

“WHAAAAWWWWWWW!!“

And I cry for the first time in a long time.

“WHAAAAaaaaa“

I cry like a little kid.

“It hurts, it is disgusting, I am scared, I am cold, I am hungry!“

I don't want to die.

“Why? Why? WHYYYY??!“

I feel the strength leaving my body.

“Why did I had to be born a commoner...?“

As my eyelids close, I can see a blurred figure with wings coming from the sky.

“Don't worry, we will save you“ ???

Please help me.

(Linjian POV)

As we reach the city in the south of the continent, we all realize that things are wrong.

The sharpshooter sees the hungry people eating rats.

The Wind Manipulators can smell the stench in the air.

The people with Life Detection can sense foreign bacteria in the air below.

And my Life Detection boosted by the Giant Mana Stone can feel four gold rank cultivators going to each cardinal point of the city, to the villages.

[This place is the ugliest place of all]

There is no time to lose.

“Shaolan and one medic, to the east!“

“Vivi, Joanna and two medics to the north!“

“Usain and four medics, to the west!“

“Cid...!“

“Leave the support fire and guidance to the wise giant of the sky!“ Cid

Honoka and the others are already on their positions.

“Fei, Mai. Come with me“

“Yes!“ Fei and Mai

I speak to the crew.

“Every second counts, if you are done with a village go to the next one!“

“Yes, King!“ Everyone

[Don't forget it this time]

I use Earth Manipulation to nail my hand into a black pillar of two meters high and half meter radius.

This time I took my weapon with me.

“Lets go!!“ Linjian

We all jump off the ship.

......

...

There is a man on the ground.

[It seems to be something like The Plague of my world, some antibiotics and he'll be fine]

“Don't worry, we will save you“ Linjian

“I will treat him now“ Fei

She begins to use her medical kit on him.

“Ugh!“ Mai

Mai looks away and closes her eyes.

“Mai, this man need help“ Linjian

“...“ Mai

“Ignoring him will not do anything, if you truly want to be a hero you have to be able to look at the reality and deal with it“ Linjian

“*Inhales* Yes!!“ Mai

She opens her eyes with a determined look.

“That is better. I leave this place to you two“ Linjian

We need to take them out of here soon, and to do that...

I turn my body towards the city lord's domain and I start digging.