The magistrate of Oak County, the Governor of the Department of Ghosts and Gods, and the City God of Oak City, three local bigwigs gathered in the main hall of the City God Temple.
There are more than twenty futons placed in the main hall.
Under the county magistrate, the governor, and the city god, there were more than twenty people sitting respectively.
There are ghosts, gods and immortal officials in Taoist robes, Confucian officials in Confucian robes, generals in battle armor, and monks living in seclusion in Oak County.
There are more than twenty qualified monks.
This is the most elite force in the entire Oak County, all gathered here.
The monks filling the hall all looked quite pale and looked tired.
However, no one dared to rest. From time to time, someone would transfer their pure magic power to the statue of the City God, helping the Oak City God to maintain the operation of the "Heaven-Continuous Plague Avoidance Formation".
Since the outbreak of the plague, the county magistrates and county governors have "cut off the strong men's wrists" to isolate the inside and outside of the city, effectively controlling the spread of the plague within the city.
Everyone was silent, except for meditating and adjusting the breath, which was to transfer mana and true energy to the City God.
No one knew how long they would last, and the atmosphere in the hall was quite dull.
"The county magistrate, Du Guan, Xianting has sent reinforcements."
While everyone closed their eyes and concentrated, the Oak City God suddenly sent a spiritual message to the Oak County Magistrate and the County Governor.
The two people who were silent suddenly woke up.
"Finally, reinforcements have arrived? Great, we finally have people waiting for us."
Magistrate Oak was quite happy and looking forward to it:
"How many monks are here?"
The City God said expressionlessly: "Three monks are here."
Everyone was surprised that three monks were too few: "Three monks, what kind of Taoist practices are they? Are they fifth or sixth grade?"
"No, three little guys, one is an eighth-level Taoist, and two are a ninth-level Taoist." Oak City God sighed, quite disappointed.
"Uh~" Oak Du Guan murmured to himself: "Three little guys are of no use, they are just a drop in the bucket. Not to mention the people in the villages and villages, even the one or two thousand victims outside the city cannot be saved."
The City God nodded: "I have arranged for them to treat the refugees outside the site. If they can save one by one, it is better than having no reinforcements."
The county magistrate looked quite unhappy and cursed in a low voice:
"Damn, it's true that the crying baby has milk. If I had known before, when we reported it to the imperial court and Xianting, the report was even worse. We said we had controlled the situation in the city. Now it's fine. The imperial court and Xianting think our situation is better.
It's not bad enough, so we just sent three little guys to us."
The Governor of Oak County comforted him: "There should be reinforcements in the future, and this should be the first batch."
"I'm optimistic!" The county magistrate shook his head and said rather unfavorably:
"Many counties and immortals have been destroyed. The epidemic is raging, and there are countless casualties. The imperial court and the immortal court will definitely put their efforts into the hardest-hit areas first. They will not care about our life and death. Even if they send reinforcements, they will be big cats and kittens.
However, there are simply not many monks available to support us."
The county governor and the city god were all silent when they heard this.
Now is a period of extreme corruption. The more corrupt and tense the situation becomes, the more powerful assistance will be received.
It is most embarrassing for people like us in Oak County to be in the epicenter, but the situation has not worsened, neither has improved nor declined.
"It's a good thing to have reinforcements. It's better than nothing. Three monks can save hundreds of people at least. It's a blessing among misfortunes."
The City God sighed, worried.
As a city god, he has the responsibility to protect the environment and the people.
To him, the people are wealth and the foundation of longevity.
If all the people in the city die, the city god will also suffer backlash and fall.
In the past few days, hundreds of people have died outside the city every day.
The City God was still frightened.
It is not easy for a place to prosper, but to destroy it, it may just happen overnight.
The county magistrate and the governor also sighed.
It was the order given by the two of them to expel the people who were suspected of being infected with the plague from the city.
To be honest, the two men's actions were very rational and decisive. They did not hesitate at the critical moment. They saved most of the people in the city in one fell swoop and prevented the whole army from being annihilated like other counties and the whole city became a hotbed of epidemic disease.
However, the two of them could not achieve true peace in their hearts.
They felt guilty towards the people outside the city.
"We can only hope that the three monks outside the city can save a few more people." The county governor closed his eyes and sang casually:
"Supreme Taiyi Duhe Tianzun!"
The county magistrate and the city god shuddered and sang along:
"Supreme Taiyi Duhe Tianzun!"
After the three big guys from Oak County sang Taiyi to save the suffering Tianzun to each other, none of them chatted much. They closed their eyes and concentrated while meditating and adjusting their breaths to maintain the operation of the formation. They did not dare to be distracted too much.
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Outside the city, Chu Chen, Wang Ping, and Zhang Xiucai meditated and adjusted their breath for three hours. Their magic power was only half restored, but they were immediately interrupted.
The two new monks couldn't hold on any longer. Their magic power was exhausted and they were unable to continue.
As a result, Chu Chen, Wang Ping, and Zhang Xiucai hurriedly finished their meditation and took over from the two of them.
The new monks are a man and a woman.
He is also from Qingzhou, but not from Guangping County, but transferred from other counties.
The name of Qian Dao is Qing Zhouzi, and the name of Kun Dao is Qing Pingzi.
The two are brothers and sisters. They came from a small sect. They were both substitute immortal officials and failed to become regular officials.
This time when they heard about the epidemic in Youzhou, the brother and sister immediately signed up to help and were assigned to Oak County by Xianting.
The two brothers and sisters are both real people. After arriving in Oak County in a hurry last night, they took a short rest and volunteered to take over for the exhausted Chu Chen and the others.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
The three of them came to the two senior brothers and sisters, and Chu Chen bowed to them.
Qing Zhouzi and Qing Pingzi were pale and listless, looking like they had exhausted their mana and energy.
When they saw Chu Chen walking in the middle, the two senior fellow apprentices were slightly surprised.
When they arrived in Oak County last night, the two of them initially consulted Wang Ping and listened to Wang Ping's orders.
The reason is simple.
Wang Ping is an eighth-grade immortal official who is an eighth-grade Taoist and cultivates himself.
In the world of cultivating immortals, people are ranked according to their seniority based on their Taoism and cultivation.
Among the five, Wang Ping obviously has the highest status and should have temporary command authority.
However, what surprised the two senior brothers and sisters was that the person giving the orders seemed to be the Chu Chen in front of them.
"Senior Brother Zhenyi, you are so polite. It is our duty to save all people from disaster!"
Qing Zhouzi was quite polite and spoke with respect.
Chu Chen nodded and had no intention of making polite greetings.
The matter is urgent and there is no time for nonsense.
"What's the current situation? How many people did you treat last night, and how many critically ill patients are there?"
"The two of us have treated more than 60 patients, but more and more mild patients have become severe, and we cannot treat them at all."
Kun Dao Qingpingzi exhaled like blue, and her red lips looked pale and bloodless at the moment.
Qing Zhouzi also answered, with a look of defeat and helplessness:
"There are currently more than 80 severe patients and more than 1,500 people with mild symptoms who are suspected of being infected with the epidemic. This is not the most worrying thing. Just now, the ghost reported that there seems to be another suspected infection in the deserted village.