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When the people sent by King of Cangming found the coachman's corpse, it was already rotten. To be safe, they burned the corpse along with the entire woods.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruo couldn't feel at ease. The woods had an abundance of birds and animals, and more than a half month had passed; the creatures in the woods could well have spread the smallpox virus beyond the woods.
Moreover, according to the scout's report, many local citizens had entered those woods to chop wood, causing Xiao Ruo to feel uneasy.
"This outbreak of smallpox was not a natural disaster but man-made," Fu Hanwen told Xiao Ruo the news the scout recovered from Cang Mofeng.
Xiao Ruo, with a stern face, said, "I guessed it, was it Cang Xulin?"
"Yes."
"Can Grandfather still keep him around?" Xiao Ruo suddenly raised her voice.
