1789
Right as Xiao Ruo and Yan Liping were heading to "Yuanjun City," news arrived of commoners dying of smallpox near the woods that the scout had burned down. The very thing Xiao Ruo had been worried about had finally happened.
"Brother Fu, you and Wu You should come to 'Yuanjun City' with me," Xiao Ruo said.
Initially, she didn't plan to bring her daughter along on this journey with Yan Liping to "Yuanjun City," but now she was not sure if smallpox would spread to Anhe City during her absence. She could only feel at ease if her daughter was with her.
"I never intended for you to go to 'Yuanjun City' alone," Fu Hanwen said. "Our daughter is strong; she can handle a bit of going out."
"Yuanjun City" is not like the old temple outside the city; the journey is too long, and there was no way he would let his wife go alone, especially since they didn't know when they would return.
Xiao Ruo worriedly said, "What kind of situation is this?"
