Chapter 65: Hunger

　　"We don’t know the origin of this plague, and it spreads extremely fast—almost the entire city was infected overnight," Du Yonglian explained. "For now, we can only cut off contact with the outside world. We haven’t found a suitable person to send to report the situation yet." Linlang City was sparsely populated and close to the northern border; few people came here unless it was for something urgent. 　　"You said the entire city is under quarantine, but that wasn’t the first thing you said when you saw us," Yue Qi asked, confused. "Besides us, have you found other outsiders? If the city is sealed off, how could outsiders get in? The city walls are thick—only someone with extraordinary martial arts skills could climb over them. The bailiffs behind you don’t look like skilled fighters; they could never control someone like Rong Quan." 　　"They’re just local ruffians from nearby towns," Du Yonglian replied. "They couldn’t make a liv