Step aside, let me take charge!.

Summary

. A hundred miles north of Ukigo Castle, two villages named Upper Zhou Village and Lower Zhou Village lie in a desolate area, now overgrown and silent after a plague. Once home to over one hundred thirty households, only a dozen families survived, with the remaining villagers forcibly relocated due to fears of the plague. Gu Chi and Lü Jue, a scholar and a burly man, explore the abandoned Lower Zhou Village, reflecting on the devastation. They learn of a malicious plot by former wealthy residents who, in their downfall, unleashed the plague to harm their enemies, showing a complete disregard for the lives of commoners. Lü Jue is enraged by the cruelty, while Gu Chi remains calm, recognizing the depravity of those who value power over human life. .

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