The Common People

The bearded man immediately turned around, dropped to his knees before Zhang Sanxian, cupped his fists, and shouted, "Qin Erhu, Chief Escort of the Mighty Distance Escort Agency, thanks you, hero, for saving my life!"

Qin Erhu had clearly seen it just now: with a flash of that dazzling blade-light, the corpses filling the courtyard had all been slain.

That convinced him that Zhang Sanxian, who appeared to be blind, was surely a peerless master of the martial world.

Not to mention that the person Zhang Sanxian had just saved with his sword was Qin Erhu himself.

Thus, Chief Escort Qin's bow came from the depths of his heart, utterly respectful and sincere.

Zhang Sanxian swept his sleeve, sending out a gust of force that pulled him back to his feet. Then he asked, "I heard you say that the people of the entire city are counting on this cart of medicinal herbs. What did you mean?"

"Yes!" Chief Escort Qin nodded hurriedly. "Old Physician Wang of World-Saving Hall in the western part of the city is a miraculous physician of this age. Many days ago, he discovered that this evil plague spreading through the city was highly likely to cause the infected to turn into corpses.

"Over these past days, Old Physician Wang has been researching without rest, hoping to find a prescription that could resolve the plague.

"Heaven does not disappoint those with a determined heart. He has finally found a solution.

"But medicinal herbs within the city are now desperately scarce. No matter how superb Old Physician Wang's skills may be, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice.

"This cart of herbs was gathered by my brothers, who searched every corner of the city and painstakingly collected donations. It must be delivered to World-Saving Hall."

"That