"Currently, there is a large-scale outbreak of a strange illness among the disaster victims in major hospitals: fever and severe organ failure. Over twenty people have already received critical condition notices. Upon learning about this situation, the King was infuriated and personally requested Medicine Sect to lead the efforts." Gu Yelin whispered to An Yiqing, "I called Elder Ye, and he said that since you’re here, you will be fully responsible for this matter."

An Yiqing paused for a moment before speaking, "This epidemic is likely infectious. Major hospitals need to rapidly isolate the patients. The outside disaster victims should not be sent into the hospitals, and those who have had contact with infected patients inside cannot be released for the time being. This situation can easily cause panic among the citizens of Wind City, making it difficult to manage."

"I’ll handle it; you focus on studying the illness," Gu Yelin promised in a deep voice.

An Yiqing shot him a gentle glance and offered her first smile since entering the tent. She turned her head back, her face turning stern again as she addressed Wang Feng, "Director Wang, I need to personally visit the hospital and examine the patients’ conditions."

Wang Feng froze, "Miss An, you’re Old Master An’s granddaughter. That’s not advisable..."

Unexpectedly, An Yiqing suddenly raised her eyebrows, and the cup in her hand slammed onto the table with a "clang," as she shouted aloud indignantly, "I’m a doctor—what’s not advisable about that?! Wind City is in this state, and you’re still concerned with such things?! Are you waiting for everyone to be infected before you’re satisfied?!"

Wang Feng shivered in fright while the other leaders of Wind City also turned ashen-faced. Although An Yiqing addressed Wang Feng, everyone could sense that she was indirectly accusing them of excessive bureaucracy.

Gu Yelin remained silent, sitting in the chair, tapping on the table with his right hand. The sound of his fingers hitting the table wasn’t loud, but each tap felt like a hammer drop on their hearts. Everyone quietly lowered their heads, hardly daring to breathe. An Yiqing and Gu Yelin effectively played good cop, bad cop, subduing the group thoroughly.

That afternoon, accompanied by Wang Feng and others, An Yiqing took a few people including senior apprentice brother Nie Yuan to the Wind City First People’s Hospital.

As soon as she entered the main entrance of the hospital building, a deathly suffocating atmosphere hit her in the face. An Yiqing frowned; she had been to hospitals numerous times, usually bustling with activity, yet this place felt eerily like a morgue.

Due to the countless citizens injured in the catastrophe, the lobby, corridors, and stairwells everywhere were filled with people. Due to limited bed space, many severely injured patients lay on mobile beds or stretchers, while some sat on the ground bleeding, holding up IV drips—the scene was utterly tragic.

An Yiqing furrowed her brow, sensing that the patients’ faces looked peculiar. Following Wang Feng, she ascended to the sixth floor of the main building, where all fever and organ failure patients were isolated within wards, prohibited from entering other floors.

"How many patients across Wind City are affected now?" An Yiqing suddenly asked.

Wang Feng estimated silently, "Wind City has six large hospitals. There are approximately four to five hundred cases of fever patients, and relatively fewer organ failure patients—about eighty to ninety cases. Thirty-one have already died."

An Yiqing felt a slight heaviness in her heart. According to Wang Feng, most of the deceased patients succumbed within just three to four days from onset. The epidemic re-emerged the morning before yesterday, meaning in one or two days, hundreds more lives might be lost in the Underworld.

A sense of heaviness sharply descended as An Yiqing radiated a cold, lethal aura. Wang Feng and others shivered in terror under this overwhelming pressure, almost collapsing to the ground.

"Inform all hospitals in Wind City—any patients showing symptoms of fever and organ failure must be isolated. Anyone who had contact with them must undergo comprehensive medical examinations," An Yiqing eyed Wang Feng coldly, "I’m warning you, this is no trivial matter. If this epidemic spreads nationwide from Wind City, you might as well wash your neck clean and await death!"

Wang Feng felt faint, his body swaying. He knew An Yiqing wasn’t threatening him—should this epidemic truly sweep nationwide, he would be Xuanjin’s criminal!

Immediately turning and rushing out of the hospital, Wang Feng finally confronted the gravity of the epidemic. After intimidating Wang Feng, An Yiqing carried her medicine chest into the ward to examine the fever and organ failure patients.