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"An epidemic?" Li Huowang, who was just about to leave, was instantly captivated by the casual conversation he overheard, his intuition telling him this might be what he was searching for.
Completely ignoring Lv's Troupe on the stage, Li Huowang hurried over to the two men—one tall, one stout—eager for them to continue their discussion.
However, to Li Huowang's frustration, they were talkative when he was listening in unintentionally, but they clammed up when he started to pay close attention.
Li Huowang walked straight over to the stout man, nudging his shoulder lightly with his arm. "My friend, may I ask what's happened in Pi County? How did the epidemic start? I've never heard of anything before."
The stout man, engrossed in the opera on stage, was visibly annoyed at being questioned by Li Huowang. "What's it to you? Who are you?"