Due to the contaminated well, sickness spreads quickly in Chixia town, but the county magistrate suppresses the news and the plea for imperial help. Ping Jing and Ping Zhang make the issue known to the cabinet ministers who are running the capital while the emperor is at Mt. Wei. Pu Yang Ying escapes just in time and contaminates wells in the capital. Things look dire as the royal court scrambles to prevent the spread to neighbouring cities. (Source: frankly at MyDramaList)