The Indomitable Master of Elixirs

The moment the evil-vanquishing sword was pulled out, the gray fog that had shrouded the surface of Ping City began to dissipate slowly. The lost souls that had formed in front of everyone’s eyes lost their shape as the fog dissipated and slowly became impossibly vague. Under the crowds’ regretful and reluctant gaze, the lost souls became wisps of smoke and vanished from the sight of the Ping City citizens.

Just before the last wisp of gray fog sank into the mud, Ji Fengyan saw the woman who was carrying two infants. Her face was as sunken as it had been in life, but now her eyes were filled with maternal warmth and bliss. She cradled her two children and just before her figure dissipated; she bowed deeply to Ji Fengyan. At the last moment, just as her body bent over, everything vanished without a trace.

The stunned citizens could not recover for a long time as innumerable lost souls vanished before their eyes.

It seemed completely unreal, just like a dream.

“Now understand exactly what happened.” Ji Fengyan’s voice rang in the peoples’ ears.

This faintly cold voice rang in the ears of the citizens, causing them to regain their wits.

The crowd raised their heads and looked at Ji Fengyan, who was standing before them with a frosty expression. Their gaze could not help but waver. When they looked out of the corner of their eyes at the injured soldiers of the Wolf Smoke Regiment, their faces became pale with shame and guilt.

What have they done…

They had indiscriminately condemned this group of soldiers and had even thrown stones at them. Yet from start to finish, these people had not retaliated.

“So… sorry…” A man guiltily bowed his head at Ji Fengyan and the others. His voice shook with regret.

As the man apologized, the citizens that surrounded them all bowed their heads in unbearable guilt. They sincerely rendered their deepest apologies to the soldiers of Wolf Smoke Regiment who had been innocently harmed.

Their stupidity had hurt this group of innocent soldiers.

Ji Fengyan’s gaze turned towards the group of soldiers who stood by the side in a state of shock. She had no intention of responding to the citizens’ apologies. She seemed to be waiting for the soldiers to react.

Most of the soldiers in the Wolf Smoke Regiment were rookies and were quite young. When they had been attacked by the citizens, they had felt angry at the injustice. However, they had personally witnessed the bloody deeds hidden beneath Ping City, and their young hearts were involuntarily softened.

“General, they are rather pitiful.” A soldier who had been hit by a few rocks looked at Ji Fengyan timidly.

The corner of Ji Fengyan’s mouth curled up in a slight smile. “They hurt you, are you going to let it go?”

The group of soldiers exchanged glances and they all looked rather embarrassed. “We joined the army to protect our country. This country belongs to its citizens, we are supposed to protect them. Even if they hit us, we shouldn’t be too bothered. After all, we are soldiers of Wolf Smoke Regiment. We can’t quibble with a group of citizens.”

What the soldiers of Wolf Smoke Regiment said made the citizens who had bowed their heads in apology feel even more ashamed. Ji Fengyan had used the most direct method of revealing everything. This slap completely woke everyone up.

Ji Fengyan heard the soldiers’ earnest speech and could not help but feel angry, but she also felt like laughing. She waved her hand and told the citizens to let bygones be bygones.

But…

Although that was what Ji Fengyan said, when she had summoned the souls she had clearly understood that once the citizens knew the truth, they would never be at peace again. In the end, they had to pay a price for their stupidity.