In their hearts, the soldiers had placed a mental garland over Ji Fengyan, whereas she remained unaware of their thoughts.
Song Yuan led everyone to the main hall of the city lord's residence before immediately ordering his servants to serve tea.
Ji Fengyan then told Song Yuan the story of Han Xiao and Han Yu's village being butchered by demons.
Song Yuan felt extremely emotional on hearing their story and looked empathetically at the two brothers. He sighed. "The Plain of Corpses has always been unsafe. The folks living here have a tough life with those demons running amok in the plains. But whereas my spirit is willing, my flesh is weak. How I wish I could kill more demons and restore peace."
Song Yuan's words conveyed a deep sense of helplessness.
