【Huh? You can do that?】
【Sure! I already told you, sir, that the Emperor's Banner contains a separate little world. You can definitely make use of it. This is a perfect opportunity—we can both open up a new space and save people.】
Fang Ruotang was straightforward, and since the small mirror offered an additional perspective, she directly shared it with the people in front of her.
The people of Gudong County, who were wailing and crying on the spot, were suddenly frozen in time, like puppets.
After a while, someone cautiously inquired.
"Fairy, you're not making fun of us, are you?"
"How could that be? It's just that there are some restrictions inside the Human Emperor Banner. If you want to cultivate inside the Human Emperor Banner, you must have my mark imprinted on you and be at my command from now on."
With too many people, Fang Ruotang didn't want to test human nature, so she simply branded them all. After all, being under her protection and being driven by her was also a form of equality.
"Yes! Yes! Fairy, please take me in! Please take me in! I am strong, and I have always felt that I can also cultivate, but no immortal has ever thought of me."
“What does strength have to do with being a cultivator? Fairy, choose me, choose me! I can run fast. I see that all those immortals are very agile. I must be a good candidate.”
"Fairy, I am beautiful, please accept me! I see that all of you fairies are very beautiful, which shows that only good-looking people are worthy of cultivation."
...
Everyone was giving their all to recommend themselves.
This was a little different from what Fang Ruotang had expected. She thought that after she stated her conditions, these people would hesitate.
But she misjudged the obsession in the heart of an ordinary mortal living under a sect.
As long as one can embark on the path of cultivation, one is willing to obey the sect leader's orders, or even be made to work like a beast of burden and lose one's dignity.
They, ordinary mortals living under the sect, understood the difference between cultivators and mortals more deeply than anyone else.
If they were not ordinary people and had the strength to fight, the evil cultivators would not have been able to so easily harvest the souls of all of them today.
This formation couldn't have been set up in a short time. If they had noticed it sooner, they could have sought help from their sect even if they couldn't defeat the enemy.
Moreover, they didn't feel any bad about losing their bodies; in fact, they felt lighter and more agile, and some of their original ailments disappeared.
"Sect Master..." someone began cautiously and tentatively, "I have a daughter..."
She looked around but didn't see her daughter.
Her husband passed away a few years ago, leaving her and her daughter to depend on each other. Now that she can't see her daughter, she holds onto a sliver of hope that perhaps her daughter hasn't perished.
But at the same time, there are some concerns, after all, this tragedy is also an opportunity.
"Do you want to go look for it? Go ahead! I won't be leaving this place anytime soon."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Sect Master."
The woman looked extremely grateful. After speaking, she seemed to float away, but in the blink of an eye, she floated back and asked hesitantly, "Sect Master, could my daughter also be allowed to cultivate under the Human Emperor Banner?"
Fang Ruotang checked through the small mirror before replying, "Your daughter is fine, there's no need for her to enter the Emperor's Banner."
The woman's face twitched; she seemed to want to cry and laugh at the same time, yet remained silent.
How can a mortal's fleeting few decades compare to that of a cultivator!
"Could you...could you extract my daughter's soul and let her enter the Human Emperor Banner with me?"
“Extracting a soul directly from a living person is very painful. Didn’t you just experience that kind of suffering?” Fang Ruotang subconsciously refused.
The woman said eagerly, "I know, I know, but things are different now. The sect leader is kind and has shown us a clear path. Rather than living a mediocre life, we might as well follow the sect leader into the Human Emperor Banner to cultivate."
As she spoke, the woman knelt down.
"Sect Master, I beg you, my daughter can't live without me, she's so young, how can she survive on her own!"
Fang Ruotang was a little confused, and for a moment she didn't know whether this was good or bad.
But the woman set a precedent, and others in the same situation followed suit, kneeling down to ask for a chance for their family and friends.
"Get up, everyone. This is a decision for the people involved to make. You can't make that decision for them. Nobody wants to die."
"...But this isn't death! This is living towards death."
Death means the end, but for them, it's not that simple. They've simply found a better way to live on. Who would refuse such a good thing? It's completely different from death in the traditional sense.
【My lord, it's fine to accept it. It will also strengthen the power of the Human Emperor Banner. Please don't refuse. You think it's good to live as an ordinary person, but they don't think so.】
Fang Ruotang was someone who listened to advice.
After all, she knows her own weaknesses and isn't both stupid and stubborn.
Furthermore, her mind was much clearer now, and after hearing what Xiao Jingzi said, she realized that she thought being an ordinary person was good because she was originally an upper-class ordinary person.
She belonged to the small group that made the rules, and in that environment, she felt that everything was fine, but the common people in front of her were clearly not.
"Sure, but this is something they should decide for themselves. If they want to, then I'll accept them."
"Okay, okay, my daughter definitely wants to. She depends on me the most, and she definitely won't want to leave me."
The widow who had just pleaded for her daughter immediately spoke up, her face full of smiles, and floated off toward her home to look for her daughter.
Upon seeing this, others chimed in, offering their own requests, even from distant relatives and friends who didn't live here.
Fang Ruotang was both amused and exasperated.
"There's no need for that. Alright, I've already agreed, and I won't go back on my word. For now, you should go and restrain yourselves."
After Fang Ruotang finished speaking, she cast a simple spell, allowing them to temporarily touch the physical object.
"Yangyang, come here for a second."
Fang Ruotang waved to Chu Yangyang, who was standing in the distance waiting for her orders.
"You will assist these people in burying their bodies. Once their bodies are buried, there will be no chance to regret it, understand? You must think this through carefully."
She's not so powerful that she can revive a body that's already rotting.
The last sentence was addressed to the people of Gudong County.
But these people were all beaming with joy, as if the imperial court were about to distribute living supplies for free; they were all incredibly enthusiastic.
A very few sociable people had already started chatting enthusiastically with Chu Yangyang.
"Senior Sister Fairy, from now on we are fellow disciples. The sect leader personally accepted me as his disciple. My name is Fan Song. May I ask if Senior Sister Fairy would mind telling me my name?"
"My surname is Chu, so you can call me Senior Sister Chu from now on!"
"Okay, okay, Senior Sister Chu, it's a pleasure to meet you. If I have any questions in the future, may I bother you?"
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