Chapter 337: Reform
The woman took a deep breath, as if she was using all her strength to suppress her emotions, and spoke softly:
"My lost child has a red birthmark of a special shape on the sole of his left foot. I can never make a mistake in remembering it. I drew the birthmark before I came here. Sir, can you let me see the sole of this child's left foot?"
Only then did Mr. and Mrs. Feng finally see the woman's appearance clearly. They were horrified and looked at the other newcomers, their faces suddenly turning pale.
Yan Haochu took the paper handed over by the woman, and immediately asked someone to pick up Xiaobao, take off his left shoe and socks, and check the sole of his foot.
I saw that there was indeed a birthmark of a strange shape on the sole of the foot. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have been able to imagine it based on the description. But after seeing it, it would have left a deep impression on me, as it was exactly the same as the one drawn on the paper!
The other people who came with the woman showed surprise on their faces and whispered excitedly:
"It really is the young master!"
"God bless, the young master is safe and sound, he has finally been found!"
"Congratulations, Madam, on finally reuniting with the young master!"
"If the master knew about this happy event, he would be so happy that he couldn't sleep and would be eager to go home!"
The woman's eyes were red and she hugged Xiaobao and cried loudly.
"Son! I finally found you!"
While she was holding the ignorant little baby and crying with joy, the servants beside her finally noticed the Feng couple.
A maid rushed over and kicked the two of them hard!
"You two are such wicked and heartless people! The master took you in because he felt sorry for you and gave you a job to make a living. Not only did you not know how to repay the master's kindness, but you also stole the master's property and ran away secretly, and you even stole the mistress's child who was less than a year old!"
"God has a good will! Today, I have caught you in the law. I will not let you off easily!"
The Feng family and their partner collapsed to the ground with deathly pale faces.
All the neighbors in the compound had complicated expressions on their faces, and they felt that their world views had been shattered.
I didn’t expect that the couple, who seemed to be a normal family, would do so many unscrupulous things!
Not only was the wine they sold to themselves spiked with that stuff, but their sons also stole from wealthy families!
Yan Haochu did not delay any longer. He waved his hand and ordered the couple to be taken away.
When being escorted away, the man surnamed Feng suddenly remembered something. A look of fear appeared on his already depressed face. He turned to Yun Qingqing and said urgently:
"Master, you said that the nightmare spirit is coming for us, you can't just ignore it! Save us!"
After he said that, the woman finally realized the problem and asked for help in fear.
Yun Qingqing's face was cold:
"I've said it before, I'm here for this child. The Nightmare Spirit is the retribution for your evil deeds. Whether you live or die, it's up to you!"
The man was both terrified and unwilling, and said angrily:
"You are the highly respected Master Qingyun! How can you be so cruel and not give us a chance to mend our ways?"
Yun Qingqing raised her eyebrows and said indifferently:
"Not to mention that I gave you countless opportunities to tell the truth from the beginning to the end, you are selfish and conceited, and never feel that you are wrong."
"If you never admit you made a mistake, how can you ever change for the better?"
"Besides..." Yun Qingqing glanced at Xiaobao, and then her eyes became even colder when she looked at the couple. "Because you attracted the nightmare spirit, you have been disturbed by this child for half a month and couldn't sleep well. It's not just as simple as beating and scolding him, right?"
"He is not your biological child. It was fine when he was safe before, but when something happened, you didn't think about saving the child at all. Didn't you come to me and discuss it? If you can't completely restore him to normal this time, just let him get an 'acute illness' and deal with it?"
The man's lips trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to say something, but in the end he was dejected and couldn't say it.
Yun Qingqing said coldly again:
"Just now you were talking about reforming yourself, but what you call reforming yourself is just a way to avoid punishment so that you can start over safely!"
"If you really want to change, shouldn't you be willing to accept all consequences and punishments?"
"Let me put this here. I came here today to make sure you two get what you deserve!"
Every word she spoke had a sound to it, and everyone present looked solemn.
As the two were being taken away, a neighbor suddenly cried out "Oh my!" and said worriedly:
"Master, we have all drunk the wine soaked in poppy shells from dead people. If we don't drink it for a day, we will feel anxious. What should we do? Is there still hope for us?"
After he said this, everyone else came to their senses and immediately started to worry, asking the master for help.
Yun Qingqing raised her hand to quiet everyone down and said:
"Everyone, please be patient. I will leave the antidote recipe to this Captain Yan. The government will set up a point to distribute the antidote to everyone. After taking it, the addiction will be relieved."
Everyone finally put their hearts back in their stomachs.
Yun Qingqing wrote a prescription on the spot and gave it to Yan Haochu, saying:
"I'll give you this recipe, but I have a condition."
"Master, please tell me!" Yan Haochu carefully put away the prescription and said without hesitation.
"The government must ensure that the affected people are informed of this matter and can easily get medicine. And most importantly, they cannot take money from the people." Yun Qingqing said seriously.
Yan Haochu's expression became serious, and he saluted uprightly and said:
"Master, rest assured. I will leave this matter to Yan. I will definitely handle it well!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Yun Qingqing nodded and thought of something else.
She took out a piece of paper and wrote a location on it and handed it to him:
"This is the mass grave where they collected the opium from the dead. We must deal with it as soon as possible to prevent this from happening again."
"clear!"
The two men finished their discussion and were about to leave when Yun Qingqing suddenly noticed the expressions of a few people in the compound.
She paused, turned around and said coldly:
"I have something else to remind you."
Everyone immediately quieted down, waiting for her to speak.
"The antidote for the Dead Man's Poppy only works once. If you are greedy for the addictive feeling that the wine brings and think that you can continue to drink this wine if you have the antidote, I advise you to think it over carefully!"
Yun Qingqing glanced at the few people who lowered their heads in embarrassment and said in a calm voice:
"Because those dead opium poppies will also be disposed of soon. If you become addicted again, not only will there be no antidote, but there will be no alcohol either!"
After saying that, she turned around and strode away without looking back.
Yan Haochu followed her and took another look when she left. He saw that those people only realized how dangerous their previous thoughts were until then, and they showed frightened expressions.
He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
The master is kindhearted and has reminded everyone of this process. If there are still people who hope to get away with it and commit suicide, then no one can be blamed.
…
It was almost midnight when we finished dealing with this matter.
Yun Qingqing went straight back to her own courtyard in the palace and sat down in the center of the spirit gathering array.
She had long noticed that the increase in her willpower on this day was much greater than usual, and needed to be refined as soon as possible.
But before that, she had something else she wanted to do first.
Yun Qingqing took out the Ghost King Order from the space.
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