Chapter 337: Reform
The woman took a deep breath, as if using all her strength to suppress her emotions, and spoke softly:
"My lost child has a uniquely shaped red birthmark on the sole of his left foot. I could never mistake it. I drew a picture of the birthmark before I came here. Sir, could you please let me see the sole of this child's left foot?"
Only then did the Feng couple 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 imagined it from the description. But after seeing it, it would have left a deep impression on me. 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 being reunited with the young master!"
"If the master knew about this happy event while he was away, he would be so happy that he couldn't sleep and would be eager to go home!"
The woman's eyes were red as she hugged Xiaobao and cried loudly.
"Son! Mother finally found you!"
She was holding the ignorant little baby and crying with joy, but the servants next to her finally noticed the Feng couple.
A nanny rushed over and kicked the two of them hard!
"You two are so heartless! Your master took you in out of pity and gave you a job to make a living. Not only are you ungrateful, but you also stole your master's property and ran away, and you even stole your mistress's child, who is less than a year old!"
"God is truly merciful! Today, I have brought you to justice and will not let you off lightly!"
Feng and the other person collapsed to the ground with pale faces.
All the neighbors in the compound had complicated expressions on their faces, feeling as if their world views had been shattered.
I never expected 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 and waved his hand to have the couple taken away.
As he was being escorted away, the man surnamed Feng suddenly remembered something. A look of fear appeared on his already dejected 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 cried for help in fear.
Yun Qingqing's expression was cold:
"I've already 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 could you be so cruel and not even 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, but you are selfish and conceited and never feel that you are wrong."
"If you never admit you're wrong, how can you expect to change for the better?"
"Besides..." Yun Qingqing glanced at Xiaobao, then her eyes grew even colder as she looked at the couple. "Because you've attracted the Nightmare Spirit, this child has been bothering you for half a month and you haven't been able to sleep. This isn't just a matter of beating and scolding him, right?"
"He's not your biological child. It was fine when he was safe before, but when something bad happened, you didn't think about saving the child at all. Didn't you come to me and discuss it? If we can't completely restore him to normal this time, we'll just treat him as an 'acute illness' and deal with it?"
The man's lips trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it out loud.
Yun Qingqing said coldly again:
"Just now you were talking about reforming yourself, but what you call reforming yourself is nothing more than avoiding punishment so that you can start over safely!"
"If you truly want to change, shouldn't you be willing to accept all consequences and punishments?"
"Let me put this out there. I came here today to make sure you two get what you deserve!"
Every word she spoke had a sound, and everyone present looked solemn.
As the two were being taken away, a neighbor suddenly cried out, "Oh!" and said worriedly:
"Master, we've all drunk that wine soaked in poppy shells from a dead person. We get anxious if we don't drink it for a day. What can we do? Is there any hope for us?"
After he said this, the others came to their senses and immediately cried out in 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 with 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 accept money from the people." Yun Qingqing said seriously.
Yan Haochu's expression became serious, and he saluted uprightly and said:
"Master, rest assured. 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 down the address 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!"
After the two of them finished their discussion and were about to leave, 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 to the Dead Man's Poppy only works once. If you're just craving the addictive feeling it brings and think you can keep drinking it just because 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 calmly:
"Because those dead opium poppies will be disposed of soon. If you become addicted again, not only will there be no antidote, but there won't even be any alcohol!"
After saying that, she turned around and strode away without looking back.
Yan Haochu followed her and took another look when leaving. He saw that those people only realized how dangerous their previous thoughts were until then, and showed frightened expressions.
He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.
The master is kind-hearted and has already reminded everyone of everything that needs to be done. If anyone still tries to take chances and commit suicide, then no one can be blamed.
…
It was almost midnight when we finished solving this problem.
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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