Though the night was dark and the details were obscured, the lingering glow of the fires showed that some bodies hadn't burned completely, their human silhouettes still faintly discernible.
The black smoke from the incineration of so many bodies practically blanketed the sky over the County Town, blotting out the stars and the moon.
Cheng Zongyang knew it would be brutal, but he never imagined so many people would die.
There were nearly twenty massive piles of corpses, estimated to total no fewer than ten thousand people.
'Chang Younian, can this matter really be covered up? Or will Da Liang just turn a blind eye to something like this?'
But then, an idea struck him. Holding his breath, he stealthily crept over to a spot near the corpse piles and quickly buried the Soul Crystal Stone in the ground.
He wasn't sure if putting it here would have any effect, but he had to try.
