Chapter 871: Won't Fade Into Obscurity
They learned of this from an old man by the roadside.
According to the old man, a lot of people died that year, especially up on the mountain. By the next morning, the water flowing down its slopes had turned red. It was a horrifying sight, and hardly anyone dared to go up and look.
"There were a few bold ones, though."
Smacking his lips, the old man said, "From what they told us when they came back, the mountain was covered in severed limbs. Heads were hanging from the branches, eyes staring wide open—none of them died in peace."
Yu Hongjin's eyes widened as she listened. "T-that's so scary..." she said, a little frightened.
The old man nodded. "Yep, it's all true."
Yunxiang asked, "What about commoners like you, sir?"
"We were mostly fine," the old man said. "After Prince Jin arrived, his men just scraped up whatever wealth they could and left. Sigh. It still wasn't a good thing. Some folks had half a lifetime's worth of savings swept away, and quite a few died, too. But isn't war always like this? If Prince Xiao had won back then, the commoners of Jindi would have suffered the exact same fate."
Yu Hongjin muttered, "War is always like this..."