"What?!" Everyone was shocked.
"You're not joking, are you?"
"People were poisoned? And three hundred of them? That's impossible!"
"How could Qi Condensation Pills ever kill anyone? How did this happen?"
Everyone started asking questions at once.
"Captain," Sophie Sun stepped forward. "Are you certain the deceased took our Spirit Alliance pills?"
"Absolutely certain!"
"If that's the case..." Sophie Sun pretended to ponder for a moment. "With something this serious, our Spirit Alliance will never shield the culprit! We will hand her over to you for justice!"
"Really? That's a relief!" The Spirit Cavalry Captain replied with a half-smile.
"So..." Sophie Sun asked again, "Have you found out which Spiritual Alchemist made the poisoned pills?"
Afraid the Spirit Cavalry Captain might not understand, Sophie Sun added, "All the pills we send out are packed in special bottles, marked with the Spirit Alliance seal and the alchemist's stamp. They're easy to identify!"
As soon as she said that, everyone looked panicked, worried for themselves.
Poisoning three hundred Spirit Cavalry is a crime beyond forgiveness!
It might even implicate nine generations of your family!
"That's right! It's very easy to tell!" The Spirit Cavalry Captain raised his brows and said, "In that case, come with us!"
"Who’s going with you? You still haven’t told me—who actually poisoned them?" Sophie Sun demanded.
"It was you! Sophie Sun!" The Spirit Cavalry Captain waved his hand. "Men, seize her!"
Immediately, several Spirit Cavalry soldiers surrounded her and locked her up with military-grade adamantine restraints.
Sophie Sun was stunned for a long moment. "No! Why are you arresting me? Yes, I'm the President of the Spirit Alliance, but the guilty party should be held responsible! Whoever poisoned the pills, go arrest them!"
"The Qi Condensation Pills that killed three hundred Spirit Cavalry came from your bottle!" the Spirit Cavalry Captain declared.
Sophie Sun's mind buzzed. "Impossible! How could it be me? How is that possible?!"
"If not you, then who? Let's go!" The Spirit Cavalry Captain shoved her out.
The alchemists stared in shock at Sophie Sun's struggling figure, exchanging worried glances.
......
In the Spirit Cavalry, the hundred squads held a competition.
The top three squads—exactly three hundred people—won.
The general personally rewarded each of them with a Qi Condensation Pill.
The bottle of Qi Condensation Pills given out that day happened to be Sophie Sun's.
Evan Xiao opened the bottle in front of the Spirit Cavalry and handed out the pills.
The Qi Condensation Pills are meant to speed up the absorption of spiritual energy.
These pills don't keep well—the longer they're stored, the weaker they get.
So the soldiers all took them that very night.
The next morning, they were all dead.
They lay in bed as if asleep—no breath, no heartbeat...
......
The July Campaign was about to begin, and the army needed every soldier.
But suddenly, three hundred Spirit Cavalry died!
And they were the three elite squads!
This was a terrible omen!
And it was a huge blow to morale.
Colin Gu was furious when he heard.
When Charles Sun was caught secretly mining spirit iron, Colin Gu killed him but spared his family—a rare act of mercy.
Who could have guessed that Sophie Sun would turn around and poison so many people!
Colin Gu immediately ordered: the culprit will be paraded through the streets and executed by death by a thousand cuts—publicly!
And, for the crime of treason, her entire family will be executed—nine generations wiped out!