Not just cold and indifferent words.
She saw the citizens of the city fall one by one.
She saw the County Magistrate dispatch people to slaughter livestock to prevent the epidemic from spreading.
She saw some people struggling to breathe and eventually suffocating to death.
She also saw many people die from high fever.
She saw uninfected citizens surrounding the Medical Clinic and pharmacies, hoping to get medicine to save their family.
She saw someone, infuriated by the slaughter of their own livestock and heavy losses, go to smash the doors of the government office.
But ultimately, the County Magistrate and all the citizens of the city perished within the city.
She saw soldiers sent with cloth wrapped around their faces to avoid infection, holding torches and oil, setting various parts of the city ablaze.
Watched as the small city, once bustling yet peaceful, was consumed by flames.
Fu Shinian sat up abruptly, her face pale.
