He paused, his tone suddenly dropping. "But the Demon Pill is still the Demon Pill... It feeds on the deepest obsessions and hatred in the human heart. She exhausted her own soul, using the last of her life force to bring about the Demon Pill's collapse. They were both destroyed, with no hope of life remaining."
The words were agony to Lan Jin's ears, and the tightness in her chest felt like it was about to explode. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore and cut him off coldly, "Speak plainly! Can you stop beating around the bush and get to the point? Stop with all this mystical nonsense!"
The old man glanced up at her, still looking completely unperturbed. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "She is gone. Her soul has scattered, her form and spirit utterly annihilated. Stop looking for her. You will not find her."
As soon as his voice fell, the room was plunged into a deathly silence.
