Zuan: "..."

Pei Mianman continued, "You risked your life to save me several times, and you did the same to Zheng Dan before, using your own body to shield her from bullets. And that Qiu Honglei... You don't cherish your own body at all. How can you... how can you face Chu Yan?"

Zuan looked embarrassed: "Actually, I didn't think that much about it. I just didn't want to watch you guys get into trouble."

Pei Mianman's eyes softened: "I know you're good, but you always put yourself in such danger. You won't always be so lucky. What if you lose your life next time?"

Zuan whispered, "My body is different from most people's..."

Pei Mianman interrupted him, saying, "I know you have a strong recovery ability, but there is always a limit. Promise me you won't do such a foolish thing again, okay?"

Seeing her teary-eyed appearance, Zu An's heart softened, and he hurriedly said, "Okay, I promise you, even if you save people in the future, you must ensure your own safety... If you are in danger again, I can't just abandon you."

“You bastard…” Pei Mianman sighed. This fool doesn’t understand what I mean at all. How many women can resist a man who would protect her with his life? This guy will probably get into a lot of romantic troubles in the future.

Zaun then picked up the spike: "Let me see what this thing is that hurt me so badly..."

He was speaking when his eyes suddenly sharpened. These weren't sharp stones at all; they were clearly human ribs!

Pei Mianman, whose attention had been entirely on him, recognized him at this moment: "This...this..."

Zuan hurriedly stood up and looked at the situation in the distance of the deep pit. Soon, both of their faces turned extremely pale.

Zuan said bitterly, "It seems you were right before, those lands are indeed stained with blood."

Perhaps due to its low elevation, the pit wasn't filled with much fog. Looking around, the pit was roughly the size of several football fields. The ground was covered with countless skeletons, each one contorted in a grotesque posture, their expressions of agony still faintly visible before their deaths—it was like a living hell.

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Today, the word count of the two chapters has been combined into one chapter. In the future, large chapters may be combined more often like this, depending on the situation. Let's see who still says my chapters are short!