The chieftain and a few of the elders were still sitting on the threshing floor playing chess. Seeing Ji Xun and Shen Yuyan approach, they pulled them over to chat for a while before going off to find Uncle Shen and Second Uncle Shen.
"This is the effect of the dark blood. In our understanding, Ling Dongsheng indeed suffered from total depletion of his life source—what we call organ failure. However, the dark blood forcibly revived his vitality," Zhang Xiaoyun gave his final diagnosis, having learned the general situation from Zhao Zhao nearby.
To prevent the miners from escaping, the mine had been enclosed by high walls and heavily guarded by troops. Inside, hundreds of miners in shackles were swinging pickaxes to mine. Whenever anyone slowed down even a little, the foremen would lash them with whips. All of them were in rags and covered in grime.
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