These children...
Hearing this, Chiba looked at the children staring intently at him, their faces filled with unease, nervousness, worry, and fear. His brows furrowed slightly, and his heart tightened.
"Don't worry. Nothing will happen. He Yin and Yu Ze are much stronger now than you imagine."
Still, despite the heaviness in his heart, he kept a faint smile on his face as he said this.
Clearly, these children had already been traumatized. Especially Ming Tai and Chun—those two had been there from the very beginning and had witnessed too many companions die. At this moment, they were probably terribly afraid that He Yin and Yu Ze might suddenly never come back as well.
As for the other children, they had likely gone through similar things.
They had witnessed too much death. That was the trauma it had left behind! At the slightest sign that something was wrong, they would...
Beneath his faint smile, Chiba's heart grew more and more stifled, and he could not help but sigh.
"Really? Brother Chiba, do you promise?"
Hearing Chiba's words and seeing the confident smile at the corner of his mouth, utterly free of worry, the fear and concern on Ming Tai's face slowly faded. Still, he asked uncertainly.
Behind him, the other children wore the same expressions, looking at Chiba with uncertainty.
Clearly, they had not fully relaxed yet.
"I promise!"
At that, Chiba's smile widened as he answered firmly.
Come to think of it, they had been gone for quite a while. They should be back by now.
Yet worry surfaced in his heart. It was already quite late by the time he and Zong Mi had started the fire and cooked dinner. No matter what, they had to eat their final dinner together.
That was why they had only begun