At the sight of this astonishing scene, Zhong Baiye spoke to them without a second thought.
"Everyone, please listen. We understand how you feel. There's no need to bow so deeply to us."
Hearing Zhong Baiye's words, Gu Yan was the first to straighten up.
He was in charge here. The miners initially hesitated over whether to rise, but once they saw that even Gu Yan had straightened up, they slowly followed suit.
Then Keqing spoke to Gu Yan again.
"Gu Yan, have everyone go back to their work. We still have some urgent matters to attend to."
Gu Yan had intended to bring everyone over to thank Zhong Baiye and his companions, but upon hearing Keqing's words, he waved them away.
Seeing Keqing get them out of that awkward situation with a single sentence, Zhong Baiye and the others silently applauded her.
Just what you'd expect of the Yuheng. She really knows how to handle these things.
Then Keqing asked Gu Yan another question.
"Has everyone's curse been lifted?"
At Keqing's question, Gu Yan's gaze flickered. He thought for a moment before slowly answering.
"According to my count, the vast majority have returned to normal. But one person's symptoms haven't improved."
Sure enough, Keqing's question had uncovered a problem. The curse from the Demon God's Corpse had not been completely lifted.
After repeated questioning from Zhong Baiye and the others, Gu Yan finally gave them an honest account of this person's circumstances.
As it turned out, the only person whose curse had not been lifted was also the first to develop this strange illness. Everyone had thought he was the source of the infection, so once others began showing the same symptoms, he had been locked away.
It was precisely because this person had been treated that way that